John Walton shared some difficult news on Saturday.
The longtime voice of the Capitals will not be calling the next few Capitals games after being exposed to a family member with COVID-19.
The Washington Capitals’ first round-robin game of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs will be aired on NBC Sports Washington and Capitals Radio — like usual. But the coronavirus pandemic has changed practically everything else.
First off, none of the broadcasts will happen on location from inside the bubble. Descriptions and analysis will be coming from watching a live feed of the games from nearby monitors. There will be no crowds, only piped-in crowd noise.
Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin will call the game from NBC Sports Washington’s studio in Bethesda, Maryland. Rob Carlin will host the pre- and post-game shows from a different room at NBCSWSH headquarters, while Alan May provides color from inside his bedroom studio in Georgetown. May added it’s “where all of the magic happens,” which I think is in reference to his great analysis.
With the announcement that the NHL will not return until May at the earliest, NBC Sports Washington is doing all it can to fulfill hockey needs in the DMV.
Today, they are airing all of Alex Ovechkin’s hat tricks from this season. Ovi has four hat tricks this season, so that is a full day of hockey to watch. We promise not to spoil any of the endings.
By Cara Bahniuk 3 years ago
