Capitals 1 – Penguins 0
The Washington Capitals struck first in Game 1 off an Evgeni Malkin turnover just inside the Capitals zone as Washington went the other way and Andre Burakovsky (1) scored at 10:13 of the period to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead.
Pittsburgh out-shot Washington 5-1 to start the game but Washington out-shot Pittsburgh 14-4 over the final 14:30 of the period.
Matt Murray was strong in goal for Pittsburgh through the first 20 minutes. His first save of the period was stopping Alexander Ovechkin on a breakaway.
Shots: WSH 15 – PIT 9 | Shot Attempts: WSH 32 – PIT 22
Ice Time Leaders: PIT Kris Letang 10:16 | WSH Matt Niskanen 8:47
