The Capitals are at home hosting the New York Rangers and it’s an early one. Rise and shine, everyone. Grab a cup of coffee, a mimosa, water, or whatever drink you need and settle on in. Let’s get another W.
“I know things happen quick,” Peter Laviolette said. “You’ve got to prepare the night before. You’ve got to wake up ready to compete. Not many people go to work and have to think about getting into a fight before they have their lunch, so it’s just a different mindset.”
Puck drops at 12:30 PM and the fabulous Mr. Christopher will have your recap.
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| Record | 5-7-3 | 8-4-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 47.9% | 49.0% |
| PDO | 98.2 | 102.1 |
| Power Play | 12.3% | 32.4% |
| Penalty Kill | 84.6% | 80.0% |
Projected Lines
Thanks to Samantha Pell at the Washington Post for the lines. They should look pretty familiar to you at this point:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Vrana – Backstrom – Wilson
Sheary – Eller – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Dillon – Carlson
Chara – Schultz
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 | 🚽 | 😷 | 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 | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 2/23 | 2/25 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 2/20 | 2/21 | 3/19 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 😷 | 4/13 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL; 😷 = postponed
Storylines
- Will we see a Zdeno Chara bird celly??
- The views from the Lake Tahoe rink are *chef’s kiss*
- Some great news to kick your morning off, Michal Kempny returned to the ice!
- Ilya Samsonov was recalled from Hershey. Then, he was placed on a taxi squad.
- Thanks to Chris’ morning after numbers post, you can catch up on what the heck happened during last game.
- Please don’t tell me you missed Tom Wilson‘s goal that came from a 2-on-0 break.
- Nick Backstrom is burnin’ up!
- I will love Braden Holtby, and his guitar, until the day I die.
Crosby 1K
I know what you’re thinking. “Elyse why would you even waste TIME on bringing up Sidney Crosby during your pregame” and, usually, I would agree. But, I would simply be remiss if I did not mention that today Crosby is playing in his 1,000th game. He’s about to become the 25th active skater to play in 1,000 NHL games, and the first player in Penguins history to play 1,000 games with the team. Big deal.
Even though this is happening while people are pushing some weird trade rumors, I love that he is on the Penguins. The rivalry we have with the Pens, and the overall Ovi/Crosby dynamic, is one of my favorite things. Maybe it’s because I have fun shootin’ the shit with my friends that are Pittsburgh fans, but it’s also just fun to watch a lot of talent. That’s all I will say. Happy 1000th to Sidney Crosby, I will hate your guts forever.
In the summer of 2005, Sidney Crosby arrived in Pittsburgh, his new home.
Now, over 15 years later, he is set to become the first player in Pittsburgh Penguins history to appear in 1,000 games.
Crosby reflects ahead of his 1,000th NHL game: https://t.co/84l16G915x pic.twitter.com/5iAN1UDOxf
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 20, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Rangers
Screenshot courtesy of NBC Sports Washington
