Tuesday Caps Clips: A Barry Good Night

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• In recent years, model after model has shown the Caps to be “lucky” - but luck has (almost) nothing to do with it. [Rink]
• Looking ahead at a strangely scheduled week for the Caps. [Rink]
• Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Reirden, locker room, recap), NHL, WaPo, NBCSW (and again), WashTimes, Frankovic, NoVa Caps (and again), RMNB, Newsday, NY Post, and LHH.
• Prior to the game, it was time for Barry Trotz, Lane Lambert, and Mitch Korn to finally get their rings - and they had some kind words for their former squad. [NHL, NBCSW, FiCP, RMNB, NoVa Caps]

• For Trotz, last night’s game served as closure for his time in Washington... although the bonds forged in DC will never be broken. [WashTimes]
• And for Reirden, it was a chance to thank his former boss for guiding him to his first head coaching gig. [Caps video, WashTimes]
• As for his former players, they’re happy he’s found a new home and equally happy to try and beat him there. [WashTimes]
• At the end of the day, the Caps made the right decision with their former head coach and the man who replaced him. [Caps Outsider]
• Not to be lost in the shuffle of last night, Nicklas Backstrom moved past the great Peter Bondra into sole possession of second place on the all-time franchise points list. [NoVa Caps, RMNB]

• News and notes from yesterday’s pregame skate... [Dump ‘n Chase, Caps video (Rinkside Update/Carlson), NoVa Caps]
• ...including the great news that Evgeny Kuznetsov skated with the team for the first time since suffering an injury in the Jets game on 11/14. [WaPo]
• The Caps’ annual Fathers and Mentors trip wrapped up with a win last night, but not before capturing a few memories. [Caps video]
• In honor of Giving Tuesday, send your donations to one of five worthy local causes and the MSE Foundation will match it, up to $25,000. [Caps]
• Despite missing a few games with an upper-body injury - and an earlier-than-planned return to action - Braden Holtby hasn’t missed a beat. [NBCSW]
• Continuing a deep dive into the Caps’ goalie carousel that led the team to Braden Holtby. [NoVa Caps]
• Tom Wilson has started a new program, Forty Three’s Friends, designed to help kids dealing with disease to still be kids. [Caps video, RMNB]
• Hockey Fights Cancer month is a reminder that so many are fighting the toughest of battles, including Victoria Mason, wife of former Caps’ goalie Bob Mason. [Twin Cities]