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  • January 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, January 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 11 contests on the NHL schedule yesterday.

     

     

     

    Anaheim 3, NEW JERSEY 2

     

    In the first contest of the day, the Anaheim Ducks took on the New Jersey Devils in the NHL European Game of the Week.  The Ducks, after getting their first win after losing twelve straight contests on Thursday night, would defeat New Jersey by the score of 3-2.

     

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1086790317385236481

     

    For the New Jersey Devils, they enter their bye week having lost their last three games and seven out of the last ten.

     

    COLORADO 7, Los Angeles 1

     

    The Colorado Avalanche took on the Los Angeles Kings and would soundly defeat the Kings thanks to six goals in the second period and would go on to win this contest by the score of 7-1.

     

     

    This would also be a heavily-filled penalty contest for the Kings, who amassed eight penalties in the contest.  Five of the eight penalties would come in the third period alone.

     

    NY Rangers 3, BOSTON 2

     

    Philadelphia 5, MONTREAL 2

    There would be four different scores for the Philadelphia Flyers in the contest and two different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens in this contest.

     

    Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher would lead all skaters for the Canadiens with eight shots on goal, but would not score on any of those shots.

     

     

    For the Flyers, goaltender Carter Hart would have 35 saves in the contest.  Hart has a record of 6-5-1 in those 12 contests.

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 6, San Jose 3

    Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos would go on to have a two goal, one assist performance and help the Lightning defeat the San Jose Sharks by the score of 6-3.

     

     

    San Jose Sharks Evander Kane would also have a two goal performance and Marcus Sorensen would become the eighth player for the Sharks this season to have at least ten goals.

     

    ST. LOUIS 3, Ottawa 2

    St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington would become the sixth different goaltender in Blues history to have at least a point in at least their first five contests.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, Winnipeg 2

    The Dallas Stars would take on the Winnipeg Jets and double up the Jets 4-2.

     

    In this contest for Dallas, there would be four different goal scorers in the contest.

    The Jets would not score until the third period and would fight to come back but it would still not be enough.

     

     

    Florida 4, NASHVILLE 2

     

    Nashville’s Nick Bonino and Auston Watson would score the goals for the Predators in this contest.

     

    MINNESOTA 2, Columbus 1

     

    Minnesota’s Zach Parise would score one of the two goals, his 20th on the season, in a hard fought battle between both teams in the contest.

    Columbus Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin would score the lone goal for the Blue Jackets in this contest.

     

    Calgary 5, EDMONTON 2

     

    Edmonton’s Jesse Puljujarvi would notch two assists, with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic notching the only two goals for the Oilers in this contest.

     

     

    VEGAS 7, Pittsburgh 3

     

    Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Marchessault became the second different player to record hat tricks for the franchise.  Marchessault joins William Karlsson, who has two hat tricks with the franchise.

     

     

    Pittsburgh’s infographic from last night’s game.  Credit of the image goes to the Pittsburgh Penguins Twitter.

     

     

    In the lone NWHL of the day, the Connecticut Whale took on the Minnesota Whitecaps.

     

    MINNESOTA WHITECAPS 2, Connecticut Whale 0

     

    Minnesota Allie Thunstrom and Hannah Brandt scored the two goals for the Whitecaps in a hard fought battle for both sides.

    Minnesota’s win put them back in first place in the NWHL standings with a record of 9-4-0 on the season

     

    The game was scoreless until toward the end of the second period when Allie Thunstrom scored her third goal on the season.  The goals were assisted by  Brooke White-Lancette and  Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal. 

    Minnesota’s second goal was scored by Hannah Brandt, her fifth on the season.  Brandt’s goal would be assisted by Amy Menke and Kendall Coyne Shofield.

     

    Connecticut Whale goaltender Meeri Räisänen would go on to have a 29 save performance in the contest and would have more phenomenal saves throughout the contest.

