Alexander Ovechkin ... The Crosby-Malkin era saw the Penguins lay claim to three Stanley Cups since entering the league, adding more salt to the wound. Doubt began to creep in. Was Ovechkin a regular-season marvel doomed to playoff futility?

Sidney Crosby passsed Joe Sakic for 10th all-time in NHL points for road games. He and Kris Letang also passed Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito for 2nd place in factoring the most goals together as a forward-defenseman duo.

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.

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.

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.

Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to cap a two-point game as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 3-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.

While the home team failed to secure two points in the standings, fans were treated not only to an appearance by future Hall of Famer Sidney Crosby, but a game winner in the bonus period by Sid The Kid.

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.

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.