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  • Game Recap – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Los Angeles Kings (23-27-5 51pts) v. Washington Capitals (30-18-7 67pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals look to end their season long six game homestand with a victory, and it would be an early penalty by Michael Amadio that would give the Capitals the first power play opportunity of the game. The Capitals would not need much time as they would swarm the Los Angeles Kings as Alex Ovechkin would score his 38th goal of the season for the 1-0 lead. However, the Kings would respond quickly when Derek Forbort made an amazing pass to Austin Wagner to tie the game at one. The Capitals would get another power play opportunity when Alec Martinez would be called for holding, but the Capitals would not convert. The Kings would then get their first power play opportunity when Evgeny Kuznetsov would be galled for hooking, but the Capitals would hold the Kings shotless on the power play. The Capitals would eventually get the lead back when Brett Connolly would get his own rebound and roof it over Jonathan Quick, but it would be a Dmitry Orlov hooking penalty that would give the Kings a chance to tie the game up at two as Tyler Toffoli would score on the powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the period by killing off the late Brett Connolly hooking call, but they would get hemmed into their own zone as the Kings would tire the Capitals and gain the lead for the first time this game when Oscar Fantenberg would blast a one timer for his second goal of the season. However the Capitals would respond quickly as Evgeny Kuznetsov would score off of a Tom Wilson rebound to tie the game at three a piece. The Capitals would then get the lead back as they would crash the net and create chaos for Quick and the Kings defense as Christian Djoos would poke the puck with one hand on his stick for his first goal of the season. the Capitals would not let up there as Michal Kempny and Jakub Vrana would connect to get Quick out of position and Vrana his 17th of the season.

     

    For the third period both teams would play a more contained style of game that would feature both Austin Wagner and Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring their second goal of the game for their respective teams. However, it would be the Capitals holding on and winning 6-4 to end their six game homestand with a 4-1-1 record.

     

    Lineups:

    Los Angeles Kings:

    Alex Iafallo — Anze Kopitar — Dustin Brown

    Brendan Leipsic — Michael Amadio — Tyler Toffoli

    Carl Hagelin — Adrian Kempe — Ilya Kovalchuk

    Kyle Clifford — Trevor Lewis — Austin Wagner

    Derek Forbort — Drew Doughty

    Alec Martinez — Oscar Fantenberg

    Dion Phaneuf — Paul LaDue

    Jonathan Quick

    Jack Campbell

    Scratched: Sean Walker

    Injured: Jeff Carter (lower body), Jonny Brodzinski (upper body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd

     

    First Period:

    Kings Penalty – 2:10 – Michael Amadio 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 3:07 – Alex Ovechkin (38) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (37) and TJ Oshie (16)

    Kings Goal – 4:50 – Austin Wagner (6) from Derek Forbort (9) and Kyle Clifford (3)

    Kings Penalty – 6:49 – Alec Martinez 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 11:54 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 15:17 – Brett Connolly (13) from Andre Burakovsky (9) and Matt Niskanen (14)

    Capitals Penalty – 15:38 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Kings PPG – 17:22 – Tyler Toffoli (12) from Anze Kopitar (25) and Drew Doughty (26)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:13 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – LA – 2       WAS – 2

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         10                12

    Hits               06                  05

    PP                 1/2                 1/2

     

    Second Period:

    Kings Goal – 3:42 – Oscar Fantenberg (2) from Alec Martinez (10) and Adrian Kempe (11)

    Capitals Goal – 6:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (14) from Tom Wilson (12)

    Capitals Goal – 10:31 – Christian Djoos (1) from Alex Ovechkin (25) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (38)

    Capitals Goal -13:09 – Jakub Vrana (17) from Michal Kempny (13) and TJ Oshie (17)

    Kings Penalty – 15:08 – Anze Kopitar 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 2nd – LA – 3        WAS – 5

    Shots               20                 22

    Faceoffs          14                 24

    Hits                 10                  12

    PP                   1/3                  1/3

     

    Third Period:

    Kings Penalty – 6:58 – Anze Kopitar 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Kings Goal – 10:25 – Austin Wagner (7) from Trevor Lewis (2) and Kyle Clifford (4)

    Capitals Goal – 15:13 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (15) from Alex Ovechkin (26)

     

    End of 3rd – LA – 4         WAS – 5

    Shots              33                   31

    Faceoffs        25                    34

    Hits               18                     14

    PP                 1/3                    1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (31-18-7 69pts) @ Columbus (31-20-3 65pts)

    Los Angeles (23-28-5 51pts) v. Vancouver (25-24-7 57pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Los Angeles Kings (23-27-5 51pts) v. Washington Capitals (30-18-7 67pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports West

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals host the Los Angeles Kings as they end their six game homestand. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their overtime loss to the Florida Panthers, while the Kings will be looking to get themselves back in the win column after having their 3 game winning streak end by the Boston Bruins the other night.

