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    Home / Pregame / Caps vs Pens Pregame: Milestones and Health

    Caps vs Pens Pregame: Milestones and Health

    By Patrick Holden

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    April 7, 2016 2:09 pm

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    Photo: Amanda Bowen

    It’s game 79 of the regular season for the Caps. They’ve had the standings locked up since about game 7. Yes, it’d be nice to beat the Pens. And of course, it would be encouraging to see a great effort from the guys in red as the playoffs grow nearer. But Jean-Paul Sartre would definitely say “I told you so” when we come to the realization that the existence of this game precedes its essence.

    But the great thing about meaningless things is that we’re left free to assign our own meaning. There’s some cool stuff that we can choose to care about to make this game more enjoyable. There’s Braden Holtby‘s pursuit of the single-season record for wins by a goalie and Alex Ovechkin trying to hit the 50 goal mark again. Oh, and TJ Oshie is trying to reach 30 goals for the first time in his career, but all but one of us knew all along that would never happen.

    The game is at 7 on CSN. Please, everyone stay healthy.

    Team Record Possession PDO Power Play Penalty Kill
    Washington Capitals 55-17-7 51.9% 101.0 22.7% (3rd) 84.5% (4th)
    Pittsburgh Penguins 47-25-8 53.2% 100.7 18.8% (16th) 84.0% (6th)

    Projected Lineup

    Per Katie Brown: Backstrom’s back and the defensive pairs are changed a little (Hello, Schmidt/Orlov reunion)

    Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
    Burakovsky – Kuznetsov – Williams
    Chimera – Johansson – Wilson
    Winnik – Richards – Beagle

    Orpik – Carlson
    Alzner – Niskanen
    Schmidt – Orlov

    Holtby

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    Storylines

    • Barry Trotz was voted the best coach in the NHL by his peers.
    • Nate Schmidt got hooked up with some dope swag.
    • Holtby says he’ll make up for the loss against the Isles.
    • Photos from Caps vs Isles.
    • How this Caps team compares to teams from the past.
    • Evgeny Kuznetsov is due.
    • We’re zeroing in on who the Caps will play in the first round.
    • Caps prospects to watch at the Frozen Four.

    Happy Thursday!

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