Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals

The Caps host the Sharks, there's potentially good news on the injury front, the PWHL tour brings some hometown connections and more in today's Caps Clips. Your savory breakfast links: Previews of tonight's visit from the Sharks from Vogs, AP, and FLM, and be sure to swing by our pals over at Fear the Fin for the view from behind enemy lines. Checking in with the team after yesterday's practice, where it looks like at least two of the sick/injured guys may be ready to return.

What's up, bro? Just wanted to reach out and say congrats on being selected to AHL All-Star Game, I'm so proud of you, we're so proud of you. Hard work pays off. Obviously, you couldn't do it without your teammates, so make sure the board is a little heavier today. We're so proud of you, love you, and congrats again.

Just as the Capitals began their first power play, Josh Anderson scored a shorthanded goal, the one score of the first period. Brendan Gallagher doubled Montreal's lead thanks to a crisp pass from Philip Danault. Matt Roy unleashed an outside shot that Ethen Frank grazed to break the shutout. Frank did it again with two minutes left, a dramatic redirect from the slot. Connor McMichael slam-dunked it overtime. Caps win

Plus: Down Wilson, Sourdif and Chychrun, the Capitals were able to dig deep and give one of their most spirited efforts of the season in the third to pull off a game that looked D.O.A from the outset.

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Sourdif's three lead the way over the Ducks, there's (relatively) good injury news on Wilson and more in today's Caps Clips. Your savory breakfast links: Here are three Caps who need to step up in 2026 (spoiler alert - two of those three had big nights last night). [THW] The Caps got some relatively good news on Tom Wilson, who is now listed merely day-to-day with a lower-body injury and joins Aliaksei Protas in the "hopefully back soon" camp. [SI]

What Mac does for us, and what he does as a player, and what he's done through his career goes so much further than the physical part of the game. There's so many things that he brings to our group. And I'm not even talking about on the ice. I'm talking about in the locker room, his energy, his buy-in, how much he cares, how hard he competes. So that's evaluated every day.

"Well, I'll tell you something I did learn in my previous organization," Carbery said, smiling. "You do not leave the day before, even if the players want to. When they say travel day of, they mean travel day of."

Speaking for everyone on the site, we remain incredibly grateful to be in this spot - like, just existing - to cover our favorite hockey team in a high-level way. We put our hearts and souls into this. We dedicate every ounce of energy we have (I sincerely work 12-16 hours a day, almost every day) so that what we do, which, I think, is exceptional and honest work, is expected... normal... nothing out of the ordinary.