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  • 2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Game 2: Hurricanes Pull Off Another Road Victory

    2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Game 2: Hurricanes Pull Off Another Road Victory

    Game 2 of the second round between the New York Islanders and the Carolina Hurricanes took place today on nationwide TV, on NBC. The Islanders were looking to tie up the series before it heads back to Raleigh, while the Hurricanes were looking to extend their series lead.

    The game started off well for the Islanders, as a little over halfway in the first period, the Isles would grab the lead. The goal would come from Matthew Barzal, and it would be his first of the playoffs. The puck would bounce off of Jaccob Slavin’s stick and beat Petr Mrázek and go into the net. Then, the Islanders would then finish off the period with a 1-0 lead.

    There would be no scoring between the two teams in the second period. The Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 13-9 in the period. Also, only two penalties were called in the period, both going against the Islanders, in which their penalty kill were successful in killing off the penalties.

    In the third period, the Hurricanes would nab a quick goal 17 seconds into the period. It came from Carolina hot man, Warren Foegele, who shot the puck from the right circle beating Robin Lehner. It would be Foegele’s fifth goal of the playoffs.

    Shortly after, slightly over a minute into the period, the Hurricanes would grab another quick goal. This time it came from Nino Niederreiter, it would be his first goal of the playoffs, and it could not come at a better time.

    The Hurricanes would then hold on to win the period and the game, and take a 2-0 series lead heading back to Raleigh.

     

    Things to note, that Petr Mrázek went down injured in the second period and it was Curtis McElhinney who would come on in relief. The Hurricanes were dealt another injury as Saku Maenalanen would depart from the game early. Also Trevor van Riemsdyk left the game early as well.

     

    3 Stars of the Game

    Third Star: Matthew Barzal

    Second Star: Warren Foegele

    First Star: Nino Niederreiter

     

    Boxscore

    https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-nyi/2019/04/28/2018030222#game=2018030222,game_state=final

     

    Game 3 of the series will be at PNC Arena in Raleigh on May 1st at 7p on NBCSN.

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

  • 2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Game 1: Hurricanes Steal Game 1 In OT

    2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Game 1: Hurricanes Steal Game 1 In OT

    The second round of the playoffs began yesterday; however, for these two Metropolitan division rivals, their first game was tonight. It was the first game for the Islanders since April 16th, when they swept the Pittsburgh Penguins. For the Hurricanes, the last game that they played was Wednesday in DC, when they defeated the Washington Capitals in double overtime. The last time that these two teams played against each other though, was all the way back on January 8th. Which saw the Hurricanes come out victorious in that game.

    Game 1 took place at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, and it saw a tightly contested match with great defensive play on both sides and great goaltending from both teams. In the first period, saw great back and forth action from both teams, but unfortunately, no one was able to find the back of the net. The Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 11-9 though.

    In the second period, we saw much of the same as the first period, great back and forth action from both teams. Again, unfortunately there was no scoring between both teams. However the shot count in the second period was even, with both teams registering 12 shots on goal.

    In the third period, we got more of the same as the first two periods. There was no scoring, as I’m sure all of the fans stress levels went up a few notches as the game would head to overtime. It was the Hurricanes who outshot the Islanders in the third period 10-6.

    Also, through three periods of play, both teams penalty kills went perfect. The Hurricanes penalty kill was 5 for 5, and the Islanders penalty kill went 3 for 3.

    In overtime, there were no penalties called on either team. There also wasn’t much shooting going on in the third period either, as the Islanders outshot the Hurricanes 2-1. Everything from both teams was on lockdown. Then four minutes into overtime, a shot came from Nino Niederreiter, which bounced off the back boards and landed on Jordan Staal’s stick. He took a shot which beat Robin Lehner to give the Hurricanes the 1-0 victory in OT and a 1-0 lead in the series.

    This was some absolutely incredible hockey and I hope that there is more to come with this series.

     

    3 Stars of the Game

    Third Star: Petr Mrázek

    Second Star: Robin Lehner

    First Star: Jordan Staal

     

    Boxscore

    https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/car-vs-nyi/2019/04/26/2018030221#game=2018030221,game_state=final

     

    Game 2 action will be this Sunday at 3p on NBC.

     

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

  • 2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Preview: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders

    2019 NHL Playoffs: Round 2 Preview: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Islanders

    The first round of the playoffs came to its final conclusion yesterday. With the second round set, it’s time to take a look at the match up for these two teams.

    New York Islanders First Round

    The New York Islanders played the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round. Handily sweeping them in four games. The Islanders outscored the Penguins in the series by a combined score of 14-6. Only Game 1 of the series was close, going to overtime; the other games were just dominating play by the Islanders.

