Buckle up, this is gonna be a good one. The Capitals are at the Bell Centre tonight facing off against the Montreal Canadiens. The two teams are pretty even when it comes to numbers including the fact that they both have 25 wins and 9 losses. The Capitals will hope to extend their five game winning streak, but it won’t help that TJ Oshie will be sitting out with an upper-body injury.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM on CSN. Use your extra half hour wisely.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 25-9-6 | 53.4% | 102.2 | 21.3% | 80.3% |
| Washington Capitals | 25-9-5 | 53.4% | 102.1 | 16.4% | 87.1% |
Projected Lines
The Caps had an optional skate today, so the lines could change, but here’s a good guess from our gal Isabelle.
Ovechkin – Backstrom– Connolly
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Carey – Eller – Burakovsky
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Schmidt
Holtby
Mooning Monday
A piece went up on Puck Daddy this afternoon that I think I need to share with you all. This Quebec guy was so mad about a controversial goal scored by the other team that he decided to drop his drawers and let the ref how he truly feels. I thought I was dramatic when sports don’t go my way, but I guess I’ll never be as dramatic as the Canadian “goon league”.
Storylines
- THE THIRD JERSEY MIGHT BE DEAD.
- Lars Eller is “very motivated” in his first game against his former team IN Montreal.
- Vogel’s morning skate notes, including what he thinks the lineup will be.
- Paul Carey is back while TJ Oshie and Tom Wilson continue to heal.
- We are still talking about winning coach Bruce Boudreau.
- We have the details for the Capitals’ annual Hockey N’ Heels night.
- Jakub Vrana is still underage, but that doesn’t stop the Bears from putting him on a beer glass!
- Pat’s snapshot is here. Check out how we’re doin’.
- We love Braden Holtby and his beautiful first career back-to-back shutouts.
- Alex Ovechkin wasn’t about to let Nick Backstrom skate away without his 500th assist puck. Aw.
- Braden Holtby is the NHL’s third star of the week:
Michael Grabner (@NYRangers), Patrick Maroon (@EdmontonOilers), Braden Holtby (@Capitals) named 3 Stars of the week. https://t.co/xnw9bTlXYZ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 9, 2017
Full Coverage of Caps at Canadiens
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