2-2-0, 1-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	1	2	0	3
Capitals WSH	2	2	1	5

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

2-1-0, 1-0-0 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Penguins
3
Capitals
5

Game 1

10/7

Capitals
Penguins

Game 2

1/18

TNT/truTV

Capitals
Penguins

Game 3

3/13

ABC

Penguins
Capitals

Game 4

4/4

ESPN

Capital One Arena

7:30 PM, October 7, 2026Coverage: TNT

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Kelly Sutherland
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	4	1	0	8
Carolina	3	1	1	7
Washington	2	1	0	4
NY Islanders	2	2	0	4
Pittsburgh	2	2	0	4
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	2	0	2
Philadelphia	0	3	2	2

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