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Friday Caps Clips: Afterglow

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Relive all of the highs and highlights from Wednesday’s big win, reflecting on milestone nights for the oldest and youngest members of the team and more.

By Becca H
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New York Rangers vs Washington Capitals Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • The Caps are ready to set sail on the 2021-22 season.
  • It got off to a pretty good start - check out a few leftovers from Wednesday night’s win over the Rangers. [Caps, THW, S&S (and again)]
  • That season-opening win had a little something for - and from - everyone. More, please. [WaPo]
  • Hendrix Lapierre’s goal puts him in a small, eclectic group of former Caps fulfilling their teenage dreams. [WaPo]
  • And thanks to T.J. Oshie, the celebration afterward easily goes into the top tier of celebrations in the history of ever. [NBCSW]
  • Lapierre already has a pretty great mentor in Oshie - and has already become a mentor to a lot of kids back in his Quebec hometown. [WaPo]
  • Relive some of the highlights of that thrilling home opener with the first All-Access of the season:
  • If you weren’t able to make it out to Chinatown on Wednesday, you can also get a glimpse of the in-arena opening video here.
  • The Caps added another piece to the roster yesterday, snagging defenseman Dennis Cholowski off of waivers from Seattle. [Caps, NBCSW]
  • Peter Laviolette met with the media after yesterday’s optional practice. [Caps video]
  • One topic of conversation: that Viking influence on the postgame celebration. It’s all fun and games until someone chops off a hand... [NBCSW]
  • A lot of people tuned in to watch the return of the NHL to ESPN and the league’s debut on TNT. [CNBC]
  • Alex Ovechkin has a knack for putting up points in season openers (and every other game) and last night was his best yet. [Caps Outsider]
  • Ovechkin’s teammates and NHL colleagues are just as awestruck by his goal-scoring prowess as we are. [NBCSW]
  • Not so long ago, DC was a city filled with sports superstars - now he stands alone (well, alongside Elena Della Donne, conveniently left out of this article). [WashTimes]
  • Looks like the Avs will be without Gabriel Landeskog when they face the Caps next week, as he was handed a two-game suspension yesterday. [MHH, The Score]
  • Connor McMichael’s former OHL team is adjusting to life without their superstar now that he’s made it to the NHL. [Ottawa Citizen]

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