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WASHINGTON — Evgeni Malkin scored midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. Malkin set up Erik Karlsson's goal 3:11 into the first and then scored the game-winner with 9:32 left. With 18 points, Malkin is the leading scorer for the Penguins, who won for the sixth time in 16 games. Rasmus Sandin and Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Capitals, whose seven-game home winning streak came to an end.
