The Capitals are kicking off their west coast road trip tonight against the San Jose Sharks.
Bad news bears, the Sharks are pretty good against the Capitals, who are 2-8-2 vs. San Jose in their last 12 meetings. So, I don’t want to say the Caps will probably lose this one…but the Caps will probably lose this one.
Get your nap in early because puck drop is at 10:30 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 44-14-7 | 52.5% | 103.5 | 21.6% (7th) | 85.0% (5th) |
| San Jose Sharks | 39-19-7 | 52.1% | 100.6 | 16.7% (23rd) | 81.0% (15th) |
Projected Lines
No changes in the lineup and Andre Burakovsky didn’t travel with the team 🙁
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Connolly – Eller – Vrana
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Shattenkirk
Holtby
The Washington Football Team
It is on fire. That’s all I’m going to say.
Storylines
- The NHL is apparently going to keep who teams protect for the upcoming expansion draft a secret because that is so much fun.
- Will we see Nate Schmidt taking some ice time during the Caps’ west coast trip?! Maybe.
- There was some true puppy pandemonium in the Winnik household this week.
- James Corden doesn’t know how to say “Maryland” which is absolutely ridiculous.
- Troy Brouwer will never escape the Brouwer Rangers.
- Evgeni Malkin trying to fight Blake Wheeler is a sight to see.
- Karl Alzner has trouble opening jars after blocking too many shots throughout his career.
- Wanna be a star for the Washington Nationals? Now you can!
- People are still committing egregious jersey fouls.
- The Capitals signed two new NCAA free agents and their names are 100% made up.
- The girl that voices Moana is possibly a Caps fan!
- “The Hockey News” posted their top 100 prospects list and the Capitals have four of them 🙂
- The number one spot for power play assists per 60 since the 2012-13 season? That would be Nick Backstrom.
- Grab your tissues, the Calgary Flames did something really cool to help an 11-year-old eye cancer survivor see her first game.
Late Night Games
Get your nap on, drink some coffee, move around during intermission because we are staying up ALL NIGHT LONG.
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