GDT#82 Islanders @ Capitals 7:00pm Sat Apr 6, 2019 NBCSWA, MSG+

[ArJunaZ]

               
                             
             

  Game 82:  104-48-25-8 (PTS-W-L-OT)   Streak - W1
  Sat Apr 6, 2019      New York Islanders @ Capitals @ Washington Capitals
  Place:  Capital One Arena
  Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  TV: NBCSWA, MSG+
  Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Caps Radio 24/7
  NHL.COM for Live Box Score
  Last Game: Thu Apr 4 Capitals Won 2-1 against Canadiens
  Next Game: Playoffs R1G1 Thu Apr 11 7:30 p.m. Hurricanes @ Capitals

8-Ovechkin	92-Kuznetsov	43-Wilson
62-Hagelin	20-Eller	10-Connolly
13-Vrana	72-Boyd	23-Jaskin
65-Burakovsky	26-Dowd	18-Stephenson

9-Orlov	3-Jensen
34-Siegenthaler	2-Niskanen
44-Orpik	29-Djoos

70-Holtby (starter)

1-Copley

                                                      -- SCRATCH --         

19-Bäckström

77-Oshie

79-Walker

74-Carlson

                                               -- INJURED RESERVE --         

6-Kempny

                                            -- 1st Powerplay Unit -- 

43-Wilson

92-Kuznetsov

20-Eller

8-Ovechkin

9-Orlov

                                         -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --         

13-Vrana

10-Connolly

65-Burakovsky

8-Ovechkin

2-Niskanen

  Referees:   Graham Skilliter (#24),    Dan O’Halloran (#13)
  Linesmen:   Kiel Murchison (#79),    Libor Suchanek (#60)


Referees:    Graham Skilliter #24    Dan O’Halloran #13
Linesmen:    Kiel Murchison #79    Libor Suchanek #60


                                          ISLANDERS LINEUP
                      Anders Lee -- Mathew Barzal -- Jordan Eberle
                      Josh Bailey -- Brock Nelson -- Tom Kuhnhackl
                 Anthony Beauvillier -- Valtteri Filppula -- Leo Komarov
                     Matt Martin -- Casey Cizikas -- Cal Clutterbuck

                                Nick Leddy -- Johnny Boychuk
                                 Adam Pelech -- Ryan Pulock
                                Devon Toews -- Scott Mayfield
                               
                                  Robin Lehner (starter)
                                  Thomas Greiss
                                 
Scratched: Michael Dal Colle, Ross Johnston, Thomas Hickey, Luca Sbisa, Dennis Seidenberg
Injured: Tanner Fritz (hand), Andrew Ladd (knee)




1st Period
None

2nd Period
02:55  ISLES GOAL Filppula, assists Teows & Beauvillier   1-0 NYI

3rd Period
10:54  ISLES GOAL Filppula, assists Pelech & Komarov   2-0 NYI
17:27  ISLES SH GOAL Martin, assists Cizikas & Clutterbuck   3-0 NYI

FINAL:    3-0 NYI




By Peter Hassett on April 6, 2019 11:50 am
How Saturday’s games will determine the Caps’ first-round playoff opponent
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Headline photo: Patrick Smith

We know the Washington Capitals will face in the first round the owner of the Eastern Conference’s first wild-card spot, but we don’t know who that is. At the dawn of the final day of the regular season, that team could be Carolina Hurricanes, the Columbus Blue Jackets, or the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Here’s a cheat sheet for how it could go down.

As of the beginning of Saturday, here’s how the standings look. Teams that we care about right now are in pink.



Using those standings, the remaining schedule, and probabilities from HockeyViz, here are all the possible scenarios, as far as I know:

Caps vs Hurricanes (52-percent likely)

If CAR beats PHI and PIT beats NYR,

or

CAR loses to PHI and CBJ loses to OTT in regulation.

Caps vs Blue Jackets (31-percent likely)

If CBJ beats OTT and CAR loses to PHI,

or

if CBJ takes a point from OTT and CAR takes none from PHI.

Caps vs Penguins (17-percent likely)

If PIT loses in regulation to NYR and CAR beats PHI.

[ArJunaZ]

 
Reirden says Ovie was upset he had to play tonight and that it had nothing to do with the Rocket Richard Trophy, yet he is on BOTH PP units and the potent top line.

[Pavel095]

Let’s GO CAPS!
Waiting a couple of goals from Ovi tonight 

[alta]

It will be interesting to see how the defense plays tonight with Dylan playing switch

[ArJunaZ]

It will be interesting to see how the defense plays tonight with Dylan playing switch

He's a scratch tonight.

[Mickstix]

Good morning, good afternoon, goodnight NY!! 

[ArJunaZ]

What the hell did Locker  mean by the Isles fighting to get home ice over the Caps tonight?   

[Surreylily]

Morning peeps.   

[ArJunaZ]

Morning peeps.   

Hi Lil!

[ArJunaZ]

:1s:

[Pavel095]

Training period  so far, let’s see how it’s gonna be in 2 period 

[Mickstix]

Need to put a little heat on these guys.. Just going through the motions so far.

[Surreylily]

Pretty difficult to get excited for this game.  Just hope Ovi gets a couple.   

[Pavel095]

 

[ArJunaZ]

 

[Mickstix]

Im pretty far from the arena, but from here it smells like one team gives a shit more than the other..    Pittsburgh gonna take these guys apart.. Funny how they get some soft ass 1st round matchup every fucking year, by never winning the division.. 

[Surreylily]

 

[ArJunaZ]

 

[Surreylily]

Meh.  Would have been nice to finish on a high.  Would have been.  Maybe Ovi can still score?   

[alta]

well this hasn't been all that impressive