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  • Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would start off hot as they would force the play in the Vancouver Canucks zone early as TJ Oshie would charge the net for the Nicklas Backstrom rebound to get the Capitals the first goal of the game. The goal would also be assisted on by Alex Ovechkin who would be come the highest scoring Russian player in NHL history.

    However, 39 seconds later Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for hooking, but the Capitals would kill of the penalty. The Capitals would get a powerplay opportunity as well, but could not convert on it. The Capitals would dominate the period which featured them out shooting the Canucks 18 to 5.

     

    This was a lackluster period. Not a whole lot really to talk about this period outside of the penalty shot opportunity for Bo Horvat, but Braden Holtby was up to the task to shut Horvat down to keep the 1-0 lead.

     

    The Capitals would start off the third period the same way they way started the game by crashing the net, this time with Brett Connolly banking in the shot to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead. However, the Canucks would respond with their first goal of the game when Markus Granlund would tip in a Antoine Roussel pass past Holtby. But the Capitals would respond in kind as the Capitals would create more chaos in front of the Canucks net to get the puck past Jacob Markstrom to make it a 3-1 lead. The Canucks would dispute the goal claiming it was hit with a high stick, but the referees declared it a good goal by Jakub Vrana after further review. Elias Pettersson would score with 8 seconds left in the game with the goalie pulled, but it would be too little too late for the Canucks as the Capitals hold on to win 3-2.

     

    Lineups:

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Alexander Edler (face), Sven Baertschi (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:00 – TJ Oshie (16) from Nicklas Backstrom (40) and Alex Ovechkin (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty – 11:59 – Nikolay Goldobin 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference

     

    End of 1st – VAN – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              05                18

    Faceoffs         11                11

    Hits               07                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:45 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty Shot – 12:53 – Bo Horvat – Save (Jonas Siegenthaler – Hooking)

     

    End of 2nd – VAN – 0        WAS – 1

    Shots               18                 22

    Faceoffs          18                 19

    Hits                 16                  13

    PP                   0/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:47 – Brett Connolly (10) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (34) and Jakub Vrana (15)

    Canucks Goal – 8:02 – Markus Granlund (9) from Antoine Roussel (16) and Ben Hutton (13)

    Capitals Goal – 12:13 Jakub Vrana (16) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (35) and Tom Wilson (11)

    Canucks Goal – 19:52 – Elias Pettersson (24) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – VAN – 2         WAS – 3

    Shots              32                   31

    Faceoffs        25                    28

    Hits               23                     20

    PP                 0/2                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (29-18-6 64pts) v. Colorado (22-22-8 52pts)

    Vancouver (24-24-6 54pts) @ Chicago (21-24-9 51pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and SportsNet One

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals play host to former teammate Jay Beagle as the Vancouver Canucks come to town as they play their second game of their back to back. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their lackluster performance on Super Sunday against the Boston Bruins where they played flat throughout the game.

     

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Sven Baertschi (illness), Alexander Edler (Head), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Fresh legs

    The Canucks will be playing their second game in two nights, and will need to keep their legs fresh in this one after the hard fought effort in their loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The Capitals came out flatter than a pancake against the Boston Bruins the other day, and will need to come out with some urgency to start the game. If the Capitals can get a few strong shifts to start this game it can work as the motivator to a better game from the Capitals.

     

  • February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, February 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday.

     

    There were only three games on the NHL slate yesterday.

     

     

     

    Boston 1, WASHINGTON 0

    The Boston Bruins would take on the Washington Capitals and would come away with the 1-0 win.  The Washington Capitals have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten games.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

     

    MONTREAL 4, Edmonton 3 (OT)

    There would be four different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens in this contest against the Edmonton Oilers and would win this contest 4-3 in the overtime frame.

     

    Edmonton would end the weekend of games with overtime heartbreakers, including losing in overtime in this contest to the Canadiens.

     

    Calgary 4, CAROLINA 3

    Four different goal scorers would help the Calgary flames defeat the the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday afternoon.

