Saturday Caps Clips: Power Surge

Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from us, Caps365 video (Hunter, Caps players, Wilson, Leafs players), Vogs, Capitals Voice (audio), NHL.com, WaPo (gamer), WashTimes (gamer), National Post, CSN Washington (blog, blog), 106.7 The Fan, Puck Daddy, PHT, Frankovic, Peerless, SB Nation DC, KOL, OFB, RLS, Puckhead, RMNB and clydeorama (pics).
  • When is a hat trick not a hat trick? Stay tuned. [WashTimes, WaPo, CSNW, Capitals Outsider]
  • A look at the games-within-the-game, featuring Alex Ovechkin and Dion Phaneuf. [PHT]
  • David Steckel... u mad. [RMNB]
• Some good news on the Jay Beagle front. [WaPo]
• More ice time makes The Cap'n happy... [WashTimes]
• ... as he seeks to build on a couple of strong performances. [WaPo]
• Karl Alzner and John Carlson are playing tough minutes and playing 'em well. [CSNW]
• Related: what new assistant coach Jim Johnson might mean to this team... [CSNW (video)]
• ... and to Jeff Schultz. Le sigh. [WashTimes]
• Down a level, the Bears beat the Whale last night. (Admit it - you just envisioned an actual bear fighting an actual whale.) [Patriot-News]
• If the Caps knew that Evgeny Kuznetsov's favorite actor was Steven Seagal, would they still have drafted him where they did? [RMNB]
• Pre-Cap est mort! Vive le Pre-Cap! [Dump 'n Chase]
• Finally, some awwww-worthy Caps and their pooches. [Capital Games]