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  • NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 20th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 20th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 20th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Florida Panthers have signed forward Brian Boyle to a one year deal.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Vancouver Canucks v. New York Rangers – 1p EST Start Time

    VAN RoadNYR Home

    The Vancouver Canucks take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, and the first period would be all Canucks as they would get goals from Bo Horvat (PPG), Brock Boeser, and Jay Beagle (SHG), and  that would be all that they would need to defeat the Rangers. The Rangers would get a second period goal from Jesper Fast, and a third period tally from Artemi Panarin, but the Canucks would hold on for the 3-2 victory.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Minnesota Wild – 5p EST Start Time

    MON RoadMIN Home

    In Minnesota the struggling Wild play host to the Montreal Canadiens. In the first period the Wild would get a powerplay goal from Jason Zucker to take the 1-0 lead, but in the second period the Canadiens would strike for back to back goals from Tomas Tatar (PPG) and Phillip Danault to take the 2-1 lead. However, with 15 seconds left in the period Marcus Foligno would score his first of the season to tie the game at two. Then in the third period Phillip Danault would score his second of the game for the Canadiens, but the Wild would respond with a Brad Hunt powerplay goal and Zach Parise goal to defeat the Canadiens 4-3.

     

    Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks – 7p EST Start Time

    WAS RoadCHI Home

    The Capitals kick off their five game road trip with a 5-3 victory over the Blackhawks as Carl Hagelin and Lars Eller both would have two point nights. TXHT Recap

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. Winnipeg Jets – 7p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadWIN Home

    In Winnipeg the Jet and the Edmonton Oilers would go scoreless all the way to the shootout that would see Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine score to give the Jets the 1-0 victory.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    CAL RoadANA Home

    In Anaheim the Ducks would fall to the Calgary Flames in a closely contested matchup. After a scoreless first period the Ducks would score 12 seconds into the second period when Jakob Silfverberg scored his fifth of the season, but the Flames would respond with a Michael Stone tally to tie the game. Then in the third period Mikael Backlund would score his second of the season to give the Flames the 2-1 victory.

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

    Game Recap – 10/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

    Washington Capitals (5-2-2 12pts) v. Chicago Blackhawks (2-2-1 5pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals embark on a five game road trip to finish the month of October, and they begin in Chicago as they take on the Blackhawks. To start the game the first nine minutes was a bit of back and forth between the two teams until the Blackhawks would head to the penalty box due to an Andrew Shaw penalty, and the Capitals would need only eight seconds to convert on the powerplay as the TJ Oshie would roof a one time pass from Evgeny Kuznetsov to take the 1-0 lead. Lars Eller would get called for tripping shortly after to give the Blackhawks a powerplay opportunity, but the Capitals would shut it down to kill the penalty. To end the period the Blackhawks would get a flurry in the Capitals zone, but it would be Braden Holtby standing tall in net to keep the Capitals 1-0 lead heading into the firt intermission.

     

    In the second period the Blackhawks would start the period with a fresh two minute powerplay after some end of period shenanigans took place between Radko Gudas and Connor Murphy which would see both get two minutes each for roughing, and Gudas getting an additional two minutes for cross checking. However, the Capitals would shut down the Blackhawks and kill the penalty. But the Blackhawks would continue to persist as they would force a turnover in the Capitals zone and Drake Caggiula would net his second of the season to tie the game at one. Then the Capitals would get hit with a double minor to Chandler Stephenson for high sticking, but they would strike while shorthanded when Carl Hagelin would make the pickoff and create a two on one with Nic Dowd who would score to retake the Capitals one goal lead. To end the second period the Blackhawks would outshoot the Capitals 15 to 9 for the period, but the Capitals would make sure that Braden Holtby could see the puck and cut down on the quality chances for the Blackhawks.

     

    In the third period the Capitals would go shorthanded early, but would be able to kill the penalty and then John Carlson would feed Alex Ovechkin a hard pass that Ovechkin would one time past Corey Crawford to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead. However, the Blackhawks would get a really solid shift from their grinder line, and they would cause a lot of chaos in the Capitals zone and Dominik Kubalik would get a lose puck in the crease to score his second of the season. Then after poor passing decision by Lars Eller, the Blackhawks would go on a two on one break which would see Patrick Kane score his third of the season on a beautiful wrist shot, but the Capitals would respond right away as Eller would atone for his costly mistake by creating the play that generated Tom Wilson’s third goal of the season to retake the lead. Then to ice the game Eller would score on the empty net to secure the 5-3 victory for the Capitals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway

    Brendan Leipsic — Nic Dowd — Chandler Stephenson

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Michal Kempny — Radko Gudas

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Tyler Lewington, Travis Boyd

    Injured: Richard Panik (upper body)

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1186048324975124480?s=20

     

    Chicago Blackhawks:

    Alex DeBrincat — Jonathan Toews — Andrew Shaw

    Dylan Strome — Kirby Dach — Patrick Kane

    Brandon Saad — David Kampf — Dominik Kubalik

    Alexander Nylander — Ryan Carpenter — Drake Caggiula

    Duncan Keith — Connor Murphy

    Olli Maatta — Brent Seabrook

    Calvin de Haan — Erik Gustafsson

    Corey Crawford

    Robin Lehner

    Scratched: Brendan Perlini, Slater Koekkoek, Zack Smith

    Injured: None.

     

    First Period:

    CHI Penalty – 9:17 – Andrew Shaw 2 minutes for Holding

    WAS PPG – 9:25 – TJ Oshie (7) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (4)

    WAS Penalty – 12:59 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Tripping’

    WAS Penalty – 20:00 – Radko Gudas (Jakub Vrana) 2 minutes for Roughing

    CHI Penalty – 20:00 – Connor Murphy 2 minutes for Roughing

    WAS Penalty – 20:00 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Cross Checking

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    CHI Goal – 8:25 – Drake Caggiula (2) from Alexander Nylander (1) and Ryan Carpenter (3)

    WAS Penalty – 9:25 – Chandler Stephenson double minor for High Sticking

    WAS SHG – 9:53 – Nic Dowd (2) from Carl Hagelin (3)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – :33 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Goal – 3:52 – Alex Ovechkin (6) from John Carlson (15) and Michal Kempny (1)

    CHI Goal – 6:05 – Dominik Kubalik (2) from Brandon Saad (2) and David Kampf (2)

    CHI Goal – 9:58 – Patrick Kane (3) from Alexander Nylander (2)

    WAS Goal – 11:47 – Tom Wilson (3) from Carl Hagelin (4) and Lars Eller (4)

    WAS ENG – 19:10 – Lars Eller (3) from Dmitry Orlov (4)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (6-2-2 14pts) @ Calgary (4-4-1 9pts)

    Chicago (2-3-1 5pts) v. Vegas (6-3-0 12pts)

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Friday, October 18th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Friday, October 18th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Friday, October 18th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Washington Capitals placed forward Richard Panik on Long Term Injury due to an upper body injury, and also announced Jonas Siegenthaler as a game time decision for the night’s game against the New York Rangers.
    • The Capitals also recalled forward Travis Boyd and defenseman Martin Fehervary from Hershey of the AHL.

     

    • The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Detroit Red Wings forward Darren Helm has been fined $5000, the maximum under the CBA, for slashing Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm in Calgary on Thursday, October 17th.

     

     

    Game Recaps:

    Colorado Avalanche v. Florida Panthers – 7p EST Start Time

    COL RoadFLA Home

    In Florida the Panthers host the red hot Colorado Avalanche, but it would be the Panthers striking for three goals in the first period as Jonathan Huberdeau would strike for two goals, and Frank Vatrano would score while shorthanded. However, the Avalanche would get a goal from Joonas Donskoi in the first period as the Panthers went into the first intermission with the 3-1 lead. Then in the second period the Avalanche would get two goals from Andre Burakovsky and a goal from Matt Nieto, while the Panthers would get a goal from Brett Connolly as the game would be tied going into the second intermission. After a scoreless third period they would require overtime which would see Nathan MacKinnon score in overtime to secure the 5- victory.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadPIT Home

    In Pittsburgh the Penguins would host the struggling Dallas Stars and after a scoreless first period both teams would trade goals as Roope Hintz would score to give the Stars the 1-0 lead, but Jared McCann would tie the game for the Penguins heading into the second intermission. Then in the third period the Penguins would get two goals from Kris Letang and a goal from Patric Hornqvist, while the Stars would get a goal from John Klingberg, but it would not be enough as the Penguins would defeat the Stars 4-2.

     

    New York Rangers v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    NYR RoadWAS Home

    The Washington Capitals end their three game homestand with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers. TXHT Recap

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets v. Chicago Blackhawks – 830p EST Start Time

    CLB RoadCHI Home

    In Chicago the Blackhawks would take on the Columbus Blue Jackets, and in the first period the Blackhawks would strike for the 1-0 lead as Drake Caggiula would get on the board late int he first period. Then in the second Pierre-Luc Dubois would score for the Blue Jackets to tie the game at one, but in the third period the Blue Jackets would get another goal from Markus Nutivaara to take the 2-1 lead, but Alex DeBrincat would score to tie the game and send it to overtime. In overtime it would be Jonathan Toews would deflect the puck past Elvis Merzlikins to give the Blackhawks the 3-2 victory.

