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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 3, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Brad Watson
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18650
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 0101
Pittsburgh 0213
Periods:
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1
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
  0:31 Patric Hornqvist hits Matt Niskanen.
  0:51 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  0:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  0:59 Jake Guentzel hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
  1:05 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:08 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
John Carlson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 1:10  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:10  
Takeaway by Jay Beagle. 1:40  
  2:04 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  2:33 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:45 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:50  
Chandler Stephenson hits Derick Brassard. 3:02  
  3:25 Kris Letang hits Chandler Stephenson.
  3:55 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net
  4:30 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. 4:47  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:48  
  4:49 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  4:54 Jamie Oleksiak hits T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie hits Patric Hornqvist. 5:25  
  5:39 Chad Ruhwedel hits T.J. Oshie.
Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:52  
Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net 5:57  
  6:07 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
Shane Gersich hits Olli Maatta. 6:26  
  6:37 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Dmitry Orlov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Sidney Crosby. 7:04  
Michal Kempny hits Sidney Crosby. 7:26  
  7:28 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:32 Patric Hornqvist wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net 7:49  
  7:59 Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net
  8:17 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:45  
John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. 8:47  
Lars Eller hits Chad Ruhwedel. 9:38  
  9:46 Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel.
Shane Gersich shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:25  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Evgeni Malkin. 10:47  
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kris Letang. 10:56  
  11:03 Evgeni Malkin hits Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie hits Dominik Simon. 11:16  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Chad Ruhwedel. 11:32  
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Dominik Simon. 11:56  
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 12:09  
  12:20 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
  12:39 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Dmitry Orlov hits Patric Hornqvist. 12:43  
  13:04 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  13:07 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  13:26 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from T.J. Oshie.
  13:36 Jamie Oleksiak hits T.J. Oshie.
  14:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly.
  14:20 Jake Guentzel hits John Carlson.
  14:27 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  14:35 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:36 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:37 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brett Connolly hits Chad Ruhwedel. 14:58  
Jakub Vrana hits Chad Ruhwedel. 15:05  
  15:30 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
Brooks Orpik hits Derick Brassard. 15:45  
  16:08 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:35 Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
T.J. Oshie hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:52  
  17:15 Chad Ruhwedel hits Michal Kempny.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Carl Hagelin. 17:20  
  17:29 Chad Ruhwedel hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:36  
  17:49 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 17:50  
Brett Connolly hits Justin Schultz. 18:02  
  18:05 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz. 18:23  
  18:23 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin. 18:37  
T.J. Oshie hits Chad Ruhwedel. 18:49  
Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 19:01  
  19:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 19:17  
  19:21 Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin.
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin. 19:27  
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 19:38  
Alex Ovechkin hits Sidney Crosby. 19:45  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:52  
Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:58  
2
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. 0:31  
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:37  
  0:37 Evgeni Malkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie.
  0:37 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  2:12 Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:32 Giveaway by Olli Maatta.
Dmitry Orlov hits Bryan Rust. 2:38  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 3:02  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:02  
  3:15 Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Dominik Simon. 3:20  
  3:25 Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net
Chandler Stephenson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 3:30  
Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:30  
  3:41 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 4:13  
  4:32 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net 4:51  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 4:56  
Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 5:29  
  5:30 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Michal Kempny hits Tom Kuhnhackl. 5:37  
  5:46 Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:52 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang. 5:59  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:44  
  6:46 Dominik Simon hits Alex Ovechkin.
Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:50  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:02  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:17  
  7:31 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  7:59 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:05  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 8:06  
  8:06 Giveaway by Conor Sheary.
Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net 8:11  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 8:39  
  8:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Dominik Simon. 9:19  
  9:21 Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Dominik Simon and Sidney Crosby.
  9:21 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. 9:27  
  9:27 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  9:35 Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson.
Michal Kempny blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 10:00  
  10:12 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  10:39 Carl Hagelin hits Nicklas Backstrom.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 10:48  
Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:14  
  11:20 Jake Guentzel hits Michal Kempny.
Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. 11:29  
  11:51 Jake Guentzel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 11:51  
  12:25 Olli Maatta hits Nicklas Backstrom.
  12:36 Carl Hagelin blocks shot from John Carlson.
T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:55  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 12:55  
  13:16 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
  13:20 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
  13:33 Jamie Oleksiak hits Jakub Vrana.
Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net 13:41  
  13:45 Jamie Oleksiak hits Brett Connolly.
  13:46 Derick Brassard blocks shot from Lars Eller.
  13:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:57  
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:02  
  14:17 Jake Guentzel penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 14:17  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:25  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 14:43  
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:57  
  15:08 Brian Dumoulin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:12  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 15:13  
Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:32  
  15:38 Olli Maatta blocks shot from John Carlson.
T.J. Oshie penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin. 16:10  
  16:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
  16:46 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 17:26  
  17:27 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  17:29 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 17:31  
  17:31 Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel.
T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. 18:11  
  18:23 Sidney Crosby hits Matt Niskanen.
  18:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:37 Jake Guentzel hits Dmitry Orlov.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. 19:03  
  19:12 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  19:17 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evgeni Malkin. 19:32  
  19:40 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. 19:41  
  19:52 Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Lars Eller.
3
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net 0:36  
  0:36 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly.
  0:44 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. 0:47  
John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. 1:14  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 1:20  
  2:03 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Lars Eller.
Shane Gersich blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 2:29  
  2:53 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Alex Chiasson.
Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net 2:59  
Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:16  
Giveaway by Alex Chiasson. 3:24  
  4:35 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  4:37 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:38  
  4:51 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 4:51  
Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. 5:05  
Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 5:05  
  5:25 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:57 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jakub Vrana.
  6:36 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang. 7:44  
  7:54 Giveaway by Dominik Simon.
John Carlson blocks shot from Dominik Simon. 8:03  
  8:05 Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net
  8:34 Jamie Oleksiak hits Shane Gersich.
Brooks Orpik hits Phil Kessel. 8:45  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:29  
Jakub Vrana hits Derick Brassard. 9:35  
Jakub Vrana hits Carl Hagelin. 9:51  
  9:55 Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Michal Kempny.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 10:02  
  10:09 Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist.
Matt Niskanen hits Evgeni Malkin. 10:21  
  10:40 Brian Dumoulin hits T.J. Oshie.
Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:49  
  10:58 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from John Carlson.
John Carlson hits Justin Schultz. 11:06  
Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang. 11:14  
Alex Ovechkin hits Bryan Rust. 12:02  
  12:16 Bryan Rust hits Jay Beagle.
Giveaway by Shane Gersich. 12:34  
  12:53 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle.
T.J. Oshie hits Brian Dumoulin. 14:25  
  15:30 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  16:06 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 16:07  
Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net 16:26  
  16:33 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  16:42 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Christian Djoos hits Jake Guentzel. 17:18  
  17:29 Jamie Oleksiak hits Devante Smith-Pelly.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 18:02  
  18:14 Takeaway by Olli Maatta.
Team penalty for Washington too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Chandler Stephenson. 18:49  
  18:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie.
T.J. Oshie hits Kris Letang. 18:59  
  19:02 Kris Letang penalty for fighting against T.J. Oshie - 5 mins (Major).
T.J. Oshie penalty for fighting against Kris Letang - 5 mins (Major). 19:02  
  19:02 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  19:02 Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal on an empty net. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.
  19:08 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net 19:29  
Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net 19:33  
Alex Ovechkin hits Riley Sheahan. 19:52  
  19:53 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net