Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks - NHL

Prediction published on 2/21/25, 9:58 AM  by Edgar Jibran | Modified on 2/21/25 at 5:01 PM in NHL Picks

The first Divisional game in the NHL schedule for next Saturday will be the confrontation between Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, teams from the Metropolitan Division that will face at 02:00 pm CST in the PPG Paints Arena. This game will bring back the hype behind the historic top goal scorer mark that Alex Ovechkin is looking up to conquer this season.

On Pittsburgh Penguins’ case, this team is very far from turning into a contender to qualify for the playoffs by the end of the regular season, being worth noting that they are the worst defensive in the Eastern Conference after conceding 201 goals this season. Despite this, it must be remarked that they only lost 1 out of their last 5 games in regulation time, and the last time they lost by a margin bigger than 1 goal was by the end of January against Seattle Kraken (4-1).

Coming back to Washington Capitals, this team still remains as the best of the Eastern Conference, so even when they lost their last game in overtime against Utah Hockey Club (4-5), the risk of losing the top spot by the end of the regular season is very low. In addition, the Capitals are the best offensive in the Metropolitan Division after scoring 196 goals throughout the season, so this game clearly appears to be a gigantic opportunity for Ovechkin to get closer to the best top scorer line in history.