Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

EAST 2ND ROUND - GAME 1 • PIT leads series 1-0

47-29-6

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	3	3
Capitals WSH	1	0	1	2

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

49-26-7

Penguins erase 2-goal deficit, beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 1

Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel scored in a 4:49 span to help the Pittsburgh Penguins rally to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the second-round series.

Apr 27, 2018, 04:00 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	0	3	3
	Capitals	1	0	1	2

1st Period			PIT	WSH
0:17		Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (4), Tom Wilson (2)	0	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
0:28	Alex Ovechkin (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (3), Dmitry Orlov (3)	0	2
2:59	Patric Hornqvist (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (3), Jake Guentzel (8)	1	2
5:20	Sidney Crosby (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake Guentzel (9), Patric Hornqvist (5)	2	2
7:48	Jake Guentzel (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (8)	3	2

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Penguins
3
Capitals
2

Game 1

27/4

Penguins
1
Capitals
4

Game 2

29/4

Capitals
4
Penguins
3

Game 3

2/5

Capitals
1
Penguins
3

Game 4

4/5

Penguins
3
Capitals
6

Game 5

6/5

Capitals
2
Penguins
1

Game 6

8/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Gibson gets 1st shutout in almost 3 years as Red Wings blank Canucks 4-0

— John Gibson made 39 saves for his first NHL shutout in nearly three years, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Monday night.

Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Eriksson Ek has goal and 2 assists as Wild score 3 in 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-1

— Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Monday night.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Jake GuentzelC - PIT

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Game Information

Penguins erase 2-goal deficit, beat Capitals 3-2 in Game 1

Shot Chart

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Gibson gets 1st shutout in almost 3 years as Red Wings blank Canucks 4-0

Minnesota Wild vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

Eriksson Ek has goal and 2 assists as Wild score 3 in 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-1