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  • January 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 and these are your news and notes

     

    There were five games in action last night.

     

    Nashville 4, TORONTO 0

    Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne would have an 18 save performance and Toronto’s goaltender Michael Hutchinson would have a 28 save performance on 32 attempts.

    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full recap of the contest at the following link.

    Nashville Predators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 01/07/2019 – Game Day Preview and Recap

     

    St. Louis 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

     

    St. Louis Blues goaltender in this game, Jordan Binnington, would become the 35th different goalie in NHL history to record a shutout in his first career NHL start and the second to have a shutout in a debut joining Rich Parent back on January 26th, 1999.

     

    Minnesota 1, MONTREAL 0

    In a very ugly and penalty-filled game, the Minnesota Wild would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens by the score of 1-0.

    Minnesota’s Nick Seeler would be assessed a two-minute instigator, a five-minute major for fighting, as well as a 10-minute misconduct penalty and Montreal’s Kenny Agostino would be duelled out a five minute major for interference, a five minute major for fighting, as well as a 10-minute game misconduct penalty.

     

    This major chain of events came off of the two-minute interference penalty when Agostino was called for interference on Minnesota’s Eric Fehr.

     

    With the Wild’s win, this would be Devan Dubnyk’s second shutout on the season and the 38th for his career.

    Also with this win, this would be Minnesota’s ninth consecutive win against the Canadiens, matching franchise records for longest win streaks against an opponent.

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1082473382162169858

     

     

    Calgary 4, CHICAGO 3

    Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau would have a two-goal performance, continuing his hot streak and help the Flames take down the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 4-3.

    The Flames would also become the first team to have four players with at least 50 points in their first 45 games of a season since the 1995-96 Pittsburgh Penguins with Ron Francis, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Toms Sandstrom.

     

    Chicago’s goalscorers would be Patrick Kane with his 24th goal on the season, Alex DeBrincat with his 20th goal of the season and Brandon Saad would score on the power play late in the third period with his 12th goal of the season, however that would not be enough as the Blackhawks would fall 4-3.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Los Angeles 1

    San Jose Sharks D Erik Karlsson would register an assist in his 13th consecutive game and would be one of only six other players to do so.  Karlsson would go on to have three assists in the contest.

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Kings last night by the score of 3-1.

    In NHL News…

     

    Yesterday the NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week (week ending January 6th)

    The first star went to Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau, who had an 11 point week in four games played.  Included was a back-to-back four-point performance which had not happened for a Flames player since Doug Gilmour back in November of 1988.

    The second star of the week went to San Jose Sharks Brent Burns.  Burns had a nine-point week across three multi-point outings over the weeks and leads the NHL among all defenceman for points with 47 points in 43 games played.

     

    The third star of the week would go to New York Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner.  Lehner would go 3-0-0 during the week and has a record of 7-0-0 since December 18th.  Lehner would become the fourth different Islanders goaltender to have a personal win streak of at least seven games and is the first the 2014-15 season when Jaroslav Halak had a similar mark.

     

     

    NWHL

     

    This week the NWHL announced co-players of the week.  Buffalo Beauts goaltender Shannon Szabados and Metropolitan Riveters Madison Packer were named the VEDA Co-Players of the Week.

    Szabados had a 30 save performance in the Beauts 5-0 shutout win over the Boston Pride on Saturday.  That contest was scoreless for the first 25 minutes until Buffalo opened up the scoring.  Szabados would also go on to have miraculous saves in the contest.

    Packer, in Sunday’s contest against the Connecticut Whale, had one goal and three assists to close out the regular-season series between the Riveters and Whale.  The Riveters had a six-goal outburst in the contest to give Metropolitan a 6-3 win.  Packer, a four-year veteran of the NWHL, led the league in goals last season and she will be playing in the NWHL All-Star Game next month in Nashville.

     

  • Sorokina Returns To Haunt The Whale

    Sorokina Returns To Haunt The Whale

    The Connecticut Whale faced off for the last time against the Metropolitan Riveters this season. It was a spirited bout that saw the Riveters pick up the 6-3 win over the Whale, giving both teams a split in the season series. Earlier in the week, the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters made a trade with each other, which saw backup Whale goalkeeper Maria Sorokina be shipped to the Riveters in exchange for future considerations.

    Here is a quick summary of the game, in which the Whale went down two goals before the ten minute mark of the first period. The first goal coming from Audra Richards, which is her first time scoring on the road this season. The second goal came from Madison Packer, on the breakaway, after a beautiful pass from Amanda Kessel. The Whale managed to get one back, as Nina Rodgers got the goal, when a Riveters penalty expired.

