Jakob Chychrun

A physical (but not in a good way) and lopsided (but definitely not in a good way) Game 3 behind them, the Caps get a second shot at calming the Bell Centre crowd and taking a commanding series lead.

Your savory breakfast links: Three things we were talking about yesterday when we were talking about the clusterf*&k that was the Caps in Game 3. [] Previews of tonight’s big Game 4 clash in Montreal from , So far, the Nick Suzuki line has been fairly unstoppable for the Habs – and the Caps’ top line needs to respond.

1. Goalie Injuries The great thing about sports is that one loss – no matter how ugly, and they don’t come much uglier than the Caps’ Game 3 humiliation – only counts as one loss.

Coming into last night’s game, the Caps knew they’d be facing a Canadiens team that had twice pushed back on them late in games, making their first two wins of the series much closer than they needed to be – all this despite the Caps being the better team overall.

Your savory breakfast links: Reviewing the first two games and talking all things Caps with Rob Parker on the latest episode of Japers’ Rink Radio.

Plus: Despite looking like absolute dog doo for much of this game, the Caps also kept the game relatively close for much of this game thanks to some timely scoring.

Plus: Despite looking like absolute dog doo for much of this game, the Caps also kept the game relatively close for much of this game thanks to some timely scoring.