WASHINGTON -- With Sidney Crosby and the rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins' skaters off to a low-scoring start to the season, goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is carrying the club.
Fleury made 33 saves, and Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin's pass less than 2 minutes after Beau Bennett tied it in the third period, leading Pittsburgh past Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
"`Flower,' was big when he had to be," Penguins coach Mike Johnston said, using Fleury's nickname.
Never bigger than in the second period, when the Penguins were outshot 14-4.
"The more shots he sees, the better he plays," said Bennett, who returned after missing five games while injured. "We can't do that every night, but he was definitely our best player tonight and kept us in it, even when they had those flurries in the second period."
Fleury has started every game this season, and after opening with three losses, the Penguins have won five of their past six.
They also ended the Capitals' five-game winning streak.
After a pair of scoreless periods and superb play by both goalies, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov put the hosts ahead about 1 1/2 minutes into the third, when his wrist shot deflected off the left skate of Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi and past Fleury.
"Our guy scored," Fleury said with a chuckle, "so that doesn't count."
Even Washington coach Barry Trotz couldn't help but concede it was "a little bit of a fortunate goal."
And then he lamented that the "next shift was huge."
That's because all of 24 seconds later, it was tied, thanks to Bennett. His initial shot was blocked by Braden Holtby, but Bennett put in the rebound. Soon after, Malkin sent the puck in front of the goal and through defenseman Karl Alzner's legs to Kessel for his fourth goal. In Pittsburgh's previous game, Kessel scored the winner 41 seconds into overtime to beat Nashville 2-1.
On Wednesday, Nick Bonino added an empty-net goal with less than 2 minutes left.
Fleury's save count included a stop on Ovechkin on a rush with Kuznetsov with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. Neither Ovechkin nor Crosby -- who has only one goal and two assists this season, all in the same game -- registered a point.
Pittsburgh entered the game with a grand total of 13 goals, the second-lowest total in the entire NHL. And their power play has been the NHL's worst, now 2 for 31 this season.
Thanks to overlapping penalties on Washington's Chandler Stephenson and Brooks Orpik, the Penguins had 105 seconds of 5-on-3 time in the first period. But not only did they fail to score, they only managed to put two shots on net during that two-man advantage.
Then, 4 seconds after the game was back at even-strength, Alzner was sent off for high-sticking. When a game official went over to get him off the bench and make him head across the ice to the penalty box, Alzner looked up incredulously and asked, "High stick?"
Game notes
D Kris Letang became fourth blueliner to play in 500 games with the Penguins. Orpik played in the most games with Pittsburgh of any defenseman, with 703. ... Last season, the Capitals went 3-1 against the Penguins, outscoring them 13-5, and Holtby had shutouts in two of those games. ... As part of Hockey Fights Cancer Night, and in connection with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, a 12-year-old from Maryland participated in a ceremonial puck drop between Ovechkin and Crosby. Fans booed loudly when Crosby's name was announced.
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M. Fleury (Penguins - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: .971
P. Kessel (Penguins - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
E. Kuznetsov (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
Fleury made 33 saves, and Phil Kessel scored the go-ahead goal off Evgeni Malkin's pass less than 2 minutes after Beau Bennett tied it in the third period, leading Pittsburgh past Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Wednesday night.
"`Flower,' was big when he had to be," Penguins coach Mike Johnston said, using Fleury's nickname.
Never bigger than in the second period, when the Penguins were outshot 14-4.
"The more shots he sees, the better he plays," said Bennett, who returned after missing five games while injured. "We can't do that every night, but he was definitely our best player tonight and kept us in it, even when they had those flurries in the second period."
Fleury has started every game this season, and after opening with three losses, the Penguins have won five of their past six.
They also ended the Capitals' five-game winning streak.
After a pair of scoreless periods and superb play by both goalies, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov put the hosts ahead about 1 1/2 minutes into the third, when his wrist shot deflected off the left skate of Penguins defenseman Rob Scuderi and past Fleury.
