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  • Gameday Preview – 11/19/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Montreal Canadiens

    Gameday Preview – 11/19/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Montreal Canadiens

    Washington Capitals (9-7-3 21pts) v. Montreal Canadiens (11-6-3 25pts)

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals head into Montreal to close off their 4 game road trip, which also is the second straight 4+ game road trip that the Capitals will be concluding against the Canadiens. Coming off an overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Capitals are looking to win their second game in a row, while Montreal is coming off of a win against the Vancouver Canucks and look to continue their hot start to this season.

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Injury News:

    *Pheonix Copley will be starting in goal tonight, with Braden Holtby as the backup. Ilya Samsonov was reassigned to Hershey this morning.

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play a full 60 minutes

    The Capitals need to play a full 60 minutes, but most importantly they need to play a much more aggressive third period. There have been too many games where the Capitals have turtled into their own zone and played “not to lose” which has resulted in them being horribly outshot and blowing leads. If the Capitals can play a full 60 minutes, they have better opportunity to close out this road trip with a win.

    2. Keep your feet moving

    The Capitals will still be without both Evgeny Kuznetsov and TJ Oshie most likely, while it looks like Braden Holtby could be starting in goal, but with the missing key pieces of Kuznetsov and Oshie, it is going to put more onus on these depth guys to step up. The Capitals as a whole will need to keep their feet moving and use their speed to make it difficult for the Canadiens.

    Montreal Canadiens:

    Projected Lineup:

    * We expect the same lineup that was used against the Canucks.

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Utilize their speed

    Last game against the Capitals, the Canadiens were able to utilize their speed against the Capitals and create a moment that allowed them to overcome the Capitals and win the game 6-4 )including the NHL record of 2 goals in 2 seconds). The Canadiens will need to use their speed to cause the Capitals to make mistakes, especially in their own zone.

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  • November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, November 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were six contests in action yesterday.

     

     

    DALLAS 1, Boston 0 (OT)

     

    Dallas Stars G Ben Bishop became the fifth player in franchise history to record a shutout over the Boston Bruins.

     

    Buffalo 2, WINNIPEG 1 (SO)

     

    Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner scored in the contest, his eighth goal since November 1st, to give the Sabres the shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets last night.

     

    Los Angeles 2, CHICAGO 1 (SO)

     

    Los Angeles G Calvin Petersen registered 34 saves in the contest and would turn aside two shots in the shootout give Petersen his first NHL win in the Kings contest over the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    Washington 3, COLORADO 2 (OT)

     

    Alex Ovechkin has 681 goals (regular-season and playoffs combined) to tie Dino Ciccarelli for 17th place all-time.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom scored the game-winner just 22 seconds into the overtime to give the Washington Capitals the 3-2 win in Denver last night.

     

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Colorado Avalanche

     

    St. Louis 4, VEGAS 1

     

    St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly has at least one point in 11 out of the last 12 games and leads the Blues with 23 points on the season.  O’Reilly also scored two goals in the contest.

     

    Toronto 2, ANAHEIM 1 (OT)

     

    For the second time in franchise history, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended up sweeping the California road-trip in the Maple Leafs overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.

    Patrick Marleau scored his 539th career goal, passing Keith Tkachuk for 32nd place on the all-time list.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the game at the following page.

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Anaheim Ducks

     

    Today there are 11 games on the docket…

     

    There are two options for this week’s NHL European Game of the Week today.

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

    In NHL news…

     

    -Arizona Coyotes F Josh Archibald was suspended for two games for his illegal check to the head of Nashville Predators F Ryan Hartman in Thursday night’s contest by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety yesterday evening.

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL returns to action TODAY.

    This weekend’s schedule of NWHL games…

    This week’s NWHL Twitter Game of the Week is Sunday and pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Connecticut Whale.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Colorado Avalanche

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Colorado Avalanche

     

     

    Washington Capitals (8-7-3 19pts) v. Colorado Avalanche (9-6-3 21pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Lars Eller — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Braden Holtby (upper body), Evgeny Kuznetsov (upper body), Brooks Orpik (lower body), T.J. Oshie (upper body)

     

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Gabriel Landeskog — Nathan MacKinnon — Mikko Rantanen

    Tyson Jost — Alexander Kerfoot — Colin Wilson

    Sheldon Dries — Carl Soderberg — Matt Calvert

    Sven Andrighetto — Vladislav Kamenev — Gabriel Bourque

    Samuel Girard — Erik Johnson

    Ian Cole — Tyson Barrie

    Mark Barberio — Patrik Nemeth

    Philipp Grubauer

    Semyon Varlamov

    Scratched: Marko Dano, Nikita Zadorov

    Injured: J.T. Compher (head), Matt Nieto (lower body)

