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  • News and Notes: October 3rd, 2018

     

    These are your News and Notes for Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018…

    There were no preseason contests yesterday.

    Today is the first day of the regular season in the NHL and there are four contests taking place.

    • The Washington Capitals will raise their Stanley Cup Championship banner tonight in a pre-game ceremony when they take on the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena. TXHT has the preview of the game here.
    • The Montreal Canadiens take on the Toronto Maple Leafs, which will mark the official debut of John Tavares. Tavares joined the Maple Leafs as a free agent over the summer. For TXHT’s preview of this match-up, please check out Steve Gardiner’s game preview

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    • The Calgary Flames face off against the Vancouver Canucks. For the Canucks this marks the first season without Henrik and Daniel Sedin, who retired last season, since the 1999-2000 season.
    • The Anaheim Ducks face off against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. For the Sharks this will mark the official debut of Erik Karlsson, who joined the team after a trade

    In NHL news today:

    • The Buffalo Sabres announced that Jack Eichel has been named team captain.
    • The Washington Capitals announced that Jayson Megna has been placed on waivers.
    • Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julian announced that Karl Alzner and Tomas Plekanec will be healthy scratches tonight. This will end Karl Alzner’s consecutive-games played streak at 622, which is the fourth longest activer streak in the NHL and the 12th longest in NHL history.
    • The NHL announced all 31 teams opening night 23-man rosters earlier today
    • Former NWHL player and United States captain Meghan Duggan married three-time Canadian women’s gold medalist Gillian Apps two weeks ago. Duggan played for the Boston Pride and the Buffalo Beauts. Gillian Apps would play in the CWHL with the Brampton Thunder (now Markham Thunder).
    • Washington Capitals RW Tom Wilson has been suspended 20 games for his hit on Oskar Sundqvist. For more coverage on the Tom Wilson suspension and the effects of the suspension, check out TXHT’s coverage here.You can watch TXHT Live every Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.
  • Gameday Preview – 10/3/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 10/3/2018 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Network

    Preview:

    Tonight is the night the Washington Capitals have always dreamed for and that tonight they finally get to raise a Stanley Cup Champions banner into the rafters at Capital One Arena. But with all this excitement, it is also time to get back to work and strive towards their new goal to go back to back like their rival the Pittsburgh Penguins did the previous two seasons.

    Now for the Boston Bruins they are raring to go and spoil tonight for the Capitals. The Bruins are hungry to start their campaign back to the playoffs and are a heavy favorite in the Atlantic Division.

    Boston Bruins:

    Lineup:

    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

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get the jump on the Capitals

    – The Capitals are going to have a great moment when they raise their Cup Banner tonight, and Boston will hope that it’ll serve as a minor distraction that they can take advantage of.

    2. Young kids need to step up

    – Last season the Bruins youngsters developed nicely, but now this time they will need to step up their game, and what a better start and motivator than facing the defending Cup Champions.

    Washington Capitals:

    Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Chandler Stephenson

    Nathan Walker – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly

    Christian Djoos – John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik – Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get an early lead

    – As mentioned above, as great as the Banner Raising Cermony will be, it is also a distraction. If the Capitals can get the first goal, let alone quickly into the game, then they can set the tone in their favor and truly get a focus on this game.

    2. Fresh legs

    – The Capitals for the first time is experiencing a short summer that was filled with celebration. They will need to get their legs moving in this one as they will be pushed hard by the Bruins.

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

  • 2018-19 Boston Bruins Preview

    BOS

     

    Last Season: 50-20-12 112 pts (2nd in Atlantic Division; Lost in Eastern Conference 2nd round)

    Key Additions: D John Moore, F Joakim Nordstrom, and G Jaroslav Halak

     

    Key Departures: D Nick Holden, F Riley Nash, F Rick Nash, F Tim Schaller, and G Anton Khudobin

     

    Top Questions Facing the Bruins:

    1. How will the Top 6 look for the B’s?

    One of the best lines in the NHL last season featured David Pastrnak with Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand, but do you want to keep the majority of your scoring on the first line? One could say putting Pastrnak with David Krejci could bring better scoring balance to the second line, but then who would you put with Bergeron and Marchand as well as with Pastrnak and Krejci? Which leads to a few possibilities.

     

    2. Which young kids will take it up a notch?

    Forwards Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen had good success last season, and Ryan Donato and AndersBjork will get the opportunity to grow their games this season. All four of these young men have the potential of playing in the top 6, and to see them all battling for it will make for good competition to watch.