Gameday vs. Washington

Washington will be without the service of Alex Semin, Mike Green, and Sergei Federov, which is kind of too bad for the fans, but great for the Wild. It'll be the first time in his career that Ovechkin's visited the Wild, and he'll be looking for his first goal against the Wild. Jose Theodore'll be in net for the Caps, and it will be his first time against the Wild since almost single-handly dismantling the Wild in the first round of the playoffs last season. And of course, it'll be Backstrom against Backstrom, and let's hope our Backstrom wins all the battles.