The Washington Capitals have to play these miniboss-vibe Philadelphia Flyers one more time. We’re hoping for what the good old buys would call a six-taco-two-toilet outcome tonight, if you know what I’m saying, and I know that you do.
There’s probably a lot of importance in winning this game, for, like, determining Washington’s playoff opponent, but it’s really complicated.
Let’s just turn it on at 7 PM and hope they win and that no one gets hurt. I’m Peter, and I’m your recap boy.
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 24-23-7 | 34-15-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 50.8% | 51.2% |
| PDO | 97.9 | 101.8 |
| Power Play | 19.3% | 25.7% |
| Penalty Kill | 72.1% | 83.7% |
Projected Lines
Here’s how the Caps lined up on Friday night. Young buck Craig Anderson will start in net.
Sprong – Backstrom – Mantha
Sheary – Eller – Oshie
Carr – Raffl – Wilson
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Orlov – Carlson
Dillon – TvR
Chara – Jensen
Anderson
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 5/11 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🚽 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
Unofficial Wii Sports Soundtrack
I love all of Gabriel Gundacker’s work (“zendaya is meechee” and “kumail got strong“), but his best work is his imaginary Wii Sports soundtrack. It has finally been collected and is now streaming. Listen while sipping your sangria.
Storylines
- Craig Anderson will start in net. Naturally. Everything is normal here.
- Alex Ovechkin was at the morning skate, but he will not play tonight.
- TJ Oshie speaks about his hat trick and his father’s memory. Oshie had another one last night.
- Chris did not love the Caps’ effort early in Friday’s game.
- Connor McMichael is doing really good in the AHL level. If only the Caps had an opening for a center.
- According to HockeyViz, the Caps have a 60 percent chance of playing Boston, a 31 percent chance of playing the Islanders, and 9 percent chance of playing Pittsburgh.
Peter’s Politics Corner
FINAL SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SEATS:
SNP ~ 64 (+1)
Conservative ~ 31 (nc)
Labour ~ 22 (-2)
Green ~ 8 (+2)
Lib Dem ~ 4 (-1)#SP21 #BBS21— Ballot Box Scotland (@BallotBoxScot) May 8, 2021
The SNP is the Scottish National Party, and as of this week’s election they’ve got more power right now than ever before. They won’t have an outright majority, but they’re super close. Scotland has (sorta) been part of the UK since the Stuart kings claimed the English throne after the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. It might be fitting that the end of Imperial England happens during Elizabeth II’s reign.
Sláinte!
RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Flyers
Screenshot courtesy of NBC Sports Washington
