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
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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 |
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70-Holtby (starter) |
1-Copley |
-- SCRATCH -- 23-Jaskin |
10-Connolly (Illness) |
34-Siegenthaler |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 92-Kuznetsov | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 43-Wilson |
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 Period07:24 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 Period07:53 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 Period03:36 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 WSHBy Ian Oland on March 30, 2019 1:34 pm
Brett Connolly misses practice due to illness, is game time decision against LightningHeadline 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.