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  • NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 8th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Winnipeg Jets have granted defenseman Dmitry Kulikov a personal leave from the team. The Jets have also designated Kulikov to the Non-Player Roster, and will not count against the team’s active 23 man roster. However, Kulikov’s cap hit will continue to count against the Jets salary cap.
      • As a result of Kulikov’s personal leave and Josh Morrissey’s injury the Jets have also called up defenders Sami Niku and Nelson Nogier from the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.
      • The Jets also placed forward Bryan Little on the injured list.

     

    • The San Jose Sharks have signed veteran forward Patrick Marleau to a one year $700k deal.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Florida Panthers – 7p EST Start Time

    CAR RoadFLA Home

    In Florida, the Carolina Hurricanes look to continue their winning ways as they take on their host Panthers, and the Hurricanes would keep their surge going as they would score four goals in the first period as Jordan Staal, Teuvo Teravainen, Dougie Hamilton, and Ryan Dzingel would all get the puck past Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. Going into the second period the Panthers would put Sam Montembeault between the pipes to start, but Dzingel would still score his second of the game to give the Hurricanes the 5-0 lead. However, the Panthers would finally get on the board as MacKenzie Weegar would get one past James Reimer to make it 5-1. Then in the third period the Panther would get powerplay goals from Keith Yandle  and Evgenii Dadonov, but Sebastian Aho would score late to give the Hurricanes the 6-3 victory.

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. New York Islanders – 7p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadNYI Alt

    The Edmonton Oilers head to the Island to face the New York Islanders as they look for their third consecutive victory, and in the first period the Islanders would take the lead on an Anthony Beauvillier shorthanded goal, but the Oilers would respond as they would get back to back goals from James Neal at even strength and on the powerplay to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. In the second period James Neal would complete the natural hat trick when he would score his second powerplay goal of the game. Then Zack Kassian would score his third of the season to give the Oilers a 4-1  lead. Then in the third period James Neal would score his fourth of the game to lead the Oilers to an eventual 5-2 viictory. Matt Martin would score the Islanders second goal of the game in the third.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    WIN RoadPIT Home

    The Winnipeg Jets look to get themselves in the win column as they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, but it would be the Penguins who would strike first when Sidney Crosby would strike 32 seconds into the game. However, the Jets would respond with goals from Ville Heinola and Nikolaj Ehlers to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. In the second period the Jets would soar as they would score two more goals as Tucker Poolman and Neal Pionk would get on the board to grow the Jets lead to 4-1. The Jets would hold the Penguins scoreless in the third period to win 4-1.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadWAS Home

    The Washington Capitals blow a third period lead as the Dallas Stars pick up their first victory of the season with the 4-3 OT victory. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Anaheim Ducks v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p EST Start Time

    ANA RoadDET Home

    After going almost scoreless for two periods, the Detroit Red Wings would score with five seconds left in the second period to take the 1-0 lead off of a Filip Hronek goal. However, going into the third period it would be all Anaheim as the Ducks would get three unanswered goals from Rickard Rakell, Nick Ritchie, and Jakob Silfverberg to collect the 3-1 victory.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1181750836285673472?s=20

     

    San Jose Sharks v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    SJ RoadNAS Home

    Looking for their first win of the season the San Jose Sharks travel to Nashville hoping to feast on the Predators. However, it would be the Predators who would takedown the Sharks instead as they got a two goal game from Roman Josi, as well as goals from Kyle Turris, Filip Forsberg, and Dante Fabbro to secure a 5-2 victory. the Sharks would get their goals from Evander Kane, who was returning from his three game suspension, and Brent Burns.

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Calgary Flames – 9p EST Start Time

    LA RoadCAL Home

    In Calgary the Flames host the Los Angeles Kings as they look to get themselves in the win column, and through two periods it would be tightly contested but with the Kings with the slight edge on the score board. While the Flames got second period goals from Matthew Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund, it would be first period goals from Tyler Toffoli and Sean Walker, and a second period goal from Ilya Kovalchuk to give the Kings the 3-2 lead going into the second intermission. Then in the third period with a 64 seconds left in regulation Matthew Tkachuk would score his second of the game to tie it a three and send the game into overtime, but it would be Drew Doughty to end it in 50 seconds to give the Los Angeles Kings the 4-3 overtime victory.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p EST Start Time

    BOS RoadVGK Home

    In Vegas the Boston Bruins would make their third stop of their four game road trip to start the season, and right away the Golden Knights would get the jump on the Bruins with two goals in the first half of the first period from Mark Stone and Reilly Smith. But then in the second half of the first period the Bruins would come back with goals from David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand to tie the game a two going into the first intermission. Then in the second period the Bruins would get another goal from Marchand 33 seconds into the period, and then a little less than two minutes later David Backes would score to make it 4-2 for the Bruins. In the third period the Golden Knights would get a powerplay goal from Max Pacioretty to cut the deficit to one, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Bruins would go on to win 4-3.

