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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0202
Washington 0101
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 0:00  
Bryan Rust hits Nicklas Backstrom. 0:13  
  0:27 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:33 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:35 Alex Ovechkin hits Jake Guentzel.
Jamie Oleksiak hits Matt Niskanen. 0:50  
  0:55 Tom Wilson penalty for fighting against Jamie Oleksiak - 5 mins (Major).
Jamie Oleksiak penalty for fighting against Tom Wilson - 5 mins (Major). 0:55  
  0:55 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:11 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  1:12 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  1:16 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:47  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:51  
  1:56 Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
Brian Dumoulin hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 2:03  
Sidney Crosby hits Travis Boyd. 2:15  
  2:25 Giveaway by Dmitrij Jaskin.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:41  
Garrett Wilson hits John Carlson. 2:51  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 2:57  
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:02  
Jack Johnson hits Travis Boyd. 3:13  
  3:29 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  3:35 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  3:47 Matt Niskanen hits Evgeni Malkin.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 4:03  
  4:05 Alex Ovechkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Kris Letang penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 4:05  
  4:05 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:42  
  4:53 Nicklas Backstrom blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 5:04  
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 5:17  
  5:32 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:33  
  6:13 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:17  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:21  
Derick Brassard blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler. 6:37  
  6:51 Giveaway by Braden Holtby.
  6:54 Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Derick Brassard.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:54  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 7:14  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 7:47  
  8:04 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 8:05  
  8:15 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
  9:15 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
  9:16 T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  9:17 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  9:33 Nicklas Backstrom hits Brian Dumoulin.
  9:52 Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net
  10:03 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:04 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Matt Niskanen. 10:11  
  10:15 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 10:16  
  10:25 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 10:26  
  10:58 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  11:29 Shot by Dmitrij Jaskin misses the net
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:37  
  12:24 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:37 Giveaway by Brett Connolly.
  12:39 Matt Niskanen hits Bryan Rust.
  12:54 Madison Bowey hits Garrett Wilson.
Olli Maatta hits Madison Bowey. 13:05  
  13:36 Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler.
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 13:58  
Derick Brassard hits John Carlson. 14:05  
  14:10 Michal Kempny penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:10  
  14:29 Lars Eller blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 15:02  
  15:04 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  15:35 Giveaway by Devante Smith-Pelly.
  15:59 Giveaway by Madison Bowey.
Takeaway by Derick Brassard. 16:19  
  16:20 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 17:19  
  18:13 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  18:25 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:37  
  18:56 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
  19:09 Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin.
Tanner Pearson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 19:18  
  19:21 Nicklas Backstrom hits Kris Letang.
  19:28 Madison Bowey hits Tanner Pearson.
  19:53 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:29 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
  0:47 Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net
Bryan Rust penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Ovechkin. 0:48  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:48  
  1:03 T.J. Oshie hits Riley Sheahan.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:06  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 1:11  
  1:13 Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  1:41 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Olli Maatta hits Nicklas Backstrom. 1:47  
  2:18 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  2:25 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:29 Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 2:39  
Marcus Pettersson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. 2:58  
  2:58 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  3:08 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:15  
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 3:29  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 3:40  
  4:16 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:28 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  4:31 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Lars Eller. 4:39  
  5:26 Brett Connolly hits Patric Hornqvist.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 5:27  
  5:33 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Lars Eller. 5:41  
  6:04 Dmitrij Jaskin hits Jake Guentzel.
  6:08 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:13 Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:14  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 6:28  
  6:38 Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Tom Wilson.
  6:38 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  6:55 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 7:14  
  7:15 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  7:21 Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler.
  7:29 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:06 Michal Kempny penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:06  
  8:47 Tom Wilson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. 9:15  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 9:15  
Jack Johnson hits Jakub Vrana. 9:23  
Shot by Garrett Wilson misses the net 9:27  
Jack Johnson hits Tom Wilson. 9:47  
Jack Johnson hits Tom Wilson. 9:58  
  10:45 Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:47 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net 11:11  
  11:15 Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:20  
  11:40 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:44 Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin.
