With three wins in the rear view, the Capitals prepare to host the New Jersey Devils tonight at 7 PM. If you’ve got any anxiety about this game, let me put you at ease: Jay Beagle’s got this.
CSN-DC. Holtby vs Schneider. Take Burra to #thebank.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 7-5-3 | 52.83% | 99.41 | 28.0% | 78.8% |
| New Jersey Devils | 7-7-2 | 49.55% | 101.42 | 20.4% | 66.7% |
Projected Lineup
Oh my. No changes. Top-line Beagle. Here they are via Alex Prewitt, with call-up Chris Brown replacing Liam O’Brien, who left the morning skate early.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Beagle
Johansson – Burakovsky – Brouwer
Chimera – Fehr – Ward
Brown – Kuznetsov – Latta
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Schmidt – Green
Holtby
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Best Thing on the Internet Today
Bumpercrop Cumberbund does a million imitations. I’d love him as Doctor Strange.
Storylines
- Tom Wilson is coming along, but he won’t be playing tonight. Brooks Laich won’t be making the road trip.
- The Caps have recalled Chris Brown from Hershey. Hey, I recall Chris Brown too. Remember that guy?
- “Safe is death” is their version of SCOAR MOAR GOALS I think.
- Rob Parker has a great systems-focused look at tonight’s game against the Devs.
- Brooks Orpik: “I’ve been frustrated.” Me too, dude.
- Mike Green and the Capitals are “evaluating” things. I’m not emotionally prepared for this topic yet.
- I’m not going to cover this until there’s something to cover, but the World Anti-Doping Agency is none too happy with Nick Backstrom.
- Light a mump mump mump.
- My girlfriend Hayley will be awarded the Billboard Trailblazer Award, which is an award for people who blaze trails. I’m very happy for her.
- Mike Ribeiro apparently had bad things to say about the Caps, but it’s en francais so I have no idea.
What You’re Missing on TV Tonight
It’s not a TV show, it’s the Mario Kart Zelda DC. I’ll be playing during intermissions, so please ask Ian not to send me any posts to proof between periods.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Devils
