PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins gained a measure of revenge against a rival that ended their season last spring.Kris Letang scored his second goal 1:20 into overtime and the Penguins opened theseason with a 7-6 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Thursday night.“I think we wanted to respond to last season New York Islanders Hats Womens ,” Letang said. “I don’t think it mattered if it was (Washington) or another team.”Letang beat goalie Braden Holtby with a slap shot from the point on a power play. Letang finished with three points, tying Hall of Famer Paul Coffey for the most by a defenseman in team history with 440.“I always looked up to him,” Letang said. “It’s pretty cool to have your name next to his.”Penguins coach Mike Sullivan believes the three-point opener will give Letang confidence moving forward.“I thought he had a really solid night,” Sullivan said. “He plays big minutes and in all of the situations for us. I’m happy for him because I know how hard he works.”Jake Guentzel also scored twice, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and two assists, and Derick Brassard and Jamie Oleksiak added goals in Pittsburgh’s opener. Matt Murray made 30 saves.T.J. Oshie scored twice for Stanley Cup champion Washington, coming off a 7-0 home victory over Boston on Wednesday night in the Capitals’ opener.Alex Ovechkin had his second of the season and 609th overall, passing Dino Ciccarelli for 18th on the NHL list. Brooks Orpik scored his first goal in 182 regular-season games. Jakub Vrana and John Carlson also scored. Holtby made 34 saves.The Capitals met the Penguins for the first time since eliminating Pittsburgh in six games during the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The winner of Pittsburgh and Washington’s second- round series the past three playoffs has gone on to win the Stanley Cup, including the Capitals’ first-ever championship last season. During the previous three seasons, the Penguins and Capitals met 32 times in the regular season and playoffs with 16 of those 32 games decided by one goal.The Capitals return 20 of 22 players who won the Stanley Cup Custom New York Islanders Jerseys , while Pittsburgh seeks its third championship in four seasons with a lineup largely unchanged from last season.“Both of these teams have so much firepower throughout the whole lineup,” Oshie said. “When you get a sloppy game, guys making misreads defensively, turning the puck over at the wrong time, each team is going to make you pay.”Malkin scored 2:45 into the third period, putting Pittsburgh ahead by two, but Oshie tied it at 6 with goals 21 seconds apart.“It was not a pretty game,” Letang said. “It was ugly. It was that type of game.”Five of the first seven shots were goals as the Capitals held a 3-2 lead eight minutes into the game.Both teams scored in the first four minutes of the second, but Pittsburgh closed the period with goals from Guentzel and Brassard scored less than two minutes apart, giving the Penguins a one-goal lead going into the third.“It was hard to get momentum in this game www.senatorsshoponline.com ,” Letang said. “The first one is never pretty. We got it out of the way and obviously it’s good that we got the two points.”NOTES: This is the second time in the past three years Pittsburgh opened its season with Washington. Pittsburgh is 6-0 against Washington in season openers. … D Jack Johnson played his first game for Pittsburgh after signing as a free agent for five years and $16.25 million on July 1. .. Ovechkin is one goal behind Bobby Hull for 17th. … Orpik’s last regular-season goal came Feb. 26, 2016, against Minnesota.UP NEXTCapitals: Host Vegas on Wednesday night.Penguins: Host Montreal on Saturday night. BOSTON — Having fallen one short of matching the franchise record for consecutive road wins, the Anaheim Ducks visit what has been a friendly place for them on Thursday night.The Ducks, who gave up three third-period goals and lost to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, have won their last four visits to TD Garden — and have won nine straight overall against the Bruins — by a count of 37-17.The Bruins ended a two-game losing streak when Jaroslav Halak pitched a 22-save shutout in a 4-0 win over the Canadiens in Montreal on Monday night.Article continues below ...The Ducks had outscored their opposition 18-4 in their previous 10 third periods before Tuesday.“We stopped playing in the third, and they came with a push,” Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said after the game. “We get kind of a break to get a power play and they score the goal. We set something up and didn’t execute it and next thing we know the puck’s in our net.”The franchise record for consecutive road wins is seven, run up way back in 2006. Now, they will try to start a new streak as they look for their 10th win in their last 12 games overall.The Bruins were coming off losses at Pittsburgh and at home to Buffalo when coach Bruce Cassidy held a little meeting.As reported by Joe McDonald of The Athletic: “Cassidy didn’t call out any individuals. It was simply a matter of ‘this is what we need to do in order to win.’ The message was to start with a better checking game. Play with a purpose. Be accountable. To a man Ottawa Senators T-Shirts Womens , the Bruins responded.”And the Bruins, who have battled injuries from the outset, could be getting healthier soon. Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara and Kevan Miller have all been reinstated for practice, Bergeron a full go Wednesday, while Jake DeBrusk and Urho Vaakanainen, both out with concussions, were also skating.“Don’t think he’ll play tomorrow. Potential to play this weekend,” Cassidy said.The Ducks had their four-game winning streak snapped by the Rangers, who outshot them 14-1 in the third period after mustering 10 shots in the first two.Chad Johnson Ottawa Senators Hoodies Womens , making his Ducks debut as John Gibson’s backup and wearing his St. Louis Blues mask, played well, but not quite well enough.“He did what he’s supposed to do, give us a chance to win,” said Ryan Kesler. “We just didn’t keep our end of the bargain.”Gibson, who is 15-9-4 on the season, has stopped 65 of 67 shots in beating the Bruins in his only two career starts against them.With Halak playing Tuesday, his third shutout of the season, the rotation would call for Tuukka Rask to play Thursday. But given the shutout — Halak’s second of the season — and Rask’s 1-6-1 career record (3.62 goals against average and .865 save percentage), Halak could get the call.Halak is 8-6-1 with 2.80/.899 career numbers against Anaheim.Talking about Bergeron Ottawa Senators Hats Womens , out with an upper-body injury, Cassidy said Wednesday, “Bergie skated in a full contact and is feeling better. I don’t have a definitive timeline, but he’s progressing well and could potentially play this weekend. It’s nice just that things run a little bit smoother with guys that have been around. The practice habits, the pace of the drills and the mood of the team (gets lifted). I think that’s the biggest thing. Guys know that they’re getting close when they’re with the rest of the group. That’s the biggest noticeable difference with everybody is the jump in the (team’s) step.”