GDT #31 Caps vs Hurricanes SOL 3-2

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December 11 vs Hurricanes at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 18-9-3
PP% 15.9(26th) PK% 75.3(28th) Faceoff% 48.2(22nd)
Carolina Hurricanes 18-9-2
PP% 15.7(27th) PK% 78.6(23rd) Faceoff% 49.6(18th)

Caps anticipated lines:
McMichael 24 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
Protas 21 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
Beauvillier 72 - Dowd 26 - Frank 53
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Milano 15

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

Thompson 48
Bjorklund 68 - backup

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

scratched:
Trineyev 87
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52

IR:
Leonard 9 - upper body
Dubois 80 - lower body
Lindgren 79 - upper body

Canes anticipated lines:
Svechnikov 37 - Aho 20 - Jarvis 24
Ehlers 27 - Stankoven 22 - Blake 53
Carrier 28 - Staal 11 - Martinook 48
Hall 71 - Jankowski 77 - Robinson 50

Miller 19 - Walker 26
Gostisbehere 4 - Chatfield 5
Nikishin 21 - Nystrom 64

Bussi 32
Kochetkov 52 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Furman South 13, Kendrick Nicholson 30
Dylan Blujus 57, Trent Knorr 74

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-conclude-homestand-vs-canes

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x5268

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/12/50551/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-12-11-25/

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
McMichael(5) from Ovechkin and Sandin at 5:00
Ehlers from Stankoven and Nikishin at 13:43
3rd period:
Dowd(2) from Sandin and McMichael at 11:32
Stankoven unassisted at 17:45
OT:
no goals
SO:
Beauvillier   ❎      Jarvis            ✅
Strome        ❎      Svechnikov   ❎
Milano        ❎

Caps lose 3-2

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Coach said in this morning’s post practice presser that Carlson is a “game time decision trending in the right direction”. When he says that, more often than not the player in question starts.

[richkrt99]

Am I gonna wanna watch this?

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Am I gonna wanna watch this?

yes 

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PK time

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tie game after one


Canes have :55 of PP to start the 2nd

[richkrt99]

I'm teasing....I'd watch if we were down 3-0 after 1 (unlike that Redneck fella) 


0-0 after 1...looks like Canes/Caps game.  would have been nice if Sourdiff would've buried one of those

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GOOOAAALLLL

MCMICHAEL

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nother pk . .


zebras are being very one sided tonight

[Mickstix]

Im watching.. Im watching.. 


Both those penalties have been sissy shit.

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game tied after 2

[Mickstix]

We definitely look like 3 day old rust. I don't mind getting outshot, but 30 - 9 after 2 periods? lol


I'd keep pounding their ass. Hard to play against a bunch of little speedy pussies the refs keep protecting though.

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PP time

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GOOOAAALLLL

DOWD

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extra minutes needed

[Mickstix]

Fart noise. Carlson needs more rest. lol

[Mickstix]

God don't go to a shootout. Carbs will be putting Dowd out 2nd or 3rd. 

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shoot out needed