Atlanta Thrashers (34-38-6) at Washington Capitals (47-23-8), 3 p.m.

The newly-crowned Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals will begin a home-and-home series with a division foe today, as they host the Atlanta Thrashers at the Verizon Center. The Capitals clinched their second straight Southeast crown despite losing to Buffalo on Friday night. The loss came in overtime and the point gained by Washington was enough to secure the division title. Since Boston clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over the New York Rangers on…

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