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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
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Derek Nansen
Attendance: 18506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
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 |