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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 26, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Brad Meier, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0033
Washington 1012
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:09  
Sidney Crosby hits Tom Wilson. 0:12  
  0:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:17  
  0:21 Chandler Stephenson hits Olli Maatta.
Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net 0:27  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:34  
  0:42 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  0:52 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:10 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  1:16 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:35  
  1:38 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  1:43 Matt Niskanen hits Jake Guentzel.
  1:48 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan hits Brooks Orpik. 2:14  
  2:45 Jay Beagle hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  2:57 Takeaway by Alex Chiasson.
  3:02 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Conor Sheary blocks shot from John Carlson. 3:10  
Bryan Rust hits Michal Kempny. 3:17  
  3:25 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Brian Dumoulin.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Lars Eller. 3:29  
Jake Guentzel hits Matt Niskanen. 4:14  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 4:22  
Patric Hornqvist hits Alex Ovechkin. 4:24  
  4:38 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  4:42 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
  4:48 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Olli Maatta hits T.J. Oshie. 5:23  
Riley Sheahan hits Chandler Stephenson. 5:31  
Phil Kessel blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 5:33  
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 5:35  
  5:36 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
  5:47 T.J. Oshie hits Dominik Simon.
  5:54 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  5:58 Takeaway by Alex Chiasson.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:05  
  6:06 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  6:14 Jay Beagle blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:25  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 6:52  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:00  
Jake Guentzel hits Dmitry Orlov. 7:10  
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 7:12  
  7:13 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 7:22  
  7:29 Chandler Stephenson hits Olli Maatta.
  7:43 Giveaway by Christian Djoos.
  7:46 Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  7:47 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Brett Connolly. 8:00  
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 8:12  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 8:13  
Brian Dumoulin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:18  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 8:38  
  8:47 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 8:51  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 8:55  
  9:05 Brooks Orpik hits Patric Hornqvist.
  9:18 Giveaway by Chandler Stephenson.
Tom Kuhnhackl hits T.J. Oshie. 9:45  
  9:57 Giveaway by John Carlson.
Dominik Simon blocks shot from John Carlson. 10:08  
  10:09 Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net
  10:10 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Takeaway by Phil Kessel. 10:21  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:24  
  10:33 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:41 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Riley Sheahan.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 10:44  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 10:45  
  11:17 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:18 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 11:23  
  11:40 Takeaway by Matt Niskanen.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 11:55  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 11:56  
  11:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 12:03  
  12:10 Brooks Orpik hits Carter Rowney.
  12:26 Chandler Stephenson hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  12:33 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  12:57 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:09  
  13:15 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:38  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:44  
  14:01 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 14:17  
  14:35 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
  14:38 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:47 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  15:03 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 15:10  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:12  
  15:13 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:30 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  15:39 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  15:53 Dmitry Orlov hits Patric Hornqvist.
  16:41 Brooks Orpik hits Riley Sheahan.
  16:45 Christian Djoos blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Takeaway by Jamie Oleksiak. 16:49  
  16:54 Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz.
  16:58 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Jamie Oleksiak.
  17:10 Shot by Alex Chiasson misses the net
  17:27 Jakub Vrana hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Kris Letang hits Nicklas Backstrom. 18:05  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 18:42  
  18:52 Dmitry Orlov hits Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Olli Maatta misses the net 18:57  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 19:01  
  19:09 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:20 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
  19:52 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:00  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 0:15  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 0:24  
Takeaway by Olli Maatta. 0:48  
  0:54 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:58  
  1:01 T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta.
  1:05 T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta.
Dominik Simon blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 1:34  
  1:42 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:44 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:19  
  2:34 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 2:53  
  2:56 Alex Ovechkin hits Patric Hornqvist.
  2:56 Tom Wilson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
  2:56 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:48 Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:12  
Shot by Derick Brassard misses the net 4:20  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:39  
  4:40 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 5:00  
  5:10 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  5:16 Michal Kempny hits Patric Hornqvist.
  5:23 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Dominik Simon hits Matt Niskanen. 5:43  
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Chandler Stephenson. 5:50  
Giveaway by Riley Sheahan. 5:53  
  5:58 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Dominik Simon hits John Carlson. 5:58  
Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net 6:14  
  6:19 John Carlson blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak.
Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:23  
Chad Ruhwedel hits T.J. Oshie. 6:44  
Zach Aston-Reese hits T.J. Oshie. 6:47  
  7:21 Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net
  7:33 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 7:40  
  8:00 Matt Niskanen hits Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 8:29  
  9:03 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  9:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:23 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Riley Sheahan hits Brooks Orpik. 9:28  
  9:35 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:58 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:39 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 11:55  
  11:56 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  12:11 T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:33  
  13:13 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta.
  13:20 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  13:32 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 13:33  
Kris Letang hits Chandler Stephenson. 14:02  
  14:08 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  14:19 Chandler Stephenson hits Kris Letang.
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 14:32  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:33  
  14:46 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  14:58 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  15:24 Tom Wilson hits Dominik Simon.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:26  
  15:27 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Chandler Stephenson. 15:32  
  16:18 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:46  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:54  
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 17:02  
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 17:12  
  17:41 Dmitry Orlov hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
  17:53 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
  18:24 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 18:42  
  18:42 Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:43  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 18:48  
  19:03 Lars Eller hits Carter Rowney.
  19:24 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
  19:56 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:07 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:12 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
  0:19 Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:28 Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:28  
  1:23 Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz.
Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 2:04  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 2:07  
Carter Rowney hits Alex Chiasson. 2:17  
  2:26 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:27 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 2:31  
  2:34 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
  2:45 Matt Niskanen hits Patric Hornqvist.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:52  
Patric Hornqvist scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Jake Guentzel. 2:59  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 2:59  
  3:38 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:58 Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 4:04  
Olli Maatta hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 4:31  
  4:42 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Derick Brassard.
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Patric Hornqvist. 5:20  
  5:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  5:46 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  5:48 T.J. Oshie hits Justin Schultz.
  6:01 Chandler Stephenson hits Olli Maatta.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:11  
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 6:38  
  6:39 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. 6:40  
Carter Rowney hits Christian Djoos. 6:54  
Carter Rowney blocks shot from Christian Djoos. 7:11  
Olli Maatta hits Chandler Stephenson. 7:27  
  7:46 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby. 7:48  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:48  
  8:04 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:14  
  8:14 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:22 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:24  
  8:26 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  8:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  8:50 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  8:54 Michal Kempny hits Derick Brassard.
  9:16 Michal Kempny hits Conor Sheary.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 9:31  
  9:40 Chandler Stephenson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
  9:40 Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Devante Smith-Pelly. 10:12  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:12  
  10:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:39  
  11:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:19 Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Kris Letang.
  11:32 Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 11:50  
  12:00 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:25  
Takeaway by Carter Rowney. 12:48  
  12:57 Devante Smith-Pelly hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  13:15 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:16 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:26 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:47 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  13:49 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  13:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:13 Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:53  
  15:07 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. 15:08  
  15:45 Takeaway by T.J. Oshie.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:55  
  16:07 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  16:14 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 16:29  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 16:32  
  16:53 Tom Wilson hits Patric Hornqvist.
Takeaway by Carter Rowney. 17:10  
Olli Maatta hits Brett Connolly. 17:20  
  17:28 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  17:31 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Olli Maatta. 17:38  
  17:40 Brett Connolly hits Olli Maatta.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. 17:49  
  18:06 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:16 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
  18:18 Dmitry Orlov hits Tom Kuhnhackl.
  18:59 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:12 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:20 Giveaway by T.J. Oshie.
  19:22 Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin.
  19:30 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:32 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:41