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Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on yesterday’s utter collapse from us, Vogs, Caps video (Reirden, locker room, recap), NHL, WaPo, NBCSW, WashTimes, AP, iSportsWeb, NoVa Caps (and again), RMNB, and OC Register
- Great news - not only were the Caps on the wrong end of an epic collapse, but they were also on the wrong side of a historic moment! Woo!
The @AnaheimDucks became the 19th team in NHL history to overcome a four-goal deficit on the road to win in regulation and first since Colorado accomplished this feat (March 3, 1999 at FLA). #NHLStats #ANAvsWSH pic.twitter.com/zCTN5kxQHt
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 2, 2018
- Yesterday’s disappointing loss featured a few milestones. First, Holtby became the second goalie in franchise history to make 10,000+ saves... [Caps OT, Caps]
- ...and then John Carlson passed former Cap Mike Green for fifth all-time among franchise defensemen. [NoVa Caps]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pregame skate. [Dump ‘n Chase, Caps video (Reirden, Rinkside Update/Vrana)]
- Nothing like a trip to Vegas to erase bad (or all) memories, especially when your last visit their went pretty well. [NBCSW]
- T.J. Oshie remains sidelined with a concussion and won’t be joining the team on their upcoming trip - but he is making progress. [WaPo]
- Looking back at the week that was for the Caps and their Metro rivals. [Peerless, Pensburgh, All About the Jersey]
- November was a strong one for the Caps, at both a team and individual level. [FiCP]
- The Hershey Bears held their annual Teddy Bear Toss with eyes on a new world record... and they crushed it, with an amazing 34,798 bears tossed to the ice. [NHL, Penn Live, ESPN, Caps Outsider, Chocolate Hockey, NoVa Caps]
- A brief history of previous Teddy Bear Tosses in Chocolatetown. [Caps Outsider]
- That awesome hockey stick menorah in Olney got a very special visitor yesterday, as Peter Bondra cut out early from the Caps game (wise man) to help kick off Chanukah. [Caps Outsider]
- Tom Wilson: polarizing figure, top-line power forward, handsome lad... and All Star? You make the call. [FiCP]