(SportsNetwork.com) - The top two teams in the Metropolitan Division will clash Wednesday evening in D.C. as the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins for a battle at the Verizon Center. You can watch the game on TSN2 at 8pm et/5pm pt. With 26 points on a 13-8-0 record, Pittsburgh is just one point ahead of the streaking Capitals for first place in the Metro, the newly-named division that makes up half of the realigned Eastern Conference. This is the first of four scheduled meetings between the Pens and Caps during the 2013-14 regular season. Pittsburgh enters Wednesday on a four-game winning streak in this series and also has taken three of the past five meetings in the nations capital. Washington, however, is coming off its third straight victory and can match a season-best winning streak with another triumph in tonights divisional matchup. The Capitals opened November with four consecutive wins, but then dropped two in a row before getting back on track with their current hot streak. Washington has scored four goals in each of its wins during the three-game stretch and the club last played on Sunday when it downed the visiting St. Louis Blues by a 4-1 count. Alex Ovechkin continued his terrific start to the season with a two-goal performance against the Blues. The Russian superstar has 17 goals on the season, tying him with Alexander Steen of St. Louis for the NHL lead. Ovechkin, of course, led the league with 32 goals in 48 games last season and won his third Hart Trophy at the end of the lockout-shortened campaign. Ovechkin enters Wednesday on a three-game goal-scoring streak and has four markers during that stretch. The 28-year-old winger has registered 22 goals and 40 points in 31 career games against the Penguins. John Carlson and Mikhail Grabovski each scored a goal while Nicklas Backstrom posted three assists for the Capitals on Sunday. Braden Holtby made 46 stops to earn the win. "I think weve been playing decent hockey and hopefully well continue to grow," said Washington head coach Adam Oates. The Capitals have won six straight home games and havent been defeated in D.C. since dropping a 2-0 decision against the New York Rangers on Oct. 16. Pittsburgh enters Wednesdays showdown having won two of its past three games, but the club is just 2-4-0 since winning four in a row from Oct. 28-Nov. 2. The Pens last played on Monday when they recorded a 3-1 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Brian Gibbons, Brandon Sutter and Sidney Crosby each scored third-period goals to back 27 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury in the triumph at CONSOL Energy Center. Gibbons, making his NHL debut after being recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Monday, added an assist on Sutters marker that came just 62 seconds after the rookie snapped a scoreless tie. Evgeni Malkin delivered a pair of helpers for the Penguins, who had registered only eight goals in dropping four of their previous five coming into Mondays tilt. "I think I am just taking it all in right now," Gibbons said. "I dont usually show a lot of emotion, but on the inside I am really happy." Crosby is tied with Steen for the NHL lead in points with 26. Like Ovechkin, Crosby has fared well in tonights matchup during his career, posting 14 goals and 43 points in 25 career games against the Capitals. Fleury is 13-7-2 with a 2.60 goals against average in 23 career games against Washington. Holtby is 0-3-0 with a 4.53 GAA in three outings versus the Pens. Capitals defenseman Mike Green has missed the past two games with a lower-body issue, but was able to practice on Tuesday. 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In Englands first game since its worst-ever World Cup showing, Roy Hodgsons side rarely looked like scoring against unambitious opposition and the breakthrough in the friendly only came when Raheem Sterling was tripped in the penalty area.BARCELONA, Spain - Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to emphatically break the Spanish leagues all-time scoring mark in Barcelonas 5-1 win over Sevilla on Saturday.Messi, already Barcelonas all-time scorer, surpassed Athletic Bilbao great Telmo Zarras milestone of 251 goals that had stood untouched since 1955.Messi equaled Zarras mark in the 21st minute and added goals in the 72nd and 78th to claim the record for himself.I have never seen a player like Leo, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. He is beyond comparison, one of a kind, never to be seen again. We are lucky to have him here, to enjoy him, and to see where he leaves this record.Messis record-setting effort came after rival Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the 19th and 20th time in the league to keep Real Madrid at the top of the table with a 4-0 win at Eibar.Madrid leads Barcelona by two points with Atletico Madrid four points adrift after the defending champion beat 10-man Malaga 3-1 at home.Messis tremle came after a week of wild speculation that he was wavering on his once steadfast commitment to Barcelona, following his comments that he might not spend most of his remaining career here.But the match ended with Messi smiling broadly as his fans chanted his name. Messis teammates tossed him in the air after his record-breaking goal, and lined up in an honour guard as he jogged off the pitch while soaking up the Camp Nou applause.Messis night started when he earned a foul from Sevillas Ever Banega on the edge of the area. Messi stepped up and curled the ball over the barrier with an elegant strike to claim the history-making goal he had searched for in vain in three previous matches.Sevilla had yet to manage a shot on goal when Unai Emerys side was gifted an equalizer from Jordi Alba two minutes after haalftime when he knocked in a cross.ddddddddddddSevillas celebration didnt last long because Neymar headed Barcelona back in front two minutes later when he rose up to score Xavi Hernandezs free kick.Barcelonas Luis Suarez has been scoreless since his return from his biting ban, but he made up for it by making his fourth assist for Ivan Rakitic to score against his former team in the 65th.Neymar crossed for Messi to dive and tap home his second goal. Messi then dribbled across the edge of the area to fire in his third and complete his memorable match.Earlier, Ronaldo continued his own sensational scoring streak that includes him having scored in all 11 league games he has played in this campaign. He has 25 goals from 18 games in all competitions.The Ballon dOr-holder passed from an apparent offside position for James Rodriguez to head in Madrids first goal in the 23rd minute and Ronaldo put the result beyond doubt two minutes before halftime.Karim Benzema added a third goal from Rodriguezs pass in the 69th before Ronaldo got his second from the penalty spot in the 83rd to polish off Madrids 14th straight win overall.In Madrid, Tiago Cardoso scored and set up another goal as Atletico ended 10-man Malagas winning streak.Tiagos header put the hosts in front in the 12th before Arda Turan crossed for Antoine Griezmann to make it 2-0 in the 42nd.Malaga arrived after a club record five straight wins but Atletico denied the visitors a scoring chance until Roque Santa Cruz struck in the 64th.Malaga went down to 10 men when Samuel Garcia received his second yellow card in the 73rd, and Diego Godin headed in Tiagos lobbed pass in the 84th.Later, former Manchester United coach David Moyes makes his debut in charge of Real Sociedad at Deportivo La Coruna. 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