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 5th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 5th, 2019

    MNHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 5th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Ottawa Senators announced that they will be retiring Chris Phillips’ number 4 on February 18th, 2020.

     

     

    Game Recaps:

    New Jersey Devils v. Buffalo Sabres – 7p EST Start Time

    NJ HomeBUF 50

    Scott takes a look at the New Jersey Devils game against the Buffalo Sabres which would see the Sabres score a touchdown in their home opener. TXHT Recap

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p EST Start Time

    MON RoadTOR Home

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would blow a three goal lead against the Montreal Canadiens, and would fall to the Habs 6-5 in the shootout after Paul Byron would score the lone goal of the shootout. The Leafs would get their goals from Alexander Kerfoot, Trevor Moore, William Nylander, and a pair from Auston Matthews, while the Canadiens would get their goals from Jonathan Drouin, Brendan Gallagher, Jeff Petry, and Phillip Danault.

     

    New York Rangers v. Ottawa Senators – 7p EST Start Time

    NYR RoadOTT Home

    The New York Rangers would get a hat trick from Mika Zibanejad after he would score a powerplay goal, even strength, and shorthanded goal to help lead the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Rangers also got a powerplay goal from Artemi Panarin, which Zibanejad assisted on, while the Senators got their lone goal Brady Tkachuk.

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. Florida Panthers – 7p EST Start Time

    TB RoadFLA Home

    In a tightly contested matchup, the Florida Panthers would defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 after getting a hat trick from Mike Hoffman (2 PPG’s and 1 ESG) and a goal from Noel Acciari. The Lightning would get their goals from Gemel Smith, Steven Stamkos, and Mathieu Joseph.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    CLB RoadPIT Alt

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would get two goal games from both Patric Hornqvist and Jared McCann to lead them to a 7-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Penguins would also get goals from Marcus Pettersson, Kris Letang, and Teddy Blueger, while the Blue Jackets would get their two goals from Zach Werenski and Gustav Nyquist.

     

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    CAR RoadWAS Home

    The Carolina Hurricanes comeback from a two goal deficit to defeat the Washington Capitals in overtime 3-2 to spoil the Capitals Home Opener. TXHT Recap

     

    Dallas Stars v. St. Louis Blues – 8p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadSTL Alt

    The St. Louis Blues would score two goals in the third period to comeback from behind to defeat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in regulation. The Blues would get their goals from David Perron, Brayden Schenn, and Sammy Blais, while the Stars goal scorers were Mattias Janmark and Miro Heiskanen.

     

    Detroit Red Wings v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    DET RoadNAS Home

    The Detroit Red Wings would erupt for a three goal third period to defeat the Nashville Predators 5-3. The Red Wings would get a two goal game Tyler Bertuzzi, and goals from Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin, and Luke Glendening. The Predators would get goals from Viktor Arvidsson, Filip Forsberg, and Mattias Ekholm.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Arizona Coyotes – 9p EST Start Time

    BOS RoadARI Alt

    A late first period goal by Brad Marchand was all the Boston Bruins would need to put away the Arizona Coyotes in their home opener. This would be the second game of the Bruins four game road trip to start the season.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadCOL Alt

    The Colorado Avalanche would get a late second period goal from Gabriel Landeskog and an empty netter from Ryan Graves to seal a 4-2 victory of the Minnesota Wild. Mikko Rantanen would score his third of the season on the powerplay, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare would also score for the Avalanche, while the Wild would get goals from Ryan Suter and Zach Parise.

     

    San Jose Sharks v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    SJ RoadANA Alt

    The Anaheim Ducks host the struggling San Jose Sharks as they look to add to the woes of the Sharks, and pile on they would as they would score three goals in the first two periods to have a 3-1 lead going into the third period. The Ducks would get goals from Michael Del Zotto, Ryan Getzlaf, and Adam Henrique to seal the deal for the Ducks as those three goals would be all they would need to down the Sharks whose lone goal was from Logan Couture.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1180703058377920512?s=20

     

    Vancouver Canucks v. Calgary Flames – 10p EST Start Time

    VAN RoadCAL Alt

    In Calgary the Flames would host the Vancouver Canucks, and allit would require for the Flames is goals from Elias Lindholm, Sean Monahan, and Johnnny Gaudreau plus some stellar goaltending from David Rittich to secure a 3-0 shutout victory over the Canucks.

