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Tuesday Caps Clips: Capitals vs. Golden Knights Game Day

Photo courtesy of the Washington Capitals

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Previews of tonight’s joust with the Knights from Vogs, AP, and Reuters.
  • Manning the crease tonight will be Logan Thompson, facing off against his old team and his former goalie partner, Adin Hill. [NHL, Caps video (Thompson)]
  • Coach Carbery shuffled up his lineup at yesterday’s practice, most notably shifting Alex Ovechkin to the right wing – a position he hasn’t skated in over a decade. [NHL, AP]
  • Here’s what that shift to the right does for the captain and the Caps. [THN]
  • After practice, Carbery spoke with the media about the changes and the team’s upcoming meeting with Vegas. [Caps video]
  • He also gave an update on Matt Roy, noting the new blueliner’s injury wasn’t super serious but he would be out “a decent amount of time”. So…what do the Caps do? [THN, Daily Faceoff]
  • Spencer Carbery, Colorado’s Jared Bednar, and San Jose’s Ryan Warsofsky all got their start with the Caps’ own ECHL affiliate, the South Carolina Stingrays. [NHL]
  • Finally, yesterday was the photoshoot for the annual Caps Canine Calendar…aka one of the best days of the season, when puppies and players collide:

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