After putting their fans through another hellacious period of overtime, the Capitals head to Columbus with a chance to close out another first round series.
It’s an elimination game so everyone wear your lucky socks and pray to the hockey gods that the bounces fall the Caps way. Puck drop is at 7:30 PM on CNBC and NBCSWA. Peter will once again have your recap.
The final regular season stats:
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| Record | 45-30-7 | 49-26-7 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.7% | 48.3% |
| PDO | 100.3 | 101.7 |
| Power Play | 17.2% | 22.5% |
| Penalty Kill | 76.2% | 80.3% |
Projected Lines
We do not expect any changes to the lineup that won Game Five in DC. Keep it rollin’, boys.
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Stephenson – Backstrom – Oshie
Connolly – Eller – DSP
Vrana – Beagle -Chiasson
Orlov – Niskanen
Kempny – Carlson
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
Torts
#CBJ coach John Tortorella on getting his team ready emotionally for Game 6: “I won’t have to say a damn word to them. No. We’ll be back here for Game 7.”
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) April 21, 2018
Torts has his own Ovi-esque guarantee for Game Six.
Storylines
- The Caps really love playing playoff overtime games.
- What’s something that Nicklas Backstrom and Wayne Gretzky have in common?
- Alex Ovechkin and TJ Oshie both made the top 15 best-selling jerseys in the NHL for the 2017-18 season.
- Caps prospect Axel Jonsson-Fjällby has scored his first career points for Tre Kronor.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins await the arrival of the winner of the Caps series, as we also await the arrival of their incredibly annoying fan commenters.
- Pat has five takeaways from the first five games of Capitals playoff action this season.
- What’s a better way to celebrate a playoff overtime win than some McDonald’s with the Oshies!
- Keelan Moxley meets Brett Connolly after Caps overtime win in Game Five.
- Bill Peters is the new bench boss for the Calgary Flames only days after resigning from the same position with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Sid likes beer
Asked Sid about having all the beer cans thrown at him: "Those things were full. What a waste. Guess they have to be full to throw them that far."
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) April 22, 2018
I guess we do agree on one thing, Sidney.
Headline image: Jamie Sabau
