GDT#79 Capitals @ Lightning 7:00pm Sat Mar 30, 2019 NBCSWA, NHLN, SUN

[ArJunaZ]

               
                             
             

  Game 79:  100-46-24-8 (PTS-W-L-OT)   Streak - W3
  Sat Mar 30, 2019      Washington Capitals @ Tampa Bay Lightning
  Place:  Amalie Arena
  Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  TV: NBCSWA, NHLN, SUN
  Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
  NHL.COM for Live Box Score
  Last Game: Thu March 28 Capitals Won 3-2 against Hurricanes
  Next Game: Mon Apr 1, 7:00 pm ET Capitals @ Panthers

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

29-Djoos	74-Carlson
9-Orlov	2-Niskanen
44-Orpik	3-Jensen

70-Holtby (starter)

1-Copley

                                                      -- SCRATCH --         

23-Jaskin

10-Connolly (Illness)

34-Siegenthaler

                                               -- INJURED RESERVE --         

6-Kempny

                                            -- 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:   Francois St. Laurent (#38),    Kyle Rehman (#10)
  Linesmen:   Jonny Murray (#95),    Steve Miller (#89)



                                          LIGHTNING LINEUP
                      9-Tyler Johnson -- 21-Brayden Point -- 86-Nikita Kucherov
                        18-Ondrej Palat -- 91-Steven Stamkos -- 10-J.T. Miller
                      17-Alex Killorn --71- Anthony Cirelli -- 7-Mathieu Joseph
                        73-Adam Erne -- 13-Cedric Paquette -- 37-Yanni Gourde
                 
                                 77-Victor Hedman -- 98-Mikhail Sergachev
                                    27-Ryan McDonagh -- 81-Erik Cernak
                                    55-Braydon Coburn -- 44-Jan Rutta
                                 
                                    88-Andrei Vasilevskiy (starter)
                                    70-Louis Domingue

Scratched: 24-Ryan Callahan, 62-Danick Martel, 33-Cameron Gaunce
Injured: 5-Dan Girardi (lower body), 6-Anton Stralman (lower body)





1st Period
07:24  GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 43-Wilson & 29-Djoos   1-0 WSH
10:45  GOAL 77-Oshie, assists 3-Jensen & 63-Hagelin   2-0 WSH
16:00  PP GOAL 77-Oshie, assists 74-Carlson & 92-Kuznetsov   3-0 WSH

2nd Period
07:53  GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 9-Orlov & 18-Stephenson   4-0 WSH
17:25  BOLTS GOAL 10-Miller, assists 98-Sergachev & 27-McDonagh   4-1 WSH

3rd Period
03:36  BOLTS GOAL 9-Johnson, unassisted   4-2 WSH
14:35  GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 77-Oshie & 19-Bäckström   5-2 WSH
16:15  GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 74-Carlson & 92-Kuznetsov   6-2 WSH
19:32  BOLTS PP GOAL 86-Nikita Kucherov, assists 98-Sergachev & 10-J.T. Miller   6-3 WSH

FINAL:    6-3 WSH






By Ian Oland on March 30, 2019 1:34 pm
Brett Connolly misses practice due to illness, is game time decision against Lightning

Headline photo: @Capitals

Like a band on tour, the Caps flu bug has landed at its latest venue: Brett Connolly’s body.

Connolly missed the Capitals’ morning skate on Saturday and will be a game-time decision against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Conno is the fourth Caps player to miss time due to this illness including Carl Hagelin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and TJ Oshie. Hagelin and Oshie both missed games.

Andre Burakovsky replaced Connolly on the third line while Carl Hagelin flanked Lars Eller on the left wing.

Connolly is one of six Capitals players who have scored over 20 goals, lighting the lamp 22 times this season.

After being an infrequent scratch, the third-line forward has played in every game this season.

[Pavel095]

Let’s GO CAPS!

[BarfingMonkey]

Let's GO CAPS!  I hope Conno feels better in time, we need him.

[ArJunaZ]

No Goal, Goal, No Goal: Double-Challenge Results in Lost Flyers Goal Both the Flyers and Penguins challenged the same play, resulting in a no goal call that was overturned for interference before being waved off for offside


Mar 18, 2019 | Coach's Challenge, News, NHL, Situation Room
  We’ve seen multiple Coach’s Challenges in the same game before, but never on the same play that was initially a no-goal.
Both benches got a chance to throw their challenge flags on Sunday when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers squared off.
https://www.nhl.com/video/embed/situation-room-phi-vs-pit/t-277781830/c-67001403

