Penguins vs Capitals
Who's better, Pens or Caps?
The Caps currently have the better pace, averaging 1.33 points per game versus the Pens' 1 point per game. The Pens and Caps are both in a playoff spot. In their one head-to-head matchup this year, the Caps won. When is the next Pens-Caps game? Monday, Jan. 18, 4 p.m. ET, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Broadcast on TNT, truTV and Monumental Sports Network in the U.S., and on TVA Sports in Canada. Streaming on HBO Max in the U.S., and on Sportsnet+ in Canada.
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How this works
Every number is a standings point from NHL data — two for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss, regular season only. Current trend plots each team's running points total after every game of the current season; it switches to a new season once all 32 teams have played games, so opening week doesn't produce a chart of one-game lines. 5-year trend plots each season's final points total for the five seasons up to and including the current one; a season still in progress is drawn as a hollow dot at its full-season pace (points per game × games scheduled), labelled as a pace. Utah's franchise began in 2024-25, so its line starts there. Head-to-head history (two teams only) shows each club's share of the regular-season games the two played against each other, season by season. A game counts as a win for whoever won it, in regulation, overtime or a shootout, so the two bars in a season always add up to 100%. In the summary up top, a playoff spot means a top-three place in the division or a wild card in that morning's NHL standings; game times are the arena's local time, and the channels are the ones the NHL schedule lists.