Penguins vs. Capitals: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NHL Playoffs

April 30th, 2016 by Danny Webster Leave a reply »

TThe Pittsburgh Penguins have made it a series. Eric Fehr's game-winning goal with four minutes, 28 seconds left gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of their second-round series at the Verizon Center on Saturday, and the teams head to Pittsburgh tied at a game apiece.

Fehr's winner broke a 1-1 tie after Capitals winger Marcus Johansson knotted the game earlier in the third period. Pittsburgh outshot Washington 35-24, and the Penguins tweeted this out after the big win:



After only 10 saves following two periods, Penguins goalie Matt Murray finished with 23 stops. Andy Glockner of The Cauldron thinks consistency from that area can make the Penguins a problem:



Much like in Game 1, the Penguins were the aggressor when they had the puck. Pittsburgh had outshot Washington 14-5 after the first 20 minutes.

Pittsburgh got its shots but failed to produce any second chances at the net, per Bill West of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:



Just over four minutes into the game, ...

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