    Carolina Hurricanes First Round

    The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals in seven games in the first round. The series saw the Hurricanes barely outscored in the series, the combined score being 19-20. However, the team has heart and soul, and used it to beat the Stanley Cup Champions.

    That being said, let’s see how these two Metro division rivals matched up against each other in the regular season.

    In the regular season series, saw the Islanders win 3 out of the 4 games against the Hurricanes. In the first game of the regular season, these two teams squared off on 10/4 which saw the Islanders come out on top in OT with a 2-1 victory. A couple of weeks later, the Islanders would get a 2-1 win in regulation on 10/28. These two teams would not see each other for another month, and when they finally met again on 11/24, the Islanders were once again victorious by a score of 4-1. It would not be until the new year when these two teams would meet again. This coming when the Hurricanes were playing a lot better hockey, and they were rewarded with a 4-3 victory against the Islanders.

    Keys to Victory for the Islanders

    • Goaltending: Robin Lehner was spectacular against the Penguins all series, and will need to continue his stellar play.
    • Defense: The shot blocking and defensive play in the series against the Penguins was also spectacular. It’s one of the biggest reasons why the Islanders dominated play, so far in the playoffs.
    • Secondary Scoring: The Islanders got contributions from all over the line up and that’s always important in the playoffs.

    Players to Watch

    Devon Toews (D)

    Jordan Eberle (F)

    Robin Lehner (G)

     

    Keys to Victory for the Hurricanes

    Goaltending: Petr Mrázek was downright awesome at times during the series with the Capitals, he stood on his head and kept the Hurricanes in the game. If the Canes want to pull off another upset, he needs to play just as well as he has been.

    Home Ice Advantage: I would have kept this for the Islanders, however because they are now playing at Barclay’s Center, it’s not quite as good as Nassau Coliseum. However, PNC Arena in Raleigh is noisy and raucous, and there is a reason why the Hurricanes are undefeated in their barn so far in the playoffs.

    Leadership: Justin Williams, aka Mr. Game 7, is the unquestioned leader in that locker room. The team plays well, when he plays well. He has the experience and it’s gonna be needed in this round as well.

    Players to Watch

    Petr Mrázek (G)

    Justin Williams (F)

    Sebastian Aho (F)

     

    Game 1 of the series starts tomorrow at 7p in Barclay’s Center. The game will be on NBCSN.

    Should be interesting to see if there is any rust on the Islanders squad, as they have not played a game since 4/16 when they swept the Pens.

     

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

  • TXHT Announces 2nd Round Writers

    TXHT is proud to announce the writers for the 2nd Round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.

    Round1-CBJvs-preview

    Steve Gardiner ( @gardskie11 ) will be the lead writer for the Boston Bruins v. Columbus Blue Jackets series. Steve will be backed up by Russell Hartman ( @russellhartman10 ).

     

    Round 2 - CARNYI - Preview

    Christopher Vasilas ( @shaggy901516 ) will be the lead writer for the Carolina Hurricanes v. New York Islanders series. Chris will be backed up by Michael Lindenbaum.

     

    Round 2 - DALSTL - Preview

    Aryan Weisenfeld ( @aew328123 ) will be the lead writer for the St. Louis Blues v. Dallas Stars series. Michael will also be the backup writer for this series.

     

    Round1-COLvsSJ preview

    Scott Fairchild ( @sfairchild92d98e75a8f0 ) will be the lead writer for the Colorado Avalanche v. San Jose Sharks series. Scott will be backed up by Dickson Kendrick ( @dkendrick4 ).

     

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

  • 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.

     

     

     

     

  • NHL Playoffs 2019: Rd 1 Game 4: Isles Complete The Sweep

    NHL Playoffs 2019: Rd 1 Game 4: Isles Complete The Sweep

    The Pittsburgh Penguins squared off once again in Pittsburgh for Game 4 of the series. The Pens, looking to get the win, to try and extend the series one more game. While the Islanders just needed one more win to complete the sweep.

    In the first period, the Pittsburgh Penguins came out flying, as expected. They would get a goal not even a minute into the game. An early goal coming from Jake Guentzel beating Lehner top blocker. It would be the first goal of the series for Guentzel.

    Seemingly gathering the early momentum, the Penguins would look to capitalize on early chances, but the Islanders would answer back, scoring on a beautiful 2 on 1. The goal coming from man on fire Jordan Eberle, scoring his fourth of the series.

    Before the end of the period, the Islanders would add a second goal. This time coming from Brock Nelson. A beautiful chip play in front of the crease, beating Matt Murray upstairs. The goal was Nelson’s third of the series.

    In the second period, there was great back and forth chances, but the only big action to note of, in the period, was an altercation between Penguins forward Patrick Hornqvist and Islanders goalie Robin Lehner. A scrum that saw the Islanders go on the power play after the dust had settled, which they failed to capitalize on.

    In the third period, it was more of the same. A lot of great back and forth action, which saw both goalies make some incredible saves. Pittsburgh would get a wonderful opportunity to tie the game up while on the power play, a shot from Phil Kessel was saved off the line by Isles defensive Scott Mayfield. The icing on the cake though was the empty net goal that was scored by Josh Bailey, after a great defensive faceoff win by Valtteri Filppula.

    It should be pointed out that this is the second year in a row that Islanders Head Coach Barry Trotz led his team to victory against the Penguins in the playoffs. Last year, he did it with the Washington Capitals in the second round. 

    The Yes Movement will be moving on to the second round, where they will be waiting for the winner of the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes series.

    Boxscore

    https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/nyi-vs-pit/2019/04/16/2018030144#game=2018030144,game_state=final

  • April 15, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 15, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is April 15, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were four Stanley Cup playoff games in action yesterday.

     

     

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

     

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    The NY Islanders are one game away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs after downing the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-1 win.

     

    THXT has your full coverage at the link below

     

    NHL Playoffs: Rd 1 Game 3 Review: Isles Take A Commanding Lead In The Series

     

    Winnipeg 6, ST. LOUIS 3 (St. Louis leads the series 2-1)

     

    Game 3. 2-1 STL

     

    The Winnipeg jets defeated the St. Louis Blues last night, 6-3, and look to tie the series at 2 games a piece with game 4 taking place Tuesday night.

     

    Game 3 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

     

    COLUMBUS 3, Tampa Bay 1 (Columbus leads the series 3-0)

     

    Game 3 - 3-0 CBJ

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 and with the win, Columbus is one win away from knocking out the Presidents’ Trophy winner.  If that happens when Game 4 takes place tomorrow night, the Lightning will become the first team to win the Presidents’ Trophy AND be swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

    TXHT has your full recap of Game 3 between the Lightning and the Blue Jackets at the following link.

     

    Game Three Recap – Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

     

    VEGAS 6, San Jose 3 (Vegas leads the series 2-1)

     

    The Vegas Golden Knights would win on home ice and take the series lead with the 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks last night.

    Mark Stone would have a three goal game and Paul Stastny would have two goals of his own in this contest.

    The Golden Knights would also go 2 for 5 on Power Play chances and would outshoot the Blues with 40 shots on goal to the Blues 28.

    Vegas will look to take the commanding 3-1 series lead when the two teams face off for Game 4 Tuesday night at 10:30 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games in Stanley Cup playoff action:

     

     

    TXHT has all of your series previews and all of your game recaps at https://txhthockey.com/2019-nhl-playoffs/

     

     

    In NHL news….

     

    Today Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri will have his in-person meeting with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his cross-checking of Boston’s Jake DeBrusk.

     

     

    In other hockey news….

     

    The United States would take home the gold in the IIHF Women’s World Championships in a shootout win over Finland.  This game would not come without controversy after an initial game-winner by Finland was disallowed after a questionable penalty.

  • NHL Playoffs: Rd 1 Game 3 Review: Isles Take A Commanding Lead In The Series

    NHL Playoffs: Rd 1 Game 3 Review: Isles Take A Commanding Lead In The Series

    The Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Islanders squared off today in Pittsburgh for a pivotal Game 3 match up. The New York Islanders won the first two games at Nassau Coliseum.

    In the first period, the Penguins got out to the lead eight minutes into the game. Garrett Wilson would notch his first of the playoffs.

    However the lead wouldn’t last for the Pens, as Jordan Eberle would notch a goal, not even a minute later, tying the game. Then the Islanders would show a quick fire offense as Brock Nelson would notch his second of the playoffs a minute after the Eberle goal. The Isles took a 2-1 lead at the end of the 1st.

    In the second period there was great back and forth action, but the goalies were really settled in. Matt Murray made 16 saves in the period, and Robin Lehner made 9 saves.

    In the third period, about a little over halfway through, Leo Komarov would net his first of the playoffs, assists coming from Beauvillier and Filppula.

    The Penguins would made a hard push, but to no avail, as Anders Lee would also net his first of the playoffs, an empty net goal.

