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  • 10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-2 6pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (6-1-0 12pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey
    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen
    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Pittsburgh:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Derick Brassard

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel

    Patric Hornqvist– Riley Sheahan – Bryan Rust

    Dominik Simon – Matt Cullen – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Jack Johnson – Jamie Oleksiuk

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz (LTIR)

    Suspension: None
    Gameday:

     

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    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 11:36 – Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Too Many Men

    Penguins PPG Goal – 11:42– Evgeni Malkin (2) from Kris Letang (4) and Sidney Crosby (5)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         PIT – 1

    Shots              9                     17

    Faceoffs     8/18                10/18

    Hits               5                      10

    PP                 0/0                   1/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played well early but let the Pens offence in the zone for prolonged periods of time. The Pens play an aggressive offence so the puck needs to be moved quick and the Leafs defence struggled with that a bit.

     

    Need to Do:

    Quick passes, more offensive zone time. Draw penalties.

     

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    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 08:21 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Tripping

    Penguins Penalty – 09:44 – Matt Murray, 2 mins for Delay of Game

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          PIT – 1

    Shots              22                    28

    Faceoffs       21/38             17/38

    Hits               13                     24

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs took over this period, but Matt Murray has played unbelieveable. Leafs need to get more traffic in front of the goaltender, right now Matt Murray is seeing everything.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get more bodies in front of the net. Matt Murray is seeing everything and playing picture perfect tonight.

     

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    Third Period:

    Penguins Goal – 17:53– Evgeni Malkin (3) Empty Net,  Unassisted

    Penguins Goal – 18:52– Kris Letang (4) Empty Net,  from Evgeni Malkin (9) and Bryan Rust (1)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 0         PIT – 3

    Shots              38                   39

    Faceoffs     31/56                25/56

    Hits               21                     30

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    The Leafs played a strong game ran into a hot goalie, made one mistake on the powerplay and paid for it. Frederik Andersen played unbelievable at the other end. Leafs just need to go back and remember they didn’t lose this because of any lack of effort.

     

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    Next Up:

    St.Louis (1-3-2 4pts) at Toronto (6-2-0 12pts)

    Pittsburgh (3-1-2 8pts) at Edmonton (2-2-0 4pts)

     

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  • Montreal Canadiens Rally to Beat Pittsburgh Penguins

    Montreal Canadiens Rally to Beat Pittsburgh Penguins

     

    The Montreal Canadiens have defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in a SO. Montreal who was down 2-0 after the first rallied back to win in a shootout. Tomas Tatar played a great game and was rewarded with three points. Jonathan Drouin who hasn’t done much all year scored the game-winning goal in a shootout. Niemi looked okay and made a few key saves down the stretch to get the Habs the W.

     

    Good Things for the Habs:

    Tomas Tatar with two goals and an assist looked very good. He will be a strong part of the Habs power-play this season.

    The Habs finally scored on the powerplay which is a good sign moving forward. Mike Reilly and Victor Mete looked very solid on the offensive end and those two could make up for Weber in his absence.

    Disappointments

    Antti Niemi had a shaky game allowing three goals on a mere 28 shots

    Andrew Shaw for the second straight game takes away a Habs goal. Tonight it was the go-ahead goal by Victor Mete

    Habs had a 5-3 for about a 1:45 and couldn’t find a way to put the puck in the net.

    The Habs are back in action Monday as they hope to have Carey Price back as they face the Red Wings.

  • 10/13/2018 – Game Previews

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins v. Montreal Canadiens

  • Game Day Preview: Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins

    Game Day Preview: Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins

     

    Time: 7:00 PM

    Montreal Canadiens: (1-1-1) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-0)

    The Montreal Canadiens will look to bounce back after a rough 3-0 loss on Thursday Night to the L.A. Kings. Pittsburgh is coming of a 4-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights. Last Saturday Montreal beat Pittsburgh on the road in a 5-1 win.

