The Capitals had the day off on Sunday, following their 8-2 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia Saturday night. The Caps will return to practice Monday morning at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, and begin preparations for the Toronto Maple Leafs, who visit Capital One Arena on Tuesday night. Here are all of your Sunday links:
Caps-Flyers Wrap
Postgame Notebook : Flyers 8, Caps 2. It’s not always sunny in Philadelphia (Mike Vogel)
Flyers lay waste to depleted Capitals defense, roll to 8-2 win. (Washington Post)
Capitals blitzed by Flyers, served lopsided road loss. (NBCS-W)
Stats and analysis from Capitals 8-2 loss to the Flyers. (NoVa Caps)
Flyers put on show in home opener against Capitals. (NHL)
General
with two goals in two games, Jakub Vrana finds success in going to the net. (Washington Post)
Alex Ovechkin is on a Goal-Scoring Binge to Start the Capitals’ Season. (Sports Illustrated)
Capitals Kuznetsov continues record pace with 11th assist. (Sporting News)
Retro recap: Capitals at Flyers: 11/1/2013. (NoVa Caps)
Nicklas Backstrom stays hot in blowout loss. (NoVa Caps)
Hershey Bears drop home opener to Belleville. (Photos) (NoVa Caps)
All of the morning links from Japers Rink right here.
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Young Blue Jackets Showing Early Resiliency. (Hockey Writers)
Newcomers Look to Help Ambitious Blue Jackets Reach New Heights. (Sports Illustrated)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
Golden Knights place Fleury, Marchessault on injured reserve. (Sportsnet)
Yeah, Connor McDavid got faster over the summer. (Hockey News)
Plea to NHL: You can nix the All-Star Game, just keep skills competition. (NBC Sports)
NHL early-season surprises and disappointments. (Fanrag)
CAPS FAN PHOTO OF THE DAY
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