GDT #22 Caps vs Lightning L 5-3

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November 22 vs Lightning at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 11-8-2
PP% 16.1(25th) PK% 72.1(29th) Faceoff% 48.3(22nd)
Tampa Bay Lightning 11-7-2
PP% 16.9(22nd) PK% 86.2(3rd) Faceoff% 44.7(31st)

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 - van Riemsdyk 57

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup

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

scratched:
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52
Dowd 26 - upper body - day to day

IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body

Bolts anticipated lines:
Hagel(A) 38 - Cirelli 71 - Kucherov(A) 86
Guentzel(A) 59 - Point 21 - James 17
Goncalves 93 - Paul 20 - Bjorkstrand 22
Girgensons 28 - Gourde 37 - Douglas 42

Moser 90 - Raddysh 43
D’Astous 51 - Cernak 81
Carlile 67 - Lilleburg 78

Johansson 31
Vasilevskiy 88 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Tom Chmielewski 18, Mitch Dunning 20
Dylan Blujus 57, Brad Kovachik 71

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-open-homestand-vs-bolts

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x0034

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/11/50373/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-11-22-25/

scoring summary
1st period:
Sourdif(3) from Wilson and Fehérváry at 1:06
Hagel SHG from Cirelli and Cernak at 2:53
Bjorkstrand PPG from Kucherov and Raddysh at 5:21
Hagel from Kucherov and Moser at 11:36
Kucherov from Hagel and Moser at 18:19
2nd period:
Chychrun(6) unassisted at 5:26
3rd period:
Frank(3) from Milano and Chychrun at 5:24
Cirelli from Hagel and Guentzel at 15:51

Caps lose 5-3

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Dowd practiced this morning, full contact, but will not play tonight. TvR will play in his 700th game.


and all of a sudden he Caps lead the league in goals for the month

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GOOOAAALLLL

SOURDIF

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PP time

[Rey Capalpatine]

Sourdif with the quick strike! 🤩😛🤑

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[Rey Capalpatine]

Great.  🤒🤢🤮

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so much for pp..


PK, 4 on 4, then a man down for a minute

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what’s happenin Rey

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nother pp . .

[Rey Capalpatine]

This is starting to turn ugly.  🤧🤢🤮

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[Mickstix]

-2 on Special teams. 3 goals on 5 shots. Should of pulled Thompson. Can't stop a beachball.    Guess we were due a stinker and here it is!

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Caps change goalies

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Caps down 4-1 after one

[Mickstix]

Nothin a big ol burbon and ginger ale can't fix!    Might have to start watching the Gators Vols game sooner than I wanted to.   

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So you’re the one that causes me trouble with that ginger ale shit

[Mickstix]

You got a problem with Ginger?    Zero sugar with Jim Beam don't taste too bad. I prefer Pepsi, but.. Sugar. 

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I’ve lost count how many times I order a Jack and sprite and I get served a Jack and ging