The Capitals have returned home for a brief moment and will host the Boston Bruins for the fifth game in their series. The last time the Capitals played the Bruins, Tom Wilson got suspended for seven games. Let’s try to not do that again.
Puck drop is at 7 PM at Pete will have your recap.
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| Record | 20-10-6 | 25-10-4 |
| Shot Attempt % | 53.1% | 49.7% |
| PDO | 98.2 | 102.4 |
| Power Play | 24.1% | 24.0% |
| Penalty Kill | 88.7% | 82.9% |
Projected Lines
We will have Ilya Samsonov in goal and Daniel Carr is taking Sprong’s place:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Sheary – Backstrom – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Carr
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 | 5/11 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/13 | 4/17 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 4/22 | 4/24 | 4/27 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 4/9 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Baseball Corner
Have to admit, I’m not a MASSIVE baseball person, but I’m very happy that baseball is back for all of you that love the game. Usually, I am a Nats fan, but thought this was very cool on the O’s side. Trey Mancini got a standing ovation from everyone in Baltimore when he returned to the field. He’s been out battling colon cancer and officially became cancer-free in November.
A fitting ovation for @TreyMancini. 🧡🖤 #BiggerThanBaseball pic.twitter.com/ekolHf974c
— MLB (@MLB) April 8, 2021
Storylines
- Former Capital Taylor Chorney has retired.
- Richard Panik has officially cleared waivers and has been assigned to the taxi squad.
- THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF MICHAL KEMPNY.
- Tonight is Pride Night! Be sure to take a look at the available auction items.
- The previous game against the Islanders? Don’t ask, but here are the morning numbers in case you want to take a look.
- A big ol’ trade happened between the Islanders and the Devils.
- There was also a trade between the Florida Panthers and the Chicago Blackhawks that involved our good pal Brett Connolly.
- Speaking of the previous game, it’s important to note that Vitek Vanecek had a great game.
- Henrik Lundqvist is opening up about his open-heart surgery. No pun intended.
BGHC Scholarship
Tell everyone you know, the Black Girl Hockey Club scholarship applications are now open! The program was designed to subsidize the costs of playing hockey for Black women ages 9-18 years old.
#BGHC scholarship applications are now open! Tell your friends! pic.twitter.com/ehaENPTV9m
— Black Girl Hockey Club (@BlackGirlHockey) April 8, 2021
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Bruins
Headline photo: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
