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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: ArJunaZ on Sunday January 07, 2018, 12:37:31 PM Eastern
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Sun. Jan. 07 St. Louis Blues @ Washington Capitals
Place: Capital One Arena
Time: 3:00 p.m.
TV: NBC Sports Washington, SN1, SNE, SNO, SNP, FS-MW
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, Capitals Radio 24/7
St. Louis Blues 43-18-13-7 Last Game: Lost 3-6 against Flyers
Washington Capitals 53-25-13-3 Last Game: Won 5-4 against Hurricanes
8-Ovechkin 19-Bäckström 77-Oshie
13-Vrana 92-Kuznetsov 43-Wilson
10-Connolly 20-Eller 25-Smith-Pelly
65-Burakovsky 83-Beagle 39-Chaisson
29-Djoos 74-Carlson
9-Orlov 2-Niskanen
44-Orpik 22-Bowey
70-Holtby (starter)
31-Grubauer
-- SCRATCH --
18-Stephenson
4-Chorney
-- INJURED --
-- 1st Powerplay Unit --
77-Oshie 19-Bäckström 92-Kuznetsov
8-Ovechkin 74-Carlson
-- 2nd Powerplay Unit --
39-Chaisson 20-Eller 13-Vrana
2-Niskanen 9-Orlov
Referees: Kyle Rehman (#10) Francis Charron (#6)
Linesmen: James Tobias (#61), Tim Nowak (#77)
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1st Period
13:15 PP GOAL 10-Connolly, assists 8-Ovechkin & 74-Carlson 1-0 WSH
2nd Period
01:18 Blues GOAL Tarasenko 1-1 TIE
05:02 Blues PP GOAL Steen 2-1 STL
3rd Period
08:00 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 74-Carlson & 19-Bäckström 2-2 TIE
10:49 GOAL 20-Eller, assists 77-Oshie & 22-Bowey 3-2 WSH
15:51 Blues GOAL Gunnarsson 3-3 TIE
OT
04:17 GOAL 19-Bäckström, assist 77-Oshie 4-3 WSH
FINAL: 4-3 WSH
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By Ben Raby January 4
Five things we’ve learned about the Capitals through the midpoint of the season
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Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals faced modest expectations this year but are back at the top of the Metro division. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
Washington hit the midpoint of its season in a familiar spot — in sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division. But the path to the division lead has been different than in past years. With six regulars leaving the Caps in the offseason, they started the season with modest expectations. Here’s what we’ve learned about the team through the first 41 games. Alex Ovechkin still has it
Alex Ovechkin’s overtime game-winner Tuesday in Carolina was the perfect way to cap one of the best first halves of his career. A season after Washington’s captain was held to 33 goals over 82 games, he already has racked up a league-best 26 tallies through 41 games. Ovechkin, 32, is on pace for his eighth 50-goal campaign and could become the NHL’s oldest goal-scoring leader in 43 years. He has been especially efficient at even-strength. His 19 goals in five-on-five play are three more than he had all of last season.
[Ovechkin tops fan voting, named captain for NHL’s All-Star Game (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/01/03/capitals-alex-ovechkin-tops-fan-voting-named-captain-for-nhls-all-star-game/)]
Tom Wilson is taking the next step
Since taking Tom Wilson in the first round of the 2012 draft, the Capitals have envisioned the 6-foot-4, 218-pound right winger as a top-six forward. Now in his fifth season, Wilson has filled that role by taking advantage of opportunities created by the departures of Justin Williams and Marcus Johansson and an early-season injury to Andre Burakovsky. Wilson recently spent 17 games on the No. 1 line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, and the Caps went 12-2-3 over that stretch. With six goals this season, Wilson is one shy of matching his single-season high.
