GDT R1G4 Capitals at Canadiens W 5-2

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R1G4   Caps lead series 2-1
April 27 vs Canadiens at Bell Centre
Time: 6:30
TV: Monumental Sports, TNT
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, Wilson, Chychrun, Carlson
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 - Slafkovský 20
Anderson 17 - Dvorak 28 - Gallagher(A) 11
Newhook 15 - Evans 71 - Demidov 93
Heineman 51 - Kapanen 91 - Armia 40

Matheson(A) 8 - Carrier 45
Guhle 21 - Hutson 48
Xhekaj 72 - Savard 58

Dobeš 75
Primeau 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Dan O’Rourke 9, Frederick L’Ecuyer 17
Andrew Smith 51, Ryan Daisy 81

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/04/48442/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-27-25/

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x8010

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-look-to-get-right-in-game-4

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Strome(2) from Beauvillier at 1:25
Slafkovsky PPG from Demidov and Hutson at 10:33
Caufield PPG from Hutson and Demidov at 18:32
3rd period:
Duhaime(1) from Chychrun and van Riemsdyk at 6:39
Mangiapane(1) from Strome and van Riemsdyk at 16:32
Duhaime(2) ENG from Dowd at 17:21
Wilson(1) ENG from McMichael at 19:05

Caps win 5-2

[Surreylily]

Expect shananigans tonight.   We have a double whammy of anti Caps refs to deal with.   

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Montembeault is listed as day to day for the Habs. Other than that, the lines appear to be the same as game 3. No word yet on Protas.

[Surreylily]

evening.   

I'm expecting a better showing from our boys tonight.

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Thompson in net, no Protas yet.

[justwincaps]

Can’t believe LT is on the ice, let alone starting after Strome destroyed him the other night.

Hate that Big Pro is a no-go.

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It looked like LT hyperextended a knee on that collision. Sometimes those are bad, sometimes you just need a day.

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PK time


on a very weak call

[Mickstix]

No Protas sucks. 


Need LT to stand on his head I guess. We're playing the Cup favorites!! 

[Surreylily]

  And so it begins.......

[Surreylily]

We're being far too passive for my liking.   

[Surreylily]

1 shot on goal in 10 minutes?     

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PP time

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1 shot on goal in 10 minutes?     

After 11:35, SOG are WAS 2 to MON 3

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nother PP . .

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oh fer 2

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game tied at zero after one

[Surreylily]

It's hard to believe we had such a good record away in the reg season.

[Surreylily]

I'm glad we're not getting goaded into stupid little spats so far.   

[Mickstix]

I don't recognize our team. Soon as we get anything going we get a PP and it kills us.


And why isn't Protas playing? He's practiced twice now in full gear, full practice. Makes no sense.