Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:45 AM
Last Updated Aug 30, 2021, 9:45 AM
Huge showdown for first place in the East division here, and with the Capitals leading Pittsburgh by a point and having a game in hand over Pittsburgh, it might be now or never if the Penguins want that top seed. These two games against one another these next few days will go a long way in deciding the race, and the good news for Pittsburgh is that they are 4-2 SU against Washington already this year.
Furthermore, with Washington just finishing a stretch of three high leverage games with the Islanders – all Capitals wins – to jump up into 1 st place, I would guess they are the team with the lower gas tank here as the Penguins feasted on cupcakes before splitting the two-game set with Boston. Enough to put the Penguins over the top for me in a pick'em game like this one.
Pittsburgh currently sits in second place of the East Division standings with a 32-15-3 record. Washington currently sits in the first place position of the East Division table with a 32-13-4 record. Washington sits one point above Pittsburgh in the standings.
Pittsburgh is coming off of a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins, snapping a four-game winning streak. Washington is coming off a 0-1 win over the New York Islanders, the third straight win for the Capitals.
Washington won the last meeting 5-2, and has won two of the last three games when facing Pittsburgh. The underdog has covered the puck line in three straight meetings.
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