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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s tilt with the Bolts from Vogs, NHL.com, Peerless, NoVa Caps, Fox Sports, and be sure to swing by our SB Nation pals over at Raw Charge for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- “As Lightning starts with defensive struggles, enter Alex Ovechkin.” [Tampa Bay Times]
- The Week That Was, Volume 1. [Peerless]
- Leftovers from a 6-1 drubbing of Montreal...
- ... Rank ‘em, Rink. [Rink Rank]
- ... Postgame notebook. [Dump-n-Chase]
- ... Statpack! [RMNB, NoVa Caps]
- ... Oof. [Habs Eyes on the Prize]
- ... Happy homecoming! [FiCP Photo Gallery]
- ... and this:
ICYMI - last night we debuted our 2017-18 Intro Video at @CapitalOneArena. It's #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/NwtaE2BUWH
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 8, 2017
- How Alex Ovechkin got his groove back... [WaPo, NatPo]
- ... and along those lines, just how gr8 was that first goal vs. the Habs? [Caps Outsider]
- Jakub Vrana may not speak much Russian, but he and his new linemates understand each other well enough on the ice. [WaPo]
- Nathan Walker is not just earning plaudits from Down Under... [The Age, SBS News, The New Daily, IIHF, ESPN, SB Nation, CBS DC]
- ... he’s now earned a phone call from Australia’s Prime Minister:
.@NathanWalks10 was honored with a call from Australian Prime Minister @TurnbullMalcolm for being the first Aussie to play in the @NHL pic.twitter.com/lsvGCgPzcr
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 8, 2017
- Welcome back, Bonzai! Capitals legend Peter Bondra has returned to the franchise, newly named the team’s Director of Alumni Affairs and Business Development... [Caps Today, Sport.sk]
- ... and Ovechkin made sure to welcome him home by tying Bondra’s record (19) for the most hat tricks in franchise history.
#Caps lead #Habs 4-0 after 20mins. Great to have Peter Bondra in @CapitalsRadio booth at 1st Intermission. Ovi tied him w/19th career hatty
— Ben Raby (@BenRaby31) October 8, 2017
- And finally, it just got gosh dang dusty in here:
WATCH: After watching Alex Luey's heroic story, we had a little surprise for him courtesy of his favourite player, @Ovi8. @Capitals pic.twitter.com/tGw49lyrvn
— Hometown Hockey (@hometownhockey_) October 9, 2017