Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

41-24-16, 21-11-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	0	0
Capitals WSH	0	1	2	3

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

42-30-9, 25-11-5 Home

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-1

Capitals
3
Penguins
5

Game 1

7/11

Capitals
6
Penguins
3

Game 2

11/4

Penguins
0
Capitals
3

Game 3

12/4

Capital One Arena

8:00 PM, 12 April 2026

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Chris Rooney
Furman South

Linesmen:
Ryan Daisy
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

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