Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight’s return to Long Island from Vogs and AP, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Lighthouse Hockey for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Go inside the loudest, rowdiest pregame tunnel in the league. [WaPo]
- After Hunter Shepard got lit up for seven goals against Columbus back on Saturday, the Caps sent him back to Hershey and recalled Clay Stevenson. [Caps]
- The Caps are concerned, but not panicked, about their play of late. [THN, RMNB]
- It is and has always been okay to be delusional as a fan. [Capitals Outsider]
- Predicting and previewing the first-round matchups, which…are still not finalized, because Columbus is still alive for that final wild card spot. [The Athletic]
- The Gr8 Chase is over, but there are still a few more records that Ovechkin could yoink away from Gretzky. [Fansided]
- Chatting with assistant coach Mitch Love about his time with the Caps and the upcoming playoffs. [CJWW Radio]
- A few leftovers from Sunday’s better but still bad loss to the Jackets. [Rink, RMNB]
- Happy 67th birthday to Keith Acton, happy 47th to Brian Pothier, and happy 42nd to Ilya Kovalchuk!
- Finally, it’s important to preface this by saying Pat McAfee is garbage…but this clip from Alex Ovechkin’s appearance on his show, where the captain lovingly introduces every single teammate, is delightful and adorable: