When: October 16, 2010 8:00 PM
History:
Caps
Record on this Date: 10-5-1-0
Caps
Game 5 Record: 7-26-1-1
All-Time
vs. NAS: 8-5-1-0
All-Time
at NAS: 3-3-1-0
Last
Season vs. NAS: 1-0-0
Last
Meeting: 10/17/09, WAS 3 NAS 2 (OT-SO)
This Year:
WAS
Record: 3-1-0
Standings
Points: 6
Division
Rank: 2nd
Conference
Rank: 4th
Last
Game: 10/13/10, WAS 2 NYI 1
Streak:
Win 3
NAS
Record: 3-0-0
Standings
Points: 6
Division
Rank: 1st
Conference
Rank: 1st
Last
Game: 10/14/10, NAS 4 STL 3
Streak: Win 3
Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward
Line 1: 8 OVECHKIN, 19 BACKSTROM, 22 KNUBLE
Forward
Line 2: 21 LAICH, 14 FLEISCHMANN, 28 SEMIN
Forward
Line 3: 25 CHIMERA, 26 HENDRICKS, 16 FEHR
Forward
Line 4:17 KING, 15 GORDON, 39 STECKEL
Defense
Pair 1: 55 SCHULTZ, 74 CARLSON
Defense
Pair 2: 89 SLOAN, 4 ERSKINE
Defense
Pair 3: 27 ALZNER, ??
Goalie:
30 NEUVIRTH
Back-up
Goalie: 1 VARLAMOV
Nashville
Forward
Line 1: 26 SULLIVAN, 11 LEGWAND, 29 WARD
Forward
Line 2: 74 KOSTITSYN, 16 O’REILLY, 27 HORNQVIST
Forward
Line 3: 15 LOMBARDI, 9 GOC, 71 DUMONT
Forward
Line 4: 22 TOOTOO, 33 WILSON, 10 ERAT
Defense
Pair 1: 20 SUTER, 6 WEBER
Defense
Pair 2: 51 BOUILLON, 8 KLEIN
Defense
Pair 3: 55 O’BRIEN, 4 FRANSON
Goalie:
35 RINNE
Back-up
Goalie: 39 LINDBACK
Injuries:
Washington
– 3 POTI (lower body) DTD, 10 BRADLEY (lower body) DTD, 90 JOHANSSON (foot) DTD,
52 GREEN (upper body) DTD
NAS
– 21 LUNDMARK (groin) IR
Caps Milestones:
Nicklas
Backstrom needs 10 assists to reach 200 in his career.
Brooks
Laich needs 8 points to reach 200 in his career.
Preview:
The
Capitals have not fared well in Game 5 throughout their history. They have won
only 7 of the 35 games played, including one win since 1995. While this may not
impact tonight’s game in Nashville it is oddly interesting. Breaking this trend
will not be an easy task. The predators are 3-0-0 and are in first place in the
Western Conference. The Caps will be without the services of defensemen Mike
Green who left Wednesday’s game late in the third with an upper body injury.
Tom Poti sat out the last two games with an injury and if he cannot go, the
Caps will have to recall a player form Hershey. Look for the Capitals to play a
simplified game with the depleted defense corps. The Predators are tearing it
up on the power play so this will be a good test for the Caps penalty kill that
have killed off 15 of 15 chances this season. I think this will be a
hardworking game with a lot of back and forth play. The two teams played twice
in the preseason so watch for a bit of chippiness. In the end the Caps should
find a way to win this one but it will be close.
Joe’s
prediction: Caps 3 NAS 2
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