Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 2

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe Washington Capitals began their pursuit of the Stanley Cup with a fine Week 1, earning wins in both games of a two-game set against the Buffalo Sabres before dropping an extra-time decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The schedule reverses itself in Week 2, the Caps opening with the Pens to wrap up their two-game set, then starting the home schedule with a pair of contests against Buffalo. Here is the week ahead.

The Opponents

Pittsburgh Penguins (Tuesday/7:00pm)

The Capitals and Penguins renewed their rivalry on Sunday afternoon in the first of a two-game set, the Penguins emerging victorious in a shootout, 4-3, after the Caps twice took a…