     

     

    First Period:

    Avalanche Goal – 1:08 – Carl Soderberg (7) from Tyson Jost (2) and Tyson Barrie (15)

    Avalanche Penalty – 14:07 – Sheldon Dries 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       COL – 1

    Shots              13                09

    Faceoffs         05                15

    Hits               06                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    After a very rocky start to the game, the Capitals were able to settle in… kind of. The Avalanche did a very good job of playing between the blue lines and if the Capitals did get into the zone, forced the Capitals shots to the outside and allowed Philipp Grubauer to see everything.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to use their speed to force the Avalanche to make some mistakes. The Avalanche are playing with a swarm mentality and are utilizing picks to create issues for the Capitals. Also the Capitals need to do a much better job in the faceoff circle as the Avalanche are killing them in that department. And lastly, The Capitals need to generate some more scoring opportunities in the danger zones. They only had 2 in the first period.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :31 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Hooking

    Avalanche Penalty – 6:20 – Gabriel Bourque 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 8:55 – Devante Smith-Pelly (3) from Chandler Stephenson (3) and Travis Boyd (3)

    Capitals Goal – 18:29 – Alex Ovechkin (13) from Nicklas Backstrom (17) and Tom Wilson (1)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        COL – 1

    Shots               25                 18

    Faceoffs          22                 23

    Hits                 12                  9

    PP                   0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a much better period for the Capitals. They outshot the Avalanche, and they also dominated in the faceoff circle. Capitals also generated better scoring chances, and were able to score the only 2 goals of the period as a result.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to continue playing a solid defensive game and continue to contain the Avalanche’s speed. The Capitals also need to play the majority of the game in Colorado’s zone and not turtle into their own zone like we’ve seen quite a bit this season.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 6:16 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Interference

    Avalanche Goal -17:16 – Colin Wilson (5) from Matt Calvert (4) and Ian Cole (6)

    Avalanche Penalty – 18:51 – Ian Cole 2 minutes for Interference

     

    OT:

    Capitals PPG – :22 – Nicklas Backstrom (5) from John Carlson (15) and Tom Wilson (2)

     

    End of OT – WAS – 3         COL – 2

    Shots              29                   26

    Faceoffs        31                    34

    Hits               17                     11

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a huge win for the Capitals. Despite being out shot in the 3rd period, the Capitals defense only gave up one goal and needed only one shot to win it in overtime. The Capitals get two needed days of rest before they take on the Montreal Canadiens and with that rest we will see if they get back TJ Oshie, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Braden Holtby from injuries.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (9-7-3 21pts) @ Montreal (10-6-3 23pts)

    Colorado (9-6-4 22pts) v. Anaheim (8-9-4 20pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were four contests in action yesterday.

     

    CHICAGO 1, St. Louis 0

    The Chicago Blackhawks went on to shutout the St. Louis Blues 1-0.

    Blackhawks G Corey Crawford turned aside all 28 shots he faced to snap the Blackhawks eight-game losing streak in the win.

    Chicago’s Duncan Keith played in his 1,014th career game, and now has sole possession of fourth place on the Blackhawks all-time list.

     

    WINNIPEG 3, Washington 1

    Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele became the sixth active player to have three consecutive seasons scoring ten goals or more in 17 or fewer games.

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would also find the scoresheet and extended his point streak to 11 games, matching a career high set back during the end of the 2015-16 season.

     

    TXHT has the full recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets at the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

     

    COLORADO 6, Boston 3

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen has 29 points on the season in 19 games played.

    Rantanen had a three-point night, registering one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

    Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog also made the score sheet for the Colorado Avalanche in the big win over the Boston Bruins.

    Boston’s David Pastrnak scored his 17th goal on the season and became the 11th player at the age of 22 or younger to register that mark in 18 team games played.

     

    VEGAS 5, Anaheim 0

    Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury had his 51st career shutout and moved into a four-way tie for 24th on the NHL’s all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey will have a hearing today for interference/unsportsmanlike conduct in yesterday’s contest between the Jets and the Washington Capitals.

     

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  • TXHT – 11/14/2018

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    Join Michael as he breaks down the past week for the Washington Capitals and in the NHL.

