Penguins troll Capitals with ‘new banners’ tweet

For the 39th time in their careers, heavyweights Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will face off as the Pens take on the Capitals on Wednesday Night Hockey.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals meet again Wednesday night, with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin taking centre stage.

Having two of the best players on the planet on the ice at the same time is reason enough to get fired up about this game, but the Penguins gave us another with a fiery tweet Wednesday morning.

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In what could perhaps be called “bulletin board material” for the Caps, Pittsburgh’s Twitter account sent out a photo with a note about the two new banners both teams have added to their rafters this season. The difference in significance between the two is…stark.

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The Penguins, if you’ll recall, eliminated the Capitals in the second round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs in six games.

Shortly after the initial tweet, the Capitals responded…

In the first meeting between these to this season, Pittsburgh won the game 3-2 in a shootout without an injured Crosby in the lineup. The Capitals will be looking to get revenge on home ice for that loss and now, perhaps, for this trolling tweet, too.

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