Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s battle with the Bolts from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, and be sure to check out our SB Nation friends over at Raw Charge for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- Breaking down the play that started with Andre Burakovsky being awesome and ended with the puck in the back of the Detroit net. [Rink]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pre-flight skate:
- In general. [Monumental video (Trotz, Ovechkin, Rinkside Update/Alzner)]
- From the top line to the press box to the third line, Barry Trotz is trying to get Eric Fehr to find another gear to his game. [WaPo, Express]
- Injury updates on Brooks Laich (who remains out for at least the next few days) and Dmitry Orlov (who could be out a lot longer). [WaPo, CSNW]
- Speaking of injuries, Aaron Volpatti is nearing the end of his recovery period after having neck surgery – and is learning the importance of patience in the process. [WaPo]
- Recent slumps and trade rumors are all behind Mike Green now as he quietly returns to form. [WaPo]
- All Ovi, all the time:
- Five games without a point has everyone talking about Alex Ovechkin and his sudden lack of scoring. [The Score]
- And yet, those underlying numbers are still pretty good. [Rink, BrooksLaichyear]
- We all know that – usually – Ovechkin scores a ton, but apparently he’s not the most efficient goal-scorer in the NHL. So who is? [CBC]
- Delving into the theory that Braden Holtby performs better when facing more shots. [Fanpost]
- Do the Caps need another goal-scorer to support Ovechkin? What is the plan for Evgeny Kuznetsov? And what’s the deal with all those defensemen? Questions asked and answered. [CSNW]
- Someone will need to be a healthy scratch tonight, but perhaps it shouldn’t be Michael Latta. [RMNB]
- After losing back-to-back games, the Caps are facing their first bit of adversity under Barry Trotz – and now it’s Trotz’s challenge to help them deal with it. [Stars and Sticks]
- Get an all-access look at young Ryan Darby’s night as he prepared to drop the puck for Wednesday night’s ceremonial faceoff. [Monumental Video]
- Finally, happy 57th birthday to Brent Tremblay and happy 68th to Bill Lesuk.