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83 | PITTSBURGH | +120 | Ov 7,+105 | +115 | Ov 6.5,-125 | 84 | WASHINGTON | -140 | Un 7,-125 | -135 | Un 6.5,+105 |
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All Games | 15-18-0 | -14.5 | 15-18 | -14.5 | 15-13 | 3.4 | 32.6 | 3.3 | 32.9 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 6-9-0 | -6.5 | 6-9 | -6.5 | 7-7 | 3.3 | 33.5 | 3.0 | 31.6 | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 | -0.4 | 3-2 | -0.4 | 3-1 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 3.4 | 36.6 | vs. Division | 4-6-0 | -5.8 | 4-6 | -5.8 | 3-5 | 3.0 | 33.9 | 3.5 | 29.8 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 33 | 112 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1075 | 10.4% | 92 | 21 | 22.8% | 189 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 15 | 49 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 502 | 9.8% | 42 | 12 | 28.6% | 78 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 9.9% | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | 23 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 339 | 8.8% | 31 | 7 | 22.6% | 54 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 108 | 27 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 1085 | 10.0% | 95 | 17 | 17.9% | 182 | Stats Against (Road Games) | | 45 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 474 | 9.5% | 45 | 6 | 13.3% | 74 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 9.3% | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 30 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 35 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 11.7% | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | 56 |
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CASEY DESMITH (All Games) | 23 | 19 | 659 | 608 | 92.3% | 1 | 10-9 | -5.2 | 10-9-0 | -6 | 7-9 | CASEY DESMITH (Road Games) | 9 | 8 | 249 | 228 | 91.6% | 0 | 3-5 | -4.4 | 3-5-0 | -5 | 3-4 | CASEY DESMITH (vs. Division) | 8 | 6 | 198 | 182 | 91.9% | 0 | 3-3 | -1.2 | 3-3-0 | -1 | 1-4 | CASEY DESMITH (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 139 | 128 | 92.1% | 0 | 2-2 | -1.4 | 2-2-0 | -2 | 2-1 | TRISTAN JARRY (All Games) | 2 | 2 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.3 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | TRISTAN JARRY (Road Games) | 2 | 2 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.3 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | TRISTAN JARRY (vs. Division) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | TRISTAN JARRY (Last 4 Games) | 2 | 2 | 62 | 55 | 88.7% | 0 | 0-2 | -2.3 | 0-2-0 | -2 | 1-1 | MATT MURRAY (All Games) | 12 | 12 | 358 | 316 | 88.3% | 0 | 5-7 | -7 | 5-7-0 | -7 | 7-3 | MATT MURRAY (Road Games) | 5 | 5 | 159 | 148 | 93.1% | 0 | 3-2 | +0.2 | 3-2-0 | 0 | 3-2 | MATT MURRAY (vs. Division) | 4 | 4 | 98 | 82 | 83.7% | 0 | 1-3 | -4.7 | 1-3-0 | -5 | 2-1 | MATT MURRAY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 104 | 90 | 86.5% | 0 | 1-3 | -3.4 | 1-3-0 | -3 | 3-0 |
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All Games | 20-12-0 | +5 | 20-12 | +5 | 19-11 | 3.8 | 29.8 | 3.1 | 31.8 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 10-6-0 | +0.5 | 10-6 | +0.5 | 9-5 | 3.9 | 30.3 | 2.8 | 32.1 | Last 5 Games | 5-0-0 | +5.2 | 5-0 | +5.2 | 4-1 | 4.8 | 29.8 | 2.4 | 30.0 | vs. Division | 7-3-0 | +4 | 7-3 | +4 | 5-5 | 3.8 | 29.1 | 3.1 | 34.1 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 32 | 122 | 37 | 48 | 31 | 6 | 10 | 953 | 12.8% | 99 | 26 | 26.3% | 214 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 16 | 62 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 485 | 12.8% | 59 | 19 | 32.2% | 112 | Team Stats (Last 5 Games) | 5 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 149 | 16.1% | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 40 | Team Stats (vs. Division) | 10 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 291 | 13.1% | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | 60 | Stats Against (All Games) | | 100 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1018 | 9.8% | 117 | 29 | 24.8% | 160 | Stats Against (Home Games) | | 45 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 514 | 8.8% | 55 | 15 | 27.3% | 74 | Stats Against (Last 5 Games) | | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8.0% | 16 | 5 | 31.2% | 19 | Stats Against (vs. Division) | | 31 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 9.1% | 41 | 11 | 26.8% | 53 |
