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One of the best teams in the league faces arguably the worst the NHL has to offer Monday night when the Washington Capitals take on the New York Islanders. (Wikimedia Images)

The Capitals have won two in a row after an impressive 2-1 win over the Eastern-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night. Alexander Semin scored the game-winner for the Caps and Jose Theodore backstopped them to the victory with 23 saves.

The Islanders have been just plain awful in 2009, having not even won a single game in the month of January. New York is riding a seven-game losing streak after falling to New Jersey 3-1 last time out. Blake Comeau scored the lone goal for the offensively-weak Islanders, who have scored only three goals in their last three games.

The Capitals are 2-0 against the Islanders this season with a 5-2 win in Washington in early December and a 5-4 overtime victory two weeks later. Alexander Ovechkin had three goals and two assists in those two games, and in 13 career games against the Islanders he has recorded 14 points.

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