WSH @ PIT Gameday Thread
WSH @ PIT
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Puck drop: Sat Apr 11, 2026 3:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
WSH
- Record 6-3-1
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 3.6 · 3.6
- Power play 7/30 (23.3%)
- Last game W vs TOR (4–0)
PIT
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak W3
- GF/GP · GA/GP 4.5 · 3.8
- Power play 7/31 (22.6%)
- Last game W vs NJD (5–2)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-11-06 WSH 3 @ PIT 5
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
WSH
- Pierre-Luc Dubois 8 pts · 1 G · 7 SOG
- Tom Wilson 7 pts · 4 G · 8 SOG
- Jakob Chychrun 6 pts · 2 G · 11 SOG
- Ryan Leonard 5 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG
PIT
- Yegor Chinakhov 10 pts · 4 G · 9 SOG
- Evgeni Malkin 9 pts · 4 G · 17 SOG
- Sidney Crosby 8 pts · 1 G · 9 SOG
- Rickard Rakell 6 pts · 5 G · 21 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: WSH 3.69 · PIT 4.3 · Win odds: WSH 40.8% · PIT 59.3% · OT/SO chance: 14.2%
- 3-4 35.6%
- 4-4 33.8%
- 3-5 30.6%
Box Score
WSH 6
Final
PIT 3
2026-04-11
| Stat | WSH | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 6 | 3 |
| Shots | 31 | 12 |
| Power Play | 1/2 (50.0%) | 0/0 (0.0%) |
| PIM | 0 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 27 / 20 | 20 / 27 |
| Blocks | 15 | 16 |
| Saves | 9 | 25 |
| WSH Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Ryan Leonard | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ilya Protas | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aliaksei Protas | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cole Hutson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Connor McMichael | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Sourdif | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Anthony Mantha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Hayes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Noel Acciari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Novak | 0 | 1 | 1 |