Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - NHL Game Preview - February 22, 2025 - CBSSports.com

Washington

Sat Feb 22

8:00PM

Pittsburgh

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	1	2	3	T
Washington WAS--	-	-	-
Pittsburgh PIT--	-	-	-

PPG Paints ArenaPittsburgh, PA

Capitals	3.25 GF AVG	3.42 GA AVG	25.00 Power Play
Penguins	2.66 GF AVG	2.80 GA AVG	12.00 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Nicklas Backstrom (C)	Hip	06-30-2025Expected to be out until at least Jul 1
T.J. Oshie (RW)	Back	09-14-2025Expected to be out until at least Sep 15
Hunter Shepard (G)	Lower Body	10-04-2024Day-to-Day

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Erik Karlsson (D)	Upper Body	10-08-2024Expected to be out until at least Oct 9
Matt Nieto (LW)	Knee	11-01-2024Expected to be out until at least Nov 2
Alex Nedeljkovic (G)	Lower Body	10-13-2024Expected to be out until at least Oct 14
Blake Lizotte (C)	Concussion	10-08-2024Expected to be out until at least Oct 9
Vasiliy Ponomarev (C)	Upper Body	10-08-2024Expected to be out until at least Oct 9

All times are US/Eastern.

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