Your savory breakfast of champions links:
- The big news from pregame was the absence of Braden Holtby, who was scheduled to be the starter but apparently sustained some form of upper body injury earlier that morning. [theScore,
- The Caps named Pheonix Copley the starter and signed the 6’7” goalie coach from the University of Manitoba to wear pads and a ball cap for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Welcome to the show, Gavin McHale! [ESPN, NoVa Caps, NBCSW]
- Evgeny Kuznetsov left the ice in the first period after Jets forward Brandon Tanev elbowed him in the jaw.