The Washington Capitals will play their next five games on the road, starting Sunday night with the Chicago Blackhawks, who, incidentally, suck.
Puck drops at 7 PM. I’ve got recap duty.
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| Record | 2-2-1 | 5-2-2 |
| Shot Attempt % | 46.0% | 54.5% |
| PDO | 100.6 | 97.5 |
| Power Play | 23.1% (13th) | 25.0% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 70.6% (28th) | 83.3% (11th) |
Projected Lines
No morning skate today. I don’t expect any changes. Braden gets another start.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Hagelin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Hathaway
Leipsic – Dowd – Stephenson
Siegenthaler – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Kempny – Gudas
Holtby
Uncertainty
The first twenty games of a season are weird. You can’t really trust the data you have so far; it’s too easy to think you’re seeing a team when really you’re just seeing the amalgamation of their opponents, warped by a small sample. That’s why I’m not drawing real conclusions yet, but all signs are pointing to the Caps being a very different kind of team in 2019-20. I just don’t know if it’s different in a good way or not.
Storylines
- Alex Ovechkin has the 42nd most points in NHL history.
- Where were you when Dmitry Orlov made history?
- Garnet Hathaway goofed up his honker.
- Jay Beagle scored. Typical Beagle goal.
- Doo doo doo or whatever. Go Nats.
- The Caps sorta whipped the Rangers on Friday.
- Jack Hughes scored his first goal on Saturday night. Many, many more to come, but I want you to know what PK Subban calls him.
It’s a Complicated and Sad World
Make a place in your life for whimsy, and don’t apologize for it.
HMS Dragon (D35) / Admiral Kuznetsov pic.twitter.com/bw7QhN6A1l
— Giant Military Cats (@giantcat9) October 20, 2019
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Blackhawks
Headline photo: Patrick McDermott
