GDT R1G2 Capitals vs Canadiens W 3-1

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R1G2   Caps lead 1-0
April 23 vs Canadiens at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports, ESPN
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals(M1) 51-22-9
Montreal Canadiens(WC2) 40-31-11

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Beauvillier 72
McMichael 24 - Dubois 80 - Wilson(A) 43
Mangiapane 88 - Eller 20 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Dowd 26 - Raddysh 16

Chychrun 6 - Carlson(A) 74
Roy 3 - Sandin 38
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome,
PP2: Ovechkin, McMichael, Dubois, Mangiapane, Sandin

scratched:
Frank 53
Bear 25
McIlrath 52
Stevenson 33

injured:
Protas 21 - lower body
Fehérváry 42 - lower body - season

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

Habs anticipated lines:
Caufield 13 - Suzuki(C) 14 - Slafkovsky 20
Anderson 17 - Dvorak 28 - Gallagher(A) 11
Laine 92 - Newhook 15 - Armia 40
Heineman 51 - Evans 71 - Demidov 93

Matheson(A) 8 - Carrier 45
Guhle 21 - Hutson 48
Struble 47 - Savard 58

Montembeault 35
Dobes 75 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Jake Brenk 26
Julien Fournier 56, Matt MacPherson 83

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/04/48295/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-23-25/

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6059

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-habs-set-for-wednesday-s-game-2

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Dvorak from Anderson and Gallagher at 1:16
McMichael(1) from Raddysh at 3:47
Strome(1) from Beauvillier and Leonard at 4:47
3rd period:
McMichael(2) ENG from Dubois and Wilson at 19:58

Caps win 3-1

[richkrt99]

Alexeyev smiles and says "it's playoff hockey"  .
He lost 3 teeth up top and chipped some on the bottom

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Right now it looks like same lines as game 1. Protas is still a question. And Montreal has made a comment about maybe playing Xhekaj, their “enforcer”.

[Surreylily]

Morning   

[Mickstix]

Evenin Lil

Did I see Frank dressed? Who's sitting? Raddish or Leno?


Never mind. Guess it was my imagination.
https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1915174267647373470

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It’s not uncommon for a guy to take the warmup skate even though he’s a scratch for the night. I’d see it a lot when at the arena.

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that should be two penalties

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what the puck is 2:00 for receiving
 


PP time

[justwincaps]

What in the hell is the penalty on Wilson for?

[Surreylily]

Habs kiddies trying to make out they're tough.  They're just annoying.

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What in the hell is the penalty on Wilson for?

official scoring says unsportsmanlike conduct

these zebras must be on acid

[Surreylily]

official scoring says unsportsmanlike conduct

these zebras must be on acid

it's because he's Willy.  We all know it.  They all know it  It's nothing new.

[Surreylily]

Expect more of the same.

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scoreless after one

[Surreylily]

An okay first, in spite of Dylan.        Ovi looks up for it.   

[Mickstix]

Decent period after a sleepy start. Need to grind one past this dude.

[Beaglefan2]

Mind boggling how they could call Unsportsmanlike on Willy - I guess you can't skate up to a guy and then get cross-checked.


Need more physicality and less Carlson!!!

[justwincaps]

Mind boggling how they could call Unsportsmanlike on Willy - I guess you can't skate up to a guy and then get cross-checked.


Need more physicality and less Carlson!!!

Especially since they blew several calls they should’ve made against Anderson in the first game …… giving him any benefit of the doubt is unbelievably generous on the refs part.   

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GOOOAAALLLL

MCMICHAEL