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  • March 18th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 18th, 2019 — News and Notes

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

     

    There were seven NHL contests in action yesterday.

     


    *Image is the property of the NHL, NHL Public Relations, and their respective owners

     

    Yesterday’s results (Home team is in CAPS):

    COLORADO 3, New Jersey 0

    The Colorado Avalanche would defeat the New Jersey Devils with the 3-0 shutout win and Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon would reach the 91 point mark on the season for the second consecutive season.

     

    BUFFALO 4, St. Louis 3 (SO)

    The Buffalo Sabres would take down the St. Louis Blues in the shootout frame with the 4-3 win.  Sam Reinhart would score the game winner for the Sabres.

     

    NY Islanders 3, MINNESOTA 2 (OT)

    The New York Islanders would move back into first place atop the Metropolitan Division with their 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild yesterday afternoon. 

     

     

    Vancouver 3, DALLAS 2 (SO)

    The Vancouver Canucks would go on to defeat the Dallas Stars yesterday with the 3-2 shootout win.

    https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1107464818871533568

     

    Philadelphia 2, PITTSBURGH 1 (OT)

    After a scoreless 40 minutes, the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would tie the game at 1-1 at the end of the regulation with the Philadelphia Flyers getting the win in the overtime frame.


    *Infographic is the property of the Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, NHL Public Relations, and their respective owners

     

    ANAHEIM 3, Florida 2

    The Anaheim Ducks would get a much needed win after downing the Florida Panthers by the score of 3-2 yesterday afternoon.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1107500443142230016

     

    VEGAS 6, Edmonton 3

    The Vegas Golden Knights would take down the Edmonton Oilers last night with a 6-3 win yesterday.

     

     

     

    Today there are four contests in NHL action…

     

     

    Yesterday concluded the 2018-19 NWHL season with the Minnesota Whitecaps defeating the Buffalo Beauts by the score of 2-1 in the overtime frame.  The Minnesota Whitecaps would win the Isobel Cup in their inaugural season in the NWHL in front of a sold-out crowd yesterday afternoon at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

     

    THXT has your full coverage of yesterday’s Isobel Cup Final at the following page.

     

     

    We here at TXHT congratulate the Minnesota Whitecaps on winning their first NWHL Championship, as well as all other teams across the league for a great and exciting season.

    NWHL, as well as other women’s hockey news, will continue on TXHT.

  • Isobel Cup Final Recap – 3/17/19 – #2 Buffalo Beauts v. #1 Minnesota Whitecaps

    Isobel Cup Final Recap – 3/17/19 – #2 Buffalo Beauts v. #1 Minnesota Whitecaps

    #2 Buffalo Beauts v. #1 Minnesota Whitecaps

     

    Game Recap:

    The Isobel Cup has come to Minnesota as the #1 ranked Whitecaps host the #2 ranked Buffalo Beauts. To start the game, both teams would feel eachother out and see who would make the first mistake to see who can capitalize. The Whitecaps would get the first powerplay opportunity when Kelly Babstock would be called for Slashing, but the Beauts would kill off the penalty and generate an offense rush for themselves leading to Emily Pfalzer letting go of a bomb from the point to give the Beauts a late 1-0 lead. However, the Whitecaps would not sit back, and they would force a turnover and break Amy Menke into the Beauts zone to score top shelf above Nicole Hensley’s glove to tie the game with less than two minutes in the first period.

     

    For the second period, we would see a lot of back and forth between the two teams, however, the period would be plagued with four tripping penalties and neither team capitalizing on their powerplay opportunities. Both Hensley and Amanda Leveille played spectacular im this period.

     

    For the third period we would see things heat up as both teams trade chances and getting really close calls to swing the game their way, but both teams are getting great goaltending, some solid defense, and most importantly some really, really lucky bounces. However, neither team could get that next goal before the end of regulation, so this game will now go into overtime.

     

    In overtime it would only take 49 seconds for Lee Stecklein to bomb a point shot from a Katie McGovern pass to win the Minnesota Whitecaps their first ever Isobel Cup Championship in their first season in the NWHL.

