GDT #29 Caps vs Islanders @ 7:30

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December 20 vs Islanders at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: Monumental Sports, TNT
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 15-9-4
PP% 9.8(32nd)  PK% 81.5(12th)  Faceoff% 47.3(27th)
New York Islanders 15-8-8
PP% 26.4(5th)  PK% 72(32nd)  Faceoff% 50.7(13th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Miroshnichenko 63 - Kuznetsov 92 - Phillips 45
Protas 21 - Lapierre 29 - Mantha 39
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

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

Kuemper 35

PP1: Ovechkin, Wilson, Strome, Kuznetsov, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, Mantha, Phillips, Miro, Sandin

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Alexeyev 27
McMichael 24 - illness

IR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Oshie 77 - lower body

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

Islanders anticipated lines:
Lee 27 - Horvat 14 - Barzal 13
Engvall 18 - Nelson 29 - Palmieri 21
Holmstrom 10 - Pageau 44 - Gauthier 16
Fasching 20 - Cizikas 53 - Clutterbuck 15

Romanov 28 - Dobson 8
Bolduc 4 - Bortuzzo 41
Reilly 2 - Aho 25

Varlamov 40
Sorokin 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Francis Charron 6, Michael Markovic 31
Kyle Flemington 55, Julien Fournier 56

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-isles

scoring summary
1st period:
Lapierre(2) from Protas(11) at 9:56
2nd period:
Fasching from Clutterbuck at 1:03
Edmundson(1) from Mantha(5) and Lapierre(3) at 13:12
3rd period:
Lee at 12:02
OT:
Strome(13) PPG from Ovechkin(13) and Carlson(15) at 1:41

Caps win 3-2

[richkrt99]

Line 3 could be interesting.
Lucky Lindy back in net.

Go Caps!

[richkrt99]

So is this game really on Monumental?

[Mickstix]

Oh joy. 3rd game in a row us out of towners have to watch on a different network. No pre/postgame or (most likely) Joe and Locker either. 
Yep, 3rd line gonna be fun... As long as they don't have to play D. 

Let's Go Chucky!!

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So is this game really on Monumental?

Caps dot com and the cable tv guide say it is. But as I noted, it’s rare a national game is also on the local channel.

We will find out at 7:00 when pregame is supposed to start. The locals never do a pregame when the game is national.

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McMike is a scratch tonight.. illness.

[Mickstix]

 

[Mickstix]

McMike scratch fucked the lines.


Miro-Kuzy-Phillips
Protas-Lapi-Mantha

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and, unlike what was reported this afternoon, Kuemper gets the start

[Mickstix]

 

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The PK looked good against a top five PP. Now it’s the worst PP against the worst PK.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   

[Surreylily]

who's this Miro fella?   

.....  ahhhh Cherry.

[Mickstix]

Mornin Lil!


shot shot shot post shot shot shot... nadda. 

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GOOOAAALLLL

LAPIERRE

[Surreylily]

 

[Surreylily]

Mornin Lil!


shot shot shot post shot shot shot... nadda. 

At least they're taking shots.     

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At least they're taking shots.     

I am too..

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Caps lead after one.

[Surreylily]

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