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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 25, 2021
Where: Capital One Arena, Washington, District of Columbia
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 0
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0022
Washington 1045
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:24 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  0:32 Brenden Dillon hits Kris Letang.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:36  
  0:37 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  0:48 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 0:49  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 1:03  
  1:11 Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 1:37  
Sam Lafferty hits Nicklas Backstrom. 1:47  
Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net 1:47  
  2:04 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:11 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:32 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
  2:41 Nic Dowd hits Sidney Crosby.
Kasperi Kapanen hits Nick Jensen. 2:50  
  3:04 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 3:05  
  3:12 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:26  
  3:27 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:41  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 3:44  
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 3:47  
  4:01 Takeaway by Richard Panik.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 4:29  
Brandon Tanev hits John Carlson. 4:41  
Brandon Tanev hits Brenden Dillon. 4:48  
  4:54 Tom Wilson hits Sam Lafferty.
Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net 4:59  
  5:14 Tom Wilson hits Brandon Tanev.
  5:25 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Zdeno Chara. 5:33  
  5:59 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:03 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:13 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 6:28  
Sam Lafferty hits Justin Schultz. 6:55  
  7:56 Jakub Vrana blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  8:37 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:45 Shot by Zdeno Chara misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 8:51  
  9:46 Brenden Dillon hits Drew O'Connor.
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 10:00  
  10:16 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Tom Wilson. 10:32  
Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net 10:52  
  11:10 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  11:20 Nicklas Backstrom scores. Assisted by Nick Jensen
  11:20 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  11:40 Lars Eller penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 11:40  
  12:04 Takeaway by Carl Hagelin.
  12:09 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 12:27  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 12:45  
  12:54 Nick Jensen blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 13:04  
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 13:45  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 13:48  
  14:09 Alex Ovechkin hits John Marino.
  14:17 Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:18 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Dmitry Orlov. 14:26  
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. 14:44  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 14:44  
  15:12 Tom Wilson hits Drew O'Connor.
  15:27 Tom Wilson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Jankowski.
  15:27 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:04 Zdeno Chara blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 16:15  
  16:33 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Bryan Rust. 16:39  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:59  
  17:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  17:47 Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 17:58  
  18:01 Dmitry Orlov hits Drew O'Connor.
  18:06 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 18:07  
  18:14 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Colton Sceviour hits Brenden Dillon. 18:20  
Cody Ceci hits Tom Wilson. 18:24  
  18:31 Shot by John Carlson misses the net
  18:37 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Richard Panik. 18:38  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 18:58  
Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 19:15  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:20  
  19:45 Conor Sheary blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:47  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:49  
2
Pittsburgh   Washington
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 0:07  
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Lars Eller. 0:18  
  0:23 Lars Eller hits Kris Letang.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 0:47  
  0:47 John Carlson hits Evgeni Malkin.
  0:57 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 1:42  
Brandon Tanev hits Nick Jensen. 1:51  
Giveaway by Brandon Tanev. 2:03  
Cody Ceci hits Tom Wilson. 2:15  
  2:21 Tom Wilson hits Cody Ceci.
  2:25 Nick Jensen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:33 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  2:34 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 2:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 2:41  
  2:51 Giveaway by Brenden Dillon.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 3:00  
  3:01 John Carlson hits Kasperi Kapanen.
  3:09 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  3:18 Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net
Colton Sceviour hits Justin Schultz. 3:30  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Nic Dowd. 3:35  
  3:53 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  3:59 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  4:03 John Carlson penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 4:03  
  5:28 Takeaway by Tom Wilson.
Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net 6:10  
  6:29 T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:48 Zdeno Chara hits Brandon Tanev.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 6:49  
  7:00 Zdeno Chara shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sam Lafferty hits Nick Jensen. 7:00  
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:18  
  7:33 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:33 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:34 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  7:38 Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  7:40 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from John Carlson. 7:44  
  7:45 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:54  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Conor Sheary. 8:27  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 8:36  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:37  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:43  
  8:49 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 8:50  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 8:58  
  9:08 Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Justin Schultz. 9:09  
  9:09 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  9:22 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:46  
Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 9:52  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:44  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 11:21  
  11:40 Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:41 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:48 Shot by Nic Dowd misses the net
Kris Letang hits Carl Hagelin. 11:55  
  12:02 John Carlson hits Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang hits T.J. Oshie. 12:38  
  12:43 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:51  
  12:58 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:05 Shot by Lars Eller misses the net
  13:10 Lars Eller hits Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Brandon Tanev. 13:45  
  13:53 Jakub Vrana shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 14:17  
  14:56 Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  15:02 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Brenden Dillon. 15:07  
Brandon Tanev hits Conor Sheary. 15:17  
  15:32 Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov.
  15:36 Evgeny Kuznetsov penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kasperi Kapanen.
  15:36 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:05 Nic Dowd shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 16:16  
  16:18 Nic Dowd blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 16:31  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 16:50  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 17:05  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 17:27  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 17:49  
  18:29 Alex Ovechkin hits Brandon Tanev.
Brandon Tanev hits Alex Ovechkin. 18:32  
  18:35 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. 18:43  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Nicklas Backstrom. 18:56  
  19:52 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
  19:55 T.J. Oshie hits Kasperi Kapanen.
John Marino shoots misses the net 19:57  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 19:59  
3
Pittsburgh   Washington
  0:00 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:39 Richard Panik shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net 1:00  
  1:24 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Zach Aston-Reese hits Conor Sheary. 1:31  
  1:43 Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov.
Cody Ceci hits Tom Wilson. 1:53  
  1:58 Shot by Jakub Vrana misses the net
Teddy Blueger hits Nick Jensen. 2:14  
  2:20 Takeaway by Jakub Vrana.
  3:18 T.J. Oshie scores. Assisted by Lars Eller and John Carlson.
  3:18 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nic Dowd. 3:32  
  3:32 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  3:39 Nicklas Backstrom shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Brandon Tanev scores a short handed goal. 4:22  
  4:22 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  4:56 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Cody Ceci blocks shot Nick Jensen shoots 5:38  
Evgeni Malkin hits Richard Panik. 6:37  
  6:49 Takeaway by Zdeno Chara.
  7:16 Brenden Dillon hits Jake Guentzel.
  7:20 Brenden Dillon hits Jake Guentzel.
Jake Guentzel scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. 7:22  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom. 7:22  
Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 7:43  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. 7:46  
  8:06 Nick Jensen hits Cody Ceci.
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 8:17  
  8:20 John Carlson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  8:44 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 8:49  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 9:02  
  9:15 John Carlson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  9:54 Nicklas Backstrom wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 10:13  
Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. 10:23  
Drew O'Connor penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. 10:53  
  10:53 T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  11:18 Shot by Nicklas Backstrom misses the net
Takeaway by John Marino. 11:28  
Kris Letang blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:08  
  12:30 Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net
Kris Letang hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. 12:34  
  12:40 Tom Wilson scores a power play goal. Assisted by John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin.
  12:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 12:58  
  13:00 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  14:17 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  14:18 Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  14:57 Dmitry Orlov hits Cody Ceci.
Shot by John Marino misses the net 15:18  
  15:27 Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom.
  15:48 Richard Panik hits Mike Matheson.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 16:01  
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. 16:26  
Takeaway by John Marino. 16:52  
  17:23 Garnet Hathaway hits Mike Matheson.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from John Carlson. 17:47  
Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. 18:09  
  18:14 Garnet Hathaway hits Bryan Rust.
  18:38 Carl Hagelin scores on an empty net.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 18:38  
  19:08 Nic Dowd wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  19:08 Lars Eller scores on an empty net. Assisted by TJ. Oshie. and Nicklas Backstrom.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. 19:46