    Montreal will be switching up their line-up for the first time all season as Tomas Plekanec is expected to dress and take Matthew Peca’s spot in the line-up. The Habs lines for tonight look like this

    Forwards:

    Tomas Tatar-Phillip Danault-Brendan Gallagher

    Jonathan Drouin-Max Domi-Artturi Lehkonen

    Paul Byron- Jesperi Kotkaniemi- Joel Armia

    Charles Hudon-Tomas Plekanec- Andrew Shaw

    Defencemen

    Victor Mete- Jeff Petry

    Mike Reilly-Noah Juulsen

    Xavier Ouellet- Jordie Benn

    Carey Price will get the Start for the Habs between the pipes.

    Healthy Scratches:

    Keys to the Game for Montreal

    For Montreal the offense should stick to what they’ve been doing all season and that’s getting pucks to the net. The one thing the Habs didn’t do in Thursday’s game was to get traffic in front of the net and screen the goaltender. If the Habs are able to get chances with the man advantage they need to produce.

    On the defensive side of the game the Habs can’t turn the puck over, if they do this will kill them. The Penguins are another team who will be starting a back-up goaltender and for some reason the Habs can never figure out back-up goaltenders and they will have to find a way to figure out Casey Desmith who will most likely get the start for the Penguins between the pipes.

     

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  • News and Notes: October 12, 2018

     

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, these are your news and notes for Friday, October 12th, 2018.

    In NHL action last night there were twelve contests.

    • The Washington Capitals were shutout by the New Jersey Devils. Kyle Palmieri scored twice to drub Washington 6-0 in the home opener for the Devils.For TXHT’s coverage for last night’s contest between Washington and New Jersey, please go here.
    • It was an eventful night for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-3. The quartet of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, and Mitch Marner all continued their record-setting start to the season. The Maple Leafs have scored at least five goals in four straight games. The quartet also is in the top four for league scoring with a combined 44 points.TXHT has your coverage of this contest as well. For coverage, please go here.
    • Phil Kessel recorded his sixth career hat trick to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. This would be Kessel’s first hat trick with the Penguins. Kessel has scored at least 20 goals in the past ten seasons and is one of only five players currently playing in the NHL to achieve this feat.
    • The Montreal Canadiens were shutout by the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 last night.TXHT and Last Word on Hockey’s Armand Kilsvitch has your coverage of the contest at the following page.

      Montreal Canadiens shutout at home

    Yesterday’s game results:

    • New Jersey 6, Washington 0
    • Boston 4, Edmonton 1
    • Colorado 6, Buffalo 1
    • Columbus 5, Florida 4
    • New York Rangers 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
    • Pittsburgh 4, Vegas 2
    • Los Angeles 3, Montreal 0
    • Toronto 5, Detroit 3
    • Vancouver 4, Tampa Bay 1
    • St. Louis 5, Calgary 3
    • Nashville 3, Winnipeg 0
    • Minnesota 4, Chicago 3 (OT)

    In NHL action tonight, there are no games on the schedule. Game action will resume Saturday.

     

    In NHL news…

    Nashville Predators Austin Watson’s 27-game suspension for domestic violence was reduced by NHL/NHLPA neutral arbitator Shyam Das to 18 games last night.

    In relation to the reduced suspension, the NHL released the following statement today:

     

    The Vancouver Canucks announced yesterday that Henrik and Daniel Sedin will have their numbers retired next season.

     

    In a pre-game ceremony in Montreal, the Canadiens honoured the 1993 Stanley Cup championship team.

     

    The Florida Panthers announced that F Micheal Haley will be away from the team to take part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.

     

    In NWHL news, the NWHL returns to action tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET when the Buffalo Beauts faceoff against the Connecticut Whale in the Twitter Game of the Week. At 7:30 p.m., the Boston Pride faceoff against the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

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  • News and Notes: October 11th, 2018

     

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls…

    These are your news and notes for Thursday, October 11th, 2018…

    There were three contests in the NHL last night.

    • The Washington Capitals faced off against the Vegas Golden Knights in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin would both find the scoring sheet and lead Washington to a 5-2 victory over Vegas at Capital One Arena.Ovechkin would net career goals 610 and 611 to pass Bobby Hull for 17th place on the NHL’s career goal scoring list. This would also be Ovechkin’s first multi-goal game on the season and the 121st time he has multi-goal games in his NHL career.

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      For TXHT’s coverage of last night’s game between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals, please check out this article.

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    • The Philadelphia Flyers went on to defeat the Ottawa Senators 7-4. Jakub Voracek had a five point contest (two goals and three assists) to establish a career high. He joined Mike Richards and Claude Giroux as the only players in the last ten years to register five points in a regular season game.

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      For the Ottawa Senators, rookie Brady Tkachuk scored his first two goals of his NHL career and became the quickest among his family to score his first NHL goal.

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    • The Arizona Coyotes went on to defeat the Anahiem Ducks 3-2 in a shootout. This gave Arizona their first win of the season.Coyotes goalie Antti Raanta registered 23 saves and would deny three shooters in the shootout. Raanta now owns a .922 career save percentage which is go for third-highest among goalie who have appeared in at least 100 games.

    Tonight’s schedule:

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    TXHT has your previews of Washington Capitals at New Jersey and Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings

    In NHL news….

    Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada released his “31 Thoughts Podcast” aricle today.

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    Elliotte Friedman also released his “31 Thoughts” article yesterday as well.

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    In NWHL news…

    Today marks the third anniversary of the debut of the NWHL.

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  • News and Notes: October 9th, 2018

     

    These are your news and notes for Tuesday, October 9th, 2018…

    In the NHL, there were four contests yesterday.

    • The Boston Bruins played host to the Ottawa Senators and went on to victory in a 6-3 rout at TD Garden. Patrice Bergeron went on to net a hat trick, the fourth in his career, and David Pastrnak collected four points (two goals and two assists) in the contest.

    Bergeron also became the fifth player in franchise history to net a hat trick in a Bruins home opener and the first since Cam Neely in the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons. Bergeron only needs to net seven more goals from becoming the sixth player in franchise history to register 300 career goals.

    Bergeron also registered the third fastest goal in team history for a home opener, scoring just 30 seconds into the game.

    • Robin Lehner and the New York Islanders went on to defeat the San Jose Sharks 4-0. Lehner would stop all 35 shots that he faced in the contest to lift the Islanders to their first home win of the season. Lehner would also become the first goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in a team debut.
    • Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres went on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2. Eichel would register two goals in the contest and Sabres goalie Carter Hutton would record 35 saves.The Sabres, however, would be outshot 37-17 in a limited-mistake free contest. Eichel would register four shots on six shot attempts in this contest.
    • The Anaheim Ducks held their 25th home opener and went on to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout at Honda Center.This game also marked 25 years to the day when they also opened up their first season against the Detroit Red Wings.

      With the defeat over the Red Wings, Anaheim is 3-0-0 thus far in the 2018-19 season and match their best start over three games in team history. The last time the Ducks won three straight to open a season, it ended with a Stanley Cup victory in 2007.

      There were two players on the ice last night who were not born yet when Anaheim began NHL play in 1993-94, 21-year-old Troy Terry and 19-year-old Max Comtois.

      This was an exciting home opener for the Ducks who came out to their white Mighty Ducks of Anaheim jerseys for pregame warmups.

      The Ducks would later sport their new third jersey during game play.

    In NHL action today…

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    For TXHT’s preview of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Dallas Stars, please read Steve Gardiner’s article here.

    In other NHL news, the Pittsburgh Penguins released their third jerseys today. These thirds are a slightly modified version of the home jersey worn during the 1984-85 season.

    In NWHL news…

    • The Minnesota Whitecaps announced that Winny Brodt Brown has been named captain and that Lee Stecklein and Hannah Brandt will be the assistant captains.

