GDT #8 Caps vs Sharks @ 5pm

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October 29 vs Sharks at Capital One Arena
Time: 5:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 3-3-1
PP% 13.6(21st)  PK% 75(21st)  Faceoff% 44.1(31st)
San Jose Sharks 0-7-1
PP% 12.5(25th)  PK% 74.2(22nd)  Faceoff% 55.8(1st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
McMichael 24 - Kuznetsov 92 - Oshie 77
Mantha 39 - Backstrom 19 - Phillips 45
Malenstyn 47 - Lapierre 29 - Protas 21

Fehervary 42 - Carlson 74
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Hāman Aktell 4 - Jensen 3

Kuemper 35

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

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Alexeyev 27
Johansen 46
Milano 15 - illness

IR:
Dowd 26 - upper body

LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Edmundson 6 - hand

Sharks anticipated lines:
Zetterlund 20 - Hertl 48 - Duclair 10
Eklund 72 - Peterson - Leblanc 62
Smith 54 - Sturm 7 - Hoffman 68
Zadina 18 - Bordeleau 17 - Kunin 11

Ferraro 38 - Burroughs 4
Knyzhov 71 - Rutta 84
Emberson 6 - Benning 5

Blackwood 29
Kahkonen 36 - backup
 
tonight’s zebras:
Wes McCauley 4, Pierre Lambert 37
Bevan Mills 53, Jesse Marquis 86

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-seeking-home-improvement

scoring summary
1st period:
Kunin from Emberson and Ferraro at 11:40
2nd period:
no goals
3rd period:
Strome(6) from Jensen(1) and Hāman Aktell(1) at 2:18
Wilson(2) from Ovechkin(5) and Carlson(5) at 15:15
Kuznetsov(1) ENG from Ovechkin(6) and Carlson(6) at 19:02

Caps win 3-1

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Lindgren was taken off IR yesterday. I’m guessing he will be the backup. Dowd was put on IR today and Lapierre has been called up. Milano is out.. illness.


Sharks are winless through 8 games…
 


Calgary at Edmonton tonight at 7pm for the outdoor Heritage Classic game.

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[Mickstix]

We need to improve on TVR.


Another observation, Oshie looks like he's lost 2.5 steps. His hands used to make up for it, but those are missing at the moment as well.

[Surreylily]

E'ening all.   
Clocks went back last night.......

[Surreylily]

Sadly our Caps are waaaay too generous to teams that are flagging even worse than us.   

Also check out who the refs are.   

[Surreylily]

uh oh. 

That's Fever gone.  Concussion protocol for sure.   

[Mickstix]

We just look tired today. Legs, arms, everything, tired. 

[Surreylily]

Somebody tell our fellas that I'm here now and we can start playing.   

[Surreylily]

Fever's back!     

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PP time

[Mickstix]

Ok, snorts for everyone before this PP! 

[Mickstix]

PP is at the other end of the ice fellas..

[Mickstix]

1 danger chance. Grandpa needed a couple extra seconds to get a shot away.    lol

[Mickstix]

ohhhh.. Now it makes sense. Sharks are winless on the season. 

[Surreylily]

Refs are gonna balance out the pp's in the third, methinks.

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Caps better step it up in the 3rd..

[Surreylily]

Kuzy not has his statutory rest in the box yet...

[Surreylily]

 

[Mickstix]

Missed it. Had to finish watching that boring as short track race at Martinsville.    But at least Stromer has some jam this year! Bummer our other 40+ million of "skills" can't do much.