Analyzing Sunday’s Utah Hockey Club at Washington Capitals odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is over, and the hockey world will turn its attention next to the Stanley Cup Playoff races and Alex Ovechkin ’s chase of Wayne Gretzky =’s NHL record of 894 goals. Ovechkin will resume play when the Washington Capitals visit the Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby (a game-time decision after returning from playing for Canada at 4 Nations) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (3 p.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-25-9) will be monitoring two players on the injury report, including Sidney Crosby, heading into a Saturday, February 22 game against the Washington Capitals (36-11-8)

After a nine-day break across the NHL, the Capitals took the ice Thursday for the second time this week at MedStar Capitals IcePlex.

When the Washington Capitals play the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday (beginning at 3:00 PM ET), Aliaksei Protas and Rickard Rakell will be among the top players to keep an eye on.

For 15 years, the Congressional Hockey Challenge has helped bring the game of hockey to countless communities across the country,” said Nick Lewis, co-founder and President of the Congressional Hockey Challenge.

Washington Capitals fans are excited about Andrew Cristall's 101 points in the WHL and Hendrix Lapierre's AHL success, while Ovechkin prepares to chase Gretzky

Luc Dubois (80) in action during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP

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Nick Schmaltz scored the shootout winner, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals.

The Utah Hockey Club visit the Washington Capitals after Clayton Keller scored two goals in the Utah Hockey Club's 7-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.