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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18634
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0224
Pittsburgh 0303
Periods:
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1
Washington   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:18 Bryan Rust hits Matt Niskanen.
  1:10 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  1:13 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 1:14  
  1:21 Justin Schultz hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  1:27 Zach Aston-Reese hits Lars Eller.
  1:27 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
Jay Beagle hits Derick Brassard. 1:36  
  1:44 Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 1:52  
  1:53 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Alex Chiasson.
  2:03 Chad Ruhwedel hits Jay Beagle.
  2:05 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  2:34 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  2:40 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:10  
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 3:19  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 3:19  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Patric Hornqvist. 3:31  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Phil Kessel. 3:34  
  3:41 Jamie Oleksiak hits Tom Wilson.
Brooks Orpik hits Jamie Oleksiak. 3:54  
Brett Connolly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Aston-Reese. 3:56  
  3:56 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
  4:08 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Chandler Stephenson hits Evgeni Malkin. 4:15  
  4:23 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  4:35 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:39 Patric Hornqvist penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brooks Orpik.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 4:39  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:56  
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 6:11  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:27  
  6:35 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  6:41 Brian Dumoulin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  6:41 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  6:47 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
  6:49 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
Giveaway by Jay Beagle. 7:06  
  7:07 Chad Ruhwedel hits Jay Beagle.
  7:16 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Brooks Orpik.
  7:34 Tom Kuhnhackl hits John Carlson.
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 7:47  
T.J. Oshie penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Sheary. 7:47  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:47  
  8:18 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 8:55  
  8:56 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Derick Brassard. 9:10  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:11  
  9:41 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 9:42  
Tom Wilson hits Conor Sheary. 9:50  
  9:54 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:29  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:31  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 10:38  
  10:47 Sidney Crosby hits John Carlson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:51  
John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. 10:59  
  11:03 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
  11:39 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:40  
  11:46 Dominik Simon hits Matt Niskanen.
  11:52 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. 12:11  
  12:16 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brooks Orpik hits Conor Sheary. 12:33  
  13:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 13:31  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Jake Guentzel. 13:35  
  13:43 Patric Hornqvist hits John Carlson.
Michal Kempny hits Kris Letang. 13:48  
  13:59 Giveaway by Matt Murray.
Alex Ovechkin hits Olli Maatta. 14:02  
  14:05 Kris Letang blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  14:14 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:15 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Matt Niskanen hits Bryan Rust. 14:24  
  14:38 Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 14:45  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:00  
  15:09 Zach Aston-Reese hits Brooks Orpik.
Brooks Orpik hits Zach Aston-Reese. 15:34  
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 16:21  
  16:30 Kris Letang penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
  16:30 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:08 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  17:13 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from John Carlson.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin. 17:34  
  18:12 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Brett Connolly hits Tom Kuhnhackl. 18:38  
  18:40 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:45 Derick Brassard hits Lars Eller.
  18:50 Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Niskanen.
  18:50 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:00  
  19:04 Kris Letang hits T.J. Oshie.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:11  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 19:19  
  19:35 Chad Ruhwedel hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 19:56  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:59  
2
Washington   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. 0:48  
  0:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly hits Justin Schultz. 0:56  
  1:08 Jake Guentzel hits Matt Niskanen.
  1:25 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  1:25 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 1:32  
  1:49 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  2:19 Bryan Rust hits Jakub Vrana.
  2:48 Bryan Rust hits Matt Niskanen.
Giveaway by Brooks Orpik. 3:47  
  3:52 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Brooks Orpik hits Derick Brassard. 3:56  
  3:58 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  3:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Justin Schultz. 4:16  
  4:33 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Sidney Crosby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 4:33  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin. 4:50  
Dmitry Orlov hits Zach Aston-Reese. 4:58  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:00  
  5:06 Jake Guentzel hits Matt Niskanen.
  5:17 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. 5:28  
Brooks Orpik penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. 5:36  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 5:36  
  6:49 Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel.
Chandler Stephenson wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 6:49  
  7:40 Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:40 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 7:46  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta. 8:05  
Lars Eller hits Chad Ruhwedel. 8:06  
  8:34 Kris Letang blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Kris Letang. 8:52  
  8:55 Kris Letang hits John Carlson.
  9:06 Jamie Oleksiak hits Alex Ovechkin.
