GDT #32 Caps vs Hurricanes W 3-1

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December 20 vs Hurricanes at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 21-8-2
PP% 20.8(18th)  PK% 83.8(6th)  Faceoff% 50.4(18th)
Carolina Hurricanes 20-10-1
PP% 27.3(4th)  PK% 85.3(4th)  Faceoff% 52.4(6th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Mangiapane 88 - Strome(A) 17 - Wilson(A) 43
McMichael 24 - Dubois 80 - Protas 21
Vrana 13 - Lapierre 29 - Raddysh 16
Duhaime 22 - Dowd 26 - Miroshnichenko 63

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - Roy 3
Chychrun 6 - van Riemsdyk 57

Lindgren 79
Thompson 48 - backup

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Alexeyev 27
McIlrath 52

IR:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - lower body
Eller 20 - illness

LTIR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Oshie 77 - lower back - season

Canes anticipated lines:
Robinson 50 - Aho 20 - Jarvis 24
Svechnikov 37 - Kotkaniemi 82 - Necas 88
Carrier 28 - Stall 11 - Martinook 48
Roslovic 96 - Yost 27 - Blake 53

Slavin 74 - Burns 8
Orlov 7 - Chatfield 5
Gostisbehere 41 - Walker 26

Kochetkov 52
Tokarski 34 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Chris Lee 28, Peter MacDougall 38
Steve Barton 59, David Brisebois 96

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2024/12/46640/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-12-20-24/

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x9070

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-canes-in-friday-metro-match

scoring summary
1st period:
Protas(12) from Mangiapane and Roy at 19:17
2nd period:
Vrana(5) from Lapierre at 16:11
McMichael(16) from Fehervary and Dubois at 19:33
3rd period:
Jarvis from Aho and Burns at 10:22

Caps win 3-1

[waynerivers]

This game ought to tell us if the last two were just a blip on the radar.

[richkrt99]

This game is gonna send Caps fans screaming "the sky is falling" 

[Mickstix]

Im expecting an L. I'll bitch while it happens, if it happens. But knew we'd go on a cold spell at some point.  We always do..

[richkrt99]

Eller is out with an illness and "will miss some time"  WTF kind of illness do they put you on IR for?
That's gonna hurt the 3rd line and vs Canes is tough time for that.

[richkrt99]

NJ lost to Columbus, so a win tonight puts Caps back atop the East

[Mickstix]

Time for Lappy to step up as a 3C. Not sure he has it in him yet, but.. Next man up time!!


And yea, "some time" for illness is odd. Maybe he has covid?

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damn, forgot about the lines. Had to make Dinner and walk the dog.




It doesn’t appear the Caps called anyone up from Hershey yet.

[richkrt99]

Well, we can see how this is going....Caps PP vs hot goalie hot goalie hot goalie.

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Caps 4th line is the only one that hasn’t been juggled

[richkrt99]

Mangi baby...NICE...in the last minute

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GOOOAAALLLL

PROTAS

[richkrt99]

yep, hit Frankenstein in front
Protas goal

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PK to start the 2nd

Caps up 1-0 after one

[Mickstix]

Glad we can deflect pucks pretty good. Can't do much else lately.

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nother pk . .

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GOOOAAALLLL

VRANA

[Mickstix]

Risky imoji gamble pays off! lol


Attaboy 

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GOOOAAALLLL

MCMICHAEL