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  • November 11th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, November 11th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

    There were 11 games on tap yesterday…

     

    BUFFALO 4, Vancouver 3 (SO)

     

    The Buffalo Sabres overcame a multi-goal deficit in the last five minutes and would win the contest for the seventh time in franchise history and the first since March of 2010 in a 3-2 win in a shootout over the Montreal Canadiens.

     

    PHILADELPHIA 4, Chicago 0

    Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux became the ninth player to reach the 50 game mark while registering three points in a contest.

     

    Nashville 5, DALLAS 4 (OT)

     

    Mattais Ekholm netted the game-winner in the extra frame to give the Nashville Predators the 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars.

     

    Nashville is 8-0-0 on the road this season.  They are the third team in League history to win at least eight of their first road games to start the season.

     

    BOSTON 5, Toronto 1

    Boston Bruins David Pastrnak registered a hat trick for the second time this season against the Toronto Maple Leafs and joins six others for the same mark between the regular-season and the playoffs.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has his recap of the contest at the following link.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins – 10/11/2018 – Game Preview & Recap

     

    MONTREAL 5, Vegas 4

     

    Between three lead changes in this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would go on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4.  Tomas Tatar would net the game winner against his former club.

    Prior to the contest, the Montreal Canadiens honoured Max Pacioretty with a video tribute.

     

    Ottawa 6, TAMPA BAY 4

    Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan has a three point performance, one goal and two assists, to lift the Senators over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

     

    FLORIDA 4, NY Islanders 2

     

    Florida Panthers Mike Hoffman extended his point-scoring streak to 11 games with a goal in the second period to help the Florida Panthers defeat the New York Islanders 4-2.

     

    PITTSBURGH 4, Arizona 0

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins G Casey DeSmith would net the shutout against the Arizona Coyotes with a 39 save performance and help the Penguins snap a five game slide.

     

    Detroit 4, CAROLINA 3 (SO)

     

    Detroit Red Wings G Johnathan Bernier made 45 saves and helped lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 shootout win.


    The Red Wings would also overcome a multi-goal deficit to win three consecutive games for the first time in the decorated franchise history of the Detroit Red Wings.

     

    NY Rangers 5, COLUMBUS 4 (SO)

     

    The New York Rangers have extended their point-streak in the standings to 6 games.

     

     

    Jimmy Vessey would net the winner in the shootout frame for the Rangers.

     

     

    Calgary 1, LOS ANGELES 0

     

    In the lone goal of the contest, Calgary’s Travis Hamonic would score his second goal of the season in the first three minutes of the contest.

     

    Today’s slate of games:

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    In NHL news…

    -The Florida Panthers honoured original team President, Mr. Torrey, last night with a video.  Mr. Torrey passed away back in May at the age of 83.

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    -The Dallas Stars honoured Jason Spezza who played in his 1,000th NHL game.

    -The Montreal Canadiens held their annual Military Tribute night by wearing camouflage practice jerseys before their contest against the Vegas Golden Knights last night.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins – 10/11/2018 – Game Preview & Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins – 10/11/2018 – Game Preview & Recap

    Time: Saturday, November 10th, 2018

    Toronto: 11-5-0 for 22 points

    Pittsburgh: 8-5-2 for 18 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come into Boston with backup goalies ready to battle each other. Rask on leave in Boston and Andersen coming off a sensational game last night in New Jersey. Big guns will going at it tonight.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Morgan Rielly – 20 points (7 goals 13 assists)

    Mitch Marner – 19 points (5 goals 14 assists)

    John Tavares – 18 points (9 goals 9 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Auston Matthews – 16 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-off

    Patrice Bergeron –21 points (8 goals 13 assists) 56.5% faceoffs

    David Pastrnak– 17 points (12 goal 5 assists)

    Brad Marchand– 17 points (5 goal 12 assist)

    David Krecji– 13 points (2 goal 11 assists)

    Garrett Sparks

    2-0-0 3.50GAA .892SV

    Jaroslav Halak

    4-1-2 1.96GAA .936SV%

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Martin Marincin

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Bruins:

    Brad Marchand – Patrice Bergeron – David Pastrnak

    Joakim Nordstrom – David Krecji– Jake DeBrusk

    Dalton Heinen– Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson – Anders Bjork

    Chris Wagner – Sean Kuraly – David Backes

    Zdeno Chara –Brandon Carlo

    Torey Krug – John Moore

    Matt Grzelcyk– Steve Kampfer

    Jaorslav Halak

    Daniel Vladar
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Charlie MCaVoy (Upper Body), Urhu Vaakanainen (Concussion), Kevan Miller (Hand), Tuuka Rask (Leave of Absence)

    Suspension: None

     Keys to Winning against Boston:

    1. Be Aggressive
      1. Play fast, make Boston chase you, don’t let them dictate the play
    2. Shots
      1. Get shots, no Rask. Take advantage
    3. Limit Turnovers
      1. No crazy turnovers, especially against the top line.

    Game Day Lineups:

    First Period:

    Boston Penalty – 05:48 – Steven Kampfer 2 minutes from Interference

    Boston Goal – 16:12 – Patrice Bergeron (9) from David Pastrnak (6)

    End of 1st – TOR –0       BOS – 1

    Shots              20                06

    Faceoffs         12/23         11/23

    Hits               9                  11

    PP                 0/1               0/0

    Analysis:

    Leafs were flying all period and one bad tip and a goalie who hasn’t played in 20+ days, allowed the bruins to take the lead.

    Need to Do:

    Continue to play hard and aggressive and get bodies to the net.

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 00:41 – Zach Hyman 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Boston Goal – 05:46 – David Pastrnak (13) from Patrice Bergeron (14) and Matt Grzelcyk (7)

    Toronto Penalty – 09:09 – Martin Marincin 2 minutes for Holding

    Boston PPG Goal – 10:34 – David Pastrnak (14) from Brad Marchand (13) and Patrice Bergeron (15)

    Boston Penalty – 17:28 – Brandon Carlo 2 minutes for Roughing

    Toronto Goal – 19:30 – John Tavares (10) from Mitch Marner (15) and Morgan Rielly (14)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR – 1       PIT – 3

    Shots               30                 22

    Faceoffs          22/47            25/47

    Hits                 17                    15

    PP                   0/2                  1/2

    Analysis:

    Leaf came out flat in the 2nd period and the Bruins took advantage scoring 2 goals and playing all over Toronto.

    Need to Do:

    Desperation mode. Need some kind of offence

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 11:28 – Kasperi Kapanen 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Boston PP Goal – 14:04 – David Pastrnak (15) from Brad Marchand (14) and Torey Krug (5)

    Boston Goal – 14:30 – Joakim Nordstrom (3) from David Krecji (3)

    Boston Penalty – 17:29 – Steven Kampfer 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 3rd – TOR – 1        BOS – 5

    Shots              41                      34

    Faceoffs        32/68            36/68

    Hits               20                       22

    PP                 0/3                    2/4

    Analysis:

    Leafs came unraveled in the 2nd and 3rd periods. Sparks looked like a shadow of the goalie he was against LA and the offence couldn’t put almost anything past Halak.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (11-6-0 22pts) @ Los Angeles (5-9-1 11pts)

    Boston (8-5-2 18pts) @ Colorado (7-6-3 17pts)

     

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  • November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

     

    Today is Friday, November 9th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

    In action yesterday, there were nine contests…

     

    Vancouver 8, BOSTON 5

     

    Vancouver had eight goals in a contest for the first time in nearly a decade in the win over Boston at TD Garden last night.

     

    FLORIDA 4, Edmonton 1

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 10 games when he registered two assists in the Panthers 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Arizona 4 (OT)

    Despite the Philadelphia Flyers win in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes, Arizona is the second team to have nine shorthanded goals in 14 games since 1933-34.

     

    They share the record with the 1975-76 St. Louis Blues franchise.

     

    Buffalo 6, MONTREAL 5 (OT)

     

    The Buffalo Sabres would win on an overtime goal by Rasmus Ristolainen, the fourth in franchise history in regular-season play by a defenceman.

     

    Vegas 5, OTTAWA 3

     

    Vegas’ fourth line would power the team through a hard-fought win over the Ottawa Senators and earn the season-sweep.

     

    TAMPA BAY 4, NY Islanders 2

     

    The Tampa Bay Lightning for the second straight season have 25 points through 16 games or less with the win over the Islanders last night.

     

     

    Carolina 4, CHICAGO 3

     

    Despite being down by four, Chicago’s comeback in the contest fell short when they were defeated by Carolina in the debut for Chicago’s new bench boss, Jeremy Colliton.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, San Jose 3

     

    San Jose’s Brent Burns became the fourth member in team history to record at least 20 points in 16 or fewer team games last night.

     

    Joe Thornton would, in fact, play in his 1500th NHL game, the most ever for a number one overall pick in League history.

     

    Minnesota 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    -Minnesota’s Zach Parise registered his 700th career point and leads all active U.S. born players with 339 goals.

     

    There are six games on tap tonight…

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    In NHL news,

     

    -The Washington Capitals will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night.

     

     

    -Yesterday, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for the 2019 NHL Winter Classic.

    There is more on the unveiling here:  2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

     

    -With the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame induction happening Monday night, the new inductees received the rings as a part of festivities.

     

     

    Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils in the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena.

    There will be more on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday.

     

    -The Chicago Blackhawks and 2018 first round pick, defenceman Nicolas Beaudin, agreed to a three-year, entry level deal.

    Beaudin will remain with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltiguers.

     

    -Vegas Golden Knights D Nate Schmidt, who is still suspended for a violation of the League’s Substance Abuse Policy, participated in practice earlier today.

    Also with the Golden Knights, the team today announced that they will hold their Military Appreciation night on November 14th.

     

    -John Carlson of the Washington Capitals will miss tonight’s contest.  In a corresponding move, the Washington Capitals recalled Jonas Siegenthaler from the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears.

    -The Montreal Canadiens announced earlier today that Tomas Plekanec has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out his contract.

     

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

  • 2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

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    January 1st, 2019 brings in the 11th annual Winter Classic but it will be the 10th contest due to there not being a Winter Classic in 2013 because of the NHL lockout that postponed the match-up between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings to 2014.

     

    This year’s contest will pit the Boston Bruins against the Chicago Blackhawks at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

     

    Today, both teams unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for this contest.
    First, with the Boston Bruins.

     

    The look the Boston Bruins are going with is a nod to the franchises of the 1930s.

     

    The look is similar to the 1932-36 and will make used of the iconic Spoked-B logo that the Bruins have had for decades.

     

    On the inside neckline has six shamrocks with the years of their Stanley Cup championships in the shamrocks.

     

    Boston Bruins 2019 Winter Classic Jersey

     

     

    Next we have the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    The jersey they will wear is a nod to the 1934 team, the first time the Blackhawks were crowned Stanley Cup champions.

     

    The slashes on the neckline represent the classic hashmarks at Notre Dame Stadium and the years between the slashes represent the six Stanley Cup championships that the Blackhawks have won.

     

    Chicago Blackhawks Winter Classic Jersey

     

     

     

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  • November 8th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 8th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were three contests in League action yesterday…

    WASHINGTON 2, Pittsburgh 1

     

    The Washington Capitals went on to defeat their arch-rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would open up the scoring, and Washington’s Alex Ovechkin would score his 235th career power-play goal.  Ovechkin now has sole possession of seventh place in that category.

    Washington F T.J. Oshie would net the game-winner with 1:14 left in regulation.
    This would mark the ninth time in 47 contests in the regular-season in which Crosby and Ovechkin would find the net in the same contest.

    TXHT’s coverage of the contest:
    Game Recap – 11/7/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals
    Nashville 4, COLORADO 1

     

    Nashville’s Colton Sissons recorded his second career regular-season hat-trick and helped lift the Predators back into first place in the NHL standings at 12-3-0 and 7-0-0 on the road.

    Sissons last hat-trick in the regular-season was during the 2016-17 season.

    ANAHEIM 3, Calgary 2

    Calgary would tie the game at 2 a piece with F Mark Jankowski’s goal in the third period but Anaheim captain Ryan Getzlaf would score the eventual game-winner 27 seconds later to give Anaheim the win.
    Calgary has been behind in three out of their last four games, and would win those contests.
    So far on the season, Getzlaf is averaging one point per game.

    Anaheim G Ryan Miller would win his 372nd game, two away from tying John Vanbiesbrouck for most all-time among U.S. born goalies.


    Today’s Schedule of Games:
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    In NHL news…
    -The Boston Bruins unveiled their 2019 Winter Classic jerseys this morning.  They will take on the Chicago Blackhawks, who will unveil their Winter Classic jersey today at 5:30 p.m. CT, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana on January 1st, 2019.

     

    -With Sissons hat-trick in last night, it marked the fourth consecutive day of game action in which a hat-trick was achieved.

    -In a bit of tragic news, the Minnesota Wild and the NHL announced that former Wild chairman Robert O. Naegele passed away due to complications from cancer.


    -Tonight when the Vancouver Canucks take on the Boston Bruins in Boston, Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson looks to be the fourth player since the 1920-21 season to register at least 11 goals through 11 career games.

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

  • November 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, and these are your news and notes..

    There were five contests yesterday…

     

    Boston Bruins Brad Marchand recorded his 13th overtime goal to give the Bruins a record of 8-4-2 thus far on the season. Marchand sits at a five-way tie for 10th place in NHL for overtime winners.

     

     

    Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello became the third general manager in League history to reach the 2400 game plateau. He trails only David Poile and Glen Sather in the 2400+ game mark. Lamoriello won three Stanley Cup championships as the GM of the New Jersey Devils.

     

     

    For the Montreal Canadiens, Joel Armia was the only player to score in the shootout and with the win, Montreal is now 8-4-2 on the season.

     

     

    Brian Boyle netted a hat trick in the contest, the first in his career. Boyle, who recently announced that his cancer is in remission, netted this hat-trick on Hockey Fights Cancer night in Pittsburgh.

     

     

    Washington Capitals F Alex Ovechkin netted his 234th career power-play goal to give the Capitals the victory. This would be Ovechkin’s fifth power-play goal in the season. Since Ovechkin’s debut in the 2005-06 season, Ovechkin has 99 more power-play goals than the next closest player.

     

     

    Connor McDavid in the contest would extend his point streak to eight games, six shy of his personal best at 14 games.

     

    TXHT’s Full Recap

     

     

    Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux registered at least three points in a contest for the 49th times in his career. The franchise record is held by Bobby Clarke who had 110 games of at least three points.

     

     

    There are nine contests tonight…

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    In NHL news…

    -Earlier today, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that Joel Quenneville has been relieved of his coaching duties and announced Jeremy Colliton as the 38th head coach in the franchise’s history.

     

    -The Tampa Bay Lightning will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night tonight when Tampa Bay takes on the Ottawa Senators.

     

    -The Ottawa Senators released a statement about the group of Senators players who mocked coaches and laughed about their play.

     

     

    TXHT has a great article on what a team is and you can read that article here.

     

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

  • News and Notes: October 9th, 2018

     

    These are your news and notes for Tuesday, October 9th, 2018…

    In the NHL, there were four contests yesterday.

    • The Boston Bruins played host to the Ottawa Senators and went on to victory in a 6-3 rout at TD Garden. Patrice Bergeron went on to net a hat trick, the fourth in his career, and David Pastrnak collected four points (two goals and two assists) in the contest.

    Bergeron also became the fifth player in franchise history to net a hat trick in a Bruins home opener and the first since Cam Neely in the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons. Bergeron only needs to net seven more goals from becoming the sixth player in franchise history to register 300 career goals.

    Bergeron also registered the third fastest goal in team history for a home opener, scoring just 30 seconds into the game.

    • Robin Lehner and the New York Islanders went on to defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-0. Lehner would stop all 35 shots that he faced in the contest to lift the Islanders to their first home win of the season. Lehner would also become the first goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in a team debut.
    • Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres went on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2. Eichel would register two goals in the contest and Sabres goalie Carter Hutton would record 35 saves.The Sabres, however, would be outshot 37-17 in a limited-mistake free contest. Eichel would register four shots on six shot attempts in this contest.
    • The Anaheim Ducks held their 25th home opener and went on to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout at Honda Center.This game also marked 25 years to the day when they also opened up their first season against the Detroit Red Wings.

      With the defeat over the Red Wings, Anaheim is 3-0-0 thus far in the 2018-19 season and match their best start over three games in team history. The last time the Ducks won three straight to open a season, it ended with a Stanley Cup victory in 2007.

      There were two players on the ice last night who were not born yet when Anaheim began NHL play in 1993-94, 21-year-old Troy Terry and 19-year-old Max Comtois.

      This was an exciting home opener for the Ducks who came out to their white Mighty Ducks of Anaheim jerseys for pregame warmups.

      The Ducks would later sport their new third jersey during game play.

    In NHL action today…

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    Image credit to NHL and NHL Public Relations

    For TXHT’s preview of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, please read Steve Gardiner’s article here.

    In other NHL news, the Pittsburgh Penguins released their third jerseys today. These thirds are a slightly modified version of the home jersey worn during the 1984-85 season.

    In NWHL news…

    • The Minnesota Whitecaps announced that Winny Brodt Brown has been named captain and that Lee Stecklein and Hannah Brandt will be the assistant captains.

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  • News and Notes: October 4th, 2018

     

    These are your news and notes covering the NHL for Thursday, October 4th, 2018.

    There was one final preseason match yesterday and that pitted the Edmonton Oilers and Cologne Sharks (Kolner Haie) which Edmonton would go on to win 4-3 in overtime in Germany.

    Last night was the kickoff for the 2018-19 NHL season and four games happened.

    • The Washington Capitals faced off against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena. In a pregame ceremony, the Capitals raised their Stanley Cup champions and went on to route the Bruins in a 7-0 win. TXHT has your coverage from last night’s game here.
    • The Montreal Canadiens took on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scoatiabank Arena. Toronto would go on to defeat Montreal in a 3-2 victory in overtime. Canadiens rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi would go on to register his frist NHL point with an assist. Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews would score the game-winner 1:01 into the overtime frame. For TXHT’s coverage of this contest, please check out Armand Kilsivitch’s article
    • The Anaheim Ducks defeated the San Jose Sharks 5-2 at SAP Center. Anaheim rookie Max Comtois scored 49 seconds into the contest, the sixth-fastest for a rookie in NHL history.
    • A new era for the Vancouver Canucks began with a decisive 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place. The Canucks were playing without Henrik and Daniel Sedin since they announced their retirement last season. Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson scored his first NHL goal in this contest. With that goal, Pettersson became the third teenager to score a goal in his NHL debut.

    In NHL action tonight:

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    Image courtesy of the NHL and NHL Public Relations

    • For TXHT’s preview, please read this articleIn NHL and NWHL news…
    • The New York Islanders named Anders Lee as captain, the 15th in team history earlier today.
    • The NWHL is proud to announce that they are sharing stories about their missions in advancing the state of women’s hockey in the United States. The first article is on Major League Baseball Texas Rangers COO Neil Leibman. For more on Neil Leibman’s story and his mission, please read the NWHL’s article here.
    • The Minnespta Whitecaps announced that their home opener is officially sold out.

