Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Carlson, Thompson, Chychrun, recap), NHL, AP, FLM, WaPo, Post-Dispatch ($), THN, and RMNB.
- It was a huge night for Alex Ovechkin, who finally snagged Goal #900 – the first ever to do so. [Caps video (Ovechkin, tribute), Caps, NHL]
- Jordan Binnington decided to lean into his
shitheel persona and try to keep the puck for his own collection. [@capitals (IG), SI] - 11 years ago, Ovechkin grabbed the franchise record for power-play goals in a season. [Rink]
- Last night’s matchup held potential Olympic implications for two Caps’ players and one from St. Louis…the Caps, at least, made their case exceedingly well. [THW, RMNB]
- Previewing tonight’s matchup with the Penguins. [Pens]
- Tonight marks the 99th meeting between Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby, the newest chapter in an ever-entertaining rivalry that goes back two decades. [NHL]
- Happy 68th birthday to Rollie Boutin and Nelson Burton, happy 67th to Paul MacKinnon, and happy 47th to Keith Aucoin!
- Finally, let’s celebrate the big man – and the win – one more time: