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Talk about Capitals hockey & more! => Washington Capitals & Other Hockey Discussion => Topic started by: alta on Tuesday May 06, 2025, 10:48:12 AM Eastern
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May 6 vs Hurricanes at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: ESPN
Radio: 106.7 FM, Caps Radio 24/7
Washington Capitals(M1) 51-22-9
Carolina Hurricanes(M2) 47-30-5
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 - Protas 21
Chychrun 6 - Carlson(A) 74
Roy 3 - Sandin 38
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57
Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Chychrun, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, McMichael, Dubois, Mangiapane, Sandin
scratched:
Raddysh 16
Frank 53
Bear 25
McIlrath 52
Gibson 78
injured:
Fehérváry 42 - lower body - season
LTIR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Oshie 77 - back - season
Canes anticipated lines:
Svechnikov 37 - Aho 20 - Blake 53
Hall 71 - Kotkaniemi 82 - Stankoven 22
Martinook(A) 48 - Stall(C) 11 - Jarvis 24
Robinson 50 - Jankowski 77 - Carrier 28
Slavin(A) 74 - Burns 8
Orlov 7 - Chatfield 5
Gostisbehere 5 - Walker 26
Anderson 31
Kochetkov 52 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
Wes McCauley 4, TJ Luxmore 21
Scott Cherrey 50, Trent Knorr 74
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/05/48560/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-5-6-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/05/48560/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-5-6-25/)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x5343 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x5343)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-set-to-clash-with-canes (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-set-to-clash-with-canes)
scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Protas(1) from Duhaime and Carlson at 3:53
3rd period:
Stankoven from Kotkaniemi at 9:42
OT:
Slavin from Martinook and Orlov at 3:06
Caps lose 2-1
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based on the last two practices, it looks like the lines are the same as last game with Protas back in
Also, Rich will be happy to know it appears Alexa will be back in the studio for pre and post game tonight. Pre game starts at 6pm.
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Well yes I am...tired of looking at that Russ Thaler little troll. I think he might be same height as Alexa. I think I heard she would be back for Round 2. short maternity for new mamma
Lets GET IT ON!!!
(I'm referring to the playoff game, not Alexa you dirty minded redneck.... Yeah you were, don't even try it) :raspberry:
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Love how all the analytics "experts" aren't giving the Caps a chance. Good article over on RMNB. Nive bulletin board material.
The writers at NHL pretty much called it a tossup.
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Rich - next time you respond, you should just go with Let's Get After It! Or, maybe not....
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQj1kPmQXwE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQj1kPmQXwE)
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All ya'll are weird.
As long as Thompson is healthy, Caps have just as good a shot as anyone, imo.. It's hockey. :snicker:
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Hey, Alexa is more like a daughter to me. I think she is excellent at her job and has made the pre/post game broadcast what is. Sure as hell better at it than ole eyeliner boy. And I've yet to see Alan May look like he ever wanted to throttle her, which was about a daily occurrence with eyeliner boy.
okay, maybe more like a step-daughter....like very distant, adult step-daughter...who was a cheerleader (and still has the uniform) :snicker:
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All ya'll are weird.
You misspelled us
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Yes, Aleza is really very good at her job. She knows her stuff and manages the boys pretty well. I thought she had gotten another job after last year and we were going to lose her, but I guess not.
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So, predictions for tonight?
I say Caps 3 - 1. Goals by Strome, Protas and Beauvy.
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I feel like we're playing with house money now. We had a great year (much better than expected) We made it out of the 1st round since 2018. Ovi got the GOAT title..
But beyond that, fuck the Hurricanes. Grind their ass to dust boys!! :raised-eyebrow:
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Morning. :wackysmile:
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:hopslam:
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PP time
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Evenin Lil.
As usual we look like ass to start. Haven't won a single board battle.
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Yup And a whole 3 shots on goal, with a pp. :lmao:
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PK time
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Somebody break out the WD40 stat!!! Team gets rusty faster than bare sheet metal. :-\
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Game tied 0-0 after one
Caps need to pick it up a tad
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Canes are trying harder.
Time for some wake up juice methinks.
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ok - knocked the rust off. I think we will be fine.
One amazing thing happened - Carlson laid out a great hit along the boards! Very strange.
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Love riding lady luck for periods at a time. lol
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good chance there, need more of it
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All right. 🤩🤑
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GOOOAAALLLL
PROTAS
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:banana:
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Our top line is such a liability if they have to defend. Need to put Proti back up to top line imo.
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Caps up 1-0 after two
A better period, but still likely not good enough
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Much more positive. Good and physical from both sides.
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Played 10 minutes that period anyway. :) lol
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We have lost every single puck battle and made stupid passes - yet we lead. LT and the crossbar have been great.
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nother PP . .
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that sucked
nother PK . .
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Almost had our first fight of the night.
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I kinda balk at the "he beat the goalie but hit the post".. I mean, does that mean every shot 5' wide "beat the goalie"?? He hit the fucking post, he didn't beat nobody. :raised-eyebrow:
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🤕🤢🤮
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Oh well, lady lucks shoulders not strong enough to last 60 minutes. :-(
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Carolina has had far too many chances to not score in this game
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Embarrassing stats. 31-13 shots. We have zero business even being in this game. Guys just blindly passing the puck to nobody. Passes off target. Losing every battle. Oof.