     

    Lineups:

    Buffalo Beauts:

    Hayley Scamurra – Maddie Elia – Dani Cameranesi

    Emily Janiga – Kelly Babstock – Julianna Iafallo

    Corinne Buie – Annika Zalewski – Taylor Accursi

    Blake Bolden – Emily Pfalzer

    Lisa Chesson – Savannah Harmon

    Jacque Greco – Emily Pfalzer

    Blake Bolden – Sarah Edney

    Nicole Hensley

    Julia DiTondo

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps:

    Kendall Coyne-Schofield – Hannah Brandt – Amy Menke

    Jonna Curtis – Katie McGovern – Kate Schipper

    Kalli Funk – Laura Barnes – Allie Thunstrom

    Lee Stecklein – Amanda Boulier

    Winny Brown – Lisa Martinson

    Emma Stauber – Chelsey Rosenthal

    Amanda Leveille

    Julie Friend

     

    First Period:

    Beauts Penalty – 12:49 – Kelly Babstock 2 minutes for Slashing

    Beauts Goal – 17:01 – Emily Pfalzer from Blake Bolden and Annika Zalewski

    Whitecaps Goal – 18:23 – Amy Menke from Kendall Coyne Schofield and Lee Stecklein

     

    End of 1st – BUF – 1       MIN – 1

    Shots              08                04

    Faceoffs         08                05

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Beauts Penalty – 3:58 – Savannah Harmon 2 minutes for Tripping

    Beauts Penalty – 12:16 – Dani Cameranesi 2 minutes for Tripping

    Whitecaps Penalty – 12:45 – Amanda Boulier 2 minutes for Tripping

    Whitecaps Penalty – 16:35 – Lauren Barnes 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – BUF- 1        MIN- 1

    Shots               16                 18

    Faceoffs          21                 17

    PP                   0/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Whitecaps Penalty – 4:54 – Emma Stauber 2 minutes for Interference

    Beauts Penalty – 16:19 – Kelly Babstock 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 3rd – BUF – 1         MIN – 1

    Shots              23                   29

    Faceoffs        31                    22

    PP                 0/3                    0/4

     

    Overtime:

    Whitecaps Goal – :49 – Lee Stecklein from Katie McGovern

     

    End of OT – BUF – 1         MIN – 2

    Shots              23                   30

    Faceoffs        31                    24

    PP                 0/3                    0/4

     

     

    Huge thanks to Erik Wollschlager of Die By The Blade for the assistance with the lineups

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs come out flat again, refusing to play any defense and hang their goaltender Garrett Sparks out to dry again. The Senators came out with determination and passion. Dictated the play all game. Disgraceful effort from Toronto.

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Mark Boroweicki – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Anders Nilsson

    Craig Anderson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Ottawa Goal – 6:36 – Cody Ceci (6) assisted by Christian Wolanin (5) and Max Veronneau (1)

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       OTT – 1

    Shots              10                17

    Faceoffs         9/16            7/16

    Hits               12                  14

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 2:30 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding

    Ottawa Goal – 6:48 – Brian Gibbons (5), assisted by Dylan DeMelo (13) and Mikael Boedker (27)

    Toronto Penalty – 9:10 – Ron Hainsey, 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick

    Toronto Goal – 12:33 – Morgan Rielly (20) assisted by John Tavares (39)

    Ottawa Goal – 13:51 – Magnus Paajarvi (8) assisted by Rudolfs Balcers (5) and Chris Tierney (36)

    Toronto Penalty – 14:12 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Goal – 18:50 – Magnus Paajarvi (9) assisted by Zack Smith (17) and Mark Borowiecki (4)

    End of 2nd – TOR- 1        OTT- 4

    Shots               19                 30

    Faceoffs          25/37           12/37

    Hits                 19                 20

    PP                   0/0                  0/3

    Third Period:

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ottawa Penalty – 3:27 – Zack Smith, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Toronto PP Goal – 5:13 – John Tavares (40) assisted by Auston Matthews (32) and William Nylander (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 5:52 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Ottawa Goal – 8:36 – Anthony Duclair (14) assisted by Ben Harpur (4) and Zack Smith (18)

