The Pittsburgh Penguins prevailed in a shootout to defeat the Washington Capitals, 4-3, Sunday afternoon for their first win of the 2021 season.
Jake Guentzel scored for Pittsburgh in the fourth round of the shootout to secure the win.
Goaltender Tristan Jarry allowed nine goals on 31 shots while getting swept in Philadelphia last week, so the Penguins started Casey DeSmith. DeSmith stopped 20 shots he faced in regulation and overtime, then denied Washington’s T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin in the shootout. By stopping Ovechkin, DeSmith claimed his first victory since March 14, 2019.
Evan Rodrigues, Colton Sceviour and Marcus Pettersson all scored their first goals of the season for the Penguins, which rallied twice from one-goal deficits and clamped down on the Capitals for the final 45 minutes.
Here’s Paul Steigerwald with the recap from U92.5 FM.
2021 RECAP
While he still does not have a point after three games, Evgeni Malkin was more engaged and played his best game of the season. Coach Mike Sullivan took notice.
Goaltender Casey DeSmith said he was on his game Sunday.
After scoring his first goal of the season, Evan Rodrigues says the Penguins appear to be gaining momentum.
The Penguins have put defenseman Mike Matheson on injured reserve and they say it will be long-term. Sullivan said Matheseon was injured in Friday’s game in Philadelphia and there is no timetable for his return. Juuso Riikola skated on the third defensive pairing with Chad Ruhwedel yesterday.
Tomorrow’s game against the Caps is on 92.5 FM U92 and the U92 Sportschannel. Pregame airs at 6 o’clock, with faceoff just after 7.
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