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  • Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired 32 year old journey man Steven Oleksy from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Marlies forward Adam Cracknall.

     

    Oleksy is a right handed shot defencemen know more for his physicality and defensive ability then anything. Oleksy will probably serve as depth on the blueline unless Mike Babcock is not confident in Igor Ozhiganov, Martin Marincin or Justin Holl. This could also possibly lead to other deals in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

  • December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

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

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

     

    Vancouver 6, ST. LOUIS 1

     

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

     

    WINNIPEG 7, Philadelphia 1

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

     

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

     

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

     

    Boston 2, OTTAWA 1 (OT)

     

     

    Montreal 3, CHICAGO 2

     

     

    ANAHEIM 6, New Jersey 5 (SO)

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

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

     

    EDMONTON 1, Calgary 0

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

     

    VEGAS 4, Dallas 2

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

     

     

    NWHL

    The lone contest in the NWHL…

     

    Boston Pride 5, METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 2

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

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

     

    Games coming up in the NWHL…

    December 29th, 2018:

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

    December 30th, 2018:

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

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

    January 5th, 2019:

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

    January 6th, 2019:

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

     

    Today in NHL news…

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

     

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

     

     

     

     

     

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

     

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

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

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

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    William Nylander – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand – David Krejci – David Pastrnak

    Danton Heinein – Colby Caves– David Backes

    Gemel Smith – Sean Kuraly – Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato – Jakob Forback-Karlsson – Joakim Nordstrom

     

    Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo

    John Moore – Charlie MacVoy

    Matt Grzelcyk – Steve Kampfer

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: None

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

    Suspension: None

    Gameday:

     

    First Period:

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

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

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

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

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         BOS – 1

    Shots              11                     8

    Faceoffs     12/27               15/27

    Hits               11                     8

    PP                 0/1                   0/0

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs: 

    Analysis:

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

    Need to Do:

    Continue the pressure and forecheck. Attack the defence

     

    Second Period:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          BOS – 3

    Shots              20                    23

    Faceoffs       24/50             26/50

    Hits              7                        5

    PP                 0/1                    1/4

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Analysis:

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

    Need to Do:

    Dump and chase and cycle.

     

    Third Period:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 3         BOS – 6

    Shots              32                   32

    Faceoffs    36/68                32/68

    Hits               21                     24

    PP                 1/2                    1/4

     

    Toronto:

    Analysis:

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

     

    Next Up:

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

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

     

  • December 8th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 8th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, December 8th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    DALLAS 3, San Jose 2

     

    The Dallas Stars faced off against the San Jose Sharks last night and would win this contest 3-2.

    Dallas is 10-3-1 when playing games at home on the season thus far.

    Dallas has also won their last four contests.

     

    St. Louis 1, WINNIPEG 0

    With this 1-0 St. Louis Blues win, they would snap the four-game win streak for the Winnipeg Jets.

     

    EDMONTON 7, Minnesota 2

     

    Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid now has 33 games in his career where he has at least three points in a game before his 22nd birthday.

     

    McDavid joins four other players for this exclusive list.

     

    With this win, Edmonton has won their last four home games and six out of the last seven.

     

     

    Carolina 4, ANAHEIM 1

    The Carolina Hurricanes took on the Anaheim Ducks last night and would end up winning the contest 4-1.

    Sebastian Aho would score the empty net goal to seal the win for the Hurricanes late in the third period.

     

     

     

     

    This week’s NHL European Game of the Week is the contest between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres

     

    In NHL news…

    The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced yesterday that Calgary Flames D Mark Giordano has been suspended for two games for kneeing Minnesota Wild’s F Mikko Koivu.

    Also, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Calgary Flames F Ryan Lomberg has been suspended for one game for leaving the player’s bench on a legal line change to start an altercation.

    This is additional discipline for the automatic suspension that was announced earlier yesterday.

     

     

    Today in the NWHL…

    The Buffalo Beauts take on the Connecticut Whale at HarborCenter today at 6 p.m., ET.

     

    In NWHL news today…

    The Buffalo Beauts announced that head coach Ric Seiling and assistant coaches Craig Muni have been relieved of their coaching duties.

     

    https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1071210855004602368

     
    TXHT has more coverage on this news at the following page.

    Buffalo Beauts Relieve Coaches Ric Seiling and Craig Muni

  • Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

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    Detroit Red Wings (12-12-4 28pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (20-8-0 40pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen – Nazem Kadri – Andreas Johnsson

    Tyler Ennis –Para Lindolm– Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Gustav Nyquist – Dylan Larkin – Justin Abdelkader

    Andreas Anthansiou – Frans Nielsen– Thomas Vanek

    Luke Glendeing – Jacob De La Rose – Michael Rasmussen

    Luke Witowski – Christoffer Ehn – Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Johnathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

    Danny DeKeyser – Nicla Jensen

     

    Jimmy Howard

    Johnathan Bernier

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Anthony Mantha

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 04:50 – Kasperi Kapanen (11) assisted by Jake Gardiner (11) and Andreas Johnsson (5)

    Detroit Goal – 05:23 – Jonathan Ericsson (2) assisted by Thomas Vanek (7)

    Detroit Goal – 06:28 –  Luke Glendening (4) assisted by Niklas Kronwall (5) and Jacob De La Rose (3)

    Detroit Penalty – 07:17 – Justin Abdelkader, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty – 16:39 – Niclas Jensen, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Detroit Goal –19:46 – Gustav Nyquist (7) assisted by Dylan Larkin (15) and Mike Green (13)

     

    End of 1st – DET –3        TOR – 1

    Shots              11                    10

    Faceoffs     9/21              12/21

    Hits               8                     7

    PP                 0/0                   0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one with Kasperi Kapanen scoring his 11th of the season but then bad goaltending and solid defence from the Red Wings caught up to them as Garrett Sparks allowed 3 goals, 2 of which were pretty soft.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get your legs moving, get some shots on the net.

    Second Period:

    Detroit Goal–11:17 – Mike Green (3), assisted by Martin Frk (9) and Gustav Nyquist (18)

    Leafs Penalty – 08:56 –Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty –12:33 – Nicklas Kronwall, 2 mins for Boarding

    Leafs Penalty – 15:36 –Par Lindholm, 2 mins for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty –19:19 – Nicklas Kronwall, 2 mins for holding

     

    End of 2nd – DET– 4          TOR – 1

    Shots              23                    15

    Faceoffs       16/35              19/35

    Hits              13                      12

    PP                 0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played a terrible 2nd period. Terrible defensive zone coverage and couldn’t get any pucks through. Leafs need to put it into gear or else this game is done.

     

    Need to Do:

    Everything to the net.

     

    Third Period:

    Leafs Goal– 02:38 – John Tavares (18) assisted by Morgan Rielly (22) and Jake Gardiner (13)

    Leafs Goal– 08:50 – Zach Hyman (7) assisted by Igor Ozhiganov(3) and Mitch Marner (34)

    Leafs Goal – 11:36 – Andreas Johnsson (6) assisted by Auston Matthews(9) and Kasperi Kapanen(10)

     

    End of 3rd – DET – 4        TOR – 4

    Shots             30                   30

    Faceoffs     25/60                35/60

    Hits               19                       12

    PP                0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come out flying and score 3 goals in the 3rd courtesy of Tavares, Hyman and Johnsson to bring it to overtime! All out aggressive play in the 3rd and it worked.

    Overtime:

    Detroit Goal – 02:48 – Dylan Larkin (11) assisted by Gustav Nyquist(19)

     

    End of OT – DET – 4       TOR – 3

    Shots              32                   31

    Faceoffs     27/65                38/65

    Hits               21                       14

    PP                0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    John Tavares with a giveaway and Dylan Larkin makes no mistake beating Garrett Sparks five-hole. Leafs come back from down 3 in the 3rd but lose in Overtime. Still gain a much needed point.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (20-8-1 41pts) vs Boston (14-9-4 32pts)

    NY Islanders (13-10-3 29pts) at Detroit (13-12-4 30pts)

  • December 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, December 6th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were three contests in action last night.

     

    Edmonton 3, ST. LOUIS 2 (SO)
    The Edmonton Oilers would have a multi-goal comeback in the 3-2 win in a shootout over the St. Louis Blues last night.

     

    It would mark the 61st time this season that a team would comeback from a multi-goal deficit and win the contest.

     

    This would also mark the 17th club to have a multi-goal comeback and win in multiple occasions.

     

     

     

    ANAHEIM 4, Chicago 2

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    The Anaheim Ducks in their 4-2 win won their 24th game in the calendar year at home.

     

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Carolina 1

     

    San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton would have a three-assist game for the first time in the 2018-19 season and would be the 58th in his career.  He joins 11 other players on this exclusive list.

     

     

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 5-1.  In the last five outings between the Sharks and Hurricanes, San Jose is 4-0-1.

     

     

     

    Tonight’s Schedule of games…

     

    TXHT has your previews of the contests between the Detroit Red Wings at the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the Washington Capitals at the Arizona Coyotes at the following pages.

     

    Gameday Preview – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    In NHL news today…

     

    The NHL today announced that there will be a Winter Classic fan festival in Chicago’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park and will serve as a prelude to the 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

     

     

  • Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

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    Gameday Preview:  Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Time: Thursday, December 6th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-8-0 for 40 points

    Detroit: 12-12-4 for 28 points

    The Leafs head home after a crazy night in Buffalo where Auston Matthews stole the show with 2 seconds left in Overtime. The Leafs take on the Red Wings, young fast and have shown great resiliency the few weeks.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 39 points (6 goals 33 assists)
    John Tavares – 31 points (17 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 30 points (9 goals 21 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 23 points (15 goals 8 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Dylan Larkin – 24 points (10 goals 14 assists)
    Gustav Nyquist- 23 points (6 goal 17 assists)
    Andreas Anthanasiou– 22 points (11 goal 7 assist)
    Frans Nielsen – 18 points (4 goal 14 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-7-0 2.32GAA .931SV%

    Jimmy Howard
    9-6-4 2.77GAA .920SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau– Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis –Para Lindolm– Andreas Johnsson

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

    *William Nylander’s spot in the lineup will be in the Game Recap later tonight.

     

    Detroit:

    Gustav Nyquist – Dylan Larkin – Justin Abdelkader

    Andreas Anthansiou – Frans Nielsen– Thomas Vanek

    Luke Glendeing – Jacob De La Rose – Michael Rasmussen

    Luke Witowski – Christoffer Ehn – Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Johnathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

    Danny DeKeyser – Nicla Jensen

    Jimmy Howard

    Johnathan Bernier

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Anthony Mantha

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Detroit:

    1. Stay on top of the young defence
      1. Attack the defence of the Red Wings, need to pressure them into making bad decisions with the puck.
    2. Puck Posession
      1. Play with the puck for the majority of the game. Keep the cycle going tire the Red Wings players out.
    3. William Nylander
      1. We will get to find out if the Nylander will impact for the better or for the worst.

     

  • December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were ten contests last night.

     

     

    FLORIDA 5, Boston 0

    Florida Panthers Jonathan Huberdeau is one of five players so far on the season to have multiple points in at least five contests.

     

    The Florida Panthers would go on to shutout the Boston Bruins 5-0, giving Roberto Luongo his 77th career shutout, taking sole possession of ninth place on the all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

     

    Winnipeg 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

     

    The Winnipeg Jets would score three unanswered goals, all in the final period, to defeat the New York Islanders last night.  Winnipeg’s win would be their fourth consecutive win.

     

    New York Islanders Anders Lee would register the lone goal of the contest for his team.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 6, Colorado 3

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins F Patric Hornqvist would score a hat-trick in this contest in a short span of 2:43, the quickest ever in franchise history, and the Penguins would double up the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 6-3.

     

     

    Calgary 9, COLUMBUS 6

     

    In the Columbus Blue Jackets loss, Cam Atkinson would become the second player to register a point streak of at least 11 contests.

     

    Cam Atkinson would also register a hat-trick and would surpass Rick Nash for the most hat-tricks in franchise history.

     

     

    In this contest, the Calgary Flames would register nine goals in a contest for the 55th time in franchise history but for the first time in nearly eight years.

     

     

    The Flames and Blue Jackets would combine for 15 goals, the most since January 16, 2017, when the Penguins would defeat the Capitals 8-7 in overtime.

     

     

     

    MONTREAL 5, Ottawa 2

     

    Tampa Bay 6, DETROIT 5 (SO)

    Frans Nielsen of the Detroit Red Wings would score a hat trick in the contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the second of his career.

    Nielsen would be the first Red Wing to have two career hat tricks since Tomas Tatar on December 17, 2016.

     

    Toronto 4, BUFFALO 3 (OT)

     

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

     

    12/05/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres – Game Recap

     

    Minnesota 3, VANCOUVER 2

     

    The Minnesota Wild would score two goals in 45 seconds to snap a three-game losing streak with the 3-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

     

    VEGAS 5, Washington 3

    Cody Eakin of the Vegas Golden Knights scored his 11th goal of the season, leading all skaters for Vegas in the 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals.

     

    Washington’s Alex Ovechkin would reach the 20-goal mark for the third time in fewer than 27 games on the season.  He has scored at least 51 goals in the other two occurrences of this feat.

    For full coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights, please go to the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Arizona 2, LOS ANGELES 1

     

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations and the NHL

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL held their All-Star Game Draft earlier today with captains Shannon Szabados and Lee Stecklein picking their squads for the NWHL All-Star Game that will be in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena and will take place following the NHL match-up between the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues.

     

    Team Szabados:

    Team Stecklein:

     

    In NHL news…

     

    In case you missed the big news yesterday, the NHL announced that the League will expand to 32 teams with the addition of a franchise to Seattle.

     

    Elliotte Friedman released his “31 Thoughts” article today.  You can check that out at the following page.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1070351730305449989