It’s Friday, the Capitals are at home this evening hosting the New Jersey Devils, it’s the holiday season so now I can get festive and the Thanksgiving stans can get off my BACK! Oh, and Evgeny Kuznetsov is back in the lineup. That’s all you need to know.
The puck will be dropping at 7 PM. Flip your television or streaming device to NBCSWA to catch every second of the good guys in action. Chris will be bringing you the recap.
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| Record | 9-10-4 | 14-7-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 50.7% | 47.8% |
| PDO | 99.1 | 102.6 |
| Power Play | 20.3% | 28.4% |
| Penalty Kill | 84.0% | 77.0% |
Projected Lines
As always, thanks to the wonderful Izzy at the Washington Post for the lines:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Connolly
Burakovsky – Eller – DSP
Stephenson – Dowd – Jaskin
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Djoos – Bowey
Holtby
Evgeny Kuznetsov
Of course, the big news today is the fact that our sweet Russian son, Evgeny Kuznetsov, is back in the lineup this evening after suffering from a concussion. What was his response to Isabelle when she asked about his head injury?
Kuznetsov said he feels pretty good but didn’t commit to being in. I asked him if this was his first concussion.
“I don’t have a lot of brain in my head so it’s not that big of a deal for me.”
— Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) November 30, 2018
If Kuzy ever loses his sense of humor, so help me god I will leave this fanbase.
Storylines
- The Tomas Tatar guy met Tomas Tatar because of course he did.
- Tom Wilson gettin’ all geeky and pulling out an Alex Ovechkin hockey card on his draft day is just adorable.
- Speaking of Tom Wilson maaaaaybe he should consider sending an “I’m Sorry” note to Oskar Sundqvist?
- Karl Alzner? More like Karl AHLzner because he is now a total stud in the AHL.
- Get ready to love Nic Dowd if you do not already.
- It’s Teddy Bear Toss time and nobody is prepared quite like Nathan Walker is…
- In case you needed some confirmation that Jay Beagle is still an angel, look no further than the stunt he pulled at the Canucks game.
- Look at our Swedes being all handsome! Also Nicklas Backstrom got another award since he deserves them all.
- Alex Chiasson is a superstar. Just like we all expected last season. Yep.
Ariana
Enjoy.
