The Washington Capitals look to squeeze a little more juice out of their potent power play in Game 5 on Friday as they attempt to advance to the second round with a victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Washington was a blistering 8-for-17 with the man advantage en route to winning the first three contests before failing on both opportunities as Philadelphia staved off elimination with Wednesday's 2-1 triumph.

After failing to push the Florida Panthers to the brink of elimination, the New York Islanders could find themselves in that very same predicament if they are unable to solve their Game 5 woes. The Islanders look to snap an 11-game skid in the fifth contest of a playoff series on Friday when the first-round set returns to the Sunshine State.

The Dallas Stars are in command of their Western Conference first-round series and can close out the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday night when the teams square off in Game 5. The top-seeded Stars earned a split on the road with a hard-fought 3-2 victory in Game 4 to push the Wild to the brink of elimination.

The San Jose Sharks look to continue their season-long success on the road and finish off the host Los Angeles Kings when the Pacific Division rivals meet on Friday for Game 5 of their first-round series, which has featured four one-goal decisions. San Jose posted a league-best 28-10-3 record away from home in the regular season, setting a franchise record for road wins, and carried its impressive play into the playoffs by winning the opening two games in Los Angeles.