The meeting ended with a victory for the hosts with a score of 3:2. The main hero of the match was Russian striker Evgeni Malkin, who scored a double. Drew O’Connor scored another goal for the Penguins. Team captain Sidney Crosby had two assists.
Washington lost to Toronto, Ovechkin scored no points
Matthew Olivier and Cole Sillinger scored a goal each for the visitors. Russian defender Ivan Provorov made an assist.
Pittsburgh, after 72 matches, ranks 12th in the Eastern Conference with 74 points. “Columbus” closes the table in the East with 58 points.
Source: Sport
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