The Capitals have journeyed home for a quick stop to host the New Jersey Devils. The team is, of course, still without Tom Wilson but will keep Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and TJ Oshie on the top line together. The good guys will be the ones in the snazzy reverse retro jerseys.
Puck will drop at 7 PM and Pete will have your recap.
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 8-11-2 | 14-6-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 52.1% | 49.8% |
| PDO | 99.1 | 101.5 |
| Power Play | 12.9% | 26.2% |
| Penalty Kill | 65.1% | 82.1% |
Projected Lines
Thanks to Samantha Pell at the Post for the lines. Vitek Vanecek will start in goal:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Vrana – Kuznetsov – Sprong
Sheary – Eller – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Dillon – Carlson
Orlov – Schultz
Chara – Jensen
Vanecek
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/9 | 3/25 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 😷 | 🌮 | 3/13 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 4/1 | 4/6 | 4/22 | 4/24 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 3/19 | 3/20 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 😷 | 4/13 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL; 😷 = postponed
Storylines
- Some Jakub Vrana baby content has been published. What more could we ever want?
- NHL Teams celebrates International Women’s Day yesterday.
- Looks like we might be seeing fans at Capital One Arena soon.
- Ban all headshots. Period. End of sentence. No further thoughts. Done.
- Nick Jensen FINALLY got a goal.
- Check out how the road trip ended with Chris’ morning after numbers post.
- Brad Marchand loves to talk, talk, talk.
Barzal Goal
It’s been a few days, but I haven’t stopped thinking about this Mat Barzal goal. I apologize that I’m giving you something good to watch that involves the New York Islanders:
MAT BARZAL ARE YOU KIDDING WITH THIS GOAL
SORCERY pic.twitter.com/YdQ3QKc2IH
— Isles on MSG+ (@IslesMSGN) March 6, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Devils
Headline image: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
