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  • 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.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1098079908364861440
    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.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes – 16/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes – 16/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes

    Time: Saturday, February 16h  2019

    Toronto: 36-18-3 for 75 points

    Arizona: 25-27-5 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep winning on the road and redeem themselves from the last time they played the Coyotes. Andreas Johnsson will be out which means Tyler Ennis will draw back in for his first game since being injured

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
    John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 53 points (27 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Clayton Keller – 38 points (11 goals 27 assists)
    Alex Galchenyuk– 30 points (12 goal 18 assists)
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 27 points (7 goal 20 assists)
    Derek Stepan – 26 points (11 goals 15 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    27-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

    Darcy Kuemper
    13-14-5 2.77GAA .911SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Richard Panik – Stepan – Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galchenyuk – Nick Cousins– Clayton Keller

    Christian Fischer – Jordan Weal – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crouse – Brad Richardson – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Alex Goligoski – Jakub Chychrun

    Kevin Connauton – Jordan Oesterle

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz, Kyle Capobianco & Mario Kempe

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Arizona:

    1. Speed
      1. Last game the Leafs played against the Coyotes they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game. Can’t do that with the Coyotes.
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Play a game of keep away cycle the puck and keep them hemmed in their own zone.
    3. Matthews & Marner
      1. Very different games but huge impact players for the Leafs moving forward.

     

  • 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.

  • February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

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

     

    There were 13 matchups yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Edmonton 4 (OT)

    The Philadelphia Flyers took on the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL European Game of the Week and would go on to defeat Edmonton 5-4 in the overtime frame.

     

    Philadelphia’s Nolan Patrick would go on to score the game winner at the 2:01 mark in the overtime frame.

    With this win by the Flyers, they have now won seven games in a row and eight out of their last ten games.

     

    New Jersey 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

    The New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime thanks to two goals by Nico Hischier, including the game-winner in the overtime frame.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1091814721030889472

     

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault would be the goal scorers for the Canadiens in this contest.

     

     

    TORONTO 3, Pittsburgh 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins and would come away with the 3-2 win, after being down 2-0 in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the following page.

     

    Detroit 2, OTTAWA 0

     

    The Detroit Red Wings with this win over the Ottawa Senators would win back to back games.

     

    The Red Wings would score the only two goals in the contest in the first period with no one scoring any goals in the second or third periods.

     

    FLORIDA 3, Vegas 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the Florida Panthers, leading to a three game skid.

    With the win by Florida, they now have a record of 21-21-8 on the season, good for 50 points.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win.  Ryan Pulock would go on to have a three assist night, notching all three assists in the third period.

     

     

     

    St. Louis 4, COLUMBUS 2

    With the 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to split the season series.

     

    St. Louis Vladimir Tarasenko would go on to register one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

     

    WINNIPEG 9, Anaheim 3

    The Winnipeg Jets throttled the Anaheim Ducks with a 9-3 win, and giving the Jets 70 points thus far on the season.

    Winnipeg’s Jack Roslovic would go on to register a hat trick in this contest, his first career hat trick.

     

    With the 9-3 loss, the Ducks have lost their last three games and have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1091899870040866819

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, NY Rangers 2

    In a hard fought contest the Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to defeat the New York Rangers with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden last night.

     

     

    Dallas 3, NASHVILLE 1

    The Dallas Stars would go on to win their fourth straight contest with the 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators last night.

    Despite being tied going into the third period, the Nashville Predators would fall to the Stars.

     

    Chicago 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT)

     

    Vancouver 5, COLORADO 1


    SAN JOSE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

     

    Today’s NHL slate of games…

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Yesterday’s two NWHL contests…


    TXHT will have a full recap of all the NWHL action from this weekend tomorrow.

  • Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Arizona Coyotes (21-22-4 46pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (29-16-2 60pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Zach Hyman– Auston Matthews –Connor Brown

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    William Nylander – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg) & Jake Gardiner (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

    Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

    Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

     

     

     

     

     

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 02:23 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 11:45 – Travis Dermott (3) from William Nylander (3) and Frederik Gauthier (6)

    Toronto Penalty – 20:00 – Nikita Zaitsev, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – ARI–0       TOR – 1

    Shots              6                   11

    Faceoffs     4/12              8/12

    Hits               15                     9

    PP                 0/1                  0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs come out strong William Nylander finally breaks his pointless streak and gains an assist on the Travis Dermott goal.

    Need to Do:

    Keep using your speed, getting shots to the net and getting to the rebounds.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Second Period:

    Arizona Goal – 02:16 – Mario Kempe (3) from Lawson Crowse (6) and Alex Goligoski (15)

    Arizona Goal – 15:19 – Clayton Keller (11) from Christian Fischer (4) and Oliver Ekman Larsson (20)

    Arizona Penalty – 16:33 –Darcy Kuemper, 2 mins for Tripping

    End of 2nd – ARI– 2          TOR – 1

    Shots              17                    16

    Faceoffs       11/31              20/31

    Hits              20                      13

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs fall apart in the 2nd period again. 2 Goals for the Coyotes in the period capped off by a horrible powerplay by the Leafs.

    Need to Do:

    Need a big 3rd period.

     

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 03:12 – John Tavares (30) from Mitch Marner (42) and Zach Hyman (10)

    Arizona Goal – 06:44 – Vinnie Hinostroza (5) from Derek Stepan (12) and Richard Panik (8)

    Toronto Penalty – 09:00 –Connor Brown, 2 mins for Tripping

    Arizona EN Goal – 19:22 – Lawson Crouse (8) from Derek Stepan (13) and Jordan Oesterle (8)

     

    End of 3rd – ARI – 4        TOR – 2

    Shots             31                   27

    Faceoffs     19/50                31/50

    Hits               24                      19

    PP                0/4                   0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Another disappointing effort from the Leafs after a huge win in Tampa Bay. Their last 2 games shown a disgraceful effort

     

     

    Next Up:

    Arizona (22-22-3 47pts) vs Ottawa (19-25-5 43pts)

    Washington (27-16-5 59pts) at Toronto (29-17-2 60pts)

  • January 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, January 21st, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

    CHICAGO 8, Washington 5

     

    The Chicago Blackhawks would face off against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and would come away with an 8-5 win in Chicago.

     

    This contest would fast and furious for the Chicago Blackhawks and would end the first period with a 3-1 lead, thanks to goals from Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane with the third goal credited to Jonathan Toews.  The third goal would be due to Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov hitting the puck into his own net.

     

    The second period would get very chippy in the first six minutes of gameplay with six penalties being duelled out within 45 seconds.  Washington would try to get shots in but nothing would hit in the second period, aside from Dmitry Orlov’s goal.  Alex DeBrincat would score for Chicago, making the score 4-2 at the end of the second period.

     

    The third period is when Washington would turn on the jets to make a full comeback and came within a goal to make the contest 5-4, but the comeback would not be enough as Chicago would score three more goals.

     

    Jonathan Toews would score three goals in the contest, giving him his second hat trick on the season.

     

    With an assist from Chicago’s Patrick Kane, he now has sole possession of third place in terms of assists all-time in the long and storied history of the Blackhawks franchise.

    Toews would have his third game in which he registered at least five points in a game.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest at the following page.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 3, Anaheim 0

     

    The Metropolitan Division-leading NY Islanders faced off against the slumping Anaheim Ducks and would go on to win this contest 3-0.  With this win by the Islanders, they have now won their last five contests.

     

    This would also be the second consecutive shutout that the Islanders would have in this contest.

     

    VANCOUVER 3, Detroit 2

    Vancouver Canucks rookie phenom Elias Pettersson would return to action in this game and would record one goal and one assist to help lift the Canucks past the Detroit Red Wings by the score of 3-2.

     

    https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1087139719245230081

     

     

     

     

    Arizona 4, TORONTO 2

    Carolina 7, EDMONTON 4

    Edmonton Oilers Leon Drasital would score two goals for his team but that would not be enough as the Oilers would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 7-4.

    For Carolina, the scoring would be often.  Nino Niederreiter would have two goals in the contest and Hurricanes phenom Sebastian Aho would find the score sheet three times with three assists in the start of a road trip for Carolina.  Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin would have three assists of his own in this contest.

