PIT @ WSH Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-12 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-12 04:00:13

PIT @ WSH

Venue: Capital One Arena

Puck drop: Sun Apr 12, 2026 3:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

PIT (last 10)

Record 6-4-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 4.7 · 3.9
Power play 7/29 (24.1%)
Last game L vs WSH (3–6)

WSH (last 10)

Record 6-3-1
Streak W2
GF/GP · GA/GP 4 · 3.8
Power play 8/31 (25.8%)
Last game W vs PIT (6–3)

Recent meetings:

2026-04-11 WSH 6 @ PIT 3
2025-11-06 WSH 3 @ PIT 5

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

PIT

Evgeni Malkin 8 pts · 4 G · 12 SOG
Yegor Chinakhov 8 pts · 3 G · 10 SOG
Sidney Crosby 7 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
Erik Karlsson 6 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

WSH

Tom Wilson 7 pts · 3 G · 9 SOG
Ryan Leonard 5 pts · 4 G · 15 SOG
Cole Hutson 5 pts · 2 G · 13 SOG
Aliaksei Protas 5 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: PIT 4.3 · WSH 4.15 · Win odds: PIT 51.6% · WSH 48.4% · OT/SO chance: 13.5%

4-4 34.5%
3-4 33.6%
5-4 31.8%

Box Score

PIT 0 Final WSH 3

2026-04-12

Stat	PIT	WSH
Goals	0	3
Shots	24	27
Power Play	0/2 (0.0%)	0/1 (0.0%)
PIM	2	4
Faceoffs	26 / 28	28 / 26
Blocks	13	15
Saves	24	24

PIT Scorers
	G	A	PTS
No scorers.

WSH Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Connor McMichael	2	1	3
Trevor van Riemsdyk	1	0	1
Martin Fehervary	0	2	2
Alex Ovechkin	0	1	1
Pierre-Luc Dubois	0	1	1
Ryan Leonard	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-12

Final lineup

PIT Away

Forwards

Line 1

Yegor Chinakhov

#59 · LW

TOI 17:00xGF/60 2.77xGA/60 3.73CF/60 62.4SC±/60 +4.16G±/60 -4.16CF% 51.7xGF% 42.6

Rickard Rakell

#67 · C

TOI 18:47xGF/60 5.82xGA/60 6.39CF/60 95.4SC±/60 -5.31G±/60 -5.30CF% 42.9xGF% 47.6

Ville Koivunen

#41 · RW

TOI 11:39xGF/60 3.61xGA/60 1.68CF/60 64.8SC±/60 +26.99G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 68.3

Line 2

Evgeni Malkin

#71 · LW

TOI 18:22xGF/60 4.88xGA/60 7.26CF/60 69.5SC±/60 -24.82G±/60 -4.97CF% 35.0xGF% 40.2

Thomas Novak

#18 · C

TOI 16:29xGF/60 6.34xGA/60 7.71CF/60 85.3SC±/60 -24.36G±/60 -6.09CF% 35.9xGF% 45.1

Justin Brazeau

#16 · RW

TOI 13:24xGF/60 3.17xGA/60 0.82CF/60 59.6SC±/60 +32.10G±/60 0.00CF% 68.4xGF% 79.4

Line 3

Rutger McGroarty

#2 · LW

TOI 9:55xGF/60 4.21xGA/60 2.43CF/60 100.9SC±/60 +23.27G±/60 0.00CF% 65.0xGF% 63.4

Kevin Hayes

#13 · C

TOI 13:55xGF/60 3.07xGA/60 0.79CF/60 57.7SC±/60 +35.51G±/60 0.00CF% 72.2xGF% 79.4

Sidney Crosby

#87 · RW

TOI 19:56xGF/60 4.33xGA/60 1.62CF/60 99.0SC±/60 +31.50G±/60 -4.50CF% 75.9xGF% 72.8

Line 4

Elmer Soderblom

#25 · LW

TOI 13:22xGF/60 3.94xGA/60 1.75CF/60 91.2SC±/60 +26.83G±/60 0.00CF% 65.4xGF% 69.2

Joona Koppanen

#15 · C

TOI 10:07xGF/60 3.30xGA/60 1.90CF/60 79.1SC±/60 +18.25G±/60 0.00CF% 65.0xGF% 63.4

Bryan Rust

#17 · RW

TOI 20:21xGF/60 5.99xGA/60 2.16CF/60 132.2SC±/60 +42.07G±/60 -6.01CF% 75.9xGF% 73.5

Defense

Pair 1

Kris Letang

#58 · LD

TOI 17:39xGF/60 2.91xGA/60 3.74CF/60 55.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -3.94CF% 50.0xGF% 43.7

