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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Sunday February 26, 2023, 10:49:52 AM Eastern
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February 26 vs Sabres at KeyBank Center
Time: 1:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM
Washington Capitals 29-26-6
PP% 21(18th) PK% 81.8(9th) Faceoff% 49.8(18th)
Buffalo Sabres 30-23-4
PP% 25.4(5th) PK% 73.1(30th) Faceoff% 45.5(31st)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Sheary 73 - Backstrom 19 - Smith 16
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Oshie 77
Eller 20 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Gustafsson 56 - van Riemsdyk 57
Fehervary 42 - Jensen 3
Irwin 52 - McIlrath 25
Kuemper 35
PP1: Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Oshie, Gustafsson
PP2: Wilson, Strome,
scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Protas 59
Alexeyev 27
Johansson 90 - non covid flu
IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Mantha 39 - upper body
Hagelin 62 - hip
Carlson 74 - face/head
Sabres anticipated lines:
Skinner 53 - Thompson 72 - Quinn 22
Mittlestadt 37 - Cozens 24 - Hinostroza 29
Peterka 77 - Krebs 19 - Olofsson 71
Girgensons 28 - Jost 17 - Okposo 21
Power 25 - Jokiharju 10
Clague 38 - Samuelsson 23
Bryson 78 - Lyubushkin 46
Luukkonen 1
Comrie 31 - backup
today’s zebras:
Kendrick Nicholson 30, Brandon Blandina 39
James Tobias 61, Brad Kovachik 71
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-buffalo/c-341512584 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-buffalo/c-341512584)
scoring summary
1st period:
Cozens from Mittlestadt and Lyubushkin at 10:40
Strome(13) from Jensen(21) and Oshie(11) at 14:45
Thompson unassisted at 16:35
Oshie(15) from Strome(27) and Jensen(22) at 16:50
2nd period:
Skinner from Samuelsson and Quinn at 5:49
Girgensons from Okposo and Jost at 8:36
Hinostroza from Power and Cozens at 10:07
Cozens from Quinn at 12:49
Ovechkin(33) from Gustafsson(31) and Kuznetsov(39) at 15:49
Milano(10) PPG unassisted at 18:40
3rd period:
Caps lose 7-4
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John Walton is not on the radio today as he tends to family business, I will post a thing in the boredom thread
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E'ening chaps.
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:O=
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GOOOAAALLLL
STROME
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afternoon Lil
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STROOOOOOMMME!
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:O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
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GOOOAAALLLL
OSHIE
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Too many to blame on that one. Catalogue of errors, laziness and incompetance.
:hopslam:
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OSHHHIIIEEEE!
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afternoon Lil
Did you get to watch yesterdays game?
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Ovi really needs to break that scoring drought and soon.
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Did you get to watch yesterdays game?
no, I got to see some highlights though
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:O= :O= :O=
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Far too many give aways this game. :stupid:
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'Bout time. I would have pulled K before the previous goal. He's been slow all game.
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phukina
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GOOOAAALLLL
OVECHKIN
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8-0 WHOOOO HOOOO!
An ovi sighting! Finally!
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GOOOAAALLLL
MILANO
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OMG!
LOVING me some Milly!
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way too many turnovers
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We've still got some fight in us, which is good to see and Ovi has woken up. ;)
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Sup peeps. Just getting caught up. D is atrocious, both D and Forwards playing D. Not sure why they keep playing Irwin? He sucks and it'd make more sense to play AA and get him some reps? Glad Ovi scored. Not a total fail I guess.
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Sup peeps. Just getting caught up. D is atrocious, both D and Forwards playing D. Not sure why they keep playing Irwin? He sucks and it'd make more sense to play AA and get him some reps? Glad Ovi scored. Not a total fail I guess.
S'not over yet. :raspberry:
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S'not over yet. :raspberry:
Hopefully it is. I don't want any doubts in GMBM's mind that we need to keep selling, going into the deadline. 5 days away!
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it’s over for today
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:clown: :O=
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Hopefully it is. I don't want any doubts in GMBM's mind that we need to keep selling, going into the deadline. 5 days away!
Looks like your wish has been granted. :(
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Turnovers and give-aways lost this for us.
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Oooof! Thank goodness. Just a mechanical. I thought Lindy was hurt there for a sec.
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Hopefully it is. I don't want any doubts in GMBM's mind that we need to keep selling, going into the deadline. 5 days away!
From your lips to the Hockey God ears, buddy. I want the rest of the season to be just bad enough so that we can get to the #10 pick slot. I don't see much chance of finishing any lower than that.
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Once again, down 2 to enter the 3rd. Our "big push" was what, 4 shots all period? :rofl: Pathetic.. Check it out Wednesday late night. :)
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The one saving grace is that Ovi scored.
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Once again, down 2 to enter the 3rd. Our "big push" was what, 4 shots all period? :rofl: Pathetic.. Check it out Wednesday late night. :)
I saw a stat that the Caps are 1-6-1 in the second games of back-to-backs this season. Also, they played yesterday (and then traveled), and Buffalo didn't. This might have been no more complicated than an elderly team that isn't all that good just running out of gas.
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I saw a stat that the Caps are 1-6-1 in the second games of back-to-backs this season. Also, they played yesterday (and then traveled), and Buffalo didn't. This might have been no more complicated than an elderly team that isn't all that good just running out of gas.
We scored 4 goals, away. Don't think that was the problem.
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Well to be honest....we played loosey goosey both the last two games. I think the lack of Orlov is showing.
After Saturday's game, I figured we get beat on Sunday. We do really suck on the second of back to back and I do think our elderly age has something to do with it. It's a very demanding game and we just run out of steam late in game 2.
And I was shocked they started Kuemper back to back. I know they were trying to reward those that played well, but...
The best part of both games was we got goals form Strome and Milano, and OVIE and Kuzy. Oshie too, but we NEED Strome and Milan scoring regularly. Kuzy needs to go on a tear so someone wants him....or he needs to be more consisting with scoring and not just dumb stick penalties.
Wilson has looked better too. Didn't have goals in three straight games? His skating just looks better than it did.
Caps have 20 games remaining. I think we miss the playoffs this year. Just can't manage to string 2 wins together and they need to win 2/3 of the remaining games at least. Probably will take more like 14 or 15 wins out the the final 20 to secure a spot.