     

    There will be four games taking place on the NHL schedule tonight.

     

     

    NWHL

     

    To recap from this weekend’s slate of NWHL contests…

     

    The Buffalo Beauts faced off against the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week and would come away with the 3-2 win to notch their fifth straight win.  With the win, the Buffalo Beauts moved to a record of 9-4-0 on the season.

    This would be the first game for the Beauts at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House since the Isobel Cup final last season, when they would fall to the Riveters 1-0.

    Both teams’ top lines were held at bay throughout the contest as the Beauts got goals from Taylor Accursi, Julianna Iafallo and Savannah Harmon.

    For the Riveters’, their third line produced with Rebecca Morse and Kristin Lewicki each scoring their first goals of the season with Alexa Aramburu picking up the assists on both of the goals.

    The Beauts will next have NWHL action against the Metropolitan Riveters on February 23rd.

    The Whale’s next NWHL contest will be on Sunday, February 24th against the Boston Pride.

    The Boston Pride would face off against the Connecticut Whale and would come away with the 3-1 win.  The Boston Pride are now 9-4-0 on the season, tied with the Buffalo Beauts for the same mark.  With the loss, the Whale are now 2-9-2 on the season.

    For the Pride, Jillian Dempsey and Denisa Krizova would both have a goal and assist in this contest.  Dempsey leads all Boston Pride skaters with nine goals on the season and is second in the league.

    Boston would get on the board just 1:20 into the game with Krizova scoring the goal.

    Connecticut’s Rachael Ade would score to tie the game 1-1 with 55 seconds left in the first period.  That would be Ade’s first career NWHL goal.

    Dempsey would score her ninth goal of the season with her goal less than two minutes into the second period.  Throughout most of the third period, the Whale would spend this time on the penalty kill.  Toni Ann Milano would take advantage of a good rebound of the puck, sealing the 3-1 win for the Boston Pride.

    For a full breakdown of the contest, TXHT’s Chris Vasilas has your recap at the following page.

     

    The NWHL All-Star Game will commence next weekend in Nashville, Tennessee with the resumption of the NWHL schedule on Monday, February 18th, with the Boston Pride taking on the Metropolitan Riveters in a make-up contest that was postponed due to inclement weather.

  • Game Recap – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Boston Bruins (27-17-7 61pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-17-6 62pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    For the first five minutes of the game the Washington Capitals would get their skating legs moving and create some opportunities in the Boston Bruins, but then a questionable hooking call against Dmitrij Jaskin would give the Bruins their first powerplay opportunity. The Capitals would hold the Bruins to one shot as they would kill off the penalty, but then Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for slashing giving the Bruins another opportunity on the powerplay. The Bruins would generate four solid scoring opportunities, but Braden Holtby would shut the door. The Capitals would gain their first powerplay opportunity when Patrice Bergeron would be called for holding, but the Capitals failed to generate a single scoring opportunity on the powerplay. The Capitals would be held to six shots all period, while Holtby would be stellar stopping all 15 shots faced.

     

    After a very boring first half to the second period, the Capitals would draw another powerplay, but it would be the Bruins who would shut them down, and as the penalty expired the Bruins would force the play in the Capitals zone as Torey Krug would set up David Krejci for the first goal of the game to give the Bruins the first lead of the afternoon. The Capitals would continue to struggle in the second period, but Holtby would stand on his head to keep the game a one goal game going into the intermission.

