GDT#10 Capitals @ Flames 4:00 p.m. ET Sat 27, 2018 NBCSWA, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP

[ArJunaZ]

           

             

  Game 10:  10-4-3-2 (PTS-W-L-OT)
  Saturday October 27, 2018   Washington Capitals @ Calgary Flames
  Place:  Scotiabank Saddledome
  Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
  TV: NBCSWA, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP
  Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
  NHL.COM for Live Box Score
  Last Game: Thu October 25, Capitals Lost 4-1 against Oilers
  Next Game: Thu November 1, 7:30pm ET Capitals @ Montreal


        8-Ovechkin           92-Kuznetsov          13-Vrana
      65-Burakovsky      19-Bäckström          77-Oshie
      18-Stephenson       20-Eller                    10-Connolly
      25-Smith-Pelly       26-Dowd                  23-Jaskin

                  6-Kempny                      74-Carlson
                   9-Orlov                           2-Niskanen
                  44-Orpik                        22-Bowey

                                  1-Copley  (starter)
                                70-Holtby

                            -- SCRATCH --
                                79-Walker
                                29-Djoos
                                72-Boyd (inactive)
                                63-Gersich (inactive)
                             
                            -- INJURED RESERVE --
                                 

                            -- SUSPENDED --
                               43-Wilson (11 games left??)

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


  Referees:   Chris Schlenker (#3),    Chris Rooney (#5)
  Linesmen:   Devin Berg (#87),    Ryan Galloway (#82)








1st Period
09:28  GOAL 13-Vrana, assist 92-Kuznetsov   1-0 WSH
14:27  PP GOAL77-Oshie, assists 8-Ovechkin & 92-Kuznetsov   2-0 WSH
14:42  Flames GOAL Hamonic, assists Monahan & Gaudreau   2-1 WSH
16:54  Flames PP GOAL Linholm, assists Gaudreau & Giordano   2-2 TIE

2nd Period
17:03  GOAL 2-Niskanen, assists 10-Connolly & 23-Jaskin   3-2 WSH

3rd Period
18:33  Flames GOAL Tkachuk, assists Andersson & Giordano   3-3 TIE

OT
None

SO
Tkachuk-0, Monahan-X, Neal-0, Gaudreau-0,
Oshie-0, Kuznetsov-X, Carlson-0, Bäckström=X

FINAL:    4-3 WSH






By Samantha Pell October 26 at 7:57 PM

Capitals forward Tom Wilson to bring suspension appeal to neutral arbitrator


Tom Wilson leaves the ice following his hit on St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist, background right, during a the second period of an NHL preseason game in September. The hit earned Wilson a 20-game suspension. (Nick Wass / Associated Press)


Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will appeal to a neutral arbitrator after NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Wilson’s 20-game ban Thursday. The appeal will be heard Wednesday in New York by Shyam Das, the league’s neutral disciplinary arbitrator.

Wilson was suspended on Oct. 3 by the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist, who suffered a concussion and a shoulder injury from the hit.

After Bettman announced his decision Thursday, the NHL Players Association, working on behalf of Wilson, had seven days to appeal to a neutral arbitrator. The NHLPA took just one. Bettman’s original ruling followed a seven-plus hour appeal hearing on Oct. 18 in New York.

[Capitals forward Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension upheld after appeal]

Capitals Coach Todd Reirden declined to discuss Bettman’s decision Friday afternoon after the Capitals practice in Calgary. Wilson was not made available to reporters after practice.

"I'm not going to comment on that subject right now just because I think [it] is probably still being decided what is going on from there,” Reirden said. “I will be more than happy to talk about it after it when it is all said and done."

There is a chance of Wilson’s suspension getting reduced by going to a neutral arbitrator. More players have been successful with neutral arbitrators than with Bettman’s rulings in the past.

Nashville forward Austin Watson recently had his 27-game ban for domestic abuse reduced to 18 games by Das.

In 2016, Dennis Wideman was suspended 20 games for abuse of an official, and a neutral arbitrator reduced the ban to 10 games. That process took a month and a half with Wideman already serving 19 games of his suspension.

[Capitals' Tom Wilson on life while suspended: ‘There’s a lot of learning’]

The Capitals have one game to play before Oct. 31 — a 4 p.m. game tomorrow afternoon at Calgary, which will mark the 10th game served of his suspension.

Wilson’s suspension was his fourth dating back to last preseason. The DPS described the forward’s fourth incident as “an unprecedented frequency of suspensions in the history” of the department, which is what led to the harsh ruling.

Bettman concluded in his 31-page ruling that a fourth suspension meant Wilson was “not getting the message,” which reinforced that a 20-game ban “was necessary and appropriate and supported by clear and convincing evidence."



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[ArJunaZ]

While we took a bad loss on Thursday night, that same night the Flames had their ass handed to them at home in a 9-1 loss to the Hens.  Both teams will be working full steam tonight. Should be a battle.

[Maacoshark]

   I was hoping Bowey would be in the lineup.

[4 Caps]

I think he is, Djoos skated with the scratches after practice yesterday. 

[ArJunaZ]

I think Bowey is in for Djoos.  I finally found a reliable source that showed likely defensive pairings.

[alta]

I know Copley needs ice time, but I'm not excited to see him play

[Maacoshark]

I know Copley needs ice time, but I'm not excited to see him play

   Me neither. I still think we should have picked up a free agent vet like Lehtonen. We probably still could if we make some capspace.

[ArJunaZ]

Weak call IMO

[ArJunaZ]

We're on pace for a 75-80 penalty game

[ArJunaZ]

Man! If you can't find a passing lane playing 4 on 4 you have serious issues.

[Maacoshark]

Weak call IMO

   I missed it. I was getting a drink. What was the call?

[ArJunaZ]

What a dive.  Lot's of faking in this game.  Looks like he tried to dive and actually tripped himself.

[ArJunaZ]

   I missed it. I was getting a drink. What was the call?

Slashing call for a love tap on Oshie's stick. Oshie dropped his stick like 2 seconds later to get the call. Then Backy got called 30 sec later for interference. 

[Maacoshark]

What a dive.  Lot's of faking in this game.  Looks like he tried to dive and actually tripped himself.

    It is Neal. He was the worst reputation in the league for diving. If it was another player we would have gotten a penalty.

[Surreylily]

Evening peeps.   

[Maacoshark]

Slashing call for a love tap on Oshie's stick. Oshie dropped his stick like 2 seconds later to get the call. Then Backy got called 30 sec later for interference.

   I saw the slashing penalty. It was actually Kuzy. And he dropped his stick because it was actually broken.

[alta]

was the "interference" a makeup for Kuzy not holding on to his stick?

[ArJunaZ]

[ArJunaZ]

Very cool that Ovie gave that kid his stick during pregame.

[alta]

Evening peeps.   

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