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  • Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91pts) v. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Tampa Bay for the first time since eliminating the Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, however, it would be Lighting getting some early revenge as the would work a turnover into an odd man advantage to give Tyler Johnson his 26th goal of the season. Then less than two minutes later, Alex Killorn would score to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead, but the Capitals would respond as they would get a lucky bounce resulting in a John Carlson bomb to cut Tampa’s lead to one. However, Killorn would force his way to the net through Nick Jensen, and then get his own rebound to net his second of the game and give the Lightning their two goal lead back. To end the period it would be a parade of penalties, but it would be the Lightning getting to start the second period with an abbreviated 5 on 3 powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the second period killing off Tampa’s two man advantage, and then on a Nikita Kucherov interference penalty it would be Alex Ovechkin netting his 47th of the season on the powerplay to cut Tampa’s lead to one again.

     

    To start the third period the Lightning would kill the Capitals remaining powerplay time then on a weak goal it would be Erik Cernak scoring his 4th of the season to give Tampa a 4-2 lead. However, later in the period Alex Oveckin would net his second of the game to bring the Capitals back within one. But it would not be enough for the Capitals as Tampa would get a pair of empty net goals from Killorn and Yanni Gourde to ice this game for the Lightning 6-3.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Dmitrij Jaskin, Nic Dowd

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning:

    Ondrej Palat — Steven Stamkos — J.T. Miller

    Tyler Johnson — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Mathieu Joseph

    Adam Erne — Cedric Paquette — Yanni Gourde

    Victor Hedman — Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak

    Braydon Coburn — Jan Rutta

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

    Scratched: Ryan Callahan, Danick Martel

    Injured: Dan Girardi (lower body), Anton Stralman (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Lightning Goal – 8:35 – Tyler Johnson (26) from Brayden Point (49) and Nikita Kucherov (81)

    Lightning Goal – 10:33 – Alex Killorn (14) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 12:06 – John Carlson (12) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (45)

    Lightning Goal – 15:56 – Alex Killorn (15) from Anthony Cirelli (17) and Mathieu Joseph (10)

    Lightning Penalty – 17:13 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:41 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:53 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       TB – 3

    Shots              09                16

    Faceoffs         08                16

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Lightning Penalty – 5:59 – Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 7:33 – Alex Ovechkin (47) from TJ Oshie (24) and John Carlson (52)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:42 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:49 – Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        TB- 3

    Shots              22                   21

    Faceoffs        14                    26

    Hits               14                     28

    PP                   1/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Lightning Goal – 2:45 – Erik Cernak (4) from Ondrej Palat (23) and Ryan McDonagh (29)

    Capitals Penalty – 4:10 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 12:56 – Alex Ovechkin (48) from Dmitry Orlov (23) and Brett Connolly (21)

    Lightning Penalty – 14:22 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Tripping

    Lightning ENG – 19:13 – Alex Killorn (16) from Nikita Kucherov (82)

    Lightning Penalty – 19:46 – Erik Cernak for Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:46 – Tom Wilson for Misconduct

    Lightning ENG – 19:58 – Yanni Gourde (19) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TB – 6

    Shots              33                   35

    Faceoffs        20                    37

    Hits               23                     33

    PP                 1/4                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (42-23-7 91pts) @ New Jersey (27-36-9 63pts)

    Tampa Bay (55-13-4 114pts) v. Arizona (36-30-5 77pts)

  • March 12th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    March 12th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were seven contests in NHL action last night.

     


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    Yesterday’s Results (Home team is in CAPS):

     

    Tampa Bay 6, TORONTO 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Toronto Maple Leafs and would win the contest by the score of 6-2.

    The Lightning would go on to out shoot the Maple Leafs in the contest.

    Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette and Tyler Johnson would each score twice in the contest to give the Lightning their 53rd win on the season.  And would be the seventh club to get the 110 point mark in 70 games or fewer.

    TXHT has your complete coverage of the contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 2, Columbus 0

    The New York Islanders would go on to defeat the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets with a 2-0 win and in the contest, Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss would have 31 saves.

     

    PHILADELPHIA 3, Ottawa 2

    The Philadelphia Flyers would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators with a 3-2 win, thanks to three unanswered goals in the second period to seal the win for Philadelphia last night.

     

    San Jose 3, MINNESOTA 0

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to shutout the Minnesota Wild with a 3-0 win and with the win, San Jose would move to the top of the Pacific Division standings.


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    CHICAGO 7, Arizona 1

    The Chicago Blackhawks would take on the Arizona Coyotes and would go on to crush the Coyotes by the score of 7-1.

    Chicago’s Brendan Perlini would go on to register a hat trick in the contest.

    Chicago’s Jonathan Toews would also go on to successfully register a penalty shot in the contest.

     

    Carolina 3, COLORADO 0

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would go on to face off against the Colorado Avalanche and would escape with a shutout win.

    Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov would go on to score twice in the contest to guide the Hurricanes to the win.

     

     

    EDMONTON 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)

    The Edmonton Oilers would have three different goal scorers in the contest and would go on to get a much needed win against the New York Rangers last night with the 3-2 overtime win.

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL schedule of games…

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate at the following page.

     

     

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    Due to the postponement of the semifinal game on Sunday between the Metropolitan Riveters and the Minnesota Whitecaps, that contest will now be played on Friday night with the winner taking on the Buffalo Beauts on Sunday at 2 p.m., ET/1 p.m., CT at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

     

     

    The announcement of rescheduled contest was made yesterday and it would be determined that the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Final would be played at TRIA Rink.

     

    For more news on that, please check out the following tweets per the NWHL.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 87pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Maple Leafs get dominated in Toronto, as the Lightning show just why they are the best team in the league. The Leafs had no answer for stopping the onslaught that was Tampa Bay. Matthews had a brilliant goal but it did make anything easier as the Lightning would go on to score 2 more goals after.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonough – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 5:56 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay Goal – 10:07 – Tyler Johnson (23) assisted by Ryan McDonagh (27) and Nikita Kucherov (78)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 18:38- Anthony Cirelli (14) assisted by Mikhail Sergachev(20) and Alex Killorn (21)

     

    End of 1st – TBL – 2       TOR – 0

    Shots              14               9

    Faceoffs         10/20           10/20

    Hits               8                  7

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:20 – Tyler Johnson (24) assisted by Brayden Point (46) and Ryan McDonagh (28)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:50- Ondrej Palat (8) assisted by Brayden Coburn (16) and Jan Rutta (5)

    Toronto Goal – 11:49- Auston Matthews (31) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (18) and Nikita Zaitsev (8)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 17:03 – Erik Cernak, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay SH Goal – 18:16- Cedric Paquette (11) assisted by Victor Hedman (35) and Yanni Gourde (22)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 0        TOR- 0

    Shots              27                19

    Faceoffs          20/40          20/40

    Hits                 15                  9

    PP                   0/1                  0/1

    Third Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 5:59- Cedric Paquette (12) assisted by Yanni Gourde (23) and Jan Rutta (6)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 13:27 – Mathieu Joseph, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 19:55- Connor Brown 6) assisted by Patrick Marleau (21) and Nazem Kadri (22)

    End of 3rd – WAS – 0         WAS – 0

    Shots              42                   28

    Faceoffs        29/64            35/64

    Hits              20                    14

    PP                 0/1                    0/2

    Next Up:

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-5 89pts)

    Tampa Bay Lightning (53-13-4 110pts) @ Detroit Red Wings (24-35-10 58pts)

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Maple Leafs look to stay hot against the top team in the league the Tampa Bay Lightning. Expect a goaltenders duel with the Leafs Frederik Andersen and the Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy getting the starts in net – two of the top goalies in the league.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 60 points (30 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Nikita Kucherov – 110 points (33 goals 77 assists)
    Brayden Point –82 points (37 goals 45 assists)
    Steven Stamkos – 79 points (34 goals 45 assists)
    Victor Hedman –43 points (9 goals 34 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Andrei Vasilevskiy
    31-8-4 2.24GAA .931SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ohziganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonaugh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Dictate the pace of the game

    • The Lightning are good and will get their chances. But they must be limited if the Leafs are able to dictate the pace of the game it may help slow them down.

    2. Win the faceoffs and control the puck

    • Leafs need their centerman to be at their best game in the circle. This will allow the Leafs to keep control of the puck.

    3. Freddy Andersen

    • Has to be at the top of his game for the Leafs to win

     

     

     

  • March 8th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    March 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Friday, March 8th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

    There were 11 NHL contests yesterday


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    Yesterday’s Results (Home team in CAPS):

    BOSTON 4, Florida 3

    The Boston Bruins would sneak past the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 win last night.  Boston’s Patrice Bergeron would score twice in the contest and Brad Marchand would have a three assist night.  With Boston’s win, they would go on to extend their point streak to 18 contests.

     

    Boston’s goaltender Tuukka Rask would go on to have a 22 save performance in the contest.

     


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    PITTSBURGH 3, Columbus 0

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would go on to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets last night with the 3-0 win.


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    NY Islanders 4, OTTAWA 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Ottawa Senators with the 4-2 win and Valtteri Filppula would go on to have two goals in the contest for the Islanders.

    With the win, the Islanders would go on to get the sweep in the home-and-home series against the Senators.

     

     

    DETROIT 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)

    Detroit’s Andreas Athanasiou would score a goal in the contest and would get what would be the only goal in the shootout frame to seal the win for the Red Wings in the contest. 

     

     

    For the Rangers, Pavel Buchnevich would score what would be the two goals in the contest.

    Minnesota 3, TAMPA BAY 0

    The Minnesota Wild would cool off the white-hot Tampa Bay Lightning with the 3-0 win.  Minnesota’s Jason Zucker would score the only goals in the contest.

     

     

    With the lone goals scored by Zucker, he would be only the second player in franchise history and the 23rd in League history to not only have at least three goals that were the only goals in the contest but the team would also register a shutout as well.

     

     

    CHICAGO 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)

    The Chicago Blackhawks would go on to register the 5-4 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres.

     

     

    Chicago’s Artem Anisimov would go on to have two goals in the contest, while Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane would both go on to have two assists in the contest.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, Colorado 0

    The Dallas Stars would go on to shutout the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas last night and Alexander Radulov would go on to register a hat trick in the contest, sealing the hat trick in the contest with 2:58 left in the third period with his empty net goal.

     

     

    EDMONTON 3, Vancouver 2

    The Edmonton Oilers would go on to sneak past the Vancouver Canucks with the 3-2 win last night.

    Edmonton’s Alex Chiasson, Zack Kassian, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would go on to score the goals for the Oilers in the contest.

    Vancouver’s Jay Beagle would go on to snap his scoreless streak in the contest with his third goal on the season late in the second period.  Alexander Edler would also go on to register a goal in the third period but that would not be enough to tie up the game.

     

    ARIZONA 2, Calgary 0

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would go on to blank the Calgary Flames last night and with the win, the Coyotes would move to a record of 33-29-5.

     

     

    Calgary Flames infographic from last night’s contest

     


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    St. Louis 4, LOS ANGELES 0

     

     

     

    The St. Louis Blues would go on to record their fifth shutout in the past twelve contests and the NHL-best ninth shutout on the season as they would go on to blank the Los Angeles Kings by the score of 4-0.

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Montreal 2

     

    San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns would go on to record his 60th assist on the season, and joins three other players to have at least 60 assists at the age of 33 or older.

     

     

     


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    For the Montreal Canadiens, Andrew Shaw and Artturi Lehkonen would score the only goals, despite out shooting the Sharks in this contest.

     


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    Tonight’s NHL schedule of contests…


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    Last night in the 2019 NWHL’s Isobel Cup Playoffs Play-in game, the Metropolitan Riveters would take on the Connecticut Whale and would come out with the 5-2 win.

    The contest would be fast-paced in the first period, with the game being tied a 2-2.  The second period in the contest would be filled with penalties and neither team would take advantage of the extra skater.  The third period would start out slow until Riveters Audra Richards would end up scoring what would be the game winner at the 2:35 mark.  There would not be another goal scored until toward the end of the period when Alexa Grushow would score her second goal in the contest and then with 16 seconds left, Audra Richards would score an empty net goal.

    The Metropolitan Riveters will now take on the Minnesota Whitecaps on Sunday 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT.

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your full recap of the contest between the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters at the following page.

  • March 6th, 2019 —  News and Notes

    March 6th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests in NHL action yesterday…


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    BOSTON 4, Carolina 3 (OT)

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would take on the Boston Bruins last night and the Hurricanes would don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the final time this season.

