The Hockey Stop

I'm a big fan of the NHL Network. The channel is a hockey fan's dream with the NHL on the Fly show providing nightly updates, live game look-ins, instant analysis from legends like Denis Potvin and Larry Murphy, and marquee matchups such as tonight's Caps-Pens battle in D.C.

The channel is offering a free preview on many cable providers nationwide until the end of this week. That means many channel surfers will be pleasantly surprised when they stumble upon the best rivalry in hockey.

Ovechkin vs. Crosby. Steel City vs. Nation's Capital. Defending champs vs. the team that wants to unseat them this year. Blood. Sweat. Tears. Passion. Everyone gets amped up for Pens-Caps and it should be a great game tonight on NHL Network.

Throw the book away when these teams meet. Previous records, stats, trends don't matter. This is personal. This is the Pittsburgh Penguins versus my Washington Capitals.

My advice is forget ESPN and turn it to the only channel in the universe that matters tonight and that is the NHL Network.

Game starts at 7 p.m. EST and 4 p.m. PST.

Let's go, Caps!