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Edmonton Oilers – 10p EST Start Time

    LA RoadEDM Home

    In a wild west matchup the Edmonton Oilers would host the Los Angeles Kings in what one would describe as a scoring festival. For the Kings they would get goals from Dustin Brown, Trevor Lewis, Anze Kopitar, Michael Amadio, and Drew Doughty, while the Oilers would get a pair of goals from James Neal, and goals from Connor McDavid, Zack Kassian, Joakim Nygard, and Darnell Nurse. Once the dust settled and the final buzzer sounded it would be the Oilers holding off the Kings with a 6-5 victory.

     

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  • NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed forward Alex DeBrincat to a new three year deal. The contract will run through the 2022-23 season and will carry an AAV of $6.4mil.

     

    • Per Andrew Gross of Newsday, New York Islanders General Manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed that Josh Ho-Sang’s representative has requested a trade. Per Gross’ report Lamoriello has asked Ho-Sang to not report to Bridgeport of the AHL until he can explore all options.

     

    • The Calgary Flames have announced that they have re-signed General Manager Brad Treliving to a multi-year extension.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Florida Panthers v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p EST Start Time

    FLA RoadTB Home

    In the first battle of Florida for the 2019-20 season it would see the Tampa Bay Lightning down the Florida Panthers 5-2 in the Lightning’s home opener. The Lightning would get goals from Nikita Kucherov, Kevin Shattenkirk, Ondrej Palat, Pat Maroon, and Erik Cernak while the Panthers would get goals from Mike Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p EST Start Time

    MON RoadCAR Home

    In Carolina the Hurricanes would host the Montreal Canadiens for their home opener and this would be the first game of the 2019-20 NHL season to go to a shootout after being tied 3-3 after 65 minutes of action. The Huricanes would get goals from Linus Wallmark, Martin Necas, and Erik Haula while the Canadiens would get goals from Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jordan Weal in regulation. Dougie Hamilton would score in the first round of the shootout and Petr Mrazek would stop all three shooters to win the game for the Hurricanes 4-3.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. New York Rangers – 7p EST Start Time

    WIN RoadNYR Home

    In a matchup everyone has been waiting since the trade between these two teams, the New York Rangers hosted the Winnipeg Jets for their home opener, and would win 6-4 in a very tightly contested game between the two teams. The Rangers would get goals from newcomers Artemi Panarin (signed from Columbus) and Jacob Trouba (Trade with Winnipeg) as well as goals from Marc Staal, Mika Zibanejad, Brett Howden, and Brendan Smith. The Jets would get goals from Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor, and a pair from Blake Wheeler.

     

    Buffalo Sabres v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    BUF RoadPIT Home

    The Buffalo Sabres entered their 50th season by visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they would spoil the home opener for the Penguins as they would get two goals from former Penguin Conor Sheary, and a late second period goal from Rasmus Dahlin to defeat the Penguins 3-1. The Penguins lone goal would be from Evgeni Malkin on an early second period powerplay.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadNAS Home

    The Nashville Predators would open up their season by hosting the Minnesota Wild, and the Predators would dominate the Wild 5-2 after scoring four unanswered goals in the third period to erase a one goal deficit for the victory. The Wild would get goals from Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba in a 43 second span late in the second period to make it 2-1 after Ryan Ellis initially gave the PRedators the one nothing lead. The Predators four third period goals would come from Markus Granlund, Austin Watson, Viktor Arvidsson, and Filip Forsberg.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Dallas Stars – 830p EST Start Time

    BOS RoadDAL Home

    After having a special ceremonial puck drop with the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, the Stars would be dimmed by the visiting Boston Bruins as the Bruins would get two first period goals from Brett Ritchie and Danton Heinen within the first six minutes to guarantee them victory. The Stars lone goal of the 2-1 loss was from Roope Hintz.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

    CAL RoadCOL Home

    In the Colorado Avalanche’s home opener against the Calgary Flames it would be Mikko Rantanen netting two goals for the Avalanche along with goals from Joonas Donskoi, who also scored two, and JT Compher to secure the 5-3 victory over the Flames. The Flames would get goals from Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, and Mark Giordano.

     

    Arizona Coyotes v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    ARI RoadANA Home

    In our final game of NHL action for the night the Anaheim Ducks would hold of the Arizona Coyotes with a 2-1 victory after Cam Fowler would score with 32 seconds left in the second period to break the 1-1 tie. Ducks would also get a goal from Derek Grant, while the Coyotes got their lone goal from Derek Stepan.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1179980478532612096?s=20

     

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  • 2019-20 NHL Previews – Calgary Flames

    2019-20 NHL Previews – Calgary Flames

    2018-19 Record: 50-25-7  107pts – – 1st Place in Pacific

    Playoffs: Lost in First Round to Colorado

     

    2019-20 Jersey Guide:

    CAL HomeCAL RoadCAL AltCAL 2

     

    Key Additions: G – Cam Talbot, F – Byron Froese, F – Milan Lucic

     

    Key Departures: G – Mike Smith, F – Garnet Hathaway, F – Tyler Graovac, D – Oscar Fantenberg, F – Curtis Lazar, D – Dalton Prout, F – James Neal, D – Michael Stone

     

    2019-20 Preview:

    For a team that had their best regular season since the won the Stanley Cup in 1989, the Calgary Flames only made two key additions after losing seven players from their roster this offseason, but their two key additions had a horrible 2018-19 season.

     

    Cam Talbot is coming to Calgary to replace the departing Mike Smith after going 11-17-3 with a 3.40 GAA and an .892 Save % in 35 games last season. Talbot will be paired with young goaltender David Rittich, who stepped up his game last season, as they will split the duties together, but Talbot will need to bounce back to his 2016-17 form when he won 42 games with the Edmonton Oilers if he expects to be the number one guy in Calgary.

     

    Also one of the biggest moves for the Flames was trading forward James Neal, who had signed a multi year deal with the Flames last summer, to the Oilers for forward Milan Lucic who had been struggling in Edmonton since signing his seven year contract there a few seasons ago. This was actually a good trade for both sides. IT was evident that things were not working out for Neal in Calgary, and Lucic needed a fresh start somewhere else. Only time will tell though as to how both players will respond to their new surroundings.

     

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  • Free Agent Frenzy – Capitals Sign Panik, Hathaway and Two Others.

    Free Agent Frenzy – Capitals Sign Panik, Hathaway and Two Others.

    Yesterday was July 1st where it is internationally known as Canada Day, or as us hockey fans know it, Free Agent Frenzy Day.

     

    Yesterday on the first official day of Free Agency their were many huge signings like Artemi Panarin to the New York Rangers and Sergei Bobrovsky to the Florida Panthers, but what did the Capitals do? Which is a great question given the holes they have to fill.

     

    The Capitals did not wait long as they inked forward Richard Panik to a four year deal worth $11 million.

    Panik, 28, recorded 14 goals and 33 points in 75 games with the Arizona Coyotes last season. He has also spent time with Tampa Bay, Toronto and Chicago.

     

    Panik is slated to play on the Capitals third line with Carl Hagelin and Lars Eller.

     

    Then an hour later they would sign forward Garnet Hathaway to a four year deal worth $6 million.

    Hathaway, 27, recorded 11 goals for 19 points in 76 games with the Calgary Flames last season. 2018-19 season would be career highs for him in both goals and points.

     

    Hathaway is slated to play on the Capitals fourth line with with Nic Dowd.

     

    Then the Capitals would sign minor league center Philippe Maillet to a two year, two way contract with an AAV of $700k.

     

    Then to end the day of signings for the Capitals, they would sign forward Brendan Leipsic to a one year $700k deal for the 2019-20 season.

    Leipsic, 25, recorded 7 goals and 23 points in 62 games with the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks last season, setting career highs in both goals and points. He has also spent time with Toronto and Vegas.

     

    This is the most interesting signing as one would have assumed that either Chandler Stephenson or Travis Boyd would take the last fourth line spot, but as of this writing it is Leipsic who is slated to be on the fourth line with Dowd and recently signed Hathaway.

     

    Also the Capitals re-signed goalie prospect Vitek Vanecek to a three year deal yesterday.

     

    TXHT will continue to cover NHL Free Agency and other offseason moves which you can follow with our Official Offseason Tracker.

  • April 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, April 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two games yesterday in Stanley Cup playoff action.  TXHT has all of your recaps from the contests below.

     

     

    Toronto 2, BOSTON 1 (Toronto leads the series 3-2)

    Game 5. 3-2 TOR

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take the 3-2 series lead with their 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins last night.  You can catch Steve Gardiner’s recap of the contest between the Bruins and the Maple Leafs here.

     

    The Maple Leafs will look to win the series, their first series win since 2004, when Game 6 takes place tomorrow (Sunday, April 21st) at 3 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Colorado 5, CALGARY 1 (Colorado wins the series 4-1)

    Game 5 - 4-1 COL

    The Colorado Avalanche would crush the Calgary Flames with a 5-1 and would go on to win this series 4-1.

     

    The Colorado Avalanche now await the winner of the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks.

     

     

    Scott Fairchild has your recap of the contest between the Avalanche and the Flames here.

     

     

     

    There are three games taking place today.  The action kicks off with the Dallas Stars facing off against the Nashville Predators at 3 p.m., ET.

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report posted below.

     

     

    TXHT has all of your 2019 Stanley Cup playoff previews and recaps which you can read here.

  • Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap:

    Tonight’s Game 5 match up between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a very important game for both teams. The Avalanche have a chance to close out the series and advance to round 2. On the other side, the Flames have a chance to stay alive and force a Game 6. In the first period saw Colorado strike twice as they got goals from their Captain Gabriel Landeskog & Mikko Rantanen. Calgary would get on the board late in the period on a wrist shot at the right faceoff circle from TJ Brodie. After the first period, the Avalanche would take a 2-1 lead going into the second period.

     

    The second period saw the Avalanche imposing their will on the Flames as they put two more goals in the back of the net from Colin Wilson, hist first goals of the playoffs. Wilson’s first goal came off an offensive zone turnover on a give and go pass from Mikko Rantanen. His second goal of the game was a deflection off a Nathan MacKinnon shot on the Power Play. Colorado would take a 4-1 lead going into the third period.

     

    To begin the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would add another goal on the Power Play early by Mikko Rantanen. This would seal the deal for the Avalanche as they would get the 5-1 victory and move onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is the first time since 2008 that the Colorado Avalanche have advanced past the first round. This officially ends the #1 seeded Calgary Flames hopes of winning a Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche await the winner of the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks series to see who their opponent will be in round two.

     

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    92 Gabriel Landeskog – 29 Nathan MacKinnon – 13 Alexander Kerfoot

    22 Colin Wilson – 34 Carl Soderberg – 96 Mikko Rantanen

    83 Matt Nieto – 37 J.T. Compher – 11 Matt Calvert

    57 Gabriel Bourque – 17 Tyson Jost – 10 Sven Andrighetto

    Defenseman:

    28 Ian Cole – 6 Erik Johnson

    16 Nikita Zadorov – 4 Tyson Barrie

    12 Patrik Nemeth – 8 Cale Makar

    Goalies:

    Starter-31 Phillip Grubauer

    Backup-1 Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches:27 Ryan Graves, 44 Mark Barberio

    Injuries: 18 Derick Brassard (illness), 49 Samuel Girard (upper body), 91 Vladislav Kamenev(shoulder)

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    13 Johnny Gaudreau – 23 Sean Monahan – 93 Sam Bennett

    93 Matthew Tkachuk – 11 Mikael Backlund – 28 Elias Lindholm

    67 Michael Frolik – 77 Mark Jankowski – 27 Austin Czarnik

    88 Andrew Mangiapane – 10 Derek Ryan – 21 Garnet Hathaway

    Defensemen:

    5 Mark Giordano – 7 TJ Brodie

    55 Noah Hanifin – 24 Travis Hamonic

    8 Juuso Valimaki – 4 Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter-41 Mike Smith

    Backup: 33 David Rittich

    Scratches: 18 James Neal, 29 Dillon Dube, 3 Oscar Fantanberg, 89 Alan Quine, 58 Oliver Kylington, 6 Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL- 5       CGY- 1

    Shots:         32              29

    Hits:           11              44

    Face Offs: 41.4%      58.6%

    Power Play: 2/5         0/3

     

    Colorado Avalanche win the series 4-1

     

    Next Up:

    Colorado Avalanche wins the series 4-1

    *Colorado Avalanche v.s. either San Jose Sharks or Vegas Golden Knights

  • April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, April 18th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday’s games.

     

    Today’s daily will be a very brief recap with the recaps written by TXHT’s staff

     

    Yesterday’s schedule of games:

     

     

    Boston 6, TORONTO 4 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    DALLAS 5, Nashville 1 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    COLORADO 3, Calgary 2 (OT) (Colorado leads series 3-1)

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

     

    You can check out all of TXHT’s playoff recaps at txhthockey.com/2019-nhl-playoffs

  • Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

     

    Game Recap:

    Tonight‘s game four between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a pivotal game for both teams. The Avalanche with a win would lead the series 3-1 while the Flames could even the series 2-2. The first period featured no scoring between either teams. Each team had some chances but neither could convert.

