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  • NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 12th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 12th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Saturday, October 12th, 2019

     

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    Game Recaps:

    Edmonton Oilers v. New York Rangers – 1p EST Start Time

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    In New York it’s a battle of two undefeated teams as the Rangers host the Edmonton Oilers. After a very low key first period it would be Kaapo Kakko scoring his first career NHL goal to give the Rangers the 1-0 lead with a minute 32 seconds left in the first. Then in the second period, the Oilers would respond as Oscar Klefbom would score his first of the season to tie the game at one a piece. But come the third period the Oilers would take over as they would get a powerplay goal from Connor McDavid, and a pair of goals from Leon Draisaitl to give the Oilers the 4-1 victory to go 5-0-0 to start the 2019-20 season.

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. Ottawa Senators – 4p EST Start Time

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    In Ottawa the Tampa Bay Lightning come to town looking to keep the Senators winless to start the season, and after a scoreless first period the Senators would strike first when Colin White would find the back of the net to make it 1-0. But the Lightning would respond less than 40 seconds later as Ondrej Palat would tie the game back up, but that wouldn’t last as Jean-Gabriel Pageau would score to give the Senators the 2-1 lead with 27 seconds left in the second period. Then in the third period Luke Witkowski would tie the game at two, but newly acquired Vladislav Namestnikov would score back to back goals to give the Senators the 4-2 victory.

     

    Nashville Predators v. Los Angeles Kings – 6p EST Start Time

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    In Los Angeles the Kings play host to the Nashville Predators who would strike first to make it 1-0 when Mikael Granlund would score for the Predators. But the Kings would storm back as they would get goals from Michael Amadio and Anze Kopitar to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Then in the second period the Kings would score again as Kyle Clifford would make it 3-1. To end the second period Ilya Kovalchuk would score to give the Kings a three goal lead heading into the second intermission. However the third period would be a wild one as the Predators would score three straight goals to tie the game at for when they got goals from Viktor Arvidsson, Matt Duchene, and Colton Sissons, but the Kings would score three unanswered goals in the final 59 seconds of the game as Alex Iafallo, Dustin Brown, and Drew Doughty would all score to give the Kings the 7-4 victory.

     

    New Jersey Devils v. Boston Bruins – 7p EST Start Time

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    The #NHLBruins blank the #NJDevils 3-0 that would see the Bruins get all three goals from three different goal scorers. Scott’s TXHT Recap

     

    St. Louis Blues v. Montreal Canadiens – 7p EST Start Time

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    In Montreal the Canadiens would double up the St. Louis Blues 6-3 after breaking loose with a three goal third period to claim the victory. The Blues would get their goals from Brayden Schenn, Sammy Blais, and Vice Dunn while the Canadiens would get their goals from Tomas Tatar, Johnathan Drouin, Phillip Danault, Artturi Lehkonen, Brendan Gallagher, and Max Domi.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings – 7p EST Start Time

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    The Toronto Maple Leafs took on their Original Six rival in the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit and would put up five goals against the Wings to secure the 5-2 victory. The Red Wings would get goals from Jacob de la Rose and Darren Helm while the Maple Leafs would get goals from Nicholas Shore, Ilya Mikheyev, Alexander Kerfoot, Jake Muzzin and Trevor Moore.

     

    Florida Panthers v. New York Islanders – 7p EST Start Time

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    On the island the New York Islanders would face the Florida Panthers in another tightly contested Saturday night matchup that would require a shootout to determine the winner. The Islanders would get their goals from Anders Lee and Josh Bailey while the Panthers got their goals scored by Denis Malgin and Evgenii Dadonov. Then in the shootout Brock Nelson would score the lone goal to give the Islanders the 3-2 victory.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p EST Start Time

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    Sporting their new white away uniforms at home for the Carolina faithful, the Hurricanes would host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a close matchup that would see the Blue Jackets get the lone third period goal to secure a 3-2 victory. The Hurricanes goal scoreres were Erik Haula and Dougie Hamilton, while for the Blue Jackets they received goals from Markus Nutivaara, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Pierre-Luc Dubois.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. Chicago Blackhawks – 7p EST Start Time

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    In Chicago the Blackhawks hosted the Winnipeg Jets in a tightly contested matchup that would require overtime, and the Jets would only need 47 seconds to win it off of a Mark Scheifele goal to win 3-2. The Jets other goal scorers were Nikolaj Ehlers (PPG) and Andrew Copp while the Blackhawks goal scorers were Brandon Saad (SHG) and Brent Seabrook (PPG).

