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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2020
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18656
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Washington 3025
Pittsburgh 0022
Periods:
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1
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 0:10  
  0:13 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  0:16 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:17  
  0:38 John Marino blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Jack Johnson. 0:57  
  1:10 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:32 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:49  
Nic Dowd scores. Assisted by Garnet Hathaway and Richard Panik. 1:52  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 1:52  
  2:03 Sam Lafferty penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jonas Siegenthaler penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. 2:03  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:03  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:48  
  3:28 Marcus Pettersson hits Tom Wilson.
  3:35 Evgeni Malkin hits Dmitry Orlov.
  3:45 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Michal Kempny shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:58  
  3:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  4:23 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin hits Jason Zucker. 4:29  
  4:52 Jack Johnson hits Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:15  
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 5:22  
  5:27 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Jakub Vrana wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:59  
  6:04 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
John Carlson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:17  
  6:33 Brandon Tanev hits T.J. Oshie.
Brenden Dillon penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. 6:37  
  6:37 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 6:57  
  7:00 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
Team penalty for Washington too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Alex Ovechkin. 7:12  
  7:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
John Carlson blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 7:25  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 8:21  
  8:28 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  8:31 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  8:34 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Carl Hagelin.
  8:52 Giveaway by Patrick Marleau.
Lars Eller hits Patrick Marleau. 9:28  
  9:52 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net 10:06  
Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:46  
Brenden Dillon hits Nick Bjugstad. 11:09  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Jared McCann. 11:13  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:34  
Richard Panik hits Justin Schultz. 11:59  
John Carlson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 12:08  
  12:11 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  12:44 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  12:53 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  13:17 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 13:34  
Alex Ovechkin hits Kris Letang. 13:38  
  13:47 Brian Dumoulin hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Teddy Blueger. 13:54  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:15  
  14:25 Nick Bjugstad blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov.
Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom. 14:48  
Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:06  
Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net 15:11  
  15:29 Shot by John Marino misses the net
Richard Panik blocks shot from Kris Letang. 15:36  
Garnet Hathaway hits Sidney Crosby. 15:40  
Nicklas Backstrom hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:07  
Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Jakub Vrana and T.J. Oshie. 16:15  
  16:15 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Ilya Kovalchuk hits Jared McCann. 16:32  
Lars Eller hits Jack Johnson. 16:40  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:51  
Lars Eller hits Marcus Pettersson. 17:03  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 17:07  
  17:23 Teddy Blueger hits John Carlson.
Alex Ovechkin hits Brian Dumoulin. 17:39  
  17:53 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. 18:20  
  18:33 Justin Schultz hits Garnet Hathaway.
Richard Panik scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen and Nic Dowd. 18:38  
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 18:38  
  19:47 Patric Hornqvist hits Nick Jensen.
2
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 0:19  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Marcus Pettersson. 0:58  
Alex Ovechkin hits Patrick Marleau. 1:06  
Tom Wilson hits John Marino. 1:10  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Marcus Pettersson. 1:16  
Tom Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson. 1:20  
Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz. 1:42  
Nick Jensen hits Jack Johnson. 2:14  
  2:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Richard Panik.
  2:35 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Richard Panik shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:52  
  3:02 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  3:04 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:06  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 3:20  
T.J. Oshie hits Sam Lafferty. 3:38  
  3:40 Giveaway by John Marino.
  3:45 Brandon Tanev hits Brenden Dillon.
  4:00 Brandon Tanev hits Brenden Dillon.
  4:23 Marcus Pettersson hits Tom Wilson.
Tom Wilson hits Bryan Rust. 4:31  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 4:48  
Alex Ovechkin hits Justin Schultz. 4:50  
Shot by Ilya Kovalchuk misses the net 5:24  
  5:56 Jason Zucker blocks shot from Ilya Kovalchuk.
  6:02 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Ilya Kovalchuk hits John Marino. 6:05  
Takeaway by John Carlson. 6:17  
  6:23 Takeaway by John Marino.
Nic Dowd hits John Marino. 6:26  
Garnet Hathaway hits Jason Zucker. 6:37  
  6:47 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:02 Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net
T.J. Oshie hits Brandon Tanev. 7:05  
Tom Wilson hits Brian Dumoulin. 7:38  
  7:53 Shot by Patrick Marleau misses the net
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:53  
John Carlson hits Brian Dumoulin. 8:17  
Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Marcus Pettersson. 8:37  
Tom Wilson blocks shot from Kris Letang. 8:50  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 9:03  
Carl Hagelin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson. 9:07  
  9:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:20 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  9:22 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:43 Jason Zucker hits Garnet Hathaway.
