The Washington Capitals are back on the ice for NHL play for the first time in nine days. They will return to said play on the road in Montreal against the Canadiens.
Puck drop is at 7:00 PM and Peter will have your recap.
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| Record | 22-21-7 | 33-11-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 53.9% | 52.4% |
| PDO | 99.2 | 101.0 |
| Power Play | 20.6% (12th) | 20.3% (14th) |
| Penalty Kill | 78.9% (21st) | 84.2% (2nd) |
Projected Lines
No Ovi due to the NHL’s policy that a player must miss a game for skipping the all star festivities. Holts in net.
Panik – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Boyd
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Siegenthaler – Gudas
Holtby
Wayne the sprinter
Here’s a fleet Wayne Gretzky just dominating Sugar Ray Leonard, Bjorn Borg, and Pele … pic.twitter.com/niZn3yySoY
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) January 26, 2020
Storylines
- The story behind how a woman’s fedora ended up on Braden Holtby’s head after Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick.
- Brennin has a detailed history of Claude Giroux’s love for grilled cheese sandwiches for you. You’re welcome.
- Martin Frk hits 109.2 MPH in AHL’s Hardest Shot Competition, beating Zdeno Chara’s NHL record of 108.8 MPH.
- Elite League defenseman Zach Sullivan comes out as bisexual ahead of Manchester Storm Pride game.
- Kunlun Red Star of the KHL will play the remainder of their season in Russia due to coronavirus outbreak concerns in their home China.
- Troy Brouwer was put on waivers by the St Louis Blues.
- The Bar Louie next to Capital One Arena has closed its doors.
- Peter has six big questions for the Caps to answer after the all-star break.
Edge is back
For my wrestling fans out there. How awesome was this?
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Canadiens
Headline photo: TSN
