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  • Capitals Waive Smith-Pelly

    Capitals Waive Smith-Pelly

    The Washington Capitals placed forward Devante Smith Pelly on waivers this afternoon in what was a confusing time for the Capitals. Earlier reports stated that it would be forward Dmitrij Jaskin would be put on waivers as he was not going to practice with the team this morning. However midway through practice Smith-Pelly would leave the ice and then placed on waivers instead as first reported by Elliotte Friedman.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1098268240197967873

     

    When asked for the reasoning for the change, Head Coach Todd Reirden stated that it was an “organizational decision” to make the switch, and that other things behind the scenes are in play.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1098278991855841280

     

    This begs the question with the NHL Trade Deadline this upcoming Monday what moves General Manager Brian MacLellan could be making. Was an offer given to MacLellan for Jaskin, or could this be a move to free up some Salary Cap space to make another move. Only time will tell as teams have until noon tomorrow to put in a claim on Smith-Pelly before he clears waivers and be eligible to be sent down to Hershey in the AHL.

     

    *Feature photo courtesy of the Washington Capitals Twitter.

  • Gameday Preview – 2/18/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Los Angeles Kings

    Gameday Preview – 2/18/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Los Angeles Kings

    Washington Capitals (32-20-7 71pts) v. Los Angeles Kings (23-29-6 52pts)

     

    Time: 1030p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports West

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals continue their six game road trip as they head 15 minutes from Anaheim to Los Angeles as they take on the Kings who have lost their past four games. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from the lackluster 5-2 loss to the Ducks last night as they look to have a better performance against the Kings. The Capitals will be without forward TJ Oshie who was injured last night against Anaheim.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — Travis Boyd

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Chandler Stephenson — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nic Dowd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (upper body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Show up and play a full 60 minutes

    The Capitals need to show up and play a full 60 minutes against the Kings. The Capitals disappeared after Alex Ovechkin scored and it came back to bite them. Especially against one of the worst teams in the league. The Capitals play a struggling Kings team, and the Capitals need to win this game.

     

    Los Angeles Kings:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Iafallo — Anze Kopitar — Dustin Brown

    Brendan Leipsic — Jeff Carter — Tyler Toffoli

    Carl Hagelin — Adrian Kempe — Ilya Kovalchuk

    Kyle Clifford — Trevor Lewis — Austin Wagner

    Derek Forbort — Drew Doughty

    Oscar Fantenberg — Paul LaDue

    Dion Phaneuf — Matt Roy

    Jack Campbell

    Jonathan Quick

    Scratched: Michael Amadio

    Injured: Alec Martinez (upper body), Sean Walker (upper body), Jonny Brodzinski (shoulder)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a jump on the Capitals

    The Kings may be struggling, but last night the Ducks gave the Kings the blueprint to beating the Capitals. The Kings need to take it to the Capitals and force the pace of the game in their favor.

  • February 18th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 18th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, February 18th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were six contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 6, NY Rangers 5

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would squeak away from the New York Rangers with a 6-5 win, thanks to two goals from Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin.

    New York’s Mats Zuccarello would score two goals of his own in the contest as well.

     

     

     

    St. Louis 4, MINNESOTA 0

    The St. Louis Blues would net their 10th consecutive win and their third straight shutout with a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild yesterday afternoon.

     

    NEW JERSEY 4, Buffalo 1

    New Jersey’s Kyle Palmieri would have two assists and a goal in this contest to help the Devils down the Buffalo Sabres 4-1.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1097308128708837376

     

    Philadelphia 3, DETROIT 1

    The Philadelphia Flyers would end the home-and-home series with a set of back-to-back wins over the Detroit Red Wings with a 3-1 win last night.

     

    Philadelphia’s Oskar Lindbolm would have a two goal game in this contest for the Flyers.

     

     

    FLORIDA 6, Montreal 3

    Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov would have a hat trick in this contest as the Panthers would double up the Montreal Canadiens by the score of 6-3.

    Montreal’s Max Domi would have a two goal effort but it would not be enough as the Canadiens fall to a record of 31-21-7 and are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference standings.

     

    ANAHEIM 5, Washington 2

     

    In this contest, Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin would score his 40th goal on the season but it would not be enough as the Capitals would fall to the Anaheim Ducks 5-2.

     

    On Anaheim’s side, this win would be their fourth win in the last 24 contests.

