The Washington Capitals finally have their chance starting this Saturday afternoon to match up against their marquee rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in NHL postseason play. Saturday's contest will be game one of a best of seven Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Both the #2 seed Capitals and #4 seed Penguins have been heavily promoted for their young superstars though the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin has largely eclipsed the Penguins' Sidney Crosby in actual game play over the past two years. The first postseason confrontation between the new look Capitals and Penguins should allow at least a sliver of the national sports spotlight to shine on the NHL.
Beyond any hyped feuds though is a chance for the Washington Capitals to qualify for the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 1998. Washington won three games of four between the two squads during the regular season though both teams struggled to advance beyond the first round in postseason play to date.
Start time for game one is 1 p.m. on WRC/NBC/4 & WJFK/106.7.
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