Game 3 Preview: Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins 1/17/2021: lines, how to watch
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Who: Washington Capitals (2-0-0, 4 points, t-1st place Eastern Division) @
Pittsburgh Penguins (0-2-0, 0 points, 8th place in the Eastern Division)
When: 12:00 p.m. eastern
How to Watch: A nationally televised game on NBC (WPXI, Channel 11 in Pittsburgh)
Opponent Track: The Caps started the season with a two game set on the road in Buffalo. Washington won a shootout in the first game by the score of 6-4. The second game on Friday night, the Sabres out-shot the Caps 31-21 (and BUF had a 5-0 power play advantage) but the Caps found a way to pull out a defensive battle with a 2-1 win.
PENGUINS ROSTER SET AS OPENER IN PHILLY LOOMS By Todd Marino
Jan 12, 2021 6:59 AM
The Penguins yesterday set their active roster and the six-man taxi squad for tomorrow’s opening day of the NHL season.
There were no surprises on the active roster, which does include winger Kasperi Kapanen, who is currently in quarantine after arriving in Pittsburgh over the weekend. Kapanen was late to camp because of work visa problems, which stranded him in Finland last week. The taxi squad will include forwards Anthony Angello, Frederick Gaudreau, and Drew O’Connor, defenseman Pierre-Olivier Joseph, and goaltenders Alex D’Orio and Maxime Lagace.
Breakdown: Defense and Goalies by Michelle Crechiolo @PensInsideScoop / Penguins Team Reporter
It s a new year and a new season, but with the same goal - to win the Stanley Cup.
In order to do that, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford spent the offseason retooling the roster, surrounding the core leadership group of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang with more youth, enthusiasm and speed. Rutherford also revamped the coaching staff and hockey operations department, adding new and fresh perspectives.
Now that the 2020-21 season is officially set to begin, PittsburghPenguins.com takes a look at the team s defensemen and goalies in the second installment of a three-part organizational breakdown and refresher.
Rutherford Ready to Get Started by Michelle Crechiolo @PensInsideScoop / Penguins Team Reporter
Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford has been hard at work these past few months retooling the roster in preparation for the 2020-21 campaign.
Now that hockey is officially back, as the NHL and NHLPA came to an agreement on Sunday on a return-to-play plan, Rutherford is ready to start a new year and a new season with the group he s assembled in pursuit of the same goal: win the Stanley Cup. It s time to be excited, but also time to see what we really have, said Rutherford, who said that no player has asked to opt out.