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GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 01:12:08 AM Eastern »

                     

                 Wed. Feb. 04   Las Vegas Golden Knights @ Washington Capitals
                 Place:  Capital One Arena
                 Time: 12:30 p.m.
                 TV: NBCSWA, ATTSN-RM
                 Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
                 Las Vegas Golden Knights  72-34-13-4   Last Game: Feb 02, Lost 5-2 against Wild
                 Washington Capitals           65-30-16-5   Last Game: Feb 02, Lost 7-4 against Penguins


                                             

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


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


                                              70-Holtby
                                              31-Grubauer (starter)


                                           -- SCRATCH --
                                              39-Chiasson                                               
                                               4-Chorney


                                           -- INJURED --


                                    -- 1st Powerplay Unit --
                    77-Oshie            19-Bäckström     92-Kuznetsov
                                 8-Ovechkin           74-Carlson
                               
                                    -- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
                    39-Chiasson        20-Eller             65-Burakovsky
                                2-Niskanen             9-Orlov
       

               Referees:   Evgeny Romasko (#39)  Tom Kowal (#32)
               Linesmen:  Derek Amell (#75),  Tony Sericolo (#84)







1st Period
07:22  GOAL 18-Stephenson, assists 83-Beagle & 2-Niskanen   1-0 WSH
16:06  Knights GOAL Carpenter   1-1 TIE

2nd Period
08:38  GOAL 2-Niskanen, assists 92-Kuznetsov & 9-Orlov   2-1 WSH
18:53  Knights PP GOAL Smith   2-2 TIE

3rd Period
00:52  GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 29-Djoos & 65-Burakovsky   3-2 WSH
09:21  Knights GOAL Smith   3-3 TIE
14:48  Knights GOAL Tuch   4-3 VGK

FINAL:    4-3 VGK








By Samantha Pell February 3 at 7:09 PM

Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights bring their party to Washington


Capitals forward Jakub Vrana has just one point in 2018. (Nick Wass/AP)




When the Vegas Golden Knights chose Nate Schmidt as their expansion draft selection frum the Washington Capitals in June Coach Barry Trotz gave the defenseman a call.

Trotz, the Nashville Predators first coach when they began play as an expansion franchise in 1998, wanted to give the player a sense of what a unique, groundbreaking time it was.

"You're going to be part of something very special," Trotz told Schmidt. "Its the only time probably in your career ... that you are the first. And what you do, what stamp you put on that city or that group, that will be a bond forever."

Fast forward to 2018, and the Golden Knights, headed by former Capitals general manager George McPhee, are one of the top teams in the NHL, far exceeding expectations for an expansion team. They are putting their own stamp on the city of Las Vegas — and the league — as they have already set the record for wins for an expansion team with 34, surpassing the mark set by both the Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers in the 1993-94 season.

"They are living the dream right now," Trotz said Thursday. "They are [second in] the NHL as an ‘expansion team, as you would say. If you were a true expansion team you wouldn't be on the top of the pile. You would be at the bottom of the pile."

Capitals fans might remember the bottom of the pile. Washington finished its 1974-75 expansion season 8-67-5, the worst NHL season to date. The Golden Knights matched that win total after just three weeks.

The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights come to Washington on Sunday for a matinee against the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals at Capital One Arena. After a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday, Vegas (34-13-4) sat just one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning, which played late Saturday night, in the race for the Presidents Trophy, which goes to NHL's best regular season team.

"Its gone really well for them," Capitals winger Brett Connolly said. "Every organization, they are going to go through some tough times, but they really havent had that yet, so I think this year they are just going to ride it right into the playoffs and then once you get in you never know. They definitely got a lot of good pieces, and if they do it right, they have a lot of draft picks that can really set themselves up for success."

Vegas beat the Capitals in their first meeting, 3-0, in December at the Golden Knights gleaming new T-Mobile Arena, located on the famous Las Vegas Strip. Center Jay Beagle said the Golden Knights, who scored all three goals in the first period, came out with more intensity than any team the Capitals have faced this season.

The Golden Knights style is fast and flashy, and watching them on their home ice is a party in itself, according to Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin.

"Its like you [are] in a nightclub," Ovechkin said at media day for the NHL All-Star Game last week. "Its like a party. Everybody dancing over there. Its like, ‘Holy Jesus, are we in a hockey game or is this like a pool party out there? They're very, very tough to play against."

That might help explain Vegas's league-best 19-3-2 home record.

Ovechkin joked the Capitals home digs carry a different atmosphere, one that he hoped could make the Golden Knights "a little bit sleepy."

The Golden Knights play to this point has been anything but. Trotz noted they have "three legitimate scoring lines" and are led by 27-year-old center Jonathan Marchessault (18 goals, 30 assists), who was a 30-goal scorer last season for Florida in his breakout campaign before being made available to Vegas in the expansion draft.

