TV/radio: 7 p.m. Tuesday; NBCSN, WGN-AM 720.
Series: First meeting.
Last meeting: Hawks won 5-2 on March 18, 2012 at the United Center.
Probable goaltenders, rec, gaa
Capitals, Braden Holtby, 23-12, 2.58
Hawks, Corey Crawford, 19-5, 1.94
Team comparison
CAPITALS CATEGORYHAWKS
3.04 (4)Goals for3.10 (2)
2.71 (18) Goals against2.02 (1)
26.8 (1)Power-play pct.16.7 (19)
77.9 (27) Penalty-kill pct.87.2 (3)
Averages per game (NHL rank)
Last season’s statistics.
Storyline: The Hawks will raise their 2013 Stanley Cup banner and then seek a fast start as they look to become the first repeat winners in the NHL since the 1997-98 Red Wings. Joakim Nordstrom is scheduled to make his NHL debut at wing and will kill penalties. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin had a whirlwind last few days, flying to Greece to carry the Olympic torch and returning to D.C. for Washington’s practice Monday.
