WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 6, Chicago Blackhawks 1
March 23, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 28; CHI: 28
Power Plays: WSH: 2/4; CHI: 0/5
Three Stars: 1. Carlson (WSH), 2. Backstrom (WSH), 3. Strome (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Loaned goaltender Zach Fucale and defenseman Gabriel Carlsson to AHL Hershey, 3/23
Recalled goaltender Zach Fucale from AHL Hershey, 3/18
Re-assigned forward Bogdan Trineyev from KHL Moscow Dynamo to AHL Hershey, 3/18
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 3/16
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 3/14
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/23/23 (73 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/23/23 (69 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
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)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23 (3 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Man Games Lost: 396
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 29, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 30, 7 p.m. ET at Tampa Bay (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 2, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 8, 7 p.m. ET vs. Florida (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday for the third and final meeting between the teams this season. The Capitals hosted the first two games of the season series at Capital One Arena, with the Penguins claiming a 4-1 victory on Nov. 9 and Washington winning 3-2 in the shootout on Jan. 26. The Capitals (34-31-8, 76 pts.) currently sit four points back of the Penguins (35-27-10, 80 pts.) for the Eastern Conference’s second Wild Card spot. The Capitals have a record of 106-106-16-14 all-time vs. Pittsburgh and are 8-5-4 in their last 17 games against the Penguins, dating back to the 2019-20 season. In addition, Washington has won three-straight games at PPG Paints Arena.
AWAY vs. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
45-59-7-7 379 442 3 WSH wins (2/16/21-4/9/22)
CAPITALS vs. PENGUINS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Ovechkin (71) Ovechkin (38) Backstrom (54) Ovechkin (70)
Backstrom (60) Oshie (16) Ovechkin (32) Backstrom (65)
Carlson (48) Backstrom (11) Carlson (25) Oshie (34)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Mar. 23: Dallas 3, Pittsburgh 2 – American Airlines Center
PIT Goals: Crosby, Joseph
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: DeSmith (30 saves, 33 shots)
Key Stats: P.O Joseph extended his point streak to three games (1G-2A) as the Penguins fell on the road.
PP: 0-2
PK: 2-3
Mar. 22: Pittsburgh 5, Colorado 2 – Ball Arena
PIT Goals: Carter (2), Crosby, Guentzel (PP), Rust (EN)
Multiple Points: Carter (2G), Rust (1G-1A), Guentzel (1G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 30 shots)
Key Stats: Jeff Carter’s 66th career multi-goal game helped Pittsburgh pick up the win.
PP: 2-4
PK: 2-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 8 8
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 6 6
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 4 20
D Jan Rutta Undisclosed 4 19
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 3 5
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 1 17
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 178
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 23 F Filip Hallander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Mar. 20 D Taylor Fedun recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Capitals: 120-99-23
In Pittsburgh: 66-42-10
In Washington: 54-57-13
OT Record vs. Capitals: 19-6-12
Shootout Record vs. Capitals: 5-3
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-1.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. CAPITALS:
Mario Lemieux: 61 GP, 101 PTS (51G-50A)
Sidney Crosby: 66 GP, 86 PTS (28G-58A)
Evgeni Malkin: 57 GP, 72 PTS (24G-48A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return home to the friendly confines of PPG Paints Arena to take on the Washington Capitals (TV: ABC; 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 13 of their last 19 games against the Capitals (11-6-2).
- Pittsburgh has points in 10 of its last 14 home games against Washington (9-4-1) dating back to Mar. 20, 2016.
