The on-ice officials ruled that the puck did not get past the Capitals’ Braden Holtby and across the goal line, and replays showed no conclusive evidence that the Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist had scored in the third period. And so the Capitals’ two-goal lead remained a two-goal lead, and they secured a crucial 4-1 victory in Game 2 to even the series as it heads north. First, Holtby sold out to make what was another in a series of spectacular saves — even if this one was controversial. [Series of tough calls leaves Penguins frustrated as series shifts to Pittsburgh]This is not a conversation I’m anxious to have with Sullivan. “I think we deserved them.”Such an odd conversation to have about the Capitals, in a series against the Penguins.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 00:42 UTC