Where: Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY
When: February 26, 2011, 7:00 PM
History:
Caps
Record on this Date: 10-5-1-0
Caps
Game 63 Record: 17-13-3-1
All-Time
vs. NYI: 89-79-13-3
All-Time
at NYI: 43-46-2-1
Last
Season vs. NYI: 3-0-1
Last
Meeting: 1/20/11, WAS 2 NYI 1
Season
Series: 2-0-0
This Year:
WAS
Record: 32-20-10
Standings
Points: 74
Division
Rank: 2nd
Conference
Rank: 5th
Last
Game: 2/25/11, WAS 0 NYR 6
Streak:
Loss 1
NYI
Record: 23-31-8
Standings
Points: 54
Division
Rank: 5th
Conference
Rank: 15th
Last
Game: 2/24/11, NYI 3 PHI 4 (OT)
Streak: Lost 2
Probable Line-Ups:
Washington
Forward
Line 1: 8 OVECHKIN, 19 BACKSTROM, 22 KNUBLE
Forward
Line 2: 21 LAICH, 90 JOHANSSON, 28 SEMIN
Forward
Line 3: 26 HENDRICKS, 85 PERRAULT, 25 CHIMERA
Forward
Line 4: 39 STECKEL, 15 GORDON, 10 BRADLEY
Defense
Pair 1: 23 HANNAN, 55 SCHULTZ
Defense
Pair 2: 27 ALZNER, 74 CARLSON
Defense
Pair 3:89 SLOAN, 4 ERSKINE
Goalie:
1 VARLAMOV
Back-up
Goalie: 30 NEUVIRTH
New York
Forward
Line 1: 26 MOULSON, 91 TAVARES, 15 PARENTEAU
Forward
Line 2: 40 GRABNER, 51 NIELSEN, 21 OKPOSO
Forward
Line 3: 57 COMEAU, 12 BAILEY, 44 SCHREMP
Forward
Line 4: 17 MARTIN, 28 KONOPKA, 59 HALEY
Defense
Pair 1: 47 MACDONALD, 36 HAMONIC
Defense
Pair 2: 38 HILLEN, 8 GERVAIS
Defense
Pair 3: 71 KATIC, 6 WISHART
Goalie:
35 MONTOYA
Back-up
Goalie: 52 LAWSON
Injuries:
Washington
– 3 POTI (upper body) IR, 16 FEHR (upper body) IR, 52 GREEN (head) DTD
NYI
– DIPIETRO (facial fracture) IR, EATON (hip) IR, HUNTER (knee) IR, JURCINA (groin)
IR, MARTINEK (lower body) IR, MATTAU (hip) IR, POULIN (knee) IR, STREIT
(shoulder) IR, WEIGHT (back) IR
Caps Milestones:
Jason
Chimera needs 4 goals to reach 100 in his career.
Brooks
Laich needs 4 goals to reach 100 in his career.
Alex
Ovechkin needs 2 assists to reach 300 in his career.
Preview:
The
Capitals will try to rebound from another blowout loss to the New York Rangers.
The team heads to Long Island for the front end of a home-and-home two game set
with the Islanders. The Capitals have been trying to put all the pieces together
but have been consistently inconsistent for quite a while. The Caps are 14-11-7
in their last 32 games and have just 20 games remaining in the regular season.
At some point they are going to need to pick up the pace or they will be left
in the dust. The Islanders have just 54 points in the standings but have gone
6-3-1 in their last 10 games so this is no cakewalk. New York is playing a more
aggressive style of play complete with some ol’ time hockey brawlers. Look for
this one to be a chippy, physical affair with both teams attempting to keep the
other to the outside. The key for the Capitals is to get the first goal and
build their confidence. I expect the Caps to come out flying in this one a put
up some good offense.
Joe’s
prediction: Caps 5 NYI 2
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