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  • November 19th, 2018  —  News and Notes

    November 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

    Today is Monday, November 19th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

    A quick recap of yesterday’s contests:

     

    Dallas 6, NY ISLANDERS 2

    Dallas Stars Jason Spezza would collect his 900th career point in the Stars win over the Islanders yesterday.  His 900th point would be an assist on Roope Hintz’s first career NHL goal.

     

    CAROLINA 2, New Jersey 1

    In the Carolina Hurricanes one-goal win over the New Jersey Devils, the Hurricanes would score two goals in the span of eight seconds to seal the win.

    The franchise mark is two goals in six seconds, which was set on March 28, 1987, when the Hartford Whalers did it against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

    CHICAGO 3, Minnesota 1

    Colorado 4, ANAHEIM 3 (OT)

    The Colorado Avalanche would get their 1,000th win as a franchise in the overtime frame with the win over the Anaheim Ducks last night.

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen also became the eighth player in the franchise history or the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche to have 30 points in 20 games played with the club last night.

    Colorado would score the overtime winner with two seconds left in the overtime frame.

     

    Vegas 6, EDMONTON 3

    The Vegas Golden Knights went on to double up the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 win.

    Marc-Andre Fleury would go on to have 29 saves in the win.

    There are nine games on the docket tonight across the NHL.

     

    In the NWHL, there were two contests yesterday.

     

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your recap of the contest between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters at the following link.

    Game Recap – 11/18/2018 – Whale Get First Win Of The Season

     

    In NHL news…

    The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week earlier today.

     

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    In NWHL news…

    The National Women’s Hockey League announced today their co-Players of the Week.  The honours this week go to Buffalo Beauts F Hayley Scamurra and Connecticut Whale’s Meeri Raisanen.

     

     

     

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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.

  • 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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  • 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 11th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, November 11th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

    There were 11 games on tap yesterday…

     

    BUFFALO 4, Vancouver 3 (SO)

     

    The Buffalo Sabres overcame a multi-goal deficit in the last five minutes and would win the contest for the seventh time in franchise history and the first since March of 2010 in a 3-2 win in a shootout over the Montreal Canadiens.

     

    PHILADELPHIA 4, Chicago 0

    Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux became the ninth player to reach the 50 game mark while registering three points in a contest.

     

    Nashville 5, DALLAS 4 (OT)

     

    Mattais Ekholm netted the game-winner in the extra frame to give the Nashville Predators the 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars.

     

    Nashville is 8-0-0 on the road this season.  They are the third team in League history to win at least eight of their first road games to start the season.

     

    BOSTON 5, Toronto 1

    Boston Bruins David Pastrnak registered a hat trick for the second time this season against the Toronto Maple Leafs and joins six others for the same mark between the regular-season and the playoffs.

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

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins – 10/11/2018 – Game Preview & Recap

     

    MONTREAL 5, Vegas 4

     

    Between three lead changes in this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would go on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4.  Tomas Tatar would net the game winner against his former club.

    Prior to the contest, the Montreal Canadiens honoured Max Pacioretty with a video tribute.

     

    Ottawa 6, TAMPA BAY 4

    Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan has a three point performance, one goal and two assists, to lift the Senators over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

     

    FLORIDA 4, NY Islanders 2

     

    Florida Panthers Mike Hoffman extended his point-scoring streak to 11 games with a goal in the second period to help the Florida Panthers defeat the New York Islanders 4-2.

     

    PITTSBURGH 4, Arizona 0

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins G Casey DeSmith would net the shutout against the Arizona Coyotes with a 39 save performance and help the Penguins snap a five game slide.

     

    Detroit 4, CAROLINA 3 (SO)

     

    Detroit Red Wings G Johnathan Bernier made 45 saves and helped lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 shootout win.


    The Red Wings would also overcome a multi-goal deficit to win three consecutive games for the first time in the decorated franchise history of the Detroit Red Wings.

     

    NY Rangers 5, COLUMBUS 4 (SO)

     

    The New York Rangers have extended their point-streak in the standings to 6 games.

     

     

    Jimmy Vessey would net the winner in the shootout frame for the Rangers.

     

     

    Calgary 1, LOS ANGELES 0

     

    In the lone goal of the contest, Calgary’s Travis Hamonic would score his second goal of the season in the first three minutes of the contest.

     

    Today’s slate of games:

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    In NHL news…

    -The Florida Panthers honoured original team President, Mr. Torrey, last night with a video.  Mr. Torrey passed away back in May at the age of 83.

