Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

As it stands, the Penguins are in fourth-to-last place in the Eastern Conference and carry a goal differential of minus-36. It's a Penguins season that is on pace to be the worst since Sidney Crosby's rookie year in 2005-06.

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The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

Who had a worse day? The New York Rangers, who let a late lead slip away in a 3-2 OT loss? Or Evegni Malkin, who returned from injury for a dismal Pittsburgh Penguins loss, amid reports his three Stanley Cup rings were stolen in a robbery.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have taken points from some of the NHL’s finest clubs this season. Although they have a modest total of 18 victories after 45 games, they’ve beaten division leaders like Toronto and Washington,

The Pittsburgh Penguins practiced at an ice-cold municipal rink Saturday and may get some good news Sunday, while Pittsburgh Hockey Now had more success talking to the Penguins’ fourth line than any opponent has had against them in months.

Igor Shesterkin was flawless on Saturday night, and the New York Rangers needed him to be just that in a 1-0 shootout victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are placing veteran goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers. Follow this tracker for the latest NHL news.

The Vancouver Canucks reportedly turned down a trade offer from the New York Rangers that would have seen J.T Miller return to the Big Apple with a former Rangers teammate heading back to Vancouver.

On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins play the Columbus Blue Jackets, another Metro Division opponent. Tonight, they will have another chance to reverse their misfortunes against division rivals this season.