GDT #42 Caps vs Blackhawks SOL 3-2

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January 2 vs Blackhawks at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 21-15-5
PP% 16(28th) PK% 76.7(26th) Faceoff% 48.9(23rd)
Chicago Blackhawks 15-18-7
PP% 21.1(12th) PK% 83.6(4th) Faceoff% 46.4(31st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Beauvillier 72 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
McMichael 24 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
Frank 53 - Dowd 26 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Milano 15

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

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup

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

scratched:
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52
Protas 21 - lower body

IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body

Hawks anticipated lines:
Bertuzzi 59 - Greene 20 - Burakovsky 28
Teravainen 86 - Moore 11 - Lardis 76
Donato 8 - Dickinson(A) 16 - Mikheyev 95
Dach 34 - Foligno(C) 17 - Slaggert 84

Vlasic 72 - Crevier 46
Kaiser 44 - Levshunov 55
Grzelcyk 48 - Murphy(A) 5

Knight 30
Soderblom 40 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kendrick Nicholson 39, Brandon Blandina 39
Ryan Daisy 81, Matt MacPherson 83

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-start-homestand-vs-hawks-on-saturday

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x0536

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/01/50762/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-1-3-26/#CHIvsWSH

scoring summary
1st period:
Donato from Mikheyev at 1:13
Strome(10) from Frank and van Riemsdyk at 4:46
2nd period:
Teravainen PPG from Bertuzzi and Burakovsky at 4:24
3rd period:
Leonard[8] from Roy and Beauvillier at 11:18
OT:
no goals
SO:
Leonard    ❎    Lardis   ✅
Strome      ✅    Donato ❎
Beauvillier ❎    Moore  ❎
McMichael ❎    Crevier  ❎
Milano       ✅    Burakovsky ✅
Chychrun   ❎   Foligno    ✅

Caps lose 3-2.

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Second half of the season starts tonight.

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Protas is a game time decision, ankle.




Milano in, Protas out.

[Mickstix]

    I've seen times when scoring as soon as the game starts still means you get your ass kicked. Lets hope that's the case. This shit gettin old. 

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GOOOAAALLLL

STROME

[Mickstix]

Heard Stromer scored while I was mixin one.

Hopefully whatever the D smoked for lunch wears off here soon.. 

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1 to 1 after one


Hope Willy comes back

[Mickstix]

Oh well, if Wilson is hurt hurt, aint gonna matter. We're gonna be in trouble.

[Mickstix]

Alan May making it sound like they'll probably need to amputate. lol

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PK time

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Caps down 2-1 after two.

[Mickstix]

They all forgot how to play hockey I think? 


Smith Pelly and May now both think they'll need to amputate Wilson's leg.  "I don't even want to speculate the worst case scenario" "If you've been on the ice before, you know" Fucking just tell us what you think it is? lol Bro grabbed at this shin. I think anything but knee is a win?

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The guy that nutted Willy is breathing much easier though

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PP time




finally

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GOOOAAALLLL

LEONARD

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2 to 2 after three

extra minutes needed

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nother pk . .


54 seconds remaining in OT

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shoot out time


 

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Caps lose 3-2