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  • April 7th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 7th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, April 7th, 2019, and these are your news and notes covering the final day of the 2018-2019 Regular Season in the NHL.

     

    There were 15 contests yesterday across the NHL, with playoff implications on the line.

     


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

    Tampa Bay 6, BOSTON 3


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    The Tampa Bay Lightning would get their 62nd win on the season, tying an NHL record with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings, when they defeated the Boston Bruins with a 6-3 win yesterday afternoon.  Tampa Bay would get this win after being down 2-0 late in the second period and would score four unanswered goals before Boston would score in the third period to make it a 4-3 Tampa Bay lead. Tampa Bay would score two more goals, one being an empty netter late in the third, to give the Lightning a 6-3 win.

     

     

    Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov would set a record for points by a Russian NHL player with 128 points this season, when he registered his 41st goal on the season 53 seconds into the third period.

     

     

     

    ST. LOUIS 3, Vancouver 2 (SO)

     

    The St. Louis Blues would take down the Vancouver Canucks with a 3-2 win in a shootout and with the win, the St. Louis Blues would seal the third spot in the Central Division standings.

     

     

    Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson would score his 28th goal on the season and ended the season with 66 points, a rookie record for a Canucks player.

     

     

     

    MONTREAL 6, Toronto 5 (SO)

     

     

    The Montreal Canadiens would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 6-5 shootout win, thanks to a hat trick by Ryan Poehling in his first NHL game.

     

     

    In this back and forth contest, the Toronto Maple Leafs could not keep up with the upbeat Canadiens and would fall in the shootout loss.  However, despite the loss, the Maple Leafs would earn 100 points on the season, and it would be the first time Toronto would earn that mark in consecutive seasons.

     

     

     

    Columbus 6, OTTAWA 2

     

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would seal their spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 6-2 win over the Ottawa Senators yesterday.  This would also be a penalty free game from both teams.

     

    Buffalo 7, DETROIT 1

     

     

    The Buffalo Sabres would face off against the Detroit Red Wings and would end up crushing Detroit with a 7-1 win last night.

     

     

    Detroit’s lone goal in the contest would come on a power play goal in the first period with Anthony Mantha’s 25th goal on the season, setting a career-high.

     

     

     

    New Jersey 4, FLORIDA 3 (OT)

     

    Travis Zajac would score the game winner in overtime, his 19th goal on the season, to give the New Jersey Devils the 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers last night.

    New Jersey ends the season with 31-41-10 record, whereas the Florida Panthers end their season with a record of 36-32-14 0y 4 /8

     

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    Carolina 4, PHILADELPHIA 3

     

     

     

    Despite being outshot in the contest, the Carolina Hurricanes would go on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3.  With the win by the Carolina Hurricanes, they earned the top wild card spot and will face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs.

     

    NY Rangers 4, PITTSBURGH 3 (OT)

     


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    The Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the New York Rangers yesterday, losing by the score of 4-3 in overtime last night.

     

    NY Islanders 3, WASHINGTON 0

     

    The Washington Capitals would fall to the New York Islanders with a 3-0 loss.  Despite the loss the Capitals will face off against the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the Islanders will face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

     

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Chicago 2

     

     

    The Nashville Predators would defeat the Chicago Blackhawks last night with a 5-2 win last night thanks to goals by five different Nashville skaters.

     

    With the Nashville win, they would go on to become back-to-back Central Division champions.

     

     

    DALLAS 3, Minnesota 0

     

    The Dallas Stars would defeat the Minnesota Wild with a 3-0 win, thanks to two goals from Dallas F Tyler Seguin.  Seguin would bring his regular season goal total to 33 goals, matching a mark he had in the 2015-16 season.

     

    The Minnesota Wild would be outshot throughout the entire contest and never could catch up to physicality and overall play of the Stars.

     

     

    Edmonton 3, CALGARY 1

    The Edmonton Oilers would defeat the Calgary Flames with a 3-1 win thanks to Leon Draisaitl’s 50th goal on the season as well as Alex Chiasson’s 22nd goal on the season.

     

    Calgary’s lone goal would come from Mark Jankowski, his 14th goal on the season, in the first period of the contest.  After that goal by the Flames, they would not any answer for the Oilers.

     


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    Winnipeg 4, ARIZONA 2

     

    The Winnipeg Jets faced off against the Arizona Coyotes and would escape with a 4-2 win last night.

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Jets in the contest and it would be enough to clinch home ice for at least the first round of the playoffs.

     

    LOS ANGELES 5, Vegas 2

     

    The Los Angeles Kings would face off against the Vegas Golden Knights and escape with a convincing 5-2 win.

     

    Los Angeles Ilya Kovalchuk would score twice and with goals by Jeff Carter, Matt Roy, and Anze Kopitar, the Kings would end their season a win.

     

    For the Golden Knights, despite the loss to the Kings, their season will continue when they face off against the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

     

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Colorado 2

     


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    The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 5-2 thanks to scorers from five different Sharks players in the contest.

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and statistics, you can check out the NHL’s Morning Skate Report at the following link:

     

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    The First Round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoff schedule was also announced earlier today.

     


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    TXHT will have a full playoff preview episode and articles to come so make sure to stay tuned.

  • April 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were 10 games in NHL action yesterday.


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    Nashville 3, BUFFALO 2

     

    The Nashville Predators would take down the Buffalo Sabres with a 3-2 win.  With the win, the Predators are now 6-2-1 in their last nine contests.

     

    Nashville remains in a first place tie on points for the Central Division lead with the Winnipeg Jets.  However if the season were to end today, the Predators would be in second place in the Central Division based on ROW (regulation and overtime wins)

     

    Boston 6, COLUMBUS 2

     

    The Boston Bruins would defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets by the score of 6-2 and in doing so, the Bruins would snap Columbus’ five game win streak.

     

    Here is the infographic on Boston’s win over the Blue Jackets.

     


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    Carolina 4, TORONTO 1

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 4-1 and in doing so, the Hurricanes are trying to stay in contention for a postseason spot.

     

     

    With the loss by the Maple Leafs, Toronto clinched the third spot in the Atlantic Division.

     

    MONTREAL 4, Tampa Bay 2

     

    The Montreal Canadiens would double up the Tampa Bay Lightning with a convincing 4-2 win.

     

     

    DETROIT 4, Pittsburgh 1

     

    The Detroit Red Wings would win their sixth straight game with a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

     

     

    The only goal scorer in the contest for the Penguins would be Phil Kessel, with his 25th goal on the season.

     

    Pittsburgh’s infographic from last night’s contest is pictured below


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    MINNESOTA 5, Winnipeg 1

     

    The Minnesota Wild would defeat the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-1 win last night and with the win, the Wild prevented the Jets from climbing further for the division lead.

     

     

    DALLAS 6, Philadelphia 2

     

    The Dallas Stars would take down the Philadelphia Flyers with a convincing 6-2 win last night.

     

     

    Alexander Radulov would score two goals in the contest, giving him 29 goals on the season,

     

    With Dallas’ win, they clinched a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

     

    COLORADO 6, Edmonton 2

     

    The Colorado Avalanche would beat the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-2 in last night.

     

    After being down 2-0 at the end of the first period, the Avalanche scored six unanswered goals to seal the win.  Also in this contest, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon would register his 400th NHL point.

     

    With Colorado’s win over the Oilers, the Minnesota Wild have been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.  It will be the first time that the Wild are not in the playoffs since the 2011-12 season.

     

    VANCOUVER 4, San Jose 2

     

    Tanner Pearson would score twice in the contest to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

     

     

    San Jose’s Joe Thornton is now tied with Nicklas Lidstrom for 12th place on the all-time games played list with 1,564 regular-season games played.

     

    San Jose’s infographic from the 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     


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    Los Angeles 3, ARIZONA 1

     

    The LA Kings would take down the Arizona Coyotes with a 3-1 win.

     

     

    With the win by the Kings, the Coyotes postseason chances are now very slim as the remain four points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference

     

     

     

     

    Today’s Schedule of NHL contests:


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

  • April 1st, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 1st, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is April 1st, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were six contests in NHL action yesterday.

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

     

    NY Rangers 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

     

    The New York Rangers would take on the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon and would take down the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3-0 win yesterday in downtown Philadelphia.

     

     

    ARIZONA 4, Minnesota 0

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would shutout the Minnesota Wild yesterday afternoon with a 4-0 win.

     

     

    Arizona is still in postseason contention with three games left to play.,

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 3, Carolina 1

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would take down the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-1 win and would not let the Carolina Hurricanes climb in the standings.

     


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    Columbus 4, BUFFALO 0

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would defeat the Buffalo Sabres yesterday with a 4-0 shutout performance.

     

     

    Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would have a 38 save performance, earning his 36th win on the season.

     

     

    DETROIT 6, Boston 3

     

    The Detroit Red Wings would take down the Boston Bruins with a 6-3 win, thanks to a three goal performance by Anthony Mantha.

     

     

    Despite the loss by the Bruins, they still are holding on strong to the second seed in the Atlantic Division playoff spot.

     


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    Calgary 5, SAN JOSE 3

     

     


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    With the 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, the Calgary Flames clinched the Pacific Division, their first division crown since the 2005-06 season when they won the Northwest Division, and the top seed in the Western Conference, which last happened in the 1989-90 season.

     

     

     

    Today’s schedule of contests:


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    Today’s playoff clinching scenarios:

    -The Washington Capitals can clinch the Metropolitan Division if they defeat the Florida Panthers AND the New York Islanders lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs in regulation

    -The Toronto Maple Leafs will clinch a postseason spot if they get at least one point against the Islanders

     

    With the win by the Calgary Flames, we now know one confirmed first round match-up in the postseason.

    The San Jose Sharks will take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

  • March 31st, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 31st, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, March 31st, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday

     

     

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

     

    Florida 4, BOSTON 1

    Florida Panthers infographic from the contest between the Panthers and the Boston Bruins yesterday afternoon.

     

    CAROLINA 5, Philadelphia 2

    Highlights from the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon.

     

    OTTAWA 4, Toronto 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would fall to the Ottawa Senators yesterday with a 4-2 loss yesterday.

    Ottawa would ruin Toronto’s chances to climb in the playoff picture with the win.

     

    Washington 6, TAMPA BAY 3

    The Washington Capitals would take down the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 6-3 win yesterday at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa Bay last night.

     

    Goal scorers for Washington included Alex Ovechkin, who would notch two goals, his 50th and 51st on the season, as well as two goals scored by TJ Oshie, a goal by Nicklas Backstrom and another goal by Jakub Vrana.

     

    Tampa Bay would go convert on two out of five power plays in the contest, but those conversions would not be enough as the Capitals would out shoot and out perform the Lightning to seal the 6-3 win for Washington.

     

     

    TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the following page.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (OT)

     

    The St. Louis Blues, who clinched a playoff berth on Friday, would take down the new Jersey Devils with a 3-2 win in overtime last night.

     

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Buffalo 1

     

    The NY Islanders would take down the Buffalo Sabres yesterday with a 5-1 win and with the win, the Islanders would clinch a berth for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

     

     

     

    Montreal 3, WINNIPEG 1

     

    The Montreal Canadiens would take an early lead in the contest against the Winnipeg Jets and come out with a 3-1 win over the Jets last night.

     

     

    There would be three different goal scorers for the Canadiens in the 3-1 win last night.

     

     

    Columbus 5, NASHVILLE 2

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would notch their fourth straight win and get two much needed points in the race for the one of the last two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

     

     

    Nashville, with the loss, would not gain any ground in the Central Division standings.  The Winnipeg Jets and the Nashville Predators remain tied with 94 points atop the division.