     

    In the second period, the Flames would strike first on a goal from Elias Lindholm. After two periods, the Flames would take a 1-0 lead.

     

    The third period became very exciting between these two teams. Calgary would tack on a second goal by Derek Ryan. However, it was an enough to hold back the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche would tie the game 2-2 as they got goals from JT Compher & Mikko Ranten late in the game at the 17:10 mark.

     

    In Overtime, Mikko Rantanen would be the hero as he tipped in a shot past Flames goalie Mike Smith. The Avalanche as a result now lead the series 3-1 with a chance to take out the top-seeded western conference Flames on Friday night in Calgary.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon- Alexander Kerfoot

    Mikko Rantanen-Carl Soderberg-Colin Wilson

    Matt Nieto- Derek Brassard- JT Compher

    Matt Calvert- Tyson Jost- Gabriel Bourque

    Defenseman

    Ian Cole – Erik Jonson

    Nikita Zadarov – Tyson Barrie

    Cale Makar – Patrik Nemeth

    Goalies:

    Starter- Phillip Grubauer

    Backup- Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches: Andrew Agozzino, Sven Andrighetto, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Babeiro, Ryan Graves, Sam Girardhttps

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan- Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michal Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan -Garnet Hathaway

    Defenseman:

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanafin – Travis Hamonic

    Jusso Valimaki – Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter- Mike Smith

    Backup- David Rittich

    Scratches: Austin Czarnik, Dillon Dube, Oscar Fantanberg, Alan Quine, Oliver Kylington, Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Overtime Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL-3         CGY-2

    Shots:        52                 37

    Faceoffs:  38/75          36/74

    Hits:          46                 34

    PP:            1/3                1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames

    Colorado lead the series 3-1

  • Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 3 – Colorado Avalanche v. Calgary Flames

    Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 3 – Colorado Avalanche v. Calgary Flames

    OGame Recap

    Tonight, Game 3 takes the Colorado Avalanche back home to the Pepsi Center to square off against the Calgary Flames. The first period certainly was very interesting for the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche jumped out to a 3-0 lead. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice on the power play. However, the biggest story of the first period featured rookie Cale Makar scoring his first National Hockey League goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It has been a crazy and interesting last few days for the rookie as he won the Hobey Baker award on Friday night as the top college hockey player. On Saturday, Makar appeared in the NCAA Championship game v.s eventual champions Minnesota Deluth. Sunday, Cale Makar signed his entry-level deal with the Avalanche so he could play and replace the injured defenseman, Sam Girard. After the first period, the Colorado Avalanche would lead 3-0 over the Calgary Flames.

    In the second period, the Avalanche kept their scoring up as they struck twice. Matt Nieto scored his second shorthanded goal of these series and Mikko Rantanen added his first goal of the playoffs. Calgary would get on the board on a Sam Bennett power play goal. After two period, the Avalanche would lead 5-1 over the Flames.

    The third period saw each team trade goals as Erik Johnson scored for the Avalanche and TJ Brodie scored for the Flames. The Avalanche shut down the Flames for the remainder of the game and claimed the victory 6-2. The Avalanche now lead the series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Wednesday night.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon- Alexander Kerfoot

    Mikko Rantanen-Carl Soderberg-Colin Wilson

    Matt Nieto- Derek Brassard- JT Compher

    Matt Calvert- Tyson Jost- Gabriel Bourque

    Defensemen

    Ian Cole – Erik Jonson

    Nikita Zadarov – Tyson Barrie

    Cale Makar – Patrik Nemeth

     

    Goalies:

    Starter- Phillip Grubauer

    Backup- Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches: Andrew Agozzino, Sven Andrighetto, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Babeiro, Ryan Graves, Sam Girard

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan- Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michal Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan -Garnet Hathaway

    Defensemen:

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanafin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter- Mike Smith

    Backup- David Rittich

    Scratches: Austin Czarnik, Dillon Dube, Alan Quine, Oliver Kylington, Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights

    Colorado Goal-16:02-Cale Makar (1) assisted by Nathan MacKinnon (1) & Alex Kerfoot (1)

    Second Period Highlights:

    3rd Period Highlights:

    Final Stats:

     

    Next Up:

    Game 4- Wednesday April 17th, 2019 @ 10pm

    (Colorado leads the series 2-1)