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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Game #22 Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Where: Wachovia Center, Philadelphia

When: November 23, 2007, 1:00 PM

History:
Caps Record on this Date: 8-2-3-1
Caps Game 22 Record: 13-14-4-1
All-Time vs. PHI: 62-91-19-0
Last Season vs. PHI: 4-0-0
Last Meeting: 11/2/07, WAS 2 PHI 3

This Year:
WAS Record: 6-14-1
Standings Points: 13
Division Rank: 5th
Conference Rank: 15th
Last Game: 11/21/2007, WAS 1 ATL 5
Streak: Loss 5

PHI Record: 12-7-1
Standings Points: 25
Division Rank: 2nd
Conference Rank: 5th
Last Game: 11/21/2007, PHI 6 CAR 3
Streak: Win 1

Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward Line 1: 8 OVECHKIN, 25 KOZLOV, 17 CLARK
Forward Line 2: 43 FLEISCHMANN, 92 NYLANDER, 28 SEMIN
Forward Line 3: 18 PETTINGER, 39 STECKEL, 15 GORDON
Forward Line 4: 87 BRASHEAR, 19 BACKSTROM, 21 LAICH
Defense Pair 1: 26 MORRISONN, 55 SCHULTZ
Defense Pair 2: 2 POTHIER, 52 GREEN
Defense Pair 3: 3 POTI, 4 ERSKINE
Goalie: 37 KOLZIG
Back-up Goalie: 1 JOHNSON

Philadelphia
Forward Line 1: 19 HARTNELL, 18 RICHARDS, 9 UPSHALL
Forward Line 2: 32 COTE, 48 BRIERE, 15 LUPUL
Forward Line 3: 55 EAGER, 20 UMBERGER, 22 KNUBLE
Forward Line 4: 17 CARTER, 53 TOLPEKO, 24 KAPANEN
Defense Pair 1: 21 SMITH, 44 TIMONEN
Defense Pair 2: 28 KUKKONEN, 5 COBURN
Defense Pair 3: 8 FITZPATRICK, 6 JONES
Goalie: 43 BIRON
Back-up Goalie: 30 NIITTYMAKI

Injuries:
Washington – 14 FEHR (hip) IR
Philadelphia – 2 HATCHER (knee) IR, 12 GAGNE (dizziness) IR, 3 RATHJE (hip/back) IR

Caps Milestones:
Matt Pettinger will play in his 300th career NHL game
Alexander Semin needs 3 Points to reach 100 for his career
Chris Clark needs 1 Points to reach 100 with the Capitals
Matt Pettinger needs 5 Points to reach 100 for his career
Brian Pothier needs 5 Points to reach 100 for his career
Tom Poti needs 2 Assists to reach 200 for his career
Michal Nylander needs 6 Goals to reach 200 for his career

Preview:
The Capitals start a new era with Bruce Boudreau taking over as head coach. His uses an aggressive style to force opponents to turnover pucks and press the attack. After one practice will have to see how quickly the players pickup the new system. Look for the team to be a bit more lively this game. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Brashear fight in the first period.

Joe’s prediction: Caps 2 PHI 4

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