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The Caps visit Columbus for the second time in 2016, hoping for a better result this time around. Proving that hockey is random as all get out, the Caps lost to the Blue Jackets 5-4 in their meeting earlier this month.
The Jackets are still bad, the Caps are still good. The Jackets still have a terrible coach and that awful cannon whenever they score. Actually, the canon is objectively cool, but not tonight. Not against our Caps. Mute the cannon.
The game is at 7 on CSN. Someone, and by someone I mean Chris or Peter, will have your recap for you at the buzzer.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Washington Capitals | 34-8-3 | 52.0% | 102.1 | 26.1% | 85.2% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 17-25-4 | 46.9% | 99.3 | 17.5% | 81.5% |
Projected Lineup
Per Isabelle, Ryan Stanton will make his Caps debut tonight on the third pairing.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Burakovsky – Kuznetsov – Williams
Chimera – Johansson – Wilson
Laich – Richards – Latta
Alzner – Niskanen
Orlov – Schmidt
Stanton – Chorney
Holtby
Pearl Jam Tour!!!!!!
FAM! Pearl Jam announced a tour today. I kind of like them. I’ll be enjoying some shows with my Ten Club seats. Any Ten Clubbers among us? Let’s talk shows, past tours, albums. Let’s talk everything Pearl Jam today.
Storylines
- The latest Dimitri Filipovic/RMNB joint looks at Braden Holtby‘s Hart Trophy candidacy.
- Holtby’s dehydration issue Sunday sounds horrible.
- #BigBuffToDC. Say it with me everyone: #BigBuffToDC!!!!!
- Mike Richards has fit in quite nicely.
- I bet you didn’t know Justin Williams is a rapper.
- Karl Alzner is a likable dude doing likable things.
- Lots of good nuggets and quotes, per usual, in Mike Vogel’s pregame.
- A look at the strategy of shadowing Alex Ovechkin on the power play.
- Philipp Grubauer continues to play well which helps his trade value for the summer of 2017.
- The NHL made that John Scott situation right and announced he’ll still play in the All-Star Game.
- Auston Matthews is currently the favorite to be taken first overall in June by the Edmonton Oilers.
Let It Snow
Seriously, I could live with a solid snow storm every week in the winter. I love everything about snow. I love watching it, throwing it, building igloos with it, and how so many things in our far too busy society come to a halt. The change of pace a snowstorm brings pleases me to no end.
Word is we may be getting quite the storm this weekend. Be wary of forecasts this far out. And be wary of sensationalized forecasts in general.
For Baltimore people, Justin Berk is a good source. For DC, I’m partial to the Capital Weather Gang.
