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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 30, 2016
Where: Verizon Center, Washington, District Of Columbia
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0112
Washington 0011
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 1:02  
Eric Fehr shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:25  
  2:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  2:28 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 2:45  
  3:11 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:47  
  3:56 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Olli Maatta shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:12  
  4:13 Brooks Orpik penalty for Interference - 2 mins.
  4:13 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:20  
Brian Dumoulin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:15  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:16  
  6:42 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  6:47 Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:17  
  7:53 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:19  
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 8:42  
  10:22 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:55  
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:34  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:44  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:45  
  12:47 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 13:52  
  14:09 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:18  
  15:12 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  15:17 Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  16:12 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Ben Lovejoy penalty for Slashing - 2 mins. 16:29  
  16:29 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  18:26 T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:36  
  18:40 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  18:57 T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 18:58  
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 19:29  
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 0:14  
Matt Cullen wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:09  
Tom Kuhnhackl shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:19  
  1:20 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for Holding - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 1:20  
Phil Kessel shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:27  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 1:29  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:49  
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 5:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 5:01  
  5:08 Daniel Winnik wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
  5:18 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  5:57 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Carl Hagelin scores. Assisted by Nick Bonino. 7:08
(1-0) 		 
  7:08 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  7:14 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:21  
  8:46 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Eric Fehr wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 8:55  
  9:39 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  11:05 Washington team penalty for Too many men on ice - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 11:05  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 11:56  
  12:14 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Tom Kuhnhackl wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:25  
Carl Hagelin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:14  
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:40  
  14:47 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  14:48 Justin Williams wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  15:02 Taylor Chorney penalty for Roughing - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 15:02  
  15:36 Matt Niskanen shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:35  
  16:36 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  17:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  17:50 T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  17:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  17:58 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for Goaltender interference - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 17:58  
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:08  
Patric Hornqvist shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:12  
  18:17 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:37  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 18:38  
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:47  
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 18:48  
Kris Letang shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:54  
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  1:05 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the face-off against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 1:49  
Kris Letang penalty for Tripping - 2 mins. 2:56  
  2:56 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  4:08
(1-1) 		Marcus Johansson scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson. Assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 4:08  
Conor Sheary shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:42  
  4:56 Daniel Winnik shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  4:57 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  5:04 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  5:18 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  5:19 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  5:45 T.J. Oshie shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  6:07 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  6:26 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Chris Kunitz.
Trevor Daley shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:52  
  7:53 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
Nick Bonino penalty for Roughing - 2 mins. 8:18  
  8:18 Matt Niskanen penalty for Hooking - 2 mins.
Sidney Crosby wins the face-off against Jay Beagle. 8:18  
  9:05 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  11:01 Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  11:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  11:10 Nate Schmidt shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  11:11 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
Evgeni Malkin shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:48  
  11:49 Jay Beagle wins the face-off against Evgeni Malkin.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:32  
  12:51 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Nick Bonino shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:05  
  13:22 Andre Burakovsky shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  13:23 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  13:42 Mike Richards wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
Chris Kunitz shoots. Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:20  
Eric Fehr scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. Assisted by Chris Kunitz. 15:32
(2-1) 		 
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against Mike Richards. 15:32  
  17:22 Alex Ovechkin shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  17:23 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  18:03 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Nick Bonino.
  18:22 Nicklas Backstrom wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  18:31 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  18:34 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  18:35 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Sidney Crosby.
  18:47 T.J. Oshie wins the face-off against Matt Cullen.
  19:12 John Carlson shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
  19:45 Nicklas Backstrom shoots. Saved by Matthew Murray.
Nick Bonino wins the face-off against T.J. Oshie. 19:46