NHL Schedule: Nationally televised games this week
Wednesday
Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals (7:30 p.m. EDT/ 4:30 p.m. PDT on NBCSN)
Why you should watch: This should be a Wednesday Night Rivalry matchup that lives up to the billing. The Capitals have been eliminated in May by the Penguins two years in a row. Alex Ovechkin has been in absolute beast mode this year. Sidney Crosby and The Great Eight have been pitted against each other as the faces of the league since their respective debuts in 2005. Even if these teams were winless headed in, it would still be a marquee game.
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Skip it if: Don’t. The Penguins finally found their footing Saturday beating the Nashville Predators. Meanwhile, Washington is off to another strong start, heading into Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Verdict: If you only watch one NHL game this week, make it this one. It’s the premier nationally televised game on the NHL schedule this week. The Capitals and Penguins tend to bring out the best in each other. This is the first time the bitter rivals have faced each other since the second round of the 2016-17 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Capitals and Penguins rivalry is the Boston Red Sox versus New York Yankees of the NHL. Except the Caps and Pens don’t play each other on national television every other week. And even if they did, it would still be worth tuning in.