The Caps are still at home and will host the Boston Bruins once again this evening before heading to New York to play the Rangers. A few line updates to note, Alex Ovechkin has taken his place back on the top line and Jakub Vrana has been bumped to the fourth. Also, Dmitry Orlov is set to return!
Puck drop is at 7 PM and you have ME for the recap. Go easy on me, I don’t do the recap often. Happy Monday, everyone. Let’s dance.
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| Record | 5-1-2 | 6-0-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 56.5% | 48.0% |
| PDO | 96.0 | 105.6 |
| Power Play | 34.6% | 44.4% |
| Penalty Kill | 90.0% | 75.8% |
Projected Lines
Samantha Pell at the Washington Post has provided the lines from the morning skate. The fourth D-pairing was Siegenthaler-Fehervary. Missing from the ice were Eller and Schultz, due to injury, and Kuznetsov and Samsonov, due to COVID-19 protocols:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Wilson
Sheary – Oshie – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Vrana – Sgarbossa – Sprong
Chara – Carlson
Dillon – TvR
Orlov – Jensen
Vanecek
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| NJD | 2/27 | 3/1 | 3/7 | 3/9 | 3/25 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| PHI | 2/7 | 2/9 | 3/11 | 3/13 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 4/1 | 4/6 | 4/22 | 4/24 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 2/14 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 2/25 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 2/4 | 2/20 | 2/21 | 3/19 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 2/11 | 2/13 | 4/13 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Gariversary
It’s the anniversary of when Mr. Gary Bettman took office…and what a 28 years it has BEEN….
On this day in 1993, Gary Bettman, the NHL’s first commissioner, took office #Hockey365 pic.twitter.com/GdCpkkMUrD
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) February 1, 2021
Storylines
- These 2020-21 Caps are….suspicious. Veeeerrrrryyyyy suspicious.
- ANIMALS IN THE SNOW CONTENT ALERT ALERT!
- The Rangers have officially placed Tony DeAngelo on waivers. Hm. Sad.
- Tony DeAngelo did clear waivers, so what happens next?
Some non-controversial Tony DeAngelo thoughts up on RMNB Patreon https://t.co/tH7Z4pjVZG
— Peter (good tweets only) (@peterhassett) February 1, 2021
- Get all caught up on what went down during the last game with the morning after numbers.
- Did everyone see this OTGWG insanity that happened on Saturday?
- Sending John Walton all the love after he’s been sidelined from calling the Caps games after being exposed to COVID-19. Wishing him all the best and we appreciate he’s taking proper precautions!
- Our happiness survey has been completed and the results have been posted. Take a look at who everyone is happy to see and who everyone is, um, not as happy to have on the squad.
- The thing about Connor McDavid is that he is very, very good at hockey.
- Former Capital Alex Chiasson was placed on waivers by the Oilers.
NWHL Rumors
Well, well, well what do we have here? Looks like there are rumors of a new NWHL squad heading to Canada. Digit Murphy is the Toronto Six’s head coach and recently suggested that the NWHL might be looking to getting another Canadian team:
In the Canadian media availability, Digit Murphy suggested the #NWHL might be looking to get another Canadian team in the league for Season 7.
Murphy hopes another expansion team and a full season sans COVID will entice Canadian networks to air NWHL games in the future.
— Erica L. Ayala/Sports Talk ELA (@elindsay08) February 1, 2021
According to the replies, people seem pretty keen on this happening! As a new fan, it’s been great to see some of the league’s recent successes and I’d love to see it continue to grow.
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Bruins
Headline image: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
