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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Monday October 31, 2022, 11:47:12 AM Eastern
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October 31 vs Hurricanes at PNC Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7
Washington Capitals 5-4-0
PP% 20(19th) PK% 81.5(12th) Faceoff% 41(32nd)
Carolina Hurricanes 5-2-1
PP% 17.2(24th) PK% 80(17th) Faceoff% 53.7(6th)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Sheary 73
Johansson 90 - Kuznetsov(A) 92 - McMichael 24
Protas 59 - Eller 20 - Mantha 39
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 24 - Hathaway 21
Orlov(A) 9 - van Riemsdyk 57
Fehervary 42 - Jensen 3
Gustafsson 56 - Irwin 52
Kuemper 35
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Sheary, Johansson, Orlov
PP2: Mantha, Kuznetsov, Protas, Gustafsson, van Riemsdyk
scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Snively 91
Carlson 74 - day to day - lower body
IR/LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip
Brown 28 - knee
Wilson 43 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip
Oshie 77 - lower body
Canes anticipated lines:
Teravainen 86 - Aho 20 - Jarvis 24
Svechnikov 37 - Kotkaniemi 82 - Necas 88
Martinook(A) 48 - Staal(C) 11 - Fast 71
Noesen 23 - Stastny 26 - Stepan 18
Slavin(A) 74 - Burns 8
Skeji 76 - Pesce 22
Coghlan 15 - Chatfield 5
Andersen 31
Raanta 32 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
François St Laurent 8, Furman South 13
Kyle Flemington 55, Matt MacPherson 55
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-finish-trip-in-carolina/c-337002404 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-finish-trip-in-carolina/c-337002404)
scoring summary
1st period:
Noesen PPG from Burns and Necas at 4:27
2nd period:
Strome(2) from Jensen(6) and Sheary(3) at 1:23
Ovechkin(5) PPG from Gustafsson(3) and Kuznetsov(6) at 8:57
Svechnikov from Stastny and Necas at 15:42
3rd period:
no goals
OT:
no goals
SO:
Burns ✅ Kuznetsov ✅
Svechnikov ✅ Ovechkin ❎
Necas ❎ Strome ❎
Caps lose 3-2
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Oshie and Carlson are both listed as lower body. Carlson is out day to day, Oshie is out indefinitely. Neither will play tonight.
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I don't foresee the Caps really missing Johnnie Q Norris, except for the number of minutes he plays. Fever and Orlov can handle more minutes. Irwin can be no worse than Johnny on D. They will miss his offensive side, but he's been a defensive liability all year. Irwin probably can't skate like Johnny, but we will see how it goes. I don't see them missing him on the PP - anyone should be able to pass the puck to Ovie so the Canes can block his shot.
Oshie brings more in spirit than in actual scoring these days. Hopefully McMike sees this for the opportunity it is and does something good to earn a permanent spot....I'm afeared he's about to "not work" his way out a roster spot permanently.
Canes will be a real test. Bring it Caps.
Go Caps
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Get out there Hillbilly!! She may say HI to ya!! :raspberry:
https://twitter.com/NBCSCapitals/status/1587164979119136769
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This is great timing, gotta deal with the neighborhood kids at the same time I need to cook and at the same time the game starts.
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Get out there Hillbilly!! She may say HI to ya!! :raspberry:
https://twitter.com/NBCSCapitals/status/1587164979119136769 (https://twitter.com/NBCSCapitals/status/1587164979119136769)
I don't know about all that twitter and such, but I clicked the link and heard Alexa :hearts: say:
"Blah, blah blah blah, blah. Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah, Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blahTAG ME! :hearts: Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah.
Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah"
Fookin pervert Hillbilly
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Hey, my tv says the game is on (Directv) 642-1 tonight.. Just a note in case you usually set record for 642.
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I be in for part of the 1st (assuming it ever starts) and watch the rest late.
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Evening chaps.
:wackysmile:
Our clocks went back at the weekend, so earlier start than usual for me.
:banana: :banana: :banana:
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Me skeered - Canes gonna break our PK success streak
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Okay...I'll shut up :(
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Uh oh.
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Okay...I'll shut up :(
:raised-eyebrow: :raised-eyebrow: :raised-eyebrow:
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Kuemper played okay the last game, but he just looks so slow to react to anything. His head doesn't even move quick enough to get the puck in sight, it seems.
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What's this?Nearly 10 minutes in and we actually get a shot on goal.
:uh-huh:
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That should have been 2 down.
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another chance on the pp
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:raised-eyebrow: :raised-eyebrow: :raised-eyebrow:
Meh...It was inevitable....Canes hadn't scored a PPG at home all year and the Caps killed the last 14 or so in a row.
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another chance on the pp
We really should just decline these ::)
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YUK!
Oh please can we get a proper PP coach? :praying:
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:lmao:
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my wife been coaching mine for decades :uh-huh: 8-0
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I'm out peeps. I'll catch yuns later
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the 1st didn’t look good, and as expected, McMichael has the least amount of ice time on the team at 3:09
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Oh well, that was ugly and it's only 1-0 so.. Yay. :raspberry:
This is what old and broke looks like.. It's a shame our only hope for some young homegrown skill is McMichael. lol
Lavi need to stack PP1 with everyone we got who can handle or shoot the puck. Chase it into the corner and TRY to set up. Just forfeit the second minute.
