The Washington Capitals returned from their bye week and All-Star break for their first home game in nearly two weeks on Wednesday night. After the players basked in the Mexican/Miami/someplace better than you were sun and Carey Price’s weaknesses, Caps fans returned to Capital One Arena. Surprisingly, the hockey rink was not filled with cobwebs and scary characters from horror movies. Fans got a free scarf too, which will come in handy when the temperatures hit 60º next week.
The Capitals, facing off on national television against the Nashville Predators, looked ready to begin the unofficial second half of the season smoothly against a team that fired its coach just a few weeks ago.