Capitals beat Penguins 5-3
The Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals led after every period. The first period made the difference: the Capitals outscored the Penguins 2-1.
The Capitals had 27 shots to 30.
For the Capitals, Tom Wilson (RW): 1. For the Penguins, Tommy Novak (C): 1.
The Capitals improve to 2-1-0. The Penguins fall to 2-2-0.
Attendance: 18,347.
Full recap at ESPN: Capitals top Penguins 5-3 in Alex Ovechkin's final home opener in WashingtonWritten automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.














