ESPN.com · Nov 6, 2025
Matchups, preview, how to watch Penguins-Capitals on ESPN+
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Since Alex Ovechkin debuted in the 2005-06 NHL season, he has played in 1,504 regular-season games, scored a record 900 goals and won one Stanley Cup.
Since Sidney Crosby debuted in the 2005-06 NHL season, he has played in 1,366 regular-season games, scored 1,704 points (ninth all time), and won three Stanley Cups.
Both are first-ballot, elite-tier Hall of Famers when they stop playing. Thursday's game between Ovi's Washington Capitals and Sid's Pittsburgh Penguins will be their 74th regular-season matchup and 99th overall -- and could be one of the hockey world's last chances to catch them against one another.