The Washington Capitals made their way to Columbus, Ohio, following their 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Sunday night. They next face the Blue Jackets on Tuesday in the final game before the 2023 All-Star break.

PRACTICE

The team held practice at the Ohio Health Ice Haus at 1PM on Monday. There was no coverage by the media or the team.

#Caps will practice at 1 pm on Monday at Ohio Health Ice Haus with media availability to follow.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 30, 2023

The team will hold a gameday morning skate at 11:30 AM at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. Puck drop with the Jackets is set for 7PM Tuesday night.

Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jackets not only concludes the Caps’ January slate, it’s their last game until they visit the Bruins in Boston on Feb. 11.

The Capitals have 11 games remaining before the NHL trade deadline on March 3.

STAT OF THE DAY – GOALTENDING

Today’s stat of the day looks at the Capitals team save percentage at even strength over the course of the season. [Click to enlarge]

After getting off to a tremendous start to the season, and arguably saving the Capitals season while the rest of the team struggled, the Capitals goaltending cooled in November before rising again in December. However, the team goaltending percentage has once again cooled and dipped from .924% on December 31 to .918% over the last 13 games. They are currently 15th in the league.

[The statistics used in this post are courtesy of Natural Stat Trick and the NoVa Caps Advanced Analytics Model (NCAAM). If you’d like to learn more about the statistical terms used in this post, please check out our NHL Analytics Glossary]

DOWN ON THE FARM

Bogdan Trineyev recorded the primary assist on Dynamo’s overtime game-winning goal on Sunday. Trineyev, 20, almost scored the game-winner in regulation if it wasn’t for a great defensive play by a Barys player. It’s good to see the team looks to him for 3-on-3 play in critical moments of the game.

Bogdan Trineyev (#88) just misses the game-winning backhander late in regulation (great goal line save by Barys player), but then provides the primary assist for the win in overtime. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/RyTmewy5Xd

— Capitals Prospects (@jon_m_sorensen) January 29, 2023

Trineyev, 6’-2”, 205, also had a monster hit in the game.

That was brutal pic.twitter.com/yVb7Fn6gaP

— KHL (@khl_eng) January 30, 2023

Ryan Hofer scored his 27th goal of the season in Kamloops 3-2 loss to the Victoria Royals on Saturday night. He has 27g, 16a for 43 points in 42 games played so far this season.

HOFER 🚨 w the man advantage 🔥 pic.twitter.com/0JQdKHjwPf

— Kamloops Blazers (@blazerhockey) January 29, 2023

Ethen Frank scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season on Saturday night. He leads all AHL rookies in goals and is tied for first in points.

Ethen Frank makes it 20 goals on the season! #ALLCAPS #HBH cc: @capitals pic.twitter.com/QYmb3JTyZK

— Capitals Prospects (@jon_m_sorensen) January 29, 2023

Frank is currently on an AHL contract and can’t be brought up to Washington as a result. However, the Capitals should be considering inking him to an NHL contract before another team does.

SHAVINGS

• Forbes World’s Most Valuable Sports Empires 2023
• Bobby Hull Passes Away At Age 84 (Daily Herald)
• Former Cap Chandler Stevenson is heading to the All-Star game
• Gary Bettman Doesn’t Care If NHL Fans Hate Him (LA Times)
• The New York Islanders have acquired Bo Horvat from the Vancouver Canucks, in exchange for Anthony Beauvillier, Aatu Raty and a conditional first round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft.
• And finally, nine years ago today:

#WSH WILSON 🆚 FOLIGNO #CBJ • 2014 JAN 30https://t.co/YTjWHDkJmT • #ALLCAPS #BlueJackets pic.twitter.com/lHoP3fKvCS

— hockeyfights (@hockeyfights) January 30, 2023