Latest News About 2017: Capitals Vs. Penguins

Here’s the latest on the Capitals vs. Penguins rivalry around 2017.

• Most recent notable matchup in 2017: Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on May 8, 2017, where the Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 to force a decisive Game 7. The Capitals were led by Andre Burakovsky with a brace, and Nicklas Backstrom added another, while Jake Guentzel scored for Pittsburgh but the Caps pulled away late.[1][3]
• Prior to that, Game 1 of the same series (April 27, 2017) saw the Penguins win 3-2 in Pittsburgh as Sidney Crosby scored twice in a fast-paced affair, setting the tone for the series before Washington’s late surge in the following games.[2]
• In the broader 2017 playoff context, these teams traded momentum in a classic cross-conference-style rivalry, with the Penguins having won the previous three winner-take-all meetings before Washington’s win in Game 7 of 2017’s Semifinals.[1]

Illustration: In 2017, this rivalry swung dramatically from Penguins early series control to Capitals pushing back with a decisive late surge in Game 7, featuring key moments from Burakovsky, Backstrom, and Guentzel.

If you want, I can pull exact box scores, goal times, and penalties from those games or map the series progression with a quick chart.

Citations:

• Capitals 5, Penguins 2 (May 8, 2017) recap and box score details.[3][1]
• Penguins 3, Capitals 2 (April 27, 2017) Game 1 recap.[2]