X75 Productions

Category: NHL

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs come out flat again, refusing to play any defense and hang their goaltender Garrett Sparks out to dry again. The Senators came out with determination and passion. Dictated the play all game. Disgraceful effort from Toronto.

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Mark Boroweicki – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Anders Nilsson

    Craig Anderson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Ottawa Goal – 6:36 – Cody Ceci (6) assisted by Christian Wolanin (5) and Max Veronneau (1)

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       OTT – 1

    Shots              10                17

    Faceoffs         9/16            7/16

    Hits               12                  14

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 2:30 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding

    Ottawa Goal – 6:48 – Brian Gibbons (5), assisted by Dylan DeMelo (13) and Mikael Boedker (27)

    Toronto Penalty – 9:10 – Ron Hainsey, 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick

    Toronto Goal – 12:33 – Morgan Rielly (20) assisted by John Tavares (39)

    Ottawa Goal – 13:51 – Magnus Paajarvi (8) assisted by Rudolfs Balcers (5) and Chris Tierney (36)

    Toronto Penalty – 14:12 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Goal – 18:50 – Magnus Paajarvi (9) assisted by Zack Smith (17) and Mark Borowiecki (4)

    End of 2nd – TOR- 1        OTT- 4

    Shots               19                 30

    Faceoffs          25/37           12/37

    Hits                 19                 20

    PP                   0/0                  0/3

    Third Period:

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Zack Smith, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Toronto PP Goal – 5:13 – John Tavares (40) assisted by Auston Matthews (32) and William Nylander (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 5:52 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Ottawa Goal – 8:36 – Anthony Duclair (14) assisted by Ben Harpur (4) and Zack Smith (18)

    Ottawa Goal – 14:21 – Oscar Lindberg (8) assisted by Cody Ceci (18) and Zack Smith (19)

    Ottawa Penalty – 16:05 – Rudolf Balcers, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 2         OTT – 6

    Shots              37                   44

    Faceoffs        35/59               23/59

    Hits               29                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-24-5 91pts) v. Nashville Predators (40-27-5 85pts)

    Ottawa Senators (25-41-6 56pts) @ Vancouver Canucks (29-32-10 68pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91pts) v. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Tampa Bay for the first time since eliminating the Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, however, it would be Lighting getting some early revenge as the would work a turnover into an odd man advantage to give Tyler Johnson his 26th goal of the season. Then less than two minutes later, Alex Killorn would score to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead, but the Capitals would respond as they would get a lucky bounce resulting in a John Carlson bomb to cut Tampa’s lead to one. However, Killorn would force his way to the net through Nick Jensen, and then get his own rebound to net his second of the game and give the Lightning their two goal lead back. To end the period it would be a parade of penalties, but it would be the Lightning getting to start the second period with an abbreviated 5 on 3 powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the second period killing off Tampa’s two man advantage, and then on a Nikita Kucherov interference penalty it would be Alex Ovechkin netting his 47th of the season on the powerplay to cut Tampa’s lead to one again.

     

    To start the third period the Lightning would kill the Capitals remaining powerplay time then on a weak goal it would be Erik Cernak scoring his 4th of the season to give Tampa a 4-2 lead. However, later in the period Alex Oveckin would net his second of the game to bring the Capitals back within one. But it would not be enough for the Capitals as Tampa would get a pair of empty net goals from Killorn and Yanni Gourde to ice this game for the Lightning 6-3.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Dmitrij Jaskin, Nic Dowd

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning:

    Ondrej Palat — Steven Stamkos — J.T. Miller

    Tyler Johnson — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Mathieu Joseph

    Adam Erne — Cedric Paquette — Yanni Gourde

    Victor Hedman — Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak

    Braydon Coburn — Jan Rutta

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

    Scratched: Ryan Callahan, Danick Martel

    Injured: Dan Girardi (lower body), Anton Stralman (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Lightning Goal – 8:35 – Tyler Johnson (26) from Brayden Point (49) and Nikita Kucherov (81)

