Sick and tired and yet victorious last night, the Washington Capitals play their final road game of the year tonight in Raleigh as they visit the Carolina Hurricanes.
Game starts at 7 PM, and you will be delighted by the recapitulatory talents of the marvelous Ms. Bailey.
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| Record | 22-14-2 | 27-7-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 55.8% | 52.3% |
| PDO | 99.0 | 100.7 |
| Power Play | 23.1% (8th) | 20.8% (12th) |
| Penalty Kill | 82.6% (8th) | 85.1% (2nd) |
Projected Lines
The Caps will play this one without rest and with a ton of illness in the ranks. Holtby will be in net if he’s healthy, but apparently a bunch of dudes are questionable to play. Kempny did not travel with the team. Here’s last night’s lines, which Reirden said he’ll run with unless someone can’t play.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Siegenthaler – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Djoos – Gudas
Hotlby
Meanwhile, here’s the head coach being dodgy about everyone’s status.
#Caps head coach Todd Reirden talks to the media prior to tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes#ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/zqirwRaWr9
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 28, 2019
It’s going to be a night.
Bruce Allen: Out
In the rare category of non-awesome DC sports teams, it looks like Skins team president Bruce Allen will be fired by Monday. No rumors yet as to which yes-man crony will replace Allen as Dan Snyder’s next incompetent functionary.
Storylines
- Ovi won’t play at the ASG. Good for him. What if Oshie replaces him?
- Congrats Carl Hagelin for getting on the board before the new year.
- Ilya Samsonov racking up Ws.
- Caps prospect Martin Haš had a big game for Czechia at the WJC.
- Smooth move, Ryan Reaves.
Peter’s favorite PokeMon of 2019
It’s Sirfetch’d, the surprise evolved form of OG boy Farfetch’d. He’s a knight. He uses a leek as a sword. This is a slam dunk choice. Not up for debate.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Hurricanes
Headline photo: @Capitals
