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  • March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, March 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

    There were eight games on the NHL schedule yesterday…

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    Yesterday’s results:

    Washington 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

    The Washington Capitals took on the New York Rangers for a matinee game and would escape this contest with a much needed win and would regain the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.

    This game would not be without controversy in the shootout when Rangers goaltender Alexander Georgiev would throw his stick at an oncoming Alex Ovechkin on the latters shootout attempt.  It would at first be called a no goal but then after a meeting between all four on ice officials, it would be called a goal and the Capitals would pick up the win.

    TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Capitals and the Rangers at the following page.

    Philadelphia 4, NY ISLANDERS 1

    There would be four different goal scorers for the Philadelphia Flyers as they would take down the New York Islanders by the score of 4-1 yesterday afternoon.

    VEGAS 3, Vancouver 0

    The Vancouver Canucks would face off against the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday and would get crushed, losing by the score of 3-0.

    The Canucks would get out shot 49-19 in the contest and Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would have his eighth shutout on the season in this contest, the most for a goaltender on the season.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Colorado 1

    The Anaheim Ducks would take on the Colorado Avalanche and would get a much needed win for the Ducks.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1102368575824683008

    Ottawa 3, FLORIDA 2

     

    Winnipeg 5, COLUMBUS 2

    The Winnipeg Jets would visit the Columbus Blue Jackets and would come away with the 5-2 win over Columbus thanks to four goals in the contest by Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler.

     

    Nashville 3, MINNESOTA 2 (SO)

    The Nashville Predators would take on the Minnesota Wild and would escape with the 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

    SAN JOSE 5, Chicago 2

     

    Today there are only two games on the NHL slate.


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    NWHL

     

    Yesterday would close out the regular season for the NWHL.  Two contests took place with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts visiting the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps 4, CONNECTICUT WHALE 1

    First in the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Connecticut Whale game, the Minnesota Whitecaps would clinch the number one seed in the NWHL Isobel Cup playoffs with the 4-1 win over the Whale.

    Minnesota’s Lauren Barnes would score twice, these being the first goals of her NWHL career, and Amanda Boulier picked up two assists in the contest.  Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille would go on to have 24 saves on 25 attempts in the contest to seal the first regular season championship for Minnesota who continued to make history for the franchise and the NWHL.

    Minnesota will host the winner of the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT at the TRIA Rink.

    TXHT has your coverage of the weekends contest for the Connecticut Whale at the following page.

    METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 4, Buffalo Beauts 3 (SO)

    In an exciting back and forth game, the Metropolitan Riveters would come back from a 2-0 deficit to take down the Buffalo Beauts with the 4-3 win in the shootout yesterday afternoon.

    Throughout the second period, there would be multiple penalties between both teams and Riveters Madison Parker would be the only one to take advantage of the extra woman on the ice with Parker’s goal at the 17:41 mark.

    Riveters Taylor Accursi would end up netting the winner in the shootout frame to seal the win for Metropolitan and they will now host the Connecticut Whale in the play-in contest of the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs on Thursday night at 7 p.m., ET at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.  The winner of that contest will take on the Minnesota Whitecaps at TRIA Rink on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET.

     

    After these contests, the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule is now set.  You can see the schedule at the following link.

  • March 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight contests in NHL action last night.

     

    BUFFALO 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Buffalo Sabres and would come out of this contest with a point, falling to the Buffalo Sabres by the score of 4-3 in the overtime frame.

     

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    Philadelphia 6, NEW JERSEY 3

    The Philadelphia Flyers would double up the New Jersey Devils last night with the 6-3 win and this would also mark the first win as a Philadelphia Flyer for Cam Talbot.

     

     

    Washington 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

    The Washington Capitals would visit the New York Islanders last night and would come away with two crucial points in the division standings.  Washington would go on to defeat the Islanders by the score of 3-1.

    Alex Ovechkin would register his 45th goal on the season for the 10th time in his career and now holds the League record for most 45 goals in a season.

    TXHT has your full complete coverage of the contest at the following page.

