The Capitals resume their tour of Canada this evening to face off against the Montreal Canadiens. They will finally return home to Capital One Arena on November 3rd when they host the Dallas Stars.
Both the Capitals and the Canadiens are having a similar start to the season, in terms of their record, but the Capitals take the advantage on the power play percentage while the Canadiens have an edge on the shot attempt. Anything can happen, the Canadiens are wild.
Just to throw you off a tad, puck drop will be around 7:30PM. You can stream the game live and tune in at 6:30PM to the pregame with the good folks at NBC Sports Washington. Your recap will be brought to you from Mr. Peter Hassett.
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Record | 6-3-2 | 5-3-2 |
Shot Attempt % | 53.9% (7th) | 49.8% (16th) |
PDO | 100.3 | 100.7 |
Power Play | 16.3 (21st) | 37.1% (1st) |
Penalty Kill | 77.5 (18th) | 72.5% (25th) |
Izzy from the Washington Post provided us with some expected lines. Nothing crazy to prepare you on here. Main takeaway is that Brooks Orpik is out with a lower-body injury:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Vrana
Burakovsky – Backstrom – Oshie
Stephenson – Eller – Connolly
Jaskin – Dowd – DSP
Orlov – Niskanen
Kempny – Carlson
Djoos – Bowey
Holtby
A very Steve Mason a la Jason Chimera goal if you ask me. Woof.
Goal of the year candidate!! pic.twitter.com/66aiy6pp35
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) October 31, 2018
A nice moment where ex Capital Karl Alzner led the stretches this morning.
Karl Alzner leads team stretch at #Habs morning skate #HabsIO pic.twitter.com/7Mu4lr2eyz
— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) November 1, 2018
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Canadiens
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