    Opening Music – “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

  • Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

    Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

     

    Washington Capitals (8-6-3 19pts) v. Winnipeg Jets (10-5-1 21pts)

    Time: 8p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Brooks Orpik (lower body)

     

    Winnipeg Jets:

    Projected Lineup:

    Nikolaj Ehlers — Mark Scheifele — Blake Wheeler

    Kyle Connor — Bryan Little — Mathieu Perreault

    Brandon Tanev — Adam Lowry — Patrik Laine

    Jack Roslovic — Andrew Copp — Nic Petan

    Josh Morrissey — Jacob Trouba

    Ben Chiarot — Dustin Byfuglien

    Joe Morrow — Tyler Myers

    Connor Hellebuyck

    Laurent Brossoit

    Scratched: Brendan Lemieux, Sami Niku

    Injured: Dmitry Kulikov (upper body)

     

    Official Lineups:

     

    First Period:

    Jets Penalty – 8:52 – Brandon Tanev 2 minutes for Illegal Hit to the Head

    Capitals Goal – 13:00 – Jakub Vrana (5) from Madison Bowey (2) and Dmitry Orlov (4)

    Jets Penalty – 14:53 – Patrik Laine 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 17:16 – Andre Burakovsky 2 mins for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       WIN – 0

    Shots              10                02

    Faceoffs         10                07

    Hits               05                  03

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very good period for the Capitals. They played a very solid defensive game , and they clogged up everything against the Jets. One of the biggest things the Capitals did was hold the Jets to only 2 shots.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals pelted Connor Hellebuyck with a lot of shots on their powerplay, but he is playing deep in his crease so the Capitals need to make him move some more and get close and high on him. The Capitals also need to continue playing with this style of game and keep executing their game plan.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:58 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Intereference

    Jets PPG – 5:05 – Mark Scheifele (10) from Kyle Connor (7) and Blake Wheeler (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 5:31 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1        WIN – 1

    Shots               20                 17

    Faceoffs          15                 18

    Hits                 08                  08

    PP                   0/2                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    This was not a very good period for the Capitals as they took their foot off of the gas and allowed the Jets into this game. Also some penalty problems let the Jets tie this game at 1.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get back to how they were playing in the 1st period and put their foot back on the gas. They need to play that stiff defensive style and clog up the zones for the Jets.

     

    Third Period:

    Jets Goal – 12:51 – Ben Chiarot (3) from Brandon Tanev (5)

    Jets Penalty – 15:18 – Andrew Copp 2 minutes for Tripping

    Jets ENG – 19:00 – Kyle Connor (8) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 1         WIN – 3

    Shots              28                   24

    Faceoffs        24                   24

    Hits               13                     15

    PP                 0/3                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    The Capitals started strong, but could not finish this one. The Capitals looked like they ran out of gas as part of this back to back, but the played very good overall. Key thing now is the health of Braden Holtby (Upper Body), Evgeny Kuznetsov (possible concussion), and TJ Oshie (Upper Body – Potentially Shoulder), as they prepare to take on the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Friday night.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (8-7-3 19pts) @ Colorado (8-6-3 19pts)

    Winnipeg (11-5-1 23pts) v. Buffalo (10-6-2 22pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

    Today is Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were nine contests in action last night…

     

    NEW JERSEY 4, Pittsburgh 2

    New Jersey’s Taylor Hall recorded his eighth career four-point performance in the Devils 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Vancouver 2

     

    Mathew Barzal of the NY Islanders would register his 100th career point in his 101st game, becoming the sixth player to reach the 100 point mark among active NHL players.

     

     

    The Islanders would go on to rout the Vancouver Canucks 5-2

     

    Florida 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman would score to extend his point-scoring streak to an NHL-high 13 games on the season in the Florida Panthers one-goal win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

    Also in this contest, Panthers G Roberto Luongo became the fourth goaltender in League history to win four contests to be at the age of 39 or older.

    BUFFALO 2, Tampa Bay 1

    Buffalo has now won three in a row and seven out of their last 11 in the big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Buffalo last night.

     

    DETROIT 6, Arizona 1

     

    Before the contest, the Detroit Red Wings held their pre-game skate in the Hockey Fights Cancer practice jerseys.

     

    https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1062505290602631168

     

    Washington 5, MINNESOTA 2

    Tom Wilson would return to action, by registering his first goal of the season, and helped the defending champions take down the Minnesota Wild with a 5-2 win.

    Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

     

    EDMONTON 6, Montreal 2

    Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would have his 31st three-point contest, all assists, in Edmonton’s big win over the Canadiens.  Evgeny Malkin and Patrick Kane are the two players behind McDavid with 28 and 27, respectively.  This mark dates back to the 2015-16 NHL season.