"Our guy scored," Fleury said with a chuckle, "so that doesn't count."
Even Washington coach Barry Trotz couldn't help but concede it was "a little bit of a fortunate goal."
And then he lamented that the "next shift was huge."
That's because all of 24 seconds later, it was tied, thanks to Bennett. His initial shot was blocked by Braden Holtby, but Bennett put in the rebound. Soon after, Malkin sent the puck in front of the goal and through defenseman Karl Alzner's legs to Kessel for his fourth goal. In Pittsburgh's previous game, Kessel scored the winner 41 seconds into overtime to beat Nashville 2-1.
On Wednesday, Nick Bonino added an empty-net goal with less than 2 minutes left.
Fleury's save count included a stop on Ovechkin on a rush with Kuznetsov with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. Neither Ovechkin nor Crosby -- who has only one goal and two assists this season, all in the same game -- registered a point.
Pittsburgh entered the game with a grand total of 13 goals, the second-lowest total in the entire NHL. And their power play has been the NHL's worst, now 2 for 31 this season.
Thanks to overlapping penalties on Washington's Chandler Stephenson and Brooks Orpik, the Penguins had 105 seconds of 5-on-3 time in the first period. But not only did they fail to score, they only managed to put two shots on net during that two-man advantage.
Then, 4 seconds after the game was back at even-strength, Alzner was sent off for high-sticking. When a game official went over to get him off the bench and make him head across the ice to the penalty box, Alzner looked up incredulously and asked, "High stick?"
Game notes
D Kris Letang became fourth blueliner to play in 500 games with the Penguins. Orpik played in the most games with Pittsburgh of any defenseman, with 703. ... Last season, the Capitals went 3-1 against the Penguins, outscoring them 13-5, and Holtby had shutouts in two of those games. ... As part of Hockey Fights Cancer Night, and in connection with Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, a 12-year-old from Maryland participated in a ceremonial puck drop between Ovechkin and Crosby. Fans booed loudly when Crosby's name was announced.
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8:00PM,EDT,October 28,2015
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
M. Fleury (Penguins - G): Saves: 33, Save Pct.: .971P. Kessel (Penguins - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0E. Kuznetsov (Capitals - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone |
| 0:18 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Pascal Dupuis in defensive zone |
| 0:21 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 0:22 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 0:22 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 0:25 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 62 ft) |
| 0:26 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 0:26 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 0:31 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in defensive zone |
| 0:39 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Nick Bonino in defensive zone |
| 0:51 | Washington | Matt Niskanen credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 1:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by David Perron, Wide of Net(Snap 46 ft) |
| 1:47 | Washington | Justin Williams credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone |
| 1:52 | Washington | Giveaway by Justin Williams in offensive zone |
| 2:25 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 2:25 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone |
| 2:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Olli Maatta, Wide of Net(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 2:31 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 2:32 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Rob Scuderi saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 2:33 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:33 | Washington | Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 2:54 | Pittsburgh | Beau Bennett credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 3:01 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Beau Bennett saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 3:18 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Porter credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in neutral zone |
| 3:35 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 3:35 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 3:35 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone |
| 3:58 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 4:04 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 4:12 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 4:13 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 4:14 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 4:23 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ian Cole in defensive zone |
| 4:28 | Washington | Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 4:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 4:34 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 4:40 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Phil Kessel in defensive zone |
| 4:46 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by David Perron saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 4:47 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:47 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 4:51 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft) |
| 4:57 | Stoppage - Hand Pass | |
| 4:57 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 5:05 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 5:14 | Washington | Giveaway by Matt Niskanen in defensive zone |
| 5:23 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 5:23 | Pittsburgh | Pascal Dupuis shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 5:58 | Washington | Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky, Wide of Net(Wristshot 71 ft) |
| 5:59 | Pittsburgh | Beau Bennett credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in defensive zone |
| 6:09 | Washington | penalty to Chandler Stephenson 2 minutes for Elbowing Olli Maatta |
| 6:09 | Stoppage - ; TV timeout | |
| 6:09 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Brooks Laich in offensive zone |
| 6:11 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 6:12 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 6:12 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 6:20 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in defensive zone |
| 6:24 | Washington | penalty to Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Boarding Phil Kessel |
| 6:24 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 6:47 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 7:09 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 7:46 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 37 ft) |
| 7:53 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Kris Letang, Wide of Net(Slapshot 40 ft) |
