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  • Game Recap – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals

    New Jersey Devils (9-10-4 22pts) v. Washington Capitals (14-7-3 31pts)

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals enter their weekend homestand on a 6 game winning streak as they take on the New Jersey Devils, who last time these two teams met whitewashed the Capitals 6-0. However, in their past six games the Devils have only won one game (1-2-3), and are looking to turn things around for them.

     

    For the Capitals, they have been 7-1-0 since the return of Tom Wilson from suspension, and without key players TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov who are both out due to concussions, but with the promising prospect of gaining Kuznetsov back, that could add a kick to the Capitals powerplay that has struggled during these winning times.

     

    Lineups:

    New Jersey Devils:

    Taylor Hall — Nico Hischier — Jesper Bratt

    Marcus Johansson — Pavel Zacha — Kyle Palmieri

    Brett Seney — Travis Zajac — Blake Coleman

    Brian Boyle — Michael McLeod — Miles Wood

    Andy Greene — Damon Severson

    Mirco Mueller — Sami Vatanen

    Will Butcher — Ben Lovejoy

    Keith Kinkaid

    Cory Schneider

    Scratched: Drew Stafford, Stefan Noesen, Egor Yakovlev

    Injured: Steven Santini (broken jaw), Joey Anderson (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:51 – Nicklas Backstrom (7) from Alex Ovechkin (11) and Michal Kempny (5)

    Capitals Penalty – 6:02 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:38 – Devante Smith-Pelly 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – NJ – 0       WAS- 1

    Shots              09                08

    Faceoffs         12                07

    Hits               07                  03

    PP                 0/1*               0/0     *2nd in Progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was an ok period for the Capitals. The scored early on a great play by Alex Ovechkin to Nicklas Backstrom. However, the Devils did a good job of attacking the Capitals and making it difficult to leave their own zone. Plus on the Devils powerplays so far they have exposed the Capitals at certain times because of the Capitals being extra aggressive on the penalty kill.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to do a better job of getting out of the zone cleaner, also the Capitals need to ease up on the aggression on their penalty kill a bit as mentioned above, the Devils have found an opening and is exposing it to their advantage. Lastly, the Capitals need to keep the feet moving and draw some penalties to get their powerplay on the ice.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals SHG – :08 – Tom Wilson (7) from Matt Niskanen (8)

    Capitals Penalty – 1:05 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Devils Penalty – 7:29 – Taylor Hall 2 minutes for Tripping

    Devils SHG – 9:23 – Travis Zajac (8) from Blake Coleman (7)

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1068677276697587714

    Capitals Penalty – 17:39 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Illegal Check to the Head

     

    End of 2nd – NJ – 1        WAS – 2

    Shots               26                 18

    Faceoffs          21                 12

    Hits                 09                  04

    PP                   0/3*               0/1     *4th in progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was a rough period for the Capitals. It started off well from when Tom Wilson scored 8 seconds into the period but after that the Devils out hustled and out worked the Capitals in many facets of the game. The Devils were also the more physical. Braden Holtby has been spectacular in this game and is a huge reason this game is still 2-1 Capitals.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to kill off the last 2:39 seconds of Tom Wilson’s Match penalty, which was an overblown call as he never made head contact, and once they do they need to pick up the pace and take it to the Devils. Also the Capitals are getting killed in the faceoff circle and needs to do a better job in the 3rd period.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:45 – Andre Burakovsky (4) from Michal Kempny (6) and Nicklas Backstrom (23)

    Devils Penalty – 8:26 – Miles Wood 4 minutes for Butt-Ending

    Devils Penalty – 10:17 – Sami Vatanen 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 10:57 – Nicklas Backstrom (8) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) and John Carlson (22)

    Devils Goal – 12:35 – Nico Hischier (5) from unassisted

    Devils Goal – 18:10 – Marcus Johansson (4) from Nico Hischier (10) and Taylor Hall (18)

    Capitals ENG – 18:30 – Alex Ovechkin (19) from unassisted

    Capitals ENG – 19:37 – Nicklas Backstrom (9) from Alex Ovechkin (12)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:56 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd – NJ – 3         WAS – 6

    Shots              36                   31

    Faceoffs        30                    27

    Hits               12                     06

    PP                 0/5                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    In what was a very hard fought battle for the Capitals as they had to endure against a faster Devils team, as well as the loss of Tom Wilson to a very questionable Match penalty for an “illegal hit to the head” when replays clearly showed he hit the shoulder while trying to get out of the way of Brett Seney while Seney was backing up. However, the Capitals persevered and won their seventh straight game. The Devils made it difficult for the Capitals, but they found a way.

     

    Also after celebrating surpassing Peter Bondra to become 2nd Franchise history in Points, Nicklas Backstrom would record a hat trick (3 goals) and an assist to continue where he left off against the New York Islanders.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (15-7-3 33pts) v. Anaheim (13-10-5 31pts)

    New Jersey (9-11-4 22pts) v. Winnipeg (14-8-2 30pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 11/30/2018 – New Jersey Devils v. Washington Capitals

     

    New Jersey Devils (9-10-4 22pts) v. Washington Capitals (14-7-3 31pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington+, MSG+, and NHL Network

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals enter their weekend homestand on a 6 game winning streak as they take on the New Jersey Devils, who last time these two teams met whitewashed the Capitals 6-0. However, in their past six games the Devils have only won one game (1-2-3), and are looking to turn things around for them.

     

    For the Capitals, they have been 7-1-0 since the return of Tom Wilson from suspension, and without key players TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov who are both out due to concussions, but with the promising prospect of gaining Kuznetsov back, that could add a kick to the Capitals powerplay that has struggled during these winning times.

     

     

    New Jersey Devils:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Need to play with urgency

    When the Devils first played the Capitals, they played a very strong game that showed the team’s urgency to win battles and create scoring opportunities. They will need to find that urgency if they hope to replicate their previous victory as they are facing a more focused Capitals team.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Capitals Notes:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    I feel like we have to say this all the time now being how the Capitals keep starting slow and then getting better as the game goes on. This is a trend that needs to bucked by the Capitals and start stronger than they have.

     

    2. Get the powerplay rolling

    Lately the powerplay has not been a strong suit for the Capitals, and while many will blame the lack of players like TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov, even before they were injured the powerplay was starting to get faulty. They have been having difficulty entering the zone and they have been over passing as well, and they just need to get the puck in the zone and just simplify everything.

  • November 29th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 29th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 29th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    Yesterday’s schedule of games…

     

    DETROIT 4, St. Louis 3

     

    Anaheim 3, FLORIDA 2

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1068202652872261632

     

    TORONTO 5, San Jose 3

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor has your recap on the match-up between the Maple Leafs and the San Jose Sharks at the following page.

    San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/29/2018 – Game Recap

     

    Dallas 4, CALGARY 3 (OT)

     

    COLORADO 6, Pittsburgh 3

    Sidney Crosby scored all three of the goals for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their 6-3 loss at the Colorado Avalanche last night.

    Tonight’s schedule of games…

    Image courtesy of NHL Public Relations and NHL

     

    More news, notes, information, and stats can be found here…

     

     

     

    In NHL news…

    Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada released his “31 Thoughts” podcast earlier today.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1068213139722792967

     

    In case you missed it, TXHT will not be on air again until January 2019.  More news and information can be found at the following page.

     

    OFFICIAL! – TXHT Podcast Changing Formats, Date and Time in 2019

  • OFFICIAL! – TXHT Podcast Changing Formats, Date and Time in 2019

    OFFICIAL! – TXHT Podcast Changing Formats, Date and Time in 2019

    Official Statement:

    “The Xperience: Hockey Talk”, aka TXHT, will be undergoing a format change for it’s podcast starting in January 2019. As a result of this format change that TXHT will be going through, TXHT will go on a break for the rest of the year effective Wednesday November 28th, 2018.

     

    We can announce that one of the changes that TXHT will be undergoing will be that TXHT will no longer air live on Facebook Live or on Twitch moving forward. Instead TXHT will now be recorded and then posted in an article here on TXHThockey.com every Saturday at 8a EST. the reason we are doing this is because our team has grown in the past few months since the creation of the TXHT website, and we want to give these new members of the TXHT team an opportunity to have their voices heard alongside their articles. However, we have been finding it difficult to try to get them on the show with the current format hence the changes that we are making to the podcast.

     

    TXHT will still feature Washington Capitals game coverage along with NWHL and NHL coverage, but will now feature some more unique features to the show that we can’t wait to debut.

     

    We thank everyone for your continued support, and we can’t wait to roll out the new and improved TXHT podcast in January.

  • San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/29/2018 – Game Recap

    San Jose Sharks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/29/2018 – Game Recap

    Game Day Lineups:

    First Period:
    San Jose Penalty – 2:53 – Kevin Lebanc 2 minutes for Tripping
    Toronto PP Goal – 03:38 – John Tavares (16) from Auston Matthews (7) and Mitch Marner (28)
    Toronto Penalty –09:32 – Andreas Johnsson 2 minutes for Interference
    San Jose PP Goal – 10:40 – Tomas Hertl (6) from Kevin Labanc (14) and Logan Couture (16)
    San Jose Penalty – 11:02 – Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes for Holding
    Toronto PP Goal – 11:19 – Auston Matthews (11) from Morgan Rielly (19) and Mitch Marner (29)
    Toronto Penalty – 14:43 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes for High Sticking
    Toronto Goal – 19:42 – John Tavares (17) from Mitch Marner (30) and Zach Hyman (8)

    End of 1st – SJ –1 TOR – 3

    Shots 20 06

    Faceoffs 9/23 14/23

    Hits 5 5

    PP 1/2 2/2

    Analysis:

    Leafs came out looking to play a strong game against the tired Sharks, got a few powerplays and capitalized on them. Look for this to continue into the 2nd period. The Sharks had a glimmer of hope on the Hertl Powerplay goal but soon lost it

    Need to Do:

    Quick to attack but don’t sacrifice defence

    Second Period:
    San Jose Penalty – 0:54 – Kevin Lebanc 2 minutes for Tripping
    Toronto PP Goal – 01:53 – Patrick Marleau (6) from Tyler Ennis (4) and Andreas Johnsson (2)
    Toronto Penalty –02:19 – Travis Dermott 2 minutes for Tripping
    San Jose PP Goal – 4:18 – Joe Pavelski (16) from Brent Burns (23) and Logan Couture (17)

    End of 2nd – SJ – 2 TOR – 4

    Shots 30 22

    Faceoffs 19/47 28/47

    Hits 5 5

    PP 2/3 3/3

    Analysis:

    Both teams looked exchanged goals, SJ looked to have a bit more pressure in that period. Leafs need to be careful.

    Need to Do:

    Tighten up defensively, while still pushing the play.

    Third Period:
    San Jose Penalty – 0:33 – Justin Braun 2 minutes for Holding
    Toronto Goal –10:59 – Auston Matthews (12) from Andreas Johnsson (3) and Kasperi Kapanen (8)
    San Jose Goal – 18:02 – Melker Karlsson (2) from Joonas Donskoi (7) and Evander Kane (9)

    End of 3rd – SJ– 3 TOR – 5

    Shots 41 29

    Faceoffs 28/70 42/70

    Hits 17 15

    PP 2/3 3/4

    Analysis:

    Auston Matthews return looked to revigorated the Leafs and allowed them to win this game.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (18-8-0 36pts) @ Minnesota (14-8-2 30pts)

    San Jose (12-9-5 27pts) @ Ottawa (10-12-3 23pts)

  • November 28th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 28th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, November 28th, 2017 and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests in action last night.

     

    -BUFFALO 3, San Jose 2 (OT)

    The Buffalo Sabres would win their 10th straight contest, the most consecutive wins since the 2006-07 season in their 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks last night.

    The Sabres have won 10 straight contests three times, including this season.

     

    -Ottawa 4, PHILADELPHIA 3

    Brady Tkachuk and the Ottawa Senators would come back from a multi-goal deficit in the last 10 minutes of the game to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.

     

    -Carolina 2, MONTREAL 1

    Carolina Hurricanes G Curtis McElhinney would have a 48 save performance, matching a career high, in the 2-1 over the Montreal Canadiens last night.

     

    -Anaheim 3, TAMPA BAY 1

    Anaheim Ducks G Ryan Miller would have 25 saves in his 373rd career win and is now one shy of the all-time record of 374 set by John Vanbiesbrouck for most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender.

     

    -Colorado 3, NASHVILLE 2

    Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen became the first player this season to have 40 points when he had two assists in the Avalanche’s 3-2 win at the Nashville Predators last night.  With the achievement, Rantanen became the quickest player to reach to 40-point mark in a season since the Avalanche relocated from the Quebec Nordiques in 1995.

     

    -Arizona 4, MINNESOTA 3

    Despite the 4-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes, Minnesota Wild’s Matt Dumba extended his point streak to seven games and matched a franchise high for a defenceman.  Ryan Suter achieved the mark of seven games with at least a point twice.

     

    -Pittsburgh 4, WINNIPEG 3

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins F Phil Kessel would extend his point streak to nine games and is the longest active point streak in the League.

     

    -Vegas 8, CHICAGO 3

    The Vegas Golden Knights would score a franchise-record eight goals in their rout over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.

     

    -EDMONTON 1, Dallas 0 (OT)

     

    -Los Angeles 2, VANCOUVER 1 (OT)

    After his hat trick on Sunday, it only took the Los Angeles Kings Dustin Brown 53 seconds to score the game-winner in the extra frame to give the Kings the 2-1 win at the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

    Today’s schedule of games…

    Image courtesy of NHL Public Relations and NHL.

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

     

     

    Today in NHL news…

    After the firing of Philadelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall Monday, the organization today announced that Chris Pryor, the Director of Player Personnell and Assistant General Manager, and Assistant Coach Gord Murphy, have been relieved of their duties.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 8p EST on Facebook Live.

  • San Jose Sharks @ Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/28/2018 -Game Day Preview

    San Jose Sharks @ Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/28/2018 -Game Day Preview

     

    Time: Wednesday, November 28th 2018

    Toronto: 17-8-0 for 34 points

    San Jose 12-8-4 for 28 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and the San Jose Sharks meet for the second time this season, Only this time it will be on Toronto’s home ice. San Jose will be coming of a game the night before, look for the Leafs to try and take advantage of that.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup
    Mitch Marner – 33 points (6 goals 27 assists)
    John Tavares– 28 points (15 goals 13 assists)
    Morgan Rielly – 27 points (9 goals 18 assists)
    Kasperi Kapanen – 17 points (10 goals 7 assists)

    Brent Burns –24 points (3 goals 21 assists)
    Timo Meier– 22 points (13 goals 9 assists)
    Logan Couture – 22 points (8 goals 14 assists)
    Joe Pavelski– 17 points (13 goals 4 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    13-7-0 2.22GAA .932SV%

    Aaron Dell
    3-3-2 2.60GAA .914SV%

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Mitch Marner – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Auston Matthews (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    San Jose:

    Evander Kane– Joe Pavelski – Joonas Donskoi

    Tomas Hertl – Logan Couture – Timo Meier

    Marcus Sorenson– Joe Thornton – Kevin LaBanc

    Barclay Goodrow – Lukas Radil – Melker Karlsson

     

    Brendan Dillion – Erik Karlsson

    Tim Heed –Brent Burns

    Marc-Eduoard Vlasic – Justin Braun

     

    Aaron Dell

    Martin Jones
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against SJ:

    1. Puck Possession
      1. Puck Possession, need to get the majority of it. Make sure they don’t have much time to make plays in your zone.
    2. Play with Speed
      1. Let your skill dictate the play. Don’t let the Sharks.
    3. Burns, contain him
      1. Burns once again has been one of the highest scoring defencemen in the league. Must find ways to limit his chances.

     

  • Montreal Canadiens Post Game Recap

    Montreal Canadiens Post Game Recap

    The Habs drop a tough one to the Canes but to get one across and make it a close game. They outplayed the Canes for most of the game and deserved the win. The Powerplay for Montreal was subpar and was when the Habs lost some momentum late in the third. Carolina got two lucky bounces and Curtis McElhinney stood on his head for Carolina. The Habs are off until Saturday when they host the Boston Bruins.

     

    First Period

    Habs looked solid in the first period. Weber looks good in his first period back. Kulak also looks strong on the blueline for the Habs. Habs are definitely getting their chances. McElhinney can’t control a rebound Habs need to continue getting pucks on net and getting guys towards the net.

     

    Second Period
    Canes are getting the bounces even though the Habs are outplaying them. In the third, the Habs need to make sure they don’t take any stupid penalties and hopefully one of these bounces will go their way.

     

    Third Period
    Habs get one past McElhinney in the third but fail to score another to tie up the game. The powerplay was a disaster and could have tied the game up for the Habs.

  • November 27th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is  Tuesday, November 27th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    Yesterday there were five games that took place.

     

    -TORONTO 4, Boston 2

    Boston Bruins David Pastrnak would score the only two goals in the Bruins 4-2 loss at the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

     

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the Maple Leafs versus the Boston Bruins at the following page.

     

    Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/26/2018 – Game Recap

     

    -FLORIDA 4, New Jersey 3 (OT)

    With the Florida Panthers win, they are 6-0-0 against the New Jersey Devils in their last six home contests dating back to April 11, 2015.

     

    -Washington 4, NY ISLANDERS 1

     

    The Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin would score his 625th career goal last night, placing him into a tie with Jarome Iginla and Joe Sakic for 15th place on the all-time list.

    Capitals F Tom Wilson would also score two goals in the contest to give Washington the 4-1 lead over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center last night.

     

    TXHT has your recap of the Washington Capitals at the New York Islanders at the following page.

    Game Recap – 11/26/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New York Islanders

     

    -NY RANGERS 4, Ottawa 2

     

     

    Columbus 7, DETROIT 5

    For the third time this season, the Columbus Blue Jackets would score at least seven goals in a contest.  They are tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the highest such amount on the season.

     

     

     

     

     

    There are 10 games on the NHL schedule tonight.

    Image credit goes to NHL Public Relations and NHL

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

     

     

     

    In NHL news today…

     

    Elliotte Friedman released his weekly “31 Thoughts” blog post.  You can check that post out here.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1067498467394613248

     

    Last night, Toronto Maple Leafs Patrick Marleau would play in his 1,600th NHL contest.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on Facebook Live.