With just one week left in the NHL regular season, the Capitals are sitting comfortably in the Metro standings. With a regulation win over the Ottawa Senators tonight, Washington could guarantee a playoff appearance.
(I am constitutionally and stylistically opposed to the typical clinching idiom. I literally hate it literally.)
Game is at 7 PM on CSN. I’ve got a bunch of family in town, so Chris Gordon will be recapping the game in my stead.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 43-25-10 | 51.8% | 100.1 | 25.3% | 81.9% |
| Ottawa Senators | 39-26-12 | 50.4% | 101.2 | 16.0% | 82.1% |
Projected Lineup
One minor chance to the bottom six. From Prewitt:
Ovechkin — Kuznetsov — Ward
Johansson — Backstrom — Brouwer
Glencross — Fehr — Chimera
Laich — Latta — Wilson
Orpik – Carlson
Alzner – Niskanen
Green – Gleason
Holtby
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John Legend serenades a dog wedding. I assure you that Georgia found this very emotional.
Storylines
- The Capitals truly control their playoff destiny for the first time since like Dale Hunter. With a #rego win tonight, they will clinch. RMNB style guide reminder: the word “berth” is not welcome here. Because it is gross.
- Dmitry Orlov is unlikely to play tonight.
- But it could be a big night for Braden Holtby:
https://twitter.com/alex_prewitt/status/584346724715667457
- The Senators are the 26th worst power-play team in the league, so Tom Wilson should feel welcome to go wild.
- It goes like this: Gretzky, Ovi, then Lemieux, then Crosby. Even Lambert thinks so.
- Also, this:
— RMNB (@rmnb) April 3, 2015
Standings and Remaining Schedule
Who’s left after this? Just the Wings, Bruins, and the Rangers. No big deal.
Heyyyy Pittsburgh and Boston. How ya doing? Not so good, eh?
