| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 WSH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Rasmus Sandin
· D
Hendrix Lapierre
· C
Evgeni Malkin
· C
Evgeni Malkin
· C
Team Stats
18Blocked Shots16
19Hits20
10Takeaways1
32Shots34
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won30
49.2Faceoff Win Percent50.8
21Giveaways10
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:37
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Hendrix Lapierre
19:37
Noel Acciari Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Marcus Pettersson (6)
19:12
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
18:42
John Carlson Slap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
18:39
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
18:37
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
18:37
Timeout - Home
18:37
Icing
18:33
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:00
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Dylan Strome
16:53
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dylan Strome
16:53
Icing
16:33
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
16:12
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Marcus Pettersson
15:45
John Carlson Slap Shot Wide Left
15:32
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
15:30
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
15:30
Goalie Stopped
15:29
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
15:27
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
15:27
Goalie Stopped
15:25
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
15:24
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
15:19
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Noel Acciari
15:19
Goalie Stopped
15:18
Tom Wilson Snap Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
15:14
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
15:07
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Connor McMichael
14:51
Alex Ovechkin Snap Shot High and Wide Left
13:47
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
13:22
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
13:22
Valtteri Puustinen Holding against Matt Roy
13:02
Erik Karlsson hit Nic Dowd
12:15
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
12:02
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nic Dowd
12:02
TV Timeout
12:02
Jakub Vrana High-sticking against Jack St. Ivany
11:58
Jakub Vrana hit Ryan Graves
11:33
Andrew Mangiapane hit Anthony Beauvillier
11:28
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Anthony Beauvillier
11:00
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
10:28
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
10:28
Evgeni Malkin Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Kris Letang (4)
10:27
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
9:49
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Above Crossbar
9:23
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Noel Acciari
9:23
Goalie Stopped
9:19
Anthony Beauvillier Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Malkin scores to help the Penguins beat the Capitals in the 95th game between Crosby and Ovechkin
— Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
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