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Ovechkin scores goal No. 886, becomes 11th player to reach 1,600 points

Washington Capitals icon Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal Sunday against the Seattle Kraken to move within nine tallies of Wayne Gretzky's all-time record while becoming the 11th NHL player to record 1,600 points.The goal was Ovechkin's 33rd of

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Published: 5 days ago

Penguins/Capitals Recap: Pens tripped up by Caps, fall 4-1

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Pittsburgh ruins Washington’s shutout streak, but that’s about it Pregame The Penguins get good news in that Kris Letang is able to play after missing one game with illness. But in bad n

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Published: 1 month ago

NHL Highlights: Capitals 4, Penguins 1

Aliaksei Protas scores and gets an assist to help the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins. Final score 4-1.

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Smothered By Dominant Capitals, Rivalry Changing

WASHINGTON D.C. — One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and g

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Published: 1 month ago

Ned-Led Penguins Skewer Sabres, 5-2

In what’s proving to be the most unpredictable of seasons, to say our Penguins have had a way of fooling me is an understatement too massive to properly describe. Waddling headlong into daunting a seven-game road trip on the heels of an ugly 1-3-1

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Published: 1 month ago

Projected Lineups for the Penguins vs Capitals – 1/18/25

The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Washington Capitals tonight at Capital One Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. PENGUINS (19-20-8) at CAPITALS (30-10-5) 7 p

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Game 48, Great 8 Awaits; Lines, Notes, & How to Watch vs. Capitals

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8) remain below .500 after leaving a smoldering crater where a five-game homestand was supposed to be. However, the Penguins clicked with A-level goaltending Friday night against the Buffalo Sabres

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Published: 1 month ago

3 Keys to a Penguins Win Over the Capitals

The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off a 5-2 win last night against a streaky Buffalo Sabres club. The game saw Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell continue their hot run since…

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Published: 1 month ago

What Alchemy is This? Penguins Cook Up Some Unlikely Wins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League. Their most important players — guys like Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson — generally are their oldest. It stands to reason, then, t

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Published: 1 month ago

Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals 1/18/2025

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Crosby and Ovechkin are set for their 71st regular-season matchup today in D.C. Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (18-20-8, 44 points, 7th place Metropolitan Division) @ Washington Capitals (30-10-5,

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Published: 1 month ago

Dan’s Daily: Tocchet Barks at Miller; Trade Deadline Watch List

The Pittsburgh Penguins got the Lambo Leap from their goaltender Friday night as Alex Nedeljkovic made history by not only scoring a goal but doing something no other goalie has done. The Penguins also earned a win in large part because of a few powe

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Published: 1 month ago

Penguins Report Card: Nedeljkovic Grabs Net, Grabs the Team, Too

BUFFALO — For just the third time since the NHL holiday un-freeze began on Dec. 28, a span of 11 games, the Pittsburgh Penguins won. They didn’t boot a third-period lead, they didn’t fumble away big power plays, they got big-time goaltending fr

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Published: 1 month ago

Pens' Nedeljkovic 1st NHL goalie with goal, assist

Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2.

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Published: 1 month ago