  9:08 Riley Sheahan hits Tom Wilson.
  9:30 Jamie Oleksiak hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Zach Aston-Reese. 9:47  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 9:50  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 9:51  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 9:56  
  10:25 Chad Ruhwedel hits Jay Beagle.
  10:32 Giveaway by Olli Maatta.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:34  
  10:45 Dominik Simon hits Jay Beagle.
Chandler Stephenson scores. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Nicklas Backstrom. 11:04  
  11:04 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:10 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:33 Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  11:37 Takeaway by Olli Maatta.
  11:55 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  12:00 Takeaway by Phil Kessel.
  12:06 Evgeni Malkin hits John Carlson.
Brooks Orpik hits Bryan Rust. 12:36  
  12:50 Brian Dumoulin hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Kris Letang. 12:57  
  13:04 Patric Hornqvist hits Michal Kempny.
Alex Ovechkin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 13:15  
Tom Wilson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jamie Oleksiak. 13:15  
  13:15 Jamie Oleksiak penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:15  
John Carlson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 13:34  
  13:35 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  14:14 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:23 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  14:35 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 14:46  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 14:56  
  14:59 Evgeni Malkin hits Lars Eller.
  15:23 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  15:24 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  15:33 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Michal Kempny.
Michal Kempny penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Kuhnhackl. 15:55  
  15:55 Tom Kuhnhackl penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michal Kempny.
  15:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:13 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:27 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang.
  16:27 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:54  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:14  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:23  
  18:24 Jake Guentzel hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Olli Maatta. 18:38  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 18:50  
  18:58 Team penalty for Pittsburgh too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Conor Sheary.
  18:58 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:02 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:58 Tom Kuhnhackl hits T.J. Oshie.
3
Washington   Pittsburgh
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 0:00  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 0:08  
  0:31 Kris Letang hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:58 Chad Ruhwedel hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  1:24 Derick Brassard hits Matt Niskanen.
  1:32 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:40 Jamie Oleksiak hits Chandler Stephenson.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Patric Hornqvist. 1:47  
Dmitry Orlov hits Jake Guentzel. 1:55  
  2:00 Patric Hornqvist hits Matt Niskanen.
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 2:07  
  2:12 Kris Letang hits Lars Eller.
  2:13 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:44 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  2:46 Riley Sheahan hits Tom Wilson.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 2:51  
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:57  
Takeaway by Tom Wilson. 3:07  
  3:20 Bryan Rust blocks shot from John Carlson.
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 3:52  
  4:21 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:30  
  4:31 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:47 Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
  4:54 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Matt Niskanen scores. Assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson. 5:06  
  5:06 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  5:17 Conor Sheary hits Matt Niskanen.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 5:21  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 6:08  
  6:44 Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist.
  6:57 Chad Ruhwedel hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  7:06 Chad Ruhwedel hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  7:24 Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Dmitry Orlov hits Bryan Rust. 7:33  
  7:39 Riley Sheahan hits Matt Niskanen.
  8:22 Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. 9:13  
  9:26 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:56 Bryan Rust hits Michal Kempny.
Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:01  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 10:09  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 10:19  
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 10:31  
  10:44 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:48  
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:20  
  11:26 Kris Letang hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang. 11:34  
  11:39 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  11:49 Brian Dumoulin hits Alex Ovechkin.
  11:59 Kris Letang hits Alex Ovechkin.
  12:06 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang. 12:10  
John Carlson blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 13:00  
  13:04 Evgeni Malkin hits T.J. Oshie.
  13:41 Chad Ruhwedel hits Alex Chiasson.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 13:55  
Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net 14:22  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:23  
  14:33 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  14:34 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:37  
  14:47 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  14:58 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
  15:12 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  15:15 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net 15:34  
Alex Ovechkin hits Riley Sheahan. 15:42  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:45  
Tom Wilson hits Chad Ruhwedel. 16:00  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 16:00  
  16:05 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  16:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 16:14  
  16:38 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
  16:51 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 17:03  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:14  
Lars Eller hits Evgeni Malkin. 17:19  
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:22  
Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 18:16  
Michal Kempny hits Sidney Crosby. 18:42  
  18:47 Giveaway by Olli Maatta.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 18:52  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 18:53  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:53  
  19:25 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
  19:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.