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    -The Dallas Stars honoured Jason Spezza who played in his 1,000th NHL game.

    -The Montreal Canadiens held their annual Military Tribute night by wearing camouflage practice jerseys before their contest against the Vegas Golden Knights last night.

     

  • November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

     

    Today is Friday, November 9th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

    In action yesterday, there were nine contests…

     

    Vancouver 8, BOSTON 5

     

    Vancouver had eight goals in a contest for the first time in nearly a decade in the win over Boston at TD Garden last night.

     

    FLORIDA 4, Edmonton 1

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 10 games when he registered two assists in the Panthers 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Arizona 4 (OT)

    Despite the Philadelphia Flyers win in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes, Arizona is the second team to have nine shorthanded goals in 14 games since 1933-34.

     

    They share the record with the 1975-76 St. Louis Blues franchise.

     

    Buffalo 6, MONTREAL 5 (OT)

     

    The Buffalo Sabres would win on an overtime goal by Rasmus Ristolainen, the fourth in franchise history in regular-season play by a defenceman.

     

    Vegas 5, OTTAWA 3

     

    Vegas’ fourth line would power the team through a hard-fought win over the Ottawa Senators and earn the season-sweep.

     

    TAMPA BAY 4, NY Islanders 2

     

    The Tampa Bay Lightning for the second straight season have 25 points through 16 games or less with the win over the Islanders last night.

     

     

    Carolina 4, CHICAGO 3

     

    Despite being down by four, Chicago’s comeback in the contest fell short when they were defeated by Carolina in the debut for Chicago’s new bench boss, Jeremy Colliton.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, San Jose 3

     

    San Jose’s Brent Burns became the fourth member in team history to record at least 20 points in 16 or fewer team games last night.

     

    Joe Thornton would, in fact, play in his 1500th NHL game, the most ever for a number one overall pick in League history.

     

    Minnesota 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    -Minnesota’s Zach Parise registered his 700th career point and leads all active U.S. born players with 339 goals.

     

    There are six games on tap tonight…

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    In NHL news,

     

    -The Washington Capitals will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night.

     

     

    -Yesterday, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for the 2019 NHL Winter Classic.

    There is more on the unveiling here:  2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

     

    -With the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame induction happening Monday night, the new inductees received the rings as a part of festivities.

     

     

    Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils in the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena.

    There will be more on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday.

     

    -The Chicago Blackhawks and 2018 first round pick, defenceman Nicolas Beaudin, agreed to a three-year, entry level deal.

    Beaudin will remain with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltiguers.

     

    -Vegas Golden Knights D Nate Schmidt, who is still suspended for a violation of the League’s Substance Abuse Policy, participated in practice earlier today.

    Also with the Golden Knights, the team today announced that they will hold their Military Appreciation night on November 14th.

     

    -John Carlson of the Washington Capitals will miss tonight’s contest.  In a corresponding move, the Washington Capitals recalled Jonas Siegenthaler from the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears.

    -The Montreal Canadiens announced earlier today that Tomas Plekanec has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out his contract.

     

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

  • 2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

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    January 1st, 2019 brings in the 11th annual Winter Classic but it will be the 10th contest due to there not being a Winter Classic in 2013 because of the NHL lockout that postponed the match-up between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings to 2014.

     

    This year’s contest will pit the Boston Bruins against the Chicago Blackhawks at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

     

    Today, both teams unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for this contest.
    First, with the Boston Bruins.

     

    The look the Boston Bruins are going with is a nod to the franchises of the 1930s.

     

    The look is similar to the 1932-36 and will make used of the iconic Spoked-B logo that the Bruins have had for decades.

     

    On the inside neckline has six shamrocks with the years of their Stanley Cup championships in the shamrocks.

     

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    Next we have the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    The jersey they will wear is a nod to the 1934 team, the first time the Blackhawks were crowned Stanley Cup champions.

     

    The slashes on the neckline represent the classic hashmarks at Notre Dame Stadium and the years between the slashes represent the six Stanley Cup championships that the Blackhawks have won.

     

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

  • November 1st, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 1st, 2018 and these are your news and notes.

    In the lone contest of the evening, the Vancouver Canucks would defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2.

    Jake Virtanen tied the game twice and then Brendan Gaunce would net the go-ahead goal with 10:37 left in regulation. With the win, Vancouver is now 8-6-0 on the season and is 5-0-0 in the last five contests against the Blackhawks dating back to March 21, 2017.

