It’s Game Four and the Capitals are down 1-2 against the Boston Bruins. I don’t think the Capitals have looked horrible, but some adjustments need to be made. One of them should be the game ending in regulation. It’s not surprising, but we simply cannot keep doing this.
Puck drop is once again at 6:30 PM. Wish I could give you an end time but, nope! I really thought having the 6:30 PM puck drop last time would give me the opportunity to go to bed early but…nope! Pete will have your recap.
Playoffs stats
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|---|---|---|
| Record | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Goals for/against | 9/8 | 8/9 |
| FOW% | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| Power Play | 18.2% | 20.0% |
| Penalty Kill | 80.0% | 81.8% |
Projected Lines
Based on this morning’s skate, it looks like we’re going to see Ilya Samsonov starting in goal. Other notes:
- Lars Eller was on the ice, TJ Oshie was not.
- There were some players that stuck around for some extra work. They were: Daniel Sprong, Daniel Carr, Martin Fehervary, Connor McMichael, TvR, Pheonix Copley.
- Caps power play units:
Capitals power play units:
PP1: Carlson, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Kuznetsov, Sprong
PP2: Orlov, Schultz, Eller, Mantha, Wilson
*fwiw I think Sprong could be a filler for Oshie (who was absent from AM skate)
— Samantha Pell (@SamanthaJPell) May 21, 2021
The Loffs Wins Tracker
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 🌮 | |||
| II | ||||
| III | ||||
| Final |
Whatta goal
Way to go, Paul! Heck of a shorty from Byron for the Habs.
PAUL BYRON. SHEEEEEEESH. 🤯 #StanleyCup
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🇨🇦: https://t.co/hEOHdpIHId @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/DaJMhy4t6U— NHL (@NHL) May 21, 2021
Storylines
- EMO BRENDEN DILLON
- Scary scenes in Toronto last night after John Tavares took a pretty bad hit. The footage can be very upsetting, please take care if you’re going to watch.
- Coach Laviolette took the time to explain his decision to play Daniel Carr over Daniel Sprong in Game Three.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov revealed that he tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time.
- “They were the guys that got us here.” -me after I get out of an Uber Pool or Coach Laviolette talking about why he started Ilya Samsonov last time.
- As he does, Pete posted a hot take about Ilya Samsonov. I wish I had HALF of this kind of confidence.
- Check out Chris’ morning after numbers post from Game Three.
Happy Birthday Craig
Happy 40th to an absolute king, Craig Anderson.
Hit the ❤️ to wish Andy a Happy Birthday!#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/xlsI86QdO3
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) May 21, 2021
Headline photo uses a Pixabay Illustration
