🦅 Away Capitals 43-30-9 last season
in 3 months, 2 weeks
🐧 Home Penguins 1-0-0

Capitals at Penguins

Capitals play Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on January 18, 2027.

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2026-27
⚔️ Head-to-head

🔮 Game preview

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The full preview is written about three days before puck drop, from both teams' form, the season series and who is hot. Until then, the numbers below tell most of the story — or ask Puckey anything about the matchup.

📈 How both teams come in

New season — records are last season's
🦅Capitals vs Penguins🐧
43-30-9 Record 1-0-0
95 Points 2
0.579 Points % 1.000
WWWWL Last 5 WOTLWWL
Connor McMichael3 goals Hot scorer Kris Letang2 goals
Tom Wilson4 assists Setting up Sidney Crosby5 assists

Hot scorer and setting up count each team's last five games.

⚔️ Last meetings

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Apr 122026 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Apr 112026 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Nov 62025 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Apr 172025 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Feb 222025 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 8–3
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❓ WSH vs PIT, answered

When do Capitals play Penguins?

Capitals visit Penguins on January 18, 2027. Puck drop is 3:00 PM CST.

Where is Capitals vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 16 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH Upcoming AfterJan 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH Upcoming
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJan 16 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR Upcoming AfterJan 21 🦆ANA @ 🐧PIT Upcoming
Also on January 18
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 🐯NSH @ 🏝️NYI 🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL 🦣UTA @ 🦈SJS 🧥CBJ @ 🦑SEA 🎵STL @ 🍁TOR 🏛️OTT @ 🐆FLA
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