PIT @ WSH Gameday Thread
PIT @ WSH
Venue: Capital One Arena
Puck drop: Wed Oct 7, 2026 7:30pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
PIT
- Record 5-5-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.5 · 3.8
- Power play 9/29 (31%)
- Last game L vs WPJ (2–3)
WSH
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak L1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.7 · 3
- Power play 6/23 (26.1%)
- Last game L vs TBL (1–3)
Recent meetings:
- 2026-04-12 PIT 0 @ WSH 3
- 2026-04-11 WSH 6 @ PIT 3
- 2025-11-06 WSH 3 @ PIT 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
PIT
- Evgeni Malkin 4 pts · 2 G · 9 SOG
- Declan Carlile 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
- Tommy Novak 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Erik Karlsson 4 pts · 0 G · 4 SOG
WSH
- Connor McMichael 4 pts · 2 G · 2 SOG
- Ryan Leonard 3 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG
- Alex Ovechkin 3 pts · 1 G · 14 SOG
- Tom Wilson 3 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: PIT 3.83 · WSH 3.93 · Win odds: PIT 47.9% · WSH 52.1% · OT/SO chance: 13.9%
- 4-3 34.1%
- 3-3 33.1%
- 3-4 32.8%
Box Score
PIT 3
Final
WSH 5
2026-10-07
| Stat | PIT | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 5 |
| Shots | 30 | 27 |
| Power Play | 0/3 (0.0%) | 1/4 (25.0%) |
| PIM | 8 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 22 / 31 | 31 / 22 |
| Blocks | 18 | 15 |
| Saves | 22 | 27 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Robertson | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tommy Novak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| WSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Leonard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 1 | 1 |