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After a dreadful performance against the Ottawa Senators, the Capitals are back on New Year’s Eve to try and get back on track against the Montreal Canadiens.
Montreal is the worst team in the Atlantic Division with 33 standings points. They are also losers of 8 of their last 10 games.
The Capitals will notably get Martin Fehervary back in the lineup while they’ll turn to Charlie Lindgren in net.
Today’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is a little after 4 pm.
Links
- Bisky very happy to see Ovi pregame
- LuJo to Bears
- Wilson and Oshie placed on lines during practice
- DSP retires
- Ovi Jr already has two goals against a Stanley Cup champion goalie
- An all-timer quote from Kuzy
- How a Reddit user helped over 150 Caps fans across the United States get Capitals Reverse Retro jerseys
Lines
Lineys!#CapsHabs | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/TsHBVY3mFl
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 31, 2022
Tunnel shenanigans
SHOTS OF MARTINI 🍸#ALLCAPS | @CaesarsSports pic.twitter.com/uOBQITt7Zo
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 31, 2022
1st Period
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Sheary Gustafsson-TVR start. Charlie Lindgren is opposing Jake Allen in net.
🚨 1-0 Capitals Erik Gustaffson gives the Capitals a 1-0 lead with a tap-in after jumping into the 5v5 play as a fourth forward. The goal came 32 seconds into the game.
🚨 2-0 Capitals Garnet Hathaway with a perfect deflection from just outside the crease. That’s two goals in four minutes for the Caps.
After the Capitals scored their two goals, the Canadiens mostly controlled play. The Habs outshot the Capitals 13 to 9 in the period and out-attempted WSH 22 to 20 in 5v5 shot attempts. MTL also have an expected goals edge of 0.96 to .084.
2nd Period
Fehervary and Dvorak to the box for hooking and holding. 4on4 for two minutes starting with 17:06 remaining. Lars Eller take a two-minute minor seconds later for a high-stick. Habs to the 4on3 PP.
🚨 2-1 Capitals Cole Caufield scores on a one-timer from the left circle on the 4-on-3 PP. It’s his 20th goal of the season. The goal came at the 4:02 mark of the period.
Lindgren with some huges saves as the Caps are left scrambling in their own zone.
🚨 3-1 Capitals Nic Dowd scores on a rebound, pushing a loose puck between Jake Allen’s five hole. That’s six goals in his last 12 games for Dowd.
🚨 4-1 Capitals Alex Ovechkin scores on a one-timer after getting a great sauce pass from Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Alex Ovechkin scores 804th career goal on Jake Allen, trails Wayne Gretzky by 90
🚨 4-2 Capitals Cole Caufield picks off a Lars Eller pass in neutral and scores on a breakaway.
🚨 5-2 Capitals Dylan Strome scores in front of the net on the power play. It’s a McNuggets Minute goal.
The Canadiens are outshooting the Capitals 25-22 and out-attemping them at 5v5, 37-32.
3rd Period
During intermission, Craig Laughlin did a Capitals Alumni Rewind feature on Craig Laughlin @Laughlin18 pic.twitter.com/Q3oq4bldFI
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 31, 2022
🚨 6-2 Capitals Ovi from his office. Career goal no. 805.
🚨 7-2 Capitals Marcus Johansson. The Caps are pouring it on.
Marcus Johansson just made it 8-2 after a great pass by Joe Snively. Except! Martin St. Louis challenged it for being offside and it was overturned.
🚨 8-2 Capitals Anthony Mantha scores on a power play. It’s 8-2 for real now.
🚨 9-2 Capitals Ovi hat trick via power move down the left wing.
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