    Two records were also broken by Ducks players in this contest.  Cam Fowler is now the franchise leader for assists by a defenceman and Ryan Miller is now the the leader for most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender in NHL history.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097359973250560001

     

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097351833087930368

     

    In a pre-game ceremony, the Ducks would retire Scott Niedermayer’s number 27.  Niedermayer joins Paul Kariya, whose number was retired by the franchise earlier in the season, and Teemu Selanne.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097314555233857536

     

    TXHT has your full breakdown and recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Anaheim Ducks at the following page.

     

     

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

     

     

    Today’s NHL schedule of games…

     

    NWHL

     

    Today in the NWHL, the Metropolitan Riveters host the Boston Pride in a make-up game from January at 1 p.m., ET at the NJD Hockey House.  The contest can be seen, as all other NWHL games on NWHL.zone

  • Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Washington Capitals (32-19-7 71pts) v. Anaheim Ducks (22-27-9 53pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals come into Anaheim looking to crash the Ducks party on Scott Niedermayer’s jersey retirement, and that they would on an early powerplay thanks to a Hampus Lindholm tripping penalty. John Carlson would find Alex Ovechkin in his office for the one timer and his 40th goal of the season to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead.

    The Capitals however would be dominated by the Ducks throughout most of the period as they would out shoot the Capitals 18-6 in the first period.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097330633578172417

     

    The Ducks would find the back of the net after an offensive zone win. Brandon Montour would shoot the puck from the point and Adam Henrique would get his stick on the puck to deflect it past Braden Holtby and tie the game at one. Continued sloppy play in their own zone would hurt the Capitals as the Ducks would take advantage of a defensive breakdown and Jakob Silfverberg would tap in a Henrique pass for the 2-1 lead. But the Capitals would not go away as John Carlson would shoot a bomb from the point to tie the game at two.

     

    The Ducks would start the period with some carry over powerplay time from a very questionable Tom Wilson goalie interference penalty, and would capitalize 37 seconds into the period as Adam Henrique would score his second of the game for the 3-2 lead. Then on another powerplay, the Ducks would get a goal from Corey Perry to make it a 4-2 lead on his first goal of the 2018-19 season. Jakob Silfverberg would score his second of the game to give the Ducks a 5-2 lead. The Capitals would fall flat to finish this game, and now face the Los Angeles Kings for the second game of their back to back.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Chandler Stephenson — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Travis Boyd, Nic Dowd, Madison Bowey

     

    Anaheim Ducks:

    Rickard Rakell — Ryan Getzlaf — Corey Perry

    Daniel Sprong — Adam Henrique — Troy Terry

    Devin Shore — Derek Grant — Jakob Silfverberg

    Max Jones — Ryan Kesler — Carter Rowney

    Cam Fowler — Michael Del Zotto

    Hampus Lindholm — Josh Manson

    Jaycob Megna — Brandon Montour

    Kevin Boyle

    Ryan Miller

    Scratched: Andy Welinski, Brian Gibbons

    Injured: Patrick Eaves (illness), John Gibson (upper body), Chad Johnson (head), Nick Ritchie (illness)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097319464557719552

     

    First Period:

    Ducks Penalty – 2:58 – Hampus Lindholm 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 4:58 – Alex Ovechkin (40) from John Carlson (43) and Jakub Vrana (18)

    Ducks Penalty – 12:05 – Corey Perry 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 18:30 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Boarding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       ANA – 0

    Shots              08                16

    Faceoffs         06                11

    Hits               06                  09

    PP                 1/2                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Ducks Goal – 6:26 – Adam Henrique (11) from  Brandon Montour (20) and Jaycob Megna (1)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097339637784166400

    Ducks Goal – 14:07 – Jakob Silfverberg (14) from Adam Henrique (19) and Hampus Lindholm (17)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097347487533158400

    Capitals Goal – 17:01 – John Carlson (9) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 19:33 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        ANA – 2

    Shots               17                 25

    Faceoffs          07                 25

    Hits                 15                  18

    PP                   1/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Ducks PPG – :37 – Adam Henrique (12) from Corey Perry (2) and Ryan Getzlaf (26)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097354489080598529

    Capitals Penalty – 3:02 – Dmitrij Jaskin 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ducks PPG – 3:40 – Corey Perry (1) from Cam Fowler (9) and Ryan Getzlaf (27)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097355562470170624

    Capitals Penalty – 4:36 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ducks Penalty – 11:16 – Max Jones 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Ducks Goal -14:55 – Jakob Silfverberg (15) from Derek Grant (5) and Michael del Zotto (5)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097358301153521664

    Ducks Penalty – 15:01 – Nick Ritchie – Game Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 15:01 – Tom Wilson – Game Misconduct

