The Capitals have headed north for the next few games, but will first face off against the Rangers…again. After missing seven games, looks like Lars Eller will be a game-time decision.
In my last pregame, I mentioned that I wanted to see another Alex Ovechkin goal and it worked. So here I am, doing it again, just in case. If this does work, and the hockey gods are listening, I would also like to ask for the Washington Capitals to not blow a huge lead again. Please.
Puck drop will take place at 7 PM and Peter will have your recap.
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| Record | 15-15-4 | 23-7-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 48.6% | 50.0% |
| PDO | 100.9 | 103.5 |
| Power Play | 18.4% | 23.5% |
| Penalty Kill | 85.2% | 81.0% |
Projected Lines
As mentioned above, Lars Eller will be a game-time decision. Here are the lines from the previous game, we will probably see 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 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/9 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Flyers Drama
Things are getting messy with the Philadelphia Flyers, they just plopped Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers. Currently, Shane isn’t great. But, if you showed me this tweet a few years ago I would’ve said these people have lost their minds.
Transaction: We have placed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on waivers today.
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 30, 2021
Storylines
- Connor McMichael wants to stay with the Hershey Bears if the OHL season starts.
- Listen to goaltender Mike McKenna chat about Alex Ovechkin‘s hot stick celly!
- Goaltender Zach Fucale signed a two-year, two-way contract extension.
- I hope Alex Ovechkin ends up going 200 games in a row with a goal, I want this hot streak to never end.
- Grab your ‘W’ merch while it lasts!
- Dmitry Orlov and TJ Oshie for the Vezina trophy!
- The Capitals could not hold on to a 4-0 lead, take a look at the morning numbers to see what the heck went down.
Erik Karlsson: Cool guy
This might be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen an NHL player do. Posting this in hopes I can manifest some of this confidence through my work week.
Not sure if this is out there yet but Erik Karlsson’s answer to whether last night was his best-ever offensive game was great. The apple puts it over the top pic.twitter.com/NSaBK2aNsV
— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) March 30, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps at Rangers
Headline image: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
