Madison To Host Waterloo and Chicago
The Madison Capitols open a four-game home stand this weekend as they look to extend their three-game winning streak. They will host the Waterloo Black Hawks on Friday night and the Chicago Steel on Saturday and Sunday. Chicago will return to Madison next Friday as well.

This will be the fifth and final meeting between the Capitols and Black Hawks during the regular season. Madison controls the season series 3-1. The Capitols blanked the Black Hawks 3-0 in the teams' most recent meeting, while Waterloo shut out Madison 2-0 in the match up prior. The highest-scoring game in the season series has featured just four total goals. Waterloo owns the league's fourth-best penalty kill and sixth-best power play percentage. 

The Chicago Steel will make their first trip to Madison this weekend. The Capitols have visited the Steel two times this season, splitting the pair. Saturday's game will be the first of four straight match ups between the two teams. The Steel sit one spot behind the Capitols in the Eastern Conference standings at seventh.

Pittsley and Kwajah Named to NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings
Two Capitols players were named to the NHL Central Scouting Midterm Rankings, which were released this week. Defenseman Jet Kwajah and forward Caleb Pittsley were among the 225 North American skaters named to the list. Kwajah ranked 12th among USHL defensemen and 196th overall. The Penn State commit leads the Capitols this season in power play assists with six. USHL rookie Caleb Pittsley debuted at 146th overall. The Augustana commit has appeared in all 32 games played by the Capitols this season. Pittsley has recorded 11 assists this season, which is tied for the third most on the team. 

Caleb Heil Earns USHL Goalie of the Week
Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick Caleb Heil was named the USHL goalie of the week following his performances last weekend. Heil recorded his second shutout of the season against Waterloo, followed by a 22-save game against Cedar Rapids. The Capitols have won their last five games when Heil is between the pipes. The Victoria, Minnesota, native ranks among the USHL's leaders in goals-against average. Heil has also earned 12 wins this season, which ranks in the top ten among all goalies in the USHL.

Max Rider Proves His Clutch Gene
Max Rider recorded his third game-winning goal of the season last weekend in Cedar Rapids. Rider scored his first game-winning goal of the season against the Lincoln Stars and, exactly two months later, tallied his second in overtime against Green Bay. The Western Michigan commit is among five other Capitols players to appear in all 32 games this season. Rider has recorded 21 points thus far, scoring nine goals and assisting on 12 others.