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  • Game Recaps – 10/11/2018

    Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Montreal Canadiens

     

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  • 10/11/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

    10/11/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1-0 8pts) v, Detroit Red Wings (0-2-2 2pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Kasperi Kapanen — Auston Matthews — Patrick Marleau

    Zach Hyman — John Tavares — Mitch Marner

    Par Lindholm — Nazem Kadri — Connor Brown

    Josh Leivo — Frederik Gauthier — Tyler Ennis

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Travis Dermott

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl, Andreas Johnsson, Martin Marincin

    Injured: None

     

    Detroit Red Wings:

    Abdelkader – Larkin – Mantha

    Nyquist – Anathansiou – Vanek

    Bertuzzi – Neilsen – Rasmussen

    Helm – Ehn – Glendening

    Dekeyser – Hronek

    Sulak – Hicketts

    Kronwall – Jensen

    Howard

    Bernier

    Scratched:

    Injured: Franzen (Concussion), Zetterberg (Back), Green (Virus), Cholowski (Upper-Body), and Daley (Upper-Body)

    Suspended:

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 4:45 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Slashing

    Wings Goal – 7:18– Nick Jensen (1) from Darren Helm (1) and Christoffer Ehn (1)

    Detroit Penalty – 7:38 – Danny DeKeyser, 2 mins for Interference

    Detroit Penalty – 9:49 – Danny DeKeyser, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Penalty – 9:49 –Josh Leivo, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Goal – 15:48– Morgan Rielly (3) from Mitch Marner (7) and John Tavares (1)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 1         DET – 1

    Shots              11                     6

    Faceoffs     8/19                11/19

    Hits               6                      9

    PP                 0/1                   0/1

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated much of this period, outshooting out chancing but Howard held down the fort for Detroit. Toronto needs to get a cycle going and some pressure and traffic in front of Howard. But all in all a great opening period.

    Need to Do:

    The Leafs need to be better in the faceoff circle only winning 8 of 19 faceoffs. Keep the pressure on.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal – 2:00 – Mitch Marner (3) from Zach Hyman (4)

    Wings Penalty – 6:03 – Liber Sulak, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Leafs PPG – 7:30 – Auston Matthews (8) from Morgan Rielly (9) and Nazem Kadri (3)

    Leafs Penalty – 8:33 – Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Holding

    Wings Penalty – 16:28 – Liber Sulak, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 3          DET – 1

    Shots              26                    11

    Faceoffs       18/39              21/39

    Hits               9                     18

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played the best period of the season. Solid defence, controlled the flow of the game and capitalized on all their opportunities.

     

    Need to Do:

    Leafs need to stay on attack. Do not play the trap in the 3rd.

    Third Period:

    Detroit Goal – 10:18 –  Nick Jensen (2) from Luke Glendening (1) and Anthony Mantha (1)

    Wings Penalty – 11:01 – Danny DeKeyser, 2 minutes for Holding

    Leafs Goal PPG – 11:11 –  Auston Matthews (9) from John Tavares (3) and Mitch Marner (8)

    Leafs Penalty – 11:50– Ron Hainsey, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty – 15:38 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Wings Penalty – 15:38 – Justin Abdelkader, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Leafs Empty Net Goal – 19:39 – Ron Hainsey (2) from Nikita Zaitsev (1)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 5         DAL – 3

    Shots              35                   29

    Faceoffs     32/64                32/64

    Hits               16                     23

    PP                 2/4                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    The Leafs offence showed up again, but the defence almost let them down again. The defence needs to find a way to play a more solid game or else they will give games away.

     

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    Next Up:

    Toronto (4-1-0 8pts) at Washington (2-1-1 5pts)

    Detroit (0-2-2 2pts) at Boston (3-1-0 6pts)

     

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  • Montreal Canadiens Drop Home Opener

    Montreal Canadiens Drop Home Opener

     

    The Montreal Canadiens have lost their home opener to the L.A. Kings by a score of 3-0. Carey Price made 26 saves in the loss.

    When looking at tonight’s game there were times of greatness and times of struggle for the Habs

    The Positives:

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi continues to show that he deserves to stay in the NHL leading the Canadiens with five shots on goal.

    The Habs had no problem getting pucks on the net as they had 40 shots but couldn’t get any of those past Jack Campbell who recorded his first career NHL shutout.

    The Disappointments:

    The Habs had their chances to gain momentum and get the fans in the game but could never covert. They went 0-4 on the Powerplay. Their best chance in the game came on a shot from Tomas Tatar on a shot that rang off the post.

    Carey Price had an OK game. The first goal could have been stopped and ended up being a weak goal.

    The Defence needs to improve as the turnovers continue to haunt the Habs as a giveaway led to the Kings second goal of the game.

    The Habs are back at home on Saturday Night to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00p EST.

     

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  • 10/11/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

     

    Washington Capitals (2-0-1 5pts) v. New Jersey Devils (1-0-0 2pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Nathan Walker — Nic Dowd — Chandler Stephenson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Michal Kempny (concussion), Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

    New Jersey Devils:

    Taylor Hall — Nico Hischier — Kyle Palmieri

    Marcus Johansson — Pavel Zacha — Stefan Noesen

    Miles Wood — Travis Zajac — John Quenneville

    Blake Coleman — Brian Boyle — Jean-Sebastien Dea

    Mirco Mueller — Sami Vatanen

    Andy Greene — Damon Severson

    Will Butcher — Ben Lovejoy

    Keith Kinkaid

    Eddie Lack

    Scratched: Steven Santini, Eric Gryba, Drew Stafford

    Injured: Jesper Bratt (jaw), Cory Schneider (hip)

     

    First Period:

    Devils Goal – 7:02 – Kyle Palmieri (3) from Nico Hischier (2) and Taylor Hall (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 9:59 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Hooking

    Devils Penalty – 12:13 – Miles Wood 2 minutes for Roughing

    Devils Penalty – 12:13 – Damon Severson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:13 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 17:43 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Devils PPG – 18:33 – Kyle Palmieri (4) from Will Butcher (2) and Travis Zajac (1)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       NJ – 2

    Shots              6                   13

    Faceoffs         7                  16

    Hits               10                   7

    PP                 0/1                 1/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was not a great first period for the Capitals. They were dominated by the Devils for the majority of this period. There were some great opportunities for the Capitals to get shots on goal but they were just too cute with the puck, or passed it too many times. Their lone powerplay was wasted with their inability to shoot the puck.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to shoot more. Plain and simple. You don’t shoot the puck, you don’t score. The Capitals also need to win more faceoffs and pass less. The Capitals also need to neutralize the Devils speed as they are just buzzing right now.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :47 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Tripping

    Devils Goal – 2:54 – Marcus Johansson (1) from Sami Vatanen (2) and Mirco Mueller (2)

    Devils Penalty – 10:22 – Stefan Noesen 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 0        NJ – 3

    Shots               11                  25

    Faceoffs          12                 26

    Hits                 18                  14

    PP                   0/2                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Another poor period for the Capitals. They are letting the Devils buzz around them and dictate the pace of the game. The Capitals are not generating many shots, even though the opportunities have been there to shoot more, and the Capitals are being dominated in the faceoff circle.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get to work and start taking it to the Devils. Pheonix Copley is doing everything he can keep the Capitals in this one, but he needs support, and the Capitals need to give it to him.

     

    Third Period:

    Devils Penalty – 1:00 – Stefan Noesen 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 1:22 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Devils Goal – 5:49 – Blake Coleman (1) from Ben Lovejoy (1)

    Devils Goal – 11:35 – Jean-Sebastian Dea (1) from Brian Boyle (1)

    Devils Goal – 14:45 – Brian Boyle (1) from unassisted

    Devils Penalty – 17:52 – Damon Severson 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 0         NJ – 6

    Shots              21                   36

    Faceoffs        23                    37

    Hits               30                     19

    PP                 0/4                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    This was an abysmal game for the Capitals. They were out shot, out hustled, and out played throughout this entire game. They were below par in the faceoff circle and this was an overall horrible game. People will blame the fact that this was the second game of a back to back, but that is no excuse as the Capitals should have been ready to play when the puck dropped. You have to feel bad for Copley, as he did play an amazing game, but got zero support from his team.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (2-1-1 5pts) v. Toronto (4-1-0 8pts)

    New Jersey (2-0-0 4pts) v. San Jose (2-2-1 5pts)

     

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  • News and Notes: October 11th, 2018

     

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls…

    These are your news and notes for Thursday, October 11th, 2018…

    There were three contests in the NHL last night.

    • The Washington Capitals faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin would both find the scoring sheet and lead Washington to a 5-2 victory over Vegas at Capital One Arena.Ovechkin would net career goals 610 and 611 to pass Bobby Hull for 17th place on the NHL’s career goal scoring list. This would also be Ovechkin’s first multi-goal game on the season and the 121st time he has multi-goal games in his NHL career.

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      For TXHT’s coverage of last night’s game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals, please check out this article.

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    • The Philadelphia Flyers went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-4. Jakub Voracek had a five point contest (two goals and three assists) to establish a career high. He joined Mike Richards and Claude Giroux as the only players in the last ten years to register five points in a regular season game.

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      For the Ottawa Senators, rookie Brady Tkachuk scored his first two goals of his NHL career and became the quickest among his family to score his first NHL goal.

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    • The Arizona Coyotes went on to defeat the Anahiem Ducks 3-2 in a shootout. This gave Arizona their first win of the season.Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta registered 23 saves and would deny three shooters in the shootout. Raanta now owns a .922 career save percentage which is go for third-highest among goalie who have appeared in at least 100 games.

    Tonight’s schedule:

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    TXHT has your previews of Washington Capitals at New Jersey and Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings

    In NHL news….

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

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    Elliotte Friedman also released his “31 Thoughts” article yesterday as well.

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    In NWHL news…

    Today marks the third anniversary of the debut of the NWHL.

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  • 10/11/2018 – NHL Game Previews

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

     

    Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Montreal Canadiens

     

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  • Game Day Preview Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings

    Game Day Preview Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings

     

     

    Time: 7:30

    Montreal Canadiens: 1-0-1 for three points

    Los Angeles Kings: 1-1-1 for three points

    The Montreal Canadiens are coming off a dominating 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. In the first two games for the Habs they have looked very good all over the ice. Tonight the Habs will have their home opener along with honoring the 1993 Stanley Cup team.

     

    The Habs will stick with the same lines as they had for the previous two games:

    Tomas Tatar-Danault- Brendan Gallagher

    Jonathan Drouin-Jesperi Kotkaniemi- Joel Armia

    Paul Byron- Max Domi- Artturi Lehkonen

    Charles Hudon-Matthew Peca-Andrew Shaw

     

    Victor Mete-Jeff Petry

    Mike Reilly- Noah Juulsen

    Xavier Ouellet-Jordie Benn

     

    Carey Price will get the start between the pipes

     

    Healthy Scratches- Tomas Plekanec and Karl Alzner

     

    If the Habs are able to come out and play the way they have in the past two games they should have no problem against a Kings teams who is without their number goalie in Jonathan Quick. All eyes once again will be on the young center Jesperi Kotkaniemi who comes into the game with one assists on the season. The Habs will be looking to get Jonathan Drouin going as he has struggled in his first two games.

    On the Blueline the Habs have looked decent without their number one D-man in Shea Weber. Mike Reilly is starting to show his worth in Montreal after being aquired last season from the Minnesota Wild. Victor Mete has looked decent while playing first pairing mintues and should continue to be a force for the Habs on the point.

    The big question coming into the season was the health of Carey Price and if he would return to his old veznia self which has in the first two games stopping 44-48 shots. The Habs don’t have any back-back games this month so expect to see a lot of Price in the first month of the season.

     

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  • Game Preview – 10/11/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

    Game Preview – 10/11/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    In their first matchup since facing each other in the last regular game of the 2017-18 season, the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils look to renew their rivalry tonight. The Capitals will be playing in their fourth game which also happens to be the 2nd of a back to back for the Capitals once again, while the Devils will be playimg in their second game 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

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be consistent in the faceoff circle

    Last night the Capitals did a much better job in the faceoff circle, and should look to keep that consistency going into tonight.

     

    2. Keep your feet moving

    I know it sounds like a broken record already, but this is the second time now in these very early stages that the Capitala are playing in the 2nd game of a back to back. They will need to keep their legs moving, and play a much better defensive game than they did last week against Pittsburgh.

     

    New Jersey Devils:

    Projected Lineup:

    Taylor Hall – Nico Hischier – Kyle Palmieri

    Marcus Johansson – Pavel Zacha – Stefan Noesen

    Miles Wood – Travis Zajac – John Quenneville

    Brian Boyle – Blake Coleman – Jean-Sebastian Dea

    Mirco Mueller – Sami Vatanen

    Andy Greene – Damon Severson

    Will Butcher – Ben Lovejoy

    Keith Kinkaid

    Eddie Lack

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    Being how this is only the second game for the Devils this season, they will want to get a good start on the Capitals who played last night. The Devils have a better team and is looking to improve upon last season. Starting strong agaimst the defending Stanley Cup Champions would be a good start this early in the season.

     

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  • Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings

     

    Time: Thursday, October 10th 2018

    Toronto : 3-1-0 for 6 points

    Detroit: 0-1-2 for 2 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings for a Thursday night meeting in Detroit. Toronto comes off back to back road wins in Chicago 7-6 in OT and Dallas 7-4. The first 4 games have shown that almost any defensive problem that the Leafs face they can outscore. It’s also been the Matthews, Marner and Tavares show, the 3 have combined for 24 points in the first 4 games.

    While Detroit comes into the game struggling, in the midst of a rebuild it’s looking a lot like the struggle the Leafs dealt with for the first couple of year of the rebuild. In order to make a game out of this Detroit will need to stay out of the penalty box, which could be a task for them. Tied for 30th in the league in penalty minutes, struggling to stay out of the box.

    The big story of this game though will be the goaltending. Andersen is having is typical October struggle with a 3.37 GAA and a .892 SV%. While Howard comes in with two OT loses and holds a .924 SV% and 2.36 GAA.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Matthews – 10 points (7 goals 3 assists) 52% on Face-offs
    Rielly – 10 points (2 goals 8 assists)
    Tavares – 6 points (6 goals) 51% on face-offs

    Larkin, Nyquist, Cholowski – 3 points (1 goal 2 assists, 1 goal 2 assists, 3 assists)
    Bertuzzi – 2 points (2 goals)
    Helm – 1 points (1 Goal)

    Frederik Andersen
    2-1-0 3.37GAA .892SV%

    Jimmy Howard
    0-0-2 2.36GAA .924SV%

     

    Lineups & Injuries

    Toronto:

    Kapanen –Matthews – Marleau
    Marner – Tavares– Hyman
    Lindholm – Kadri – Brown
    Ennis – Gauthier – Leivo

    Rielly  –  Hainsey
    Gardiner – Zaitsev
    Dermott – Ozhiganov

    Scratches – Marincin, Holl and Johnsson

    Injuries:

    Goalies :

    Frederik Andersen
    Garrett Sparks

    Detroit:

    Abdelkader – Larkin – Mantha
    Nyquist – Anathansiou – Vanek
    Bertuzzi – Neilsen – Rasmussen
    Helm – Ehn – Glendening

    Dekeyser – Hronek
    Sulak – Hicketts
    Kronwall – Jensen

    Howard
    Bernier

    Scratches: None

    Injuries: Franzen, Zetterberg, Green, Cholowski, and Daley

    4 Keys to Winning in Detroit:

    1. Offensive Zone Time
      1. Leafs need to get a lot of Offensive zone time and begin creating scoring chances right away. Keep the pressure on the young Red Wings. As we’ve seen in the game against Ottawa, you give a young team the ability to maneuver and they will take advantage of that and soon you’ll be in a whole.
    2. Lots of shots.
      1. Howard has been good. But the Leafs need to stick to their game plan and pepper him with shots. Force Howard to make saves.
    3. Depth Scoring
      1. Leivo, Kadri, Brown, Gauthier, Ennis need to build off their performance in Dallas. Lots of zone time and scoring chances.
    4. Clean up the Defence & Goaltending.
      1. Leafs have been hanging Andersen out to dry. They need to tighten it up a lot. Andersen needs to step up his October game, his numbers show he hasn’t been amazing but he’s been better then number show.
  • 10/10/2018 – Vegas Golden Knights v. Washington Capitals

    10/10/2018 – Vegas Golden Knights v. Washington Capitals

     

    Vegas Golden Knights (1-2-0 2pts) v, Washington Capitals (1-0-1 3pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Vegas Golden Knights:

    Jonathan Marchessault — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith

    Max Pacioretty — Erik Haula — Tomas Nosek

    Ryan Carpenter — Cody Eakin — Oscar Lindberg

    William Carrier — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Ryan Reaves

    Shea Theodore — Deryk Engelland

    Brayden McNabb — Colin Miller

    Jon Merrill — Nick Holden

    Marc-Andre Fleury

    Malcolm Subban

    Scratched: Jake Bischoff, Brad Hunt

    Injured: Paul Stastny (lower body), Alex Tuch (lower body)

    Suspended: Nate Schmidt

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Chandler Stephenson

    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 – 8:40 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Tripping

    Golden Knights Penalty – 11:13 – Ryan Carpenter 2 minutes for Hooking

    Golden Knights Penalty – 18:04 – Tomas Nosek 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals PPG – 19:25 – Evegny Kuznetsov (3) from Nicklas Backstrom (5) and John Carlson (3)

     

    End of 1st – VGK – 0          WAS – 1

    Shots              4                     9

    Faceoffs        7                     11

    Hits               11                     4

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good fast paced first period for the Capitals. They were making slick passes and made great breakouts out of their zone. They played with great hustle and they drew two penalties late in the period, which the second one resulted in a power play goal. Jakub Vrana definitely had a great first period, but I’d like to see him keep that consistent throughout the night.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Caps need to keep pressing on the Golden Knights and make them uncomfortable in their own zone. Also despite scoring on their second power play opportunity, the Caps need to be better with their possession on the powerplay.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 10:18 – Alex Ovechkin (3) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) and Brett Connolly (2)

    Golden Knights Goal – 10:49 – Cody Eakin (1) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 11:20 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 2nd – VGK – 1          WAS – 2

    Shots              20                    17

    Faceoffs        24                    21

    Hits               16                     22

    PP                 0/2                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a better period for the Golden Knights than it was for the Capitals. Vegas doubled up the Capitals on shots 16-8 in the 2nd period and won 17 faceoffs to the Capitals 10 in the period too.Penalty Kill has been a highlight for the Capitals in this game when they have been needed.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get back to playing the way they were in the first period. Vegas out shot the Capitals, and were better in the faceoff circle. The Capitals need to get back that hustle and continue to outwork the Golden Knights.

     

    Third Period:

    Golden Knights Penalty – :20 – Colin Miller 2 minutes for Slashing

    Golden Knights Penalty – 4:07 – Erik Haula 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 5:08 – Nicklas Backstrom (1) from Evegny Kuznetsov (3) and John Carlson (4)

    Golden Knights Goal – 7:08 – Reilly Smith (1) from Nick Holden (1) and William Karlsson (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 8:11 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 10:33 – Alex Ovechkin (4) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) and Brett Connolly (3)

    Golden Knights Goal – 13:49 – waived after Coach’s Challenge for Offside

    Capitals ENG – 18:05 – TJ Oshie (4) from Matt Niskanen (2) and Dmitry Orlov (1)

     

    End of 3rd – VGK – 2          WAS – 5

    Shots              31                   29

    Faceoffs        38                   36

    Hits               19                    31

    PP                 0/3                    2/4

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good solid game for the Capitals. Not the best second period, but the Capitals overcame and out played the Golden Knights in the third period to solidify the victory. Also great game by Brooks Orpik who left late in the first period and returned early in the second period. He played with a lot of snarl when he returned to the game. Jakub Vrana showed some very good hustle, and generated some good scoring chances, and Dmitrij Jaskin in his Capitals debut was not that bad. You can tell Jaskin was getting his legs under him in this game, but as the game progressed, Jaskin got better.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (2-0-1 5pts) at New Jersey (1-0-0 2pts)

    Vegas (1-3-0 2pts) at Pittsburgh (1-1-0 2pts)

     

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