Malkin lifts Pens past Caps

WASHINGTON (AP) Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.

While all eyes were on Crosby and Ovechkin, Malkin set up Erik Karlssons goal 3:11 into the first and then scored the winner with 9:32 left.

With 18 points, Malkin is the leading scorer for the Penguins, who won for the sixth time in 16 games this season after getting a goal from Michael Bunting assisted on by Karlsson and 32 saves from rookie Joel Blomqvist.

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