    Lightning Goal – 10:33 – Alex Killorn (14) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 12:06 – John Carlson (12) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (45)

    Lightning Goal – 15:56 – Alex Killorn (15) from Anthony Cirelli (17) and Mathieu Joseph (10)

    Lightning Penalty – 17:13 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:41 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:53 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       TB – 3

    Shots              09                16

    Faceoffs         08                16

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Lightning Penalty – 5:59 – Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 7:33 – Alex Ovechkin (47) from TJ Oshie (24) and John Carlson (52)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:42 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:49 – Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        TB- 3

    Shots              22                   21

    Faceoffs        14                    26

    Hits               14                     28

    PP                   1/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Lightning Goal – 2:45 – Erik Cernak (4) from Ondrej Palat (23) and Ryan McDonagh (29)

    Capitals Penalty – 4:10 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 12:56 – Alex Ovechkin (48) from Dmitry Orlov (23) and Brett Connolly (21)

    Lightning Penalty – 14:22 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Tripping

    Lightning ENG – 19:13 – Alex Killorn (16) from Nikita Kucherov (82)

    Lightning Penalty – 19:46 – Erik Cernak for Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:46 – Tom Wilson for Misconduct

    Lightning ENG – 19:58 – Yanni Gourde (19) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TB – 6

    Shots              33                   35

    Faceoffs        20                    37

    Hits               23                     33

    PP                 1/4                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (42-23-7 91pts) @ New Jersey (27-36-9 63pts)

    Tampa Bay (55-13-4 114pts) v. Arizona (36-30-5 77pts)

  • TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

    TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

    The TXHT podcast is back with Serious Hockey Talk for Serious Hockey Fans!

     

    Audio Version:

     

    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

     

    Michael and Steve talk about an array of topics going on in the world of hockey including a preview of the NWHL Isobel Cup Championship Game between the Minnesota Whitecaps and the Buffalo Beauts.

     

    Also amongst the topics discussed on the show, Michael and Steve talk about the Morgan Reilly situation, and how poorly it was handled by the media and the fans. Plus they discuss the current states of the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs, How Tom Wilson is doing, and the questionable decisions by the Department of Player Safety.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, March 16th, 2019

    Opening Music: “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

     

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 89pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: CBC

     

    Preview:

    Leafs will suit Garrett Sparks for the battle of Ontario, on the hinge of a back to back. Look for the Leafs to try and get some much-needed points in this game. Ottawa looks to continue the development of their younger players in hopes of getting back into the thick of things in the Eastern Conference sooner than later.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –85 points (24 goals 61 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 65 points (33 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Thomas Chabot – 49 points (13 goals 36 assists)
    Chris Tierney –43 points (8 goals 35 assists)
    Bobby Ryan – 37 points (13 goals 24 assists)
    Brady Tkachuk  –36 points (16 goals 20 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    7-6-1 3.04GAA .906SV%

    Craig Anderson
    14-24-4 3.52GAA .903SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Erik Brannstrom – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Craig Anderson

    Anders Nilsson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Attack Attack Attack

    • Attack their young defense, young forwards. Don’t give them any room to move.

    2.  Win faceoffs

    • don’t give the Senators a chance to gain any momentum

    3. Use your speed

    • Leafs are one of the fastest teams in the League. Use it to your advantage

     

     

     

  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia FLyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs get down by three and storm back to win it courtesy of Auston Matthews and Jake Muzzin. William Nylander looked to be the best player on the ice tonight dishing out a few assists and controlling the play all game. James Van Riemsdyk scored a hat trick and almost tied the game in the dying seconds.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:11 – Philippe Myers, 2 minutes for Interference

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:22 – Jakub Voracek (19) assisted by Nolan Patrick (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 17:22 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 17:45 – Patrick Marleau (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Jake Muzzin (27)

