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Title: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues W 6-1
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 01:05:08 PM Eastern
November 5 vs Blues at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: Monumental Sports, TNT, HBO MAX
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 6-5-1
PP% 15(27th) PK% 75(24th) Faceoff% 47.2(25th)
St. Louis Blues 4-7-2
PP% 25(8th) PK% 67.7(28th) Faceoff% 50(17th)

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, Chychrun, Carlson
PP2:

scratched:
Smallman 81
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52

IR:
Frank 53 - upper body
Dubois 80 - lower body

Blues anticipated lines:
Buchnevich 89 - Thomas(A) 18 - Snuggerud 21
Schenn(C) 10 - Suter 22 - Kyrou 25
Holloway 81 - Dvorsky 54 - Sundqvist 70
Toropchenko 13 - Bjugstad 77 - Walker 26

Broberg 6 - Parayko(A) 55
Tucker 75 - Faulk 72
Fowler 17 - Mailloux 23

Binnington 50
Hofer 30 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Wes McCauley 4, Peter MacDougall 38
Brandon Grillo 75, Michel Cormier 76

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-blues (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-blues)

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6989 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6989)

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/11/50171/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-11-5-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/11/50171/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-11-5-25/)

scoring summary
1st period:
Wilson(7) PPG from Carlson and Chychrun at 9:50
2nd period:
Ovechkin(3) (900) from Chychrun at 2:39
Beauvillier(2) from Chychrun at 4:33
Carlson(3) from Leonard and Fehérváry at 9:28
Beauvillier(3) unassisted at 16:20
3rd period:
Toropchenko SHG from Suter and Fowler at :37
Wilson[8] from Sandin and van Riemsdyk at 9:00

Caps win 6-1
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 01:20:49 PM Eastern
Sandin is in tonight as Caps try to end a four game losing streak. The power play was O fer 13 the last four games and 6 fer 40 on the season.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: richkrt99 on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 02:29:25 PM Eastern
Sandin is in tonight as Caps try to end a four game losing streak. The power play was O fer 13 the last four games and 6 fer 40 on the season.

Ovechkin has zero PPG this season (and only 2 goals total).  Ovie should have 6 goals by now and he's prolly short 2 PPG on average at this point in season, so add those 2 in and your PP is 8/40 = 20% which would be NHL average.
Our PP has looked better with some more chances lately, but nobody is putting the biscuit in the basket.
Definitely need to win this one tonight; the next 5 games are against good & excellent teams.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Ozzies09tc on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 05:27:08 PM Eastern
Blues lines


Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Schenn-Suter-Kyrou
Holloway-Dvorsky-Sundqvist
Toropchenko-Bjugstad-Walker


Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Mailloux


Binnington


No matter what atleast one of my teams get to win tonight...
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Ozzies09tc on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 05:28:55 PM Eastern
I told a friend I work with "if I was a betting man (he is, im not) id bet on OV scoring his 900th 900th
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 05:34:29 PM Eastern
I haven’t seen anything official, but Dubois has to be on IR/LTIR for the Caps to carry three healthy scratches.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 05:42:23 PM Eastern
Blues lines


Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Schenn-Suter-Kyrou
Holloway-Dvorsky-Sundqvist
Toropchenko-Bjugstad-Walker


Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Mailloux


Binnington


No matter what atleast one of my teams get to win tonight...


The information I’ve got has the Blues listing three alternate captains. I thought only two were allowed.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 05:50:10 PM Eastern
Yea, if Ovi's gonna break 10 goals this year he needs to get another one here soon.  :(
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 06:12:27 PM Eastern
Last in the Metro, tied for last in the East. Lucky it's early and still only 2 pts out of wildcard.. But they let this streak linger and they'll have a hole they can't dig out of.  Feels like 5-6 points out is all it'll take to bury us.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 07:41:58 PM Eastern
Wilson blocked a shot and had to crawl to the bench. Hopefully that’s temporary.


Willy seems ok after missing one shift
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 07:54:18 PM Eastern
PP time
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 07:55:18 PM Eastern
PP GOOOAAALLLL

WILSON
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:00:35 PM Eastern
PK time
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Ozzies09tc on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:02:27 PM Eastern

The information I’ve got has the Blues listing three alternate captains. I thought only two were allowed.


3 are allowed only when a "C" is not awarded afaik
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:03:27 PM Eastern
Need to kill this! Dominant so far.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:08:02 PM Eastern

3 are allowed only when a "C" is not awarded afaik


That’s my understanding, but all four are dressed for the game. I haven’t seen good shots of their jerseys yet to see who is wearing the letters.






Faulk is listed as an alternate, but is not wearing an A.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:13:19 PM Eastern
Caps up 1-0 after one
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:13:34 PM Eastern
Bunch of squeeze not enough juice. (as usual) Should of had 2 goals minimum for the amount of zone time we had. See what they can do in the 2nd.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Beaglefan2 on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:16:09 PM Eastern
Good first period. Ovi is just struggling with timing, but still had a couple chances. Blues look aweful.  I think Ovi scores, Leonard scores and another from Willy.


So if the Caps are leading by 1 and the Blues pull their goalie, does Carbs send out Ovi - or would they not want him to get 900 on an empty netter?
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:34:47 PM Eastern
900

GOOOAAALLLL

OVECHKIN
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:39:28 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

BEAUVILLIER
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Ozzies09tc on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:42:18 PM Eastern
I told a friend I work with "if I was a betting man (he is, im not) id bet on OV scoring his 900th 900th


I hope he made that bet
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:52:31 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

CARLSON
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 08:53:47 PM Eastern
Blues change the goalie
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:00:03 PM Eastern
nother pk . .
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:00:44 PM Eastern
nother pp . .
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:04:42 PM Eastern
nother pk . . .
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:07:44 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

BEAUVILLIER
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:16:45 PM Eastern
That's more like it! 900 was a highlighter!! Now they need to save some for tomorrow.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:16:50 PM Eastern
Caps up 5-0 after two, start the 3rd with about 1:00 of PP
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:36:18 PM Eastern
 :poop:


 :clown: :O=




they give up a shorty
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:37:41 PM Eastern
Fart noise. Lappi cost LT his shutty.  :(
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 09:48:37 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

WILSON
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 10:07:11 PM Eastern
Caps win 6-1


OV gets 900


 :clap: :)
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues @ 7:30
Post by: Beaglefan2 on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 10:08:38 PM Eastern
They need to let Milano go.  He has played lousy. I'd rather have Miro up here.


Too bad Ovi didn't score the 900th tomorrow night so Cindy could see it.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues W 6-1
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 10:11:01 PM Eastern
Tomorrow night in Pittsburgh at 7:30


Caps next four games are at Pittsburgh, Tampa, Raleigh and Miami. I swear, nascar is involved in making the schedule.
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues W 6-1
Post by: Mickstix on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 10:21:42 PM Eastern
They definitely have a hand in it. Their running the All Star Race at Dover next year. No points races for Dover.  :-(


Hope they saved a little gas for the Hens!
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues W 6-1
Post by: alta on Wednesday November 05, 2025, 10:23:29 PM Eastern
Wilson is on pace for 50..
Title: Re: GDT #13 Caps vs Blues W 6-1
Post by: richkrt99 on Thursday November 06, 2025, 08:39:28 AM Eastern
Well hot damn & about time.  Can we play the blues every night?
Wilson is the best player on this team - he is doing everything well - scoring, hitting, tempo, PP, PK.  He deserves to make the Canada roster but I really could care less.
Leonard looked good last night, that release of his is gonna earn him some goals.  He's not all that big, but he certainly tries to throw his weight around.
Chychrun also is impressive.  Not just his scoring pace, but he's solid and he skates so well.
Thompson continues to be awesome - but we never gonna let him have a shutout  :raised-eyebrow:

Congrats Ovi!  900 is crazy.  I remember a chat on here years ago contemplating if he could catch Gretzky - nobody thought he would keep the pace he has been on.  The stat they showed last night was crazy too...the number of games from 0-300, 301-600, 601-900 were really not that much different.  He really hasn't slowed down, although there were a couple short season in there somewhere.  Hopefully taking down the big 900 will let up the tension and open the flood gates for a nice batch of goals for him.

And yeah...about goal 3 or 4 I was thinking...SAVE some for tomorrow!