The Caps have made the trip home from their four game road voyage, but they will not be in DC for long. They take on the Lightning tonight at Capital One Arena before going right back on the road to play the Florida Panthers on Thursday. Will they be able to sneak back out on the road with another win?
Back to your regular 7 PM start on NBCSWA. Peter has your recap.
| Record | 39-17-3 | 34-18-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 52.7% | 47.8% |
| PDO | 102.3 | 102.2 |
| Power Play | 24.5% | 20.8% |
| Penalty Kill | 78.1% | 80.2% |
Projected Lines
Holtby will be back in the cage. Kempny will not make his debut until Thursday according to Isabelle.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Stephenson – Beagle – DSP
Orlov – Niskanen
Djoos – Carlson
Orpik – Bowey
Holtby
NHLers Favorite Junk Food
Tyler Seguin, big pizza guy.
Storylines
- Andre Burakovsky went to break his stick on the bench Monday evening and did not realize that he almost impaled then backup goaltender Braden Holtby.
- With the acquisition of Michal Kempny from the Chicago Blackhawks, the Capitals have placed defenseman Taylor Chorney on waivers with the intent of getting him off of their NHL roster.
- Some numbers from the Caps victory in Buffalo against the Sabres.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov promised Evgeni Malkin that he’d shave his head if Malkin’s Penguins were to repeat as Stanley Cup champions last season. Well, we know how that went. Could we see a bald Kuzy in the future?
- The Blackhawks have arena banned the four fans that racially taunted Caps forward Devante Smith-Pelly.
Team USA Hockey
GAMEDAY! #GoTeamUSA
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— USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 20, 2018
And more importantly do not forget that the US women go for gold tomorrow night at 11:10 PM ET. I for sure will be staying up.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Lightning
Headline image: Geoff Burke
