GDT #32 Caps at Rangers @ 7pm

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December 27 vs Rangers at Madison Square Garden
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 17-9-5
PP% 12.4(29th)  PK% 82.7(11th)  Faceoff% 47.3(27th)
New York Rangers 23-8-1
PP% 31.1(1st)  PK% 85.7(5th)  Faceoff% 54.8(1st)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Protas 21 - McMichael 24 - Mantha 39
Lapierre 29 - Kuznetsov 92 - Miroshnichenko 63
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Sandin 38 - van Riemsdyk 57
Edmundson 6 - Jensen 3

Kuemper 35

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Lindgren 79 - backup
Alexeyev 27
Phillips 45

IR:
Milano 15 - upper body
Oshie 77 - lower body

LTIR:
Pacioretty 67 - achilles
Backstrom 19 - hip - season

Rangers anticipated lines:
Kreider 20 - Zibanejad 93 - Wheeler 17
Panarin 10 - Trochek 16 - Lafreniere 13
Cuylle 50 - Bonino 12 - Brodzinski 22
Vesey 26 - Goodrow 21 - Pitlick 71

Lindgren 55 - Fox 23
Miller 79 - Trouba 8
Gustafsson 56 - Schneider 4

Shesterkin 31
Quick 32 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Furman South 13, Fredrick L’Ecuyer 17
Steve Barton 59, Ryan Daisy 81

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-head-to-manhattan

scoring summary
1st period:
no goals
2nd period:
Mantha(11) from Sandin(7) and Protas(14) at 4:12
Miller from Zibanejad and Panarin at 7:03
Panarin PPG from Trochek and Zibanejad at 12:08
Schneider from Lindgren and Vesey at 12:48
3rd period:
Miller from Kreider and Wheeler at 6:54
Lafreniere from Fox and Miller at 11:15

Caps lose 5-1

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Carlson has 499 career assists.
OV is tied with  Gretzgy for most empty net goals at 56.
Kuzy needs 1 more assist for 5th most in franchise history, is currently tied with Mike Gartner at 392.

[capsfanpdx]

Can't wait to see Max on the ice,

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need to root for that team in Pittsburgh tonight as they take on the islanders

[Surreylily]

Morning chaps.

 

[Mickstix]

Evenin all.

[Mickstix]

Jinx say what.. The boys look pretty good so far! 

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PP time..


Caps still get about a minute 30 of PP to start the 2nd

[Surreylily]

Doing okay so far.......

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GOOOAAALLLL

MANTHA

[Caps17201]

Good

[Surreylily]

AntMan

 

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[Mickstix]

Soft. Come on Kuemper.

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[Surreylily]

That was a Special K Special.   

[Mickstix]

They're fartin it away. 

[Mickstix]

Fight back seems to be one of the few things they lack currently. See if they can find any in the 3rd.

[Surreylily]

That was bad.