Capital effort required to dent Panthers' hopes

Capitals have lost four of the five meetings between the teams so far this term and are almost certainly minus four imported players.

High-flying Panthers sit in second place in the table and Capitals are seventh.

Elsewhere, holders Fife Flyers entertain Dundee CCS Stars in the Scottish Cup, semi-final, second-leg holding a 4-3 lead from the first-leg in Dundee last Sunday and

Solway Sharks host Paisley Pirates in the first leg.