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 11:48  
Jake Guentzel penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. 12:12  
  12:12 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  12:25 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:45 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  12:46 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang blocks shot from John Carlson. 12:54  
  13:05 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net 13:33  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Brett Connolly. 13:54  
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. 14:01  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:17  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 14:19  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 14:20  
  14:29 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Evgeni Malkin hits Michal Kempny. 14:44  
  14:50 Lars Eller hits Marcus Pettersson.
  15:06 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  15:29 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 15:38  
Jake Guentzel hits Nic Dowd. 15:47  
Olli Maatta blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 16:02  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 16:06  
  16:21 John Carlson blocks shot from Tanner Pearson.
Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:21  
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 16:25  
  16:32 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 16:53  
  17:28 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  17:30 Nicklas Backstrom hits Phil Kessel.
  17:32 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  17:42 Dmitry Orlov hits Riley Sheahan.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:21  
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 18:27  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:32  
Bryan Rust hits Matt Niskanen. 18:40  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 18:54  
Bryan Rust scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel. and Sidney Crosby. 18:58  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 18:58  
  19:22 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 19:28  
Brian Dumoulin hits Jakub Vrana. 19:44  
  19:54 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Brian Dumoulin penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. 20:00  
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 0:00  
  0:25 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  0:38 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Olli Maatta blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 0:53  
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 0:54  
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 1:35  
Matt Cullen blocks shot from John Carlson. 1:43  
  2:16 Brett Connolly hits Garrett Wilson.
Jake Guentzel hits Travis Boyd. 2:40  
  2:49 Travis Boyd shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Brian Dumoulin hits Dmitrij Jaskin. 3:16  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 3:31  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. 3:32  
Patric Hornqvist hits Tom Wilson. 3:48  
  3:56 Tom Wilson hits Patric Hornqvist.
Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 4:08  
  4:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:13 Matt Niskanen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:13  
Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net 4:26  
  4:33 Lars Eller hits Sidney Crosby.
  4:37 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  4:38 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  5:14 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Phil Kessel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson. 5:16  
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 5:16  
Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 5:28  
  5:39 Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Tanner Pearson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:13  
Sidney Crosby hits T.J. Oshie. 6:21  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 6:27  
  6:50 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 6:51  
Giveaway by Jack Johnson. 7:01  
  7:06 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  7:22 Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 8:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:13  
  8:42 Takeaway by John Carlson.
  9:21 T.J. Oshie hits Derick Brassard.
  9:25 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  9:59 Alex Ovechkin hits Evgeni Malkin.
  10:04 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:48 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 11:22  
  11:31 Dmitrij Jaskin blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
Bryan Rust hits Nic Dowd. 11:41  
  11:43 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:44  
  12:02 Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Derick Brassard.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:04  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 12:08  
  12:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:17  
Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 12:20  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 12:21  
  12:27 Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  12:32 Michal Kempny blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. 13:02  
  13:21 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Madison Bowey. 13:36  
  13:55 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:56  
  14:03 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 14:04  
  14:20 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  14:38 Shot by Tom Wilson misses the net
  14:41 Tom Wilson hits Kris Letang.
Jack Johnson hits Devante Smith-Pelly. 15:00  
  15:23 Giveaway by Michal Kempny.
  15:26 Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Phil Kessel blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 15:44  
  15:53 Matt Niskanen hits Evgeni Malkin.
  16:02 Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  16:03 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  16:23 Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  16:47 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
  17:05 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Michal Kempny. 17:18  
Sidney Crosby hits Michal Kempny. 17:20  
  17:56 Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 17:57  
  18:05 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard.
  18:10 John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. 18:20  
  18:50 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 18:58  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 19:01  
  19:18 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  19:24 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
  19:27 Giveaway by John Carlson.
  19:35 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 19:42  
Giveaway by Jack Johnson. 19:49