Washington at Chicago

A big showdown, a possible Stanely Cup preview, featuring two dominant defenses. Washington is #3 in the NHL in goals allowed and #4 in penalty killing, off a 3-2 win over Minnesota. Star goalie Braden Holtby has a 1.67 goals-against average in winning his last three starts against the Blackhawks. Chicago is #8 in the NHL in goals allowed, but the offense has been struggling, off a pair of losses getting one goal each time. They've dropped five of the last seven, scoring six total goals in the defeats. The defense got better this week with the acquisition of veteran defenseman Christian Ehrhoff. Chicago is 32-10-11 UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference and 29-14-8 UNDER at home. Play UNDER the total int his one.