The mentors trip continues on Saturday with the Caps in snowy Chicago, Illinois for a date with the Hawks. How will Ovi follow up his four-point night against the Wild? Can Andre Burakovsky keep his comeback going? What kind of argument will we have over Brooks Orpik next?
Tune into NBCSWA at 8:30 PM tonight and we’ll find out together. I’m your huckleberry.
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| Record | 24-26-8 | 33-17-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 52.9% | 48.2% |
| PDO | 99.1 | 102.4 |
| Power Play | 15.9% | 21.1% |
| Penalty Kill | 82.7% | 80.0% |
Projected Lines
On the mentors trip, everyone plays. That means tonight Vrana and Chorney take a seat, as per Isabelle Khurshudyan.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Chiasson – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Stephenson – Beagle – DSP
Djoos – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Bowey
Holtby
Oh.
NBC Olympics hockey announcers just called Voynov's felony assault of his wife "an unfortunate incident that cost the Kings a good player." Jesus.
— Rich (@nickelcity) February 17, 2018
Let's be more specific.
It was Mike Milbury who said this. https://t.co/PycXrdxDSx
— Robb (@robbtuftshockey) February 17, 2018
Storylines
- Jakub Vrana and Taylor Chorney will take a seat. On the mentors trip, everyone plays. Trotz says Vrana is the “low man on the totem pole.” I just want to note here that being this is a bad metaphor.
- The Caps own the Hawks lately.
The #Caps have won seven of their last eight games vs. the Blackhawks, including a 6-2 decision in D.C. back in December. #CapsHawks pic.twitter.com/oGOWL8FvPG
— Tarik El-Bashir⌨️🎙🏒 (@TarikNBCS) February 17, 2018
- On Ovi’s 4-point night in Minny.
- Is Andre finally back?
- Travis Boyd had a big big night for Hershey.
- Depth player abuses top liner.
- DSP abuses abusive fan.
- Happy lunar new year, and welcome to the Year of the Dog.
I’ve Been to Wakanda
One hell of a movie. There’s been a lot of genre films recently that are praised because they feel important, not maybe not all that good. Black Panther, without a doubt, is both.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Hawks
Headline image: Bruce Kluckhohn
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