    Despite Montreal Canadiens Max Domi registering a goal in the first six minutes in the contest to tie the game 1-1, it would not be enough as the Edmonton Oilers would go on to defeat Montreal 6-2.

    Domi’s goal would be his 10th of the season and the most of his career since the 2015-16 season.

     

    Toronto 5, LOS ANGELES 1

    The Toronto Maple Leafs began their West Coast trip with a big win over the Los Angeles Kings 5-1.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner has your recap of that contest at the following link.

    Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Nashville 4

    San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson would become the fifth player to record 400 career assists and achieved this mark in 646 games with the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 5-4.

    Joe Thornton of the Sharks would reach the 400 career goal mark and became the 11th player to have at least 400 goals and 1,000 assists in their careers.

    Today, there are four games on the schedule:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    -Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released a new episode of the “31 Thoughts” podcast today.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1062805606145286144

     

    -The Los Angeles Kings traded F Tanner Pearson for Pittsburgh Penguins F Carl Hagelin earlier today.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

    Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

     

    Washington Capitals (7-6-3 17pts) v. Minnesota Wild (11-4-2 24pts)

    Time: 8p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    After fizzling out at the end of their 5 game home stand, the Washington Capitals get a major boost with the return of Tom Wilson, who had his suspension reduced to 14 games earlier in the day, as they begin a 4 game road trip in Minnesota who have been 10-2-0 in their past 12 games.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Brooks Orpik (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get your act together

    The Capitals have not been playing inspired hockey as of late, and they need to get their act together and start playing the way they were that took them to a Stanley Cup victory this past summer.

     

    2. Play Smart

    With Tom Wilson being injected back into the lineup, all eyes will be on him tonight and he will need to play smart, and choose his spots wisely when throwing hits.

     

    Minnesota Wild:

    Projected Lineup:

    Zach Parise — Mikko Koivu — Nino Niederreiter

    Jason Zucker — Eric Staal — Mikael Granlund

    Jordan Greenway — Joel Eriksson Ek — Charlie Coyle

    Marcus Foligno — Eric Fehr — J.T. Brown

    Ryan Suter — Matt Dumba

    Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon

    Nick Seeler — Greg Pateryn

    Devan Dubnyk

    Alex Stalock

    Scratched: Nate Prosser, Matt Hendricks

    Injured: None

     

    Official Lineups:

     

    First Period:

    Wild Penalty – 2:56 – Matt Dumba 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Goal – 6:33 – Dmitry Orlov (1) from Lars Eller (6) and Andre Burakovsky (2)

    Capitals Goal – 19:32 – Tom Wilson (1) from Dmitry Orlov (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (15)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:32 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       MIN – 0

    Shots              12                06

    Faceoffs         12                07

    Hits                 03                11

    PP                   0/1               0/0 *First in progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good first period for the Capitals. They squandered their lone powerplay of the period but responded very well with the first goal of the game. Also seeing Wilson score late in the period is good for the Capitals momentum wise, despite the odd goalie interference penalty at the same time.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to clean up their game a bit. They had too many odd passes trying to get into the offensive zone and they need to stop doing the “slingshot while on the powerplay as it is killing their entries into the zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:13 – Andre Burakovsky (2) from Lars Eller (7) and Brett Connolly (8)

    Wild Penalty – 3:49 – Nick Seeler 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 9:50 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Tripping

    Wild Goal – 11:57 – Mikko Koivu (3) from unassisted

    Wild Penalty – 11:58 – Marcus Foligno 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 11:58 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Fighting

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        MIN – 1

    Shots               27                 14

    Faceoffs          24                 16

    Hits                 05                  15

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period to start as it showed the Capitals out shoot the Wild 9-0 to start, but some sloppy play allowed the Wild to cut the lead to 3-1.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to clean up their game a bit and make sure they play a full 20 minutes to close out the Wild. Cleaner passes and puck control will be key as well in the 3rd.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:27 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 5:23 – Dmitry Orlov (2) from Alex Ovechkin (8) and Matt Niskanen (6)

    Capitals Goal – 9:48 – TJ Oshie (9) from Nicklas Backstrom (16) and Jakub Vrana (4)

    Capitals Penalty – 10:41 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Holding

    Wild Penalty – 12:11 – Nino Niederreiter 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:11 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:18 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Wild PPG – 14:08 – Matt Dumba (6) from Mikko Koivu (10) and Marcus Foligno (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 17:41 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Elbowing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         MIN – 2

