Capitals vs Ducks Live Analysis and Updates (March 1, 2023)

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The Washington Capitals enter the Anaheim Ducks game tonight as a shell of their own before.

Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan has traded five different pending UFAs over the past week including Dmitry Orlov, Garnet Hathaway, Erik Gustafsson, Marcus Johansson and Lars Eller. The Caps have five unrestricted free agents remaining on the roster, Connor Cherry, Nicholas Op-Coppel, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Craig Smith and Matt Irwin.

One of the Capitals’ newest, young defender Rasmus Sanden, will not be playing tonight due to visa issues, which means Matt Irwin and Dylan McElrath will return in the third pair.

At this point, losing and losing a lot is more beneficial to the Capitals than winning. While this isn’t fun, let’s try to enjoy this as much as possible.

Tonight’s game on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop shortly after 10 p.m.

lines

Lynes# The capsules | @employee pic.twitter.com/cmIwzxjhjf

– Washington Capitals March 2, 2023

Scott Harrington will make his film debut in Ducks tonight. John Klinberg and Dmitry Kulikov are scratched. #fly together pic.twitter.com/BBowU3RHVc

– Anaheim Ducks March 2, 2023

Cheating before the game

We want you 🌞# The capsules | @employee pic.twitter.com/RRzWSrXylJ

– Washington Capitals March 2, 2023

The first period

Ovechkin-Kuznetsov-Wilson and Jensen-Fehervary begin. Darcy Comber will oppose John Gibson in the net.

The Capitals’ Dylan Strom hits the first penalty of the games, a trip, on Brett Leeson at 2:25 in that period.

John Gibson stops Nick Dodd’s chance with his mask.

🚨 1-0 Capitals. Martin Fairvary scores after a looping cross from Niklas Backström. Dylan McIlrath gets his first point, a secondary assist, as a capital. The goal came 8:58 into the first period.

🚨 1-1 draw. Troy Terry skates around most of the Capitals’ forwards and then shoots past Dylan McElrath’s sweeping check. The goal came 13:01 into the period.

The Capitals outrun the Ducks 13-9 and outrun the Ducks 15-13 in 5v5. The Capitals have an expected goals edge of 0.80 to 0.57.

The second period

Nicholas Op-Copil converts a penalty after a powerful strike along the side boards.

The Capitals lead with five forwards on the power play.

Trevor Zygras is called up to two minutes as a minor for unsportsmanlike conduct. He was yelling at an official from the bench.

The Capitals edge Anaheim lorge’ly but don’t score. And the hat beat Anaheim 18-4 in the second. They now have a total 31-13 advantage in shooting. But the game doesn’t feel nearly as unbalanced as the shot stats show.

Third round

🚨 2-1 capitals. Tom Wilson scores eight seconds into the third period via one timer out of the hole.

Anthony Mantha misses a penalty. He tried to beat low side blocker Gibson and appeared to miss the net.

🚨 2-2 draw. Alex Alexiev turned in an errant pass into TVR’s eventual stick on Trevor Zegras for a goal.

Tom Wilson fights Nathan Beaulieu. It was a lively fight. Beaulieu’s nose was bloodied from his mask. Wilson’s knuckles were bloodied and he left the game.

The Capitals get a point as the game goes into overtime. The Capitals lead the Ducks 38 to 23.

over time

🚨 3-2 capitals. Tom Wilson wins the title in overtime after a pass by TJ Oshie squeaks away from Gibson.

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