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GDT#41 Capitals @ Hurricanes at PNC Arena 2018-01-02 7pm EST NBCSPW
« on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 04:49:45 PM Eastern »

                         

                 Tue Jan. 02   Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes
                 Time: 7:00 p.m.
                 TV: NBC Sports Washington, MSG+
                 Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
                 
Carolina Hurricanes             43-18-13-7   Last Game: Lost 3-2 against Blues
                 Washington Capitals            51-24-13-3 Last Game: Won 5-2 against Devils

                    8-Ovechkin        19-Bäckström        25-Smith-Pelly
                  13-Vrana              92-Kuznetsov        77-Oshie
                 
10-Connolly         20-Eller                  43-Wilson
                  18-Stephenson     83-Beagle         
      39-Chaisson   

                               9-Orlov               
4-Chorney
                             29-Djoos              74-Carlson
                             44-Orpik               
22-Bowey
 
                                     31-Grubauer
                                     70-Holtby (starter)

                                  -- SCRATCH --
                                   
2-Niskanen (upper body)
                                   
65-Burakovsky

                                     
                                 -- INJURED --


                           -- 1st Powerplay Unit --
             77-Oshie            19-Bäckström     92-Kuznetsov
                        8-Ovechkin           74-Carlson
                               
                          -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
            39-Chaisson         20-Eller            13-Vrana
                       
29-Djoos            9-Orlov
       

               Referees:  Tim Peel (#20)  Ghislain Hebert (#22)
               Linesmen:  Brian Murphy (#93),  Darren Gibbs (#66)

 



By Isabelle Khurshudyan  January 2 at 1:19 PM


Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom is a game-time decision against Carolina. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Washington Capitals might be without two of their best players in their Metropolitan Division matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night. Defenseman Matt Niskanen is definitely out with an undisclosed “upper-body” injury, and he didn’t make the trip to Raleigh. Now top-line center Nicklas Backstrom may not play either, staying back at the team hotel for morning skate because he’s ill.
“I’m optimistic, but I don’t know until game time,” Coach Barry Trotz said of Backstrom’s availability. “He’ll be a game-time decision, but I’m optimistic.”
With Backstrom not on the ice for morning skate, forward Chandler Stephenson took his place centering wingers Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly on the top line. Stephenson has been playing left wing for the Capitals this season, but he’s played center in the American Hockey League, and he filled in for Backstrom as a center once before this season, when Backstrom was sick in Vancouver and couldn’t play.
  [Rookie Djoos’s patience impresses his teammates]
Stephenson has two goals and seven assists in 28 games played this season. If he does indeed get promoted to centering the top line, then forward Andre Burakovsky will draw back into the lineup and take Stephenson’s usual spot as the fourth-line left wing. Burakovsky practiced with the first power play with Backstrom absent from that unit this morning. Backstrom has eight goals and 23 assists this season.
“He’s played at a high level at center ice down in Hershey,” Trotz said of Stephenson. “He’s done that when he’s come up for us. It’s probably the least disruptive [to the rest of the lineup]. That might not necessarily be the lines if Backy was in. It was just very convenient today.”
Niskanen was out for 13 games earlier in the year with a thumb injury, and this ailment is seemingly unrelated to that one. Tuesday was a treatment day for Niskanen, so he didn’t skate back in Washington for a third straight day. The Capitals don’t play again until Sunday, so with him out on Tuesday night, he has roughly a week to heal.
  [Slumping Burakovsky wants to strengthen his mental approach]
The team is sitting in first place in the division with 51 points, but the Capitals have also played the most games, and Tuesday’s 41st game marks the halfway point of the season.
“Our mind-set has to be that we have to get the game tonight because we have a few days off,” Trotz said. “We’ll be practicing and working on our game, but when you get a chance to collect points, you’ve got to do that.”
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:09:30 PM Eastern »
wow, magic board ;D
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:16:53 PM Eastern »


FOR THE WRONG TEAM!

Another Johnny 714 Qualude moment!
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:17:38 PM Eastern »
yep, Norris contender
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:18:56 PM Eastern »
I still like the energy DSP brings, but I think he'd bring it better on line 2 or 3. Willy has proved he deserves to be on 1
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:19:06 PM Eastern »
yep, Norris contender
  Lol there no way to defend that. That is the worst turnover of the year

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:19:46 PM Eastern »
I still like the energy DSP brings, but I think he'd bring it better on line 2 or 3
   I liked Wilson better on that first line.

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:20:23 PM Eastern »
Be careful what you ask for America; you just might get it.

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:20:41 PM Eastern »
Very tricky from 18 and 39!!!!!
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:20:45 PM Eastern »
That was a sweet goal.  Wow!
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:21:13 PM Eastern »
Nice fucking play by Stephenson

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:25:04 PM Eastern »
Hello, My People ..... hell of a pass by Stephenson.

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:27:53 PM Eastern »
Hi guys!  I hope you had a great holiday season.
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:31:09 PM Eastern »
Hello all.

Any reason why Burakovsky is out?  On the trade block perhaps??

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:31:39 PM Eastern »
Be careful what you ask for America; you just might get it.

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:33:32 PM Eastern »
These new guys are proving to be quite the surprise for our team.  So much talent!  Putting a little pressure on the veterans I would think.
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:33:48 PM Eastern »
D S P !!!!!!!
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:34:02 PM Eastern »
Hello all.

Any reason why Burakovsky is out?  On the trade block perhaps??
  2nd consecutive healthy scratch. Maybe he is on the trading block.

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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:35:58 PM Eastern »
Hello all.

Any reason why Burakovsky is out?  On the trade block perhaps??

First things first.   Welcome to the Forum.

I would guess maybe because the alternatives are shooting the puck and having success.  Maybe coach is giving him another timeout.
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Re: GDT#41 Capitals vs Hurricans at PNC Arena 1-2-18
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday January 02, 2018, 07:38:41 PM Eastern »
The only thing worse than hopping the Hens win is hopping Pilly wins tonight
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