     

    The third period would be very uneventful, despite a couple good shifts for the Capitals. However, it would not be good enough as the Capitals would fall to the Bruins 1-0 ending their winning streak over the Bruins at 14 games.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Peter Cehlarik — David Krejci — Jake DeBrusk

    Joakim Nordstrom — Trent Frederic — David Backes

    Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Kevan Miller

    Matt Grzelcyk — Brandon Carlo

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: John Moore, Danton Heinen, Zane McIntyre

    Injured: none

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 5:30 – Dmitrij Jaskin 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 7:37 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Bruins Penalty – 9:52 – Patrice Bergeron 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 0       WAS – 0

    Shots              15                06

    Faceoffs         11                06

    Hits               08                  08

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 8:24 – Kevan Miller 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Bruins Goal – 10:43 – David Krejci (11) from Torey Krug (30) and David Pastrnak (32)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 1        WAS – 0

    Shots               30                 13

    Faceoffs          17                 14

    Hits                 16                  28

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 12:30 – Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 13:06 TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 1         WAS – 0

    Shots              38                   24

    Faceoffs        33                    19

    Hits               26                     41

    PP                 0/3                    0/3

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (28-18-6 62pts) v. Vancouver (24-22-6 54pts)

    Boston (28-17-7 63pts) v. NY Islanders (30-15-6 66pts)

  • February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is February 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 13 matchups yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Edmonton 4 (OT)

    The Philadelphia Flyers took on the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL European Game of the Week and would go on to defeat Edmonton 5-4 in the overtime frame.

     

    Philadelphia’s Nolan Patrick would go on to score the game winner at the 2:01 mark in the overtime frame.

    With this win by the Flyers, they have now won seven games in a row and eight out of their last ten games.

     

    New Jersey 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

    The New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime thanks to two goals by Nico Hischier, including the game-winner in the overtime frame.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1091814721030889472

     

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault would be the goal scorers for the Canadiens in this contest.

     

     

    TORONTO 3, Pittsburgh 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins and would come away with the 3-2 win, after being down 2-0 in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the following page.

     

    Detroit 2, OTTAWA 0

     

    The Detroit Red Wings with this win over the Ottawa Senators would win back to back games.

     

    The Red Wings would score the only two goals in the contest in the first period with no one scoring any goals in the second or third periods.

     

    FLORIDA 3, Vegas 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the Florida Panthers, leading to a three game skid.

    With the win by Florida, they now have a record of 21-21-8 on the season, good for 50 points.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win.  Ryan Pulock would go on to have a three assist night, notching all three assists in the third period.

     

     

     

    St. Louis 4, COLUMBUS 2

    With the 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to split the season series.

     

    St. Louis Vladimir Tarasenko would go on to register one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

     

    WINNIPEG 9, Anaheim 3

    The Winnipeg Jets throttled the Anaheim Ducks with a 9-3 win, and giving the Jets 70 points thus far on the season.

    Winnipeg’s Jack Roslovic would go on to register a hat trick in this contest, his first career hat trick.

     

    With the 9-3 loss, the Ducks have lost their last three games and have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1091899870040866819

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, NY Rangers 2

    In a hard fought contest the Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to defeat the New York Rangers with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden last night.

     

     

    Dallas 3, NASHVILLE 1

    The Dallas Stars would go on to win their fourth straight contest with the 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators last night.

    Despite being tied going into the third period, the Nashville Predators would fall to the Stars.

     

    Chicago 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT)

     

    Vancouver 5, COLORADO 1


    SAN JOSE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

     

    Today’s NHL slate of games…

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Yesterday’s two NWHL contests…


    TXHT will have a full recap of all the NWHL action from this weekend tomorrow.

  • Gameday Preview – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Boston Bruins (27-17-7 61pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-17-6 62pts)

     

    Time: 1230p EST

    Station: NBC

     

    Preview:

    The big game is upon us as the Washington Capitals host the Boston Bruins on this Super Sunday tradition. The Capitals look to keep their good vibes going as they come into the second game of their six game home stand having ended their 7 game losing streak the other night against the Calgary Flames, which they did without the services of captain Alex Ovechkin who was serving a one game suspension for missing the All Star Game.

     

    Speaking of Ovechkin, he will be looking to become the NHL’s all time leading Russian point scorer as he will need one point to surpass Hockey Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov (1179 points).

     

    The Bruins will be looking to end their current 3 game losing streak, and 14 game losing streak to the Capitals.

