Game 80: 102-47-24-8 (PTS-W-L-OT) Streak - W4
Mon Apr 1, 2019 Washington Capitals @ Florida Panthers
Place: BB&T Center
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSWA, TVAS, FS-F
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
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Last Game: Sat March 30 Capitals Won 6-3 against Lightning
Next Game: Thu Apr 4, 7:00 pm ET Canadiens @ Capitals
8-Ovechkin | 19-Bäckström | 43-Wilson |
62-Hagelin | 92-Kuznetsov | 77-Oshie |
13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 10-Connolly |
65-Burakovsky | 26-Dowd | 18-Stephenson |
29-Djoos | 74-Carlson |
9-Orlov | 2-Niskanen |
44-Orpik | 3-Jensen |
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1-Copley (starter) |
70-Holtby |
-- SCRATCH -- 23-Jaskin |
72-Boyd (Illness) |
34-Siegenthaler |
-- INJURED RESERVE -- -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 92-Kuznetsov | 19-Bäckström | 77-Oshie |
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit -- 13-Vrana | 20-Eller | 43-Wilson |
Referees: Chris Schlenker (#3), Francois St. Laurent (#38)
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway (#82), Pierre Racicot (#65)
PANTHERS LINEUP 11-Jonathan Huberdeau -- 16-Aleksander Barkov -- 63-Evgenii Dadonov
68-Mike Hoffman -- 21-Vincent Trocheck -- 8-Jayce Hawryluk
92-Frank Vatrano -- 15-Riley Sheahan -- 22-Troy Brouwer
73-Dryden Hunt -- 95-Henrik Borgstrom -- 7-Colton Sceviour
19-Mike Matheson -- 5-Aaron Ekblad
3-Keith Yandle -- 52-MacKenzie Weegar
13-Mark Pysyk -- 2-Josh Brown
1-Roberto Luongo (starter)
33-Sam Montembeault
Scratched: 88-Jamie McGinn, 62-Denis Malgin, 12-Ian McCoshen, 25-Brady Keeper, 34-James Reimer
Injured: 17-Derek MacKenzie (shoulder)
1st Period13:48 CATS GOAL Vatrano, assists Sceviour & Borgstrom 1-0 FLA
2nd Period03:34 CATS GOAL Huberdeau, unassisted 2-0 FLA
12:01 CATS SH GOAL Trocheck, assist Barkov 3-0 FLA
17:57 CATS GOAL Brouwer, assists Barkov & Hunt 4-0 FLA
3rd Period10:55 GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assist 74-Carlson 4-1 FLA
16:25 GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 77-Oshie & 8-Ovechkin 4-2 FLA
17:39 GOAL 13-Vrana , assists 77-Oshie & 2-Niskanen 4-3 FLA
19:33 CATS GOAL Trocheck, unassisted 5-3 FLA
FINAL: 5-3 FLABy Cara Bahniuk on April 1, 2019 12:23 pm
The Capitals can win the Metropolitan Division tonight with a win and an Islanders lossHeadline photo: @Capitals
After securing a playoff berth four days ago, the Washington Capitals can clinch the Metropolitan Division tonight.
It would be their fourth consecutive Metropolitan Division title and their ninth division title win in 12 seasons.
The Caps can win the Metro if these conditions are met:
The Capitals beat the Florida Panthers.
The New York Islanders lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs in regulation.
The Capitals could become the third team to win their division, with only the Central division remaining.
If the playoffs started today, the Capitals would play the first wildcard team, the Columbus Blue Jackets, in the first round. According to @IneffectiveMath, Columbus has a 53 percent chance of matching up against Washington again in the opening round.
Depending on how the last few games shake out, the Capitals could also end up playing the Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes, or Montreal Canadiens.