The Capitals will welcome in 2020 in Raleigh to take on a recent playoff foe in the Carolina Hurricanes.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM. Peter has your recap.
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| Record | 24-14-2 | 27-9-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 55.7% | 52.3% |
| PDO | 99.1 | 100.5 |
| Power Play | 23.8% (8th) | 21.3% (11th) |
| Penalty Kill | 82.2% (8th) | 84.9% (3rd) |
Projected Lines
Sammy is back in the cage:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Siegenthaler – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Kempny – Gudas
Samsonov
Sid nearing return
Sidney Crosby just took the ice for #Pens practice wearing a gray no-contact jersey. -MC
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) January 3, 2020
Storylines
- The Caps very own Todd Reirden is set to coach the Metro Division team at the 2020 All-Star Game.
- The Montreal Canadiens have signed Ilya Kovalchuk to a one-year, two-way contract.
- The Capitals gave Baby Dowd an infant jersey.
Winter Classic uh-oh
Predators-Stars was least-watched NHL Winter Classic yet (1.97 million viewers). Previous low was 2.43 million for Rangers-Sabres in 2018. Tough competition from strong Bama-Michigan Citrus Bowl on ABC (that drew 14 million viewers).
— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) January 3, 2020