     

    Detroit Red Wings v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p EST Start Time

    DET RoadEDM Alt

    In Edmonton the Oilers would take on the Detroit Red Wings, and it would be an all seond period affair as both James Neal and Ethan Bear would score for the Oilers, but Mike Green would score for the Red Wings. However, that would all that would be needed for the Oilers to take the 2-1 lead.

     

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    CAR RoadANA Alt

    In Anaheim the Ducks take on the Carolina Hurricanes, and in the first period the Ducks would get goals from Adam Henrique and Troy Terry to give the Ducks the 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission. Then in the second period both teams would trade goals as the Hurricanes would get goals from Erik Haula (PPG) and Hayden Fleury, while the Ducks would respond with goals from Jakob Silfverberg and Carter Rowney (SHG) to secure the 4-2 victory.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1185414538998341634?s=20

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/18/2019 – New York Rangers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/18/2019 – New York Rangers v. Washington Capitals

    New York Rangers (2-2-0 4pts) v. Washington Capitals (4-2-2 10pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals host the New York Rangers as they look to end their three game homestand with a possible 4 out 6 standing points, and early in the first period while on the powerplay the Capitals would strike as TJ Oshie would continue to jam at the puck, in front of the net, and due to the scrum would see a Rangers defensemen inadvertently kick the puck into the net to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead. Then 10 minutes later Pavel Buchnevich would strike on a Rangers powerplay to tie the game at one, but the Capitals would strike less than three minutes later as the as the returning Michal Kempny would one time a rebound past Henrik Lundqvist to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead going into the first intermission.

     

    Then early in the second period Nic Dowd would score his first of the season after finding the rebound and shooting it into the wide open net for the 3-1 lead. But late in the period Artemi Panarin would score his third of the season to cut the Capitals lead back to one as the Capitals head into the second intermission with the 3-2 lead.

     

    In the third period the physicality would pick up as both Brendan Smith and Garnet Hathaway would have a fight, but Smith would also get an addition two minutes for cross checking to give the Capitals the powerplay that would see TJ Oshie score his second of the game after he would tip a John Carlson point blast to give the Capitals the 4-2 lead. Then in the final thirty seconds of the game Hathaway would score the empty net goal to secure the Capitals the 5-2 victory over the Rangers.

     

    Lineups:

    New York Rangers:

    Artemi Panarin — Mika Zibanejad — Pavel Buchnevich

    Chris Kreider — Brett Howden — Kaapo Kakko

    Brendan Smith — Ryan Strome — Jesper Fast

    Greg McKegg — Lias Andersson — Micheal Haley

    Brady Skjei — Tony DeAngelo

    Libor Hajek — Jacob Trouba

    Marc Staal — Adam Fox

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Alexandar Georgiev

    Scratched: Brendan Lemieux

    Injured: None

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway

    Brendan Leipsic – Nic Dowd — Chandler Stephenson

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Michal Kempny — Radko Gudas

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Tyler Lewington, Travis Boyd, Martin Fehervary

    Injured: Richard Panik (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    NYR Penalty – 1:09 – Artemi Panarin 2 minutes for Slashing

    WAS PPG – 2:24 – TJ Oshie (5) from unassisted

    NYR Penalty – 4:11 – Brendan Lemieux 5 minute major for Fighting

    WAS Penalty – 4:11 – Radko Gudas 5 minute magor for Fighting

    WAS Penalty – 5:08 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Penalty – 11:50 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Tripping

    NYR PPG – 12:25 – Pavel Buchnevich (1) from Mika Zibanejad (5) and Jacob Trouba (4)

    WAS Goal – 15:16 – Michal Kempny (1) from Alex Ovechkin (4) and John Carlson (12)

    NYR Penalty – 16:23 – Chris Kreider 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – NYR – 1       WAS – 2

    10-18 v NYR 1

     

    Second Period:

    WAS Goal – 3:45 – Nic Dowd (1) from Dmitry Orlov (3) and John Carlson (13)

    WAS Penalty Shot – 10:16 – Jakub Vrana – Saved by Lundqvist

    WAS Penalty – 13:16 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Holding

    NYR Goal – 16:56 – Artemi Panarin (3) from Chris Kreider (3)

     

    End of 2nd – NYR – 2       WAS – 3

    10-18 v NYR 2

     

    Third Period:

    NYR Penalty – 9:20 – Brendan Smith (Artemi  Panarin) 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    NYR Penalty – 9:20 – Brendan Smith 5 minute major for Fighting

