GDT #82 Caps at Flyers @ 7pm

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April 16 vs Flyers at Wells Fargo Center
Time: 7:00
TV: Monumental Sports
Radio: 106.7 FM, Capitals Radio 24/7

Washington Capitals 39-31-11
PP% 20.6(17th) PK% 78.9(18th) Faceoff% 46.6(30th)
Philadelphia Flyers 38-32-11
PP% 12.3(32nd) PK% 83.4(4th) Faceoff% 49.7(19th)

Caps anticipated lines:
Ovechkin(C) 8 - McMichael 24 - Oshie(A) 77
Protas 21 - Strome 17 - Wilson 43
Pacioretty 67 - Lapierre 29 - Milano 15
Malenstyn 47 - Dowd 26 - Aubé-Kubel 96

Fehervary 42 - Carlson(A) 74
Alexeyev 27 - McIlrath 52
van Riemsdyk 57 - Iorio 2

Lindgren 79

PP1:
PP2:

scratched:
Kuemper 35 - backup
Sgarbossa 23
Miroshnichenko 63
Johansen 46
Sandin 38 - upper body - day to day
Jensen 3 - upper body - week

LTIR:
Backstrom 19 - hip - season
Bear 25 - player assistance - indefinite

Flyers anticipated lines:
Foerster 71 - Poehling 25 - Konecny 11
Tippett 74 - Frost 48 - Brink 10
Cates 27 - Couturier 14 - Hathaway 19
Farabee 86 - Laughton 21 - Atkinson 89

York 8 - Sanheim 6
Seeler 24 - Drysdale 9
Zamula 5 - Johnson 77

Ersson 33
Fedotov 82 - backup

tonight’s zebras:
Kelly Sutherland 11, Eric Furlatt 27
Scott Cherrey 50, Steve Barton 59

https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/caps-need-tuesday-win-in-philly-to-clinch-playoff-berth

scoring summary
1st period:
Ovechkin(31) from McIlrath(1) and Oshie(13) at 18:08
2nd period:
Johnson from Zamula and Couturier at 12:29
3rd period:
Oshie(12) ENG from Dowd(10) at 17:00

Caps win 2-1

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Pilly needs 2 points to pass the Caps for the final wildcard spot. The Caps have the first tie breaker against Pilly.


Malenstyn did travel to Pilly with the team. No word yet if he’s available tonight. The team did not have a morning skate today.


Win or go play golf.

[Rey Capalpatine]

Big game tonight.  It all boils down to this game.

[Mickstix]

Can't remember if Filly is fast or not? Those are the teams that give us fits.. If not, we should have a shot, barring  puck luck or goaltending.

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At the 5:30 pregame presser, coach said Malenstyn is a game time decision.

[Mickstix]

And Chucky gets the start. I guess they're in a bind, but that's back to back and 3 in 4 nights. Statistically speaking, that usually don't end well.

[capsfanpdx]

We match up well but they have two days rest on us.  47 should play

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https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1780366341263749559

[Surreylily]

Morning.   

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evenin..


Oshie hits the post early

[Surreylily]

Time to see how much, if any, fight our guys have left in them. 

[Mickstix]

Evenin' Lil


Osh.. Can't buy a goal. 

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looks like the zebras blew the whistle before it went in because they lost sight of the puck

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play is dead, no goal

[Rey Capalpatine]

Dodged a bullet there.  😵

[Surreylily]

 


A ref blunder that actually goes our way.   

Pretty sure they're gonna make up for it soon enough....

[Surreylily]

FFS Willy!   
Dude got his tee times booked already.

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I wouldn’t call it a ref blunder, they are supposed to blow the whistle when they lose sight of the puck. No one on the ice knew where it was until it bounced in.

[Mickstix]

Feels like we robbed em' of one, but the puck hitting their player and the whistle makes sense that it's called dead.

[Mickstix]

Pro needs to work on his skills in the off season. I think they expected more when they gave him almost 4 mil for 5 years.. He's a solid 4th liner at the moment. Hopefully he grows into a 2nd or 3rd.