The Washington Capitals are home to wear some sweet jerseys for military night, begin their three-game homestand, and face the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals’ landed Kevin Shattenkirk before the trade deadline and tonight he will be making his Verizon Center debut.
Meanwhile, the New Jersey Devils will be trying to adapt to new squad changes after they sent forward P.A. Parenteau to the Nashville Predators for a sixth-round pick and traded defenseman Kyle Quincey to the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenseman Dalton Prout.
Puck drop at 7 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 42-13-7 | 52.7% | 103.7 | 22.1% | 84.1% |
| New Jersey Devils | 25-25-12 | 46.4% | 99.1 | 18.5% | 80.6% |
Projected Lines
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Connolly – Eller – Vrana
Winnik – Beagle – Carey
Alzner – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Shattenkirk
Holtby
Dancing Goalie
Hopefully, everyone has already seen this but if not…here’s a small goalie child bustin’ some moves.
Storylines
- NEW SHIRT ALERT NEW SHIRT ALERT! Rock the Shattdeuce, y’all.
- The Caps picked up a deal earlier this afternoon for Lucas Johansen.
- No big deal, but Barry Trotz has become the sixth NHL coach of all-time to reach 700 wins.
- Mojo just set a new career-high in goals.
- Curious about the number after the last game? Nathan’s got you covered.
- Gird your loins, Kevin Shattenkirk is actually an offensive force.
- Holtby was named the NHL’s third star for the month of February. Holtby best))))))))
- The Toronto Maple Leafs are slowly morphing into the Toronto Former Capitals.
- The Winnik family is thrilled to be staying in DC and we’re thrilled to keep them.
- Need help remembering things that happened during the trade deadline? Pop over to our trade deadline open thread!
- The Caps have announced their new bobblehead and it is a smiling Nate Schmidt. What more could you POSSIBLY want?
- Kevin Shattenkirk’s puppy is one of the cutest puppies on planet earth.
DuckTales Trailer
This is very important to Ian and Peter for some reason.
Dramatic Reading
What better way to listen to the Shattenkirk trade conditions than with Jay Baruchel dramatically reading them?
Full Coverage of Caps vs Devils
Headline image: Andy Marlin
