Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

41-24-16, 21-11-8 Away

Final

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

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

42-30-9, 25-11-5 Home

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
12:22		Trevor van Riemsdyk (3) Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (14), Connor McMichael (32)	0	1

3rd Period			PIT	WSH
15:50		Connor McMichael (13) Assists: Ryan Leonard (25), Martin Fehervary (21)	0	2
17:16		Connor McMichael (14) (Empty Net) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (31), Martin Fehervary (22)	0	3

Dylan Strome faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Alex Ovechkin hit Rickard Rakell
Jakob Chychrun hit Rickard Rakell
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Jakob Chychrun hit Justin Brazeau
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Jack St. Ivany
Alex Ovechkin hit Joona Koppanen
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Right
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Bryan Rust
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Tom Wilson hit Evgeni Malkin
Tom Wilson hit Thomas Novak
Anthony Beauvillier hit Samuel Girard
Alex Ovechkin hit Kris Letang
Pierre-Luc Dubois Snap Shot Wide Left
Ilya Protas Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Aliaksei Protas hit Jack St. Ivany
Justin Sourdif Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Tip-In Wide Left
Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Martin Fehervary High-sticking against Erik Karlsson
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Aliaksei Protas
Ilya Protas Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Matt Roy hit Rutger McGroarty
Joona Koppanen shot blocked by Dylan Strome
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Takeaway by Ilya Protas
Aliaksei Protas Tip-In Wide Left
Kris Letang shot blocked by Ryan Leonard
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ilya Protas Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot Wide Right
Alex Ovechkin Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Pierre-Luc Dubois Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Tom Wilson Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot Wide Left
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ryan Leonard Wrap-around saved by Stuart Skinner
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Brandon Duhaime hit Ilya Solovyov
Alex Ovechkin hit Jack St. Ivany
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Aliaksei Protas Wrist Shot Short
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Takeaway by Ryan Leonard
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Cole Hutson
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Aliaksei Protas faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Left
Trevor van Riemsdyk Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Trevor van Riemsdyk Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (14), Connor McMichael (32)
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Alex Ovechkin
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Martin Fehervary Tripping against Egor Chinakhov
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Cole Hutson
Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
Justin Sourdif faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot Wide Right
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Tom Wilson hit Thomas Novak
Anthony Beauvillier hit Ville Koivunen
Martin Fehervary hit Rutger McGroarty
Ilya Solovyov shot blocked by Matt Roy
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Ryan Leonard Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Ryan Leonard hit Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Ryan Leonard
Giveaway by Justin Sourdif
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Matt Roy
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
Anthony Beauvillier Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin hit Jack St. Ivany
Ilya Protas faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Timothy Liljegren
Connor McMichael Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Ryan Leonard (25), Martin Fehervary (21)
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
Connor McMichael Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Ovechkin (31), Martin Fehervary (22)
Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Cole Hutson
Jack St. Ivany shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Tommy Novak Tip-In Wide Left
Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
Ilya Solovyov Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Puck in Netting
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Egor Chinakhov
Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Sidney Crosby hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Jack St. Ivany Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom
Ilya Protas shot blocked by Ilya Solovyov
Giveaway by Jack St. Ivany
Icing
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot Wide Left
TV Timeout
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Kevin Hayes Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot Wide Left
Justin Brazeau Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Cole Hutson shot blocked by Samuel Girard
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby hit Anthony Beauvillier
Jack St. Ivany Snap Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Left
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Takeaway by Samuel Girard
Giveaway by Samuel Girard
Goalie Stopped
Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Elmer Soderblom Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Jack St. Ivany Slap Shot Wide Right
Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Sidney Crosby Tripping against Martin Fehervary
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
Off-side
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Bryan Rust hit Ryan Leonard
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Samuel Girard
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Thomas Novak Backhand saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
Icing
Puck in Benches
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Justin Sourdif shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Off-side
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Ville Koivunen Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Justin Brazeau Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Icing
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Off-side
Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Icing
Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Ilya Solovyov
Justin Brazeau Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Egor Chinakhov Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Bryan Rust Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Thomas Novak Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Benches
Kevin Hayes Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Rutger McGroarty
Rutger McGroarty Deflected saved by Logan Thompson
Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
Ryan Leonard shot blocked by Thomas Novak
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Egor Chinakhov Backhand Wide Right
Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
Joona Koppanen hit Matt Roy
Rutger McGroarty Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
Puck in Netting
Icing
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Thomas Novak Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Tommy Novak
Sidney Crosby Slap Shot Wide Left
On-Ice Official
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Anthony Beauvillier
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jack St. Ivany hit Anthony Beauvillier
Giveaway by Ville Koivunen
Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kevin Hayes Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
Ilya Solovyov hit Dylan Strome
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Off-side
Goalie Stopped
Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Aliaksei Protas
Takeaway by Joona Koppanen
Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot Wide Left
Elmer Soderblom Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Left
Egor Chinakhov Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Parker Wotherspoon hit Anthony Beauvillier
Connor McMichael shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
Takeaway by Ville Koivunen
Elmer Soderblom Snap Shot Hit Right Post
Puck in Netting
Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Left
Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Off-side
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Benches
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Aliaksei Protas shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Off-side
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Elmer Soderblom hit Timothy Liljegren
Ilya Solovyov Slap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Connor McMichael
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
Goalie Stopped
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Right
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Elmer Soderblom
Jack St. Ivany Snap Shot Wide Right
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Puck in Netting
Joona Koppanen faceoff won against Ilya Protas
Elmer Soderblom hit Dylan Strome
On-Ice Official
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Justin Sourdif
Jack St. Ivany hit Brandon Duhaime

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
3
Penguins
5

Game 1

7/11

Capitals
6
Penguins
3

Game 2

11/4

Penguins
0
Capitals
3

Game 3

12/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	52	22	6	110
Pittsburgh	41	24	16	98
Philadelphia	41	27	12	94
Washington	42	30	9	93
Columbus	40	28	12	92
NY Islanders	43	32	5	91
New Jersey	41	36	3	85
NY Rangers	33	38	9	75

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