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PHEONIX COPLEY (All Games) | 11 | 10 | 305 | 275 | 90.2% | 1 | 8-2 | +6.8 | 8-2-0 | +6 | 6-3 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Home Games) | 3 | 2 | 81 | 75 | 92.6% | 0 | 2-0 | +2 | 2-0-0 | +2 | 1-0 | PHEONIX COPLEY (vs. Division) | 2 | 2 | 66 | 57 | 86.4% | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 1-1 | PHEONIX COPLEY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 110 | 98 | 89.1% | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 4-0-0 | +4 | 4-0 | BRADEN HOLTBY (All Games) | 23 | 22 | 708 | 644 | 91.0% | 1 | 12-10 | -1.8 | 12-10-0 | 0 | 13-8 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Home Games) | 14 | 14 | 432 | 395 | 91.4% | 1 | 8-6 | -1.5 | 8-6-0 | -1 | 8-5 | BRADEN HOLTBY (vs. Division) | 8 | 8 | 275 | 253 | 92.0% | 0 | 6-2 | +4 | 6-2-0 | +4 | 4-4 | BRADEN HOLTBY (Last 4 Games) | 4 | 4 | 119 | 108 | 90.8% | 0 | 3-1 | +2.2 | 3-1-0 | +2 | 3-1 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: PITTSBURGH 3.21, WASHINGTON 3.01 |
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11/23/2018 | at BOSTON | 1-2 | L | 0, -120 | L | 6 un | U | 11/24/2018 | COLUMBUS | 4-2 | W | 0, -140 | W | 6.5 ev | U | 11/27/2018 | at WINNIPEG | 4-3 | W | 0, +125 | W | 6.5 ov | O | 11/28/2018 | at COLORADO | 3-6 | L | 0, -110 | L | 6.5 ov | O | 12/1/2018 | PHILADELPHIA | 2-4 | L | 0, -185 | L | 6.5 ov | U | 12/4/2018 | COLORADO | 6-3 | W | 0, -145 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/6/2018 | NY ISLANDERS | 6-2 | W | 0, -220 | W | 6.5 ev | O | 12/8/2018 | at OTTAWA | 1-2 | L | 0, -210 | L | 7 un | U | 12/10/2018 | at NY ISLANDERS | 2-1 | W | 0, -135 | W | 6.5 ev | U | 12/12/2018 | at CHICAGO | 3-6 | L | 0, -160 | L | 6 ov | O | 12/14/2018 | BOSTON | 5-3 | W | 0, -165 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/15/2018 | LOS ANGELES | 4-3 | W | 0, -190 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/17/2018 | ANAHEIM | 2-4 | L | 0, -175 | L | 6 ov | P | 12/19/2018 | at WASHINGTON | | 12/20/2018 | MINNESOTA | | 12/22/2018 | at CAROLINA | | 12/27/2018 | DETROIT | | 12/29/2018 | at ST LOUIS | |
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11/23/2018 | DETROIT | 3-1 | W | 0, -185 | W | 5.5 ov | U | 11/24/2018 | at NY RANGERS | 5-3 | W | 0, -115 | W | 6 ov | O | 11/26/2018 | at NY ISLANDERS | 4-1 | W | 0, -125 | W | 6.5 un | U | 11/30/2018 | NEW JERSEY | 6-3 | W | 0, -160 | W | 6.5 un | O | 12/2/2018 | ANAHEIM | 5-6 | L | 0, -205 | L | 5.5 ev | O | 12/4/2018 | at VEGAS | 3-5 | L | 0, +140 | L | 6 un | O | 12/6/2018 | at ARIZONA | 4-2 | W | 0, -115 | W | 5.5 ov | O | 12/8/2018 | at COLUMBUS | 4-0 | W | 0, +115 | W | 6.5 ov | U | 12/11/2018 | DETROIT | 6-2 | W | 0, -285 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/14/2018 | at CAROLINA | 6-5 | W | 0, -120 | W | 6 ov | O | 12/15/2018 | BUFFALO | 4-3 | W | 0, -155 | W | 6.5 un | O | 12/19/2018 | PITTSBURGH | | 12/21/2018 | BUFFALO | | 12/22/2018 | at OTTAWA | | 12/27/2018 | CAROLINA | | 12/29/2018 | at OTTAWA | |
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| | | PITTSBURGH: LAST SEASON: 47-29-6, 100 points. Finished second in Metropolitan Division. LOST to Washington Capitals in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Mike Sullivan (fourth season, sixth NHL season).
