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Inside the matchup: Penguins vs. Capitals

Wednesday, 01.28.2015 / 10:31 AM / Tale of the Tape

By John Kreiser - NHL.com Managing Editor

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Inside the matchup: Penguins vs. Capitals
Cold Hard Facts looks at the Wednesday Night Rivalry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals in Tale of the Tape fashion.

The Pittsburgh Penguins make their first trip of the season to Verizon Center when they face the Washington Capitals in a Wednesday Night Rivalry game (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports).

Each team is playing the second half of a back-to-back set coming out of the All-Star break. The Penguins defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 at Consol Energy Center, and the Capitals lost 4-3 on the road to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The injury-plagued Penguins got defenseman Kris Letang and top-six forward Patric Hornqvist back from injury on Tuesday; they hope captain Sidney Crosby will be sufficiently recovered from a lower-body injury to play after missing the All-Star Game and sitting out Tuesday. If Crosby can play, he'll renew his rivalry with Washington captain Alex Ovechkin, who has 10 of his 27 goals this month.

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