- Final SOSO0BOS
BUF6
76
7 - Final1NJ
CAR3
63
6 - Final2TOR
OTT5
15
1 - Final OTOT3NYR
TB1
21
2 - Final4WSH
PIT3
13
1 - Final5SJ
LA1
01
0 - Final6CGY
EDM2
12
1
Final
Washington leads 3-1
| Game 1: Thursday, December 23rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 3 | Final SO |
| Capitals | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, January 1st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 3 | Final |
| Penguins | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, February 6th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 0 | Final |
| Capitals | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, February 21st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capitals | 1 | Final |
| Penguins | 0 | |
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Coverage: NBCSN
8:00 PM ET, January 1, 2011
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| WSH | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | A Ovechkin 85 | A Ovechkin 32 | A Ovechkin 53 |
| PIT | S Crosby 66 | S Crosby 32 | K Letang 42 |
S. Varlamov (Capitals - G): Saves: 32, Save Pct.: .970

E. Fehr (Capitals - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0


E. Malkin (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 | Pittsburgh | Start of 2nd period |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against David Steckel in neutral zone |
| 0:16 | Washington | Shot on goal by David Steckel saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 113 ft) |
| 0:17 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:17 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against David Steckel in defensive zone |
| 0:33 | Washington | Matt Hendricks credited with hit on Zbynek Michalek in offensive zone |
| 0:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Semyon Varlamov (Wristshot 35 ft) |
| 1:02 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 14 ft) |
| 1:08 | Washington | Shot on goal by Scott Hannan saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Backhand 11 ft) |
| 1:09 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 18 ft) |
| 1:10 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:10 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 1:46 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 1:54 | Washington | Mike Green credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 2:03 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone |
| 2:07 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Snapshot 32 ft) |
| 2:08 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 2:13 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin (Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Kris Letang and Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 2:13 | Pittsburgh | Mark Letestu won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in neutral zone |
| 2:23 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:23 | Washington | Mathieu Perreault won faceoff against Mark Letestu in defensive zone |
| 2:44 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Maxime Talbot in defensive zone |
| 2:59 | Washington | Penalty to Brooks Laich 2 minutes for Goalkeeper Interference Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 2:59 | Washington | Shorthanded - David Steckel won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 4:11 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Paul Martin saved by Semyon Varlamov (Slapshot 13 ft) |
| 4:17 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Semyon Varlamov (Snapshot 31 ft) |
| 4:27 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 4:27 | Washington | Shorthanded - David Steckel won faceoff against Mark Letestu in defensive zone |
| 4:47 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Matt Cooke credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 5:22 | Pittsburgh | Mark Letestu shot blocked by Brooks Laich |
| 5:33 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 5:33 | Washington | Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 5:49 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Maxime Talbot, Wide of Net (Wristshot 60 ft) |
| 5:56 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Maxime Talbot 2 minutes for Holding Alex Ovechkin |
| 5:56 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mathieu Perreault in defensive zone |
| 6:21 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Mike Knuble saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 6:23 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Pascal Dupuis credited with hit on Mike Knuble in defensive zone |
| 6:43 | Washington | Power play - Shot on goal by Mathieu Perreault saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Backhand 18 ft) |
| 6:54 | Washington | Power Play Goal Scored by Mike Knuble (Wristshot 12 ft) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green |
| 6:54 | Washington | Marcus Johansson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 7:14 | Washington | Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 7:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Semyon Varlamov (Slapshot 31 ft) |
| 7:37 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Eric Fehr in neutral zone |
| 7:44 | Washington | Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Paul Martin in offensive zone |
| 7:57 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone |
| 8:01 | Washington | Brooks Laich credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 8:07 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on John Carlson in neutral zone |
| 8:14 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jeff Schultz saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 8:18 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 15 ft) |
| 8:38 | Washington | David Steckel credited with hit on Alex Goligoski in offensive zone |
| 8:45 | Washington | Alexander Semin shot blocked by Kris Letang |
| 8:45 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 8:45 | Washington | David Steckel won faceoff against Mark Letestu in offensive zone |
| 8:59 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 8:59 | Washington | David Steckel won faceoff against Mark Letestu in offensive zone |
| 9:07 | Pittsburgh | Deryk Engelland credited with hit on Matt Hendricks in defensive zone |
| 9:16 | Pittsburgh | Alex Goligoski credited with hit on Jay Beagle in defensive zone |
| 9:33 | Washington | Takeaway by Nicklas Backstrom in offensive zone |
| 9:37 | Washington | Mike Knuble shot blocked by Deryk Engelland |
| 9:58 | Washington | Alex Ovechkin shot blocked by Deryk Engelland |
| 10:06 | Pittsburgh | Deryk Engelland credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 10:46 | Washington | Karl Alzner credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 10:49 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net (Wristshot 29 ft) |
| 11:03 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Jason Chimera in offensive zone |
| 11:11 | Washington | Jason Chimera shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 11:22 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on Mike Green in offensive zone |
| 11:25 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal shot blocked by Scott Hannan |
| 11:33 | Washington | Jason Chimera credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone |
| 11:50 | Washington | Shot on goal by Brooks Laich saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 32 ft) |
| 12:10 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 12:24 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Mathieu Perreault |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Maxime Talbot saved by Semyon Varlamov (Wristshot 34 ft) |
| 12:45 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 12:45 | Washington | David Steckel won faceoff against Mike Rupp in defensive zone |
| 12:52 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:52 | Washington | David Steckel won faceoff against Craig Adams in defensive zone |
| 13:12 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Zbynek Michalek in offensive zone |
| 13:25 | Pittsburgh | Mike Rupp credited with hit on John Erskine in offensive zone |
| 13:30 | Washington | Shot on goal by Alex Ovechkin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 38 ft) |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:31 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nicklas Backstrom in defensive zone |
| 13:55 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Pascal Dupuis in offensive zone |
| 14:30 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz shot blocked by Eric Fehr |
| 14:31 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout |
| 14:31 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against David Steckel in offensive zone |
| 14:45 | Washington | Goal scored by Eric Fehr (Snapshot 15 ft) assisted by Marcus Johansson |
| 14:45 | Washington | Marcus Johansson won faceoff against Mark Letestu in neutral zone |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd |
| 15:02 | Pittsburgh | Mark Letestu won faceoff against David Steckel in offensive zone |
| 15:14 | Washington | Jeff Schultz credited with hit on Tyler Kennedy in defensive zone |
| 15:37 | Washington | Penalty to John Erskine 2 minutes for Hooking Maxime Talbot |
| 15:37 | Washington | Shorthanded - Nicklas Backstrom won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 16:01 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Semyon Varlamov (Slapshot 55 ft) |
| 17:03 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 17:35 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Alex Goligoski shot blocked by Jeff Schultz |
| 17:48 | Washington | Shot on goal by Jason Chimera saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 18:32 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in neutral zone |
| 18:32 | Washington | Giveaway by Nicklas Backstrom in neutral zone |
| 19:08 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Craig Adams in offensive zone |
| 19:14 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on Alex Ovechkin in defensive zone |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Semyon Varlamov (Wristshot 33 ft) |
| 19:25 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman |
| 19:25 | Washington | David Steckel won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 19:38 | Washington | Jay Beagle credited with hit on Paul Martin in offensive zone |
| 19:58 | Washington | Shot on goal by David Steckel saved by Marc-Andre Fleury (Snapshot 27 ft) |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | End of 2nd period |