     

    Montreal 4, NY RANGERS 2

    The Montreal Canadiens would visit the New York Rangers and they would come out of New York with the 4-2 win last night with Montreal’s Joel Arima registered hat trick in the contest.

     

    CAROLINA 5, St. Louis 2

    The Carolina Hurricanes would come away from this contest against the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 in Raleigh last night.

    Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would score his fourth SHG (shorthanded goal) on the season and would move into a tie with three others for the League lead.

     

    WINNIPEG 5, Nashville 3

    There would be five different goal scorers for the Winnipeg Jets in their 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators last night.  With the win for the Jets, they leapt ahead of the Predators for the Central Division lead.

     

    Vegas 3, ANAHEIM 0

    Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would come away with a shutout win for Vegas in their 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks last night.

     

    SAN JOSE 4, Colorado 3

    The San Jose Sharks would squeak by the Colorado Avalanche with the 4-3 win, with San Jose’s Marcus Sorensen scoring two goals in the contest.  On the three Avalanche goals, Gabriel Landeskog would have an assist on all three goals.

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    There are 10 contests in NHL action today

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    For more news, notes, information, and statistics, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate at the following page.

     

    The final games on the NWHL Regular Season begin tonight with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Boston Pride at 7:30 p.m., ET.  The game can be seen on NWHL.zone.

    TXHT will have coverage of the contest tomorrow.

  • February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 24th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were 11 contests in NHL action yesterday…

    BUFFALO 5, Washington 2

    The Washington Capitals would end their six game road trip with a thud, losing to the Buffalo Sabres with a 5-2 loss.

    TXHT has your complete coverage between the Capitals and the Sabres at the following page.

     

     

    NY RANGERS 5, New Jersey 2

     

    ST. LOUIS 2, Boston 1 (SO)

     

    The Boston Bruins would fall to the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 loss in the shootout frame.

     

     

    FLORIDA 6, Los Angeles 1

    There would be six different scorers for the Florida Panthers in this contest and would crush the Los Angeles Kings with the 6-1 win last night.

    With the Panthers win, goaltender Roberto Luongo would go on to tie Ed Belfour for third place on the NHL’s all-time lead for wins.

     

    COLUMBUS 4, San Jose 0

     

     

    The San Jose Sharks would get crushed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing 4-0 in Columbus last night.

     

     

    Carolina 3, DALLAS 0

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would visit the Dallas Stars and win the contest 3-0.  With the Hurricanes win, the team would move to 18-6-1 in their last 25 contests.

     

     

    Colorado 5, NASHVILLE 0

     

    The Nashville Predators would continue their slide with the 5-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche yesterday.

     

     

    Toronto 6, MONTREAL 3

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Montreal Canadiens and double up Montreal with a 6-3 win last night.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series

    The Philadelphia Flyers would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and would escape with the 4-3 win in overtime, after being down 3-1 late in the contest.

    TXHT has your complete coverage of the contest at the following page.

     

    EDMONTON 2, Anaheim 1

     

    NY Islanders 4, VANCOUVER 0

     

    Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats….

     

     

    NWHL

     

    In the NWHL yesterday…

    BUFFALO BEAUTS 4, Metropolitan Riveters 1

     

    The Buffalo Beauts would register their sixth consecutive win with the 4-1 win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday afternoon.

    Despite the loss, Riveters goaltender Katie Fitzgerald would register 33 saves on 36 shots in the contest.

    The first ten minutes of the contest was fast paced and both teams generated chances.

    Buffalo’s Kelly Babstock would open up the scoring in the contest with her goal at the 15:21 mark in the first period with her third goal on the season.

    Buffalo’s Taylor Accursi would score her third goal on the season at the 4:19 mark in the second period followed by Buffalo’s third goal in the contest, scored by Emily Janiga at the 12:36 mark in the second.

    The Riveters would score their lone goal in the contest when Rebecca Russo scored her fourth goal on the season at the 6:24 mark in the third period.  Emily Janiga would score her second goal of the season, an empty net goal at the 18:21 mark in the third period.

