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Capitals vs. Penguins Recap: Pittsburgh Puts Hurting on Washington

Japers' Rink | February 3, 2018

Related Topics: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington (state), The Capitals, Phil Kessel, Patric Hörnqvist

The Capitals and Penguins met for an important Metropolitan Division clash in Pittsburgh to begin the month. Neither team’s offense would disappoint, but the Penguins would flex their muscle en route to a 7 to 4 win at PPG Paints Arena.

Here’s Friday night's Plus/Minus:

Plus: The Capitals completed two successful comebacks in the game, showing their skill and poise in the process.

Minus: Including tonight Washington has given up the first goal in nine consecutive contests.

Eleven more notes on the game.

  1. The Penguins got on the board early thanks to a sneaky touch from Phil Kessel.
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