     

    SAN JOSE 4, Vegas 3 (OT)

     

    The San Jose Sharks would defeat the Vegas Golden Knights last night at SAP Center last night with a 4-3 win in overtime.

     

     

     

    Anaheim 5, EDMONTON 1

     

    The Anaheim Ducks would take down the Edmonton Oilers yesterday with a 5-1 last night.

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    Anaheim’s Richard Rakell would score three goals in the contest to seal the win for the Ducks in this contest last night.

     

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1112210962503761920

     

     

    VANCOUVER 3, Dallas 2 (SO)

     

    The Vancouver Canucks would take down the the Dallas Stars yesterday with a 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

     

     

    It would be the second consecutive game in which the Canucks would win a game in the shootout.  Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom would have a 38-save performance in the contest.

     

     

     

    LOS ANGELES 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

    In the final contest of the night, the Los Angeles Kings would defeat the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 3-2 in overtime last night.

    Chicago, with the loss, has been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.

     

     

    Today’s Schedule of Games:


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    Today’s Stanley Cup Playoff clinching possibilities:

    -The Calgary Flames will clinch the Pacific Division AND the Western Conference if they defeat the San Jose Sharks

    -The Dallas Stars will clinch a berth in the playoffs if the Arizona Coyotes lose in any fashion

  • New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 23/03/2019 – Game Recap

    New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 23/03/2019 – Game Recap

    New York Rangers (39-20-4 82pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (44-25-6 94pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs struggle to solve Georgiev all night long. Matthews and Nylander make a lazy change in overtime and it cost the Leafs the game. Hyman with the only goal for the Leafs while Andersen found his stellar form again.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    Connor Brown – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Justin Holl – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Rangers:

    Chri Kreider– Mika Zibanejad– Ryan Strome

    Vladislav Namestnikov– Brett Howden–Pavel Buchenevich

    Jimmy Vesey – Lias Andersson – Brendan Lemieux

    Connor Brickley – Boo Nieves– Vinnie Letteri

     

    Marc Staal – Anthony DeAngelo

    Brady Skjei – Neil Pionk

    John Gilmour – Kevin Shattenkirk

     

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Alexander Georgiev

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Libor Hajek, Filip Chytil

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 1:49 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Tripping

    New York Penalty – 18:42 – Brett Howden, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    End of 1st – NYR – 0       TOR – 0

    Shots              8                15

    Faceoffs         8/21            13/21

    Hits               8                  5

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 7:28 – Igor Ozhiganov, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Penalty – 13:11 – Connor Brown, 2 minutes for Hooking

    End of 2nd – NYR- 0        TOR- 0

    Shots               16                 30

    Faceoffs          16/42           26/42

    Hits                 16                 10

    PP                   0/3                  0/1

    Third Period:

    New York Goal – 0:19 – Pavel Buchnevich (18) assisted by Brady Skjei (16) and Kevin Shattenkirk (25)

    Toronto Goal – 8:33 – Zach Hyman (19) assisted by John Tavares (41) and Mitch Marner (62)

    New York Penalty – 11:15 – Marc Staal, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    End of 3rd – NYR – 1        TOR – 1

    Shots              28                   45

    Faceoffs        25/63               38/63

    Hits               28                     16

    PP                 0/3                    0/3

    OT Period:

    New York Goal – 1:48 – Ryan Strome (15) assisted by Boo Nieves (6)

    Next Up:

    Florida Panthers (33-30-12 78pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (44-25-6 94pts)

    Pittsburgh Penguins (41-24-11 93pts) @ New York Rangers (29-32-13 71pts)

  • New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 23/3/2019 -Game Day Preview

    New York Rangers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 23/3/2019 -Game Day Preview

    New York Rangers (28-32-13 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (44-25-5 93pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: CBC

     

    Preview:

