Capitals bidding to boost their play-off hopes in Hull

Edinburgh CAPITALS face one of their closest rivals for an end-of-season play-off spot when they visit Hull Stingrays for tonight’s Elite League ice hockey clash.

The Edinburgh club hope to bounce back from two weekend defeats against Cardiff Devils and Coventry Blaze, but Capitals’ American forward Sean Menton doesn’t expect to see a repeat of the goal rush the two sides shared last time they met earlier this month.

On that occasion, Edinburgh won 7-6 at Murrayfield after penalty shots, but Menton expects a better defensive performance this time round.

He said: “We’ve been working to tighten up the defence, but still obviously produce as much offensively as we can. If we play sound at the back we can still score goals, we have the players to do that.”