Pens Lose to the Caps (after leading through 2 periods)

Penguins - 3 , Capitals - 4

3 STAR selections: (1) Alexander Semin; (2) Evgeni Malkin; and (3) Michael Nylander

3rd Period (Caps win 4-3)
SHOTS ON GOAL: Pittsburgh - 6, Washington - 21

• 3:38 - WASHINGTON GOAL: Alexander Semin; assisted by Michael Nylander
• 10:00 - WASHINGTON GOAL: Michael Nylander; assisted by Tomas Fleischmann and Alexander Semin
• 15:43 - WASHINGTON GOAL: Boyd Gordon; assisted by Eric Fehr and Sergei Federov

2nd Period (Pens lead 3-1)
SHOTS ON GOAL: Pittsburgh - 11, Washington - 5

• 1:51 - PITTSBURGH GOAL (PP) - Miroslav Satan; assisted by Petr Sykora and Evgeni Malkin
• 5:45 - WASHINGTON GOAL: Tomas Fleischmann; assisted by Brooks Laiche and Eric Fehr
• 5:46 - KICK ASS FIGHT between Paul Bissonnette and Matt Bradley (Bissonnette hammered him square in the nose and drew blood; Bradley headed to the locker room soon after)

1st Period (Pens lead 2-0)
SHOTS ON GOAL: Pittsburgh - 9, Washington - 4

• 12:58 - PITTSBURGH GOAL (PP): Alex Goligoski; assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby
• 19:17 - PITTSBURGH GOAL (PP): Evgeni Malkin; assisted by Sidney Crosby and Miroslav Satan

GAMETIME NEWS: Matt Cooke is out with what they're calling a groin injury, but still arent' sure (groin - ribs / abdomen - yea, that's almost the same area)!! Paul Bissonnette will replace him on the 4th line.

Next Game: Saturday, October 18th @ 7:00 PM (Toronto Maple Leafs)