The Capitals face the Penguins tonight in the first game since Crosby was knocked out by Matt Niskanen and suffered another concussion. This is a game that I expect to get ugly, especially with a big lead for either team.

Meanwhile, Randy Carlyle has been taunting the Oilers, because, his team won a game and now trail the series by less than before. Good job, Randy. Good effort.

Tonight’s Schedule
(all times EDT)

7:30 PM
Capitals @ Penguins on CBC

10:00 PM
Ducks @ Oilers on SN

Have you had a chance to read our pro and con posts on Nikita Zaitsev’s new contract?

Pro: The Nikita Zaitsev extension is just fine

Con: The Nikita Zaitsev contract probably wasn’t a good one

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The Nikita Zaitsev contract is:

Just fine.226
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Even after reading both of those, I’m not sure.64

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