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GOOOAAALLLL
STROME
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Oooooh, hello! 8-0 A sign of life!
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>:( another penalty
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and another pp ::)
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there haven’t been as many little monsters seeking chocolate as was expected, I guess they don’t like getting wet
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GOOOAAALLLL
OVECHKIIIIIIIIN PPG
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YEAH BABY!
Big Boy sighting. :uh-huh:
:B: :wow:
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Why was tht a penalty?
Good for you Mojo! :lmao:
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clipping :huh:
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:O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
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These refs are hilarious.
Slippery banana for the refs! :banana:
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3 fucking Caines around our net and 1 Cap.. :clown: :poop:
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Bah!
Too slow.
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weak ass call
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:bs: :bs: :bs:
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2 to 2 after two
not bad
considering they look like doodoo
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Decent enough score, so far. Especially as St Laurent is a known Caps hater.
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Well done Kuemper! :clap:
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this ref
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that’s one point
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Ovi scored and I have to kiss some hillbilly chick from Va.. I'll take it! :) :raspberry:
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THAT was an outstanding PK!
Well done fellas. :clap:
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:clown:
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:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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it’s a shoot out
:)
:-|
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Impressed with the guys tonight.
I thought it would be a disaster, but we played better as the game went on.
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:O= :O= :O=
:poop: :poop: :poop:
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Welp.. Hard to win a shootout with this lineup. Goaltending is much better this year though, so maybe we can steal some points here and there.
See ya tomorrow!
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We didn't stand a chance when it got to the shootout. K is just too slow.
What was the total of blocked shots at the end? It was ridiculously high after the 1st period.
But.... we got one more point than expected and our PK was excellent in that last period.
We can hold our heads high after this game.
I can't say I saw much of Mc M. He's a bust for me.
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6:53 of ice time for McMichael. This coach obviously isn’t going to play him, just send him to Hershey already.
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6:53 of ice time for McMichael. This coach obviously isn’t going to play him, just send him to Hershey already.
Yup. Play him or send him down. I wonder if he has a niggle of some kind?
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Nighty night sweet peas. :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:
Hey Alta, let me know when your clocks go back please? Ta
Happy All Hallows to you all.
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Nighty night sweet peas. :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:
Hey Alta, let me know when your clocks go back please? Ta
Happy All Hallows to you all.
Sunday, November 6 at 2:00am we fall back one hour. Unfortunately the bars never agreed.
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Pretty decent showing for the boys. Canes are younger and faster but we basically hung on the whole game.
I thought Kuemper was excellent. Lil :hearts: don't like him, but he's the main reason we managed a tie. He was pretty tuned in. I don't think he's a flashy 10-bell save kind of guy, but he is solid.
Friggin refs wanted everyone to know they were out there. Some pretty lame ass calls and WAY too many. When was the last game you saw TWO calls for embelishment? Killing a penalty in the last two minutes and giving them an extra few seconds in the OT was scary. I think the wasted time 4v4 in OT actually helped us. We too slow to hang with the Canes 3v3.
I don't know why the even put Ovie out there in OT. I mean I see Kuzy cause he skates so well, but if we could ever win a face off it may result in something. Just getting to the shootout felt like a win to me.
And take Ovie out of the SO. Not really his forte. Kuzy, yes, definitely - he flat out embarrasses the goalie sometimes. Strome I think could be good (despite his o for 4 record) Hell, put McMike out there - he might actually have pretty good hands.
As for Mcmike and his limited minutes.....THIS was not the game for him - hard checking, back checking, fore-checking. That's not McMike and he is a defensive liability so that's why they limit his minutes. I mean I agree he's gotta learn at some point, but I was not surprised he didn't get used much. I'd throw him out there on the PP and see what he can do. He is an offensively skilled guy - not a checker. He's like a slower Vranna :-) who doesn't pull his weight on the fore check or back check.
They didn't miss Mr. Norris in this game one bit.
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What the? The Caps play TONIGHT? Who the fuck made this schedule? Back to back after tough road game and 3 games in 4 nights in three different cities? The NHL really doesn't want the Caps to succeed, do they?
That's a tough haul for any team, but an older broken down one with 5 guys injured is exceptionally rough.
Vegas is going to slaughter the Caps. Last night wore them out - that was a pretty physical game. they gonna look like dog shit tonight.
Fuck it, give McMike 20 minutes on a top line and let the kid play. Sink or swim. 7 minutes on 3rd line is doing nothing for him or the team. He's a total waste on a checking line. Put him RW with Ovie and Kuzy and let them score. None of them knows how to back check anyway...well Ovie can on occasion, but his old heavy ass going to be tired after last night.
Vegas is 8-2 and best in the west. Damn, Boston is 8-1.
Get ready for a beating.
oh yeah...Go Caps!