One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and got just enough offense to pin down the Penguins for a 4-1 at Capital One Arena Saturday.

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh ... Penguins: Even with defenseman Kris Letang back from his illness, they couldn’t keep the momentum ...

by STEPHEN WHYNO, AP Hockey Writer TOPICS: WASHINGTON (AP ... Penguins: Even with defenseman Kris Letang back from his illness, they couldn’t keep the momentum going after beating Buffalo ...

WASHINGTON — Jakob Chychrun ... Penguins: Even with defenseman Kris Letang back from his illness, they couldn’t keep the momentum going after beating Buffalo on Friday night and celebrating ...

Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist each and Logan Thompson made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals ... Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang returned after missing ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun ... Takeaways Penguins: Even with defenseman Kris Letang back from his illness, they couldn’t keep the momentum going after beating Buffalo on Friday night ...

For the second time this season, two of the NHL’s greats went head-to-head as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins met with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in DC.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

Dan Rosen of NHL.com: If a team comes to the Pittsburgh Penguins with a too good to be true offer, they have to consider it. There doesn’t appear to be anything imminent, especially with Sidney Crosby. He signed a two-year extension and said he plans to honor it.

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ three-man core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang has played together for 19 seasons, a record for North American sports. It’s a nice story. The unbreakable bond of eternal brotherhood.