The visiting Pittsburgh Penguins scored twice in the first period Thursday and held on to beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 in a game with large implications on the playoff race. Ryan Shea, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Michael Bunting and Lars Eller scored, and Reilly Smith added two assists for the Penguins (35-33-11, 81 points), who extended their point streak to seven games (5-0-2). Pittsburgh also pulled within a point of Washington in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race, and within two... Read this story
