Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

37-18-6, 15-12-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	2	1	3
Capitals WSH	1	0	4	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

38-18-6, 17-9-5 Home

Capitals snap skid, beat Penguins to vault into first place

T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Sunday to snap their losing streak at four and leapfrog their archrivals into first place.

Feb 24, 2020, 07:54 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	0	2	1	3
	Capitals	1	0	4	5

1st Period			PIT	WSH
6:12		Jakub Vrana (24) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	0	1

2nd Period			PIT	WSH
14:47		Patric Hornqvist (15) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kris Letang (27), Evgeni Malkin (41)	1	1
15:13		Sidney Crosby (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jason Zucker (17), Marcus Pettersson (18)	2	1

3rd Period		PIT	WSH
1:16	Tom Wilson (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (38)	2	2
4:41	Carl Hagelin (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (22), John Carlson (57)	2	3
8:50	Evgeni Malkin (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Bryan Rust (26)	3	3
10:40	T.J. Oshie (25) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	3	4
19:13	Carl Hagelin (7) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (39), T.J. Oshie (21)	3	5

PENGUINS

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Penguins
4
Capitals
3

Game 1

3/2

Penguins
3
Capitals
5

Game 2

24/2

Capitals
5
Penguins
2

Game 3

8/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

The Pittsburgh Penguins made a significant investment in their future on Thursday, signing forward Ville Koivunen to an eight-year contract worth $4 million annually.

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Forward Collin Graf, who had 21 goals and 25 assists in 81 games last season, re-signed with the Sharks on a three-year deal worth $12.75 million.

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension

The Pittsburgh Penguins signed dependable forward Tommy Novak to a three-year contract extension on Friday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

T.J. OshieRW - WSH

Carl HagelinLW - WSH

John CarlsonD - WSH

Capitals snap skid, beat Penguins to vault into first place

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Penguins sign Ville Koivunen to 8-year deal worth $32M

Graf stays with Sharks on 3-year deal worth $12.75 million

Penguins sign veteran forward Tommy Novak to a 3-year extension