GDT #72 Caps vs Blue Jackets @ 7pm

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March 21 vs Blue Jackets at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 33-31-7
PP% 21.4(15th)  PK% 83.1(4th)  Faceoff% 50.1(17th)   
Columbus Blue Jackets 21-41-7
PP% 18.6(25th)  PK% 76.2(22nd)  Faceoff% 48.3(25th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Backstrom 19 - Oshie 77
Mantha 39 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Protas 59 - Dowd 26 - Sheary 73

Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Irwin 52 - Carlsson 18
Fehervary 42 - Alexeyev 27

Lindgren 79

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Strome, Backstrom, Sandin
PP2: Wilson, Kuznetsov, Smith, Sheary

scratched:
Fucale 60 - backup
Aubé-Kubel 96
Kuemper 35 - upper body - day to day

IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - skull fracture

Blue Jackets anticipated lines:
Gaudreau 13 - Laine 29 - Marchenko 86
Johnson 91 - Jenner(C) 38 - Roslovic 96
Foudy 19 - Sillinger 34 - Bemstrom 52
Robinson 50 - Pederson 18 - Oliver 24

Berni 75 - Peeke 2
Blankenburg 77 - Gudbranson 44
Bayreuther 15 - Boqvist 27

Tarasov 40
Hutchinson 31 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Ghislain Hebert 22, Beau Halkidis 48
Devin Berg 87, Jonny Murray 95

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-jackets-honor-ovechkin/c-342487482

scoring summary
1st period:
Ovechkin(40) from Wilson(6) and Strome(36) at 5:12
Oshie(19) from Fehervary(9) and Milano(21) at 8:10
Sheary(13) from Sandin(27) and Protas(9) at 16:00
Robinson from Oliver at 16:45
2nd period:
Boqvist from Bermstrom and Sillinger at 6:57
Milano(11) from Backstrom(10) and Oshie(16) at 10:36
Roslovic PPG from Johnson and Blakenburg at 15:01
Jensen(3) from Dowd(12) and Wilson(7) at 19:52
3rd period:
Boqvist from Pederson and Robinson at 6:37
Bemstrom from Laine and Gaudreau at 8:35
Jensen(4) from Lindgren(1) at 15:24
Jenner from Johnson and Laine at 19:13
OT:
Roslovic from Gaudreau at 2:43

Caps lose 7-6

[BlackIce]

Is it just me, or has there been a lot of turnover among the officials in the last few years?

[richkrt99]

As far as I can tell...the only thing to route for in this game is Ovi getting to #40 on the season.

[Mickstix]

Yep, PP to PK ratio looks good. Get Ovi 1 or 2 and call it a day!

[Beaglefan2]

Mantha in, Protas out.  Makes no sense.  Maybe they are hoping Mantha can score a few here at the end and get his value up enough so it only costs us a second round pick to get rid of him.


Would still like to see Protas in the lineup even if one of our veterans has to sit out every now and then.

[Surreylily]

Evening all.   
On time, finally.   

[Surreylily]

What's all this blithering and blustering about?

I can see it has to do with Ovi, but I still have no sound......

[Mickstix]

GOAT getting awarded for passing Howe, Lil.

[Surreylily]

GOAT getting awarded for passing Howe, Lil.

Ta   
S'long as he isn't retiring JUST yet.........   

[Surreylily]

Thank goodness his kids get their looks from their mother.......   

[Surreylily]

Is it just me, or has there been a lot of turnover among the officials in the last few years?

There was a big recruitment drive a few years ago, I believe and lots of hoo ha about the "old Guard " and their set in their ways mentality and bias towards, or against certain teams  and not just us.
There are still a few left, but they are going....   gradually.

[Surreylily]

Ovi's gotta turn up tonight after all that messing around.  Doesn't he?   

[Mickstix]

Strome didn't touch it.. 

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Protas is in, NAK is out..


and that might be OVs goal

[Surreylily]

Diid Strome touch it?

 

[Mickstix]

Diid Strome touch it?

 

Probably, but hopefully they can't tell for sure!

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right now the NHL says it’s Strome from OV, I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes

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GOOOAAALLLL

OSHIE

[Mickstix]

Osh!

[Surreylily]

Was that OOOSSHHHIIIEEEEE!?