GDT #45 Caps at Stars @ 9pm

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January 28 vs Stars at American Airlines Arena
Time: 9:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7 FM

Dallas Stars 22-16-2
Washington Capitals 23-12-9

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Sheary 73 - Backstrom 19 - Sprong 10
Hagelin 62 - Eller 20 - Hathaway 21
McMichael 24 - Dowd 26 - Snively 91

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Orlov 9 - Schultz 2
Irwin 52 - van Riemsdyk 57

Vanecek 41

PP1:Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Backstrom, Carlson
PP2:

scratched:
Samsonov 30
Leason 49
Protas 59
Cholowski 38
Oshie 77 - day to day

covid:
Kempny 6
IR:
Jensen 3
LTIR:
Mantha 39

Stars anticipated lines:
Robertson 21 - Hintz 24 - Pavelski 16
Benn 14 - Seguin 91 - Gurianov 34
Kiviranta 25 - Peterson 40 - Radulov 47
Damiani 13 - Faksa 12 - Glendening 11

Lindell 23 - Klingberg 3
Suter 20 - Heiskanan 4
Sekera 5 - Hakanpaa 2

Holtby 70

tonight's zebras:
Brian Pochmara 16, Brandon Schrader 46
Justin Johnson 57, Brad Kovachik 71

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-seeing-stars-in-dallas/c-330257360

scoring summary
1st period:
Wilson(13) PPG from Backstrom(8 and Kuznetsov(29) at 1:29
Carlson(9) PPG from Kuznetsov(30) and Backstrom(9) at 7:54
van Riemsdyk(1) from McMichael(8 and Snively(2) at 13:08
2nd period:
McMichael(6) from Eller(13) and Schultz(7) at 12:03
Backstrom(3) from Orlov(15) at 16:50
3rd period:
no goals

Caps win 5-0

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this isn’t good, Mick must out on a date with someone’s sister

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it’s gonna be one of those nights…


 


 

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offsides! no goal!!!

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PPG GOOOOOAAAAAALLLL


THE BIG WILLY

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PPG GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLL


CARLSON

[HoustonCapsFan]

Kinda quiet tonight. I’m bummed that I couldn’t make it up to Dallas this year for the game.

[HoustonCapsFan]

GOOOOAALL van Riemsdyk

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I’ve only seen one hockey game in Dallas, years ago I went down once a year for Skins vs Cowboys


and the ballpark in Arlington is the only one where I’ve had a guy selling daiquiris in the stands

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going in to this I figured Holts would either have the game of the season or a game to forget, I didn’t expect to see a goalie battle

[Mickstix]

Been decidin if I wanted to post and jinx it or stay quiet.. So, the jinx is on! 


Amazing how a couple nice shots can change the view. Only thing different then what they've been doing is those couple finding corners and net. Glad VV rebounded from that soft, called back goal. Hope he doesn't have anymore lapses. 

[HoustonCapsFan]

Looks like we know how to beat him. His D isn’t helping him out either.

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Carlson knocked out a couple of Benn’s chicklets

[Mickstix]

Nice pk.


Connor McNugget goal!!

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GOOOOAAAALLLLL


BACKY

[Mickstix]

Backy!


Who these guys? 

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kinda feel bad for Holts, but he isn’t the same goalie as when he won the cup

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shutout for Vtec!!


 

[Mickstix]

No jinx here!    Finally a good game from the boys.. VV with the shutout!! Night night!

[richkrt99]

Good to see the boys wake up for a change.  Team looks a lot better when all their shots go in.  I swear hockey is the most fickle and luck biased game there is.  Just a matter of bounces sometimes.  I know hard work and effort has a lot to do with creating chances, but sometimes the bounces just don't go your way.  And then....sometimes they do.


Dallas D did not look very good, but neither did Holtby.  (I see they pulled Holtby after 2nd.  5 goals in 2 periods is kinda rough on the GAA).  I did not see the game only the 5 minute condensed highlights so really hard to judge.


Did the Caps really dominated the game or did Dallas just not play very well?


Nice to get a couple PP goals too, but did the Caps change anything to get there or just get their due for a change?


Nice shutout for Vitek....he's looked better than Sammy the last few weeks.