     

    This contest ended up being the Whitecaps “You Can Play” game in which all Whitecaps players donned jersey with rainbow numbers and accents. The You Can Play Project is an initiative that emphasizes equality and respect in sport, particularly for LGBTQ+ individuals.

     

    Today there is only one contest in the NWHL.  The Minnesota Whitecaps will be hosting their last home game of the regular season.  The game will be available to watch on NWHL.zone/watch

     

    The game that was to take place between the Metropolitan Riveters and the Boston Pride has been postponed to a date to be determined.

     

     

    Today there are five games on the NHL schedule.

     

  • January 15th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 15th, 2019 — News and Notes

    These are your news and notes for Tuesday, January 15th, 2019.

     

    There were six contests in action yesterday.

     

     

     

    Colorado 6, TORONTO 3

    Colorado Avalanche’s Carl Soderberg would record a hat trick and in doing so would become the fourth player to have a hat trick in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history against the Maple Leafs.

     

    Colorado would go on to win the contest by the score of 6-3.
    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1085003568422273024

    The Maple Leafs were down 3-2 at the end of the 2nd period but a comeback would not be in the cards as Toronto would fall to the Avalanche 6-3.

    Steve Gardiner, TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer, has your recap of the games events at the following page…

    St. Louis 4, WASHINGTON 1

    Washington Capitals F Alex Ovechkin would score his 33rd goal of the season and would tie Dave Andreychuk for 14th place all time on the NHL’s goal list and score his 237th power-play goal.  With the power-play goal, he now has sole possession of sixth place.

     

    Washington would end up falling flat, allowing the Blues to score four unanswered goals and the Capitals would fall to the Blues by the score of 4-1.

     

    Washington’s Brooks Orpik would also go on to play in his 1,000th NHL game in this contest.

     

    St. Louis Blues David Perron would score his 16th goal on the season and in doing so he would become the first player to have at least a point in at least 11 consecutive games since Alexander Steen.

    TXHT has your full recap of this contest between the Blues and the Capitals at the following page.

     

    NEW JERSEY 8, Chicago 5

    The New Jersey Devils exploded for eight goals and would go on to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 8-5.  The Devils are 4-1-0 in their last five home contests.

     

    Chicago’s Brent Seabrook would score his 100th career goal in this contest.

     

     

     

    Montreal 3, BOSTON 2 (OT)

     

    The Montreal Canadiens would face off against their rival, the Boston Bruins, and would come away with the 3-2 win in overtime.

     

    Montreal’s Jeff Petry would score the game winner, just 15 seconds into the overtime frame.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 7, Minnesota 4

    The Philadelphia Flyers would face off against the Minnesota Wild and they would come away with the 7-4 win.

     

    The Flyers James van Riemsdyk would net a hat trick and Wayne Simmonds and Nolan Patrick would both have two goals each in the contest.

     

    Stats graphic in the contest between the Flyers and Wild

     

     

     

    EDMONTON 7, Buffalo 2

    Edmonton’s Milan Lucic would have two goals in the contest and help the Edmonton Oilers crush the Buffalo Sabres 7-2.  This would be Lucic’s first multi-goal game in nearly two years.

    Edmonton goaltender Mikko Koskinen would have 41 saves in the game, good for a .953 save percentage.  Five other skaters would score in an overall good offensive effort for the Oilers.

     

    There are 10 games on the NHL schedule today…

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

  • January 9th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 9th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, January 9th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

    Yesterday there were 11 games in action.

     

    BOSTON 4, Minnesota 0

    Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask would register his 250th career win as well as his 42nd career shutout.  Rask is two wins shy of tying the franchise record for wins by a goaltender, currently held by Tiny Thompson.

     

    Minnesota @ Boston: Game Summary

     

    BUFFALO 5, New Jersey 1

    New Jersey @ Buffalo: Game Summary

     

    Carolina 4, NY ISLANDERS 3

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Carolina Hurricanes in their 4-3 win over the New York Islanders last night.

     

    Carolina @ NY Islanders: Game Summary

     

    PITTSBURGH 5, Florida 1

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would end up scoring two shorthanded goals in this contest  in the second period en route to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers last night.

