WASHINGTON — This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.
One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and got just enough offense to pin down the Penguins for a 4-1 at Capital One Arena Saturday.
The Penguins are now 1-1-0 at the start of their seven-game road trip, which is their longest since 1997.
The Penguins made a game of it in the third period. Sidney Crosby took a Capitals turnover at the offensive blue line and sprang Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell on a two-on-one. It was easily the Penguins best chance of the game. Rust (19) toe-dragged around defenseman John Carlson and snapped a wrister past Capitals goalie Logan Thompson.
The goal pulled the Penguins to within 2-1.
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