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  • 10/04/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins

    10/04/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins

     

    Washington Capitals (1-0-0 2pts) v. Pittsburgh Penguins (0-0-0 0pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Chandler Stephenson

    Nathan Walker — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Michal Kempny (concussion), Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

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    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Jake Guentzel — Sidney Crosby — Patric Hornqvist

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeni Malkin — Phil Kessel

    Dominik Simon — Derick Brassard — Bryan Rust

    Matt Cullen — Riley Sheahan — Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin — Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta — Jack Johnson

    Jamie Oleksiak — Justin Schultz

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Derek Grant, Juuso Riikola

    Injured : None

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    First Period:

    Penguins Goal – 1:49 – Jamie Oleksiak (1) from Evgeni Malkin (1) and Phil Kessel (1)

    Capitals Goal – 3:30 – Jakub Vrana (1) from Nicklas Backstrom (4) and TJ Oshie (2)

    Capitals Goal – 4:19 – Brooks Orpik (1) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 5:47 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Interference

    Penguins PPG – 7:27 – Jake Guentzel (1) from Daniel Sprong (1) and Justin Schultz (1)

    Capitals Goal – 8:00 – Alex Ovechkin (2) from Christian Djoos (1) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)

    Penguins Penalty – 18:11 – Carl Hagelin 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 3       PIT – 2

    Shots              9                   5

    Faceoffs      13/26           13/26

    Hits               10                   5

    PP                 0/1                 1/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was an ok period for the Capitals. Pittsburgh scored early, but the Capitals response was great by getting two goals from Jakub Vrana and Brooks Orpik. Then on a really bad penalty by Matt Niskanen, the Penguins took advantage to tie the game at two a piece. But it wouldn’t stay tied long as Alex Ovechkin would tip in a Christian Djoos slap pass to take a 3-2 lead.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to do a much better job in their own zone as there were too many to close for comfort moments where they coughed up the puck too many times to the Penguins. Also the Capitals need to stay out of the penalty box, and not give the Penguins any opportunities to get back into this game.

     

    Second Period:

    Penguins Goal – :30 – Kris Letang (1) from Sidney Crosby (1) and Brian Dumoulin (1)

    Capitals Goal – 3:54 – John Carlson (2) from Brett Connolly (1)

    Penguins Penalty – 4:13 – Phil Kessel 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 7:24 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Hooking

    Penguins Goal – 15:09 – Jake Guentzel (2) from Justin Schultz (2) and Patric Hornqvist (1)

    Penguins Goal – 16:58 – Derick Brassard (1) from Dominik Simon (1) and Brian Dumoulin (2)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 4        PIT – 5

    Shots               26                  27

    Faceoffs       22/50             27/50

    Hits                 21                   14

    PP                   0/2                  1/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was another ok period for the Capitals. They gave up a goal 30 seconds into the period but responded very well by retaking the lead, but after that it felt like the Penguins controlled the flow of the game more than the Capitals did. Also the Capitals not playing well in their own zone allowed the Penguins to score two goals later in the period to take a 5-4 lead into the intermission.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep on pushing. They need to make better break out passes and they need to play smarter in their own zone. Also the Capitals need to do a better job around their own net and prevent the Penguins from being able to set up in front of Braden Holtby and get tip in opportunities.

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    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :39 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Tripping

    Penguins Goal – 2:45 – Evgeni Malkin (1) from Kris Letang (1) and Sidney Crosby (2)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:53 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 8:40 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Goal – 13:01 – TJ Oshie (2) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 13:22 – TJ Oshie (3) from John Carlson (2)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 6         PIT – 6

    Shots              35                   39

    Faceoffs      32/68              36/68

    Hits               32                      21

    PP                 0/2                     1/5

     

    Overtime:

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

    Penguins PPG – 1:20 – Kris Letang (2) from Evgeni Malkin (2) and Phil Kessel (2)

     

    End of OT – WAS – 6        PIT – 7

    Shots             36                 41

    Faceoffs      33/70           37/70

    Hits               32                 21

    PP                 0/2                 2/6

     

