Your savory breakfast links:
- Pierre-Luc Dubois’s shutdown of Connor McDavid on Sunday was nothing short of fantastic. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s battle with the Flames from Vogs, AP, and Reuters.
- A closer look at why these Washington Capitals are sitting atop the league standings. [S&S]
- Tom Wilson is a talented but much-feared man on the ice; off the ice, though, he’s a big ol’ shmoopy softie who literally saves puppies. [THN]
- Get the stories behind some of the fans who have been with this team since the beginning (including my dad!) [Caps]
- A few leftovers from Sunday’s offensive explosion against the Oilers. [Rink, RMNB, OilersNation, Monumental]
- Post writers Bailey Johnson and Barry Svrluga answered some of your pressing questions in yesterday’s chat about the Caps. [WaPo]
- This is absolutely ridiculous:
- Also impressive? The fact that he’s scoring more while actually seeing his playing time reduced – because he’s just at efficient. [Caps Outsider]
- Ovechkin is simply a man on a mission. [THW]
- Finally, happy 74th birthday to André Peloffy, happy 54th to Byron Dafoe, happy 39th to Jeff Schultz, happy 32nd the Mike Vecchione, and happy 28th to Logan Thompson!