    WAS Penalty – 9:20 – Garnet Hathaway 5 minute major for Fighting

    WAS PPG – 10:18 – TJ Oshie (6) from John Carlson (14) and Nicklas Backstrom (6)

    WAS Penalty – 11:42 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Slashing

    NYR Penalty – 15:29 – Libor Hajek 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS ENG – 19:32 – Garnet Hathaway (2) from Carl Hagelin (2)

     

    End of 3rd – NYR – 2       WAS – 5

    10-18 v NYR 3

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (5-2-2 12pts) @ Chicago (2-2-1 3pts)

    NY Rangers (2-3-0 4pts) v. Vancouver (4-2-0 8pts)

     

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  • Friday Night Arena Lights: Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

    Friday Night Arena Lights: Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers

    Washington Capitals (4-2-2) v. New York Rangers (2-2-0)

     Predicted GoaltenderRecord (W-L-OTL)GAA/SV%
    Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby (TBD)1-1-24.27/.846
    New York RangersHenrik Lundqvist1-1-03.53/.904

     

    Tonight, the Washington Capitals will take on conference rivals The New York Rangers. The Caps-Rangers rivalry goes way back, to as early as the 1990’s, but intensified greatly in the 2010’s, when the two teams faced each other in the playoffs five times in five seasons.

    The Capitals won their first game of the season at home on Wednesday, where they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. After allowing two goals by the Leafs in the first, Jakub Vrana would cut Toronto’s lead by half heading into the first intermission. The Capitals would come back to score three in under a minute-and-a-half, starting with a sneaky slip-in by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Nicklas Backstrom gave the Caps’ their first lead of the game, which would ultimately hold as the game-winning goal, just 11 seconds later. Just over 60 seconds later, John Carlson would score his 3rd goal of the season, on the power-play, giving the Capitals a 4-2 lead. Toronto would not score until the 17:27 mark of the third period, where John Tavares would similarly cut the lead to one. John Carlson, third overall in points, also leads the leagues’ defensemen in points and assists (14 and 11 respectively) (NHL.com, John Carlson). Coaching staff decided that Ilya Samsonov would start for the Capitals, and that turned out to be the right decision; Samsonov allowed just 3 goals on 32 shots, and subsequently won his 3rd game, improving his record to 3-1-0 (NHL.com, Ilya Samsonov). Braden Holtby, who has struggled this season thus far, will start between the pipes for the Capitals. More newsworthy is the confirmation from Michal Kempny himself, that he will play tonight for the first time since suffering a season-ending hamstring injury back in March. The blue-liners’ return has been highly anticipated, and fans are definitely excited about this one (Adam_Zielonka).

    The New York Rangers will be playing their second game of a back to back, after losing 5-2 versus the struggling New Jersey Devils last night. A goal by Tony DeAngelo at the six-minute mark gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead, but three goals by the Devils established a lead they would ultimately hold. In a very penalty-heavy game, the Rangers received six power plays of their own, and despite not converting on a single opportunity, were able to kill off six of seven Devils’ power plays (TheScore, NYR v NJD). Currently, the Rangers allow the most shots on goal in the league, whereas the Capitals allow the fewest (35.3 vs 27.8) (TheScore, New York Rangers). They do however, boast the 2nd best faceoff percentage in the league, though they have only played 4 games thus far. Their shooting percentage is at 13.3%, good enough for 4th best. We anticipate that Henrik Lundqvist will start for the New York Rangers tonight.

    Coverage of the game begins at 6:00pm with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 6:30pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop shortly after 7:00pm.

     

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    Adam_Zielonka. (2019). Michal Kempny confirms he’ll be back in the #Caps lineup tonight, making his season debut. His first game action since suffering a torn hamstring last March against Tampa. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Adam_Zielonka/status/1185209306590990339?s=20.

    NHL.com. (2019). Ilya Samsonov Stats and News. Retrieved from https://www.nhl.com/player/ilya-samsonov-8478492.

    NHL.com. (2019). John Carlson Stats and News. Retrieved from https://www.nhl.com/player/john-carlson-8474590.

    TheScore. (2019). New York Rangers. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/8.

    TheScore. (2019). New York Rangers @ New Jersey Devils. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/events/21826.  

  • NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

     

    Game Recaps:

    Colorado Avalanche v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    COL RoadPIT Home

    In Pittsburgh the Penguins host the undefeated Colorado Avalanche, and a little over three minutes into the period Matt Calvert would strike for the Avalanche to make it 1-0, but late in the period Sidney Crosby would strike with a highlight reel goal to tie the game at one going into the first intermission. In the third period Nathan MacKinnon would tie the game and send it to overtime for the Avalanche. However, in overtime it would be the Penguins prevailing as Branden Tanev would score his first as a Penguin to give the Penguins the 3-2 victory.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    TOR RoadWAS Home

    The Washington Capitals would erupt for three goals in 78 seconds to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs and secure their first home victory of the season. TXHT Recap

     

    Dallas Stars v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadCLB Home

    In Columbus the Blue Jackets would get the jump on the visiting Dallas Stars as they would get goals from Zach Werenski and Alexander Wennberg to get the 2-0 lead, but before the period would end Miro Heiskanen would score for the Stars to cut the Blue Jackets lead to one as they entered the first intermission. In the second period we would have no goals scored but in the third period Sonny Milano would score to extend the Blue Jackets lead to 3-1. Joe Pavelski would score his first as a Star to cut the lead to one, but the Jackets would hold on to win 3-2.

     

    Philadelphia Flyers v. Edmonton Oilers – 930p EST Start Time

    PHI RoadEDM Home

    In Edmonton the Philadelphia Flyers come to town looking for the victory, but it would be the Oilers striking first as Leon Draisaitl would stike 73 seconds into the game for the quick 1-0 lead. However, Jakub Voracek would respond on the powerplay to tie the game at one, but Ethan Bear would score his first goal of the season to give the Oilers the 2-1 lead going into the first intermission. In the second period the Oilers would get goals from Connor McDavid (SHG), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Draisaitl (second of the game) to take a commanding 5-1 lead into the second intermission. Then in the third period former Flyer Brandon Manning would score to increase the Oilers lead to five. However, the Flyers would respond with goals from Oskar Lindblom and Jakub Voracek (PPG), but it would not be enough as the Oilers would win 6-3.

     

    Buffalo Sabres v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    BUF RoadANA Home

    Heading into Anaheim the Buffalo Sabres were able to strike first against the Ducks as Jack Eichel would get on the board with his fourth of the season to give the Sabres the 1-0 lead. Then the red hot Victor Olofsson would score his sixth of the season on the powerplay to give the Sabres the 2-0 lead, but Adam Henrique would score to cut the Sabres lead to one as both teams head into the first intermission. In the second period the Ducks would respond with two more goals as Rickard Rakell and Ryan Getzlaf (PPG) would score to give the Ducks the 3-2 lead. Then with less that 15 seconds left in the period Adam Henrique would score his second of the game as the Ducks take a 4-2 lead into the second intermission. In the third period the Ducks would get another goal, this time from Jakob Silfverberg as they would take the 5-2 victory.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1184692213424390144?s=20

     

    Carolina Hurricanes v. San Jose Sharks – 1030p EST Start Time

    CAR RoadSJ Home

    In San Jose the Sharks would try to temper the storm of the Carolina Hurricanes and they would in the first period as they would get a hat trick from Evander Kane (even strength and 2 PPGs), but the Hurricanes would respond with a Dougie Hamilton goal as the Sharks take the 3-1 lead to the first intermission. In the second period Barclay Goodrow would strike for the Sharks to take a 4-1 lead into the third period. In the third period Erik Haula would score for the Hurricanes, but Tomas Hertl would strike back for the Sharks as they would take the 5-2 victory.

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/16/2019 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/16/2019 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

    Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-1 9pts) v. Washington Capitals (3-2-2 8pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming off a bad outing against Colorado the other day for their holiday matinee, the Washington Capitals look to turn things around as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs. To start the game the Capitals would get an early powerplay when Morgan Reilly would trip Brendan Leipsic, but after several failed entry attempts it would be the Maple Leafs striking while shorthanded as Trevor Moore would feed Kasperi Kapanen to give the Leafs the early 1-0 lead. The Capitals would get a couple good chances, but the Leafs would strike again as Ilya Mikheyev would break past the defense and beat Ilya Samsonov to make it 2-0 for the Maple Leafs. After both teams traded chances, in the final 61 seconds John Carlson would draw in the Leafs and hit a beautiful seam pass to Jakub Vrana who would one time the puck past Michael Hutchison to make it 2-1 heading into the first intermission.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would build off of their late first period goal as they would score three goals in 78 seconds as Evgeny Kuznetsov would get Hutchinson out of position to slide the puck of the goal line, then Nicklas Backstrom would rip a one timer past Hutchinson to give the Capitals the 3-2 lead, and then while on a two man advantage John Carlson would blast a bullet from the point to give the Capitals the 4-2 lead. After the Capitals three goal explosion the game would go back and forth with some chances at both ends, but the Capitals would hold the Leafs off the board during the second period to keep their 4-2 lead heading into the second intermission.

