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Game 4 tonight and a lot in the news yesterday and today, so I'm gonna try to condense it all for you here.
The Caps' are riding high after a big comeback in game 2 and a 5-1 bruising of the Habs in game 3. The Caps found their offense after nearly 5 periods of frustration and have outscored the Habs 10-2 over the last 82 minutes of the series. But the power play continues to struggle - the Caps have not scored in 21 straight power plays after leading the league in conversions during the regular season. They practiced on it yesterday and there was a small flap about a Montreal assistant coach observing the practice, but nothing much seems to have come of it.
In the net, both teams will be featuring different goalies than they started the series with. Carey Price starts for the Habs after being solid in relief in game 3 (he yielded 2 goals on 23 shots). Semyon Varlamov remains in the net after coming on in relief early in game 2. Varly was named the first star in Monday's game, withstanding a fierce barrage in the first period and stopping 26 of 27 shots in the game.
Each team has a possible injury to a D-man that is unclear going into tonight. Shaone Morrisson may be out for the Caps, in which case John Erskine or Tyler Sloan would replace him. The bigger concern is Jaroslav Spacek, who is a game-time decision according to the Habs and did not practice yesterday or today. Spacek has been widely credited with limiting Alex Ovechkin (who still has 2 G, 3A, and is a +4 in 3 games), so his absence would be very concerning for Canadiens' fans. If Spacek does play, Darche will be out and Bergeron will move to forward.
The Caps are going with the same lines as in game 3. They seem to be favoring some speed on the 4th line with Steckel as a healthy scratch.
Ovechkin - Backstrom - Knuble
Semin - Belanger - Fleischmann
Laich - B. Morrison - Fehr
Chimera - Gordon - Bradley
Rumors continue to fly about the steroids story and the Caps, but the team doesn't seem to be giving it much credence.
That's it from the pre-game report. See everyone in a couple hours for the game!
The Caps' are riding high after a big comeback in game 2 and a 5-1 bruising of the Habs in game 3. The Caps found their offense after nearly 5 periods of frustration and have outscored the Habs 10-2 over the last 82 minutes of the series. But the power play continues to struggle - the Caps have not scored in 21 straight power plays after leading the league in conversions during the regular season. They practiced on it yesterday and there was a small flap about a Montreal assistant coach observing the practice, but nothing much seems to have come of it.
In the net, both teams will be featuring different goalies than they started the series with. Carey Price starts for the Habs after being solid in relief in game 3 (he yielded 2 goals on 23 shots). Semyon Varlamov remains in the net after coming on in relief early in game 2. Varly was named the first star in Monday's game, withstanding a fierce barrage in the first period and stopping 26 of 27 shots in the game.
Each team has a possible injury to a D-man that is unclear going into tonight. Shaone Morrisson may be out for the Caps, in which case John Erskine or Tyler Sloan would replace him. The bigger concern is Jaroslav Spacek, who is a game-time decision according to the Habs and did not practice yesterday or today. Spacek has been widely credited with limiting Alex Ovechkin (who still has 2 G, 3A, and is a +4 in 3 games), so his absence would be very concerning for Canadiens' fans. If Spacek does play, Darche will be out and Bergeron will move to forward.
The Caps are going with the same lines as in game 3. They seem to be favoring some speed on the 4th line with Steckel as a healthy scratch.
Ovechkin - Backstrom - Knuble
Semin - Belanger - Fleischmann
Laich - B. Morrison - Fehr
Chimera - Gordon - Bradley
Rumors continue to fly about the steroids story and the Caps, but the team doesn't seem to be giving it much credence.
That's it from the pre-game report. See everyone in a couple hours for the game!
