GDT #27: Dec. 6th - Caps vs. Leafs - Ovy's in town

[Alex Tran]

Washington vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Time: 7:00PM EST

Arenas: The ACC

TV Broadcast:HNIC

ALL-TIME RECORD:
Games 110 Wins: 49Losses: 51 Ties: 10 OTLosses: 0 SOLosses: 0

LAST GAME
Sat Mar 1 08 at Washington
Toronto 3-Washington 2

NEXT MEETING:
2008-09 season:
Sun Dec 28 2008 Tor at Was

Washington (14-9-3) at Toronto (9-11-6)

Expected Lineups

Toronto
First Line
#12 Stempniak-#14 Stajan-#80 Antropov
Second Line
# 9 Hagman -#84 Grabovski-#41 Kulemin
Third Line
#23 Ponikarovsky-#19 Moore-#55 Blake
Fourth Line
#44 Hollweg -#39 Mitchell -#56 Deveaux

Leafs Defense
#15 Kaberle -#77 Kubina
#2 Schenn -#4 Finger
#36 Stralman-#7 White

LeafsGoalies
#35 Toskala #31CUJO

Washington

First Line
8-Ovechkin, 91-Fedorov (or TBA), 25-V. Kozlov
Second Line
14-Fleischmann, 19-Backstrom, 16-Fehr
Third Line
21-Laich, 92-Nylander, 10-Bradley
Fourth Line
87-Brashear, 39-Steckel, 15-Gordon

Washington Defense
27-Alzner--23-Jurcina
89-Sloan--43-Helmer
42-Lepisto--26-Morrisonn

Goaltenders
1-Johnson, 60-Theodore

Good luck containing Ovechkin:

[Alex Tran]

Be sure to check out Maple Leafs Game Master as well, for some fun and prizes!

leafs.nanogaming.com/frontend/Lobby.aspx

[Alex Tran]

The wolves are circling...

" That won't come easily or immediately given initial overtures to a new general manager in need always include an attempt at fleecing. Burke is too smart to play that game and given his belief a player shouldn't be moved near the holidays, likely won't pull off anything until the new year. Not that there hasn't been talk.

"I've had some marvelous trade offers already," Burke said. ". . . It has been really easy to say no."

lfpress.ca/newsstand/Sports/Hockey/2008/12/06/7653916-sun.html

[Lee Denault]

Kaberle pretty much knows the end of his days are here in Toronto, according the the interview before the game with Elliot Freedman

[Alex Tran]

They're actually doing a pretty decent job so far this game, though Washington's had some nice chances.

[Alex Tran]

Interesting to note that Kaberle's still not out of the doghouse yet. Ian White got more ice-time in the 1st period.

[Alex Tran]

Congrats to Alzner. First NHL goal.

Bright future for that guy.

[Alex Tran]

Uh oh. Luke Schenn hurt?

[drgarth]

Dec 6, 2008 20:17:05 GMT -5 Alex Tran said:

Uh oh. Luke Schenn hurt?

Nooooooooooo

[Alex Tran]

Luke Schenn is done for the night with a lower body injury.

[Alex Tran]

Man, Ovechkin is something. Great effort on that partial break.

[drgarth]

Dec 6, 2008 20:39:58 GMT -5 Alex Tran said:

Luke Schenn is done for the night with a lower body injury.

Wasn't watching when it went down, any idea what it looked like?

[Chance]

Knee on knee apparently. I really hope it's not serious

[Alex Tran]

Antropov!!! Powerplay goal!

[Alex Tran]

Short-lived. Caps retake the lead.