<p>WASHINGTON — Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a result that clinched both teams’ place in the playoffs.</p>
<p>Guentzel’s winner on a one-time redirection of John Marino’s pass came after Washington’s Tom Wilson forced overtime with 14.3 seconds to play.</p>
<p>The result, combined with the New York Islanders’ regulation win over the New York Rangers, ensures both teams will be among the Eastern Division’s four playoff teams.</p>
<p>Kasperi Kapanen scored his ninth and 10th goals of the season, Frederick Gaudreau added a goal in his return from injury and Zach Aston-Reese also scored for the Penguins, who have now won five of their seven meetings with the Capitals. </p>
<p>Colton Sceviour and Jared McCann each had two assists for the Penguins.</p>
<p>T.J. Oshie scored his 18th goal, Daniel Sprung added his fourth in three games and Dmitry Orlov also scored for Washington before Wilson’s late leveler.</p>
<p>Justin Schultz and Nicklas Backstrom each had two assists for the Capitals, who would not have clinched their spot with a loss in regulation.</p>
<p>Pittsburgh’s Tristan Jarry made 33 saves and Washington’s Vitek Vanacek made 30 stops.</p>
<p>Kapanen gave his team the lead again midway through the third. McCann spotted him breaking down the right with a cross-ice pass, and with his defender beat, Kapanen lifted a shot over Vanacek’s blocker side into the top right corner.</p>
<p>Wilson leveled it on a 6-on-5. Evgeny Kuznetsov tracked down his own miss, then spun and snuck a tight feed to him in front of the crease, and Wilson lifted a shot over Jarry’s shoulder.</p>
<p>TRAINERS ROOM</p>
<p>Penguins: RW Evan Rodrigues had to be helped off the ice midway after he was caught in the lower left leg by teammate Mike Matheson’s shot attempt. … Evgeny Malkin (lower body) participated in Pittsburgh’s morning skate. … Gaudreau (lower body) returned after missing seven games.</p>
<p>Capitals: Alex Ovechkin (lower body) missed his third straight game, and D John Carlson (lower body) was held out as a game-time decision. … Schultz (lower body) missed Washington’s previous three games before his return Thursday.</p>
<p>STREAKS STALLED</p>
<p>Oshie’s goal on a first-period power play snapped a stretch of nine successful Pittsburgh penalty kills against Washington, the NHL’s second-best club on the man advantage.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Kapanen’s tying goal later in the first was the first allowed at even strength by a Capitals goaltender since the second period of a 6-3 loss to Boston on April 18, a stretch of 222 minutes and 42 seconds.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>The Penguins and Capitals meet again in Washington Saturday, completing their season series.</p>
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