"After spending years in the basement as the Yzerplan took form, the Red Wings are shockingly leading the Atlantic Division through 35 games. The lineup is top-heavy forward-wise - with Alex DeBrincat (20g, 19a), Lucas Raymond (10g, 27a), and Dylan Larkin (17g, 16a) all with 30-plus points early this season - and their goaltending has been suspect with Cam Talbot and John Gibson with under .900 save percentages. That may explain why their goal differential is -8, suggesting there are problems under the hood here."
"Today, Spencer Carbery will give Ivan Miroshnichenko his Capitals' season debut after being recalled from the Hershey Bears on Friday. The team was forced to do so because Ryan Leonard is nearing a return during the holiday break and the team would not have been able to send Bogdan Trineyev back down during that time. How the NHL holiday roster freeze led Capitals to recall Ivan Miroshnichenko Logan Thompson will start again for the Capitals and oppose John Gibson in net."
Start times are irregular during the holiday season with a back-to-back matinee matchup against the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings lead the Atlantic through 35 games despite a -8 goal differential, driven by top scorers Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, and Dylan Larkin, while goaltending numbers for Cam Talbot and John Gibson sit under .900. The Capitals recalled Ivan Miroshnichenko from Hershey because the NHL holiday roster freeze and Ryan Leonard's imminent return prevented sending Bogdan Trineyev down. Logan Thompson will start for Washington against John Gibson, with puck drop just after 12:30 pm.
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