GDT #36 Caps vs Devils @ 7:30pm

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January 3 vs Devils at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: TNT
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 18-11-6
PP% 12.2(29th) PK% 81.7(12th) Faceoff% 46.9(28th)
New Jersey Devils 19-14-2
PP% 30.3(1st) PK% 77.7(24th) Faceoff% 53.9(4th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Mantha 39
Pacioretty 67 - Strome 17 - Phillips 45
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - Bear 25
van Riemsdyk 57 - Jensen 3

Shepard 31

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Kuznetsov, Carlson
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Alexeyev 27
Lapierre 29
Edmundson 6 - “maintenance”

IR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Oshie 77 - upper body
Lindgren 79 - upper body

LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip - season

Devils anticipated lines:
Toffoli - J Hughes - Bratt
Palat - Hischier - Haula
Lazar - McLeod - Mercer
Bastian - Tierney - Holtz

Siegenthaler - Nemec
L Hughes - Marino
Bahl - Smith

Daws
Vanecek

tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Brandon Blandina 39
Scott Cherrey 50, Matt MacPherson 83

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-open-homestand-vs-devils

scoring summary
1st period:
Hischier from Miller and Daws at 3:03
Hischier PPG from Hughes and Hughes at 9:50
McMichael(7) PPG from Sandin(11) and Mantha(7) at 18:38
2nd period:
Mercer from Haula and Hischier at 8:08
Kuznetsov(6) from Ovechkin(15) and Fehervary(5) at 11:25
Carlson(2) PPG from Kuznetsov(7) and Ovechkin(16) at 18:58
McLeod from Holtz at 19:44
3rd period:
Mercer from Haula and Bastian at 7:16
McLeod from Holtz at 15:35

Caps lose 6-3

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Caps start a 5 game home stand tonight.

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Pacioretty in, will line up with Strome and Phillips. Lapierre is the scratch.
 


Also, Edmundson out for “maintenance”, TvR in.

[Mickstix]

Get em' Max!! Paci's 35 years old, coming off double achilles tears. This should be fun. 

And I thought Oshie was about ready?? Carbs said he skated in full gear the Wednesday before Christmas? That was 2 weeks ago.. Anyway, if he ever does recover, Paci/Strome/Oshie might be a decent line if they can stay healthy..


Team really needs to waive Kuzy and find a play maker though. He does little more than get his cardio workout in on a nightly basis.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.
 

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[Mickstix]

Hello fat juicy rebound. 

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it would appear the Caps have hit the cap ceiling, again. This despite the $9M that Backy freed up. Bringing back Oshie will be interesting.

[Mickstix]

PK time. 

[Surreylily]

it would appear the Caps have hit the cap ceiling, again. This despite the $9M that Backy freed up. Bringing back Oshie will be interesting.

Oshie is done.   

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[Mickstix]

 


Probably game folks..

[Surreylily]

S'not looking good.

[Caps17201]

Plenty of time left

[Surreylily]

Yes.  There is.      .........

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PP time…

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GOOOAAALLLL

MCMICHAEL

PPG

[Surreylily]

 

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Caps almost tie it at the buzzer

[Surreylily]

I can't seem to quite get into this game so far tonight.