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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Saturday March 04, 2023, 04:29:17 PM Eastern
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March 4 vs Sharks at SAP Center
Time: 7:00
TV: NBCSW
Radio: 106.7 FM
Washington Capitals 30-27-6
PP% 20.9(16th) PK% 82.4(7th) Faceoff% 49.6(18th)
San Jose Sharks 18-32-12
PP% 18.3(26th) PK% 83.1(5th) Faceoff% 50.3(16th)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Backstrom(A) 19 - Smith 16
Milano 15 - Strome 17 - Oshie(A) 77
Sheary 73 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Alexeyev 27 - Irwin 52
Carlsson 18 - Iorio 6
Kuemper 35
PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Kuznetsov, Strome, Mantha
PP2: Ovechkin, Wilson, Van Riemsdyk, Sandin
scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
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
Sharks anticipated lines:
Eklund 72 - Hertl 48 - Zetterlund 20
Johnsson 18 - Couture(C) 39 - Barabanov 94
Gregor 73 - Strum 7 - Svechnikov 10
Lindblom 23 - Lorentz 16 - Labanc 62
Ferraro 38 - Karlsson(A) 65
Vlasic 44 - Benning 5
Simek 51 - MacDonald 9
Kahkonen 36
Reimer 47 - backup
today’s zebras:
Chris Schlenker 3, Gord Dwyer 19
Trent Knorr 74, Joe Mahon 89
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-trip-continues-in-san-jose/c-341800644 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-trip-continues-in-san-jose/c-341800644)
scoring summary
1st period:
Hertl PPG from Karlsson and Eklund at 12:03
Barabanov from Couture and Johnsson at 15:30
2nd period:
Smith(5) from Strome(28) and Milano(16) at 8:46
Aubè-Kubel(3) from Sheary(19) and Dowd(11) at 11:30
Irwin(1) from Carlsson(1) and Aubé-Kubel(7) at 15:28
Smith(6) from Sandin(17) and Strome(28) at 19:02
3rd period:
Oshie(16) PPG from Ovechkin(25) and Sandin(18) at 5:50
Sturm from Gregor and Karlsson at 9:02
Ovechkin(34) from Wilson(3) and Carlsson(2) at 9:11
Ovechkin(35) from Iorio(1) and Sandin(19) at 16:05
Strome(14) from Milano(17) at 17:30
Caps win 8-3
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We thought the D was adventurous before. First 5 minutes we're hairy. Looks like they've calmed down a bit since.
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:O=
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Super Mantha, almost just missed. As usual. :-(
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:O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
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Top line can't create any O and then gives up a G. :)
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Caps give a four minute pp
:-|
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"Sharks give up the lead the most in the NHL" Shuddup Locker. Heard that shit all game the last time we played them.
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Caps are only down by 2 after 1
:)
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Still don't understand why Sheary and TVR are still here? Gmbm half assing deadline
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Morning chaps. :wackysmile:
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They don't make those skates like they used to, huh?
Second time in two games.
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GOOOAAALLL
SMITH
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Some fella named Smiffy.... :banana:
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AK
:banana: :banana:
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GOOOAAALLLL
IRWIN
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Irwin!
:banana: :banana: :banana:
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GOOOAAALLLL
SMITH
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SMIFFY
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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Caps score 4 in the 2nd
:clap:
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Good period for us.
Newbies looking to make their mark, which is great to see.
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Bet the Sharks are all bitchin' about that last goal. :snicker:
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I’m out of town. Listened to 1st. Eating dinner during 2nd. Damn. Looks like I need to eat dinner again
I bet there is never a game again where both Irwin and AK score
Nice for Smith getting two
Go Caps
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PP GOOOAAALLLL
OSHIE
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8-0 Sharks coach properly losing his shit. :lmao:
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OOOOSSSSHHHHIIIIEEEEEE BABY!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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:O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
turnover and a blown wheel
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GOOOAAALLLL
OVECHKIIIIIIN
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BIG BOY SIGHTING!
:B:
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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GOOOAAALLLL
OVECHKIN
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our boy is BACK!
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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GOOOAAALLLL
STROME
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Good golly Miss Molly! STROME
:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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that’s a win
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Well that was fun. :wackysmile:
I was starting to get a bit worried about Ovi and just as I was about to voice my concerns... there he was. :b:
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Sweet dreams all. ;D
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Mantha is never gonna score again ..
