The Washington Capitals got a huge win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon. Let’s relive it one more time.
The Washington Capitals are back where they belong, first place in the Metropolitan Division, after a huge 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The win improves Washington’s record to 38-18-6, good for 82 points.
Jakub Vrana got the Capitals on the board with a breakaway goal at 6:12 in the first for his 24th of the season. 1-0 was the score after one with the Penguins leading in shots 8-6.
The Penguins struck for two in the second on goals from Patric Hornqvist at 14:47 and Sidney Crosby at 15:13 to go up 2-1. Pittsburgh outshot Washington 10-5 in the econd period.
The Caps were outshot 17-12 in the third period and a whooping 35-23 overall but scored four goals in the third to defeat their nemesis. Tom Wilson started the comeback with a breakaway gaol 1:16 in. Carl Hagelin gave the Caps the lead at 4:41 before Evgeni Malkin tied things up at 8:50.
T.J. Oshie gave the Caps the lead at 10:40 while Carl Hagelin sealed it with an empty net goal for the 5-3 win. Braden Holtby made 32 saves for a .914 save percentage.
It was a huge win that they badly needed. Here are the top 3 heroes from the game.