Philadelphia’s Claude Giroux put the puck past Pens netminder Matt Murray. The goal was immediately waved off by referee Dan O’Rourke due to goaltender interference.  Flyers head coach Scott Gordon challenged the play, prompting O’Rourke and fellow ref Pierre Lambert to head to the scorer’s table and don their headsets. Review of the play showed that the stick contact with Murray came not from Flyers winger Jakub Voracek, but from Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson.  Incidental contact was made, but not enough to disallow the goal.
The call on the ice was overturned.  Flyers goal.
For a moment, at least.
With the goal on the board, now it was Pens’ bench boss Mike Sullivan’s turn to issue a challenge, this time that the play was offside.  Replays showed that Jakub Voracek was a step ahead of the play, with his trailing skate entering the offensive zone ahead of the puck.
The goal was waved off.
 <blockquote>“They said no goal and I saw the replay,” said Giroux. “It was a goal. Then they put it on the big screen, offside. Then, obviously, it wasn’t a goal. It was a lot of up and down there.”</blockquote> Sullivan is in favor of the challenge process, which certainly benefited his team on Sunday.
 <blockquote>“I like it,” Sullivan said. “The intent is to try and get the calls right. Refereeing in this league is a difficult job because things happen so fast. The intent is to try to get the call right, so I do think it’s beneficial.”</blockquote> It was back and forth and, as Flyers goalie Carter Hart put it “a little bit crazy.”
Ultimately, though, they got the call right.
No goal.
Right?

[Beaglefan2]

OK - if the Caps win this game, they go on to win the Cup - guaranteed!!!


Caps win 4-3 with goals from Ovi, Kuzy, Hagelin and the game winner from Burakovsky!

[ArJunaZ]

OK - if the Caps win this game, they go on to win the Cup - guaranteed!!!


Caps win 4-3 with goals from Ovi, Kuzy, Hagelin and the game winner from Burakovsky!

I'll go with that, but 5-3 swapping Backy for Kuzy, maybe 63 for 77 and adding a goal from 74 or possibly 9.

[Mickstix]

Kempny Djoos - Carlson   

[alta]

  


Conno is out with the flu

[Mickstix]

Gotta tighen up your GDT info AJ.. 


Guess what?? I "HAVE" to watch the Lightning channel, cause you know, Im in Lightning territory, so NHLNet is blacked out!! So, I also get to watch them rub the Presidents trophy presentation in my face!! YAY!!! 


... I know, I could stream JoeB and Locker but Im lazy and it takes an actual hdmi "cable" to get it over to the tv.. (Note: lazy) 

[ArJunaZ]

Kempny Djoos - Carlson   

Thanks for catching that. I was lazy and reached back a few games to grab the standard lineup before the illnesses shook the lines up, but I thought I copied from Flyers game. Must have reached back to the Lightning game.

There's a lot of info that has to be gathered for the GGT.  Damn Scouting the Refs hasn't posted referees for the last two days. NONE AT ALL. I have no list for tonight, but not for failing to try.

[Pavel095]

It’s PP!

[ArJunaZ]

Gotta tighen up your GDT info AJ.. 


Guess what?? I "HAVE" to watch the Lightning channel, cause you know, Im in Lightning territory, so NHLNet is blacked out!! So, I also get to watch them rub the Presidents trophy presentation in my face!! YAY!!! 

... I know, I could stream JoeB and Locker but Im lazy and it takes an actual hdmi "cable" to get it over to the tv.. (Note: lazy) 

I'm happy to leave my phone on with the local audio for you. If you have a bluetooth speaker it could work well.

[alta]

 

[alta]

Gotta tighen up your GDT info AJ.. 


Guess what?? I "HAVE" to watch the Lightning channel, cause you know, Im in Lightning territory, so NHLNet is blacked out!! So, I also get to watch them rub the Presidents trophy presentation in my face!! YAY!!! 


... I know, I could stream JoeB and Locker but Im lazy and it takes an actual hdmi "cable" to get it over to the tv.. (Note: lazy) 

do you have one them fancy newer "smart" TVs? I've been playing with mine a bit, i think I can link a laptop to it via Bluetooth

[ArJunaZ]

Gotta tighen up your GDT info AJ.. 


Guess what?? I "HAVE" to watch the Lightning channel, cause you know, Im in Lightning territory, so NHLNet is blacked out!! So, I also get to watch them rub the Presidents trophy presentation in my face!! YAY!!! 


... I know, I could stream JoeB and Locker but Im lazy and it takes an actual hdmi "cable" to get it over to the tv.. (Note: lazy) 

Have tried the "My Teams app".  I can get the game on. You do have to login with your cable TV account I think.

[Mickstix]

I'm happy to leave my phone on with the local audio for you. If you have a bluetooth speaker it could work well.

Thanks, but Im good.. 

do you have one them fancy newer "smart" TVs? I've been playing with mine a bit, i think I can link a laptop to it via Bluetooth

Hell no.. It's about 10 years old. lol Wish the damn thing would die so I could get a new "smart" one..

[ArJunaZ]

 

[Pavel095]

Goallll
Great start and performance so far!

[Mickstix]

And just what was Carlson thinking at the end of that PP?? Doesn't he know no one is allowed to shoot but Ovie?? 


Holy shat, the "best goalie in the world" just gave up a goal!!   

[alta]

BACKY!!!!!

with #20