The Caps are fresh off a streak-busting win against Columbus and currently have a four-game winning streak of their own. They’ll look to push the streak to five tonight as they visit Ottawa for a battle of the nation’s capitals. The Sens have a solid 44 points in 37 games, but a juggernaut they aren’t. The Caps can pick up two points tonight to try to keep pace in the excellent Metro division.
Puck drop is at 7 PM on CSN
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Senators | 20-13-4 | 47.4% | 99.8 | 16.0% | 82.5% |
| Washington Capitals | 24-9-5 | 53.5% | 102.7 | 16.7% | 87.9% |
Projected Lines
Ovechkin – Backstrom– Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Schmidt
Holtby
Streaming Party
My brother Mike is trying out an interesting fundraising experiment and he’s not asking for a penny. He’s attempting to raise $20,000 just through having his music streamed on Spotify. This seems like a goal the RMNB army can help put a dent in. Click the playlist below and stream it while you hang out in the pregame today, won’t you? Helpful hint: you’ll only hear a preview of the song unless you’re logged into Spotify. A log-in option will pop up when you play the preview
Storylines
- Are the Caps luck or are they good? Peter’s column.
- Ted Leonsis is one of us.
- Liam O’Brien AKA Sheamus AKA Cesaro’s inferior tag partner is up to serve as the 13th forward on the road trip.
- Nate Schmidt is happy and that means I am happy. Here’s to more goals by the 88 car.
- The Caps have been getting contributions from everywhere.
- Ilya Samsonov played through a painful injury in the bronze mdeal game at the WJC.
Full Coverage of Caps at Senators
Headline image: Patrick McDermott
