GDT #31 Caps vs Lightning at 7pm

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December 23 vs Lightning at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 17-9-4
PP% 12.5(28th)  PP% 82.3(9th)  Faceoff% 47.6(26th)
Tampa Bay Lightning 16-13-5
PP% 30.9(3rd)  PP% 79.4(19th)  Faceoff% 51.7(8th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Mantha 39
Lapierre 29 - Kuznetsov 92 - Miroschnichenko 63
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

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

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Alexeyev 27
Phillips 45

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

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

Bolts anticipated lines:
Paul 20 - Point 21 - Kucherov 86
Hagel 38 - Cirelli 71 - Stamkos 91
Jeannot 84 - Glendening 11 - Sheary 73
Eyssimont 23 - Motte 64 - Barre-Boulet 12

Hedman 77 - Raddysh 43
de Haan 44 - Cernak 81
Fleury 7 - Perbix 48

Vasilevskiy 88
Johansson 31 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Jon McIsaac 2, Ghislain Hebert 22
Mark Shewchyk 92, David Brisebois 96

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-bolts-ahead-of-holiday-break

scoring summary
1st period:
Glendening from Hedman at 7:29
2nd period:
Mantha(10) from Jensen(5) and Protas(13) at 2:02
3rd period:
no goals
OT:
no goals
SO:
Kuznetsov  ✅   Stamkos    ❎
Strome      ❎    Point         ✅
Ovechkin    ❎   Kucherov   ❎
McMichael   ❎   Hedman    ✅

Caps lose 2-1

[Caps17201]

Got it on

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Carlson has 499 career assists.
OV is currently tied with Gretzgy for most empty net goals at 56.
Kuzy needs one more assist for 5th most in franchise history, currently tied with Mike Gartner at 392.

[Mickstix]

Bro said Ovi did his hair like Billy Idol. I was disappointed.   

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.
 

[Mickstix]

Nice PK followed by a 

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[Mickstix]

Evenin' Lil.

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it’s PP time..

[Mickstix]

Tried 20 minutes sober. Total failure! 


Cheers!!

[capsfanpdx]

Tried 20 minutes sober. Total failure! 


Cheers!!

I always do Jan, it isn't too bad!

[capsfanpdx]

Does anyone else think 36's game has regressed this year?

[Surreylily]

 

[Mickstix]

Are we gonna have to resign Mantha? 

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GOOOAAALLLL

JENSEN

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oh FFS

[Mickstix]

Jensen!! D goal!!

[Surreylily]

 

[Mickstix]

Does anyone else think 36's game has regressed this year?

Sandin? Yea, I thought he was supposed to replace Carlson with some offense..

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