The Capitals need this break. I need this break. We all need this break. This is your casual reminder that the boys will have the All-Star break and a bye week. We won’t see their sweet faces in a game for the next EIGHT DAYS. So, let’s root on the good boys one more time while they face off against the Maple Leafs up in Toronto.
Puck drop at 7:30PM and we expect each and every one of you to be watchin’. Tune in to NBCSWA, or you can stream the game live on the My Teams app. Want another recap from Peter? You GOT another recap from Peter!
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| Record | 29-17-2 | 27-16-6 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.6% | 48.8% |
| PDO | 102.7 | 102.2 |
| Power Play | 21.5% (9th) | 21.2% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.7% (10th) | 77.7% (23rd) |
Projected Lines
Alex Ovechkin is going to play tonight. Braden Holtby will be in the net. Let’s see who else shows up.
But, on the Maple Leafs end, TSN Sports reporter Kristen Shilton let us know what morning skate looked like:
#Leafs lines at morning skate (vs. WSH tonight):
Hyman-Tavares-Kapanen
Marleau-Matthews-Marner
Brown-Kadri-Nylander
Lindholm-Gauthier-Moore
JohnssonRielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Ozhiganov
Marincin-HollAndersen
Sparks— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) January 23, 2019
Playoffs Update
I really love freaking out over Micah graphs in January. *chef kisses fingertips*
Playoff chances, West and East. pic.twitter.com/kb2OXki3tV
— Micah Blake McCurdy (@IneffectiveMath) January 23, 2019
Storylines
- Before any of you make fun of TJ Oshie for not being allowed to watch Beavis and Butthead, I was not allowed to watch Rugrats as a kid. So.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov and Bradley Beal are my new favorite “bff goals” #Bradnetzov.
- Easily, the best goal of last night was the comeback of our sweet son, Andre Burakovsky.
- What the hell happened last night?
- Need another breakdown of what happened with that final regulation goal last night? Ian has a write up with one of my favorite disqus comments, “Braden Holtby had more people in his lap than Santa Claus.”
- Rod Rosenstein was at the Caps game last night. Los Angeles has movie stars, Nashville has music stars, DC has political stars. Wooooo baby!
- Need a pick-me-up? Brennin continues her beloved “misc. you missed” series!
- It’s my mother’s birthday. Here she is with the dog, George:
My mom. And George. pic.twitter.com/12HNQkH57F
— elyse (@ElyseBee) April 30, 2018
Peter Chiarelli
Maybe you haven’t been online yet to dig out what happened with the Oilers, but they fired Peter Chiarelli last night! Big deal! This was probably what stuck out most for me:
Peter Chiarelli was fired during the second intermission of last night’s game, according to Bob Nicholson. Wanted to give him a chance to leave the building quietly.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 23, 2019
OOF. There were also some great twitter reactions.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Maple Leafs
Headline photo: Getty Images North America
