GDT#80 Capitals @ Panthers 7:00pm Mon Apr 1, 2019 NBCSWA, TVAS, FS-F

[Surreylily]

Good last 3 minutes...    

[ArJunaZ]

1st Period
13:48  CATS GOAL Vatrano, assists Sceviour & Borgstrom   1-0 FLA

2nd Period
03:34  CATS GOAL Huberdeau, unassisted   2-0 FLA
12:01  CATS SH GOAL Trocheck, assist Barkov   3-0 FLA
17:57  CATS GOAL Brouwer, assists Barkov & Hunt   4-0 FLA

3rd Period
10:55  GOAL 92-Kuznetsov, assist 74-Carlson   4-1 FLA
16:25  GOAL 19-Bäckström, assists 77-Oshie & 8-Ovechkin   4-2 FLA
17:39  GOAL 13-Vrana , assists 77-Oshie & 2-Niskanen   4-3 FLA
19:33  CATS GOAL Trocheck, unassisted   5-3 FLA

FINAL:    5-3 FLA

[alta]

I hope they don't mind if I skip the post game tonight, I'm not in the mood

[4 Caps]

Caps win the division if they win one of their remaining 2 games.  I am confident that they will accomplish that. 

[BlackIce]

Equally funny -- once we started reverting to form on face-offs later in the game, we've come roaring back.  Something is bass-ackwards here.


We don't get hurt immediately, because NYI just lost to Toronto.  Pittsburgh though has three games remaining against bottom-dwellers, so it is quite possible they end up with 103 standings points.  We probably need a win in the last two games to clinch the Division.  But that may be a good news/bad news scenario since we could be very well pitted against a suddenly hot CBJ team in the first round.

[ArJunaZ]

 
 
 
   

[Surreylily]

G'night all.   

[ArJunaZ]

Good night. See you all Thursday.
 

[waynerivers]

Now where do we find one of those quality coaches you speak of?

I'm sure Joel Quenneville isn't hiding.  Of course, he'd cost more than Trotz so there's that.

[DC_1908]

I'm sure Joel Quenneville isn't hiding.  Of course, he'd cost more than Trotz so there's that.

Or Spencer Carberry.  He at least has recent experience as a head coach

[BarfingMonkey]

wtf Caps?!(Rierdon)

[BlackIce]

Equally funny -- once we started reverting to form on face-offs later in the game, we've come roaring back.  Something is bass-ackwards here.


We don't get hurt immediately, because NYI just lost to Toronto.  Pittsburgh though has three games remaining against bottom-dwellers, so it is quite possible they end up with 103 standings points.  We probably need a win in the last two games to clinch the Division.  But that may be a good news/bad news scenario since we could be very well pitted against a suddenly hot CBJ team in the first round.

When I made this previous post I hadn't noticed that Detroit, who Pittsburgh plays in a home-and-home series, has quietly gone 7-3 in their last 10 and have won 5 straight.  I guess the Pens had better not sleep on them.

[DC_1908]

When I made this previous post I hadn't noticed that Detroit, who Pittsburgh plays in a home-and-home series, has quietly gone 7-3 in their last 10 and have won 5 straight.  I guess the Pens had better not sleep on them.

Yep, despite there record, The Wings are better than most people think,(IOW, their loses are typically  close and well played.  They also just extended their coach after not making the playoffs again.  Given how they’ve been playing, it’s very possible the Hens won’t win both  maybe get swept.

[alta]

......
 Given how they’ve been playing, it’s very possible the Hens won’t win both  maybe get swept.

one can only hope

[BlackIce]

one can only hope

That only deals with Pittsburgh.  If the Caps beat Montreal on Thursday they win the Metro, and that's that.


FWIW, the official announcement was made today:  Michael Kempny is out for the rest of the season, no matter how long it lasts.  He's had surgery for a torn hamstring and will be out 4-6 months.  You can bet he's not going to be ready to play NHL-level hockey at the beginning of next season, either.


I presume Siegenthaler comes up when the playoffs start, but will he do anything but sit there and look pretty?  OH WAIT .... he's already up, and just sitting there and looking pretty.

[DC_1908]

4-1!!!!
6 straight, 6 of 9
Bertuzzi 2 goals, 5 goals in 5 games, 3+ 4 in straight games!! 1st time since 2005
Mantha and Larkin on six game point streaks.

Better late than never!  Let’s do it again boys!!


Fuck you Cindy!
and Fuck You Hens!!!!

[Mickstix]

Habs thumped the chosen-ones as well!

[alta]

Caps really need to play the Canes in round 1, it would be the least taxing opponent

[BarfingMonkey]

Caps really need to play the Canes in round 1, it would be the least taxing opponent

When do we find out who our first opponent will be?

[DC_1908]

When do we find out who our first opponent will be?

At this point, aftter the last game on the last day of the season