Southeast Tonight: Races for First, Playoffs Continue (And One Last Thought on Chara/Pacioretty)

Hurricanes at Capitals
Washington?s lead over Tampa Bay in the Southeast Division remains at two points as the Caps host another division rival in the Carolina Hurricanes tonight, looking for their seventh straight victory.

A 5-0 blanking of the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday gave Washington their sixth win in a row and ninth in their last 11 games. Goaltender Braden Holtby, who starred in relief against Tampa Bay on Monday, earned his first career shutout against Edmonton with a 22-save performance.

With Semyon Varlamov on the mend, Michael Neuvirth steady in his place and Holtby shining of late, as The Washington Post?s Gene Wang writes, the Caps will have some tough choices ahead, in terms of who will start in goal on a nightly basis.

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