On this lovely Sunday afternoon, the Capitals have trekked up to Philadelphia to play the Flyers in another Metropolitan division brawl. The Flyers have only won three of their last ten games, while the Capitals continue to impress on their four game winning streak. It might be a bit harder for the Capitals to close tonight, being on the road and without Evgeny Kuznetsov, but based on the Flyers recent performance, I remain optimistic.
Look, I’m not usually the first person to have high hopes about anything hockey related, but the fact is that the Capitals are currently on a solid winning streak. This winning streak nonsense is occurring…at exactly the correct time. I’m constantly a ball of both nerves and excitement.
Puck drop will be a tad after 5 PM on NBCSWA, just so you can get to sleep at a proper time. Our favorite boy from the comments, Mr. Christopher, will have your recap.
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| Record | 36-25-11 | 41-23-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 49.6% | 48.1% |
| PDO | 99.9 | 101.4 |
| Power Play | 20.1% | 22.9% |
| Penalty Kill | 75.2% | 79.4% |
Projected Lines
Soooo we won’t know who is in the lineup until a tad bit later, so who knows what the heck the lines will look like.
Ovechkin – Backstrom– Wilson
Burakovsky – Stephenson – Oshie
Vrana – Eller – Connolly
Chiasson – Beagle – DSP
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
U.S Paralympics Gold
The U.S. Paralympics sled hockey team are officially three-peat gold medal champions! They brought home gold last night after a wild overtime against Canada. Congrats, guys!!
.@TeamUSA is golden again! Declan Farmer gets the OT winner after tying the game with 37 seconds left! #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/HwYA4NKedi
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) March 18, 2018
Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin celebrated his 600th goal in the only way you can. Fortnite and no shirt.
- I have tried and have failed to get over this Jakub Vrana goal from the last game. I can’t.
- Alex Ovechkin‘s St. Paddy’s Day jersey fetched the highest price at the Go Green auction! If the winner has a few extra bucks they want to toss a gal, just let me know. Thank you.
- If you haven’t heard for the millionth time, Evgeny Kuznetsov got a tad banged up last game and won’t be in tonight.
- You can always count on Tom Wilson to stir the pot.
- To commemorate his 600th goal, Alex Ovechkin got a big ol’ ceremony and a painting.
- Our boy Nathan Walker, was thisclose to scoring a hat trick during the Bears-Thunderbirds game. THISCLOSE!
Up Close and Too Personal
Full Coverage of Caps at Flyers
Headline photo: @jhascup22
