Game 48: 59-27-15-5 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - L3
Sun January 20, 2019 Washington Capitals @ Chicago Blackhawks
Place: United Center
Time: 12:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC, TVAS
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
NHL.COM for Live Box Score
Last Game: Fri January 18 Capitals Lost 2-0 against Islanders
Next Game: Tue January 22, 7:00 pm ET Sharks @ Capitals
 8-Ovechkin | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
| 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 43-Wilson |
| 23-Jaskin | 92-Kuznetsov | 10-Connolly |
| 65-Burakovsky | 72-Boyd | 25-Smith-Pelly |
| 9-Orlov | 74-Carlson |
| 6-Kempny | 2-Niskanen |
| 44-Orpik | 22-Bowey |
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| 70-Holtby (starter) |
| 1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH -- | 18-Stephenson |
| 26-Dowd |
| 34-Siegenthaler |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- | 92-Kuznetsov | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- | 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 43-Wilson |
Referees: Steve Kozari (#40), Justin St. Pierre (#12)
Linesmen: Bryan Pancich (#94), Tyson Baker (#88)
BLACKHAWKS LINEUP Caggiula — Toews — Kane
DeBrincat — Strome — Kahun
Saad — Kampf — Kruger
Kunitz — Anisimov — Hayden
Keith — Seabrook
Dahlstrom — Murphy
Koekkoek — Gustafsson
Delia (Starter)
Ward
1st Period06:36 Hawks GOAL Saad, assist Kampf 1-0 CHI
07:56 Hawks GOAL Kane, assists Toews & Seabrook 2-0 CHI
14:25 GOAL 44-Orpik, assists 10-Connolly & 20 Eller 2-1 CHI
14:53 Hawks GOAL Toews, unassisted 3-1 CHI
2nd Period02:30 Hawks GOAL DeBrincat, assists Strome & Keith 4-1 CHI
15:24 GOAL 9-Orlov, assists 2-Niskanen & 65-Burakovsky 4-2 CHI
3rd Period03:09 GOAL 74-Carlson, assists 9-Orlov & 77-Oshie 4-3 CHI
03:45 Hawks PP GOAL Kane, assists Toews & Strome 5-3 CHI
07:20 Hawks GOAL Toews, assists Kane & Dahlstrom 6-3 CHI
10:38 GOAL 74-Carlson, assists 19-Bäckström & 77-Oshie 6-4 CHI
13:55 GOAL 2-Niskanen, assists 72-Boyd & 65-Burakovsky 6-5 CHI
14:57 Hawks GOAL Toews, assist Kane 7-5 CHI
18:11 Hawks GOAL Strome, assists DeBrincat & Kane 8-5 CHI
FINAL: 8-5 CHICaps at Blackhawks pregame: Winnable
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Peter Hassett (
@peterhassett) on January 20, 2019 |
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The Washington Capitals have lost four games in a row, losing first place in the Metro division standings in the process. Luckily, the gods of the schedule have bestowed a blessing on the team: a date against the Chicago Blackhawks, who are inexplicably the worst team in the league. The Caps need to exploit this opportunity.
It’s a national broadcast on NBC starting shortly after 12:30 PM. If you’re at brunch you can
stream the game via the My Teams app. Elyse has the privilege of recapping what will surely be a win please please we need this.
Projected LinesMajor changes in the top nine as of Saturday’s practice:Ovechkin – Backstrom – Oshie
Vrana – Eller – Wilson
Burakovsky – Kuznetsov – Connolly
Stephenson – Dowd – DSPOrlov – Carlson
Kempny – Niskanen
Orpik – SiegenthalerHoltby
Update, 12:15 PM: Nope.The Schedule to ComeThe Caps may regret blowing their last four games. After today’s (relative) layup, the Caps face San Jose and Toronto in back-to-back games plus travel. Those are two scary 100-point teams. The all-star break and bye week follow, so a couple wins in a row sure would be a good note to go out on.StorylinesEvgeny Kuznetsov has been demoted to the third line, where he and Andre Burakovsky might surprise people. Kuznetsov has a good attitude about the switch.The Caps now trail the Islanders in the standings.Christian Djoos keeps improving.This is now a David Rittich fansite.Concussion for Tuukka Rask.Don Cherry does not like birdman. (No mention of CBJ and VGK players who have also done Kuznetsov’s celebration.)Offense RatesUsing data from Natural Stat Trick, here are individual shot rates (per hour) for Caps forwards during 5-on-5 play. They are color-coded based on all NHL forwards with 200 minutes played.The only forward in the league who shoots less than Chandler Stephenson is LA’s Nate Thompson, who I believe may actually just be a bunch of bats in a trashbag with a Kings logo on it.
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