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  • Montreal Canadiens Game Day Preview

    Montreal Canadiens Game Day Preview

     

    Game time: 7pm

    The Montreal Canadiens come into tonight’s game on a four-game winning streak. Both teams will be dealing with injuries as Brady Thchuck is out for Ottawa and Tomas Plekanec will be out several weeks with a back injury.

    Tonight Features two teams that are off to unexpected hot starts. Ottawa comes into the game with a 3-2-1 record while Montreal is 4-1-1. With Plekanec hitting the IR Nicholas Deslauriers will make his season debut for the Habs. Only change to the Habs lineup tonight is Deslauriers. Mete is expected to miss another game with a hand injury but was practicing with the team.

    Keys to the game:
    Ottawa is gonna look to use thier speed tonight if that Habs can keep them at bay they shouldn’t have a problem

    Stay out of the box the Habs have taken way to many penalties this year and sooner or later it will cost them

    Lines
    Tomas Tatar – Philip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
    Jonathan Drouin – Max Domi – Artturi Lehkonen
    Paul Byron – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia
    Nicolas Deslauriers – Andrew Shaw – Matthew Peca

    Karl Alzner – Jeff Petry
    Mike Reilly – Noah Juulsen
    Xavier Ouellet – Jordie Benn

    Carey Price
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  • Game Recap – 10/20/2018 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Metropolitan Riveters

    Game Recap – 10/20/2018 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Metropolitan Riveters

     

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps (2-0-0 4pts) v. Metropolitan Riveters (0-3-0 0pts)

     

    Lineups:

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    Minnesota Whitecaps:

    Amy Menke – Hannah Brandt – Kate Schipper
    Jonna Curtis – Katie McGovern – Allie Thunstrom
    Kalli Funk – Haylea Schmid – Meaghan Pezon

    Lee Stecklein – Amanda Boulier
    Tanja Eisenschmid – Emma Stauber
    Amy Schlagel – Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal

    Amanda Leveille
    Julie Friend

     

    Metropolitan Riveters:

    Rebecca Russo – Madison Packer – Amanda Kessel
    Fiona McKenna – Alexa Gruschow – Audra Richards
    Rebecca Morse – Kristin Lewicki – Erika Lawler

    Michelle Picard – Chelsea Ziadie
    Kiira Dosdall – Jenny Ryan
    Kelsey Koelzer – Lexi Slattery

    Katie Fitzgerald
    Kimberly Sass

     

    First Period:

    Riveters Penalty – 13:33 – Jenny Ryan 2 minutes for Tripping

    Whitecaps Goal – 18:13 – Chelsey Rosenthal (1) from Amy Schlagel

    Riveters Goal – 19:08 – Madison Packer (1) from Michelle Picard

     

    End of 1st – MIN – 1       MET – 1

    Shots              10                6

    Faceoffs         11                6

    Hits               00                  00

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    This game started off slow and a little sloppy for both teams as they went through a feeling out process, but as the game progressed both teams settled in and started generating good scoring chances for each other.

     

    Need to Do:

    Riveters – The Riveters need to do a better job of setting up in the Whitecaps zone, and creating some better scoring opportunities. Also the Riveters need to make some better and cleaner passes.

     

    Whitecaps – The Whitecaps did a great job of getting passes to their points to get shots on goal and will need to continue to do that.

     

    Second Period:

    Riveters Penalty – 3:23 – Kiira Dosdall 2 minutes for Tripping

    Whitecaps Goal – 12:31 – Amy Menke (1) from Jonna Curtis

    Riveters Goal – 17:46 – Madison Packer (2) from unassisted

    Whitecaps Goal – 19:04 – Meaghan Pezon (1) from Kalli Funk

     

    End of 2nd – MIN – 3        MET – 2

    Shots               23                  14

    Faceoffs          23                  13

    Hits                 00                  00

    PP                   0/2                  0/0

     

    Analysis:

    This was a much better period for both teams. The passing was much crisper and some of the better scoring opportunities were generated for both teams. The Riveters were also much more efficient with their overall game, but the Whitecaps were the much better zone team.

     

    Need to Do:

    Riveters – The Riveters played a much better 2nd period and responded well when the went down 2-1, but they need to do much better in the faceoff circle. Faceoff wins will help with possession.

     

    Whitecaps – The Whitecaps also had a much better period, and were able to take the momentum back with the late goal for the 3-2 lead. The Whitecaps need to keep pushing the pressure in the Riveters zone.

     

    Third Period:

    Riveters Goal – 2:33 – Audra Richards (1) from Kelsey Koelzer

    Whitecaps – 9:32 – Hannah Brandt (3) from Lee Stecklein

    Whitecaps Penalty – 10:38 – Allie Thunstrom 2 mins for Hooking

    Whitecaps ENG – 19:41 – Jonna Curtis (1) from Hannah Brandt

     

    End of 3rd – MIN – 5         MET – 3

    Shots              22                   27

    Faceoffs        31                    18

    Hits               00                     00

    PP                 0/2                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a fun game to watch. The first perood was a little sloppy for both teams, but with the 2nd period, the game tightened up and both teams started to play much better. The Whitecaps were clearly the better in the faceoff circle, but the Riveters took the shot advatage. Both teams responded well when the other scored, but it would be the Whitecaps getting the empty netter to clinch this one.

     

    Post Game Interviews:

    Minnesota Whitecaps:

    Amanda Leveille – 

     

    Lee Stecklein – 

     

    Metropolitan Riveters:

    Madison Packer – 

     

    Audra Richards – 

     

    Michelle Picard – 

     

    Special Thanks to Dan Rice and Mike Murphy for allowing us to publish these interviews that featured them asking questions as well to the players after the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Minnesota (3-0-0 6pts) v. Metropolitan (0-4-0 0pts)

     

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  • Gameday Preview: St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gameday Preview: St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Time: Saturday, October 20th 2018
    Toronto: 6-2-0 for 12 points
    St.Louis: 1-3-2 for 4 points
    The Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues meet on Saturday for a match of two teams going in totally different directions. The Leafs are coming off only their 2nd loss of the season in a game that if Matt Murray didn’t play so well the outcome could have been different. While the Blues have only amount 1 win so far this year and have not played very well despite probably having one of the better defence cores in the league.
    This will be a pivotal game for the Leafs, The Blues will not be underestimated so expect this to be a game from the beginning.
    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup
    Auston Matthews – 14 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 13 points (3 goals 10 assists)
    John Tavares – 11 points (6 goals 5 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Mitch Marner – 11 points (4 goals 7 assists)
    Brayden Schenn –6 points (3 goals 3 assists)
    David Perron– 5 points (4 goals 1 assist)
    Alex Steen– 5 points (2 goals 3 assist)
    Vladimir Tarsenko– 5points (2 goals 3 assists)
    Ryan O’Rielly – 5 points (5 assists)
    Frederik Andersen 4-2-0 2.70GAA .914SV%
    Jake Allen 1-2-2 3.91GAA .877SV%
    Lineups & Injuries
    Toronto Maple Leafs:
    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    St. Louis Blues:
    Jaden Schwartz – Brayden Schenn – Vladimir Tarsenko
    Zachary Sanford – Ryan O’Rielly– David Perron
    Patrick Maroon– Tyler Bozak – Alex Steen
    Samuel Blais – Ivan Barbashev – Jordan Kyrou

    Vince Dunn – Alex Pietrangelo
    Joel Edmundson – Robert Bortuzzo
    Colton Parayko – Jordan Schmaltz

    Jake Allen
    Chad Johnson

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson (Torn ACL), Robby Fabbri (Groin)

    Suspension: None

     

    3 Keys to Winning against St. Louis:

    1. SHOOT
      a. Jake Allen has been horrible all season, just take shots and see what happens.
    2. Cover the points
      a. St. Louis plays a very aggressive puck possession that opens the point men up. They have some big shots from the point.
    3. Force the St.bLouis to take penalties.
      a. St. Louis penalty kill sits at an atrocious 78% on the year. Leafs need to take advantage of that

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

     

     

    Florida Panthers (0-2-2 2pts) v. Washington Capitals (3-2-1 7pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Florida Panthers:

    Evgenii Dadonov — Aleksander Barkov — Nick Bjugstad

    Vincent Trocheck — Colton Sceviour — Jonathan Huberdeau

    Frank Vatrano — Jared McCann — Denis Malgin

    Mike Hoffman — Juho Lammikko — Troy Brouwer

    Keith Yandle — Aaron Ekblad

    Mark Pysyk — Alexander Petrovic

    Bogdan Kiselevich — MacKenzie Weegar

    James Reimer

    Michael Hutchinson

    Scratched: Maxim Mamin

    Injured: Roberto Luongo (knee), Derek MacKenzie (upper body), Jamie McGinn (back)

    Suspended: Mike Matheson

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Chandler Stephenson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker

    Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 6:10 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Slashing

    Panthers Goal – 10:49 – Vincent Trocheck (2) from Jonathan Huberdeau (2) and Alexander Petrovic (1)

    Capitals Goal – 15:26 – John Carlson (4) from Lars Eller (1) and Michal Kempny (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 15:41 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Panthers PPG – 15:58 – Evgenii Dadonov (3) from Aleksander Barkov (2) and Vincent Trocheck (4)

    Panthers Goal – 16:36 – Colton Sceviour (1) from Jonathan Huberdeau (3) and Vincent Trocheck (5)

    Panthers Goal – 18:52 – Jared McCann (1) from Denis Malgin (3) and Keith Yandle (5)

     

    End of 1st – FLA – 4       WAS – 1

    Shots              11                 5

    Faceoffs         10                 9

    Hits                 7                   10

    PP                 1/2                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    This game was putrid for the Capitals. They played little to no urgency and they let Florida control the tempo in this game. Also doesn’t help that Jakub Vrana takes another offensive zone penalty to start the game. The Capitals got a great drive from Lars Eller that resulted in John Carlson’s goal, but after that Florida dominated once again.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get their game back on track, and they should pull Braden Holtby and put in Pheonix Copley to help with that. This isn’t on Holtby, but it sends a loud message to the team. Also the Capitals need to play with urgency. Like our good freind Ted Starkey has been saying for a while now:

     

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    Second Period:

    Capitals Note – – Pheonix Copley Starts in Goal

    Capitals Goal – 1:48 – Brett Connolly (1) from Jakub Vrana (1)

    Panthers Penalty – 3:50 – Keith Yandle 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Goal – 8:38 – Jakub Vrana (2) from Lars Eller (2) and Brett Connolly (5)

    Capitals Penalty – 9:51 – Christian Djoos 2 minutes for Interference

    Panthers Penalty – 9:51 – Frank Vatrano 2 minutes for Embellishment

    Capitals Goal – 13:15 – Devante Smith-Pelly (1) from  Matt Niskanen (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)

    Panthers Note – – James Reimer pulled for Michael Hutchinson

    Capitals Penalty – 17:18 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 18:03 – Bench (Brett Connolly) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Panthers PPG – 19:09 – Jonathan Huberdeau (2) from Evgenii Dadonov (3) and Mike Hoffman (2)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:52 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

     

    End of 2nd – FLA – 5        WAS – 4

    Shots               17                  21

    Faceoffs          24                  21

    Hits                 14                  17

    PP                   2/4                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a much better period for the Capitals. They out shot the Panthers 16-6, and dominated throughout the period. The only problem with this period was the trail of penalties to end the period. Also good line shuffling by head coach Todd Reirdon, and pulling Holtby sent the message that was needed.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep up the pressure in the Panthers zone and they need to kill off this 5 on 3 that they’ve put themselves into for the second time in a very short period of time.

     

    Third Period:

    Panthers Note

    Panthers Penalty – 7:38 – Vincent Trocheck 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 8:29 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Panthers Penalty – 16:52 – MacKenzie Weegar 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 18:35 – Nicklas Backstrom (2) from Lars Eller (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (8)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:37 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 3rd – FLA – 5         WAS – 5

    Shots              27                   29

    Faceoffs         33                   31

    Hits                 20                   27

    PP                   2/6                  1/3

     

    Overtime:

    N/A

     

    End of OT – FLA – 5         WAS – 5

    Shots              30                   31

    Faceoffs         33                   32

    Hits                 20                   28

    PP                   2/7                  1/3

     

    Shootout:

    Capitals – – TJ Oshie – – Goal

    Panthers – – Aleksander Barkov – – Goal

    Capitals – – Evgeny Kuznetsov – – Goal

    Panthers – – Nick Bjugstad – – Save

    Capitals – – Alex Ovechkin – – Save

    Panthers – – Vincent Trocheck – – Goal

    Capitals – – Nicklas Backstrom – – Miss

    Panthers – – Jonathan Huberdeau – – Goal

     

    End of SO – FLA – 6         WAS – 5

     

    Analysis:

    This was a wild one at home before going on their Western Canada trip, which saw the Capitals pick up a point in a game that one could say they didn’t deserve to even make it to overtime with the way the first period went. However, Todd Reirdon did a good job of sparking his team and rally back against the Panthers.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (3-2-2 8pts) @ Vancouver (4-1-0 8pts)

    Florida (1-2-2 4pts) v. Detroit (0-5-2 2pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Gameday Preview – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

     

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals play host for the final time in this home stretch before they begin their Western Canada road trip as they take on the Florida Panthers who so far have not won a game in this young 2018-19 season.

     

    Florida Panthers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Evgenii Dadonov – Aleksander Barkov – Nick Bjugstad

    Vincent Trocheck – Colton Sceviour – Jonathan Huberdeau

    Frank Vatrano – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

    Mike Hoffman – Juho Lammikko – Troy Brouwer

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mark Pysyk – Alexander Petrovic

    Bogdan Kiselevich – MacKenzie Weegar

    James Reimer

    Michael Hutchinson

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Quiet the home crowd

    The Panthers are going to look to want tonget on the board only and silence the home crowd in DC. By doing so they can take control of the tempo of the game, and work towards getting their first win of the season.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Chandler Stephenson – Lars Eller – Andre Burakovsky

    Dmitrij Jaskin – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny – John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos – Brooks Orpik

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play a full 60 minutes

    This is the biggest key for the Capitals. Against Toronto they laid off im the 3rd period and it costed them a victory. With the knowledge that Florida is looking for their first win of thw season, the Capitals should play with renewed urgency, and take it to the Panthers the full 60 minutes.

     

    2. Stay out of the penalty box

    Sonfar the Capitals have shot themselves in the foot with bad penalties, especially by Jakub Vrana in the offensive zone, that the momentum that they are building for themselves is lost and have to retreat to the penalty kill.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • 10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-2 6pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (6-1-0 12pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Pittsburgh:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Derick Brassard

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel

    Patric Hornqvist– Riley Sheahan – Bryan Rust

    Dominik Simon – Matt Cullen – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Jack Johnson – Jamie Oleksiuk

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz (LTIR)

    Suspension: None
    Gameday:

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1053034389133680640

    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1053051961774354433

     

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 11:36 – Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Too Many Men

    Penguins PPG Goal – 11:42– Evgeni Malkin (2) from Kris Letang (4) and Sidney Crosby (5)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         PIT – 1

    Shots              9                     17

    Faceoffs     8/18                10/18

    Hits               5                      10

    PP                 0/0                   1/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played well early but let the Pens offence in the zone for prolonged periods of time. The Pens play an aggressive offence so the puck needs to be moved quick and the Leafs defence struggled with that a bit.

     

    Need to Do:

    Quick passes, more offensive zone time. Draw penalties.

     

    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1053073892707876864

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1053073926677393408

     

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 08:21 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Tripping

    Penguins Penalty – 09:44 – Matt Murray, 2 mins for Delay of Game

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          PIT – 1

    Shots              22                    28

    Faceoffs       21/38             17/38

    Hits               13                     24

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs took over this period, but Matt Murray has played unbelieveable. Leafs need to get more traffic in front of the goaltender, right now Matt Murray is seeing everything.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get more bodies in front of the net. Matt Murray is seeing everything and playing picture perfect tonight.

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1053084148762521601

     

    Third Period:

    Penguins Goal – 17:53– Evgeni Malkin (3) Empty Net,  Unassisted

    Penguins Goal – 18:52– Kris Letang (4) Empty Net,  from Evgeni Malkin (9) and Bryan Rust (1)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 0         PIT – 3

    Shots              38                   39

    Faceoffs     31/56                25/56

    Hits               21                     30

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    The Leafs played a strong game ran into a hot goalie, made one mistake on the powerplay and paid for it. Frederik Andersen played unbelievable at the other end. Leafs just need to go back and remember they didn’t lose this because of any lack of effort.

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1052031679542382593

     

    Next Up:

    St.Louis (1-3-2 4pts) at Toronto (6-2-0 12pts)

    Pittsburgh (3-1-2 8pts) at Edmonton (2-2-0 4pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • News and Notes: October 18th, 2018

    Here are your news and notes for Thursday, October 18th, 2018…

     

    There were four contests on the schedule.

    • Alex Ovechkin scored twice, his second multi-goal game of the season to guide the Washington Capitals over the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime. Ovechkin has notched 122 multi-goal games during his career and his five outing away from entering the top ten in this category.

      Ovechkin would also register his 232nd power-play goal, moving him into the top ten in the NHL’s all time power-play goal scoring list. He is currently tied for ninth place with Dino Ciccarelli.

      TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers here.

     

    • Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames went on to rout the the Boston Bruins 5-2. Gaudreau would register his 100th career NHL goal in the contest and rookie D Juuso Valimaki would net his first career NHL goal.

      Gaudreau, the 103rd overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, became the eighth player from that draft class to net 100 career goals.

    • The Anaheim Ducks were 35 seconds short of a shutout last night when the Ducks took on the New York Islanders. Anaheim would win the contest 4-1 over the New York Islanders.Anaheim G John Gibson registered 34 saves and gives the Ducks a 5-1-1 record thus far on the season. Gibson, in 184 appearances, has a career save percentage of .924. This is tops amongst all goalies with a minimum of 100 games played.
    • The Montreal Canadiens went on to defeat the St, Louis Blues 3-2 last night. Montreal G Carey Price registered 23 saves and Brendan Gallagher scored the game winner with 11 seconds left in regulation to give Montreal their third consecutive win of the season. Montreal is currently 4-1-1 on the season.Carey Price sits one win shy of tying Patrick Toy fro second most wins for a Canadiens goalie.

      Before the contest, the Canadiens would honour Tomas Plekanec for recently playing in his 1,000th NHL game.

     

    In the NHL tonight, there are nine contests on the schedule.

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    Image courtesy of NHL and NHL Public Relations.

    In NHL news…

    • Pittsburgh Penguins G Matt Murraty is scheduled to return to action tonight.
    • Tom Wilson and Gary Bettman met for over seven hours regarding the appeal for Wilson’s 20-game suspension. A decision will be made from Bettman next week.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Gameday Preview:  Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gameday Preview:  Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Time: Thursday, October 18th 2018

    Toronto: 6-1-0 for 12 points

    Pittsburgh: 2-1-2 for 5 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in a matchup with Sidney Crosby and Auston Matthews being at the forefront. Two of the most prolific players in the game today. The Leafs come in riding a 5 game win streak and looking to continue to prove the doubters that they are really this good. While the Penguins come in losing in Overtime to Vancouver 3-2. Losing Justin Schultz for 4 months is a huge hit to the Penguins blue line and Vancouver took advantage of that.

    This will be another big challenge for the Leafs as the Penguins have proven they know how to win despite injuries.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Auston Matthews – 14 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 13 points (3 goals 10 assists)
    John Tavares – 11 points (6 goals 5 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Mitch Marner – 11 points (4 goals 7 assists)

    Evgeni Malkin –9 points (1 goals 8 assists)
    Phil Kessel– 8 points (4 goal 4 assists)
    Kris Letang– 6 points (3 goal 3 assist)
    Jake Guentzel– 4points (4 goals)

    Frederik Andersen
    4-1-0 3.02GAA .899SV%

    Matt Murray
    1-1-0 5.45GAA .831SV%

    Lineups & Injuries

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

    Pittsburgh:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Derick Brassard
    Carl Hagelin – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel
    Patric Hornqvist– Riley Sheahan – Bryan Rust
    Dominik Simon – Matt Cullen – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang
    Jack Johnson – Jamie Oleksiuk
    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Matt Murray
    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz (LTIR)

    Suspension: None

    4 Keys to Winning against Pittsburgh:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. With Justin Schultz out for 4 months the Leafs must attack the defence and force them to make plays quick.
    2. Win faceoffs
      1. Puck possession is the Penguins game style. Win the faceoffs control the game.
    3. Fourth line
      1. Gauthier, Leivo and Johnsson have been a fantastic 4th line since being put together. They must continue to dominate especially against a pretty young 4th line in Pittsburgh.
    4. Force the Penguins to take a Penalties
      1. Let the Power-Play do it’s job.

     

     

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  • Habs Win Thriller over St.Louis Blues

    Habs Win Thriller over St.Louis Blues

     

    The Montreal Canadiens defeated the St. Louis Blues in a thrilling 3-2 win. Montreal started things off early with a quick goal by Max Domi 20 seconds into the game and ended things will a Brendan Gallagher goal to give the Habs a 3-2 lead with 11 seconds left in the game. Carey Price made 23 saves in the win. With the win, the Habs improve to 4-1-1 on the season.

     

    Things the Habs Did Well:

    – The Habs only gave up 25 shots (22 in the final 2 periods).
    – Jesperi Kotkaniemi drew 2 penalties
    – Tomas Tatar adds another assist for the Habs and continues to look great. My only complaint about the game is the Habs took way too many penalties. Both goals by St. Louis came with the man-advantage. Habs need to clean this up if they are going to be successful all year.

     

    Victor Mete didn’t play tonight due to a minor hand injury but should be back in the line-up on Saturday night.

     

    The Habs ride a three-game winning streak into Ottawa when they face the Senators on Saturday Night.

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