Who: Washington Capitals (34-31-8, 76 points, 6th place Metropolitan Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (35-27-10, 80 points, 5th place Metropolitan Division)
When: 8:00 p.m. ET
How to Watch: National broadcast on ABC | ESPN+
Opponent Track: The Capitals received a huge boost— both talent- and morale-wise— with the return of top defenseman John Carlson from a fractured skull and severed temporal artery on Thursday. They celebrated by crushing the free-falling Chicago Blackhawks, 6-1. In the stretch before that, however, their play hasn’t been good enough to get them in the middle of the wild card race.