Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s visit to the Emerald City from Vogs, AP, Reuters, and THN, and be sure to visit our pals over at Davy Jones’ Locker Room for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Seattle will have to contend with some pretty good players in the coming days, kicked off with Alex Ovechkin tonight followed by Sidney Crosby and the freed Connor McDavid. [DJLR, Seattle Times]
- While Ovechkin remains a threat, the Caps have gotten contributions from many players in the lineup in order to stay atop the league standings. [CP]
- Checking in with the coach ahead of tonight’s game. [Caps video]
- A few leftover chips from Tuesday’s win in Edmonton and, of course, nacho-gate. [THN, RMNB, S&S, OilersNation, People, Athletic ($)]
- You can vote for Caps’ prospects Ryan Leonard and Cole Hutson for this year’s Hobey Baker award. [HobeyBaker.com]
- Finally, happy 64th birthday to Timo Blomqvist, and happy 46th to Scott Hannan!