     

    Los Angeles Kings:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Contain the Capitals speed

    The Kings are not a very fast team, and they will need to contain the Capitals speed if they hope to take it to the Capitals.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The Capitals did not start well against the Florida Panthers the other night, and will need a better start to the game if they hope to end their homestand with a victory.

  • 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.

  • Gameday Recap — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Gameday Recap — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Florida Panthers (22-22-8 52pts) at Washington Capitals (30-18-6 66pts)

    Florida Panthers Lineups:

    Frank Vatrano – Aleksander Barkov – Evgenii Dadonov

    Jonathan Huberdeau – Vincent Trocheck – Derick Brassard

    Mike Hoffman – Michael Haley – Riley Sheahan

    Troy Brouwer – Denis Malgin – Colton Sceviour

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mike Matheson – Mark Pysyk

    Ian McCoshen – Josh Brown

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

    Injuries: Jayce Hawryluk (lower body), Derek MacKenzie (upper body), 52-MacKenzie Weegar (illness)

    Scratches: Bogdan Kiselevich, Henrik Borgstrom

     

     

    Washington Capitals Lineups:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Jakub Vrana – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin – Nic Down – Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny – John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik – Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Injured: none

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey, DeVante Smith-Pelly

     

     

     

     

    1st Period:

     

    Florida Penalty: Ian McCoshen for Holding – 2 min minor – 5:34

     

    Washington Penalty: TJ Oshie for Tripping – 2 min minor – 10:54

     

    Florida Goal: Frank Vitrano (18) assisted by Vincent Trochek (14), Aaron Ekblad (14) – 12:55

     

    Florida Goal: Keith Yandle (8) assisted by Denis Malgin (7) and Riley Sheahan (4) – 13:30

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Christian Djoos for Elbowing – 2 min minor – 16:35

     

    End of 1st – FLA – 2       WAS – 0

    Shots               09                09

    Faceoffs         12                07

    Hits               06                  08

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

     

    Need to do: The Capitals need to create a little more chaos around the net.   Florida scored two quick goals after the TJ Oshie tripping penalty and Washington needs to play offensively a bit stronger

     

    Analysis:  The Capitals played a strong first 10 minutes of the period but would start to turn the puck over more and would allow to quick goals after the TJ Oshie penalty.  There would be a very questionable penalty call on Djoos for elbowing after Colton Sceviour would run into Djoos’ elbow.

     

     

    2nd Period:

     

    Washington Goal: Brett Connolly (11) assisted by Andre Burakovsky (7) – 5:02

     

     

    Florida Goal: Colton Sceviour (5) assisted by Aaron Ekblad (15) – 9:17

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Brett Connolly for Slashing – 2 min minor – 16:33

     

    Washington Goal: Lars Eller (7) assisted by Nic Dowd (10) and Brett Connolly (17) – 19:19

     

     

    End of 2nd – FLA – 3       WAS – 2

    Shots              18                20

    Faceoffs         22                21

    Hits               13                  11

    PP                 0/3                 0/1

     

     

     

    Need to Do:  The Capitals need to try and focus on the game and continue playing a hard 20 minutes and avoid turnovers and the penalty box.  The Capitals have given up a couple of penalties in this game and need to play their game.

     

    Analysis:  This would be a slow period for both teams.  Washington would score two goals in the period to bring the contest within a goal.  Lots of good back and forth action between the Panthers and Capitals but when Eller scored, play continued until ten seconds after the goal was scored.  This happened due the puck going in and out of the net in a very fast pace until the whistle came and the Situation Room in Toronto would call this a good goal.

     

    3rd Period:

    Florida Goal: Derick Brassard (10) unassisted – :07

    Washington Goal: Brett Connolly (12) assisted by Andre Burakovsky (8) and Lars Eller (17) – 6:12

     

    Washington Goal: Evgeny Kuznetsov (13) assisted by Dmitry Orlov (13) and Alex Ovechkin (24) – 16:54

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Brett Connolly for Slashing – 2 min minor – 19:56

     

    End of 3rd – FLA – 4       WAS – 4

    Shots              27                30

    Faceoffs         31                31

    Hits               20                  16

    PP                 0/4*                 0/1

    *- 1:56 left in the Power Play

     

    Overtime:

    Florida PPG: Mike Hoffman (25) assisted by Keith Yandle (34) and Aleksander Barkov (34) – 1:31

     

    End of OT – FLA – 5       WAS – 4

    Shots              31                30

    Faceoffs         32                31

    Hits               20                  16

    PP                 1/4                 0/1

     

    Postgame Analysis:  The Washington Capitals would fall after taking the late penalty in the third period to the Florida Panthers.  Washington would fall behind early and would do their best to overcome two different deficits of two goals but it would not be enough as the Capitals would fall to the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime.

    The Washington Capitals look to rebound from this loss on Monday night when the Washington Capitals take on the Los Angeles Kings.

  • Gameday Preview — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    FLAWSH

     

    Florida Panthers (22-22-8 52pts) v. Washington Capitals (30-18-6 66pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports Florida, ESPN+

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers as they continue with their six game homestand. The Capitals will look to build off of the 4-3 overtime win Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche.

     

    Florida Panthers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Evgenii Dadonov – Aleksander Barkov – Derick Brassard

    Jonathan Huberdeau – Vincent Trocheck – Frank Vatrano

    Mike Hoffman – Riley Sheahan – Colton Sceviour

    Troy Brouwer – Henrik Borgstrom – Denis Malgin

    Defense

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mike Matheson – Mark Pysyk

    Ian McCoshen – Josh Brown

    Goalies

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

    Scratches: Micheal Haley, Bogdan Kiselevich, MacKenzie Weegar

    Injured Reserve: Derek MacKenzie (shoulder), Jayce Hawryluk (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. The Panthers look to extend their streak of opening a game with scoring to a seventh game.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    A good start goes a long way and it helped the Capitals the other night as they were able to get an early first period goal to set the tone for the game. If the Capitals can strike early again, then this could be another strong game for the Capitals.

  • TXHT Podcast – 2/9/2019

    TXHT Podcast – 2/9/2019

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

     

    Audio Version:

     

    YouTube Version:

     

    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by our friend from The Hockey Writers Nate Oliver.

     

    For the first half of the show both Michael and Nate talk about the NWHL All Star Weekend, take a look at the playoffs that are coming sooner than you think.

     

    Then Michael and Nate talk about the Capitals. They discuss the pending Trade Deadline and Todd Reirden.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Friday, February 8th, 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.

  • Game Recap – 2/7/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/7/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Colorado Avalanche (22-22-8 52pts) v. Washington Capitals (29-18-6 64pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would have a slightly shaky start as the Colorado Avalanche would force Pheonix Copley to make some big saves early, but it would be the Capitals who would get the first goal of the game as TJ Oshie would throw the puck to the net and Andre Burakovsky would tip it in for his seventh of the season. The Capitals would get their first powerplay opportunity when Mikko Rantanen would be called for tripping, and it would look like Nicklas Backstrom would have scored on the power play to get a two goal lead, but the referee would call it no goal as he had already blew the whistle. To end the period the Capitals would be on the penalty kill when Devante Smith-Pelly would be called for high sticking.

     

    To open the second period the Capitals would finish off the penalty kill, but it would be Nathan MacKinnon scoring 35 seconds into the period to tie the game at one. The Capitals would challenge offsides, but would lose the coach’s challenge, which was the right decision as the play was onside, resulting in a delay of game penalty that the Capitals would kill off as well. The Capitals would get another power play opportunity when Ian Cole would be called for tripping Travis Boyd, and this time the Capitals would make it count when Evgeny Kuznetsov would knock it a loose puck in the crease to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead. The Avalanche would not do themselves any favors though as Nikita Zadorov would be called for interference and then after they killed that penalty, MacKinnon would be called for tripping, but the Avalanche would kill off that penalty too.

     

    The Capitals would kick start the third period with a Matt Niskanen goal when he would blast a Jakub Vrana rebound on net, and it would have gone over the net if it were not for hitting Semyon Varlamov’s blocker and dipping into the net. The Capitals would get another power play opportunity when Gabriel Landeskog would be called for holding, but once again the Avalanche would kill the penalty and Landeskog would put in hard work down low to to feed Mikko Rantanen to get the Avalanche within one of the Capitals. Then the fireworks would explode as an unnecessary hit from Ian Cole to Kuznetsov would bring in Tom Wilson as the two would scrap forcing themselves out of the game. However, the Capitals would get a three minute powerplay out of all this.

    After the Avalanche killed the three minute powerplay for the Capitals, a horrible play by Lars Eller on an odd man rush would turn the puck over to the Avalanche as Colin Wilson would score a goal Pheonix Copley would love to have back to tie the game and force overtime.

     

    Overtime would be fast paced and almost looked like it was going to go to the shootout, but it would be Alex Ovechkin feeding Evgeny Kuznetsov with the breakaway pass to score the game winner and continue the Capitals new winning ways.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen

    Matt Nieto — Carl Soderberg — Matt Calvert

    Alexander Kerfoot — J.T. Compher — Colin Wilson

    Sven Andrighetto — Sheldon Dries — A.J. Greer

    Ian Cole — Erik Johnson

    Nikita Zadorov — Tyson Barrie

    Patrik Nemeth — Samuel Girard

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

    Scratched: Anton Lindholm, Gabriel Bourque

    Injured: Vladislav Kamenev (shoulder), Mark Barberio (head)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson – Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 6:31 – Andre Burakovsky (7) from TJ Oshie (15) and Matt Niskanen (13)

    Avalanche Penalty – 13:40 – Mikko Rantanen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Penalty – 18:14 – Devante Smith-Pelly 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – COL – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              09                12

    Faceoffs         11                07

    Hits               07                  13

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Avalanche Goal – :35 – Nathan MacKinnon (28) from Tyson Barrie (34) and Gabriel Landeskog (26)

    Capitals Penalty – :35 – Bench (Ovechkin) 2 minutes for Delay of Game (Failed Coach’s Challenge)

    Avalanche Penalty – 7:06 – Ian Cole 2 minutes for Tipping

    Capitals PPG – 8:38 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (11) from Alex Ovechkin (22) and John Carlson (41)

    Avalanche Penalty – 13:27 – Nikita Zadorov 2 minutes for Interference

    Avalanche Penalty – 16:31 – Nathan MacKinnon 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – COL – 1        WAS – 2

    Shots               25                 27

    Faceoffs          20                 18

    Hits                 10                  24

    PP                   0/2                  1/4

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – :34 – Matt Niskanen (8) from Jakub Vrana (16) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (36)

    Avalanche Penalty – 2:40 – Gabriel Landeskog 2 minutes for Hooking

    Avalanche Goal – 5:10 – Mikko Rantanen (24) from Gabriel Landeskog (27)

    Avalanche Penalty – 11:18 – Ian Cole 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 11:18 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Fighting

    Avalanche Penalty – 11:18 – Ian Cole 5 minute major for Interference

    Avalanche Penalty – 11:18 – Ian Cole Game Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 11:18 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Instigating

    Capitals Penalty – 11:18 – Tom Wilson 10 minute Misconduct

    Avalanche Goal – 17:53 – Colin Wilson (10) from Matt Calvert (12)

     

    End of 3rd – COL – 3         WAS – 3

    Shots              35                   39

    Faceoffs        27                    26

    Hits               18                     31

    PP                 0/2                    1/6

     

    OT:

    Capitals Goal – 4:12 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (12) from Alex Ovechkin (23)

     

    End of OT – COL – 3         WAS – 4

    Shots              37                   42

    Faceoffs        27                    27

    Hits               18                     33

    PP                 0/2                    1/6

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (30-18-6 66pts) v. Florida (22-22-8 52pts)

    Colorado (22-22-9 53pts) @ NY Islanders (31-16-6 68pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/7/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/7/2019 – Colorado Avalanche v. Washington Capitals

    Colorado Avalanche (22-22-8 52pts) v. Washington Capitals (29-18-6 64pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington, Altitude, and ESPN+

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals host the Colorado Avalanche as they continue with their six game homestand. The Capitals will look to build off of their 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks the other night. The Avalanche will be looking to avoid their fifth straight loss.

