The Washington Capitals took the Pittsburgh Penguins to seven games in the conference semifinals last season, only to lose the deciding game 2-0 here at Capital One Arena. They've surely not forgotten that defeat, and I like the Caps to execute revenge on the reigning Stanley Cup champions tonight.

Washington had opened the season with back-to-back victories before taking a 4-3 OT loss at Tampa Bay. Captials captain Alexander Ovechkin was blanked in that contest and will be looking to get back on the scoresheet and add to his seven tallies on the season. The Penguins on the other hand had opened the season with back-to-back defeats before trashing Nashville 4-0 in their last game. With the Caps off a loss, the Pens off a win (and a matchup at Tampa Bay scheduled for tomorrow), all the factors combined makes this a nice situational bet on the Caps.

My selection is a 10* play on Washington Capitals.