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Pittsburgh 3,
Washington 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 3, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Brad Watson
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18650
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Francis Charron, Brad Watson
Linesmen: David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18650
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:00 | |
| 0:31 | Patric Hornqvist hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 0:51 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 0:52 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 0:59 | Jake Guentzel hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| 1:05 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 1:08 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| John Carlson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 1:10 | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:10 | |
| Takeaway by Jay Beagle. | 1:40 | |
| 2:04 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| 2:33 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 2:45 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 2:50 | |
| Chandler Stephenson hits Derick Brassard. | 3:02 | |
| 3:25 | Kris Letang hits Chandler Stephenson. | |
| 3:55 | Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net | |
| 4:30 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Takeaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 4:47 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 4:48 | |
| 4:49 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:54 | Jamie Oleksiak hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Patric Hornqvist. | 5:25 | |
| 5:39 | Chad Ruhwedel hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| Christian Djoos shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 5:52 | |
| Shot by Brooks Orpik misses the net | 5:57 | |
| 6:07 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Shane Gersich hits Olli Maatta. | 6:26 | |
| 6:37 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Sidney Crosby. | 7:04 | |
| Michal Kempny hits Sidney Crosby. | 7:26 | |
| 7:28 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 7:32 | Patric Hornqvist wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | 7:49 | |
| 7:59 | Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net | |
| 8:17 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 8:45 | |
| John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. | 8:47 | |
| Lars Eller hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 9:38 | |
| 9:46 | Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel. | |
| Shane Gersich shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 10:25 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom hits Evgeni Malkin. | 10:47 | |
| Michal Kempny blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 10:56 | |
| 11:03 | Evgeni Malkin hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Dominik Simon. | 11:16 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 11:32 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Dominik Simon. | 11:56 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 12:09 | |
| 12:20 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| 12:39 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Patric Hornqvist. | 12:43 | |
| 13:04 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 13:07 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 13:26 | Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | |
| 13:36 | Jamie Oleksiak hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| 14:06 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| 14:20 | Jake Guentzel hits John Carlson. | |
| 14:27 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 14:35 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 14:36 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 14:37 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Brett Connolly hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 14:58 | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 15:05 | |
| 15:30 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Derick Brassard. | 15:45 | |
| 16:08 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 16:35 | Carl Hagelin blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Evgeni Malkin. | 16:52 | |
| 17:15 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Michal Kempny. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Carl Hagelin. | 17:20 | |
| 17:29 | Chad Ruhwedel hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:36 | |
| 17:49 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 17:50 | |
| Brett Connolly hits Justin Schultz. | 18:02 | |
| 18:05 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz. | 18:23 | |
| 18:23 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin. | 18:37 | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Chad Ruhwedel. | 18:49 | |
| Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 19:01 | |
| 19:05 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 19:17 | |
| 19:21 | Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin. | 19:27 | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 19:38 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Sidney Crosby. | 19:45 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 19:52 | |
| Alex Chiasson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 19:58 |
2
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:00 | |
| Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | 0:31 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 0:37 | |
| 0:37 | Evgeni Malkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 0:37 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 2:12 | Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 2:32 | Giveaway by Olli Maatta. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Bryan Rust. | 2:38 | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 3:02 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:02 | |
| 3:15 | Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net | |
| Michal Kempny blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | 3:20 | |
| 3:25 | Shot by Jamie Oleksiak misses the net | |
| Chandler Stephenson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 3:30 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:30 | |
| 3:41 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 4:13 | |
| 4:32 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net | 4:51 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 4:56 | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | 5:29 | |
| 5:30 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Michal Kempny hits Tom Kuhnhackl. | 5:37 | |
| 5:46 | Tom Kuhnhackl shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 5:52 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang. | 5:59 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 6:44 | |
| 6:46 | Dominik Simon hits Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Brooks Orpik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 6:50 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 7:02 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 7:17 | |
| 7:31 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 7:59 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 8:05 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 8:06 | |