    Ottawa Goal – 14:21 – Oscar Lindberg (8) assisted by Cody Ceci (18) and Zack Smith (19)

    Ottawa Penalty – 16:05 – Rudolf Balcers, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 2         OTT – 6

    Shots              37                   44

    Faceoffs        35/59               23/59

    Hits               29                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-24-5 91pts) v. Nashville Predators (40-27-5 85pts)

    Ottawa Senators (25-41-6 56pts) @ Vancouver Canucks (29-32-10 68pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91pts) v. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Tampa Bay for the first time since eliminating the Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, however, it would be Lighting getting some early revenge as the would work a turnover into an odd man advantage to give Tyler Johnson his 26th goal of the season. Then less than two minutes later, Alex Killorn would score to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead, but the Capitals would respond as they would get a lucky bounce resulting in a John Carlson bomb to cut Tampa’s lead to one. However, Killorn would force his way to the net through Nick Jensen, and then get his own rebound to net his second of the game and give the Lightning their two goal lead back. To end the period it would be a parade of penalties, but it would be the Lightning getting to start the second period with an abbreviated 5 on 3 powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the second period killing off Tampa’s two man advantage, and then on a Nikita Kucherov interference penalty it would be Alex Ovechkin netting his 47th of the season on the powerplay to cut Tampa’s lead to one again.

     

    To start the third period the Lightning would kill the Capitals remaining powerplay time then on a weak goal it would be Erik Cernak scoring his 4th of the season to give Tampa a 4-2 lead. However, later in the period Alex Oveckin would net his second of the game to bring the Capitals back within one. But it would not be enough for the Capitals as Tampa would get a pair of empty net goals from Killorn and Yanni Gourde to ice this game for the Lightning 6-3.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Dmitrij Jaskin, Nic Dowd

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning:

    Ondrej Palat — Steven Stamkos — J.T. Miller

    Tyler Johnson — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Mathieu Joseph

    Adam Erne — Cedric Paquette — Yanni Gourde

    Victor Hedman — Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak

    Braydon Coburn — Jan Rutta

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

    Scratched: Ryan Callahan, Danick Martel

    Injured: Dan Girardi (lower body), Anton Stralman (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Lightning Goal – 8:35 – Tyler Johnson (26) from Brayden Point (49) and Nikita Kucherov (81)

    Lightning Goal – 10:33 – Alex Killorn (14) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 12:06 – John Carlson (12) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (45)

    Lightning Goal – 15:56 – Alex Killorn (15) from Anthony Cirelli (17) and Mathieu Joseph (10)

    Lightning Penalty – 17:13 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:41 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:53 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       TB – 3

    Shots              09                16

    Faceoffs         08                16

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Lightning Penalty – 5:59 – Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 7:33 – Alex Ovechkin (47) from TJ Oshie (24) and John Carlson (52)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:42 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:49 – Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        TB- 3

    Shots              22                   21

    Faceoffs        14                    26

    Hits               14                     28

    PP                   1/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Lightning Goal – 2:45 – Erik Cernak (4) from Ondrej Palat (23) and Ryan McDonagh (29)

    Capitals Penalty – 4:10 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 12:56 – Alex Ovechkin (48) from Dmitry Orlov (23) and Brett Connolly (21)

    Lightning Penalty – 14:22 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Tripping

    Lightning ENG – 19:13 – Alex Killorn (16) from Nikita Kucherov (82)

    Lightning Penalty – 19:46 – Erik Cernak for Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:46 – Tom Wilson for Misconduct

    Lightning ENG – 19:58 – Yanni Gourde (19) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TB – 6

    Shots              33                   35

    Faceoffs        20                    37

    Hits               23                     33

    PP                 1/4                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (42-23-7 91pts) @ New Jersey (27-36-9 63pts)

    Tampa Bay (55-13-4 114pts) v. Arizona (36-30-5 77pts)

  • TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

    TXHT Podcast – 3/16/19

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

     

    Audio Version:

     

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

     

    Michael and Steve talk about an array of topics going on in the world of hockey including a preview of the NWHL Isobel Cup Championship Game between the Minnesota Whitecaps and the Buffalo Beauts.

