Capitals eliminate Penguins in NHL 20 simulation
The Washington Capitals bounced back after an humiliating home loss to get a huge win on the road to advance to the third round.
Just like in real life a few years ago, the Washington Capitals eliminated the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 of the second round of our NHL 20 simulation. It was just as sweet a win as a victory against the Penguins in the real world.
The Penguins struck first at 18:26 in the first period to go up 1-0. It came on a shot from Sam Lefferty. 1-0 was the score after 20 with the Penguins leading in shots 7-6.
The Caps responded with four unanswered goals in the second period to go up 4-1. It all started with a shot from Dmitry Orlov at 2:04 for his third goal of the playoffs assisted by Nicklas Backstrom.
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At 4:07 the Caps took the lead thanks to Alex Ovechkin who banged in a loose puck in front of the net. T.J. Oshie and John Carlson had the helpers.
At 5:31 a shot from Jakub Vrana made it 3-1. For Vrana, it was his seventh goal of the playoffs. Tom Wilson and Orlov had the assists.
At 13:44 Ovechkin added his second goal of the game and sixth of the playoffs with a backhander in front of the net. 4-1 was the score after 40. The Caps outshot the Pens 14-5 in the second perod and 20-12 overall.
The third period was scoreless with the Caps hanging on for the 4-1 win. The Caps outshot the Pens 12-4 in the third period and 32-16 overall.
Braden Holtby stopped 15 of the 16 shots he faced for a .938 save percentage. Ovechkin and Orlov were the first two stars of the game, respectively while Lafferty was the third star.
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Later this month we’ll have third round NHL 20 simulation action. The third round will be a highly anticipated matchup between the Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning.