The puck dropped in Verizon Center on the first game of the Pittsburgh Penguins – Washington Capitals series, and the Pens went flying out of the gate. Just a minute into the game the visitors almost got one past Vezina Trophy nominee Braden Holtby only to be stymied by the goalpost.
The Pens sustained pressure in the Washington zone, putting shot after shot on Holtby. However, Washington brought the physical game that we knew they would: Justin Williams cross-checked Kris Letang hard behind the net and the defenseman was really laboring to get off the ice.