GDT #21 Caps at Canadiens W 8-4

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November 20 vs Canadiens at Bell Centre
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 10-8-2
PP% 13.8(30th) PK% 72.3(28th) Faceoff% 48.4(22nd)
Montreal Canadiens 10-6-3
PP% 21.4(14th) PK% 78.5(19th) Faceoff% 50.9(13th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Beauvillier 72 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
Protas 21 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
Duhaime 22 - McMichael 24 - Leonard 9
Milano 15 - Lapierre 29 - Frank 53

Fehérváry 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Chychrun 6 - Roy 3
Sandin 38 - McIlrath 52

Lindgren 79
Thompson 48 - backup

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Chychrun, Carlson
PP2: McMichael, Leonard, Frank, Beauvillier, Sandin

scratched:
Chisholm 47
van Riemsdyk 57
Dowd 26 - upper body - day to day

IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body

Habs anticipated lines:
Caufield 13 - Suzuki(C) 14 - Bolduc 76
Slafkovsky 20 - Kapanen 91 - Demidov 93
Roy 89 - Evans 71 - Anderson 17
Davidson 49 - Veleno 90 - Gallagher(A) 11

Matheson(A) 8 - Dobson 53
Struble 47 - Hutson 48
Xhekaj 72 - Carrier 45

Montembeault 35
Dobeš 75 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Corey Syvret 23, Jake Brenk 26
Michel Cormier 76, Jonathan Deschamps 80

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-clash-with-canadiens-x9774

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x8523

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/11/50339/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-11-20-25/

scoring summary
1st period:
Ovechkin[8] (905) PPG from Strome at 1:00
Gallagher PPG from Dobson and Demidov at 15:47
2nd period:
Frank(1) PPG from Ovechkin and Strome at 2:00
Frank(2) from Protas and Lapierre at 3:38
Veleno from Matheson and Gallagher at 7:53
Chychrun(5) from Carlson at 14:26
Suzuki from Carrier and Bolduc at 15:04
Milano(2) from Frank and Sandin at 17:25
3rd period:
Matheson from Caufield and Hutson at 5:37
Ovechkin(9) (906) from Strome at 16:03
Ovechkin(10) (907) ENG from Carlson at 17:56
Milano(3) from Frank and Lapierre at 18:34

Caps win 8-4

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I haven’t seen any comments from the coach yet today. I would guess with the back to back, and especially since they won last night, tonight’s lines are same as last night’s. Lindy in net.


unless of course there is another surprise injury

[richkrt99]

I would expect Lindy in net for sure.  I figured last night's lines were setup specific to Oils (and Dowd was out), but it worked well so I'd guess the same, and they only have so much to work with.  Although I would move out TVR and bring in Mac or Chisholm.  I wouldn't mind seeing Miro or someone get a sweater and sit Lappy - if he's playing wing anyway.  That does have waiver consequences tho.

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Caps don’t have the roster space to call anyone up unless someone gets sent down or Dowd goes on IR. I’m pretty sure they can’t send anyone down without waivers.


Coach said there might be some changes on the back end, whatever that means.

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TvR out, McIlrath in

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PP time

[richkrt99]

there we go

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

OVECHKIN

[richkrt99]

thats one way to shorten Ovi's PP time 

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officially, that PP was 2 seconds long

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nother pp . .

[richkrt99]

my stream is the Montreal feed - man are they bitching about the penalties

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the high stick was earned, I didn’t see the trip, had to step away from the tv for a minute

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PK time

[richkrt99]

catch yuns later..im headed home, will catch up about mid 2nd pd.

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1 to 1 after one


Each team has a PPG. Caps had 4 penalties, Habs had 5, a couple offseting. Caps will start the 2nd with a full PP. Officially, Caps are 1 fer 2, Habs are 1 fer 3.

[Mickstix]

I guess that puck crossed. Wouldn't exactly call it "definitive" though. NHL still the only sport on the planet that loves to overturn on ice official calls w/o sufficient evidence. lol "What do think Bob? Eh, it was probably in. OK then, GOOD GOAL!" 

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PP GOOOAAALLLL

FRANK

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GOOOAAALLLL

FRANK

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Habs change the goalie