Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Thompson came up just short of becoming the first player in franchise history to record three shutouts in a row when he allowed Bryan Rust to score midway through the third period. His shutout streak ended at 198 minutes, 22 seconds, the longest in the league this season and third in team history.
Brandon Duhaime sealed it with an empty-netter with 1:30 left. The Capitals are 7-0-3 in their past 10 games, picking up points despite not playing their best during this stretch.
The Penguins lost for the eighth time in 10 games. Pittsburgh goaltender Joel Blomqvist allowed three goals on 32 shots.
Penguins: Even with defenseman Kris Letang back from his illness, they couldn’t keep the momentum going after beating Buffalo on Friday night and celebrating goaltender Alex Nedjelkovic’s empty-net goal.
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Capitals: Charlie Lindgren was activated off injured reserve to back up after getting cleared from a concussion, and now Spencer Carbery and the coaching staff have some decisions to make given Thompson’s dominance in the net. Thompson and Lindgren had been alternating every other game.
With the Penguins pressing after cutting their deficit to one on Rust’s goal, Dubois scored with 2:10 left off a feed from Connor McMichael to provide some insurance.
Protas has 19 goals in 46 games this season. He had a total of 13 in his first 169 NHL games.
Penguins visit Los Angeles on Monday to open a five-game Western Conference swing, and Capitals play at Edmonton on Tuesday to start a five-game trip.
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to arrive at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday to assist with Transportation Security Administration operations.
A spokesperson for the Allegheny County Airport Authority said that ICE agents are expected to be deployed at Pittsburgh International on Monday. There’s no timeframe on when they’re expected to arrive.
The Airport Authority previously said it was aware of ICE agents being deployed at airports across the country and that it remains in close contact with federal partners at TSA as well as with local law enforcement and the Allegheny County Police Department.
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“Safety and security are always the top priority at airports around the country,” the authority said. “We will continue to closely monitor the situation and stay in contact with our law enforcement partners. How federal agencies operate is not something that any airport, including ACAA controls. Any further questions about federal agencies’ operations should be directed to those agencies.”
President Trump said over the weekend that ICE agents will assist TSA agents at airports this week as delays and security staffing shortages continue to worsen amid a stalemate in Congress over how to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Security wait times at Pittsburgh International have remained consistent in recent days and weeks with most wait times under 15 minutes.
Three juveniles were arrested Sunday in Downtown Pittsburgh after police say a fight broke out among about 40 people during which pepper spray was used, according to Pittsburgh police.
Officers responded to reports of a large gathering of juveniles at Forbes Avenue and Market Square around 5:30 p.m.
A fight broke out among about 40 people outside. During the incident, police said some juveniles began using pepper spray.
When the officers’ verbal commands to disperse were ignored, they deployed pepper spray to disperse the crowd and restore order, police said.
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Police did not say what charges, if any, the three juveniles taken into custody would face. Their ages were not disclosed.
Paramedics set up a decontamination area and treated about 20 people at the scene for exposure to pepper spray, police said.
No one was taken to a hospital, and no officers were hurt, police said.
Eleven of the last 17 games between Pittsburgh and Carolina have been one-goal games.
Egor Chinakhov tallied a goal and an assist against the Jets on Saturday and has a new career high in points (30) this season and is one goal shy of tying his career best (16), set in the 2023-24 season. He just set his career high in assists (14) with his tally on Monday against Colorado.
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In his two games against Carolina with the Penguins this season, Stuart Skinner has made 40 saves, on March 10, and 38 saves, on March 18, which rank first and second respectively for his highest single game save totals this season.
Erik Karlsson ranks third in points (32) against Carolina among active defensemen and trails only John Carlson (45) and Victor Hedman (34). He had five points (2G-3A) in his two most recent games against them on the Penguins last road trip.
Bryan Rust enters Sunday’s game riding a six-game point streak (5G-5A) and has points in 11 of his last 12 games played (7G-9A) dating back to Feb. 28.
