Your savory breakfast links:
- Scary moment in the second when Braden Holtby took a stick to the face and had to leave the game. [Caps video, PHT, NBCSW, NoVa Caps]
- The trade deadline is just about six weeks away, but GM Brian MacLellan doesn’t see any glaring needs in the Caps’ lineup. [NHL]
- Congratulations to Ilya Samsonov, who picked up his first career AHL shutout with the Bears’ 3-0 win over Lehigh Valley. [NoVa Caps]