It’s a rainy Sunday morning in what we’ll call the tristate area as soon as DC gets its statehood.
At noon today, the Washington Capitals will host the New York Rangers in their quest to add another taco to the taco chart below. It will be a national broadcast, and you know what that means.
My name is Peter, and I’ll be your recapper for the day.
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 15 – 14 – 4 | 22-7-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 48.4% | 50.1% |
| PDO | 101.1 | 103.4 |
| Power Play | 18.2% | 24.4% |
| Penalty Kill | 84.8% | 81.2% |
Projected Lines
Here’s how we think the Caps will line up today, with Samsonov in net.
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Sprong
Sheary – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Oshie – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Dillon – Carlson
Orlov – Schultz
Chara – Jensen
Samsonov
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 4/8 | 4/11 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/13 | 4/17 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/1 | 4/6 | 4/22 | 4/24 | 4/27 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/9 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Rocket Race
A torrid goal-scoring pace this month has put Alex Ovechkin just outside striking distance of the goal-scoring lead.
Storylines
- Rangers coach David Quinn will return behind the bench today after a COVID protocol absence. The Rangers went 4-2 during Quinn’s time on the protocol, including 9-0 and 8-3 wins over the Flyers.
- Goalie Ilya Samsonov earned a shutout on Friday.
- The Caps continue to beat down the Devils.
- Ovi continues his leaderboard climb, passing Gordie Howe in multi-goal games. He’s at 722 career goals right now.
- The Kuznetsov renaissance, discussed.
Best Thing on the Internet Today
It’s the hashtag #notmycat, a catalogue of people who spend a lot of time with a cat that is not their cat. It began, I think, with this snoop:
The neighbours just put the house up for sale. Couldn’t resist checking it out on Zoopla.
That’s our bloody cat. pic.twitter.com/w4YnxNZOLq
— Michael Hubank (@generoom) March 28, 2021
There are lots and lots of special people in this thread and hashtag. Enjoy.
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Rangers
Screenshot courtesy of Sportsnet
