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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Thursday February 06, 2025, 12:49:20 PM Eastern
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February 6 vs Flyers at Wells Fargo Center
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7
Washington Capitals 35-11-7
PP% 22.5(13th) PK% 83.5(3rd) Faceoff% 50.4(17th)
Philadelphia Flyers 23-25-7
PP% 15.4(28th) PK% 77.9(20th) Faceoff% 50.2(19th)
Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson(A) 43
Protas 21 - Dubois 80 - McMichael 24
Raddysh 16 - Eller 20 - Frank 53
Duhaime 22 - Dowd 26 - Mangiapane 88
Sandin 38 - Carlson(C) 74
Fehervary 42 - Roy 3
Chychrun 6 - van Riemsdyk 57
Lindgren 79
Thompson 48 - backup
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, McMichael, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, Dubois, Protas, Frank, Chychrun
scratched:
Vrana 13
Alexeyev 27
McIlrath 52
LTIR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Oshie 77 - back - season
Flyers anticipated lines:
Foerster 71 - Cates 27 - Brink 10
Richard 90 - Couturier 14 - Michkov 39
Laughton 21 - Abols 18 - Konecny 11
Deslauriers 44 - Gaucher 78 - Hathaway 19
York 8 - Sanheim 6
Andrae 36 - Johnson 77
Seeler 24 - Drysdale 9
Fedotov 82
Ersson 33 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
Jean Hebert 15, Cody Beach 32
Jesse Marquis 86, Mark Shewchyk 92
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/02/47233/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-2-6-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/02/47233/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-2-6-25/)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x8122 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x8122)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-face-flyers (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-face-flyers)
scoring summary
1st period:
Michkov from Sanheim at 17:31
Ovechkin(26) from Fehervary and Strome at 19:07
2nd period:
McMichael(19) from Protas and Chychrun at 4:17
Foerster PPG from Andrae and Konecny at 7:23
Michkov from Abols and Drysdale at 11:19
3rd period:
Eller(10) from Raddysh at 6:23
Chychrun(14) from Carlson and Raddysh at 12:05
Caps win 4-3
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Morning. :wackysmile:
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A shot on goal would be nice at some stage....
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Willy got a shot on goal there, nearly got another shorty
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PP time
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:poop:
:clown: :O=
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GOOOAAALLLL
OVECHKIN
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:banana: :koolaid: 16 to go.
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game tied at 1 after one
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The ol' empty net merchant scores a real one! :snicker: :raspberry:
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That’s also the 180th different goalie OV has scored on.
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nother PP . .
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:(
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GOOOAAALLLL
MCMICHAEL
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:banana: :banana:
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nother PK . .
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:poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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:O= :O= :O=
:clown: :poop:
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Game smells fishy. :-\ We're giving up way too many scoring chances lately.
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Caps down 3-2 after two
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Torts not red in the face enough for my liking.
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Total slop tonight. Maybe team party last night? Dowd and Strome are playing lousy and Carlson is back to being Dylan. Carbs should be lighting them up before the third.
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GOOOAAALLLL
ELLER
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:banana: :banana: :banana:
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that hit the pipe and went in, does that count as a shot on goal?
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180 different goalies scored on …… insane. I wonder what percentage of those who’ve played in the NHL never score 180 points, let alone goals.
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GOOOAAALLLL
CHYCHRUN
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:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
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empty net
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It’s crazy that your goalie, Chucky has a save percentage of just .875 tonight and yet he’s keeping is keeping them in this game with some stellar saves.
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Caps win 4-3
:)
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WHOOOO HOOO! :clap:
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:goalie:
Nother scrappy comeback!
Sunday at 12:30pm 8-0
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That wasn’t pretty. But it was 2 points. ‘It ain’t how, it’s how many.”
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Good for Lindy.
I was half hoping Ovi was going to get an EN. :P
Sweet dreams peeps. :yawn:
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I think the ice quality had a fair amount to do with the sloppy play - that was just crummy ice. Chucky saved their bacon!
Putting Ovi out there for the last minute was a risk that I wouldn't have taken tonight.
Oh well, played lousy and still eaked out a win. Now lets get one more on Sunday then ALL of our guys get to rest during that stupid 4 Nations thing.
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Caps win. Devils lost. Carolina losing 2-0 in Minny. Could be a very, very good night for the Caps.
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180 different goalies scored on …… insane. I wonder what percentage of those who’ve played in the NHL never score 180 points, let alone goals.
Just as a point of reference, good friend and former Cap Marcus Johansson, now 34 years old, has 179 total goals in his career.
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Awesome reference. We all know MoJo and HE only has 179 points?
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Awesome reference. We all know MoJo and HE only has 179 points?
No, 179 goals.
Just when I thought Ovie was really laboring on the ice, he starts kicking it in gear again. All of a sudden the 4 Nation tourney, which looked as if he could provide him another break, may turn out instead to be another momentum-interruptor.
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Ovi had better legs than he's had in a month. Other than that, they were damn lucky to win. You could argue that was the worst game of the year. They had defensive breakdown after defensive breakdown, guys out of position, bunching up in front of Lindgren, no physicality, letting Flyers skate around free. It was dreadful. The coaches should be reaming them for that performance. Without Lindgren making huge stops, the Flyers get 6-7 goals.
I also didn't like Ovi not getting that puck out with 5 seconds left. He had a chance to just dump it out and he tried to deke around the d-man to get a shot at the empty net. It was almost costly and I think he knew it from the looks of him at the end.
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This :pointdown:
I also didn't like Ovi not getting that puck out with 5 seconds left. He had a chance to just dump it out and he tried to deke around the d-man to get a shot at the empty net. It was almost costly and I think he knew it from the looks of him at the end.
Saw the same and was like...Damn Ovi...you almost cost us. Lets hope this wakes everyone up a little, but honestly...Ovi's nature is to score...not to shut them down for a win.
I agree with ...(someone) I would NOT have put Ovi out there at the end.
But hey...Ovi, Eller, McMike and Chicklets all scored...that's a good thing.
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Caps now 11 pts up on anyone in the east (Carolina & Florida) with at least a game in hand
Caps also back to top of the League; tied with Jets but have a game in hand.
Love for them to win Sunday and ride into the break on a high note. Hope they show up Sunday.
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But hey...Ovi, Eller, McMike and Chicklets all scored...that's a good thing.
I think it is key that we keep certain guys scoring to keep their confidence going. McMike is so much better when he has confidence. If he could get back to the way he was playing at the beginning of the season, that would be huge for them. Strome is another guy we need to get back to his best level. He seems to be trending that way lately.
I've been a bit concerned about PLD the last couple of games. I thought he looked slow and a bit disinterested against Philly. I still love what he has brought this year though.
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Now that the juggling has stopped McMike has picked up again. He looked totally lost on the top line and he certainly isn't a 3rd or 4th liner. He's back where he belongs, imho. It's a bonus to us that he can play both L and R Wing.
Didn't he come to us as a Centre?
For some reaon I keep getting comparisons with "Mojo" in my head. :huh:
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Now that the juggling has stopped McMike has picked up again. He looked totally lost on the top line and he certainly isn't a 3rd or 4th liner. He's back where he belongs, imho. It's a bonus to us that he can play both L and R Wing.
Didn't he come to us as a Centre?
For some reaon I keep getting comparisons with "Mojo" in my head. :huh:
Yea, I think he, Protus and Lapierre are all technically "centers".
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Yea, I think he, Protus and Lapierre are all technically "centers".
Hah! Sometime I do wonder if it' just me. :snicker:
I do like our Centers. Who they are, where they are. If there's an inury, I'm okay with the jiggery pokery. We have great depth in our C's., I think.
I have to wonderr if McMike got a bit ahead of himself and thought he should be getting more than he was? Does he still consider himself a Centre?
like Mojo always did. ?