My Thoughts:
*Caps came out really hard, and after they drew a penalty hit pay dirt as Alex Ovechkin scored his 5th goal of the playoffs with assist from Nick Backstrom and T.J Oshie.
*The Pens would tie it after a bad penalty by Nick Backstroke, Chris Kunitz scored his first of the playoffs to tie it for the Pens.
The Caps would get another power play in the 2nd and an Alex Ovechkin shot was stopped but T.J Oshie tipped in the rebound and the Caps would regain the lead 2-1. OV and Carlson with the assists.
*About 5 minutes later Justin Williams would intercept a clearing attempt and then beat Matt Murray to give the Caps a 3-1 lead.
*The Pens would try to make a push but Braden Holtby stood tall and the Caps would hold the lead to send the series back to Pittsburgh. Holtby had 30 saves of 31 shots.
*The Caps played with a lot of fire last night, if they continue to play like they did last night. They will at least have a chance.
*Biggest thing that happens now is that the Caps will get Brooks Orpik back for Game 6, the Pens may also get Ollie Matta back as well so we will see what happens.
*Overall this is now a series. The Caps clearly don't want their season to end but I expect the Pens to be fired up when they return to Pittsburgh. We will have a couple days to wait, but the Caps are still very much in this series.
What's Next: Game 6 Tuesday May 10th at. Pittsburgh 8:00 p.m on NBCSN
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