GDT R3G4 Lightning @ Capitals 2018-05-17 8:00pm EST NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS

[zerofox]

Caps are fucking hot garbage. Same fucking shit every year. You had them in a 2-0 hole coming back to home ice. You should have sealed the deal. Instead you dropped 2 at home and now TB has all the momentum coming back to their own home ice. Fuck this team. Always manage to choke on a fat cock every single year.

[waynerivers]

There are exactly TWO games left in the season.  TB knows it and so do the Caps.  The ball-less wonders are back in their comfort zone now.

[DC_1908]

This was our “starting” or main 18 skaters.


Yet we’re a better team with Chiasson, Walker and Boys

[Maacoshark]

I did not see Vasilevskiy as having any spectacular game. Our shots, while many, were crap.

   Vasi was good. Didn't have to be great, mist if his saves were pretty easy.

[RavenCp]

I did not see Vasilevskiy as having any spectacular game. Our shots, while many, were crap.

Our main issues, PK and PP. Other than that Caps was much better team.

[RavenCp]

Bura is taken someone else spot.

[ArJunaZ]

1st Period
04:28  GOAL 9-Orlov, assists 77-Oshie & 2-Niskanen   1-0 WSH
05:38  Bolts GOAL Point, assists Gourde & Johnson   1-1 TIE
08:32  Bolts PP GOAL Stamkos, assists Point & Miller   2-1 TBL

2nd Period
05:18  GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assists 8-Ovechkin & 43-Wilson   2-2 TIE

3rd Period
11:57  Bolts GOAL Killorn, assists Palat & Sergachev   3-2 TBL
19:58  Bolts EN GOAL, unassisted   4-2 TBL

FINAL:   4-2 TBL

[richkrt99]

I'm not usually down on one player ...well except maybe used to be Dylan (sorry Maaco),
But Bearakowski really needs to sit. He was absolutely awful. He is a total waste on the fourth line. Someone else said it, but that just handicaps what is supposed to be a checking line. 
I'm also giving Bura some of the credit for Kempny shit pass that led to 1st goal. Bura knocked that back into zone and forces Kempny into that pass with Tsmoa moving in with speed.
WHY bring that back in Bura?
Now Alan may is saying just that. I just can't type quickly enough to beat him to it.

[Beaglefan2]

Just finished my cool down period. Keep the faith. Caps win next two.

[apace41]

I look at it this way.  If someone told you before the season that this edition of the Caps would make it to the Eastern finals and be 2-2 with the team who had the most wins in the NHL and would have outplayed them in 3 of the 4 games, would you have taken it?  I would.  And because hockey is hockey and there is ABSOLUTELY NO carryover momentum from game to game, we are in a best of 3 with the tampons.  We had a best of 3 with Columbus and won the next 2.  A best of 3 with Pittsburgh and won the next 2.  I like our chances.

[Mickstix]

And this is why I DVR the games..  4 goals on 20 shots? 2 on 38?? Uh huh.. Same shit different year.. Least they got to sniff a ECF again! Well done "boys"... 

[richkrt99]

And another thing....For Christ's sake SHOOT the damn puck. Quit dicking around until you turn it over.
I'm tired of yelling at the tv to shoot the puck.
This is typical Caps...out hustle and out play the opponent for 30 minutes and don't score on 30 shots, then let up for a minute and other team scores.  I guess that is what happens when they are just better than you.
These boards are so negative st playoff time...No heart, no sack,etc but the Caps out worked a more talented team for a better part of the game. We handed them two goals. One on total dumb couple of plays (Bura, Kempny) and one in PP on a dumb penalty. Tampa is a talented team and they took advantage of our mistakes.
We outplayed them and had better scoring chances.

We ised up all our puck luck in the first two games.

Please sit Bura. He is Not a fourth line player. He is a liability on any line. I would rather have Chaison on 4th line as he is at least hitting guys. Maybe Bura is hurt but I'm done with him. He is not helping and definitely hurting our chances.

[ArJunaZ]

Gotta love the kid on Caps Overtime. He appears to be 15 years old, 16 tops, and he claims he's been a Caps fan for 17 years. I understand some of us come out rocking the red, but that was funny.

[Maacoshark]

I'm not usually down on one player ...well except maybe used to be Dylan (sorry Maaco),
But Bearakowski really needs to sit. He was absolutely awful. He is a total waste on the fourth line. Someone else said it, but that just handicaps what is supposed to be a checking line. 
I'm also giving Bura some of the credit for Kempny shit pass that led to 1st goal. Bura knocked that back into zone and forces Kempny into that pass with Tsmoa moving in with speed.
WHY bring that back in Bura?
Now Alan may is saying just that. I just can't type quickly enough to beat him to it.

    I think most people here agree with you. You are right about Bura bringing the puck back in his own end. He made a few mistakes in all zones. And he gets knocked off the puck too easily.

[Maacoshark]

   This loss is still bothering me today. A game that we outplayed the Lightning and should have won. Their pp is killing us. We have to figure that it or stay out of the box (Eller). I know we technically killed off the last penalty but they scored before Eller could get involved in the play. I still consider that a pp.
      Burakovsky was bad in that game. He hasn't been good since he returned from injury. We areca better team without him. I don't understand how he is in the lineup. DC must be right. This has to be a management decision. If we can all see how much of a liability he is then Trotz certainly sees it. I'm sure if its was entirely Trotzs decision, Bura would be scratched.

[IDontGiveaChuk]

   This loss is still bothering me today. A game that we outplayed the Lightning and should have won. Their pp is killing us. We have to figure that it or stay out of the box (Eller). I know we technically killed off the last penalty but they scored before Eller could get involved in the play. I still consider that a pp.
      Burakovsky was bad in that game. He hasn't been good since he returned from injury. We areca better team without him. I don't understand how he is in the lineup. DC must be right. This has to be a management decision. If we can all see how much of a liability he is then Trotz certainly sees it. I'm sure if its was entirely Trotzs decision, Bura would be scratched.

Hopefully Bura sits in favor of Chiasson for game 5. I've been an advocate of playing Bura but he didn't nothing last night to show he belongs in the lineup right now. Eller's play has been perplexing too. So strong in games 1 and 2 but now he can't stay out of his own way. Not sure what to do with him. Drop him to the third line? Not too impressed with backstrom either but at least he had the mental toughness to try to play.

[justwincaps]

Our goalie is good, but Vasya is better.

No.


Vasi saved a shitload of shots right to his chest.   He did make some nice saves, but so did Holtby.   And Vasi was a hot mess in games 1 and 2. 


The goaltending has not been the difference in this series, our God-awful PK has been.

[apace41]

The goaltending has not been the difference in this series, our God-awful PK has been.

Or Tampa's god-wonderful PP has been.  A lot of skill out there.  Our PP has been the issue in the past 2 games.

[justwincaps]

Or Tampa's god-wonderful PP has been.  A lot of skill out there.  Our PP has been the issue in the past 2 games.

To-ma-to, tom-a-to.
Our bad PK versus their awesome PP.
By your logic has our PP been bad, or has their PK been great.
Two sides of the same coin.

[DC_1908]

To-ma-to, tom-a-to.
Our bad PK versus their awesome PP.
By your logic has our PP been bad, or has their PK been great.
Two sides of the same coin.

An opponents PP is never “good”,  we just failed to stop them