Hello All,
The Washington Capitals concluded the preseason with a 4-3 (OT) win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Here were the starting lines heading to the game:
#Caps' lines/pairs vs. CBJ:
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) October 8, 2022
8-Ovechkin, 92-Kuznetsov, 28-Brown
59-Protas, 17-Strome, 39-Mantha
90-Johansson, 24-McMichael, 73-Sheary
91-Snively, 26-Dowd, 21-Hathaway
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
46-Johansen, 3-Jensen
56-Gustafsson, 57-van Riemsdyk
Kuemper vs. Merzlikins. #ALLCAPS
Both T.J Oshie and Dmitry Orlov are day-to-day with injuries for the Capitals. Hopefully they are both good to go for the opener on Wednesday October 12th.
Here are the stats from the game:
Shots on Goal: WSH – 32 CBJ – 39
Shots on Goal (5v5): WSH – 25 CBJ – 28
Corsi For %: WSH – 44.70% CBJ – 55.30%
Corsi For % (5v5): WSH – 44.68% CBJ – 55.32%
Power Play: WSH – 1/4 CBJ – 1/4
Hits: WSH – 22 CBJ – 13
Blocks: WSH – 19 CBJ – 20
Scoring Chances For: WSH – 33 CBJ – 37
Scoring Chances For (5v5): WSH – 23 CBJ – 28
High Danger Chances For: WSH– 10 CBJ – 12
High Danger Chances For (5v5): WSH – 9 CBJ – 11
xGF: WSH – 2.26 CBJ – 2.27
xGF (5v5): WSH – 1.53 CBJ – 1.91
Quick hitter takeaways:
-The Jackets deserved the win -Kuemper is human -Connor Brown and Dylan Strome are a phenomenal additions to the squad -The Protas-Strome-Mantha line was the best on the night. 58.82 CF% and a 9-2 shot advantage -Connor Brown led the team with 0.24 ixG -4th line doing 4th line things all night...nice! -Ovechkin Bomb…will he score 50 again? -People keep banging the drum for Lucas Johansen to be called up. He had two giveaways, one takeaway, 0 hits delivered, three hits taken, and no blocks. Overall, I am not seeing it yet -Yegor Chinakhov for the Jackets is a dawg. Former 2020 first round "reach" is showing why the Jackets didnt hesitate to draft him in the 1st -Johnny G looks weird in a CBJ jersey
Ill post again in a couple days. GO CAPS!