Tonight the Caps will finish up a three game home stand before heading out on the road for five straight.
Their opponent could very well be the worst team in the entire league. The Avalanche get all the headlines about being terrible, but the Coyotes are another team that is basically losing on purpose and when it comes to fancy stats, they’re doing it harder than any other team.
Puck drop is at 7 PM on CSN+.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 48-17-8 | 53.1% | 103.3 | 21.7% (7th) | 83.9% (7th) |
| Arizona Coyotes | 27-38-9 | 44.5% | 99.6 | 14.7% (27th) | 77.9% (26th) |
Projected Lines
The usual.
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Connolly – Eller – Burakovsky
Winnik – Beagle – Wilson
Alzner – Carlson
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Shattenkirk
Holtby
This is REALLY your last chance to get our ‘I’m With Holtby’ shirt
The design goes away forever tomorrow.
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Storylines
- RMNB’s Cara is visiting every arena in the NHL for her bucket list. She has a cheat sheet for the arenas she has already been to, integral cotton candy vending information included.
- Brett Connolly was announced as the Capitals nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is the trophy awarded to the player in the league who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to ice hockey
- Paul Carey is back up with the big team after posting a 4 goal game for the Hershey Bears a week ago against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
- TJ Oshie and Taylor Chorney’s former college team and Caps prospect Shane Gersich’s current team, the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, crashed out of the NCAA Tournament early to Kevin Shattenkirk’s former college team, Boston University.
- Alex Ovechkin shops at Bed, Bath & Beyond. I wonder if he got any sick deals on some candles.
- Does anyone remember the NHL’s Guardian Project? Yea it didn’t go so well and now it has led to a $500,000 lawsuit loss.
- It is clear that smelling salts and NHL wonderkid Connor McDavid may not be made for each other.
- John Carlson is having to adapt to a new role with the Caps power play after the deadline acquisition of Kevin Shattenkirk.
Question for the Comments from Chris from the Comments
I need Pokemon hot takes. What is the coolest looking Pokemon from all generations and what is the dumbest looking Pokemon from all generations?
Photo: Mark J. Rebilas
