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Friday Caps Clips: La La Land Loss

The Caps’ offense goes quiet against the Kings, PLD returns to LA for the first time since the summer trade, goalie tandem power rankings and more in today’s clips.

Posted on by Alex Ervin
Mar 13, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Kings defenseman Mikey Anderson (44), right wing Quinton Byfield (55), Washington Capitals center Connor McMichael (24), and eft wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) vie for the puck during the first period at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ryan Sun-Imagn Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Recaps and other assorted musings from last night’s loss to the Los Angeles Kings from us, Vogs, WaPo ($), AP, NHL, FLM, Caps video (recap, Coach Carbery, Raddysh, Eller), THN, NoVa Caps, and RMNB.
  • News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate. [Vogs, Caps video (Coach Carbery, Ovechkin, Rinkside Update with Eller)]
  • Pierre-Luc Dubois will be the first person to acknowledge his struggles in LA last season, but the trade to Washington has reset his play and his mentality. [Athletic ($)]
  • The LA Kings, despite the challenges with him last season, are not surprised to see PLD find success in his game again in DC. [THN]
  • Coach Carbery has a method to his line switch-up madness. [THN]
  • See where the Washington Capitals land on this goalie tandem power ranking. [Athletic]
  • Finally, happy 33rd birthday to Erik Gustafsson and 45th birthday to Joe Motzko!
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