It all comes down to tonight.
Er…sort of. But the Capitals can do themselves a huge favor and avoid waiting out the next 24 hours by taking care of business against the Flyers. It’s very simple: win and they’re in. It won’t be an easy task, as the Flyers are also trying to salvage their postseason hopes – and will be doing so with a couple of nights of rest against a less-rested Caps’ team.
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals @ Flyers
- Where: Wells Fargo Center
- When: 7:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
- Know Thy Enemy: Broad Street Hockey
Beck Malenstyn will be a gametime decision tonight after taking that (unpenalized) hit to the head last night…but let’s keep a good thought that he can go, which would leave the lines and pairs like this:
Ovechkin – Strome – Wilson
Protas – McMichael – Oshie
Pacioretty – Lapierre – Milano
Malenstyn – Dowd – Aube-Kubel
Fehervary – Carlson
van Riemsdyk – Iorio
Alexeyev – McIlrath
Lindgren
Kuemper
Time to go 1-0 today. Let’s freaking goooooo, babes.