Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s win from the us, the WaPo (blog, gamer), Vogs, Puck Daddy, DCEx, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Peerless, OFB, FFODC, Two Line Pass, Caps Snaps (pics), Caps In Pictures (pics), RtR, A Capital Offense, Puckhead, Stanley Cup of Chowder (B’s) and RMNB.
- Previews of tonight’s game against the Pens from Vogs and NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner PensBurgh for coverage from the other side of tonight’s match up.
- To refresh your memory, this is the fourth and final (regular season) meeting between these two rivals, with the Caps going for the sweep after 6-3, 5-4 and 4-3 victories.
- The Caps’ forwards have to buy-in to playing a bit more defense if this team is going to go anywhere. [Corey Masisak]
- If the Caps want to make a deep playoff run, they may want to avoid a physical first-round opponent. [Justin Bourne]
- Alex Ovechkin‘s goal-scoring slump has jumped from local to (inter)national story… [The Spin]
- … and Ken Campbell blames the Olympics (more or less). [The Hockey News]
- Fresh power rankings are out, with the Caps holding on to the top spot at The Hockey News, TSN, Sporting News, ESPN and CBC and are up one to first at CBSSports.
- Some Presidents’ Trophy perspective. [CI, OFB, A Capital Offense]
- Envisioning a sweet send-off for Mellon Arena. [CapsBlog]
- Ted Leonsis on NHL Home Ice yesterday morning. [XM204]
- On Braden Holtby. [Stack the Pads, RMNB]
- The Caps signed free agent defenseman Dustin Stevenson. [Capitals]
- Finally, happy 31st birthday to Matthew Yeats (Yahtzee!), happy 39th to Trevor Halverson, happy 51st to Bob Crawford, and a very happy 40th birthday to Olie Kolzig.