GDT #75 Caps vs Islanders @ 7:30pm

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March 29 vs Islanders at Capital One Arena
Time: 7:30
TV: TNT
Radio: 106.7 FM

Washington Capitals 34-32-8
PP% 21.9(13th)  PK% 82.9(5th)  Faceoff% 50.4(17th)
New York Islanders 38-28-9
PP% 16.5(29th)  PK% 82(10th)  Faceoff% 51.2(13th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Mantha 39 - Kuznetsov 92 - Smith 16
Protas 59 - Backstrom 19 - Oshie 77
Sheary 73 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - Jensen 3
Alexeyev 27 - van Riemsdyk 57

Kuemper 35

PP1: Ovechkin, Oshie, Strome, Backstrom, Carlson
PP2: Wilson, Smith, Sheary, Kuznetsov, Sandin

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Irwin 52
Milano 15 - upper body - day to day

IR/LTIR:
Brown 28 - knee
Hagelin 62 - hip

Islanders anticipated lines:
Parise 11 - Horvat 14 - Fasching 20
Engvall 18 - Nelson 29 - Palmieri 21
Lee(C) 27 - Pageau 44 - Holmstrom 10
Martin 17 - Cizikas 53 - Clutterbuck 15

Pelech 3 - Mayfield 24
Romanov 28 - Pulock 6
Bolduc 4 - Dobson 8

Sorokin 30
Varlamov 40 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Gord Dwyer 19, Jake Brenk 26
Scott Cherrey 50, Steve Barton 59

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-host-isles/c-342827522

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Engvall from Nelson and Romanov at 3:52
Sheary(15) from Aubé-Kubel(9) and Dowd(13) at 6:22
3rd period:
no goals
OT:
no goals
SO:
Kuznetsov  ✅   Horvat   ✅
Oshie        ❎    Palmieri ✅
Backstrom ❎

Caps lose 2-1

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the game is on TNT for some reason, which means another game of Walton

[Mickstix]

Happy 29th B-Day Tom Wilson!

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Happy 29th B-Day Tom Wilson!

oh shoot, next year he will be 30 and as we all know 30 is to old..

for the nhl anyway

[richkrt99]

Well I would say this game is very important, except the Caps blew off the last game vs Hens.  If they'd beaten the fucking Hens, we could seriously contend for a WC spot.  Me thinks it's a wee bit too late now.  Not that it would've mattered with this team in the playoffs 


Go Caps.

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.

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that was a kinda boring 1st period

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Same ol', same ole'.
Talk about stuck in a rut.   
Other teams are evolving and moving forward, yet we are doing the same old shit, over and over and over again.  With the same results.  A big fat stinking capital F for FAIL.
Pass, pass, pass and pass again, till we lose the puck to someone who actually wants it.

On a plus note, Special K didnt let in a softie in the first, or last two minutes of the period.   

[Mickstix]

Yup, pretty uneventful first. Prolly gonna have to catch the rest on DVR. Hope for an Ovi goal! 

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[Surreylily]

 

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GOOOAAALLLL

SHEARY

[Surreylily]

Sheary baby!
 

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things picked up a bit in the 2nd, still not sure if they can keep me awake

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it is cute though, how the Caps are still being referred to as “in the playoff race”

[Surreylily]

things picked up a bit in the 2nd, still not sure if they can keep me awake

Yeah.  Seems like extra hard work tonight.   

[Surreylily]

Hanging on by my fingernails here.
 

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horrible officiating

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that freight train is called Ovechkin

Pelech is hurt too, ef him