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Friday Caps Clips: Capitals @ Devils Game Day

The Caps and Devils face off in Jersey, injury updates on Mantha and van Riemsdyk, Washington’s PK is trending in the right direction and more in today’s clips.

Oct 25, 2023; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92) skates with the puck against New Jersey Devils left wing Erik Haula (56) during the third period at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Previews and other important info for tonight’s matchup between the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils from Vogs and AP.
  • A few leftovers from Wednesday’s OT loss to the Panthers from us, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB (and again), and S+S.
  • Anthony Mantha will miss this weekend’s road trip after being struck in the head by a puck on Wednesday. [THN, RMNB]
  • The Capitals placed Trevor van Riemsdyk on IR and loaned Michael Sgarbossa back to the Hershey Bears yesterday. [Caps, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
  • With Sgarbossa heading back to Hershey and Mantha not making the road trip, the Caps have a few potential call-up options for this weekend. [THN]
  • The Capitals’ penalty kill was struggling at the beginning of the season, but they’ve certainly picked things up lately. [WaPo ($)]
  • Dylan Strome is leading the team in goals, but he is also due to start piling on the assists. [PBM]
  • Hendrix Lapierre is making a great case for himself while Nic Dowd is out of the lineup. [NoVa Caps]
  • Finally, happy 67th birthday to Greg Carroll!

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