    Analysis:

    This was a goalie and coach’s nightmare, not just for the Capitals but for the Penguins as well. Putting up a combined 13 goals, this game looked more like an All Star game than a regular season game. The takeaways though from this game is that the Capitals still have a lot to work on. They were much better in the faceoff circle tonight, but their ability to make clean break outs and generate scoring opportunities were choked away by the Penguins pressure. The Capitals don’t play again until next Wednesday when they host the Vegas Golden Knights in a Stanley Cup Final rematch, so they will have ample time to work on their game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (1-0-1 3pts) v. Vegas (0-0-0 0pts)

    Pittsburgh (1-0-0 2pts) v. Montreal (0-0-1 1pt)

     

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  • Gameday Preview – 10/04/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins

    Gameday Preview – 10/04/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins

     

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

    Preview:

    After coming off a dominate performance against the Boston Bruins last night, the Washington Capitals head to Pittsburgh to take on the rival Penguins. This will be the first time these two teams will meet since that fateful day in May when Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the overtime winner in Game 6 to exorcise their playoff demons.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Chandler Stephenson

    Nathan Walker – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly

    Christian Djoos – John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik – Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get an early lead

    – Unlike last night when the Capitals raised their first ever Stanley Cup Banner, there are no distractions before the game, but this time they will be playing for the second consecutive day in a row and this game is on the road. The Capitals will want to score early to get the Pittsburgh crowd out of the game, and establish a rhythm like they did last night agaimst Boston.

    2. Fresh legs

    – Being how this will be the second day in a row that the Capitals will be playing, keeping their legs fresh will be key. Fortunately for the Capitals theynwere able to roll all four lines last night so that’ll help for when the Capitals if this game is a tighter contest.

     

    3. Faceoffs

    – Last night the Capitals were horrible in the faceoff circle which saw them win a four out of 22 faceoffs in the first period alone. The Capitals will have to do much better in the faceoff circle if they hope to establish a abetter possession game against the Penguins.

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Projected Lineup:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Patric Hornqvist

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel

    Dominik Simon – Derrick Brassard – Bryan Rust

    Matt Cullen – Riley Sheahan – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta – Jack Johnson

    Jamie Oleksiak – Justin Schultz

    Matt Murray

    Tristan Jarry

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get the jump on the Capitals

    – Just like last night and how the Capitals got a quick start to get their crowd into it after the Banner Ceremony, the Penguins will be looking to do the same in their Home Opener tonight. If the Penguins can get their crowd into with a quick goal, this could be a good start to the season for the Penguins.

    2. Matt Murray needs to play strong

    – During the playoffs Murray played good, but did not play at the level he did when he won back to back Stanley Cups. This season Murray will want to start strong and with a strong showing against the defending Stanley Cup Champions is a good way to build back his confidence.

     

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  • NHL and NWHL News and Notes: September 29th, 2018

     

    These are your news and notes covering the NHL and the NWHL for Saturday, September 29th, 2018…

     

    In NHL preseason action last night there were seven contests that took place. Here are brief recaps on select games:

