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42-30-9
Washington Capitals
6
SOG: 32
41-24-16
Pittsburgh Penguins
3
SOG: 11
PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh
OFF
April 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
WSH
A. Protas
WSH • 1G 1A
I. Protas
WSH • 1G 2A
R. Leonard
WSH • 2G 0A
P. Dubois
WSH • 0G 1A
C. McMichael
WSH • 0G 1A
T. Wilson
WSH • 1G 1A
C. Hutson
WSH • 0G 2A
J. Sourdif
WSH • 0G 1A
D. Strome
WSH • 0G 1A
A. Ovechkin
WSH • 1G 0A
PIT
A. Mantha
PIT • 1G 0A
R. Shea
PIT • 0G 2A
T. Novak
PIT • 0G 1A
N. Acciari
PIT • 1G 0A
E. Soderblom
PIT • 0G 1A
S. Girard
PIT • 0G 1A
K. Hayes
PIT • 1G 0A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
A. Ovechkin
WSH • L • 1G 0A
⭐ 2
I. Protas
WSH • L • 1G 2A
⭐ 3
K. Hayes
PIT • R • 1G 0A
40-30-9 - W3
Washington Capitals
41-22-16 - L2
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh - PPG Paints Arena
April 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM - POSTGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
32G - 31A
(63P)
2
R
Tom Wilson
30G - 31A
(61P)
3
D
Jakob Chychrun
25G - 34A
(59P)
4
C
Dylan Strome
19G - 39A
(58P)
5
L
Aliaksei Protas
25G - 27A
(52P)
WSH Injuries
Lindgren, Charlie
Upper Body
Day to Day
Lindgren (upper body) partook in a full practice Friday and is questionable for Saturday's tilt in Pittsburgh, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Apr 11, 2026
Mateiko, Eriks
Achilles
Season
Mateiko underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn right Achilles sustained in AHL Hershey's game Sunday. He is out for the rest of the season.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Graeme Clarke from the Washington Capitals for Wyatt Bongiovanni.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire David Kampf from the Vancouver Canucks for a 2026 6th round pick.
Mar 6 2026
The Washington Capitals acquire Timothy Liljegren from the San Jose Sharks for a 2026 4th round pick (VGK).
Mar 5 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquire John Carlson from the Washington Capitals for a conditional 2026 1st round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick.
Mar 5 2026
The Vegas Golden Knights acquire Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals for Jesper Vikman, a 2029 2nd round pick and a 2027 3rd round pick (SJS).
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PIT
1
C
Sidney Crosby
29G - 45A
(74P)
2
D
Erik Karlsson
15G - 51A
(66P)
3
R
Bryan Rust
29G - 36A
(65P)
4
R
Anthony Mantha
32G - 30A
(62P)
5
C
Evgeni Malkin
19G - 42A
(61P)
PIT Injuries
Dewar, Connor
Lower Body
Day to Day
Dewar (lower body) won't play Thursday versus the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 11, 2026
Hallander, Filip
Leg
Day to Day
Hallander (leg) was recalled from his conditioning stint with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
Apr 14, 2026
Lizotte, Blake
Upper Body
Day to Day
Lizotte (upper body) will be re-evaluated in four weeks.
Apr 14, 2026
Jones, Caleb
Shoulder
Season
Jones (shoulder) has been placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Penguins, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Kettles, Peyton
Shoulder
Season
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins acquire Elmer Soderblom from the Detroit Red Wings for a 2026 3rd round pick (SJS).
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Goaltending
WSH
31-21-6
2.44 GAA
91.2% SV
PIT
23-17-9
2.87 GAA
88.9% SV
WSH
9-8-3
3.52 GAA
87.9% SV
PIT
19-11-8
3.04 GAA
88.9% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
Goaltenders
WSH
40-30-9
GAA: 2.96
SV%: 0.896
vs
PIT
41-22-16
GAA: 3.06
SV%: 0.888