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Title: GDT #52 Caps at Flames W 3-1
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 03:52:41 PM Eastern
January 23 vs Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome
Time: 9:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7FM, Caps Radio Network

Washington Capitals 24-21-6
PP% 17(23rd) PK% 78(20th) Faceoff% 49.7(19th)
Calgary Flames 21-24-5
PP% 14.8(32nd) PK% 83.1(7th) Faceoff% 49.1(21st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Dowd 26 - Frank 53
Protas 21 - Sourdif 34 - Wilson(A) 43
McMichael 24 - Strome 17 - Leonard 9
Duhaime 22 - Lapierre 29 - Beauvillier 72

Fehérváry 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Chychrun 6 - Roy 3
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57

Thompson 48
Lindgren 79 - backup

PP1: Ovechkin, Strome, Wilson, Leonard, Chychrun
PP2: Ovechkin, McMichael, Sourdif, Frank, Carlson

scratched:
Milano 15
Chisholm 47
McIlrath 52

IR:
Dubois 80 - lower body

Flames anticipated lines:
Sharongovich 17 - Backlund(C) 11 - Coronato 27
Pospisil 76 - Kadri(A) 91 - Gridin 92
Huberdeau 10 - Frost 16 - Farabee 86
Lomberg 70 - Zary 47 - Klapka 43

Kuznetsov 37 - Weegar(A) 52
Bahl 7 - Whitecloud 28
Hanley 44 - Pachal 94

Cooley 1
Wolf 32 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Graham Skilliter 24, Brandon Schrader 34
Devin Berg 87, Jeremy Faucher 97

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-face-critical-contest-in-calgary (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-face-critical-contest-in-calgary)

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6269 (https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/skate-shavings-news-and-notes-from-caps-morning-skate-x6269)

https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/01/50923/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-1-23-26/ (https://scoutingtherefs.com/2026/01/50923/todays-nhl-referees-and-linespersons-1-23-26/)

scoring summary
1st period:
Frost PPG from Zary at 6:09
2nd period:
Lapierre(1) from Carlson and Fehérváry at 6:33
3rd period:
Protas(17) from Wilson and Sourdif at 7:35
Ovechkin(21) (918) ENG from Strome and Fehérváry at 19:07

Caps win 3-1
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 03:55:39 PM Eastern
Caps faceoff % is slowly going up. The last two games they have been 52.2 and 61.1 % at the dot.
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:15:02 PM Eastern
PK time
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:17:37 PM Eastern
 :poop:




Caps give up a PPG to the worst PP in the league
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: Mickstix on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:20:01 PM Eastern
Who wants pie!!  :wackysmile:  lol
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: Mickstix on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:32:49 PM Eastern
LoL


https://twitter.com/sammisilber/status/2014794213771083960
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:44:42 PM Eastern
Caps down 1-0 after one
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: Mickstix on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:46:00 PM Eastern
Not too bad a 1st period I guess. Only turned it over 7x and on pace to give up 48 shots on goal.  :huh:
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 09:52:03 PM Eastern
major slump


It doesn’t mean the season is lost, but it definitely is not fun to watch.
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:13:29 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

LAPIERRE
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:14:15 PM Eastern
91 games since his last goal, which happened in this same building


not that we believe in coincidences
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:19:33 PM Eastern
Leonard and Kuznetsov get matching minors

4 on 4
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:27:06 PM Eastern
PP time
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:42:44 PM Eastern
1 to 1 after two
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: Mickstix on Friday January 23, 2026, 10:45:17 PM Eastern
Good period, just not enough finish as usual. Good for Lappi anyway.
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:06:25 PM Eastern
nother pp . .
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:18:57 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

PROTAS
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:36:33 PM Eastern
nother pp . . .
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:39:03 PM Eastern
bullshit call, Willy gets 10 minutes for nothing


still on the pp
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:43:12 PM Eastern
empty net
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:44:08 PM Eastern
GOOOAAALLLL

OVECHKIN
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:44:53 PM Eastern
does that count as scoring on yet another goalie
 :huh:
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:45:06 PM Eastern
empty net
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:45:51 PM Eastern
nother pk . .
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:46:06 PM Eastern
Caps win 3-1
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames @ 9pm
Post by: Mickstix on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:48:14 PM Eastern
Wilson really needs to know when to chill out. Could of been costly.


1 in a row, here we come!!  :rofl:


Tomorrow at 10pm.  :(
Title: Re: GDT #52 Caps at Flames W 3-1
Post by: alta on Friday January 23, 2026, 11:49:30 PM Eastern
we’re streaking..