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Andy has been a beast all night.

Need a big 20 minutes here boys! Let's go!

Shenanigans.

93 lookin good on pp

Shouldn’t have bottom pair with Demidov at the same time.

1st line hemmed them in well. Need a goal this period.

Sam Bennett makes me nervous. I could see going all in on him, and ending up with another Gomez situation. He's gonna earn. All of the stars are aligning for it.

This is bad

Well if they send two players in hard to get that hit and our d threads a pass to spring a forward, and ot happens repeatedly, odds are they won't send 2 in behind the goal line aggressively. They'll need to adjust.

Yep. Making them pay for their forecheck with some stretch plays can also make them switch strategies.

Did anyone else notice at least 3, maybe four bank shot zone clears where the puck was cleared from the d zone, cross ice, banked off the boards and hit Thompson? It almost looked like it was practiced. I'm not sure, but I think armia did at least 2.

Haha. That's a very good point. 👍

Last night the refs were ok with hits to the numbers, leaving your feet (Wilson on Guhle) and an over the top amount of hits before touching the puck, very late after playing the puck, or nowhere near the puck in the first place. A different pair of refs could continue calling it that way, but my guess is they will call it differently. Habs don't get nearly as pummeled if some of those interference plays are called. We will see. I also expect a game plan based on just that. Caps are committing to big hits and taking themselves out of the play. I wouldn't be surprised if there aren't more stretch plays.

While Armia would stabilize the 2nd line defensively, I think that line would be even easier to defend . Everyone knows Armia is hurt and can't shoot. Including the Capitals.

Laine and Matheson were terrible tonight. I'm kind of sick of watching Laine do anything but shoot. Everything else is terrible.

The boys showed they can hang with Washington. I expect some stretch passes next game. Caps are overcommiting on o zone hits.

Yep. He had the red line. Dump and get off.

Yep. It's either waived or interference. Icing is not the call.

Follow through.

One goal game.

I would not have challenged it.

Regardless of calls, the better team is winning.

Call the plays the same for both teams for crying out loud.

Matheson and Laine need to settle down with the giveaways. Habs need to exploit caps taking themselves out of the play going for hits. Goal for the Habs coming.

Officiating is starting to get on my nerves. Ovie interference and mugging Suzuki. They took a hab when it happened in front of Monty.