The Washington Capitals are smarting after that loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Super Bowl Sunday. They’ll have a chance to right the ship tonight in DC when the Kings come to town.
Puck drop: 7:00 PM. NBC Sports Washington. I’m your bestest recap boy.
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| Record | 19-29-5 | 35-13-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 53.2% | 52.7% |
| PDO | 102.1 | 100.9 |
| Power Play | 17.8% (17th) | 20.1% (12th) |
| Penalty Kill | 74.3% (27th) | 84.5% (2nd) |
Projected Lines
Here’s what we’re looking at. The usual suspects with one replacement down low.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Leipsic – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Fehervary – Gudas
Holtby
Iowa
If you, like me, formed the three-headed hydra of mistakes (1. caring about Iowa, 2. watching coverage, 3. doing so via MSNBC), then you are an idiot. At least we saw this dude, whose name is Matt. Sup Matt.
And so ends Peter’s Politics Corner.
Storylines
- Martin Fehervary will play for the first time since October as the Caps evaluate talent before the deadline. He replaces Siegenthaler.
- Ilya Samsonov took a shot to the head this morning. From Ovi, who feels bad about it.
- Joel Ward returns!
- One super NHL legend hasn’t cut a promo for Ovi yet. Hahahahahahaa.
- Imagine how many comments I’ve had to delete on this story.
- GRITTY FREE
Thurston Waffles
I’ve become emotionally invested in a cat I know from the internet. Thurston is a somewhat photogenic cranky boi who has a habit of “shrimping”, which I could explain but I won’t. Recently Thurston has had some health trouble, and it’s had a significant impact on my own quality of life. Anyway, Thursty is doing better now, so maybe you should fall in love with him too.
