The Devils, lacking a head coach but sporting Adam Oates behind the bench, will come to town tonight. So a Caps team looking to solidify their playoff position really ought to grab these two points. Remember earlier this season when Ovi scored an amazing goal against the Devils and then gave his stick to my nephew? That was cool.
The action starts at 7 PM on CSN. The Caps only have two more 7 PM starts after tonight.
Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
Washington Capitals | 39-24-10 | 52.0% | 100.2 | 24.9% | 81.2% |
New Jersey Devils | 31-31-11 | 46.9% | 101.2 | 19.0% | 80.8% |
Well, these had been the lines at practice this week.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Laich – Fehr – Johansson
Glencross – Kuznetsov – Brouwer
Chimera – Latta – Ward
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Green – Gleason
Holtby
According to Alex Prewitt, the forward lines were different this morning.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Johansson
Glencross – Kuznetsov – Brouwer
Chimera – Latta – Ward
Laich – Fehr – Wilson
FWIW, I prefer the first set.
Sorry, it’s not a fun video today. Here’s an article about a European soccer team that relies heavily upon analytics. Speaking of analytics, RSVP here for the hockey analytics conference that will be held here in DC on April 11th.
Here’s a Pearl Jam song about getting the heck out of New Jersey.
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