Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins (23-26-9), who have lost three of four. Alex Nedeljkovic allowed five goals on 14 shots before being pulled in the second period; Joel Blomqvist made 14 saves in relief. Ethen Frank put Washington ahead 1-0 at 5:13 of the first period, when a pass from Andrew Mangiapane went in off his skate.

Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3.

After an amazing 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, the Pittsburgh Penguins (23-26-9) and Washington Capitals (37-11-8) resumed NHL play inside PPG Paints Arena.