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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Monday March 06, 2023, 04:41:21 PM Eastern
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March 6 vs Kings at Crypto.com Arena
Time: 10:30
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM
Washington Capitals 31-27-6
PP% 21.1(17th) PK% 82.2(9th) Faceoff% 49.8(18th)
Los Angeles Kings 35-20-7
PP% 25.2(3rd) PK% 75.9(22nd) Faceoff% 52.7(6th)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Backstrom(A) 19 - Oshie(A) 77
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Smith 16
Sheary 73 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Irwin 52 - Carlsson 18
Alexeyev 27 - Iorio 6
Kuemper 35
PP1:
PP2:
scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Protas 59
McIlrath 25
Jensen 3 - lower body - day to day
Fehervary 42 - lower body - day to day
IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face/head
Kings anticipated lines:
Byfield 55 - Kopitar 11 - Kempe 9
Fiala 22 - Danault 24 - Arvidsson 33
Iafallo 19 - Lizotte 46 - Vilardi 13
Grundstrom 91 - Kupari 89 - Kaliyev 34
Anderson 44 - Doughty 8
Gavrikov 84 - Roy 3
Edler 2 - Durzi 50
Copley 29
Korpisalo 70 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
Francis Charron 6, Graham Skilliter 24
Caleb Apperson 77, Tyson Baker 88
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-conclude-trip-in-la/c-341880974 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-conclude-trip-in-la/c-341880974)
scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Sandin(5) from Milano(18) and Strome(30) at 11:39
Gavrikov from Fiala and Arvidsson at 13:18
Danault from Arvidsson and Roy at 19:28
3rd period:
Ovechkin(36) PPG from Sandin(20) and Backstrom(8 at 2:31
Anderson from Byfield and Kempe at 7:52
Kempe ENG from Iafallo at 19:58
Caps lose 4-2
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Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs! Lavi is a :clown: unfortunately..
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I can’t find Fever or Jensen on an IR list, so I’m guessing they are just scratches.
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Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs! Lavi is a :clown: unfortunately..
I was gonna say something about Mantha on the second line and Strome/Smith on the third...you know since Smith had 2 goals the last game and Mantha had 2 goals the last....3 months.
I really had hopes for Mantha in the beginning. Good size and speed and quick shot, but somewhere along the line he just forgot how to score. Doesn't appear either team got anything positive out of that trade...saw where Vranna was shipped to St Louis I think.
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Looked pretty good the 2nd half of the game, put up an 8 spot, so obviously need to change up the D pairs! Lavi is a :clown: unfortunately..
I just knew this coaching staff would put 15, 16 and 17 on the same line, how could you not see that coming?
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If I was Mantha, I'd be the greediest mother f'r on the ice. Dude just plays like depression on skates. He needs some coke or a hot girlfriend/mistress or something. :raspberry:
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Kuemper should just break his stick over the cage now. Even before they give up a score. :snicker:
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14-1 shots on goal. :) :huh:
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not a bad first, not great either
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not a bad first, not great either
:huh: 19-3 shots. We spent 19:30 in our own zone. :snicker:
Only good thing, is whenever we've done this (outplayed the opponent and can't score) it's come back to bite us in the ass. :cross:
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Morning chaps. :wackysmile:
:yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
I'm here now. We cn start to play....... :P
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Well look what the cat dragged in! Mornin' Lil! :hearts:
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it’s a tad chippy for a nil nil game
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Well look what the cat dragged in! Mornin' Lil! :hearts:
It worked the last game. ;)
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GOOOAAALLL
SANDIN
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Sandin! Stuck with it!
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SANDY!
:banana:
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:poop:
:clown: :O=
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:poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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Played better and still losing. Plus getting stupid. :)
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Our fellas aren't really showing their appreciation for my sacrifice as of yet.... :-|
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See if they have any gas left.. No breath holding allowed, could be dangerous.
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See if they have any gas left.. No breath holding allowed, could be dangerous.
:lol:
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this team needs a new power play coach in a bad way
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PP GOOOAAALL
OVECHKIN
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Ovi!!
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:B:
Tal
:banana: :banana:
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this team needs a new power play coach in a bad way
You can see why Kings PP is so good. They're very aggressive with their passes. Fast, crisp. We just tap pass back and forth, slow for the most part. Luckily we have the greatest goal scorer of all time.
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:O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
shitty pass by Backy
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Pft.. :clown: :poop:
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Im old enough to remember when we used to score goals in transition.
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And now a penalty. lol Nothing like tripping over your dick on a consistent basis. :)
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Have we ever scored with the goalie pulled? Asking for a friend. :raspberry:
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We have all our firepower out there! The Geritol Gang! :rofl: Can't even get it off the boards to setup a shot. Should be a fun next 3 years.
Oh well, we won anyway. Ovi is all we have to look forward to.
See ya Thursday!
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::)
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Ho hum.
Next time peeps. :hearts:
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What? What's the problem here? If we aren't going to the playoffs, we need to lose some games to get the best possible draft position. LA is a couple of steps up from the other two West Coast teams we played, so it isn't surprising that they carried the play and won the game. We are in the process of largely restructuring our defense.
Wow - Sandin with 25 minutes of ice time tonight, along with TVR. And Alexeyev with over 20 minutes again. Let's get Fehervary and Jensen back in the lineup, keep Sandin and Alexeyev in there, and see what we have with a little more stability and experience backing up the youngsters.
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What? What's the problem here? If we aren't going to the playoffs, we need to lose some games to get the best possible draft position. LA is a couple of steps up from the other two West Coast teams we played, so it isn't surprising that they carried the play and won the game. We are in the process of largely restructuring our defense.
Wow - Sandin with 25 minutes of ice time tonight, along with TVR. And Alexeyev with over 20 minutes again. Let's get Fehervary and Jensen back in the lineup, keep Sandin and Alexeyev in there, and see what we have with a little more stability and experience backing up the youngsters.
This is a fine "next day" attitude.. Losses mean little, but there's no sense watching "live" if we don't hope to win. Or at least hope to -not- look like garbage. These are our healthy forward lines. And they can't even create shots on goal, much less high danger chances or goals. Took a lucky 3rd swipe for 1 and a 5 on 3 (Ovi perfect snipe) for the other. It's sad, really. Every scoring line either has at least one old/slow, or soft/lazy guy on it. Defense was in position most of the night, just getting beat to pucks or muscled off pucks. Even with all the youth, we still appear very slow.
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This team has had issues against a hard fore check for a few years now, combined with the lackluster passing game and the results are predictable.
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Yea, unfortunately we're (probably) going to be disappointed in Strome and that contract. Dude is soft going after pucks. Dowd is really the only center we have that'll battle for a puck. Nicky used to, but he's too old/slow to do much. Kuzy is soft. Hates contact. But back to Strome. He's not even Eller caliber, as far as a 3C goes. Has better "skills" but not really a 2C, imo. Least not on a "good" team anyway, and not strong enough to be a good 3/4C. Guess we'll find out. Hope Im wrong. :sick:
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Obviously more firepower is needed up front. The defense looks like it could round into shape and one more solid acquisition might be all they need assuming they keep TVR. Sandin looks like he could turn into a really top player from the little bit I've seen so far. They should also be getting even more young guys out there. Bring up Protas, McMichael and Malensteyn. They aren't making the playoffs and we don't really need to see lots more of Mantha, Oshie, and Backstrom. They should be looking at 2023-24 right now.