Your savory breakfast links:
- Who’s trending up and down for the Caps this week? Find out in our first Ups and Downs of the season. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s game against the Maple Leafs from Vogs, FLM, and Monumental, and be sure to swing by our FHF pals over at Bay Street Blues for the other side of tonight’s matchup.
- Don’t forget, tonight is a 6:00 p.m. start as the league kicks off the first-ever 32-team, 16-game staggered Frozen Frenzy. [NHL]
- Goalless or not, Auston Matthews is ready to take on Alex Ovechkin and knows he’s still a threat to score at all times. [NHL]
- Old pal Ilya Samsonov won’t be in net for this one, as Toronto goalie Joseph Woll seems to have taken over the starter role for now. [The Score]
- What’s up with the Caps’ power play? It’s still a work in progress. [WaPo]
- Coach Carbery continues to tinker with his lineup, this time taking a stab at rearranging those defensive pairs. [THN, NoVa Caps]
- Congrats to Caps’ prospect Andrew Cristall, who was named the WHL’s player of the week after a nine-point outburst in three games. Call him up! [Our Sports Central]
- The Capitals are slow. [RMNB]
- A few early rankings of power. [The Score]
- The latest from the Caps’ collegiate ranks. [NoVa Caps]