GDT #41 Caps at Blue Jackets @ 7pm

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January 5 vs Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: ESPN
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 21-13-6
PP% 21.7(17th)  PK% 80.9(11th)  Faceoff% 49.4(20th) 
Columbus Blue Jackets 11-23-2
PP% 15.3(31st)  PK% 78(17th)  Faceoff% 48.8(22nd)

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

Gustafsson 56 - van Riemsdyk 57
Orlov(A)  9 - Jensen 3
Fehervary 42 - Alexeyev 27

Kuemper 35

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

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Snively 91
Irwin 52
Dowd 26 - family

IR/LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip
Brown 28 - knee
Wilson 43 - knee
Malenstyn 47 - upper body
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face

Blue Jackets anticipated lines:
Gaudreau 13 - Johnson 91 - Bemstrom 52
Nyquist 14 - Roslovic 96 - Laine 29
Meyer 72 - Kuraly 7 - Olivier 24
Foudy 19 - Sillinger 34 - Marchenko 86

Gavrikov 4 - Peeke 2
Berni 75 - Gudbranson 44
Bayreuther 15 - Boqvist 27

Merzlikins 90
Korpisalo 70 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Trevor Hanson 14, Brandon Blandina 39
Brad Kovachik 71, Michel Cormier 76

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-clash-with-jackets/c-339536840

scoring summary
1st period:
Gaudreau from Bemstrom at 5:19
2nd period:
Oshie(6) from Jensen(17) and Orlov(9) at 1:51
Aubé-Kubel(1) unassisted at 11:15
Bayreuther from Boqvist and Bemstrom at 12:59
Fehervary(3) from Strome(21) and Alexeyev(2) at 17:20
Hathaway(5) from Mantha(14) and Protas(7) at 18:57
3rd period:
Oshie(7) PPG from Strome(22) and Kuznetsov(29) at 6:41
Ovechkin(29) PPG from Strome(23) and Kuznetsov(30) at 13:05

Caps win 6-2

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Dowd is out, to spend time with his wife and one day old daughter. He did not travel with the team.

[Mickstix]

Game on ESPN. Probably means a later puck drop and 2-3 dopes doing the play by play. 

[Surreylily]

Morning.   

[Mickstix]

Howdy. 

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I do like this digital cable, I can pause the feed to synchronize with the radio which is otherwise about 25 seconds behind, more or less.


Evenin Lil.

[capsfanpdx]

Given up on 39 ever finishing,.....

[Mickstix]

The fuck is with the blind behind the back bullshit lately? Especially in our own end? Eller the other night, Mojo tonight.. 

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Given up on 39 ever finishing,.....

starting to look like good trade bait for when a couple guys come off IR

[Surreylily]

What colour are we?   Not seeing any red soooooo.........

[Mickstix]

We're getting beat and outplayed by Columbus ya'll. 


Lil, we're the dopes in White tonight.

[Surreylily]

We're getting beat and outplayed by Columbus ya'll. 


Lil, we're the dopes in White tonight.

AHA!  Ta . 

go the white hats!   ummm

[Mickstix]

Think we finally won a shift.. With a minute 25 go to in the period. 

[capsfanpdx]

77 baby!!

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damn, got caught up watching Canada vs Czech, missed the goal

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Jensen should’ve shot that 

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and Kuzy takes too many penalties 

[capsfanpdx]

Jesus hit the net at least once......

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curtesy of Kuzy during the pregame..


https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1611152843708432386

[Mickstix]

Lookin much much bettah!