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Projected Lineup:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Peter Cehlarik — David Krejci — Jake DeBrusk

    Joakim Nordstrom — Trent Frederic — David Backes

    Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Kevan Miller

    Matt Grzelcyk — Brandon Carlo

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: John Moore, Danton Heinen, Zane McIntyre

    Injured: none

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Force the play

    The Bruins have struggled against the Capitals recently, and one major takeaway is that the Capitals force the play and make the Bruins play their game. The Bruins need to flip the script and force the Capitals to play their game instead and take advantage of a team whose won their first game in the past eight.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Clear out the traffic

    The Capitals need to keep the slot area in front of the net clear so Braden Holtby can see the shots coming, and most importantly prevent the Bruins from being able to tip shots and passes going towards the net. The Calgary Flames scored 2 of their 3 goals with tips/deflections and the Capitals need to play more solid to prevent that.

  • TXHT Podcast – 2/2/2019

    TXHT Podcast – 2/2/2019

    The TXHT podcast is back with Serious Hockey Talk for Serious Hockey Fans!

     

    Audio Version:

     

    YouTube Version:

     

    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

     

    Michael and Steve start the episode off talking about the NHL All Star festivities and the impact the women had on the weekend, and also talk about the growing women’s game.

     

    Then Michael and Steve talk about the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs. Plus a little NHL news, along with some NWHL updates, and some chatter about the Calgary Flames and 2019 Stadium Series uniforms.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019

    Opening Music: “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

     

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • Stadium Series Jerseys Unveiled

    Stadium Series Jerseys Unveiled

    NHL_SS19_Primary_Marks_BrandedThe NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled for the jerseys that will be worn for the Stadium Series game on February 23rd, 2019.

     

    This year’s Stadium Series game is to be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins jersey has a base colour of black with with the Penguins logo in yellow as well as the numbers on the arms of the jerseys and the back of the jersey.  The nameplate on the jersey will also be in yellow.

     

     

     

    For the Philadelphia Flyers, the base colour of the jersey has a burnt orange look with the rest of the accents on the jersey being in black.

     

    This Stadium Series jersey is the second to be made by Adidas and is now available on Shop.NHL.com and is available at the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins team shops.

  • Game Recap – 2/1/2019 – Calgary Flames v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/1/2019 – Calgary Flames v. Washington Capitals

    Calgary Flames (33-13-5 71pts) v. Washington Capitals (27-17-6 60pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals came back from the break looking fresh, and would show it early on as they would get the first goal of the game when the Capitals would force the play in the Calgary Flames zone and Nic Dowd would tip in a John Carlson point shot for his fifth of the season. The first period would feature a lot of back and forth between these two teams, but late in the period we would have some fireworks when Mikael Backlund would score on a beautiful individual effort to tie the game at one a piece, but the Capitals would not lay down as they brought the play to the Flames and crashed Mike Smith’s net and Dmitrij Jaskin would knock in the rebound for his second of the season, and give the Capitals the 2-1 lead with less than 45 seconds left in the period.

     

    The Capitals would start the second period on fire as the second line of Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Jakub Vrana would connect for a quick goal on a Wilson wrister less than a minute into the period. Then 83 seconds later, the Flames would get one back as a point shot by TJ Brodie would take a couple deflections and go off of Garnet Hathaway to cut the Capitals lead back to one. The Flames would take back to back penalties to allow the Capitals powerplay an opportunity to get into the game, and while the first powerplay looked good for the Capitals, the second opportunity was not as good. However, the Capitals would get their third straight powerplay opportunity when Mark Giordano would take his second penalty of the period. The Capitals would get some good looks, but once again would not be able to capitalize on the powerplay. In the second period the Capitals out shot the Flames 16 to 7.

     

    The third period would not start in the Capitals favor as Michal Kempny would be called for a penalty 45 seconds into the period, but would kill off that penalty only to take another penalty when Dmitry Orlov would be called for holding. The Capitals would persevere as they would kill off their second straight penalty. However, the Flames would tie the game up when Elias Lindholm would tip in a Johnny Gaudreau point shot. But it would be a late penalty against Backlund for Holding that would result in a powerplay goal by Kuznetsov to win the game for the Capitals and end their 7 game losing streak.

