GDT #54 Caps at Bruins @ 3:30pm

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February 11 vs Bruins at TD Garden
Time: 3:30
TV: ABC/ESPN+
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 27-20-6
PP% 20.5(19th)  PK% 81.4(8th)  Faceoff% 49.8(18th)
Boston Bruins 39-7-5
PP% 25.1(5th)  PK% 85.8(1st)  Faceoff% 55.2(2nd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Sheary 73 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77(A)
Johansson 90 - Backstrom 19 - Milano 15
Mantha 39 - Eller 20 - Hathaway 21

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

Kuemper 35

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

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Protas 59
Alexeyev 27
Wilson 43 - day to day - leg

IR/LTIR:
Dowd 26 - lower body
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face

Bruins anticipated lines:
Marchand(A) 63 - Bergeron(C) 37 - Smith 12
Zacha 18 - Krejci(A) 46 - Pastrnak 88
Hall 71 - Coyle 13 - Foligno 17
Greer 10 - Frederic 11 - Lauko 94

Grzelcyk 48 - McAvoy 73
Lindholm 27 - Carlo 25
Forbort 28 - Clifton 75

Ullmark 35
Swayman 1 - backup

today’s zebras:
Jon McIsaac 2, Chris Lee 28
Shandor Alphonso 52, Deven Berg 87

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-back-in-action-in-boston/c-340910022

scoring summary:
1st period:
Backstrom(2) PPG from Johansson(15) and Orlov(15) at 6:28
2nd period:
Hathaway(9) unassisted at 11:40
Foligno from Clifton and Hall at 16:34
3rd period:
no goals

Caps win 2-1

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I got a thing today, probably won’t be back on til about 4:00

[Mickstix]

 

[Surreylily]

Evening Chaps   

[Surreylily]

 
is there actually a game tonight?
can't get a link

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the team website says 3:00 start, bunch of monkeys must run it

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

BACKSTROM

5 on 3

[Surreylily]

ooooh.  ello.  Was about to give up.......

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and then they barely got out of their own zone for 1:35 of 5 on 4

[Surreylily]

i have a working link....   for now.   

[Mickstix]

Glad they got 1 on the 2 man advantage. Had 3 prime chances 5/5 and as usual, can't find the twine.

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Sheary and Oshie collided, both look a bit shaken

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I figure this is going to be a close game or a blowout, no in between

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GOOOAAALLLL

HATHAWAY

[Surreylily]

Halfway in the house!
 

[Mickstix]

Hathy!!


League needs to look into the bullshit that goes on after a goal.. Shouldn't be a free zone for cheap shots, but it is.

[Mickstix]

I'll deny it if you repeat it, but Mantha is a good hockey player. He makes smart plays. He just sucks at scoring.

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[Mickstix]

They're awake now. 


At some point, some of our guys will start converting on wide open nets, no? I've never seen a Caps team this bad at scoring goals.

[Mickstix]

Feels like we'll need to wish at least 1 more across the line to get this one.