Pens beat the Capitals 6-3, Letang scores 3rd goal of the season!

For the second time Sunday afternoon the Pittsburgh Penguins had let a lead slip away — and the momentum along with it — after John Carlson’s wild goal tied the game at 4:03 of the second period.

Chris Kunitz and the Penguins wasted little time in responding though, as moments later Kris Letang and Kunitz scored just 37 seconds apart, sending Kunitz on the way to a hat trick and putting Pittsburgh ahead for good in an eventual 6-3 win against the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center.

The win puts Pittsburgh just one point behind the Boston Bruins for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. >> Continue Reading >>

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