     

    Lineups:

    Calgary Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau — Sean Monahan — Elias Lindholm

    Sam Bennett — Mark Jankowski — James Neal

    Matthew Tkachuk — Mikael Backlund — Michael Frolik

    Andrew Mangiapane — Derek Ryan — Garnet Hathaway

    Mark Giordano — TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin — Travis Hamonic

    Oliver Kylington — Rasmus Andersson

    Mike Smith

    David Rittich

    Scratched: Austin Czarnik, Dalton Prout  

    Injured: Michael Stone (blood clot)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Chandler Stephenson — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky – Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Travis Boyd, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

    Suspended: Alex Ovechkin

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:00 – Nic Dowd (5) from John Carlson (40) and Michal Kempny (12)

    Flames Goal – 17:37 – Mikael Backlund (13) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 19:24 – Dmitrij Jaskin (2) from Lars Eller (16) and Brooks Orpik (3)

     

    End of 1st – CAL – 1       WAS – 2

    Shots              13                13

    Faceoffs         13                14

    Hits               08                  19

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – :54 – Tom Wilson (14) from Jakub Vrana (14) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (33)

    Flames Goal – 2:17 – Garnet Hathaway (6) from Derek Ryan (13) and TJ Brodie (20)

    Flames Penalty – 8:29 – Mark Giordano 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Flames Penalty – 13:33 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes Tripping

    Flames Penalty – 15:55 – Mark Giordano 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – CAL – 2        WAS – 3

    Shots               20                 29

    Faceoffs          24                 22

    Hits                 11                  29

    PP                   0/0                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :45 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 8:29 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Holding

    Flames Goal – 12:01 – Elias Lindholm (22) from Johnny Gaudreau (45) and TJ Brodie (21)

    Flames Penalty – 18:02 – Mikael Backlund 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals PPG – 19:03 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) from TJ Oshie (14) and Nicklas Backstrom (39)

    Capitals Penalty – 20:00 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 20:00 – Brooks Orpik 5 minute major for Fighting

    Flames Penalty – 20:00 – Matthew Tkachuk 5 minute major for Fighting

     

    End of 3rd – CAL – 3         WAS – 4

    Shots              30                   40

    Faceoffs        41                    33

    Hits               14                     34

    PP                 0/2                    1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (28-17-6 62pts) v. Boston (27-17-7 61pts)

    Calgary (33-14-5 71pts) @ Carolina (25-20-6 56pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 2/1/2019 – Calgary Flames v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/1/2019 – Calgary Flames v. Washington Capitals

    Calgary Flames (33-13-5 71pts) v. Washington Capitals (27-17-6 60pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Sportsnet West

     

    Preview:

    It’s time to get back to work for the Washington Capitals after having the past week and a half off for the All Star Break and Bye Week. The Capitals return from their break in the midst of a seven game losing streak as they play host to the red hot Calgary Flames.

     

    For the Capitals the break was much needed for the entire team as we all could see that they were fatigued from all of the hockey they have been playing the past 16 months, and with preseason, regular season, and playoffs combined the Capitals have played 170 games, which is a lot of hockey. The Capitals will be the first to admit that they were tired from all of the hockey they have played, and with yesterday’s practice it can be said that the time off came at the right time as the players looked refreshed.

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Projected Lineup:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan – Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oliver Kylington – Rasmus Andersson

    Mike Smith

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Test the Capitals

    The Capitals say they are refreshed and ready to go into the playoff push, and the Flames need to go out there and test the Capitals. Calgary needs to force the play and really push the Capitals tonight.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    Despite getting their well needed rest, the Capitals still are on a 7 game losing streak, and will be looking to end it tonight. If the Capitals can get a quick goal and get the Capital One Arena crowd buzzing, this could be the night the Capitals need.