The Pittsburgh Penguins will play the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 4-6-2 this season and have 10 points on the year. Pittsburgh is coming off of a loss to the Seattle Kraken by a score of 3-2 in their last game. Pittsburgh out shot Seattle by a total of 37-28 and won 57.1% of the faceoffs in the loss. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.50 goals per game, 3.67 goals against per game, 20% on the power play, and 73.2% on the penalty kill this season. Sidney Crosby has led the Penguins with six goals, eight assists, and 38 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Pittsburgh is Tristan Jarry, who is 4-3-1 this season with a 3.38 goals against average and a .903 save percentage.
The Washington Capitals are 6-6-2 this season and have 14 points so far this year. Washington is coming off of a win against the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 5-4 in their last game. Washington out shot Edmonton by a total of 31-29 and went 4-5 on the power play in the win. The Washington Capitals are averaging 2.86 goals per game, 2.93 goals against per game, 27.1% on the power play, and 81% on the penalty kill this season. Alex Ovechkin has led the Capitals with eight goals, five assists, and 57 shots on goal this season. The projected starting goalie for Washington is Darcy Kuemper, who is 4-5-1 this season with a 2.42 goals against average and a .919 save percentage.
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