The Phoenix Coyotes face off against the Washington Capitals tonight at 6 p.m. MST in Glendale.  The game can be seen on Versus.  The Coyotes sit in 6th place in the West as of Monday morning and could take over the Pacific Division lead with a win this evening.  Head over and check out our friends at Japers' Rink for information about the Eastern Conference's traveling circus.

Links after the jump...

Coyotes News

Capitals vs. Coyotes - 02/14/2011 - Phoenix Coyotes - Preview
Preview of tonight's contest.

02/13/2011 Capitals at Coyotes Preview Video - NHL VideoCenter - Phoenix Coyotes
Video preview of tonight's contest.

One Fan's Perspective " Making Sense of the Logjam
pbcoyotes on the Coyotes and the playoff stretch run.

News About Tonight's Enemy

Washington Capitals intend to 'ramp it up' during road trip
The Capitals look to display more consistency in their play starting tonight against the Yotes.

The Peerless Prognosticator: The Caps Are Like...Doughnuts?
Peerless with an interesting analogy.

Phoenix Coyotes looking to slow Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom
Jim Gintonio's on Washington's #1 center.

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin matured into passionate NHL star
Sarah McLellan on the Great 8.

Wranglers News

Victoria beat Las Vegas 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.

News From Around the Hockey World

Ducks at Oilers - 02/13/2011 - NHL.com - Recap
Robin Brownlee's game recap with video.

Panthers' Garrison blasts Shot-Heard-Round-Broward with GWG over San Jose - Litter Box Cats
A brief recap plus video of the Panthers win over the Sharks.

Quick makes 40 stops as Kings blank Flyers, 1-0 - Broad Street Hockey
The Kings win their second road game in less than 48 hours.

Game 56 Recap: Big W in the Big D - The Cannon
Lou Bordeaux's game recap.

Bertuzzi outscores the Bruins on the weekend--Wings 4 Bruins 2 - Winging It In Motown
Casey Richey's game recap.

Kings Fans' Guide to Not Freaking Out (The Real Western Conference Standings) - Jewels From The Crown
Quisp with a slightly different explanation of the Western Conference race.

NHL commissioner Bettman defends outdoor games in Canada
The Commish on the Winter and Heritage classics. (s/t to Puck Daddy)

The Final Howl

Statement from Penguins co-owner Mario Lemieux - NHL.com - News
Glass houses anyone?

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