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  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

     

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    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: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    David Rittich

    Mike Smith

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Calgary Penalty – 9:07 –Johnny Gaudreau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 9:50 – Tyler Ennis (10) assisted by Jake Muzzin (25) and Kasperi Kapanen (23)

    Toronto Goal – 17:15 – Tyler Ennis (11) assisted by Martin Marincin (4) and Trevor Moore (4)

    Toronto Goal – 18:51 – Zach Hyman (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (56)

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 3       CGY – 0

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         11/21         10/21

    Hits               4                  5

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 4:11 – Zach Hyman (16) assisted by Mitch Marner (57) and Morgan Rielly (47)

    Toronto Penalty – 15:25 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Holding

    Calgary PP Goal – 15:35 – Matthew Tkachuk (26) assisted by Johnny Gaudreau (54) and Sean Monahan (41)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 4        CGY- 1

    Shots               21                 24

    Faceoffs          22/43           21/43

    Hits                 8                   10

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 3:15 – Tyler Ennis (12) assisted by Trevor Moore (4) and Jake Muzzin (26)

    Calgary Penalty – 8:24 –Matthew Tkachuk, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Calgary Goal – 12:24 – Derek Ryan (7) assisted by Mark Giordano (48) and Andrew Mangiapane (3)

    Toronto Goal – 12:56 – Mitch Marner (24) assisted by John Tavares (35)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 6         CGY – 2

    Shots              32                  37

    Faceoffs        33/64             31/64

    Hits               13                    15

    PP                 1/2                   1/1

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

    Calgary Flames (41-18-7 89pts) @ Vegas Golden Knights (36-26-5 79pts)

  • NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending March 3rd, 2019)

    The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week yesterday afternoon.  Here is a brief breakdown of the announcement from yesterday.

     

     

    The First Star of the Week went to Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury:

    Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury went 3-0-0 with a 0.33 GAA, .987 save percentage and he would go on to have two shutouts as the Golden Knights (36-26-5, 77 points) would go on to win their four contests and they now are in third place in the Pacific Division.

    Fleury would start off the week with 23 saves in a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars Feb. 26. After that dominating win, he would go on to have back-to-back shutouts stopping 34 shots in a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on March 1 and then he would go on to have 19 saves in a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks March 3.

    Fleury leads all NHL goaltenders in wins (32) and shutouts (8) this season. He became the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record nine or more campaigns with at least 30 wins and his eight shutouts are two shy of his career high of 10 set in 2014-15.


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    The Second Star of the Week went to Winnipeg Jets Right Wing Blake Wheeler:

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would go on to have a week of five goals and three assists in three games as the Central Division-leading Jets (39-22-4, 82 points) would go on to win two out of their three contests and Wheeler opened the week by notching one assist in a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild Feb. 26.

    Last Friday (March 1st), he recorded one goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators. Wheeler finished the week with a four-goal outburst in the Jets 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday and it would mark the second four-goal game by a player last week when arizona’s Brad Richardson would do the same on February 28.  Wheeler leads all Jets skaters with 17 goals and 63 assists in 65 games this season.  Wheeler is behind Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov for the assists lead, who had 75 on the season.


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    The Third Star of the Week went to Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby:

    Pittsburgh’s Crosby would have a League-tying eight points (three goals and five assists) as the Penguins earned five of a possible six points to hold the first Wild Card position in the Eastern Conference (fourth in the Metropolitan Division).

    Crosby started off the week with a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets last Tuesday (February 26th).

    Last Friday (March 1st), Crosby would go on to have a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

    The next night, Crosby finished the week with a goal and had three assists in the Penguins 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

    With the amount of points he had over the week, Crosby would go on to pass Washington Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin for 48th place on the NHL’s list for all-time points.  Crosby this season has 29 goals and 54 assists, good for 83 points this season in 62 games played.


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  • March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two NHL contests yesterday…


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    Yesterday’s Results:

    Edmonton 4, BUFFALO 3

    The Edmonton Oilers would make a visit to the Buffalo Sabres last night and would come away with the 4-3 win, thanks to three straight goals late in the second period.

    With Leon Draisaitl’s goal in the second period, it would be his 41st goal on the season and Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen would go on to have a solid performance with 35 saves on 38 attempts in the contest.

    Edmonton center Connor McDavid would go on to have two assists in the contest, bringing his season total to 59 assists on the season.

    Calgary goaltender Linus Ullmark would go on to have 16 saves on 20 attempts before being replaced by Carter Hutton, who would go on to have seven saves in the third period.

    Toronto 6, CALGARY 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would visit the Calgary Flames yesterday and would escape with the 6-2 win, thanks to Tyler Ennis recording a hat trick in the contest with Zach Hyman scoring twice and Mitch Marner scoring the other goal for the Maple Leafs.

    Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen would go on to register 35 saves in the contest and Calgary goaltender David Rittich would go on to register 26 saves on 32 tries in the contest.

     

    Today in the NHL, there are 10 games on the docket.


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    In the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the second and final time on the season.

    Other notes for the Carolina Hurricanes include the following:

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats from yesterday, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report at the following page.

  • Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Ted Lindsay – A Legend and Pioneer of Hockey Passes away

    Today we at TXHT are sad to announce the passing of Legend and Pioneer Ted Lindsay at the age of 93. Let’s take a look back and remember the amazing career on the ice and off the ice that Lindsay left as a legacy for the Hockey World.

    “The Production Line”  that’s what they nicknamed the line of  Center Sid Abel, Right Winger Gordie Howe and of course Left Wing Ted Lindsay. This is where Ted Lindsay became one of the NHL most prolific players. Small in stature compared to most players in the league, His fierceness on the ice led to the Nickname “Terrible Ted” becoming a mainstay throughout his career. His style of play led the NHL to create penalties for elbowing and kneeing.

    In the 1949–50 season, he won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer. The Red Wings would go on to win the Stanley Cup that year. Over the next five years, Lindsay helped Detroit win three more championships. Lindsay was the first player to lift the Stanley Cup and skate it around the rink, starting the tradition.

    NHLPA:

    Ted Lindsay, had attended a meeting as a representative of the Detroit Red Wings, Where he would find out that other sports players had been treated much better. Lindsay made it his goal to make sure players had better conditions. in the 1950’s superstars were only making $25,000 ($223,000 in 2019 dollars), and after they retired they were hung out to dry.

    Despite the fight back, Ted Lindsay and the Doug Harvey eventually founded the NHLPA – National Hockey League Player’s Association – which eventually change the scape of the how NHL players were treated.

    Ted Lindsay was a man who left a strong legacy and who helped shape the game into what it is today. We appreciate his life and the legacy he left behind. Today we salute Ted Lindsay. Rest in Peace.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Time: 9p EST

    Station: SportsNet West, TSN4

     

    Preview:

    The Toronto Maple Leafs hit the road again to play one of the best teams in the West, the Calgary Flames. The Flames are boasting one of the best scorers in the league with Johnny Gaudreau and a Norris trophy candidate in Mark Giordano. The Leafs will look to bring their High Octane offense to Calgary and outscore the Flames with Mitch Marner leading the way scoring wise and a Norris candidate of their own in Morgan Rielly. Should be a really interesting and intense game. The Goalie matchup should be Mike Smith vs Frederik Andersen.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –78 points (23 goals 55 assists)
    John Tavares – 71 points (37 goals 34 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 62 points (16 goals 46 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 60 points (30 goals 30 assists) 52% on Face-offs

    Johnny Gaudreau – 83 points (30 goals 53 assists)
    Elias Lindholm –72 points (26 goals 46 assists)
    Sean Monahan – 70 points (30 goals 40 assists)
    Matthew Tkachuk  –61 points (25 goals 36 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    31-13-3 2.58GAA .923SV%

    Mike Smith
    19-12-2 2.92GAA .895SV%

    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: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    Mike Smith

    David Rittich

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play tough against the top line of Calgary

    • Don’t give them any room to maneuver, because they will make you pay on the scoreboard

    2. Matthews, Johnsson, and Kapanen need to be an impact

    • These 3 need to have an impact on this game with Tavares, Marner, and Hyman checking the top line these three will need to play big. Which I fully expect them too.

    3. Top 4 Defencemen need to be good

    • Muzzin, Rielly, Hainsey, Zaitsev.  Need to step up and be solid!

     

     

  • March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, March 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

    There were eight games on the NHL schedule yesterday…

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    Yesterday’s results:

    Washington 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

    The Washington Capitals took on the New York Rangers for a matinee game and would escape this contest with a much needed win and would regain the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.

    This game would not be without controversy in the shootout when Rangers goaltender Alexander Georgiev would throw his stick at an oncoming Alex Ovechkin on the latters shootout attempt.  It would at first be called a no goal but then after a meeting between all four on ice officials, it would be called a goal and the Capitals would pick up the win.

    TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Capitals and the Rangers at the following page.

    Philadelphia 4, NY ISLANDERS 1

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Philadelphia Flyers as they would take down the New York Islanders by the score of 4-1 yesterday afternoon.

    VEGAS 3, Vancouver 0

    The Vancouver Canucks would face off against the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday and would get crushed, losing by the score of 3-0.

    The Canucks would get out shot 49-19 in the contest and Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would have his eighth shutout on the season in this contest, the most for a goaltender on the season.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Colorado 1

    The Anaheim Ducks would take on the Colorado Avalanche and would get a much needed win for the Ducks.

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    Ottawa 3, FLORIDA 2

     

    Winnipeg 5, COLUMBUS 2

    The Winnipeg Jets would visit the Columbus Blue Jackets and would come away with the 5-2 win over Columbus thanks to four goals in the contest by Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler.

     

    Nashville 3, MINNESOTA 2 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would take on the Minnesota Wild and would escape with the 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

    SAN JOSE 5, Chicago 2

     

    Today there are only two games on the NHL slate.


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    NWHL

     

    Yesterday would close out the regular season for the NWHL.  Two contests took place with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts visiting the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps 4, CONNECTICUT WHALE 1

    First in the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Connecticut Whale game, the Minnesota Whitecaps would clinch the number one seed in the NWHL Isobel Cup playoffs with the 4-1 win over the Whale.

    Minnesota’s Lauren Barnes would score twice, these being the first goals of her NWHL career, and Amanda Boulier picked up two assists in the contest.  Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille would go on to have 24 saves on 25 attempts in the contest to seal the first regular season championship for Minnesota who continued to make history for the franchise and the NWHL.

    Minnesota will host the winner of the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT at the TRIA Rink.

    TXHT has your coverage of the weekends contest for the Connecticut Whale at the following page.

    METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 4, Buffalo Beauts 3 (SO)

    In an exciting back and forth game, the Metropolitan Riveters would come back from a 2-0 deficit to take down the Buffalo Beauts with the 4-3 win in the shootout yesterday afternoon.

    Throughout the second period, there would be multiple penalties between both teams and Riveters Madison Parker would be the only one to take advantage of the extra woman on the ice with Parker’s goal at the 17:41 mark.

    Riveters Taylor Accursi would end up netting the winner in the shootout frame to seal the win for Metropolitan and they will now host the Connecticut Whale in the play-in contest of the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs on Thursday night at 7 p.m., ET at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.  The winner of that contest will take on the Minnesota Whitecaps at TRIA Rink on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET.

     

    After these contests, the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule is now set.  You can see the schedule at the following link.

  • Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

    Game Recap – 3/3/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

    Washington Capitals (37-21-7 81pts) v. New York Rangers (27-27-10 64pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Rangers for an early afternoon matinee, but it would be the Rangers striking first as Chris Kreider would pick off a Dmitry Orlov pass and feed it to Ryan Strome for a quick 1-0 lead. However, the lead would not last long as Carl Hagelin would attack the net and recover his own rebound on a broken play to score his first goal as a Capital to tie the game. Then after some back and forth for the two teams, it would be Andre Burakovsky netting his ninth of the season to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead.

     

    In a lackluster second period that featured a couple huge saves on both sides it would be Pavel Buchnevich to finally get one to tie the game at two for the Rangers.

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    In the third period not a lot of action would take place in what was a quick moving period. We would require extra time, but nothing would be decided in the five minute frame. Then in the shootout, it would be a controversial play by Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev that would allow Alex Ovechkin to be credited with the game winning shootout goal when he would throw his stick at Ovechkin to prevent the shot on goal.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Carl Hagelin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    New York Rangers:

    Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jimmy Vesey

    Vladislav Namestnikov — Ryan Strome — Jesper Fast

    Brendan Lemieux — Lias Andersson — Pavel Buchnevich

    Brendan Smith — Brett Howden — Filip Chytil

    Marc Staal — Tony DeAngelo

    Brady Skjei — Kevin Shattenkirk

    Libor Hajek — Neal Pionk

    Alexandar Georgiev

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Scratched: , Fredrik Claesson, Connor Brickley, Boo Nieves

     

    First Period:

    Rangers Goal – :45 – Ryan Strome (11) from Chris Kreider (22)

    Capitals Goal – 2:03 – Carl Hagelin (3) from Lars Eller (22) and Brooks Orpik (6)

    Capitals Goal – 10:02 – Andre Burakovsky (9) from Nic Doyd (11) and Travis Boyd (13)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:48 – Nick Jensen 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Penalty – 15:58 – Anthony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Penalty – 18:29 – Filip Chytil 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       NYR – 1

    Shots              09                11

    Faceoffs         07                11

    Hits               11                  10

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Rangers Goal – 14:20 – Pavel Buchnevich (13) from Filip Chytil (11) and Anthony DeAngelo (20)

    Rangers Penalty – 18:54 – Anthony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        NYR- 2

    Shots               29                 18

    Faceoffs          17                 20

    Hits                 19                  22

    PP                   0/3                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 7:02 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Kneeing

    Rangers Penalty – 15:46 – Brendan Smith 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2         NYR – 2

    Shots              37                   22

    Faceoffs        21                    29

    Hits               29                     31

    PP                 0/3                    0/2

     

    OT:

    N/A

     

    End of OT – WAS – 2         NYR – 2

    Shots              39                   24

    Faceoffs        21                    32

    Hits               29                     32

    PP                 0/4                    0/2

     

    Shootout:

    NYR – Kevin Shattenkirk – Goal

    WAS – TJ Oshie -Goal

    NYR – Mika Zibanejad – Save

    WAS – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Save

    NYR – Anthony DeAngelo – Goal

    WAS – Nicklas Backstrom – Goal

    NYR – Filip Chytil – Save

    WAS – Alex Ovechkin – Goal

     

    WAS – 3      NYR – 2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (38-21-7 83pts) @ Philadelphia (32-26-8 72pts)

    NY Rangers (27-27-5 68pts) @ Dallas (33-27-5 71pts)

  • Sweden: Impacting the Hockey World

    The impact of Sweden on Ice Hockey has been insurmountable. Players such as Mats Sundin, Peter Forsberg, Victor Hedman, Borje Salming, The Sedins and soo many more – I could go on with this list for days – have taken this game to a whole new level and continue to help it grow until this day.

    This article will contain a little background on how Sweden itself changed how we play hockey. Then how some individual players shaped aspects of the game.

    Swedish Hockey:

    A Swedish Hockey Player has been by many as a Hybrid player of sorts.  A strong two-way player who was disciplined in his game – rarely caught out of position, or caught taking penalties – and who was adaptable to any situation and style. A Swedish player possessed brilliant speed and stickhandling skills – which in turn usually meant playmaking skills – but the greatest skill of all that Swedish players possessed was their need to not be under the spotlight. Now there are exceptions to this just like everything else but this, for the most part, is considered a Swedish player. If you’ve ever watched hockey back in the ’60-’70s even earlier it was a lot about crash and bang – hit everything, play physical – but Sweden came in with this new blend of player who wasn’t as physical but could burn at both ends of the ice. Borje Salming a prime component of this, not overly physical but could skate and play amazing at both ends of the ice – you never knew where the puck was going with those puck handling skills.

    Borje Salming

    Borje Salming was one of the first European players to make an impact in the National Hockey League (NHL). His ability to play like a North American player – as they called it, with tenacity, grit, and brute – combined with his skills that made him truly an impactful Swedish player and NHL player – His hands, speed, and scoring ability – paved the way for many up and coming European players. Salming opened the doors for the many Europeans and would be forever remembered for his impact on the game when he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996.

    Nicklas Lidstrom

    Followed the Swedish hockey philosophy to a Tee. Lidstrom played in a very gritty time in the NHL and yet he played the game with finesse, amazing skating and vision, tremendous poise and most of all without being overly physical. Lidstrom used his stick well and would begin to pave the way for what would become the NEW style of NHL defencemen. Not overly physical, could skate and really knew how to use their sticks. Lidstrom would win 4 Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and would show what all teams were looking for in player true LOYALTY.

    Peter Forsberg

    Forsberg became something that many NHL teams could quite fathom back in the day, today it’s normal for us to see – a Skilled Power Forward. Most Power Forwards were considered to be big, hard-hitting and scored the majority of their goals from in front of the net. Tomas Holmstrom comes to mind – another Swedish hockey player – But Forsberg was different in some senses, he wasn’t overly physical – he could play the body but Forsberg never went out of his way to take anyone out. Forsberg scored from the dirty areas but he could play a skills game and I mean out of this world skill, Forsberg would open up the doors for guys like James Van Riemsdyk, Rick Nash and many more. He would also show tremendous loyalty which seems to be a trait of Swedish players – Sundin, Backstrom, Lidstrom, Sedins etc.

    The Sedins – Henrik and Daniel

    One of a kind that’s all I can say when I hear these 2 names. Because they put on a clinic of skill for many many years. Their impact on Hockey was how they handled themselves on and off the ice. Never criticized anyone,  they let their game do the talking and gave it everything they had every night. Even when they played with Superstar Markus Naslund, their egos never got in the way, they let him take the spotlight and drowned into the background. The ultimate teammates. No one can take away what they brought to the game offensively, they meshed with anyone, it was like their goal. But how they impacted the game was with who they were. True sportsman. Amazing teammate and a legacy of so much skill.

    Henrik “King” Lundqvist

    Lundqvist is a winner, Yeah you will say he hasn’t won a cup. Sure, say go ahead. Problem is that he is the winningest European Goaltender in NHL history. The Rangers haven’t had the greatest of teams but with Lundqvist, you always knew you were getting a chance to win. His nickname King is because he came in and took over New York with his game, his humility and how he would always find ways to win. Lundqvist impacted the NHL by his goalie style one of the first goaltenders ever to master the art of my goalie techniques and use them all in different situations. Lundqvist is known as a butterfly goaltender by name with his strong positional play, but his athleticism and his ability to stop pucks from an upright position allowed him to mesh together many different techniques -Lundqvist at one time mixes, Butterfly, Standup, and aggressive unorthodoxy, for those who don’t know that  think Dominik Hasek. Nowadays you’ll find a lot of European Goalies who learn multiple styles in order to use in a game, this is the Lundqvist effect.

    So there you have it Sweden’s impact on the NHL and Hockey in general. Look out for the next segment of Impacting the Hockey World, when TXHT takes a look at Russia and hockey impacted the hockey world.

  • March 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 games in NHL action yesterday. (Home team in italics)

    Edmonton 4, COLUMBUS 0

     

    LOS ANGELES 6, Chicago 3

    There would be six different scorers for the Los Angeles Kings last night in the 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday afternoon.

     

    BOSTON 1, New Jersey 0

    Boston Bruins Brad Marchand would score the lone goal in the contest with the goal at the 2:37 mark in the first period and he would be unsuccessful on registering the penalty shot in the first period at the 7:16 mark.

     

    TORONTO 5, Buffalo 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would have a convincing 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres last night in Toronto.  For Toronto, there would be five different goal scorers in the contest.

     

    TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres at the following page.

    The Maple Leafs would also reach the 40 win plateau for the season in the fastest amount in the long and storied history of the franchise.

     

    Pittsburgh 5, MONTREAL 1

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Montreal Canadiens last night and there would be four different goal scorers in the contest with Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel scoring two of the goals.

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 5, Ottawa 1

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would tie the League record for fewest games to get to the 50 win mark with Lightning’s 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators last night.

     

    Carolina 4, FLORIDA 3 (OT)

    The Carolina Hurricanes would win their fifth straight game with the 4-3 win in overtime over the Florida Panthers.

    Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would become the first player in franchise history to score the game winner in three consecutive games.

     

    Dallas 4, ST LOUIS 1

     

     

    ARIZONA 3, Detroit 1

    In this contest, the Arizona Coyotes would take down the Detroit Red Wings with the 3-1 win and with the win, the Coyotes would win their sixth straight contest for the first time in seven seasons.

     

    This win streak at six games means it is also the last time the team reached the postseason in the 2011-12 season, when they would reach the Western Conference Final.

     

    Minnesota 4, CALGARY 2

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Minnesota Wild as they would take down the Calgary Flames with the 4-2 win at the Calgary Saddledome last night.

    In a pre-game ceremony, the Calgary Flames retired Jarome Iginla’s number 12 to the rafters.

     

    There are eight games in NHL action today.

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can see it at the following page.

    NWHL

    In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would defeat the Boston Pride with the 2-1 win.    Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would score the goal late to seal the win for the Whitecaps.  This would be a crucial contest for the NWHL playoff standings.

    Minnesota Whitecaps 2, BOSTON PRIDE 1

     

    Buffalo Beauts 5, CONNECTICUT WHALE 2

    The other NWHL contest yesterday pitted the Buffalo Beauts against the Connecticut Whale and the Beauts would come away with their seventh straight win with the 5-2 win.

    The Buffalo Beauts would open up the scoring with the games first five goals, with all five goals coming from different Beauts players.

    The contest would be a hard fought battle, with a fair share of penalties throughout the entire contest.

    There are two NWHL games today…

    The NWHL Twitter Game of the Week pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Buffalo Beauts and that game will be available on the NWHL’s Twitter page at 3 p.m., ET.

    The other game today is the Minnesota Whitecaps facing off against the Connecticut Whale at 3 p.m., ET and that contest can be seen on the NWHL’s website at NWHL.zone.

    The playoff outlook for the NWHL playoffs will be determined at the conclusion of today’s game with the NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule being announced tomorrow.

  • Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 2/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 2/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Buffalo Sabres (30-26-8 68pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-4 82pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Leafs have another big second period against the Buffalo Sabres. Martin Marincin and Nic Petan did not look out of place tonight and JT, Marner, and Matthews looked like they pulled it all together.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Nic Petan – 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)

    Suspension: None

     

    Buffalo:

    Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel– Sam Reinhart

    Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues –Kyle Okposo

    Scott Wilson – Casey Middlestadt– Tage Thompson

    Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson– Jason Pominville

     

    Jake McCabe –Rasmus Ristolainen

    Rasmus Dahlin – Zach Bogosian

    Marco Scandella – Brandon Montour

     

    Linus Ullmark

    Carter Hutton

     

    Scratched: Matt Hunwick

    Injuries:  Vladimir Sabotka

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Goal – 4:20 – John Tavares (37) assisted by Mitch Marner (54) and Martin Marincin (3)

    Buffalo Goal – 6:00 – Jason Pominville (15) assisted by Zemgus Girgensons (11) and Marco Scandella (7)

    Buffalo Goal – 7:34 – Conor Sheary (12) assisted by Kyle Okposo (14)

    Buffalo Penalty – 11:21 – Kyle Okposo, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto Penalty – 14:08 – Mitch Marner, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Goal – 19:40 – Morgan Rielly (16) assisted by Auston Matthews (30) and Ron Hainsey (15)

    End of 1st – BUF – 0       TOR – 0

    Shots              10                16

    Faceoffs         5/14            9/14

    Hits               13                  9

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 11:40 – Kasperi Kapanen, 5 minutes for Fighting

    Buffalo Penalty – 11:40 – Evan Rodrigues, 5 minutes for Fighting

    Toronto Penalty – 12:00 – Brandon Montour, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Toronto Goal – 15:02 – Nic Petan (1) assisted by Trevor Moore (4)

    Toronto Goal – 19:05 – Nikita Zaitsev (3) assisted by Mitch Marner (55) and John Tavares (33)

     

    End of 2nd – BUF- 0        TOR- 0

    Shots             17                 23

    Faceoffs       10/29              19/29

    Hits                 18                  22

    PP                   0/1                 0/2

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 2:22 – John Tavares, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto Goal – 18:03 – Mitch Marner (23) assisted by John Tavares (34) and Jake Muzzin (24)

    End of 3rd – BUF – 2         TOR- 5

    Shots              00                   00

    Faceoffs        00                    00

    Hits               00                     00

    PP                 0/0                    0/0

    Next Up:

    Toronto (40-20-4 84pts) v. Calgary (41-16-7 89pts)

    Edmonton (28-30-7 65pts) @ Buffalo (30-26-8 68pts)