    Penguins C Sidney Crosby would score his 20th goal on the season and with that goal, Crosby has scored at least 20 goals in 12 seasons on his career.

     

    Florida’s Aaron Ekblad would score the lone goal for the Panthers and when he did, he would become the top goal scorer among defenceman in Panthers history.

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1082830340610314242

     

    Florida @ Pittsburgh: Game Summary

     

    Montreal 3, DETROIT 2

    With Montreal’s 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings last night, this would mark the second straight win for the Canadiens over the Red Wings.

     

    Montreal @ Detroit: Game Summary

     

    TAMPA BAY 4, Columbus 0

    Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov would become the first player to reach 70 points in the first 43 games of a season since Jaromir Jagr in the 1999-2000 season, who did that in 38 games played.

     

    Columbus @ Tampa Bay: Game Summary

     

    WASHINGTON 5, Philadelphia 3

    The Washington Capitals would go on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 to notch their first win at home in the year 2019.

    Between both teams, there would be the 27th instance in League history when the Capitals and Flyers would score two goals in four seconds or less.

     

    TJ Oshie would register his 200th NHL goal in this contest when he scored at the 9:19 mark in the second period.

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

    Philadelphia @ Washington: Game Summary

     

     

    Dallas 3, ST. LOUIS 1

    Stars Tyler Seguin would score two goals and goaltender Ben Bishop would have 26 saves in the contest as they would take down the St. Louis Blues by the score of 3-1.

    Over the last four games, Seguin has registered three, two-goal contests.

    Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen registered his 20th point on the season in the contest and marked the fifth time in the past six seasons in which multiple teenage defenceman have had at least 20+ points in a season.

    Despite outshooting the Stars 27-17, St. Louis would not be able to mount the comeback.

     

    Dallas @ St. Louis: Game Summary

     

     

    WINNIPEG 7, Colorado 4

    In the Winnipeg Jets 7-4 win, there would be seven different goal scorers in the contest.

     

    Colorado @ Winnipeg: Game Summary

     

     

    VEGAS 4, NY Rangers 2

    Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would get the win for the Golden Knights, who went on to win their seventh straight contest.

    Fleury has not had a regulation loss in his last 12 games played and has posted a 9-0-3 record.

    NY Rangers @ Vegas: Game Summary

     

    SAN JOSE 7, Edmonton 2

     

    Edmonton @ San Jose: Game Summary

     

     

    Today there are three games on the NHL schedule

     

  • Game Recap – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Philadelphia Flyers (15-21-6 36pts) v. Washington Capitals (25-12-4 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    To start the game both the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers would test each other out, and get a feel for the game, but it would be off a defensive zone faceoff that the Flyers would win but Jakub Vrana getting to the puck first and taking it all the way down tot he offensive zone and throwing the puck on net for Tom Wilson to tip in to get the first goal of the game. Then Andre Burakovsky would take an ill advised offensive zone penalty for hooking, but the Capitals would shut down the Flyers powerplay and prevent them from taking a shot on goal. However, the Flyers would strike back when Michal Kempny would make a bad pass out of the zone that would be picked off and lead to Jakub Voracek tying the game at 1 a piece. The period would end with game tied at one a piece, but one of the bigger points is the fact that the Flyers dominated the Capitals both in shots and in the faceoff circle. The Capitals would only generate 4 shots in the opening period.

    To start the second period, there would be a lot of back and forth between the two teams until Robert Hagg would be called for hooking against Evgeny Kuznetsov. However, on the powerplay the Capitals would not generate much with the opportunity. the Capitals would respond not that much longer as Lars Eller would let a shot of from the point that TJ Oshie would tip in front of the net to give the Capitals the lead. Then not the long after getting the lead, Vrana would cause a turnover and turn on the wheels as he does a great individual play to create a turnover and then convert it into a goal for the Capitals. The Capitals would keep the pressure going as ALex Ovechkin would draw a tripping penalty on Ivan Provorov, and the Capitals would strike in the final seconds of the powerplay as Vrana would score his second goal of the game. In the final minute of the second period, Brooks Orpik would get called for roughing which would give the Flyers a powerplay to start the third period. Biggest flaw in the Capitals game right now is in the faceoff circle as the Flyers are manhandling them in that category.

