GDT #69 Caps vs Sabers @ 7pm

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March 15 vs Sabres at Capital One Arena 
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 32-29-7
PP% 20.1(20st)  PK% 82.5(7th)  Faceoff% 49.6(18th)
Buffalo Sabres 33-28-5
PP% 24.8(4th)  PK% 72.9(30th)  Faceoff% 45.3(32nd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Backstrom 19 - Smith 16
Sheary 73 - Strome 17 - Oshie 77
Protas 59 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel

Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Fehervary 42 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52

Lindgren 79

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Sandin
PP2: Wilson, Strome, Mantha, van Riemsdyk

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Snively 91
Carlsson 18
Milano 15 - flu

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

Sabres anticipated lines:
Skinner 53 - Thompson 72 - Tuch 89
Peterka 77 - Cozens 24 - Quinn 22
Greenway 12 - Jost 17 - Mittlestadt 37
Girgensons 28 - Krebs 19 - Okposo 21

Dahlin 26 - Bryson 78
Power 25 - Jokiharju 10
Stillman 61 - Lyubushkin 46

Luukkonen 1
Anderson 41 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Brian Pochmara 16, Jake Brenk 26
Bevan Mills 53, Derek Nansen 70

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-battle-with-sabres/c-342265586

scoring summary
1st period:
Lyubushkin from Krebs and Stillman at 4:43
Peterka from Quinn at 8:50
Oshie(18) PPG from Strome(33) and Ovechkin(27) 10:03
Jost unassisted at 18:06
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
Kuznetsov(12) from Alexeyev(4) and Oshie(15) at 1:32
Girgensons from Krebs and Power at 5:22
Ovechkin(37) from van Riemsdyk(16) and Strome(34) at 10:30
Wilson(8 PPG from Backstrom(9) at 18:52
OT:
no goals
SO:
Kuznetsov  ✅    Tuch         ❎
Oshie         ✅    Thompson ❎

Caps win 5-4

[richkrt99]

I didn't realize their was a game tonight.  What's with the back to back games?  This old team can't hang as it is, but back to backs are rough.

[Beaglefan2]

Shouldn't we be rooting for good, competive games and hope we lose every one so that we get more balls in the draft lottery?  I think we finish 12th from last and get lucky and get the top pick!

[Mickstix]

Milano still sick, Ovi another GTD. 

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John Walton will be back on the radio tonight for the first time since losing his brother on feb 25, but there was another reason for the extended break..
https://twitter.com/JohnWaltonPxP/status/1635376264432214016

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[Mickstix]

Locker said we've had a "sleepy start" like that's something new. 

[Mickstix]

    3 shots, 2 goals for the Sabres. 


Guess hoping for an Ovi goal is all we have left..

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PP GOOOAAALLL

OSHIE

[Mickstix]

Oshie. Yay.. 

[richkrt99]

I just looked at the score.  2 Buffalo goals on three shots?  Ooh-Fah.  Lindgren needs to shave that lucky moustache.

[richkrt99]

can't get any streams to work...guess I'm not missing anything anyway


what?  3-1?  Oof

[richkrt99]

3 goals on 6 shots.  Bejesus.

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 cheesus

[Mickstix]

Thought we might be ok. Heated em up a little, then... 3-1 after 1, as per normal I guess. 

[Surreylily]

Morning
you.s all on smmertie already

It's 10 past  midnight here.

[Mickstix]

Been on smmertie since Sunday! 

[Mickstix]

Oshie down the tunnel. Told the ref "I can't go" before the faceoff? 

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Middle of the 1st Aubé-Kubel went to the locker room for what looked like an equipment issue. Oshie just went down the tunnel and it did not look like an equipment issue.