Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction 2/22/25 NHL Picks

The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Saturday in NHL action at the PPG Paints Arena. Here’s a Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction. This article will include a Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Pick.

Washington Capitals Betting Preview 

The Washington Capitals beat the Flyers, lost to Utah, and they play the Oilers, Flames, and Blues next. The Washington Capitals are averaging 3.56 goals per game and are scoring 23.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Alex Ovechkin leads Washington with 26 goals, Dylan Strome has 38 assists and Tom Wilson has 126 shots on goal. Defensively, the Washington Capitals are allowing 2.49 goals per game and are killing 82.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Charlie Lindgren has allowed 64 goals on 641 shots faced, and Logan Thompson has given up 69 goals on 873 shots.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview 

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Flyers, beat the Rangers, and play the Rangers, Flyers, and Bruins next. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.86 goals per game and are scoring 24.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh with 25 goals, Sidney Crosby has 41 assists, and Erik Karlsson has 143 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.44 goals per game and are killing 79.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 69 goals on 596 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 78 goals on 779 shots.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The underdogs have won five of the last six games between the Capitals and Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
• The Capitals have lost five of their last six road games after coming off a shootout.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Capitals’ last six games at PPG Paints Arena.
• The Capitals have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games as road favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The underdogs have won the third period in each of the Penguins’ last three games at PPG Paints Arena.

Why the Washington Capitals will win

• The Capitals have won each of their last six road games after coming off overtime.
• The Penguins have lost each of their last four home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Capitals have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games after coming off overtime.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five day games at PPG Paints Arena.
• The Penguins have lost the second period in nine of their last 10 games as underdogs at PPG Paints Arena when tied after the first period.

Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Report 

Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, and Bokondji Imama are questionable for the Penguins.

The Capitals don’t have any players listed on their injury report.

Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

The Penguins still have the ability to get up for these rivalry games, and they’ve won five of the last nine games against the Capitals overall. The Penguins have seen 13 of their 23 wins come at home. With all of that said, the Capitals are too tough to bet against, as they have 19 road wins and have earned points in nine of their last 10 games. The Caps also blasted the Penguins 4-1 last month. The Capitals have been in pretty much every game this season, and they’re a tough team to step in front of because of it. I’m going to roll with the Capitals and lay the PL to shave down the juice.