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December 31 vs Rangers at Capital One Arena
Time: 12:30
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network
Washington Capitals 20-14-5
PP% 15.2(30th) PK% 76.6(26th) Faceoff% 48.9(22nd)
New York Rangers 19-17-5
PP% 19(17th) PK% 80.5(15th) Faceoff% 53.9(3rd)
Caps anticipated lines:
Protas 21 - Strome 17 - Ovechkin(C) 8
McMichael 24 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
Beauvillier 72 - Dowd 26 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Frank 53
Sandin 38 - Carlson(A) 74
Chychrun 6 - Roy 3
Fehérváry 42 - McIlrath 52
Lindgren 79
Thompson 48 - backup
PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Leonard, Chychrun
PP2: Ovechkin, McMichael, Frank, Sourdif, Carlson
scratched:
Milano 15
Chisholm 47
van Riemsdyk 57
IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body
Rangers anticipated lines:
Panarin(A) 10 - Zibanejad 93 - Lafreniere 13
Perreault 94 - Trochek(A) 16 - Brodzinski 22
Cuylle 50 - Laba 42 - Raddysh 14
Sheary 43 - Carrick 39 - Rempe 73
Gavrikov 44 - Schneider 4
Soucy 24 - Borgen 17
Robertson 29 - Fox(A) 23
Quick 32
Shesterkin 31 - backup
today’s zebras:
Francois St. Laurent 8, Morgan MacPhee 43
Libor Suchanek 60, Dan Kelly 98
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-rangers-in-new-year-s-eve-matinee (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-rangers-in-new-year-s-eve-matinee)
https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x2608 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x2608)
https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/12/50732/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-12-31-25/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2025/12/50732/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-12-31-25/)
scoring summary
1st period:
Beauvillier[8] from Leonard and Roy at 12:27
Panarin from Fox at 19:20
2nd period:
Wilson(20) from McMichael and Sandin at 7:33
Sourdif(4) PPG from Ovechkin at 11:12
Fox PPG from Zibanejad and Panarin at 15:17
3rd period:
Protas(15) from Sandin and Dowd at 13:34
Wilson(21) from McMichael at 16:37
Schneider from Perreault at 18:16
Sourdif(5) ENG from Wilson and Protas at 19:12
Caps win 6-3
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This 12:30 start on New Year’s Day is dumb
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Maybe we'll play better, still half asleep? :wackysmile: Tomorrow's 1pm start is dumb as well..
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GOOOAAALLLL
BEAUVILLIER
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PP time
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:poop:
:clown: :O=
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1 to 1 after one
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Dominate the period, have the usual shit PP, then give one up from the blue line with seconds to go. :sick: This shit is becoming too regular. :-(
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GOOOAAALLLL
FREIGHT TRAIN WILSON
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Willy on Gordie Howe watch..
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nother pp . .
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PP GOOOAAALLLL
SOURDIF
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PK time
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:poop: :poop:
:clown: :O=
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nother pp . . .
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Caps up 3-2 after two
Caps will start the 3rd with 30 seconds of PP
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Doubt 1 goal lead is enough. They'll get at least 1 more from center ice.
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Thank god Strome and Dowd can't win a single faceoff when it really matters! :(
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Had no idea there was a game today. I thought it was on new years day. Wait they are playing on new years day.
Lets give them 2 days off then play back to back matinee's. Fn stupid. And don't the Rags play in the winter classic tomorrow? :huh:
well looks like the Caps were ready. I see big Willy scored and Lenno made a nice pass on 1st goal. Love to see Sourdiff finally get one too.
The only stream i can get to ever work anymore is the nhl66 one and its picture quality sucks
My goodstream used to be good for me but i can never get it to work anymore.
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GOOOAAALLLL
PROTAS
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YES! nice pass by Sandin
Like to have Big Pro scoring again. Now if we could just buy McMike one
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That Redneck just a 2-period hockey fan now? :raspberry:
I guess he figures the Caps generally only play for 2 periods a game, he's only watching 2 a game.
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GOOOAAALLLL
WILSON
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Damn! Wilson has waken up. Go big Willy
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:poop: :poop: :poop:
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I don't recall seeing Leonard in the 3rd. Im sort of working while I'm watching...but has he played in the 3rd?
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:poop: :poop: :poop:
I think that went off Carlson's foot
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empty net
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GOOOAAALLLL
SOURDIF
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Thats a gordy for willy yes?
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Willy with the Gordie
:)
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curious how many Gordy hat tricks Big Willy has
I think he's only ever had the one regular hatty.
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curious how many Gordy hat tricks Big Willy has
I think he's only ever had the one regular hatty.
Sounded like Joe B said that’s his 2nd career
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Caps win 6-3
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Ol Gordie Wilson strikes again!! Got a win in regulation.. Miracles do happen!! :raspberry:
Happy New Year Caps Fam! See ya tomorrow at 1pm.
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curious how many Gordy hat tricks Big Willy has
I think he's only ever had the one regular hatty.
Caps PR says that’s Wilson’s 3rd Gordie.
Leonard had 3 shifts in the 3rd, for 2:21 of ice time
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Thought Sandin played pretty well. He still makes some ridiculously bad stick-handling decisions but after all, he is only 25. Carlson makes way more stupid plays and he's way, way older. Carlson basically gave the Rags their first goal. For some reason with two Rangers undefended right in front of the net, he decides to randomly skate toward the corner.
McMike had a much better game, but he just can't score on a breakaway.
Sourdif had a really nice game, but let's not get carried away. He may be getting his confidence though and developing on the fly, so he could turn into a pretty good top 9 guy.