Thanks to an Angel hat trick - the first of his Villa career - Villa made it safely through to the third round of the Carling Cup last night by hammering Wycombe 5-0. Villa's next game is against Chelsea away from home. I'd be ecstatic with a win, but given Villa's terrible away form, I'll be happy with a draw.
In their third preseason game on Sunday, the Caps beat the Penguins 4-2. The Caps' next preseason exhibition game is tomorrow against the Red Wings at MCI Center. After that they play the Penguins and the Flyers again, and Carolina twice, before the season opener against the Islanders on October 9th.