    Vancouver now sits in first place in the Pacific Division ahead of San Jose and Calgary with 16 points.

    In this contest, Jonathan Toews would take sixth place of the Blackhawks regular season goal-scoring list with his 299th career goal.

    Today in the NHL, the NHL Global Series games kickoff in Finland at 2 p.m. EDT on NBCSN and TSN3 in Canada when the Winnipeg Jets take on the Florida Panthers.

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    In NHL news…

    The NHL announced today that all 31 teams will take part in the 20th anniversary of the Hockey Fights Cancer initiative. Hockey Fights Cancer has been uniting hockey communities in support of cancer patients for the last 20 years.

    All 31 teams across the league will host Hockey Fights Cancer awareness nights and will feature all teams wearing lavender jerseys, dasherboards, decals on all players helmets, and “I Fight For…” cards.

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    In addition, all youth hockey leagues across North America have the option to host their own Hockey Fights Cancer nights via their community rinks via the HFC Assist programs.

    In tonight’s contest when the Washington Capitals take on the Montreal Canadiens, it will be C Nicklas Backstrom’s 826th career game, passing Michal Pivonka for sixth place on the Capitals franchise games played list.

    Navy Federal Credit Union and the NHL announced that the two have entered a multi-year U.S. partnership to recognize and support veterans, active-duty service members and their families.

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    In addition, Navy Federal Credit Union will serve as a presenting sponsor of the first NHL Veterans Appreciation Night on November 7th on NBCSN.

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    Slava Voynov has officially applied for NHL reinstatement per NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly.

    Elias Pettersson was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month and currently leads all rookies with seven goals and 10 points in eight contests.

    The NHL also announced the Three Stars of the Month today.

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

  • October 22nd, 2018 News and Notes

     

    These are your news and notes for Monday, October 22nd, 2018:

     

    In the NHL yesterday there were three contests…

    • First, the Tampa Bay Lightning registered a franchise-record 55 shots on goal to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. Tampa Bay is 5-1-1 on the season thus far and is 6-0-1 in the last seven contests against Chicago.Tampa Bay recorded 33 shots on goal during the second period, the highest total in a period since the 1997-98 season.

      Brayden Point had his first game-winner of the season and the 15th of his career in 157 games played. There are only three other players who have more since debuting in the NHL in the 2016-17 season.

    • Johnny Gaudreau registered his 300th NHL point in his 320th game last night as the Calgary Flames went on to rout the New York Rangers 4-1.Gaudreau would score twice to reach the milestone and helped lead the Flames to a record of 5-3-0 on the season. Calgary won at Madison Square Garden for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

      Gaudreau, a fourth round pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, became the fourth player from that draft class to reach this milestone as well. He also became the sixth player to reach 300 career points.

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    • The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-2, after a pre-game ceremony for the retirement of Paul Kariya’s number at Honda Center. There is more on Paul Kariya’s number retirement in the NHL news section.

     

    Yesterday’s results:

    • Tampa Bay 6, CHICAGO 3
    • Calgary 4, NY RANGERS 1
    • Buffalo 4, ANAHEIM 2

     

    In the NWHL yesterday…

    The Minnesota Whitecaps went on to defeat the Metropolitan Riveters 6-2. This would also mark a season-sweep of the Riveters in the second half of games in New Jersey.

    Whitecaps G Amanda Leveille registered 26 shots and continued to dominate the Riveters all game. Leveille is 4-0-0 against Metropolitan this season and 9-4-0 in 13 matchups all time against the Riveters.

    The Whitecaps trio of Allie Thunstrom, Katie McGovern, and Joanna Curtis all made the scoresheet.

    The only possible time that the Riveters will face the Whitecaps again is if there is a potential playoff matchup.

    Minnesota would jump out to a 3-0 lead before the Riveters would notch their first goal of the game with less than 2:30 left in the second period, as the Whitecaps were dominating the Riveters throughout the first 30 minutes of the game. The Whitecaps would also find a recipe of success in this contest by shooting and scoring.

    Four different scores for the Whitecaps would define the dominance in this contest.

    The Riveters look to bounce back from back-to-back losses on Saturday when the Riveters visit the Boston Pride at Warrior Ice Arena.

    For Minnesota, they look to extend their 4-0-0 start when they have a back-to-back slate of games next weekend when they face off against the Buffalo Beauts at TRIA Rink.

    For more coverage of the contest between the Whitecaps and Riveters, please go here

     

     

     

     

    Tonight’s NHL games:

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