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Thursday Caps Clips: Moving On

A 4-1 win over the Habs has the Caps moving on to Round 2 and a date with the Canes, in today’s Caps Clips.

Apr 30, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals players salute the fans after their game against the Montreal Canadiens in game five of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Greg and Adam round out the series with thoughts on an as-yet-to-be-played Game 5 on the latest episode of Japers’ Rink Radio. [Rink]
  • Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the Caps. [Rink]
  • Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s series-clinching win from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Ovechkin/Wilson, Strome, PLD, Thompson, Chychrun, recap), Habs, NHL, AP, Athletic ($), Daily Faceoff, WaPo, THN, NoVa Caps, RMNB, TRL, and EOTP.
  • With their win, the Caps now advance to the second round for the first time in seven years, and earn a date with the Hurricanes. [NHL, The Score]
  • The Capitals’ celebration last night was subdued – just the first step in what they hope will be a long journey. [NHL]
  • Unsurprisingly, Tom Wilson’s hit on Alexandre Carrier in Game 4 is seen by his teammates as The Turning Point in the series. [RMNB]
  • Coach Carbery and many of the players had only respect for the Canadiens after the series. [NHL]
  • Taylor Raddysh became the first active NHLer to testify in the Hockey Canada sexual assault case (TW: brief mentions of sexual acts). [AP]
  • Finally, happy 64th birthday to Clint Malarchuk, and raise a glass to the memory of Reggie Savage, who would have been 55 today.

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