Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: The Caps’ power play falls silent in their OT loss to Tampa, the newest Cap arrives in DC and more.
Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night’s OT loss from us, Caps, video (Laviolette, Ovechkin/Carlson, van Riemsdyk/Schultz, recap), NHL, Bolts, AP, WaPo, NBCSW, Peerless, NoVa Caps (and more), WHN, RMNB, TB Times, and Raw Charge.
- Alex Ovechkin has looked as great as ever in the early days of the season. [NBCSW]
- News and notes from yesterday’s pregame skate, where new guy Dennis Cholowski skated for the first time since joining the team. [Caps, video (Laviolette, Cholowski, Fehervary)]
- So just what do the Caps have (or at least think they have) in Cholowski? [NBCSW, WHN]
- Former Cap Brian Pothier was named to the coaching staff of the US women’s Olympic hockey team. [USCHO]
- Finally, happy 37th birthday to Sami Lepisto.