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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 4h

Pierre-Luc Dubois' last shift ended with 6:44 left in the third period. Spencer Carbery said he left the game with an undisclosed injury and is still being evaluated. Caps are off tomorrow, so likely no further update until Tuesday

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 4h

Charlie Lindgren, man. A glove save on Artemi Panarin through traffic that on any other night could lead his highlight reel, and it's like the tenth-best save he's made tonight.

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 5h

Important kill for the Caps, whose PK has looked a little shaky in the first couple games. But the Rangers looked dangerous, and they're headed right back onto the power play after Beauvillier is called for hooking

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 5h

1-0 Capitals. Ridiculous redirection from Anthony Beauvillier, right after he got moved onto the top line with Ovechkin and Strome, off a feed from Ovechkin

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 5h

Justin Sourdif's speed is popping off the page in this game. Noticing him on almost every shift

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 6h

Another ten-bell save for Charlie Lindgren, this time with his pad and blocker on Sam Carrick

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 6h

WHAT a save from Charlie Lindgren. Gets a standing ovation and stick taps from his teammates on the bench after absolutely robbing Zibanejad on a 2v1 with Panarin. Wow

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 6h

Logan Thompson is backing up tonight, but he's still making glove saves. Big snag on a loose puck flying toward the bench to prevent it from hitting Pierre-Luc Dubois in the head

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 7h

Sonny Milano's last NHL regular season game was 340 days ago, on Nov. 6, 2024. An upper-body injury he suffered that night caused him to miss the rest of the season. He's back in the lineup for the Caps tonight, almost a year after his last game

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 7h

Lapierre and van Riemsdyk are both healthy scratches. Connor McMichael moves to 3C, Sonny Milano makes his season debut and Declan Chisholm makes his Caps debut

Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 7h

Capitals' lines against the Rangers at MSG, with Hendrix Lapierre and TvR both out:

Milano-Strome-Ovechkin
Protas-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-McMichael-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif

Fehervary-Carlson
Sandin-Roy
Chychrun-Chisholm

Lindgren

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 7h

Capitals' lines against the Rangers at MSG, with Hendrix Lapierre and TvR both out:

Milano-Strome-Ovechkin
Protas-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-McMichael-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif

Fehervary-Carlson
Sandin-Roy
Chychrun-Chisholm

Lindgren

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 7h

Sonny Milano, Declan Chisholm and Vinny Iorio are all on the ice for warmups for the Caps. Hendrix Lapierre and Trevor van Riemsdyk are not. We'll see what shakes out from line rushes

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 9h

Charlie Lindgren will be the Caps' starter in goal at Madison Square Garden tonight. Other lineup changes are TBD; Spencer Carbery said they're "working through a few things" and that we'll find out in warmups.

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 16h

“Such a horse.” “Made in a laboratory.” “Special.” “Just scratching the surface.”
The Caps are running out of superlatives for Aliaksei Protas, who showed off his growth and skill again last night on Long Island.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

Aliaksei Protas, no longer an unknown, is ‘just scratching the surface’

The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Protas, who is coming off a 30-goal season, scored twice Saturday night for the Capitals.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Spencer Carbery on Matthew Schaefer's goal and the challenge: "I know it’s the kid’s first goal; I’m convinced that’s a hand pass. No one touches it, and that should be coming back. But I understand it’s 4-1 at the time, kid’s first goal, so they keep it on the board."

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Half a decade later, the refs rule there was no hand pass. Matthew Schaefer gets to keep his goal. 4-2

Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Matthew Schaefer scored, the Caps spent a long time deciding if they wanted to challenge and now it appears they are challenging for a hand pass prior to the goal.

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Matthew Schaefer scored, the Caps spent a long time deciding if they wanted to challenge and now it appears they are challenging for a hand pass prior to the goal.

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Anthony Duclair scores seven seconds into a Jakob Chychrun elbowing penalty. That was a pretty shot. 4-1

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Men as big as Aliaksei Protas should not be able to skate like that. My god. 4-0

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Ryan Leonard's first actual NHL goal, he rips one low past Sorokin right after the power play ended. Deflects off an Islander's stick, but he'll take it. 3-0

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the easiest goal Aliaksei Protas will ever score, at least with a goalie in the net. Islanders turnover and Protas is right in the slot, one-on-one with Sorokin. 2-0 Capitals

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

1-0 Capitals just 1:50 into the game. Martin Fehervary with the quick hands backhander around the side of the net, just like we all predicted

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Capitals lines in warmups at UBS Arena:

McMichael-Strome-Ovechkin
Protas-Dubois-Wilson
Beauvillier-Lapierre-Leonard
Duhaime-Dowd-Sourdif

Fehervary-Carlson
Chychrun-TvR
Sandin-Roy

Thompson

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

It's another blue buckets, white jerseys night for the Caps tonight here on Long Island

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Bailey Johnson @baileyannej.bsky.social · 1d

Logan Thompson will be the Caps’ starter in net tonight. Same group of skaters that played Wednesday’s opener will play again tonight on Long Island

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