GDT #73 Caps vs Blackhawks @ 7pm

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March 23 vs Blackhawks at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 33-31-8
PP% 21.3(15th)  PK% 82.7(5th)  Faceoff% 50.2(17th)
Chicago Blackhawks 24-40-6
PP% 16.6(28th)  PK% 76.6(20th)  Faceoff% 53.3(4th)

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

Carlson 74 - Fehervary 42
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57

Kuemper 35

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

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Aubé-Kubel 96
Irwin 52

IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip

Blackhawks anticipated lines:
Reichel 27 - Kurashev 23 - Athanasiou 89
Johnson 90 - Dickinson 17 - Raddysh 11
Katchouk 14 - Khaira 16 - Anderson 15
Hardman 86 - Entwistle 58 - Robinson 53

C Jones 82 - S Jones 4
Tinordi 25 - Murphy 5
Kaiser 44 - Zaitsev 22

Khudobin 31
Stalock 32 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Eric Furlatt 27, Carter Sandlak 47
Brad Kovachik 71, Jonny Murray 95

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-hawks/c-342588512

scoring summary
1st period:
Sheary(14) unassisted at 10:15
Mantha(11) from Ovechkin(30) and Kuznetsov(40) at 10:33
2nd period:
Dowd(13) from Protas(10) at 1:27
Backstrom(6) PPG from Strome(37) and Carlson(14) at 8:12
3rd period:
Carlson(9) PPG from Backstrom(11) and Strome(38) at 1:04
Zaitsev from Dickinson and Johnson at 3:08
Ovechkin(41) unassisted at 14:56

Caps win 6-1

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As expected, Carlsson has been sent back to Hershey with the activation of Carlson. Fucale has also been sent back.

[richkrt99]

I was hoping to see Fucale in net.


So the Hawks are THE worst scoring team in the entire NHL (barely behind Columbus) so let's see if we can keep the GA to less than 5 this game.


Kuzy with Mantha and Smith.  Woah! watch out for those snipers....serious scoring threat there.

[Mickstix]

Wish he'd just put 8-19-77 on a line and short shift/wait for a PP. Those 3 are just slow as molasses, unfortunately. Good for an offensive zone draw and a quick backtrack if needed, while fresh. But 5v5 it can get ugly if we do any defending for any length of time. Whatever.. Go Ovi!! 

[Surreylily]

Evening chaps.   

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chaps 



the home crowd seems awfully quite

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GOOOAAALLLL

SHEARY

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SHEARY BABY!

 

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chaps 



the home crowd seems awfully quite

Awfully quite what?     

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GOOOAAALLLL


MANTHA

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ANTMAN
 

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that high stick on Willy looked like it was accidentally on purpose

[Mickstix]

that high stick on Willy looked like it was accidentally on purpose

So'd the one on Carlson.


Ok fans, we're nearly even after 1. 

[Surreylily]

An okay first, but lots of mistakes.
Not holding my breath after the last game.

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GOOOAAALLLL

DOWD

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DOWDER
 

[Surreylily]

Their goalie is even more leaky than ours.   

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

BACKSTROM

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Now BACKUS

 

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Our guys trying to prove something after that last debacle, it seems.