GDT: GM#3: Dallas @ DC - 7pm-ish

[Monsterrain]

Starting to really like this second line

 

[RedRocking]

Stick taps for Fever

 

[Calicaps]

2 points!

LGC!!!!

 

[Langway]

V nice win. Block party late.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

2 pt nite!

 

[tycoonheart]

They're an extremely well coached team.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Wow, really good game from the 2nd onwards. 2 points!

 

[Neil Racki]

Hell yeah

Cardiac Caps are back

 

[crab]

Looks like a good team. Last year they were fortunate, this year they are controlling play.

 

[HTFN]

And doesn’t have the scoring touch or shot. I look at him more as like a Konowalchuk who can skate.

he doesn't have the silk hands but seems like a better natural distributor, and because of his skating he might actually be a better two-way player just as a byproduct of more opportunity to contribute through said legs

 

[McVechkin]

After pretty pathetic 1st period, they dug in and player a good game against a top team.

 

[hb13xchamps]

This team looks different than last year already. Getting Ovi going would be the cherry on top

 

[Liam Smith]

Great game. Loved Fever laying it all on the line at the end. Two straight wins against undefeated top tier western conference teams.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

This team looks different than last year already. Getting Ovi going would be the cherry on top

Yeah, I don’t think he’ll be kept off the scoresheet very long.

 

[twabby]

Two straight game pucks go to Jakob "Liver Let Die" Chychrun with a Herculean 70% xG share.

Honorable mentions go to Tom Wilson, John Carlson, Dylan Strome, and Taylor Raddysh.

 

[Rayquaza64]

last year’s team probably gets run off the ice by a fast team like the stars. great win.

 

[WanderingCapsFan]

It's true. I finally got to see the 2024-2025 version of the Capitals. After that snoozer of a 1st period, I approve.

(not convinced that Chucky Sideburns has the 2023-2024 magic. TBD)

 

[um]

It's true. I finally got to see the 2024-2025 version of the Capitals. After that snoozer of a 1st period, I approve.

(not convinced that Chucky Sideburns has the 2023-2024 magic. TBD)

It doesn’t seem like we need the Chucky magic this year.

It’s amazing how much easier winning is when you can score.

 

[twabby]

It pains me to say this because of 2018 and a few other good years, but losing Kuznetsov was such a big addition by subtraction. His absence really makes this team better.

 

[HTFN]

It pains me to say this because of 2018 and a few other good years, but losing Kuznetsov was such a big addition by subtraction. His absence really makes this team better.

He’s been my metric for Dubois….

The league is telling us we got a lazy loser and I’m over here like “did you not see the other guy?”

 

[Misery74]

Vegas - Undefeated
Dallas - Undefeated

Best game of the year, obviously.

 

[qc14]

Wilson looks 10x better than last season. PLD has been sneakily really good too I think

 

[895]

There's no reason we can't be the third best team in the division.

 

[Holtbyisms]

Good team effort, everybody buying in it looks like. Chucky continues to be the worst goalie ever on breakaways, but outside of that he had a nice bounce back game. Hopefully the goalies push each other all season. Chychrun is a stud. In fact everyone we added has looked good. Gotta think Mangiapane will break through here soon, he's had a ton of quality chances. Ovi needs to pot one soon too before he snowballs down the I can't score anymore ride he was on at the beginning of last year.

Wilson looks 10x better than last season. PLD has been sneakily really good too I think

I figured Willy would have a bounce back season. It takes a couple years to come back from the surgery he had and be full strength again. He looks like his speed is back. Part of what makes him scary on both sides of the puck is his speed. When he doesn't have it he's just a bottom sixer. Let's hope he keeps it up.

 

[marcel snapshot]

PLD looking like everything Kuzy wasn’t