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2         ANA – 5

    Shots              25                   39

    Faceoffs        16                    38

    Hits               27                     21

    PP                 1/3                    2/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (32-20-7 71pts) @ Los Angeles (23-29-6 52pts)

    Anaheim (23-27-9 55pts) @ Minnesota (27-26-6 60pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Gameday Preview – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Washington Capitals (32-19-7 71pts) v. Anaheim Ducks (22-27-9 53pts)

     

    Time: 9p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and PRIME

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals head to Anaheim where the Ducks are ending their homestand by retiring Scott Niedermayer’s #27. The Capitals will be looking to win their second game of their six game road trip. The Ducks on the other hand will be looking for a win period as they have been struggling mightly this season.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Strike fast, strike often

    The Capitals need to strike fast on a prone Ducks team that has only won two of their last ten games, and now has the general manager Bob Murray behind the bench. If the Capitals can get the first goal, it will push the Ducks onto their heels, and they will struggle.

     

    Anaheim Ducks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Rickard Rakell — Ryan Getzlaf — Corey Perry

    Daniel Sprong — Adam Henrique — Troy Terry

    Devin Shore — Derek Grant — Jakob Silfverberg

    Max Jones — Ryan Kesler — Carter Rowney

    Cam Fowler — Michael Del Zotto

    Hampus Lindholm — Josh Manson

    Jaycob Megna — Brandon Montour

    Kevin Boyle

    Ryan Miller

    Scratched: Andy Welinski, Brian Gibbons

    Injured: Patrick Eaves (illness), John Gibson (upper body), Chad Johnson (head), Nick Ritchie (illness)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The Ducks need a good start in general. This team has been struggling mightly, and it has even costed their coach his job. With general manager Bob Murray behind the bench the Ducks are on the hot seat and Murray wants to see who wants to play.

  • 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.

  • February 16th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 16th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, February 16th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four games in NHL action last night.

     

     

    NY Rangers 6, BUFFALO 2

    The New York Rangers would take on the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo last night and the Rangers would come away with a convincing 6-2 win.  Vladislav Namestnikov would score twice in the third period to seal the win for the Rangers.

    With the six goal outburst by the Rangers, this would be the 153rd instance in which at least six goals have been registered in a contest this season.

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1096763653922136064

    Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner would score his 35th goal on the season and making him the fifth player in franchise history to have at least 35 goals in his first season with the club.

    When Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin assisted on Skinner’s goal, he would net his 26th assist on the season.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Edmonton 1

    The Edmonton Oilers would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes despite outshooting the Hurricanes 41-27.  Carolina would down the Oilers by the score of 3-1.

     

    New Jersey 5, MINNESOTA 4 (OT)

    The New Jersey Devils would defeat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 in overtime, thanks to the game winner by the Devils Nico Hischier in the extra frame.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1096627156241797121

    New Jersey would mark the 125th multi-goal comeback on the season, the most in NHL history dating up to February 15th.

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1096778806336077826

     

    Boston 3, ANAHEIM 0

    Anaheim’s season woes would continue with the 3-0 loss to the Boston Bruins in Anaheim last night.  Anaheim is 2-8-0 in their last 10 contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1096653762079293440

    Boston Bruins infographic from last night’s contests against the Anaheim Ducks.

     

    Boston goaltender Jaroslav Halak would have a 30 saves performance in this contest.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games…

     

    In case you missed it…

     

    -TXHT released an article of the stigma of counterfeit jerseys which you can read here.

     

    -TXHT’s Chris Vasilas produced several articles about the NWHL All-Star game last weekend which you can read at the following pages.

  • Gameday Preview – 2/14/2019 – Washington Capitals v. San Jose Sharks

    Gameday Preview – 2/14/2019 – Washington Capitals v. San Jose Sharks

    Washington Capitals (31-19-7 69pts) v. San Jose Sharks (34-16-7 75pts)

     

    Time: 1030p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports California

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals start the California portion of their six game road trip when they take on the San Jose Sharks. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Sharks will be without defenseman Erik Karlsson.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom – T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Chandler Stephenson — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Travis Boyd, Nic Dowd

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be consistent for a full 60 minutes

    The Capitals need to come out with full energy and they need to play a consistent game. The Capitals looked flatter than a pancake in skillet, and they need to bring that high tempo pace.

