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Title: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 02:46:23 PM Eastern
April 15 vs Islanders at UBS Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: Monumental Sports, ESPN
Radio: 980 AM, Caps Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 50-21-9
PP% 23.3(13th)  PK% 82(6th)  Faceoff% 50.3(15th)
New York Islanders 35-33-12
PP% 12.9(31st)  PK% 72.2(31st)  Faceoff%54.9(1st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Beauvillier 72
McMichael 24 - Dubois 80 - Wilson(A) 43
Mangiapane 88 - Eller 20 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Dowd 26 - Raddysh 16

Sandin 38 - Roy 3
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57
Fehérváry 42 - McIlrath 52

Lindgren 79
Stevenson 33 - backup

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Dubois, Sandin
PP2: Ovechkin, Eller, Mangiapane, Alexeyev, Roy

scratched:
Frank 53
Chychrun 6
Carlson(A) 74

injured:
Protas 21 - lower body
Thompson 48 - upper body

LTIR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Oshie 77 - back - season

Isles anticipated lines:
Lee(C) 27 - Horvat(A) 14 - Palmieri 21
Tsyplakov 7 - Pageau 44 - Holmstrom 10
Engvall 18 - Cizikas 53 - Fasching 20
Martin(A) 17 - MacLean 32 - Gatcomb 16


Pelech 3 - Pulock 6
Perunovich 26 - DeAngelo 4
Dobson 8 - Mayfield 24


Sorokin 30
Hogberg 50 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Brian Pochmara 16, Corey Syvret 23
Tommy Hughes 65, CJ Murray 68

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/04/48133/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-15-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/04/48133/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-4-15-25/)

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x1514 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x1514)

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-isles-in-trip-opener (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-visit-isles-in-trip-opener)

scoring summary
1st period:
Strome(27) PPG from Dubois and Sandin at 8:15
2nd period:
Strome(28) from Ovechkin at 7:52
3rd period:
Pageau unassisted at 11:36
Strome(29) ENG from Wilson and Dowd at 18:49

Caps win 3-1
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:21:43 PM Eastern
Almost Mixing, err Puck drop time!  :wackysmile:


Looks like us foreigners are stuck with ESPN.  :thumbsdown:
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:24:29 PM Eastern
Chychrun and Carlson out, maintenance, or rest, or something

that’s two games in a row for Carlson
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Beaglefan2 on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:32:37 PM Eastern
I'm ready for the Leonard experiment to end - although they probably promised him he would play in all these games to get him to sign. I like him as a prospect, but he is a prospect, not a sure thing.


We need to ramp it up these last few games and quit screwing around. Carbs will win Coach of the Year, but if we get blown out in the first round, an excellent year will turn into a big disappointment pretty quickly.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:41:47 PM Eastern
Well.. have the Caps feed, but it's Walton again. Starting to worry about JoeB.


So Beags, who ya putting in for Leonard? He looks as good as Frank, Bovi or Mangi to me. Not sure he's a problem.


Be cool to get some decent goaltending heading into the post season.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:48:25 PM Eastern
PP time
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:51:33 PM Eastern
PP GOOOAAALLLL

STROME
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Rey Capalpatine on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 07:52:06 PM Eastern
Good guys draw first blood! 😀🤑🤩
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:01:00 PM Eastern
PK time


after not calling interference against the Islanders
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:04:59 PM Eastern
nother PP . .
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:11:59 PM Eastern
PP2 didn’t come out until it was almost over. PP2 had Eller, Alexeyev and Roy out. Makes me think it was for their shift after the PP.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:13:36 PM Eastern
Caps up 1-0 after one
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:29:30 PM Eastern
Scoring goals is quite the struggle for our group these days. Glad we got a lucky deflection.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:44:58 PM Eastern
Apparently I missed something. Why do they only have 5 D men right now?
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:45:00 PM Eastern
Eliminated Isles making us look pedestrian.  :wackysmile:
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:46:09 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

STROME
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:47:10 PM Eastern
new career high.. 28 goals for Strome  this season
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:53:26 PM Eastern
nother PP . . .
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: justwincaps on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 08:58:34 PM Eastern
Glad MF42 is back on the ice.   
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: justwincaps on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 09:01:58 PM Eastern
Eliminated Isles making us look pedestrian.  :wackysmile:
And Columbus made us look like an AHL team …… that would lose to Hershey.   


And if the Jackets keep their lead over Philly win tonight, they have to hope Carolina beats Montreal tomorrow and then if they beat NYI on Thursday, they get to play us.   
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 09:19:09 PM Eastern
Caps up 2-0 after two
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 09:34:54 PM Eastern
nother PK . . . .
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 09:50:07 PM Eastern
 :poop:


 :clown: :O=
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Rey Capalpatine on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 09:59:45 PM Eastern
Bloody hail if Wash lets NY come back in this game, smh. 🤢🤮
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:02:52 PM Eastern
empty net
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:09:08 PM Eastern
HATTY

STROME




1st as a Cap, 3rd career
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Rey Capalpatine on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:11:04 PM Eastern
Dylan 👒!!!!!! 🤩🤑😍
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:11:35 PM Eastern
Caps win 3-1
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:14:55 PM Eastern
NHL is still trying to figure out official scoring in the 3rd
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: Mickstix on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:19:21 PM Eastern
2 goal scorers in last 3 games. lol Good for Strome though.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: alta on Tuesday April 15, 2025, 10:23:03 PM Eastern
Tampa won the battle of Florida tonight 5-1
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday April 16, 2025, 10:40:43 AM Eastern
Seen couple posts guys down on Lenny in couple different threads.  I'm not all googly-eyed over him but he seems like he's held his own, driven some O play, and hits guys, etc.  He is at least noticeable in the games.  I have been impressed by him considering his obvious youth - I didn't expect him to be NHL ready, but I'm okay with him. 
Beavy has looked pretty good...he's pretty scrappy, but I don't think he has even a point in the last 5? games he's played with us.
Sundin looked good on the PP moving the puck and is def more mobile than Carlson...and even puts shots ON net...instead of 3' wide of it.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday April 16, 2025, 10:42:14 AM Eastern
Tampa won the battle of Florida tonight 5-1
Yeah Florida has been like the Caps of late (except for the part where they are the reigning champs)
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: alta on Wednesday April 16, 2025, 12:30:09 PM Eastern
Beauvillier has now played 17 games as a Cap, he has 2 goals and 3 assists. His first handful of games were on line 4, he has slowly moved up to line 1. Though some of that promotion is probably due to Protas being out.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders @ 7:30pm
Post by: Beaglefan2 on Wednesday April 16, 2025, 12:37:42 PM Eastern



So Beags, who ya putting in for Leonard? He looks as good as Frank, Bovi or Mangi to me. Not sure he's a problem.





Mick - I would probably go with Frank but ideally would like a guy with size and good forechecking. I'm not down on Leonard, he is just too raw at this point and I think he would get crushed in the playoffs.
Title: Re: GDT #81 Caps at Islanders W 3-1
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday April 16, 2025, 01:31:26 PM Eastern
Beauvillier has now played 17 games as a Cap, he has 2 goals and 3 assists. His first handful of games were on line 4, he has slowly moved up to line 1. Though some of that promotion is probably due to Protas being out.
whoops my post was supposed to say "in LAST 5 games" (which is the stats i looked up)... But I thought he has looked like he was hustling and hitting and so on.  Not expecting him to put up big numbers - he seems a good 2-way player., but damn we need SOMEONE to put up some numbers
And I agree with someone else who said...NEED Radysh to be more physical.