The Caps dads trip continues as the Caps take on the Dallas Stars in Texas tonight. John Carlson will not play again, since his lower-body injury has still not healed. Isabelle Khurshudyan, from the Washington Post, reported that Carlson did take some time to skate around the ice and said his injury was getting better. Hopefully, we’ll see him back on the ice soon. Meanwhile, the Stars begin their four home game stretch and will try to get a win they desperately need.
Puck drop is at 8:00 PM. Giddy up, Texas. I love Tyler Seguin.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Stars | 19-20-8 | 49.4% | 98.7 | 17.1% | 75.2% |
| Washington Capitals | 30-9-6 | 53.1% | 103.3 | 19.1% | 86.1% |
Projected Lines
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Niskanen
Orpik – Orlov
Chorney – Schmidt
Grubauer
Hi, John.
Carly gets in some skating reps at @MedStarHealth morning skate in Dallas. #CapsStars pic.twitter.com/yWI8jTP28m
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 21, 2017
Pins for Dave
Keep an eye out for these pins that the Caps broadcasting crew will be wearing. They will be honoring the Stars’ main play-by-play announcer, Dave Strader who is currently battling a rare form of bile duct cancer.
Our @Capitals broadcast team is honored to wear this pin in Dallas tonight for @TheVoiceDS. We miss you Dave and wish you all the very best. pic.twitter.com/pbQzN4kivf
— Joe Beninati (@JoeBpXp) January 21, 2017
Storylines
- Barry Trotz shakin’ his thang with Papa Johansson is the best.
- Ovechkin has passed Lanny McDonald to become #82 on all time NHL scoring list.
- Jake Allen took a game off after the Caps ran through him.
- Would you like to be reminded of every glorious goal the Caps made against the Blues?
- Alex Ovechkin? Still a big fan of pizza (or his older brother – we’re still not sure what he said yet).
- Luongo congratulates Sedin on point #1000. So cute.
- Read more about how Lars Eller and his papa are so proud of each other.
- JUSTIN WILLIAMS 4 EVER
Awwwwww
Here is a wonderful picture of two of our readers today. They look great.
RMNB readers Dylan and Margaret at the Women’s March downtown. Their first date was at a Caps game. pic.twitter.com/Q6258WVpcZ
— RMNB (@russianmachine) January 21, 2017
Headline photo: ESPN
