It’s the final game before a baby holiday break and the Capitals are in Boston to face off against the Bruins. This is the third and final time the teams will meet this regular season and, tonight, the Bruins will be without Zdeno Chara. Hopefully, the Caps can finish this out with a win and sweep the series.
Puck drop is at 7PM and Pete will meet you back here for a recap.
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| Record | 21-7-9 | 26-6-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.3% | 51.2% |
| PDO | 102.5 | 100.8 |
| Power Play | 26.0% (3rd) | 21.8% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 83.3% (8th) | 85.7% (2nd) |
Projected Lines
Thanks to Samantha Pell at the Washington Post for the expected lineup! Should look pretty familiar to everyone. Why fix what ain’t broke?
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Holtby
Pure Joy
I can’t stop watching this video. Look how happy she looks!!
This little girl’s reaction when Gabe Landeskog tossed her a puck at morning skate is priceless 😭 @Avalanche pic.twitter.com/4RHVBw1GAW
— Lindsay Joy (@LindsayJoyTV) December 21, 2019
Storylines
- The Capitals should release a visual holiday album.
- Alex Ovechkin has been voted as the captain for the Metro Division at the All-Star game…again. Oh Captain, our Captain.
- It looks like Braden Holtby and the Capitals aren’t going to talk about a new contract until the season ends.
- The Capitals beat the Lightning. Catch up on what happened with the recap or the numbers from the morning after!
- Nicklas Backstrom and the Capitals have been talking contract lengths.
- Andre Burakovsky is killin’ it. Here’s a deep dive into what factors might be driving his stellar season.
- All I want for Christmas is more photos of Captain, dressed as Santa, greeting the Caps players, in their own Christmas gear.
- After a three year battle with cancer, Alex Luey passed away in his sleep. I’m sending all my love to the Luey family during this incredibly difficult time. Alex was a wonderful kid.
- Connor McMichael made Team Canada’s WJC roster!!!
Elyse’s favorite television shows of 2019
Keeping with the tradition of listing our favorite things of the year, I’m stealing one of Chris’ recent lists and telling you my favorite television shows of 2019! I love TV very much:
- Succession. I know a lot of people that couldn’t get into this and I am telling you, you need to stick it out. Once you get through the first few episodes, it takes off. Season 2 is one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen on television.
- Fleabag. I watched both series one and series two in one sitting. It’s quick, smart, funny, and incredibly well written.
- Ozark. I wanted to try and push through a larger, popular series like The Wire, The Sopranos, or Mad Men (2020 goals) but I gave this a whirl because I heard a lot of great things. I was not disappointed. Oh my god. The character development, the acting, it’s all so good.
- The Crown (Season 3). You all already knew this was going to be on here. The new cast had me worried, but it was flawless. I loved the new cast and the plot lines they worked with were great.
- Lucifer. Okay, hear me out lmao. I recently got laid off and got thrown into a large depression spiral. I meant to click on the show next to this one and ended up just not changing it. This was fun and exactly what I needed.
