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"Little Pro comes up every day," Carbery said. "And it's not about him being called up; it's just us keeping tabs on Hershey, what's going on there, watching the highlights, reading the reports, having discussions after we watch some of the footage or hear some of the feedback from the coaches there, management, or scouts. I think the organization - I'm not going to speak for (general manager) Chris (Patrick), but he's doing really, really well down there, so that's very exciting. You love to see that."

If the Caps had lost this game, it was an easy choice to pick The Moment it happened - how a disallowed goal 20 seconds in tanked the Caps. Thankfully the boys fashioned a third-period comeback, ripping off four straight goals after falling behind 2-0 for a 4-2 win. It wasn't the prettiest win, as Logan Thompson had to come up big a few too many times,

What a battle from the boys in red. After getting a goal called back 20 seconds into the game that should have been counted, then going down 0-2, they fought back, stuck with their game and in regulation. Between Jakob Chychrun extending his goal streak to five games and Logan Thomson making some amazing saves, it was a win that the scouting department would be proud of.

The Washington Capitals are a team primarily built from the back, with a defense corps among the best in the NHL. A major part of that group this season has been the dominant second pairing of Jakob Chychrun and Matt Roy. With the two on ice during five-on-five play, the Capitals have scored 18 goals and allowed only 4. Chychrun and Roy both joined the Capitals last season.

Remembering the night Alex Ovechkin helped fuel his team's first big step toward the Cup. [Rink] Spencer Carbery's patience with the power play has run out...which is at least two weeks after the rest of us, but it's fine. [WaPo] It's time to celebrate another Alex Ovechkin milestone! The Caps will honor the captain tomorrow night for Goal #900. [Caps] Happy 75th birthday to Bob Kelly, and happy 34th birthday to Philipp Grubauer! Finally, we need to relive this goal one more time because...damn:

"Here's what's out there," Friedman writes. "Calgary gets a lot of calls, but few they'd consider serious. Nashville is starting to get calls and will have decisions to make. We mentioned the Maple Leafs. Minnesota's been pretty consistent, looking for forwards and edge on defence. Vancouver and centres is the romance waiting to be consummated. Washington, looking for speed. The Hurricanes, as always, and the Senators are lurking, looking to hit a home run."

Carbery has been particularly impressed with the recent play of his second line, featuring a rookie Justin Sourdif centering Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson. The Capitals have absolutely dominated their five-on-five minutes with the trio on the ice, seeing 74.9 percent of shot attempts, 89.8 percent of expected goals, 83.7 percent of scoring chances, and 86.2 percent of high-danger chances.

Just over three minutes into the first period, the Caps gained entry to the offensive zone, with Aliaksei Protas and Tom Wilson passing the puck back and forth along the boards. That seemed to draw the attention (and understandably so) of the Kings' players, including Quinton Byfield - who had been shadowing Roy on the zone entry but then wandered into the corner to try and interrupt Protas and Wilson.