How to Watch Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins: Stream NHL, TV Channel

After two-week break, Ovechkin continues “The GR8 Chase” as the Capitals take on Crosby and the Penguins

As the NHL season enters the final two months of the regular season, all eyes return from the 4 Nations Face-Off onto playoff races and Alexander Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal scoring mark on Saturday as the Washington Capitals face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins inside PPG Paints Arena. The Capitals lead the Metropolitan division despite losing four of their last seven games headed into the break while has won three of their last five games as they sit just five points out of the final playoff spot. Ovechkin is 15 goals away from tying Gretzky and has posted four goals in his last five games.

How to Watch Washington Capitals at Pittsburgh Penguins:

Game Date: Feb. 22, 2025

Game Time: 3:00 p.m. ET

TV Channel: ABC

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In his 20^th season with the Penguins, Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby leads the team with 58 points this season and comes off the break with at least a point in seven of his last eight games. Crosby, the number one overall pick in the 2005 NHL Draft, posted a goal and four assists in four games leading Canada to the 4 Nations Face-Off title on Thursday.

Washington ranks second in the league scoring 3.56 goals per game as Ovechkin, along with winger Tom Wilson and center Aliaksei Protas who all have posted 22 or more goals this season.

The matchup of the day will feature the Penguins seventh ranked power play unit against Washington’s fifth ranked penalty kill. The Penguins have only connected on one of its last 18 chances with the man advantage while Washington’s penalty killing unit has allowed a goal in five of its last six games.

This is the third of four meetings between the division foes this season with each team winning one of the first two games.

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