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The (25-24-6) Winnipeg Jets embark on a two-game road trip starting tonight in Washington against the (28-21-4) Capitals. Justin Smith Jersey . TSN 1290s coverage begins with Hustler & Lawless at 4:00. Rick Ralph hosts the official Jets pregame show at 6:00. Colour Analyst Shane Hnidy joins me in the broadcast booth from Verizon Center at 7:00. Needless to say, this is a huge game, as Winnipeg is four points behind Washington for first place in the Southeast Division.  The Jets are five points behind Ottawa for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Kyle Wellwood and Tim Stapleton are the notable forwards who will not play tonight.  Stapleton, who has missed the last eight games and was injured for seven, is now recovered from injury. However, he has now come down with the flu.  Wellwood is battling the flu as well and did not make the trip. Bryan Little has two goals in his last three games. The Jets are 2-0 when Chris Thorburn scores a goal. The Jets are 0/17 in their last seven games on the power play. Ondrej Pavelec will start in goal. Jets Projected Lines: Ladd-Little-WheelerKane-Antropov-FehrGlass-Slater-ThorburnGagnon-Burmistrov-Miettinen Enstrom-ByfuglienHainsey-BogosianOduya-Stuart Tomas Vokoun will start his fourth consecutive game in goal for Washington. Mathieu Perrault and Marcus Johansson are on two-game point streaks (one goal and one assist). Alex Ovechkin scored two goals Tuesday vs Florida.  Those were his first points in three games since returning from a three-game suspension. Capitals Projected Lines: Ovechkin-Johansson-BrouwerChimera-Perrault-SeminHendricks-Halpern-WardBeagle-Laich-Aucoin Alzner-CarlsonSchultz-WidemanHamrlik-Orlov Mike Knuble is a healthy scratch for the first time this season. The Capitals power-play has also struggled lately with one goal on 18 attempts in their last eight games. Winnipeg is 1-1-1 against Washington this season and have outscored the Capitals 7-6 in those games. 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They brought Julius Erving back in the fold.EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The cellphones are going off and the blinds are going down. The Los Angeles Kings believe the best way to close out this Stanley Cup is to completely ignore the growing madness around them. When they had a chance to make history and lift the trophy at Staples Center in Game 4, the requests for tickets and demands on their time went through the roof. As a result, they may have been guilty of taking their eyes off the prize, something theyve vowed not to do when they get a third shot at knocking off the New Jersey Devils in Game 6 on Monday. "We dont want any distractions," said defenceman Drew Doughty. "I think a lot of us before Game 4 were distracted with family members and friends, the Cup coming in the building. A lot of things we have to put aside. Family always comes first for everyone, but at this point of the year the team has to come first. "Were a family in the room and on the ice." It was a refreshing piece of honesty from Doughty, who provided the best view behind the curtains as the Kings family convened at their practice facility Sunday for a meeting. The Devils elected to practice after making the 3,900-kilometre trip across the continent and were thrilled they still had a reason to pull on their skates. Theyre well aware that few saw this series going beyond a fourth game, especially since the Kings took all kinds of momentum into the potential clincher when the teams last met at Staples Center. "People expected this to be over two games ago," said New Jersey coach Pete DeBoer. "When your bus has to pull by the 10 limos parked on the road ready for the after-party, thats definitely motivation," he added. The mood has certainly shifted since Los Angeles won the opening three games of the Stanley Cup and appeared to be heading for a sweep. But in the big-picture analysis, there has been very little to separate the teams on the ice and veteran Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur had solid outings in Games 4 and 5 -- not to mention a little luck from his goal posts -- to help get his squad back in the series. It left DeBoer in a fairly jovial mood, as the Devils coach said Sunday that he wouldnt mind having adult film actress Taylor Stephens sitting in the first row again. She made a notable appearance behind the New Jersey bench in Game 4. "We won laast time she was there, so Ill buy her ticket if we do that again," said DeBoer. Kendall Hunter Womens Jersey. . For the second straight day, his Kings counterpart Darryl Sutter tried to paint his team as the underdogs. "You know, New Jersey is playing pretty well, right?" said Sutter. "But lets not forget New Jersey is the home team. New Jersey is the team that had the hundred some points. You know what, we expected a long, hard series out of the New Jersey Devils and thats what were getting." Some significant history will be made no matter who raises the trophy. Los Angeles is after its first title in 45 years while the Devils are seeking to become the first team since the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs to erase a 3-0 deficit in the Stanley Cup. Buckle up. "Its exciting to stay alive every day," said Brodeur. "We play a game and say, All right, we dodged one. Play another one. Whew. We dodged one. I know that in three days at the most, well be on vacation. "Its pretty special for the guys. We just want to keep it going." This is the first time all playoffs the Kings have been part of a series that reached Game 6. The margin for error is getting slimmer and theyre clearly looking to use the missed opportunities in this series for extra motivation. "We realize a lot of us didnt play at our potential in Game 4," said Doughty. "We were nervous, worried about other things. All of us in the room were kind of frustrated that we were thinking about things ahead of time. Darryl made sure that wasnt going to happen this time." Even still, they were only beaten 3-1 in Game 4 with an empty-net goal and 2-1 in Game 5. Virtually every game in this series could have gone either way. Just as theyve done throughout the playoffs, the Kings checked into a hotel near Staples Center on Sunday night. They intended to block out all distractions and focus on winning just one more game. "Its going to be the third time that we have a chance to close it," said veteran forward Simon Gagne. "Every time you learn from those things. Personally, I knew a little bit what to expect, but for the guys thats their first time in the final its a lot. Its a lot of things to take care of. ... "I think well definitely (be) more prepared tomorrow night with the stuff outside of the game." ' ' '