The Washington Capitals play the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in DC. If you want to watch it, you either need a ticket or a streaming service. It’s actually not that hard; ask your niblings if you need help, boomer.
Lines
Caps and Pens according to Whyno:
Capitals in warmups:
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Hagelin-Eller-Sheary
Sprong-McMichael-Oshie
Malenstyn-Protas-LeasonFehervary-Carlson
Orlov-Jensen
Irwin-SchultzSamsonov
Vanecek— Stephen Whyno (@SWhyno) December 10, 2021
COVID absences
Here’s a head-scratcher.
With the caveats up this thread, a comparison of how Covid-related absences this year compare to last year over the course of the season.
Mildly interesting that there is some similarity, but I'm not an epidemiologist, so I'm making no baseless claims on the internet. pic.twitter.com/HcVr4rld6j
— NHLInjuryViz (@NHLInjuryViz) December 10, 2021
Gotta get down on Friday
Pure evil from the house DJ here
https://twitter.com/JSGreenberg78/status/1469456083311857674
Star View
Is anyone watching it? Seems… unnecessary?
We’re doing the Sid vs Ovi thing again, huh? Lazy. pic.twitter.com/dZu0t2hn4n
— Jen Neale (@MsJenNeale) December 11, 2021
Heinen scores for Penguins
A pretty rush goal. It’s been an iffy start for the Caps.
Danton Heinen was such a strong pickup by Ron Hextall.
— Adam Gretz (@AGretz) December 11, 2021
2-0 Pens
Unlucky. Brock McGinn’s shot banked off Kuznetsov’s skate to beat Samsonov short-side.
Brock McGinn taking the whole "toss the puck on net and good things will happen" thing to heart. 🚨 pic.twitter.com/VAVwwaGmiv
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) December 11, 2021
Fehervary out
Brock McGinn’s shoulder hit Marty in the chin. That’s probably a concussion protocol situation. No penalty.
what do the pens have against Fehervary, specifically? pic.twitter.com/vzZsLUhzX6
— HockeyKot (@hockeykot) December 11, 2021
I like how Jess puts it.
A high stick is a high stick whether you mean to do it or not, but hitting someone in the head and leaving the face-down on the ice is no big deal unless a ref decides it looked intentional. Cool.
— Jess (@glitter4goals) December 11, 2021
3-0 Pens
Kapenen on the rush.
Third period: No Fehervary, No Wilson
Oh, this is just straight-up bad now. I got the bad game.
Injury update:#Caps defenseman Martin Fehervary will not return (upper body)
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 11, 2021
Injury update:#Caps Tom Wilson will not return (upper body)
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 11, 2021
Kuzy scores
FINALLY, DUDES. JEEZ. Nice setup from Ovi.
KUUUUUZ pic.twitter.com/agEE6KqSKw
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 11, 2021
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