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October 14 vs Lightning at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports, ESPN
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network
Washington Capitals 2-1-0
PP% 0(31st) PK% 57.1(31st) Faceoff% 44.9(26th)
Tampa Bay Lightning 1-2-0
PP% 25(7th) PK% 92.3(6th) Faceoff% 39.7(32nd)
Caps anticipated lines:
Beauvillier 72 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Wilson(A) 43
Milano 15 - Lapierre 29 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Dowd 26 - Sourdif 34
Fehérváry 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - Roy 3
Chychrun 6 - van Riemsdyk 57
Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Milano, Carlson
PP2: Ovechkin, McMichael, Protas, Chychrun, Sandin
scratched:
Iorio 2
Chisholm 47
Dubois 80 - day to day - lower body
IR:
McIlrath 52 - lower body
Bolts anticipated lines:
Hagel 38 - Point 21 - Kucherov(A) 86
Guentzel 59 - Cirelli 71 - Goncavles 93
Holmberg 29 - Gourde 37 - Bjorkstrand 22
Chaffee 41 - Geekie 14 - Douglas 42
Hedman(C) 77 - Moser 90
McDonagh(A) 27 - Cernak 81
Lilleberg 78 - Crozier 24
Vasilevskiy 88
Johansson 31 - backup
tonight’s zebras:
Francis Charron 6, Michael Markovic 31
Libor Suchanek 60, Dan Kelly 98
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-bolts-in-homestand-opener (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-bolts-in-homestand-opener)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x2473 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x2473)
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/10/49831/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-10-14-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/10/49831/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-10-14-25/)
scoring summary
1st period:
Guentzel from McDonagh and Cirelli at 7:06
2nd period:
Protas(3) from McMichael and Wilson at 17:38
3rd period:
Point PPG from Hedman and Kucherov at 1:23
Wilson(2) PPG from Strome and Carlson at 4:56
OT:
Chychrun(1) from Wilson and Strome at 1:19
Caps win 3-2
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I'm going to the game tonight for my birfday. Good seats. Hope the Caps show up big and stomp the pesky lightning.
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What do you consider good seats?
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The Lightning played last night in Boston.
Dubois is normally on PP1, not sure what adjustments will be made tonight.
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4 rows from the glass, section 101 (I was told...I didn't buy the tickets) Near the caps bench/tunnel
Personally, I'd just as soon sit middle or back of 100's - full unobstructed view of ice/play, but this will be nice.
I went to 2 games last year...once near back of section 120, once in in upper 400's literally one row from the back wall. Different crowd up there for sure, but it was fun.
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I’ve sat in the first row behind the benches, technically row C, and everywhere else up to the last row next to the press boxes. I think the front row of 200 level is ideal. There are also fewer people on that level, shorter food and bathroom lines. Front row of 400 isn’t bad either, but from there I always go down to 2 during intermission.
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I've seen em' in the lower bowl section of the Cap Center. :raspberry:
Happy Birfday Hillbilly!! Hope they don't disappoint ya!!
Yay, another ESPN game. I don't know what Im bitching about. Still have no streaming package that'll get Monumental games and finding a stream the other night seemed about impossible. (Finally figured out they were on NHLN)
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Row d. Right against the glass at back of caps bench
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My wife says chychrun is handsome :snicker:
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:O=
:clown: :poop:
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Who’s Douglass for the lightning. He makes Protus look small
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Who’s Douglass for the lightning. He makes Protus look small
25 year old Curtis Douglas, 6’9” 240lb. Looks like this is his first season at the NHL level.
Protas is listed at 6’6” and 225
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PP time
Milano in for Dubois on PP1. Bold move.
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What are you wearing Rich? I see a couple Caps jerseys and a yellow shirt (maybe security) at the end of the bench.
Boys, it's gonna be a looong season. Team is washed. Ofer PP continues with 0 shots again. We just run around hanging on. Don't create any 10bell scoring chances.
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Sourdif, swing and a miss. :(
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Caps down 1-0 after one
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My wife says chychrun is handsome :snicker:
You know he's dashingly :rofl: :raspberry:
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Pre game there was a bit of talk about how it’s too early to make any judgments about this squad. I disagree. I have made a judgment about the power play.
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You know he's dashingly :rofl: :raspberry:
He is a Florida man
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He is a Florida man
Ats what Im sayin! :snicker:
Hey, Lil hasn't been on in 2 months? Hope she's ok! :hearts:
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nother pp . .
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O fer 10
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PK time
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GOOOAAALLLL
PROTAS
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nother pk . .
weak call
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1-1 after two
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They woke up! Best period of the season. See if they got 20 more minutes in em'.
