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GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« on: Friday January 19, 2018, 04:24:14 PM Eastern »

                     

                 Fri. Jan. 19    Montreal Canadiens @
Washington Capitals
                 Place:  Capital One Arena
                 Time: 7:30 p.m.
                 TV: NBC Sports Washington,
TSN-2, RDS
                 Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
                 Montreal Canadiens  42-18-21-6
  Last Game: Jan 17, Lost 4-1 against Bruins
                 Washington Capitals 60-28-14-4  Last Game: Jan 18, OT Loss
4-3 against Devils


                    8
-Ovechkin        19-Bäckström        43-Wilson
                   
13-Vrana             92-Kuznetsov        77-Oshie
                   65-Burakovsky   20-Eller                  10-Connolly
                 
18-Stephenson    83-Beagle               39-Chiasson

                               29-Djoos                74-Carlson
                                 9-Orlov                  2-Niskanen
                                44-Orpik               22-Bowey

                                              70-Holtby

                                              31-Grubauer
(starter)


                                           -- SCRATCH --
                                         
25-Smith-Pelly
                                             4-Chorney
                           

                                       
    -- INJURED --


     
                               -- 1st Powerplay Unit --
 
                     77-Oshie            19-Bäckström     92-Kuznetsov
   
                               8-Ovechkin           74-Carlson
                               
   
                                 -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
                       39-Chiasson       20-Eller             13-Vrana
                                 
2-Niskanen             9-Orlov
       

               Referees:  Garrett Rank (#7)  Francois St. Laurent (#38)
               Linesmen:  Ryan Gibbons (#58),  Jonny Murray (#95)







1st Period
None

2nd Period
07:08  Habs GOAL Pacioretty   1-0 MTL
13:24  PP GOAL 74-Carlson, assists 8-Ovechkin & 92-Kuznetsov   1-1 TIE

3rd Period
10:41  Habs GOAL Byron   2-1 MTL
18:42  Habs GOAL Pacioretty   3-1 MTL
19:06  GOAL 20-Eller, assists 2-Niskanen & 9-Orlov   3-2 MTL

FINAL:    3-2 MTL





By Jesse Dougherty January 19 at 8:30 AM

Capitals need to tighten up the power play with the Canadiens up next


Nicklas Backstrom and the Capitals’ power play has a chance to get back on track against Montreal on Friday. (Nick Wass/Associated Press)

NEWARK — For one fleeting moment, as the puck slid off John Carlson’s stick and toward a wide open Alex Ovechkin in the left faceoff circle, the humdrum atmosphere inside Prudential Center was replaced by a second’s worth of quiet anticipation.

It was exactly what the Capitals’ power play needed, with Ovechkin winding up at the spot from which he has so often scored throughout his career. Devils fans seemed to know it, as they all appeared to hold their breath before Ovechkin’s shot flew off his stick and toward the goal. But it instead found goaltender Keith Kinkaid’s left pad, leaving the Capitals’ power play the same as it was across five opportunities in an eventual 4-3 overtime loss to the Devils on Thursday: empty-handed.


I think we just have to simplify it a little bit,” Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom said after the loss. “Maybe get some more shots from the top, from [Carlson’s] standpoint, too. Just simplify it a little bit.”

[Capitals make their point, but fall to Devils in overtime]

Backstrom is on the Capitals’ first power-play unit with Ovechkin, Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie. As a whole, the power play has struggled since scoring two goals on four opportunities in an overtime win over the St. Louis Blues on Jan. 7. In the past four games, the Capitals have one power-play goal in 14 opportunities, and they struggled to create five-on-four chances Thursday. Of the five failed power plays against the Devils, two came and went without the Capitals putting a shot on net.


That could partly be attributed to team-wide rust: The Capitals were coming off a five-day break with the bye week and a canceled practice Wednesday amid travel delays. But the power play was discouraging nonetheless and has a chance to right itself against the Montreal Canadiens (and a penalty kill that ranks 26th in the league) at Capital One Arena on Friday night.


“We just weren’t sharp,” Coach Barry Trotz said Thursday night. “When you have that many days off, I thought they stalled us out through the neutral zone. A couple of our decisions at the blue line weren’t great. We’ll get a chance in the next few days to work on it again, but timing was a little bit off. They did a good job. We didn’t execute, and our power play has to get going.

