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
By Field Level Media
In a last-one-out-turn-off-the-lights game, Kris Letang scored from the top of the slot on a power play at 1:20 of overtime Thursday to give the host Pittsburgh Penguins a 7-6 win over the rival Washington Capitals.
Letang finished with two goals and an assist, Jake Guentzel scored twice and Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists for Pittsburgh in its season opener.
T.J. Oshie scored twice in 21 seconds in the third period for a 6-6 tie and added an assist for Washington (1-0-1).
Jamie Oleksiak scored at 1:49 of the first, a blast from the top of the left circle off the glove of Washington goalie Braden Holtby (34 saves) for a 1-0 Pittsburgh lead.
At 3:30 of the first, Jakub Vrana tied it after getting a fortuitous bounce off the end boards.
Former Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead when he scored from the left point at 4:18 of the first.
Guentzel's first goal, on a power play at 7:27 of the first, tied it again. He finished off a wobbly shot from the slot by Daniel Sprong.
Washington regained the lead, 3-2, at 8:00 when Alex Ovechkin redirected a pass from Christian Djoos under goaltender Matt Murray (30 saves).
Letang made it 3-3 just 30 seconds into the second when he took a backhand feed from Sidney Crosby and scored from the left point.
The Capitals took another lead at 3:54 of the second. John Carlson kept the puck and scored on a two-on-one to make it 4-3.
Guentzel struck again on a redirection for a 4-4 tie at 15:09 of the second.
The Penguins took a 5-4 lead when Derick Brassard got a rebound and scored on a backhander at 16:58 of the second. Pittsburgh forged the game's first two-goal difference at 2:45 of the third when Malkin one-timed a circle-to-circle pass from Letang to make it 6-4.
After a Penguins turnover, Oshie scored from the slot at 13:01 to pull Washington to within 6-5, and he deflected in another at 13:22 for a 6-6 tie.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
T.J. Oshie 3 |
Points |
Kris Letang 3 |
|
T.J. Oshie 2 |
Goals |
Kris Letang 2 |
|
T.J. Oshie 1 |
Assists |
Evgeni Malkin 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Kris Letang 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Braden Holtby .829 |
Save Percentage |
Matt Murray .833 |
|
Braden Holtby 34 |
Saves |
Matt Murray 30 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Washington
|
36 |
6 |
0-2 |
4-6 |
12 |
33 |
| Pittsburgh
|
41 |
7 |
2-6 |
2-2 |
4 |
37 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Penguins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Capitals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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