The kids are alright
The Capitals had very little space under the salary cap this season, so the team had to rely on rookies to develop rather than fill their spots with expensive veterans. Winger Jakub Vrana, center Chandler Stephenson and defensemen Madison Bowey and Christian Djoos have all emerged as fixtures in the lineup. Vrana, above, ranks fourth on the team with 10 goals. Djoos had a goal and an assist in a win over New Jersey last Saturday that moved the Capitals into first place. The class could become the first quartet of Capitals rookies to play at least 50 games in the same season since 1981-82.
[Madison Bowey’s learning curve could determine Capitals’ trade deadline plans (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/01/04/madison-boweys-learning-curve-could-determine-capitals-trade-deadline-plans/)]
John Carlson is surging in contract year
With free agency pending, defenseman John Carlson has picked a fitting time to enjoy a career year. The timing has been ideal for the Capitals, too, after Karl Alzner, Kevin Shattenkirk and Nate Schmidt left in the offseason. An early-season injury to No. 1 defenseman Matt Niskanen created another gap. Carlson, 27, has skated a career-high 26:20 per game. He led the team in ice time in all 13 games that Niskanen missed from Oct. 14 to Nov. 12. Through 41 games, Carlson ranks second among all defensemen with 31 points, trailing only John Klingberg of the Stars, who has 35.
[John Carlson’s timely career year could cost the Capitals big time (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/01/03/john-carlsons-timely-career-year-could-cost-the-capitals-big-time/)]
Offseason bargains are working out
A tight budget forced general manager Brian MacLellan to go bargain hunting in the offseason. He signed wingers Alex Chiasson and Devante Smith-Pelly to one-year deals for $600,000 and $650,000 respectively. Both of them scored in Tuesday’s 5-4 overtime win over the Hurricanes, and both have been key contributors throughout the season. Chiasson has seven goals and nine points this season while ranking second among Capitals forwards in shorthanded ice time. Smith-Pelly, above, has played on the No. 1 line and has already exceeded his totals from last season with six goals and 13 points.
[Devante Smith-Pelly has evolved from question mark to unexpected bargain for the Capitals (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/01/03/devante-smith-pelly-has-turned-into-a-pleasant-surprise-for-barry-trotz-and-the-capitals/)]
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holy crap, an actual Caps game
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Here's where Washington Hockey has been this past week.
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Alright! First PP for us. Time to take the lead.
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OK, second PP. Time to take the lead.
Shoot the puck boys!
Where is everyone?
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What a skillful deflection in mid air.
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
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But Holy Shit .... I don't feel ..right. I think I froze parts of my lungs :o
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
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See, even May is getting tired of Burakovsky not picking up on the crap he's been told to do to improve his game/stats.
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Pretty good 1st period. We need an even stronger effort in the next frame to keep the Blues in the blues.
Glad to see the break has not turned them all into useless klutzes. This is a somewhat different team than we're used to.
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
It sure was never this cold when i was a kid and I'm not that old. Makes me want to throat punch all of the scum down in DC that walk around saying climate change isn't real because they've sold their vote to the highest bidder. One of the few groups of humans I hate more than the Pens and their fans.
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
It sure was never this cold when i was a kid and I'm not that old. Makes me want to throat punch all of the scum down in DC that walk around saying climate change isn't real because they've sold their vote to the highest bidder. One of the few groups of humans I hate more than the Pens and their fans.
I used to go camping for two weeks every year in Jan-Mar time frame in the `80s and `90s. I have seen this and much colder around here. I camped without a tent in West Virginia on one of these trips and on the radio one night I heard it was -32°F without wind chill factor in a nearby town. This is really not that bad and I've seen sub 0°F quite a few times in the DC area since I moved here in 1975.
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
How cold is it there?
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
How cold is it there?
Right now it's a balmy 22°F or -5°C
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That is a heat wave.
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Some weak defensive zone coverage in this period.
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We haven't played in a week, and they are playing 3 in 4 days.. Same pass, pass, pass bullshit. Turnovers abound.. No respect for owning the puck. Keep turning it over. 1 goal and then they stop playing..
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Guess we decided 1 period was all we had in us today.