     

    San Jose Sharks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Timo Meier — Logan Couture — Joe Pavelski

    Evander Kane — Tomas Hertl — Joonas Donskoi

    Marcus Sorensen — Joe Thornton — Kevin Labanc

    Lukas Radil — Barclay Goodrow — Melker Karlsson

    Radim Simek — Brent Burns

    Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Tim Heed

    Brenden Dillon — Justin Braun

    Martin Jones

    Aaron Dell

    Scratched: Joakim Ryan, Dylan Gambrell

    Injured: Erik Karlsson (groin)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    This should be the key for every team who plays against the Capitals right now who are struggling, despite having a good start to February. If the Sharks can get the first goal, then they have all of the momentum.

  • Game Recap – 2/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Game Recap – 2/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Washington Capitals (31-18-7 69pts) v. Columbus Blue Jackets (31-20-3 65pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would come out flat against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and put themselves into penalty trouble as the Blue Jackets dominated the Capitals in the first period. However, Braden Holtby would hold down the fort and keep this a 0-0 game.

     

    In another lackluster period for the Capitals, the Blue Jackets would get the lone goal on a 3 on 1 break against the Capitals with Anthony Duclair scoring his 11th of the season. Capitals would be dominated in almost every aspect of the game. Blue Jackets through 40 minutes have held the Capitals to 7 shots and 9 faceoff wins.

     

    The Capitals would play a better third period, but Sergei Bobrovsky would be lights out as he would shut out the Capitals surge, and the Blue Jackets would get goals from Nick Foligno and Artemi Panarin to seal the deal for the Blue Jackets.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets:

    Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Cam Atkinson

    Nick Foligno — Boone Jenner — Josh Anderson

    Anthony Duclair — Alexander Wennberg — Oliver Bjorkstrand

    Markus Hannikainen — Riley Nash — Lukas Sedlak

    Seth Jones — Ryan Murray

    Zach Werenski — David Savard

    Scott Harrington — Markus Nutivaara

    Sergei Bobrovsky

    Joonas Korpisalo

    Scratched: Dean Kukan, Eric Robinson

    Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (hip)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 8:33 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 15:36 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Blue Jackets Penalty – 15:36 – Artemi Panarin 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 18:38 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       CLB – 0

    Shots              04                11

    Faceoffs         06                09

    Hits               04                  07

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Blue Jackets Goal – 6:31 – Anthony Duclair (11) from Oliver Bjorkstrand (9) and Zach Werenski (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 8:24 – Bench (Ovechkin) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 0        CLB – 1

    Shots               07                 24

    Faceoffs          09                 19

    Hits                 08                  10

    PP                   0/0                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Blue Jackets Penalty – 3:24 – Riley Nash 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 4:52 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Slashing

    Blue Jackets Goal – 16:13 – Nick Foligno (14) from Seth Jones (28) and Ryan Murray (25)

    Blue Jackets ENG – 19:50 – Artemi Panarin (22) from Josh Anderson (10)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 0         CLB – 2

    Shots              20                   32

    Faceoffs        18                    33

    Hits               14                     15

    PP                 0/1                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (31-19-7 69pts) @ San Jose (34-16-7 75pts)

    Columbus (32-20-3 67pts) v. NY Islanders (33-17-6 72pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Gameday Preview – 2/12/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Washington Capitals (31-18-7 69pts) v. Columbus Blue Jackets (31-20-3 65pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports Ohio

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals hit the road for the first time since returning from the bye week as they take on Metropolitan Division rival Columbus Blue Jackets for their second game of their back to back, and first game of their six game road trip. The Capitals are coming off a 6-4 win last night over the Los Angeles Kings.

     

    The last time these two teams faced off the Blue Jackets would win in overtime and mock Evgeny Kuznetsov’s “Bird” celebration. The motivation is there, as well as the fire in this rivalry.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be consistent all 60 minutes

    The Capitals need to be consistent for a full 60 minutes if they look to defeat the Blue Jackets. If the Capitals can continue a steady pace throughout, they will have a legitimate chance of winning.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets:

    Projected Lineup:

    Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Cam Atkinson

    Nick Foligno — Boone Jenner — Josh Anderson

    Anthony Duclair — Alexander Wennberg — Oliver Bjorkstrand

    Markus Hannikainen — Riley Nash — Lukas Sedlak

    Seth Jones — Ryan Murray

    Zach Werenski — David Savard

    Scott Harrington — Markus Nutivaara

    Sergei Bobrovsky

    Joonas Korpisalo

    Scratched: Dean Kukan, Eric Robinson

    Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (hip)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Rattle the Capitals

    The Blue Jackets mocked Evgeny Kuznetsov last time these two teams faced with hopes of rattling the team, but to no affect. An early lead though, that can rattle the Capitals.