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41-23-16 - L1
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-30-9 - W2
Washington Capitals
Washington - Capital One Arena
April 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
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
Crosby, Sidney
Lower Body
Day to Day
Crosby (lower body) will not dress Saturday versus Washington.
Apr 12, 2026
Karlsson, Erik
Lower Body
Day to Day
Karlsson (lower body) won't play against the Washington Capitals on Saturday.
Apr 12, 2026
Kindel, Benjamin
Upper Body
Day to Day
Kindel (upper body) will not be in the lineup versus Washington on Saturday.
Apr 12, 2026
Letang, Kris
Upper Body
Day to Day
Letang (upper body) is day-to-day and won't play in Saturday's matchup against the Washington Capitals.
Apr 12, 2026
Malkin, Evgeni
Upper Body
Day to Day
Malkin (upper body) won't play versus Washington on Saturday.
Apr 12, 2026
Rust, Bryan
Lower Body
Day to Day
Rust (lower body) will be unavailable Saturday versus Washington.
Apr 12, 2026
Wotherspoon, Parker
Upper Body
Day to Day
Wotherspoon (upper body) will not dress versus Washington on Saturday.
Apr 12, 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
Dewar, Connor
Lower Body
Day to Day
Dewar (lower body) is week-to-week, the team announced Saturday.
Apr 18, 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).
Metropolitan Standings
WSH
1
L
Alex Ovechkin
32G - 30A
(62P)
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
Dubois, Pierre-Luc
Upper Body
Day to Day
Dubois won't return to Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins due to an upper-body injury.
Apr 12, 2026
Lindgren, Charlie
Upper Body
Day to Day
Lindgren (upper body) will not play in Saturday's road clash against the Pittsburgh Penguins, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Apr 12, 2026
Sandin, Rasmus
Leg
Day to Day
Sandin sustained a right leg injury in Saturday's game versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Apr 12, 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).
Metropolitan Standings
Goaltending
PIT
23-16-9
2.89 GAA
88.9% SV
WSH
30-21-6
2.48 GAA
91.0% SV
PIT
19-11-8
3.04 GAA
88.9% SV
WSH
9-8-3
3.52 GAA
87.9% SV
PIT
1-1-2
2.56 GAA
89.7% SV
WSH
2-1-0
2.33 GAA
90.4% SV
Goaltenders
PIT
41-23-16
GAA: 3.10
SV%: 0.887
vs
WSH
41-30-9
GAA: 2.96
SV%: 0.895