Wednesday night has arrived and it’s Game Seven of the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins series. I don’t know what to say anymore. You all already know…this is it.
The series is tied 3-3.
Puck drop is a little after 7:30 PM on NBCSN. Godspeed, everyone.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 55-19-8 | 53.2% | 102.7 | 23.1% (4th) | 83.8% (7th) |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 50-21-11 | 50.7% | 101.6 | 23.1% (3rd) | 79.8% (20th) |
Projected Lines
The good boys:
Burakovsky – Backstrom – Oshie
Johansson – Kuznetsov – Williams
Ovechkin – Eller – Wilson
Winnik – Beagle
Orlov – Niskanen
Orpik – Carlson
Schmidt – Shattenkirk
Alzner
Holtby
Matt Murray was seen skating around this morning. He will be the backup goalie.
The baddest boys:
Sheary – Crosby – Hornqvist
Guentzel – Malkin– Rust
Hagelin – Bonino– Kessel
Kunitz – Cullen– Kuhnhackl/Wilson
Dumoulin – Hainsey
Maatta – Ruhwedel (?)
Cole – Schultz
Fleury
Braden Holtby’s Neighbors
Looks like Braden Holtby got a little note before his big game from a very talented neighbor.
Braden Holtby’s neighborhood pals have the spirit (via Instagram) pic.twitter.com/kUbsqFbrlt
— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) May 10, 2017
Storylines
- The most Canadian thing of all time took place on Tuesday night after the Ottawa Senators won the series. I’m not joking, it is VERY Canadian.
- TIMOTHY JIMOTHY OSHIE. A name that took over the gosh darn internet.
- But, speaking of the above point, the winner of the Penguins-Capitals series will take on the Ottawa Karlso- I mean, Senators.
- During Game Six, Ted Leonsis was yelling at Penguins fans from his suite. I have never felt more a kinship to Ted than I did watching this.
- The Federick rec hockey league cancelled EVERYTHING for Game Seven.
- One of my all time favorite things on twitter is to see when people say “NO” when ESPN asks to use a picture or a tweet. It finally happened in the hockey world and an NHL reporter was not having anything to do with them.
- Justin Williams is slowly turning into everyone’s phone lock screen. You should do it. It’s his first Game Seven as a Washington Capital. Also here are some Justin Williams nuggets you might be interested in:
The Caps Justin Williams is known as Mr. Game 7, here’s why:
He’s played in 7 game 7s, winning 7 games with 7 goals and 7 assists.
— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) May 10, 2017
Justin Williams – “I can tell you one thing, I’m going to give it all I have tonight and make sure I don’t let my teammates down.”
— Tommy Chalk (@Tommy_Chalk) May 10, 2017
- TJ Oshie is yelling all over the place during John Carlson‘s interview. So rude, Teej.
- Need a refresher of the number from Game Six? Have no fear, Nathan is here!
- Get to know Tom Sestito. But not too well, since he’s kinda the worst.
- The Caps hired an analytics guy! He knows graphs and numbers and lots of things!
- Let’s not and say we did:
Forty Game 7s have required overtime (40-of-166, 24.1%). Home and road teams each have 20 wins.
— Chuck Gormley (@ChuckGormleyNHL) May 10, 2017
This is our last dance
There is also a Happy Feet 2 version and it bumps, but it’s about penguins triumphing and I cannot put that in here. Google it later.
Headline photo: Bruce Bennett
