ECQF Game 1: Columbus (WC1) at Washington Caps (1) 7:30 PM ET | SN360, TVAS3, USA, NBCSWA, FS-O

[Samkow]

Posted early by special request. Lines will come tomorrow.

Columbus Lineup
Panarin-Dubois-Atkinson
Jenner-Wennberg-Vanek
Bjorkstrand-Foligno-Anderson
Calvert-Letestu-Dubinsky

Werenski-Jones
Cole-Savard
Murray-Nutivaara

Bobrovsky
Korpisalo

Inactive
Broadhurst, Chorney, Hannikainen, Harrington, Johnson, Kukan, Milano, Robinson

Injured
Sedlak

Washington Lineup
Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson
Burakovsky-Backstrom-Oshie
Vrana-Eller-Smith-Pelly
Connolly-Stephenson-Chiasson

Kempny-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Orpik-Jerabek

Grubauer
Holtby

Inactive
Djoos, Gersich

Injured
Beagle

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[SniperHF]

Bump

 

[CupsOverCash]

Hoping this will be a good series too. Columbus has got a nice team. Could see this one being tough for both teams.

 

[HunterSThompson]

On the way to Capital One Arena like

 

[Barry Amsterdam]

Good luck CBJ fans I’m sure we will hate eachother after the series is done!

 

[Bananas]

Now we finally get to see who’s who and what’s what...

 

[Blades of Steel]

Caps are using 4 players on their 3rd line

 

[Paxton Fettel]

Caps are using 4 players on their 3rd line

That's an automatic disqualification. BJ's are up 1-0 I guess.

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

I really want Vezina Bob to make an appearance and not Sidedhow Bob

 

[CarolinaBlueJacket]

I love the Jackets 3rd line. They could be huge.

 

[PensandCaps]

Really, Djoos is sitting? Idk....he looked good to me in the games I've seen.

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Really, Djoos is sitting? Idk....he looked good to me in the games I've seen.

Orpik sure as hell isn't being benched by Trotz, and Kempny/Jerabek have been fine.

 

[CanadianPensFan1]

I don't care who wins. I just hope they kill each other in the process

 

[Samkow]

On the way to Capitol One Arena like

 

[PensandCaps]

Orpik sure as hell isn't being benched by Trotz, and Kempny/Jerabek have been fine.

He should be playing over Orpik. But as a Pens fan, I'm not complaining.

 

[Bar Down]

Both teams are closely matched.

Grubauer has only played in two playoff games.

Bob has been great in regular season action and faulty in the playoffs.

Goalie who decides to show up wins the series for their respective team.

 

[Samkow]

Pretty bummed that the 95% of the day USA Network shows Law and Order shows is being cut into, I can't get enough of this pairing.

Caps are using 4 players on their 3rd line

Hyphinated names mess up the script I use to generate the lines, and I'm sure as hell not taking the two seconds required to manually enter it in myself.

 

[Paxton Fettel]

The BJ's have been a far better team as of late. The only player who can make the difference for the Caps is Kuznetsov.

 

[BiPolar Caps]

 

[Sam Spade]

Good luck CBJ fans I’m sure we will hate eachother after the series is done!

We are both just fodder for the Pens, so really we will just end up feeling sorry for the winner.

 

[Sam Spade]

Pretty bummed that the 95% of the day USA Network shows Law and Order shows is being cut into, I can't get enough of this pairing.

This post is actually really funny if you believe the rumors of how that actresses mother died in real life.

I'm sick.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Pretty bummed that the 95% of the day USA Network shows Law and Order shows is being cut into, I can't get enough of this pairing.

Briscoe-Green D pairing
Claire Davis in goal
FTW

 

[brachyrynchos]

The last time Barry Trotz got out of the second round was in the 1996 Calder Cup finals, losing the series 4-3, Portland lost to Rochester, who was coached by John Tortorella.
Tortorella (44 wins in 94 playoff games, a record of 1-4 as coach of CLB) is 16-16 vs WSH, winning 3 out of 5 series, once w/Tampa, twice with the Rangers
Trotz is 39-50 in the playoffs, 20-19 w/ WSH. Never coached against Columbus in playoffs.

 

[mrv52]

Tom Wilson is coming.

 

[Sam Spade]

Tom Wilson is coming.

So is Brandon Dubinsky.