    The Riveters would add another goal before the period ended, and it was Alexa Gruschow with the goal.

    In the second period, there was a net mouth scramble in which Kayla Meneghin, while unfortunately not credited with an assist on the play, tied up traffic in front for Jamie Goldsmith to sweep the puck in the net. This goal is Goldsmith’s first of the year and it breaks her drought.

    The Riveters would then rattle off two more unanswered goals in the second. Goals coming from Rebecca Russo, off a rebound in front of the net; and Audra Richards notching her second goal of the game. Coincidentally, both goals she scored this game came via the power play. With her two goals in this game, it pushes her goal totals to eight. In the third period, the Whale would strike first and fast, as the puck went across the crease and Emily Fluke had a wide open net to shoot at; her goal coming on the power play.

    That would be as close as it gets for the Whale, as almost four minutes later, Miye D’Oench would notch an insurance marker for the Riveters, sealing them the victory.

    Some notable stats for some players in this game, Maria Sorokina would record 18 saves on 21 shots, and Räisänen would make 13 saves on 19 shots in the game. Madison Packer had a goal and three assists for four points in the game. Amanda Kessel had five assists on the game and a lot of them were really pretty. For the Whale, Katerina Mrázová improved her point totals adding two assists in the game.

    The Whale’s penalty kill coming into the game was the best in the league. Unfortunately they suffered a less than stellar performance. The penalty kill gave up two goals, both to Audra Richards. It really is something that they should forget, as the penalty kill has been one of the best things about the team all season long.

    It’s not going to get any easier for the Whale, as their next three games will be against the Whitecaps. The first of the three games will be on Sunday January 13th at Terry Conners Rink, at 3p.

    Boxscore
    https://www.nwhl.zone/game/show/22207053?subseason=512423&referrer=4170047

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  • December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, and this is a very quick recap of the games last night, and brief news and notes across the NHL

     

    There were 11 contests last night in the NHL.

     

     

    Steve Gardiner, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, has your recap of the contest at the following page.

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Two games are in action tonight.

    Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN)

    Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, 8:30 p.m, ET

     

    You can read TXHT’s preview of the contest between the Penguins and the Capitals at the following page.

    Gameday Preview – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

     

    Today in the NHL…

     

     

    Today in the NWHL was the 2018 NWHL Draft.  Tomorrow the NWHL draft will conclude with rounds 3-5.

     

  • 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.

     

  • NWHL All Star Rosters Announced!

    NWHL All Star Rosters Announced!

    NWHL All Star Draft

    The NWHL named their All Star rosters yesterday. There will be two teams which will be captained by Minnesota Whitecaps defensemen Lee Stecklein and Buffalo Beauts goalie Shannon Szabados.
    Let’s look at the rosters:

    Team Stecklein

    Lee Stecklein

    The captain of the all star team is still looking for her first goal of the year, but she has tallied six assists, one on the power play, in the eight games she has played.

    Nicole Hensley

    The US goalie boasts a record of 1-1 with a 2.00 GAA and a .889 save percentage on the year. She also has recorded a shutout, which came against the Whale in Connecticut.

    Amanda Leveille

    The starting goalie for the Whitecaps has had a great season, boasting a record of 6-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .916 save percentage.

    Emily Pfalzer

    In the six games that she has played this season, she has registered one goal on the year.

    Lisa Chesson

    In the six games that she has played so far this season, she has tallied one goal and added three assists for four points on the year.

    Courtney Burke

    In the five games that she has skated this season, she is still looking for her first goal of the year, but she has tallied two assists. One of those assists came on the power play.

    Alyssa Gagliardi

    In the seven games played she has registered one goal and one assist. Her goal came on the power play.

    Michelle Lowenhielm

    The Swedish NWHL rookie is still looking for her first goal but she has tallied three assists, including one on the power play and one while shorthanded.

    Emily Fluke

    One of the players voted to the All Star Game via fan vote; the captain of the Whale, in the six games she has played, has registered one goal and two assists for three points on the year. One assist came on the power play.

    Hannah Brandt

    In the eight games she has played, she has registered three goals and three assists for six points on the year. One of her goals came while the team was shorthanded.

    Dani Cameranesi

    In the four games that she has skated, she has tallied one goal on the year while also contributing five assists for six points.

    Gigi Marvin

    In the seven games she’s played, she has registered six goals and three assists for nine points. She is tied for the team lead in goals and she leads the team in points.

    Jonna Curtis

    In the eight games she has played, she has tallied four goals and seven assists for eleven points on the year. She leads the Whitecaps in points.

    Jillian Dempsey

    In the seven games she’s played, she has registered six goals and added two assists for eight points. She is tied for the team lead in goals.

    Allie Thunstrom

    In the eight games she has played, she has put up two goals and two assists for four points on the season.

    Kate Schipper

    In the eight games that she has skated, she tallied four goals and four assists for eight points on the year.

    Team Szabados

    Shannon Szabados

    The captain of the all star team and the second Beauts goalie at the all star game, the Canadian Olympian boasts a record of 2-2 with a 1.75 GAA and a .934 save percentage. She has also registered one shutout on the year.

    Meeri Raisanen

    The first year NWHLer and Finnish Olympian boasts a record of 2-3-1 and has a 2.72 GAA and a .918 save percentage. She also has one shutout registered on the year, which she got on her birthday against the Riveters in Pittsburgh.

    Blalke Bolden

    In the six games she has skated this year, she is still looking for her first goal of the season, but has tallied two assists for the Beauts.

    Savannah Harmon

    In the six games she has played this season, she has tallied one goal for the Beauts this season.

    Lexi Bender

    In the seven games she has played this season, she is still looking for her first tally of the year, but has contributed four assists.

    Michelle Picard

    Just recently named to the US Women’s National Team Winter Camp, she has had a good season with the Riveters registering one assist in the nine games she has played this year.

    Shannon Doyle

    The defensemen has had a great year blocking many shots but also tallying two goals on the year. These two goals have come in her last three games including a late game winner against the Riveters.

    Amanda Boulier

    The former Whale defender and a All Star last year has had a great season, tallying three goals and two assists, including a game winning goal against the Riveters on their opening night at Prudential Center.

    Audra Richards

    One of the players selected by the NWHL Fan Vote, this NWHL rookie has tallied six goals on the year in the nine games she has played. She even recorded a hat trick against the Whale. Interesting fact, all six of her goals have all been at home.

    Kendall Coyne Schofield

    The US Olympian has played six games this season for the Whitecaps. She has registered one goal and four assists for five points on the year. The lone goal that she scored was shorthanded.

    Amanda Pelkey

    In the seven games she has played, she has registered two goals and two assists for four points on the year. One of her goals came on the power play.

    Amanda Kessel

    The US Olympian and the better Kessel sibling, has had a great year in her NWHL return. She has one goal on the year but leads the team with six assists and also leads the team with seven points.

    Haley Skarupa

    The Rockville, MD native has had a great start of the year, in the six games she has played, she has tallied three goals and five assists for eight points on the season.

    Katerina Mrazova

    The Czech first year NWHLer has had a great season. She leads the team in goals and points. She has five goals on the season, and has added two assists for seven points. Two of her goals have come on the power play and one of her goals came while her team was shorthanded.

    Madison Packer

    In the nine games she has skated, she has tallied three goals and one assist for four points on the year. Including a two goal performance in the Riveters home opener in the Prudential Center.

    Hayley Scamurra

    She is having an incredible season for the Beauts, she leads the team in goals, assists and points. She has registered five goals and has added seven assists for twelve points on the year.

    Number of Players by Teams

    Boston Pride- 6 Players

    Buffalo Beauts- 8 Players

    Connecticut Whale- 5 Players

    Metropolitan Riveters- 5 Players

    Minnesota Whitecaps- 8 Players
    The All Star weekend will take place in Nashville, TN. The Skills Competition will be done on February 9th and the All Star Game will be on February 10th.

    NWHL Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL. Special Thanks to Chris Botta for permission to use these graphics.

  • Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Connecticut Whale

    Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Connecticut Whale

    First things first, Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Meeri Räisänen! Happy Birthday to you! And Many More!! Is there anything sweeter than getting a chance to play a professional hockey game on your birthday?
    That is exactly what Meeri Räisänen got to do on Saturday. She put on a spectacular performance against the Riveters, in which she blanked them for an incredible shutout in Pittsburgh. She officially was credited at the end of the game with 31 saves and it earned her the first star of the game. It was some of the best goaltending I’ve ever witnessed. She made some insane stops and really timely saves, especially when the Whale needed it the most throughout the game. She has played really strong through the last three games against the Riveters. How good? In the three games, she has made 93 saves out of the 97 shots she has faced in them. That’s truly unbelievable!
    A recap of the shutout in Pittsburgh, in the first period, the Whale jumped out to an early lead. The goal coming from Nina Rodgers, it was her first goal of the year, and it came off a rebound of a Taylor Marchin shot. It seemed to settle the team down as there was good back and forth action between the two teams. The only other good offensive chance was a Juana Baribeau semi breakaway that was stopped by Katie Fitzgerald. The Riveters led in the shot department seven to four at the end of the period.
    In the second period, it was more of the same. Good back and forth action with not much ice being given up as the defenses were blocking shots and the goalies were making some good saves. The breakthrough came at a little over halfway in the period, when a Jordan Brickner shot was tipped in front by Nina Rodgers and fell on the stick of the hottest Whale player, Katerina Mrázová. She scored her team leading fifth goal of the season, and her fourth goal in three games. Again the Riveters led the period in shots, twelve to seven.
    In the third period, saw some more of that great action that saw some good scoring chances between the two teams. However at about the eight minute mark of the third, a Riveters turnover lead to a breakaway for Shannon Doyle, who deked Fitzgerald, giving the Whale an insurance marker they really needed. For Doyle, it was her second goal of the season, and her second goal in three games. Putting the icing on the cake was Juana Baribeau. She stashed home the empty net goal sealing the victory for the Whale. It was Baribeau’s first goal of the year, and it must have felt good for her, making up for some of the penalties she had taken earlier in the game. The Riveters also led the shot department twelve to seven.
    In what I am dubbing the “Räisänen effect” the team has played better in front of her. The defense has stepped up and it was very evident yesterday. They kept the Riveters to the outside, they cleared away any rebound chances, and made some key blocks as the game when on. The penalty kill was once again spectacular; they were once again perfect in this game against the Riveters. The Riveters were 0 for 4 on the power play yesterday; and in the last three games, the Riveters were a combined 0 for 13 on their power play. The last time the Whale were scored on while on the penalty kill; it was against the Boston Pride on October 20th. Now the penalty kill is operating at still league best 95.7%, and it comes down to the defense and goaltending.
    So what have we learned about the Whale in the last three games they have played against the Riveters? I think in the last three games, they have shown that they have turned a corner. When you think about it, they started off 0-3, and some may have thought, oh no here we go again. In these last three games against the defending Isobel Cup Champions, I think they have proven that there is no quit in the team. They have gotten a point in the last three games and are not in the basement in the standings. I am looking forward to the continued building chemistry that the team has developed and seeing how the rest of the season will play out.

    3 Stars of the Game

    Nina Rodgers: She had an incredible game getting her first goal of the season and adding an assist on the second goal of the game. This performance now pushes her point totals to three and she is skating really well on the Whale top line.

    Katerina Mrázová: What more can be said about the performances she has been able to turn in these six games played? She adds another goal and pushes her point totals to the team leading seventh of the season.

    Meeri Räisänen: As if there was ever a doubt. She got the best gift a goalie could ever ask for, a birthday shutout!

    Boxscore
    You can check out the boxscore here:
    https://www.nwhl.zone/game/show/22207040?subseason=512423&referrer=4170047
    It is a quick turnaround for the Whale, as the next game they will play will be, once again, on the road against the Buffalo Beauts at the HarborCenter in Buffalo. The game will be played at 6p on Saturday December 8th.

  • December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 3rd, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    Yesterday’s contests:

     

    Anaheim 6, WASHINGTON 5

    The Washington Capitals gave up a four-goal lead, and would later lose to the Anaheim Ducks by the score of 6-5.

    The Ducks became the first team ever to have a four-goal comeback against a defending Stanley Cup champion with the win.


    Anaheim Ducks G Ryan Miller would register his 374th career win and would tie John Vanbiesbrouck for the most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom of the Capitals would score his 219th career goal, taking sole possession of fourth place in franchise history for goals, surpassing Mike Ridley who had 218 goals with the franchise.

    TXHT has your recap of the contest between the Anaheim Ducks and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

     

    Winnipeg 4, NY RANGERS 3 (SO)

     

     

    Calgary 3, CHICAGO 1

     

    San Jose 3, MONTREAL 1

    With Joe Pavelski’s goal, he scored his 12th goal, tied for third-most since November 1st.  His goal helped the San Jose Sharks defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal last night.

     

    Colorado 2, DETROIT 0

    Mikko Rantanen registered his 45th point on this season, becoming the ninth different player since the 1993-94 season to have at least 45 points in a teams first 27 games.


    With the shutout win, Semyon Varlamov registered his 24th career-shutout, tied for the fourth-most by a Russian born goaltender.

     

    LOS ANGELES 2, Carolina 0

    Los Angeles Kings G Jonathan Quick recorded 34 saves and his 50th NHL shutout, the most ever from U.S-born goaltenders in NHL history.

     

    In the NWHL contests yesterday…

     

    With five points in the Boston Pride’s weekend series against the Minnesota Whitecaps, Boston Pride’s Gigi Marvin has been named the NWHL Player of the Week

     

     

    In NHL news…

    The New York Rangers retired the number of Vic Hadfield yesterday, becoming the 10th player in the long history of the Rangers organization.

     

    The NHL announced their Three Stars of the Week earlier today.

     

     

     

     


    Late addition to the NHL news…

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced that Chuck Fletcher has been named the Executive Vice President and General Manager

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m., ET
    Buffalo Sabres @ Nashville Predators, 8 p.m., ET
    Edmonton Oilers @ Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m., ET

     

  • December 2nd, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 2nd, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

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    There were 12 games that took place yesterday.

     

    OTTAWA 6, San Jose 2

     

    In the NHL European Game of the Week…

     

     

    The Ottawa Senators would defeat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 yesterday afternoon.  This matchup would mark the return of Sharks D Erik Karlsson to Ottawa for the first time since the offseason trade.

     

    Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot recorded his 30th point on the season, making him the third player to get to 30 points for a Senator defenceman in franchise history.

     

     

    Ottawa’s Ben Harpur would score his first NHL career goal in the win for the Senators.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 3, Columbus 2

     

    The New York Islanders would play their first contest in the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum last night of the season.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson would extend his point streak to a career-best 10 contests and is only three games shy of tying the all-time franchise record set by Ryan Johansen in the 2014-15 season.

     

     

    Dallas 2, VANCOUVER 1

     

    Detroit 4, BOSTON 2

    The Detroit Red Wings snapped an eight-game regular-season winless streak against the Boston Bruins as the visitors when they defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 last night.

     

    MONTREAL 5, NY Rangers 2

    In his return to action, Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber would score twice to help lift the Canadiens past the New York Rangers with a 5-2 win.

     

     

    Tampa Bay 5, FLORIDA 4 (OT)

     

    Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning score the 15th game winner, the most in the NHL since the 2017-18 season.

     

     

    Tampa Bay would go on to win the contest over the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime.

     

    Winnipeg 4, NEW JERSEY 3 (OT)

     

    Mark Schiefele would score the fifth regular-season overtime goal, the most in Winnipeg Jets franchise history with the Jets 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils last night.

     

    Philadelphia 4, PITTSBURGH 2

     

    Toronto 5, MINNESOTA 3

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would win their 10th road contest out of the 13 played thus far on the season with the 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

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    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild at the following page.

     

    12/1/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Minnesota Wild – Game Day Recap

     

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Chicago 2

    The Nashville Predators would score three goals in the first five minutes of the contest and would go on to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2.

     

    ARIZONA 6, St. Louis 1

    There were six different players that scored for the Arizona Coyotes when they would go on to rout the St. Louis Blues by the score of 6-1.

     

    EDMONTON 2, Vegas 1

     

    NWHL

    In the NWHL contest from last night, the Connecticut Whale took on the Boston Pride in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week.

     

    The Boston Pride would halt the Minnesota Whitecaps win streak at six games with the Pride’s 5-1 win at TRIA Rink last night.

     

    The contest would be scoreless for the first 17 minutes until  Mallory Souliotis scoredher first NWHL goal thanks to an assist from Amanda Pelkey to give the Pride the 1-0 lead.

     

    Jillian Dempsey would make the contest 2-0 before the end of the first period.

     

    Amanda Boulier would score the lone goal for the Whitecaps in the contest in the second period.

     

    The Boston Pride’s Hayley Skarupa would score on the power-play with 35 seconds left in the second period to give the Pride the 3-1 lead.

     

    In the third period Gigi Marvin would score both goals to give the Pride cement the 5-1 lead.

     

    The Minnesota Whitecaps look to take the win from the Boston Pride today at in front of another sold-out crowd at 2 p.m., CT and the game can be seen on NWHL.zone/watch

     

    The Metropolitan Riveters take on the Connecticut Whale today at 3:30pm, ET from the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh.

     

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest between the Riveters and the Whale at the following page.

     

    NWHL Game Preview – 12/2/2018 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Connecticut Whale

     

     

    In NHL news…

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander came to terms on a six-year deal worth $41.77M deal, ending Nylander’s holdout.

     

     

     

     

     

    The NHL announced yesterday afternoon the NHL Three Stars of the Month.

     

     

     

     

     

    The NHL also announced today that the Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for the Month of November.

     

     

    Today there are six contests on the schedule…