7:10 pm
February 16

Capitals @ Penguins

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Capitals (6-4-3)

@ Pittsburgh Penguins (7-5-1)

 

Starting Goalies:

Vitek Vanecek (WSH): Confirmed

Tristan Jarry (PIT): Confirmed

 

Current odds:

Washington Capitals: (+105)

Pittsburgh Penguins: (-125)

 

• The Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to use Sunday’s win against the Washington Capitals as a template for a Tuesday rematch at PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh ended an 0-for-21 power play skid, fashioned its first multiple-point lead of the season and got its defensemen actively involved in offense with four primary assists in the 6-3 win. The Capitals have lost four in a row.

• The Penguins’ top line of Jake Guentzel, captain Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust has been popping all season and combined for four goals and eight points Sunday. They have accounted for four of the team’s seven game-winning goals and are the team’s top three scorers, each with five goals, Rust with 13 points and Crosby and Guentzel with 12 each.

• Pittsburgh will be looking to go 4-0-0 against Washington this season.

• One troubling trend for the Penguins is falling behind. According to the NHL, they are one of just four teams historically that has come back from at least one deficit in each of their first seven wins in a season. Fortunately for Pittsburgh, it has been resilient enough and gotten enough offense to come back in those games, including bouncing back Sunday after allowing the Capitals the opening goal.

• On the flip side, Washington is looking to clamp down defensively as a prime way to end its four-game skid. The Capitals, whose 3.77 goals against per game puts them near the bottom in the NHL, have allowed 22 during their four-game losing streak.

4/10
Confidence
StreakSmarter Pick
Pittsburgh Penguins
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