Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins 3/7/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Washington Capitals look to snap a two-game losing streak when visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Capitals dropped to 40-20-7 and 87 points following a 6-5 loss in overtime to the New York Rangers on Thursday. With the loss, Washington fell into a tie for first place with the Philadelphia Flyers three points ahead of third place Pittsburgh.

Alex Ovechkin is the leading goal scorer for Washington with 47 while John Carlson is the leader in assists with 60 and points with 75. The Capitals are scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.10 goals per game. In net, Braden Holtby is 24-14-5 with a goals-against average of 3.16 and save percentage of .896.

Pittsburgh looks for its third straight victory on Saturday when hosting Washington. The Penguins improved to 39-21-6 and 84 points following a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Patrice Hornqvist scored a pair of goals for the Penguins and Pittsburgh has won two straight since going through a six-game losing streak.

Bryan Rust is the leading goal scorer for Pittsburgh with 27, while Evgeni Malkin is the leader in assists with 48 and points with 69. Pittsburgh is scoring an average of 3.21 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.77 goals per game. In net, Matt Murray is 19-10-5 with a goals-against average of 2.83 and save percentage of .900.