Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s capital clash from Vogs, NHL.com, AP, Ottawa Citizen, StarsandSticks, and be sure to check out our SB Nation pals over at Silver Seven for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- With their playoff fate in their own hands, the Caps are exactly where they want to be. [WaPo, Sporting News]
- As the Caps look to lock down a playoff spot, the Senators are keeping their faint postseason hopes alive. [Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun]
- All about the man of the hour, the legend in the making, the Caps’ all-time leading scorer… Alex Ovechkin. [WaPo, ESPN, Puck Daddy, Montreal Gazette,
- There’s no question about it, Ovechkin is a changed man. [Sportsnet (30 Thoughts), Journal de Quebec]
- Checking in with Peter Bondra, whose 14-year reign atop the franchise scoring list has come to an end. [WaPo, NBC4 (video)]
- Records are made to be broken; will Ovechkin’s ever be? [WaPo, CSNW]
- Individual accolades are great, but Ovechkin has his eye on team success. [StarsandSticks]
- As awesome as Alex Ovechkin has been this year, the success of the 2014-15 Caps has been the result of a team effort. [NHL.com, Sporting News, ESPN]
- Barry Trotz may have earned most of his 600 NHL wins outside of DC, but in his brief time with the Caps, his influence is noticeable. [WaPo, CSNW, Talk the Red]
- For the first time in awhile, there doesn’t appear to be one team head and shoulders above the rest of the pack – anything could happen. [NHL.com]
- A few leftovers from Thursday night’s big shootout win in Montreal, which moved the Caps into a slightly more comfortable playoff position. [Peerless, EOTP, All Habs, Pressbox DC]
- News and notes from yesterday’s optional skate in Ottawa:
- In general. [Monumental video (Trotz)]
- After a bit of a secondary scoring dry spell, the Caps have now had a couple of multi-goal games from someone not named Alex Ovechkin (even as they’ve gotten them from Alex Ovechkin). [WaPo]
- Dmitry Orlov is nearing his regular season debut, which means there are hopefully only positive things ahead. [WaPo]
- Congrats to all 30 of the Masterton Trophy nominees, including the Caps’ own Eric Fehr. [Puck Daddy]
- Another look at potential – and favorable – playoff matchups. [Along the Boards, SCoC, StarsandSticks]
- As the Caps make their final push towards the postseason, who needs to step up? [CSNW]
- Chimmer and Wardo return to talk about springtime! [CSNW (video)]
- Finally, happy 35th birthday to Garret Stroshein, and happy 48th to Rob Murray.