GDT #7 Caps vs Wild @ 7pm

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October 27 vs Wild at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 2-3-1
PP% 10.5(29th)  PK% 69.6(30th)  Faceoff% 50(19th)
Minnesota Wild 3-3-1
PP% 16(18th)  PK% 72.7(26th)  Faceoff% 50(5th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77
McMichael 24 - Backstrom 19 - Mantha 39
Malenstyn 47 - Protas 21 - Phillips 45

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

Kuemper 35

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

scratched:
Shepard 31 - backup
Hāman Aktell 4
Johansen 46
Dowd 26 - day to day - upper body

IR:
Lindgren 79 - upper body

LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Edmundson 6 - hand 

Wild anticipated lines:
Kaprizov 97 - Hartman 38 - Zuccarello 36
Johansson 90 - Eriksson Ek 14 - Maroon 20
Foligno 17 - Rossi 23 - Lettieri 10
Merrill 4 - Dewar 26 - Duhaime 21

Brodin 25 - Faber 7
Middleton 5 - Mermis 57
Hunt 48 - Addison 2

Fleury 29
Gustavsson 32 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
TJ Luxmore 21, Graham Skilliter 24
Trent Knorr 74, Jesse Marquis 86

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-open-homestand-vs-wild

scoring summary
1st period:
Rossi from Foligno and Johansson at 2:17
Wilson(1) SHG from McMichael(1) and van Riemsdyk(1) at 9:49
Strome(5) PPG from Ovechkin(4) and Kuznetsov(4) at 17:14
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
Hartman unassisted at 1:16
OT:
no goals
SO:
Kuznetsov ❎   Zuccarello    ❎
Oshie         ❎   Kaprizov      ❎
Backstrom ❎   Erickson Ek ❎
Strome       ❎   Hartman      ❎
Ovechkin   ❎   Johansson    ❎
Milano       ❎   Rossi           ❎
Carlson      ✅   Maroon        ❎

Caps win 3-2

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The forward lines have been mixed up from the Devils game. I wouldn’t be surprised I’d the PP lines get some change as well.

Sandin is being called a game time decision.

[Surreylily]

Morninng chaps   
hopefully I can stay awake for this one..

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Wild played last night, not well apparently. Their lines have been mixed up as well.

[Surreylily]

Ugh!    Hate this kit   

[Surreylily]

A Special K special, right off the jump.   

[Mickstix]

There's a big save from Kuemper when ya need it! 

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1 goal and 2 penalties already


 

[Mickstix]

Yay. Another PK. Somebody told the ref he was fucking blind after the 92 penalty. He made it up to us with calling another cheapy. 

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GOOOAAALLLL

WILSON

SHORTY

[Mickstix]

Wilson Chorty!!!!!

[Surreylily]

 

A shorty Willy!
 

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oh yea.. hi Lil

[Surreylily]

 
Anybody know anything about this Mitch Love character?  Was he brought up from Hershey?

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PP time

[Mickstix]

Let's act like we've done it before boys. 


Mornin' Lil.

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GOOOAAALLLL

STROME PPG

[Surreylily]

Strome looking good again.  Right place, right time.
 

[Surreylily]

Let's act like we've done it before boys. 


Mornin' Lil.

There ya go!   

[Mickstix]

Purdy PP goal!!


Another good 20.. Least they're lookin competent, more and more often.