It’s a gorgeous day here in the local viewing area. Let’s wrap it up an evening encounter with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Puck drop is at 7 PM. Chris is on the recap.
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 33-15-3 | 32-13-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 51.2% | 51.0% |
| PDO | 101.6 | 102.1 |
| Power Play | 22.1% | 26.5% |
| Penalty Kill | 77.6% | 83.2% |
Projected Lines
By way of Samantha “Overtime” Pell:
Sprong – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Mantha – Backstrom – Oshie
Sheary – Eller – Raffl
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Orlov – Schultz
Dillon – TvR
Chara – Jensen
Samsonov
(Fixed my goof on the lines above)
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 5/11 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Song of the Summer
Will be announced on @russianmachine twitter at 6:59 PM. Make your guesses below, though I’ll be clear that now this is not up for debate.
Storylines
- John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin are officially classified as “eh kinda iffy” to play tonight. On Friday, Ovi practiced for the first time in a week.
- Tom Wilson will wear an A tonight.
- Important puppy news.
- The Nats/Caps connection grows deeper.
- Both the Pens and Caps qualified for the playoffs with their game on Thursday.
May Day
Happy International Workers Day. pic.twitter.com/Toc4qLJ5yH
— James Whitbrook (@Jwhitbrook) May 1, 2021
It’s the real labor day.
Screenshot courtesy of NBC Washington Sports
