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(SportsNetwork. Blackhawks Jerseys China .com) - The Washington Capitals will try to return to the win column when they welcome a former division rival to Verizon Center in Saturdays clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Caps and Lightning battled for years in the now defunct Southeast Division before the NHLs realignment plan instituted prior to last season ended the divisional rivalry. Washington is now a member of the Metropolitan Division while the Bolts joined the Atlantic. Saturdays test is the third and final scheduled meeting between the clubs this season. Tampa claimed the first encounter on Nov. 1, notching a 4-3 regulation win on home ice, but Washington answered with Tuesdays 5-3 triumph in Central Florida. Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Caps in the meeting earlier this week, and now has 37 goals and 37 assists over 56 career games against the Lightning. Washington has won six of eight in this series overall. The Bolts snapped a six-game slide in D.C. with a 1-0 shootout win on April 13 of last season, but the Capitals are 17-2-2 in their last 21 home games against Tampa. The Caps had matched a season-high winning streak with three straight victories before losing an overtime decision Thursday against visiting Columbus. Nick Foligno scored a power-play goal with 18.8 seconds left in the OT to lift the Blue Jackets to the 3-2 win. Jason Chimera was whistled for interference in the extra session, putting the Blue Jackets on the man advantage at the 3:03 mark of OT. After Sergei Bobrovsky made two huge short-handed saves, Jack Johnson dished to Foligno for a one-timer from the right circle. The puck sailed over Braden Holtbys glove for the win. Holtby stopped 20-of-23 shots and was outplayed by Bobrovsky, who needed to make 39 saves for the win. We created chances. We had a lot of traffic in front of them and (Bobrovsky) was still able to make saves, said Capitals defenseman Mike Green, who returned to the lineup after missing seven games with an upper-body injury. Justin Peters could get the call in net tonight. He is 0-3-1 with a 4.20 goals against average in his career against Tampa. Holtby is 4-2-1 with a 3.41 GAA in this matchup. Tampa halted a two-game slide its last time out by beating the visiting Carolina Hurricanes in dramatic fashion. Nikita Kucherovs marker with 30.3 seconds left in regulation broke a tie and delivered a 2-1 victory for the hosts. Kucherovs second goal of the contest was a fluke deflection. He appeared to attempt a pass from the left circle, but the puck instead changed direction off the skate of Hurricanes defenseman Ron Hainsey in the slot and slid over the goal line. Evgeni Nabokov turned away 29 pucks and picked up his first assist of the season for the Lightning. The win pushed the backup goaltenders record this season to 3-3-1. It was nice to see him get rewarded, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said of Nabokov. He played great and gave us a chance to win. Ben Bishop expects to be back in net tonight. He is 1-3-1 with a lifetime 4.13 GAA against Washington. Ondrej Palat, who was a late scratch from Thursdays game against Carolina, is questionable for tonights game due to a lower-body injury. The forward has eight goals and 11 assists this season. Chicago Blackhawks Gear . After missing 20 games as a rookie a year ago, Valanciunas - like the Raptors as a whole - has been fortunate to be in good health this season. As he spoke about it, the Raptors sophomore centre scanned the room for wood to knock on. "It is disappointing because we lost today so thats the worst part of the day," said Valanciunas, who left Tuesdays game with a lower-back sprain in the third quarter, missing the rest of Torontos 118-113 overtime defeat at the hands of the Hawks. Blackhawks Jerseys 2020 . In mens doubles, Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil and American Jack Sock reached the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Croatian Mate Pavic and Andre Sa of Brazil. https://www.cheapblackhawks.com/ . Howard had 17 points and a career-high-tying 26 rebounds in his Houston debut, James Harden added 21 points and the Rockets cruised to a 96-83 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Wednesday night.New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - The NHL announced Friday that Chris Pronger has been named to the leagues Department of Player Safety, even though the veteran defenseman remains under contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. Pronger has not played in an NHL game since November of 2011 due to chronic symptoms resulting from a series of concussion, but has not officially retired because of the remainder of his contract with the Flyers would count towards the salary cap. The former Hart and Norris Trophy winner still has three seasons remaining on the seven-year extension he signed with Philadelphia in 2009. The 40-year-old has earned five All-Star Game appearances and recorded 698 points (157 goals, 541 assists) in 1,167 regular-season games over 18 NHL seasons. Stitched Blackhawks Jerseys. Prongers best season came with the St. Louis Blues in 1999-00, when he posted a career-high 62 points (14 goals, 48 assists) and a plus-52 rating to capture both the leagues MVP and top defenseman awards. Pronger also helped Anaheim win the 2007 Stanley Cup and reached the Cup Finals with both Edmonton (2006) and Philadelphia (2010). The decorated defenseman also has plenty of previous experience dealing with the Department of Player Safety, as he was suspended a total of eight times over the course of his career. ' ' '