     

    Washington Capitals v. Dallas Stars – 8p EST Start Time

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    The penalty plagued Washington Capitals defeat the Dallas Stars 4-1 for their first regulation win in Dallas since 1995-96 at the old Reunion Arena. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins v. Minnesota Wild – 8p EST Start Time

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    In Minnesota the Pittsburgh Penguins would tame the Wild with a 7-4 victory. The Wild would get goals from Jason Zucker (PPG), Jared Spurgeon, Brad Hunt, Luke Kunin, while the Penguins would get goals from Patric Hornqvist (PPG), Sidney Crosby, Adam Johnson, Kris Letang, Joseph Blandisi, Jake Guentzel, and Sam Lafferty.

     

    Arizona Coyotes v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

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    In Colorado you had a nail biter as the Avalanche hosted the Arizona Coyotes. After two scoreless periods both teams would erupt for two goals each as the Coyotes got goals from Michael Grabner and Nick Schmaltz, while the Avalanche got goals from Nazem Kadri (PPG) and Tyson Jost. Then in overtime it would be Andre Burakovsky to net the game winner for the 3-2 Avalanche victory.

     

    Philadelphia Flyers v. Vancouver Canucks – 10p EST Start Time

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    In Vancouver the Philadelphia Flyers begin their Western Canada trip with a battle against the Canucks. In the first period the Canucks would get a goal from Brock Boeser for the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period the Flyers would get on the board when Carsen Twarynski would score his first career NHL goal to tie the game at one, but the Canucks would respond right away with one of their own as Tanner Pearson scored to make it 2-1 going into the second intermission. In the third period on the powerplay the Flyers would respond as Oskar Lindblom would score his second of the season to tie the game at two a piece. After a scoreless overtime period the game would go to the shootout and The Canucks would get the victory after getting goals from Elias Pettersson and Tanner Pearson to win the game 3-2.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p EST Start Time

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    The Vegas Golden Knights would host the Calgary Flames in a match that saw the Knights dominate the Flames. In the first period the Knights would get a goal from Tomas Nosek, then in the second period the Flames would score two goals  in 33 seconds when Rasmus Andersson and Johnny Gaudreau would make it 2-1 for the Flames. However, the Knights would turn it on and get goals from Mark Stone, William Carrier, and Paul Stastny to take the 4-2 lead heading into the second intermission. In the third period the Knights would add to their lead with a Ryan Reaves goal to make it 5-2 then Cody Glass would score to make it 6-2 as the Goldn Knights rolled on to victory.

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Dallas Stars

    Game Recap – 10/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Dallas Stars

    Washington Capitals (2-1-2 6pts) v. Dallas Stars (1-3-1 3pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming to Dallas the Washington Capitals look to avenge their overtime loss to the Stars back at home earlier this week, and a good start the Capitals would get as Joel Hanley would get a double minor for high sticking Jonas Siegenthaler and the Capitals would utilize the powerplay to their advantage as Tom Wilson would score his second of the season to make it 1-0 Capitals. However, Dallas would challenge the goal claiming that there was a hand pass on the play, but after reviewing the play the officials deemed that there was no hand pass and the Stars would be assessed a delay of game penalty as a result. The Capitals would take a pair of penalties near the end of the first period, but the Stars would not be able to capitalize.