    Leafs look to come home and continue their high level of play versus the New York Rangers. Rangers look to keep getting a look at their young kids for next season. Look for a speed filled game, as both teams can skate at a high level.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –86 points (25 goals 61 assists)
    John Tavares – 81 points (41 goals 40 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Auston Matthews – 68 points (35 goals 33 assists) 53% on Face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 68 points (20 goals 48 assists)

    Mika Zibanejad – 67 points (28 goals 39 assists)
    Chris Kreider –49 points (26 goals 23 assists)
    Jimmy Vesey – 34 points (16 goals 18 assists)
    Pavel Buchnevich  –31 points (17 goals 14 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    34-15-4 2.73GAA .918SV%

    Henrik Lundqvist
    18-20-10 2.99GAA .909SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    Connor Brown – Nic Petan – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Rangers:

    Chri Kreider– Mika Zibanejad– Ryan Strome

    Vladislav Namestnikov– Brett Howden–Pavel Buchenevich

    Jimmy Vesey – Lias Andersson – Brendan Lemieux

    Connor Brickley – Boo Nieves– Vinnie Letteri

     

    Marc Staal – Anthony DeAngelo

    Brady Skjei – Neil Pionk

    John Gilmour – Kevin Shattenkirk

     

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Alexander Georgiev

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Libor Hajek, Filip Chytil

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Control the play

    • Leafs need to make sure they are the ones dictating all the action. Need to get to the dirty corners and play hard like the last couple of games.

    2. 4th Line

    • Need to offer quality shifts.

    3. Mitch Marner

    • needs to get the engine revving.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs come out flat again, refusing to play any defense and hang their goaltender Garrett Sparks out to dry again. The Senators came out with determination and passion. Dictated the play all game. Disgraceful effort from Toronto.

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Igor Ozhiganov

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Mark Boroweicki – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Anders Nilsson

    Craig Anderson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Ottawa Goal – 6:36 – Cody Ceci (6) assisted by Christian Wolanin (5) and Max Veronneau (1)

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       OTT – 1

    Shots              10                17

    Faceoffs         9/16            7/16

    Hits               12                  14

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 2:30 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding

    Ottawa Goal – 6:48 – Brian Gibbons (5), assisted by Dylan DeMelo (13) and Mikael Boedker (27)

    Toronto Penalty – 9:10 – Ron Hainsey, 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick

    Toronto Goal – 12:33 – Morgan Rielly (20) assisted by John Tavares (39)

    Ottawa Goal – 13:51 – Magnus Paajarvi (8) assisted by Rudolfs Balcers (5) and Chris Tierney (36)

    Toronto Penalty – 14:12 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Goal – 18:50 – Magnus Paajarvi (9) assisted by Zack Smith (17) and Mark Borowiecki (4)

    End of 2nd – TOR- 1        OTT- 4

    Shots               19                 30

    Faceoffs          25/37           12/37

    Hits                 19                 20

    PP                   0/0                  0/3

    Third Period:

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Zack Smith, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Toronto PP Goal – 5:13 – John Tavares (40) assisted by Auston Matthews (32) and William Nylander (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 5:52 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Ottawa Goal – 8:36 – Anthony Duclair (14) assisted by Ben Harpur (4) and Zack Smith (18)

    Ottawa Goal – 14:21 – Oscar Lindberg (8) assisted by Cody Ceci (18) and Zack Smith (19)

    Ottawa Penalty – 16:05 – Rudolf Balcers, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 2         OTT – 6

    Shots              37                   44

    Faceoffs        35/59               23/59

    Hits               29                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-24-5 91pts) v. Nashville Predators (40-27-5 85pts)

    Ottawa Senators (25-41-6 56pts) @ Vancouver Canucks (29-32-10 68pts)

  • TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

    TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

    The TXHT podcast is back with Serious Hockey Talk for Serious Hockey Fans!

     

    Audio Version:

     

    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

     

    Michael and Steve talk about an array of topics going on in the world of hockey including a preview of the NWHL Isobel Cup Championship Game between the Minnesota Whitecaps and the Buffalo Beauts.

     

    Also amongst the topics discussed on the show, Michael and Steve talk about the Morgan Reilly situation, and how poorly it was handled by the media and the fans. Plus they discuss the current states of the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs, How Tom Wilson is doing, and the questionable decisions by the Department of Player Safety.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, March 16th, 2019

    Opening Music: “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

     

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 89pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: CBC

     

    Preview:

    Leafs will suit Garrett Sparks for the battle of Ontario, on the hinge of a back to back. Look for the Leafs to try and get some much-needed points in this game. Ottawa looks to continue the development of their younger players in hopes of getting back into the thick of things in the Eastern Conference sooner than later.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –85 points (24 goals 61 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 65 points (33 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Thomas Chabot – 49 points (13 goals 36 assists)
    Chris Tierney –43 points (8 goals 35 assists)
    Bobby Ryan – 37 points (13 goals 24 assists)
    Brady Tkachuk  –36 points (16 goals 20 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    7-6-1 3.04GAA .906SV%

    Craig Anderson
    14-24-4 3.52GAA .903SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Erik Brannstrom – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Craig Anderson

    Anders Nilsson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Attack Attack Attack

    • Attack their young defense, young forwards. Don’t give them any room to move.

    2.  Win faceoffs

    • don’t give the Senators a chance to gain any momentum

    3. Use your speed

    • Leafs are one of the fastest teams in the League. Use it to your advantage

     

     

     

  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia FLyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs get down by three and storm back to win it courtesy of Auston Matthews and Jake Muzzin. William Nylander looked to be the best player on the ice tonight dishing out a few assists and controlling the play all game. James Van Riemsdyk scored a hat trick and almost tied the game in the dying seconds.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:11 – Philippe Myers, 2 minutes for Interference

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:22 – Jakub Voracek (19) assisted by Nolan Patrick (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 17:22 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 17:45 – Patrick Marleau (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Jake Muzzin (27)

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 1       TOR – 1

    Shots              9                17

    Faceoffs         10/24         14/24

    Hits               4                  3

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal – 1:15 – James Van Riemsdyk (22) assisted by Radko Gudas (14) and Nolan Patric (17)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 1:44 – Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for Holding

    Philadelphia Goal – 8:26 – James Van Riemsdyk (23) assisted by Claude Giroux (54) and Sean Couturier (38)

    Toronto Goal – 9:27 – Zach Hyman (17) assisted by Mitch Marner (61) and Ron Hainsey (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:42 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Penalty – 10:42 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:29- Radko Gudas (3) assisted by Robert Hagg (14) and Sean Couturier (39)

    Philadelphia Goal -13:27 – Shayne Gostisbehere (7) assisted by Claude Giroux (55) and Travis Konecny (23)

    Toronto Goal – 16:08 – Jake Muzzin (7) assisted by Ron Hainsey (17) and Nazem Kadri (23)

    Toronto Goal – 18:11 – Jake Muzzin (8) assisted by Connor Brown (19) and Nikita Zaitsev (9)

    Toronto Penalty – 18:49 – William Nylander, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd – PHI- 5        TOR- 4

    Shots               18                 34

    Faceoffs          20/40           28/48

    Hits                 8                    7

    PP                   0/2                 1/3

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 2:55 – Martin Marincin (1) assisted by Nazem Kadri (24) and Justin Holl (1)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 3:49 – Jakub Voracek, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 15:00 – Auston Matthews (33) assisted by William Nylander (16)

    Toronto Goal – 17:21 – Auston Matthews (34) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (20) and Nikita Zaitsev (10)

    Philadelphia Goal – 18:46 – James Van Riemsdyk (24) assisted by Claude Giroux (56) and Shayne Gostisbehere (27

    End of 3rd – PHI – 6        TOR – 7

    Shots              29                  51

    Faceoffs        31/71              41/71

    Hits               13                     11

    PP                 0/2                    1/4

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

    Philadelphia (34-29-8 76pts) @ Pittsburgh (39-23-9 87pts)