Ovechkin's goal is one the Penguins seemed willing to chalk up to a great shooter making a great shot.
Oshie's goal was different because it seemed like they got lulled into focusing on Backstrom on the right side, leaving Ovechkin open on the left side. That's a no-no against Washington's power play.
"I thought they changed a few things and tried to mix it up on us a little bit," Cullen said. "We got kind of late in our shift, had some tired guys out there on the kill, and that's going to happen. They got a shot through and a rebound, and when you got a tired kill out there that's going to happen. We'll take a look at it again and try to tighten it up a bit, but I thought they did a few different things and that's to be expected. It's a long series, teams are going to adjust."
Fair enough, but the Capitals might not have had a chance to strut their stuff on the power play had the Penguins won some faceoffs.
Oshie won the faceoff that led to Ovechkin's goal. Backstrom won the faceoff that led to Oshie's goal. That faceoff win by Backstrom kept Cullen, Eric Fehr, Trevor Daley and Kris Letang on the ice for 66 seconds before Oshie scored. That's what Cullen meant by being late in the shift.
"We couldn't seem to win the first faceoff and that's when you get that first clear," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "That's when our penalty kill has an opportunity to be at its best, and we couldn't seem to get that first faceoff win and as a result they got some zone time. But give them credit, they made a couple of good plays."