     

    Entering the third period the Capitals would be short a forward and a defenseman as both Richard Panik and Jonas Siegenthaler would be pulled from the game due to upper body injuries.as the period went on both teams would trade powerplay opportunities, but neither would capitalize on their respective opportunities. Then, with the goalie pulled, the Maple Leafs would get back on the board as John Tavares would rip one past Ilya Samsonov, but the LEafs could not get one more as the Capitals win 4-3.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Kasperi Kapanen — John Tavares — Mitchell Marner

    Andreas Johnsson — Auston Matthews — William Nylander

    Ilya Mikheyev — Alexander Kerfoot — Trevor Moore

    Dmytro Timashov — Nicholas Shore — Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly — Cody Ceci

    Jake Muzzin — Tyson Barrie

    Martin Marincin — Justin Holl

    Michael Hutchinson

    Frederik Andersen

    Scratched: Nic Petan, Jason Spezza, Kevin Gravel

    Injured: Zach Hyman (knee), Travis Dermott (shoulder)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway

    Brendan Leipsic — Chandler Stephenson — Richard Panik

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Radko Gudas

    Nick Jensen — Tyler Lewington

    Ilya Samsonov

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Nic Dowd

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    First Period:

    TOR Penalty – 2:52 – Morgan Reilly 2 minutes for Tripping

    TOR SHG – 4:37 – Kasperi Kapanen (1) from Trevor Moore (2)

    TOR Goal – 10:58 – Ilya Mikheyev (3) from Kasperi Kapanen (3) and Justin Holl (2)

    WAS Goal – 18:59 – Jakub Vrana (3) from John Carlson (10) and Garnet Hathaway (3)

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    TOR Penalty – 1:13 – Morgan Reilly 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Goal – 5:07 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) from John Carlson (11) and Carl Hagelin (1)

    WAS Goal – 5:18 – Nicklas Backstrom (2) from TJ Oshie (2) and Nick Jensen (2)

    TOR Penalty – 5:36 – Nick Shore 2 minutes for Interference

    TOR Penalty – 5:45 – Cody Ceci 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    WAS PPG – 6:25 – John Carlson (3) from Alexander Ovechkin (3) and Nicklas Backstrom (5)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    TOR Penalty – 10:10 – Auston Matthews 2 minutes for Slashing

    WAS Penalty – 13:04 – Carl Hagelin 2 minutes for Hooking

    TOR Goal – 17:27 – John Tavares (3) from Jake Muzzin (3)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (4-2-2 10pts) v. NY Rangers (2-1-0 4pts)

    Toronto (4-3-1 9pts) v. Boston (5-1-0 10pts)

     

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  • You Win One, You Lose One: Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    You Win One, You Lose One: Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Washington Capitals (3-2-2) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (4-2-1)

     Predicted GoaltenderRecord (W-L-OTL)GAA/SV%
    Washington CapitalsIlya Samsonov2-1-01.43/.944
    Toronto Maple LeafsMichael Hutchinson0-0-13.85/.894

     

    You win some, you lose some. Or in the case of the Washington Capitals, you win one, and lose one. The Capitals will play the second game of their three-game home stand before setting off on their Annual Canadian Road-trip next week. Tonight, the Caps are trying to collect two points against the Toronto Maple Leafs; the two points they failed to earn on Monday versus the Colorado Avalanche.

    The Capitals lost their last game 6-3 to the undefeated Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Four goals scored in the first ten minutes of the first period by the opposite proved to be a deficit too steep for the Caps to overcome. A goal at the 3:42 mark by Erik Johnson, another 2.5 minutes later by Nikita Zadorov, a third two minutes after the second, by Nazem Kadri, and a fourth by Mikko Rantanen just short of the 10-minute mark gave the Avs a 4-0 lead. Veteran net-minder Braden Holtby was pulled after allowing three goals on three shots, and Ilya Samsonov was faced with the challenge of simply limiting the amount of damage done for the remainder of the game. In two-and-a-half periods, Samsonov allowed just two goals, one of which was a power play goal. In the second period, Lars Eller and T.J. Oshie reduced the Caps deficit by two. But a fifth goal by Matt Nieto, an overturned Caps goal, and a late empty net goal by Nathan MacKinnon overshadowed Alex Ovechkin’s 5th goal of the season. Braden Holtby finished the night with a .000 SV% and 25.71GAA. Ilya Samsonov scraped by with a .905 SV% and a 2.50 GAA. A startling statistic is the amount of time Caps’ rookie defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler is spending in the penalty box. While one must remember, and consider, that not every penalty called is a good penalty, playing one man short is extremely tiring, even when goals aren’t scored by the opposition. Through six games, Siegenthaler has 12 penalty minutes, including 10 in his last 5 showings (TheScore, Jonas Siegenthaler). It is unclear who will start for the Capitals in tonight’s match-up, but Ilya Samsonov certainly is the clear favorite between the two goalies.

