Alex Ovechkin and the League-leading Capitals (45-12-4, 94 points) face Sidney Crosby and the Penguins (32-21-8, 72 points) at Verizon Center in a makeup of their postponed Jan. 24 game.

This marks the third of five matchups in 2015-16 between these division rivals, who currently would meet in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The teams have split their first two head-to-head contests, with each winning on the road: Pittsburgh on Oct. 28 at Verizon Center (3-1 W) and Washington on Dec. 14 at CONSOL Energy Center (4-1 W). The Capitals and Penguins will close their regular-season series with two more games: March 20 in Pittsburgh and April 7 in Washington.

MILESTONES & MUSINGS

• Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (1-2—3) recorded his 400th NHL point (135-267—402).
• Stars forward Vernon Fiddler (800) and Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno (600) both played in milestone games.
• Maple Leafs teammates Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, William Nylander and Nikita Soshnikov all made their NHL debuts. Flames forward Garnet Hathaway also played in his first career game.
• The Department of Player Safety will have a hearing today with Bruins forward Zac Rinaldo for an illegal check to the head of Lightning forward Cedric Paquette
• Predators forward Filip Forsberg, Lightning forward Ryan Callahan and Canadiens goaltender Mike Condon were named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 28 .
• Teams made 19 trades involving 37 players prior to Monday’s 2016 NHL Trade Deadline.

 

 

SNEAK PEEK AT TUESDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
Calgary @ Boston, 7:00 p.m.
Carolina @ New Jersey, 7:00 p.m.
Pittsburgh @ Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton @ Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis @ Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas @ Nashville, 8:00 p.m.
Colorado @ Minnesota, 8:00 p.m.
Florida @ Winnipeg, 8:00 p.m.
NY Islanders @ Vancouver, 10:00 p.m.

 

MONDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY RANGERS 2, Columbus 1
PHILADELPHIA 5, Calgary 3
PITTSBURGH 6, Arizona 0
Tampa Bay 2, TORONTO 1
Detroit Red Wings 3, DALLAS 2 (OT)
SAN JOSE 6, Montreal 2