The Washington Capitals took a few shots right to the jaw from the Pittsburgh Penguins but kept getting off the mat and eventually delivered a knockout blow in overtime. A Dmitry Orlov overtime winner sat the Pens down with a 4-3 final score.
Two points are two points.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals did not play their best game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but after some clutch goal-scoring and even clutchier goaltending, they pulled out the 4-3 victory in overtime.
While Capitals players remained humble after the game, the Capitals Twitter did not, saluting its biggest rival with a Penguins-shaped wordle L.
The Washington Capitals got positively pulverized by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night, but scoreboard don’t care. Scoreboard do it ownnnn thinggggg.
Nic Dowd started off the scoring with an early shorthanded goal, so we should have known the vibes were off already. Evgeni Malkin scored on that same power play, then the Pens added another power-play goal off Bryan Rust, beating Nick Jensen at the far post. Dmitry Orlov capped off a rush attack from Conor Sheary to tie the game at two goals apiece after one period.
Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game, again on the power play, in the second period. The Pens had the Caps on the ropes, but Daniel Sprong managed to tie it up late in the period.
Nothing happened in the third period, so at least the Caps snagged one point from this mess of a game and then stole a second point with Dmitry Orlov’s OTGWG.
Caps win 4-3 in overtime!
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals are almost entirely healthy — except on its right wing — as it heads into this weekend’s All-Star Break. The Capitals will renew their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third time this season tonight. Per the Capitals PR, the Capitals have split the season series 1-1 and have outscored Pittsburgh 8-5. The Capitals have earned points in seven of their last 10 games against Pittsburgh (3-3-4).
Defenseman Nick Jensen makes his grand return to the lineup after missing four games due to injury. Vitek Vanecek will be back in net.
Watch along with us on NBC Sports Washington.
The Washington Capitals dropped a home game to the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2. That sentence alone makes me want to vomit but add on to that nonsense that the already banged-up Caps are looking at two more injuries to players they really need to not be injured.
Hoo-boy.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals had a very bad night. Playing host to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Caps were just off, at times almost seeming as if they had missed half a week of practice to COVID precautions. And that was before Fehervary and Wilson got hurt.
Danton Heinen scored a rush goal in the first period, and Brock McGinn got a lucky bounce in the second period. Kasperi Kapenen caught a pass from Crosby to make it 3-0. Alex Ovechkin set up Evgeny Kuznetsov for a rush attack, ending the shutout with twelve minutes to go. The Caps kept pushing, getting another from Eller during six-on-five play. Jeff Carter got the empty-netter, and that was that.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals play the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in DC. If you want to watch it, you either need a ticket or a streaming service. It’s actually not that hard; ask your niblings if you need help, boomer.
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins got a welcome sight Monday morning as Evgeni Malkin took the ice for the team’s morning skate in a non-contact jersey. The Pens take on the Calgary Flames tonight at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Malkin has been out of action all season for the Pens as he continues to recover from offseason knee surgery.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Fenway Sports Group that owns the Boston Red Sox is nearing a deal to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins from Ron Burkle and Mario Lemieux. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Burkle and Lemieux have owned the Penguins since 1999, but have been rumored to be looking to sell in recent years.
The Capitals beat the Penguins 6-1 on Sunday which reportedly made Lemieux “distraught.”
The Washington Capitals absolutely marinated, basted, baked, and sliced up their rival Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night. The Caps came out 6-1 victors in their last home game before making a trip westward to play the entire state of California.
Oh, I was also on a podcast during the final minutes of the third period. More on that and the game below the jump.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
