The Washington Capitals are hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Capitals One Arena. The Capitals currently have the opportunity (once again) to claim the Metropolitan division this evening. As for the Habs, this is a pretty important game for them. They’ll be playing for a spot in the playoffs. They are currently tied with the Columbus Blue Jackets at 94 points.
Puck drop will be at 7PM and you can stream the game on your devices from the My Teams app. The recap will be brought to you by our sweet prince, Christopher.
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| Record | 47-25-8 | 43-29-8 |
| Shot Attempt % | 49.2% | 54.1% |
| PDO | 102.2 | 100.2 |
| Power Play | 21.0% (10th) | 12.5% (31st) |
| Penalty Kill | 79.1% (23rd) | 80.8% (14th) |
Projected Lines
The Capitals expected lineup comes from Isabelle at the Washington Post (who just posted a great piece on hockey players and their love of coffee)
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Connolly
Burakovsky – Dowd – Boyd
Carlson – Jensen
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Djoos
Holtby
The Crossover Event of the Century
Please oh please oh please! Imagine the possibilities of the content!
Hey @QueerEye, want to come to the Caps game with me tonight? 🤞🏼
— Brandi Holtby (@bbholtby) April 4, 2019
Storylines
- If you’re mad about the playoff format, you better get over it. The NHL and NHLPA have agreed to stick with it for one more year.
- Feel like watching Alex Ovechkin score #50 over and over again? Have no fear, Sportnet is here! They created a supercut of all of Ovechkin’s 50th goals.
- Braden Holtby has two pet tortoises and…I have to be completely honest. This doesn’t surprise me one bit.
- Chase Priskie announced to the Capitals that he will not be signing with them. Which is confusing to me because I feel like everyone should want to sign with the Capitals? We’re a very fun bunch? I’m not biased at all?
- Jakub Vrana looks EXACTLY like he did when he was a young child. Which….duh.
- Don’t go back on a promise, like Wayne Gretzky is currently doing to Alex Ovechkin. RUDE.
- Craig Cunningham’s miraculous recovery continues as he skates with new custom skate-blade prosthetic.
Kranch
We need to talk about this heinous new invention, Kranch. First off, the name. What an ATROCIOUS name, it sounds like a sore on your mouth. Second, why do you need ranch and ketchup mixed together? How about you use both condiments separately? I feel like it’s not that popular of a mixture. I anticipate this “fad” dying out like those Ore-Ida Funky Fries (you know what I’m talking about, kids in the early 2000s).
Heinz is back at it. https://t.co/whyrxdlxC7
— Food & Wine (@foodandwine) April 3, 2019
Full RMNB Coverage of Capitals vs Canadiens
Headline photo: Getty photos
