Post-Game Talk: Wsh @ Min

[VaCaps Fan]

Macco is old time hockey when he wants to be!

 

[ovikovy817]

A goal and a monster hit by Willy. Don't care about the result

 

[Melkor]

maaco is a straight up baller representing in the Wilson thread on the mains.

Why isn't he like that here?

Because you don't bash your family in front of others.

 

[Chukcha]

Woohoo! RETURN OF THE WARLORD!



I ain't waiting to get old I'm runnin hot I'm never cold
Kiss my ass if you don't like me I don't care
I got my wheels I got my friends we're on the road again
We're all crazy gonna ride until we die

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

I feel a Minny ass whooping coming!

5-2 good guys!

 

[VaCaps Fan]

#freedwilly

 

[philip]

I feel a Minny ass whooping coming!

5-2 good guys!

Caps -1 handicap, 3/1, I'll have some of that

 

[Silky mitts]

Oshie is the man

 

[Sam Spade]

 

[Raikkonen]

Should be 2 points

 

[Teppo]

I love this match-up.

7-0-0 in the last 7 against the Wild. Ovechkin has 11 goals and 7 assists in those 7 games.

It is also the first home game back for the Wild after their longest road trip in club history. Teams generally suck on the first game back after a long road trip.

I am going to say 6-1 Caps (and I am a Wild fan, who lives in the DC area)

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Oshie is the man

Ovie's face cracked me up for real.

 

[maacoshark]

Last chance for Burakovsky.

ES Comparison (this isn't pretty):

Andre Burakovsky:
GF/60: 1.1
GA/60: 3.5
D zone starts: 53.8%

Connolly:
GF/60: 3.6
GA/60: 2.7
D zone starts: 44.8%

Stephenson:
GF/60: 1.9
GA/60: 3.2
D zone starts: 50.4%

DSP:
GF/60: 1.7
GA/60: 2.6
D zone starts: 57.3%

Jaskin:
GF/60: 1.4
GA/60: 2.4
D zone starts: 54.5%

Dowd:
GF/60: 1.7
GA/60: 2.8
D zone starts: 60%

Boyd (small sample size):
GF/60: 4.1
GA/60: 2.1
D zone starts: 50%

Another surprising stat was Eller at ES... 5.4 GA/60 which is nearly twice as bad as anyone else on the roster. Unlike Burakovsky he atleast produces something offensively, though. He still needs a lot of work on his defensive game if they want to stop the bleeding defensively.

That Eller stat isnt surprising if you watched all of the games. He has been on the ice for a lot of goals against. He has been partially responsible for quite a few of those goals.

 

[trick9]

That Eller stat isnt surprising if you watched all of the games. He has been on the ice for a lot of goals against. He has been partially responsible for quite a few of those goals.

I have, and thought the number is propably high. I didn't expect it to be that much higher than few of the other guys, though.

 

[maacoshark]

maaco is a straight up baller representing in the Wilson thread on the mains.

Why isn't he like that here?

I am straight up here as well but sometimes your feelings seem to get hurt if I disagree with you.

 

[maacoshark]

I have, and thought the number is propably high. I didn't expect it to be that much higher than few of the other guys, though.

Without ever looking at those stats I would have guessed Eller and Burakovsky being on the ice for the most goals against.
Ive commented about Eller being a very inconsistent player. I stand by those comments. I also said he will get on a mini hot streak and everyone here would be praising him. And that happened. He is just too damn streaky.

 

[Silky mitts]

Last chance for Burakovsky.

ES Comparison (this isn't pretty):

Andre Burakovsky:
GF/60: 1.1
GA/60: 3.5
D zone starts: 53.8%

Connolly:
GF/60: 3.6
GA/60: 2.7
D zone starts: 44.8%

Stephenson:
GF/60: 1.9
GA/60: 3.2
D zone starts: 50.4%

DSP:
GF/60: 1.7
GA/60: 2.6
D zone starts: 57.3%

Jaskin:
GF/60: 1.4
GA/60: 2.4
D zone starts: 54.5%

Dowd:
GF/60: 1.7
GA/60: 2.8
D zone starts: 60%

Boyd (small sample size):
GF/60: 4.1
GA/60: 2.1
D zone starts: 50%

Another surprising stat was Eller at ES... 5.4 GA/60 which is nearly twice as bad as anyone else on the roster. Unlike Burakovsky he atleast produces something offensively, though. He still needs a lot of work on his defensive game if they want to stop the bleeding defensively.

Eller's got an ice save % of 85.2, I think he gets the tough matchups on the road, he's not playing great but he hasn't caught a lot of breaks.

 

[Woodtkachuk]

is wilson playing in tonight's lineup? Will he be used on the PP?

 

[VaCaps Fan]

Tommy on first line...

 

[Hivemind]

is wilson playing in tonight's lineup? Will he be used on the PP?

Yes.
Not likely. He's never been a regular member of either PP unit.

 

[Midnight Judges]

is wilson playing in tonight's lineup? Will he be used on the PP?

Chances are he gets between 0 and 3 seconds of powerplay TOI. Probably closer to 0.

 

[Calicaps]

YAY

 

[895]

Does anyone know what Tom was doing while suspended? He couldn't practise right? Playing RDR2? He's probably gonna be quite rusty for a month at least.

 

[kicksavedave]

Haven't been as excited for a Caps game since the opener.

 

[StrikingDistance]

Does anyone know what Tom was doing while suspended? He couldn't practise right? Playing RDR2? He's probably gonna be quite rusty for a month at least.

He was on the ice at the only practice I went to about 3 weeks ago.