Guentzel scores twice, Penguins even series with Capitals

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    Mike Sullivan knows his team is "wired" for offense, as tends to happen when you have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and -- increasingly -- Jake Guentzel on your roster.

    Yet the Pittsburgh Penguins have proven during their two-year run atop the NHL they know what they're doing at the other end of the ice, too, playing with a discipline that's more grit than glamour.

    Their hopes for a historic three-peat remain alive because of it.

    Guentzel scored twice and the Penguins held Washington star Alex Ovechkin without a shot on goal for just the third time in 107 career playoff games to grind out a 3-1 victory in Game 4 on Thursday night to even their typically taut Eastern Conference semifinal.

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