     

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Projected Lineup:

    Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen

    Matt Nieto — Carl Soderberg — Matt Calvert

    Alexander Kerfoot — J.T. Compher — Colin Wilson

    Sven Andrighetto — Sheldon Dries — Gabriel Bourque

    Ian Cole — Erik Johnson

    Nikita Zadorov — Tyson Barrie

    Patrik Nemeth — Samuel Girard

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

    Scratched: A.J. Greer, Anton Lindholm

    Injured: Vladislav Kamenev (shoulder), Mark Barberio (head)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Depth needs to produce

    The biggest knock on the Avalanche is that they are a one line team, and will need to get production from their bottom nine forwards and from their defense

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    A good start goes a long way and it helped the Capitals the other night as they were able to get an early first period goal to set the tone for the game. If the Capitals can strike early again, then this could be another strong game for the Capitals.

  • Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would start off hot as they would force the play in the Vancouver Canucks zone early as TJ Oshie would charge the net for the Nicklas Backstrom rebound to get the Capitals the first goal of the game. The goal would also be assisted on by Alex Ovechkin who would be come the highest scoring Russian player in NHL history.

    However, 39 seconds later Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for hooking, but the Capitals would kill of the penalty. The Capitals would get a powerplay opportunity as well, but could not convert on it. The Capitals would dominate the period which featured them out shooting the Canucks 18 to 5.

     

    This was a lackluster period. Not a whole lot really to talk about this period outside of the penalty shot opportunity for Bo Horvat, but Braden Holtby was up to the task to shut Horvat down to keep the 1-0 lead.

     

    The Capitals would start off the third period the same way they way started the game by crashing the net, this time with Brett Connolly banking in the shot to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead. However, the Canucks would respond with their first goal of the game when Markus Granlund would tip in a Antoine Roussel pass past Holtby. But the Capitals would respond in kind as the Capitals would create more chaos in front of the Canucks net to get the puck past Jacob Markstrom to make it a 3-1 lead. The Canucks would dispute the goal claiming it was hit with a high stick, but the referees declared it a good goal by Jakub Vrana after further review. Elias Pettersson would score with 8 seconds left in the game with the goalie pulled, but it would be too little too late for the Canucks as the Capitals hold on to win 3-2.

     

    Lineups:

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Alexander Edler (face), Sven Baertschi (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:00 – TJ Oshie (16) from Nicklas Backstrom (40) and Alex Ovechkin (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty – 11:59 – Nikolay Goldobin 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference

     

    End of 1st – VAN – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              05                18

    Faceoffs         11                11

    Hits               07                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:45 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty Shot – 12:53 – Bo Horvat – Save (Jonas Siegenthaler – Hooking)

     

    End of 2nd – VAN – 0        WAS – 1

    Shots               18                 22

    Faceoffs          18                 19

    Hits                 16                  13

    PP                   0/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:47 – Brett Connolly (10) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (34) and Jakub Vrana (15)

    Canucks Goal – 8:02 – Markus Granlund (9) from Antoine Roussel (16) and Ben Hutton (13)

    Capitals Goal – 12:13 Jakub Vrana (16) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (35) and Tom Wilson (11)

    Canucks Goal – 19:52 – Elias Pettersson (24) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – VAN – 2         WAS – 3

    Shots              32                   31

    Faceoffs        25                    28

    Hits               23                     20

    PP                 0/2                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (29-18-6 64pts) v. Colorado (22-22-8 52pts)

    Vancouver (24-24-6 54pts) @ Chicago (21-24-9 51pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and SportsNet One

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals play host to former teammate Jay Beagle as the Vancouver Canucks come to town as they play their second game of their back to back. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their lackluster performance on Super Sunday against the Boston Bruins where they played flat throughout the game.

     

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Sven Baertschi (illness), Alexander Edler (Head), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Fresh legs

    The Canucks will be playing their second game in two nights, and will need to keep their legs fresh in this one after the hard fought effort in their loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The Capitals came out flatter than a pancake against the Boston Bruins the other day, and will need to come out with some urgency to start the game. If the Capitals can get a few strong shifts to start this game it can work as the motivator to a better game from the Capitals.