Players to target: Carl Hagelin, Evgeni Malkin, and Patric Hornqvist
This Pittsburgh Penguins line has been great lately, and they have another solid matchup tonight at home. The Washington Capitals have allowed the sixth-most Scoring Chances Against per 60 minutes and second-most High-Danger Chances Against per 60 minutes since January 1st.
The Malkin line has a 59.4 Corsi For Percentage, 31.7 Scoring Chances For per 60 minutes, and 11.7 High-Danger Chances For per 60 minutes in 124 minutes together. Hornqvist and Malkin will play on the top power play against the Capitals' league average penalty kill (80.4%).