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[GDT] Sunday February 11 2024 - Vancouver Canucks @ Washington Capitals - 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET - Capital One Arena DC


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If it doesn't have a Canuck puck ,not interested. Even during the hardest of times. 

 

Now , not later. This team needs discipline. 

We need to reinvent the mind set from months ago. The tools are there. Use them.

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I predict a 4-1 score for the good guys tomorrow. I called @Alflives Empties Hotline and could just make out the score in between the slurring ... hey, I will get a second one right this year at some point. 

 

Line change prediction is Laff will be back in ... but who goes out?

 

@OldFaithfulcap thank you (in advance) for posting in-game pics, helps with the vibe of the forum thread.

 

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2 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

There shouldn't be a suspension, that was a horrible acting job. 

Wtf are you talking about...

 

You think he was trying to sell the call after getting pasted in the head...?  That's an embarrassing thing to hear from a Canucks fan.

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Just now, Miss Korea said:

Wtf are you talking about...

 

You think he was trying to sell the call after getting pasted in the head...?  That's an embarrassing thing to hear from a Canucks fan.

 

He 100% tried to sell it. 

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2 minutes ago, Bob Long said:

 

We'll see tomorrow.

Nah man don't embarrassment yourself here.  You're blaming the victim.  He got clipped in the head.  You can't fake getting hit in the head like that.  

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3 hours ago, Rocket-68 said:

I predict a 4-1 score for the good guys tomorrow. I called @Alflives Empties Hotline and could just make out the score in between the slurring ... hey, I will get a second one right this year at some point. 

 

Line change prediction is Laff will be back in ... but who goes out?

 

@OldFaithfulcap thank you (in advance) for posting in-game pics, helps with the vibe of the forum thread.

 

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Alf talking to Lil Jon about game predictions 

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17 minutes ago, Miss Korea said:

Nah man don't embarrassment yourself here.  You're blaming the victim.  He got clipped in the head.  You can't fake getting hit in the head like that.  

 

You can absolutely play it up after. And he did imo.

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Back-to-Back Early Games Give Canucks a Chance to Get Back to Winning Ways on Weekend

 

By

Chris Faber

February 09, 2024

 

Now, let’s dive in on Sunday’s opponent, the Washington Capitals.

 

The Capitals will also be on the second day of a back-to-back as they battle with the Boston Bruins on Saturday. The Caps have been struggling lately, they have six straight losses but still sit just seven points out of a wild card spot.

 

Dylan Strome is beginning to evolve into the offensive leader of their team while Alex Ovechkin is still producing at a high level. Strome and Ovechkin are tied for the team lead with 33 points this season. The big difference between Strome and Ovechkin’s production has been the efficiency of their shooting. The season has not been nice to Ovechkin, he has a 6.9% shooting percentage while Strome’s has been much better, clocking in at 17.6%.

 

Ovechkin and Strome are joined by All-Star Tom Wilson on the Caps’ top line and they headline a top-six that sees a second line of Max Pacioretty, the speedy Connor McMichael, and T.J. Oshie.

 

On the backend, offensive-minded defenceman John Carlson is joined by Rasmus Sandin, Joel Edmundson, and former Canuck Ethan Bear on a defence corps that has combined for 10 goals this season.

 

Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren have basically been splitting starts this season and Lindgren has much better counting stats in his starts – picking up a .912% save percentage compared to Kuemper’s .894%. With the Caps playing in back-to-backs over the weekend, we will have to check in on Saturday to see who they start against the Bruins.

 

Quick Hits on the Competition (WASH):

 

Alex Ovechkin’s shooting percentage has never been this low in a season and he has only ever finished one season shooting under 10%. He looks due for some regression to the mean.

John Carlson is third in the NHL for average ice time per game. Carlson is averaging 25:36 a night right now. It will be interesting to follow how he looks on game two of back-to-back and the Capitals’ third game in four nights.

The Caps have the 27th-ranked power play in the league and though Ovechkin has fired 130 shots at the net, he only has five goals with the man-advantage this season.

As for their penalty kill, it ranks 17th in the league with a 79.3% kill rate. Tom Wilson and Connor McMichael each have a shorthanded goal this season.

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