     

     

    The Boston Bruins would go on to defeat the Hurricanes in the contest with the 4-3 win in the overtime frame, thanks to David Krejci’s goal.  That goal would be his 16th on the season.

     

    Columbus 2, NEW JERSEY 1 (SO)

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would get a very important win last night against the New Jersey Devils with a 2-1 win, picking it up in the shootout frame.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)

     

    The New York Islanders would take on the Ottawa Senators and would come away with the 5-4 win in the shootout frame and with the win, Islanders head coach Barry Trotz would notch his 800th win.

     

    PITTSBURGH 3, Florida 2 (OT)

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Florida Panthers last night in downtown Pittsburgh, and the Penguins would escape with the 3-2 win in overtime.

     


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    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would have one goal and two assists to reach the career mark of 1,200 points for his career.

    In this contest, Pittsburgh’s Matt Cullen would become the 20th player in League history to play in at least 1,500 games.

     

    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby would reach the 1,200 career point mark last night, tying Dino Ciccarelli for 47th place on the NHL’s all-time list in the contest.  He would reach the mark in 927 games, the 12th fastest in NHL history.

     

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 5, Winnipeg 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to host the Winnipeg Jets last night and would go on to crush the Jets with the decisive 5-2 win in Tampa last night.

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Minnesota 4 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would face off against the Minnesota Wild and would get the win tanks to the lone shootout goal in the contest by Nashville’s Ryan Johansen.  There would also be four different goal scorers in this contest for the Predators.

     

    DALLAS 1, NY Rangers 0

    In a penalty-filled contest last night, the Dallas Stars would defeat the NY Rangers last night by the score of 1-0.  The lone goal of the contest came from Stars John Klingberg, early in the second period.

    Dallas goaltender Ben Bishop would go on to have 28 saves in the contest and would earn his fourth shutout on the season.

     

    COLORADO 4, Detroit 3 (OT)

     

    After trailing twice in the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would come back and defeat the Detroit Red Wings with a 4-3 win in the overtime frame.

     

     

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen would go on to have one goal and two assists in the contest and Nathan MacKinnon would go on to net the game-winner in the overtime frame to clinch the win for the Avalanche.

     

    Anaheim 3, ARIZONA 1

     

    The Anaheim Ducks would snap the Arizona Coyotes six game win streak with the 3-1 last night in Glendale, Arizona.

     

    In this contest, Ryan Kesler would play in his 1,000th NHL game.

     

    Montreal 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    In this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would score the first three goals in the contest, which would help guide the Canadiens to a 3-1 win last night over the Los Angeles Kings in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

     

    Tonight’s NHL schedule of games…

     


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    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your preview of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks at the following page.

     

     

     

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    With the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs kicking off tomorrow with the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters, TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest at the following page.

     

  • March 3rd, 2019  —  News and Notes

    March 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 games in NHL action yesterday. (Home team in italics)

    Edmonton 4, COLUMBUS 0

     

    LOS ANGELES 6, Chicago 3

    There would be six different scorers for the Los Angeles Kings last night in the 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday afternoon.

     

    BOSTON 1, New Jersey 0

    Boston Bruins Brad Marchand would score the lone goal in the contest with the goal at the 2:37 mark in the first period and he would be unsuccessful on registering the penalty shot in the first period at the 7:16 mark.

     

    TORONTO 5, Buffalo 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would have a convincing 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres last night in Toronto.  For Toronto, there would be five different goal scorers in the contest.

     

    TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres at the following page.

    The Maple Leafs would also reach the 40 win plateau for the season in the fastest amount in the long and storied history of the franchise.

     

    Pittsburgh 5, MONTREAL 1

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Montreal Canadiens last night and there would be four different goal scorers in the contest with Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel scoring two of the goals.

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 5, Ottawa 1

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would tie the League record for fewest games to get to the 50 win mark with Lightning’s 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators last night.

     

    Carolina 4, FLORIDA 3 (OT)

    The Carolina Hurricanes would win their fifth straight game with the 4-3 win in overtime over the Florida Panthers.

    Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would become the first player in franchise history to score the game winner in three consecutive games.

