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GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 01:00:18 PM Eastern »
                  

                 Round 2 - Game 1
                 Series Start
                 Mon. April 26   Washington Capitals @ Pittsburgh Penguins
                 Place:  Capital One Arena
                 Time: 7:00 p.m.
                 TV: NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS
                 Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
                 NHL.COM for Live Box Score
                 Pittsburgh Penguins       100-47-29-6    Last Game: Apr 22  Won 8-5 Against Flyers - Won Series 4-2
                 Washington Capitals      105-49-26-7    Last Game: Apr 23  Won 6-3 Against Blue Jackets - Won Series 4-2

                                                                                     
                       8-Ovechkin          92-Kuznetsov           43-Wilson
                     18-Stephenson      19-Bäckström          77-Oshie
                     10-Connolly           20-Eller                    25-Smith-Pelly
                     13-Vrana                83-Beagle                39-Chiasson
 
                                  9-Orlov                         2-Niskanen
                                  6-Kempny                   74-Carlson
                                  44-Orpik                      29-Djoos

                                               70-Holtby  (starter)
                                               31-Grubauer


                                           -- SCRATCH --
                                               65-Burakovsky ("upper-body" injury, out for rest of series, needs surgery)
                                               63-Gersich
                                               72-Boyd
                                               64-Pinho
                                               28-Jerabek
                                               22-Bowey
                                                 1-Copley
                                               
                                               

                                    -- INJURED RESERVE --
                                           

                                    -- 1st Powerplay Unit --
                   20-Eller             19-Bäckström        92-Kuznetsov
                                 8-Ovechkin            74-Carlson
                               
                                    -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
                  13-Vrana           18-Stephenson      10-Connolly
                                  2-Niskanen              9-Orlov
       

               Referees:   Dan O’Halloran (#13),    Brad Meier (#34)
               Linesmen:  Brian Murphy (#93),    Michel Cormier (#76)





               Pittsburgh’s expected lineup
     
                            Forwards
             Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Patric Hornqvist
             Dominik Simon - Riley Sheahan - Phil Kessel     
             Connor Sheary - Derick Brassard - Bryan Rust   
           Zach Aston-Reese - Carter Rowney - Tom Kuhnhackl
 
                         Defensemen
                   Brian Dumoulin - Kris Letang
                   Olli Maatta - Justin Schultz
                  Jamie Oleksiak - Chad Ruhwedel
 
                        Goaltenders
                            Murray
                            Casey DeSmith
 
                       Scratches:
                   Evgeny Malkin (lower body)
                   Carl Hagelin (upper-body)
                   Matt Hunwick

                   





1st Period
00:17  GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 8-Ovechkin & 43-Wilson   1-0 WSH

2nd Period
None

3rd Period
00:28  GOAL -Ovechkin, assists 43-Wilson & 9-Orlov   2-0 WSH
02:59  Hens GOAL Hornqvist, assists Schultz & Guentzel   2-1 WSH
05:20  Hens GOAL Crosby, assists Guentzel & Hornqvist   2-2 TIE
07:48  Hens GOAL Guentzel, assist Crosby  3-2 PIT

FINAL:    3-2 PIT








by Isabelle Khurshudyan, Roman Stubbs, Scott Allen and Neil Greenberg April 26 at 12:27 PM

2018 NHL playoffs: Pittsburgh Penguins-Washington Capitals Game 1 updates, analysis


Rivals Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby meet in the playoffs once more. (Associated Press)


Game 1


Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals
Series: Start
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. ET, Capital One Arena
TV: NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS

Full series schedule
Game 2: at Washington, 3 p.m. Sunday
Game 3: at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Game 4: at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Thursday
Game 5 (if necessary): at Washington, TBD
Game 6 (if necessary): at Pittsburgh, TBD
Game 7 (if necessary): at Washington, TBD


  • Penguins center Evgeni Malkin will miss Game 1, a huge opportunity for the Capitals. (Read More)
  • All eyes will be on Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby. (Read More)
  • Relive the top five moments in the rivalry between Ovechkin and Crosby. (Read more)


Pregame story lines

Pittsburgh injuries: Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and speedy winger Carl Hagelin will both miss Thursday’s game with injuries, creating a huge opportunity for the Capitals. With 42 goals and 56 assists this season, Malkin was arguably Pittsburgh’s best player, and his absence will give Washington the advantage in center depth. But the Capitals have had opportunities like this against the Penguins before, and they haven’t capitalized. A year ago, captain Sidney Crosby missed one game because of a concussion, and the Capitals still lost. In the 2016 second-round meeting between the teams, top defenseman Kris Letang was suspended for a game, and Washington didn’t win that game, either. The Capitals can’t afford a 2-0 series hole like they had against Columbus, and that starts with taking advantage of a depleted Penguins team on Thursday night.

Power play: Penalties in this series could be costly for both teams. Though Washington’s shorthanded unit killed 17 straight penalties over the final four games against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, Pittsburgh’s power play is more dangerous. The Penguins had five power-play goals in 25 opportunities in their first-round series, and the unit was the league’s best during the regular season with a 26.2 percentage. The Capitals’ man-advantage is arguably even hotter at the moment; Washington scored a whopping nine power-play goals in six first-round games against Columbus.

Goaltending: After Braden Holtby started the postseason on the bench, beat out for the starting job by Philipp Grubauer, he’s earned his place back in net and rebounded from a tough second half of the season with a strong showing in the playoffs, a .932 save percentage and 1.92 goals against average, winning all four of his starts against the Blue Jackets in the first round. But Holtby struggled against Pittsburgh in the postseason a year ago with an .887 save percentage and a 2.57 goals against average. Pittsburgh’s Matt Murray looked shaky at times against the Flyers in the Penguins’ first-round series, and though he was injured during the teams’ meeting a year ago, his postseason résumé is impressive, including two championships already. He has a .926 save percentage and a 1.99 goals against average over his career in the playoffs.

