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Tuesday Caps Clips: Gr8ness

Nov 18, 2023; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) gestures to his family in the stands after defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports

Your savory breakfast links:

  • Taking the temperature of your Washington Capitals and seeing who or what is hot or not. [Rink]
  • Alex Ovechkin was named the first star of the week after his five-goal, nine-point shenanigans (and some guy in black and gold got third star, whatevs). [Caps, NHL]
  • Digging into the Caps’ hot start and…complimenting them? That can’t be right. *double checks* Yeah, no, that is what’s happening here. [EP Rinkside]
  • Chatting with the bench boss about his squad’s performance to open the season. [Fox5]
  • What’s going on with forward Sonny Milano, who has played in just two games – and what’s the plan for him going forward? [THN]
  • Just how much are all of the new faces contributing to the team’s success so far? [S&S]
  • A few leftovers from Sunday evening’s loss to Carolina. [Rink, THN-CAR, RMNB]
  • Before tomorrow night’s game, the Caps will hold a pregame ceremony honoring the back-to-back Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears. Roar! [Caps, Fox43]
  • Biggest surprises from the team’s first month of action. [S&S]
  • A few rankings of power. [THW, The Score]
  • Taking a look at some intriguing trends across the Metropolitan Division through 10(ish) games. [THW]
  • Happy 61st birthday to Brian Curran, and raise a glass to Sergei Berezin, who would have been 53 today.
  • Finally, don’t forget that today is Election Day – please vote!!

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