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The Washington Capitals closed-out the 2018 Prospect Showcase schedule Tuesday afternoon with a rematch against the Nashville Predators at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida. The Capitals offense continued to roll, posting a 8-5 win over the Predators prospects. The Capitals scored 17 goals in their three games for the tournament.
The Capitals fell to the Predators 5-4 in the opening game of the Showcase on Saturday (recap here). After a day off on Sunday, the Capitals rebounded from their opening loss with a decisive 5-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday (recap here). [You can easily access all of our prospect reports and analysis at anytime by clicking on the “Prospects” tab in the main menu at the top of the page.]
The Capitals’ lines for the tournament finale:
#Caps lines for Prospect Showcase finale:
Jonsson-Fjallby-Sutter-Pilon
Kammerer-Pinho-Clark
Malenstyn-Simpson-Ikonen
Marthinsen-Florchuk-MitchellAlexeyev-Hobbs
Siegenthaler-Johansen
Geisser-Kannok-LeipertLogan Thompson in goal.
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) September 11, 2018
Shane Gersich and Ilya Samsanov we’re scratched for the final game.
(NOTE: Props to the Capitals Mike Vogel for his excellent reporting, as usual, as today’s game was completely blacked-out.)
FIRST PERIOD
Garrett Pilon opened the games scoring, with assists from Riley Sutter and Alex Kannok-Leipert, at 7:46 of the opening frame.
The Predators tied the game at 13:15, but the Capitals answered right back. Riley Sutter potted the go-ahead goal with a shot from the slot at 14:55 of the opening frame.
The Capitals lead 2-1 after 20 minutes and led in shots on goal 11-10 after one period.
SECOND PERIOD
Connor Hobbs stretched the Capitals lead to 3-1 at 4:03 of 2nd with assists from Garrett Pilon and Alexander Alexeyev.
Max Kammerer would make it 4-1 (unassisted) at 5:17 of the middle frame, but the Predators responded with a short-handed goal from Eeli Tolvanen midway through the second period.
The Capitals led 4-2, after two periods.
THIRD PERIOD
Riley Sutter scored his third of the tourney and his second of the game, picking up a rebound of a Pilon shot and backhanding it home at the 22-second mark of the final frame, making it 5-2.
Beck Malenstyn increased the Caps lead with a nice snipe from the bottom of the right circle at 12:33 to make it 6-2. That marks his second of the Showcase.
Richard scores for Preds with 4:01 left, but the #Caps get it back just 22 seconds later on an Eric Florchuk goal. With that goal, all six of the Caps’ 2018 draftees have collected at least a point in the tourney.
The Predators responded with two quick goals, at 3:07 and Tolvanen scored his second of the game off Thompson’s glove with 2:58 left. It’s 7-5. According to Mike Vogel, that’s four goals in 63 seconds.
The Caps Kody Clark would join in on the fun with a tally at 17:58, making it 8-5, and that would be the final.
.@thehersheybears Head Coach Spencer Carbery’s final thoughts on the Future Caps after the #ProspectShowcase finale pic.twitter.com/8UxcsI2ujQ
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) September 11, 2018
SHAVINGS
- The Capitals scored 17 goals and gave up 10 goals (+7) for the tournament.
- All six of the Caps’ 2018 draftees have collected at least One point in the showcase.
- 10 different Capitals forwards scored a goal in the three game showcase.
- Capitals prospects now head home, and for many, prepare for the stat of training camp, which begins a Thursday at Medstar Capitals Iceplex.
Five points (3g, 2a) for 2018 draftee @sutts_14 and the third #ProspectShowcase for veteran prospect @chobbs15 – both share their thoughts about the tourney and the future #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/ue84qk9Ldx
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) September 11, 2018
IMAGES FROM ESTERO
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If Johansen was playing the right side in the game today, does that mean he has a future as left-shot playing on the right? Or was him playing there due to all the LHD that we have in our system.
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Hi – Looking for a practice schedule!!
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