  9:56 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  10:36 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  11:00 Patric Hornqvist hits Brenden Dillon.
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:01  
Takeaway by Lars Eller. 11:24  
Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:26  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 11:28  
Shot by Ilya Kovalchuk misses the net 11:29  
Lars Eller hits Justin Schultz. 11:34  
  11:52 Brandon Tanev hits Lars Eller.
  11:56 Justin Schultz hits Ilya Kovalchuk.
  12:21 Marcus Pettersson hits Carl Hagelin.
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 12:38  
  13:11 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Tom Wilson.
Nick Jensen hits Jack Johnson. 13:57  
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 14:41  
Nic Dowd hits Teddy Blueger. 15:07  
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Sam Lafferty. 15:12  
  15:41 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  15:43 Evgeni Malkin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Richard Panik.
T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 15:43  
  15:52 Kris Letang hits Tom Wilson.
T.J. Oshie hits Brandon Tanev. 16:02  
  16:02 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Tom Wilson penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 16:02  
  16:02 Kris Letang penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tom Wilson.
Ilya Kovalchuk hits Brandon Tanev. 16:16  
  16:18 Patrick Marleau wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:11  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 17:11  
  17:36 Takeaway by Teddy Blueger.
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:37  
  18:20 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:21 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  18:46 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:48 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Alex Ovechkin blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 18:54  
Shot by John Carlson misses the net 19:29  
  19:33 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Brenden Dillon penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 19:35  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:35  
  19:42 Patric Hornqvist hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:45  
  19:57 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
3
Washington   Pittsburgh
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:27 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Patrick Marleau. 0:34  
Nic Dowd scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Carl Hagelin. 0:34  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 1:14  
  1:42 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  1:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  1:52 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  2:30 John Marino blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin.
  2:37 Brandon Tanev hits Tom Wilson.
  2:41 Sam Lafferty hits Michal Kempny.
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. 3:11  
Ilya Kovalchuk blocks shot from Jack Johnson. 3:19  
Ilya Kovalchuk hits Jack Johnson. 3:19  
  3:35 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Carl Hagelin.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:45  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 4:04  
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 4:10  
Nic Dowd hits Kris Letang. 4:24  
  4:57 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:08 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
  5:09 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary.
  5:09 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  5:23 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:28 Patrick Marleau shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  5:29 Shot by John Marino misses the net
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 5:29  
John Carlson blocks shot from Brandon Tanev. 5:42  
  5:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Lars Eller hits Brandon Tanev. 5:42  
Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:54  
  6:00 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  6:15 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 6:29  
  6:33 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway.
  7:00 Marcus Pettersson hits Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:14  
  7:15 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  7:39 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom.
  8:04 Jason Zucker hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:25  
Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net 8:32  
Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:34  
Nick Jensen hits Brandon Tanev. 8:49  
  8:53 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Patrick Marleau. 8:58  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:01  
  9:39 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  9:44 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  9:55 Brandon Tanev hits Nic Dowd.
Dmitry Orlov penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. 10:34  
  10:34 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  10:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
Jonas Siegenthaler hits Sidney Crosby. 11:40  
  12:11 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Lars Eller blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 12:14  
  12:16 Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Jason Zucker.
Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 12:16  
  12:20 Takeaway by Brandon Tanev.
  12:51 Takeaway by Brandon Tanev.
T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Nicklas Backstrom. 13:12  
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 13:12  
Alex Ovechkin hits Justin Schultz. 13:24  
  13:31 Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net
  13:43 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
Alex Ovechkin hits Conor Sheary. 13:54  
Jonas Siegenthaler blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 14:12  
  14:26 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  14:35 Jared McCann hits Lars Eller.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:54  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:48  
Garnet Hathaway shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:54  
Nick Jensen blocks shot from Patrick Marleau. 16:08  
  16:09 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd.
  16:30 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  16:49 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  16:50 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:51  
  17:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  17:53 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  17:58 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:00 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:13 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Braden Holtby.
  18:15 Patric Hornqvist hits John Carlson.
Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 19:49  
  19:54 Sam Lafferty hits Jonas Siegenthaler.