Logan Thompson played well at the other end, and Rust's goal broke a shutout streak for him that was over 160 minutes at that point. The Penguins got 19 shots through to Thompson, but the Capitals blocked 18 other attempts and thwarted any second-chance opportunities, making it difficult for the Penguins to get too many grade-A looks.

The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was a mixture of sullen and encouraged. From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell, the internal reaction to their 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals was an expansive mixture of emotions.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and perhaps Rickard Rakell got some good news since Sunday. Rakell left the team sometime after the loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals to return to Pittsburgh and tend to a family matter.

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost on the second night of a back-to-back, falling to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night, 4-1.

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

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.

The Washington Capitals come into a matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins as winners of three games in a row.

Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic provided some context to the Pittsburgh Penguins’ plans leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline. Reports earlier in the week

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The Kraken play a rare three straight games against Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid, arguably three of the NHL’s Top-10 best players of all-time

There’s no question about it,” said Kraken coach Dan Bylsma, who saw Ovechkin frequently and up close while coaching the Pittsburgh ... the Capitals would remain competitive and his minutes wouldn’t suffer. For the first time in nine years ...