Post-Game Talk: Worst Pizza @ Worst Wireless, 7PM

[sycamore]

BJs just lost to Vancouver.

 

[Calicaps]

Worst game in 2 months and we score 5 and lead by 2. Normal Holtby tonight and it's maybe 5-1

 

[twabby]

This is why dominant possession is important. Holtby has a bad game yet the Capitals are still winning by 2.

 

[Valhuen]

BJs just lost to Vancouver.

PIT will leapfrog them tonight I bet. But we'll still have a solid lead going into the mini vacay.

 

[bur and 666 others]

Also 4th line's forecheck is clinical. They are skilled, puzzling me why they don't score more. Sorry, haven't watched the Caps for long time and amazed by the skill level that this team has

 

[Coldplay619]

Mojo-Backis-Oshie were out there as a line.

 

[troyerlaw]

Good for orpik. Tell the kid where to shove it. LOL.

You could read orpik's lips. Called larkin a '****in' baby'

 

[Valhuen]

Well, strange game all around, but a good outcome minus losing Bura. Here's to a solid game on Saturday and a week's rest.

 

[EroCaps]

Backstrom is now 3rd in the league in scoring and 3 pts off of Crosby/McDavid...

 

[Valhuen]

Kuzy

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Even when we don't play so well we win by multiple goals

 

[troyerlaw]

Didn't think we played all that well. But we won. That's what counts.

Quite a run they have been on. Torrent of goals

 

[Blitzkrieg365]

Kuzy

 

[sycamore]

By seasons end we might set some kind of record for goal differential. +69 right now

 

[Khomutov]

Ovie 0 shots, still 6:3

 

[SpinningEdge]

Backstrom is now 3rd in the league in scoring and 3 pts off of Crosby/McDavid...

Not an all-star tho..... sigh

 

[Langway]

Ovie 0 shots, still 6:3

Season-low TOI for him as well. Some of that was just the one PP but even Winnik had more EVTOI.

 

[Valhuen]

By seasons end we might set some kind of record for goal differential. +69 right now

Just amazing seeing that balloon during this run. 2nd best team is under +20 I believe.

 

[aonb]

Backstrom is now 3rd in the league in scoring and 3 pts off of Crosby/McDavid...

you beat me up with it

after stanley cup, art ross for Nicky is my biggest dream

will be extremely hard, but.. who knows

 

[bur and 666 others]

Yes, Mojo is doing good.

But hell no, he's never driven play on ANY line. For instance, 90-19-14 is solid, unspectacular. Kuznetsov is the special sauce.

Not a chance.

haha, but tonight he certainly did imho, he's another swede who is underrated. unspectacular - yes, but very good

 

[TRASHCAT]

Going to shed a tear when fatties jersey goes up

 

[bur and 666 others]

you beat me up with it

after stanley cup, art ross for Nicky is my biggest dream

will be extremely hard, but.. who knows

same here, dreamed him winning art ross and then Kuznetsov while the caps are winning multiple cups

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Ovie 0 shots, still 6:3

My theory is Ovie is doing this on purpose! After all these years and the horrid teammates/coaches, he finally has a team that doesn't NEED him in order to win. Sure he loves to score but I think he's loving this more.

 

[Langway]

I believe that was actually a second off from being tied for the lowest TOI game of Ovechkin's career (aside from games involving an injury or ejection). He had 13:53 in the fifth game of his career and even under Hunter he didn't dip that low. (Apparently that game was also one Mike Green's NHL debut.) Trotz IMO intentionally left him on the bench with a two-goal lead, empty-net situation and it had to be because of his defense on the first goal 4-on-4.

On the season, coming into this one he was a minute and a half below his career-low average TOI season and almost three minutes below his career average.

 

[Corby78]

Two points now we wait to see how the injury situation works out. Hope fully it's a few games at the most