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Penguins host Capitals in Highly Anticipated Matchup

January 20th, 2010 by Colin

The red-hot Washington Capitals are heading to Mellon Arena to face the always resilient Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday night.  The Penguins defeated the New York Islanders last night, ending their seven game win streak. Evengi Malkin led the way with a hat-trick and Sidney Crosby scored two goals and four assists.  Not to be outdone the Capitals squeezed out a narrow victory against the ailing Detroit Redwings, 3-1.  This highly anticipated matchup is the first time the teams meet since the Penguins defeated the Capitals in a lopsided game seven last post-season. Who has the edge going into tomorrows game? My money, no surprise here, is on the Penguins tomorrow.  They have better defense and playing at home never hurts either. Thursday nights game may be a foreshadowing of things to come in the post season. The game is sure to bring fireworks as these bitter east-coast rivals face-off.

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