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Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, NHL Odds

The best individual rivalry in the NHL of this century is renewed Saturday afternoon as Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals visit Sidney Crosby and the Penguins.

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals Prediction, NHL Odds

It's a Sunday matinee showdown for first place in the Metropolitan division. Both the Capitals and Penguins have 80 points and could be seeing a lot more of each other this spring.

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	39-23-6	$0	23-8	16-15
ATS	30-38	$-753	15-20	15-18

	o/u	home	away
O/U	32-33-3	17-17-1	15-16-2

Metropolitan Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
PHI	41-20-2-5	43-25	37-29-2
WAS	41-20-5-2	33-35	43-24-1
PIT	39-23-6	30-38	32-33-3
CAR	37-25-5	31-36	32-35
NYR	37-28-2-2	43-26	35-32-2
NYI	35-23-7-2	31-36	28-36-3
CLB	32-22-11-4	37-32	27-41-1
NJ	28-28-6-6	35-33	34-33-1

Team Leaders

Offense

	season stats	rank
Goals	3.2	10
Shots	31.94	12
Power play	0.2	16
Faceoff	49	25
Penalty mins	517	24

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Goals against	2.84	11
Shots against	29.72	6
Penalty kill	0.18	24
Shutouts	4	15
Penalty mins	567	12

Full Stats

Line Up - Last Game

Offense

Player	Pos	Min
Brandon Tanev	LW	13:07
Evan Rodrigues	LW	13:18
Patrick Marleau	LW	13:56
Bryan Rust	RW	16:08
Jared McCann	LW	13:19
Jason Zucker	LW	17:23
Sam Lafferty	C	12:14
Conor Sheary	LW	12:35
Teddy Blueger	C	14:13
Sidney Crosby	C	18:32
Evgeni Malkin	C	18:11
Patric Hornqvist	RW	17:44

Defense

Player	Pos	Min
Jack Johnson	D	16:09
Justin Schultz	D	20:31
Brian Dumoulin	D	22:36
John Marino	D	16:34
Marcus Pettersson	D	13:48
Kris Letang	D	24:03
Matt Murray	G	59:57
Tristan Jarry	G	0:00

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Nick Bjugstad	C	Out indefinitely - Back - 03/10/20	+ -
Bjugstad is on the shelf after having a surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back. Team officials have indicated that he stands a chance at returning if the team goes deep into the playoffs.
Jack Johnson	D	Prob Thurs - Personal - 03/04/20	+ -
Johnson is away from the team for the birth of his child, but he is expected to be available for Thursday's battle with the Sabres.
Anthony Angello	RW	Out indefinitely - Upper Body - 03/04/20	+ -
Angello will miss an extended period due to an upper-body injury.
Brandon Tanev	LW	Prob Thurs - Illness - 03/03/20	+ -
Tanev missed the last game with an illness, but the symptoms will likely subside in time for Thursday's tilt with the Sabres.
Dominik Simon	RW	out for season - Shoulder - 03/01/20	+ -
Simon opted to have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Jared McCann	LW	Ques Fri - Upper Body - 02/26/20	+ -
McCann sat out the last game with an upper-body injury, and it is up in the air if he will play Friday against the Ducks.
Patrick Marleau	LW	Prob Wed - Acquired - 02/25/20	+ -
Marleau was recently acquired, but it is projected that he will make his team debut Wednesday against the Kings.
Evan Rodrigues	LW	Prob Wed - Acquired - 02/25/20	+ -
Rodrigues was recently traded for, but it is likely that he will make his team debut against the Kings on Wednesday.
Conor Sheary	LW	Prob Wed - Acquired - 02/25/20	+ -
Sheary is expected to suit up for Wednesday's battle against the Kings despite recently being acquired by the team in a trade.
Dominik Kahun	LW	Ques Wed - Lower Body - 02/24/20	+ -
Kahun was recently acquired via trade and is dealing with a left leg injury. It is unclear if he will make his team debut Wednesday versus the Avalanche.

Injuries