    • The Columbus Blue Jackets took on the Pittsburgh Penguins at Nationwide Arena and would win this contest 7-6. Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin (two goals and two assists), Cam Atkinson (one goal and three assists), and Zach Werenski (four assists) were the noteworthy players with points in the contest. Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky recorded 23 saves.
    • The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury recorded 26 saves in the contest. Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb registered the two goals for the Golden Knights. The Kings were 0-for-5 on the power-play and the Golden Knights were 0-for-2
    • The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings with a 6-2 win at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto’s Jake Gardiner would score the first of three straight power-play goals for the Maple Leafs to give Toronto a 2-1 lead at 12:47 of the second period. John Tavares would score his fifth goal of the pre-season with a PPG at 14:58 and Patrick Marleau would score the third straight power-play goal at 15:25. Frederik Anderson would register 23 saves for Toronto.
    • The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals in a 5-4 overtime at Capital One Arena. Carolina’s Sebastian AHo would score the game winner 19 seconds into the overtime frame with his second goal of the contest. Hurricanes LW Teuvo Teravainen registered four points (one goal and three assists), which is 5-0-0 during the preseason thus far. Alex Ovechkin (two goals), Evgeny Kuznetsov (two assists), John Carlson (one assist), Aaron Ness (one assist), Tom Wilson (one assist), Lars Eller (one assist), Andre Burakovsky (one goal), and Jayson Megna (one goal) all registered points for the Capitals in the contest.
    • Rasmus Dahlin scored his first goal of the preseason to lift the Buffalo Sabres over the New York Islanders, 5-4, in a contest at General Motors Place in a contest that took place Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Dahlin, the first overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, gave the the Sabres the 3-1 with that goal at 3:42 in the second period.
    • The St. Louis Blues defeated the Dallas Stars with a 3-1 win at Enterprise Center. Blues Jaden Schwartz registered one goal and two assists in the contest. Ryan O’Reilly would score 31 seconds into the second period and Schwartz scored 1:30 into the third period. Blues Vladimir Tarasenko would score the third goal, an empty-netter, at 19:53 in the third period. St. Louis was 0-for-5 on power-plays and Dallas was 0-for-3.
    • The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-3 overtime victory at Pepsi Center. Avalanche Mikko Rantanen scored a PPG 1:29 into the extra frame, which was upheld after a video review.

     

    In preseason action tonight:

    • Columbus at Chicago
    • Anaheim at Los Angeles
    • Calgary at Edmonton
    • Philadelphia at Boston
    • Toronto at Detroit
    • Tampa Bay at Florida
    • Montreal at Ottawa
    • Arizona at Vancouver

     

    In NHL news…

    The Montreal Canadiens confirmed that 18-year-old Jesperi Kotkaniemi will begin the season with the team.

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    In NWHL news, there was a contest for the Champions Cup earlier today. This contest pitted the NWHL’s Isobel Cup champion, Metropolitan Riveters and the SDHL’s Luleå Hockey. The Champions Cup weighs 25 pounds and is gold and silver to represent the founding leagues of the NWHL and SDHL. The cup is engraved with “Champions Cup” in eight different languages.

    In this contest, Luleå Hockey defeated the Metropolitan Riveters at Hobey Baker Rink by the score of 4-2. Noora Tulus scored late which ended up being the difference maker in the game.

    Luleå’s Michelle Karvinen scored the first goal of the contest just 27 seconds into what was a penalty-filled second period. This lead for Luleå would be erased at the 14:16 mark of the second period with a goal by Riveters forward Kelly Nash, who is also the assistant coach at Princeton. This goal was the product of a deflected shot off of Alexa Gruschow.

    There were eight penalties that occurred during the second period but the penalty issues would continue for Luleå going into the third. With two players in the penalty box, Karvinen finished on a 2-on-1 shorthanded rush by putting the puck behind the 2018 Isobel Cup MVP Katie Fitzgerald to regain a one-goal lead. 51 seconds later, the Riveters would tie the game again at 2 with a goal from Riveters newcomer Kristin Lewicki.

    Noora Tulus would score at 12:05 in the second to give Luleå the lead for good at 3-2. Emma Nordin would score an empty-net goal with seconds left in the game to seal the 4-2 win for Luleå.

    Michelle Karvinen was later named the MVP of the Champions Cup. For the Riveters, this marked Shelley Picard’s first as the captain. Kristin Lewicki, Alexa Aramburu, Lexi Slattery, Audra Richards, Chelsea Ziadie, and Fiona McKenna also all donned the Riveters red for the first time.

    The Riveters have only one week to begin the defense of their Isobel Cup championship following this contest. The Riveters open the season with games against the NWHL’s newest franchise, the Minnesota Whitecaps, October 6 and 7 at TRIA Rink.

     

    In other news, CSA Shows made an announcement yesterday about the Washington Capitals with one of their upcoming events.

     

     

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