Rough night for Hank (Photo: Jim Rogash)
I’ve got mixed feelings about yesterday’s loss to the Nashville Predators. The first period was genuinely awful, and the game was filled with all sorts of narrative wretchedness concerning former teams and abandoned prospects, but the Caps put up an honest comeback effort, and Troy Brouwer’s contributions shouldn’t be dismissed.
That said, it’s all in the past now. Barry Trotz made some noise about having no short-term memory in this final stretch. I see the virtue in that. As the Caps prepare to take on the Rangers, I hope they can leave their behinds in the past.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 40-25-10 | 51.9% | 100.1 | 24.4% | 81.5% |
| New York Rangers | 47-20-7 | 51.2% | 101.8 | 17.4% | 84.2% |
Projected Lineup
Again, I have no idea what the lines will be, so this whole heading is a farce. Here’s what they looked for at least some of yesterday.
Ovechkin — Backstrom — Wilson
Johansson — Kuznetsov— Brouwer
Laich — Fehr — Ward
Glencross — Latta — Chimera
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Green – Gleason
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Storylines
- The Rangers were in the Presidents’ perch just a few days ago, but the disastrous return of Henrik Lundqvist spelled a 4-2 loss to the Bruins last night.
- Happy 21st birthday, Tom Wilson! Get yourself something bonus to celebrate in NYC tonight.
- Mike Green and the fans. It’s a thing. God help us when the Caps don’t re-sign him.
- The following players were amazing yesterday: Troy Brouwer. End of list.
- No snapshot until tomorrow.
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