Post-Game Talk: A hockey game will be played tonight vs the Sharks

[hockeykicker]

Lines:
Ovechkin-Backstrom-Wilson
Vrana-Kuznetsov-Oshie
Boyd-Eller-Connolly
DSP-Beagle-Chiasson

Orpik-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Djoos-Bowey

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[Alexander the Gr8]

When is the last time we defeated the Sharks? 20 years ago?

 

[hockeykicker]

When is the last time we defeated the Sharks? 20 years ago?

2014 and 2015

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

We’re due.


4-2 good guys.

 

[hockeykicker]

Grubauer in net tonight

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[marcel snapshot]

Seems like every year for the last 10 I've gone to see the Caps play the Sharks at home, and each year we are simply no match for their size down the middle, the tenacity and strength of their forwards, and the relative cohesiveness of their D group. Also Holtby usually gives up at least 1 cheapie to the Sharks. Apart from Braden not playing tonight, any reason to think it won't be wash, rinse, repeat this year.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

2014 and 2015

Really?

I recall them beating us 90% of the time, am I right?

 

[ovikovy817]

Our D pairings should be listed like this
Orpik-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Djoos-
-Bowey


Where can I see how many minutes (or seconds lol) Djoos and Bowey have played together?

 

[trick9]

Grubauer in net tonight

Expecting 0 points here.

Really hope Grubauer can turn it around, but certainly not hopeful here as the Sharks seem like an unbeatable obstacle for us.

 

[twabby]

Our D pairings should be listed like this
Orpik-Carlson
Orlov-Niskanen
Djoos-
-Bowey


Where can I see how many minutes (or seconds lol) Djoos and Bowey have played together?

Line Stats - Natural Stat Trick

A little more than 10 minutes together.

 

[hockeykicker]

Really?

I recall them beating us 90% of the time, am I right?

Yea they usually beat us. Pretty sure we went into San Jose and won two/3 years ago when Chris brown had that late goal for the caps

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Yea they usually beat us. Pretty sure we went into San Jose and won two/3 years ago when Chris brown had that late goal for the caps

The Sharks are struggling a little bit too. 5-3-2 in their past 10, we are 6-4-0. Both teams come into this game equally hot, although they are coming off a loss and we're coming off a win. We're at home, let's win this.

 

[brachyrynchos]

Yea they usually beat us. Pretty sure we went into San Jose and won two/3 years ago when Chris brown had that late goal for the caps

Good memory! 5-4OT in San Jose Feb '15. Last time Caps beat the Sharks in D.C. was by the score of 4-1, all the way back in Oct 2009.

 

[brachyrynchos]

San Jose is 5-3-2 in their last 10. 3rd in Pacific, Canucks have same points but less wins.
25-14-9-2
Goals For-64 ranked 30th.
Goals Against-56 ranked 1st
Ranked 2nd for Shots Against (fewest)
PP-16.9% 25th
PK-87.65% 2nd
Their Away record 7-3-1

It's gonna be a real boring game. Caps have to get shots through, screen the goalie, and get more sustained offense going. San Jose will pounce on any mistakes the Caps make, they're patient, and will wait for our forwards to get impatient.
Caps scratch up a point in 2-1 OT loss.

 

[hockeykicker]

Good memory! 5-4OT in San Jose Feb '15. Last time Caps beat the Sharks in D.C. was by the score of 4-1, all the way back in Oct 2009.

its really weird how we cant beat the sharks at home but we can beat them on road where we barely ever play well

 

[Ridley Simon]

its really weird how we cant beat the sharks at home but we can beat them on road where we barely ever play well

A road win (I think there were 2 in the last forever years) doesnt mean we beat them routinely. We frankly never beat the Sharks, anywhere. DC, San Jose, or Timbuktu

 

[brachyrynchos]

its really weird how we cant beat the sharks at home but we can beat them on road where we barely ever play well

Yeah, 8 years 2 months! And it was in 1999, before that! Alot of WSH-SJ games seem to be pretty close, a fair amount going to OT/SO, but 8 years! The other thing I noticed about this years Sharks, is that they play better on the road 7-3-1, than they do at home, 7-6-1.
All time vs Sharks
11-27-1
6-14-0 in DC
5-13-1 in SJ
2014 we beat them in SJ
The last time we beat them in Cali before that, 1993-94!
We did get a tie in 1997.

 

[notDkristich]

Was on holiday...how many GA was Orpik responsible for while I was gone?

 

[troyerlaw]

Remember when John Scott danced past Scorpik and then beat Holts with a wrister?

Me too.

Excited to get a peek at Boyd tonight.

 

[hockeykicker]

 

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[maacoshark]

Grubauer in net tonight

Hopefully he plays as well as he did in his last game.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Ovi burned Meier so hard on the rush.