Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that there has been some news. Listen, if the Capitals are going to face off against any team, I’m glad it’s the Sabres. Four key Caps are out, so we’re working with some interesting moves including top line Jakub Vrana and the return of Brian Pinho. Anything is possible, please wear a mask.
Puck drop is at 7PM. Grab your beverage of choice, sit back, stream the game and hang out with us! Chris will have your recap.
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| Record | 1 – 3 – 0 | 2 – 0 – 2 |
| Shot Attempt % | 52.9% | 52.8% |
| PDO | 96.1 | 106.2 |
| Power Play | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| Penalty Kill | 80.0% | 81.3% |
Projected Lines
Thanks, as always, to Samantha Pell at the Washington Post. Buckle up, folks:
Vrana – Backstrom – Wilson
Panik – Eller – Oshie
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Sprong – Pinho – Sheary
Dillon – Carlson
Siegenthaler – Schultz
Chara – Jensen
Vanecek
The Season
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| 1/30 | 2/1 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| 2/27 | 3/1 | 3/7 | 3/9 | 3/25 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| 2/7 | 2/9 | 3/11 | 3/13 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| 1/26 | 1/28 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 4/1 | 4/6 | 4/22 | 4/24 |
| 🤷 | 🤷 | 2/14 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 2/25 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| 2/4 | 2/20 | 2/21 | 3/19 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| 🌮 | 🌮 | 1/22 | 1/24 | 2/11 | 2/13 | 4/13 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Shawn Gretzky
@ Capitals, send this man a contract. I need this content on a regular basis. Check out some highlights from Marshawn Lynch’s practice with Akim Aliu:
DREAMER X BEASTMODE
“Ice Hockey 101” @MoneyLynch pic.twitter.com/sC35l4uLFZ— Akim Aliu (@Dreamer_Aliu78) January 21, 2021
Storylines
- NBCSN is shutting it all down.
- #PLC2DC???
- Connor McMichael is ‘in the mix’…but you won’t see him tonight.
- The Hershey Bears released the 2020-21 AHL schedule!
- I appreciate the fact that Coach Laviolette has been pretty straightforward about the COVID situation.
- Ilya Samsonov tested positive for COVID after the Penguins game.
- Nastya Ovechkina is calling the NHL OUT on instagram.
- I know plenty of you were lookin’ for Connor McMichael updates and the news is that he’s heading to the taxi squad. The Caps also recalled Craig Anderson.
- I hope everyone caught Karl Alzner on NBC Sports Washington. In my humble opinion, he was great. He also looks great. I’m just saying.
- Catch up on what happened during the last game in the morning after numbers. Spoiler alert: it was a MESS.
Home Opener
Tonight is technically the Caps home opener! Be sure to tune in to the Virtual Rock the Red Carpet event:
We are LIVE from Capital One Arena at the Virtual Rock the Red Carpet, presented by @GEICO!#ALLCAPS https://t.co/u26tCTWGNN
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 22, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Sabres
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
