December 2017 NHL Game Thread

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This Caps/Rags game on NBCSN has been awesome to watch. Both backup goalies pitching impressive shutouts into OT with a ton of chances both ways.
 

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I've been watching on and off, but do we know why both teams went with backup goalies coming out of the Xmas break?
Well Washington has the Bruins tomorrow night so I imagine they’re saving Hotlby for them to guarantee the win.

And Zibanejad rings the post as time expires in OT.
 

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VGK won again, 3-2 in OT at LA. Amazing. They have the best record in the West and 2nd overall behind only Tampa.
 

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VGK won again, 3-2 in OT at LA. Amazing. They have the best record in the West and 2nd overall behind only Tampa.
They've been ridiculous at home, 15-2-1 which is 2nd only behind Tampa in the league. I wonder how much of their success is based on the visiting team enjoying the night before games at the casinos a little too much.
 

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This is a stretch of an analogy, but Wysh moving to ESPN was like Bourdain moving to CNN. Same guy, same schtick, but better support staff and more access. I also like that he's doing more longform and less daily-rundown. His book was actually a really good read for me, given that I picked up hockey in adulthood and did not play as a kid. There is a lot of stuff on the ice that I wasn't seeing that I am now.