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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7, Washington 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, February 2, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Tim Peel, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18652
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 1214
Pittsburgh 2147
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1
Washington   Pittsburgh
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:10 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  0:12 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  0:29 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:30  
  0:35 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  0:36 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:47  
  0:48 Olli Maatta hits Andre Burakovsky.
  1:04 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Andre Burakovsky.
  1:09 Evgeni Malkin hits John Carlson.
  1:24 Ian Cole blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  1:25 Ian Cole hits Lars Eller.
Dmitry Orlov hits Jake Guentzel. 1:46  
  2:11 Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Riley Sheahan and Jake Guentzel.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 2:11  
  2:20 Olli Maatta hits Jay Beagle.
  2:28 Ryan Reaves hits Christian Djoos.
  3:05 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:19 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang. 3:21  
  3:32 Sidney Crosby penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brooks Orpik.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 3:32  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:59  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:28  
Alex Ovechkin hits Carl Hagelin. 4:32  
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:17  
  5:43 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:44 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
  6:08 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:13 Patric Hornqvist hits Alex Chiasson.
  6:21 Olli Maatta hits Alex Chiasson.
Brooks Orpik hits Dominik Simon. 6:53  
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 6:59  
  7:29 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net 7:40  
  7:46 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  7:53 Ian Cole hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Kris Letang. 8:08  
Dmitry Orlov hits Evgeni Malkin. 8:12  
  8:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  8:19 Shot by Ryan Reaves misses the net
  8:43 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  8:49 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:53  
  8:55 Ryan Reaves hits Alex Ovechkin.
  9:03 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brett Connolly hits Olli Maatta. 9:18  
  9:28 Takeaway by Justin Schultz.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Ian Cole. 10:20  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:22  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:29  
  10:33 Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net
  10:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  10:38 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:46 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  10:58 Giveaway by Olli Maatta.
  11:00 Olli Maatta hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Alex Chiasson hits Olli Maatta. 11:14  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Patric Hornqvist. 11:42  
  12:19 Jamie Oleksiak shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:39  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 13:03  
Chandler Stephenson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:17  
  13:17 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
John Carlson blocks shot from Ryan Reaves. 13:29  
  13:39 Shot by Tom Kuhnhackl misses the net
  13:45 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 13:59  
Takeaway by Alex Chiasson. 14:08  
  14:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 15:01  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:01  
  15:18 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Christian Djoos.
Giveaway by Tom Wilson. 15:29  
Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 15:46  
  15:48 Takeaway by Carl Hagelin.
  15:50 Carl Hagelin scores.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 15:50  
  16:15 Takeaway by Phil Kessel.
  16:17 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  16:23 Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
  16:30 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
  16:30 Jamie Oleksiak hits Dmitry Orlov.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:41  
Andre Burakovsky hits Olli Maatta. 16:59  
  17:05 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:06  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta. 17:12  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Justin Schultz. 17:16  
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:17  
  17:18 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Madison Bowey hits Tom Kuhnhackl. 17:30  
  17:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 17:58  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos. 18:10  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 18:10  
T.J. Oshie hits Jamie Oleksiak. 18:22  
  18:43 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Lars Eller hits Jake Guentzel. 18:58  
Brett Connolly hits Jake Guentzel. 19:16  
Chandler Stephenson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Olli Maatta. 19:27  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:27  
2
Washington   Pittsburgh
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:06  
  0:26 Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
  0:26 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 0:37  
  1:10 Olli Maatta hits Andre Burakovsky.
  1:20 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Nicklas Backstrom hits Patric Hornqvist. 1:38  
T.J. Oshie hits Patric Hornqvist. 1:45  
  2:23 Dominik Simon hits Andre Burakovsky.
Lars Eller hits Ian Cole. 2:35  
  2:51 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Brett Connolly.
  3:03 Dominik Simon hits Matt Niskanen.
Dmitry Orlov scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and Matt Niskanen. 3:08  
  3:08 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta. 3:38  
  3:46 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  3:55 Olli Maatta hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:01  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:06  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 4:07  
  4:36 Carl Hagelin hits Tom Wilson.
