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Rapid Reaction: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Washington Capitals 2

PITTSBURGH -- Another game, another night of controversy in the Washington Capitals-Pittsburgh Penguins series. Pittsburgh prevailed 3-2 to take a 2-1 series lead but the story is Pens defenseman Kris Letang's high hit on Caps forward Marcus Johansson, although it wasn’t the only bit of nastiness in Game 3:

How it happened: The Capitals actually enjoyed the better share of play for much of the game, outshooting the Penguins 28-14 through 40 minutes but finding themselves down 3-0 at that point. They outshot the Penguins a whopping 49-23 overall.