Washington Capitals hold off Pittsburgh Penguins in a tight finish

That brings us to the end of a wild first period — Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Washington Capitals 3. Washington Capitals edged the shot clock 13-12, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Tom Wilson opened the scoring for Washington Capitals at 2:53, Philipp Kurashev extended the lead for Washington Capitals on the power play at 4:22, Erik Karlsson cut the deficit for Pittsburgh Penguins at 5:21, and Will Smith extended the lead for Washington Capitals at 16:29.

Frederik Andersen was under siege with 11 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Pittsburgh Penguins went 0-for-1 while Washington Capitals went 1-for-1.

The final five minutes were split evenly in chances.

That brings us to the end of a second period — Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Washington Capitals 1. Pittsburgh Penguins edged the shot clock 18-4, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Justin Hryckowian extended the lead for Washington Capitals at 8:31, Ryan McDonagh cut the deficit for Pittsburgh Penguins at 13:51, and Rasmus Sandin cut the deficit for Pittsburgh Penguins on the power play at 14:42.

Frederik Andersen was under siege with 16 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Pittsburgh Penguins went 1-for-3 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-1.

Pittsburgh Penguins owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Washington Capitals 1. Pittsburgh Penguins edged the shot clock 10-9, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Erik Karlsson tied it for Pittsburgh Penguins on the power play at 3:19, then Connor McMichael put Washington Capitals in front at 19:54.

Frederik Andersen was under siege with 9 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Pittsburgh Penguins went 1-for-3 while Washington Capitals went 0-for-2.

Washington Capitals owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.