Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost on the second night of a back-to-back, falling to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, 4-1.

The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was a mixture of sullen and encouraged. From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell, the internal reaction to their 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals was an expansive mixture of emotions.

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League. Their most important players — guys like Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson — generally are their oldest.

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

For the second time this season, two of the NHL’s greats went head-to-head as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins met with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in DC.

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.

NHL slate features the Washington Capitals (30-10-5) hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-20-8) at Capital One Arena, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Capitals are first and the Penguins 13th in the Eastern Conference.

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Monday night, the Kings' first home day since the wildfires.

LOS ANGELES -- Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist to pass the 50-point mark for the 18th time in his NHL career in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena on Monday.