Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals 11/9/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Washington Capitals remain at home on Wednesday and will host the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Capitals are 6-6-2 on the season and sit 6th in the Metropolitan Division. Washington beat Edmonton 5-4 in their last game on Monday. Evgeny Kuznetsov led the way with 2 goals and 2 assists. Washington is 4-2-1 on their home ice.

Darcy Kuemper will make his 11th start in goal for the Washington Capitals. Kuemper is 4-5-1 on the season with one shutout. Kuemper has allowed 24 goals and carries a 2.42 goals against average. The Washington Capitals are allowing 2.93 goals per game.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in trouble early on this season. The Penguins head into Washington riding a seven game losing streak. Pittsburgh lost 3-2 at home to Seattle on Saturday in their last game. The Penguins are 4-6-2 on the season and sit 7th in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh is 1-5-1 on the road.

Tristan Jarry will make his 9th start in net for Pittsburgh. Jarry is 4-3-1 on the season with 27 goals allowed. Jarry carries a 3.38 goals against average with a .903 save percentage. The Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 34.8 shots on goal per game which ranks 28th worst in the NHL.