The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the 2024-25 season on Thursday night with a final game against longtime rivals Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. And while I hoped for a final loss to improve the draft odds, the Penguins, ever the professionals, played to win, and win they did, beating Washington 5-2. [Recap]
The Pittsburgh team made one last regular-season roster transaction, recalling former first-rounder Sam Poulin from the AHL. Poulin was featured on the fourth line last night. [Trib Live]
Thursday night’s game was the 73rd career meeting between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.