Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin, Chychrun, Wilson, recap), NHL, AP, Reuters, WaPo, Toronto Sun, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and THW.
- The big news ahead of the game in Toronto was Alex Ovechkin’s return; by the end of the game, it was the big man’s return to the scoresheet. 26 to go. [THN, SI, Yahoo, NHL]
- Without Ovechkin, the Caps have done pretty well – but they need their captain to truly thrive. [WaPo]
- Previews of this evening’s visit to Motown from Vogs, and be sure to check out our pals over at Winging It In Motown for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Breaking down a couple of factors behind the Caps’ surprise success through the first almost-half of a season. [Sportsnet]
- Another big day for Caps’ prospects at the World Juniors, as Ryan Leonard scored a goal as part of Team USA’s victory over Team Latvia. [RMNB]
- Happy 36th birthday to Sean Collins, and happy 43rd to Jakub Čutta!
- Finally, please enjoy a slightly different postgame video of a joyful captain returning to his locker room after a stint on Hockey Night in Canada: