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The Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers in Manhattan on Sunday night. There is to be no argument as to how they did it. The win belongs to Charles Entertainment Lindgren.
After a scoreless first period, Anthony Beauvillier scored a beatiful goal in the second period, deflecting a deft pass from Alex Ovechkin to make it 1-0 Caps.
It was the only goal.
Caps win!
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In his first appearance of the season, Charlie Lindgren earned a shutout. 35 saves. He was magnificent. Watching the clip below is mandatory.
I think I said this before, but I don’t think last season represents the baseline for Lindgren. He should have a good season. Should doing a lot of work there.
This is the second The Charlie Lindgren game. The last one was last December against Carolina.
Suiting up for the first time in eleven months was Sonny Milano, who got a top-line assignment for whatever reason. I don’t know where Milano stands right now, but I’m very happy to see him in the lineup again. He’s had a rough go, but he’s a terrific player when he’s healthy.
Taylor Raddysh plays for the New York Rangers. Raddysh, as you’ll recall, is a top-ranked “hey that guy used to play for the Capitals, well, anyway” player.
Another ex-Cap, Conor Sheary, was noticeable. He drew a penalty from Wilson and prevented a goal by Wilson.
Sheary got hurt in the third period. It looked awful, but he didn’t miss a shift. So too did Pierre-Luc Dubois, about whom you probably care more.
Dubois’ line with Protas and Wilson really struggled during five-on-five. They saw a lot of Will Cuylle.
The Caps didn’t get a power play until JT Miller tripped Pierre-Luc Dubois in the third period. The PP remains pathetic. They got three attempts, one on goal, none in the goal, which is the goal.
Declan Chisholm, rogue demon hunter, stepped into play as Trevor van Riemsdyk sat out. I don’t know why TVR is out, but I assume it’s one of the undisclosed injuries Carbery spoke around before the game.
Very 70s energy from Joseph #joebsuitofthenight
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There’s a lot not working for the Caps so far. They’ve already got injuries. Ovechkin hasn’t scored. The top line isn’t exactly cruising. Their offseason acquisition is fast, but so far that’s it. They’ve been slugging coming out of the first intermission. They are overpassing. The power play is cooked.
And yet: scoreboard. They’re banking wins and doing okay at their five-on-five fundamentals. Tampa Bay will be a real test. That’s Tuesday.