Capitals vs Predators live stream: Watch online free Sunday 8:30 ET as Washington trails for the final wild card spot by two points, so a win is necessary.

The Capitals (34-28-12) will go into Nashville vs the Predators (32-32-11) who are coming off a game vs the Stars where they allowed seven goals. Meanwhile, the Caps have dropped two in a row, getting one point in the loss to the Kings. Watch the free live stream online to see if the Preds can knock the Caps further out of the playoff-race.

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The Capitals need to work on their first periods. They've been down in a lot of games of late, forcing them to make second and third period comebacks.

"I think our team has had a little bit of trouble with our starts," forward Eric Fehr told NHL.com. "I'm not sure exactly what it is. We need to find a way to get into the games quicker and get the adrenaline going and try to get the momentum going the right way."

The Predators, playing the second of a back-to-back, looked a step slow against the well-rested Stars, according to Eric Nystrom.

"Maybe it's mental fatigue," forward Nystrom told the Tennessean. "In a game like that, if you're not feeling like that, you make simple plays and we were making poor decisions with the puck and they were turning it up and ramming it down our throat. Those are the games you have to be mentally strong and make the right decision at the right time and we struggled with that [Friday]."

Injury report, according to NHL.com:

"Capitals defenseman Jack Hillen (upper body) and forward Mikhail Grabovski (ankle) are day-to-day. Forward Brooks Laich (groin) is out for the season. ... Predators center Paul Gaustad (upper body), forward Patrick Eaves (lower body) and defenseman Seth Jones (concussion-like symptoms) are out."