The Washington Capitals just could not wait to get on the road again. After a quick stop home to play the Tampa Bay Lighting, the boys have traveled down south to Florida to take on another once Southeast Division rival in the Florida Panthers. Can the Caps repeat the success they had in Sunrise almost exactly a month ago?
Find out with us all at 7:30 PM on NBCSWA. Pat has your recap.
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| Record | 26-25-6 | 34-19-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 49.3% | 47.8% |
| PDO | 98.5 | 102.0 |
| Power Play | 19.7% | 21.1% |
| Penalty Kill | 79.4% | 79.9% |
Projected Lines
Michael Kempny will make his Caps debut on the right side of the defense. A position on the ice that he cannot remember the last time he played. Welcome to DC. Brooks Orpik stays in because he’s Brooks Orpik. Lines as always per Isabelle.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Stephenson – Beagle – DSP
Orlov – Niskanen
Djoos – Carlson
Orpik – Kempny
Holtby
The Girls are Golden
PUT JOCELYNE LAMOUREUX ON THE HANDS TEAM!!! GOLD!!! #USA pic.twitter.com/qNtiC6Wlvz
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) February 22, 2018
Wham, bam, thank you ma’am. That’s the paralyzer. Jocelyne Lamoureux’s winning shootout goal before a clutch Maddie Rooney save sealed gold for the US women.
Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin is on the cover of the March edition of Men’s Health Magazine Russia.
- The Caps captain is also apparently the 44th most powerful person in Trump’s Washington according to the editors of GQ.
- Team USA shootout stars TJ Oshie and Gigi Marvin were the king and queen of the “Frosty Festival” at their high school in Warroad, Minnesota in 2005.
- Fan holds Maryland flag on glass after Rockville native Haley Skarupa wins gold medal with US Women’s National Team.
- The Capitals are holding an auction on Pride Night (February 27th against the Senators) to benefit You Can Play Project.
- To honor Stoneman Douglas High School, the Panthers will hold a ceremony before tonight’s game as well as hold a blood drive both inside and outside the arena.
- The Capitals raised almost $40,000 from the camo jerseys that they wore in warmups for their annual Military Appreciation Night.
- Other than the world class athletes, Leslie Jones has been my favorite part of these Winter Olympic Games.
- More Czechs, more fun?
- Sound the Chorn horn for the last time as Taylor Chorney was plucked off of waivers by the defense starved Columbus Blue Jackets.
Big Time Uh-oh for the Canadiens
MEDICAL UPDATE: Defenseman Shea Weber will undergo surgery to repair a tear in a tendon in his left foot and will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 season.
DETAILS -> https://t.co/SElWfgd3v2.
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) February 22, 2018
Yikes.
