The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the best rivalries in sports and Sunday, the two teams will renew their feud at 3 pm on national TV.
The NHL leaned into the more fighty aspects of the teams’ past to make a commercial to promote the game. Set to Nazareth’s 1976 hit Love Hurts, the 30-second clip shows the Caps and Pens trying to literally destroy each other and enjoying it while they do so.
“There’s no love lost between the @Capitals and @penguins,” the NHL wrote. “What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day?”
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There’s no love lost between the @Capitals and @penguins. What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day?
📺: Today at 3p ET on @NHLonNBCSports pic.twitter.com/r5KZyHF1uk
— NHL (@NHL) February 14, 2021
NBC posted a 30-second clip of its own with foreboding music focusing more on the Ovechkin/Crosby rivalry.
It's nothing but love between these two. ❤️
Capitals vs. Penguins TODAY on NBC. #AllCaps | #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/eIeZwbkVUm
— NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) February 14, 2021
They followed that up with Valentine’s Day cards.
Nothing screams Valentine's Day like a matchup between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. ❤️#AllCaps vs. #LetsGoPens 3PM ET on NBC. pic.twitter.com/Q3aWaez8AK
— NHL on NBC Sports (@NHLonNBCSports) February 14, 2021
Feels like it’s going to be a fun one. See you at 3!
RMNB Coverage of Caps at Penguins
Screenshot courtesy of the @NHL