| 8:05 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 8:24 | Washington | Shorthanded - Karl Alzner credited with hit on David Perron in defensive zone |
| 8:28 | Washington | penalty to Karl Alzner 2 minutes for High-sticking David Perron |
| 8:28 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 9:28 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 9:28 | Washington | Shorthanded - Brooks Laich won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Nick Bonino, Wide of Net(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 10:12 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 10:20 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 29 ft) |
| 10:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 10:21 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 10:34 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 10:54 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Kevin Porter in defensive zone |
| 11:06 | Washington | Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 53 ft) |
| 11:21 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 11:21 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 11:33 | Washington | Shot missed by Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 11:44 | Washington | Shot on goal by Andre Burakovsky saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 11:53 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 11:53 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 12:34 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 12:44 | Washington | Shot on goal by Dmitry Orlov saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 66 ft) |
| 12:55 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 13:03 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 13:06 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout | |
| 13:06 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 14:02 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 14:02 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 14:06 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 14:06 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 14:11 | Washington | Giveaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 14:25 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by David Perron, Wide of Net(Wristshot 44 ft) |
| 14:40 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jay Beagle |
| 14:47 | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout | |
| 14:47 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 14:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by Karl Alzner saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 15:19 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 15:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 67 ft) |
| 15:34 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in offensive zone |
| 15:40 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 62 ft) |
| 15:44 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in defensive zone |
| 15:48 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Braden Holtby(Backhand 16 ft) |
| 15:52 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Pascal Dupuis saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 7 ft) |
| 16:10 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 16:22 | Washington | Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wrap-around 13 ft) |
| 16:37 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:37 | Washington | Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 16:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Chandler Stephenson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 12 ft) |
| 16:54 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 17:06 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 17:06 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 17:16 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang credited with hit on Justin Williams in defensive zone |
| 17:40 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 58 ft) |
| 17:49 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in neutral zone |
| 17:54 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 17:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 83 ft) |
| 18:05 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 18:11 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Tom Wilson in defensive zone |
| 18:29 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 18:29 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone |
| 18:38 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 65 ft) |
| 18:39 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Pascal Dupuis in defensive zone |
| 18:39 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 18:39 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 19:02 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 19:02 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone |
| 19:21 | Washington | Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin |
| 19:41 | Washington | Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 19:59 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Braden Holtby(Slapshot 58 ft) |
| 20:00 | End of 1st period | |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 2nd period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 0:20 | Washington | Giveaway by Brooks Orpik in defensive zone |
| 0:27 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 0:48 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in neutral zone |
| 1:04 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 1:08 | Washington | Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 44 ft) |
| 1:26 | Washington | Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Chris Kunitz |
| 1:34 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 1:34 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 1:56 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury in defensive zone |
| 1:56 | Washington | Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft) |
| 2:18 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 2:29 | Washington | Giveaway by T.J. Oshie in offensive zone |
| 2:51 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Rob Scuderi in defensive zone |
| 3:01 | Washington | Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky in offensive zone |
| 3:22 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Taylor Chorney |
| 3:39 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Porter credited with hit on Andre Burakovsky in neutral zone |
| 3:48 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Kevin Porter in offensive zone |
| 3:48 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 3:48 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 3:57 | Washington | Giveaway by Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 4:03 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:03 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 4:14 | Pittsburgh | Beau Bennett credited with hit on Karl Alzner in neutral zone |
| 4:25 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Kevin Porter in neutral zone |
| 4:33 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Porter credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 4:41 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone |
| 4:43 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:43 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 5:09 | Washington | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 5:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 5:38 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Tip-In 19 ft) |
| 5:43 | Pittsburgh | David Perron credited with hit on Karl Alzner in offensive zone |
| 5:44 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 5:44 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone |
| 5:49 | Washington | Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov in defensive zone |
| 5:59 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 6:06 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Daniel Sprong saved by Braden Holtby(Tip-In 27 ft) |
| 6:34 | Pittsburgh | Kevin Porter credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone |
| 6:52 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Kevin Porter in defensive zone |
| 7:00 | Washington | Tom Wilson credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 7:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Braden Holtby(Deflected 14 ft) |
| 7:21 | Pittsburgh | penalty to Kris Letang 2 minutes for Slashing Nicklas Backstrom |
| 7:21 | Stoppage - ; TV timeout | |
| 7:21 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone |
| 7:36 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Tip-In 13 ft) |
| 8:08 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 16 ft) |
| 8:09 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:09 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone |
| 8:55 | Washington | Power play - John Carlson shot blocked by Matt Cullen |
| 9:20 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Williams saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 9:23 | Washington | Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Wristshot 21 ft) |
| 9:29 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 9:29 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 9:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tom Wilson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Tip-In 11 ft) |
| 9:33 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:33 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 9:40 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 9:40 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 9:44 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 54 ft) |
| 9:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 23 ft) |
| 9:46 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:46 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 10:21 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by David Perron in offensive zone |
| 10:30 | Pittsburgh | David Perron credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 10:32 | Pittsburgh | David Perron shot blocked by Tom Wilson |
| 10:34 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by David Perron in offensive zone |
| 10:34 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Backhand 15 ft) |
| 10:50 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 10:53 | Pittsburgh | penalty to David Perron 2 minutes for Charging Tom Wilson |
| 10:53 | Stoppage - ; TV timeout | |
| 10:53 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone |
| 11:09 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 11:10 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 11:14 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against T.J. Oshie in defensive zone |
| 11:40 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 11:41 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 12:07 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 54 ft) |
| 12:25 | Washington | Power play - Takeaway by John Carlson in offensive zone |
| 12:31 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 12:57 | Washington | Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin |
| 13:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 13:22 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 13:23 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 13:23 | Washington | Chandler Stephenson won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone |
| 13:33 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 13:37 | Washington | Brooks Laich shot blocked by Rob Scuderi |
| 13:56 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Nick Bonino, Wide of Net(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 14:01 | Washington | Chandler Stephenson credited with hit on Nick Bonino in defensive zone |
| 14:41 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 14:48 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 15:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 15:27 | Pittsburgh | David Perron credited with hit on Tom Wilson in offensive zone |
| 16:00 | Pittsburgh | Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on Marcus Johansson in defensive zone |
| 16:06 | Washington | Shot missed by Justin Williams, Wide of Net(Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 16:42 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 16:46 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout | |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 16:53 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 16:56 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Nicklas Backstrom |
| 17:28 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Pascal Dupuis in neutral zone |
| 17:37 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Ian Cole in neutral zone |
| 17:57 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 17:57 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in neutral zone |
| 18:08 | Stoppage - High Stick | |
| 18:08 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone |
| 18:18 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 18:18 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone |
| 18:38 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 18:38 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 18:57 | Washington | T.J. Oshie credited with hit on Kris Letang in neutral zone |
| 18:58 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist |
| 19:23 | Washington | Shot missed by T.J. Oshie, Wide of Net(Backhand 33 ft) |
| 19:37 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jay Beagle saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 20 ft) |
| 19:39 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | penalty to Ian Cole 2 minutes for Roughing Tom Wilson |
| 19:39 | Washington | penalty to Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing Patric Hornqvist |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:55 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin, Over Net(Wristshot 33 ft) |
