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Last 10: Washington 7-3-0; Edmonton 5-4-1
Season series: This is the only meeting of the season between these teams. The Oilers won 5-2 at the Verizon Center in Washington last season behind an Erik Cole hat trick. Gilbert Brule netted the game-winner early in the second period.
Big story: The Capitals had an opportunity to become the first NHL team to 50 points, but they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Canucks in Vancouver on Friday. Now they head to Alberta to finish up a four-game road trip that began with a 6-3 loss at Toronto and a 6-1 win in Colorado.
Who's hot: Semin has three goals and an assist in Washington's last four games. Nicklas Backstrom had a streak of three straight multi-point games snapped when Vancouver held him scoreless.
Robert Nilsson scored twice against Nashville and has eight points in as many games for Edmonton. Lubomir Visnovsky, who also scored in that game, has seven points in as many games.
Injury report: Defenseman Brian Pothier (ribs) is out indefinitely for the Capitals, while goalie Semyon Varlamov (groin) and forwards Quintin Laing (broken jaw) and Boyd Gordon (back) are on injured reserve.
The Oilers have half a dozen players on injured reserve: goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (back) and forwards Marc Pouliot (sports hernia), Taylor Chorney (ankle), Fernando Pisani (ulcerative colitis), Mike Comrie (mononucleosis) and Ales Hemsky (shoulder). Hemsky, who recently had surgery, will miss the rest of the season.
ilers:Last 10: Washington 7-3-0; Edmonton 5-4-1
Season series: This is the only meeting of the season between these teams. The Oilers won 5-2 at the Verizon Center in Washington last season behind an Erik Cole hat trick. Gilbert Brule netted the game-winner early in the second period.
Big story: The Capitals had an opportunity to become the first NHL team to 50 points, but they dropped a 3-2 decision to the Canucks in Vancouver on Friday. Now they head to Alberta to finish up a four-game road trip that began with a 6-3 loss at Toronto and a 6-1 win in Colorado.
Who's hot: Semin has three goals and an assist in Washington's last four games. Nicklas Backstrom had a streak of three straight multi-point games snapped when Vancouver held him scoreless.
Robert Nilsson scored twice against Nashville and has eight points in as many games for Edmonton. Lubomir Visnovsky, who also scored in that game, has seven points in as many games.
Injury report: Defenseman Brian Pothier (ribs) is out indefinitely for the Capitals, while goalie Semyon Varlamov (groin) and forwards Quintin Laing (broken jaw) and Boyd Gordon (back) are on injured reserve.
The Oilers have half a dozen players on injured reserve: goalie Nikolai Khabibulin (back) and forwards Marc Pouliot (sports hernia), Taylor Chorney (ankle), Fernando Pisani (ulcerative colitis), Mike Comrie (mononucleosis) and Ales Hemsky (shoulder). Hemsky, who recently had surgery, will miss the rest of the season.
