Your savory breakfast links:
- One of the best things going for the Caps as they head into the playoffs is their offensive prowess. [Rink]
- The Caps Previews of this afternoon’s matinee on Long Island from Vogs and AP, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Lighthouse Hockey for the view from behind enemy lines.
- It could all come down to today. Or not. Few more games left. Who knows? [AP]
- 39 years old, 20 years in the NHL, 894 goals…and after all of that, Alex Ovechkin is still just the same big kid. [NHL]
- Alex Ovechkin’s goal total is obviously a huge personal milestone, but it’s also one to celebrate for his teammates. [THN]
- It was fitting that one teammate in particular, one of the guys he’s skated with the longest, got to assist on #894. If it couldn’t be Nick Backstrom, John Carlson was an excellent alternative. [NHL]
- Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky are/were very different players, but they are bound by their love of hockey and their respect for each other. [WaPo, AP, Athletic]
- Some of the current players who have faced off against #8 reflect on the chase. [RDS]
- Highly recommend viewing this visual breakdown of what makes Ovechkin’s shot so lethal. [WaPo]
- Take a look at a timeline of some of Ovechkin’s most memorable goals. [The Score]
- A few leftovers from a milestone win against the Blackhawks. [Rink, RMNB]
- Caps’ defensive prospect Leon Muggli is back from Switzerland and has been assigned to Hershey to help with the Bears’ playoff run. [Caps]
- Finally, happy 66th birthday to Bob Crawford, happy 55th to Olaf Kölzig, happy 54th to Trevor Halverson, happy 46th to Matthew Yeats, and happy 27th to Matthew Phillips!