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Tuesday Caps Clips: Desert Dogged

The road trip ends on a sour note as the Caps get blanked by the ‘Yotes, Kuzy sits, the team’s best line may get broken up and more in today’s Caps Clips.

Dec 4, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Arizona Coyotes left wing Jason Zucker (16) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Washington Capitals in the first period at Mullett Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Who’s up and who’s down after last week? [Rink]
  • Recaps and other assorted musings from last night’s loss in Arizona from us, Vogs, Caps video (Carbery, Wilson, Lindgren, Ovechkin, recap), Coyotes, NHL, AP, WaPo, S&S, RMNB, NoVa Caps,
  • The big news ahead of last night’s stumble: Evgeny Kuznetsov would be a healthy scratch. [WaPo, NHL]
  • Can Alex Ovechkin shake off his slow start to continue his chase for Gretzky’s record? [CBS Sports]
  • The Caps may have to break up what has been their best line of late to help the other lines. [WaPo]
  • After last summer’s ACL surgery, Tom Wilson has slowly been working his way back to full strength – and his speed is finally back. [RMNB]
  • Connor Bedard gets his first look at Ovechkin – and vice versa – next weekend. Get excited. [NHL]
  • Thanks for flying across the country at the last minute, Hunter Shepard…now back to Hershey with you! [Caps]
  • We are in a golden age of sibling rivalries in the NHL, including two of the Caps with brothers on other teams. [AP]
  • Who are the most underrated players in Caps’ franchise history? [WHN]
  • Rankings of power. [Sportsnet, THW]
  • Finally, happy 37th birthday to Julien Brouillette, and happy 29th to Tyler Lewington!

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