    The Capitals would start the period by killing the remainder of Orpik’s penalty, but not long after, Radko Gudas would lay a clean hit on Nic Dowd which Devante Smith=-Pelly would step up and fight Gudas. However, the Smith-Pelly would gain an additional two minutes for instigating to give the Flyers another powerplay. After the Capitals would kill off this penalty, Wilson would get called for slashing, but the Capitals would kill that one as well. Then Travis Konecny would be upset over a hit by Alex Ovechkin and would then take a slashing penalty as a result. On this powerplay, the Capitals would get some looks, but would not capitalize on the powerplay. The Flyers would respond though after a failed clearing attempt by Ovechkin as Wayne Simmonds crashed the net and was able to jam one home to cut the Capitals lead to 2. After this goal would be scored chaos would ensue as when Tom Wilson thought he had a empty net goal to seal the deal for the Capitals, it would be ruled offsides after a Coach’s Challenge, but it would also result in Shayne Gostisbehere penalty that would upset the Flyers and result in Simmonds getting a 10 minute misconduct. However, the Capitals would not be on the powerplay long as Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for hooking, and then while 4 on 4 with the goalie pulled Claude Giroux would score to inch the Flyers closer, but then Oshie would get the empty netter to ice this win for the Capitals.

     

    Lineups:

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Sean Couturier — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Nolan Patrick — Jakub Voracek

    James van Riemsdyk — Jordan Weal — Wayne Simmonds

    Michael Raffl — Scott Laughton — Dale Weise

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Robert Hagg — Christian Folin

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Radko Gudas

    Mike McKenna

    Carter Hart

    Scratched: Jori Lehtera, Phil Varone

    Injured: Corban Knight (collarbone), Brian Elliott (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), Andrew MacDonald (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (illness), Christian Djoos (leg)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 4:21 – Tom Wilson (13) from Jakub Vrana (10)

    Capitals Penalty – 5:46 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Goal – 9:28 – Jakub Voracek (11) from Oskar Lindblom (8)

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 1       WAS – 1

    Shots              11                04

    Faceoffs         09                05

    Hits                10                 06

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 5:24 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Goal – 9:19 – TJ Oshie (12) from Lars Eller (13) and /john Carlson (34)

    Capitals Goal – 11:22 – Jakub Vrana (13) from unassisted

    Flyers Penalty – 14:12 – Ivan Provorov 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 15:55 – Jakub Vrana (14) from Travis Boyd (8) and John Carlson (35)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:06 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – PHI – 1        WAS – 4

    Shots               23                 17

    Faceoffs          30                 11

    Hits                 19                  09

    PP                   0/1                  1/2

     

    Third Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 2:04 – Radko Gudas 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 2:04 – Devante Smith-Pelly 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 2:04 – Devante Smith-Pelly (Burakovsky) 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 9:06 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Penalty – 13:31 – Travis Konecny 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Goal – 16:33 – Wayne Simmonds (13) from Jakub Voracek (23) and Sean Couturier (15)

    Capitals ENG – 17:56 – Coaches Challenge for Offsides Successful – No Goal

    Flyers Penalty – 17:56 – Shayne Gostisbehere 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Penalty – 17:56 – Wayne Simmonds 10 minute Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:28 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Goal – 19:53 – Claude Giroux (14) from Sean Coutrier (16) and Jakub Voracek (24)

    Capitals ENG – 19:57 – TJ Oshie (13) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – PHI – 3         WAS – 5

    Shots              40                   26

    Faceoffs        45                    19

    Hits               23                     15

    PP                 0/4                    1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (26-12-4 56pts) @ Boston (25-14-4 54pts)

    Philadelphia (15-22-6 36pts) v. Dallas (23-17-4 50pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Philadelphia Flyers (15-21-6 36pts) v. Washington Capitals (25-12-4 54pts)

     

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Network

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals are home for the first time in 2019 as they host their long time rival the Philadelphia Flyers. Last night the Flyers were shutout at home by the St. Louis Blues, while the Capitals ended their 3 game losing streak the other night as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings on the road.

