Pittsburgh Penguins vs Washington Capitals
Playoffs · Saturday, May 9, 2009 · Verizon Center
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Verizon Center. The Penguins outshot the Capitals 42–31.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Jordan Staal, Nicklas Backstrom, Ruslan Fedotenko, Matt Cooke and Evgeni Malkin also scored.
Scoring
2nd period
Jordan Staal (1)Miroslav Satan (2), Brooks Orpik (2)1–005:17 PIT
Alex Ovechkin (9)Tom Poti (5)1–106:16 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (3)Sergei Fedorov (6), Alex Ovechkin (7)1–214:35 WSH ·
3rd period
Ruslan Fedotenko (4)Evgeni Malkin (8), Kris Letang (6)2–200:51 PIT
Matt Cooke (1)Tyler Kennedy (2), Jordan Staal (3)3–206:27 PIT- Alex Ovechkin (10)Nicklas Backstrom (11), Mike Green (8)3–315:52 WSH
Overtime
Evgeni Malkin (6)Chris Kunitz (6)4–303:28 PIT ·
Team stats
PITWSH
4231
45%55%
1/21/2
88
3039
2417
1620
911
Penalties
- 5:41 into the first period
Alexander Semin · tripping2 min - 16:05 into the first period
Bill Guerin · hooking2 min - 20:00 into the first periodBrooks Orpik · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodEvgeni Malkin · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodJohn Erskine · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the first periodAlex Ovechkin · roughing2 min
- 14:19 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 1:29 into overtimeMilan Jurcina · tripping2 min
Season series
The box score appears once the game starts.