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  • December 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 24th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight games yesterday.

     

    Columbus 3, NEW JERSEY 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon by the score of 3-0.

     

     

    The New Jersey Devils would wear their own heritage jerseys in this contest.  The jerseys were worn by the Devils from the 1982-83 season, the first season for the team in New Jersey, until the 1991-92 NHL season.

     

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1076891123904335877

     

    Blue jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would register his 14th shutout since the 2016-17 NHL season, the most shutouts in that time frame.

     

    CAROLINA 5, Boston 3

    In this contest, the Carolina Hurricanes would wear their Hartford Whalers throwbacks for a Hartford Whalers night last night in Raleigh and would go on to defeat the the Boston Bruins by the score of 5-3.

     

     

    Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would go on to have a four-point performance (2G, 2A) in the contest and Carolina’s Petr Mrazek would go on to have a 27 save performance on 30 shots.

    In addition to Aho, Teuvo Teravainen would also have a four-point game.

     

     

    Carolina would also go on to have two shorthanded goals in this game.

     

     

     

    TXHT was live at the game and has your full recap of the contest at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

     

     

    Philadelphia 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

    The Philadelphia Flyers would go on to defeat the New York Rangers yesterday and this would mark the fifth consecutive win the Flyers would have over the Rangers.

     

    Despite the loss in the shootout, the Rangers would still get a point in the standings.

     

     

    Florida 6, CHICAGO 3

    In the Florida Panthers 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday, Florida’s Jayce Hawryluk would score the first two goals of his NHL career.

    Florida has won four out of their last five contests.

     

    In addition to Hawryluk having two goals, Panthers defenceman Mackenzie Wagner would also have a two point performance.  Wagner would have two assists in this contest.  This would be the first multi-point contest for both players.

     

    TORONTO 5, Detroit 4 (OT)

    Detroit’s Dylan Larkin would extend his point streak to a career-high of 11 contests.  This makes it the longest such streak since Henrik Zetterberg had an 11 game run during the 2010-11 season.

    Toronto’s Patrick Marleau would play in his 1,612th regular season NHL game, tying Hall of Famer Ray Bourque for the tenth most in NHL history.

    Detroit’s Trevor Daley would go on to play in his 1,000th NHL career contest last night in this game.

     

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, DALLAS 1

    With the Islanders 3-1 win at the Dallas Stars last night, the New York Islanders would finish off their road trip going into the holiday break with a 3-1-0 record.

     

    Los Angeles 4, VEGAS 3 (OT)

    The Los Angeles Kings won their 36th regular season overtime game since the 3-on-3 overtime format was introduced in the 2015-16 season when the Kings go on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3.

     

    This would be the Vegas Golden Knights second consecutive overtime loss.

     

    Arizona 4, SAN JOSE 3 (SO)

    The Arizona Coyotes would go on to defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-3.

     

    With Joe Thornton’s assist in the first period on Tim Heed’s goal, Thornton would register his 1,041st career assist.  He passed Marcel Dionne for tenth place all time in the NHL.  He is now eight assists shy on his career from tying Gordie Howe for ninth place.

     

     

     

    The NHL resumes action Thursday night.

     

     

  • Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Game Recap – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Boston Bruins (20-12-4 44pts) v. Hartford Whalers (14-15-5 33pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Hartford Whalers are back, and were they victorious. The Whalers had a rough start against the Boston Bruins, but as the game went on the more the Whalers played their game and forced the play in the Bruins zone and at one point score 4 unanswered goals which featured a shorthanded goal. Overall it was a great effort by the Whalers, and the next time we will see them will be Tuesday March 5th, 2019 in Boston.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — David Krejci — David Pastrnak

    Sean Kuraly — Colby Cave — David Backes

    Ryan Donato — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy

    John Moore — Steven Kampfer

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson

    Injured: Jake DeBrusk (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat), Zdeno Chara (knee)

     

    Hartford Whalers:

    Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Victor Rask — Brock McGinn

    Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Clark Bishop — Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Janne Kuokkanen

    Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Jordan Staal (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Whalers Penalty – 1:27 – Micheal Ferland 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Bruins PPG – 2:40 – Ryan Donato (4) from Torey Krug (18) and Brad Marchand (28)

    Bruins Penalty – 5:35 – Steven Kampfer 2 minutes for Holding

    Bruins Penalty – 6:39 – Noel Acciari 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Bruins Goal – 8:56 – Steven Kampfer (2) from Sean Kuraly (6) and Brad Marchand (29)

    Whalers Penalty – 10:09 – Justin Faulk 2 minutes for Interference

    Whalers Goal – 12:55 – Teuvo Teravainen (7) from Jaccob Slavin (9) and Sebastian Aho (23)

    Whalers Penalty – 19:44 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 2       HFD – 1

    Shots              11                13

    Faceoffs         14                09

    PP                 1/2                 0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Not a good start for the Whalers as they took an early penalty that lead to a powerplay goal for the Bruins, and then another goal before the 9 minute mark after killing a 5 on 3 Whalers powerplay opportunity. However, it would be that same 2 man advantage that would help the Whalers start to turn the tide against the Bruins as they would score to cut the deficit to 1 before the 1st period would end.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Whalers need to stay out of the penalty box, and continue to build on their momentum from their goal. The Whalers also need to continue to apply pressure in the Bruins zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Whalers SHG – 1:29 – Sebastian Aho (13) from Teuvo Teravainen (20)

    Whalers Goal – 7:11 – Sebastian Aho (14) from Teuvo Teravainen (21)

    Whalers Goal – 11:47 – Justin Faulk (2) from Micheal Ferland (5) and Justin Williams (13)

    Bruins Goal – 16:05 – Ryan Donato (5) from Colby Cave (4) and David Backes (7)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 3        HFD – 4

    Shots               18                 29

    Faceoffs          30                 19

    PP                   1/3                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    A really good solid period for the Whalers that saw them score shorthanded while killing off their late 1st period penalty. That goal would spark the Whalers and their play as they played strong in the Bruins zone and forced the Bruins defense to make mistakes and turnover the puck in their own zone.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Whalers need to keep the puck in the Bruins zone and continue to pressure the defense into making turnovers in their own zone.

     

    Third Period:

    Whalers Penalty – 5:44 – Micheal Ferland 2 minutes for Hooking

    Whalers SHG – 7:20 – Teuvo Teravainen (8) and Sebastian Aho (24)

    Bruins Penalty – 14:27 – Bench (Ryan Donato) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Whalers Penalty – 17:20 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Boarding

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 3         HFD – 5

    Shots              30                   37

    Faceoffs        45                    30

    Hits               41                     32

    PP                 1/5                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    A solid third period for the Whalers. They got themselves into a little bit of penalty trouble, but were able to kill off both penalties, and getting another shorthanded goal in the process.

     

    Next Up:

    Boston (20-13-4 44pts) v. New Jersey (12-16-7 31pts)

    Carolina (15-15-5 35pts) @ Washington (22-10-3 47pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Gameday Preview – 12/23/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Hartford Whalers

    Boston Bruins (20-12-4 44pts) v. Hartford Whalers (14-15-5 33pts)

     

    Time: 5p EST

    Station: Fox Sports Carolina, NESN, and SportsNet 1

     

    Preview:

    The Hartford Whalers are BACK!! For the first time since 1997, the Carolina Hurricanes will be embracing their past as they take on the Boston Bruins as the Hartford Whalers. For both teams they’ll be finishing their back to backs going into the Holiday break. Yesterday the Bruins got back star center Patrice Bergeron who helped lead the Bruins to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators, while the Hurricanes are looking to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Projected Lineup:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — Danton Heinen

    Joakim Nordstrom — David Krejci — David Pastrnak

    Sean Kuraly — Colby Cave — David Backes

    Ryan Donato — Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson — Chris Wagner

    Torey Krug — Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk — Charlie McAvoy

    John Moore — Steven Kampfer

    Scratched: Noel Acciari

    Injured: Jake DeBrusk (concussion), Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), Kevan Miller (throat), Zdeno Chara (knee)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Continue their strong play

    The Bruins are coming off a very impressive win over the Predators yesterday, and will be looking to comtinue that success today in Carolina.

     

    Hartford Whalers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Jordan Staal — Brock McGinn

    Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Victor Rask — Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton

    Curtis McElhinney

    Petr Mrazek

    Scratched: None

    Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Generate solid scoring opportunities

    The fans want to hear “Brass Bonanza” play im PNC Arena, but the Hurricanes need to score to make that happen.  They need to generate better scoring opportunities, to make that a reality.

  • December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, December 18th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests taking place in the NHL last night.

     

    Anaheim 4, PITTSBURGH 2

    The Anaheim Ducks faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night and would come away with the 4-2 win.  With this win, the Ducks have won six consecutive road games, as well as their ninth game out of the last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1074866760438800384

     

    For the Pittsburgh Penguins, this loss would give them a record of 15-12-6 (36 points), and places them in fourth place in the Metropolitan division.

     

    COLUMBUS 1, Vegas 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets faced off against the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and would come away with the 1-0 win.

    Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would go on to register his 13th shutout since the start of the 2016-17 season and is tied with Pekka Rinne for the most shutouts in that time span.

     

    Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno would score the lone goal in the third period.  This contest would also mark the 800th NHL game for Foligno.

     

     

     

     

    Boston 4, MONTREAL 0

    The Boston Bruins would visit the Montreal Canadiens and would come out on Montreal with a 4-0 victory.

    With this win, the Bruins have won the last five contests against the Canadiens when they are the visitors.

     

    Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak would turn aside all 22 shots he faced whereas Canadiens goaltender Carey Price had 31 saves on 35 save opportunities.

     

     

    OTTAWA 4, Nashville 3 (OT)

     

    Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk would register his tenth career goal as a Senator in his 24th game played with the club last night.

     

     

    Ottawa rookie defenceman Max LaJoie would also register his seventh goal in this contest, good for a tie for third place all-time in Senators history for most goals by a rookie defenceman.

     

     

    Also for Ottawa, the rookies on this team account for most points combined between all players across the League thus far during the 2018-19 season.

     

     

    Thoms Chabot would seal the win for the Senators in the overtime frame.

     

     

    NY Islanders 4, COLORADO 1

    NY Islanders goaltender Thomas Griess would make 30 saves in the contest to give the Islanders the 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night.

    Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov would make 17 saves on 21 save opportunities.

     

     

     

    Two of the Islanders goals would come on the power-play in this contest and the penalty kill would end up playing a big factor in this win to start off the road trip for the Islanders in this contest.

     

     

    There are 11 contests taking place across the NHL tonight

    *image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations Department and the NHL

     

    For tonight’s contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, Steve Gardiner, has a preview of this contest.

     

    You can read the preview of the contest at the following page.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 17/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

     

  • December 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    It is Monday, December 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were seven contests across the NHL yesterday…

     

    Vegas 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)

    The Vegas Golden Knights would defeat the New York Rangers in overtime yesterday afternoon with Vegas’ Alex Tuch would score the game-winner at 2:11 in the overtime frame.

     

     

     

    CAROLINA 3, Arizona 0

    Carolina Hurricanes G Petr Mrazek would go on to have a 23 save performance to seal the shutout victory for the Hurricanes.

     

    Calgary 7, ST. LOUIS 2

    The Calgary Flames would score a shorthanded goal for the third consecutive game for the eighth time in franchise history and would go on to defeat the St. Louis Blues 7-2 in St. Louis last night.

     

    Buffalo 4, BOSTON 2

     

    Buffalo’s Jack Eichel now has five regular-season games of at least four points before his 23rd birthday and joins four other Buffalo Sabres for this mark in franchise history.

     

     

    San Jose 7, CHICAGO 3

    San Jose Sharks D Brent Burns became the 38th player in League history to be listed as a defenceman to register at least 600 points in the contest against the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

     

     

    WINNIPEG 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT)

     

    Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele would score the game-winner in the overtime frame with 42 seconds left to seal the 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

     

    VANCOUVER 4, Edmonton 2

     

    Vancouver’s rookie Elias Pettersson extended his point streak to seven games and now leads all rookies with 35 points on the season in 30 games played.

     

    There are five games taking place tonight in the NHL…

     

     

    Today in NHL news…

     

    The NHL today announced the Three Stars of the Week for the week ending December 16th.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced earlier today that Head Coach Dave Hakstol has been relieved of his duties effective immediately and that Scott Gordon will be the head coach on an interim basis.

     

  • December 16th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 16th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, December 16th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests on the NHL slate yesterday.

     

    Calgary 2, MINNESOTA 1

    In a penalty filled contest between the Calgary Flames and the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames would come away from Minnesota with the 2-1 victory yesterday afternoon.

    Flames D Mark Giordano became the first player in Flames history to have shorthanded goals in consecutive games with his short-handed goal at 12:03 in the first period.

     

     

    Despite being outshot, Calgary would have the most important side of the stat sheet with their 2-1 win.

     

    MONTREAL 5, Ottawa 2

     

    This would be the Canadiens third win over the Senators in 12 days.

     

     

    The Montreal Canadiens, with their win, would give head coach Claude Julien his 600th NHL win.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Detroit 3 (OT)

     

    NY Islanders Matthew Barzal would net the winner in the shootout frame to give the Islanders the win over Detroit.

     

    PITTSBURGH 4, Los Angeles 3

    With the overtime winner by Phil Kessel, Kessel now ties Hall of Famer Mike Modano, Bill Guerin, and David Legwand for the second most regular season overtime winners by a  U.S.-born player with nine goals.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Columbus 1

    The Anaheim Ducks would seal the 2-1 win, holding off a late rally from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

    Anaheim’s Daniel Sprong would score the only two goals for the Ducks.  Anaheim has won 10 out of their last 12 contests with this win over Columbus.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1074153104877076480

     

    FLORIDA 4, Toronto 3 (OT)

    With the Florida Panthers over the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, the Panthers Aleksander Barkov would become the first player in the 25-year history of the franchise to complete the hat-trick with an overtime goal.

    Barkov, with his three goals in the contest, now has 114 goals as a Panther.  He moved past Radek Dvorak, who had 113 goals as a Panther.

    Despite Toronto scoring three goals in the third period, two by Mitchell Marner and other by John Tavares, the Maple Leafs were unable to take advantage in the overtime frame.

     

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner, has your recap of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Panthers at the following page.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

     

    WASHINGTON 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

    Washington Capitals F Alex Ovechkin would extend his point-scoring streak to 14 games, a career-high, with his League-leading 29th goal on the season.

    Alex Ovechkin now sits one goal away from having his 14th consecutive season in which he has scored at least 30 goals in a season.

     

    Rasums Dahlin, last June’s number one overall pick, became the fifth different rookie defenceman in Buffalo Sabres history to record at least three points in a contest.

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1074113761626218497

     

    TXHT has your full recap and analysis of the match-up between the Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/15/2018 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

     

    NASHVILLE 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)

    Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen would seal the winner in the shootout frame to give the Predators a of 22-10-1 (45 pts), moving back the top of the Western Conference standings.

     

    Nashville would also move to a record of 10-0-0 against Eastern Conference opponents during the 2018-19 campaign with the win over the New Jersey Devils.

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1074157670662373376

     

    COLORADO 6, Dallas 4

     

    In this contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen would become the fifth set of teammates to reach the 50-point plateau since the 1981-1982 season.

     

     

    VANCOUVER 5, Philadelphia 1

    Philadelphia’s lone goal in the contest would be scored by Scott Laughton at 16:29 in the first period to bring the

     

    Meanwhile for the Vancouver Canucks, rookie sensation Elias Pettersson continues to find his way onto to scoring sheet.

    Pettersson has extended an assist and point streak to six games, amassing three goals and nine assists (12 points) and this matches a Vancouver Canucks rookie record for longest assist streak.

     

    The longest assist streak belongs to J.J. Daigneault during the 1984-85 season.

     

    The longest rookie point streak belong to Pavel Bure, who had a point in at least eight straight contests during the 1991-92 season.

     

  • December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, December 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight contests in action yesterday.

     

    NEW JERSEY 5, Vegas 4 (OT)

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the New Jersey Devils after be up 4-1.  New Jersey Devils would score four unanswered goals with New Jersey’s Nico Hischier scoring the game winner just 41 seconds into the overtime frame.

     

     

    Arizona 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would also stage a come from behind win after being down three goals in the contest at the New York Rangers last night.  It would be the 12th time that the Coyotes franchise would accomplish this and the 29th time overall in franchise history.

     

     

    For the Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist would register 30 saves on 34 opportunities.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 5, Boston 3

     

    In an amazing performance, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith became the third goalie in the last 20 years to have a game in which he had at least 48 saves.  DeSmith joins Jeff Zatkoff and Ty Conklin.

     

    Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak had a performance of 23 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

     

    Ottawa 4, DETROIT 2

     

    The Ottawa Senators would go on and get the road win when they would defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 last night at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan last night.

     

    Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard would have 28 saves in the contest and Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson would have a performance of 26 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

    Washington 6, CAROLINA 5 (OT)

     

    After the Washington Capitals would be down 4-1 at 6:41 mark in the second period, the Capitals would tie the game 4-4 toward the end of the second period.

     

    Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin would have consecutive games in which he would have a hat-trick, and now has 28 goals on the season.

     

     

     

     

    When Ovechkin scored the power-play goal in the third period at the 9:49 mark, it would be his 237th career power-play goal. He now ranks at seventh place on the all-time list for power-play goals.

     

    Finally, for the Washington Capitals, Jonas Siegenthaler registered his first NHL point with the assist on Alex Oveckin’s goal at the 3:56 mark in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full game recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

     

    ST. LOUIS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

    The St. Louis Blues would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in overtime with the 4-3 win at home last night.

     

    At the 2:05 mark in the overtime period, St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly would cap off a two-point night when O’Reilly scored the game winner.

     

     

    Also in the contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen would register his 40th assist on the season with the secondary assist on J.T. Compher’s eighth goal on the season at the 13:10 mark in the third period.

     

     

    Winnipeg 4, CHICAGO 3 (OT)

    Chicago Blackhawks captain Johnathan Toews would net two goals, but it would not be enough as the Blackhawks would fall to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last night.

     

     

     

    The Jets Mark Scheifele would net his sixth overtime winner, which is good for third place in franchise history.  Scheifele now only trails Ilya Kovalchuk and Dustin Byfuglien for the career lead.

     

    EDMONTON 4, Philadelphia 1

     

     

    Connor McDavid would have two goals, and an assist, good for his 34th career three-point performance.  It is now ranked tied for fifth place for most three-point games before one’s 22nd birthday.

     

     

    Today’s schedule of NHL games…

     

     

    This Week’s NHL European Game of the Week features the Calgary Flames facing off against the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

    Images are the property of the NHL, NHL Public Relations, and NHL Media.

     

    In NHL news…

    With the comebacks last night, this has been the season of come-from-behind wins.

     

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would both unveil thier logos that will be used for the upcoming Stadium Series game on February 27th, 2019.  The logos are “stripped-down” versions of their current logos.  The jerseys will be released at a later date.

     

     

  • December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 10th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

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    There were seven contests in the NHL yesterday and one contest in the NWHL.

     

    Vancouver 6, ST. LOUIS 1

     

    Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson would be the sixth different rookie since the NHL’s Expansion Era (1967-68) to have multiple games of at least five points in a game.

     

    WINNIPEG 7, Philadelphia 1

    Seven different Winnipeg Jets players would goals for the Jets in this contest against the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon.

     

    Jets Blake Wheeler would set a new franchise record for shorthanded points with 15 in the contest against the Flyers.

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1071885789645148160

     

    Boston 2, OTTAWA 1 (OT)

     

     

    Montreal 3, CHICAGO 2

     

     

    ANAHEIM 6, New Jersey 5 (SO)

    In the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 win over the New Jersey Devils, three Anaheim players would have multi-point efforts in the contest.

    Both teams would start out the scoring fast and early when they combined for three goals in the first 2:47.  It would be the fastest time in which two teams would combine for three goals to start a contest this season.

     

    EDMONTON 1, Calgary 0

    Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid would score the lone goal in the contest, which would be his 22nd game-winning goal since the 2015-16 season, good for a tie for fourth place with three other players.

     

    VEGAS 4, Dallas 2

    Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury would earn his 17th win on the season, the most for any goalie this season, with the Vegas 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars last night.  Fleury is now two wins away from tying Tony Esposito for ninth place all-time amongst goaltenders.

     

     

    NWHL

    The lone contest in the NWHL…

     

    Boston Pride 5, METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 2

     

    The Boston Pride would score three goals late in the contest to defeat the Metropolitan Riveters by the score of 5-2.

     

    In the first period, Boston took the lead with a shorthanded goal when Amanda Pelkey scored her third goal on the season at the 8:55 mark.  Mallory Souliotis would register the assist on Pelkey’s goal.

     

    The Riveters Madison Packer would tie the score 4:01 later at 1-1.  Boston’s Dana Trivigno would make the game a 2-1 contest late in the second period with Trivigno’s second goal on the season.

     

    In the third period, the Riveters would tie the game a 2 a piece when Alexa Gruschow would score her first goal of the season.  After Gruschow would score, this is when the Pride would have their three-goal outburst in the final 1:54 of the contest, with two of these goals coming in a 28-second span on power-plays.

     

    At the 18:06 mark, Boston’s Kaleigh Fratkin would score her first goal of the season, with Alyssa Gagliardi getting her second assist on the season.  28 seconds later at the 18:34 mark, Mallory Souliotis would score her third goal on the season.  Toni Ann Miano would gain her second assist on the season.

     

    Boston’s fifth goal would be an empty-netter scored by McKenna Brand, her fourth of the season, with 31 seconds left in the contest.  Brand’s goal would be assisted by Haley Skarupa, her seventh on the season.

     

    Boston Pride goalie Katie Burt had 21 saves on 23 attempts, good for a save percentage of .913 whereas Metropolitan Riveters goalie Kimberly Sass, despite being pulled in the final minute of the contest, had 31 saves on 35 chances.  Sass had a save percentage of .886.

     

    With the win by the Pride, they are now tied with the Minnesota Whitecaps atop the NWHL Standings with a record of 6-2-0.

     

    The NWHL will take a three-week hiatus and resume contests on December 29th, 2018.  The Metropolitan Riveters next contest will not take place until January 6th, 2019.

     

    Games coming up in the NWHL…

    December 29th, 2018:

    Minnesota Whitecaps at Buffalo Beauts, 2 p.m., ET (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    December 30th, 2018:

    Minnesota Whitecaps at Buffalo Beauts, 1:30 p.m., ET

    Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale, 3 p.m., ET

    January 5th, 2019:

    Boston Pride at Buffalo Beauts, 1:30 p.m., ET (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    January 6th, 2019:

    Metropolitan Riveters at Connecticut Whale, 1 p.m., ET

     

    Today in NHL news…

    The NHL Department of Player Safety announced yesterday afternoon that Toronto Maple Leafs F Zach Hyman has been suspended for two games for Interference on Boston Bruins D Charlie McAvoy.

     

    This Week’s NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending December 9th):

     

     

     

     

     

    The NWHL announced that Original NWHLer and current Boston Pride Kaleigh Fratkin has been named this week’s NWHL Player of the Week.  Fratkin would score the game-winner for the Boston Pride with 1:54 left to give the Pride the win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday.  The win would also push the Boston Pride to first place in the NWHL standings with a record of 6-2-0.

     

  • 08/12/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – Game Day Recap

    08/12/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – Game Day Recap

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    Toronto Maple Leafs (20-8-1 41pts) v, Boston Bruins (14-10-4 32pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    William Nylander – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    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)

    Suspension: None

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand – David Krejci – David Pastrnak

    Danton Heinein – Colby Caves– David Backes

    Gemel Smith – Sean Kuraly – Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato – Jakob Forback-Karlsson – Joakim Nordstrom

     

    Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo

    John Moore – Charlie MacVoy

    Matt Grzelcyk – Steve Kampfer

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Kevan Miller, Urho Vaakanainen, Patrice Bergeron,  Zdeno Chara, Jake Debrusk

    Suspension: None

    Gameday:

     

    First Period:

    Boston Penalty – 0:13 – Charlie MacVoy, 2 mins for Cross Checking

    Leafs Penalty – 10:07 – Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Roughing

    Boston Penalty – 10:07 – David Krecji, 2 mins for Roughing

    Boston Goal – 11:20 – Jakub Forbacka-Karlsson (3) assisted by David Pastrnak (13) and Matt Grzelcyk (8)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         BOS – 1

    Shots              11                     8

    Faceoffs     12/27               15/27

    Hits               11                     8

    PP                 0/1                   0/0

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs: 

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked poised to score many times all period but a flukey goal by Forbacka-Karlsson allowed the Bruins to take control.

    Need to Do:

    Continue the pressure and forecheck. Attack the defence

     

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 06:14– Tyler Ennis, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty – 08:34– Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Tripping

    Boston PP Goal– 08:54 – David Backes (3), from Brad Marchand (18) and Torey Krug (13)

    Blues Goal– 13:05 – Zach Sanford (1), from David Perron (3) and Alex Pietrangelo (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 10:06 – John Tavares, 2 mins for Slashing

    Boston Penalty – 11:02 – David Backes, 2 mins for Hooking

    Leafs Penalty – 11:33 – Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Roughing

    Leafs Penalty – 14:32 – Nazem Kadri, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 14:32 – Brandon Carlo, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Goal– 17:45 – Torey Krug (1), from Brad Marchand (19) and David Krecji (18)

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          BOS – 3

    Shots              20                    23

    Faceoffs       24/50             26/50

    Hits              7                        5

    PP                 0/1                    1/4

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked sluggish and lack and offensive flair. Too much fancy stuff need to be less fancy and cycle.

    Need to Do:

    Dump and chase and cycle.

     

    Third Period:

    Boston Goal – 01:47– Danton Heinen (3) from Ryan Donato (1)  and John Moore (4)

    Leafs Goal – 04:03– Travis Dermott (2) from Auston Matthews (10)  and Jake Gardiner (14)

    Boston Goal – 04:37– David Krecji (4) from David Pastrnak (14)  and Brad Marchand (20)

    Boston Goal – 06:13– Ryan Donato (3) from Danton Heinen (4)  and Torey Krug (14)

    Leafs Goal – 09:30– Auston Matthews (16) from Andreas Johnsson (6) and Morgan Rielly (23)

    Leafs Penalty – 9:53 – Zach Hyman, 5 mins for Interference

    Boston Penalty –09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 5 mins for Cross Checking

    Leafs Penalty – 09:53 – Zach Hyman, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Penalty – 09:53 – Zach Hyman, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Boston Penalty – 09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Leafs Penalty – 10:55 – Ron Hainsey, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 2 mins for Charging

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Leafs PP Goal – 12:22– Andreas Johnsson (7) from Patrick Marleau (10) and Jake Gardiner (15)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 3         BOS – 6

    Shots              32                   32

    Faceoffs    36/68                32/68

    Hits               21                     24

    PP                 1/2                    1/4

     

    Toronto:

    Analysis:

    Nothing going in the 3rd. Leafs too fancy all game and hang Andersen out to dry and had no jump to their game. Probably the worst game they’ve played all season.

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (20-9-1 41pts) at Carolina (13-11-4 30pts)

    Boston (15-10-4 34pts) at Ottawa (13-14-4 30pts)

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – 08/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – 08/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

     

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins

    Time: Saturday, December 8th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-8-1 for 41 points

    Boston: 14-10-4 for 32 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins meet for their 3rd meeting of the season having won 1 game each. Expect a great game from both sides. Boston has struggled without some of their top players in the lineup recently, but the Leafs will need to take advantage of that.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 40 points (6 goals 34 assists)
    John Tavares – 32 points (18 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 31 points (9 goals 22 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 24 points (15 goals 9 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    David Pastrnak – 32 points (20 goals 12 assists)
    Patrice Bergeron- 26 points (9 goal 17 assists)
    Brad Marchand– 22 points (7 goal 17 assist)
    David Krecji – 20 points (3 goal 17 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-7-0 2.320GAA .931SV%

    Tuukka Rask
    6-6-2 2.63GAA .914SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    William Nylander – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    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)

    Suspension: None

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand – David Krejci – David Pastrnak

    Danton Heinein – Colby Caves– David Backes

    Gemel Smith – Sean Kuraly – Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato – Jakob Forback-Karlsson – Joakim Nordstrom

     

    Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo

    John Moore – Charlie MacVoy

    Matt Grzelcyk – Steve Kampfer

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Kevan Miller, Urho Vaakanainen, Patrice Bergeron,  Zdeno Chara, Jake Debrusk

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Boston:

    1. Attack the defence
      1. Bruins defence is depleted, attack some of their guys get some turnovers
    2. Win faceoffs
      1. No Bergeron, Means winning more faceoffs which means more puck possession
    3. Kadri, Kapanen, Johnsson
      1. Dominated all game long in Detroit. Needs to keep that going.