Thursday night, the Washington Capitals will be seeking revenge for a loss to the New Jersey Devils only five short nights prior. Said loss was New Jersey’s first win in our nation’s capital since December of 2016. Time to start their losing streak again.
Puck drop is at your normal 7:00 PM and your recap will be given to you by the legendary, Good Tweet Pete.
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| Record | 17-22-7 | 31-11-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 46.7% | 52.1% |
| PDO | 98.8 | 100.6 |
| Power Play | 14.6% (30th) | 20.8% (11th) |
| Penalty Kill | 79.4% (18th) | 84.1% (2nd) |
Projected Lines
As you all know, Ilya Samsonov is scheduled to start for the first time in consecutive games. Otherwise, no changes:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Samsonov
Avalanche Stadium Series jerseys
Verdict on these?
One month till the 2020 @NavyFederal NHL #StadiumSeries!
Presenting the @Avalanche x @adidashockey jerseys. 🗻 pic.twitter.com/RmR7OGCamy
— NHL (@NHL) January 16, 2020
Storylines
- Nicklas Backstrom mentored Capitals prospect and most recent first round pick, Connor McMichael during Training Camp.
- The NHL has named Braden Holtby’s ‘The Save’ as the greatest save of the decade. I tend to agree.
- Want to know what it’s like at the Capitals annual Hockey ‘n Heels event? Julie has got you covered.
- The NHL has announced the Elite Women’s 3-on-3 rosters for All-Star Weekend.
- Ilya Samsonov will be making back-to-back starts for the first time in his young career. He’s earned it. Now go knock ’em dead again, Sammy.
- This photo of tiny Nathan Gerbe and very tall Zdeno Chara is going viral.
- A ‘terrified’ Mr National, Ryan Zimmerman suited up as a goaltender at Capitals practice, taking shots from various Caps players.
- We’ve got another lacrosse goal on our hands. This time from Martin Era-sorry, Filip Forsberg.
- The Vegas Golden Knights have fired Gerard Gallant, the coach of the Pacific Division All-Stars, and hired very recently fired Pete DeBoer to replace him. Insanity.
- Nicklas Backstrom is back for five more years and clearly no one is happier than Alex Ovechkin.
Hot Ones
The season 11 lineup of hot sauce for Hot Ones is here and it’s spicier than ever.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Devils
Headline photo: NHL
