Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 19

Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ImagesThe Washington Capitals take to the road in Week 19 with games against the Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers, two of the more difficult places for opponents to play.

The Opponents

Nashville Predators (Tuesday/8:00 (Eastern) — Bridgestone Arena)

On January 11th, the Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche in overtime, 5-4, to push their record to 24-11-2, tying them with the Carolina Hurricanes for third-most standings points in the league (50). They had the league’s fourth-best power play (27.0 percent) and its seventh-best penalty kill (82.5 percent). While their scoring offense was respectable (3.14 goals per game/12th in the league), their…