     

     

    There are only four games in action today in the NHL.  The first game starts at 3 p.m. with the Nashville Predators visiting the Colorado Avalanche.

     

     

     

     

    NWHL

     

    In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would close out the home portion of the regular season schedule with a win over the Connecticut Whale, sweeping the weekend series.

    The Minnesota Whitecaps would go to throttle the Connecticut Whale by the score of 9-0 in front of another sold-out crowd at TRIA Rink.

    Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would lead all skaters for the Whitecaps with a goal and three assists in the contest and would once again tie all NWHL skaters for most points on the season.  Curtis has 17 points on the season thus far.

    Kendall Coyne Schofield had two goals and an assist in the contest and Katie McGovern would have two goals of her own.

    Allie Thunstrom would also have a tally and a helper while Emma Stauber had two assists.

    Kalli Funk would go on to net her first career NWHL goal.

    Whitecaps goaltender Julie Friend picked up the shutout in her first career start, recording 18 saves.

    For the Whale, star Meeri Räisänen would leave in the second period due to a collision and Laura Brennan would replace her in net.  Brennan would have 11 saves on 18 attempts while Räisänen had 21 saves on 23 attempts before she had to depart the contest.

    Games coming up for the Connecticut Whale:

    • February 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
    • February 24th, 2019: vs. Boston Pride
    • March 2nd, 2019: vs. Buffalo Beauts
    • March 3rd, 2019: vs.  Minnesota Whitecaps

     

    Games coming up for the Minnesota Whitecaps:

    • March 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
    • March 3rd, 2019: at Connecticut Whale

     

     

     

     

  • Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Sunday January 20th,  2019

    Toronto: 29-16-2 for 60 points

    Arizona: 21-22-4 for 46 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come back home as they look to come back from a bad loss to the Florida Panthers on the road.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –60 points (19 goals 41 assists)
    John Tavares – 52 points (29 goals 23 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 48 points (13 goals 35 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Clayton Keller – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)
    Alex Galchenyuk – 25 points (8 goal 17 assist)
    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – 25 points (6 goal 19 assists)
    Derek Stepan – 20 points (9 goal 11 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    21-10-1 2.53GAA .923SV%

    Darcy Kuemper
    9-11-4 2.69GAA .914SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

    Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

    Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Arizona:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. Young defence and a lot of injuries on the backend. Forecheck hard and furious
    2. William Nylander
      1. It’s time for the scoring drought to end. If it happens it’s going to be now
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous
  • January 14th, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 14th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, january 14th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were six games that took place yesterday.

     

    CAROLINA 6, Nashville 3

     

    Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho would go on to record a hat trick in the contest and Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg would go on to have a two goal performance in the Carolina’s 6-3 win.

    Aho would be the fourth player in the franchise history of the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes to begin their career with the franchise and  have three seasons with at least 20 goals.

     

    Justin Williams would also extend his goal scoring streak to five games and be the sixth player to do this at the age of 37 or older.

     

    WINNIPEG 4, Anaheim 3 (OT)

    The Winnipeg Jets would win this contest with 11 seconds left to take down the Anaheim Ducks 4-3.  Winnipeg’s Bryan Little would score his 10th goal on the season with this game winner.

    Winnipeg Jets Patrik Laine would join a rare company when he scored his 25th goal on the season.

     

    He would be the seventh player in League history to have at least three 25 goal seasons before their 21st birthday.

     

    COLUMBUS 7, NY Rangers 5

     

    Before the contest between both teams, Rick Nash, who had played for both franchises in his career, participated in the ceremonial puck drop.

     

     

    Columbus would go on to win its third game in four days in this contest when they went on to defeat the New York Rangers by the score of 7-5.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Tampa Bay 1

    The New York Islanders faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning and would win the contest 5-1.  With the Islanders win, they would snap the Lightning’s 12 game win streak against Metropolitan division opponents.

     

    NY Islanders goaltender Thomas Griess would go on to have a 26 save performance in this contest to extend the hot streak that the Islanders have been on.  The team has won eight out of their last ten contests.

    The Lightning now has a record of 35-9-2 on the season, good for 72 points.

