GDT #74 Caps at Sabres @ 7pm

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April 2 vs Sabres at Key Bank Center
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 36-27-10
PP% 21(17th) PK% 79.4(19th) Faceoff% 46.4(30th)
Buffalo Sabres 35-35-5
PP% 15.6(29th) PK% 79.5(17th) Faceoff% 45.4(32nd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - McMichael 24 - Miroshnichenko 63
Pacioretty 67 - Strome 17 - Milano 15
Sgarbossa 23 - Lapierre 29 - Protas 21
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Phillips 45
Iorio 2
Oshie 77 - upper body

LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Bear 25 - player assistance - indefinite

Wilson 43 - 6 of 6 - high sticking

Sabres anticipated lines:
Peterka 77 - Thompson 72 - Tuch 89
Benson 9 - Cozens 24 - Quinn 22
Skinner 53 - Krebs 19 - Rousek 13
Robinson 50 - Girgensons 28 - Olofsson 71

Dahlin 26 - Power 25
Byram 4 - Jokiharju 10
Bryson 78 - Clifton 75

Luukkonen 1
Levi 27 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Garrett Rank 7, Graham Skilliter 24
Brad Kovachik 71, Tyson Baker 88

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-take-on-sabres-in-buffalo

scoring summary
1st period:
Fehervary(3) from Sgarbossa(3) and Lapierre(11) at 2:46
Girgensons from Dahlin and Power at 15:42
Peterka PPG from Tuch and Benson at 16:50
2nd period:
Peterka from Tuch at 10:54
Strome(26) PPG from Carlson(39) and Ovechkin(33) at 19:14
3rd period:
Dahlin PPG from Peterka and Thompson at 3:03
Thompson from Quinn and Benson at 4:48
Tuch from Thompson and Dahlin at 5:33

Caps lose 6-2

[Mickstix]

Come on Pacioretty, do something bruh!!     

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Once again, the lineup has been a state secret until the last minute..

[Mickstix]

I forgot to mention and it's too bad he's scratched tonight. But I liked Iorio's game Saturday night.

[Surreylily]

Morning   

[Mickstix]

That's what it was. They we're waiting on Lil.. 


Evenin!

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GOOOAAALLLL

FEHERVARY

[Mickstix]

FEVER!! 1-0

[Surreylily]

 

[Surreylily]

That's what it was. They we're waiting on Lil.. 


Evenin!

 

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Is there not a second “A” on the ice tonight? I don’t see one. Oshie, then Willy usually get it.

[Mickstix]

Overpass, crossbar, overpass, post.. 

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[capsfanpdx]

We need To sign some real Dmen this offseason

[Surreylily]

Overpass, crossbar, overpass, post.. 

rinse, repeat...   

[Mickstix]

   Playin way too loose. Now a PK..   

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[Rey Capalpatine]

Bloody hail, I step out for one moment and when ai come back I see The Sabers  tie it up then score a goal? I can't leave the Caps alone for a minute without them getting in trouble?

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down 1 after 1

[Mickstix]

And just like that it's 15-4 sog and we're behind!    Lucky to get out of there only down 1.