| 19:59 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 0:18 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 0:50 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 1:04 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 1:08 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Braden Holtby(Snap 41 ft) |
| 1:28 | Washington | Goal scored by Evgeny Kuznetsov(Wristshot 39 ft) assisted by Karl Alzner |
| 1:28 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Jay Beagle in neutral zone |
| 1:51 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Beau Bennett saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 1:52 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Beau Bennett(Wristshot 14 ft) assisted by Nick Bonino and Olli Maatta |
| 1:52 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 2:07 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury in defensive zone |
| 2:09 | Washington | Shot on goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 2:30 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 2:43 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:43 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Chandler Stephenson in neutral zone |
| 3:49 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Phil Kessel(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Evgeni Malkin and David Perron |
| 3:49 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone |
| 4:11 | Washington | John Carlson shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 4:14 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 4:15 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 4:15 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 4:21 | Washington | Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 4:58 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Pascal Dupuis, Wide of Net(Wristshot 33 ft) |
| 4:59 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 4:59 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone |
| 5:25 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Ben Lovejoy |
| 5:38 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone |
| 5:43 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel shot blocked by Karl Alzner |
| 5:44 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 5:44 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff against Jay Beagle in offensive zone |
| 6:08 | Washington | Giveaway by Taylor Chorney in defensive zone |
| 6:09 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Matt Cullen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 6:56 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 6:57 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout | |
| 6:57 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 7:09 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 7:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 7:23 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 7:33 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 7:33 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 7:49 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 7:49 | Washington | Evgeny Kuznetsov won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone |
| 8:00 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 57 ft) |
| 8:26 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 8:26 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff against Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 9:18 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Chandler Stephenson in defensive zone |
| 9:28 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone |
| 9:32 | Washington | Andre Burakovsky shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 9:40 | Washington | Shot missed by Brooks Laich, Wide of Net(Tip-In 18 ft) |
| 9:44 | Washington | Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Kris Letang |
| 9:45 | Pittsburgh | penalty to Ian Cole 2 minutes for Interference Brooks Laich |
| 9:45 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone |
| 10:15 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on T.J. Oshie in defensive zone |
| 10:18 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by John Carlson, Over Net(Wristshot 47 ft) |
| 10:28 | Washington | Power play - Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Rob Scuderi |
| 10:52 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury in defensive zone |
| 11:18 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov in defensive zone |
| 11:42 | Washington | Power play - Matt Niskanen shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 12:00 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 14:00 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 14:05 | Washington | Giveaway by Karl Alzner in defensive zone |
| 14:09 | Pittsburgh | Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Andre Burakovsky |
| 14:27 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 14:42 | Pittsburgh | David Perron credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 15:16 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 11 ft) |
| 16:01 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Beau Bennett in defensive zone |
| 16:28 | Washington | Shot missed by Matt Niskanen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 64 ft) |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Braden Holtby(Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 17:15 | Washington | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone |
| 17:58 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 18:02 | Washington | Dmitry Orlov shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 18:06 | Washington | Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 18:15 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 18:17 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Nick Bonino(Wristshot 133 ft) |
| 18:17 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 18:44 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz shot blocked by Matt Niskanen |
| 18:53 | Washington | Shot on goal by T.J. Oshie saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 36 ft) |
| 19:02 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 19:05 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net(Snap 58 ft) |
| 19:11 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Beau Bennett in defensive zone |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Nick Bonino in neutral zone |
| 19:33 | Stoppage - Icing; Home Timeout | |
| 19:33 | Washington | Jay Beagle won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone |
| 19:39 | Washington | John Carlson shot blocked by Beau Bennett |
| 19:48 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Beau Bennett, Goalpost(Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 19:56 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 20:00 | End of 3rd period | |
| 20:00 | End of Game | |
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Goaltending Summary
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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