{"id":549996,"date":"2026-04-11T03:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549996\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T03:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:03:40","slug":"lines-notes-how-to-watch-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/549996\/","title":{"rendered":"Lines, Notes, &#038; How to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Capitals (40-30-9) begin a weekend home-and-home set with the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-22-16). The first game will take place at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The puck drops at 3:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>After Saturday\u2019s game, the Capitals will host the Penguins at Capital One Arena on Sunday afternoon. Then, Washington will finish the regular season with a road matchup in Columbus on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s game is extra special because it marks the 100th meeting between Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby. Both captains have been playing in the NHL since 2005. However, people have been speculating if these next two meetings between Ovechkin and Crosby will be the last.<\/p>\n<p>This past week, Ovechkin recently spoke to Capitals radio announcer John Walton about his future. The Great 8 said that <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/alexander-ovechkin-nhl-retirement-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a decision will be made during the offseason this summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitals are hoping to keep Ovechkin\u2019s career going into the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They kept their chances alive with a 4-0 shutout win over Toronto on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Ilya Protas, younger brother of Aliaksei, made his Capitals debut and recorded his first NHL point. Meanwhile, Logan Thompson made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The first time Ovechkin and Crosby met in the regular season was on Nov. 22, 2005 in Pittsburgh. The Penguins won that game 5-4, as they led 4-0 after the opening period.<\/p>\n<p>The Ovechkin-Crosby rivalry is considered one of the greatest in NHL and North American pro sports history. The era accounts for 40 percent of Washington\u2019s franchise history, and more than a third of Pittsburgh\u2019s 58-season NHL history.<\/p>\n<p>Expected Capitals Lines<\/p>\n<p>Forwards<\/p>\n<p>Alex Ovechkin \u2013 Dylan Strome \u2013 Anthony Beauvillier<\/p>\n<p>Aliaksei Protas \u2013 Ilya Protas \u2013 Tom Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Connor McMichael \u2013 Pierre-Luc Dubois \u2013 Ryan Leonard <\/p>\n<p>Brandon Duhaime \u2013 Justin Sourdif \u2013 Ivan Miroshnichenko<\/p>\n<p>Defensemen<\/p>\n<p>Martin Fehervary \u2013 Rasmus Sandin <\/p>\n<p>Jakob Chychrun \u2013 Trevor van Riemsdyk<\/p>\n<p>Cole Hutson \u2013 Matt Roy<\/p>\n<p>Goalies<\/p>\n<p>Logan Thompson<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Gibson<\/p>\n<p>Expected Penguins Lines<\/p>\n<p>Forwards<\/p>\n<p>Egor Chinakhov \u2013 Sidney Crosby \u2013 Bryan Rust <\/p>\n<p>Tommy Novak \u2013 Rickard Rakell \u2013 Evgeni Malkin <\/p>\n<p>Anthony Mantha \u2013 Ben Kindell \u2013 Justin Brazeau<\/p>\n<p>Elmer Soderblom \u2013 Noel Acciari \u2013 Avery Hayes<\/p>\n<p>Defensemen<\/p>\n<p>Parker Wotherspoon \u2013 Erik Karlsson<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Girard \u2013 Kris Letang <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Shea \u2013 Connor Clifton<\/p>\n<p>Goalies<\/p>\n<p>Arturs Silovs<\/p>\n<p>Stuart Skinner<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>TV: ABC<\/p>\n<p>Radio: Team 980, 106.7 The Fan [JIP]\/Caps Radio Network<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775876620_560_05fc16bcfb4f7c101ec1dde8e5822b2da3ef8655a1cd9722f932165a2716470e.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tHarry  Lichtman  is  an  award-winning  journalist  who  covers  the  Washington  Capitals  for  Sportsnaut.  He  also  contributes  to  the  sites  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/harry-lichtman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Lichtman<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Capitals (40-30-9) begin a weekend home-and-home set with the Pittsburgh Penguins (41-22-16). 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