It doesn't get much better than this...

Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) tweeted at 5:46 PM on Tue, Mar 19, 2013:
Why Crosby, Kunitz and Dupuis click so well for the Pittsburgh Penguins - Yahoo! Sports http://t.co/jUSUTP7LU7
- rival22

Awesome article

Cooke in warmups.

It doesn't get much better than this...

Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) tweeted at 5:46 PM on Tue, Mar 19, 2013:
Why Crosby, Kunitz and Dupuis click so well for the Pittsburgh Penguins - Yahoo! Sports http://t.co/jUSUTP7LU7
- rival22

Nice read, thanks!

Malone out indefinitely...again...I see him being bought out
- jchst22

He was hit by Rinaldo by a viscious head shot.

Let's go Pens!!

It doesn't get much better than this...

Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) tweeted at 5:46 PM on Tue, Mar 19, 2013:
Why Crosby, Kunitz and Dupuis click so well for the Pittsburgh Penguins - Yahoo! Sports http://t.co/jUSUTP7LU7
- rival22

Great article. Everyone in the organization from the players involved to the GM sound like they're really anxious to bust that up.

Happy to see the Cookie monster in the lineup

Cooke in warmups.
- Sasquatchernaut

Nice.

I'm going against the grain and predicting a bit of a laugher, 5-2 Pens.

Happy to see Despres getting some PP time

Happy to see Despres getting some PP time
- Orpik44

Kid's got some skills!

TK always shoots to the board or pass to the boards

The Jeffrey line looks real good. Speed!

Jeffery and nisk look surprisingly really good this far

C'mon Bennett. Hopefully this is part of your learning curve

Jeffery and nisk look surprisingly really good this far
- Genev21

I give Ovie a 9.6 on that dive, a beauty!!!

Jeffery and nisk look surprisingly really good this far
- Genev21

Good. Stepping up. Fleury with a couple good saves too

C'mon Bennett. Hopefully this is part of your learning curve
- drummer829

Ovi made a nice move on him and he took a penalty. Hes a rookie hes fine.

I give Ovie a 9.6 on that dive, a beauty!!!
- powerhouse

Yea i thought it maybe was a dive as well.

Yea i thought it maybe was a dive as well.
- SayWhat...NoWay

2nd that. He went down awful easy.

It was a penalty, but OV sold it with a nice dive.

PITTSBURGH 0, WASHINGTON 0
PERIOD 1

Team Notes:



Tonight’s first period marks the first time in seven games that the Penguins and Capitals have gone scoreless through one since Feb. 21, 2011 at Consol (1-0 L).

Pittsburgh hosts the Washington Capitals in the third meeting between the two teams this season. The Penguins have won both contests thus far having outscored the Capitals 11-5.

The Penguins have posted a 4-0 home record against Southeast Division opponents this season. Over their last 24 home games, the Penguins have gone 21-2-1 including a current 15-game home unbeaten stretch (14-0-1) vs. the Southeast.


Player Notes:

Paul Martin leads all Penguins player with 9:12 minutes played in the first period. In games Kris Letang has not dressed, Martin has led all Penguins in time-on-ice averaging 28:36 minutes per game.

Matt Cooke leads all players with four hits through the first period. Cooke is T-5th on the team with 57 hits on the season.

Marc-Andre Fleury enters tonight’s game having won five straight decisions. His 56 career wins in March place him second among active goaltenders since 2005-06. Fleury trails only Vancouver’s Roberto Luongo (58).

Courtesy Pittsburgh Penguins

2nd that. He went down awful easy.
- madmike71

Dive it is.

It's nice to see Jeffery playing well I thought he showed a lot of promise before those 2 ACL injuries

Damn....MAF having a game!

Damn....MAF having a game!
- madmike71

Called it first