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Sunday Caps Clips: Capitals-Canadiens Game 4 Game Day

The Caps look to shake off the chaos of Game 3 ahead of Game 4 but both teams may be without their starting netminder, Protas (probably) returns and more in today’s Caps Clips.

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Apr 25, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (8) scores a goal against Montreal Canadiens goalie Jakub Dobes (75) during the third period in game three of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the clusterf*&k that was the Caps in Game 3. [Rink]
  • Previews of tonight’s big Game 4 clash in Montreal from Vogs,
  • So far, the Nick Suzuki line has been fairly unstoppable for the Habs – and the Caps’ top line needs to respond. [RDS]
  • Checking in with the team after yesterday’s optional skate. [Caps video (Carbery, Raddysh, TvR, Lindgren)]
  • Spencer Carbery had no update on Logan Thompson after Game 3; he had no update yesterday, either, which means it could be Charlie Lindgren time. Or not. Who knows? [WaPo, NHL]
  • The Canadiens also have a question mark surrounding their starting netminder as Sam Montembeault’s status remains up in the air. [CP, NHL]
  • Injuries to both starting goalies?? CHAOS. (Good, because we needed more in this series.) [Sportsnet, The Athletic ($)]
  • Sounds like Aliaksei Protas could be back in the lineup tonight after being out since sustaining a skate cut on April 4. [NHL]
  • As is the case with almost every playoff series, this one is becoming a bit of a cat-and-mouse game. [RDS]
  • Goalies have been a main focus around the league so far in this postseason. [AP]
  • A few leftovers from a fisticuffs-filled Game 3 loss. [Rink, RMNB, EOTP]
  • Both Tom Wilson and Josh Anderson received max fines from the league for their actions in Friday’s game. What, suddenly you’re NOT allowed to throw punches on a team bench?? [NHL, AP]
  • Are the Capitals in survival mode? Or are we all merely overreacting to one bad game and forgetting the well-known fact that the Caps probably weren’t going to sweep this series? [S&S]
  • Now that we know there will definitely be a Game 5, we also know the time for Game 5. [Caps]
  • We’ve all followed the list of goalies Alex Ovechkin has scored on…but what does that list look like in the playoffs? [Caps Outsider]
  • While big brother Aliaksei is headed for a return to the NHL lineup, little (“little”) Ilya Protas has been assigned to Hershey as the Bears await their first-round opponent. [Caps]
  • Finally, happy 32nd birthday to Tyler Graovac, happy 37th to Semyon Varlamov, and happy 38th to Taylor Chorney!
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