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Friday Caps Clips: Capitals vs. Islanders Game Day

The Caps and Isles face off in DC, Strome hits the ice while Frank hits IR, Carbery dives into scoring analytics and more in today’s clips.

Dec 20, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) passes the puck as New York Islanders defenseman Alexander Romanov (28) defends in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Previewing tonight’s matchup between the Washington Capitals and New York Islanders with Vogs.
  • News and notes from today’s practice, which featured Dylan Strome in a non-contact jersey. [Caps video (Coach Carbery), THN, RMNB]
  • Coach Carbery knows the Caps’ special teams need some improvement, so he made more changes yesterday to try and provide a spark. [THN]
  • Carbery is also aware that the Capitals’ scoring rate isn’t where they want it to be, so he’s diving into the analytics to figure out why. [RMNB]
  • The Capitals placed forward Ethen Frank on injured reserve yesterday after he sustained an injury in Dallas on Tuesday night. [RMNB]
  • Finally, happy 53rd birthday to Mel Angelstad, 42nd birthday to Steve Eminger, and 70th birthday to Claude Noel!

Happy Halloween, Caps fans!

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