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 Objavljeno: 15 Mar 2019 08:06 Naslov sporočila: WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals go |
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| for their fourth straight win when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Friday.But the Red Wings (10-9-2) are no soft touch these days. After a 1-7-2 start Detroit is 9-2-0 in its past 11 games. Their latest outing was a 3-2 overtime win against the visiting Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.Andreas Athanasiou tied the score at 8:29 of the third period off a rebound and won it 49 seconds into overtime. Tyler Bertuzzi added a goal and Jimmy Howard made 34 saves for Detroit.Article continues below ...Athanasiou has eight points (five goals http://www.officialdevils.com/authentic-adidas-cory-schneider-jersey , three assists) in his past six games.“Obviously it was a little bit of a slow start with some unfortunate bounces and a lot of things that just weren’t going our way, but we stuck with it and kind of worked our way out of it and can kind of see things are starting to turn,” Athanasiou said. “We’re playing really good hockey so it’s definitely a lot of fun.”Howard is 6-1-0 with a .936 save percentage in his past seven starts and the Red Wings are above .500.“To me it means we’re one game above .500 and we’ve got to go play Washington and find a way to win,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “We’ve got to keep getting better here, keep finding ways to win, and keep putting points on the board.”Washington (11-7-3) is playing strong hockey despite the continued absence of top-six forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie. They did not practice Thursday and will miss Friday’s game with upper-body injuries.Braden Holtby made 37 saves for the Capitals in a 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.Tom Wilson scored in his first home game since returning from suspension for Washington. Andre Burakovsky, Michal Kempny and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored, and Jakub Vrana had two assists.“Yeah, that was a really balanced attack tonight Jesper Bratt Jersey Kids ,” Capitals coach Todd Reirden said. “I feel we did the best we could to shut down their top line and still get contributions offensively from some other guys as well. So, it was a good team win for us.”The win gave the Stanley Cup champions their first three-game winning streak of the season. The first two games of which came on the road in overtime.“Obviously, it was a shorter summer for us and a shorter time to prepare ourselves for the season,” Burakovsky said. “Just to get back after a year that we had, I think it’s tough to get in and get going right away. So, we’re building our game slowly and tonight I think we did exactly what we wanted.”Nicklas Backstrom had an assist Wednesday and has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past 10 games.Washington is third in the Metropolitan Division, one point behind Columbus and the streaking New York Rangers. The Capitals visit the Rangers on Saturday.Holtby is 9-2-2 with a 2.19 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage and one shutout against the Red Wings. Howard is 4-3-3 with a 2.82 GAA and .900 save percentage versus Washington.Ovechkin has 21 points (12 goals Leo Komarov Jersey Womens , nine assists) in 23 games against the Red Wings.The Capitals were 2-0-1 against the Red Wings last season with one of the wins coming in overtime. The bad news for the Nashville Predators: They have lost 10 straight games on the road, eight of them in regulation.The good news: Their first two games after the Christmas break are at Bridgestone Arena, including Thursday night’s visit from the Dallas Stars.The better news: Some desperately needed help might be on the way sooner instead of later.Article continues below ...It appears that All-Star defenseman P.K. Subban and right winger Viktor Arvidsson could be back after extended absences. Subban has missed the last 19 games with an upper-body injury and Arvidsson has been sidelined since a slash broke his thumb Nov. 10 in a 5-4 overtime win at Dallas.“We’re not in the position to rest guys,” Nashville coach Peter Laviolette said to the Tennessean last week when asked if the team would wait to bring injured players back until after Christmas. “Guys will play when they are ready. We can’t afford the luxury of resting guys.”With their depth stretched beyond its considerable max by a series of injuries that have also claimed Filip Forsberg and Colton Sissons, the Predators are 9-10-2 over their last 21 games. They went 0-3-1 on last week’s road trip, losing to three of the NHL’s worst teams in Ottawa, Chicago and Philadelphia along the way.Yet Nashville is still 22-13-2, good for second place in the Central Division and third in the Western Conference. It is only four points behind Winnipeg in the Central and only three points off the pace of last season, when it won the Presidents’ Trophy for the first time with 117 points.To a man Womens Kyle Palmieri Jersey , the Predators are hopeful the break results in a return to the win column.“Hopefully, we come back hungrier and rested, maybe a bit healthier than we are now and go from there,” defenseman Ryan Ellis said.The Stars (18-16-3) were in position to go into the holiday break with momentum, but couldn’t build on a 1-0 second period lead Sunday night and fell 3-1 to the New York Islanders at American Airlines Arena.Aiming to win consecutive games for the first time since early December, Dallas instead lost for the sixth time in eight games, all in regulation. First-year coach Jim Montgomery wasn’t quite willing to use playing on back-to-back nights as an excuse.“Guys were tired tonight, but a lot of other teams have similar schedules and they find ways to win hockey games,” he said. “It’s a mindset of pushing the envelope and wanting to make plays http://www.officialbluejackets.com/authentic-adidas-david-savard-jersey , wanting to be a difference-maker.”Their recent skid aside, the Stars remain in fourth place in the Central, tied for the Western’s last playoff spot with Edmonton. The problem lately has been an offense that was once explosive, but has slid to 24th in the league with 99 goals in 37 matches.Slow starts have also plagued Dallas. Its 18 goals in first periods rank last in the league.“As a group, we don’t prepare well enough,” Montgomery said. “I don’t have, obviously, my finger on it. I hope it would be better.” |
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