     

    VANCOUVER 5, Florida 1

    Vancouver’s Loui Eriksson would open up the scoring in the second period for the Canucks when he scored his eighth goal in the season, giving Vancouver the 1-0 lead at the 12:32 mark.

    Late in the third period, Brock Boeser and Jay Beagle would both score empty net goals, sealing the 5-1 win for the Canucks.

    Eriksson had a four-point night to top all scorers for points in the game.

     

    CALGARY 7, Arizona 1

    The Calgary Flames would take on the Arizona Coyotes last night and the Flames would drub the Coyotes, winning the contest by the score of 7-1.

    Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk and Mark Giordano would score twice in the contest and Johnny Gaudreau would score a goal and have an assist in the contest.

    Arizona’s lone goal would come on a power play from Jordan Oesterle late in the second period.  Arizona cold never get out of the box and would fall behind early.

    With this contest, the Flames would hold onto their best record in the Western Conference and now has a record of 30-13-4 (64 pts) Arizona has a record of 20-22-3 (43 pts).

     

    https://twitter.com/NHLFlames/status/1084696525958144000

     

    Today’s Schedule of Games…

     

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Saturday in the two NWHL contests…

     

    BOXSCORE: Buffalo Beauts 5, Metropolitan Riveters 1

     

     

    For the first time since the 2018 Isobel Cup Final last March, the Buffalo Beauts and Metropolitan Riveters faced off and the Beauts would walk away with a dominant 5-1 win over the Riveters at HarborCenter yesterday afternoon in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week.

    Buffalo’s Hayley Scamurra would score twice and by doing so would tie teammate Maddie Elia for the lead in NWHL goals with nine on the season.

     

    BOXSCORE: Boston Pride 5, Minnesota Whitecaps 4

     

     

    In the contest between the Boston Pride and the Minnesota Whitecaps, The Pride went on to defeat the Whitecaps by the score of 5-4.

    This was a contest for the battle for first place overall in the NWHL standings and this contest was playded before a sold out crowd at the Warrior Ice Arena.

    This was the first contest since the Pride announced the new partnership with the NHL’s Boston Bruins.

    The scoring in this contest would be fast and furious as the Whitecaps would open up the scoring in the first period when Minnesota’s Kendall Coyne Schofield would score at the 3:25 mark.  Then Boston would even the score just 35 seconds later when Kaleigh Fratkin scored her second goal on the season.

    Then at the 6:24 mark, Boston’s Amanda Pelkey would score her fourth goal on the season.  Almost two minutes later, Minnesota’s Amanda Menke would even the score at 2 a piece.  After that, the Pride would score three unanswered goals to give the Pride a 5-2 lead at the end of the first period.

    The second and third periods were quiet on the scoring front for the Pride but the Whitecaps would score a goal in each period.  However, that would not be enough as the Minnesota Whitecaps would fall to the Pride in their first game on the weekend.

     

     

    Yesterday’s action in the NWHL…

     

    BOXSCORE: Minnesota Whitecaps 4, Connecticut Whale 1

     

     

    After falling to the Boston Pride 5-2 on Saturday night, the Minnesota Whitecaps would have a dominant performance against the Connecticut Whale and would defeat the Whale by the score of 4-1.

    Minnesota’s Janna Curtis would open up the scoring for the Whitecaps with her goal at the 6:58 mark in the first period, her sixth on the season.  Then about six minutes later, Hannah Brandt would score a goal on the power play to give Minnesota a 2-0 lead.

    Minnesota goaltender Amanda Leveille would once again have a contest with great saves and would register 26 saves in the contest.

    Amy Menke would have a great game, registering two assists before getting a goal of her own about halfway through the second period.

    Despite having four minutes of power play time in the third period, the Whale would not convert on the chances given and would fall to the Whitecaps.

     

    Upcoming games in the NWHL:

     

    • January 19: Connecticut Whale at Minnesota Whitecaps (Twitter Game of the Week)
    • January 20: Boston Pride at Metropolitan Riveters; Connecticut Whale at Minnesota Whitecaps
    • January 26: Boston Pride at Buffalo Beauts (Twitter Game of the Week)
    • February 2: Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters (Twitter Game of the Week); Connecticut Whale at Boston Pride