Penguins visit the Capitals in Metropolitan Division action
The Washington Capitals face the Pittsburgh Penguins in a matchup of Metropolitan Division opponents
Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (1-1, in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Capitals -170, Penguins +142; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a matchup of Metropolitan Division teams.
Washington went 43-30-9 overall and 17-7-2 in division games a season ago. The Capitals had a 17.8% power play success rate last season, scoring 43 goals on 241 chances.
Pittsburgh went 41-25-16 overall and 15-7-10 in division games last season. The Penguins averaged 3.5 goals on 28.4 shots per game last season.
INJURIES: Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Matt Roy: day to day (lower body).
Penguins: Justin Brazeau: out (lower-body), Ryan Graves: out (lower-body), Bryan Rust: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.