     

    Dallas 4, ST LOUIS 1

     

     

    ARIZONA 3, Detroit 1

    In this contest, the Arizona Coyotes would take down the Detroit Red Wings with the 3-1 win and with the win, the Coyotes would win their sixth straight contest for the first time in seven seasons.

     

    This win streak at six games means it is also the last time the team reached the postseason in the 2011-12 season, when they would reach the Western Conference Final.

     

    Minnesota 4, CALGARY 2

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Minnesota Wild as they would take down the Calgary Flames with the 4-2 win at the Calgary Saddledome last night.

    In a pre-game ceremony, the Calgary Flames retired Jarome Iginla’s number 12 to the rafters.

     

    There are eight games in NHL action today.

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can see it at the following page.

    NWHL

    In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would defeat the Boston Pride with the 2-1 win.    Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would score the goal late to seal the win for the Whitecaps.  This would be a crucial contest for the NWHL playoff standings.

    Minnesota Whitecaps 2, BOSTON PRIDE 1

     

    Buffalo Beauts 5, CONNECTICUT WHALE 2

    The other NWHL contest yesterday pitted the Buffalo Beauts against the Connecticut Whale and the Beauts would come away with their seventh straight win with the 5-2 win.

    The Buffalo Beauts would open up the scoring with the games first five goals, with all five goals coming from different Beauts players.

    The contest would be a hard fought battle, with a fair share of penalties throughout the entire contest.

    There are two NWHL games today…

    The NWHL Twitter Game of the Week pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Buffalo Beauts and that game will be available on the NWHL’s Twitter page at 3 p.m., ET.

    The other game today is the Minnesota Whitecaps facing off against the Connecticut Whale at 3 p.m., ET and that contest can be seen on the NWHL’s website at NWHL.zone.

    The playoff outlook for the NWHL playoffs will be determined at the conclusion of today’s game with the NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule being announced tomorrow.

  • February 20th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    February 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were nine contests yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

    FLORIDA 4, Buffalo 2

    The Florida Panthers would take on the Buffalo Sabres and would come away with the 4-2 win.  Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau would score twice for the Panthers in this contest.

     


    Pittsburgh 4, NEW JERSEY 3

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would take on the New Jersey Devils and there would be four different scorers for the Penguins in this contest.

    For the Devils, Patrick Warburton brought back his Puck Daddy character in a pre-game ceremony for New Jersey  with the ceremonial puck drop.

     
    Tampa Bay 5, PHILADELPHIA 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Philadelphia Flyers and would come away with the decisive 5-2 win at Wells Fargo Center last night.

     
    NY Rangers 2, CAROLINA 1

    The New York Rangers would defeat the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to scoring two goals after being down 1-0 in Raleigh last night.


    MONTREAL 3, Columbus 2

    There would be three different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens as they would take down the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win in Montreal last night.


    ST. LOUIS 3, Toronto 2 (OT)

    The St. Louis Blues would mount a comeback and defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 3-2 in the overtime frame.

    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full recap of the contest between the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.


    Anaheim 4, MINNESOTA 0

    The Anaheim Ducks would have another big win, getting a shutout against the Minnesota Wild.  The Ducks would take down the Wild 4-0.  Ryan Miller would get another shutout win and would add to his career win total after setting the NHL record for all-time wins by a U.S.-born goaltender on Sunday night.

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    Nashville 5, DALLAS 3

    The Nashville Predators would take down the Dallas Stars with a 5-3 win, thanks to two goals from Nashville’s Roman Josi in the third period.  Filip Forsberg would also add a goal of his own in the third period, his 21st on the season.


    Arizona 3, EDMONTON 2 (SO)

    Shootout Summary

    Arizona’s Vinnie Hinostroza would seal the win for the Coyotes with the lone goal in the shootout frame.

     

    There are four contests on the NHL schedule tonight…

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    In NHL news…

    Philadelphia’s Radko Gudas has a hearing today for High-sticking/slashing Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in last night’s contest.

    The Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday would release the throwbacks that they will wear on March 15th and March 16th.  The throwbacks worn will be the white Toronto St. Pats jersey worn in the 1920s.  These jerseys are similar to the ones that were worn for a game back in March 2017.

     

    The jerseys are available for pre-order through the Toronto Maple Leafs team store at this link.

