- 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.
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Washington | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Washington | Brendan Morrison won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 0:23 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Alexei Ponikarovsky saved by Jose Theodore (Backhand 22 ft) |
| 0:38 | Washington | Stoppage - Hand Pass |
| 0:38 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 0:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brooks Orpik saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 57 ft) |
| 0:59 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 1:06 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 1:09 | Washington | Goal scored by Mike Knuble (Wristshot 9 ft) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin |
| 1:09 | Washington | Eric Belanger won faceoff against Tyler Kennedy in neutral zone |
| 1:27 | Washington | Takeaway by Joe Corvo in offensive zone |
| 1:31 | Washington | Tomas Fleischmann credited with hit on Jay McKee in offensive zone |
| 1:32 | Washington | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Jay McKee |
| 1:38 | Washington | Shot missed by Tomas Fleischmann, Wide of Net (Wristshot 21 ft) |
| 1:52 | Washington | Tomas Fleischmann shot blocked by Ruslan Fedotenko |
| 2:00 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke shot blocked by Joe Corvo |
| 2:09 | Washington | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 2:21 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Maxime Talbot (Tip-In 64 ft) assisted by Brooks Orpik and Craig Adams |
| 2:21 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 3:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Alexei Ponikarovsky, Over Net (Snapshot 48 ft) |
| 3:44 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Leopold credited with hit on Jason Chimera in defensive zone |
| 3:54 | Washington | Shot missed by Jason Chimera, Wide of Net (Tip-In 24 ft) |
| 4:03 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal shot blocked by Tom Poti |
| 4:27 | Washington | Shot on goal by Nicklas Backstrom saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 42 ft) |
| 4:30 | Washington | Mike Knuble shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 5:22 | Washington | Joe Corvo credited with hit on Ruslan Fedotenko in defensive zone |
| 5:28 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on Mike Knuble in offensive zone |
| 5:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Brooks Orpik, Wide of Net (Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 6:00 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Backhand 19 ft) |
| 6:01 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Kris Letang 2 minutes for Tripping Alex Ovechkin |
| 6:01 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 6:01 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Maxime Talbot won faceoff against Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone |
| 6:16 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Craig Adams saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 20 ft) |
| 6:37 | Washington | Power play - Joe Corvo shot blocked by Craig Adams |
| 6:46 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 6:46 | Washington | Power play - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 6:59 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Alexander Semin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 28 ft) |
| 7:06 | Washington | Power play - Shot missed by Nicklas Backstrom, Wide of Net (Wristshot 10 ft) |
| 7:20 | Washington | Power play - Giveaway by Jason Chimera in offensive zone |
| 7:48 | Washington | Power play - Jason Chimera shot blocked by Jordan Leopold |
| 8:41 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 8:47 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tomas Fleischmann saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Snapshot 41 ft) |
| 8:48 | Washington | Eric Belanger shot blocked by Jay McKee |
| 8:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tomas Fleischmann saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 11 ft) |
| 8:50 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:50 | Washington | Dave Steckel won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 9:16 | Washington | Quintin Laing credited with hit on Jay McKee in offensive zone |
| 9:30 | Washington | Shot on goal by Tom Poti saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Backhand 12 ft) |
| 9:30 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:30 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 9:43 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brendan Morrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Slapshot 59 ft) |
| 9:43 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 9:43 | Washington | Brendan Morrison won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 10:12 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 10:12 | Washington | Penalty to Alexander Semin 2 minutes for High-sticking Mike Rupp |
| 10:12 | Washington | Stoppage - ; TV timeout |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dave Steckel in offensive zone |
| 10:19 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Jose Theodore (Wristshot 43 ft) |
| 10:29 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 60 ft) |
| 11:00 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Alex Goligoski saved by Jose Theodore (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 11:08 | Washington | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone |
| 11:30 | Washington | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Jeff Schultz in defensive zone |
| 12:03 | Washington | Stoppage - Offside |
| 12:03 | Washington | Shorthanded - Dave Steckel won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 12:45 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on Mike Knuble in offensive zone |
| 12:52 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Snapshot 38 ft) |
| 12:53 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 12:53 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 12:58 | Washington | Mike Knuble credited with hit on Jay McKee in offensive zone |
| 13:07 | Washington | Giveaway by John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 13:09 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy shot blocked by John Carlson |
| 13:10 | Washington | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 13:10 | Pittsburgh | Maxime Talbot won faceoff against Eric Belanger in offensive zone |
| 13:33 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn shot blocked by Maxime Talbot |
| 13:37 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Maxime Talbot in defensive zone |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang credited with hit on Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 13:44 | Washington | Penalty to Tomas Fleischmann 2 minutes for Tripping Kris Letang |
| 13:44 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dave Steckel in offensive zone |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jose Theodore (Snapshot 43 ft) |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Power Play Goal Scored by Bill Guerin (Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Sidney Crosby and Alexei Ponikarovsky |
| 14:39 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 15:29 | Washington | Shot missed by Alex Ovechkin, Wide of Net (Wristshot 39 ft) |
| 15:32 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Mark Eaton in offensive zone |
| 15:44 | Pittsburgh | Ruslan Fedotenko credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 15:56 | Washington | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 15:56 | Pittsburgh | Maxime Talbot won faceoff against Brendan Morrison in defensive zone |
| 16:04 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Pascal Dupuis in neutral zone |
| 16:13 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Pascal Dupuis in neutral zone |
| 16:40 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jeff Schultz saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 57 ft) |
| 16:46 | Washington | Shot missed by John Carlson, Wide of Net (Wristshot 54 ft) |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on John Carlson in defensive zone |
| 16:50 | Washington | Shot on goal by John Carlson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 17:13 | Washington | Stoppage - Icing |
| 17:13 | Washington | Eric Belanger won faceoff against Maxime Talbot in offensive zone |
| 17:21 | Washington | Eric Belanger shot blocked by Jay McKee |
| 17:41 | Pittsburgh | Mike Rupp credited with hit on Tomas Fleischmann in defensive zone |
| 18:19 | Washington | Mike Knuble shot blocked by Chris Kunitz |
| 18:26 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Jeff Schultz in offensive zone |
| 18:35 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 18:42 | Washington | Joe Corvo shot blocked by Sidney Crosby |
| 18:46 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 18:49 | Washington | Shot on goal by Mike Knuble saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Snapshot 33 ft) |
| 19:00 | Washington | Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin in offensive zone |
| 19:22 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Alex Goligoski in defensive zone |
| 19:31 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Craig Adams in offensive zone |
| 19:53 | Washington | Shaone Morrisonn credited with hit on Craig Adams in defensive zone |
| 20:00 | Washington | End of 2nd period |




