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  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Leafs look to have a better full game out of their team against the Philadelphia Flyers. Flyers are fighting for a playoff spot, so they are not to be underestimated. Freddy Andersen looks to get back in the winning column after two weird games where he gave up significantly more goals.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –84 points (24 goals 60 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 63 points (32 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Claude Giroux – 73 points (20 goals 53 assists)
    Sean Couturier –65 points (28 goals 37 assists)
    Jakub Voracek– 61 points (18 goals 43 assists)
    Travis Konecny  –44 points (22 goals 22 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.68GAA .920SV%

    Brian Elliot
    11-8-1 2.59GAA .916SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1.  Don’t start flat

    • The Flyers are chasing a playoff spot and are hungry just like the Blackhawks are don’t underestimate them. Start on Time.

    2.  Get on the Defence

    • make them have to make quick decisions

    3. Andreas Johnsson

    • needs to have a strong game with Matthews. Especially while Kapanen is out.
  • Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs 42-22-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Leafs look to rebound after being dismantled by the Tampa Lightning against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Leafs need not take this Blackhawks team lightly, as they can score in bunches and carry one of the 2 top players in the league right now.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 61 points (31 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Patrick Kane – 98 points (41 goals 57 assists)
    Jonathan Toews –70 points (30 goals 41 assists)
    Alex DiBrinicat – 68 points (37 goals 31 assists)
    Erik Gustafsson  –49 points (13 goals 36 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.62GAA .922SV%

    Corey Crawford
    10-15-2 3.22GAA .901SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Chicago Blackhawks:

    Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews– Dylan Sikura

    Dominik Kahun – Artem Anisimov –Patrick Kane

    Alex DiBrinicat – Dylan Strome – Brendan Perlini

    Chris Kunitz – David Kampf– Marcus Kruger

     

    Duncan Keith – Gustav Forsling

    Carl Dahlstrom – Connor Murphy

    Erik Gustafsson – Brent Seabrook

     

    Corey Crawford

    Colin Delia

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Cam Ward, Drake Caggiula

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be tough on the puck

    • no fancy stuff, get the dirty goals. Screen the goalie.

    2. Morgan Rielly

    • He’ll need to be active and strong defensively, while consistently moving the play up the ice.

    3. Jake Muzzin

    • needs to bring a physical game and cut off the Hawks cycle game
  • Arizona: Top 10 Prospects

    Arizona: Top 10 Prospects

    TXHT begins another series on the top 10 prospects in each teams system. This will be alternating alongside the Impact on Hockey series. This series will take an in-depth look at the top 10 prospects in each system and give a little insight into the player they are and potentially could become.

    10. Goaltender – Aiden Hill

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    Born May 11, 1996 — Comox, BC
    Height 6.06 — Weight 202 [198 cm/92 kg]
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes- round 3 #76 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft

    Hill in 21 games this season with the Tucson Roadrunners carries solid numbers. Posting a 2.49 GAA and a .911 Save % – Which is pretty stellar considering he is playing for one of the most fantastic farm teams. Hill was a called up a few times this season with a rash of injuries occurring and once again posted some good numbers – 7-5-0 with a 2.76GAA and 901 Save %. Which is less than his AHL number but most goalies lately aren’t seeming to find their place in the NHL until between the ages of 27-29. Arizona owns a goalie right now that didn’t start until he was 29 – Antti Raanta – so at the age of 22 this kid has all the tools, including athleticism and great composure.

    9. Goaltender – Merrick Madsen

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    Born Aug 22 1995 — Acton, CA
    Height 6.05 — Weight 190
    Drafted by Philadelphia Flyers- round 6 #162 overall 2013 NHL Entry Draft

    Madsen doesn’t have the shot at the top that Hill does, he still is showing to be an excellent prospect. Playing for Havard of the NCAA, He had a 2.27 GAA and .918 save percentage, which is very nice numbers.

    Madsen will get his shot at the pro level as he joins the Tucson Roadrunners. Madsen deserves a look. He’s big enough (6’5″) which is the modern mold, and with some good development, he could develop in a nice Goaltender.

    8. Left Wing – Brayden Burke
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    Born Jan 1, 1997 — Edmonton, ALTA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 170

    Burke is an undrafted 22-year-old with some amazing offensive upside. So far in his first 53 games with Tucson,  Burke has amassed 11 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. He hasn’t had very many minutes, especially on the powerplay. But look for him to get some more ice-time in the 2019/2020 season, Burke may even get a look at the pro level given his age.

    7. Defense – Jordan Gross

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    Born May 9, 1995 — Maple Grove, MN
    Height 5.10 — Weight 195

    Gross, another NCAA player who is a bit of an overager. Clocked in at 22 years old, Gross played a pivotal goal-scoring role from the defense, scoring 10 goals and 20 assists in 40 games. He was known for his special team prowess, scoring the majority of his points there.

    Gross came into this season expecting a bigger role and he hasn’t disappointed. In 52 games this year with the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL, Gross has put together 5 goals and 16 assists. Gross has the ability to QB the powerplay, as well as open up ice for teammates on 5 on 5. Don’t be shocked if you see him in Arizona in the 2019/2020 season.

    6. Right Wing – Conor Garland

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    Born Mar 11, 1996 — Scituate, MA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 165 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes – round 5 #123 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
    Garland had back to back 120 point seasons in the Canadian Juniors. Garland is one of these weird breeds of players, the AHL doesn’t seem to suit him. Coming in from the juniors a playmaker, he just hasn’t been able to find it in the AHL. But with a rash of injuries in Arizona, they called up the 22-year-old and boy has been a scoring machine. Getting 4th line minutes as the Coyotes try to make the playoffs Garland has 12 goals and 3 assists in 39 games. But his defensive game, physical game and just overall game has looked leaps above what has been expected. Fun player to watch, especially when he forechecks.
    5. Center – Tyler Steenbergen
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    Born Jan 7, 1998 — Sylvan Lake, ALTA 
    Height 5.10 — Weight 188
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 5 #128 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
    Steenbergen is a lot of the same things as Brayden Burke – who was discussed earlier – but younger. After scoring 90 points last season, he followed it up with a 102 point debut. He was a Second-Team All-Star in the WHL and scored the Championship winning goal for Canada at the U20 World Juniors.
    Don’t expect to see Steenbergen in the minors long. He does everything right, plays a great 2-way game, good faceoff man, and plays a bigger game than his stature suggests.
    4. Defense – Kyle Capobianco
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    Born Aug 13 1997 — Mississauga, ONT
    Height 6.01 — Weight 196
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 3 #63 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft

    Capobianco is probably the most intriguing of all the defencemen in Arizona’s system.Capobianco is a more rigid two-way presence and is better defensively than a lot of the guys in the Coyotes system. He was 38th in rookies in scoring and fourth in rookie defensemen in the AHL. But Capobianco plays with an edge and some grit to his game. Most project him as a potential partner for Oliver-Ekman Larsson. At least a top 4 guy for sure.

     

    3. Center – Barrett Hayton

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    Born Jun 9, 2000 — Peterborough, ONT
    Height 6.01 — Weight 191 [185 cm/87 kg]
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes – round 1 #5 overall 2018 NHL Entry Draft
    Hayton was drafted 5th overall by the Coyotes for potential. 0.95 point per game player in the OHL – which is not great for a 5th overall pick. But what set Hayton apart was he was playing on a fantastic team in a depth role for the majority of the season – under a point per game isn’t so big then. The expectation is with a bigger role he would have been able to contribute more and as of right now he’s proving it to be true. Hayton so far in 37 games is averaging over a point per game – 22 goals 38 assists for 60 points.
    Hayton is still a diamond in the rough, but Arizona is ready to be patient and develop him. Should be at least a solid top 9 player, at his peak could be top 2 centermen.
    2. Defense – Pierre-Olivier Joseph
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    Born Jul 1, 1999 — Chambly, PQ
    Height 6.02 — Weight 168 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 1 #23 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
    Another defenceman in the Coyotes pool. Joseph is built in the mold of someone like Hampus Lindholm – a mobile defensive defenseman who can play shutdown and throw a few points in here and there. He’s gonna carry a heavy defensive load and penalty kill a lot. Which makes for a great partner for all their offensive-minded defencemen.
    1. Right Wing – Nick Merkley
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    Born May 23, 1997 — Calgary, ALTA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 194 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 1 #30 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
    Merkley has come along way from when he was drafted, He has the potential to be a top line winger but scoring was lacking at the beginning. But last season in Tuscan he seemed to turn a corner his defensive game was elevated, he showed flashes of offensive prowess and ended the season a point per game player. Look for Merkley to get some serious chances to become a top line winger in Arizona in the near future.
  • March 12th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 12th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were seven contests in NHL action last night.

     


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    Yesterday’s Results (Home team is in CAPS):

     

    Tampa Bay 6, TORONTO 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Toronto Maple Leafs and would win the contest by the score of 6-2.

    The Lightning would go on to out shoot the Maple Leafs in the contest.

    Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette and Tyler Johnson would each score twice in the contest to give the Lightning their 53rd win on the season.  And would be the seventh club to get the 110 point mark in 70 games or fewer.

    TXHT has your complete coverage of the contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 2, Columbus 0

    The New York Islanders would go on to defeat the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets with a 2-0 win and in the contest, Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss would have 31 saves.

     

    PHILADELPHIA 3, Ottawa 2

    The Philadelphia Flyers would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators with a 3-2 win, thanks to three unanswered goals in the second period to seal the win for Philadelphia last night.

     

    San Jose 3, MINNESOTA 0

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to shutout the Minnesota Wild with a 3-0 win and with the win, San Jose would move to the top of the Pacific Division standings.


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    CHICAGO 7, Arizona 1

    The Chicago Blackhawks would take on the Arizona Coyotes and would go on to crush the Coyotes by the score of 7-1.

    Chicago’s Brendan Perlini would go on to register a hat trick in the contest.

    Chicago’s Jonathan Toews would also go on to successfully register a penalty shot in the contest.

     

    Carolina 3, COLORADO 0

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would go on to face off against the Colorado Avalanche and would escape with a shutout win.

    Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov would go on to score twice in the contest to guide the Hurricanes to the win.

     

     

    EDMONTON 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)

    The Edmonton Oilers would have three different goal scorers in the contest and would go on to get a much needed win against the New York Rangers last night with the 3-2 overtime win.

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL schedule of games…

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate at the following page.

     

     

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    Due to the postponement of the semifinal game on Sunday between the Metropolitan Riveters and the Minnesota Whitecaps, that contest will now be played on Friday night with the winner taking on the Buffalo Beauts on Sunday at 2 p.m., ET/1 p.m., CT at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

     

     

    The announcement of rescheduled contest was made yesterday and it would be determined that the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Final would be played at TRIA Rink.

     

    For more news on that, please check out the following tweets per the NWHL.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 87pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Maple Leafs get dominated in Toronto, as the Lightning show just why they are the best team in the league. The Leafs had no answer for stopping the onslaught that was Tampa Bay. Matthews had a brilliant goal but it did make anything easier as the Lightning would go on to score 2 more goals after.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonough – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 5:56 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay Goal – 10:07 – Tyler Johnson (23) assisted by Ryan McDonagh (27) and Nikita Kucherov (78)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 18:38- Anthony Cirelli (14) assisted by Mikhail Sergachev(20) and Alex Killorn (21)

     

    End of 1st – TBL – 2       TOR – 0

    Shots              14               9

    Faceoffs         10/20           10/20

    Hits               8                  7

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:20 – Tyler Johnson (24) assisted by Brayden Point (46) and Ryan McDonagh (28)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:50- Ondrej Palat (8) assisted by Brayden Coburn (16) and Jan Rutta (5)

    Toronto Goal – 11:49- Auston Matthews (31) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (18) and Nikita Zaitsev (8)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 17:03 – Erik Cernak, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay SH Goal – 18:16- Cedric Paquette (11) assisted by Victor Hedman (35) and Yanni Gourde (22)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 0        TOR- 0

    Shots              27                19

    Faceoffs          20/40          20/40

    Hits                 15                  9

    PP                   0/1                  0/1

    Third Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 5:59- Cedric Paquette (12) assisted by Yanni Gourde (23) and Jan Rutta (6)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 13:27 – Mathieu Joseph, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 19:55- Connor Brown 6) assisted by Patrick Marleau (21) and Nazem Kadri (22)

    End of 3rd – WAS – 0         WAS – 0

    Shots              42                   28

    Faceoffs        29/64            35/64

    Hits              20                    14

    PP                 0/1                    0/2

    Next Up:

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-5 89pts)

    Tampa Bay Lightning (53-13-4 110pts) @ Detroit Red Wings (24-35-10 58pts)

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Maple Leafs look to stay hot against the top team in the league the Tampa Bay Lightning. Expect a goaltenders duel with the Leafs Frederik Andersen and the Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy getting the starts in net – two of the top goalies in the league.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 60 points (30 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Nikita Kucherov – 110 points (33 goals 77 assists)
    Brayden Point –82 points (37 goals 45 assists)
    Steven Stamkos – 79 points (34 goals 45 assists)
    Victor Hedman –43 points (9 goals 34 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Andrei Vasilevskiy
    31-8-4 2.24GAA .931SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ohziganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonaugh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Dictate the pace of the game

    • The Lightning are good and will get their chances. But they must be limited if the Leafs are able to dictate the pace of the game it may help slow them down.

    2. Win the faceoffs and control the puck

    • Leafs need their centerman to be at their best game in the circle. This will allow the Leafs to keep control of the puck.

    3. Freddy Andersen

    • Has to be at the top of his game for the Leafs to win

     

     

     

  • March 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Friday, March 8th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

    There were 11 NHL contests yesterday


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    Yesterday’s Results (Home team in CAPS):

    BOSTON 4, Florida 3

    The Boston Bruins would sneak past the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 win last night.  Boston’s Patrice Bergeron would score twice in the contest and Brad Marchand would have a three assist night.  With Boston’s win, they would go on to extend their point streak to 18 contests.

     

    Boston’s goaltender Tuukka Rask would go on to have a 22 save performance in the contest.

     


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    PITTSBURGH 3, Columbus 0

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would go on to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets last night with the 3-0 win.


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    NY Islanders 4, OTTAWA 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Ottawa Senators with the 4-2 win and Valtteri Filppula would go on to have two goals in the contest for the Islanders.

    With the win, the Islanders would go on to get the sweep in the home-and-home series against the Senators.

     

     

    DETROIT 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)

    Detroit’s Andreas Athanasiou would score a goal in the contest and would get what would be the only goal in the shootout frame to seal the win for the Red Wings in the contest. 

     

     

    For the Rangers, Pavel Buchnevich would score what would be the two goals in the contest.

    Minnesota 3, TAMPA BAY 0

    The Minnesota Wild would cool off the white-hot Tampa Bay Lightning with the 3-0 win.  Minnesota’s Jason Zucker would score the only goals in the contest.

     

     

    With the lone goals scored by Zucker, he would be only the second player in franchise history and the 23rd in League history to not only have at least three goals that were the only goals in the contest but the team would also register a shutout as well.

     

     

    CHICAGO 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)

    The Chicago Blackhawks would go on to register the 5-4 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres.

     

     

    Chicago’s Artem Anisimov would go on to have two goals in the contest, while Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane would both go on to have two assists in the contest.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, Colorado 0

    The Dallas Stars would go on to shutout the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas last night and Alexander Radulov would go on to register a hat trick in the contest, sealing the hat trick in the contest with 2:58 left in the third period with his empty net goal.

     

     

    EDMONTON 3, Vancouver 2

    The Edmonton Oilers would go on to sneak past the Vancouver Canucks with the 3-2 win last night.

    Edmonton’s Alex Chiasson, Zack Kassian, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would go on to score the goals for the Oilers in the contest.

    Vancouver’s Jay Beagle would go on to snap his scoreless streak in the contest with his third goal on the season late in the second period.  Alexander Edler would also go on to register a goal in the third period but that would not be enough to tie up the game.

     

    ARIZONA 2, Calgary 0

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would go on to blank the Calgary Flames last night and with the win, the Coyotes would move to a record of 33-29-5.

     

     

    Calgary Flames infographic from last night’s contest

     


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    St. Louis 4, LOS ANGELES 0

     

     

     

    The St. Louis Blues would go on to record their fifth shutout in the past twelve contests and the NHL-best ninth shutout on the season as they would go on to blank the Los Angeles Kings by the score of 4-0.

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Montreal 2

     

    San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns would go on to record his 60th assist on the season, and joins three other players to have at least 60 assists at the age of 33 or older.

     

     

     


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    For the Montreal Canadiens, Andrew Shaw and Artturi Lehkonen would score the only goals, despite out shooting the Sharks in this contest.

     


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    Tonight’s NHL schedule of contests…


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    Last night in the 2019 NWHL’s Isobel Cup Playoffs Play-in game, the Metropolitan Riveters would take on the Connecticut Whale and would come out with the 5-2 win.

    The contest would be fast-paced in the first period, with the game being tied a 2-2.  The second period in the contest would be filled with penalties and neither team would take advantage of the extra skater.  The third period would start out slow until Riveters Audra Richards would end up scoring what would be the game winner at the 2:35 mark.  There would not be another goal scored until toward the end of the period when Alexa Grushow would score her second goal in the contest and then with 16 seconds left, Audra Richards would score an empty net goal.

    The Metropolitan Riveters will now take on the Minnesota Whitecaps on Sunday 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT.

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your full recap of the contest between the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters at the following page.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs came into the first period running around and got away with it. In the second period, they came out with some jump and scored twice courtesy of Ron Hainsey (Shorthanded) and Morgan Rielly. But int he 3rd period it all came tumbling down as the Canucks dominated the 3rd and the Overtime and walked out with a comeback win. As the Leafs lose for the first time all season when leading after two periods.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Nic Petan – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Vancouver:

    Ryan Spooner – Bo Horvat– Josh Leivo

    Antoine Roussel – Adam Gaudette– Brock Boeser

    Tanner Pearson – Elias Petterson – Nikolay Goldobin

    Lou Eriksson – Jay Beagle– Tyler Motte

     

    Benn Hutton – Troy Stetcher

    Alex Edler– Alex Biega

    Luke Schenn – Ashton Sautner

     

    Jacob Markstrom

    Thatcher Demko

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Chris Tanev, Brandon Sutter, and Jake Virtanen

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period

    Toronto Penalty – 3:52 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       VAN – 0

    Shots              10                10

    Faceoffs         8/20           12/20

    Hits               4                  7

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Vancouver Penalty – 3:46 – Derrick Pouliot, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto Penalty – 10:38 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto SH Goal – 12:28 – Ron Hainsey (5) assisted by Mitch Marner (58) and Conor Brown (18)

    Toronto Goal – 13:02 – Morgan Rielly (17) assisted by John Tavares (36) and Patrick Marleau (20)

    Vancouver Penalty – 14:40 – Tyler Motte, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 2        VAN- 0

    Shots               20                 20

    Faceoffs          16/40           24/40

    Hits                 7                  14

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

    Third Period:

    Vancouver Goal – 2:21 – Loui Eriksson (10) assisted by Ashton Gaudette (6) and CLuke Schenn (1)

    Vancouver PP Goal – 4:13- Josh Leivo (13) assisted by Nikolay Goldobin (20) and Ashton Gaudette (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 13:34 – Morgan Reilly, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 2

    Shots             28                  29

    Faceoffs      26/61              35/61

    Hits               13                     21

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

    Overtime:

    Vancouver Goal – 3:11 – Alex Edler (6) Assisted by Brock Boeser (20) and Jacob Markstrom (2)

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 3

    Shots             30                    31

    Faceoffs      28/65              37/65

    Hits               14                     22

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

     

    Next Up

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-5 87pts) v. Edmonton Oilers (29-30-7 65pts)

    Vancouver Canucks (28-30-9 65pts) @ Edmonton Oilers (29-20-7 65pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Washington Capitals (38-21-7 83pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (32-26-8 72pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would continue their road trip with a short train trip to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers, and in the early stages of the game both teams would share chances in a track style back and forth, but it would be the Capitals striking first as Alex Ovechkin would feed the puck to Tom Wilson while on his knees for Wilson’s 19th goal of the season. Then later in the period while going down the wing Brett Connolly would rip a shot past Brian Elliott that would seem to have hit the crossbar, but during the TV timeout the play would be reviewed in Toronto and deemed a goal as Connolly got the puck past Elliott and hit the goal cam with the puck completely crossing the line thus giving the Capitals a 2-0 lead going into the second intermission.

     

    To start the second period the Capitals would bring the domination as early in the period while on their first powerplay of the game it would be an Ovechkin snipe from the circles that would go five hole on Elliott. Then mere minutes later it would be Andre Burakovsky with a beautiful snipe to chase Elliott from the net and bring in Cam Talbot, but the Capitals would welcome him with that same domination as Nicklas Backstrom would net the first shot against Talbot to make this a 5-0 game. The Capitals would primarily control the play the rest of the period, but with 11.8 seconds left in the period Philippe Myers would score his first career goal to get the Flyers on the board.

     

    To start the third period it would be the Flyers to get on the board ten seconds into the period as Claude Giroux would net his 20th of the season. The Flyers would pick up the play after scoring their second goal and as a result the Capitals would start chasing the game to which would then lead to an Andrew MacDonald point shot to get tipped by Scott Laughton to make this a 5-3 game, and have the Flyers trail the Capitals by only two goals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Nolan Patrick — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Sean Couturier — Michael Raffl

    James van Riemsdyk — Scott Laughton — Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone — Corban Knight — Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg — Radko Gudas

    Brian Elliott

    Cam Talbot

    Scratched: Samuel Morin, Andrew MacDonald

    Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Carter Hart (ankle), Jakub Voracek (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:55 – Tom Wilson (19) from Alex Ovechkin (31) and Dmitry Orlov (18)

    Capitals Penalty – 7:43 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 14:16 – Brett Connolly (17) from Carl Hagelin (7) and Matt Niskanen (15)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots              14                07

    Faceoffs         02                10

    Hits               04                  08

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 1:49 – Sean Couturier 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 2:32 – Alex Ovechkin (46) from Nicklas Backstrom (47) and John Carlson (48)

    Capitals Goal – 4:18 – Andre Burakovsky (10) from Travis Boyd (14) and Dmitry Orlov (19)

    Capitals Goal – 5:37 – Nicklas Backstrom (16) from Jakub Vrana (22) and Nick Jensen (14)

    Flyers Penalty – 10:30 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Goal – 19:48 – Philippe Myers (1) from Claude Giroux (52) and Sean Couturier (35)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 5        PHI- 1

    Shots               25                 16

    Faceoffs          07                 20

    Hits                 09                  20

    PP                   1/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Flyers Goal – :10 – Claude Giroux (20) from Oscar Lindblom (15) and Sean Couturier (36)

    Flyers Penalty – 2:29 – Scott Laughton 2 minutes for Interference

    Flyers Goal – 7:48 – Scott Laughton (10) from Andrew MacDonald (9) and Michael Raffl (11)

    Capitals Penalty – 10:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Flyers Penalty – 10:23 – Andrew MacDonald 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         PHI – 3

    Shots              35                   30

    Faceoffs        14                    32

    Hits               17                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (39-21-7 85pts) v. New Jersey (25-33-9 59pts)

    Philadelphia (32-27-8 72pts) @ NY Islanders (38-21-7 83pts)

  • March 6th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 6th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests in NHL action yesterday…


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    BOSTON 4, Carolina 3 (OT)

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would take on the Boston Bruins last night and the Hurricanes would don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the final time this season.

     

     

    The Boston Bruins would go on to defeat the Hurricanes in the contest with the 4-3 win in the overtime frame, thanks to David Krejci’s goal.  That goal would be his 16th on the season.

     

    Columbus 2, NEW JERSEY 1 (SO)

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would get a very important win last night against the New Jersey Devils with a 2-1 win, picking it up in the shootout frame.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)

     

    The New York Islanders would take on the Ottawa Senators and would come away with the 5-4 win in the shootout frame and with the win, Islanders head coach Barry Trotz would notch his 800th win.

     

    PITTSBURGH 3, Florida 2 (OT)

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Florida Panthers last night in downtown Pittsburgh, and the Penguins would escape with the 3-2 win in overtime.

     


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    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would have one goal and two assists to reach the career mark of 1,200 points for his career.

    In this contest, Pittsburgh’s Matt Cullen would become the 20th player in League history to play in at least 1,500 games.

     

    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would reach the 1,200 career point mark last night, tying Dino Ciccarelli for 47th place on the NHL’s all-time list in the contest.  He would reach the mark in 927 games, the 12th fastest in NHL history.

     

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 5, Winnipeg 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to host the Winnipeg Jets last night and would go on to crush the Jets with the decisive 5-2 win in Tampa last night.

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Minnesota 4 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would face off against the Minnesota Wild and would get the win tanks to the lone shootout goal in the contest by Nashville’s Ryan Johansen.  There would also be four different goal scorers in this contest for the Predators.

     

    DALLAS 1, NY Rangers 0

    In a penalty-filled contest last night, the Dallas Stars would defeat the NY Rangers last night by the score of 1-0.  The lone goal of the contest came from Stars John Klingberg, early in the second period.

    Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop would go on to have 28 saves in the contest and would earn his fourth shutout on the season.

     

    COLORADO 4, Detroit 3 (OT)

     

    After trailing twice in the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would come back and defeat the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-3 win in the overtime frame.

     

     

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen would go on to have one goal and two assists in the contest and Nathan MacKinnon would go on to net the game-winner in the overtime frame to clinch the win for the Avalanche.

     

    Anaheim 3, ARIZONA 1

     

    The Anaheim Ducks would snap the Arizona Coyotes six game win streak with the 3-1 last night in Glendale, Arizona.

     

    In this contest, Ryan Kesler would play in his 1,000th NHL game.

     

    Montreal 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    In this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would score the first three goals in the contest, which would help guide the Canadiens to a 3-1 win last night over the Los Angeles Kings in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

     

    Tonight’s NHL schedule of games…

     


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    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your preview of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks at the following page.

     

     

     

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    With the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs kicking off tomorrow with the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters, TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest at the following page.