GDT #65 Caps at Kings @ 10:30pm

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March 6 vs Kings at Crypto.com Arena
Time: 10:30
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 31-27-6
PP% 21.1(17th)  PK% 82.2(9th)  Faceoff% 49.8(18th)
Los Angeles Kings 35-20-7
PP% 25.2(3rd)  PK% 75.9(22nd)  Faceoff% 52.7(6th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Backstrom(A) 19 - Oshie(A) 77
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Smith 16
Sheary 73 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Irwin 52 - Carlsson 18
Alexeyev 27 - Iorio 6

Kuemper 35

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Protas 59
McIlrath 25
Jensen 3 - lower body - day to day
Fehervary 42 - lower body - day to day

IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face/head

Kings anticipated lines:
Byfield 55 - Kopitar 11 - Kempe 9
Fiala 22 - Danault 24 - Arvidsson 33
Iafallo 19 - Lizotte 46 - Vilardi 13
Grundstrom 91 - Kupari 89 - Kaliyev 34

Anderson 44 - Doughty 8
Gavrikov 84 - Roy 3
Edler 2 - Durzi 50

Copley 29
Korpisalo 70 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Francis Charron 6, Graham Skilliter 24
Caleb Apperson 77, Tyson Baker 88

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-conclude-trip-in-la/c-341880974

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Sandin(5) from Milano(18) and Strome(30) at 11:39
Gavrikov from Fiala and Arvidsson at 13:18
Danault from Arvidsson and Roy at 19:28
3rd period:
Ovechkin(36) PPG from Sandin(20) and Backstrom(8 at 2:31
Anderson from Byfield and Kempe at 7:52
Kempe ENG from Iafallo at 19:58

Caps lose 4-2

[Mickstix]

Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs!  Lavi is a    unfortunately..

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I can’t find Fever or Jensen on an IR list, so I’m guessing they are just scratches.

[richkrt99]

Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs!  Lavi is a    unfortunately..

I was gonna say something about Mantha on the second line and Strome/Smith on the third...you know since Smith had 2 goals the last game and Mantha had 2 goals the last....3 months.


I really had hopes for Mantha in the beginning.  Good size and speed and quick shot, but somewhere along the line he just forgot how to score.  Doesn't appear either team got anything positive out of that trade...saw where Vranna was shipped to St Louis I think.

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Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs!  Lavi is a    unfortunately..

I just knew this coaching staff would put 15, 16 and 17 on the same line, how could you not see that coming?

[Mickstix]

If I was Mantha, I'd be the greediest mother f'r on the ice. Dude just plays like depression on skates. He needs some coke or a hot girlfriend/mistress or something. 

[Mickstix]

Kuemper should just break his stick over the cage now. Even before they give up a score. 

[Mickstix]

14-1 shots on goal.     

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not a bad first, not great either

[Mickstix]

not a bad first, not great either

  19-3 shots. We spent 19:30 in our own zone. 


Only good thing, is whenever we've done this (outplayed the opponent and can't score) it's come back to bite us in the ass. 

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   
 

I'm here now.  We cn start to play.......   

[Mickstix]

Well look what the cat dragged in! Mornin' Lil! 

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it’s a tad chippy for a nil nil game

[Surreylily]

Well look what the cat dragged in! Mornin' Lil! 

It worked the last game.   

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GOOOAAALLL

SANDIN

[Mickstix]

Sandin! Stuck with it!

[Surreylily]

SANDY!
 

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[Mickstix]

Played better and still losing. Plus getting stupid.