     

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Remaining NWHL Schedule of Games:

    Saturday, February 23rd: Metropolitan Riveters at Buffalo Beauts

    Sunday, February 24th: Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    Saturday, March 2nd: Buffalo Beauts at Connecticut Whale

    Saturday, March 2nd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Boston Pride

    Sunday, March 3rd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Connecticut Whale

    Sunday, March 3rd: Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters

    NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff Schedule will be announced at a later date

  • February 17th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 6, Detroit 5 (OT)

     

    Calgary 5, PITTSBURGH 4

     

    Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin would score twice in the contest against the Calgary but it would not be enough as the Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the Calgary Flames by the score of 5-4.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, COLORADO 0

     

    A hard fought 40 minutes between both teams would be the story in this contest until the St. Louis Blues would score three straight goals in the third period, with two of the first goals coming within nearly 30 seconds of each other.

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, Montreal 0

    The Montreal Canadiens would get shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 3-0 in Tampa, Florida yesterday.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Edmonton 2

     

     

    Ottawa 4, WINNIPEG 3 (OT)

    Despite two goals from Tyler Myles and another by Brandon Tanev, the Winnipeg Jets would fall in overtime to the Ottawa Senators by the score of 4-3.

     

    ARIZONA 2, Toronto 0

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would travel to Glendale, Arizona to take on the Arizona Coyotes and would fall to Arizona by the score of 2-0.

    Both of the goals for the Coyotes would come in the second period of the contest.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Dallas 0

    The Carolina Hurricanes would earn their third consecutive win with the 3-0 win last night over the Dallas Stars.

     

    Columbus 5, CHICAGO 2

    Despite being outshot in the contest, the Columbus Blue Jackets would leave Chicago with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.



    VEGAS 5, Nashville 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would snap their losing streak by defeating the Nashville Predators by the score of 5-1.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Vancouver 2

    The Vancouver Canucks would fall to the San Jose Sharks by the score of 3-2 in San Jose last night, despite outshooting the Sharks with 34 shots on goal to San Jose’s 26.

    Boston 4, LOS ANGELES 2

    Tuukka Rask would net another win, extending his personal point streak to 13 games, amassing a record of 11-0-2 in those 13 games.  Rask would turn aside 23 shots as the Boston Bruins would double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats….

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Don’t forget ladies and gentleman that there will be one NWHL game tomorrow, which is the make up game from early January between the Boston Pride and the Metropolitan Riveters at 1 p.m., ET.

  • February 10th, 2019  —  News and Notes

    February 10th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 10th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 14 contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

    There will be a quick recap of the league’s action yesterday.

    BOSTON 5, Los Angeles 4 (OT)


    BUFFALO 3, Detroit 1

     
    Minnesota 4, NEW JERSEY 2


    NY ISLANDERS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)


    PHILADELPHIA 6, Anaheim 2


    ST. LOUIS 3, Nashville 2

     

    OTTAWA 5, Winnipeg 2

    The Ottawa Senators would go on to have a great win by taking down the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-2 win.


    ARIZONA 3, Dallas 2

    The Arizona Coyotes would have a much needed win with the 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars last night.


    San Jose 5, EDMONTON 2

     
    Toronto 4, MONTREAL 3 (OT)

    The Montreal Canadiens would fall in the overtime frame to the Toronto Maple Leafs, by the score of 4-3.

     

     

    Toronto’s John Tavares would reach the 60 point mark in the shortest time with the Maple Leafs win over the Canadiens last night.

     

    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Montreal Canadiens at the following page.


    TAMPA BAY 5, Pittsburgh 4

     

     


    Florida 5, WASHINGTON 4 (OT)

    In this contest, the Florida Panthers would defeat the Washington Capitals by a score of 5-4 in overtime.

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman would be the seventh player in Florida Panthers history to record at least 25 goals in their first season with the club.

     

    TXHT has your coverage of this contest at the following page.

     

    VANCOUVER 4, Calgary 3 (SO)


    Columbus 4, VEGAS 3

    The Vegas Golden Knights had a 3-2 lead but would fall 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s slate of NHL contests…

     

     

    NWHL All Star Game

    The NWHL has their All-Star Game today and TXHT’s Chris Vasilas will be at the game and provide a full recap of the all the action upon the conclusion of the contest.