| 8:06 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| Shot by Christian Djoos misses the net | 8:11 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 8:39 | |
| 8:47 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | 9:19 | |
| 9:21 | Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Dominik Simon and Sidney Crosby. | |
| 9:21 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. | 9:27 | |
| 9:27 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| 9:35 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Alex Chiasson. | |
| Michal Kempny blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | 10:00 | |
| 10:12 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 10:39 | Carl Hagelin hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 10:48 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 11:14 | |
| 11:20 | Jake Guentzel hits Michal Kempny. | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 11:29 | |
| 11:51 | Jake Guentzel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Lars Eller. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 11:51 | |
| 12:25 | Olli Maatta hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 12:36 | Carl Hagelin blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| T.J. Oshie scores a power play goal. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 12:55 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 12:55 | |
| 13:16 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | |
| 13:20 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| 13:33 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Jakub Vrana. | |
| Shot by Michal Kempny misses the net | 13:41 | |
| 13:45 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Brett Connolly. | |
| 13:46 | Derick Brassard blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| 13:49 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 13:57 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 14:02 | |
| 14:17 | Jake Guentzel penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 14:17 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 14:25 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 14:43 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 14:57 | |
| 15:08 | Brian Dumoulin hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 15:12 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 15:13 | |
| Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 15:32 | |
| 15:38 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| T.J. Oshie penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brian Dumoulin. | 16:10 | |
| 16:10 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| 16:46 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 17:26 | |
| 17:27 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 17:29 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 17:31 | |
| 17:31 | Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Phil Kessel. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. | 18:11 | |
| 18:23 | Sidney Crosby hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 18:29 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 18:37 | Jake Guentzel hits Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. | 19:03 | |
| 19:12 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 19:17 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evgeni Malkin. | 19:32 | |
| 19:40 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 19:41 | |
| 19:52 | Jamie Oleksiak blocks shot from Lars Eller. |
3
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:00 | |
| Shot by Chandler Stephenson misses the net | 0:36 | |
| 0:36 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| 0:44 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. | 0:47 | |
| John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel. | 1:14 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 1:20 | |
| 2:03 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| Shane Gersich blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 2:29 | |
| 2:53 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Alex Chiasson. | |
| Shot by Jay Beagle misses the net | 2:59 | |
| Matt Niskanen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 3:16 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Chiasson. | 3:24 | |
| 4:35 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 4:37 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 4:38 | |
| 4:51 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 4:51 | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Riley Sheahan. | 5:05 | |
| Jay Beagle wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 5:05 | |
| 5:25 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 5:57 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | |
| 6:36 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Kris Letang. | 7:44 | |
| 7:54 | Giveaway by Dominik Simon. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | 8:03 | |
| 8:05 | Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net | |
| 8:34 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Shane Gersich. | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Phil Kessel. | 8:45 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 9:29 | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Derick Brassard. | 9:35 | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Carl Hagelin. | 9:51 | |
| 9:55 | Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Michal Kempny. | |
| Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | 10:02 | |
| 10:09 | Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Matt Niskanen hits Evgeni Malkin. | 10:21 | |
| 10:40 | Brian Dumoulin hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 10:49 | |
| 10:58 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| John Carlson hits Justin Schultz. | 11:06 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang. | 11:14 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Bryan Rust. | 12:02 | |
| 12:16 | Bryan Rust hits Jay Beagle. | |
| Giveaway by Shane Gersich. | 12:34 | |
| 12:53 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jay Beagle. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Brian Dumoulin. | 14:25 | |
| 15:30 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 16:06 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 16:07 | |
| Shot by Matt Niskanen misses the net | 16:26 | |
| 16:33 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 16:42 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Christian Djoos hits Jake Guentzel. | 17:18 | |
| 17:29 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Devante Smith-Pelly. | |
| Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net | 18:02 | |
| 18:14 | Takeaway by Olli Maatta. | |
| Team penalty for Washington too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Chandler Stephenson. | 18:49 | |
| 18:49 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Kris Letang. | 18:59 | |
| 19:02 | Kris Letang penalty for fighting against T.J. Oshie - 5 mins (Major). | |
| T.J. Oshie penalty for fighting against Kris Letang - 5 mins (Major). | 19:02 | |
| 19:02 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 19:02 | Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal on an empty net. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. | |
| 19:08 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net | 19:29 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 19:33 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Riley Sheahan. | 19:52 | |
| 19:53 | Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net |