GDT #79 Caps vs Panthers @ 7pm

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April 8 vs Panthers at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 34-35-9
PP% 21.3(16th)  PK% 82.8(5th)  Faceoff% 50.1(17th)
Florida Panthers 41-31-7
PP% 23.1(10th)  PK% 75.3(25th)  Faceoff% 48.7(23rd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Sheary 73 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
              Backstrom 19 - Protas 59
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratches:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Ovechkin 8 - day to day - upper body
Mantha 39 - day to day - lower body
van Riemsdyk 57 - day to day - upper body
Oshie 77 - day to day - upper body

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

Panthers anticipated lines:
Verhaeghe 23 - Barkov 16 - Duclair 10
Luostarinen 27 - Lundell 15 - Tkachuk 19
Lomberg 94 - E Stall 12 - Reinhart 13
Cousins 21 - White 6 - Smith 54

Forsling 42 - Ekblad 5
M Stall 18 - Montour 62
Mahura 28 - Gudas 7

Lyon 34
Bobrovsky 72 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Frederick L’Ecuyer 17
Ryan Gibbons 58, Jesse Marquis 86

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-cats/c-343263464

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Strome(21) from Wilson(8 and Protas(11) at 8:51
Verhaeghe from Montour and Barkov at 10:56
Ekblad PPG from Reinhart and Tkachuk at 13:47
Wilson(10) from Sheary(21) and Kuznetsov(43) at 16:05
3rd period:
Tkachuk unassisted at 19:00
Reinhart ENG from Tkachuk and Barkov at 19:20

Caps lose 4-2

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OV is a game time decision, upper body. Lindgren is expected to get the start.

[Mickstix]

I guess I'll watch, even if Ovi is a scratch.. Gonna need the bourbon and the other thing to make it though. 

[BlackIce]

I guess I'll watch, even if Ovi is a scratch.. Gonna need the bourbon and the other thing to make it though. 

You sure your girlfriend is up for the other thing?

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   

[Mickstix]

You sure your girlfriend is up for the other thing?

Bro, it was her idea! 


How's it possible we can't even field a full team?? Teams that have been eliminated should have a roster expansion (If that's the reason) till the end of the season. We have a bunch of guys who have no business adding up any more minutes.

[Mickstix]

Is it really that difficult to call? 

[Mickstix]

Truck race at Bristol starts in 15 minutes.. Dirt race unfortunately, but it'll still be better then watching this. With Ovi out there's literally nothing good that can happen here. lol

[Surreylily]

I'm finding it hard to get up for this one.  Without Ovi, there seems little to cheer for.
It'd be nice to see some of the other guys step up.

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If it means the Hens miss the playoffs, I’m ok with the Caps losing this one

[Surreylily]

 
At least they done it quicker this time.

[Surreylily]

Oh joy.  Another pppp

[Surreylily]

Without Ovi to distract them and Oshie crashing the net, our pp is anaemic.

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GOOOAAALLLL

STROME

 

[Surreylily]

 
i'm liking this Strome fella.

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GOOOAAALLLL

WILSON

 

[Surreylily]

 

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two to two after two

[Surreylily]

Nice to see a bit of compete in our guys.

[Mickstix]

Nice competitive regulation loss would be perfect.


I got money on the under (5.5) or else I'd put up the sure death goalie emoji.