  5:12 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  5:27 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 5:38  
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 5:47  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:56  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:57  
  6:09 Jake Guentzel hits Madison Bowey.
  6:15 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  6:30 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:54 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  7:00 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:07 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:31  
  7:52 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  7:59 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  8:34 Giveaway by Ian Cole.
Alex Chiasson hits Carl Hagelin. 9:02  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Ian Cole. 9:10  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 9:27  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:35  
  9:36 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Andre Burakovsky. 9:42  
Madison Bowey shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:02  
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 10:03  
  10:20 Dominik Simon blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:40 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:41  
  10:46 Dominik Simon hits Dmitry Orlov.
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:56  
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 11:12  
  11:56 Ian Cole blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin. 11:57  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 11:57  
Tom Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ian Cole. 12:17  
  12:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  12:50 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
  13:09 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  13:25 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  13:36 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  14:18 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:26 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Tom Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:34  
  14:35 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  14:57 Tom Kuhnhackl hits John Carlson.
  15:05 Carter Rowney hits Tom Wilson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 15:07  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:11  
  15:21 Kris Letang hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:27 Kris Letang hits T.J. Oshie.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:05  
  16:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:19  
  16:36 Kris Letang hits Chandler Stephenson.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:27  
  17:50 Jamie Oleksiak hits Christian Djoos.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:02  
Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 18:30  
John Carlson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:40  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Olli Maatta. 18:42  
  18:42 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 18:43  
Brooks Orpik hits Tom Kuhnhackl. 18:55  
  19:19 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  19:24 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  19:28 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Andre Burakovsky.
T.J. Oshie hits Kris Letang. 19:38  
T.J. Oshie penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 19:40  
  19:40 Kris Letang penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  19:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
3
Washington   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:59 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:01 Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Olli Maatta.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 1:01  
Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. 1:41  
Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. 1:50  
  1:50 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie hits Brian Dumoulin. 1:58  
Shot by Andre Burakovsky misses the net 2:27  
Brooks Orpik hits Patric Hornqvist. 2:37  
  2:40 Ian Cole shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 2:47  
  3:06 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 3:15  
Jay Beagle shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:45  
  3:57 Shot by Carter Rowney misses the net
  4:25 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  4:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 4:46  
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 4:49  
Nicklas Backstrom penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. 4:50  
  4:50 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 4:56  
Jay Beagle blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 5:04  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:05  
John Carlson blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 5:37  
  6:01 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 6:05  
  6:06 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  6:08 Bryan Rust scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Riley Sheahan.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 6:08  
  6:15 Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  6:37 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  7:24 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  7:33 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:45 Olli Maatta hits Andre Burakovsky.
  7:59 Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 7:59  
Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net 8:15  
  8:36 Jamie Oleksiak hits Dmitry Orlov.
  8:42 Takeaway by Carter Rowney.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:52  
Madison Bowey penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Simon. 9:05  
  9:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson.
  9:23 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  9:25 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  10:00 Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel.
  10:00 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:25  
  10:41 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dominik Simon. 10:42  
  11:29 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  11:44 Evgeni Malkin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Carlson.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 11:44  
  11:55 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
  11:58 Giveaway by Riley Sheahan.
Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:06  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:21  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:34  
John Carlson hits Carter Rowney. 12:38  
T.J. Oshie hits Tom Kuhnhackl. 12:43  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:20  
  13:40 Jamie Oleksiak hits Brett Connolly.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:03  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:28  
  15:31 Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
  15:33 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:14  
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 16:19  
Andre Burakovsky shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:26  
  16:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:01  
  17:08 Carl Hagelin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brooks Orpik.
  17:08 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  17:35 Carter Rowney blocks shot from John Carlson.
  17:52 Bryan Rust wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:22 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  18:47 Brian Dumoulin hits Andre Burakovsky.
  19:22 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Philipp Grubauer.
  19:50 Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak.
  19:57 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Matt Niskanen.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Jamie Oleksiak. 19:58