GDT #30 Caps at Blue Jackets at 7pm

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December 21 vs Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 16-9-4
PP% 10.6(30th) PK% 82.1(10th) Faceoff% 47.3(27th)
Columbus Blue Jackets 11-17-5
PP% 16.1(25th) PK% 83.7(7th) Faceoff% 47.8(25th)

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

Lindgren 79

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

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Sgarbossa 23
Alexeyev 27
McMichael 24 - flu

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

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

Blue Jackets anticipated lines:
Gaudreau 13 - Fantilli 11 - Danforth 17
Chinakhov 59 - Voronkov 10 - Marchenko 86
Johnson 91 - Sillinger 4 - Bemstrom 52
Gaunce 16 - Kuraly 7 - Texier 42

Werenski 8 - Peeke 2
Provorov 9 - Jiricek 55
Bean 22 - Gudbranson 44

Merzlikins 90
Martin 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kevin Pollock 33, Justin Kea 44
Devin Berg 87, David Brisebois 96

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-take-on-blue-jackets

scoring summary
1st period:
Mantha8) PPG from Ovechkin(14) and Carlson(16) at 18:24
2nd period:
Sillinger from Bemstrom and Gaudreau at 15:17
Mantha(9) from Protas(12) and Carlson(17) at 17:23
3rd period:
Chinakhov from Voronkov and Marchenko at 12:49
OT:
Ovechkin(6) PPG from Strome(7) and Carlson(18) at 4:07

Caps win 3-2

[richkrt99]

Did I mention all these back to backs is friggin ridiculous?


I thought Miro looked solid.  Saw him hit some people too.  Lapi looked good.


Maybe we should put Ovi/Kuzy/Phillips on a line and just get it over with....call them L2 but give them 9 min a game

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OV is currently tied with  Gretzgy for most empty net goals at 56.
OV is currently tied with Malkin for 2nd most OT points at 39. That other prick in Shitsburgh is #1 at 43 points.
Carlson currently has 496 career assists.
Kuzy needs one more assist for 5th most in franchise history, is currently tied with Mike Gartner at 392.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   

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evenin

[Mickstix]

Afternoon 


Prolly aughta might wanna stay outta the box tonight.

[Mickstix]

Yes, please do challenge Ovi with your Russian line. He needs some motivation!

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PP time..

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GOOOAAALLLL

MANTHA

PPG

[Mickstix]

Mantha!! You dummy. 

[Surreylily]

 





On a PP!

[Surreylily]

Nice to see Ovi taking some shots.  One will go in eventually.......

[Mickstix]

Ovi does have some pepper with him tonight! Ones gotta go eventually. 

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GOOOAAALLLL

MANTHA

[Mickstix]

Were on a 5v5 PK there. 

[Surreylily]

 

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2 to 1 after 2

[Surreylily]

Were gonna need to stay sharp in the 3rd.

[Mickstix]

Way too much D zone time to end that period.