The Maple Leafs were once at a crossroads with captain Mats Sundin, who wouldn't accept a trade. The Pittsburgh Penguins could be in a similar situation now with Evgeni Malkin, says Adam Proteau.

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8 ... Aliaksei Protas has scored 18 goals with 18 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Prediction for the NHL Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins match will occur on January 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Pittsburgh Penguins ... Though Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin are the suns around which their respective franchises revolve, Penguins versus Capitals is about more than their historic ...

Pittsburgh's game at Washington on Saturday night will be the 71st regular-season meeting of the team's superstar captains, the Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin.

It was almost 16 years ago that Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby and the Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin both registered hat tricks in the same game, during their dramatic playoff series before the Penguins went on to win that best-of-7 and their third Stanley Cup Championship.

Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8 ... Aliaksei Protas has scored 18 goals with 18 assists for the Capitals. Alexander Ovechkin has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

NHL trade deadline is over a month away, with plenty of time for big moves, yet we’ve already seen a splash that can’t be topped. The Colorado Avalanche traded superstar winger Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes for Martin Necas in a move that will have massive ramifications this season and for years to come.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night.

DETROIT — Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. Marco Kasper redirected J.T. Compher’s shot at 9:55 of the second period, and Michael Rasmussen scored an empty-netter in the final minute to clinch Detroit’s victory.