     

    In the second period the Capitals parade to the penalty box continued with two more penalties to start the period, but the penalty kill was up to the task to shut down the Stars. However, the Capitals would respond in kind as the Stars try to break out of their zone but it would be John Carlson picking off the outlet pass to keep it in the Stars zone and would do a tic tac toe play with Garnet Hathaway to lead to Carlson’s second goal of the season as the Capitals take the 2-0 lead. The Capitals would take two more penalties, but the penalty kill would be up to task once again to shut the Stars down and keep the 2-0 lead heading into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period the Capitals would get an early powerplay and Nicklas Backstrom would spring Evgeny Kuznetsov who would fly into the Dallas zone and shoot the puck between Anton Khudobin’s legs to make it 3-0 on the powerplay opportunity. But the Stars would show some life as Radek Faska would be able to execute the wraparound and get the puck past Ilya Samsonov to cut the Capitals lead to two. Then with less than a minute left in the game Alex Ovechkin would hit the empty netter to give the Capitals the 4-1 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic — Nic Dowd — Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Radko Gudas — Tyler Lewington

    Ilya Samsonov

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    Dallas Stars:

    Jamie Benn — Tyler Seguin — Alexander Radulov

    Mattias Janmark — Roope Hintz — Joe Pavelski

    Jason Dickinson — Radek Faksa — Joel L’Esperance

    Andrew Cogliano — Rhett Gardner — Nick Caamano

    Esa Lindell — John Klingberg

    Miro Heiskanen — Andrej Sekera

    Jamie Oleksiak — Joel Hanley

    Anton Khudobin

    Ben Bishop

    Scratched: Justin Dowling, Taylor Fedun

    Injured: Corey Perry (foot), Blake Comeau (lower body), Roman Polak (upper body), Martin Hanzal (back), Stephen Johns (post-traumatic headaches)

     

    First Period:

    DAL Penalty – :52 – Joel Hanley double minor for High Sticking

    WAS PPG – 3:17 – Tom Wilson (2) from Jakub Vrana (2) and Brendan Leipsic (2)

    DAL Penalty – 3:17 – Bench (Nick Caamano) 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    WAS Penalty – 8:03 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Penalty – 15:32 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    WAS Penalty – 1:17 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Penalty – 3:46 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Goal – 7:13 – John Carlson (2) from Garnet Hathaway (2)

    WAS Penalty – 10:04 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    WAS Penalty – 17:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd

     

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    Third Period:

    DAL Penalty – 3:06 – Joel Hanley 2 minutes for Holding

    WAS PPG – 3:35 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) from Nicklas Backstrom (4) and John Carlson (8)

    DAL Goal – 7:00 – Radek Faska (1) from Mattias Janmark (3) and Miro Heiskanen (2)

    DAL Penalty – 12:06 – Joel L’Esperance 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS ENG – 19:03 – Alex Ovechkin (4) from Tom Wilson (2)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (3-1-2 8pts) v. Colorado (3-0-0 6pts)

    Dallas Stars (1-4-1 3pts) @ Buffalo (4-0-1 9pts)

     

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  • Seeing Double: Washington Capitals vs Dallas Stars Part 2

    Seeing Double: Washington Capitals vs Dallas Stars Part 2

    Washington Capitals (2-1-2) v. Dallas Stars (1-3-1)

     Predicted GoaltenderRecord (W-L-OTL)GAA/SV%
    Washington CapitalsIlya Samsonov1-0-01.00/.962
    Dallas StarsAnton Khudobin0-1-04.07/.879

     

    The Washington Capitals are hoping to end a 3-game losing streak tonight versus the Dallas Stars. Just four days ago, the Capitals lost to Dallas in overtime at Capital One Arena. This time, they will play the Stars at their arena, American Airlines Center.

    As previously mentioned, the Washington Capitals are struggling. Goal-tending has not been strong, and despite Alex Ovechkin scoring two power play goals in the Caps’ loss to Nashville two days ago, the power play is not where it needs to be. Goals from Lars Eller in the first, and two power play goals sandwiching a shorthanded goal from Tom Wilson in the second gave the Caps a comfy 4-2 lead heading into the third. But four goals from the Predators’ in the third period proved too difficult to overcome. Veteran net-minder Braden Holtby, with just one win in four starts, has been abysmal to start the season. There was lots we liked about Thursdays’ showing, and goal-tending was not one of those things. John Carlson tallied assists on three of the Caps’ five goals, and both Alex Ovechkin and TJ Oshie scored their third goal (TheScore, WSH v NSH). Caps’ defense was extremely efficient at breaking down Nashville’s offensive zone advances, and Dmitry Orlov had one of his best games in recent memory. In a 6-5 regulation loss, the Caps put forth a much better effort than in past meetings with the Predators, but another blown third period lead cost them yet another game. Ilya Samsonov will start for the Capitals tonight, in attempts to remedy Washingtons’ current goaltender situation.

    The Dallas Stars have only managed to beat the Capitals so far this season. They are 2-1-1 through 4 games, dropping their last to the Calgary Flames by a score of 3-2 in the shootout. Joel L’Esperance and Jamie Benn both scored their first goals of the season. Despite the loss, goaltender Ben Bishop stopped 27 of 29 shots faced in regulation, rounding out the night with an impressive .931 SV%. Some would argue that save percentage is the most misleading hockey statistic, since a loss is a loss, regardless of the % saved, but those are still some impressive numbers. Tyler Seguin, who scored the overtime game winning goal versus the Caps on Tuesday, was the only Star to sneak the puck past Flames goaltender David Rittich, and it was none other than Johnny ‘Hockey’ Gaudreau who would win it for Calgary (TheScore, CGY v DAL). Anton Khudobin, who has lost the single game he has started this season, will start for Dallas. The Capitals will need to adjust their style of play and restrain Roope Hintz (4G, 1A) if they hope to end their win-less streak tonight. Currently, the Capitals are in a tougher spot than Dallas, and will hopefully be playing for vengeance.

    Coverage of the game begins at 7:00pm with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 7:30pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop shortly after 8:00pm.

     

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    TheScore. (2019). Calgary Flames @ Dallas Stars. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/events/21781.

    TheScore. (2019). Dallas Stars @ Washington Capitals. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/events/21765.

  • NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 10th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 10th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 10th, 2019

     

    News:

    • Dallas Stars restricted free agent defenseman Julius Honka has signed with JYP Jyvaskyla in Finland. Honka’s agreement does include an out clause that will allow him to return to the NHL when the opportunity presents itself.

     

    • Carolina Hurricanes have announced that forward Jordan Martinook will undergo surgery on Friday, October 11th to repair a core muscle injury. Martinook is expected to miss between 6-8 weeks.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p EST Start Time

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    Coming to Toronto the Tampa Bay Lightning get forward Brayden Point back into the lineup after missing the first three games due to injury, and Point wouldn’t need long to get back into the groove of things as he would score in the first two and a half minutes to give the Lightning the early 1-0 lead over the Maple Leafs. However, the Leafs would score the next two as Andreas Johnsson would score on the powerplay, and John Tavares would follow up with a goal of his own to give the Leafs the 2-1 lead, but Nikita Kucherov (PPG) and Steven Stamkos would both score to regain the lead for the Lightning. Before the end of the first period both teams would trade goals as Auston Matthews would tie the game at three, but Stamkos on the powerplay would give the Lightning the 4-3 lead heading into the first intermission. Then going into the second period Point would strike again for the Lightning as they would take a 5-3 lead into the second intermission. Then in the third period the Lightning would get a goal from Ondrej Palat, and Nikita Kucherov would score his second of the game to give the Lightning the 7-3 victory.

     

    Detroit Red Wings v. Montreal Canadiens – 7p EST Start Time

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    In an Original Six matchup the Detroit Red Wings visit the Montreal Canadiens, and a little past the halfway mark of the first period Darren Helm would score his first of the season to give the Red Wings the 1-0 lead. Then heading into the first intermission both clubs would trade goals in the final minute of the period as Joel Armia would score for the Canadiens, then Tyler Bertuzzi would take the lead back for the Red Wings. In the second period Max Domi would score to tie the game at two, but then Anthony Mantha would score on the powerplay to give the Wings a 3-2 lead going into the second intermission. Then in the third period the Wings would get a goal from Luke Glendening to seasl the victory over the Canadiens 4-2.

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. New Jersey Devils – 7p EST Start Time

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    The New Jersey Devils host the Edmonton Oilers as they look to win their first game of the season, and the Devils would get an early jump on a Kyle Palmeri goal, but then Leon Draisaitl would score for the Oilers to tie the game up at one heading into the first intermission. Then in the second period Nikita Gusev would score for the Devils to regain the lead, but again the Oilers would strike as Jame sNeal would score his seventh of the season on the powerplay to tie the game back up at two heading into the second period.Then Damon Severson and Connor McDavid would swap goals to send the game to overtime tied 3-3. After a scoreless overtime period the game would go to the shootout where Draisaitl would be the lone goal scorer to give the Oilers the 4-3 shootout victory.

     

    Anaheim Ducks v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

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    In Pittsburgh the Penguins would look to tame the Anaheim Ducks, and on the powerplay early in the second period Sidney Crosby would score the first goal of the game, but the Ducks would respond as Ondrej Kase would score to tie the game at one going into the second intermission. Going into the third period the Penguins would get a goal from Jake Guentzel who would score his first of the season to give the Penguins the 2-1 victory.

     

    St. Louis Blues v. Ottawa Senators – 730p EST Start Time

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    In Ottawa, the Senators host the St. Louis Blues and Vitaly Abramov would score his first career NHL goal to give the Senators the 1-0 lead over the defending Stanley Cup Champions near the halfway point of the first period. Then to end the first the Senators would get a goal from Artem Anisimov to give them the 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. Then in the second period the Blues would respond with goals from David Perron (PPG) and Oskar Sundqvist to tie the game at two. To end the second period Chris Tierney would score shorthanded to give the Senators their lead back heading into the second intermission. Then in the third period Jay Bouwmeester and Brayden Schenn would score for the Blues, but Anthony Duclair would score late to tie the game at four for the Senators. But it would be Ryan O’Reilly to score the final goal to give the Blues the 6-4 victory.

     

    Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

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    The Capitals blow their third consecutive third period lead as they fall to the Predators 6-5 in their first regulation loss of the 2019-20 season. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Winnipeg Jets – 8p EST Start Time

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    In Winnipeg the Jets would host the Minnesota Wild, and the Wild would strike first as Ryan Hartman scored his first goal as a member of the Wild to give them the 1-0 lead going into the first intermission. In the second period it would be the Jets taking off as they would get goals from both Blake Wheeler and Patrik Laine to give the Jets the 2-1 lead over the Wild heading into the second intermission. Then in the third period the Wild would get a goal from Brad Hunt to tie the game at two, but the Jets would score three unanswered goals as Kyle Connor, Jack Roslovic, and Patrick Laine (second of the game) to give the Jets the 5-2 victory.

     

    San Jose Sharks v. Chicago Blackhawks – 830p EST Start Time

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    In Chicago the San Jose Sharks look to end their four game losing streak, but it would be the Blackhawks striking first as Dominik Kubalik would score his first of the season to give the Blackhawks the 1-0 lead, but then the Sharks would respond as Kevin Labanc would score on the powerplay to tie it up at one. The Blackhawks and Sharks would trade goals one more time before the period ends as Andrew Shaw would score to give the Blackhawks the lead again, but the returning Patrick Marleau would score on the powerplay to tie the game for the Sharks going into the first intermission. In the second period both teams would trade goals once again as the Blackhawks would get another goal from Shaw and Dylan Strome would net his first of the season, while for the Sharks would get goals from Brent Burns and Marleau (second of the game) to keep the game tied as both teams enter the second intermission tied a four a piece. Then in the third period Barclay Goodrow would score the lone goal of the period to give the Sharks their first win of the season with the 5-4 regulation victory.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Dallas Stars – 830p EST Start Time

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    For the Calgary Flames and Dallas Stars both teams are looking for their second win of the season, and in the first period neither team would get the puck in the net, but in the second period the Flames would score two early as Elias Lindholm (PPG) and Noah Hanafin would score to make it 2-0 Flames. However, before the end of the second Joel L’Esperance would score for the Stars cut the Flames lead to one heading into the second intermission. In the third period Jamie Benn would score his first of the season nine seconds into the third on the powerplay to tie the game at two. After a scoreless overtime period the game would go to the shootout which would see the Flames get goals from Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau to secore the 3-2 victory.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

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    In Colorado the Boston Bruins look to end their four game road swing to start the 2019-20 season as they face the Avalanche. The Bruins would start out fast as they would get goals from David Pastrnak and Zdeno Chara to take the 2-0 lead, but Nathan MacKinnon would score late on the powerplay to start the Avalanche’s comeback. In the second period Pierre-Edouard Bellemare would score to tie the game at two, and then in the third period Andre Burakovsky would score his first goal as a member of the Colorado Avalanche to give them the 3-2 lead. Then late in the third Gabriel Landeskog would score to give the Avalanche a two goal lead and eventual 4-2 victory.

     

    Vegas Golden Knights v. Arizona Coyotes – 10p EST Start Time

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    In Arizona the Coyotes play host to the Vegas Golden Knights and in the first period would get a two goal lead over the Knights as Conor Garland would score his first career NHL goal, and Nick Schmaltz would score his first of the season to give the Coyotes the 2-0 lead. But with five seconds left in the first period Shea Theodore would score to make it 2-1 Coyotes going into the first intermission. Then in the second period Garland would score his second of the game, and Niklas Hjalmarsson would score to give the Coyotes the 4-1 lead heading into the second intermission. There would be no goals scored in the third period as the Coyotes earn themselves the 4-1 victory.

     

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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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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

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    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

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    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

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    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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  • Game Recap – 10/8/2019 – Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/8/2019 – Dallas Stars v. Washington Capitals

    Dallas Stars (0-3-0 0pts) v. Washington Capitals (2-0-1 5pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into tonight’s game the Washington Capitals look to get back to their winning ways as they host an injury depleted Dallas Stars team that is still looking for their first win of the season. The Capitals would also be getting back superstar forward Evgeny Kuznetsov, who would score the first goal of the game to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead a little under five minutes into the game. Both teams would trade powerplay opportunites, but neither team would capitalize thus keeping the Capitals 1-0 lead intact going into the first intermission

     

    In the second period it would be the Stars responding early as Roope Hintz would score his fourth of the season two minutes into the period to tie the game at one a piece. However, after another failed powerplay opportunity the Capitals would regain the lead when John Carlson would get a knuckler through the seven hole on Bishop to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. The Capitals would get a late powerplay, but were unable to capitalize before time expired in the period.

     

    In the third period the Stars would dominate the Capitals during the first half of the period and would score as a result when Alexander Radulov would deflect an Esa Lindell shot past Braden Holtby to tie the game at two. Then about six minutes later Nick Caamano would push the puck past Holtby to give the Stars their first lead of the game at 3-2. With 30 seconds left in the period with Holtby pulled Nicklas Backstrom would tap in a loose puck in the crease to tie the game at three and send the game into overtime. However, 43 seconds into overtime the Stars would clinch their first victory of the 2019-20 season as Tyler Seguin would score to make it a 4-3 victory for the Stars.

     

    Lineups:

    Dallas Stars:

    Jamie Benn – Tyler Seguin – Alexander Radulov

    Mattias Janmark – Roope Hintz- Joe Pavelski

    Andrew Cogliano – Radek Faksa – Joel L’Esperance

    Nicholas – Caamano – Rhett Gardner – Justin Dowling

    Esa Lindell – Miro Heiskanen

    Andrej Sekara – John Klingberg

    Jamie Oleksiak – Taylor Fedun

    Ben Bishop

    Anton Khudobin

    Scratched: Joel Hanley, Denis Gurianov

    Injured: Corey Perry (foot), Jason Dickinson (upper body), Blake Comeau (lower body), Roman Polak (upper body), Stephen Johns (headaches), Martin Hanzal (back)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana – Lars Eller – TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Richard Panik

    Brendan Leipsic – Chandler Stephenson – Garnet Hathaway

    Jonas Siegenthaler – John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov – Nick Jensen

    Radko Gudas – Tyler Lewington

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Nic Dowd

    Injured: Michal Kempny (hamstring)

     

    First Period:

    WAS Goal – 4:49 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) from Jonas Siegenthaler (1)

    WAS Penalty – 7:16 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Tripping

    DAL Penalty – 14:48 – Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    DAL Goal – 1:59 – Roope Hintz (4) from Jamie Oleksiak (2)

    DAL Penalty – 10:14 – Justin Dowling 2 minutes for Roughing

    WAS Goal – 15:55 – John Carlson (1) from Alex Ovechkin (1) and Nicklas Backstrom (2)

    DAL Penalty – 18:27 – John Klingberg 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – 1:30 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Hooking

    DAL Goal – 7:53 – Alexander Radulov (1) from Esa Lindell (1) and Mattias Janmark (3)

    DAL Goal – 12:02 – Nick Caamano (1) from Andrew Cogliano (1) and Tyler Seguin (1)

    WAS Penalty – 13:21 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes for Holding

    DAL Penalty – 14:03 – John Klingberg 2 minutes for Holding

    DAL Penalty – 14:27 – Tyler Seguin 2 minutes for Holding

    WAS Penalty – 16:07 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Goal – 19:29 – Nicklas Backstrom (1) from Tom Wilson (1) and John Carlson (4)

     

    End of 3rd

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    Overtime:

    DAL Goal – :43 – Tyler Seguin (2) from Alexander Radulov (1)

     

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    Next Up:

    Washington (2-0-2 6pts) @ Nashville (1-1-0 2pts)

    Dallas (1-3-0 2pts) v. Calgary (1-1-0 2pts)

     

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  • Capitals Look to Regain Momentum vs a Falling Stars Team

    Capitals Look to Regain Momentum vs a Falling Stars Team

    Washington Capitals (2-0-1) v. Dallas Stars (0-3-0)

     Predicted GoaltenderRecord (W-L-OTL)GAA/SV%
    Washington CapitalsBraden Holtby1-0-12.36/.900
    Dallas StarsBen Bishop0-2-02.59/.900

    Tonight, the Washington Capitals are looking to get back on the winning side of things as they face off against the Dallas Stars in the first of two meetings this week. The Capitals won two of their first three games, and secured 5 of 6 possible points, giving them a strong start to the season. The Dallas Stars, on the other hand, are looking to just win.

    Four days ago, the Capitals dropped the first of four meetings with the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 overtime loss. On the date of their Home Opener, the Capitals were hoping to beat the team that eliminated them in the first round last season. A powerless Capitals’ power play and poor refereeing gave the Hurricanes a prime opportunity to overtake the division, and now remain undefeated with three wins to start their season. One of the newest additions to the Capitals roster, Garnet Hathaway, scored his first and second goals of the season, although the second goal was overturned due to alleged ‘goaltender interference’. T.J. Oshie scored his second of the season, but despite being gifted with six power play opportunities, the Capitals were unable to convert on a single one. One bright spot of the evening, was an improved faceoff percentage, which was something the Capitals seriously struggled with last season. Washington won 55.4% of their face-offs, and through three games have won 52.3% of all face-offs taken, which is (so far) significantly better than their 40-some percent from last season (TheScore, Washington). Tonight, the Capitals need to take advantage of any power plays gifted to them, and need to play strong in front of their goaltender. Despite a strong showing by the newest Caps back-up goaltender Ilya Samsonov, Braden Holtby is expected to get the start for the Washington Capitals tonight.

