GDT #74 Caps vs Penguins @ 8pm

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March 25 vs Penguins at PPG Paints Arena
Time: 8:00
TV: ABC/ESPN+
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals  34-31-8
PP% 21.8(13th)  PK% 83.1(5th)  Faceoff% 50.3(17th)
Pittsburgh Penguins 35-27-10
PP% 21.5(15th)  PK% 79.4(16th)  Faceoff% 52.3(8th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Protas 59 - Backstrom 19 - Oshie 77
Mantha 39 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Aubé-Kubel 96 - Dowd 26 - Sheary 73

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
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
Irwin 52
Milano 15 - upper body - day to day

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

Pens anticipated lines:
Guentzel 59 - Crosby(C) 87 - Rust 17
Zucker 16 - Malkin 71 - Rakell 67
Heinen 43 - Poehling 25 - Granlund 64
O’Connor 10 - Carter 77 - Archibald 15

Joseph 73 - Letang 58
Dumoulin 8 - Ruhwedel 2
Friedman 52 - Fedun 4

DeSmith 1
Tokarski 40 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Gord Dwyer 19, Steve Kozari 40
Shandor Alphonso 52, Ryan Galloway 82

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-clash-with-pens/c-342668794

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Poehling from Heinen at 10:10
Ruhwedel from Zucker and Granlund at 12:17
3rd period:
Guentzel from Rakell at :27
Wilson(9) from Kuznetsov(41) at 5:19
Ovechkin(42) PPG from Carlson(15) and Strome(39) at 13:18
Strome(18) from Sheary(20) and Aubé-Kubel(8 at 17:16
Malkin unassisted at 18:40

Caps lose 4-3

[Mickstix]

Closest we're getting to a playoff game this year. Hope they show up! 

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8:15 puck drop
 

[Surreylily]

morning chaps.   

[Surreylily]

Expect more of that luvvies.  Check out who the refs are.........   

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on the bright side, the Caps have the 5th best PK

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morning chaps.   

are British women still called birds? 

[Surreylily]

are British women still called birds? 

Only those that flap around and shit on you a lot.   

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pp time

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Caps need to win in regulation for it to mean anything

[Mickstix]

Decent 20 I guess. Looked real good for about 5 minutes then it kinda went downhill. Hope we have enough gas to play 60. Or at least enough to outlast their old ass team. 

[Surreylily]

held them at bay in the first.  Expecting shannanigans in the second.........

[Surreylily]

Whoopsie!   Had wrong colours on. ...   Sorted.  Now we can get at 'em!     

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[Surreylily]

Pfffff.

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da fuck

 

[Mickstix]

Oh well, fun while it lasted. Carlson missing 3/4 of an open net set the tone.

[Surreylily]

Dagnammit!
not looking good.

[richkrt99]

Carlson handing the puck away for the breakaway set the tone
I was actually thinking Kuemper has been solid…
I’d like him to stop that second one

[Mickstix]

How much we paying Kuemper again? Scott Murray needs a raise and extension!