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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 5, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Marc Joannette, Wes McCauley
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1203
Washington 2046
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 0:12  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 0:21  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 0:21  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:31  
  0:35 Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang.
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 1:00  
  1:09 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:27 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  1:43 Giveaway by Brooks Orpik.
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 1:46  
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 1:47  
  1:55 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Shane Gersich. 1:56  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 2:19  
Jamie Oleksiak scores. and Derick Brassard and Justin Schultz. 2:23  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:23  
  2:41 Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:57 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:03 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  3:13 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  3:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from John Carlson. 3:34  
  3:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin.
  4:05 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:33 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:47 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 4:54  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Alex Chiasson. 4:58  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 5:14  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:18  
  5:55 John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel.
  6:04 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 6:18  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 6:40  
  6:56 Dmitry Orlov hits Bryan Rust.
  7:14 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  7:15 Matt Niskanen penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Phil Kessel.
  7:15 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:30  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:31  
  7:35 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Takeaway by Justin Schultz. 7:44  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 7:50  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 8:06  
  8:16 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:44  
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 9:29  
  10:00 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Chad Ruhwedel penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 10:04  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:04  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 10:08  
  10:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. 10:18  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:51  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:54  
  11:08 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  11:16 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from John Carlson. 11:31  
Giveaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. 11:33  
  11:39 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 11:59  
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 12:15  
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 12:16  
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 12:22  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:57  
  13:07 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  13:27 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Derick Brassard.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:30  
Riley Sheahan hits Nicklas Backstrom. 14:00  
  14:05 Chandler Stephenson hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  14:12 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 14:31  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 15:30  
  15:44 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan hits Christian Djoos. 15:57  
Chad Ruhwedel hits Lars Eller. 16:11  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:21  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 16:22  
  16:25 Shane Gersich hits Justin Schultz.
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:36  
Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:40  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:47  
Shot by Tom Kuhnhackl misses the net 16:55  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 16:56  
Dominik Simon penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen. 17:11  
  17:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  17:45 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  18:01 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:22 John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:22  
  18:55 Brett Connolly scores. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and Lars Eller.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 18:55  
  19:11 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:24 Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits John Carlson. 19:28  
  19:36 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:41  
  19:58 Alex Ovechkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin.
  19:58 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:23 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Brooks Orpik. 0:27  
Giveaway by Phil Kessel. 1:13  
Giveaway by Matt Murray. 1:20  
  1:23 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:24  
  2:19 Giveaway by Alex Chiasson.
  2:25 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:39  
  3:09 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:50  
  3:54 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Carl Hagelin hits John Carlson. 3:58  
Patric Hornqvist hits Alex Ovechkin. 4:11  
  4:18 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:21  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:22  
  4:24 Alex Ovechkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 4:24  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:32  
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Justin Schultz. 4:43  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:43  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Lars Eller. 5:10  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 5:10  
  5:20 Giveaway by Matt Niskanen.
Dominik Simon blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 5:54  
Carl Hagelin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:09  
Carl Hagelin hits John Carlson. 6:17  
Evgeni Malkin hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 6:20  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 6:24  
  6:38 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evgeni Malkin.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:42  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 6:43  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:56  
  6:57 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin.
  6:57 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:05  
  7:11 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:27  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 7:28  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:43  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:44  
Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. 7:45  
  7:45 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  7:55 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  7:56 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  7:59 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  8:17 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang.
  8:33 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Kris Letang.
  8:40 Michal Kempny hits Brian Dumoulin.
  8:44 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 8:49  
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Brooks Orpik. 9:08  
  9:31 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  9:37 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:50  
Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. 10:04  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:05  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 10:13  
  10:22 Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net
  10:25 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evgeni Malkin.
Olli Maatta hits Brett Connolly. 10:52  
  11:02 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  11:08 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  11:12 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:22 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 11:26  
Justin Schultz hits T.J. Oshie. 11:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:56  
  12:08 Giveaway by Jakub Vrana.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:13  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:18  
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from John Carlson. 12:43  
Carl Hagelin hits John Carlson. 12:46  
Riley Sheahan hits John Carlson. 13:23  
  13:42 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 13:56  
  14:17 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
  14:19 John Carlson blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 14:24  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:33  
Jamie Oleksiak hits John Carlson. 14:38  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 14:54  
Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net 15:12  
  15:18 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
  15:32 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:42 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:08  
  16:39 Devante Smith-Pelly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Carl Hagelin.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 16:39  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 17:13  
  17:14 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 17:22  
  17:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  17:55 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Kris Letang blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 18:13  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from John Carlson. 18:28  
Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 19:10  
  19:29 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Lars Eller. 19:32  
  19:40 Dmitry Orlov hits Bryan Rust.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits Matt Niskanen. 19:44  
  19:55 Matt Niskanen hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 0:00  
Dominik Simon hits Matt Niskanen. 0:08  
  0:15 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  0:30 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  0:52 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and Matt Niskanen.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:52  
Riley Sheahan hits Shane Gersich. 1:47  
  1:55 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 2:02  
  2:13 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 2:20  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 2:22  
  2:26 T.J. Oshie hits Jamie Oleksiak.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:29  
  2:38 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:39 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  2:54 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:05  
Bryan Rust wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:06  
  3:10 John Carlson blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
  3:16 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 3:24  
  3:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  3:41 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:46 Shane Gersich shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:49 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:07 Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 4:22  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 4:30  
  4:39 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:03 John Carlson hits Carl Hagelin.
  5:06 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:08  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 5:09  
  5:14 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  5:15 Christian Djoos hits Phil Kessel.
  5:24 Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Christian Djoos. 5:31  
Olli Maatta hits Alex Chiasson. 5:39  
  6:09 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 6:28  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:31  
  6:32 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:48  
  7:41 Giveaway by Alex Chiasson.
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 7:45  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 7:56  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 8:10  
  8:32 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  8:43 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  9:09 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:13 Shot by Shane Gersich misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Shane Gersich. 9:17  
Jake Guentzel hits Matt Niskanen. 9:26  
  9:31 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  9:42 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:17  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:18  
  10:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:32  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:33  
  10:40 Matt Niskanen hits Jake Guentzel.
  11:11 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Dominik Simon blocks shot from Alex Chiasson. 11:17  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 11:30  
Riley Sheahan hits Christian Djoos. 11:48  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 11:58  
  12:02 Takeaway by Christian Djoos.
Olli Maatta hits Brett Connolly. 12:15  
  12:23 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 13:26  
Jamie Oleksiak hits Lars Eller. 13:31  
Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net 13:51  
  13:51 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  14:01 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:10  
  14:26 Dmitry Orlov hits Jake Guentzel.
  14:31 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:14  
  15:22 Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Takeaway by Justin Schultz. 15:34  
  15:36 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Justin Schultz.
  16:00 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  16:08 Lars Eller hits Dominik Simon.
Patric Hornqvist hits Brooks Orpik. 17:12  
  17:17 Jay Beagle hits Evgeni Malkin.
  17:23 Brooks Orpik hits Patric Hornqvist.
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 17:29  
  17:45 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  17:48 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 17:49  
  17:58 Lars Eller hits Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 18:00  
  18:18 Giveaway by Jay Beagle.
  18:26 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  18:29 T.J. Oshie scores on an empty net.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 18:29  
Jake Guentzel hits John Carlson. 19:03  
  19:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:21  
  19:25 Jay Beagle hits Patric Hornqvist.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:38  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 19:45  
  19:54 Lars Eller scores on an empty net.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 19:54