The Washington Capitals tendency to raise their game in do or die contests will need to come through this Monday night or they will face the long road back home. Washington is now down three games to two after suffering an overtime home defeat against Pittsburgh, the second OT defeat against the Penguins this round.
What's left is for the Capitals to win two straight de facto elimination games in order to advance beyond these Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The first of these elimination games will take place in Pittsburgh where the Caps have not yet won this series.
In order to gain that needed victory tonight, Alex Ovechkin will need to get some offensive help as he's been largely left to shoulder the scoring load by himself this round. Against the more balanced Penguins, that just hasn't been enough to date.
Start time tonight is set for 7 p.m. with local television coverage on Comcast SportsNet and radio on WJFK/106.7.
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