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(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
The Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals own a one-point lead over the Boston Bruins in the race for the Presidents' Trophy as they return from a nine-day break to face the Canadiens in Montreal on Monday night. The Capitals, who went into their bye week and the All-Star Game break on a three-game win streak, will be without Alex Ovechkin for the contest. Ovechkin must serve a mandatory one-game suspension for skipping the All-Star Game in St. Louis to rest up for the second half of the season. Ovechkin was red-hot before the break, scoring eight goals over a three-game span, including back-to-back hat tricks in a 5-2 win over New Jersey and a dramatic 6-4 come-from-behind victory at the New York Islanders on Jan. 18 in their final game before the layoff. |
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