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Friday Caps Clips: Hallo-win

The Caps win their fifth straight at home, Ovi’s goal pace on the season is promising, Protas is cooking through nine games and more in today’s clips.

Oct 31, 2024; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates after scoring a goal on Montreal Canadiens goaltender Cayden Primeau (30) in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • With his hot start to the season, Aliaksei Protas is showing the rest of the hockey world what the Caps knew when they signed him to a contract extension in January. [WaPo ($)]
  • News and notes from yesterday’s pregame morning skate. [Vogs, THN, RMNB]
  • Don’t look now, but the rate at which Alex Ovechkin is scoring goals, he’s on track to break a certain record by the end of this season. [AP]
  • Despite not filling up the score sheet, Pierre-Luc Dubois is fitting in excellently so far. [SI]
  • Welcome to the club, Cayden Primeau. [RMNB]
  • The Caps reassigned prospect Alex Suzdalev to the ECHL Stingrays from the Hershey Bears. [Bears, Stingrays, RMNB]
  • Finally, happy 33rd birthday to Daniel Carr, 78th birthday to Bill Lesuk, and 67th birthday to Brent Tremblay.

Welcome to November, Caps fans!

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