In Washington, DC, the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Capitals a 4-3 defeat on Sunday afternoon.
Matt Murray made 29 saves in the win.
“[Murray] was unbelievable,” Sidney Crosby said. “He was great in every area, looking through traffic to pick up pucks, some quick plays in and around the net. They’ve got some shooters, so he made some big saves for us.”
Lars Eller struck for two goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov added a tingle marker for the Caps.
“A couple breaks here and there don’t go our way, and it just seemed a bit of a frustrating game,” Washington’s Tom Wilson said. “We did our best to try and turn the tide, it was just a little bit late. I think guys were kind of hoping there was another period there, but I guess we will have a couple more [games against them].”
Dominik Simon, Brandon Tanev, Sam Lafferty and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Penguins.
The Pens have moved within four points of the Caps for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.
“That’s not part of the conversation right now,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said of the standings. “We have so much hockey in front of us. We’re just trying to get better every day. We’re trying to win that one game that’s right in front of us, and then we’ll see where that takes us.”
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Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves in the loss.
“He (Samsonov) played well,” Wilson said. “He made some big saves when we needed them. It’s a learning experience for him. There’s going to be some funny bounces. There’s going be some bad breaks. That’s the way hockey works.”
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