    Last night, The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2. Luke Kunin put Minnesota on the board first and early, but four second period goals from Toronto, including one from Auston Matthews, marking his seventh goal of the season, gave the Leafs the lead they needed to squeeze out another win (NHL.com). Notably, the Leafs are winning face-offs and scoring power play goals. While they are tied for scoring the 4th most goals (4), and produce the 5th most shots on goal themselves (35.2), they also allow the 10th most goals against (3.5), and are tied for 12th most shots on goals allowed (31.2). Compared to the Caps’ stingy 27.1 shots allowed, and an 84% efficient penalty kill, Washington should win this game (TheScore, Toronto Maple Leafs)(TheScore, Washington Capitals). Despite a disastrous showing in his last game versus the Montreal Canadiens, Michael Hutchinson will get the start for Toronto tonight. Hutchinson finished for starter Frederik Andersen in Toronto’s game versus Tampa Bay, after allowing seven goals on 28 shots, and stopped all 7 shots he faced (TheScore, Michael Hutchinson) Perhaps, if the Capitals opt to play Braden Holtby, it will be a much closer match-up as far as goals allowed and save percentage are concerned.

    Despite recent reports that defenseman Michal Kempny would make his season debut tonight, his timeline to return seems to be even less definitive than tonight’s starting goaltender. We just hope he plays when he is absolutely ready.

     

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    TheScore. (2019). Jonas Siegenthaler Stats, Age, and News. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/players/4707.

    TheScore. (2019). Michael Hutchinson States, Age, and News. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/players/1577.

    TheScore. (2019). Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/5.

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  • NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 14th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 14th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Monday, October 14th, 2019

     

    Game Recaps:

    Anaheim Ducks v. Boston Bruins – 1p EST Start Time

    ANA RoadBOS Home

    In Boston it would be the David Pastrnak show as he would score all four Bruin goals as they defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Pastrnak would score two goals at even strength and the other two on the powerplay. Rickard Rakell and Adam Henrique would score for the Ducks.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Ottawa Senators – 1p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadOTT Alt

    In Ottawa the Minnesota Wild look to gain their first victory of the season, and after going over 45 minutes of scoreless hockey with the Senators until Victor Rask would break the tie with the eventual game winner. Then late in the period Zach Parise would score to ice the victory for the Wild as they get their first victory with the score of 2-0.

     

    Florida Panthers v. New Jersey Devils – 1p EST Start Time

    FLA RoadNJ Home

    In New Jersey the Devils continue to struggle as the Florida Panthers were able to come from behind and explode with a three goal third period to defeat the Devils. In the first period Jonathan Huberdeau would score 16 seconds into the game to give the Panthers the fast 1-0 lead, but the DEvils would respond with goals from Taylor Hall and Jesper Bratt to take the 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Then in the second period Will Butcher and Pavel Zacha would score in the first 70 seconds to give the Devils the commanding 4-1 lead, but then the Panthers would strike back with five unanswered goals as Brett Connolly would score back to back goals in the second, and then in the third MacKenzie, Noel Acciari and Evgenii Dadonov would score to secure the Panthers 6-4 victory.

     

    St. Louis Blues v. New York Islanders – 1p EST Start Time

    STL RoadNYI Alt

    On the island the New York Islanders play host to the St. Louis Blues as they look to break even at .500, and it would require overtime to do so. After going down by two to the Blues after they got goals from Brayden Schenn and Vladimir Tarasenko, the Islanders would storm back in the last six minutes of the third period to force overtime when Brock Nelson and Matthew Barzal would score to tie the game at two. Then in overtime Devon Toews would score less than 75 seconds into overtime to seal the victory for the Islanders 3-2.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Buffalo Sabres – 3p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadBUF Home

    In Buffalo the Sabres look to keep the Dallas Stars down as they come to town, and the hometown Sabres would strike first after a scoreless first period as Victor Olofsson would score on the powerplay to give the Sabres the lead. Then Sam Reinhart would score late in the second period to give the Sabres the 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission. Then in the third period the Sabres would get goals from Jeff Skinner and Marcus Johansson to secure the 4-0 victory.

     

    Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals – 5p EST Start Time

    COL RoadWAS Home

    After a lackluster first period the Washington Capitals fall to the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 as the Avalanche go 5-0-0 to start the season. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. Chicago Blackhawks – 830p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadCHI Home

    In Chicago the Edmonton Oilers look to win their sixth straight to start the season, but the Blackhawks had other plans as they would get a second period goal from Patrick Kane to break the scoreless tie. Then in the third period, goals from Alexander Nylander and Brandon Saad would seal the deal for the Blackhawks as they would secure a 3-1 win and give the Oilers their first loss of the 2019-20 season. The Oilers lone goal would come from James Neal late in the third period.

