Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s Caps-Oilers throwdown from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at The Copper & Blue for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- News and notes from yesterday:
- In general. [Dump ‘n Chase, Monumental video (Trotz, Rinkside Update/Orlov)]
- Andre Burakovsky sat out Saturday night – and was none too pleased about it. [WaPo]
- After having his name lumped in with some of the League’s dirtier hitters, Tom Wilson is defending his style of play. [WaPo]
- A few lingering thoughts on Saturday’s lopsided victory. [Dump ‘n Chase]
- Rink Rank ahoy! [Rink]
- That goal by Dmitry Orlov was insanely hilarious. Just ask his teammates (and really anyone who watched it). [CSNMA]
- Orlov was one of four defensemen to score against the Avs over the weekend, something the Caps are pretty happy to see. [CSNMA]
- One great way to make us all forget about a costly error in the last game is to put up points in the next one, and Jason Chimera did just that. [WaPo]
- The week in review. [Peerless, RMNB, All About the Jersey]
- Breaking down possession stats from around the League through roughly a quarter of the season. [Sporting Charts]
- Nate Schmidt gives his thoughts on giving his thoughts on mustaches. Meta. [Caps Outsider]
- T.J. Oshie skated with teeny tiny hockey players yesterday…and yes, there are adorable pictures [Caps Outsider]
- Finally, the happiest of birthdays to Nicklas Backstrom, who turns 28 today.