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Mike Green, one of the best defensemen to ever wear a Caps uniform, returns to DC tonight. This raises an important question:

Will you "whoop" Mike Green tonight? — Pat Holden (@pfholden) December 8, 2015

For those who are unfamiliar, here’s a history of the whoop, courtesy of Peerless.

If I happened to be attending the game tonight (spoiler: I’m not), I would be in the “No” crowd. If you do plan to whoop Green, just do so knowing that I disapprove of you, your face, and likely your entire existence.

The hopefully whoop-free game will be brought to you by NBCSN at 7:30 PM.

Team Record Possession PDO Power Play Penalty Kill Washington Capitals 18-5-2 53.0% 101.3 25.6% 83.8% Detroit Red Wings 15-8-4 51.6% 101.3 17.2% 81.1%

Projected Lineup

Some dudes were banged up, but all indications are everyone is healthy enough to play. The only exception is Brooks Orpik, who last played in the late 80s when Michael Jackson released Man in the Mirror. Per ya bff, Katie Brown:

Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie

Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams

Chimera – Beagle – Burakovsky

Laich – Latta – Wilson

Schmidt – Carlson

Alzner – Niskanen

Orlov – Chorney

Holtby

This Day in Music

Thirty-five years ago today, John Lennon passed away after being shot outside the building where he lived in NYC. Many of his songs remain relevant and poignant to this day, including this one from the 1971 album Imagine.

Storylines

DET goalie Petr Mrazek has a .969 sv% in two games vs. Caps this year; .944 sv% in career vs. WSH and 1.54 GAA. He's not starting tonight. — Isabelle Khurshudyan (@ikhurshudyan) December 8, 2015

Dance. If Nothing Else, Dance.

Full RMNB Coverage of Caps vs Red Wings