Caps vs Rangers pregame: Kempny’s comeback

October 18, 2019 2:34 pm

The Washington Capitals are in business again at home, this time against a Metro Division rival in the New York Rangers. The Rangers played last night and loss 5-2 to the New Jersey Devils, so this is prime opportunity for the Caps to beat up on some tired legs.

Puck drop is at 7PM on NBC Sports Washington and I will be back for your recap.


Record	2-2-0	4-2-2
Shot Attempt %	43.3%	53.1%
PDO	100.6	97.6
Power Play	20.0% (18th)	21.9% (14th)
Penalty Kill	84.2% (12th)	84.6% (10th)

Projected Lines

We have quite a few changes due to some injury problems and injury returns. Morning skate lines thanks to Samantha Pell at WaPo:

Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Hagelin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Hathaway
Leipsic – Dowd – Stephenson

Siegenthaler – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Kempny – Gudas

Holtby

Michal Kempny

Kemper is back baby! The Caps blueliner has been out for over six months after tearing his hamstring off the bone in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning last season.

Michal Kempny announces he will be making his season debut tonight #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/ZPxjKJypug

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 18, 2019

Storylines

Max Scherzer is dropping the puck tonight in a ceremonial faceoff that will likely be the most competitive of all time because Max is an insane person and we love him.
In other DC sports news, Bradley Beal signed an extension with your Washington Wizards in part because of the success of the Capitals, Mystics, and Nationals.
Richard Panik has been placed on long term injury reserve and Martin Fehervary and Travis Boyd are back up from Hershey.
RMNB is hosting its fourth annual ball hockey tournament! I’ve played in the previous three years, it’s a ton of fun.
Numbers from the Caps regulation victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
If you haven’t seen the Caps mite of the night interview from Wednesday’s game yet, do yourself a favor and learn about Jackson Friedlander’s pet tarantula.

Perfect Thanksgiving Meal

Do you want a perfect Thanksgiving meal this November? Well, my favorite YouTube channel on the planet has you covered. I’ll let Bon Appetit and their gang of hilarious chefs explain further in the ensuing videos.