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Claude Giroux — Sean Couturier — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Nolan Patrick — Jakub Voracek

    James van Riemsdyk — Jordan Weal — Wayne Simmonds

    Michael Raffl — Scott Laughton — Dale Weise

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Robert Hagg — Christian Folin

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Radko Gudas

    Mike McKenna

    Carter Hart

    Scratched: Jori Lehtera, Phil Varone

    Injured: Corban Knight (collarbone), Brian Elliott (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), Andrew MacDonald (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Consistency all game long

    The Flyers have a well built team, but are not a consistent team on the ice. If the Flyers can play a strong, consistent game for a full 60 minutes then they have a good chance of winning this game.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Continue the heavy pressure

    The one key thing the Capitals have to do it continue playing wih heavy pressure in the offensive zone. When they are doing that, the Capitals are burden to play against.

     

    2. Mix up the Powerplay

    The powerplay is not working and it needs to be changed up a bit. Mix some of the players around and put in a different look for the powerplay.

  • 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.

     

  • January 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Friday, January 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight games in action today.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    The Minnesota Wild would take on the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday afternoon in the “Next Gen Game” in Toronto and the Maple Leafs would fall to the Wild by the score of 4-3.

    Toronto’s Mitch Marner would open up the scoring in the first seven seconds of the contest.  With that goal, he tied a mark set back in 1932 for the quickest goal by a Maple Leaf in the storied history of the Maple Leafs franchise.

     

     

     

     

     

    Mitch Marner would score again at the 5:38 mark in the contest and became the first Maple Leaf player to have two goals in the opening six minutes of the contest since Phil Kessel achieved the same feat back on January 30th, 2010.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    William Nylander would net the final goal for the Maple Leafs, his first of the season, at the 8:16 mark in the second period.

     

    Despite playing a strong first six minutes in this contest, Toronto would virtually fall flat for the duration of the contest with costly turnovers and being outshot the entire game.  On four Power-Play chances for Toronto, they would fail to take advantage of the extra-man on all four chances.

     

     

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

    01/3/2019 – Minnesota Wild vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    BOSTON 6, Calgary 4

    The Boston Bruins, fresh off their win against the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 Winter Classic two days ago, would continue their winning ways with the 6-4 win over the Calgary Flames on home ice last night.

     

    For Calgary, they would register a League-high 13th shorthanded goal and this would be the ninth time that they would register at least 13 shorthanded goals in a season.

     

    Jake DeBrusk scored in the game twice, including the eighth game-winner in his career, and helped the Bruins win their third consecutive game.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Johnny Gaudreau would tie Bob MacMillan for the fewest games played (42) to reach the 60-point mark in franchise history in this contest for the Flames.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    BUFFALO 4, Florida 3

    Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner would score his 27th goal of the season to take over sole possession of second place in League goals.  He only trails Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, who has 30 goals thus far on the season.  At the time of Skinner’s goal, Ovechkin has 29 goals.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Carolina 5, PHILADELPHIA 3

    Carolina Hurricanes phenom Sebastian Aho would reach the 40-point mark in his 39th game on the season with two assists in the contest.  Carolina would go on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers by the score of 5-3 in downtown Philadelphia last night.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

     

    The New York Islanders faced off against the Chicago Blackhawks at Nassau Coliseum and would go on to defeat Chicago 3-2 in overtime.

