It begins tonight.
At 7:15 PM (let’s be real: prob 7:30 PM), the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins will kick off the postseason.
Regular-season stats:
 |
 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Record | 33-16-7 | 36-15-5 |
| Shot Attempt % | 54.9% | 51.4% |
| PDO | 99.0 | 101.7 |
| Power Play | 21.9% (10th) | 24.8% (3rd) |
| Penalty Kill | 86.0% (2nd) | 84.0% (5th) |
Projected Lines
Some interesting looks at morning skate, as per Samantha Pell:
Ovechkin – Backstrom – Mantha
Sheary – Eller – Raffl
Sprong – Oshie – Wilson
Hagelin – Dowd – Hathaway
Orlov – Carlson
Dillon – Schultz
Chara – Jensen
Vanecek
The Rego Season
| WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 |
| NJD | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PHI | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 |
| NYI | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| PIT | 🤷 | 🤷 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🚽 |
| NYR | 🚽 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🚽 | 🌮 | 🌮 |
| BUF | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🤷 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🌮 | 🚽 |
Legend: 🌮 = win; 🚽 = loss; 🤷 = OTL
The Loffs Wins Tracker
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | ||||
| II | ||||
| III | ||||
| Final |
Legend: 🌮 = win
Meow
Storylines
- TJ Oshie appears to be back and centering the third line.
- But Laviolette is being hush hush about his official status and a lot of other things. Hence, the Kuzfusion.
- Keith, a coin, has made his predictions.
- Snub city for Caps goalies.
- Snub city for the Caps in general.
My Bracket
These are my realistic-ish picks. The Avs are basically unbeatable in my mind.
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