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Another 23 minutes plus for Alexeyev tonight. Good. Let's see what we have in him. He looks big and strong, a horse who could potentially eat minutes on defense. Now its just a question of whether he's a good enough defenseman to justify all those minutes ....
Has anyone heard anything about what is wrong with Carlson that he apparently has no timeline for a return? Might he have suffered a pretty serious concussion or something?
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Was just about to post that we we're halfway through the game with like 8 shots on goal. Then they exploded! Bout time! Good for the kids from Hershey! Good for Ovi, Good for Smith! Hope they keep it rolling Monday night. 10:30pm est..
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It took the Caps about half the game to get oriented, what with 3 new defensemen on the ice. Sandin apparently made quite a difference the last 30 minutes.
But Anaheim and San Jose are two of the least competent teams in the league. Los Angeles tomorrow is a few steps up, so we'll see what happens. For that matter, the following two games are against NJ and the NYI. We will know more about the results of the deadline at the end of this week than we do now.
Interestingly, when Carlson returns, all of a sudden the defensive roster looks pretty full:
Carlson
Fehervary
Jensen
Sandin
Alexeyev
TVR
Carlsson (who has had previous NHL experience)
Iorio (only 20; likely needs more seasoning in Hershey, but you never know)
and this is without counting Irvin, who may not be resigned.
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Was just about to post that we we're halfway through the game with like 8 shots on goal. Then they exploded! Bout time! Good for the kids from Hershey! Good for Ovi, Good for Smith! Hope they keep it rolling Monday night. 10:30pm est..
I missed the first period. They were waiting for me to turn up :P
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It took the Caps about half the game to get oriented, what with 3 new defensemen on the ice. Sandin apparently made quite a difference the last 30 minutes.
But Anaheim and San Jose are two of the least competent teams in the league. Los Angeles tomorrow is a few steps up, so we'll see what happens. For that matter, the following two games are against NJ and the NYI. We will know more about the results of the deadline at the end of this week than we do now.
Interestingly, when Carlson returns, all of a sudden the defensive roster looks pretty full:
Carlson
Fehervary
Jensen
Sandin
Alexeyev
TVR
Carlsson (who has had previous NHL experience)
Iorio (only 20; likely needs more seasoning in Hershey, but you never know)
and this is without counting Irvin, who may not be resigned.
I wasn't expecting us to get more competitive at the deadline, but rather to dump FA's. I suspect Mantha with the injury and the salary was just too expensive to move.
We have plenty of D at the moment, but most of these guys need a contract. I think I heard they were talking with TVR?
Van Riemsdyk - FA
McIlrath - FA
Irwin - FA
Alexeyev - RFA
Fehervary - RFA
G. Carlson - RFA
I expect we are seeing a lot of McIlrath and Alexeyev and G. Carlson to see what they want to do with their contracts in the offseason. (That, and Jensen is hurt)
I fully expect they will keep Fever, and I sure as hell hope they keep Alexeyev. Haven't seen that much of the other two
McIlrath is 30 and has played a total of 72 NHL games so not sure where he will land. Although...he is 6'-5", 230lbs. I didn't realize he was that big.
Irwin I think they like very much as a utility fill in at a bargain price and will sign him to another 1 year deal unless someone else wants to pay him much more. The team seems to like him very much and they all praise his ethic and attitude.
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It’s G. Carlsson, two S’s. Just sayin..
8)
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Yes, the Caps supposedly have every intention of resigning TVR.
I must say, that goal by Ovechkin off Iorio's assist was the prettiest play I've seen in a long while. Iorio with a crisp cross-ice pass through traffic to Ovie near the left circle, after which he immediately heads toward the right post. Ovie has no shot, so he returns the puck to Iorio through traffic, near the goal line. Iorio cuts behind the net while Ovie drifts down into an open patch of ice near the left post and taps his stick on the ice, calling for the puck. The instant Iorio clears the back of the net he puts the puck on Ovie's stick and it's in the net. It was an absolutely beautiful and imaginative set of passes, hardly something you'd expect from a rookie playing his first game. It's that type of play that makes hockey the game that it is.