The Opponent: Washington Capitals (7-9-3)
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The Colorado Avalanche continue on their three-game road trip, the second of the three occurring Saturday night in Washington D.C. It involves a key matchup between Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.
In an Eastern Conference that is all sorts of crazy right now (look at the New Jersey Devils leading the Metro and the Caps being out of the playoffs), Washington needs to climb up the standings sooner rather than later. Tonight would be a good night for them at Capital One Arena.