Your savory breakfast links:

• Be sure to tune into Japers' Rink Radio tonight at 9:00 (note the day and time) as Pepper and Russell welcome Corey Masisak and Dave Lozo, the fine gents covering the Caps/Rangers series for NHL.com, to discuss... well, you know.
  
• Notes and assorted whatnot from yesterday's (über-optional) Caps practice:
  
  • In general. [Caps365 video (Boudreau, Neuvirth, players), 106.7 The Fan (Kerstein)]
  • Bruce Boudreau never considered pulling Michal Neuvirth in Game 4. That's encouraging. [CW (Whyno), CI (Carrera)]
  • Mike Knuble, hand hidden, speaks (but isn't allowed to say much). [NHL.com (Masisak), CW (Whyno), CI (Carrera)]
  • Dennis Wideman also speaks (but isn't allowed to say much). [NHL.com (Masisak), CI (Carrera), CW (Whyno), CSN Washington (Hughes)]
• And from the Rangers' side:
  • In general. [NY Post (Brooks), Ranger Rants, Blueshirts Blog]
  • What the Rangers need to do to claw their way back into the series. [NHL.com (Lozo)]
• Vogs' must-read off-day notebook. [Dump 'n Chase]
• Wanted: killer instinct. [WaPo (El-Bashir)]
• Marcus Johansson steps up. [WashTimes (Whyno), SB Nation DC, Sick Unbelievable]
• On winning the race to four. [Frankovic]
• Checking in on those under the microscope. [CSN Washington (O'Halloran)]
• Maybe Boudreau knows what he's doing after all. [Box Seats (Weissman), StC, SB Nation]
• The Caps' third line: speed, speed and... adrenaline. [CW (Whyno)]
• A look back and ahead. [Peerless, Box Seats (Cooper), Examiner (Hoffman)]
• "It’s difficult to find words to express just how good Boyd Gordon has been." [HotH]
  
• Game 4's scoring chances (pretty sweet third period, eh?). [BSB]
• Yesterday's radio hits:
  • Jason Chimera on LaVar and Dukes... [106.7 The Fan (audio), and for more on how Chimera felt after finishing off the comeback win, check out CI (Carrera) and CW (Whyno)]
  • ... and Johansson on The Mike Wise Show. [106.7 The Fan (audio)]
• Speaking of radio, here's Steve Kolbe's call of Chimera's Game 4 game-winner. [D.C. Sports Bog, and for more on the goal, check out 106.7 The Fan (Elfin)]
• A quick look at the Top-5 rallies in Caps playoff history. [DCEx (Dunleavy)]
• Facial hair talk. [D.C. Sports Bog]
• One last round of "Boudreau vs. MSG" posts. [D.C. Sports Bog, CW (Whyno), SB Nation DC, Puck Buddys]
• The Caps may have a 3-1 lead in the series, but which franchise has the edge overall? (Spoiler alert: "Stanley Cup Wins" and "Mascot" are evenly-weighted evaluation factors.) [RtR]
• No one cares what Kornheiser and Wilbon say... unless it's something nice about the Caps, that is. [RMNB]
• Painting the town red, and other displays of affection. [D.C. Sports Bog]
• History will be (home)made. [RMNB, FanShot]
• Normally I wouldn't link to a story about a man and his organ, but I'll make an exception for this. [Baltimore Sun]
• Speaking of homemade, wok + pet food bowls + oil drum = Stanley Cup. [Twin Falls Times-News]
• New fans! Huzzah! [WashTimes (Peay)]
• Ravens head coach John Harbaugh on being booed at Verizon Center. [D.C. Sports Bog]
• Here's to late Peter Zezel, who would have turned 46 today if he was still with us, and happy 50th birthday to Bob Mason and happy 67th to Bob Paradise.
• Finally, today in Caps/Rangers history:
  • 2009 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: Henrik Lundqvist stopped 38 of 39 Caps shots and Chris Drury netted the game-winner in a 2-1 Ranger victory that pushed their lead in the series to 3-1. (Things got better from there.)