The Capitals are in Pittsburgh, PA for another match-up with the Penguins. Coach Laviolette is hoping that a win might come out of making a few changes to the top-six forwards. Look, I don’t know if shuffling the top-six around will make that much of a difference, but what the heck…guess it can’t hurt?
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| Record | 7-5-1 | 6-4-3 |
| Shot Attempt % | 52.4% | 48.1% |
| PDO | 98.6 | 101.6 |
| Power Play | 15.4% | 35.5% |
| Penalty Kill | 70.7% | 80.0% |
Projected Lines
Thanks to Samantha Pell at the Washington Post for the lines. Small shuffles in the first two lines and Vanecek will be making his 11th consecutive start:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Oshie
Vrana – Backstrom – Wilson
Sheary – Eller – Panik
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Dillon – Carlson
Chara – Schultz
Orlov – Jensen
Vanecek
The Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 4/18 | 4/20 |
| NJD | 2/27 | 3/1 | 3/7 | 3/9 | 3/25 | 3/26 | 4/2 | 4/4 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 😷 | 3/11 | 3/13 | 4/17 | 4/27 | 5/7 | 5/8 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 3/15 | 3/16 | 4/1 | 4/6 | 4/22 | 4/24 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 2/25 | 4/29 | 5/1 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 2/20 | 2/21 | 3/19 | 3/28 | 3/30 | 5/3 | 5/5 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 😷 | 😷 | 4/13 | 4/15 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL; 😷 = postponed
Storylines
- There have been some schedule updates. Adjust your calendars accordingly.
- What was more popular: The Reverse Retro jerseys or the new thirds? Ian and Eliza presented their poll findings of a range of Capitals’ jersey issues.
- The Capitals haven’t arrived yet.
- Keep your eyes and ears out for Tom Wilson‘s debut piano album.
- Catch up on what happened last game with the morning after numbers.
- Nick Backstrom set a new record! He is now the fourth Capitals player ever to score 250 goals. Can’t wait to see #300.
- How in the world did Jakub Vrana end up on the COVID-19 Unavalibility list? He’s got the answer for you.
- Ilya Samsonov‘s rehab start in Hershey with the Bears? Let’s just say that it could’ve gone better.
- The Arizona Coyotes have beautiful Reverse Retro jerseys.
- The Capitals and the Penguins will always be my favorite relationship. The love is too strong, in my personal opinion.
Blowing the lead
Ah HA, it’s not just us! Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs blew an embarrassing four goal lead and ended up losing to the Ottawa Senators in overtime. I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been having a great time watching the Canada teams have games like this. It’s the fun drama without having to deal with it personally. Take a look at the game recap from last night to see the Sens comeback complete with two goals from Evgenii Dadonov:
RMNB Coverage of Caps at Penguins
Headline image: Elizabeth Kong/RMNB
