GDT #24 Caps vs Rangers @ 7pm

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December 9 vs Rangers at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 12-8-3
PP% 9(32nd)  PK% 77.8(20th)  Faceoff% 45.9(29th)
New York Rangers 18-5-1
PP% 29.7(3rd)  PK% 84.8(8th)  Faceoff% 56.1(1st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Milano 15 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Mantha 39
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Edmundson 6 - Jensen 3
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57

Lindgren 79

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Wilson, Strome, Carlson
PP2: Kuznetsov, Protas, Mantha, McMichael, Sandin

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Phillips 45
Johansen 46
Alexeyev 27

LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Backstrom 19 - hip - season

Rangers anticipated lines:
Kreider 20 - Zibanejad 93 - Brodzinski 22
Panarin 10 - Trochek 16 - Lafreniere 13
Cuylle 50 - Bonino 12 - Wheeler 17
Vesey 26 - Nash 18 - Pitlick 71

Miller 79 - Trouba 8
Lindgren 55 - Fox 23
Gustafsson 56 - Schneider 4

Shesterkin 31
Quick 32 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Chris Rooney 5, Frederick L’Ecuyer 17
Ryan Gibbons 58, Brandon Gawryletz 64

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-get-first-look-at-rangers

scoring summary
1st period:
Milano(4) from Fehervary(4) and Carlson(14) at :43
2nd period:
Mantha(6) from Kuznetsov(6) and Sandin(6) at 1:43
Wilson(9) unassisted at 5:35
Aubé-Kubel(2) from Malenstyn(2) at 11:52
3rd period:
no goals

Caps win 4-0

[Beaglefan2]

Looks like Oshie is in and Lapierre is out. Hope Osh can step it back up. Hate to see Lapierre lose the experience, I was really starting to like him.

[Mickstix]

Yep, Lapi is back to Hershey. He reminded me of 2022 McMike. Hopefully he'll bloom into something similar with more experience. 

Wonder who will get the axe when the speedster Pacioretty is ready??    One of NAK-Malenstyn-Milano.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps     

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DON'T MENTION THE GOALIE     DON'T MENTION THE GOALIE    DON'T MENTION THE GOALIE    DON'T MENTION THE GOALIE

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GOOOAAALLLL


MILANO

[Mickstix]

Milano!! Sweet 1st shift!!


Mornin' Lil 

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Ovi looks up for it ......

[Mickstix]

Ovi and his 1 move.. lol


I swear, next chance he gets at a breakaway I'd blast a full on slap shot from 5' away. 

[Surreylily]

Nice protecting the goalie!     

Remember when that never used to happen?

[Surreylily]

This passing around the boards behind the net is far, far too predictable.   

[Mickstix]

POWER PLAY!!! 

[Surreylily]

Uh oh.

[Mickstix]

Solid 20 minutes.

[Surreylily]

Decent first.

[Mickstix]

Ovi gonna bust one on the PP to open the 2nd. 

[Surreylily]

I'm going to try....   I'm going to be positive for the next period.     

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Ovi gonna bust one on the PP to open the 2nd. 

     Same wavelength dude!

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Here we go!

Come on fellas!