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Pittsburgh 7,
Washington 6
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 4, 2018
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18627
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 18627
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Washington | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
1
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Brian Dumoulin. | 0:23 | |
| 0:28 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:36 | |
| Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 1:18 | |
| Christian Djoos hits Phil Kessel. | 1:28 | |
| 1:49 | Jamie Oleksiak scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. | |
| 1:49 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 2:05 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Nic Dowd. | |
| 2:24 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 2:24 | Bryan Rust hits Nic Dowd. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Brian Dumoulin. | 2:29 | |
| 2:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Chandler Stephenson blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 2:45 | |
| Chandler Stephenson hits Brian Dumoulin. | 2:48 | |
| Giveaway by Andre Burakovsky. | 3:06 | |
| 3:08 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 3:09 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 3:15 | |
| 3:28 | Jack Johnson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Jakub Vrana scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. | 3:30 | |
| 3:30 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Christian Djoos hits Brian Dumoulin. | 4:02 | |
| Brooks Orpik scores. | 4:18 | |
| 4:18 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:52 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | |
| 5:30 | Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net | |
| 5:45 | Dominik Simon hits Dmitry Orlov. | |
| Matt Niskanen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Derick Brassard. | 5:47 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 5:47 | |
| 6:10 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 6:39 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly hits Evgeni Malkin. | 6:46 | |
| Dmitry Orlov blocks shot from Daniel Sprong. | 7:25 | |
| 7:27 | Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Daniel Sprong and Justin Schultz. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 7:27 | |
| 7:40 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 7:41 | |
| 7:42 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 8:00 | |
| Alex Ovechkin scores. Assisted by Christian Djoos and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 8:00 | |
| 8:10 | Olli Maatta hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 8:18 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 9:20 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 9:30 | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 9:50 | |
| 9:58 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 10:15 | Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Jake Guentzel. | 10:29 | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Jake Guentzel. | 10:33 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 10:33 | |
| 10:46 | Giveaway by Olli Maatta. | |
| 11:01 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 11:03 | Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 11:17 | |
| 11:44 | Giveaway by Jamie Oleksiak. | |
| 11:51 | Giveaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| 11:59 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Shot by Brett Connolly misses the net | 12:22 | |
| Nathan Walker shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 12:52 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 12:52 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 13:11 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 13:12 | |
| Madison Bowey hits Derick Brassard. | 13:28 | |
| 14:15 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 14:16 | |
| 14:28 | Kris Letang blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | |
| Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net | 14:30 | |
| Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | 14:43 | |
| 14:47 | Takeaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 14:51 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 15:15 | |
| Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 15:25 | |
| 15:26 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 15:56 | Jake Guentzel hits Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 16:10 | Giveaway by Olli Maatta. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 16:16 | |
| Andre Burakovsky hits Riley Sheahan. | 16:46 | |
| 16:47 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 16:48 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | 16:59 | |
| Nathan Walker hits Justin Schultz. | 17:22 | |
| 17:26 | Derick Brassard hits Nic Dowd. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:28 | |
| Nic Dowd hits Derick Brassard. | 17:30 | |
| 17:53 | Kris Letang hits Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 18:03 | |
| Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom. | 18:07 | |
| 18:11 | Carl Hagelin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jakub Vrana. | |
| 18:11 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| 19:39 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | |
| 19:40 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. |
2
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 0:16 | |
| Giveaway by Matt Niskanen. | 0:21 | |
| 0:27 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 0:30 | Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Brian Dumoulin. | |
| 0:30 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:37 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 0:41 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:42 | |
| Brett Connolly hits Olli Maatta. | 0:54 | |
| Brett Connolly hits Olli Maatta. | 1:03 | |
| 1:19 | Olli Maatta hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 1:28 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 1:29 | |
| Madison Bowey hits Justin Schultz. | 1:46 | |
| 1:51 | Dominik Simon hits Andre Burakovsky. | |
| Lars Eller hits Jamie Oleksiak. | 1:55 | |
| 2:22 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 2:27 | |
| 2:28 | Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 2:44 | Kris Letang hits Nathan Walker. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 2:49 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 2:50 | |
| 3:28 | Giveaway by Olli Maatta. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 3:31 | |
| 3:41 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 3:51 | Jamie Oleksiak hits Brett Connolly. | |
| John Carlson scores. Assisted by Brett Connolly. | 3:54 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 3:54 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 4:12 | |
| 4:13 | Phil Kessel penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 4:13 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:18 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 4:23 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 4:34 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 4:38 | Carl Hagelin hits Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 4:51 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 5:08 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 5:29 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 5:36 | |
| 5:37 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Brett Connolly. | |
| 5:44 | Takeaway by Derick Brassard. | |
| 5:48 | Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 6:11 | Jack Johnson hits Jakub Vrana. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 6:17 | |
| Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 6:35 | |
| 6:54 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| 6:56 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 7:17 | |
| 7:18 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 7:23 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Lars Eller penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 7:24 | |
| 7:24 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| Matt Niskanen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 7:29 | |