ADDED: D Jack Johnson, C Matt Cullen. LOST: F Conor Sheary, F Tom Kuhnhackl, D Matt Hunwick, F Carter Rowney.
PLAYER TO WATCH: G Matt Murray. The 24-year-old endured an up and down first season as the franchise's full-time starter. His goals against average (2.92) and save percentage (.907) all took significant dips off his previous two seasons. Having spotty play in front of him didn't help. If Murray can return to the steady form that helped the Penguins to consecutive Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017, Pittsburgh will be a tough out in the postseason.
OUTLOOK: Pittsburgh's bid to become the first team in more than 30 years to "threepeat" ended with a loss to Washington. They opted to tinker than totally retool in the offseason, splurging on Johnson and bringing back the 42-year-old Cullen to provide depth down the middle. With Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin around, the Penguins will always be in the mix. But with the core of Crosby, Malkin, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang all in their early 30s, staying fresh for eight months will be a challenge. | | WASHINGTON: LAST SEASON: 49-26-7, 105 points. Won Metropolitan Division and Stanley Cup.
COACH: Todd Reirden (First season, first NHL season)
ADDED: C Nic Dowd, G Ilya Samsonov LOST: C Jay Beagle, G Philipp Grubauer, D Jakub Jerabek
PLAYER TO WATCH: LW Alex Ovechkin. Coming off scoring an NHL-best 49 goals and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, Ovechkin has nothing left to prove as one of the best players of his generation. Now the Russian superstar is a father and a Stanley Cup-winner, though, so everyone's waiting to see his next trick at age 33.
OUTLOOK: Stanley Cup hangovers are real, and the Capitals will have to manage that and goaltender Braden Holtby playing more games because they don't have a proven backup. Washington has the talent on paper to make another deep run, but all those games deep into last June could have an effect. Reirden will have to be careful with that after replacing Barry Trotz behind the bench. |
| | Capitals, Penguins renew rivalry
WASHINGTON -- Even though they are playing their best hockey of the season, expect the Washington Capitals to find a little something extra in the tank Wednesday when the Pittsburgh Penguins come to town for the next chapter in this storied rivalry. "It's always something you kind of look forward to and know about," Washington coach Todd Reirden told reporters. "Our players are excited to them. It's always a good challenge." The Capitals have won five straight games to solidify first place atop the Metropolitan Division behind the continued excellence of Alexander Ovechkin, who has seven goals in his last three games and 29 on the season. "Of course, you want to have as many points as you can," Ovechkin said after practice Monday. "But I always say, you can't score every game. You can't make points every night. It's hard. The league is hard right now. If you get a point or you get a goal, you get (lucky). ... I just try to do my best." Ovechkin's best has been more than enough for the Capitals, as their captain's play is raising everyone's level during a run in which they've won 12 of 13. "The players are making it difficult for our staff to pick the guys who should be playing each night and that's a good thing," Reirden said. "That internal competition that we have going on right now is something that's allowed us to have the type of success we've had the last 24, 25 games. It's a good thing. It's a good problem to have." The Penguins have righted the ship after a slow start, going 8-4-2 over their last 14 games, but they remain inconsistent, as evidenced in a 4-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday in which they squandered a two-goal lead. The loss highlighted a persistent problem for Pittsburgh: the second period. In their 18 defeats, the Penguins have a minus-18 goal differential. "Hopefully we can eliminate some of the bad periods here and get back on a substantial winning streak," Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith told reporters after Monday's game. "It's just part of the game. We have to do a little bit better job of managing it and we'll be in good shape." While Braden Holtby figures to get the start for Washington, the Penguins goaltending situation remains fluid between DeSmith and Matt Murray, especially given the team's busy schedule over the next few weeks. "We're trying to keep them both at their best by keeping them well-rested and sharp," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan told the team's website. "Looking at the big picture this week, both of them are going to get a significant amount of playing time." This is already the third game of the season between the Penguins and Capitals, with the teams splitting the prior two games. Pittsburgh won a 7-6 thriller on Oct. 4, while Washington captured a 2-1 victory on Nov. 7. "Yeah, it's a big rivalry, with lots of emotion," Ovechkin said. "Fans get involved. You guys. It's a fun time to play." |
| Last Updated: 3/29/2024 3:47:03 AM EST. |
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