Capitals 2 at Penguins 5
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TV: NHL, CSMA FSN
Final 1 2 3
Capitals 1 0 1
2
Penguins  0 5 0
5
CONSOL Energy Center - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Three Stars
1st Star 2nd Star 3rd Star
Penguins
Evgeni Malkin
G A PTS SOG
1 2 3 3
Penguins
Sidney Crosby
G A PTS SOG
1 2 3 2
Penguins
James Neal
G A PTS SOG
1 1 2 4


Penguins 5, Capitals 2
Sidney Crosby vs. Alex Ovechkin used to be one of the most electric rivalries in hockey. Those days, at least for the moment, appear to be over. Crosby extended his points streak to six games with a goal and two assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins pounded the lifeless Washington Capitals, 5-2, on Thursday night. ''I think right now we're confident in the way we're playing and believe in the way we're playing,'' Crosby said. ''Hopefully at...
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Scoring Summary
1st Period Scoring Summary Score
4:12 Mike Ribeiro (4)
Assisted by Tomas Kundratek (2) and Alex Ovechkin (4)
Was 1-0
2nd Period Scoring Summary Score
6:59 Power-Play Evgeni Malkin (3)
Assisted by Sidney Crosby (11) and Paul Martin (5)
Tied 1-1
12:49 Pascal Dupuis (4)
Assisted by Sidney Crosby (12) and Chris Kunitz (7)
Pit 2-1
16:33 Power-Play James Neal (7)
Assisted by Chris Kunitz (8) and Evgeni Malkin (11)
Pit 3-1
16:44 Matt Cooke (2)
Assisted by Brandon Sutter (3)
Pit 4-1
19:38 Power-Play Sidney Crosby (5)
Assisted by Evgeni Malkin (12) and James Neal (2)
Pit 5-1
3rd Period Scoring Summary Score
8:34 Power-Play Alex Ovechkin (3)
Assisted by Mike Ribeiro (9) and Mike Green (4)
Pit 5-2

Season Series
Date Home Score Goalies
Sun 2/3 Was Pit 6 - 3 W:
Thu 2/7 Pit Pit 2 - 5 W:
Tue 3/19 Pit Pit 1 - 2 W:
Game Stats
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
A. Ovechkin 1 1 6 -1 2
M. Ribeiro 1 1 1 0 0
N. Backstrom 0 0 2 0 0
J. Beagle 0 0 1 -1 0
T. Brouwer 0 0 2 0 0
J. Chimera 0 0 0 0 0
J. Crabb 0 0 1 0 0
E. Fehr 0 0 3 0 0
M. Hendricks 0 0 1 0 0
M. Johansson 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ward 0 0 1 0 2
W. Wolski 0 0 2 -1 0
FORWARDS
Name G A S +/- PIM
S. Crosby 1 2 2 1 0
E. Malkin 1 2 3 0 0
J. Neal 1 1 4 0 0
M. Cooke 1 0 2 0 0
P. Dupuis 1 0 4 1 0
C. Kunitz 0 2 2 1 0
B. Sutter 0 1 1 0 0
C. Adams 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Boychuk 0 0 1 0 0
T. Glass 0 0 0 0 0
T. Kennedy 0 0 4 0 0
J. Vitale 0 0 1 0 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
M. Green 0 1 2 -1 0
T. Kundratek 0 1 1 0 0
K. Alzner 0 0 1 -1 4
J. Carlson 0 0 1 0 0
R. Hamrlik 0 0 0 0 2
J. Schultz 0 0 0 0 0
DEFENSEMEN
Name G A S +/- PIM
P. Martin 0 1 0 0 0
R. Bortuzzo 0 0 0 1 4
S. Despres 0 0 2 0 0
D. Engelland 0 0 1 1 0
B. Orpik 0 0 1 0 2
D. Reese 0 0 0 0 0
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
B. Holtby(L, 1-4) 17 14 3 .824
M. Neuvirth 11 9 2 .818
GOALTENDER
Name S SV GA SV%
M. Fleury(W, 5-2) 25 23 2 .920
Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS
Capitals
Tom Poti (WAS - Defense)

News: Poti said he will not be returning to the Capitals, stating that he never felt he was in the Caps' plans this season. [+]
Wojtek Wolski (WAS - Left Wing)

News: Wolski signed a contract with the KHL's Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, the Capitals announced Monday. [+]
Alexander Ovechkin (WAS - Left Wing)

News: Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals' playoff series against the Rangers with a hairline fracture in his left foot, the Washington Post reports. [+]
Penguins
Brenden Morrow (PIT - Left Wing)

News: Morrow (undisclosed) did not participate in the team's morning skate Wednesday, Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. [+]
James Neal (PIT - Left Wing)

News: Neal notched three points in Wednesday's Game 4 win over the Senators. [+]
Kris Letang (PIT - Defense)

News: Letang racked up four assists in Wednesday's Game 4 win over the Senators. [+]

Injury Report
Capitals
Player Injury Status
M. Erat Upper-body injury day-to-day
B. Laich Groin day-to-day
T. Poti Back IR
Penguins
No injuries to report.

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