“They kind of sat back in the [defensive] zone and kind of drown you out and then wait for you to kind of make a mistake and then it’d be boom, two-on-one, breakaway or something like that,” Holtby said of the Penguins. “They wait for the grade-A chances instead of just ‘hope’ chances, and I think we’ve learned a lot from that.”

Players to watch

Alex Ovechkin: The Capitals’ captain said he “can’t wait” to play the Penguins, and after he had a monster season with a league-leading 49 goals, his postseason is off to an impressive start: five goals and eight points through Washington’s first six games. That’s already matched his point total from his 13-game playoff run a year ago, when he was playing through knee and hamstring injuries. Over his career, Ovechkin has averaged nearly a point per game in the postseason.

Sidney Crosby: As the Penguins scored 4.67 goals per game in their first-round series against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby lead the way with six goals and seven assists for 13 points through six games. He’s won the Conn Smythe trophy in back-to-back seasons as the most valuable player over consecutive Stanley Cup championship runs, and Washington will devote its top defensive pairing of Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen to stopping Crosby and his top line, also featuring Jake Guentzel and Patric Hornqvist.

Pregame reading

Immerse yourself in the Capitals’ postseason with The Post’s coverage of the Stanley Cup playoffs:


So they meet again: Five top moments in the Alex Ovechkin-Sidney Crosby rivalry

Capitals and Penguins: A landscape of pain and agony

For the Capitals to make a leap, Braden Holtby must provide safety in net

‘We’re actually quite excited about it’: Caps want their Cup quest to go through Pens

Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin will miss Game 1 against Capitals

No doubt: Capitals’ Braden Holtby kept his confidence amid a season of struggles

Fancy Stats: Three reasons this Capitals-Penguins series will be different

An early look at the Penguins-Capitals Stanley Cup playoff clash, part 11

Alex Ovechkin delivers in the clutch, and ‘a huge opportunity’ awaits

Capitals-Blue Jackets Game 6: Washington wins series; Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby next

Chandler Stephenson’s breakout moment comes at the perfect time for the Capitals

It’s not just you: The Caps really do play an absurd number of overtime playoff games

Nicklas Backstrom, the picture of the Capitals’ playoff pain, is now the image of their joy

John Carlson continues to build on stellar postseason reputation
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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #1 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 01:54:36 PM Eastern »
If the Caps are going to win this series they need to win their home games.  Can’t keep losing the first two home games like we did last year to the Penguins and this year to the BlueJackets. 

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #2 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 02:33:13 PM Eastern »
as FP says...


SAME SEATS EVERYONE


which means...






meh




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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #3 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 03:25:23 PM Eastern »
Caps need the first two to even get in the conversation.  After reading the Post article about our 9 series losses with Pittsburgh, it's difficult to believe that history doesn't filter into the minds of these guys, no matter what they say.

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #4 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 04:39:41 PM Eastern »
Caps need the first two to even get in the conversation.  After reading the Post article about our 9 series losses with Pittsburgh, it's difficult to believe that history doesn't filter into the minds of these guys, no matter what they say.
You’d think that would be the case, and I’d like to think so,. . .


But for much of this team, history hasn’t shown more than them wanting to get to IFFC or whatever the hell that Euro tournament is called.

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #5 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 05:15:52 PM Eastern »
Meh, we know what to expect. Caps vs Pens/refs.

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #6 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 05:20:48 PM Eastern »
Over/under for the Pens first PP.........3 min in. I say under.

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #7 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 05:21:05 PM Eastern »
another important note, the Hens have shown they are capable of quick consecutive goals late in the game, while the Caps have consistently shown they tend to let up with a 2 goal lead


aaaaaannndd.... the Nats are off today so I will be able to listen live to Walton call it instead of watching Penishead and Dingleburry sport tents because their favorite team is playing
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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #8 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 06:40:53 PM Eastern »
:headbang:
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another important note, the Hens have shown they are capable of quick consecutive goals late in the game, while the Caps have consistently shown they tend to let up with a 2 goal lead


aaaaaannndd.... the Nats are off today so I will be able to listen live to Walton call it instead of watching Penishead and Dingleburry sport tents because their favorite team is playing
One of the major keys:


HOLD A FUCKIN LEAD FOR FUCKS SAKE!!

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #10 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:12:51 PM Eastern »
Win lose or draw, FUCK PITTSBURGH!!!  (Ō_ƆŎ)

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #11 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:13:05 PM Eastern »
Welp...here goes nothing!!!!

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« Reply #12 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:15:03 PM Eastern »
Dear god get rid of the pom-poms and the “Rockers” and get hit ice girls like a real team

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« Reply #13 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:16:32 PM Eastern »
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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #14 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:18:02 PM Eastern »
HOLY FLIRKING SCHNIT!!!!!!!!!
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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #15 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:18:35 PM Eastern »
it was fast!

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #16 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:19:21 PM Eastern »
Hell yea!!! Now don’t let up!

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Re: GDT R2G1 Penguins @ Capitals 2018-04-26 7:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC
« Reply #17 on: Thursday April 26, 2018, 07:24:23 PM Eastern »
Ovie  missed a wide open net.   (Ō_ƆŎ)
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Gotta hit that open net!

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Ovi missed a wide open net