It is win or go home time for the Caps today at the Phone Booth. No lineup changes for the Caps, so Steve Eminger stays in place of Jeff Schultz. This isn't the first time they've been in this spot, but they're also not playing the Florida Panthers. The effort put forth in Game 4 was encouraging, but the Caps have to cut out the breakdowns in their own zone, and specifically they have to do a better job of getting the puck out when they have a chance.

Alex Ovechkin also needs to find his shooting touch. He is 13-for-41 from the field in this series, or 31.7 percent. That's not good if he plays for the Wizards, and much worse since he suits up for the Caps.

"I don't know what the message is. I know I am not ready to go home yet," Caps coach Bruce Boudreau said. "That's pretty well it, and just think of it as one game. We just have to win one game. We had to do it all the way down the stretch, so it is not something that is foreign to them."