The Penguins give Tristan Jarry his sixth straight start, Zach Aston-Reese bumps up a line to replace the injured Jason Zucker and Drew O’Connor slots back into the line.
First period
The Capitals get on the board first with some Nick to Nick action. Nice seam pass from Nick Jensen to hit Nicklas Backstrom in front of the net who sweeps it in. 1-0 Washington.
Noted trash eater Tom Wilson eats the trash with a totally needless and exceptionally late hit on Mark Jankowski.
And that’s about it.