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  • Game Recap – 10/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators

    Game Recap – 10/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators

    Washington Capitals (2-0-2 6pts) v. Nashville Predators (2-1-0 4pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Heading into Nashville to start a quick two game road trip, the Washington Capitals look to get back into the win column after two consecutive overtime defeats at home. However it would be the Predators on the quick pounce as they would get four shots in the first three minutes of the game. After a little over 8 minutes played the Predators would be outshooting the Capitals 7-3, and Braden Holtby had to come up huge to deny Matt Duchene, but after the TV break Lars Eller would knock in the loose puck in the crease after a mad scramble around the Predators net. However, the Predators would respond when Jakub Vrana would do a very poor break out pass attempt and Filip Forsberg would get a breakaway opportunity and rip the puck past Holtby to tie the game. After both goals were scored the Capitals would get a powerplay opportunity, but could not capitalize and then gave the Predators two powerplay opportunities which they would kill going into the first intermission tied at one a piece.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would get an early powerplay opportunity on a Colton Sissons high sticking penalty, and it would take the Capitals about 30 seconds of powerplay time for Alex Ovechkin to crank a one timer past Pekka Rinne to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. However, the lead would not last long as the Predators would take advantage of a stretch pass that scattered the Capitals defense to give Ryan Johansen his first goal of the season to tie the game at two. After giving up the tying goal Garnet Hathaway would be called for interference, but Tom Wilson would wrist a beautiful shot past Rinne for the shorthanded goal to give the Capitals the 3-2 lead. A little later into the period the Capitals first line of Wilson, Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom would do a very good job of cycling the puck to result in a Roman Josi penalty, and on the powerplay Ovechkin would bomb his second powerplay goal of the game to make it 4-2 Capitals.

     

    Then in the third period the Capitals would lay back and take a bad penalty that would allow the PRedators to get back in the game starting with Ryan Johensan scoring his second of the game while on the powerplay, then a minute ten seconds later Matt Duchene would score his first goal as a Nashville Predator to tie the game at four a piece. However, Dmitry Orlov would lead a rally as he would have a huge shift that would have him finding TJ Oshie who would bury the puck to make it 5-4 Capitals. But it wouldn’t last long as the Predators would get goals from Nick Bonino and Mattias Ekholm in a 28 second span to give the Predators a 6-5 lead over the Capitals. The Capitals would pull Braden Holtby for the extra attacker, and draw one last powerplay, but the Capitals could not comeback after blowing their third consecutive third period lead as they fall to the Predators 6-5.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic — Chandler Stephenson — Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Radko Gudas — Tyler Lewington

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Nic Dowd

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    Nashville Predators:

    Calle Jarnkrok — Ryan Johansen — Viktor Arvidsson

    Filip Forsberg — Matt Duchene — Mikael Granlund

    Colton Sissons — Nick Bonino — Austin Watson

    Daniel Carr — Kyle Turris — Craig Smith

    Roman Josi — Ryan Ellis

    Mattias Ekholm — Dante Fabbro

    Matt Irwin — Yannick Weber

    Pekka Rinne

    Juuse Saros

    Scratched: Rocco Grimaldi, Dan Hamhuis

    Injured: None

     

    First Period:

    WAS Goal – 9:17 – Lars Eller (1) from Garnet Hathaway (1) and John Carlson (5)

    NAS Goal – 10:39 – Filip Forsberg (4) from Matt Duchene (7) and Mikael Granlund (1)

    NAS Penalty – 11:09 – Craig Smith 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Penalty – 14:15 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Penalty – 17:53 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    NAS Penalty – 4:14 – Colton Sissons 2 minutes for High Sticking

    WAS PPG – 4:46 – Alex Ovechkin (2) from John Carlson (6) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)

    NAS Goal – 7:37 – Ryan Johansen (1) from Viktor Arvidsson (1) and Calle Jarnkrok (2)

    WAS Penalty – 11:03 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS SHG – 12:28 – Tom Wilson (1) from Chandler Stephenson (1)

    NAS Penalty – 17:11 – Roman Josi 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS PPG – 17:36 – Alex Ovechkin (3) from John Carlson (7) and Nicklas Backstrom (3)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – 4:15 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Hooking

    NAS PPG – 5:03 – Ryan Johansen (2) from Viktor Arvidsson (2) and Roman Josi (2)

    NAS Goal – 6:13 – Matt Duchene (1) from Filip Forsberg (2) and Mikael Granlund (2)

    WAS Goal – 10:09 – TJ Oshie (3) from Dmitri Orlov (1)

    NAS Goal – 14:52 – Nick Bonino (1) from Colton Sissons (2) and Austin Watson (1)

    NAS Goal – 15:20 – Mattias Ekholm (2) from Calle Jarnkrok (3)

    NAS Penalty – 19:43 – Ryan Ellis 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (2-1-2 4pts) @ Dallas (1-3-0 2pts)

    Nashville (3-1-0 6pts) @ Los Angeles (1-2-0 2pts)

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 9th, 2019

     

    News:

    • Per Mike Sullivan, both forwards Alex Galchenyuk and Patric Hornqvist are listed as Day to Day due to undisclosed injuries. It is being reports that Galchenyuk has re-aggravated a previous ailment.

     

     

    Game Recaps:

    Montreal Canadiens v. Buffalo Sabres – 7p EST Start Time

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    Heading into Buffalo the Montreal Canadiens look to pick up their second victory of the young 2019-20 season, however, it would be the Sabres striking first as Victor Olofsson would score his fourth of the season on the powerplay. But it wouldn’t last as Joel Armia would score a shorthanded goal to tie the game, and then with 21 seconds left in the first period Armia would strike again on the powerplay to give the Canadiens a 2-1 lead to end the first period. Then in the second period Jack Eichel would score a powerplay goal to tie the game, and then again at even strength to give the Sabres the 3-2  lead. In the third period Jeff Skinner would score to give the Sabres a 4-2 lead, but the Canadiens would comeback as Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Ben Chiarot would both score to tie the game and send it to overtime. In overtime it would be Marcus Johansson to save the day as he would score 90 seconds into overtime to give the Sabres the 5-4 overtime victory.

     

    New Jersey Devils v. Philadelphia Flyers – 730p EST Start Time

    NJ RoadPHI Home

    The Philadelphia Flyers blank the New Jersey Devils 4-0 as they play their first game, officially, as the home team in their Home Opener. Scott’s TXHT Recap

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Vancouver Canucks – 10p EST Start Time

    LA RoadVAN Home

    In Vancouver the Canucks look to win their first game of the season as they host the Los Angeles Kings for their home opener, which saw Bo Horvat named the new captain of the Canucks during their pregame cermony. In the first period while on the powerplay rookie defender Quinn Hughes would score his first career NHL goal, then 42 seconds later Brandon Sutter would score to give the Canucks the 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission. Then in the second period Elias Pettersson would score his first of the season to give the Canucks a 3-0 lead, but then Tyler Toffoli would score for the Kings to bring the deficit back down to two. However, the Canucks would get their three goal lead back when JT Miller scored  his first of the season. Then in the third period the Kings would get a goal from Sean Walker, but the Canucks would continue to grow their lead with a Christopher Tanev marker, and an Alexander Edler goal to give them a 6-2 lead. Then it would be Josh Leivo to give the Canucks their seventh goal of the game, and Brandon Sutter would score his second goal of the game to give the Canucks an 8-2 victory over the Kings,

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – October 9th, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – October 9th, 2019

    Today in the NWHL there were a pair of announcements including a free agent signing.

     

    Today the Boston Pride announced that they have signed All Star forward Emily Fluke for the 2019-20 season.

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    For more on Fluke’s signing with the Pride please read Shaggy’s report on the signing.

     

    The Minnesota Whitecaps have announced that they will be doing their Banner Raising on Saturday, October 12th before they take on the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

    The Whitecaps banner raising and game will precede the Minnesota Wild’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins later that night. The Wild are supporters of the Whitecaps and provide far ranging support including having the Whitecaps play all of their games and hold all of their practices at TRIA Rink, and with their extensive resources the Wild support the Whitecaps with marketing, promotions, communications, social and digital media, community relations, and so much more.

     

    All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

     

    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Winnipeg Jets have granted defenseman Dmitry Kulikov a personal leave from the team. The Jets have also designated Kulikov to the Non-Player Roster, and will not count against the team’s active 23 man roster. However, Kulikov’s cap hit will continue to count against the Jets salary cap.
      • As a result of Kulikov’s personal leave and Josh Morrissey’s injury the Jets have also called up defenders Sami Niku and Nelson Nogier from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
      • The Jets also placed forward Bryan Little on the injured list.

     

    • The San Jose Sharks have signed veteran forward Patrick Marleau to a one year $700k deal.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Florida Panthers – 7p EST Start Time

    CAR RoadFLA Home

    In Florida, the Carolina Hurricanes look to continue their winning ways as they take on their host Panthers, and the Hurricanes would keep their surge going as they would score four goals in the first period as Jordan Staal, Teuvo Teravainen, Dougie Hamilton, and Ryan Dzingel would all get the puck past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Going into the second period the Panthers would put Sam Montembeault between the pipes to start, but Dzingel would still score his second of the game to give the Hurricanes the 5-0 lead. However, the Panthers would finally get on the board as MacKenzie Weegar would get one past James Reimer to make it 5-1. Then in the third period the Panther would get powerplay goals from Keith Yandle  and Evgenii Dadonov, but Sebastian Aho would score late to give the Hurricanes the 6-3 victory.

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. New York Islanders – 7p EST Start Time

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    The Edmonton Oilers head to the Island to face the New York Islanders as they look for their third consecutive victory, and in the first period the Islanders would take the lead on an Anthony Beauvillier shorthanded goal, but the Oilers would respond as they would get back to back goals from James Neal at even strength and on the powerplay to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. In the second period James Neal would complete the natural hat trick when he would score his second powerplay goal of the game. Then Zack Kassian would score his third of the season to give the Oilers a 4-1  lead. Then in the third period James Neal would score his fourth of the game to lead the Oilers to an eventual 5-2 viictory. Matt Martin would score the Islanders second goal of the game in the third.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    WIN RoadPIT Home

    The Winnipeg Jets look to get themselves in the win column as they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it would be the Penguins who would strike first when Sidney Crosby would strike 32 seconds into the game. However, the Jets would respond with goals from Ville Heinola and Nikolaj Ehlers to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. In the second period the Jets would soar as they would score two more goals as Tucker Poolman and Neal Pionk would get on the board to grow the Jets lead to 4-1. The Jets would hold the Penguins scoreless in the third period to win 4-1.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadWAS Home

    The Washington Capitals blow a third period lead as the Dallas Stars pick up their first victory of the season with the 4-3 OT victory. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Anaheim Ducks v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p EST Start Time

    ANA RoadDET Home

    After going almost scoreless for two periods, the Detroit Red Wings would score with five seconds left in the second period to take the 1-0 lead off of a Filip Hronek goal. However, going into the third period it would be all Anaheim as the Ducks would get three unanswered goals from Rickard Rakell, Nick Ritchie, and Jakob Silfverberg to collect the 3-1 victory.

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    San Jose Sharks v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    SJ RoadNAS Home

    Looking for their first win of the season the San Jose Sharks travel to Nashville hoping to feast on the Predators. However, it would be the Predators who would takedown the Sharks instead as they got a two goal game from Roman Josi, as well as goals from Kyle Turris, Filip Forsberg, and Dante Fabbro to secure a 5-2 victory. the Sharks would get their goals from Evander Kane, who was returning from his three game suspension, and Brent Burns.

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Calgary Flames – 9p EST Start Time

    LA RoadCAL Home

    In Calgary the Flames host the Los Angeles Kings as they look to get themselves in the win column, and through two periods it would be tightly contested but with the Kings with the slight edge on the score board. While the Flames got second period goals from Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund, it would be first period goals from Tyler Toffoli and Sean Walker, and a second period goal from Ilya Kovalchuk to give the Kings the 3-2 lead going into the second intermission. Then in the third period with a 64 seconds left in regulation Matthew Tkachuk would score his second of the game to tie it a three and send the game into overtime, but it would be Drew Doughty to end it in 50 seconds to give the Los Angeles Kings the 4-3 overtime victory.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p EST Start Time

    BOS RoadVGK Home

    In Vegas the Boston Bruins would make their third stop of their four game road trip to start the season, and right away the Golden Knights would get the jump on the Bruins with two goals in the first half of the first period from Mark Stone and Reilly Smith. But then in the second half of the first period the Bruins would come back with goals from David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand to tie the game a two going into the first intermission. Then in the second period the Bruins would get another goal from Marchand 33 seconds into the period, and then a little less than two minutes later David Backes would score to make it 4-2 for the Bruins. In the third period the Golden Knights would get a powerplay goal from Max Pacioretty to cut the deficit to one, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Bruins would go on to win 4-3.

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/8/2019 – Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/8/2019 – Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals

    Dallas Stars (0-3-0 0pts) v. Washington Capitals (2-0-1 5pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into tonight’s game the Washington Capitals look to get back to their winning ways as they host an injury depleted Dallas Stars team that is still looking for their first win of the season. The Capitals would also be getting back superstar forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, who would score the first goal of the game to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead a little under five minutes into the game. Both teams would trade powerplay opportunites, but neither team would capitalize thus keeping the Capitals 1-0 lead intact going into the first intermission

     

    In the second period it would be the Stars responding early as Roope Hintz would score his fourth of the season two minutes into the period to tie the game at one a piece. However, after another failed powerplay opportunity the Capitals would regain the lead when John Carlson would get a knuckler through the seven hole on Bishop to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. The Capitals would get a late powerplay, but were unable to capitalize before time expired in the period.

     

    In the third period the Stars would dominate the Capitals during the first half of the period and would score as a result when Alexander Radulov would deflect an Esa Lindell shot past Braden Holtby to tie the game at two. Then about six minutes later Nick Caamano would push the puck past Holtby to give the Stars their first lead of the game at 3-2. With 30 seconds left in the period with Holtby pulled Nicklas Backstrom would tap in a loose puck in the crease to tie the game at three and send the game into overtime. However, 43 seconds into overtime the Stars would clinch their first victory of the 2019-20 season as Tyler Seguin would score to make it a 4-3 victory for the Stars.

     

    Lineups:

    Dallas Stars:

    Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Alexander Radulov

    Mattias Janmark – Roope Hintz- Joe Pavelski

    Andrew Cogliano – Radek Faksa – Joel L’Esperance

    Nicholas – Caamano – Rhett Gardner – Justin Dowling

    Esa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen

    Andrej Sekara – John Klingberg

    Jamie Oleksiak – Taylor Fedun

    Ben Bishop

    Anton Khudobin

    Scratched: Joel Hanley, Denis Gurianov

    Injured: Corey Perry (foot), Jason Dickinson (upper body), Blake Comeau (lower body), Roman Polak (upper body), Stephen Johns (headaches), Martin Hanzal (back)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana – Lars Eller – TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic – Chandler Stephenson – Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler – John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov – Nick Jensen

    Radko Gudas – Tyler Lewington

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Nic Dowd

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    First Period:

    WAS Goal – 4:49 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) from Jonas Siegenthaler (1)

    WAS Penalty – 7:16 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Tripping

    DAL Penalty – 14:48 – Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    DAL Goal – 1:59 – Roope Hintz (4) from Jamie Oleksiak (2)

    DAL Penalty – 10:14 – Justin Dowling 2 minutes for Roughing

    WAS Goal – 15:55 – John Carlson (1) from Alex Ovechkin (1) and Nicklas Backstrom (2)

    DAL Penalty – 18:27 – John Klingberg 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – 1:30 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Hooking

    DAL Goal – 7:53 – Alexander Radulov (1) from Esa Lindell (1) and Mattias Janmark (3)

    DAL Goal – 12:02 – Nick Caamano (1) from Andrew Cogliano (1) and Tyler Seguin (1)

    WAS Penalty – 13:21 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes for Holding

    DAL Penalty – 14:03 – John Klingberg 2 minutes for Holding

    DAL Penalty – 14:27 – Tyler Seguin 2 minutes for Holding

    WAS Penalty – 16:07 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Goal – 19:29 – Nicklas Backstrom (1) from Tom Wilson (1) and John Carlson (4)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Overtime:

    DAL Goal – :43 – Tyler Seguin (2) from Alexander Radulov (1)

     

    Final

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    Next Up:

    Washington (2-0-2 6pts) @ Nashville (1-1-0 2pts)

    Dallas (1-3-0 2pts) v. Calgary (1-1-0 2pts)

     

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  • NWHL Weekend Recap – Game Recaps & News

    NWHL Weekend Recap – Game Recaps & News

    Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, October 5th and Sunday, October 6th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

     

    Saturday, October 5th, 2019

    Game #1 – Buffalo Beauts v. Connecticut Whale

    • The Beauts would get goals from three different scorers as they would down the Whale in their home opener at Danbury Arena 3-1 in what was a tightly contested matchup.
      • Lenka Curmova would score the first goal of the season for both the Beauts and the NWHL. Curmova becomes the first Slovakian to score in the NWHL.
      • Curmova’s goal was also the first powerplay goal of the season, and her first career NWHL goal.
      • Beauts would also get goals from Brooke Stacey (first career NWHL goal), and Corinne Buie (empty netter).
      • The Whale’s lone goal would come from Grace Klienbach.
      • In net Mariah Fujimagari would make 29 saves on 30 shots for the Beauts for her first career NWHL win, while Sonjia Shelly would make 13 saves on 15 shots for the Whale in her first career NWHL game.
      • Shaggy’s TXHT Game Recap

     

    Game #2 – Boston Pride v. Metropolitan Riveters

    • In a game that had three 5 on 3 opportunities, the Pride would get a pair of goals from Jillian Dempsey to lead them past the Riveters 4-2.
      • The Pride would also get goals from Tori Sullivan (first career NWHL goal), and McKenna Brand (empty netter).
      • The Riveters would get goals from Kendall Cornine (first career NWHL goal) and Collen Murphy (powerplay goal, first career NWHL goal).
      • The Pride would have one 5 on 3 opportunity, while the Riveters had two attempts with the 5 on 3 woman advantage.
      • In net Lovisa Selander would make 23 saves on 25 shot for her first career NWHL win for the Pride, and Sam Walther would make 36 saves on 39 shots in her Riveters debut.
      • Michael’s TXHT Game Recap

     

    News and Notes

    • The Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the AHL and the Connecticut Whale announced that on February 22nd, 2020 that the Sound Tigers will be hosting the first ever AHL and NWHL doubleheader with the Whale.

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    • Per the release, on Saturday, February 22nd at Webster Bank Arena, the Whale will host the Boston Pride in NWHL action at 2p ET, then at 7p ET the Sound Tigers will host the Hershey Bears. The Sound Tigers are also offering a combined ticket for both games in the Sound Tigers/Whale doubleheader for $25 which are available for purchase now.

     

    Player of the Week

    • Buffalo Beauts defender Lenka Curmova has been named the first VEDA NWHL Player of the Week for season 5 of the NWHL.

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    • Curmova became not only one of the first two Slovakian born players to appear in an NWHL, but she also is the first Slovakian to score a goal in the NWHL. Cumova would be named the VEDA Player of the week not only for the history that she made, but also for her all around play in the Beauts 3-1 victory over the Whale on Saturday, October 5th.

     

    * All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

    *Photo of Lenka Curmova by Bryan Johnson Photography.

     

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  • X75 Unsanctioned – Horizon Zero Dawn Part 3

    X75 Unsanctioned – Horizon Zero Dawn Part 3

    X75 goes Unsanctioned!!

     

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    On the latest episode of X75 Unsanctioned, Michael continues into the world of Horizon Zero Dawn.

     

    Want to see Michael and his friends play a certain game? Let us know and we’ll put it on the list of games to play.

