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NHL-leading Capitals beat Penguins 4-1 for 4th win in a row
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.
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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Live updates: Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins at Capital One Arena
Fresh off a thrilling 1-0 overtime victory against the Ottawa Senators, the Washington Capitals are back home in DC to take on their biggest rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The game marks the 71st time Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby have played each other over the last 20 seasons. The Penguins have the edge in those games going 41-25-4. Both players remain very productive and are averaging over a point per game this season despite nearing 40 years in age. The 39-year-old Alex Ovechkin has 33 points (21g, 12a) in 29 games played this season, while Crosby has 48 points (12g, 36a) in 47 games.
Logan Thompson will start for the Capitals in net while Joel Blomqvist will tend the twine for Pittsburgh. Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will serve as backup after scoring a goalie goal last night against the Buffalo Sabres.
The Capitals-Penguins game is airing on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is at 7:00 pm. This will be Craig Laughlin’s final game in the booth before he has a heart procedure. #LockerStrong.
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Ovechkin
Strome
McMichael
Pittsburgh Penguins
Bunting
Malkin
Beauvillier
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
Tom Wilson throws a big, early hit on Kris Letang. Andrew Mangiapane rings the post behind Joel Blomqvist moments later.
The Penguins needed 6:48 of the first period to record their first shot on goal. At the first TV timeout, Washington was up 7-1 in shots.
🚨 1-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Jakob Chychrun (13). Assists: A. Protas (19). Time: 07:42.
Chychrun pumps a hard shot from the point that clicks off Anthony Beauvillier and past Blomqvist’s blocker.
Brandon Duhaime throws a big hit on Michael Bunting. Bunting goes down, grabbing his face to try and draw a call, but gets no love from the officials.
Duhaime takes the first penalty of the game 16:57 into the first period, a cross-checking minor on Bunting.
At intermission: The Capitals will go into the second period up 1-0. Washington leads in shots 9 to 8. The Capitals also had the better of the five-on-five play, out-attempting Pittsburgh 18-15.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
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