The Caps are still on the road and still out west. Tonight, they match up with former best buddy Philipp Grubauer and his Colorado Avalanche teammates in a game where the Caps will show up really dinged up. Lets see if they can still pull out of Denver with two points despite the injury goings on.
Puck drop is at 9 PM on NBC Sports Washington +. If that start time is too late for a regular sit down TV viewing, you can stream NBCSWA’s coverage on all of your devices from where you slumber. You all get the privilege of having Elyse at the helm of our coverage tonight.
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| Record | 9-6-3 | 8-7-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 46.9% | 47.8% |
| PDO | 102.7 | 101.4 |
| Power Play | 29.0% | 28.8% |
| Penalty Kill | 80.8% | 72.5% |
Projected Lines
Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, and Braden Holtby are all out. Michal Kempny is making his return to the lineup from illness, Jonas Siegenthaler has been sent down to Hershey, and Ilya Samsonov has been recalled to back up Pheonix Copley. Morning skate lines via Isabelle:
Ovechkin – Eller – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Burakovsky
Stephenson – Boyd – Connolly
Jaskin – Dowd – DSP
Kempny – Niskanen
Orlov – Carlson
Djoos – Bowey
Copley
The Colorado “Big Three”
In the last 82 Regular Season Games together:
Nathan Mackinnon: 118 PTS (50 G, 68 A)
Mikko Rantanen: 96 PTS (30 G, 66 A)
Gabriel Landeskog: 72 PTS (32 G, 40 A)#RockyMountainLine— John Shannon (@JSportsnet) November 15, 2018
Storylines
- Super prospect, Ilya Samsonov is up from Hershey to backup Pheonix Copley.
- The Caps will see an “old” friend in net when they try and score against the Avalanche.
- Caps prospect, Axel Jonsson-Fjällby tallied an assist in his first game back for his SHL team Djurgården.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, and Braden Holtby are all out with upper-body injuries tonight.
- Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey was only fined, not suspended, by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his WWE style slam of Oshie.
- Ted Leonsis and his “son”, Alex Ovechkin.
- Caps emergency goaltender, Gavin McHale just hoped that the team would let him keep his jersey after a dream day.
- This Caps fan went Antarctic to show his distaste for the Penguins and to celebrate the Caps Stanley Cup victory.
Celtic Warrior Workouts
WWE superstar, Sheamus has a really cool YouTube channel where he works out with a bunch of his peers in the WWE. That may sound boring, but Sheamus does what he calls “brave change workouts” which means he follows along with exactly what his guest for an episode does. So basically you get to see a 270-pound man attempt crossfit.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Avalanche
Headline image: Matthew Stockman