    Shots              33                   28

    Faceoffs        30                    29

    Hits               09                     21

    PP                 0/2                    1/6

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good win for the Capitals. The return of Tom Wilson was definitely a boost for the Capitals. However, the third period was dominated by the Wild as they out shot the Capitals 14-6, but on the plus side the Capitals did score on their first 2 shots of the 3rd period. Also the penalties were a killer this period to end the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (8-6-3 19pts) @ Winnipeg (10-5-1 21pts)

    Minnesota (11-5-2 24pts) v. Vancouver (10-8-2 22pts)

     

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  • November 13th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four contests last night…

     

    NY RANGERS 2, Vancouver 1

    There were two different Rangers players that scored last night that were under the age of 21 in New York’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

    Henrik Lunqvist moved into a tie for seventh place for wins by a goaltender with 437 in the win over Vancouver.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

     

    Carolina so far this season has registered the most shots on goal in NHL history through the first 18 games of the season

     

    Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat played in his 100th NHL career game and scored his 37th career goal.

     

    Only six other Blackhawks have scored at least 37 goals in 100 NHL career games.

     

     

    Columbus 2, DALLAS 1

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets to 7-0-0 against the Dallas Stars in the last seven games dating back to December 29th, 2015.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Nashville 1 (SO)

     

    Anaheim Ducks G John Gibson earned his 99th career win with the Ducks shootout victory over the Nashville Predators last night.

     

    Tonight’s schedule of games.

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

     

    In NHL news…

     

    -Washington Capitals F Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues F Oskar Sundqvist was reduced to 14 games by independent arbitrator Shyam Das earlier today.

     

     

    In the NWHL…

    -The National Women’s Hockey League announced today that the 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The NWHL returns to action this weekend.

     

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tomorrow at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • November 12th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

    Today is Monday, November 12th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    Yesterday in NHL action…

     

    Minnesota 3, ST. LOUIS 2

     

    Minnesota finished off their longest road trip in the near 20 years of Minnesota Wild hockey with the win over the St. Louis Blues and amassed a record of 5-2-0 on this road trip, the most wins on such a single road trip.

     

    FLORIDA 5, Ottawa 1

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 12 games, tying Carolina’s Sebastian Aho for the longest point-scoring streak on the season in the Florida Panthers 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators Sunday afternoon.

    Yesterday’s contest also marked the ninth time that the Panthers scored five goals in one period.

     

    Arizona 4, WASHINGTON 1

     

    The Arizona Coyotes scored two power-play goals to take down the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals with a 4-1 win last night.

     

    Arizona in the last nine contests has a record of 6-2-1 after losing five of their first seven games to start the 2018-19 campaign.

    TXHT has your coverage of the contest as well at the following page.

     

    November 11th, 2018 — Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals Full Gameday Preview and Coverage

     

    WINNIPEG 5, New Jersey 2

    Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler became the first player to reach the 500 career point mark as a Winnipeg jet since the club relocated to Winnipeg in the 2011-12 season.

    In addition to Wheeler reaching the 500 point mark, he joins three others to reach at least 500 points while a member of the Winnipeg Jets.

     

    Winnipeg would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 yesterday.

     

    BOSTON 4, Vegas 1

    David Pastrnak registered his 16th goal of the season and would tie Bronco Horvath for fifth place all-time in team history for most goals in 17 team games for the Boston Bruins.

    The Bruins would go on to defeat the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights 4-1.

     

    Vegas played in their 100th game as a franchise in the loss.

     

    Vegas before this contest held a record of 58-33-8.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Calgary 1

     

    San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski was a factor in all three of the Sharks goals last night as they took down the Calgary Flames 3-1 at SAP Center in San Jose, California.

    The Sharks are now one point behind Pacific-division leader, Vancouver.

     

    Colorado 4, EDMONTON 1

     

    It only took 26 seconds into this contest for Mikko Rantanen to re-gain the a share of lead in points scored with 25 in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

     

    For more news, notes, info, and statistics…

     

     

    Tonight’s schedule of games…

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    In NHL news…

     

    -The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week for the week ending on November 11th.

     

     

     

     

    -Tonight marks the induction of the newest Class to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

    Hockey Hall of Fame: Class of 2018

     

    -The NHL reached a tentative settlement in regards to the Concussion Injury lawsuits earlier today…

     

    -In a special 31 Thoughts podcast released by Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman, the discussion is around NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the NHL’s growth and family.

    Please listen today.

     

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