Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's overtime win from us, Caps365 video (Hunter, Caps players, Boucher, 'Ning players), Vogs, Capitals Voice, NHL.com, WaPo (gamer), WashTimes (gamer, blog), DCEx (gamer, blog), CSNW (gamer, blog, Beninati), 106.7 The Fan (gamer, blog), SB Nation DC, Frankovic, Peerless, RMNB, DSP, KOL, RtR, Caps B-Ball and clydeorama (pics).
  • A listless, three-shot second period prompted some second-intermission fireworks. Which in turn prompted a much different team approach to the third. [WashTimes, Puck Daddy, Caps Examiner, OFB]
  • It's official: Mike Green is scheduled for a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety regarding his second-period hit on Bolts forward Brett Connolly. [SB Nation DC, WashTimes, WaPo, Puck Daddy, RMNB]
  • Unleash the hound! [Caps Outsider]
  • Another game, another OT GWG from the Captain. [Alex Ovetjkin, PHT]
    
• Okay, so the Southeast teams may be wallowing in mediocrity, but still. That's one heck of a playoff race they've got going on. [THW]
• Turnovers, turnovers. [WaPo]
• Timely thoughts on puck possession metrics. [Dump 'n' Chase]
• John Carlson, potential Olympian? [ESPN]
• Brooks Laich checked in with the Junkies. [106.7 The Fan]
• Ranking the top drafted prospects playing across the Pond. Evgeny Kuznetsov lurks somewhere beyond the paywall. [ESPN $]
• Speaking of Kuznetsov, he has returned to active duty and skated over 18 minutes in Traktor's series-clinching 1-0 victory over Yugra. They await the outcome of the other first-round series to learn their opponent for Round Two of the Gagarin Cup playoffs. [THW, 74Hockey.ru (picture series)]
• And in other Caps prospect notes, rookie forward Caleb Herbert and the UMD Bulldogs begin their playoffs today. If you like college hockey stats, you'll love this playoff preview. [umdbulldogs.com, @GuyHeyber21]
• Notes from Thursday up in Hershey as the Bears prepared to fly to Newfoundland even as they are dealing with multiple injuries. [Patriot-News (and again)]
• Catching up with ... Steve Pinizzotto. Hey Pinner! [SHoE]
• Caps and good works:
  • The US Department of Defense takes note of a very generous contribution to their TAPS program. [Defense Dept., DSP]
  • And if you've been dreaming of a gold porcelain bunny signed by Alex Ovechkin to benefit autism research, now's your chance. [Alex Ovetjkin]
• Finally, happy 48th birthday to Phil Housley.