Ovechkin scored as a Washington power play ended and after Pittsburgh killed off a 1:53 5-on-3.
“It actually wasn’t as bad as you’d think,” Nedeljkovic said of the 5-on-3. “We did an unbelievable job of delaying them and breaking up their first couple entries. I don’t think they got in the zone until maybe under a minute left total there. The guys did a great job tying up sticks, giving me a sightline to find pucks. On the goal there, he made a nice pass cross-crease back door. You can only cover him for so long.”
Eller scored into an empty net at 17:23 for the 4-1 final.
NOTES: It was the 69th time Ovechkin and Penguins center Sidney Crosby have met in the regular season. Crosby has 90 points (31 goals, 59 assists), and Ovechkin has 67 points (37 goals, 30 assists). … Crosby had his point streak end at six games (15 points; six goals, nine assists). … The Penguins are 4-0-1 in their past five games at Capital One Arena. … Eller has 400 points (178 goals, 222 assists) in 1,030 games. … Ovechkin, who scored eight goals in his first 43 games of the season, has scored 19 goals in his past 29. … Ovechkin’s goal was his 849th, moving him within 45 of Wayne Gretzky for the NHL record. … Capitals forward Tom Wilson was minus-2 in 20:08 of ice time in his return after serving a six-game suspension for high-sticking Toronto forward Noah Gregor of the Maple Leafs on March 20.
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