GDT #14 Caps vs Golden Knights @ 7pm

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November 14 vs Golden Knights at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 7-4-2
PP% 7.9(30th)  PK% 82.5(12th)  Faceoff% 46.2(29th)
Vegas Golden Kinghts 12-2-1
PP% 22.5(11th)  PK% 85.1(8th)  Faceoff% 51.1(14th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Oshie 77
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Phillips 45
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Johansen 46 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - McIlrath 25

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Lapierre 29
Hāman Aktell 4
Shepard 31

IR:
Mantha 39 - puck to ear
Fehervary 42 - lower body
van Riemsdyk 57 - lower body

LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Edmundson 6 - hand
Backstrom 19 - hip - season

Vegas anticipated lines:
Barbashev 49 - Eichel 9 - Marchessault 81
Carrier 28 - Amadio 22 - Stone 61
Cotter 43 - Karlsson 71 - Dorofeyev 16
Rondbjerg 46 - Howden 21 - Kolesar 55

Martinez 23 - Pietrangelo 7
MaNabb 3 - Theodore 27
Hutton 17 - Whitecloud 2

Thompson 36
Hill 33 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Kevin Pollock 33
CJ Murray 68, Derek Nansen 70

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-cup-champ-knights

scoring summary
1st period:
Strome(7) from Milano(3) at 16:39
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
McMichael(4) ENG from Carlson8) and Sandin(4) at 19:11
Malenstyn(2) unassisted at 19:27

Caps win 3-0

[richkrt99]

 


(someone been shopping early again)

[richkrt99]

not to be a downer, but I'm not expecting a win tonight. 

[Mickstix]

   Protec da houze!!!

[richkrt99]

I think one reason Vegas is off to such a good start is they played so long into last year and are all still in sinc more than other teams.
That, and they go alot of talent and size.
It's generally later in the season that SC winners take a shit on this season.

[justwincaps]

6-1-1 in our last 8 games ….. we’ll see how real that is tonight.   

Again, hoping for the best, expecting the worse.

[richkrt99]

Caps have three starting Dmen out...
Vegas scores the 2nd MOST goals in the league, and the Caps struggle to score goals
Vegas allows the 2nd least amount of goals against in NHL (and the Caps struggle to score goals.)
Hmmm, let me think...

And although I like our fourth line shown in lineup...Is Phillips the best we can do on McMike's line?
I actually miss Mantha right now  .  This is how good our lineup is.

Oof.  Its gonna be ugly folks
Fuck it...GO CAPS!

[capsfanpdx]

this could turn into a  'lemme just check the score one min............NOPE.......' kind of game.  Not a big fan of 27 maybe the coaches are seeing something I don't.  LoJo has just seemed better.

[Mickstix]

Gotta jump on em' early, somehow. They've been off a while. It's the NHL, we can beat anybody!! (once) 

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.    Forced myself to get up from a nap       Hope it's worth it.

[Surreylily]

Aaaannnd check out the refs.     

[Mickstix]

If they're gonna stand there at center ice and discuss it for over a minute, just go over to the monitor and see what the fuck happened.. NHL if fucking stupid. lol

[Mickstix]

Phillips on PP1..

[Surreylily]

It took a pp for us to get out of our zone.

[Mickstix]

I don't think Ovi's 100% after that high stick. He took something off the slap shot, then passed up a chance to destroy someone at center ice.


Hopefully Im just paranoid. 

[Mickstix]

Ol Macky!    Seriously though, atta boy!!

[Surreylily]

Welcome to the Hershey Bears.   

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Kolazar looked like a rookie against McIlrath


 

[Surreylily]

I don't think Ovi's 100% after that high stick. He took something off the slap shot, then passed up a chance to destroy someone at center ice.


Hopefully Im just paranoid. 

Ovi hasn't been right for some time.   

[capsfanpdx]

Solid first so far