A tricky overtime win and a rest day later, the Capitals are back. Tonight, they’re at home hosting the Ottawa Senators for the first of three matchups between the two teams. The Capitals are looking great. On the Senators side, I think they’re probably just hoping to snap their four-game losing streak.
If you’re headed to the game tonight, be safe! I heard there is snow happening.
Puck drop is back to the usual 7 PM and your recapper this evening will be Peter Hassett.
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| Record | 16-21-5 | 29-9-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 46.8% | 52.0% |
| PDO | 100.0 | 100.7 |
| Power Play | 11.4% (31st) | 21.8% (10th) |
| Penalty Kill | 80.8% (17th) | 83.3% (3rd) |
Projected Lines
Thanks to Samantha Pell at the Washington Post for the lines. Things should look pretty much the same. We’ll see Sammy in net this evening and Christian Djoos was in a non-contact jersey on the ice this morning:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Samsonov
Connor McDavid
Connor McDavid is gonna Connor McDavid. What a dang goal.
STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND WATCH THIS CONNOR McDAVID GOAL! 😳🚨⭐️@EdmontonOilers | #EDMvsTOR pic.twitter.com/0ecTLmQ7kd
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 7, 2020
It was his 69th point of his season.
Storylines
- Chris has your morning after numbers from the Sharks game. Spoiler alert: it was insane.
- The Nashville Predators have hired their next head coach: John Hynes.
- Prince TJ Oshie *does a quick curtsy*
- Tonight, the Capitals are hosting Pride Night and will have pride tape on their sticks.
- If Justin Williams comes back to the Washington Capitals, I will lose my mind. Don’t toy with me like this.
- Chef Alex Ovechkin is on the grill! This isn’t a euphemism.
- “I’d prefer a different move in that situation.”
- Brent Burns is a good guy!
“You” Season 2
Okay, listen up. I spent the last few days watching the new season of “You” on Netflix and I’m here to report it’s very good.
For those of you that don’t know, “You” was a TV show on Lifetime about this creepy dude named Joe that sees a girl in a bookstore and becomes obsessed with her. Well, Netflix picked up the series and made a second season, which recently dropped. Netflix nailed it. The second season it funnier, better produced (that sweet Netflix money), and crazier. It’s also been very fun to watch people get called out by the main actor for romanticizing Joe. Anyway, it’s not winning any awards but it’s a super fun ride.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Senators
Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington
