Capitals vs. Penguins Recap: Powerless Power Play Dooms Caps

Pittsburgh completes the season series sweep after a four-minute power play goes awry.

Capitals vs. Penguins Third Period Thread

A power play goal for the Caps, a power play goal for the Pens, and it's 1-1 after two... with the Caps on another power play to start the final twenty.

Third period ahead...

Capitals vs. Penguins Second Period Thread

Caps survive a Penguins' power play, get one of their own to end the period and head to the locker rooms after twenty knotted up at zero.

Second period ahead...

Tonight's Lines: Laich and Orlov Return

Per Mike Vogel, here are tonight's lines (with Braden Holtby in net):

Marcus Johansson - Nicklas Backstrom - Alex Ovechkin

Eric Fehr - Mike Ribeiro - Troy Brouwer

Jason Chimera - Mathieu Perreault - Joel Ward

Brooks Laich - Jay Beagle - Matt Hendricks

Karl Alzner - Steven Oleksy

Jack Hillen - John Carlson

Jeff Schultz - Dmitry Orlov

That leaves John Erskine, Mike Green, Tomas Kundratek and Tom Poti out with injury, Wojtek Wolski Joey Crabb and Aaron Volpatti serving as healthy scratches.

Capitals @ Penguins Game Thread

Washington heads to Pittsburgh with Brooks Laich and Dmitry Orlov set to make their season debuts