    The Dallas Stars haven’t won a single game yet this season, giving them a 0-3-0 start for the first time since the franchise moved to Texas. It is also the first time in history the team has failed to secure at least one point since the 1988-1989 season in which the-then North Stars started their season with four straight losses (Shapiro). Although losing streaks aren’t new to the Stars’ organization, and while we aren’t even a full week into the season, the Dallas Stars need to begin firing on all cylinders, and that means defense needs to start defending, and offense needs to start scoring. Stars Center Roope Hintz has three goals in three games, and scored two of the teams’ three total goals in their last game versus the Detroit Red Wings. In that disheartening road loss, the Stars started off hot, having scored two goals in the first period. However, Detroits’ Anthony Mantha didn’t just score two goals to tie the game in the second, but went on to score a hat-trick, plus one, to lift the Red Wings over the Stars, 4-3 (Lage).

    In other Caps’ news, Travis Boyd cleared waivers, and will report to the Hershey Bears. Jonas Siegenthaler, who was ‘sent to Hershey’ as a paper transaction will in fact start for the Capitals tonight. Defenseman Michal Kempny, who was first expected to dress tonight against the Stars, will not make tonight’s roster (RotoWire). Forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has completed his three-game suspension and will play in his first game of the season tonight.

    Coverage of the game begins at 6:00pm with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 6:30pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop shortly after 7:00pm.

     

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    Lage, L. (2019). Anthony Mantha scores four goals in Red Wings win over Stars. Retrieved from https://www.wxyz.com/sports/anthony-mantha-scores-four-goals-in-red-wings-win-over-stars.

    RotoWire Staff. (2019). Capitals’ Michal Kempny: Unavailable Tuesday. Retrieved from https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/capitals-michal-kempny-unavailable-tuesday/

    Shapiro, S. (2019). Stars 20/20: Time for a change after three straight third-period collapses. Retrieved from https://theathletic.com/1271026/2019/10/07/stars-20-20-time-for-a-change-after-three-straight-third-period-collapses/.

    TheScore. (2019). Washington Capitals. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/15.

  • NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 6th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 6th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Sunday, October 6th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Washington Capitals have assigned defenseman Martin Fehervary to Hershey of the AHL, and have placed forward Travis Boyd on waivers. TXHT’s Report

     

    Game Recaps:

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. Carolina Hurricanes – 5p EST Start Time

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    After coming back a from a two goal deficit the night before in Washington, the Carolina Hurricanes would bring the magic back for a second consecutive night as they took on the Tampa Bay Lightning. After getting a goal from Brett Pesce in the first 1:14, the Hurricanes would give up three unanswered goals by the Lightning when Tyler Johnson, Kevin Shattenkirk and Steven Stamkos to gain a 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission. However, the Hurricanes would climb back as they would get goals from Erik Haula (second period PPG) and Dougie Hamilton (third period PPG) to tie the game and send the game to overtime. Once into overtime the Hurricanes would only need 1:53 of the extra frame as Jaccob Slavin would score to give the Hurricanes their second straight come from behind overtime victory.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Detroit Red Wings – 7p EST Start Time

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    Heading to Detroit the Dallas Stars look for their first victory of their very young 2019-20 season, and a quick jump on the Red Wings would help them early on as they would get first period goals from Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin to give the Stars a 2-0 lead going into the first intermission. In the second period it would become the Anthony Mantha show as he would score two goals to tie the game for the Red Wings. Mantha’s first goal would be on the powerplay and 48 seconds into the period. Then Mantha would score again nine minutes later to tie the game. In the third period Mantha would score 15 seconds into the period to complete the natural hat trick, but Roope Hintz would score his second of the game 33 seconds late tie the game back up at three. However, it would be Anthony Mantha once again as he would record his fourth goal of the game to lead the Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Stars.

     

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

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    The New York Islanders would host a defensively depleted Winnipeg Jets team who would lose Josh Morrissey due to an upper body injury during pregame warmups. The first period neither team would get on the board, but in the second period the Islanders would get three unanswered goals from Josh Bailey (PPG), Brock Nelson, and Anders Lee to give them a commanding 3-0 lead. However, before the end of the second Patrik Laine would get the Jets on the board to cut the Islanders lead to two. However, to start the third period the Islanders would score early to regain their three goal lead when Anthony Beauvillier scored 1:25 into the third period, and that’s all they would need to secure their first victory of the 2019-20 season.

     

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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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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.

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