The Washington Capitals come into Thursday night action against the Montreal Canadiens having lost five of their seven games in the month of February. A western road trip saw the Caps comeback to beat Colorado, but lose two in a row to the Coyotes and Golden Knights. It’s time to bust this slump.
Puck drop is at the normal 7 PM and I’ll be back for your recap.
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| Record | 27-27-8 | 37-17-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 54.1% | 52.1% |
| PDO | 99.1 | 100.4 |
| Power Play | 19.6% (18th) | 20.7% (14th) |
| Penalty Kill | 79.1% (20th) | 83.9% (4th) |
Projected Lines
Evgeny Kuznetsov is back from injury, we’ll get our first look at Brenden Dillon, and Jonas Siegenthaler and Brendan Leipsic will sit.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Hagelin – Eller – Panik
Boyd – Dowd – Hathaway
Dillon – Carlson
Orlov – Jensen
Kempny – Gudas
Holtby
Trade Deadline
The Caps have made their first move with the Brenden Dillon acquisition. GMBM has said the Caps aren’t done looking at things that may improve the team and that guy is always honest about his plans. Any names out there maybe in the forward ranks that you think could be a fit? Leave a comment below.
Storylines
- NHL wide favorite, Jay Beagle broke a 42-game goalless streak on Wednesday.
- Andre Burakovsky has scored 20 goals in a season for the first time in his career.
- John Carlson took pictures with some of you at a Giant in Olney (home of the great Good Counsel Falcons) and here they are.
- Cara placed some Stanley Cup bets for Peter while she was in Vegas. Find out who he picked.
- Braden Holtby is not going anywhere…until the summer.
- The Pens have jumped the Caps in the Metro Division standings. Commence panic procedures.
- Hear Brenden Dillon‘s first reaction to being traded to the Caps.
- Former Caps winger and noted Australian, Nathan Walker now has dad strength after the birth of his first child.
Red Lobster vs. Joe’s Crab Shack
Answering the age old question.
