Technically, the Caps have nothing to fight for on this sunny Saturday afternoon. Neither, I suppose, do the Boston Bruins, who have secured a playoff appearance and are just awaiting their first round partner. Still, the game must be played, so let’s finish this right.
Puck drop’s at 3 PM on NBC and, preferably, with John Walton on the radio.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 54-18-8 | 53.3% | 103.0 | 23.6% (3rd) | 84.0% (7th) |
| Boston Bruins | 44-30-7 | 55.4% | 98.2 | 21.9% (7th) | 85.4% (1st) |
Projected Lines
Carlson is hurt, and Connolly’s not feeling too hot. Here’s my guess unless Barry sounds the Chorn Horn.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Carey – Eller – Burakovsky
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Schmidt
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Shattenkirk
Holtby
Some Taekers
Mike Milbury thinks the Caps are going to win the Cup.
Pete Blackburn thinks winning the Presidents’ Trophy is meaningless.
Pat Holden thinks “Pilate” is a bottom-three Pearl Jam song.
Ian has never seen the Alien movies.
Everyone has a blind spot, everyone makes mistakes, ecxept me ,I’m prefect.
Storylines
- John Carlson is day-to-day. Brett Connolly is sick. Isabelle has your details.
- Brad Marchand (suspension) and Torey Krug (lower body, day-to-day) are out for Boston, Jimmy Hayes and Zac Rinaldo too. Anton Khudobin will be in net.
- The Caps aren’t finishing, but everything else looks excellent as they gear up for the ‘loffs.
- Did you/will you get a Nate Schmidt bobblehead from the Inova blood drive at Kettler today? Meanwhile: the mohawk story has finally been told.
- Butt check.
- Kevin Shattenkirk has been just as advertised.
- DC is rising, don’cha know?
- T Boyd is doing big things up in Hershey.
- The Presidents’ Trophy is awesome. Come at me. The t-shirts: not so much.
- Dmitry Orlov is good for one or three of these supersize hits every season.
Loffs shirt?
I was thinking something like this:
— Peter Hassett (@peterhassett) April 7, 2017
Ian says this is why I’m not involved in merch, but I’d wear it.