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 1       TOR – 1

    Shots              9                17

    Faceoffs         10/24         14/24

    Hits               4                  3

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal – 1:15 – James Van Riemsdyk (22) assisted by Radko Gudas (14) and Nolan Patric (17)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 1:44 – Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for Holding

    Philadelphia Goal – 8:26 – James Van Riemsdyk (23) assisted by Claude Giroux (54) and Sean Couturier (38)

    Toronto Goal – 9:27 – Zach Hyman (17) assisted by Mitch Marner (61) and Ron Hainsey (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:42 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Penalty – 10:42 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:29- Radko Gudas (3) assisted by Robert Hagg (14) and Sean Couturier (39)

    Philadelphia Goal -13:27 – Shayne Gostisbehere (7) assisted by Claude Giroux (55) and Travis Konecny (23)

    Toronto Goal – 16:08 – Jake Muzzin (7) assisted by Ron Hainsey (17) and Nazem Kadri (23)

    Toronto Goal – 18:11 – Jake Muzzin (8) assisted by Connor Brown (19) and Nikita Zaitsev (9)

    Toronto Penalty – 18:49 – William Nylander, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd – PHI- 5        TOR- 4

    Shots               18                 34

    Faceoffs          20/40           28/48

    Hits                 8                    7

    PP                   0/2                 1/3

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 2:55 – Martin Marincin (1) assisted by Nazem Kadri (24) and Justin Holl (1)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 3:49 – Jakub Voracek, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 15:00 – Auston Matthews (33) assisted by William Nylander (16)

    Toronto Goal – 17:21 – Auston Matthews (34) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (20) and Nikita Zaitsev (10)

    Philadelphia Goal – 18:46 – James Van Riemsdyk (24) assisted by Claude Giroux (56) and Shayne Gostisbehere (27

    End of 3rd – PHI – 6        TOR – 7

    Shots              29                  51

    Faceoffs        31/71              41/71

    Hits               13                     11

    PP                 0/2                    1/4

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

    Philadelphia (34-29-8 76pts) @ Pittsburgh (39-23-9 87pts)

  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Leafs look to have a better full game out of their team against the Philadelphia Flyers. Flyers are fighting for a playoff spot, so they are not to be underestimated. Freddy Andersen looks to get back in the winning column after two weird games where he gave up significantly more goals.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –84 points (24 goals 60 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 63 points (32 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Claude Giroux – 73 points (20 goals 53 assists)
    Sean Couturier –65 points (28 goals 37 assists)
    Jakub Voracek– 61 points (18 goals 43 assists)
    Travis Konecny  –44 points (22 goals 22 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.68GAA .920SV%

    Brian Elliot
    11-8-1 2.59GAA .916SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1.  Don’t start flat

    • The Flyers are chasing a playoff spot and are hungry just like the Blackhawks are don’t underestimate them. Start on Time.

    2.  Get on the Defence

    • make them have to make quick decisions

    3. Andreas Johnsson

    • needs to have a strong game with Matthews. Especially while Kapanen is out.
  • Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals continue their four game road trip tonight as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The first period began eerily similar to the previous match up against the Flyers as the Capitals started off with an early lead. Brett Connolly got the Capitals on the board first with assists going to Michal Kempny & John Carlson. Lars Eller would add to the lead and make it 2-0 with assists from Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. The period would end with Brooks Orpik being called for an interference penalty which gave the Flyers a power play that would continue into the 2nd period.

     

    In the second period, we saw each team score twice. Scoring from the Capitals would come from Brett Connolly (2nd goal of the game) & Tom Wilson who added his 20th goal on the season. For the Flyers, James Van Riemsdyk & Scott Laughton got the Flyers on the board. The Capitals would take a 4-2 leading going into the 3rd period.

     

    The third period featured three penalties called against the Capitals and one called against the Flyers. The Capitals would add an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov to seal the victory for the Capitals. The Capitals have won three of the four games against the Flyers so far with the final match up being on March 24th at Capital One Arena.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky-Chandler Stephenson-Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny-John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Phoenix Copley

    Scratches: Dmitry Jaskin, Nic Dowd, Christian Djoos

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Oskar Lindblom-Sean Couturiere-Claude Girioux

    James Van Riemsdyk-Nolan Patrick-Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl-Scott Laughton-Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone-Corban Knight-Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov-Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere-Phillippe Myers

    Robert Hagg-Radko Gudas

    Carter Hart

    Brian Elliott

    Scratches: Andrew MacDonald, Samuel Morin, Cam Talbot

    Suspension: Jakub Voracek

    Inuries: Michal Neuvirth

     

    First Period:

    Washington Goal-2:53-Brett Connolly (18) assisted by Michal Kempny (18) & John Carlson (51)

    Washington Goal-9:30-Lars Eller (11) assisted by Brett Connolly (20) & Carl Hagelin (8)

    Washington Penalty-19:00-Brooks Orpik, 2 minutes for interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots               11                  5          

    Faceoffs        7/9                 2/9

    Hits              11                    10

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106323526808678400
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106333932851789824
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106334979322204163
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106339151941648390

     

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal-1:03- James Vam Riemsdyk (21) assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere (26)

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:06- Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for holding

    Washington Goal-8:43- Brett Connolly (19) unassisted

    Washington Goal-9:48- Tom Wilson (20) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (49) & Dmitry Orlov (22)

    Philadelphia Goal-12:22- Scott Laughton (12) assisted by Ryan Hartman (12) & Robert Hagg (13)

    Philadelphia Penalty-19:00- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for holding

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 4        PHI- 2

    Shots              25                  14

    Faceoffs          9/21            12/21

    Hits                16                  18

    PP                   0/2                0/1

     

    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106344348885704704
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106348042385612802
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106349167931199488
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106350495399067648
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106353764489924608
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106355009955000320

     

    Third Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:57- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-6:33- Evgeny Kuznetsov, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Penalty-9:06- Nicklas Backstrom, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-11:41- Nic Jensen, 2 minutes for interference

    Washington Goal (Empty Net)-17:34- Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) assisted by Alex Ovechkin (33) & Michal Kempny (18)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5       PHI – 2

    Shots              32                    24

    Faceoffs        25/53             28/53

    Hits                22                    25

    PP                 0/3                  0/4

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106368019406688256
    https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1106369061259300865
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106367987605561349
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106370840403292160

     

    Next Up:

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112 pts)

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts) v.s. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89 pts)

  • Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs 42-22-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Leafs look to rebound after being dismantled by the Tampa Lightning against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Leafs need not take this Blackhawks team lightly, as they can score in bunches and carry one of the 2 top players in the league right now.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 61 points (31 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Patrick Kane – 98 points (41 goals 57 assists)
    Jonathan Toews –70 points (30 goals 41 assists)
    Alex DiBrinicat – 68 points (37 goals 31 assists)
    Erik Gustafsson  –49 points (13 goals 36 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.62GAA .922SV%

    Corey Crawford
    10-15-2 3.22GAA .901SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Chicago Blackhawks:

    Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews– Dylan Sikura

    Dominik Kahun – Artem Anisimov –Patrick Kane

    Alex DiBrinicat – Dylan Strome – Brendan Perlini

    Chris Kunitz – David Kampf– Marcus Kruger

     

    Duncan Keith – Gustav Forsling

    Carl Dahlstrom – Connor Murphy

    Erik Gustafsson – Brent Seabrook

     

    Corey Crawford

    Colin Delia

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Cam Ward, Drake Caggiula

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be tough on the puck

    • no fancy stuff, get the dirty goals. Screen the goalie.

    2. Morgan Rielly

    • He’ll need to be active and strong defensively, while consistently moving the play up the ice.

    3. Jake Muzzin

    • needs to bring a physical game and cut off the Hawks cycle game
  • Game Recap- 3/12/2019 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

    Game Recap- 3/12/2019 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

    Washington Capitals ( 41-22-7 89 pts) v.s. Pittsburgh Penguins (38-23-9 85 pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals begin a four game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This classic and intense rivalry continues as the first period featured some heavy hitting and tight defensive play between the two teams. However, the Capitals struck first at the 19:27 mark on a Jakub Vrana shot which was beautifully placed under the bar. The goal was set up on a beautiful passing sequence from Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie. The Capitals would end the first period with a 1-0 lead.

     

    In the second period, the momentum between the teams exchanged from the Capitals towards the Penguins. The Capitals took a 2-0 lead on Jakub Vrana’s second goal of the game and 21st on the season. However, the Penguins scored three goals within a span of a minute and forty-eight seconds. Two of the three goals were scored by Sidney Crosby who now has thirty three goals on the season. The other goal was scored by Jake Guentzel. After two periods, the Pittsburgh Penguins would take a 3-2 lead.

     

    The third period saw the Penguins adding onto their lead on a Power Play goal by Phil Kessel. This period featured milestone moments from both teams. Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins notched the 1,000th point plateau in his career. Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals recorded his 1,200th point in his career on a power play goal by John Carlson. The Penguins would add an empty net goal from Jared McCann to seal the victory for the Penguins and end the Capitals seven game win streak.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connoly

    Andre Burakovsky-Nic Dowd-Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny-John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Phoenix Copley

    Scratches: Dmitry Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Jared McCann-Sidney Crosby-Jake Guentzel

    Theordor Blueger-Evgeni Malkin-Phil Kessel

    Dominik Simon-Nick Bjugstad-Patrik Hornqvist

    Joseph Blandisi-Matt Cullen-Garrett Wilson

    Brian Doumalin-Zach Trotman

    Jack Johnson-Justin Schultz

    Marcus Petterson-Erik Gudbrannson

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratches: Kris Letang, Jusso Rikkola, Chad Ruhwedel, Bryan Rust, Zach Aston-Reese

    Injuries: Olli Maata

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105581732126838784
     
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105599689305538560

    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105598134938492930

     

    First Period:

    Pittsburgh Penalty -:50- Jake Guentzel, 2 minutes for holding

    Washington Penalty -2:33- Lars Eller, 2 minutes for kneeing

    Washington Goal -19:27- Jakub Vrana (20) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom (48) & TJ Oshie (22)

    End of 1st – WSH –1      PIT –0

    Shots               8                   9          

    Faceoffs         8/20         12/20

    Hits                  13               16              

    PP                 0/1                0/1

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105616629155725314
    https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1105616141240684544
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105617215770943489
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105617921328496641

     

    Second Period:

    Washington Penalty -1:37- Alex Ovechkin, 2 minutes for high sticking

    Washington Goal -10:24- Jakub Vrana (21) assisted by Dmitri Orlov (21) & TJ Oshie (23)

    Pittsburgh Goal -12:37- Jake Guentzel (35) assited by Jared McCann (14)

    Pittsburgh Goal -13:24- Sidney Crosby (32) assisted by Justin Schultz (11)

    Washington Penalty -13:55- Nicklas Backstrom, 2 minutes for tripping

    Pittsburgh Goal (Power Play) -14:25- Sidney Crosby (33) assisted by Evgeni Malkin (48) & Phil Kessel (47)

    End of 2nd – WSH – 2      PIT – 3

    Shots                   23                21

    Faceoffs         18/43         25/43

    Hits                    24               33          

    PP                 0/1                1/3

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105626280760872960
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105629501084569600
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105630073120534529
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105630866724794368
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105631301137285121

     

    Third Period:

    Washington Penalty -4:06- Tom Wilson, 2 minutes for roughing

    Pittsburgh Penalty -4:06- Erik Gudbranson, 2 minutes for roughing

    Washington Penalty -10:33-Alex Ovechkin, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice

    Pittsburgh Goal (Power Play) -11:56- Phil Kessel (23) assisted by Justic Schultz (12) & Evgeny Mailkin (49)

    Pittsburgh Penalty -12:56- Dominik Simon, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice.

    Washington Goal (Power Play) -14:02-John Carlson (11) assisted by Alex Ovechkin (32) & Nicklas Backstrom (49)

    Pittsburgh Goal (Empty Net) -19:04- Jared McCann (17) Unassisted

    End of 3rd – WSH –3      PIT – 5

    Shots                 41              30        

    Faceoffs         27/59         32/59

    Hits                 34                42

    PP                 1/2                 2/4

    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105642183862964225
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105643276550447105
    https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1105643231923109888
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105645218261594112
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105647730855165953

     

    Next Up:

    Washington Capitals (41-22-7 89 pts) v.s. Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76 pts)

    Pittsburgh Penguins (38-23-9 85 pts) v.s. Buffalo Sabres (30-30-9 69 pts)

  • Arizona: Top 10 Prospects

    Arizona: Top 10 Prospects

    TXHT begins another series on the top 10 prospects in each teams system. This will be alternating alongside the Impact on Hockey series. This series will take an in-depth look at the top 10 prospects in each system and give a little insight into the player they are and potentially could become.

    10. Goaltender – Aiden Hill

    Shoots L
    Born May 11, 1996 — Comox, BC
    Height 6.06 — Weight 202 [198 cm/92 kg]
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes- round 3 #76 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft

    Hill in 21 games this season with the Tucson Roadrunners carries solid numbers. Posting a 2.49 GAA and a .911 Save % – Which is pretty stellar considering he is playing for one of the most fantastic farm teams. Hill was a called up a few times this season with a rash of injuries occurring and once again posted some good numbers – 7-5-0 with a 2.76GAA and 901 Save %. Which is less than his AHL number but most goalies lately aren’t seeming to find their place in the NHL until between the ages of 27-29. Arizona owns a goalie right now that didn’t start until he was 29 – Antti Raanta – so at the age of 22 this kid has all the tools, including athleticism and great composure.

    9. Goaltender – Merrick Madsen

    Shoots L
    Born Aug 22 1995 — Acton, CA
    Height 6.05 — Weight 190
    Drafted by Philadelphia Flyers- round 6 #162 overall 2013 NHL Entry Draft

    Madsen doesn’t have the shot at the top that Hill does, he still is showing to be an excellent prospect. Playing for Havard of the NCAA, He had a 2.27 GAA and .918 save percentage, which is very nice numbers.

    Madsen will get his shot at the pro level as he joins the Tucson Roadrunners. Madsen deserves a look. He’s big enough (6’5″) which is the modern mold, and with some good development, he could develop in a nice Goaltender.

    8. Left Wing – Brayden Burke
    Shoots L
    Born Jan 1, 1997 — Edmonton, ALTA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 170

    Burke is an undrafted 22-year-old with some amazing offensive upside. So far in his first 53 games with Tucson,  Burke has amassed 11 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. He hasn’t had very many minutes, especially on the powerplay. But look for him to get some more ice-time in the 2019/2020 season, Burke may even get a look at the pro level given his age.

    7. Defense – Jordan Gross

    Shoots R
    Born May 9, 1995 — Maple Grove, MN
    Height 5.10 — Weight 195

    Gross, another NCAA player who is a bit of an overager. Clocked in at 22 years old, Gross played a pivotal goal-scoring role from the defense, scoring 10 goals and 20 assists in 40 games. He was known for his special team prowess, scoring the majority of his points there.

    Gross came into this season expecting a bigger role and he hasn’t disappointed. In 52 games this year with the Tucson Roadrunners of the AHL, Gross has put together 5 goals and 16 assists. Gross has the ability to QB the powerplay, as well as open up ice for teammates on 5 on 5. Don’t be shocked if you see him in Arizona in the 2019/2020 season.

    6. Right Wing – Conor Garland

    Shoots R
    Born Mar 11, 1996 — Scituate, MA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 165 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes – round 5 #123 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
    Garland had back to back 120 point seasons in the Canadian Juniors. Garland is one of these weird breeds of players, the AHL doesn’t seem to suit him. Coming in from the juniors a playmaker, he just hasn’t been able to find it in the AHL. But with a rash of injuries in Arizona, they called up the 22-year-old and boy has been a scoring machine. Getting 4th line minutes as the Coyotes try to make the playoffs Garland has 12 goals and 3 assists in 39 games. But his defensive game, physical game and just overall game has looked leaps above what has been expected. Fun player to watch, especially when he forechecks.
    5. Center – Tyler Steenbergen
    Shoots R
    Born Jan 7, 1998 — Sylvan Lake, ALTA 
    Height 5.10 — Weight 188
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 5 #128 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
    Steenbergen is a lot of the same things as Brayden Burke – who was discussed earlier – but younger. After scoring 90 points last season, he followed it up with a 102 point debut. He was a Second-Team All-Star in the WHL and scored the Championship winning goal for Canada at the U20 World Juniors.
    Don’t expect to see Steenbergen in the minors long. He does everything right, plays a great 2-way game, good faceoff man, and plays a bigger game than his stature suggests.
    4. Defense – Kyle Capobianco
    Shoots L
    Born Aug 13 1997 — Mississauga, ONT
    Height 6.01 — Weight 196
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 3 #63 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft

    Capobianco is probably the most intriguing of all the defencemen in Arizona’s system.Capobianco is a more rigid two-way presence and is better defensively than a lot of the guys in the Coyotes system. He was 38th in rookies in scoring and fourth in rookie defensemen in the AHL. But Capobianco plays with an edge and some grit to his game. Most project him as a potential partner for Oliver-Ekman Larsson. At least a top 4 guy for sure.

     

    3. Center – Barrett Hayton

    Shoots L
    Born Jun 9, 2000 — Peterborough, ONT
    Height 6.01 — Weight 191 [185 cm/87 kg]
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes – round 1 #5 overall 2018 NHL Entry Draft
    Hayton was drafted 5th overall by the Coyotes for potential. 0.95 point per game player in the OHL – which is not great for a 5th overall pick. But what set Hayton apart was he was playing on a fantastic team in a depth role for the majority of the season – under a point per game isn’t so big then. The expectation is with a bigger role he would have been able to contribute more and as of right now he’s proving it to be true. Hayton so far in 37 games is averaging over a point per game – 22 goals 38 assists for 60 points.
    Hayton is still a diamond in the rough, but Arizona is ready to be patient and develop him. Should be at least a solid top 9 player, at his peak could be top 2 centermen.
    2. Defense – Pierre-Olivier Joseph
    Shoots L
    Born Jul 1, 1999 — Chambly, PQ
    Height 6.02 — Weight 168 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 1 #23 overall 2017 NHL Entry Draft
    Another defenceman in the Coyotes pool. Joseph is built in the mold of someone like Hampus Lindholm – a mobile defensive defenseman who can play shutdown and throw a few points in here and there. He’s gonna carry a heavy defensive load and penalty kill a lot. Which makes for a great partner for all their offensive-minded defencemen.
    1. Right Wing – Nick Merkley
    Shoots L
    Born May 23, 1997 — Calgary, ALTA
    Height 5.10 — Weight 194 
    Drafted by Arizona Coyotes– round 1 #30 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
    Merkley has come along way from when he was drafted, He has the potential to be a top line winger but scoring was lacking at the beginning. But last season in Tuscan he seemed to turn a corner his defensive game was elevated, he showed flashes of offensive prowess and ended the season a point per game player. Look for Merkley to get some serious chances to become a top line winger in Arizona in the near future.