WASHINGTON, D.C. — The temperature in Washington is expected to crest in the mid-80s Thursday, and the humidity is hovering in the mid-60s.
Those are not ideal conditions for maintaining a quality sheet of ice, and the playing surface at Verizon Center received mixed reviews from the Penguins after their gameday skate.
Defenseman Brian Dumoulin said that, “for the most part, I thought the ice was really good,” but winger Scott Wilson was a bit less satisfied.
“It was OK,” Wilson said. “It was maybe a little slow. … We’ll see how it is [Thursday night], but it wasn’t too bad.