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Capitals and Penguins to do battle in game with serious playoff implications for both teams

Every game between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins tends to have some sort of underlying drama that makes tuning in for the rivalry matchup more interesting. Over the past 15 years, when the two teams have squared off against one another, it has normally been a showcase of two of the league’s best squads fighting for superiority atop the standings.

Not so much this season.

The two veteran-laden rosters are clinging to the final two playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. Their game on Thursday could have major implications on who makes the playoffs and who doesn’t at the end of the year.

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By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago

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The Capitals could end up playing rival Pittsburgh more as NHL ponders aggressive schedule changes

More rivarly games? Consider the NHL very interested.

Sportico’s Eben Novy-Williams is reporting that the league is considering aggressive changes to its schedule so that teams like the Capitals and Penguins can play more local rivalry games against each other.

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By Ian Oland 10 months ago

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Pittsburgh Penguins announce Kris Letang out indefinitely after suffering stroke

The Pittsburgh Penguins just announced some shocking, unfortunate news. Veteran defenseman Kris Letang will be out indefinitely after having a stroke.

The Pens revealed the scary diagnosis on their website in a press release Wednesday afternoon.

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By Chris Cerullo 10 months ago

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Leaky goaltending and a whole lot of bad luck sink the Caps against their hated rivals: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals had a feel-good factor around them after Monday’s exciting victory over the Edmonton Oilers. That wouldn’t last long as they dropped their next one on home ice 4-1 against a Pittsburgh Penguins team that had lost their previous seven games.

And we had to listen to that annoying national TV broadcast. Yuck.

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By Chris Cerullo 11 months ago

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Penguins beat Caps 4-1, a pretty bad game

The Pittsburgh Penguins’s very stoppable force (2-6-2 in their last ten games) collided with the Washington Capitals’ very movable object ($40 million of injuries) on Wednesday night. One was way better than the other, plus their goalie wasn’t leaky.

After a scoreless period, Jason Zucker got lucky as Darcy Kuemper kicked in his casual shot. Brock McGinn’s shorthanded goal made it 2-0, and Jeff Petry’s blue-line shot made it 3-0.

Marcus Johansson caught a below-the-goal-line pass from Sonny Milano to give Washington their only goal of the night. Pittsburgh got the empty-netter.

Caps lose.

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By Peter Hassett 11 months ago

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Capitals vs Penguins, Sid vs Ovi live blog and updates (Nov. 9, 2022)

This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins game on November 9, 2022.

The Washington Capitals will rekindle their rivalry with the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight for the first time this season. The game matches two of the game’s greatest players, Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby, facing off against each other for the 63rd time in their careers. Both players sit at an astonishing 1,423 points.

While Sid and Ovi’s luster remains bright, the 2022-23 versions of the Penguins and Capitals are less so. The Pens and Caps are the first and second oldest teams in the league respectively. And both have faced severe consequences early for having an Opening Night roster with an average age of 30 or over.

The Capitals have had unbelievable durability issues, seeing over a half dozen players out due to injury, and they recently had a four-game losing streak. The Penguins have lost seven straight and haven’t won a game since October 22. The Pens only have one win in seven road games this season. Both teams are in the dredges of the Metropolitan Division and would not be making the postseason if it started today.

Tonight’s game is on national television, TNT, and puck drop will be a little after 7:30. Darcy Kuemper is facing Casey DeSmith in net.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Next week is gonna suck

The Washington Capitals really should have won Thursday night’s game in Detroit. With the team profoundly depleted by injury, securing at least a point whenever you can should be critical. The Caps are in their float era: just kinda get by, maybe force OT — until reinforcements arrive.

That’s going to be really hard next week. The schedule is a gauntlet.

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By Peter Hassett 11 months ago

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AEW World Champion CM Punk goes on expletive-filled rant about hating Pittsburgh Penguins

Incredibly polarizing professional wrestler CM Punk won the AEW World Championship at 2022 All Out on Sunday night. The former WWE star and shortlived UFC fighter met with members of the media in a scrum after his win that sent ripples through the entire wrestling landscape.

After publicly lambasting some of his co-workers and airing some real-life dirty laundry, Punk took some time to let a reporter wearing some Pittsburgh Penguins merch know what he thinks about the Pens.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Penguins promote Todd Reirden to associate coach, sign him to two-year extension

Todd Reirden is one step closer to becoming the next head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Late last week, the Pens’ announced that they signed the former Capitals bench boss to a two-year extension and promoted him from assistant coach to associate coach.

Reirden has been with the Pens since getting fired by the Caps after the 2019-20 season.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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Pittsburgh Penguins make two separate trades to acquire defensemen

The Metropolitan Division continues to load up as the offseason before the 2022-23 NHL season surges forward and the Pittsburgh Penguins are the latest team to jump into the arms race. The Pens made two moves on Saturday to address issues they believe they had on defense.

NHL rostered talent changed hands on both sides in separate deals with the New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens.

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By Chris Cerullo 1 year ago

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