    Buffalo moves to 10-4-0 on the season, tied with Boston Pride for best record in the league and the Metropolitan Riveters are now 3-12-0 on the season.

    Buffalo Beauts Final Regular Season Games:

    March 2nd: at Connecticut Whale
    March 3rd: at Metropolitan Riveters

    Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Finale:

    March 3rd: vs. Buffalo Beauts

  • February 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests that took place yesterday.

     

    Columbus 3, OTTAWA 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would take on the Ottawa Senators last night and would come away with another shutout victory on the season.  The Blue Jackets would go on to outshoot the Senators in this contest with 40 shots on goal to Ottawa’s 22.

    This would be the Senators third consecutive loss and in their last ten games, Ottawa has a record of 3-7-0.

     

    Minnesota 3, DETROIT 2

    In a hard fought contest last night in Detroit, the Minnesota Wild would go on to defeat the Detroit Red Wings with the 3-2 win last night.  The win for the Wild movers them to a record of 29-27-6, while the Red Wings fall to a record of 23-30-9.

     

    Colorado 5, CHICAGO 3

    In another hard fought battle last night, the Colorado Avalanche would face off against the Chicago Blackhawks and the Avalanche would escape with a 5-3 win.  Chicago would tie the game a 3 a piece at the 10 minute mark in the third period but would be able to mount a comeback against Colorado.

    Colorado would move to one point behind the Minnesota Wild and Chicago with the loss is now three points behind Minnesota for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.

     

    CALGARY 2, Anaheim 1

    The Anaheim Ducks woes on the season would continue with the loss last night to the Calgary Flames.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1099171779682086914

    With Calgary’s win, they continue to hold the top spot in the Pacific Division with a record of 38-16-7, good for 83 points.

     

    Winnipeg 6, VEGAS 3

    The Winnipeg Jets would go on to double up the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3, thanks to two goals from Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine.

    Winnipeg holds on to a slim lead in the Central Division standings thanks to the win.

    The Golden Knights hold on to the third spot in the Pacific Division, despite the loss to the Jets last night.

     

     

    There are 11 games on the NHL schedule today including the 2019 NHL Stadium Series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tonight at 8 p.m.

     

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    For more news, notes, information, and stats….

     

    Today in the NWHL…

    The Metropolitan Riveters travel to the HarborCenter to take on the Buffalo Beauts at 5 p.m., ET.  This contest can be seen, as all NWHL games, on NWHL.zone/watch

  • February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 6, Detroit 5 (OT)

     

    Calgary 5, PITTSBURGH 4

     

    Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin would score twice in the contest against the Calgary but it would not be enough as the Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the Calgary Flames by the score of 5-4.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, COLORADO 0

     

    A hard fought 40 minutes between both teams would be the story in this contest until the St. Louis Blues would score three straight goals in the third period, with two of the first goals coming within nearly 30 seconds of each other.

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, Montreal 0

    The Montreal Canadiens would get shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 3-0 in Tampa, Florida yesterday.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Edmonton 2

     

     

    Ottawa 4, WINNIPEG 3 (OT)

    Despite two goals from Tyler Myles and another by Brandon Tanev, the Winnipeg Jets would fall in overtime to the Ottawa Senators by the score of 4-3.

     

    ARIZONA 2, Toronto 0

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would travel to Glendale, Arizona to take on the Arizona Coyotes and would fall to Arizona by the score of 2-0.

    Both of the goals for the Coyotes would come in the second period of the contest.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Dallas 0

    The Carolina Hurricanes would earn their third consecutive win with the 3-0 win last night over the Dallas Stars.

     

    Columbus 5, CHICAGO 2

    Despite being outshot in the contest, the Columbus Blue Jackets would leave Chicago with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.



    VEGAS 5, Nashville 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would snap their losing streak by defeating the Nashville Predators by the score of 5-1.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Vancouver 2

    The Vancouver Canucks would fall to the San Jose Sharks by the score of 3-2 in San Jose last night, despite outshooting the Sharks with 34 shots on goal to San Jose’s 26.

