| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
 PIT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Sidney Crosby
· C
Kevin Hayes
· RW
Jakob Chychrun
· D
Pierre-Luc Dubois
· LW
Team Stats
23Blocked Shots17
21Hits15
4Takeaways2
30Shots32
1Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities2
25.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
24Faceoffs Won33
42.1Faceoff Win Percent57.9
13Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:12
Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
19:10
Giveaway by Matt Nieto
19:00
Giveaway by Lars Eller
18:32
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
18:13
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
18:12
Danton Heinen Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
17:45
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
17:45
Goalie Stopped
17:43
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
17:27
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
17:27
Icing
17:19
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Dylan Strome
17:19
Brandon Duhaime Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Roy (15)
17:10
P.O Joseph shot blocked by Matt Roy
16:55
P.O Joseph Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
16:51
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:49
P.O Joseph shot blocked by Connor McMichael
15:27
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Lars Eller
15:27
Puck in Crowd
15:18
Ryan Graves Snap Shot Wide Left
15:07
Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Vincent Desharnais
14:22
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
14:22
Danton Heinen Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (8), Kevin Hayes (6)
14:19
Philip Tomasino Slap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
14:00
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
13:58
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Nic Dowd
13:58
Goalie Stopped
13:57
Anthony Beauvillier Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson
13:36
Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
13:33
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
13:22
Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
13:11
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Lars Eller
13:11
Dylan Strome Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Taylor Raddysh (18), Pierre-Luc Dubois (34)
12:52
Vincent Desharnais hit Dylan Strome
12:47
John Carlson Snap Shot Wide Right
12:32
John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Nieto
12:16
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Noel Acciari
12:16
Evgeni Malkin Holding against Nic Dowd
12:02
Michael Bunting hit Nic Dowd
12:02
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
11:47
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
11:38
Ethen Frank hit Kris Letang
10:57
Lars Eller faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
10:57
Goalie Stopped
10:53
John Carlson Wrist Shot saved by Joel Blomqvist
10:43
Takeaway by Philip Tomasino
10:31
Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
10:20
Kevin Hayes hit Matt Roy
Chychrun scores twice as the Capitals breeze past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3
— Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 on Saturday.
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