Pens-Caps Game 1 Recap: Capitals take early lead, but Penguins score 3 goals in third period, win 3-2

The two divisional foes kicked off their latest postseason meeting to decide one of the participants in the Eastern Conference Final.

Pregame:

With no Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin for the series opener, the Pittsburgh Penguins marched into the nation’s capital with the same aspirations as the last two years: get by the Washington Capitals by any means necessary to further their hopes for a three-peat.

Lineups:

Here are tonight's line combinations for Game 1. pic.twitter.com/f85S5FmUuw