     

    Devon Toews would net the game winner in the overime frame, Toews’ first NHL goal.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    MONTREAL 2, Vancouver 0

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Jordie Benn and Jonathan Drouin would be the lone goal scores for the Canadiens in the contest and goaltender Carey Price would earn his 42nd career regular-season shutout in the contest and is four shy of tying the all-time franchise mark of 46 set by Ken Dryden.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ST. LOUIS 5, Washington 2

    The St. Louis Blues would face off against the Washington Capitals last night and would come away with the 5-2 victory at Enterprise Center last night.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Blues defenceman Alex Pietrangelo would score his fifth goal of the season in the contest and now has possession of second place all-time for most goals by a defenceman in St. Louis Blues history with 85 goals.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Washington’s Alex Ovechkin would go on to score his 30th goal on the season in the contest and now has had 14 seasons of scoring at least 30 goals.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TXHT has your recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the St. Louis Blues at the following page.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Tampa Bay 6, LOS ANGELES 2

     

    Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov would register his seventh straight multi-point game to become only the second player to have seven consecutive multi-point games and the first since Vincent Lecavalier had an eight-game streak during the 2007-08 season.

    Kucherov would also become the sixth different player since the 1993-1994 season to have at least 69 points through 41 team games.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    With Tampa Bay’s win, they now have a 12 point lead in the overall NHL standings and also marks the first time since the NHL’s expansion era (1967-68) that a team holds a 12 point lead at the mid-point of their season.

     

     

     

    Today there are seven games on the schedule…

  • January 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, January 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were six games on tap last night.

     

    Calgary 5, DETROIT 3

     

     

    Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau would have one goal and three assists and with that he became the third different player to have at least four points in consecutive team games in the Flames win over the Red Wings.

     

    Pittsburgh 7, NY RANGERS 2

     

    For the Pittsburgh Penguins, Center Sidney Crosby would have his fifth consecutive multi-point game with one goal and one assist.  With the Penguins win, they would extend the longest active win streak in the NHL at seven contests.

     

     

    Vancouver 4, OTTAWA 3 (OT)

    Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson would register a hat trick in the Canucks 4-3 win at Ottawa.  Pettersson would seal the hat trick at the 1:38 mark in the overtime frame.

    Pettersson would also net his seventh game-winner on the season and set a new Canucks single-season record for game winners by a rookie.

     

     

    DALLAS 5, New Jersey 4

    Dallas’ Tyler Seguin would go on to have a two goal performance as the Dallas Stars would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils by the score of 5-4 in Dallas, Texas last night.

     

    Also for the Stars, Dallas D Miro Heiskanen would have himself a two goal performance as well and would set a new franchise mark for most points as a teenage defenceman in the long and storied history of the Dallas Stars/Minnesota North Stars.

     

    San Jose 5, COLORADO 4

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche last night by the score of 5-4.  Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski each recorded four points and became the first set of Sharks teammates to have a four point night since October 27, 2010.

     

    Edmonton 3, ARIZONA 1

    Edmonton’s Connor McDavid recorded the fastest instance of an Oiler reaching the 60-point mark since Mark Messier achieved the same mark in the 1989-90 season.

     

    In NHL news…

    -The NHL All-Star game rosters were announced last night as well as the NHL All-Star Last Men In ballot.

    You can check out both of those articles at the following links.

     

    2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced

    NHL All Star Last Men In Nominees Announced

     

    -The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Month for December yesterday afternoon.

     

    The First Star went to Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov.

     

    The Second Star went to Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau

    Finally, the Third Star would go to Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid

     

    -Also yesterday, the NHL announced that Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson has been named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of December.

     

    -Monday afternoon the NHL announced the Three Stars of the week (week ending December 30th)

     

    -During the NHL’s Winter Classic on Tuesday afternoon, the NHL announced the 2019 Heritage Classic, 2020 NHL Winter Classic, 2020 NHL All-Star Game, and the 2020 NHL Stadium Series details.

     

    The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic will take place on October 26th, 2019 in Regina, Saskatchewan and will feature the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Calgary Flames at Mosaic Stadium.  This will be the second Heritage Classic for both teams.

