The Washington Capitals can officially clinch a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference tonight. Woo-hoo! If the red-clad boys earn a point and the Philadelphia Flyers lose in regulation, or if they win outright and the Flyers lose in any manner, the Caps will be returning to the big dance.
We’ll see how it plays out at 8 PM on NBCSN. Pat will have your recap.
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| Record | 33-35-8 | 45-24-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 45.2% | 48.1% |
| PDO | 99.9 | 101.7 |
| Power Play | 21.9% | 23.1% |
| Penalty Kill | 82.5% | 80.1% |
Projected Lines
DSP and Christian Djoos draw back into the fold, Braden Holtby will get the start after Philipp Grubauer’s injury, and we have an NHL debut for Shane Gerisch! Here’s how they’ll line up:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Burakovsky – Backstrom – Oshie
Gersich – Eller – DSP
Stephenson – Beagle – Chiasson
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
Wow
I don't mean to keep hitting this dead horse but of the top-25 scorers in the NHL only 7, at any point in their career, have been traded.
Four of them were traded by Peter Chiarelli.
8. Taylor Hall
9. Phil Kessel
11. Blake Wheeler
25. Tyler SeguinThat's not just bad luck.
— Adam Gretz (@AGretz) March 28, 2018
Pretty sure I could do better.
Storylines
- Caps prospect Garrett Pilon scores a playoff hat trick in WHL after a very successful regular season where he finished with 80 points.
- USWNT gold medalist and Rockville native, Haley Skarupa will be recognized at tonight’s Caps game.
- You can now purchase your Capitals playoff tickets.
- Shane Gersich will make his NHL debut tonight!
- Bearded man, Joe Thornton got burned by this fan pretty hard fam.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov wants to try “The Michigan” lacrosse goal one more time.
- Caps prospect Brian Pinho‘s season in Providence has ended and now the Caps are on the clock to get him signed before August 15.
- Marcus Johansson is not happy with Brad Marchand. Here’s Marchand’s response to the urging that he change his game before he ends someone’s career.
- Capitals head coach Barry Trotz and Alex Ovechkin went head-to-head in a practice drill battle.
- The Capitals have brought goaltender Pheonix Copley back from Hershey after Philipp Grubauer‘s minor injury.
- Devante Smith-Pelly has been announced as the Capitals nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded every year to the National Hockey League player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey.
Human marshmallow peep
If you have ever wondered what a human would look like in Peep form, I have your answer.
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