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GDT #41 Caps at Senators L 4-3
« on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 11:29:55 AM Eastern »
January 1 vs Senators at Canadian Tire Centre
Time: 1:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 21-14-5
PP% 15.7(29th) PK% 76(27th) Faceoff% 48.9(22nd)
Ottawa Senators 18-15-5
PP% 25(6th) PK% 71.4(32nd) Faceoff% 56.2(2nd)

Caps anticipated lines:
Protas 21 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
McMichael 24 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
Beauvillier 72 - Dowd 26 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Frank 53

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

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - lower body

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

scratched:
Milano 15
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52

IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body

Sens anticipated lines:
Tkachuk(C) 7 - Stützle 18 - Zetterlund 20
Perron 57 - Cozens 24 - Batherson 19
Amadio 22 - Pinto 12 - Giroux(A) 28
MacDermid 23 - Grieg 71 - Cousins 21

Sanderson 85 - Zub 2
Chabot(A) 72 - Spence 10
Kleven 43 - Matinpalo 33

Merilainen 1
Sheppard 31 - backup

today’s zebras:
Pierre Lambert 25, Riley Brace 49
James Tobias 61, Jeremy Faucher 97

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-open-2026-in-ottawa

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x7509

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/01/50740/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-1-1-26/

scoring summary
1st period:
Wilson(22) from Sourdif at 8:13
Strome(9) PPG from Leonard and Chychrun at 18:59
2nd period:
Jensen from Sanderson and Pinto at 7:42
Greig from Pinto and  Amadio at 19:31
3rd period:
Perron from Halliday and Cousins at 2:47
Protas(16) from Sourdif and Wilson at 15:53
Zetterlund from Chabot and Stützle at 17:38

Caps lose 4-3
Knowledge is knowing that the Tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing that you shouldn't include it in a Fruit Salad; Philosophy is wondering if a Bloody Mary counts as smoothie

"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #1 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 11:31:22 AM Eastern »
I would expect the same lines with the short turnaround, Thompson in net.
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #2 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 12:06:10 PM Eastern »
Bout time! Thought I was gonna have to go rouge and start the GDT myself.  :raised-eyebrow:   :snicker:

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #3 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 12:41:05 PM Eastern »
I was browsing the news this morning, and drinking coffee


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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #4 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:17:26 PM Eastern »
PK time
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #5 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:18:06 PM Eastern »
Wilson and Tkachuk have been jawing at each other quite a bit
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #6 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:23:36 PM Eastern »
GOOOAAALLLL

WILSON
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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #7 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:28:59 PM Eastern »
Protas taken into the boards hard by Zub, Pro was still on the ice as they went to commercial. Pro did go to the locker room.
Strome gets a retaliatory penalty for slashing Zub after the fact, Zub gets an extra 2 minutes.


Caps get a PP
Knowledge is knowing that the Tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing that you shouldn't include it in a Fruit Salad; Philosophy is wondering if a Bloody Mary counts as smoothie

"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #8 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:34:10 PM Eastern »
PP was a bit different that time with Strome in the box. McMichael on PP1 and Beauvillier on PP2.
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #9 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:39:51 PM Eastern »
Sourdif with a fight. Answers for a hard hit on Chabot. Sourdif held his own against Batherson.
Knowledge is knowing that the Tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing that you shouldn't include it in a Fruit Salad; Philosophy is wondering if a Bloody Mary counts as smoothie

"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #10 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:45:24 PM Eastern »
nother pp . .
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #11 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:47:37 PM Eastern »
PP GOOOAAALLLL

STROME
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #12 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:48:38 PM Eastern »
Protas still hasn’t come out of the locker room, Roy just win in.
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #13 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 01:49:05 PM Eastern »
Caps up 2-0 after one
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #14 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:12:14 PM Eastern »
Protas and Roy are out for the 2nd. Protas looks uncomfortable.
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #15 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:12:26 PM Eastern »
nother pp . . .
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #16 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:21:36 PM Eastern »
 :poop:


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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #17 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:23:42 PM Eastern »
nother pk . .
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"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round

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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #18 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:26:05 PM Eastern »
short pk


4 on 4, then nother(short) pp . . . .
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Re: GDT #41 Caps at Senators @ 1pm
« Reply #19 on: Thursday January 01, 2026, 02:44:55 PM Eastern »
 :poop: :poop:



Knowledge is knowing that the Tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is knowing that you shouldn't include it in a Fruit Salad; Philosophy is wondering if a Bloody Mary counts as smoothie

"bother" said Pooh, as he chambered another round