The Capitals are home for the Thanksgiving Eve and are hosting the Florida Panthers. They will be without Nicklas Backstrom, but some good news is that Nic Dowd is back in the lineup after missing five games due to a hand injury.
Puck drop is at 7PM. I will be attending my first game of the season and I’m thrilled about it. Consider yourselves lucky as heck, Ian Oland will be providing you with one of his rare recap. It’s truly the season of giving!
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| Record | 12-7-5 | 16-4-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 50.4% | 51.4% |
| PDO | 97.1 | 100.4 |
| Power Play | 24.6% (5th) | 23.8% (7th) |
| Penalty Kill | 83.0% (14th) | 83.1% (13th) |
Projected Lines
Samantha Pell at the Washington Post has the expected lines for this evening:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Oshie
Panik – Stephenson – Boyd
Malenstyn – Dowd – Leipsic
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Holtby
Celly City
This kid is CUTE. Against the rules, but CUTE!
Okay the spin-o-rama was cool and all BUT DID YOU SEE THAT MOONWALK CELLY 🕴 pic.twitter.com/Q1UbuWrtkF
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) November 24, 2019
Storylines
- Sometimes a Jakub Vrana appreciation post is exactly what the doctor ordered.
- Tom Wilson is giving us all some real Magnum PI vibes with his new mustache.
- Remembering Gregg Mace.
- The Caps Canine Calendar is OUT and ready for you to purchase! Get it before it goes away!
- “We’re going to do whatever we can to get him back.” -Brian MacLellan about Nicklas Backstrom or a line out of some CBS TV show about a hostage situation? I don’t know.
- Bill Peters made racist comments and was sidelined as the Calgary Flames head coach. Not fired.
- The Capitals might be playing a regular season game in Russia next season!
- The Athletic’s Corey Pronman officially named Aliaksei Protas the 2019 NHL Draft’s biggest riser.
My Thanksgiving Tradition
Eating a lot of cheese and singing this song all over the place:
