The Capitals have headed north to Buffalo to face off against the Sabres. Still without Lars Eller, the squad will be playing with 11 forwards this evening and Trevor van Riemsdyk will be the seventh defenseman. The Caps are hoping to extend their winning streak to five games and will also probably extend their streak of having close games and almost giving all of us a collective heart attack.
Puck drop will commence at 7 PM and Chris is back on recap duty.
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| Record | 6-16-4 | 17-6-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 47.4% | 49.9% |
| PDO | 96.9 | 102.0 |
| Power Play | 27.1% | 26.9% |
| Penalty Kill | 79.7% | 81.4% |
Projected Lines
Lars Eller is still out due to a lower-body injury. As mentioned above, the Capitals will be playing with 11 forwards this evening and Trevor van Riemsdyk will be the seventh defenseman. Vitek Vanecek will be starting in net.
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/25 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 😷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/16 | 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 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 😷 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL; 😷 = postponed
Joey Daccord
A feel-good moment for your Monday. On Sunday, 24-year-old Joey Daccord started in net for the Sens after a surprise injury to Matt Murray during warmups. Daccord’s victory was a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“Definitely not the way I drew it up in my head,” he said tearing up. “Against the Leafs, at home, obviously a crazy situation. That’s why you always have to be ready… I just want to thank my family for everything they’ve done for me. It’s pretty special.”
Check out his emotional interview after the win:
“I don’t even have words right now. I just want to thank my family for everything they’ve done for me – It’s pretty special.”
An emotional Joey Daccord joined @SNkylebukauskas to discuss his first career @NHL win in a game he wasn’t supposed to start. What a moment. 👏 #NHLonSN pic.twitter.com/LYPPDEzcZf
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) March 15, 2021
Storylines
- Looks like the possibility of fans back at Capital One Arena might be happening pretty soon.
- Pete’s March snapshot is live!
- Braden Holtby took some time to chat about his mask controversy and how he made it right. Good job, Braden.
- Nick Jensen: elite goal scorer.
- Was Coach Laviolette being a little shady towards the second line?
- The Caps have been doing well, so why aren’t they the first in the East?
- Keep your eyes out, Alex Ovechkin continues to close that gap on the Gretzky record.
- Another record under Alex Ovechkin‘s belt? Sure, why not.
- The Caps opened registration for their ‘Learn to Play’ program at 8 local ice rinks.
- There is also a great new feature on the Black Girl Hockey Club that I recommend reading:
Check out this piece in @BleacherReport featuring @FatouSadio @TSingletonSays and @kurtisgabriel talking #BGHC! https://t.co/VGwLXenNi1
— Black Girl Hockey Club (@BlackGirlHockey) March 14, 2021
For your viewing pleasure
Enjoy Harry Styles’ Grammy performance from last night. I don’t usually watch the Grammys, so I’m getting caught up on the performances now. I loved this one and, of course, Megan Thee Stallion.
Harry Styles Performing Watermelon Sugar #Grammys pic.twitter.com/ui7dPllo7j
— 1D Updates. (@1DTENTHANNIVERS) March 15, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps at Sabres
Headline photo via Pixabay/@linmarie5
