Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

26-9-5, 8-7-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	2	2
Capitals WSH	1	1	3	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

27-9-5, 16-5-1 Home

Ovechkin scores twice, passes 1,000 points as Caps beat Pens

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach and exceed the 1,000-point plateau, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.

Jan 12, 2017, 12:23 am - Associated Press

NBCSN		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	0	2	2
	Capitals	1	1	3	5

1st Period			PIT	WSH
0:35		Alex Ovechkin (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (25), T.J. Oshie (8)	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
8:06		Alex Ovechkin (21) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (18), Nicklas Backstrom (26)	0	2

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
4:31	Justin Williams (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (23), Dmitry Orlov (17)	0	3
7:46	Evgeni Malkin (17) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (19), Phil Kessel (27)	1	3
13:11	Nicklas Backstrom (11) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (9), John Carlson (19)	1	4
17:24	Patric Hornqvist (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (19), Phil Kessel (28)	2	4
19:42	Lars Eller (4) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (27), T.J. Oshie (10)	2	5

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

Capitals
2
Penguins
3

Game 1

10/13

Penguins
1
Capitals
7

Game 2

11/16

Penguins
2
Capitals
5

Game 3

1/11

Capitals
7
Penguins
8

Game 4

1/16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Stars rebound in Game 2 to tie first-round series with Wild

All the issues that plagued the Stars at the start of playoffs became the things that aided them in a series-tying 4-2 win Monday night against the Wild.

Kapanen nets two, Draisaitl returns as Oilers outlast Ducks

Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal with 1:54 left in the third period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the opener of their first-round series Monday, a game in which star forward Leon Draisaitl returned from injury.

Kapanen's 2nd goal of game with 1:54 remaining lifts Oilers over Ducks 4-3 in playoff opener

— Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period to give the Edmonton Oilers a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in the opener of their first-round playoff series Monday night.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Braden HoltbyG - WSH

Game Information

Ovechkin scores twice, passes 1,000 points as Caps beat Pens

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Stars rebound in Game 2 to tie first-round series with Wild

Kapanen nets two, Draisaitl returns as Oilers outlast Ducks

Kapanen's 2nd goal of game with 1:54 remaining lifts Oilers over Ducks 4-3 in playoff opener