GDT [RS] (#82) Rangers vs. Washington Capitals — the Final Countdown

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REGULAR SEASON GAME #82 — 4/29/22

  vs.

Location: Madison Square Garden — New York, NY
Time: 7:00 PM
TV: MSG, NBCSWA
Radio: 98.7 FM, 107.1 FM, 710 AM, Sirius XM

USEFUL LINKS:

Coverage: @NYP_Brooksie • @StapeAthletic • @ColinSNewsday • @vzmercogliano

Team Official: @NYRangers • NYR on Instagram

Official Team Websites: nhl.com/rangers • nhl.com/capitals

 

GameCenter - here

 

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Standings:

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

51-24-6 (108 Points)

2nd — Metropolitan

47

.667

26-10-4

25-14-2

4-3

6-4-0

L3

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+46 (9th)

3.05 (16th)

2.49 (2nd)

25.5% (4th)

82.3% (8th)

47.0% (25th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Chris Kreider (52)

Artemi Panarin (74)

Artemi Panarin (96)

Mika Zibanejad (+30)

Jacob Trouba (88)

Adam Fox (24:02)

Mika Zibanejad (19:38)

 

        Starting Lineup:^     

        Alexis Lafrenière   / Filip Chytil   / Kaapo Kakko      

        Barclay Goodrow A / Ryan Strome A  / Frank Vatrano
        Dryden Hunt  / Kevin Rooney  / Ryan Reaves
        Greg McKegg  / Jonny Brodzinski  / Julien Gauthier     

    

        
        K'Andre Miller / Justin Braun 
        Patrik Nemeth / Braden Schneider         

        Libor Hajek / Zac Jones     

    

        ^Subject to change     

Starting Goaltender:

Igor Shesterkin
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

52

36-13-4

.935

2.07

6

    

        Healthy Scratches:     

        Chris Kreider A , Mika Zibanejad A , Ryan Lindgren , Adam Fox , Jacob Trouba A      

        Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:     

    

        Sammy Blais [IR] — Knee surgery; Out for season     

         Tyler Motte [IR] — Upper-body injury; Unlikely to return this season     

          Artemi Panarin A [DTD] — Upper-body injury
          Andrew Copp [DTD] — Lower-body injury     

     
    

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        Standings:     

RECORD:

POSITION:

ROW:

P%:

HOME:

AWAY:

S/O:

LAST 10:

STREAK:

44-24-12 (100 Points)

4th — Metropolitan

39

.625

19-16-6

25-8-6

5-3

6-2-2

L1

Team Statistics:

DIFF:

GF/GP:

GA/GP:

PP%:

PK%:

Corsi For (CF)%:

+35 (12th)

3.34 (10th)

2.93 (13th)

19.2% (22nd)

81.2% (10th)

51.1% (12th)

Team Leaders:

Goals:

Assists:

Points:

+/-:

PIM:

TOI/G (D):

TOI/G (F):

Alex Ovechkin (50)

 Evgeny Kuznetsov (53)

Alex Ovechkin (90)

Nick Jensen (+33)

Tom Wilson (98)

John Carlson (23:49)

Alex Ovechkin (21:41)

       

        Starting Lineup:^     

        Conor Sheary / Evgeny Kuznetsov / TJ Oshie
        Marcus Johansson / Nicklas Backstrom / Tom Wilson
        Anthony Mantha / Lars Eller / Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
        Johan Larsson / Nic Dowd / Garnet Hathaway     

      
    

        Martin Fehervary / John Carlson
        Dmitri Orlov / Nick Jensen
        Trevor van Riemsdyk / Justin Schultz     

    

        ^Subject to change     

Starting Goaltender:

Ilya Samsonov
 

GS:

REC:

SV%:

GAA:

SO:

38

23-11-5

.896

3.07

3

    

        Healthy Scratches:     

        Daniel Sprong, Matt Irwin     

    

        Injuries, Suspensions, Misc:     

        Carl Hagelin  [IR] — Eye surgery       

        Joe Snively [IR] — Upper body
        Alex Ovechkin [DTD] — Upper body
    

              

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QUOTE(S) TO NOTE:

““I think everything that happened in the regular season is behind you. You kind of start over again. No matter if you dominated one team or the other team dominated you, I think it’s a new season. That’s the way I look at it, too. You got to get ready for it and play well.” 

