Overview
- Washington, which won 6-3 on Saturday in Pittsburgh, stayed in the race and now needs two more wins and outside help to make the postseason.
- Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and added two assists, Ryan Leonard netted two goals to reach 20 on the year, and rookie defenseman Cole Hutson posted two assists.
- Pittsburgh rested several stars listed as day-to-day, including Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang, which left the lineup short on regulars.
- Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 929th career goal, extended his record for empty-net goals, and received a standing ovation with a PA tribute in what could be his last game in Pittsburgh before a summer decision on his future.
- Logan Thompson started for Washington with Charlie Lindgren still out day-to-day with an upper-body injury and Mitchell Gibson backing up, and center Pierre-Luc Dubois left the game with an upper-body injury with his status to be updated.