There are some potential signs of trouble ahead, however. Rookie netminder Sergei Bobrovsky has been a pleasant surprise this season, but he’s showing signs of wear and tear. He’d lost five of his last seven games heading into the Dallas game—while getting pulled from another—but made 28 saves in the overtime win. Bobrovsky is fighting for his job now, though, and if he can’t cut it the team will have to turn to backup Brian Boucher.

Philly owns one of the most balanced attacks in the NHL. Five players have already scored 20 goals this season (Jeff Carter, Danny Briere, Claude Giroux, Mike Richards and Scott Hartnell) while three more have a realistic shot at joining the club. Opponents have a ton of trouble slowing the Flyers because there aren’t one or two stars they can focus on to shut down.

The Flyers (44-19-8) have rebounded from a three-game losing streak to open the month. Since then, Philly is 4-0-2, collecting 10 of a possible 12 points. The Flyers have been doing the Cardiac Kids routine, playing five straight games decided by a single goal—including a 3-2 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Saturday.

Washington (42-21-10) beat New Jersey 3-0 on Saturday night, improving to 10-0-1 in its past 11 games. The most inspiring part of the run has been the reemergence of Alex Ovechkin as a dominant force up front.

Ovie was criticized throughout the season after falling off from his superstar numbers, but the forward has been turning on the jets down the stretch. Unfortunately, none of that will matter on Tuesday night, as he'll sit out the contest to rest an undisclosed nagging injury. The Caps haven't set a timetable for Ovechkin's return to the lineup.

With 7/1 odds of winning the Stanley Cup, compared to Philly's 6/1 odds, the Capitals will hope that they get their star back in the lineup soon. In the meantime, however, they'll have to settle for winning games on their own. Think they can pull it off?

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