— Gerard Gallant looking ahead to the playoffs

GIF to BELIEVE :

[Scott]

Beautiful, looks like a good time with those lines. What's not to like? Although might as well play Georgiev too.

 

It will be interesting to see what way they go , if they park some of the turds to try and bring most of the regulars back minus maybe Panarin and Copp to turn some of the momentum around and set a tone for the playoffs coming off three loses.

Edited April 29, 2022 by jsrangers

[RichieNextel305]

Have to imagine Georgiev gets this one again.

 

And really, judging by what I just watched on TV, that team is going to get slaughtered next week. I think Ovechkin is far less fine than what is being led on. That guy doesn’t sit or rest when the games mean something, like they still do. He was in discomfort when he went down. I wonder if his shoulder is really banged up. Again, I do expect him to play next week. But, if he’s not at 100%, the Caps go no where.

 

That being said, I’d prefer to not deal with a salty Tom Wilson and the theater that might bring. I’d still prefer to whiny Penguins.

[Keirik]

I say bring on the Caps in the first round. I knownthat means lose this game but who cares. No oke is playing. Drury semi built this team exactly to combat the Capitals. Embrace that shit and slaughter them. 

[Ozzy]

Another "who gives a shit" game....Recall all of Hartford and let 'em rock the Caps!

 

Trivia answer is Mike Gartner

 

Going for 82 consecutive "Ozzy Quote of the GDT".... LOL  

 

So make 'em count tonight, boys!!   ...and make 'em funny!

Edited April 29, 2022 by Ozzy

[Sod16]

Caps and Pens are cumulatively 0-7 in their last seven playoff series, counting the 2020 play in round.  These are teams in decline.

 

Start Geo.  I'd rather Sheshty be a tad rusty after a week off in Game 1 than have Wilson taking runs at him tomorrow night.

[RodrigueGabriel]

2 hours ago, jsrangers said:

Beautiful, looks like a good time with those lines. What's not to like? Although might as well play Georgiev too.

 

It will be interesting to see what way they go , if they park some of the turds to try and bring most of the regulars back minus maybe Panarin and Copp to turn some of the momentum around and set a tone for the playoffs coming off three loses.

Would bet that some combo of Laf, Miller, Goodrow, Strome, maybe Schneider sit this one and some of the big boys come back for a measured skate. Either way the cookie crumbles, we should be okay for Round 1. Caps get pretty thin down the lineup. Agree that if Ovi is ailing, it would likely scuttle that whole ship. Pens have significant guns but we have proven that they can be largely silenced. So just hope for a Reavo-Wilson throw down and drink up. I probably won't even watch as I'm going to need all the family cred I can scrounge to go every other night for at least a month. 

[Sod16]

I'm going to watch RJ's last game, hoping he's saved up some great calls, and just switch to the Rangers game during breaks.

[RichieNextel305]

6 hours ago, Keirik said:

I say bring on the Caps in the first round. I knownthat means lose this game but who cares. No oke is playing. Drury semi built this team exactly to combat the Capitals. Embrace that shit and slaughter them. 

They need help in addition to beating us. If Pittsburgh wins tonight, it’s us and them. Washington shit the bed in both Islander games.

 

I really wonder if Ovechkin is hurt more than they’re leading on.

[siddious]

Why did I think this game was tomorrow?

 

REST EVERYONE!!!

 

Lets Go Rangers!!!

[Keirik]

Is it confirmed bread isn’t playing? 

[4EverRangerFrank]

Valley postulated in the post-game the other night that "the two coaches just might have a call together" to decide whether to sit guys or play for broke. You buying that? He mentioned a similar conversation between team's players during warm-ups. On one hand I believe it happens, on the other, really? What do you say?

