GDT#66 Capitals @ Rangers 12:30pm Sun Mar 3, 2019 NBC, TVAS

[ArJunaZ]

               
                             
             

  Game 66:  81-37-21-7 (PTS-W-L-OT)   Streak - W3
  Sun March 3, 2019   Washington Capitals @ New York Rangers
  Place:  Madison Square Garden
  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 March 1 Capitals won 3-1 against Islanders
  Next Game: Wed Mar 6, 7:30 pm ET Capitals @ Flyers

8-Ovechkin	92-Kuznetsov	43-Wilson
13-Vrana	19-Bäckström	77-Oshie
62-Hagelin	20-Eller	10-Connolly
65-Burakovsky	26-Dowd	72-Boyd

6-Kempny	74-Carlson
9-Orlov	2-Niskanen
44-Orpik	3-Jensen

62 70-Holtby (starter)   1-Copley                                                        -- SCRATCH --          23-Jaskin 18-Stephenson 29-Djoos                                                -- INJURED RESERVE --                                                      -- 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:   xxxxxxxxxxxx (#xx),    xxxxxxxxxxxx (#xx)   Linesmen:   xxxxxxxxxxxx (#xx),    xxxxxxxxxxxx (#xx)                                      RANGERS LINEUP                20 Chris Kreider -- 93 Mika Zibanejad -- 26 Jimmy Vesey              90 Vladislav Namestnikov -- 16 Ryan Strome -- 17 Jesper Fast             48 Brendan Lemieux -- 50 Lias Andersson -- 89 Pavel Buchnevich                72 Filip Chytil -- 21 Brett Howden --42 Brendan Smith                                                              18 Marc Staal -- 77 Anthony DeAngelo                                76 Brady Skjei -- 44 Neal Pionk                         33 Fredrik Claesson -- 22 Kevin Shattypants                                                                    40 Alexandar Georgiev (starter)                                  30 Henrik Lundqvist Scratch:  23 Connor Brickley, 24 Boo Nieves                                   1st Period 00:45  Rangers GOAL Strome, assist Kreider   1-0 NYR 02:03  GOAL Hagelin, assists 20-Eller & 44-Orpik   1-1 TIE 10:02  GOAL 65-Burakovsky, assists 26-Dowd & 72-Boyd   2-1 WSH 2nd Period 14:20  Rangers GOAL Buchnevich, assists Chytil & DeAngelo   2-2 TIE 3rd Period None OT Shattenkirk-X, Zibanejad-O, DeAngelo-X, Chytil-O 77-Oshie-X, 92-Kuznetsov-O, 19-Bäckström-X, 8-Ovechkin-X   3-2 WSH FINAL:    3-2 WSH By Chris Cerullo March 2, 2019 7:46 am New York knockout: numbers for the morning after Headline photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals met up with the only team that they are chasing in the Metropolitan Division standings in the Islanders and took down those Isles 3-1. That’s opening March on the right path and long may it continue. The Caps out-shot the Isles 29 to 21. [/size][/b] The Islanders edged out the Capitals 12 to 8 when it came to high danger chances at five-on-five and I do think that’s accurate, but I also think a couple of those New York chances were created by bonehead turnovers from Caps players. Minus-four isn’t really a margin to be upset about in the first place so I overall am somewhat happy with how the Caps handled quality, especially after the first period. Alex Ovechkin‘s game winning goal was his 45th of the season, giving him ten career 45 goal seasons. Those ten 45 goal seasons are now the most in NHL history as Ovi passed Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy‘s nine seasons last night. I was very happy with the job Michal Kempny and John Carlson did against the Isles second line. In those minutes against that line at five-on-five, the Caps out-shot the Isles 6 to 0, out-attempted them 13 to 1, out-scoring chanced them 8 to 0, out-high danger chanced them 3 to 0, and out-scored them 1 to 0. There was a particular 3-on-2 odd man rush that I highlighted on Twitter that they both negated which summed up their great nights. I also thought Nick Jensen was fantastic in this game. It’s nice to have a defenseman like him in the lineup where you never really have to worry about the puck when its on his stick and the guy is a fabulous skater too. It was interesting to see him take shifts with three different partners in this game and I wonder if we could see some shakeup in the future. Another player that I liked was another trade deadline acquisition in Carl Hagelin. The guy just works really, really hard and has that TJ Oshie knack for coming out of piles of players with the puck. He saw some time (7:10) with Lars Eller and Brett Connolly and immediately lifted the line’s pace of play in a great way. Time to wrap this up with some negatives. Firstly, the Caps defensive pairing of Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen ended up on the ice at five-on-five for eight of the Islanders high danger chances and zero of the Capitals. That’s not good, folks. Also not a great night for Andre Burakovsky as he saw the majority of his ice time swiped by Hagelin and made a couple really bad turnovers that led to Isles rush chances.

[BarfingMonkey]

I'm feeling good about this game, yet I'm hungover from yesterday's St. Patrick's day festivities...


Let's GO CAPS!  Go Kuzy!

[Pavel095]

Let’s Go CAPS!

[Mickstix]

yet I'm hungover from yesterday's St. Patrick's day festivities...

  Sure, why not! 

[chas]

Alexandria had their St. Patrick's Day parade yesterday.

[KitFisto]

Caps usually follow a good game with a stinker so let's see if they correct the pattern.

[ArJunaZ]

Man! It's really strange to hear the NBC talking heads totally speaking well of the Capitals team, even  more so than last year.  They are laying it on thick too.
 

[alta]

she sang it better than I could, but that ain't sayin much

[alta]

what a phukin joke

[ArJunaZ]

Lines updated.  Hagelin moves up to 3L and Volcano moves down to 4L.



Damn, we seem to need giving up a goal within the first minute!
 

[alta]

HAGELIN


 

[ArJunaZ]

[Surreylily]

  A'ernoon chaps. 
 
Wow.  1 - 1 already. 

[BarfingMonkey]

Hi Lil

[alta]

the radio 106.7 broadcast is synched to the video today 

[alta]

A'ernoon chaps. 
 
Wow.  1 - 1 already.

so it's only 5pm there?

[BarfingMonkey]

the radio 106.7 broadcast is synched to the video today 

I like Walton.

[ArJunaZ]

 

[Surreylily]

Good to see Bear fighting for his spot.   

[alta]

Good to see Bear fighting for his spot.   

 


it’s not like he can be demoted any further