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

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

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

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come into Vancouver riding a high and looking to keep that going against the lowly Canucks.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –81 points (24 goals 57 assists)
    John Tavares – 72 points (37 goals 35 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 63 points (16 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 59 points (30 goals 29 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Elias Petterson – 56 points (26 goals 30 assists)
    Bo Horvat –48 points (23 goals 25 assists)
    Brock Boeser – 43 points (21 goals 22 assists)
    Antoine Roussel  –29 points (9 goals 20 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    32-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Jacob Markstrom
    23-19-8 2.71GAA .914SV%

    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  – 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

     

    Islanders:

    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

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    • Don’t fall behind against this young team, they work hard and never give up. Their young guns will make you pay.

    2. Use your speed and cycle well.

    • Let the speed be the driving force and the cycle game take away their speed. Make the Canucks young players play defence.

    3.  Strong defensive game

    • Good outlet passes and board work. Play smart with the sticks and break the Canucks cycles down low.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

     

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    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: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    David Rittich

    Mike Smith

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Calgary Penalty – 9:07 –Johnny Gaudreau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 9:50 – Tyler Ennis (10) assisted by Jake Muzzin (25) and Kasperi Kapanen (23)

    Toronto Goal – 17:15 – Tyler Ennis (11) assisted by Martin Marincin (4) and Trevor Moore (4)

    Toronto Goal – 18:51 – Zach Hyman (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (56)

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 3       CGY – 0

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         11/21         10/21

    Hits               4                  5

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 4:11 – Zach Hyman (16) assisted by Mitch Marner (57) and Morgan Rielly (47)

    Toronto Penalty – 15:25 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Holding

    Calgary PP Goal – 15:35 – Matthew Tkachuk (26) assisted by Johnny Gaudreau (54) and Sean Monahan (41)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 4        CGY- 1

    Shots               21                 24

    Faceoffs          22/43           21/43

    Hits                 8                   10

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 3:15 – Tyler Ennis (12) assisted by Trevor Moore (4) and Jake Muzzin (26)

    Calgary Penalty – 8:24 –Matthew Tkachuk, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Calgary Goal – 12:24 – Derek Ryan (7) assisted by Mark Giordano (48) and Andrew Mangiapane (3)

    Toronto Goal – 12:56 – Mitch Marner (24) assisted by John Tavares (35)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 6         CGY – 2

    Shots              32                  37

    Faceoffs        33/64             31/64

    Hits               13                    15

    PP                 1/2                   1/1

    Next Up:

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

    Calgary Flames (41-18-7 89pts) @ Vegas Golden Knights (36-26-5 79pts)

  • Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner has come into this season and taken his game to another level – Offensively and Defensively. Marner just doesn’t want to be the best on one side of the puck, he wants his overall game to be the best and that’s exactly what the Toronto Maple Leafs need. But for the Maple Leafs and their fans – LeafsNation – this is not the most exciting part about their budding superstar.

    Everyone who watched Hockey Night in Canada last night was treated to the appreciation and jersey retirement of Jarome Iginla – one of the greatest Ambassadors for Hockey, If not the greatest. Iginla stood for more than just what he did on the ice, he took time for people and fans, making their days better.

    Mitch Marner is becoming one of those Ambassadors. We’ve seen some great ones of the years. Ambassadors are the people who stand for more than hockey and reach out to the community. We will look at some of Mitch’s work in a bit but for now, let’s look at the history of some Ambassadors. Here’s a few for your interest.

    Alex Ovechkin – There was a story told while Washington was in Edmonton in 2017 that Alex Ovechkin and a few teammates were walking down the street and Ovechkin saw this homeless man sitting on the corner. The man looking like he was freezing, Ovechkin stopped took off his winter coat and hat and gave it to the man.

    Alex Ovechkin’s – Making Dreams Come True

    Alex Ovechkin Fulfills Promise to Cancer Survivor

    Jarome Iginla –  This story was told of Iggy in another post of mine but it should be told again. Iginla met a few guys during one of the Olympics, he struck up a conversation with them and eventually found they had been sleeping in their cars just so they could come to watch him and the rest of the Canadian Team play. Iginla asked to be excused from the table and proceeded to books accommodations for all the men for the duration of the Olympics on him.

    Iginla’s Actions Inspire Josh Morrissey – a New Generation of Hockey Players

    These are just two in a list of so many that should be inserted here.

    • Teemu Selanne
    • Henrik and Daniel Sedin
    • Mike Fisher
    • Derek Boogaard
    • Josh Bailey
    • Zach Parise
    • Nicklas Lidstrom
    • James Wisniewski
    • Cam Ward
    • Dustin Brown
    • Shawn Matthias
    • Brad Richards
    • Ryan Miller
    • Derek Roy
    • Andrew Ference
    • Carey Price
    • Jason Spezza
    • Shane Doan
    • Joe Pavelski
    • Vincent Lecavalier

    just to give you an idea. Mitch Marner is becoming one of these guys who make the game better. Most of these guys have worn a Captain’s C  or the Alternate A, because of the leadership they have shown on and off the ice. This has been Mitch Marner just this season:

    Marner give an Autographed stick to a young kid after seeing sign

    Marner has a Hero in a fan battling Leukemia

    Mitch Marner makes valentines special for girl

    Mitch Marner blessed to be in the position he’s in. Will use it to give back

    Marner gifts GTHL team with new sticks

    Just found this one.

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    Marner, as you can tell, doesn’t see himself as a star but as someone who is blessed to be making a living doing something he loves and wants to use every last opportunity to give back to the Fans and especially those who are less fortunate. Marner is another classic example of someone who excels in what he does on the ice, but what defines him is what he does before games, after games and even during his time off.

    The phrase coined a few times in the last few weeks on TSN, Sportsnet and other sports networks when discussing Mitch Marner was this….

    “Mitch Marner, Amazing player and even better human being.”

    and the statement couldn’t be truer as Marner truly pushes himself into a category of Ambassadors that stood in the game of Hockey for kindness and generosity. He is beginning the journey that will set him up like some of the players that have gone before him.

    Think of what everyone said about Jarome Iginla last night. He gave everything on the ice and even more of himself as a human because that’s truly who Iggy was. A better Human.

    Marner is building a legacy as a Toronto Maple Leaf. A legacy that will keep him in the hearts of Leafs fans for the rest of his career and beyond. Take notes young players, this is how you become a true professional.

  • NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week yesterday afternoon.  Here is a brief breakdown of the announcement from yesterday.

     

     

    The First Star of the Week went to Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury:

    Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury went 3-0-0 with a 0.33 GAA, .987 save percentage and he would go on to have two shutouts as the Golden Knights (36-26-5, 77 points) would go on to win their four contests and they now are in third place in the Pacific Division.

    Fleury would start off the week with 23 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Feb. 26. After that dominating win, he would go on to have back-to-back shutouts stopping 34 shots in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on March 1 and then he would go on to have 19 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks March 3.

    Fleury leads all NHL goaltenders in wins (32) and shutouts (8) this season. He became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record nine or more campaigns with at least 30 wins and his eight shutouts are two shy of his career high of 10 set in 2014-15.


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    The Second Star of the Week went to Winnipeg Jets Right Wing Blake Wheeler:

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would go on to have a week of five goals and three assists in three games as the Central Division-leading Jets (39-22-4, 82 points) would go on to win two out of their three contests and Wheeler opened the week by notching one assist in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild Feb. 26.

    Last Friday (March 1st), he recorded one goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Wheeler finished the week with a four-goal outburst in the Jets 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday and it would mark the second four-goal game by a player last week when arizona’s Brad Richardson would do the same on February 28.  Wheeler leads all Jets skaters with 17 goals and 63 assists in 65 games this season.  Wheeler is behind Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov for the assists lead, who had 75 on the season.


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    The Third Star of the Week went to Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby:

    Pittsburgh’s Crosby would have a League-tying eight points (three goals and five assists) as the Penguins earned five of a possible six points to hold the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference (fourth in the Metropolitan Division).

    Crosby started off the week with a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last Tuesday (February 26th).

    Last Friday (March 1st), Crosby would go on to have a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

    The next night, Crosby finished the week with a goal and had three assists in the Penguins 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

    With the amount of points he had over the week, Crosby would go on to pass Washington Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin for 48th place on the NHL’s list for all-time points.  Crosby this season has 29 goals and 54 assists, good for 83 points this season in 62 games played.


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  • March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two NHL contests yesterday…


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    Yesterday’s Results:

    Edmonton 4, BUFFALO 3

    The Edmonton Oilers would make a visit to the Buffalo Sabres last night and would come away with the 4-3 win, thanks to three straight goals late in the second period.

    With Leon Draisaitl’s goal in the second period, it would be his 41st goal on the season and Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen would go on to have a solid performance with 35 saves on 38 attempts in the contest.

    Edmonton center Connor McDavid would go on to have two assists in the contest, bringing his season total to 59 assists on the season.

    Calgary goaltender Linus Ullmark would go on to have 16 saves on 20 attempts before being replaced by Carter Hutton, who would go on to have seven saves in the third period.

    Toronto 6, CALGARY 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would visit the Calgary Flames yesterday and would escape with the 6-2 win, thanks to Tyler Ennis recording a hat trick in the contest with Zach Hyman scoring twice and Mitch Marner scoring the other goal for the Maple Leafs.

    Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen would go on to register 35 saves in the contest and Calgary goaltender David Rittich would go on to register 26 saves on 32 tries in the contest.

     

    Today in the NHL, there are 10 games on the docket.


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    In the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the second and final time on the season.

    Other notes for the Carolina Hurricanes include the following:

     

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

  • Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Today we at TXHT are sad to announce the passing of Legend and Pioneer Ted Lindsay at the age of 93. Let’s take a look back and remember the amazing career on the ice and off the ice that Lindsay left as a legacy for the Hockey World.

    “The Production Line”  that’s what they nicknamed the line of  Center Sid Abel, Right Winger Gordie Howe and of course Left Wing Ted Lindsay. This is where Ted Lindsay became one of the NHL most prolific players. Small in stature compared to most players in the league, His fierceness on the ice led to the Nickname “Terrible Ted” becoming a mainstay throughout his career. His style of play led the NHL to create penalties for elbowing and kneeing.

    In the 1949–50 season, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer. The Red Wings would go on to win the Stanley Cup that year. Over the next five years, Lindsay helped Detroit win three more championships. Lindsay was the first player to lift the Stanley Cup and skate it around the rink, starting the tradition.

    NHLPA:

    Ted Lindsay, had attended a meeting as a representative of the Detroit Red Wings, Where he would find out that other sports players had been treated much better. Lindsay made it his goal to make sure players had better conditions. in the 1950’s superstars were only making $25,000 ($223,000 in 2019 dollars), and after they retired they were hung out to dry.

    Despite the fight back, Ted Lindsay and the Doug Harvey eventually founded the NHLPA – National Hockey League Player’s Association – which eventually change the scape of the how NHL players were treated.

    Ted Lindsay was a man who left a strong legacy and who helped shape the game into what it is today. We appreciate his life and the legacy he left behind. Today we salute Ted Lindsay. Rest in Peace.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Time: 9p EST

    Station: SportsNet West, TSN4

     

    Preview:

    The Toronto Maple Leafs hit the road again to play one of the best teams in the West, the Calgary Flames. The Flames are boasting one of the best scorers in the league with Johnny Gaudreau and a Norris trophy candidate in Mark Giordano. The Leafs will look to bring their High Octane offense to Calgary and outscore the Flames with Mitch Marner leading the way scoring wise and a Norris candidate of their own in Morgan Rielly. Should be a really interesting and intense game. The Goalie matchup should be Mike Smith vs Frederik Andersen.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –78 points (23 goals 55 assists)
    John Tavares – 71 points (37 goals 34 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 62 points (16 goals 46 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 60 points (30 goals 30 assists) 52% on Face-offs

    Johnny Gaudreau – 83 points (30 goals 53 assists)
    Elias Lindholm –72 points (26 goals 46 assists)
    Sean Monahan – 70 points (30 goals 40 assists)
    Matthew Tkachuk  –61 points (25 goals 36 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    31-13-3 2.58GAA .923SV%

    Mike Smith
    19-12-2 2.92GAA .895SV%

    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: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    Mike Smith

    David Rittich

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play tough against the top line of Calgary

    • Don’t give them any room to maneuver, because they will make you pay on the scoreboard

    2. Matthews, Johnsson, and Kapanen need to be an impact

    • These 3 need to have an impact on this game with Tavares, Marner, and Hyman checking the top line these three will need to play big. Which I fully expect them too.

    3. Top 4 Defencemen need to be good

    • Muzzin, Rielly, Hainsey, Zaitsev.  Need to step up and be solid!

     

     

  • March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, March 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

    There were eight games on the NHL schedule yesterday…

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    Yesterday’s results:

    Washington 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

    The Washington Capitals took on the New York Rangers for a matinee game and would escape this contest with a much needed win and would regain the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.

    This game would not be without controversy in the shootout when Rangers goaltender Alexander Georgiev would throw his stick at an oncoming Alex Ovechkin on the latters shootout attempt.  It would at first be called a no goal but then after a meeting between all four on ice officials, it would be called a goal and the Capitals would pick up the win.

    TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Capitals and the Rangers at the following page.

    Philadelphia 4, NY ISLANDERS 1

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Philadelphia Flyers as they would take down the New York Islanders by the score of 4-1 yesterday afternoon.

    VEGAS 3, Vancouver 0

    The Vancouver Canucks would face off against the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday and would get crushed, losing by the score of 3-0.

    The Canucks would get out shot 49-19 in the contest and Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would have his eighth shutout on the season in this contest, the most for a goaltender on the season.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Colorado 1

    The Anaheim Ducks would take on the Colorado Avalanche and would get a much needed win for the Ducks.

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    Ottawa 3, FLORIDA 2

     

    Winnipeg 5, COLUMBUS 2

    The Winnipeg Jets would visit the Columbus Blue Jackets and would come away with the 5-2 win over Columbus thanks to four goals in the contest by Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler.

     

    Nashville 3, MINNESOTA 2 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would take on the Minnesota Wild and would escape with the 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

    SAN JOSE 5, Chicago 2

     

    Today there are only two games on the NHL slate.


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    NWHL

     

    Yesterday would close out the regular season for the NWHL.  Two contests took place with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts visiting the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps 4, CONNECTICUT WHALE 1

    First in the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Connecticut Whale game, the Minnesota Whitecaps would clinch the number one seed in the NWHL Isobel Cup playoffs with the 4-1 win over the Whale.

    Minnesota’s Lauren Barnes would score twice, these being the first goals of her NWHL career, and Amanda Boulier picked up two assists in the contest.  Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille would go on to have 24 saves on 25 attempts in the contest to seal the first regular season championship for Minnesota who continued to make history for the franchise and the NWHL.

    Minnesota will host the winner of the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT at the TRIA Rink.

    TXHT has your coverage of the weekends contest for the Connecticut Whale at the following page.

    METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 4, Buffalo Beauts 3 (SO)

    In an exciting back and forth game, the Metropolitan Riveters would come back from a 2-0 deficit to take down the Buffalo Beauts with the 4-3 win in the shootout yesterday afternoon.

    Throughout the second period, there would be multiple penalties between both teams and Riveters Madison Parker would be the only one to take advantage of the extra woman on the ice with Parker’s goal at the 17:41 mark.

    Riveters Taylor Accursi would end up netting the winner in the shootout frame to seal the win for Metropolitan and they will now host the Connecticut Whale in the play-in contest of the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs on Thursday night at 7 p.m., ET at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.  The winner of that contest will take on the Minnesota Whitecaps at TRIA Rink on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET.

     

    After these contests, the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule is now set.  You can see the schedule at the following link.

  • Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Liberty University v. Washington Pride

    Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Liberty University v. Washington Pride

    Liberty University Flames v. Washington Pride

     

    Game Recap:

    In Women’s Hockey action this morning in Rockville, MD it was the Washington Pride hosting the Liberty University Flames at Rockville Ice Arena for the second game of their back to back series before going into their respective playoff runs.

     

    To start the game Cailey McLaughlin would be called for interference, and the Flames would capitalize on the powerplay as Shannon Fehr would score to give the Flames the early 1-0 lead. Then after killing and Emily John tripping penalty, the Flames would score as Alex Smibert would make it 2-0. Then with less than two minutes left in the period Aislyn Stretch would score to give the Flames a commanding 3-0 lead despite being out shot 14-5 by the Pride in the period.

     

    In the second period we would see the Flames go shorthanded and then Shannon Fehr would score her second of the game 12 seconds into the penalty kill as Flames would grow their lead to four. But the Pride would not go down without a fight as they would capitalize on the same powerplay they were just scored on as Mollie Dalby would get the Pride on the board. Then Dalby would not be done as she would net her second of the game to cut the Flames lead to two, and then Katelynn Brightbill would score with about three minutes left int he period to send the the game into the second intermission with the Flames up 4 to 3.

     

    The third period would feature a lot of back and forth action as well as some coincidental minors with Deena Birney of the Flames being called for holding and Alison Curry being called for tripping, but it would be a goal from Caitlyn Daihut with 64 seconds left to tie the game at four a piece.

     

    The game would be declared a tie, but overtime and a shootout would take place as agreed to by both teams prior to the game.

     

    First Period:

    Pride Penalty – 4:59 – #8 Cailey McLaughlin 2 minutes for Interference

    Liberty PPG – 5:29 – #19 Shannon Fehr from #95 CJ Tipping and #17 Alex Smibert

    Liberty Penalty – 8:23 – #4 Emily John 2 minutes for Tripping

    Liberty Goal – 10:59 – #17 Alex Smibert from #16 Danica Polson

    Pride Penalty – 16:34 – #26 Kayelynn Heflin 2 minutes for Roughing

    Liberty Goal – 18:38 – #9 Aislyn Stretch from #11 Deena Birney

     

    End of 1st – LU – 3       WAS – 0

    Shots             05                14

    PP                 1/2                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Pride Penalty – :53 – #14 Julia Blitz 2 minutes for Roughing

    Liberty Penalty – 4:14 – #16 Danica Polson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Liberty SHG – 4:26 – #19 Shannon Fehr (2) from unassisted

    Pride PPG – 5:33 – #9 Mollie Dalbey from #11 Rachel Ziff and #15 Lily Wildman

    Pride Goal – 8:08 – #9 Mollie Dalby (2) from unassisted

    Pride Goal – 16:57 – #12 Katelynn Brightbill from #9 Mollie Dalby and #15 Lily Wildman (2)

     

    End of 2nd – LU – 4        WAS – 3

    Shots               21                 29

    PP                   1/3                 1/2

     

    Third Period:

    Liberty Penalty – 10:52 – #11 Deena Birney 2 minutes for Holding

    Pride Penalty – 10:52 – #6 Allison Curry 2 minutes for Tripping

    Pride Goal – 18:56 – #20 Caitlyn Daihut from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – LU – 4         WAS – 4

    Shots              30                   42

    PP                 1/3                    1/2

     

    Next Up:

    The Washington Pride head up to Burlington, VT for the JWHL Playoffs.

  • Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

    Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

    Washington Capitals (37-21-7 81pts) v. New York Rangers (27-27-10 64pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Rangers for an early afternoon matinee, but it would be the Rangers striking first as Chris Kreider would pick off a Dmitry Orlov pass and feed it to Ryan Strome for a quick 1-0 lead. However, the lead would not last long as Carl Hagelin would attack the net and recover his own rebound on a broken play to score his first goal as a Capital to tie the game. Then after some back and forth for the two teams, it would be Andre Burakovsky netting his ninth of the season to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead.

     

    In a lackluster second period that featured a couple huge saves on both sides it would be Pavel Buchnevich to finally get one to tie the game at two for the Rangers.

    https://twitter.com/NBCSCapitals/status/1102278405469491200

     

    In the third period not a lot of action would take place in what was a quick moving period. We would require extra time, but nothing would be decided in the five minute frame. Then in the shootout, it would be a controversial play by Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev that would allow Alex Ovechkin to be credited with the game winning shootout goal when he would throw his stick at Ovechkin to prevent the shot on goal.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Carl Hagelin — 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

     

    New York Rangers:

    Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jimmy Vesey

    Vladislav Namestnikov — Ryan Strome — Jesper Fast

    Brendan Lemieux — Lias Andersson — Pavel Buchnevich

    Brendan Smith — Brett Howden — Filip Chytil

    Marc Staal — Tony DeAngelo

    Brady Skjei — Kevin Shattenkirk

    Libor Hajek — Neal Pionk

    Alexandar Georgiev

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Scratched: , Fredrik Claesson, Connor Brickley, Boo Nieves

     

    First Period:

    Rangers Goal – :45 – Ryan Strome (11) from Chris Kreider (22)

    Capitals Goal – 2:03 – Carl Hagelin (3) from Lars Eller (22) and Brooks Orpik (6)

    Capitals Goal – 10:02 – Andre Burakovsky (9) from Nic Doyd (11) and Travis Boyd (13)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:48 – Nick Jensen 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Penalty – 15:58 – Anthony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Penalty – 18:29 – Filip Chytil 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       NYR – 1

    Shots              09                11

    Faceoffs         07                11

    Hits               11                  10

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Rangers Goal – 14:20 – Pavel Buchnevich (13) from Filip Chytil (11) and Anthony DeAngelo (20)

    Rangers Penalty – 18:54 – Anthony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        NYR- 2

    Shots               29                 18

    Faceoffs          17                 20

    Hits                 19                  22

    PP                   0/3                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 7:02 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Kneeing

    Rangers Penalty – 15:46 – Brendan Smith 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2         NYR – 2

    Shots              37                   22

    Faceoffs        21                    29

    Hits               29                     31

    PP                 0/3                    0/2

     

    OT:

    N/A

     

    End of OT – WAS – 2         NYR – 2

    Shots              39                   24

    Faceoffs        21                    32

    Hits               29                     32

    PP                 0/4                    0/2

     

    Shootout:

    NYR – Kevin Shattenkirk – Goal

    WAS – TJ Oshie -Goal

    NYR – Mika Zibanejad – Save

    WAS – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Save

    NYR – Anthony DeAngelo – Goal

    WAS – Nicklas Backstrom – Goal

    NYR – Filip Chytil – Save

    WAS – Alex Ovechkin – Goal

     

    WAS – 3      NYR – 2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (38-21-7 83pts) @ Philadelphia (32-26-8 72pts)

    NY Rangers (27-27-5 68pts) @ Dallas (33-27-5 71pts)