PITTSURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 24: Pittsburgh 7, Florida 6 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Letang (2), Rakell, Heinen, Crosby, O’Connor, Malkin
Multiple Points: Letang (2G-2A), Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (1G2A), O’Connor (1G-1A), Poehling (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (33 saves, 39 shots)
Key Stats: Kris Letang became the 11th blueliner this season to record four points (2G-2A) in the win.
PP: 3-5
PK: 2-3
Jan. 22: New Jersey 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (23 saves, 25 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby scored his team-leading 22nd goal as Pittsburgh fell in overtime.
PP: 0-2
PK: 1-2
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 15 17
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 12 18
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 5 5
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 3 3
G Tristan Jarry Upper-Body 1 8
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 115
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 25 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 25 D Ty Smith re-assigned to WBS.
Jan. 24 D Kris Letang activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 24 D Jan Rutta placed on LTIR. F Kasperi Kapanen placed on injured reserve
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Capitals: 120-99-22
In Pittsburgh: 66-42-10
In Washington: 54-57-12
OT Record vs. Capitals: 19-6-11
Shootout Record vs. Capitals: 5-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. CAPITALS:
Mario Lemieux: 61 GP, 101 PTS (51G-50A)
Sidney Crosby: 65 GP, 85 PTS (28G-57A)
Evgeni Malkin: 56 GP, 72 PTS (24G-48A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins hit the road for the final time before the bye week as they take on the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Since the beginning of the 2015-16 campaign, no team has defeated Washington more than Pittsburgh (19 wins).
- The Penguins have points in 12 of their last 18 games against the Capitals (11-6-1).
- Pittsburgh has won four of its last five games here at Capital One Arena.
- The Penguins have a five-game point streak for the fifth time this season.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 2, Colorado Avalanche 3
January 24, 2023 * Ball Arena * Denver, CO
Shots: WSH: 39; COL: 26
Power Plays: WSH: 0/2; COL: 0/0
Three Stars: 1. Georgiev (COL), 2. O’Connor (COL), 3. Newhook (COL)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled forward Aliaksei Protas from AHL Hershey, 1/18
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 1/8
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-1/24/23 (50 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-1/24/23 (46 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-1/24/23 (20 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-1/24/23 (5 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 12/21/22 (1 game)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22 (1 game)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22 (7 games)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22 (12 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23 (42 games)
Man Games Lost: 294
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Jan. 29, 5 p.m. ET at Toronto (NBCSW, NHLN, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Jan. 31, 7 p.m. ET at Columbus (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 11, 3:30 p.m. ET at Boston (ABC, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 12, 1:30 p.m. ET vs. San Jose (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
Feb. 14, 7 p.m. ET vs. Carolina (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Capital One Arena for the second of three meetings between the teams this season. In
their first meeting, the Capitals fell to the Penguins 4-1 on Nov. 9 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals have a record of 105-106-16-14
all-time vs. Pittsburgh and are 7-5-4 in their last 16 games against the Penguins, dating back to the 2019-20 season. In 2021-22,
Washington won the season series with Pittsburgh 3-1-0, outscoring the Penguins 18 to 11 in four games. Alex Ovechkin (1g, 4a),
Evgeny Kuznetsov (3g, 2a) and Tom Wilson (2g, 3a) led the Capitals with five points each in four games against the Penguins last
season. Ovechkin’s 69 career points (37g, 32a) in 70 career games vs. Pittsburgh rank first among active players.
HOME vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
60-47-9-7 468 416 2 PIT wins (12/10/21-11/9/22)
CAPITALS vs. PENGUINS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (70) Ovechkin (37) Backstrom (53) Ovechkin (69)
Backstrom (59) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (32) Backstrom (64)
Carlson (48) Eller (12) Carlson (25) Oshie (34)
Metro Matchup
- Thursday’s game marks Washington’s thirteenth game against a Metropolitan Division opponent this season (7-4-1).
- Including Thursday’s game, Washington has 14 games remaining against Metropolitan Division opponents over their final 32 regular season games.
- Last season, the Capitals tied for the second-best record (16-9-1, .635 point percentage) among Metropolitan Division teams in division games.
Bounce Back
- The Capitals are 11-4-1 this season in games following a regulation loss.
- Since the start of the 2020-21 season, Washington is 36-18-4 in games following a regulation loss and 7-3-0 in games following two consecutive regulation losses.
- Washington has not lost three-straight regulation games this season.
