GDT #43 Caps vs Blue Jackets @ 5pm

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January 8 vs Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena
Time: 5:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 22-14-6
PP% 22.4(16th)  PK% 81.4(9th)  Faceoff% 49.5(19th)
Columbus Blue Jackets 12-24-2
PP% 16.4(30th)  PK% 76.2(18th)  Faceoff% 48.3(23rd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Backstrom 19 - Sheary 73
Strome 17 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Eller 20 - Oshie(A) 77
Johansson 90 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21

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

Kuemper 35

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Gustafsson
PP2: Strome, Johansson, Wilson, Orlov

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Mantha 39
Aubé-Kubel 69
Irwin 52

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

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

Gavrikov 4 - Peeke 2
Berni 75 - Gudbranson 44
Bayreuther 15 - Bjork 47

Merzlikins 90
Korpisalo 70 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Dan O’Rourke 9, Trevor Hanson 14
Steve Barton 59, Jesse Marquis 86

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-get-two-big-pieces-back-on-sunday/c-339661074

scoring summary
1st period:
Gustafsson(7) from Dowd(8 and Hathaway(7) at 2:43
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
no goals

Caps win 1-0

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they are wearing Lils favorite uniforms tonight

[Beaglefan2]

Finally, we have a benching of an established player - Mantha!  I wish there was a spot for Aube-Kubel, but I'm not sure who sits.  I think A-K has a lot of what we need longer term - good speed, good hands, will check and has some grit.

[Surreylily]

Evening chaps.   

SO glad Milly is still in.
Welcome back boys.   

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and they start the game with 8 - 19 - 43

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GOOOAAALLLL

GUSTAFSSON

[Surreylily]

HALFWAY!

 

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GOOOAAALLLL

GUSTAFSSON

Oh, I thught it was Hathy.......?

[capsfanpdx]

Oh yeah!!!

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go Hathy

[Surreylily]

Definitely some good stuff in that period.

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Less so in that one.

[Mickstix]

I figured they'd look off and maybe take a couple L's getting their shit together, but I hoped today wouldn't be one of them. So far surviving, barely.

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Willy looks knackered.   

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team chemistry has been phucked, it will take a couple games to get it back


the zebras suck

[Surreylily]

Squeaky bum time...........

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that was an ugly shutout, but a win is a win

[Surreylily]

 

[Surreylily]

 
Well done K. ( His eyesight seems to be improving....)

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Kuemper stole that one