Penguins bring 'urgency' into game vs. banged-up Caps

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals currently hold the two wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference, but both clubs are far from polished products.

While the visiting Penguins try to win consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, the banged-up Capitals look to avoidtheir third straight defeat when the rivals meet Thursday night.

Pittsburgh and Washington each own 56 points in the competiti