[Capitals rookie Madison Bowey honors NHL pioneer Willie O’Ree by wearing No. 22]

The Capitals’ power play ultimately looks to work the puck to Ovechkin in the left faceoff spot, with Carlson feeding him from the right wing or Backstrom dishing to him from behind the net. But it’s not the only way the first unit scores: Oshie typically crowds the space in front of the net, Carlson can rip slap shots from the point, and Backstrom and Kuznetsov are offered space by the opposition often cheating in Ovechkin’s direction. After the loss to the Devils, members of the first and second power-play units said the Capitals could be more opportunistic, and shot-happy, when given the man advantage.


Brett Connolly, who is on the second power-play unit with a mix of players including Dmitry Orlov, Lars Eller and Matt Niskanen, noted that the Devils’ penalty kill did a good job of crowding whichever Capitals player was handling the puck. That made it hard for the power play to get set up, and it spent most of the game trying to gain a foothold in the offensive zone rather than working toward scoring.

The importance of power-play production can be illustrated by the Capitals’ three results against the Devils this season. The Capitals’ power play scored three times in a 5-2 win in October and once in another 5-2 win in at the end of December. It was then blanked in five chances Thursday, and the missed opportunities were stretched across the scoreboard at night’s end.

“I expect our power play to be in the top third of the league,” Trotz said Thursday morning, indicating his team has a bit of improving to do in that area. Heading into the game against the Canadiens, the Capitals’ power play ranks 14th in the league with a 19.1 percent conversion rate.

“We got a lot of good players that can move the puck around,” Connolly said. “They’ll got hot here soon.”
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #1 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 04:50:23 PM Eastern »
last night wasn't quite as bad as I expected coming off the bye week, so maybe they can actually improve upon that
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #2 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:35:36 PM Eastern »
   I dont really like Stephenson being scratched. I guess someone has to sit. Was hoping for Chiasson or DSP

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #3 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:38:53 PM Eastern »
   I dont really like Stephenson being scratched. I guess someone has to sit. Was hoping for Chiasson or DSP

Have you heard a lineup?  I am still not sure who is scratched.  I am guessing either Vrana or Stephenson
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #4 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:42:08 PM Eastern »
No I was reading your post. Last I heard I heard Trotz hadn't made up his mind.. Stephenson is playing.

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #5 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:44:47 PM Eastern »
No I was reading your post. Last I heard I heard Trotz hadn't made up his mind.. Stephenson is playing.

I had four different lineups for forwards ready to go.  My last one was on the money.

I hate when they don't post lines until you see them on the ice at game time.  I end up missing the first few minutes correcting the GDT.
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #6 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:45:43 PM Eastern »
Looks like DSP is out

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #7 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:53:13 PM Eastern »
I still fail to understand if one player gets called for diving how it’s becomes offsetting
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #8 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:57:16 PM Eastern »
I still fail to understand if one player gets called for diving how it’s becomes offsetting

What in the NHL ISN'T baffling?   We've had this discussion.  It's hard to imagine it can be both.
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #9 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:57:29 PM Eastern »
I still fail to understand if one player gets called for diving how it’s becomes offsetting
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #10 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:58:02 PM Eastern »
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How did he stop that last one?  Wow!
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #11 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 07:59:49 PM Eastern »
It’s called article 1, section c of The Crosby Rules.


which is any player that hasn’t felated Betmann is always guilty
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« Reply #12 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:00:08 PM Eastern »
   Considering the great scoring opportunity there Montreal didnt really get off a good shot. Pacioretty missed a layup. We got lucky.

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #13 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:05:55 PM Eastern »
Caps have missed two layups as well
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« Reply #15 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:20:44 PM Eastern »

  Definitely not shooting enough and when we do we miss the net. Get the puck on net and get some traffic in front. Maybe get a goal off a rebound or deflection. Grrrrrrr

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« Reply #16 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:40:42 PM Eastern »
  What did you guys think of the 2 on 0 Orlov and Niskanen gave up. Even worse the Canadians didnt get a shot on net.

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #17 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:43:29 PM Eastern »
$5 says Montreal’s goalie gets his first win tonight
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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #18 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:43:51 PM Eastern »
Get Bowey off the damn ice. He fucking sucks. Bring up ANYONE. He is garbage. Stevenson is pretty worthless also.

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Re: GDT#47 Canadiens @ Capitals 2018-01-19 7:30pm EST NBCSPW
« Reply #19 on: Friday January 19, 2018, 08:47:17 PM Eastern »
Habs goal. Good!  Maybe our guys might think about waking up now.
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