The battle damaged Washington Capitals will limp their way into this Wednesday night rivalry matchup with the New York Rangers, brining multiple AHL reinforcements with them. Let us see if this ragtag bunch can still take down their familiar foe.
Puck drop is at 8 PM and your action will be on NBCSN.
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| Record | 8-8-2 | 16-3-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 42.3% | 51.4% |
| PDO | 101.3 | 100.6 |
| Power Play | 20.6% (12th) | 24.3% (5th) |
| Penalty Kill | 72.9% (28th) | 85.2% (7th) |
Projected Lines
It’s a mess folks. Here’s what the Caps should like tonight via Samantha Pell:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Oshie
Panik – Sgarbossa – Boyd
Malenstyn – Stephenson – Leipsic
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Gudas
Siegenthaler – Jensen
Holtby
Yikeys in Toronto
Maple Leaf wins thru 23 games: 9
Senator wins thru 21 games: 9
Lightning wins thru 18 games: 9— Tim Micallef (@tim_micallef) November 20, 2019
Storylines
- Braden Holtby v Marc Andre Fleury for better save? Winner, Braden Holtby.
- The NHL has suspended Garnet Hathaway three games for spitting on Erik Gudbranson.
- Andre Burakovsky is on fire in Colorado.
- The reinforcements from Hershey have arrived, featuring one Beck Malenstyn who will make his NHL debut tonight.
- The NHL needs to be better with head injuries. For the 4 millionth time.
- Mike Green’s wife Courtney gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Lula. Congrats to the Greens!
- Jakub Vrana is soaring this season and has the third-most even-strength goals in the NHL.
- Peter has your undisputed list of “low” things you can do in an NHL game.
- What has Holtby’s season in the cage looked like so far?
Baby shark
Farewell, you absolute beauty.
Gerardo Parra Signs With Japan’s Yomiuri Giants https://t.co/TMiGavsgIx
— Tim Dierkes (@mlbtrnationals) November 20, 2019
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Rangers
Headline photo: NBCSN