| 7:46 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 8:55 | |
| 9:29 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 9:57 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Lars Eller. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 10:20 | |
| 10:53 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 11:06 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Madison Bowey blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. | 11:14 | |
| 11:18 | Takeaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 11:24 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 11:34 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. | 12:07 | |
| 12:21 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 12:37 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Carl Hagelin. | 12:44 | |
| 12:51 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Brett Connolly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 12:52 | |
| 12:53 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Olli Maatta. | 13:11 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov blocks shot from Bryan Rust. | 13:21 | |
| 13:34 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 13:40 | Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 13:43 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 13:46 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| 14:01 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| 14:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Chandler Stephenson. | |
| 14:43 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 14:52 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 15:02 | Sidney Crosby hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 15:09 | Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Patric Hornqvist. | |
| 15:09 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| Giveaway by Jakub Vrana. | 15:21 | |
| Brooks Orpik blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | 16:48 | |
| 16:56 | Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 16:58 | Derick Brassard scores. and Dominik Simon and Brian Dumoulin. | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 16:58 | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Justin Schultz. | 17:17 | |
| Shot by Devante Smith-Pelly misses the net | 17:30 | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Jack Johnson. | 18:30 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 18:32 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 18:33 | |
| 18:40 | Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Madison Bowey. | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Derick Brassard. | 19:04 | |
| 19:11 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 19:12 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Madison Bowey blocks shot from Bryan Rust. | 19:13 | |
| Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 19:20 | |
| 19:40 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | |
| 19:44 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 19:52 | |
| 19:53 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 19:59 | Sidney Crosby blocks shot from John Carlson. |
3
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 0:20 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 0:29 | |
| 0:30 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Brett Connolly penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. | 0:39 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:39 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:27 | |
| 2:04 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 2:20 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 2:28 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| 2:45 | Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. | |
| 2:45 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 2:56 | |
| 3:21 | Jack Johnson hits Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 3:29 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Brett Connolly. | 3:44 | |
| 3:51 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Derick Brassard. | 3:52 | |
| Madison Bowey penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Simon. | 3:53 | |
| 3:53 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 4:22 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 4:54 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Derick Brassard. | 4:55 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 5:02 | |
| Matt Niskanen hits Jake Guentzel. | 5:18 | |
| 5:23 | Derick Brassard hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 5:37 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Jamie Oleksiak. | 6:21 | |
| 6:27 | Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 6:36 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 7:10 | |
| 7:15 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 7:21 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 7:26 | Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Alex Ovechkin hits Carl Hagelin. | 7:31 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 7:39 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Brian Dumoulin. | 7:48 | |
| 7:50 | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 7:51 | |
| 7:59 | Phil Kessel blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| 8:13 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 8:14 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 8:23 | Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jakub Vrana. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Olli Maatta. | 8:33 | |
| Jakub Vrana hits Jack Johnson. | 8:39 | |
| Jakub Vrana penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Johnson. | 8:40 | |
| Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 8:40 | |
| Nic Dowd blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 9:14 | |
| 9:18 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 9:22 | |
| 9:29 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| 9:34 | Patric Hornqvist hits John Carlson. | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Jake Guentzel. | 10:07 | |
| 10:43 | Giveaway by Dominik Simon. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 10:52 | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 11:13 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 11:14 | |
| 11:19 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Brett Connolly. | |
| 11:53 | Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 12:33 | |
| 12:53 | Carl Hagelin hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| 12:59 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| T.J. Oshie scores. | 13:01 | |
| 13:01 | Derick Brassard wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by John Carlson. | 13:22 | |
| 13:22 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Jamie Oleksiak. | 13:26 | |
| 13:57 | Evgeni Malkin hits Matt Niskanen. | |
| Shot by Lars Eller misses the net | 14:09 | |
| 14:09 | Carl Hagelin hits Chandler Stephenson. | |
| 14:34 | Olli Maatta hits Lars Eller. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 14:47 | |
| Andre Burakovsky blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 14:49 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Patric Hornqvist. | 14:56 | |
| Brooks Orpik hits Bryan Rust. | 15:16 | |
| 15:32 | Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 15:36 | Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 15:37 | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Patric Hornqvist. | 16:10 | |
| 16:14 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 16:36 | Giveaway by Matt Murray. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 17:11 | |
| Devante Smith-Pelly shoots Saved by Matt Murray. | 17:15 | |
| 17:19 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:46 | |
| 17:55 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. | |
| 19:11 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Takeaway by T.J. Oshie. | 19:32 | |
| 19:46 | Derick Brassard shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| 19:50 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. |
1 OT
| Washington | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 0:18 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 0:19 | |
| Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:19 | |
| 1:20 | Kris Letang scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. |