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  • 10/03/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    10/03/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

     

    Boston Bruins (0-0-0 0pts) v, Washington Capitals (0-0-0 0pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Danton Heinen

    Ryan Donato — Sean Kuraly — David Backes

    Joakim Nordstrom — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara – Charlie McAvoy

    John Moore – Brandon Carlo

    Matt Grzelcyk – Kevan Miller

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: Anders Bjork, Steven Kampfer, Urho Vaakanainen

    Injured: Torey Krug (left ankle)

     

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    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Chandler Stephenson

    Nathan Walker — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin

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

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

     

    Pregame Ceremony:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – :24 – TJ Oshie (1) from Nicklas Backstrom (1) and Matt Niskanen (1)

    Bruins Penalty – 1:45 – Sean Kuraly – 2 mins for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 1:27 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) from Unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 8:26 – Jakub Vrana 2 mins for Slashing

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 0          WAS – 2

    Shots              9                     13

    Faceoffs     18/22                4/22

    Hits               13                      7

    PP                 0/1                    1/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very good first period for the Capitals for the most part. They scored two great goals in the two minutes and created some really good chances offensively. However the Capitals were horrendous in the faceoff circle winning only four out of 22 faceoffs the entire period. Also the Capitals new look penalty kill was very effective in their lone opportunity. Evgeny Kuznetsov on the PK adds a very scary threat with his speed and skill.

     

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    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to do a much better job in the faceoff circle. going 4 out of 22 is pathetic and the Capitals have too many talented centers to only win four faceoffs an entire period. Also the Capitals need to keep applying the pressure in the Bruins zone. The Capitals came out on fire and they need to keep it coming.

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 3:01 – Brad Marchand 2 mins for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 4:17 – Alex Ovechkin (1) from Nicklas Backstrom (2) and TJ Oshie (1)

    Capitals Goal – 6:13 – Nic Dowd (1) from Nathan Walker (1) and Devante Smith-Pelly (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 6:45 – Madison Bowey 5 minutes for Fighting

    Bruins Penalty – 6:45 – Sean Kuraly 5 minutes for Fighting

    Bruins Penalty – 6:45 – Sean Kuraly 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals PPG – 7:28 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) from John Carlson (1) and Braden Holtby (1)

    Bruins pull Tuukka Rask and put in Jaroslav Halak

    Bruins Penalty – 13:54 – Kevan Miller 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Bruins Penalty – 15:27 – David Backes 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals PPG – 15:45 – John Carlson (1) from Alex Ovechkin (1) and Nicklas Backstrom (3)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 0          WAS – 6

    Shots              15                    25

    Faceoffs       32/45              13/45

    Hits               25                     12

    PP                 0/1                    4/5

     

    Analysis:

    Another very strong period for the Capitals. They are keeping their feet moving, generating scoring chances, and drawing penalties.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep on pushing. Also they need to do so much better in the faceoff circle, but overall they just need to keep playing their game and keep their feet moving.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 8:25 – Madison Bowey for Cross Checking

    Capitals Goal – 10:52 – Lars Eller (1) from Chandler Stephenson (1) and Brooks Orpik (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 13:54 – Lars Eller 5 minutes for Fighting

    Bruins Penalty – 13:54 – Brad Marchand 5 minutes for Fighting

    Bruins Penalty – 13:54 – Brad Marchand 2 minutes for Instigating

    Bruins Penalty – 13:54 – Brad Marchand – Misconduct

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 0          WAS – 7

    Shots              25                   37

    Faceoffs     41/60                19/60

    Hits               28                    16

    PP                 0/2                    4/6

     

    Analysis:

    This was a dominating performance from start to finish for the Washington Capitals as they defeated the Boston Bruins 7-0. Evgeny Kuznetsov had two powerplay goals and Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, as well as Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson registering a goal and an assist each. The Capitals jumped the Bruins with two quick goals in the first two minutes of the game, and never looked back. They moved their feet, they generated scoring chances and drew penalties. The Capitals also were a dominate 4 for 6 on their powerplay, and when they had to go on the penalty kill were a perfect 2 for 2. Only key concern right now for the Capitals is that they were dominated in the faceoff circle by the Bruins and needs to be addressed before their matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins tomorrow night in Pittsburgh.

     

     

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (1-0-0 2pts) at Pittsburgh (0-0-0 0pts)

    Boston (0-1-0 0pts) at Buffalo (0-0-0 0pts)

     

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