The Caps are tearing through the league at the moment and their next bullseye has landed firmly on the Anaheim Ducks. This is the first matchup since the infamous spitting incident so expect some hockey guys to do some dumb hockey things tonight.
Tom Wilson says he’ll be “ready for whatever” and Garnet Hathaway says that “we’ll see how the game goes”.
Another 10PM eastern start for us all and caffeinated Chris will be back for your recap.
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| Record | 12-12-4 | 21-4-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 47.4% | 51.5% |
| PDO | 101.1 | 101.2 |
| Power Play | 11.3% (29th) | 24.2% (5th) |
| Penalty Kill | 77.2% (22nd) | 83.5% (12th) |
Projected Lines
No changes other than netminders as it looks like Nick Backstrom will miss his eighth straight game in a row (via Samantha Pell):
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Oshie
Hagelin – Boyd – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Holtby
Yotes
My other favorite Western Conference team (the Avs are the other) are on top of their division for the first time this late in a season since they moved to Arizona.
For the first time since moving to Arizona, the #Yotes are in 1st place in their division at the 30-game mark.
(H/T @ArizonaCoyotes) pic.twitter.com/M6Y2flnG7i
— Bally Sports Arizona (@BALLYSPORTSAZ) December 6, 2019
Storylines
- The first 88 people who come to the RMNB 10th Anniversary Party on Monday will get one of these dope pucks.
- Alex Ovechkin jokes that he will instantly retire if he breaks Wayne Gretzky’s all time goal scoring record.
- Get your fresh RMNB podcast right here.
- Ian and Peter went through their Eastern Conference power rankings on RMNB’s YouTube channel.
- Nationals playoff hero, Howie Kendrick will be back in DC after signing back on with the team for a potential two more seasons.
- Mike Green shares photos after completing renovation of retirement home in Washington, DC.
- Joe Thornton drops goaltender Petr Mrazek with a single punch.
- Caps defense prospect, Tobias Geisser was loaned to EV Zug of Switzerland’s National League.
- The worst gift ideas that Peter could find on the NHL Shop.
- Capitals to host annual Holiday Toy Drive on December 11.
Mighty Ducks
The new Disney Plus revamp of the Mighty Ducks in show format is now casting. These are the character roles they are trying to fill.
- “Koob: A shy kid who always plays video games.” I could nail this role. Twenty bucks he gets called “Koob the boob” as some sort of insult.
- “Nick: Likes to pretend he has his own imaginary tv show.” These kids are supposed to be freshman year of high school aged by the way.
- “Mary: Only described as the popular girl both on the team and at school.” Both the team AND the school? Wow, living the high life.
- “Lauren: An unpopular girl who likes to wear wings and a cape at school and pretend she’s a fairy-magician. Try to be friends with the more popular Mary but she ignores her.” I’m sorry, I would probably ignore you too, Lauren.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Ducks
Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington
