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  • Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – Round 1 – Game #5 Recap

    Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – Round 1 – Game #5 Recap

    Boston Bruins (2-2) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Leafs knew they needed to come out and be strong in the first 10 minutes of the first and that’s exactly what they did. The period would even out and remain 0-0. The Leafs penalty kill is seemingly more aggressive and clogging up the neutral zone better.

    The second period would be much of the same but the Bruins would have more chances but the Leaf played a confident defensive game and patient offensively but aggressive when they get in the zone. Good cycle game and puck movement.

    The 3rd would come the Leafs way after finally getting powerplay the Leafs seemed to pick up their play. An Auston Matthews goal on a slick feed from Jake Muzzin gave them a 1-0 lead and they just kept coming. Less than 2 minutes later the Leafs Kasperi Kapanen would blast home a beautiful pass by Andreas Johnsson. The Leafs would then have to stave off a flurry of shots from Boston in the final few of minutes. David Krejci would score with 43 seconds left but the Leafs would hold on from there and take a 3-2 series lead heading back to Toronto.

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – William Nylander– Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Jake Gardiner

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Nazem Kadri (3-5)

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Karson Kuhlman

    Danton Heinen — Charlie Coyle — Chris Wagner

    Sean Kuraly – David Backes – Noel Acciari

     

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Brandon Carlo — Torey Krug

    Matt Grzelcyk — John Moore

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steve Kampfer

    Injuries: Kevan Miller (upper body)

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 17:00 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Tripping

    End of 1st – TOR – 0     BOS – 0

    Shots              7               6

    Faceoffs       9/14            5/14

    Hits              11                 14

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 4:13 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto Penalty – 8:24 – Mitch Marner, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    End of 2nd – TOR- 0       BOS- 0

    Shots               16                15

    Faceoffs         15/35         20/35

    Hits                 21                  21

    PP                   0/0                 0/3

    Third Period:

    Boston Penalty – 7:14 – Bench Minor, 2 minutes for Too Many Men On Ice

    Toronto Goal – 11:33- Auston Matthews (4) assisted by Jake Muzzin (2) and Kasperi Kapanen (1)

    Toronto Goal – 13:45- Kasperi Kapanen (1) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (3) and Morgan Rielly (4)

    Boston Goal – 19:16 – David Krejci (2) assisted David Pastrnak (2) and Torey Krug (3)

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         BOS – 1

    Shots             27                   29

    Faceoffs     22/62               40/62

    Hits               36                    29

    PP                 0/1                    0/3

     

  • April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Friday, April 19th, 2019, and these are your news and notes covering yesterday’s contests.

     

    There were three contests in Stanley Cup playoff action yesterday and the recaps are written by the TXHT staff.

     

    Yesterday’s Results:

     

     

    CAROLINA 2, Washington 1 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    Game 4. 2-2 Tie

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 last night to tie their series at 2-2.  Both teams will look to take the 3-2 series lead when Game 5 takes place tomorrow night (April 20th) at Capital One Arena.

     

    You can find the recap of yesterday’s contest here or at the tweet below.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, WINNIPEG 2 (St. Louis leads the series 3-2)

     

    Game 5. 3-2 STL

     

    The St. Louis Blues would come back after being down 2-0 to defeat the Winnipeg Jets by the score of 3-2, to take the lead in the series.  The Blues will look to advance to the second round when Game 6 of this series takes place tomorrow night (April 20th) at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

     

    You can find the recap of last night’s contest between the Jets and the Blues here or at the tweet posted below.

     

     

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Vegas 2 (Vegas leads the series 3-2)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today there are only two games in Stanley Cup playoff action…

     

    The Colorado Avalanche look to advance to the second round in their series and either the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs will take the 3-2 series lead.

     

     

    Don’t forget to check out all of THXT’s 2019 Stanley Cup playoff action here.

  • St.Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets – Round 1 – Game #5 Recap

    St.Louis Blues vs Winnipeg Jets – Round 1 – Game #5 Recap

    St. Louis (3-2) v. Winnipeg Jets (2-3)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Blues looked to be having a very lackluster effort through the first two periods of this game. Winnipeg scored just twelve seconds into this game and looked to just keep going scoring another in the period. Not giving anything to the Blues in the way of chances at all.

    Jordan Binnington held the Blues pat only allowing the two goals in the 1st period and shutting the door on all the Jets chances in the 2nd period setting the stage for a potential comeback for the Blues in the 3rd. Jacob Trouba would take a roughing penalty on Vladimir Tarasenko to end the period and give the Blues a Powerplay to start.

    In the 3rd the Blues would take their play up a notch. Ryan O’Reilly would score in the powerplay 1:29 into the 3rd. Then at 13:52 Brayden Schenn would tie it up and the Blues would continue the game take over, Winnipeg would try and push back but couldn’t match the intensity and then with fifteen seconds left in the 3rd period Jaden Schwartz would bat a Tyler Bozak  rebound out of the air and score to bring the comeback full swing. three unanswered goals in the 3rd.

    Lineups:

    St. Louis:

    Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Reilly – Vladimir Tarasenko

    Jaden Schwartz – Oskar Sundqvist – David Perron

    Patrick Maroon – Tyler Bozak – Robert Thomas

    Robbie Fabbri – Ivan Barbashev – Alex Steen

     

    Vince Dunn – Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

    Joel Edmundson – Carl Gunnarsson

     

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Robert Bortuzzo

    Suspension: none

     

    Boston:

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Winnipeg Goal – 0:12 – Adam Lowry (1) assisted Brandon Tanev (1) and Andrew Copp (4)

    Winnipeg Goal – 13:35 – Kevin Hayes (2) assisted Dustin Byfuglien (5)

    End of 1st – STL – 2      WPG – 0

    Shots              15                12

    Faceoffs       11/19          8/19

    Hits              6                 11

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

    Second Period:

    St. Louis Penalty – 9:31 – Robert Thomas, 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Winnipeg Penalty – 19:39 – Jacob Trouba, 2 minutes for Roughing

    End of 2nd – STL- 0       WPG- 2

    Shots               21                22

    Faceoffs         21/39         18/39

    Hits                 12                  22

    PP                   0/1                 0/2

     

    Third Period:

    St. Louis PP Goal – 1:29 – Ryan O’Reilly (1) assisted by David Perron (2) and Brayden Schenn (1)

    St. Louis Penalty – 6:10 – Joel Edmundson, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    St. Louis Goal – 13:52- Brayden Schenn (1) assisted by Oskar Sundqvist (2) and Jay Bouwmeester (3)

    St. Louis Goal – 19:45- Jaden Schwartz (1) assisted by Tyler Bozak (1)

    End of 3rd – STL – 3         WPG – 2

    Shots            29                  31

    Faceoffs     27/55                28/55

    Hits               14                   24

    PP                 1/1                    0/3

     

  • Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 4 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 4 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Capitals Lead 2-1

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head into Game 4 looking to extend their series lead before heading back home, but the Carolina Hurricanes would have different plans as they would force the play as they would create an odd man rush and 17 seconds into the game Warren Foegele would score his third of the playoffs to give the Hurricanes a quick 1-0 lead. Then Jakub Vrana would very ill advised penalty for charging, which the Capitals would kill off. The Capitals would get a powerplay oppurtinty shortly after, but they would not be able to generate anything on it as the Hurricanes smothered the Capitals.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would have a much better start as they would maintain a better tempo to the game and force the play in the Hurricanes zone.  Their pressure on the Hurricanes would force Teuvo Teravainen to take a penalty leading to the best powerplay the Capitals have had in a while this series. Alex Ovechkin would blast a Dmitry Orlov past a stickless Brock McGinn and goalie Petr Mrazek to tie the game at one. However, the game would not remain tied going into the second intermission as Teravainen would streak in on Braden Holtby to score and the Hurricanes get their lead back heading into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period it would be a chess match as both teams fought for space on a very sluggish ice that was causing the puck to bounce a lot. The Capitals would get another powerplay opportunity, but it would be the Hurricanes killing the powerplay. In the final minutes the Capitals would pull Holtby for the extra attacker but Petr Mrazek would stand tall and the Hurricanes will even the series at two a piece with a 2-1 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Carl Hagelin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    John Carlson — Nick Jensen

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Chandler Stephenson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Vitek Vanecek

    Injured: Michal Kempny (torn left hamstring)

     

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn — Lucas Wallmark — Jordan Martinook

    Saku Maenalanen — Greg McKegg — Patrick Brown

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Saku Maenalanen, Jake Bean

    Injured: Andrei Svechnikov (concussion) Calvin de Haan (upper body), Micheal Ferland (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Hurricanes Goal – :17 – Warren Foegele (3) from Jaccob Slavin (5) and Justin Williams (2)

    Capitals Penalty – :53 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Charging

    Hurricanes Penalty – 4:13 – Bench (Justin Williams) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       CAR – 1

    Shots              09                08

    Faceoffs         08                09

    Hits               14                  12

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 8:42 – Teuvo Teravainen 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 10:35 – Alex Ovechkin (2) from Dmitry Orlov (2) and Lars Eller (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 12:39 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Holding

    Hurricanes Goal – 19:32 – Teuvo Teravainen (1) from Nino Niederreiter (1) amd Sebastian Aho (2)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1        CAR – 2

    Shots               23                 17

    Faceoffs          14                 17

    Hits                 21                  20

    PP                   1/2                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 14:52 – Warren Foegele 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 1         CAR – 2

    Shots              32                   24

    Faceoffs        23                    21

    Hits               33                     33

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Game Five – Series Tied 2-2

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

  • April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, April 18th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday’s games.

     

    Today’s daily will be a very brief recap with the recaps written by TXHT’s staff

     

    Yesterday’s schedule of games:

     

     

    Boston 6, TORONTO 4 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    DALLAS 5, Nashville 1 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    COLORADO 3, Calgary 2 (OT) (Colorado leads series 3-1)

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

     

    You can check out all of TXHT’s playoff recaps at txhthockey.com/2019-nhl-playoffs

  • Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

     

    Game Recap:

    Tonight‘s game four between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a pivotal game for both teams. The Avalanche with a win would lead the series 3-1 while the Flames could even the series 2-2. The first period featured no scoring between either teams. Each team had some chances but neither could convert.

     

    In the second period, the Flames would strike first on a goal from Elias Lindholm. After two periods, the Flames would take a 1-0 lead.

     

    The third period became very exciting between these two teams. Calgary would tack on a second goal by Derek Ryan. However, it was an enough to hold back the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche would tie the game 2-2 as they got goals from JT Compher & Mikko Ranten late in the game at the 17:10 mark.

     

    In Overtime, Mikko Rantanen would be the hero as he tipped in a shot past Flames goalie Mike Smith. The Avalanche as a result now lead the series 3-1 with a chance to take out the top-seeded western conference Flames on Friday night in Calgary.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon- Alexander Kerfoot

    Mikko Rantanen-Carl Soderberg-Colin Wilson

    Matt Nieto- Derek Brassard- JT Compher

    Matt Calvert- Tyson Jost- Gabriel Bourque

    Defenseman

    Ian Cole – Erik Jonson

    Nikita Zadarov – Tyson Barrie

    Cale Makar – Patrik Nemeth

    Goalies:

    Starter- Phillip Grubauer

    Backup- Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches: Andrew Agozzino, Sven Andrighetto, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Babeiro, Ryan Graves, Sam Girardhttps

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan- Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michal Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan -Garnet Hathaway

    Defenseman:

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanafin – Travis Hamonic

    Jusso Valimaki – Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter- Mike Smith

    Backup- David Rittich

    Scratches: Austin Czarnik, Dillon Dube, Oscar Fantanberg, Alan Quine, Oliver Kylington, Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Overtime Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL-3         CGY-2

    Shots:        52                 37

    Faceoffs:  38/75          36/74

    Hits:          46                 34

    PP:            1/3                1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames

    Colorado lead the series 3-1

  • Stars vs. Predators – Game 4 Recap

    Stars vs. Predators – Game 4 Recap

    The playoffs have been an absolutely wild ride so far with two sweeps coming in the first round and every other series either standing at 2-1 or tied 2-2. Tonight, the Stars and Predators played the fourth game of their first-round series and with the Predators up 2-1, this game was already primed to be a huge one. Either the Predators take a commanding 3-1 lead or the Stars tie it up and this series becomes a best of three with two of the three games taking place in Nashville. How did game four shakes out? Let’s dive in.

    The first period was all Dallas Stars. The onslaught began at 3:42 in the first period when Roope Hintz would get the Stars on the board with his first goal of the playoffs. With the Stars on the power-play, Hintz would take a pinpoint pass from John Klingberg and rifle a shot past Pekka Rinne for a 1-0 lead and the first of three power-play goals for the Stars in the first period. Alexander Radulov would join the fun next. After a key faceoff win, Esa Lindell would slide a quick pass to Radulov who would laser a shot past Rinne for a 2-0 lead and the second power-play goal of the period for the Stars.

    The Stars just wouldn’t stop coming and the Predators seemingly has no answers for them. Andrew Cogliano would clean up the rebound of Blake Comeau’s shot at 8:24 of the first period to put the Stars up 3-0. The goal was Cogliano’s, who was acquired by the Stars earlier in the season, first of the playoffs and it couldn’t have come at a better moment. The Stars would score their third and final power-play goal of the first period when Mats Zuccarello, a trade deadline acquisition from the New York Rangers, would come up big. John Klingberg would make his presence felt again and he set up Zuccarello with a great feed that he would snipe past Rinne for a 4-0 Stars lead. Rinne would then be chased from the net and replaced by Juuse Saros. The second period would be make or break for the Predators with them already being down 4-0.

    The second period would feature much more back and forth play with both teams getting some A+ chances. Unfortunately for the Predators, the Stars would add to their lead and Roope Hintz would strike again. With a great move in the zone, John Klingberg would execute a perfect 3-on-1 play from the blueline in and dished a nice feed to Hintz who would easily beat Saros. The Stars were determined to not go back to Nashville down 3-1. Towards the end of the second-period things would begin to start getting chippy and it as clear frustration was beginning to set in for the Predators. The Stars were imposing their will and the Predators just seemingly couldn’t find any answers.

    The third period featured more of the same with both teams trading chances once again and playing some good hockey. The Predators would finally breakthrough though roughly halfway through the period. Roman Josi would score the 10th playoff goal of his career and his first on the road with a nice wrister from the point. It was his second of the playoffs and Predators gained some life after the goal although it would ultimately prove to be for naught. The Stars would skate off with a 5-1 victory.

    Three Stars of the Game:

    1. Ben Bishop.
    2. Roope Hintz
    3. John Klingberg
  • Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – Round 1 – Game #4 Recap

    Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – Round 1 – Game #4 Recap

    Boston Bruins (2-2) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (2-2)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Leafs looked fine as the game started but soon got into penalty trouble. That’s where the Bruins took over scoring once on the powerplay and then scoring a few minutes later again to jump out to a quick 2-0. With just over 2 minutes left in the 1st period, Morgan Rielly took a shot from the point and it was tipped on the way in by Zach Hyman the shot would beat Rask and make a 2-1 game.

    The second period would see Auston Matthews score quickly to tie it up but as the period progressed the Leafs would watch David Pastrnak get himself involved in the series scoring two goals to make it 4-2 Boston.

    The 3rd would bring some dramatics Boston would score first making it 5-2 and basically put the Leafs out of reach or so they thought. The Leafs would come back with a Matthews Powerplay goal and a Dermott blast from the point to make it a 5-4 game and then put tremendous pressure on the Bruins but couldn’t cash in. Nordstrom would score on the open net to make 6-4 with seven seconds remaining.

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – William Nylander– Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Jake Gardiner

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Nazem Kadri (2-5)

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — Karson Kuhlman

    Danton Heinen — Charlie Coyle — Chris Wagner

    David Backes — Joakim Nordstrom — Noel Acciari

     

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Brandon Carlo — Torey Krug

    Matt Grzelcyk — John Moore

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: Steve Kampfer

    Injuries: Sean Kuraly (shoulder), Kevan Miller (upper body) and Marcus Johansson

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 1:08 – Connor Brown, 2 minutes for Holding

    Boston PP Goal – 3:03 – Charlie McAvoy (1) assisted Charlie Coyle (1) and Matt Grzelcyk (3)

    Boston Goal – 6:38 – Brad Marchand (2) assisted Charlie McAvoy (1) and Dalton Heinen (2)

    Boston Penalty – 13:29 – Patrice Bergeron, 2 minutes for Interference

    Toronto Goal – 17:55 – Zach Hyman (1) assisted by Morgan Rielly (2) and John Tavares (3)

    Boston Penalty – 15:44 – Charlie McAvoy, 2 minutes for Interference

    End of 1st – BOS – 2      TOR – 1

    Shots              14                12

    Faceoffs       9/19            10/19

    Hits              13                 16

    PP                 1/1                 0/2

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 1:07 – Auston Matthews (2) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (2) and Ron Hainsey (1)

    Boston Goal – 3:16 – David Pastrnk (1) assisted Brad Marchand (3) and Patrice Bergeron (1)

    Boston PP Goal – 3:16 – David Pastrnk (2) assisted Brad Marchand (4)

    Toronto Penalty – 4:37 – Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Roughing

    End of 2nd – BOS- 4       TOR- 2

    Shots               22                26

    Faceoffs         21/39         18/39

    Hits                 20                  8

    PP                   2/2                 0/2

    Third Period:

    Boston Goal – 5:39 – Zdeno Chara (1) unassisted

    Boston Penalty – 11:42 – Charlie McAvoy, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto PP Goal – 11:52- Auston Matthews (2) assisted by Mitch Marner (2) and Morgan Rielly (3)

    Toronto Goal – 13:27- Travis Dermott (1) assisted by Jake Gardiner (1) and Connor Brown (1)

    Boston EN Goal – 19:58 – Joakim Nordstrom (1) assisted Krejci (1)

    End of 3rd – BOS – 6         TOR – 4

    Shots             31                   42

    Faceoffs     33/63                23/63

    Hits               33                    37

    PP                 2/2                    1/3

     

  • April 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, April 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four contests in NHL action yesterday and TXHT has all of your recaps for those contests.

     

     

    COLUMBUS 7, Tampa Bay 3 (Columbus wins the series 4-0)

     

    Game 4 - 4-0 CBJ

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday with the 7-3 win.

     

    Dickson Kendrick has your full recap of the contest between Columbus and Tampa Bay at the link below.

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets now await the winner of the Boston Bruins v. Toronto Maple Leafs

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, PITTSBURGH 1 (NY Islanders wins the series 4-0)

     

    The NY Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by the score of 3-1 and in doing so won this series and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

     

    Game 4. 4-0 NYI

     

    Chris Vasilas has your full recap of the contest between the Islanders and the Penguins at the link below.

     

     

    The NY Islanders advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and await the winner between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes.

     

     

    Winnipeg 2, ST. LOUIS 1 (OT) (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    The Winnipeg Jets tied their series with the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 win in overtime.  Winnipeg will look to take the 3-2 series lead when Game 5 shifts back to Winnipeg.

     

    Game 4. 2-2 Tied

     

    Aryan Weisenfeld has your recap of the contest between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues at the link below.

     

     

    VEGAS 5, San Jose 0 (Vegas leads the series 3-1)

     

     

     

    Today there are three games on the Stanley Cup Playoff schedule

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report here.

     

    You can check out all of TXHT’s 2019 Stanley Cup playoff coverage here.

     

     

     

     

  • Game 4 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 4 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    The start of the Winnipeg Jets – St. Louis Blues game was a lot slower and less eventful than that of the first several games, with neither team taking charge or creating a large amount of (quality) chances. The Jets had some opportunities on their first power play, but Jordan Binnington stood tall and kept the game tied at zero, where it stood at the end of the first period. The Blues actually managed to block one of Patrick Laine’s shots.

    The second period was much more wide open, with both teams trading off quality chances. Connor Hellebuyck has kept the Jets in it (as opposed to decidedly keeping them out of it in games 1-2). The Blues played well (except Jaden Schwartz) and it seemed like the Jets were always on their heels.

    The Blues opened up the third with a power-play goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his second in two games (funny what happens when Schwartz and Jori Lehtera aren’t his linemates).

    The Jets fired back just after the seven-minute mark of the third period when Mark Scheifele tipped home a shot to tie the game up at 1 a-piece. Binnington and Helebyuck would stand their ground for the rest of the period and this game would head off to overtime.

    Overtime would open up and see some chances at both ends but both goalies stood their ground. Until Mark Scheifele would take the puck up ice and dish it off to Kyle Connor would seal the deal and put the puck into the gaping net. Winnipeg ties the series at 2-2 and sends it back home to Winnipeg for a crucial game 5.