Your savory breakfast links:
- Three more things we’re talking about when we’re talking about the Caps. [Rink]
- Get to know a few New York Rangers before the series begins on Sunday: Igor Shesterkin and Alexis Lafrenière.
- Check out all of the fun Round 1 initiatives the Washington Capitals announced yesterday. [Caps]
- Capitals-Rangers series previews continue to roll in: Athletic ($), NHL, NoVa Caps, EP Rinkside.
- Catch up on all the updates from the Caps’ first playoff practice. [Caps video (Coach Carbery, Ovechkin, Lindgren, Strome, Oshie, McMichael, Lapierre), THN]
- Dylan Strome has dreamed about the NHL playoffs for years—just as his brothers. [AP]
- Defensemen Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen could potentially be available for Game 1 on Sunday. [NHL, RMNB]
- This Round 1 matchup is also the Lindgren Bowl, and so far Charlie is giving his younger brother Ryan the silent treatment. [THN, RMNB]
- The Capitals are overwhelmingly the underdogs going into Round 1, but they’re ready to prove everyone wrong. [NHL]
- In case you’re looking for more reasons to root for the Caps, or perhaps a team in the Western Conference to throw your support behind for those late-night games, look no further than The Athletic’s postseason bandwagon guide. [Athletic ($)]
- Hershey Bears’ goaltender Hunter Shepard was named to the 2023-2024 AHL First All-Star team. [Bears, RMNB]
- This is not the first time the Caps and Rangers have clashed in the postseason—take a look at their playoff history. [Forever Blueshirts]
Happy Friday, Caps fans!