The Capitals are about to hit the road again, for another three-game trip away from Capital One Arena, but before they head out, they play host to the Boston Bruins at home. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Boston Bruins are lookin’ real good. David Pastrnak is currently leading the league in goals (25) and the Bruins have an edge against the Capitals in both the power play and the penalty kill. Let the battle commence.
Puck drop is at 7 PM and Julia will have a recap for you.
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| Record | 20-5-6 | 22-5-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.6% | 51.1% |
| PDO | 102.8 | 100.7 |
| Power Play | 28.0% (3rd) | 23.7% (6th) |
| Penalty Kill | 84.9% (5th) | 84.7% (7th) |
Projected Lines
The expected lineup for tonight comes courtesy of Samantha Pell at the Washington Post:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Holtby
Math is hard
Stay in skool kids! https://t.co/tbefNGTxcD
— Torey Krug (@ToreyKrug) December 11, 2019
Storylines
- Feel like getting a tad emotional? Let this Wayne Gretzky commercial take you for a ride.
- If you missed the last game, don’t worry. Chris has your numbers for the morning after!
- The Capitals are hosting Hockey N’ Heels again! Get your tickets starting December 12.
- Alex Ovechkin responded to Russia’s ban from the 2022 Winter Olympics.
- Stephen Strasburg signed a deal with the Washington Nationals and wheeeew this is a lot of money.
- Will Instagram stories concerning Sergei Ovechkin ever not be cute? Probably not.
- I guess that Tuukka Rask has something against his stick??? What did it ever do to him!?
- Radko Gudas has a real appreciation for this big ol’ tee shirt with his face on it.
Wide Open Eichel
The thing about Jack Eichel…is that you should probably not leave him open like that in front of the net? Listen, I’m not a hockey coach or anything, it just seems like sound advice!
This is not the ideal way to play defense against Jack Eichel pic.twitter.com/YsFrqsjYOw
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 11, 2019
Ian’s Corner
And now…a word from Ian Oland.
Thank you to the couple of hundred of you who came out to RMNB’s 10th Anniversary Party on Monday night. It’s rare that I’m allowed of Mom’s Basement [shakes fist towards Alan May] so any time I get to spend with you all is valuable to me. The whole thing had me reminiscing how far I’ve come personally to get to this point. Thank you so much.
