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.

but Penguins fans were irate after that two-handed swing connected with the ankle of defenseman Kris Letang. Was Ovechkin at fault? Depends on your perspective. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin wasn't ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins have one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League. Their most important players — guys like Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson — generally are their oldest.

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 ...