Capitals @ Maple Leafs - Dec. 28th, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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Washington Capitals 23-9-2, 48 pts​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 22-12-2, 46 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Protas-Strome-Ovechkin McMichael-Dubois-Wilson Mangiapane-Eller-Vrana Duhaime-Dowd-Raddysh Sandin-Carlson Fehervary-Roy Chychrun-TvR Thompson​

Pacioretty-Tavares-Marner Knies-Holmberg-Nylander McMann-Domi-Robertson Lorentz-Kampf-Dewar Rielly-Myers McCabe-Tanev OEL-Benoit Murray​

Scratches​

Hendrix Lapierre Alexander Alexeyev Dylan McIlrath​

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Auston Matthews Conor Timmins Ryan Reaves​

Injuries​

Alex Ovechkin - Lower Body - Probable Sonny Milano - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Lars Eller - Illness - Injured Reserve​

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Auston Matthews - Upper Body - Questionable Chris Tanev - Lower Body - Questionable Anthony Stolarz - Lower Body - Injured Reserve Jani Hakanpaa - Knee - Injured Reserve Calle Jarnkrok - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

WSH -Logan Thompson (13-2-2, 2.40 GAA, .914 Sv%) will likely start for the Capitals -Alex Ovechkin is expected to return to the line-up after missing almost 6 weeks with a leg injury. The Caps went 10-5-1 in his absence and currently have the highest points percentage in the Eastern conference

TOR -Matt Murray (1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .889 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs

Streams​

Streameast Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[L K]

Murray, a back to back with travel (short at least) while playing a rested team who happen to be mopping the floor with everyone this year.

Scheduled loss is likely but who knows. After having a good game I'm looking forward to Reaves being jammed back into the lineup to make the 4th line useless again

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873031071786516902

Reaves might be sitting this one out too

Not sure why Murray would be out there ...

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873031071786516902

Reaves might be sitting this one out too

Not sure why Murray would be out there ...

He didn't play last night. Probably wants a morning skate type scenario on a game day. Rest of the team isn't skating this morning.

 

[cw]

He didn't play last night. Probably wants a morning skate type scenario on a game day. Rest of the team isn't skating this morning.

I hope so. He's going to get tested tonight - especially if Ovechkin returns. With Ovechkin, they might be the best offensive team in the league.

EDIT:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873054070266839466

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873046708126663153

 

[cw]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873056601504137607

 

[Ozzie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873056601504137607

I guess he left out Tanev and Stolarz. But otherwise he's right.

Funny comment coming from a power forward who knows how to carry his team on his back to a Cup win.

 

[Joe S.]

I guess he left out Tanev and Stolarz. But otherwise he's right.

Funny comment coming from a power forward who knows how to carry his team on his back to a Cup win.

Why would anyone care what he thinks? Like I would give a shit about Matthews’ thoughts on the difference between the panthers this year and last? The Toronto media asks stupid questions too often.

 

[cw]

I guess he left out Tanev and Stolarz. But otherwise he's right.

Funny comment coming from a power forward who knows how to carry his team on his back to a Cup win.

Lineup from April 2023 - last time Murray played for Leafs before his recent return

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642657588960538625

Oct 2023 opening lineup for last year:

Bertuzzi-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
Knies-Minten-Jarnkrok
Gregor-Kampf-Reaves

Rielly-Brodie
McCabe-Klingberg
Giordano-Liljegren

Samsonov

Only 8 are dressed for tonight

OEL, Pacioretty, Lorentz, Myers are also new and no Matthews

 

[Guilt Trip]

JT with the tip lol. Great work Patches.

 

[herman]

Amulet at full strength
Or all kids sleep trained

 

[Guilt Trip]

Dewar with a brutal giveaway

 

[L K]

Brutal giveaway but a Murray should stop that. He wasn't great in the Buffalo game either.

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink dudes

 

[L K]

I don't dislike Holmberg as a depth forward but man does he stand out as outmatched playing with Nylander and Knies

 

[barney_rebel]

We stink dudes

 

[ZBBM]

Our airtight D of earlier in the season is leaking from the valve.

 

[L K]

Man that shot was telegraphed. Again Murray needs to stop that

 

[ZBBM]

Yeah, that second goal was garbage stuff from Murray.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Yeah, that second goal was garbage stuff from Murray.

And he gets a pass...2nd NHL game in over a year. It's going to take time to get that timing back