    The Isles now have a commanding 3 – 0 lead in the series. They are now one victory away from eliminating the Penguins. Game 4 will be Tuesday April 16th at 730p. The game will be on NBCSN.

  • April 13th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 13th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, April 13th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four games in Stanley Cup Playoff action yesterday.

     

     

    All of the recaps are written by the TXHT staff.

     

    Columbus 5, TAMPA BAY 1 (Columbus leads the series 2-0)

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets crushed the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-1 win and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    Columbus will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead when Game 3 takes place tomorrow night.

     

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1 (NY Islanders leads the series 2-0)

     

    The NY Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    The Islanders will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead with Game 3 shifting to Pittsburgh.  Game 3 takes place tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Below you will find the Pittsburgh Penguins infographic from yesterdays contest and the image is the property of the Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, NHL Public Relations, and their respective owners.

     

     

    St. Louis 4, WINNIPEG 3 (St. Louis leads the series 2-0)

     

    The St. Louis Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 yesterday and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    St. Louis will look to take the commanding 3-0 series lead with the series now shifting to St. Louis.  Game 3 takes place tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., ET

     

     

    Vegas 5, SAN JOSE 3 (Series is tied 1-1)

     

    The Vegas Golden Knights would go on to take Game 2 in the series after giving up a three goal lead in the first period and defeat the San Jose Sharks 5-3.

     

    The Golden Knights will look to take the series lead with Game 3 taking place tomorrow (Sunday, April 14) at 10 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Today’s Schedule of Games:

     

     

    To see all of the THXT’s recaps and Stanley Cup Playoff previews, please check out our website linked below.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders – Round 1:Game #2 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Islanders – Round 1:Game #2 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins (0-1) v. New York Islanders (1-0)

     

    Game Recap:

    Isles come to life in the third period to steal yet another game from Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Huge game from Jordan Eberle once again. Robin Lehner is showing why he should be in consideration for the Vezina this season. This series will resume in Pittsburgh for Game 3.

    Lineups:

    Pittsburgh

    Jake Guentzel- Sidney Crosby- Bryan Rust

    Jared McCann-Evgeni Malkin- Patric Hornqvist

    Dominik Simon-Nick Bjugstad- Phil Kessel

    Zach Aston-Reese – Matt Cullen – Scott Wilson

    Brian Dumoulin- Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta- Justin Schultz

    Marcus Pettersson-Erik Gudbranson

     

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratches: none

    Injuries: Chad Ruhwedel (Upper Body)

    Suspension: None

     

    New York Islanders:

    Anders Lee – Matthew Barzal – Jordan Eberle

    Josh Bailey – Brock Nelson – Tom Kuhnhackl

    Anthony Beauvillier – Valtteri Filppula – Leo Komarov

    Matt Martin – Casey Cizikas – Cal Clutterbuck

     

    Nick Leddy – Johnny Boychuk

    Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock

    Devon Toews – Scott Mayfield

     

    Robin Lehner

    Thomas Greiss

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Andrew Ladd

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

     

     

     

    First Period:

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 5:51 – Evgeni Malkin, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 8:23 – Evgeni Malkin, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    New York Penalty – 8:23 – Leo Komarov, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 13:38 – Jack Johnson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 15:47 – Jack Johnson, 2 minutes for Interference

    New York Penalty – 16:42 – Anders Lee, 2 minutes for Hooking

    End of 1st – PIT – 0       NYI – 0

    Shots              7                11

    Faceoffs        6/25          19/25

    Hits               11                 11

    PP                 0/1                 0/3

     

     

     

    Second Period:

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 3:25 – Sidney Crosby, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 4:31 – Erik Gudbranson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Pittsburgh Goal – 10:32 – Erik Gudbranson (1) assisted by Evgeni Malkin (2)

    New York Goal – 13:25 – Anthony Beauvillier (1) assisted by Matthew Barzal (2) and Jordan Eberle (2)

     

    End of 2nd – PIT- 1        NYI- 1

    Shots               18                 23

    Faceoffs        16/39           23/39

    Hits                 25                  30

    PP                   0/2                  0/5

    Third Period:

    New York Goal – 7:54 – Jordan Eberle (2) assisted by Matthew Barzal (2) and JJohnny Boychuk (1)

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 9:50 – Patric Hornqvist, 2 minutes for Tripping

    New York PP Goal – 11:38 – Josh Bailey (2) assisted by Anders Lee (2) and Devon Toews (2)

     

    End of 3rd – PIT – 1         NYI – 3

    Shots              33                   34

    Faceoffs      24/57             33/57

    Hits               36                     41

    PP                 0/2                    1/6

     

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