[jsm7302]

Show us who deserves a step up in training camp next year. Who wants to play on this team? Bring it boys! Play the kids!!

 

Tell the men to take the night off to prepare for war.

[RichieNextel305]

This game means absolutely nothing to the Rangers. Nothing. Pittsburgh calls all

the shots here. If they lay an egg, they get the Presidents Trophy winners. If not, they get a team that has been their kryptonite.

 

Sit them all, work them hard in practice, let them see plenty of tape. 

[Karan]

1 hour ago, Keirik said:

Is it confirmed bread isn’t playing? 

 

Nope. Turk was non-committal but indicated that some of the skaters who sat out last game would be returning so let's see.

 

[Karan]

15 hours ago, RichieNextel305 said:

Have to imagine Georgiev gets this one again.

 

And really, judging by what I just watched on TV, that team is going to get slaughtered next week. I think Ovechkin is far less fine than what is being led on. That guy doesn’t sit or rest when the games mean something, like they still do. He was in discomfort when he went down. I wonder if his shoulder is really banged up. Again, I do expect him to play next week. But, if he’s not at 100%, the Caps go no where.

 

That being said, I’d prefer to not deal with a salty Tom Wilson and the theater that might bring. I’d still prefer to whiny Penguins.

Yup, Georgie's starting tonight. 

[Keirik]

25 minutes ago, Karan said:

 

Nope. Turk was non-committal but indicated that some of the skaters who sat out last game would be returning so let's see.

 

I'm clinging on by a thread in my fantasy finals so let's hope lol

 

  Kind of hard. You need good players to get you there then they sit. Guy I'm playing lucked hisnway in but has a lot of guys out of the playoffs so they aren't resting. 

[Scott]

Guess they really don't want to pay this kid his NHL salary for this game, sending him down to a team whos season has ended??

Edited April 29, 2022 by jsrangers

[RJWantsTheCup]

Surprised to see Jones sent down.  Fully expected him in for 1 of the regular 6 defensemen tonight.

 

Ozzy stole my trivia answer so I'll switch to Bobby Carpenter.

Edited April 29, 2022 by RJWantsTheCup

[The Dude]

1 hour ago, jsrangers said:

Guess they really don't want to pay this kid his NHL salary for this game, sending him down to a team whos season has ended??

Lindgren- Schneider pairing? 

[Scott]

who knows but here's a guess.

 

 

[The Dude]

Enrico Ciccone and Dale Hunter for trivia.

 

Sam does an 8 ball of coke in the first period and shits himself right before the intermission. A loud ripping doody blast can be heard during the broadcast. Sam doesn't miss a beat. Joe throws up. Twice. 

 

Gauthier beats the living shit out of Tom Wilson and wins everyone's heart. A parade is thrown for the beating (this summer of course,  not during the game duh, be realistic) and a statue is erected outside of MSG (possibly during the game). Heroin addicts have MORE sex/masterbate/ass eating than usual outside of the arena due to how awesome the memory of our (your) new heros big day.

 

Gauthier has his number retired next season, becoming the first player to have his number retired before his career is even over.

 

Kakko gets an interference penalty at 3:22 of the 2nd period. 

 

Lundqvist admits he is mad the fans fell in love with Shestyorkin so quickly.  Feels sad all day long every day.  

[-ERIK-]

Kakko gets a shot on goal tonight.

 

Gauthier gets another breakaway....and misses again making him 0-18 in his career on them.

 

Hunt scores 4 in preparation for a Conn Smyth playoff run

 

Georgiev plays so good he takes over the #1

[Dr. Jimmy]

Is tonight the night that Reaves shows why he was brought here (other than for his 5 goals)? I wanna see him pound the snot out of Wilson, send a message.

 

Trivia: Jagr

[SaveByRichter35]

Just now, Dr. Jimmy said:

Is tonight the night that Reaves shows why he was brought here (other than for his 5 goals)? I wanna see him pound the snot out of Wilson, send a message.

 

Trivia: Jagr

Doubt it happens