Mar 7, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) /pyp/ as Detroit Red Wings defenseman Albert Johansson (20) defends in the third period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images
Your savory breakfast links:
- Doing a little temp check on the Caps after their three-game swing through California. [Rink]
- Previews of tonight’s rumble with the Wings from Vogs, AP, and Reuters, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Winging it in Motown for the view from behind enemy lines.
- The Red Wings are certainly hoping to avoid being part of history tonight. [Octopus Thrower]
- Lars Eller has had to take on a new role with the Caps from his time with the Pens and his previous tenure in DC – and it’s been an adjustment. [WaPo]
- The Caps are ramping up the celebrations as Alex Ovechkin inches closer to 895, from lawn signs to actual goal counters at scattered locations throughout the DMV. [Caps, Washingtonian, NBC4]
- There will likely be a bit of competition for Ovechkin memorabilia, between his own collection, the Hockey Hall of Fame, and collectors of the fan and teammate variety. [WashTimes]
- As for the man himself, his coach notes that the Caps’ captain is handling this whole thing with class. We’d expect nothing less. [Caps video (Carbery), NHL, The Score]
- Pierre-Luc Dubois talks about being able to reinvigorate his career in DC, all while having a front seat to (and a hand in) a historic chase. [RDS]
- Some more rankings of power, plus the biggest surprise for each team. [The Score]
- The GMs descended on South Florida for their annual meetings, with much of the first day dedicated to video review. [NHL]
- Finally, happy 53rd birthday to Craig Johnson, happy 51st to Brantt Myhres, happy 48th to Zdeno Chára, happy 47th to Jan Bulis, and happy 41st to Jonas Johansson!
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