GDT #33 Caps vs Maple Leafs @ 7pm

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December 17 vs Maple Leafs at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 15-13-4
PP% 22.2(17th)  PK% 80.2(12th)  Faceoff% 48.7(22nd)   
Toronto Maple Leafs 19-6-6
PP% 23.8(11th)  PK% 79.2(16th)  Faceoff% 52.7(8th)   

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Sheary 73
Johansson 90 - Protas 59 - Oshie(A) 77
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Mantha 39
Aubé-Kubel 96 - Eller 20 - Hathaway 21

Gustafsson 56 - Carlson(A) 74
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
Irwin 52 - van Riemsdyk 57

Lindgren 79

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Strome, Kuznetsov, Carlson
PP2: Sheary, Milano, Johansson, Orlov, Gustafsson

scratched:
Fucale 60 - backup
Snively 91
Johansen 46
Dowd 26 - lower body - day to day
Shepard 31 - upper body - day to day

IR/LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip
Alexeyev 27 - concussion
Brown 28 - knee
Kuemper 35 - upper body
Fehervary 42 - upper body
Wilson 43 - knee
Malenstyn 47 - hand
Hagelin 62 - hip

Leafs anticipated lines:
Bunting 58 - Matthews 34 - Nylander 88
Malgin 62 - Tavares 91 - Marner 16
Kerfoot 15 - Kampf 64 - Engvall 47
Aston-Reese 12 - Holmberg 29 - Anderson 28

Giordano 55 - Holl 3
Sandin 38 - Liljegren 37
Brodie 78 - Timmins 25

Samsonov 35
Murray 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Chris Schlenker 3, Justin St Pierre 12
Ben O’Quinn 91, Jonny Murray 95

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-take-on-leafs/c-338870370

scoring summary
1st period:
Gustafsson(1) from Milano(9) and Carlson(12) at 11:12
Nylander from Matthews and Kerfoot at 13:12
van Riemsdyk(4) from Mantha(11) and Milano(10) at 14:48
2nd period:
Gustafsson(2) from Kuznetsov(20) and Milano(11) at 2:51
Matthews from Timmins and Brodie at 6:25
3rd period:
Hathaway(3) from Jensen(12) at :10
Gustafsson(3) from Kuznetsov(21) and Protas(4) at 3:47

Caps win 5-2

[Mickstix]

Kirk Cousins brought Minny back from 33-0 at the half to complete the biggest comeback in NFL history. Then the Gators got curb stomped in the toilet bowl. Can only imagine how tonight's gonna go.  Prolly gonna need to find the bottle AND the thing, before 7. 

[richkrt99]

I expect to be outplayed  and weaknesses exposed by Toronto.


But then, I don't always get what I expect (or what I deserve)


Lindy has played very well....I mean really well.  I am a tad surprised nobody has been sniping the top corners on him, cause Lucky Lindy does squat down and is not a huge guy in net.


Maybe Ovi can do a little sumpin and get the boys going in this one.

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Caps recalled Fucale this afternoon, which means Shepard can’t be the backup tonight. It’s either the flu or an injury but the team hasn’t said at this point.


Shepard took a puck to the head during morning practice, apparently it broke him. Dowd is also a scratch.

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GOOOAAALLLL

GUSTAFSSON

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GOOOAAALLLL

VAN RIEMSDYK

[Mickstix]

Neat lead, but don't think we'll survive if we play the last 40 like that. Leafs are fast as shit. Need to slow it down!

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GOOOAAALLLL

GUSTAFSSON

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fukin Oshie hurt again, looked like he pulled something

[Mickstix]

Yup, Oshie probably done for 4-6 weeks.

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GOOOAAALLLL

HATHAWAY

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HATTIE

GUSTAFSSON

[Mickstix]

Wonder who the last Caps D to have a hattrick was? Didn't Schultz get one? 

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Wonder who the last Caps D to have a hattrick was? Didn't Schultz get one? 

They talked about it briefly, Kevin Hatcher and Gonch each had one hattie as a Cap

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that’s a win


 

[Mickstix]

Nice win! They looked pretty spry the full 60 tonight! Charlie stood on his head though, to secure the W!!


Yea, saw on NHL channel it was Gonchar in 2000 and Hatcher in I think 93'.


See ya Monday for another 801 watch vs Detroit.. (Saw Jake was back with the Wings. Hope he's slayed his demons)

[BlackIce]

I wonder how often a player with 0 goals through as much of the season as Gustafson has played breaks out with a hat trick. I bet that's a pretty rare occurrence, especially for a defenseman.

[richkrt99]

Pretty well played.  Good on Gustafsson.  Rare Hattie - only one he will ever see I'm sure.
Nice to get goals from secondary sources....Gustafsson x3, TVR, Halfway.
I know for a fact anytime all three of them score in the same game, the Caps win 


Oshie injury didn't look good.  He pulled something alright...like tore loose an abdominal muscle...he was definitely hurting.  Maybe a groin, but seemed like more distress than that.  He could hardly turn or even stand up straight.  Doesn't look like that will be a couple days, but WTF knows.


Lindy was excellent.  And he really boosts our offensive output.  Whilst he been tending the twine, the Caps have scored...5, 1, 7, 5, 4, 4, 3 which is scoring at 4.13 GPG.  Who knew...putty Lucky Lindy in there would cause the offense to wake up 


Hockey is funny how sometimes the puck just goes in for you and other times not.