Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

16-12-6, 7-5-4 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

20-10-3, 10-5-2 Home

Penguins end Capitals' five-game win streak with 2-1 victory

Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended hot streaks by Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night.

Dec 20, 2018, 05:08 am - Associated Press

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		PIT	WSH
6:38	Lars Eller (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (7)	0	1
9:15	Sidney Crosby (16) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (26), Kris Letang (20)	1	1
18:58	Bryan Rust (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jake Guentzel (16), Sidney Crosby (22)	2	1

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-1

Capitals
6
Penguins
7

Game 1

5/10

Penguins
1
Capitals
2

Game 2

8/11

Penguins
2
Capitals
1

Game 3

20/12

Capitals
3
Penguins
5

Game 4

12/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	45	20	6	96
Columbus	38	22	11	87
Pittsburgh	35	20	16	86
NY Islanders	40	27	5	85
Philadelphia	34	24	12	80
Washington	35	28	9	79
New Jersey	36	32	2	74
NY Rangers	28	35	9	65

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Matt MurrayG - PIT

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Game Information

Penguins end Capitals' five-game win streak with 2-1 victory

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-1

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