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
How cold is it there?
At the Washington Monument in downtown Baltimore - zero or single digits sustained over the last week (wind difference putting it into the negative)
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Why is Ovi not shooting?
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OK People.... I am here. Let there be calm, I did NOT freeze walking home from work these past 2 mornings.
Howdy! Yeah, this weather is nuts. That global warming is a bitch. ;D
How cold is it there?
At the Washington Monument in downtown Baltimore - zero or single digits sustained over the last week (wind difference putting it into the negative)
Lol you guys need to toughen up
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wow, I take a shower and a boring game turned ugly
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Damn, after a decent start we had to take two steps backwards.
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How the heck did we win the draw on the PP start and with no one challenging Carlson can't clear the damn puck? Carlson should be fined and seated for that.
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to cute on the passing boys
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nice non call too, horse shit
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nice non call too, horse shit
I agree
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4 days off and they played yesterday and WE look exhausted. WTF?
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4 days off and they played yesterday and WE look exhausted. WTF?
When I played I always preferred less time off between games. I always seemed sluggish after a long lay off. That was in all sports. Some worse than others. Basketball was the worst after a week off it felt like you had never played the game before.
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I stayed awake (after working through last night) for this game. And I know, I shouldn't be this down about it all ... but ffs, there are so many reasons why we should be looking better.
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Boy can Ovi shoot!
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that almost makes up for that dumb assed intentional off sides he had at the 13:40 mark
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Caps have woken up from their 3:30 nap
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It would be nice if we could play a solid game for 60 mins
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Unlucky tying goal.
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Great save. D was porous.
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Unlucky tying goal.
Ovi could have played it better.
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BACKY!!!!!!
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Nicky! After an awful OT.
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Nicky - Chicken Dinner!
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Nice to see Backstm get the game winner.
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Nice game, get pressure back in third! Like it. BTW, Ovi's goal has happened in 3 sec.
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I wish this team would not make it so hard on themselves, but they do seem to be able to pull it together at crunch time. Another sweet two points.
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I wasn't a fan of Ovi"s game today even though he had a goal and an assist. He made some poor decisions
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I wasn't a fan of Ovi"s game today even though he had a goal and an assist. He made some poor decisions
I think we were lucky to win in OT, most time Blues owned the game, kudos to Oshie, Backy and Carlson to get it closed. Holtby was the star.
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Maybe I am being too critical but I think our goaltenders have played way better than the numbers show. Our defensive zone coverage has been pretty weak at times this year. That is the area we really need to improve on. A lot of our defensive problems have been on our forwards.
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Maybe I am being too critical but I think our goaltenders have played way better than the numbers show. Our defensive zone coverage has been pretty weak at times this year. That is the area we really need to improve on. A lot of our defensive problems have been on our forwards.
Mostly Caps adopted after loosing big names. D started to play better, Holtby step up. Ovie as well. Although, I don't will win anything.
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
Are you sure Rush wasn't talking about himself?
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
Yep!! Sounds about right! Tell ya one thing, if you hang out with Rush and don’t have a good time, it’s your own damn fault 😁
Glad you had great time. Hurry back!
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
Yep!! Sounds about right! Tell ya one thing, if you hang out with Rush and don’t have a good time, it’s your own damn fault 😁
Glad you had great time. Hurry back!
You guys have a good time over there!:)
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
I have got to hear this one. Please Rush!
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1st Period
13:15 PP GOAL 10-Connolly, assists 8-Ovechkin & 74-Carlson 1-0 WSH
2nd Period
01:18 Blues GOAL Tarasenko 1-1 TIE
05:02 Blues PP GOAL Steen 2-1 STL
3rd Period
08:00 PP GOAL 8-Ovechkin, assists 74-Carlson & 19-Bäckström 2-2 TIE
10:49 GOAL 20-Eller, assists 77-Oshie & 22-Bowey 3-2 WSH
15:51 Blues GOAL Gunnarsson 3-3 TIE
OT
04:17 GOAL 19-Bäckström, assist 77-Oshie 4-3 WSH
FINAL: 4-3 WSH
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an off night and we (well you guys as we where traveling) 56 -7.
