Outdoor Under Lights

Thanks to warmer temperatures and rain, the outdoor hockey game between Washington and Pittsburgh will be pushed back until 8:00 tonight.

I will be back later for a weather and game report.

** Update**  Scattered showers are diminishing in Pittsburgh, but temperatures really need to be cool enough to support a fresh sheet of ice for this one.  Either way, this is probably the best thing for the NHL.  You get two of the most dynamic players playing literally in the spotlight on national TV, when little else is going on.

Here is the forecast provided by weather.com for the the game time hours in Pittsburgh.  I don't see any signs of additional rain so that shouldn't be a problem.  As far as the game is concerned, I think it is really hard to pick against the Pens in this one.  Crosby has been ridiculously hot over the last month, while the Caps are still trying to get things going.  However, this is the first outdoor game for Washington and guys like Ovechkin and Green are sure to step up.

My prediction:  Game Time Temp is 45
                        Final Score: Pittsburgh 4   Washington  3

Crosby picks up three points and Ovechkin scores twice and levels Malkin twice.