Washington (2-2-3) vs. Colorado (4-3-2)
From NHL.com's preview:
The Capitals (2-2-3) have dropped consecutive games, including a 6-4 defeat Saturday to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Alexander Semin continued his fast start with a goal and an assist, but spotty play in the second period resulted in Washington allowing three goals that created a deficit too large to overcome.
"We had too many turnovers and they're an offensive team with a lot of firepower," Capitals center Brian Sutherby said. "We turned a few too many pucks over and they were all over our net."
Semin has eight goals, two shy of his 52-game total as a rookie in the 2003-04 season, and has scored a point in all seven games. Alexander Ovechkin netted a goal for the second straight game and has totaled seven points in his last five contests.
Washington has two wins and a tie in its last four games at Colorado.
Mike Vogel's washingtoncaps.com shortshifts, injuries and probable lines:
Short Shifts: Chris Clark has two goals and six points in 15 career games against the Avalanche. Clark is second on the Caps in scoring with eight points (two goals, six assists) … Ben Clymer has an assist in three career games against the Avs … Mike Green is tied for fourth in the NHL among rookies with a plus-3 defensive rating … Brent Johnson is 3-5 with a shutout, a 2.41 goals against average and a .903 save pct. lifetime against Colorado … Olie Kolzig is 3-8-1 with a shutout, a 2.29 goals against average and a .914 save pct. lifetime against the Avalanche … Alex Ovechkin is tied for third in the NHL with 46 shots on goal. Ovechkin is tied for third on the team in scoring with seven points (four goals, three assists) … Brian Pothier has a goal in three career games against Colorado. Pothier is tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring among defensemen with seven points (seven assists) … Alexander Semin is the first Capital ever to score as many as eight goals in his first seven games of the season. Semin is tied for 13th in scoring with 11 points (eight goals, three assists), tied for third in goals and is tied for sixth with four power play goals … Richard Zednik has a goal and two points in a dozen career games against the Avs … Dainius Zubrus has three assists in 11 career games against the Avalanche. Colorado and Nashville are the only NHL franchises against which Zubrus has yet to score … Tyler Arnason has four assists in seven career games against the Capitals … Patrice Brisebois has three goals and 11 points in 37 career games vs. the Caps … Andrew Brunette has six goals and 10 points in 16 career games against Washington … Milan Hejduk has three goals and six points in eight career games against the Capitals … John-Michael Liles is fourth among all NHL defensemen in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists) … Brad Richardson is tied for second in the NHL with two shorthanded goals … Joe Sakic has 13 goals and 29 points in 35 career games against the Caps. Sakic is tied for 10th in the NHL with 35 shots on goal … Paul Stastny is third in the NHL in scoring among rookies with eight points (two goals, six assists) … Jose Theodore is 7-7-1 with two shutouts and a 2.55 goals against average lifetime against Washington … Pierre Turgeon has 21 goals and 58 points in 50 lifetime tilts vs. the Capitals … Wojtek Wolski is fourth among NHL rookies in scoring with seven points (three goals, four assists). Wojtek is tied for the league lead among rookies with three goals.
Injuries
Colorado Avalanche
Defenseman Jordan Leopold underwent hernia surgery and is out indefinitely.
Center Pierre Turgeon has a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely.
Left wing Brad May has a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely.
Right wing Cody McCormick has a chest injury and is out indefinitely.
Washington
Left wing Matt Pettinger has an upper body injury and is day-to-day.
Possible Line Combos and Defensive Pairings
Colorado
Forwards
15-Brunette, 19-Sakic, 40-Svatos
8-Wolski, 26-Stastny, 23-Hejduk
53-McLean, 39-Arnason, 14-Laperriere
24-Laaksonen, 12-Richardson, 20-Rycroft
Defensemen
3-Skrastins, 5-Clark
2-Klee, 4-Liles
27-Vaananen, 71-Brisebois
Goaltenders
31-Budaj, 60-Theodore
Washington
Forwards
8-Ovechkin, 9-Zubrus, 17-Clark 2
8-Semin, 38-Klepis, 20-Zednik
22-Fata, 16-Sutherby, 10-Bradley
87-Brashear, 24-Beech, 18-Pettinger
Defensemen
2-Pothier, 26-Morrisonn
27-Clymer, 44-Eminger
6-Heward, 52-Green
Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 37-Kolzig
Team Leaders: Washington-Colorado
Goals: Semin (8)-Sakic (4)
Points: Semin (11)-Sakic (10)
+/-: Semin (3)-Wolski (2)
Team Stats (rank): Washington-Colorado
Goals for/game: 3.43 (6)-3.33 (7)
Goals against/game: 3.43 (21)-3.11 (16)
PP Pct: 15.9 (15)-19.3 (11)
PK Pct: 80.5 (21)-83.3 (14)
The JET's Take:
The Caps played sloppily in their last game against Tampa. Hopefully a few days off has gotten their heads back in the game. The team is much more talented than last year, but their intensity is not the same. The stats show that the Caps are a pretty good offensive team, but horrid defensively. Colorado has the edge on them in the defensive aspect.
The Caps/'Lanche game will undoubtedly be a high scoring one, Colorado has a better defense, and the Caps have not yet won a game on the road. It won't happen tonight.