Erik Karlsson

#65 · RD

TOI 19:56xGF/60 4.24xGA/60 3.91CF/60 83.5SC±/60 -8.79G±/60 -4.40CF% 48.7xGF% 52.0

Pair 2

Samuel Girard

#49 · LD

TOI 17:00xGF/60 2.58xGA/60 3.23CF/60 47.0SC±/60 -8.54G±/60 -4.27CF% 47.8xGF% 44.3

Jack St. Ivany

#3 · RD

TOI 21:22xGF/60 4.45xGA/60 1.64CF/60 80.1SC±/60 +38.58G±/60 0.00CF% 67.5xGF% 73.1

Pair 3

Parker Wotherspoon

#28 · LD

TOI 19:52xGF/60 4.15xGA/60 4.03CF/60 76.4SC±/60 -16.98G±/60 -4.25CF% 43.9xGF% 50.7

Ilya Solovyov

#7 · RD

TOI 19:45xGF/60 4.90xGA/60 2.08CF/60 91.1SC±/60 +42.53G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 70.2

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Stuart Skinner
G2	Arturs Silovs

WSH Home

Forwards

Line 1

Alex Ovechkin

#8 · LW

TOI 16:11xGF/60 1.77xGA/60 3.68CF/60 28.9SC±/60 -52.00G±/60 0.00CF% 22.7xGF% 32.4

Dylan Strome

#17 · C

TOI 14:32xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 3.39CF/60 47.9SC±/60 -21.27G±/60 0.00CF% 39.1xGF% 48.8

Anthony Beauvillier

#72 · RW

TOI 15:27xGF/60 2.64xGA/60 2.04CF/60 39.0SC±/60 +5.57G±/60 0.00CF% 43.8xGF% 56.4

Line 2

Aliaksei Protas

#21 · LW

TOI 19:18xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 4.89CF/60 55.7SC±/60 -17.39G±/60 0.00CF% 39.0xGF% 28.9

Ilya Protas

#62 · C

TOI 15:45xGF/60 3.21xGA/60 5.41CF/60 80.2SC±/60 +5.35G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 37.3

Tom Wilson

#43 · RW

TOI 18:14xGF/60 2.40xGA/60 4.82CF/60 62.1SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 47.2xGF% 33.2

Line 3

Connor McMichael

#24 · LW

TOI 15:31xGF/60 3.82xGA/60 2.67CF/60 75.4SC±/60 +4.44G±/60 +8.87CF% 63.0xGF% 58.8

Pierre-Luc Dubois

#80 · C

TOI 16:18xGF/60 2.81xGA/60 3.26CF/60 57.5SC±/60 -17.69G±/60 +8.85CF% 46.4xGF% 46.3

Ryan Leonard

#9 · RW

TOI 15:40xGF/60 4.55xGA/60 2.21CF/60 96.2SC±/60 +16.98G±/60 +11.32CF% 70.8xGF% 67.3

Line 4

Brandon Duhaime

#22 · LW

TOI 9:57xGF/60 2.18xGA/60 5.55CF/60 33.4SC±/60 -50.12G±/60 0.00CF% 21.1xGF% 28.2

Justin Sourdif

#34 · C

TOI 13:06xGF/60 3.33xGA/60 2.48CF/60 58.8SC±/60 +5.88G±/60 0.00CF% 55.6xGF% 57.3

Ivan Miroshnichenko

#63 · RW

TOI 7:35xGF/60 4.12xGA/60 3.81CF/60 59.0SC±/60 -16.86G±/60 0.00CF% 46.7xGF% 52.0

Defense

Pair 1

Martin Fehervary

#42 · LD

TOI 18:50xGF/60 1.04xGA/60 3.52CF/60 27.7SC±/60 -35.64G±/60 0.00CF% 26.9xGF% 22.8

Timothy Liljegren

#27 · RD

TOI 21:16xGF/60 2.28xGA/60 3.63CF/60 43.8SC±/60 -18.76G±/60 0.00CF% 37.8xGF% 38.6

Pair 2

Jakob Chychrun

#6 · LD

TOI 22:21xGF/60 3.86xGA/60 4.81CF/60 79.2SC±/60 +6.09G±/60 +3.05CF% 51.0xGF% 44.5

Trevor van Riemsdyk

#57 · RD

TOI 18:59xGF/60 4.16xGA/60 6.19CF/60 94.0SC±/60 -19.44G±/60 +3.24CF% 46.8xGF% 40.2

Pair 3

Cole Hutson

#44 · LD

TOI 17:19xGF/60 3.21xGA/60 2.71CF/60 56.1SC±/60 -14.96G±/60 +3.74CF% 48.4xGF% 54.2

Matt Roy

#3 · RD

TOI 19:41xGF/60 2.56xGA/60 3.26CF/60 44.3SC±/60 -32.21G±/60 +4.03CF% 35.5xGF% 43.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Logan Thompson
G2	Mitchell Gibson

Injuries

As of 2026-04-12

PIT

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Sidney Crosby	C	87	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Connor Dewar	C	19	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Filip Hallander	C	11	leg	OUT
Caleb Jones	D	82	suspension	OUT
Erik Karlsson	D	65	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Benjamin Kindel	C	81	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Kris Letang	D	58	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Evgeni Malkin	C	71	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Bryan Rust	RW	17	lower body	QUESTIONABLE
Parker Wotherspoon	D	28	upper body	QUESTIONABLE

WSH

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Pierre-Luc Dubois	C	80	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Charlie Lindgren	G	79	upper body	QUESTIONABLE

Loading advanced stats…