Capitals @ Leafs - Apr. 8th, 7:30pm - SN

[CarltonTheBear]

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Washington Capitals 39-30-9, 87 points​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 32-21-14, 78 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Ovechkin-Strome-Beauvillier A. Protas-I. Protas-Wilson McMichael-Dubois-Leonard Duhaime-Lapierre-Sourdif Fehervary-Sandin Chychrun-van Riemdsyk Hutson-Roy Thompson​

Cowan-Tavares-Nylander Maccelli-Domi-Knies Joshua-Groulx-Robertson Lorentz-Quillan-Jarnkrok Rielly-Myers McCabe-Carlo Benoit-Stecher Stolarz ​

Scratches​

Ethel Frank Ivan Miroshnichenko David Kampf Hendrix Lapierre Timothy Liljegren Declan Crisholm Dylan McIlrath​

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Michael Pezzetta Oliver Ekman-Larsson​

Injuries​

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Questionable Auston Matthews - Knee - Injured Reserve Chris Tanev - Abdomen - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

WSH -Logan Thompson will likely start for the Capitals -While not officially eliminated yet (5 points out with 4 games left) Washington's playoff hopes are on life support right now. If they miss it will be just the 2nd time in 12 years the Capitals won't be in the playoffs -Ilya Protas (6'6, 225 lbs) will be making his NHL debut at just 19-years old after a successful rookie season in the AHL (28 goals, 62 points in 66 games). He will be playing on a line with his brother Aliaksei Protas (6'6, 250 lbs) and Tom Wilson (6'4, 225 lbs)

TOR -Anthony Stolarz will likely start for the Leafs

Streams​

Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[Bender]

Reminds me of Poni - Sundin - Antro

 

[Redleaf]

Why are they still icing all the regulars to still try to win games at this point ??! I’m astounded they dont have their sites on a top five pick…. Or that they dont see value in bringing up more players from the Marlies to see who may or may not crack the lineup for next year? Disappointment doesn’t begin to describe my frustration with this organization.

 

[ZBBM]

Why are they still icing all the regulars to still try to win games at this point ??! I’m astounded they dont have their sites on a top five pick…. Or that they dont see value in bringing up more players from the Marlies to see who may or may not crack the lineup for next year? Disappointment doesn’t begin to describe my frustration with this organization.

Not only did they waste a season that all of us could see by November was going south, they are now doubly wasting the chance to audition. That's why Berube should have been fired at the same time (or earlier, of course).

 

[Joe S.]

Not only did they waste a season that all of us could see by November was going south, they are now doubly wasting the chance to audition. That's why Berube should have been fired at the same time (or earlier, of course).

I'm convinced if he was fired the leafs would have flirted with the playoffs.

 

[Chris]

No Haymes? No Villeneuve? No real reason to watch for me.