ESPN never showed the replay of Ovi's penalty?
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:poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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nother pp . . .
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PP GOOOAAALLLL
WILSON
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works for me, offseting dual ruffings
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2-2 after three
extra minutes needed
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Refreshing to see some life! Not sure I'd even risk Ovi in an Ozone draw for OT?? He's played better tonight, but he's too slow for OT. Carlson is too, but I imagine they'll be out there.
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GOOOAAALLLL
CHYCHRUN
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Caps win 3-2 in OT
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Well, that was fun! Willy won that game for them - and LT. I liked TVR getting a little nasty. Overall, a pretty sloppy game. Soudif looked good though and created some chances. Still not sure about him, but he was more visible than some others - like Milano.
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Odd from this team but it appeared they had possession for the entire OT.
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Hell yea! Looks like Mr and Mrs Birthday boy saw a good one after all!! :wackysmile:
When's the next one? I gotta get busy finding streams.. :(
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Caps vs Wild Friday night at 7pm
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What are you wearing Rich? I see a couple Caps jerseys and a yellow shirt (maybe security) at the end of the bench.
Boys, it's gonna be a looong season. Team is washed. Ofer PP continues with 0 shots again. We just run around hanging on. Don't create any 10bell scoring chances.
I was right beside the yellow security guy…had my Nats red hoodie on. My caps jersey is …um.. a little snug these days ;D
Fat guy. Big Red Nats hoodie, white hair and beard
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Hell yea! Looks like Mr and Mrs Birthday boy saw a good one after all!! :wackysmile:
When's the next one? I gotta get busy finding streams.. :(
onhockey.tv has been my go to, gotta dance around some ads but they always have streams
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Refreshing to see some life! Not sure I'd even risk Ovi in an Ozone draw for OT?? He's played better tonight, but he's too slow for OT. Carlson is too, but I imagine they'll be out there.
I had this same thought exactly - commented to my wife before OT...Ovi's a risk. I think we did have possession the entire OT. Strome won the draw, Dowder went right to the bench and it was Strome, Protus, and...i dont remember who else.
Ovi actually had a pretty decent game, had some shots but made some better passes - Chychrun nearly won it with about 1 minute left in the third..ovi nice pass to him streakin in and his shot knocked the stick out of goalies hand. Sure seemed like Ovi was out there a lot too.
Standouts from my closeup POV for this game...Wilson, Chychrun, Protus, Sourdiff, Leonard. Not just for the scoring, but Wilson is just dominant all over the ice nearly the entire time he is on the ice and he is moving - he's pretty fast. He is a definite difference maker in the game regardless of scoring. Chychrun strong skating and positioning and strength, he is just very good, lots of little plays you don't see on TV. Protus works very hard and is so hard to manage due to his size and speed and skill - he's a beast. Sourdiff hustles hustles hustles. Not the best puck handler, but he gets himself in the play. I think he will get better. He's a bit undersized, but he hustles. Lenny - I just don't know, but he is a very good skater and the puck just finds him - not sure if that is luck or his IQ or what but he is certainly around the puck more than others. I was impressed by his play last night, but he does have a little Ovi in him in that he will coast or stand around now and then. Maybe they just see the play better and don't have to scramble around all the time?
Milano was mostly invisible, even got some PP time. Lappy was too, neither got a ton of ice time. Carlson...oof! He might be nursing something - he looked downright tired and sluggish even early in the game. He looked defeated when on the bench - hard to read him as he is just not an emotional guy, but he looks off. I don't recall even seeing him out there in OT but i might be wrong...he might have been 1st OT shift. He does continually lead the team in ice time though.
looked it up: Lappy 12 shifts, 08.16 TOI / Milano 12 shifts, 10:51 TOI / Leonard 14 shifts 10:35 TOI / Sourdiff 22 shifts 12:48 TOI / McMike 21 shifts 13.33 TOI
Lappy is going work himself out of a job if he doesn't do something. Sucks for him, both he and Milano had great camp/preseason
Strome 21:48, Wilson 20:21, Ovi 18:33, Protas 18:30 had the most TOI for forwards (all play PP, and all but Ovi are on PK so....)
Carlson 26:10 led entire team followed by Chychrun 20:40
It was fun game - and lot's of after the whistle stuff...it didn't seem like game 4 of the season. My wife asked do these teams not like each other?
Fun to watch when the win, OT win is even more fun. We had a 16 year old Swedish student with us who had never been to a hockey game. He loved it. He couldn't believe how exciting it was. "It was so exciting! I didn't expect it to be this exciting. This is so much fun!" So that was good to, kid had a blast.