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GDT#15 Blue Jackets @ Capitals 7:00 p.m. Fri Nov 9, NBCSWA, NHLN-US, SN1, FS-O
ArJunaZ:
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Game 15: 17-7-4-3 (PTS-W-L-OT)
Friday November 9, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals
Place: Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, NHLN-US, SN1, FS-O
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
NHL.COM for Live Box Score
Last Game: Wed November 7, Capitals Won 3-2 against Penguins
Next Game: Sun November 11, 5:00pm ET Coyotes @ Capitals
8-Ovechkin 92-Kuznetsov 23-Jaskin
18-Stephenson 19-Bäckström 77-Oshie
13-Vrana 20-Eller 10-Connolly
65-Burakovsky 72-Boyd 25-Smith-Pelly
6-Kempny 2-Niskanen
9-Orlov 29-Djoos
34-Siegenthaler 22-Bowey
70-Holtby (starter)
1-Copley
-- SCRATCH --
26-Dowd
74-Carlson [lower-body injury]
-- INJURED RESERVE --
44-Orpik [lower-body injury] (will miss at least 5 more games)
-- SUSPENDED --
43-Wilson (5 games left??)
-- 1st Powerplay Unit --
77-Oshie 19-Bäckström 92-Kuznetsov
8-Ovechkin 2-Niskanen
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
13-Vrana 10-Connolly 20-Eller
29-Djoos 9-Orlov
Referees: Tom Chmielewski (#18), Brad Meier (#34)
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk (#92), Libor Suchanek (#60)
1st Period
17:16 Jackets PP GOAL Bjorkstrand, assists Folgino & Wennberg 1-0 CBJ
2nd Period
07:53 PP GOAL 2-Niskanen, assists 19-Bäckström & 92-Kuznetsov 1-1 TIE
3rd Period
05:09 Jackets PP GOAL Duclair, assists Panarin & Werenski 2-1 CBJ
FINAL: 2-1 CBJ
By Isabelle Khurshudyan November 9 at 11:52 AM
Capitals defenseman John Carlson out with lower-body injury; Brooks Orpik to injured reserve
Capitals defenseman John Carlson will miss his first game of the season Friday night. (Nick Wass/Associated Press)
The Washington Capitals will be down two regular defensemen for at least Friday night’s game against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets. John Carlson will miss his first game of the season with an undisclosed lower-body injury, and Brooks Orpik, who has missed the past four games with a lower-body injury, will be sidelined for at least six more after being placed on long-term injured reserve retroactive to Oct. 28.
The Capitals recalled defensemen Jonas Siegenthaler and Aaron Ness from the American Hockey League, and Siegenthaler, the organization’s 2015 second-round pick, will make his NHL debut against the Blue Jackets. He was among the last cuts at training camp, and he’ll play on the third pairing with Madison Bowey on Friday.
“I’ve dreamed about this all my life, and I’ve never felt this happy in my life,” Siegenthaler said. “It’s something really special for me. I worked hard to get here, and yeah, it’s so special I can’t really describe it.”
Carlson’s injury is a blow, considering he has averaged a team-high 26 minutes while playing on the top power-play unit and also the penalty kill. Through 14 games, he has five goals with 13 assists. That he was injured came as a surprise after he played 28:17 in Washington’s 2-1 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday, assisting on T.J. Oshie’s game-winning goal late in the third period. Coach Todd Reirden was vague about what happened, but he said he was hopeful that Carlson would play in the Capitals' next game, Sunday against the visiting Arizona Coyotes. Defenseman Matt Niskanen will take Carlson’s place at the point for the top power-play unit.
The Capitals initially said Orpik wasn’t expected to miss much time and was day-to-day, but he hasn’t skated in nearly two weeks. With the Capitals facing salary cap constraints, moving him to long-term injured reserve allowed them to afford to recall Siegenthaler and Ness. Orpik won’t be eligible to come off injured reserve until Nov. 21 vs. Chicago.
Washington will be using three defensemen with fewer than 100 games of NHL experience Friday night, concerning for a team that is allowing 3.5 goals per game, sixth-most in the league.
“It’s a great opportunity tonight for some young players against a very hard-working, hard-forechecking team,” Reirden said. “It’ll be a good test, and for me, it’s about giving these guys opportunities and [seeing] what they do with them.”
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ArJunaZ:
The winner of this game will be the sole holder of first place in the Metro.
alta:
I'd love to know what is wrong with Orpik
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: alta on Friday November 09, 2018, 04:21:15 PM Eastern ---I'd love to know what is wrong with Orpik
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As is common, it's a mystery. I wonder about a muscle tear that turned out to be more severe than hoped. My thinking is anything else would have shown up earlier and they would have moved on the IR transfer sooner.
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: alta on Friday November 09, 2018, 04:21:15 PM Eastern ---I'd love to know what is wrong with Orpik
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Hope it's not his nuts.. But he's at that age. :-\ Can't think of another lower body, other than a knee or something (which would of been noticed as soon as it happened) that'll keep you out that long? Who knows..
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