GDT #42 Caps vs Predators @ 7pm

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January 6 vs Predators at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 22-13-6
PP% 22.9(16th)  PK% 81(10th)  Faceoff% 49.7(18th)   
Nashville Predators 17-14-6
PP% 18.3(28th)  PK% 78.9(15th)  Faceoff% 52.5(9th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Sheary 73
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Oshie(A) 77
Johansson 90 - Eller 20 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Mantha 39 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21

Gustafsson 56 - van Riemsdyk 57
Orlov(A) 9 - Jensen 3
Fehervary 42 - Irwin 52

Lindgren 79

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

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Protas 59
Snively 91
Alexeyev 27

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

Preds anticipated lines:
Forsberg 9 - Parssinen 75 - Sissons 10
Trenin 13 - Johansen 92 - Duchene 95
Niederreiter 22 - Glass 8 - Granlund(A) 64
Jankowski 17 - Novak 82 - Jeannott 84

McDonagh 27 - Josi(C) 59
Ekholm(A) 14 - Carrier 45
Lauzon 3 - McKeown 55

Lankinen 32
Saros 74

tonight’s zebras:
Gord Dwyer 19, Jake Brenk 26
Steve Barton 59, Ryan Daisy 81

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-tangle-with-predators/c-339602366

scoring summary
1st period:
Novak unassisted at 4:10
Milano(7) from Sheary(17) and Orlov(10) at 9:52
Trenin from Lauzon and Parssinen at 15:09
2nd period:
Aubé-Kubel(2) from Gustafsson(18) and van Riemsdyk(6) at 11:07
3rd period:
McDonagh from Johansen and Duchene at 16:44

Caps lose 3-2

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the Caps regular season is officially half over

Both teams played yesterday and traveled. The Caps did not practice this morning, and it doesn’t  appear the Preds did either. With no reporting of such, the lines are a guess at this point. The two sites I use to get lines do not agree with each other, for either team.

No word at this point about Willy or Backy, there’s been a lot of speculation one or both may play tonight.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   

[Mickstix]

Evenin' all. No Nicky or Willy again tonight. 

[Surreylily]

morning Redneck.   
After that great explanation of LTIR cap relief, I would be surised to see Backy before the post season.  Willy, however, I hope to see sooner.

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Caps got ‘em right where they want em

[Surreylily]

Whoopsie.  My bad.  Wrong colour shirt........
Fixed that.   

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it’s pp time


Lil, take note

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GOOOAAALLLL

MILANO

[Surreylily]

Much as I like Lindyhop, his 1970's porn moostache I find quite unsettling.   

[Surreylily]

Hello. 

Shirt is working.
Did I mention that I liked this Milano kid?   

 

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[Surreylily]

I think I'm about 2 minutes behind you guys tonight.   

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bullshit call, take ‘em both or let it go

[Surreylily]

We're still in this........

[Mickstix]

morning Redneck.   
After that great explanation of LTIR cap relief, I would be surprised to see Backy before the post season. 

I think we'll see Nicky within 2 weeks. Willy possibly Sunday, but within the week. If everyone stays healthy, they gonna have to scratch someone we like or trade Mantha. No way around it.

[Surreylily]

Looks like we have a few candidates for our next goalie  .  Ovi being one of them.     

[Surreylily]

Come on fellas!   

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GOOOAAALLLL

AUBÉ-KUBEL

[Mickstix]

Who'd we trade to get McDavid?