R1G1 Caps at Panthers @ 7:30

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R1G1
May 3 Caps at Panthers at FLA Live Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: NBCSW, ESPN2
Radio: Caps Radio 24/7, 106.7 FM

Florida Panthers(A1) 58-18-6
Washington Capitals(WC2) 44-26-12

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin 8 - Kuznetsov 92 - Sheary 73
Johansson 90 - Backstrom 19 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Eller 20 - Oshie 77
Larsson 22 - Dowd 26 - Hathaway 21

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Orlov 9 - Jensen 3
van Riemsdyk 57 - Schultz 2

Vanecek 41

PP1: Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Oshie, Backstrom, Carlson
PP2: Wilson, Mantha, Johansson, Orlov, Schultz

scratched:
Samsonov 30 - backup
McMichael 24
Johnsson-Fjallby 45
Kempny 6
Irwin 52
Fucale 60

LTIR:
Hagelin 62 - eye

Panthers anticipated lines:
Verhaeghe 23 - Barkov 16 - Duclair 10
Huberdeau 11 - Bennett 9 - Giroux 28
Marchment 17 - Lundell 15 - Reinhart 13
Lomberg 94 - Luostarinen 27 - Hornqvist 70

Weegar 52  - Ekblad 5
Forsling 42 - Gudas 7
Chiarot 8 - Montour 62

Bobrovsky 72

tonight’s zebras:
Jon McIsaac 2, Eric Furlatt 27
Ryan Gibbons 58, Brad Kovachik 71

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-set-for-clash-with-cats/c-333680486

scoring summary
1st period:
Wilson(1) PPG from Mantha(1) and Schultz(1) at 3:48
Bennett from Gudas and Verhaeghe at 17:55
2nd period:
Giroux from Montour and Huberdeau at :43
3rd period:
Kuznetsov(1) from Ovechkin(1) at 8:14
Oshie(1) from Backstrom(1) and Orlov(1) at 10:37
Eller(1) ENG unassisted at 19:11

Caps win 4-2   lead series 1-0 

[capsfanpdx]

I feel the best shot we have is with VV, but Sammy did start all 3 vs Florida this year so Lavs will most likely do the same....................


Either way,  Go Caps!!   Playoffs baby!!!!

[Mickstix]

VV in goal for game 1.. Hope they bring their A game! Let's GOoooooo...

[Beaglefan2]

I'm ok with VV, he can get hot as well.


Watched the Blues/Wild and TB/Toronto last night.  All four of those teams are fast, fast, skilled and nasty.  I'm kinda glad we got Florida.


For us to have any chance, we have to have Mantha, Backstrom and Oshie play at high levels.  Then, we are gonna need everybody else have their best games and some lucky bounces.....  so, we can do this!

[richkrt99]

I'm ok with VV, he can get hot as well.


Watched the Blues/Wild and TB/Toronto last night.  All four of those teams are fast, fast, skilled and nasty.  I'm kinda glad we got Florida.


For us to have any chance, we have to have Mantha, Backstrom and Oshie play at high levels.  Then, we are gonna need everybody else have their best games and some lucky bounces.....  so, we can do this!

So you're saying there is NO chance     And I'd agree.

[richkrt99]

I'm fine with VV.  He actually worries me less.  Sammy has some better hopes at incredibleness, but he is suspect way too often.


Florida is gonna be tough, but I'd rather play FLA then Toronto.  They just look so fast.


Gonna need all those lucky bounces thought...and VV playing well, and Ovie, and.....

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The Blues/Wild is the only game I didn’t see any of last night. The east games were unimpressive, the Kings/Oilers game was good.

[capsfanpdx]

Kings/Oilers was a good touch match.  I would be happy if the Caps come out hitting everything that moves regardless of the score.  Maximum pain in game 1, they have the bodies to do it.

[richkrt99]

Kings/Oilers was a good touch match.  I would be happy if the Caps come out hitting everything that moves regardless of the score.  Maximum pain in game 1, they have the bodies to do it.

What he said...and here's your theme song...

[justwincaps]

If we get the team that went into Colorado and handed them a rare home loss, in impressive fashion, we can win this series.

If we get the team that finished the year 0-4, we may go 0-4 in this year's playoff.


Shit - just saw that Hornqvist is on their 4th line - as if I needed another reason to root against Florida!


Thanks alta for the GDT.

[Mickstix]

Fuckin commies blacked out JoeB and Locker down here.. Guess I'll be streaming the series. 

[Mickstix]

Only 2 minutes?    1st bit of bull    on the night.

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gotta get that pp up

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GOOOOAAAALLLL


not a pp from Willy !

[Mickstix]

Wil SON!!!

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.   
Cant get a bloody link to work.   

[Surreylily]

Whoooo Hooooo!  I'm up nd running!
 

Only took 6 minutes......   

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Morning chaps.   
Cant get a bloody link to work.   

the NHL66 link works, over here anyway

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I get the impression that Gudas doesn’t like his former team

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Willy just went to the locker room 


hopefully he just needs to adjust something