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:raised-eyebrow:
nother PK . . .
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extra minutes needed, amazingly enough
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:yawn:
Time for something special. .... And quick please. :praying:
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Not sure it's possible. What'd we have, 1 shot on goal that period? lol We're asleep.
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I'm done with the Leonard experiment. He may be the future but that is in the future. Plus, he's gonna get hurt.
I think Frank and his speed would really help against Carolina. If not him, bring up Miro or Lappy, or somebody. I actually don't think this is fair to Leonard.
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phuk
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Bugger.
Night all. :(
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Caps lose game 1 in OT
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Well deserved loss. Played like :clown: :poop: all night. Protas goal was basically luck. Hopefully they can figure out how to play hockey on Thursday..
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That game was just inexplicable. We had no energy, lost every battle and made lousy passes. I'm just baffled.
Carbs needs to light them up - every single one of them. Then they need to make some changes. Leonard out. Mangiopani out. Eller out. Bring in some guys that will act like its the playoffs.
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Leonard out. Mangiopani out. Eller out. Bring in some guys that will act like its the playoffs.
Keep it going.. Chychrun out, Dubois out, Alexeyev out. I didin't realize how fucking slow Alexeyev is.. And he's not that good to boot. But Dubois and Chychrun make way too much money to play that shitty. Dumb passes, no effort.. Whole team sucked ass the entire game. 13 shots is pathetic. It's too bad they made such a stink about Leonard. Dude has AHL written all over him.
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What a disgrace putting the whole burden on Thompson. This thing will go four games at this rate. We could barely make a pass, get it in zone or keep it in there for more than five seconds. McMichael had a horrific game but most everybody was bad. The one bright spot was actually Carlson. That was his best game in years. Time to sit Leonard. He hasn't produced squat and gets pushed around because he's small. Looking ahead, this team has to get younger, bigger and faster, especially on the blue line.
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wow. its like we were too tired to pass the puck. the weak passes just fed Carolina's game style. Wow we looked bad.
I knew we would look rusty, but not like....rusted through to the point there's no metal left.
No energy, no push, no nothing. Wasted a good game by Thompson..and had a chance to absolutely steal it, but pffffffffffffff
I thought Carolina would be a bad match up because they thrive on what we are weak at, but honestly the way the guys played, Anyone would have had us in 5
Better wake the F up.
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Could have been the worst game they played in the last 20 years - it was that bad. He HAS to take Leonard out and that should have happened long ago. Raddysh may not be that great, but he is a bigger body that won't hurt us. I would actually like to see Frank who would bring some speed and energy to the game.
One thing I don't understand is when we are pinned in our own zone - why do our two top forwards stay in the middle of the zone and not pressure the point? I know it is to just block shots, but why not have those two go man-on-man with the two point-men. Just shadow them and prevent the other team from constantly throwing the puck to the point and cycling it. This has driven me crazy for years.
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Well, there's losing a game and then there's getting completely dominated at home, in game 1 of a playoff series. Not sure how you come back from that. I figured we'd be rusty, but to be dominated the entire 60+ minutes is embarrassing. Not sure how you forget how to make an accurate pass, but damn if we didn't. lol Lady luck won't keep us in many games. They hit the post 5 fucking times. Should of been at least a 4 goal deficit.. See what they come up with for game 2. But yea, Im over the Leonard experiment too. I like his energy, but he's too small and not enough skill for the NHL. Too many chances to never put one past a goalie. I'll take Raddysh or Frank. I'd also take Bear or Big Mac over Alexeyev. He's too slow and not that good. They'll definitely need a retool in the offseason. Missing Fever for sure..
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On the bright side, the Caps did make a game of it despite playing poorly. If they can clean of their performance a bit they should be able to win the series. Another one which we all knew wasn’t going to be a 4 game sweep.
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Sure feels like win game 2 or lose in 4 or 5, at best..
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Its odd i just watched the 10 min condensed game and strictly from that...it looks like an even match. We hit the post 3 times, had good PP scoring chances, had some break aways, etc. Carolina wins by attrition ...they just keep throwing shit at the net and eventually one goes in (like in OT), but legit scoring chance wise these two were not that far apart.
I know they dominated the play, but legit scoring chance wise - it was fairly even. Do i want to witness another game played like this....HELLL NO! Seems like we generated some good turnovers after hitting them. Maybe we can try some more of that.
I like big Mac but he's not exactly a speed demon either. He sure as hell will hit people and clear the crease tho.
How quickly can we age the younger Protas? We need him bad. We sure as hell need a couple young D with size tho.
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Could have been the worst game they played in the last 20 years - it was that bad. He HAS to take Leonard out and that should have happened long ago. Raddysh may not be that great, but he is a bigger body that won't hurt us. I would actually like to see Frank who would bring some speed and energy to the game.
One thing I don't understand is when we are pinned in our own zone - why do our two top forwards stay in the middle of the zone and not pressure the point? I know it is to just block shots, but why not have those two go man-on-man with the two point-men. Just shadow them and prevent the other team from constantly throwing the puck to the point and cycling it. This has driven me crazy for years.
Exactly. Watch Carolina. They pressure the point, or wherever the puck is, constantly. The way to defend is to force a decision by the guy with the puck before he really wants to make one. That's what leads to success in either end of the ice. It's also why Carolina outchanced us by about 3-1 or more. We stood around way too much rather than get after the guy with the puck.