I will not even try and sugarcoat, the capitals looked like absolute trash in Game One. I’ve shifted my mentality to “things could not be worse for Game Two … right ?!” that’s probably a mistake on my part, but here we are! Let’s go on, shall we?
The capitals face off against the New York Islanders for Game Two and to say they need to make any changes is an understatement. Nick Backstrom will be out of line-up due to a gross hit of Anders Lee of the time Game One. In better news, Lars Eller is back! Hopefully, the addition of Eller, and the heightened emotions of the way the last game ended, can breathe a little more life into this team. It’s not like Eller did it before.
The puck will drop at 8pm and Mr. Peter Hassett will have your recipe.
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| Take up | 35-23-10 | 41-20-8 |
| Shot Attempt% | 46.4% | 51.8% |
| BOB | 100.1 | 100.5 |
| Power Play | 17.3% (24th) | 19.4% (17th) |
| Penalty Kill | 80.7% (15th) | 82.6% (6th) |
Projected lines
Nick Backstrom is out and in concussion protocol. Lars Eller is back in and Braden Holtby is in net. The lines should look like this:
Ovechkin – Kuznetsov – Wilson
Vrana – Eller – Oshie
Hagelin – Boyd – Kovalchuk
Panik – Dowd – Hathaway
Kempny – Carlson
Dillon – Orlov
Siegenthaler – Jensen
Holtby
Envious of the lineup for the Islanders? It will be exactly the same:
Barry Trotz says the same lineup for tonight. #Isles
– Brian Compton (@BComptonNHL) August 14, 2020
Nathan MacKinnon
Remains to be the only NHL player I respect from Cole Harbor.
Nathan MacKinnon (@ Mackinnon9) just has so much flare, we love it. 😍 #StanleyCup
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🇨🇦: https://t.co/F9QZFOGLHg @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/grcy0WqOy9– NHL (@NHL) August 14, 2020
Stories
Flash Sale
FOCO has an end to the summer Flash Sale with some items from Washington Capitals and Washington Nationals up to 70% off! Start your search now. FOCO also has bobbleheads left over from Alex Ovechkin’s The Goal (most of the inventory is gone), Tom Wilson with Halle, and Dr. Fauci’s First Pitch.
Summer is not over yet and I need someone to buy these swimsuits and tell me what they think.
Full RMNB coverage of WSH / NYI Game Two
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