Monday, May 2, 2016

Penguins top Capitals 3-2 to take 2-1 series lead (Yahoo Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) is congratulated by Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (72) after the Penguins defeated the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of a NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, May 2, 2016. The Penguins won, 3-2. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Outhit, outshot and largely outplayed, Pittsburgh grabbed control of its Eastern Conference semifinal against Washington anyway. Matt Murray made 47 stops and the Penguins did just enough counterpunching to edge the Capitals 3-2 on Monday night for a 2-1 lead in an increasingly fractious best-of-seven series living up to its billing. Patric Hornqvist and Tom Kuhnhackl scored a minute apart in the first period, Carl Hagelin added his third of the playoffs in the second and the Penguins held on despite relentless pressure from the Capitals.


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