The Washington Capitals (40-30-9) begin a weekend home-and-home set with the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-22-16). The first game will be Saturday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
Puck drops at 3:00 PM ET.
Following Saturday's game, the Capitals will host the Penguins at Capital One Arena on Sunday afternoon. Then, Washington concludes the regular season with a road matchup at Columbus on Tuesday.
Saturday's game is extra special because it marks the 100th meeting between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Both captains have been playing in the NHL since 2005. However, people are speculating whether these next two meetings between Ovechkin and Crosby will be the last.
Last week, Ovechkin recently spoke with Capitals radio announcer John Walton about his future. The Great 8 said a decision would be made during this summer's offseason.
The Capitals are hoping to continue Ovechkin's career in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They kept their chances alive with a 4-0 shutout win over Toronto on Wednesday.
Aliaksi's younger brother Ilya Protas made his Capitals debut and recorded his first NHL point. Meanwhile, Logan Thompson made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season.
Ovechkin and Crosby met for the first time in the regular season on November 22, 2005 in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won that game 5–4, as they led 4–0 after the opening period.
The Ovechkin–Crosby rivalry is considered one of the greatest in NHL and North American pro sports history. This era covers 40 percent of Washington's franchise history and more than a third of Pittsburgh's 58-season NHL history.
Expected Capitals Rows
Ahead
Alex Ovechkin - Dylan Strome - Anthony Beauvillier
Aliaksey Protas - Ilya Protas - Tom Wilson
Connor McMichael - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Ryan Leonard
Brandon Duhaime - Justin Sourdiff - Ivan Miroshnichenko
defenseman
Martin Fehrvary - Rasmus Sandin
Jacob Chykrun - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cole Hutson - Matt Roy
goalkeeper
logan thompson
michelle gibson
expected penguin lines
Ahead
Igor Chinakhov - Sidney Crosby - Brian Rust
Tommy Novak - Ricard Raquel - Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha - Ben Kindel - Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom - Noel Acciari - Avery Hayes
defenseman
Parker Wotherspoon - Eric Carlson
Samuel Girard - Kris Letang
Ryan Shea - Connor Clifton
goalkeeper
artur silov
stuart skinner
how to see
TV: ABC
Radio: Team 980, 106.7 The Fan [JIP]/Caps Radio Network
