GDT #38 Caps vs Senators @ 7pm

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December 29 vs Senators at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 20-13-4
PP% 21.1(19th)  PK% 81.7(6th)  Faceoff% 48.8(21st) 
Ottawa Senators 15-16-3
PP% 28.2(3rd)  PK% 80.5(12th)  Faceoff% 50.6(4th)   

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(A) 9 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52

Kuemper 35

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Kuznetsov, Johansson, Gustafsson
PP2: Sheary, Mantha, 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 - face
Oshie 77 - upper body

Sens anticipated lines: 
Tkachuk 7 - Stützle 18 - Giroux 28
DeBrincat 12 - Pinto 57 - Batherson 19
Brassard 61 - Kastelic 47 - Watson 16
Kelly 45 - Gambrell 27 - Lucchini 36

Chabot 72 - Bernard-Docker 24
Sanderson 85 - Hamonic 23
Heatherington 29 - Holden 5

Talbot 33
Forsberg 31 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Jean Hebert 15, Eric Furlatt 27
Matt MacPherson 83, Kilian McNamara 93

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-start-homestand-vs-sens/c-339266522

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Ovechkin(23) from Gustafsson(15) and Hathaway(6) at 1:15
Strome(7) from Sheary(13) and Jensen(14) at 3:37
Sanderson unassisted at 8:30
Kuznetsov(6) unassisted at 15:56
Stützle from Giroux at 19:44
3rd period: 
DeBrincat from Pinto and Batherson at 14:26
OT:
DeBrincat from Giroux at 1:31

Caps lose 4-3

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https://twitter.com/SamanthaJPell/status/1608507390491598848

[Mickstix]

 

[richkrt99]

Boom chucka lucka


 


Will THIS be the let down game?  Let's say no.


GO CAPS!!!

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[Mickstix]

Halfway thought the 1st. 0 shots on goal to 12 for the Senators! 

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Caps are lucky to finish the 1st tied, very lackluster

[Mickstix]

Yup. 20 minutes of survival. Hope they get their  together for the last 40!

[richkrt99]

Lackluster, but it ain't all that.  They talk like it's a blowout with 15 shots to 4 (or whatever) but Ottowa didn't have but maybe two good looks.  Caps had the best two scoring chances even if they didn't register as shots.


Of course....I would certainly like to see the Caps pick it up.


Lackluster is pretty accurate.


I'll take the tie out of period one.

[richkrt99]

Peace out peeps.  Heading home for the delayed version.

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GOOOAAALLLL

OVECHKIIIIIIIIN

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great feed from Gustafsson

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GOOOAAALLLL

STROME

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GOOOAAALLLL

KUZNETSOV

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jackass zebras scored

[Mickstix]

    the last 30 seconds with the ref and turnover. 20 more to protect a 1 goal lead!

[Mickstix]

Looks like we're back to being asleep.

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[Mickstix]

    Nice turnover Kuzy.. Games has L written all over it from the start really.. Maybe they make it to OT.