The Capitals (2-2-3) have dropped consecutive games, including a 6-4 defeat Saturday to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Alexander Semin continued his fast start with a goal and an assist, but spotty play in the second period resulted in Washington allowing three goals that created a deficit too large to overcome.
"We had too many turnovers and they're an offensive team with a lot of firepower," Capitals center Brian Sutherby said. "We turned a few too many pucks over and they were all over our net."
Semin has eight goals, two shy of his 52-game total as a rookie in the 2003-04 season, and has scored a point in all seven games. Alexander Ovechkin netted a goal for the second straight game and has totaled seven points in his last five contests.
Washington has two wins and a tie in its last four games at Colorado.
Mike Vogel's washingtoncaps.com shortshifts, injuries and probable lines:
Short Shifts: Chris Clark has two goals and six points in 15 career games against the Avalanche. Clark is second on the Caps in scoring with eight points (two goals, six assists) … Ben Clymer has an assist in three career games against the Avs … Mike Green is tied for fourth in the NHL among rookies with a plus-3 defensive rating … Brent Johnson is 3-5 with a shutout, a 2.41 goals against average and a .903 save pct. lifetime against Colorado … Olie Kolzig is 3-8-1 with a shutout, a 2.29 goals against average and a .914 save pct. lifetime against the Avalanche … Alex Ovechkin is tied for third in the NHL with 46 shots on goal. Ovechkin is tied for third on the team in scoring with seven points (four goals, three assists) … Brian Pothier has a goal in three career games against Colorado. Pothier is tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring among defensemen with seven points (seven assists) … Alexander Semin is the first Capital ever to score as many as eight goals in his first seven games of the season. Semin is tied for 13th in scoring with 11 points (eight goals, three assists), tied for third in goals and is tied for sixth with four power play goals … Richard Zednik has a goal and two points in a dozen career games against the Avs … Dainius Zubrus has three assists in 11 career games against the Avalanche. Colorado and Nashville are the only NHL franchises against which Zubrus has yet to score … Tyler Arnason has four assists in seven career games against the Capitals … Patrice Brisebois has three goals and 11 points in 37 career games vs. the Caps … Andrew Brunette has six goals and 10 points in 16 career games against Washington … Milan Hejduk has three goals and six points in eight career games against the Capitals … John-Michael Liles is fourth among all NHL defensemen in scoring with eight points (three goals, five assists) … Brad Richardson is tied for second in the NHL with two shorthanded goals … Joe Sakic has 13 goals and 29 points in 35 career games against the Caps. Sakic is tied for 10th in the NHL with 35 shots on goal … Paul Stastny is third in the NHL in scoring among rookies with eight points (two goals, six assists) … Jose Theodore is 7-7-1 with two shutouts and a 2.55 goals against average lifetime against Washington … Pierre Turgeon has 21 goals and 58 points in 50 lifetime tilts vs. the Capitals … Wojtek Wolski is fourth among NHL rookies in scoring with seven points (three goals, four assists). Wojtek is tied for the league lead among rookies with three goals.
Injuries
Colorado Avalanche
Defenseman Jordan Leopold underwent hernia surgery and is out indefinitely.
Center Pierre Turgeon has a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely.
Left wing Brad May has a shoulder injury and is out indefinitely.
Right wing Cody McCormick has a chest injury and is out indefinitely.
Washington
Left wing Matt Pettinger has an upper body injury and is day-to-day.
Possible Line Combos and Defensive Pairings
Colorado
Forwards
15-Brunette, 19-Sakic, 40-Svatos
8-Wolski, 26-Stastny, 23-Hejduk
53-McLean, 39-Arnason, 14-Laperriere
24-Laaksonen, 12-Richardson, 20-Rycroft
Defensemen
3-Skrastins, 5-Clark
2-Klee, 4-Liles
27-Vaananen, 71-Brisebois
Goaltenders
31-Budaj, 60-Theodore
Washington
Forwards
8-Ovechkin, 9-Zubrus, 17-Clark 2
8-Semin, 38-Klepis, 20-Zednik
22-Fata, 16-Sutherby, 10-Bradley
87-Brashear, 24-Beech, 18-Pettinger
Defensemen
2-Pothier, 26-Morrisonn
27-Clymer, 44-Eminger
6-Heward, 52-Green
Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 37-Kolzig
Team Leaders: Washington-Colorado
Goals: Semin (8)-Sakic (4)
Points: Semin (11)-Sakic (10)
+/-: Semin (3)-Wolski (2)
Team Stats (rank): Washington-Colorado
Goals for/game: 3.43 (6)-3.33 (7)
Goals against/game: 3.43 (21)-3.11 (16)
PP Pct: 15.9 (15)-19.3 (11)
PK Pct: 80.5 (21)-83.3 (14)
The JET's Take:
The Caps played sloppily in their last game against Tampa. Hopefully a few days off has gotten their heads back in the game. The team is much more talented than last year, but their intensity is not the same. The stats show that the Caps are a pretty good offensive team, but horrid defensively. Colorado has the edge on them in the defensive aspect.
The Caps/'Lanche game will undoubtedly be a high scoring one, Colorado has a better defense, and the Caps have not yet won a game on the road. It won't happen tonight.
posted by The Jet at 8:05 AM
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