There was no scoring in the third period, giving Washington a 3–1 win to keep their season alive. In Game 6, the Capitals surrendered the first three goals of the game to Pittsburgh (scored twice by right winger Phil Kessel and once by Carl Hagelin). Oshie scored late in the second period to give Washington some life and make the score 3–1. Justin Williams and John Carlson both scored in the third period to tie the game for Washington after being down 3–0. The game went to overtime. Nick Bonino scored the overtime winner for the Penguins off a rebound in front of Capitals' goaltender Braden Holtby to give the Penguins a 4–3 win in the game and a 4–2 win in the series. This was Pittsburgh's eighth playoff series win against the Capitals in nine meetings. Alexander Ovechkin of the Capitals and Carl Hagelin of the Penguins lead the series with seven points (two goals, five assists; and three goals, four assists, respectively) in six games. Pittsburgh went on to win their fourth Stanley Cup. 2017 2016–17 saw the 2 rivals not only finish as the top 2 regular season teams in the division and Eastern conference, but also the top 2 teams in the entire National Hockey League. The Capitals finished with the best regular season record with 118 points, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs in the conference quarterfinals, while the Penguins finished with the second best record with 111 points and defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets in their series. This marked the tenth Washington–Pittsburgh playoff series. Game 1 was held at the Verizon Center in D.C. There was no scoring in the first period, but in the second period Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby scored two goals before two minutes had elapsed in the period. Before the second intermission, his star counterpart, Alexander Ovechkin, took a slapshot and blazed the puck past Fleury and into the cut the Pittsburgh lead in half. At the start of the third period, Evgeny Kuznetsov tied the game. Pittsburgh regained the lead after centre Scott Wilson made a pass to Nick Bonino that sent him on a breakaway, which Bonino capitalized on with a wrist shot. Despite a flurry of Capitals chances to tie the game, the Penguins held on to win Game 1 3–2 and take a 1–0 series lead. Game 2 was won by Pittsburgh 6–2, behind two-goal performances from