Opponent: New York Islanders

Site: USAir Arena, Landover

Time: 7:35

TV: HTS

Radio: WMAL (630 AM)

Tickets: 4,000 available

Outlook: The Capitals need a victory to stay ahead of the Florida Panthers and hurt the Islanders' playoff hopes. Washington is trying to rebound off a 6-4 loss to Boston in which the Bruins scored three short-handed goals. The Islanders have lost two straight. The Caps hope to have D Kevin Hatcher (flu) and C Michal Pivonka (concussion) back tonight. G Rick Tabaracci (knee) is still out. The Islanders report D Rich Pilon (shoulder), D Dean Chynoweth (groin), RW David Volek (herniated disk) and C Claude Loiselle (knee) as out.