• Who: Penguins (41-23-16) vs. Capitals (41-30-9) • What: NHL regular season, Game 81 • When: 3:08 p.m. • Where: Capital One Arena • Goaltenders: Stuart Skinner (23-16-9, .889 SV%) vs. Logan Thompson (30-21-6, .910 SV%) • TV: TNT, TruTV • Stream: SNP360(local), HBO Max • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Capitals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's that. Capitals win, 3-0. On to St. Louis.
• Fans are chanting "ONE MORE YEAR!"
•GOAL: Connor McMichael gets his second of the period, this one with 2:44 left into the empty net. An assist for Alex Ovechkin. Capitals will stay alive in the playoff race. Capitals 3, Penguins 0
• GOAL: Connor McMichael. Capitals 2, Penguins 0
• Elmer Soderblom hits iron.
• Third period is underway.
• Tom Wilson is back for the third.
• End of the second, it's 1-0 Capitals. Shots are 21-20 Penguins. Stuart Skinner's been their best player. Kevin Hayes has been surprisingly noticeable for good reasons.
• Power play comes to an end.
• Tom Wilson is hurt after blocking an Erik Karlsson shot. Not putting much weight on his right leg as he gets up.
• Penguins get a power play with 4:23 left. Martin Fehervary sits for two for tripping.
• Tommy Novak nearly gets a breakaway but loses the puck.
• GOAL: Capitals finally open the scoring with 7:37 left in the second. Trevor van Riemsdyk pushes the puck over the line after a few tries. Penguins coaches on the bench took a long look at it, presumably looking for goaltender interference, but aren't challenging. Capitals 1, Penguins 0
• Stuart Skinner remains locked in. Up to 15 saves now.
• Penguins had had the Capitals pinned in their end for about two minutes straight.
• Not much going on this period so far. But the good news is the Penguins aren't getting lit up with hits like they were in the first.
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first, no score. Penguins are being outshot 9-8, outhit 11-2.
• Bryan Rust is back out there for the PK.
• No goal. Offside.
• Looks like Justin Sourdif scored on the power play but the Penguins are challenging for offside.
• Bryan Rust blocks an Alex Ovechkin one-timer and immediately goes to the bench, think it hit him in the instep.
• Penguins to the PK with 1:09 left in the first. Sidney Crosby gets two for tripping.
• Hey, hits are 11-1 now. Congrats to Sidney Crosby for the Penguins' first hit of the game.
• Stuart Skinner flashes the glove to "STUUUUUU" chants.
• Nothing on that power play.
• They're playing an Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry tribute video at this TV timeout. Standing ovation from the crowd, Crosby and Ovechkin give stick taps in response. The public address announcer thanks both players for 21 years.
• Penguins get the game's first power play with 9:12 left in the first.
• The Penguins are being out-hit 10-0 in the first half of the first period.
• Heads up that the wifi situation here is not going well. Struggling.
• Fans keep alternating between “OVI!” and “ONE MORE YEAR” chants
• This is underway. Dylan Strome got himself tossed from the faceoff so Alex Ovechkin could take it.
• Penguins' lines, pairings:
Egor Chinakhov - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Tommy Novak - Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin Ville Koivunen - Kevin Hayes - Justin Brazeau Elmer Soderblom - Joona Koppanen - Rutger McGroarty
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Sam Girard - Kris Letang Ilya Solovyov - Jack St. Ivany
• Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin posed for a picture together at center ice for the start of warmups.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Capitals 3, Penguins 0
• Who: Penguins (41-23-16) vs. Capitals (41-30-9)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 81
• When: 3:08 p.m.
• Where: Capital One Arena
• Goaltenders: Stuart Skinner (23-16-9, .889 SV%) vs. Logan Thompson (30-21-6, .910 SV%)
• TV: TNT, TruTV
• Stream: SNP360 (local), HBO Max
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Capitals
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's that. Capitals win, 3-0. On to St. Louis.
• Fans are chanting "ONE MORE YEAR!"
• GOAL: Connor McMichael gets his second of the period, this one with 2:44 left into the empty net. An assist for Alex Ovechkin. Capitals will stay alive in the playoff race. Capitals 3, Penguins 0
• GOAL: Connor McMichael. Capitals 2, Penguins 0
• Elmer Soderblom hits iron.
• Third period is underway.
• Tom Wilson is back for the third.
• End of the second, it's 1-0 Capitals. Shots are 21-20 Penguins. Stuart Skinner's been their best player. Kevin Hayes has been surprisingly noticeable for good reasons.
• Power play comes to an end.
• Tom Wilson is hurt after blocking an Erik Karlsson shot. Not putting much weight on his right leg as he gets up.
• Penguins get a power play with 4:23 left. Martin Fehervary sits for two for tripping.
• Tommy Novak nearly gets a breakaway but loses the puck.
• GOAL: Capitals finally open the scoring with 7:37 left in the second. Trevor van Riemsdyk pushes the puck over the line after a few tries. Penguins coaches on the bench took a long look at it, presumably looking for goaltender interference, but aren't challenging. Capitals 1, Penguins 0
• Stuart Skinner remains locked in. Up to 15 saves now.
• Penguins had had the Capitals pinned in their end for about two minutes straight.
• Not much going on this period so far. But the good news is the Penguins aren't getting lit up with hits like they were in the first.
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first, no score. Penguins are being outshot 9-8, outhit 11-2.
• Bryan Rust is back out there for the PK.
• No goal. Offside.
• Looks like Justin Sourdif scored on the power play but the Penguins are challenging for offside.
• Bryan Rust blocks an Alex Ovechkin one-timer and immediately goes to the bench, think it hit him in the instep.
• Penguins to the PK with 1:09 left in the first. Sidney Crosby gets two for tripping.
• Hey, hits are 11-1 now. Congrats to Sidney Crosby for the Penguins' first hit of the game.
• Stuart Skinner flashes the glove to "STUUUUUU" chants.
• Nothing on that power play.
• They're playing an Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry tribute video at this TV timeout. Standing ovation from the crowd, Crosby and Ovechkin give stick taps in response. The public address announcer thanks both players for 21 years.
• Penguins get the game's first power play with 9:12 left in the first.
• The Penguins are being out-hit 10-0 in the first half of the first period.
• Heads up that the wifi situation here is not going well. Struggling.
• Fans keep alternating between “OVI!” and “ONE MORE YEAR” chants
• This is underway. Dylan Strome got himself tossed from the faceoff so Alex Ovechkin could take it.
• Penguins' lines, pairings:
Egor Chinakhov - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Tommy Novak - Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin
Ville Koivunen - Kevin Hayes - Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom - Joona Koppanen - Rutger McGroarty
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Sam Girard - Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov - Jack St. Ivany
• Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin posed for a picture together at center ice for the start of warmups.
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