Caps at Blue Jackets pregame: Hitting the road

February 12, 2019 4:12 pm

The Capitals have hit the road and won’t be back until February 24th. Tonight, they stop in Columbus to play the Blue Jackets. Back-to-back games can be tricky, especially when the second one is on the road. It would be great to see Evgeny Kuznetsov continue his hot play. He registered four points last night and had six goals and six assists during the Capitals homestand. Please, Washington Capitals defense and Braden Holtby, don’t make us listen to that stupid cannon.

Puck will be droppin’ shortly after 7 PM on NBCS Washington. Download the My Teams app to stream the game live from any of your devices. Recap will be coming to you from Peter Hassett.


Record	31-20-3	31-18-7
Shot Attempt %	50.1%	48.5%
PDO	100.0	101.9
Power Play	16.7% (22nd)	21.1% (13th)
Penalty Kill	84.1% (3rd)	78.1% (23rd)

Projected Lines

The boys are traveling and we know Braden Holtby is going to start. Otherwise, the lineup will probably be similar to last night:

Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Backstrom – Oshie
Burakovsky – Eller – Connolly
Stephenson – Dowd – DSP

Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos

Holtby

Lindsey Vonn the G.O.A.T.

For those of you that didn’t know, Lindsey Vonn had her last race the other day and captured one final medal. Her boyfriend, Predators player and NHL sweetheart PK Subban, welcomed her home with a bunch of goats. To him, she is the greatest of all time. Love isn’t dead, folks.

Back in the mix! ☝🏿🐐 @lindseyvonn pic.twitter.com/QjzlGPfUbP

— P.K. Subban (@PKSubban1) February 12, 2019

Storylines

Evgeni Malkin did something really dumb. Even admitted that it was dirty. Gross.
Some of the Capitals players celebrated Pride Night last night with rainbow-colored tape.
This team is so weird and I don’t think I ever truly realized it until Brennin began her “Misc you missed” series. Don’t miss her post from last night’s game.
Bryce Harper started unfollowing some of the Capitals players on social media, indicating his move might happen soon. Personally, I’m not much of a baseball fan, but this is my birthday month and I’m gonna be MAD if he takes the spotlight from me.
Chris has your numbers for the morning after. What worked during the Kings game?
A fan thought Evgeny Kuznetsov had a hat trick last night and watching their lone cap fly to the ice was one of the best highlights tbh.

Westminster Dog Show

Yes, it’s happening now and the “Best in Show” will be crowned tonight. Here are some highlights.

I WANT PROOF THAT SHE GOT A TREAT pic.twitter.com/yMWuX8YQt1

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) February 12, 2019

This good boi is Teves, “the number one Pom in Thailand,” according to owner Tanya Bangyeekhan. They both traveled 20 hours (Pattaya-Seoul-NYC) to be at Westminster. #WKCDogShow pic.twitter.com/eOgqopDMuO

— Amy B Wang (@amybwang) February 11, 2019

ICYMI…

"RUDY" the Bulldog stole our hearts at the #WKCDogShow Masters Agility Championship in a blistering 46.63 seconds! pic.twitter.com/iMlQ2ZiqKB

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) February 12, 2019