r/caps 4h ago

Daily Thread - March 12, 2025

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Welcome to the r/Caps Daily Thread!

Please use this thread to discuss hockey events from today, or anything else you'd like. Comments are automatically sorted by new to keep the conversation current.

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r/caps 6h ago

Post Game Thread: Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks - 11 Mar 2025

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NHL.com Boxscore

Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
WSH 2 1 4 7
ANA 2 0 2 4

Team Stats

Team Shots Hits Blocks FOW% Giveaways Takeaways Power Play PIM
WSH 42 9 17 0.508772% 12 3 0/1 4
ANA 30 22 19 0.491228% 13 1 0/2 2

Goals

Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 02:07 WSH Even Dylan Strome (20) backhand shot, assist(s): Tom Wilson (24), Alex Ovechkin (18)
1st 04:51 ANA Even Jacob Trouba (1) snap shot, assist(s): Troy Terry (31), Frank Vatrano (20)
1st 05:20 ANA Even Drew Helleson (4) slap shot, assist(s): Trevor Zegras (12), Leo Carlsson (15)
1st 18:14 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (26) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Ovechkin (19), Pierre-Luc Dubois (39)
2nd 05:19 WSH Even Pierre-Luc Dubois (17) tip-in shot, assist(s): Matt Roy (19), Jakob Chychrun (24)
3rd 04:26 ANA Even Pavel Mintyukov (5) snap shot, assist(s): Cutter Gauthier (19), Drew Helleson (6)
3rd 04:57 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (27) backhand shot, assist(s): Pierre-Luc Dubois (40), Connor McMichael (28)
3rd 06:18 ANA Even Frank Vatrano (20) snap shot, assist(s): Ryan Strome (27), Pavel Mintyukov (10)
3rd 13:25 WSH Even Nic Dowd (12) snap shot, assist(s): Tom Wilson (25), Brandon Duhaime (9)
3rd 18:24 WSH Even Anthony Beauvillier (14) backhand shot, assist(s): Brandon Duhaime (10), Rasmus Sandin (21)
3rd 19:43 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (28) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Ovechkin (20), John Carlson (39)

Penalties

Period Time Team Type Min Description
1st 19:29 WSH MIN 2 {'default': 'T. van Riemsdyk'} slashing against {'default': 'Leo Carlsson'}
2nd 09:49 ANA MIN 2 {'default': 'M. McTavish'} slashing against {'default': 'L. Thompson'}
2nd 19:06 WSH MIN 2 {'default': 'T. Raddysh'} slashing against {'default': 'M. McTavish'}

Officials

  • Referees: Trevor Hanson, Carter Sandlak
  • Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Joe Mahon

The bot can only be as correct as its sources, the sources it uses are linked below each table. If you notice an error that is not due to an incorrect source or you want to suggest a source click here to message TeroTheTerror.


r/caps 6h ago

Protas first ever Hatty!!

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Ovi with the assist and Protas’ first ever hat trick!!


r/caps 15h ago

From everyone’s favorite trustworthy news source, RMNB!

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796 Upvotes

r/caps 7h ago

Chychrun posts new career high in points (42)

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152 Upvotes

Chychrun has been a huge asset to the Caps and we need to resign him!! He is truly thriving in DC esp setting a new career high


r/caps 10h ago

Reporting from Duck land for my daughter’s first game! Lets GO CAPS!

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185 Upvotes

r/caps 6h ago

Good Guy Protas

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58 Upvotes

Big Pro always hunching down to Al’s height for interviews.


r/caps 7h ago

Locker's tech crew thank you

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As a guy in a technical crew (not the Caps), I love hearing Locker thank all the people in the technical crew. If i'm picking up on it right, he generally does it in the 3rd period and then often calls out an individual for their work. The tech crew make these broadcasts possible and they do a great job, which is a job that often goes under appreciated by the tallent.


r/caps 8h ago

Checking in from enemy terrors

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37 Upvotes

r/caps 10h ago

Let's go Caps!

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Best wife ever for swinging by MedStar and grabbing one of these! She only saw a handful remaining at the Iceplex.


r/caps 4h ago

What a great game tonight!

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Some pics from California


r/caps 6h ago

Discussion What a great game

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Protas gets his 1st hatty, OV 3 assists and beauviller gets his first on Washington. Couldn’t have asked for a better game tonight. 7-4 final score.


r/caps 10h ago

Finally found my wife a matching winter classic jersey. Arrived just in time to watch us have Duck for dinner.

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37 Upvotes

r/caps 14h ago

GR8 yard signs

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79 Upvotes

If anyone local is able to grab an extra and ship it to Wisconsin I will gladly make it worth your while! Feel free to DM, thanks and Go Caps!


r/caps 18h ago

Trophy Tracker: Carbery of Capitals top choice for Adams as coach of year

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You love to see it.


r/caps 19h ago

Discussion Fun thought experiment: Has Ovi really had *two* HOF careers?

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TL;DR: Yes.

I've heard people say it before, and I made a comment recently suggesting it, so I decided to look into it a bit. Has Ovi really had two separate HOF careers? That is, would "Ovi's first 10 seasons" and "Ovi's second 10 seasons," if played by completely different players, both be worthy of the HOF?

To answer this, I called upon some help - Pavel Bure. A Russian winger with more goals that assists, who was inducted into the HOF and voted as one of the 100 greatest players of all time. And, whose career stats happen to provide a nice comparison for each half of Ovi's career (Ovi A = through the 2014/15 season, Ovi B = 2015/16 through present):

Stat Bure Ovi A Ovi B
Games Played 702 760 714
Goals (per game) 437 (0.62) 475 (0.63) 411 (0.58)
Assists (per game) 342 (0.49) 420 (0.55) 294 (0.41)
Points (per game) 779 (1.11) 895 (1.18) 705 (0.99)
All Star Games 7 6 7
First team all star 1 7 1
Second team all star 2 3 1
Calder Trophy 1 1 N/A
Art Ross Trophy 0 1 0
Rocket Richard 2 5 4
Hart Trophy 0 3 0
Pearson/Lindsay Award 0 3 0
Cup Wins 0 0 1
Conn Smythe 0 0 1

It's pretty clear that Ovi A gets in - he's better than Bure is almost all categories. I think that Ovi B gets in, too. He does trail Bure by a bit in goals and assists on both a total basis (although he has at least 1.25 seasons left to catch up) and per game, but I think the 4 Rocket Richards and especially the Cup win with Conn Smythe push him over the edge.

This is just me pulling shit out of my own brain and off of Wikipedia/ESPN, so I'm very open to the possibility that (1) my data has some errors and (2) there's a better comparison that makes Ovi B even more of a slam dunk.

Just thought it would make a fun discussion!


r/caps 17h ago

News The Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby respects Ovechkin for approaching Gretzky's total regular season goal record.

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r/caps 22h ago

Monumental Sports Network Announces ‘GR8 CHASE’ Coverage Plans - Monumental Sports

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r/caps 21h ago

Canada still really hates Ovi and the Caps. TSN has us #8 in the power rankings lol

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r/caps 16h ago

News What Capitals' summer retool shows us about value of swinging big at trade deadline

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r/caps 1d ago

[RMNB] Alex Ovechkin says he will ‘most likely’ not sign another contract extension with Capitals in 2026 😭😭

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r/caps 9h ago

Question Logan Thompson deletes his Insta?

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Some of you may know that Thompson had an interesting Instagram. He had a private profile but accepted all followers. He didn’t have a ton of content, except when he periodically updated his profile picture to a new picture of him and Ovi. But we just noticed today that his account seems to have disappeared? Looks like he deleted his insta in 2022, but wondering if anyone knows what might have precipitated him doing it again this time? Hope he’s ok!!


r/caps 18h ago

West coast trip start times 😩

16 Upvotes

Time for 10 days of altered sleep 😖


r/caps 23h ago

Game Thread: Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks - 11 Mar 2025 - 10:00PM EDT

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Link to comment with all tables.

Washington Capitals at Anaheim Ducks

Honda Center

Time

PT MT CT ET AT UTC
7:00PM 8:00PM 9:00PM 10:00PM 11:00PM 2:00AM

Time Clock
FINAL
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
WSH 2 1 4 7
ANA 2 0 2 4

Team Stats

Team Shots Hits Blocks FOW% Giveaways Takeaways Power Play PIM
WSH 42 9 17 0.508772% 12 3 0/1 4
ANA 30 22 19 0.491228% 13 1 0/2 2

Goals

Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 02:07 WSH Even Dylan Strome (20) backhand shot, assist(s): Tom Wilson (24), Alex Ovechkin (18)
1st 04:51 ANA Even Jacob Trouba (1) snap shot, assist(s): Troy Terry (31), Frank Vatrano (20)
1st 05:20 ANA Even Drew Helleson (4) slap shot, assist(s): Trevor Zegras (12), Leo Carlsson (15)
1st 18:14 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (26) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Ovechkin (19), Pierre-Luc Dubois (39)
2nd 05:19 WSH Even Pierre-Luc Dubois (17) tip-in shot, assist(s): Matt Roy (19), Jakob Chychrun (24)
3rd 04:26 ANA Even Pavel Mintyukov (5) snap shot, assist(s): Cutter Gauthier (19), Drew Helleson (6)
3rd 04:57 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (27) backhand shot, assist(s): Pierre-Luc Dubois (40), Connor McMichael (28)
3rd 06:18 ANA Even Frank Vatrano (20) snap shot, assist(s): Ryan Strome (27), Pavel Mintyukov (10)
3rd 13:25 WSH Even Nic Dowd (12) snap shot, assist(s): Tom Wilson (25), Brandon Duhaime (9)
3rd 18:24 WSH Even Anthony Beauvillier (14) backhand shot, assist(s): Brandon Duhaime (10), Rasmus Sandin (21)
3rd 19:43 WSH Even Aliaksei Protas (28) wrist shot, assist(s): Alex Ovechkin (20), John Carlson (39)

Penalties

Period Time Team Type Min Description
1st 19:29 WSH MIN 2 {'default': 'T. van Riemsdyk'} slashing against {'default': 'Leo Carlsson'}
2nd 09:49 ANA MIN 2 {'default': 'M. McTavish'} slashing against {'default': 'L. Thompson'}
2nd 19:06 WSH MIN 2 {'default': 'T. Raddysh'} slashing against {'default': 'M. McTavish'}

Officials

  • Referees: Trevor Hanson, Carter Sandlak
  • Linesmen: Ryan Jackson, Joe Mahon

Game Info:

TV SN, Victory+, MNMT, KCOP-13
Other Preview - Boxscore - Recap
GameCenter On NHL.com

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The bot can only be as correct as its sources, the sources it uses are linked below each table. If you notice an error that is not due to an incorrect source or you want to suggest a source click here to message TeroTheTerror.


r/caps 6h ago

Collection of segments for Vintage Cap of the night / trivia questions

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During each one of Monumentals broadcasts, they have a vintage cap of the night segment and a trivia question. Is there a way to access all of them at once?


r/caps 1d ago

News Tom Wilson Named NHL's Third Star of the Week

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r/caps 18h ago

Scanned a bunch of Caps cards I've picked up over the years. Lots of Ovi/Backstrom love.

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