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ts a great opportunity for him, du Plessis said. He will be the first guy to say that his one-day record is no
ts a great opportunity for him, du Plessis said. He will be the first guy to say that his one-day record is no
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WASHINGTON -- Capitals coach Barry Trotz told Daniel Winnik after last season that he wanted more offense from the fourth-line grinder.He listened.Winnik scored twice, on a deflection and a dazzling one-man effort, as Washington beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Saturday night in its home opener. Fourth-liners Winnik, Jay Beagle and Tom Wilson contributed the kind of scoring depth the Capitals hoped to get this season and shut down captain John Tavares and the Islanders top line in the process.Every game you need different guys to step up, and that line was the reason we won tonight, said goaltender Braden Holtby, who made 21 saves. They created the majority of our good chances.Winniks fifth career multi-goal game was his second in 22 regular-season games in a Capitals uniform. He led the way as the Capitals bounced back from a season-opening shootout loss at Pittsburgh to pick up their first victory.It took until almost halfway through last season for Washington to lose two consecutive games in any fashion as it won the Presidents Trophy.With that and other brand-new banners hanging from the rafters, the Capitals honored longtime winger Jason Chimera, who left to sign with the Islanders in the offseason, and got production from one of the players theyre counting on to help replace him. Chimera received a hearty standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period that commemorated his seven seasons in Washington and a few memorable playoff goals.Winnik had no goals in 12 playoff games last spring after coming over from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline. The Capitals made a point of upgrading their forward depth over the summer, most notably by acquiring center Lars Eller from Montreal, but Winnik putting points on the board can only help.I think hes capable of it, Trotz said. I just said: `I expect some offense out of you. Dont forget that part of the game, you have pretty good instincts. That was a pretty good start for him.After deflecting John Carlsons point shot past backup goalie Thomas Greiss to open the scoring 11:58 into the first period, Winnik got on the highlight reel with his second goal of the night. Winnik poked the puck up ice to himself and around Travis Hamonic as the defenseman fell down before deking and beating Greiss 7:46 into the second.Winnik scored twice only three times in his previous 625 NHL games for the Coyotes, Sharks, Ducks, Avalanche, Penguins and Maple Leafs.Its not the first team Ive been on where they want me to shoot more pucks, Winnik said. Its something Ive got to me cognizant of and not look pass-first.Winnik, Beagle and Wilson played sparingly against the Penguins because of matchups and were determined to make a difference.Those games are going to happen, like the first game, Beagle said. Youve just got to be ready when the line is called and get out there and try and make an impact on the game.Ryan Strome scored a power-play goal in the first period for the Islanders, who have no points through two games after losing to the Rangers on Thursday. This was a better performance but lacked the finish.I feel like we probably played a little bit better game today, Tavares said. We had our chances, just werent able to bury them.Like the loss to the Rangers, this game featured rookie mistakes as Mathew Barzal took two penalties in the first 5:06 in his NHL debut.Hell never forget that first shift, will he? coach Jack Capuano said. 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Or so it would seem for South Africa.The season proper kicks off on Sunday with a fixture against Ireland, a team South Africa have played only four times in the past and beaten on every occasion. What could possibly go wrong? Faf du Plessis, the stand-in captain, knows what.When you play a small nation, youve got everything to lose and theyve got everything to gain, he said. They can play the perfect match and if you make a couple of mistakes, they beat you and thats never something you want to do as a big nation.Without regular captain AB de Villiers, who is injured, regular opener Hashim Amla, who is awaiting the birth of his third child, and regulars in the bowling attack like Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Kyle Abbott, South Africa could be vulnerable. This means they may take the field with three debutants. They will definitely have one in Temba Bavuma, who has been asked to open the batting as South Africa look to develop him in that role for the future.Not only is it a position that is fairly unknown to him, but it is also a format he has not exactly set the stage alight in. Across 69 List A matches, Bavuma has an average of 26.73, so there will be pressure on him to perform. Its a great opportunity for him, du Plessis said. He will be the first guy to say that his one-day record is not what he wants it to be, so he has got an opportunity to improve it.The other rookies, Dwaine Pretorius and Andile Phehlukwayo, make up two of three allrounders in the squad alongside Wayne Parnell. Had Chris Morris been fit, South Africa would have had a quartet of two-in-one players to choose from - a lluxury after several years of searching for someone to fill that spot.ddddddddddddHaving tried several players, including Ryan McLaren and Albie Morkel, South Africa have been unable to find a top-order allrounder in the Jacques Kallis mould. They now seem to be settling with the idea of a seam bowler who can bat in the lower-middle order. Now, it up to Pretorius, Phelukwayo and Parnell to prove their worth. Weve always said that we really need allrounders to come through to make the balance of our team easier, du Plessis said. They will all get game-time over these ODIs.The main worry for South Africa is not who will get time in the middle, but who will not. Morkel and Morris will not feature at all as they recover from back and knee niggles respectively, but the focus is on de Villiers, who will undergo a fitness test on Tuesday to determine whether he needs surgery on his elbow. If he does, he will miss the Test tour of Australia, which will leave it to du Plessis to lead, and it seems he is more than willing to take over in any format.Du Plessis, who took over for the two-Test series against New Zealand last month, believes he is improving in the job.Captaining in a Test match was unbelievable, he said. That is the pinnacle To get through that series with a much-needed win, which we needed as a team, also gave me as a captain confidence. As a captain you need to learn always, you are never the finished article. I enjoy making sure the team is going in the right direction and leading by example. 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