Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s capital clash in Ottawa from Vogs, the Sens, AP, and Reuters.
- The Caps reign supreme in more rankings of power. [NHL, THN]
- Spencer Carbery spoke to the media after practice yesterday, providing injury updates and preaching patience when it comes to Alex Ovechkin’s return to form. [Caps video]
- Great news from that practice, where both Charlie Lindgren and Sonny Milano took part. [ESPN, THN]
- Logan Thompson’s play this season – and particularly lately – is fueling the Caps’ success, and making things interesting for the goalie rotation when Lindgren returns. [Daily Faceoff, S&S]
- Jakob Chychrun joined Grant & Danny yesterday and noted that he hopes a new deal with the Caps gets done soon. Hear, hear. [@granthpaulsen]
- A few leftovers from the Caps’ 3-0 win over the Ducks on Tuesday night. [Rink, THN, RMNB, S&S, THW]
- How did the Caps take so many people by surprise? Find out in the latest NHL.com mailbag. [NHL]
- Putting together a 4 Nations Face-Off all-snub team, featuring a few Capitals. [THW]
- Finally, happy 59th birthday to Steve Leach, happy 51st to Todd Rohloff, and raise a glass to the memory of Scot Kleinendorst, who would have been 65 today.