- Final0NYI
NYR0
50
5 - Final SOSO1PIT
WSH3
43
4 - Final SOSO2MTL
BUF2
32
3 - Final3STL
DET2
42
4 - Final SOSO4LA
COL3
43
4 - Final5ANA
VAN1
41
4
Final SO
Washington leads 4-0
| Game 1: Thursday, January 21st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 6 | Final |
| Penguins | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Sunday, February 7th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 4 | Final OT |
| Capitals | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, March 24th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 3 | Final SO |
| Capitals | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, April 6th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 6 | Final |
| Penguins | 3 | |
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Coverage: NHLN
7:00 PM ET, March 24, 2010
Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | SO | T | |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| WSH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | S Crosby 109 | S Crosby 51 | S Crosby 58 |
| WSH | A Ovechkin 109 | A Ovechkin 50 | N Backstrom 68 |
A. Semin (Capitals - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

J. Theodore (Capitals - G): Saves: 39, Save Pct.: .929


J. Staal (Penguins - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Brendan Morrison won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 0:10 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 0:33 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 0:33 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 1:01 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Tip-In 17 ft) |
| 1:01 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 1:01 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 1:13 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 26 ft) |
| 1:24 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 1:51 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 1:56 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy shot blocked by Eric Belanger |
| 2:05 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cooke saved by Jose Theodore (Tip-In 24 ft) |
| 2:13 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy credited with hit on Mike Knuble in offensive zone |
| 2:15 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cooke saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 30 ft) |
| 2:19 | Washington | Penalty to Tom Poti 2 minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass |
| 2:19 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dave Steckel in offensive zone |
| 2:30 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Eric Belanger in defensive zone |
| 2:46 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 2:46 | Washington | Shorthanded - Matt Bradley won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 3:15 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 3:20 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jose Theodore (Snapshot 27 ft) |
| 3:21 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Takeaway by Alex Goligoski in offensive zone |
| 3:34 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Takeaway by Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 3:38 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Bill Guerin saved by Jose Theodore (Snapshot 55 ft) |
| 3:45 | Washington | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Slapshot 120 ft) |
| 3:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 4:06 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Shaone Morrisonn in offensive zone |
| 4:08 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Jordan Leopold credited with hit on Shaone Morrisonn in offensive zone |
| 4:48 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 5:05 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 5:05 | Washington | Eric Belanger won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 5:23 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Craig Adams saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 5:23 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 5:23 | Washington | Eric Belanger won faceoff against Maxime Talbot in defensive zone |
| 5:29 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on Joe Corvo in offensive zone |
| 5:32 | Pittsburgh | Maxime Talbot credited with hit on Eric Belanger in offensive zone |
| 5:35 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 5:35 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Tyler Kennedy in defensive zone |
| 5:40 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Quintin Laing in offensive zone |
| 5:48 | Washington | Matt Bradley credited with hit on Jay McKee in offensive zone |
| 5:52 | Washington | Takeaway by Quintin Laing in offensive zone |
| 6:48 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Maxime Talbot, Wide of Net (Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 6:56 | Washington | John Carlson credited with hit on Maxime Talbot in defensive zone |
| 7:02 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 7:02 | Washington | Brendan Morrison won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 7:29 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 7:36 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 7:44 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Bill Guerin in defensive zone |
| 7:52 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 62 ft) |
| 8:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Knuble saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Slapshot 42 ft) |
| 8:50 | Washington | Giveaway by Mike Knuble in offensive zone |
| 8:52 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Alexei Ponikarovsky in offensive zone |
| 9:04 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Over Net (Wristshot 45 ft) |
| 9:25 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 9:32 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 49 ft) |
| 9:42 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 9:55 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Matt Cooke in neutral zone |
| 10:29 | Washington | Quintin Laing credited with hit on Mark Eaton in offensive zone |
| 10:50 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Craig Adams saved by Jose Theodore (Snapshot 47 ft) |
| 11:52 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Alex Goligoski in offensive zone |
| 12:17 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Bill Guerin saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 12:52 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout |
| 12:52 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 13:19 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 13:26 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 54 ft) |
| 13:42 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 13:42 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:42 | Pittsburgh | Maxime Talbot won faceoff against Eric Belanger in defensive zone |
| 13:54 | Washington | Giveaway by Tomas Fleischmann in neutral zone |
| 14:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Tyler Kennedy saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 14:03 | Washington | Penalty to Tomas Fleischmann 2 minutes for Tripping Ruslan Fedotenko |
| 14:03 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 14:03 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dave Steckel in offensive zone |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Alex Goligoski in offensive zone |
| 14:57 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Mike Green in defensive zone |
| 15:22 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 15:26 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 15:31 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Mark Eaton shot blocked by Mike Green |
| 15:45 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Alexander Semin |
| 15:53 | Washington | Shorthanded - Mike Green credited with hit on Ruslan Fedotenko in defensive zone |
| 16:21 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 16:22 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ruslan Fedotenko saved by Jose Theodore (Backhand 11 ft) |
| 16:39 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Kris Letang |
| 16:46 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 16:55 | Washington | Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net (Snapshot 21 ft) |
| 17:01 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 17:06 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Tyler Kennedy in defensive zone |
| 17:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Pascal Dupuis saved by Jose Theodore (Backhand 21 ft) |
| 17:08 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Pascal Dupuis saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 8 ft) |
| 17:10 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy won faceoff against Eric Belanger in offensive zone |
| 17:54 | Pittsburgh | Alex Goligoski shot blocked by Tomas Fleischmann |
| 17:55 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 17:55 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 18:27 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Green saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 18:30 | Washington | Quintin Laing credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 18:51 | Washington | Jeff Schultz shot blocked by Kris Letang |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Craig Adams saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 19:03 | Washington | Giveaway by Alexander Semin in defensive zone |
| 19:19 | Washington | Shot missed by Alexander Semin, Wide of Net (Tip-In 24 ft) |
| 19:39 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal credited with hit on Alexander Semin in neutral zone |
| 19:45 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 19:45 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:45 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 19:57 | Pittsburgh | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 19:58 | Washington | Takeaway by Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 1st period |




