Expert recap and game analysis of the Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL game from 12 April 2026 on ESPN (AU).

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena. A special teams-filled contest featured goals from Ryan McLeod, Josh Norris, Alex Tuch, Owen Power and Mattias Samuelsson. Norris and Power both added assists in multi-point nights.

Pregame The Penguins are without the services of Connor Dewar (undisclosed lower body injury, day-to-day) so Avery Hayes slots back into the lineup. The Penguins do get Stuart Skinner back from his eye injury and he starts.

Sidney Crosby returned to the lineup for the Pittsburgh Penguins' game on Monday night against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Crosby returned after suffering a lower-body injury against the Ottawa Senators on March 26. He skated off the ice in the ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins don’t necessarily have a starting goaltender. But they have one who has been getting a few more starts than the other as of late. Such was the case Thursday as Stuart Skinner was in net for the Penguins for a second consecutive game.

Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins continue the rhythm of their every-other-day road trip with a game in Utah on Saturday (9pm eastern start), then comes Colorado next Monday and the trip ends where it started back in Carolina next Wednesday. Opponent Track ...

Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins' game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday and did not return. The team initially did not disclose why Crosby was ruled out of the game, but coach Dan Muse told reporters postgame ...

Ilya Protas scored his first NHL goal and assisted in the Capitals' 6-3 win over the Penguins, who rested key players ahead of the playoffs.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins NHL game from April 11, 2026 on ESPN.