The Caps convene today to start preparations for their game next Wednesday at Buffalo. All but the five Olympians are expected to be present at Kettler IcePlex at 2 p.m. for the first action of any kind since the Caps lost, 4-3 in a shootout, in St. Louis on Feb. 13. Practice continues through next Tuesday, when the team will depart for Western New York after a 10:30 a.m. session.
When we last left the team, they boasted the best record in the NHL and had won 14 straight before dropping their last three. They're 27 points up on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Southeast Division, 13 up on the New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference and one point up on the San Jose Sharks in the President's Trophy race.
Alex Ovechkin is leading the league in points (89, nine more than Henrik Sedin and 11 more than Sidney Crosby) and is tied with Crosby for the league league in goals with 42. He's also got a sizable margin in plus/minus at plus-43.
February 24, 2010
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