Winger David Perron, an 11-year veteran who came off the St. Louis Blues roster, has 13 goals and 33 assists.

"They're a proud group," Trotz said. "They play as one unit. They're relentless. They find ways to win. And there's no pressure on them. Its all gravy. They just play. They've been playing with house money frum day one, really. Everyone looked at that team and said, ‘They might make the playoffs."



Note: Capitals forward T.J. Oshie has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang on Friday night. The fine, which was announced Saturday morning by the NHL department of player safety, is the maximum allowed by the leagues collective bargaining agreement.


NOTE frOm ArJunaZ:   I Apologize for the misspelling of the the word "frOm" Throughout the article and this note.  If I change either of those to the correct spelling the server throws an  "Internal Error". If I use the same word in a different post it works just fine. This is a bizarre bug that took me an hour to track down.
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #1 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 09:46:06 AM Eastern »
Hens lost last night,
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #2 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:20:54 PM Eastern »
Alan May just RIPPED the NHL for COMPLETE lack of consistency on ANYTHING after Oshie got fined $5,000 for his crosscheck on Letang Friday night.  He said it was because it was against the leagues beloved Penguins.  OUCH!!!!  LOVE IT!!!!
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #3 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:38:06 PM Eastern »
Alan May just RIPPED the NHL for COMPLETE lack of consistency on ANYTHING after Oshie got fined $5,000 for his crosscheck on Letang Friday night.  He said it was because it was against the leagues beloved Penguins.  OUCH!!!!  LOVE IT!!!!
Won’t be surprised if he gets fined for that.  :rofl: [size=78%] [/size]

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #4 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:39:23 PM Eastern »
Alan May just RIPPED the NHL for COMPLETE lack of consistency on ANYTHING after Oshie got fined $5,000 for his crosscheck on Letang Friday night.  He said it was because it was against the leagues beloved Penguins.  OUCH!!!!  LOVE IT!!!!
   Can't really argue that. It wasnt a vicious crosscheck by any means. Those kind of plays happen in every game. He got a penalty, thats all he should have gotten.

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #5 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:47:44 PM Eastern »
Tuch is a god damn madman. .  we need a couple of guys like him

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #6 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:50:15 PM Eastern »
Alan May just RIPPED the NHL for COMPLETE lack of consistency on ANYTHING after Oshie got fined $5,000 for his crosscheck on Letang Friday night.  He said it was because it was against the leagues beloved Penguins.  OUCH!!!!  LOVE IT!!!!




May is too nice, I'm very surprised the league fined Oshie instead of Willy
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #7 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:50:39 PM Eastern »
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #8 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:50:54 PM Eastern »
Caps score first!!! Caps score first!!!
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #9 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:52:29 PM Eastern »
Stevenson is making Bura and Commely expandable


Far better two way player then both  and now out scoring Bura

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #10 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:52:41 PM Eastern »



May is too nice, I'm very surprised the league fined Oshie instead of Willy

Good point, Neither deserved a fine, but Wilson's hit actually took out one of the Hen's darlings.
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #11 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:53:09 PM Eastern »
Why can't someone other than stephenson be scratched to make room for vrana?

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #12 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:53:43 PM Eastern »
  I really like this kid. I'm happy for him. I'm probably a bit bias because he played junior here.

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #13 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:54:24 PM Eastern »
Apologies, I'm recording and not watching yet. Was reading the lineups at the beginning of the thread.






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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #14 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:55:26 PM Eastern »
Why can't someone other than stephenson be scratched to make room for vrana?
   They have scratched a few different players. I dont mind that. They can try to keep everyone fresh.

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #15 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 12:59:57 PM Eastern »
Apologies, I'm recording and not watching yet. Was reading the lineups at the beginning of the thread.

My mistake, I thought I changed that. Chaisson is the scratch.
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #16 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 01:02:46 PM Eastern »
My mistake, I thought I changed that. Chaisson is the scratch.

Good. I was ready to rip trotz a new one for that...
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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #17 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 01:04:06 PM Eastern »
   They have scratched a few different players. I dont mind that. They can try to keep everyone fresh.


I understand the need to preserve players, but after the way stephenson has been playing you think it's ok to bench him? I hope not.

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #18 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 01:08:11 PM Eastern »

I understand the need to preserve players, but after the way stephenson has been playing you think it's ok to bench him? I hope not.
Hell with scratching and resting.


Trade or send down.  Stephenson has out played most of the roster and is now putting points as well

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Re: GDT#52 Golden Knights @ Capitals 2018-02-04 12:30pm EST NBCSWA
« Reply #19 on: Sunday February 04, 2018, 01:09:40 PM Eastern »
   Shit we suck in our defensive zone coverage