Final: Penguins 6 – Capitals 2
The Pittsburgh Penguins have taken a commanding 2-0 series lead with a 6-2 win on Saturday night. Jake Guentzel and Phil Kessel each scored 2 goals in the victory and Marc Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots for another strong performance.
After a scoreless first period that was dominated by Washington, Pittsburgh chased Braden Holtby with goals from Matt Cullen (SHG), Phil Kessel and Jake Guenzel in period two.
Pittsburgh then kept pouring it on with third period goals from Kessel and Evgeni Malkin to put the game out of reach. Guentzel then added an empty net goal in the waning seconds to push Pittsburgh’s lead to 6-2.
Game 3 is Monday night.
