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Season 26-27
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WED · OCT 7 · 6:30 PM CT
Capital One Arena
TNT · HBO MAX
Washington Capitals
Capitals
1–1–0
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Pre-Game · Game 3 of 84
WED · OCT 7 · 6:30 PM CT
TNT · HBO MAX
Washington Capitals
Home · Capitals
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sidney Crosby has solved Charlie Lindgren before, 4 goals on 22 shots. But Alex Ovechkin has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Capital One Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Capitals
GOALIES
Penguins
Charlie Lindgren
Charlie Lindgren
Likely · 2615-charlie-lindgren
.931 SV% · 2.08 GAA · 9W
.851 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Likely · 31270-arturs-silovs
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 1W
.916 SV% L5 · Steady
Capitals
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
CapitalsProjected lines
L1
Alex Tuch · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Tom Wilson
L2
Alex Ovechkin · Dylan Strome · Ryan Leonard
L3
Aliaksei Protas · Ilya Protas · Jordan Kyrou
L4
Boone Jenner · Justin Sourdif · Anthony Beauvillier
D1
Jakob Chychrun · Matt Roy
D2
Cole Hutson · Vincent Desharnais
D3
Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PP1
Tom Wilson · Dylan Strome · Pierre-Luc Dubois · Alex Ovechkin · Jakob Chychrun
PP2
Alex Tuch · Ilya Protas · Ryan Leonard · Cole Hutson · Jordan Kyrou
PK1
Aliaksei Protas · Tom Wilson · Vincent Desharnais · Matt Roy
PK2
Boone Jenner · Alex Tuch · Martin Fehervary · Timothy Liljegren
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Mike Vogel · Oct 3 · 8:05 PM CT @penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT
Capitals
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
CapitalsInjury report
Matt Roy
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Patrick Thomas
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 24
Rasmus Sandin
IR · Right knee (surgery) · Expected back Dec 26
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Mike Vogel · Oct 3 · 8:05 PM CT @penguins · Oct 3 · 5:39 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Capitals lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Sidney Crosby has solved Charlie Lindgren before, 4 goals on 22 shots. But Alex Ovechkin has quietly owned this matchup, 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals. The Capitals have found Arturs Silovs beatable: .869 on 61 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 4 goals on Charlie Lindgren (22 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
4 goals on Charlie Lindgren
Player
Alex Ovechkin has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Washington)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Player
Dylan Strome has 5 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Washington)
5 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Goaltending
Arturs Silovs has struggled against Washington — a .869 save % on 61 shots.
.869 SV% vs WSH
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals