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By Michael Marzzacco|
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: Capitals left wing Alexander Alex Ovechkin (8) taps the cup of defenseman John Carlson (74) with his stick as part of a pregame ritual during warm ups before the Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals NHL game on February 4, 2020 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: Capitals left wing Alexander Alex Ovechkin (8) taps the cup of defenseman John Carlson (74) with his stick as part of a pregame ritual during warm ups before the Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals NHL game on February 4, 2020 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 08: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on February 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 08: Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals skates against the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on February 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

After a day off the Washington Capitals are back at it for one more home game before a west coast road trip.

Will this be the night Alex Ovechkin reaches 700 goals? The Washington Capitals superstar will be on the world stage with the game broadcasted on both NBC Sports Washington and NBCSN.

Duh there’s more players than Ovechkin and they will be mentioned here. There’s not much to talk about from their last game against the Philadelphia Flyers other than it was a 7-2 dud with only T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring. Martin Fehervary did get his first NHL point though so that was pretty cool.

The Flyers did a good job holding the Capitals attack off and striking and taking advantage of their defensive miscues. It was clear they came out angry after their 5-0 shutout to the New Jersey Devils.

Now the Capitals turn their attention to the Barry Trotz Cup with their former bench boss in the building. The Capitals have won two out of the three games and this is the fourth and final meeting of the season.

So besides Ovechkin, who we’ll talk about because he’s the man of the night, who else should we watch?

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