Final: Capitals 3, Penguins 2, shootout taken in Washington (Live coverage)

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The Capitals' Alexander Ovechkin collides with Brian Dumoulin in the second period Thursday night in Washington.

WASHINGTON -- Looking ahead to faceoff ...

• Who: Penguins (24-15-8) vs. Capitals (25-19-6)
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: Capital One Arena
• Goaltenders: Casey DeSmith (7-9-3, 3.34 GAA, .900 SV%) vs. Darcy Kuemper (14-13-4, 2.57 GAA, .916 SV%)
• TV: AT&T SportsNet, NBC Sports Washington
• Radio: 105.9 the X
• Streaming: ESPN+
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes:  Penguins  | Capitals

THE SETUP

The Penguins and Capitals come into this evening's matchup tied at 56 points apiece in the standings, with the Penguins having the tiebreaker with three games in hand. The Penguins will have a 11:30 a.m. morning skate first. I'll have your coverage all day.