The division-leading Capitals host the third-place Columbus Blue Jackets tonight at Capital One Arena, weather permitting. Pals, we got white stuff on the way.
The puck drops a few minutes after 7 PM. Tune in on NBCSWA or stream that badboy via the My Teams app on your connected device. A highly ranked Chris, Chris Cerullo, has recap duty.
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| Record | 25-15-3 | 27-12-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 49.9% | 49.2% |
| PDO | 100.1 | 103.5 |
| Power Play | 14.2% (29th) | 21.2% (13th) |
| Penalty Kill | 80.9% (11th) | 78.1% (24th) |
Projected Lines
No changes since Thursday:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Oshie
Connolly – Eller – Boyd
Stephenson – Dowd – Smith-Pelly
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Siegenthaler
Holtby
Parley Jerseys
The new all-star jerseys are available to buy now. I’m torn about these. They look fine overall, but I wonder if people want louder colors from their sports jerseys. Your thoughts?
Storylines
- Sergei Bobrovsky is back in Columbus’ good graces. He practiced alone at MedStar today. He is not expected to start tonight.
- Ovi partied the other night. This still counts as news.
- Justin Williams is making Carolina fun.
- Personally, I dunno about these new Holtby commercials.
- The Caps are very very bad at faceoffs …or are they?!
- Caps-Bruins was huge for TV.
- Christian Djoos is improving, but his original diagnosis was compartment syndrome, which is gross.
- Nicklas Backstrom, snubbed.
Snow!
From WaPo’s Capital Weather Gang:
Aww yeah, it’s happening. Stay off the roads this afternoon. Take the metro or stay home. Be safe, make some soup, let’s have some snow!
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Blue Jackets
Headline photo: Maddie Meyer
