Penguins score in 3rd to win Game 2 against Capitals

Fear with the game winning goal and to even the series at 1-1.

As the Penguins were just about to start Game 2 of this series, their goal was to bounce back from a thrilling overtime loss in Game 1, steal home ice advantage and even the series at 1-1. They accomplished their goal by getting help from a former Capitals player who scored the game winning goal. That former Washington Capitals player would be Eric Fehr.

Fear waiting to pressure the Montreal Canadians

Eric Fehr has scored in Verizon Center before, but this one was a little more special. Fear's goal with 4:28 remaining in the third period gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second round at Verizon Center on Saturday. The best-of-7-series is tied 1-1 with Game 3 at Consol Energy Center on Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports). Malkin and Kunitz were created with the assist on the gaol. "It does feel a little bit different," said Fehr, a forward who played nine seasons for the Capitals before joining the Penguins as a free agent this offseason. "Obviously I had a lot of years here, and to be able to get that one to tie up the series and bring it back home with a split is enormous for us. You don't want to come out of here down 2-0 against the Presidents' Trophy winners. That would be a tough battle. Now we gave ourselves a chance and we're excited to get back home." He also stated "That was a big game for us. After they tied it up on the power play we could have folded and said it was a good try, but our team didn't give up. You gotta go hats off to [goalie Matt] Murray; he made some huge saves for us when the game was tied and gave us the opportunity to get the win." Murray made 23 saves on 24 shots during the Penguins 2-1 victory while Braden Holtby made 24 saves on 26 shots. 

Carl Hagelin with the goal and his teammates coming over to celebrate.

Pittsburgh led 14-5 in shots on goal after the first period. T.J. Oshie's shot with 1:03 left in the period was the last one for the Capitals until Alex Ovechkin put one on net with 5:12 to go in the second.  Hagelin scored at 7:08 of second period to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead. From behind the net, Nick Bonino connected with Hagelin in the slot, where he beat Holtby glove side for his second of the postseason. "I thought we managed the puck through the neutral zone the right way," Sullivan said. "We tried not to feed their transition game. We tried to make the right decisions. When we do that we're a team that can be hard to play against, we can control territory. I thought for long stretches in the first two periods that's exactly what we did." Johansson tied the game 1-1 at 4:08 of the third period with a power-play goal. He tapped in a rebound that trickled off Murray in the paint for his second of the playoffs. Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta was injured 4:13 into the first period after a hit from Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik and did not return. Orpik, who played for the Penguins from 2002-14, was penalized for interference. He will have a in person hearing from the Player Safety Department on Sunday. He will be suspended for Game 3 for sure but the Department is thinking of adding a longer suspension and a big fine he must pay to the league. The Penguins look to win a decisive Game 3 tomorrow in front of the home crowd and to take a commanding 2-1 seres lead. Lets Go Penguins!!!

Brooks Orpik laying the body on  Oli Maatta during the second period.

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