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Marcus Boutilier
Washington Capitals
Location: Kingston, ON
Joined: 10.02.2018

Apr 15 @ 4:16 PM ET
Marcus Boutilier: Caps Up 2-0 Head into Hurricane Country - Game 3 Washington Capitals have reversed last years start to the playoffs and Backstrom is hot.
Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Apr 15 @ 4:41 PM ET
Caps need to play better. For the most part, Canes have carried the play 5v5. A decent amount of that is score effect, as the Caps have lead early in both games, but the underlying numbers are heavily skewed towards the Canes, except for the Dowd line. Caps need to come out strong like they did at the start of the 2nd period last game and get the first goal. Canes will be flying.
Barbecued Hockey
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC
Joined: 05.11.2009

Apr 15 @ 6:22 PM ET
It's a beautiful day for tailgating in North Carolina. Tailgating started early and crowd is appropriately or inappropriately lubricated for the game depending how you want to look at it. This is going to be loud and fun. Go Canes!
thomasp520
Washington Capitals
Joined: 05.28.2010

Apr 15 @ 6:40 PM ET
Caps need to play better. For the most part, Canes have carried the play 5v5. A decent amount of that is score effect, as the Caps have lead early in both games, but the underlying numbers are heavily skewed towards the Canes, except for the Dowd line. Caps need to come out strong like they did at the start of the 2nd period last game and get the first goal. Canes will be flying.
- Blackstrom2


This is effectively the same game they played early in the last year's playoffs. Hopefully they will turn it up a notch soon.
Barbecued Hockey
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC
Joined: 05.11.2009

Apr 15 @ 8:19 PM ET
Canes down to 10 forwards for rest of game. Both Ferland and Svechnikov out for the rest of game. Dumb for Svechnikov to take on Ovechkin.
Clyde334
Calgary Flames
Location: OG loves Nenshi!! Nenshi sucks!!, AB
Joined: 06.19.2016

Apr 15 @ 9:29 PM ET
What a d!ck move by OV! Pathetic!
Nucker101
Vancouver Canucks
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 09.26.2010

Apr 15 @ 9:30 PM ET
What a d!ck move by OV! Pathetic!
- Clyde334


That’s how they do it in Russia
Clyde334
Calgary Flames
Location: OG loves Nenshi!! Nenshi sucks!!, AB
Joined: 06.19.2016

Apr 15 @ 9:39 PM ET
That’s how they do it in Russia
- Nucker101

Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Apr 15 @ 10:13 PM ET
Should've listened to me, Rierden.
Clyde334
Calgary Flames
Location: OG loves Nenshi!! Nenshi sucks!!, AB
Joined: 06.19.2016

Apr 15 @ 10:17 PM ET
Should've listened to me, Rierden.
- Blackstrom2

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DutchSenators
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Joined: 06.07.2015

Apr 16 @ 4:23 AM ET
Slavin absolute madman, best player in the series so far.
13sundin13
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Vancouver, BC
Joined: 06.29.2006

Apr 16 @ 4:53 AM ET
Canes down to 10 forwards for rest of game. Both Ferland and Svechnikov out for the rest of game. Dumb for Svechnikov to take on Ovechkin.
- Barbecued Hockey

Crazy that the Canes kept the Caps to 1 shot for about 2 full periods...
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Apr 16 @ 8:26 AM ET
Crazy that the Canes kept the Caps to 1 shot for about 2 full periods...
- 13sundin13


Absolutely dominant after Svech went down. Unreal.

Also he was seen walking around postgame according to J.Staal and seems to be alright, so we'll see what happens there.
mattstake
Joined: 07.01.2012

Apr 16 @ 9:38 AM ET
OV is a deuschbag. You beat up a 'kid'? seriously?? Pick on someone your own size. Hell, I'm 6'2" 235lbs, come at me like that. what a dckbag.
jimbro83
New York Rangers
Location: Lets Go Rangers!, NY
Joined: 12.25.2009

Apr 16 @ 9:49 AM ET
OV is a deuschbag. You beat up a 'kid'? seriously?? Pick on someone your own size. Hell, I'm 6'2" 235lbs, come at me like that. what a dckbag.
- mattstake


he literally asked Ovechkin to fight, I've watched the replay like 30 times, what do you expect Ovi to do, let the kid win the fight purposely?
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Apr 16 @ 10:05 AM ET
he literally asked Ovechkin to fight, I've watched the replay like 30 times, what do you expect Ovi to do, let the kid win the fight purposely?
- jimbro83


Yeah I don't really know what else he can do.

Like, this kid has been in your face every other shift for 2.5 games and seems to be the only guy on the other team that can do any damage against you. Regular season maybe they shrug it off but this is the playoffs. If the kid keeps asking you to go, you go.
Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Apr 16 @ 10:06 AM ET
OV is a deuschbag. You beat up a 'kid'? seriously?? Pick on someone your own size. Hell, I'm 6'2" 235lbs, come at me like that. what a dckbag.
- mattstake


Svechnikov is 6' 3'' and a little under 200. He also asked Ovi to fight. You're an idiot, and would get waxed by Ovi or any professional hockey player, including Sean Avery. pipe down.
Maverick1818
Ottawa Senators
Location: PEI
Joined: 02.06.2015

Apr 16 @ 12:22 PM ET
That is why I laugh when people say Crosby and Ovi should fight. Ovi would knock his head clean off.
BINGO!
Carolina Hurricanes
Location: I'll always remember the last words my grandfather ever told me. He said, "A Truck!", SK
Joined: 09.21.2009

Apr 16 @ 12:26 PM ET
Svechnikov is 6' 3'' and a little under 200. He also asked Ovi to fight. You're an idiot, and would get waxed by Ovi or any professional hockey player, including Sean Avery. pipe down.
- Blackstrom2


So Brind'amour says that Svechnikov does not have the green light to fight, and that he did not ask Ovi to go, but it's all spin on all sides at this point so god only knows.
MnGump
Minnesota Wild
Location: Columbus, MN
Joined: 06.21.2012

Apr 16 @ 6:36 PM ET
OV is a deuschbag. You beat up a 'kid'? seriously?? Pick on someone your own size. Hell, I'm 6'2" 235lbs, come at me like that. what a dckbag.
- mattstake

What?!!! Kid had NO business picking a fight with him dumbass. Internet tough guy!!! "come at me like that"...
tincup
Calgary Flames
Location: AB
Joined: 07.21.2006

Apr 16 @ 7:58 PM ET
So Brind'amour says that Svechnikov does not have the green light to fight, and that he did not ask Ovi to go, but it's all spin on all sides at this point so god only knows.
- BINGO!


And Ov's gloves came off first. Brind'amour disputed that Svechnikov asked OV. He said, that's not what I heard or something like that.
Blackstrom2
Washington Capitals
Location: richmond, VA
Joined: 10.11.2010

Apr 16 @ 10:46 PM ET
So Brind'amour says that Svechnikov does not have the green light to fight, and that he did not ask Ovi to go, but it's all spin on all sides at this point so god only knows.
- BINGO!


Whether he actually asked doesn't really matter. It was a fair fight.

But it does highlight how (frank)ing stupid fighting is. Literally knocked out one of their better players on a non-hockey altercation. It's a side show, and Svechnikov should be playing