PITTSBURGH — In a matchup that’s been billed as Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin for the better part of the last two decades, naturally it was Evgeni Malkin who seized the spotlight.
With 1:20 to play in the third period, Malkin sniped a shot past Darcy Kuemper to compensate for a blown three-goal Penguins lead in their 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena.
The Penguins' first of four goals came on an odd-man chance. A Washington turnover gave Danton Heinen the puck on the home squad’s side of their blue line and he saucered a breakout pass to a streaking Ryan Poehling. The third-line center handled it from there, beating Capitals netminder Darcy Kuemper over his left shoulder to end the game’s scoreless tie.