     

    Follow Michael on Twitch by going to Twitch.tv/TheMichaelX75 and turning on notifications to know when Michael is going live.

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 7th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 7th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 7th, 2019

     

    News:

    • In a late night trade the Detroit Red Wings acquired defenseman Alex Biega from the Vancouver Canucks for forward David Pope.

     

    • Washington Capitals Forward Travis Boyd has cleared waivers and was loaned to Hershey of the AHL.

     

     

    • The NHL announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 2nd through 6th with Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers taking First Star honors. TXHT’s Report

     

    • Per Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun is reporting that the Ottawa Senators have acquired Vladislav Namestnikov from the New York Rangers for a 2021 4th Round Pick and defender Nick Ebert. Garrioch is also reporting that the Rangers are retaining $750k of Namestnikov’s salary. TXHT’s Report

     

    Game Recaps:

    St. Louis Blues v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p EST Start Time

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    The Toronto Maple Leafs host the St. Louis Blues as they look for their third win of the season, and after a scoreless first period the goals would come. The Blues would take the 1-0 lead with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, but then the Leafs would respond with two of their own as they would get goals from Frederik Gauthier and William Nylander in a 24 second span to take a 2-1 lead. However, with less than a minute left in the second the Blues would tie it at two when Brayden Schenn would score his second of the season. Then in the third period it would be Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo scoring his second goal of the season to give the Blues the 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs.

     

    Buffalo Sabres v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p EST Start Time

    BUF RoadCLB Home

    Looking for their first win of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets would get two late goals to end the first period as Oliver Bjorkstrand and Cam Atkinson would both score in the final two minutes to give them the 2-0 lead against the Buffalo Sabres. Going into the second period the Sabres would storm back and tie the game at two after getting an early goal from Marcus Johansson (1:38) then a little over ten minutes later Jeff Skinner would tie the game at two with his second of the season. Then in the third period both team would trade goals as Nick Foligno would score for the Blue Jackets, but late in the third while on the powerplay Victor Olofsson would score to tie and send the game into overtime. However, it would Alexandre Texier scoring his first of the season as the Blue Jackets claim their first victory of the 2019-20 with the 4-3 overtime win.

     

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  • Senators Acquire Namestnikov from Rangers

    Senators Acquire Namestnikov from Rangers

    Today the Ottawa Senators acquired forward Vladislav Namestnikov from the New York Rangers.

     

    In return the Rangers will receive a 2021 4th Round Pick and defender Nick Ebert. The Rangers will also be retaining $750k of Namestnikov’s salary.

     

    Namestnikov, 26, has played in 362 career NHL games for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Rangers, and recorded 66 goals and 92 assists for 158 points. Namestnikov is a former first round selection (27th overall) of the Lightning in 2011.

     

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  • NHL Announces Three Stars for Week of 10/2-10/6

    NHL Announces Three Stars for Week of 10/2-10/6

    Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 2nd through 6th.

     

    First Star – Mika Zibanejad (C, New York Rangers)

    • Zibanejad was first in the NHL in points with 8 (4g-4a) in two games played. Zibanejad would collect four points in each game against the Winnipeg Jets (1g-3a), which would include the tying goal in the third period, on October 3rd. He would then post 3 goals, including the game winning goal, and 1 assist to lead the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over his former team the Ottawa Senators on October 5th. 1 Mika Zibanejad

     

    Second Star – Anthony Mantha (RW, Detroit Red Wings)

    • Mantha would share the League lead in goals (5) and was ranked second overall in the League in points (7) in two games for the Red Wings. Mantha would record 3 points (1g-2a) in a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on October 5th, and then would score all four of Detroit’s goals against the Dallas Stars in their 4-3 win on October 6th. 2 - Anthony Mantha

     

    Third Star – Auston Matthews (C, Toronto Maple Leafs)

    • Matthews would tie with Mantha with five goals, but in three games played for the Maple Leafs. Matthews would score twice, including the game winner, in a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on October 2nd. He would also add a goal in a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 4th, and would tally two more goals, including the game tying goal, in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on October 5th. 3 - Auston Matthews

     

    *All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

     

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