     

    On January 1st, 2020, the NHL’s annual Winter Classic will head south for the first time ever.  The Dallas Stars will host the 2020 Winter Classic at the historic Cotton Bowl  in Dallas, Texas.  The opponent for next year’s Winter Classic will be announced at a later date.

     

    The 2020 NHL All-Star Game festivities will take place January 24-26, 2020 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.  This will be the first time that the St. Louis Blues have hosted the NHL All-Star Game since 1988.

     

     

    Finally to conclude the key events for the 2019-2020 season, the Colorado Avalanche will host the 2020 NHL Stadium Series at the Air Force Academy with an opponent to be named later.  The 2020 NHL Stadium Series will take place on February 15th, 2020 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

     

     

    -Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada released his “31 Thoughts” article yesterday and you can check out that article at the following page.

     

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1080508274271637504

     

     

    Today there are eight games on the schedule and it kicks off with the Minnesota Wild at the Toronto Maple Leafs and that game starts today at 2 p.m., ET.

  • December 30th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 30th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, December 30th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 15 contests in the NHL yesterday.

     

    NEW JERSEY 2, Carolina 0

    In the NHL European Game of the Week yesterday, the New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 2-0.  Mackenzie Blackwood became the third youngest goaltender in the history of the Devils franchise to record his first NHL shutout.

     

    VEGAS 4, Los Angeles 1

     

     

    San Jose 7, EDMONTON 4

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Minnesota 3, WINNIPEG 1

     

    Boston 3, BUFFALO 2 (OT)

     

     

    NY Islanders 4, TORONTO 0

    In the 4-0 win by the Islanders over the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York’s Mathew Barzal registered a hat trick in the contest.

     

     

     

    Washington 3, OTTAWA 2

     

    In a night of firsts for two Washington Capitals players, the Capitals would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2.  Washington’s Tyler Lewington and Madison Bowey would go on to score their first career NHL goals in the contest.  Lewington would also go on to register a “Gordie Howe hat trick” in the contest as well.

     

     

    You can see the complete recap of the contest between the Capitals and the Senators at the following page.

    Game Recap — 12/29/2018 — Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 6, Montreal 5

     

    FLORIDA 2, Philadelphia 1

     

     

    Pittsburgh 6, ST. LOUIS 1

     

     

     

    NY Rangers 4, NASHVILLE 3

     

     

    DALLAS 5, Detroit 1

     

     

    Chicago 3, COLORADO 2

     

     

     

    Arizona 5, ANAHEIM 4

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1079251791877820418

     

    Vancouver 3, CALGARY 2

     

     

     

     

    NWHL

    In the lone NWHL contest of the day, the Buffalo Beauts took on the Minnesota Whitecaps.

    The Minnesota Whitecaps would get back in the win column when the Whitecaps would go on to defeat the Buffalo Beauts at KeyBank Center yesterday afternoon in downtown Buffalo.

    Minnesota’s Lee Stecklein would be the difference maker when she scored the game winner with 1:17 left in the game to seal the win for the Whitecaps.

    Kendall Coyne Schoefield would be responsible for the Whitecaps tying the score at 1 in the second period thanks to a power-play for the Whitecaps.

    With Minnesota’s win, they move to a record of 7-2 and Buffalo falls to a record of 4-4 on the season.

    Minnesota Whitecaps 2, BUFFALO BEAUTS 1

     

    The Whitecaps and Beauts face off again today at 1:30 p.m., ET.

    Also today, the Boston Pride visit the Connecticut Whale at 3 p.m., ET.

    Both games can be seen at NHWL.zone.

     

     

     

    In Day 4 of the 2019 World Junior Championships,

     

     

    Day 5 of competition has two games and that is Switzerland taking on Russia at 5 p.m., PST. and then Kazakhstan taking on Slovakia at 7:30 p.m., ET.

     

    Today there is only one NHL contest and that is the Vegas Golden Knights taking on the Arizona Coyotes.