The wild, the weird, and the woolly from thrilling Pens-Caps Game 1

If the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals can keep this up, it's going to be one heck of a series.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin both made their marks on Game 1 of the second-round matchup, but neither had a hand in the winner.

The Penguins temporarily stole home-ice advantage away from the Capitals with a 3-2 victory in D.C., and while it wasn't a high-scoring affair, there were plenty of captivating moments in the series opener.

Here's what we'll remember from another instant classic between the two rival clubs:

A Fleury of saves to preserve the win

Marc-Andre Fleury came up large in the final minutes, somehow managing to keep the puck out during an extended scramble in front of his net.

Fleury has an interesting definition of the word "fun."

Kuznetsov breaks out the eagle celly again

We've seen it before, but it never gets old.

Evgeny Kuznetsov busted out his patented bird celebration after notching the tying goal about eight minutes into the third period.

Bonino buries winner on partial breakaway

Braden Holtby probably should have had this one, but Nick Bonino isn't going to have much sympathy for him after cruising in and netting the eventual game-winner with seven-plus minutes to go.

Crosby's double dip

No goals were scored in the first period, but Crosby changed that quickly after the intermission, burying a feed from Jake Guentzel 12 seconds into the second frame, then taking a pass from Patric Hornqvist and depositing his second.

Ovechkin answers back

Resisting the temptation to play up the Crosby-Ovechkin narrative is tough when both players are factors in a playoff game against each other, and that's exactly what happened Thursday night.

Ovechkin fired a rocket past Fleury late in the second period to cut the Penguins' lead in half.

Letterman and his enormous beard appear

Talk show legend David Letterman was on hand, as was his grizzly-looking facial hair. Capitals organist Bruce Anderson even played Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London" for the noted Zevon fanatic during Letterman's introduction.