GDT#50 Capitals @ Maple Leafs 7:30pm Wed Jan 23 2019 NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS

[ArJunaZ]

               
                             
             

  Game 50:  60-27-16-6 (PTS-W-L-OT)   Streak - OT1
  Wed January 23, 2019   Washington Capitals @ Maple Leafs
  Place:  Scotiabank Arena
  Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  TV: NBCSN, SN, SN360, TVAS
  Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
  NHL.COM for Live Box Score
  Last Game: Tue January 22 Capitals Lost 7-6 against Sharks in OT
  Next Game: Fri February 1, 7:00 pm ET Flames @ Capitals

8-Ovechkin	19-Bäckström	77-Oshie
13-Vrana	92-Kuznetsov	43-Wilson
25-Smith-Pelly	20-Eller	10-Connolly
18-Stephenson	72-Boyd	65-Burakovsky

9-Orlov	74-Carlson
6-Kempny	2-Niskanen
22-Bowey	34-Siegenthaler

70-Holtby  (starter)

1-Copley

                                                      -- SCRATCH --         

23-Jaskin

26-Dowd

44-Orpik

                                               -- INJURED RESERVE --         

29-Djoos (NOW SKATING in BLUE JERSEY)

                                            -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 

92-Kuznetsov

19-Bäckström

77-Oshie

8-Ovechkin

74-Carlson

                                         -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --         

13-Vrana

20-Eller

43-Wilson

2-Niskanen

9-Orlov

  Referees:   Wes McCauley (#4),    Garrett Rank (#7)
  Linesmen:   Scott Driscoll (#68),    Steve Miller (#89)



                              MAPLE LEAFS LINEUP
             Patrick Marleau -- Auston Matthews -- Mitchell Marner
                 Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Kasperi Kapanen
                Connor Brown -- Nazem Kadri -- William Nylander
               Par Lindholm -- Frederik Gauthier -- Trevor Moore
                     
                             Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
                           Travis Dermott -- Nikita Zaitsev
                           Martin Marincin -- Igor Ozhiganov
                                         
                                    Frederik Andersen
                                    Garret Sparks
Scratched: Justin Holl
Injured: Tyler Ennis (broken ankle), Andreas Johnsson (concussion), Jake Gardiner (back spasms)




1st Period
18:47  PP GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 74-Carlson   1-0 WSH
19:34  Leafs GOAL Kadri, assists Nylander & Reilly   1-1 TIE

2nd Period
03:51  GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 77-Oshie & 6-Kempny   2-1 WSH
13:11  Leafs GOAL Zaitsev, assists Nylander & Kadri   2-2 TIE
16:19  Leafs GOAL Matthews, assists Reilly & Tavares   3-2 TOR

3rd Period
02:10  Leafs Goal Kadri, assists Brown & Marincin   4-2 TOR
10:15  Leafs Goal Kadri, assists Brown & Nylander   5-2 TOR
17:14  GOAL 2-Niskanen, assists 77-Oshie & 19-Bäckström   5-3 TOR
19:27  Leafs GOAL Marner, unassisted   6-3 TOR

FINAL:    6-3 TOR




There's No Good News to Report, So This Space Is Empty







There is no news to report save for the crash of the Stanley ..cough ..cough Cup Champions!

Hopefully the Capitals will remember this aspect of the game called "DEFENSE" tonight and stop this skid into a heaping pile of shit!

OK, maybe it's not THAT bad, but it's not that pretty either!



At least we won a Cup!

[alta]

last night was an improvement as the guys showed they can still score, now they gotta show they still remember how to defend

[ArJunaZ]

last night was an improvement as the guys showed they can still score, now they gotta show they still remember how to defend

It's easy to score when your D'men (sometimes both of them) are pinching, but then you're leaving opportunities for a breakout. Sometimes a 3-0 breakout like last night. Let's see if they can still score goals while simultaneously playing defense.

[alta]

I just heard the lines on the radio, it appears they have changed

[Mickstix]

Orpik out tonight. Sieg and Bowey 3rd pair.  Jaskin "should" be playing in place of Eller. Guess that 3.5 mill has put him in unscratchable status.. 

[ArJunaZ]

I just heard the lines on the radio, it appears they have changed

Yeah, I updated a couple minutes ago.


ETA
Also, Jaskin out and DSP in his spot from last night.

[alta]

fukin Jaskin out again 

[alta]

I think the radio pregame is more informative than the tv pregame, they have more time to talk because they aren’t doing video replays

[ArJunaZ]

BTW, they said Orpik was out because of a planned day off for him.

[BarfingMonkey]

Walton, I like that guy.

[alta]

BTW, they said Orpik was out because of a planned day off for him.

right, because he needed 8 days off instead of 7?

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.
Why is Jaskin out agin?  Has he been bought?  ... (By another team, I mean.)  Ugghhh!    I'm starting to get the same vibes as for LOB.  We all like hime him, but coaches and managers, meh, not so muh.  Personally, I don't get it.  He's better than the others on replacement.

Why the hell are we looking for a F, instead of a proper Dman?

[ArJunaZ]

I think the radio pregame is more informative than the tv pregame, they have more time to talk because they aren’t doing video replays

The Caps Faceoff Live program is awful. I don't even watch it anymore, especially when Courtney Laughlin is on. Brent Johnson and Al Koken are OK.
Nowadays I just wait and watch Caps Pregame Live, and if this skid keeps going I may not even watch that.

[KitFisto]

Hopefully they give up less than 7 tonight.

[ArJunaZ]

[Surreylily]

Holtby got something to prove tonight, you think?

[ArJunaZ]

Holtby got something to prove tonight, you think?

They all do! 

[richkrt99]

Holy Crap.  I thought the game was tomorrow.


Not sure if I can take it back to back.   (Like the Capitals keep taking it in the back...side...er ... um...




Go Caps

[Surreylily]

Holy Crap.  I thought the game was tomorrow.


Not sure if I can take it back to back.   (Like the Capitals keep taking it in the back...side...er ... um...




Go Caps

Go hug a tree.  Make sure it's a Merican tree though and it;s got a gun... Ya know, to shoot us all not Mericans.,,,,,,,,,,   

[ArJunaZ]

Jesus, the ref  blew the whistle the moment it hit Holtby's glove. Never had a chance to toss it.