GDT #37 Caps at Rangers @ 7pm

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December 27 vs Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 19-13-4
PP% 20.8(20th)  PK%80.8(7th)  Faceoff% 48.7(21st) 
Ney York Rangers 19-11-5
PP% 22.9(15th)  PK% 80.6(11th)  Faceoff% 48.6(22nd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Sheary 73
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Mantha 39
Johansson 90 - Eller 20 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Protas 59 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21

Gustafsson 56 - van Riemsdyk 57
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52

Kuemper 35

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Johansson, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson
PP2: Mantha, Sheary, Milano, Orlov, van Riemsdyk

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Snively 91
Johansen 46

IR/LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip
Brown 28 - knee
Fehervary 42 - upper body
Wilson 43 - knee
Malenstyn 47 - hand
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - puck to the face
Oshie 77 - upper body

Rangers anticipated lines:
Panarin 10 - Zibanejad 93 - Kravtsov 74
Kreider 20 - Trochek 16 - Vesey 26
Lafreniere 13 - Chytil 72 - Kakko 24
Brodzinski 76 - Goodrow - Gauthier 15

Lindgren 55 - Fox 23
Miller 79 - Trouba(C) 8
Harpur 5 - Schneider 45

Shesterkin 31
Halak 41

tonight’s zebras:
Kyle Rehman 10, Michael Markovic 31
Scott Cherrey 50, Matt MacPherson 83

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-rangers/c-339194864

scoring summary
1st period:
Johansson(9) PPG from Kuznetsov(24) and Gustafsson(14) at 8:44
2nd period:
Gustafsson(5) from Sheary(12) and Strome(20) at 17:01
Eller(7) from Mantha(12) at 19:23
3rd period:
Sheary(11) SHG unassisted at 16:58

Caps win 4-0

[richkrt99]

Alexeyev in....I guess he's healthy.


Odd though they put a defensemen in Carlson's slot 


Any word on JC other than he's on IR?  Must have broken his cheek bone...or maybe just a concussion with nothing broke?

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yea, my guess is a fractured cheek bone

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps   

[Mickstix]

Evenin'!! Who's ready to hear JoeB say "Shesterkin" 400x?? 

[richkrt99]

FFS having so much trouble with streams.  First one works, but NYR feed.  Second one is in French.  Third, fourth and fifth - never get past the pop ups.


Guess I'm listening to the Rags dopes until I go home

[richkrt99]

Boom the Volcano erupts

[Surreylily]

MOJO!

 

[richkrt99]

Well you KNEW the Rags would get a PP or ten after that 5 on 3

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poor clock management tonight, I missed most of the 1st as the dog and I had dinner

[richkrt99]

I haven't seen my dog or dinner yet tonight 

[Mickstix]

I don't eat dinner or have a dog 

[Mickstix]

Guess it's become obvious why, if they go deep into a shootout, Mantha sits on the bench. Dude can't score a breakaway to save his life. Been a couple weeks since he's done much of anything actually.

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GOOOAAALLLL

GUSTAFSSON

[Mickstix]

Gustafsson!!

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and the Rags challenge it

[richkrt99]

Gusto was heard to say.... "John who?"

[Surreylily]

GUSTY!
 

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goal and a PP


 

[Mickstix]

Had jack shit to do with him making the save, but we'll get fucked anyway. lol