The Caps got their four game homestand off to a good start with a win over the Minnesota Wild and will look to put a streak together tonight against the Calgary Flames. The Flames score a lot of goals and get a lot of goals scored on them. They also have the league’s worst penalty kill. Their last six games have featured a combined 56 goals, so I would say to expect a lot of scoring, but hockey is incredibly random on a game-by-game basis.
We have a regular 7PM start, but an irregular switch to NBCSWA+ if you want to watch this one on your television. Peter has your recap.
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| Record | 11-8-0 | 11-9-1 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.3% | 47.9% |
| PDO | 100.0 | 101.1 |
| Power Play | 20.6% | 20.8% |
| Penalty Kill | 70.6% | 77.7% |
Projected Lines
No changes from Saturday’s group. As always per Isabelle:
Stephenson – Backstrom – Oshie
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – DSP
Vrana – Eller – Wilson
Connolly – Beagle – Chiasson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Carlson
Chorney – Bowey
Holtby
Kids these days
Not knowing Linkin Park, like come on…
Storylines
- Get your Stadium Series tickets while they’re hot!
- Radko Gudas, proponent of being unnecessarily violent on ice did another stupid thing and was handed a hefty suspension.
- Get your Capitals Casino Night tickets while they’re also hot!
- Another new shirt on the RMNB shirt store? Yep, and this one immortalizes a great SNL sketch involving hockey and Chance The Rapper.
- Bruce Boudreau was pretty pumped up when he was named Capitals head coach back in 2007.
- Here are some numbers from the Caps 3-1 win over the Wild from yours truly.
- Alex Ovechkin on the attack that a puck committed on his face.
- Nicklas Backstrom and making faces at an official.
NXT Takeover War Games
As you can tell DC local, Patrick Clark, or the “Velveteen Dream” and Holland’s own Aleister Black are incredibly different characters. They put on one of the best wrestling matches of the year on Saturday night with the culmination of their extremely well built feud. Highly suggest seeking it out. WWE can be the best drama on TV when they get it right.
