2009 Stanley Cup playoffs: (2) Washington Capitals vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins
Crosby and Ovechkin hat-tricks, three overtimes and a 6–2 Penguins win in game seven.
In the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals the fourth-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins beat the second-seeded Washington Capitals in seven games, reaching their second straight Eastern Conference Final. It was the clubs' eighth playoff meeting; Pittsburgh had won six of the previous seven, most recently the 2001 Eastern Conference quarterfinals in seven games.
Quick Facts
- Round
- Eastern Conference semifinals
- Seeds
- (2) Washington vs. (4) Pittsburgh
- Result
- Pittsburgh won 4–3
- Game seven
- Penguins 6, Capitals 2
- Overtime winners
- Letang (game 3)
- Malkin (game 5)
- Steckel (game 6)
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Background
Washington won the first two games. Semyon Varlamov made a career-high 34 saves in a 3–2 game one, and in game two Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin both scored hat-tricks before David Steckel's goal decided a 4–3 Capitals win. Pittsburgh then won three straight: Kris Letang scored at 11:23 of overtime in game three, goals from Sergei Gonchar, Bill Guerin and Ruslan Fedotenko built a 5–3 win in game four, and Evgeni Malkin's power-play goal 3:28 into overtime won game five 4–3. Steckel's overtime goal gave Washington game six 5–4. In game seven the Penguins led 4–0 just 2:13 into the second period, Varlamov was replaced by Jose Theodore, and Pittsburgh won 6–2 with two goals from Crosby.
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