Your savory breakfast links:
- Taking the temperature of the red-hot Caps after the last two weeks of play. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s first look at Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks from Vogs, AP, and FLM, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Fear the Fin for the view from behind enemy lines.
- Congrats to Jakob Chychrun, who joins Celebrini in the NHL’s three stars of the week with the #3 spot! [Caps, NHL]
- Missing power-play powerhouse Alex Ovechkin, the Caps have not only persevered but, somewhat incredibly, thrived with the extra man. [WaPo]
- Spencer Carbery has, so far, found the key to unlock Pierre-Luc Dubois. [Daily Faceoff]
- Goalie interference calls have been…let’s go with “odd” this season. Here’s what Charlie Lindgren thinks it should be, and what he thinks of the calls that have been made. [THN]
- Taking stock of the Caps’ season as December gets underway. [WTOP]
- Big news on the Alex Ovechkin injury front, as the Caps captain hit the ice for the first time since fracturing his fibula two weeks ago. [NHL, AP]
- A handful of Caps prospects will be hitting the ice for the upcoming Team USA and Canada World Junior camps. [NHL (US, CAN)]
- Get the story behind Caps PA announcer Wes Johnson’s delightful coffee cup doodles. [Caps Outsider]
- Power rankings plus one player on each team who needs to step up his game. [The Score]
- Handing out some awards for the best, worst, and weirdest of the season so far. [ESPN]
- Finally, happy 58th birthday to Ken Lovsin!