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/14/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/14/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Colorado Avalanche (4-0-0 8pts) v. Washington Capitals (3-1-2 8pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming home for a three game homestand the Washington Capitals host the Colorado Avalanche, and less than four minutes into the game it would be the Avalanche getting on the board first as Erik Johnson would rip it from the point and have it beat Braden Holtby to give the Avalanche the 1-0 lead. Then the Avalanche would strike two more times, first from Nikita Zadorov, and then less than two minutes later Nazem Kadri would victimize Holtby as he would give up his third goal on the Avalanche’s third shot of the game which would force Todd Reirden to send in Ilya Samsonov. However, it would not matter as while shorthanded on a Jonas Siegenthaler cross checking penalty the Avalanche would strike on the powerplay with a Mikko Rantanen marker. After the Rantanen marker Tyler Lewington would look to get the Capitals back into this game as he would scrap with Valeri Nichushkin, but the Capitals would not capitalize on the fight as they enter the first intermission down 4-0.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would pick up the physicality, and in turn would start generating more shots on goal. A little less than seven minutes into the period Alex Ovechkin would force the turnover and get the puck to Lars Eller who would break Philipp Grubauer’s shutout bid. Then TJ Oshie would deke out Grubauer to cut the Avalanche’s lead to two as they would hold onto a 4-2 lead going into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period the Capitals would start off flying, but a couple mistakes and an Ilya Samsonov turnover would allow the Avalanche back into the game as Matt Nieto would score his first of the season to give the Avalanche the 5-2 lead. However, the Capitals would get a late powerplay opportunity and they would pull Samsonov to which right off the faceoff following a timeout Alex Ovechkin would rip one from the point to cut the Capitals deficit to two. Then the Capitals would strike again with a John Carlson marker, but it would be called back after a Coach’s Challenge for offsides, which was the correct call as TJ Oshie was in the zone before the puck was. But it would be Nathan MacKinnon icing the game for the Avalanche as he would hit the empty net to give the Avalanche the 6-3 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen

    Joonas Donskoi — Nazem Kadri — Andre Burakovsky

    Matt Nieto — Tyson Jost — Colin Wilson

    Matt Calvert — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Valeri Nichushkin

    Samuel Girard — Erik Johnson

    Nikita Zadorov — Cale Makar

    Ryan Graves — Ian Cole

    Philipp Grubauer

    Pavel Francouz

    Scratched: Kevin Connauton, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Barberio

    Injured: J.T. Compher (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic — Nic Dowd — Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Radko Gudas – Tyler Lewington

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    First Period:

    COL Goal – 3:42 – Erik Johnson (1) from Nazem Kadri (1) and Andre Burakovsky (3)

    COL Goal – 6:00 – Nikita Zadorov (1) from Mikko Rantanen (4) and Nathan MacKinnon (6)

    COL Goal – 7:54 – Nazem Kadri (2) from Joonas Donskoi (1) and Cale Makar (6)

    WAS Penalty – 11:11 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    COL PPG – 9:25 – Mikko Rantanen (4) from Gabriel Landeskog (3) and Nazem Kadri (2)

    COL Penalty – 9:44 – Valeri Nichushkin 5 minute major for Fighting

    WAS Penalty – 9:44 – Tyler Lewington 5 minute major for Fighting

    WAS Penalty – 9:44 – Tyler Lewington (Jakub Vrana) 2 minute minor for Instigating

    WAS Penalty – 9:44 – Tyler Lewington 10 minute Misconduct

    WAS Penalty – 16:28 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    COL Penalty – :50 – Nikita Zadorov 2 minutes for Hooking

    WAS Penalty – 1:45 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for High Sticking

    WAS Penalty – 5:06 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    COL Penalty – 5:06 – Samuel Girard 2 minutes for Embellishment

    WAS Goal – 6:56 – Lars Eller (2) from Alex Ovechkin (2)

    WAS Goal – 15:28 – TJ Oshie (4) from Dmitry Orlov (2) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    COL Goal – 4:24 – Matt Nieto (1) from Tyson Jost (1)

    COL Penalty – 15:39 – Gabriel Landeskog 2 minutes for Slashing

    WAS PPG – 17:39 – Alex Ovechkin (5) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) and John Carlson (9)

    COL ENG – 19:21 – Nathan MacKinnon (2) from Mikko Rantanen (5)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (3-2-2 8pts) v. Toronto (3-2-1 7pts)

    Colorado (5-0-0 10pts) @ Pittsburgh (4-2-0 8pts)

     

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