    Boston 4, LOS ANGELES 2

    Tuukka Rask would net another win, extending his personal point streak to 13 games, amassing a record of 11-0-2 in those 13 games.  Rask would turn aside 23 shots as the Boston Bruins would double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats….

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Don’t forget ladies and gentleman that there will be one NWHL game tomorrow, which is the make up game from early January between the Boston Pride and the Metropolitan Riveters at 1 p.m., ET.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 13/2/2019 -Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 13/2/2019 -Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (34-17-3 71 points) v, Colorado Avalanche (22-22-11 55 points)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Colorado:

    Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

    Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

    Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

    AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

     

    Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

    Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

    Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

     

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Goal – 03:17 – Kasperi Kapanen (17) assisted by Auston Matthews (24)

    Toronto Penalty – 12:09 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Colorado Goal – 15:16 – Ryan Graves (3) assisted by Alexander Kerfoot (19) and Samuel Girard (14)

    Colorado Penalty – 15:39 – AJ Greer, 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        COL – 1

    Shots              10                    14

    Faceoffs     11/21              10/21

    Hits               7                     8

    PP                 0/1                   0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one with Kasperi Kapanen scoring his 17th of the season and looked to control the pace of the game but then the Avalanche took momentum to the dressing room when Ryan Graves tallied his 3rd of the season to tie it at one a piece.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep controlling the pace and playing your game.

    Second Period:

    Colorado Penalty – 04:30 –Tyson Barrie, 2 mins for Tripping

    Toronto PP Goal–5:19 – Auston Matthews (25), assisted by John Tavares (28) and Mitch Marner (47)

    Colorado Penalty –06:19 – JT Compher, 4 mins for High Stick

    Toronto PP Goal–6:46 – Nazem Kadri (14), assisted by John Tavares (29) and Auston Matthews (25)

    Toronto PP Goal–7:08 – Kasperi Kapanen (18), unassisted

    Colorado Penalty –16:33 – Nikita Zadorov, 2 mins for hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 4          COL – 1

    Shots              21                    27

    Faceoffs       23/44              21/44

    Hits              13                      11

    PP                 3/5                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs powerplay is finally alive and kicking scoring 3 powerplay goals in the 2nd period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Tighten up in the defensive end

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal– 05:42 – Nazem Kadri (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Andreas Johnsson (16)

    Toronto Penalty – 06:08 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Colorado Goal – 8:14 – Alexander Kerfoot (10) assisted by Samuel Girard (15)

    Colorado Penalty – 19:41 – Sven Andrighetto, 2 minutes for Roughin

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 5       COL – 2

    Shots             28                      36

    Faceoffs     26/56                30/56

    Hits               20                       19

    PP                3/6                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs give up one in third but get one of their own and lockdown the rest of the period. Full game effort by the Leafs. Impressive all around the ice.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (35-18-3 73pts) vs Vegas (31-23-4 66pts)

    Colorado (22-23-11 55pts) at Winnipeg (36-18-3 75pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 12/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 12/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche

    Time: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

    Toronto: 34-17-3 for 71 points

    Colorado: 22-22-11 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the win column and keep the Colorado Avalanche struggling tonight. Look for Auston Matthews to have a big game.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –66 points (20 goals 46 assists)
    John Tavares – 60 points (33 goals 27 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 55 points (14 goals 41 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 47 points (24 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Mikko Rantanen – 75 points (24 goals 51 assists)
    Nathan MacKinnon– 74 points (29 goal 45 assist)
    Gabriel Landeskog- 57 points (29 goal 28 assists)
    Tyson Barrie – 40 points (6 goal 34 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    25-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

    Semyon Varlamov
    13-13-8 2.91GAA .906SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Colorado:

    Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

    Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

    Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

    AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

     

    Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

    Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

    Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

     

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Vladislav Kamenov, Mark Barberio

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Colorado:

    1. Hard Forecheck
      1. The defence has been a weak spot for the Avalanche, attack them hard and furious
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Don’t let them dictate the pace of the game, control the tempo, the cycle and hem the big line in their own zone.
    3. Johnsson, Kapanen, Matthews
      1. Three individual players who need to be big tonight.

     

  • 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.

  • 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.