Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Monumental video (Caps: Trotz, Beagle, Wilson, Schmidt, Holtby; Habs: Therrien, Pacioretty, Subban; highlights), NHL.com, AP, WaPo, CSNMA (gamer, blog), Frankovic, StarsandSticks, Friends in Cold Places, RMNB, Habs, Gazette (and again), Hockey Inside/Out (and again), Journal de Montreal (and again, more), TVA, and Eyes on the Prize.
- The evening’s third star, Nate Schmidt, picked up his first career multi-point game. [RMNB]
- Scary moment in the second period when Alex Ovechkin blocked a shot – from his own teammate – and seemed to be in some pain. [WaPo]
- For the first time in over 30 years, the District experienced wins from the NHL, NBA and NFL representatives on the same day. Quite a moment. [Caps OT, WaPo, CSNMA, Bullets Forever]
- Oh, and it wasn’t just the DC teams making a clean sweep of it; wins by the Bears and Stingrays helped round out an organizational hat trick, as well. [Patriot-News, Live5 News]
- News and notes from yesterday’s morning skate:
- The Caps power play is getting some fresh looks heading into the new year. [WaPo]
- After being sent down (on paper, at least) prior to the holiday break, Connor Carrick was recalled and skated with the team yesterday. [WaPo, CSNMA, StarsandSticks]
- As one of the League’s best, the Caps can expect tough competition from their opponents going forward – and their coach hopes that helps them prepare for the postseason. [CSNMA]
- A handful of things to keep an eye on with the Caps over the next few weeks. [CSNMA]
- Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby once occupied a plane separate from the rest of the League; a little over a decade later, a new wave of stars is finally catching up. [CBS Sports]
- Silly, serious and sublime predictions for sports in 2016, including one that would probably suit Caps fans just fine. [USA Today]
- Former Cap Eric Fehr reminisces about that time he scored two goals against his current team in a little game we like to call the Winter Classic. [Post-Gazette]
- The Caps’ season in pictures so far. [CSNMA]