Your savory breakfast links:
- Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the Capitals. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s Game 2 at Madison Square Garden from Vogs, CP, and Reuters.
- The Caps will need to tap into their well-honed resilience – and maybe finding the offense’s “On” switch – in order to bounce back in Game 2. [NHL, THN]
- News, notes, and updates after yesterday’s practice. [Caps video (Carbery, Wilson, Malenstyn, McIlrath), THN]
- From the other side:
- While the Caps held the Rangers off the board with the extra man, they were able to dominate at five-on-five – and will look to continue that in Game 2. [NHL, NY Post]
- The Rangers don’t have a ton of players with much playoff experience beyond the last two postseason appearances. [NY Post]
- Apparently the Rangers’ fourth line is the key to their success, which…buddy, if you need Matt Rempe to score just to down the Capitals? You’re not a very good team. [THW]
- A few leftovers from a Game 1 loss at MSG. [Rink, RMNB, BLS]
- Caps’ prospect Andrew Cristall is headed to the show, as the Caps have assigned the 2023 second-round pick to Hershey. [Caps, Bears]
- Speaking of Chocolatetown, congrats to Bears’ head coach Todd Nelson on being named the AHL’s Outstanding Coach for the 2023-24 season. [Bears]
- So much preparation goes on behind the scenes to get just the right matchups in the playoffs. [NHL]
- Cool story about Miragh Bitove, the first woman to hold the role of Cup overseer during its annual celebration tour. [AP]