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You guys are tough tonight. I went to the game and thought we played pretty well. Had some skilled plays and dominated in the third.
Met Rush tonight at the game with my daughter. He was very nice and had a few good lines that had my daughter laughing in the car on the way home - something about players with prostitutes and a kilo of cocaine - thanks Rush! Just adds to the memories....
I have got to hear this one. Please Rush!
Hey AJ and every one! DC, thanks for the props, I’m humbled. I feel
I’ve gained a very good friend in you, and that ain’t bad, at 58 years old!
Oh Yeah!! Felt honored to have Beags stop by my section with his daughter, on his last game as a season ticket holder! Enjoyed it much! Although our meeting was short, it was very pleasant! Maybe we’ll have a chance to talk a little longer at a future game!
Maaco, you’ll be happy to know that Beags daughter sported a Carlson jersey!! We made some light hearted fun about it, and she went along with it like a trooper! AJ , you’ll understand when I say sometimes you just meet folks and feel the warmth right away! This was exactly the case! Thanks Beags
Now for the letdown, AJ, to what may appear to have been a JUICY story! LMAO!!
You know me enough to be just a little cynical when it comes to my belief that ALL
of our pro sports have evolved over the years, to become more soft and less gritty! My distaste for the popular media, turning our sports into soap-opera type melodrama, on the shady personal lives of many pro athletes today, coupled with the DE-EMPHASIS on strong character, teamwork, hustle etc!
Since Beags and I seem to share an appreciation for athletes with character, and hustle, as well as “team oriented”, selfless players, I had simply mentioned how a Great coach like Vince Lombardi, would be turning over in his grave today! Then added something along the lines of how the media would much prefer to report on a story, NOWADAYS, that involved an athlete cheating on his wife, in a hotel, “with a prostitute, and a kilo of cocaine”!!! Rather than a story on a player who exhibited selfless sacrifice on the field! LOL!!!
Glad you’re daughter got a chuckle out of it, Beags, that makes it worth it! 👍 Feel free to contact me if and when you make another game! And I got news for ya, buddy, referencing your mother-son/father- daughter thread!!! Your wife would be correct!! YOU WON !!
Rush
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Kilos and/or hookers are never cool for athletes. . . unless your Bob Probert, because anything he did was automatically cool!! (except die in his 50s, so there’s that)
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Kilos and/or hookers are never cool for athletes. . . unless your Bob Probert, because anything he did was automatically cool!! (except die in his 50s, so there’s that)
they could always go for a nice dinner cruise
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Kilos and/or hookers are never cool for athletes. . . unless your Bob Probert, because anything he did was automatically cool!! (except die in his 50s, so there’s that)
they could always go for a nice dinner cruise
Damn right!! With Koucer on the white Harley’s carryin a few bottles of Jack!!
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Kilos and/or hookers are never cool for athletes. . . unless your Bob Probert, because anything he did was automatically cool!! (except die in his 50s, so there’s that)
Good pick fo Probert, helluva player, with sad ending! Like you said, bro, there’s THAT!
Anyway for us old schoolers, I actually had Michael Irvin, of the Cowboys, in mind at the time! He got popped in a hotel room, with coke and whores, but it was his wife that he was worried about! It was a Big story then, probably wouldn’t catch much attention now! Although “dirty laundry”, as Don Henley puts it, has always been an attention getter, it’s been one of the MAJOR money makers for those media outlets that focus a lot on the extracurricular activities of pro athletes! Blah, Blah, Blah, it’s to far gone now, to change!!
Rush
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Kilos and/or hookers are never cool for athletes. . . unless your Bob Probert, because anything he did was automatically cool!! (except die in his 50s, so there’s that)
they could always go for a nice dinner cruise
LMFAO!!😂😂