Sunday Caps Clips: Stadium Series Sadness

Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: the Caps fall to the Canes in this year’s Stadium Series game, roster moves and updates from Hershey, power rankings and more.

Your savory breakfast links:

• Recaps and other assorted musings from last night’s Stadium Series loss in Raleigh from Vogs, WaPo ($), NHL, AP, Caps video (recap, condensed game), WHN (and again), NBCSW, NoVa Caps, RMNB, and Canes Country.
• The Caps might have lost badly to the Carolina Hurricanes, but they looked darn good arriving at Carter-Finley Stadium…

• The Washington Capitals loaned defenseman Dylan McIlrath back to the Hershey Bears yesterday to make room for Tom Wilson. [Caps, Bears, WHN, NoVa Caps, RMNB]
• A closer look at how the Sergei Fedorov trade changed both Alex Ovechkin and the entire Capitals franchise. [Athletic ($)]
• Why has Washington’s offense struggled so much lately? [WHN]
• A trio of Bears players recorded three points each in last night’s victory over the Charlotte Checkers. [Bears, NoVa Caps]
• The Athletic’s playoff tiers are here, and the Caps’ bubble status means the deadline plan is still up in the air. [Athletic ($)]
• Where do the Caps fall in this week’s Athletic NHL power rankings? [Athletic ($)]

Finally, congrats to Lars Eller, who hit one heck of an impressive milestone last night!