Capitals, Penguins in Game 7 since Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby

The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will play Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Verizon Center on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).
The Capitals tied the best-of-7 series with a 5-2 win at PPG Paints Arena on Monday. Washington and Pittsburgh have been involved in a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs a combined 29 times, including three head-to-head (the Penguins won in 1992, 1995 and 2009), and a total of 15 since Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin and Penguins center Sidney Crosby each began his NHL career.

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Ovechkin was the No. 1 pick by the Capitals at the 2004 NHL Draft; Crosby was selected first by the Penguins the following year. Washington is 3-6 in Game 7 with Ovechkin, and the Penguins are 3-3 since drafting Crosby.
Here is a closer look at how the Capitals and Penguins have fared in Game 7 since each drafted their superstar:

CAPITALS

2008 Eastern Conference First Round vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Joffrey Lupul scored at 6:06 of overtime to
give the Flyers a 3-2 win
at Verizon Center.
2009, first round vs. New York Rangers
Sergei Fedorov broke a tie at 15:01 of the third period to
give the Capitals a 2-1 win
in Washington.

2009, second round vs. Penguins
Crosby scored two goals and had an assist to
help Pittsburgh to a 6-2 victory
in Washington.
2010, first round vs. Montreal Canadiens
Jaroslav Halak made 41 saves for the Canadiens to end the Capitals season
with a 2-1 victory
in Washington.
2012, first round vs. Boston Bruins
Joel Ward scored 2:57 into overtime to
give the Capitals a 2-1 win
at TD Garden. Braden Holtby made 31 saves for Washington.
2012, second round vs. Rangers
Roman Hamrlik got the Capitals within a goal midway through the third period, but Washington couldn't come up with the tying goal
in a 2-1 loss
.
2013, first round vs. Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves and the Capitals were
shut out at home in a 5-0 loss
.
2015, first round vs. New York Islanders
The Capitals held the Islanders to 11 shots on goal
in a 2-1 win
at Verizon Center.

2015, second round vs. Rangers
Derek Stepan scored 11:24 into overtime to
give the Rangers a 2-1 win
at Madison Square Garden. Lundqvist made 35 saves.

PENGUINS

2009, second round vs. Capitals
Crosby scored two goals and had an assist to
help Pittsburgh to a 6-2 victory
in Washington.
2009 Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit Red Wings
Max Talbot scored two goals, and the Penguins won the Cup for the third time in their history
with a 2-1 victory
at Joe Louis Arena. Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves.

2010, second round vs. Canadiens
Halak made 37 saves to
lift Montreal to a 5-2 win
in Pittsburgh.
2011, first round vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Penguins were shut out by Dwayne Roloson, who made 36 saves to
help the Lightning to a 1-0 win
in Pittsburgh.
2014, second round vs. Rangers
Brad Richards' power-play goal in the second period was the difference,
giving the Rangers a 2-1 win
at Consol Energy Center. Lundqvist made 35 saves.

2016 conference final vs. Lightning
Crosby scored 40 seconds into overtime to send the Penguins to the Stanley Cup Final
with a 3-2 win
against the Lightning in Pittsburgh.