     

    Also amongst the topics discussed on the show, Michael and Steve talk about the Morgan Reilly situation, and how poorly it was handled by the media and the fans. Plus they discuss the current states of the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs, How Tom Wilson is doing, and the questionable decisions by the Department of Player Safety.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, March 16th, 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.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Ottawa Senators – 16/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 89pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: CBC

     

    Preview:

    Leafs will suit Garrett Sparks for the battle of Ontario, on the hinge of a back to back. Look for the Leafs to try and get some much-needed points in this game. Ottawa looks to continue the development of their younger players in hopes of getting back into the thick of things in the Eastern Conference sooner than later.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –85 points (24 goals 61 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 65 points (33 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Thomas Chabot – 49 points (13 goals 36 assists)
    Chris Tierney –43 points (8 goals 35 assists)
    Bobby Ryan – 37 points (13 goals 24 assists)
    Brady Tkachuk  –36 points (16 goals 20 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    7-6-1 3.04GAA .906SV%

    Craig Anderson
    14-24-4 3.52GAA .903SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Brady Tkachuk – Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers – Chris Tierney –Bobby Ryan

    Zack Smith – Oscar Lindberg – Max Veronneau

    Mikael Boedker – Brian Gibbons– Magnus Paajarvi

     

    Christian Wolanin – Cody Ceci

    Ben Harpur – Christian Jaros

    Erik Brannstrom – Dylan DeMelo

     

    Craig Anderson

    Anders Nilsson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Thomas Chabot

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Attack Attack Attack

    • Attack their young defense, young forwards. Don’t give them any room to move.

    2.  Win faceoffs

    • don’t give the Senators a chance to gain any momentum

    3. Use your speed

    • Leafs are one of the fastest teams in the League. Use it to your advantage

     

     

     

  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/03/2019 – Game Recap

    Philadelphia FLyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs get down by three and storm back to win it courtesy of Auston Matthews and Jake Muzzin. William Nylander looked to be the best player on the ice tonight dishing out a few assists and controlling the play all game. James Van Riemsdyk scored a hat trick and almost tied the game in the dying seconds.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Justin Holl

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:11 – Philippe Myers, 2 minutes for Interference

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:22 – Jakub Voracek (19) assisted by Nolan Patrick (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 17:22 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 17:45 – Patrick Marleau (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Jake Muzzin (27)

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 1       TOR – 1

    Shots              9                17

    Faceoffs         10/24         14/24

    Hits               4                  3

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal – 1:15 – James Van Riemsdyk (22) assisted by Radko Gudas (14) and Nolan Patric (17)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 1:44 – Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for Holding

    Philadelphia Goal – 8:26 – James Van Riemsdyk (23) assisted by Claude Giroux (54) and Sean Couturier (38)

    Toronto Goal – 9:27 – Zach Hyman (17) assisted by Mitch Marner (61) and Ron Hainsey (16)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 10:42 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Penalty – 10:42 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Philadelphia Goal – 12:29- Radko Gudas (3) assisted by Robert Hagg (14) and Sean Couturier (39)

    Philadelphia Goal -13:27 – Shayne Gostisbehere (7) assisted by Claude Giroux (55) and Travis Konecny (23)

    Toronto Goal – 16:08 – Jake Muzzin (7) assisted by Ron Hainsey (17) and Nazem Kadri (23)

    Toronto Goal – 18:11 – Jake Muzzin (8) assisted by Connor Brown (19) and Nikita Zaitsev (9)

    Toronto Penalty – 18:49 – William Nylander, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd – PHI- 5        TOR- 4

    Shots               18                 34

    Faceoffs          20/40           28/48

    Hits                 8                    7

    PP                   0/2                 1/3

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 2:55 – Martin Marincin (1) assisted by Nazem Kadri (24) and Justin Holl (1)

    Philadelphia Penalty – 3:49 – Jakub Voracek, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 15:00 – Auston Matthews (33) assisted by William Nylander (16)

    Toronto Goal – 17:21 – Auston Matthews (34) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (20) and Nikita Zaitsev (10)

    Philadelphia Goal – 18:46 – James Van Riemsdyk (24) assisted by Claude Giroux (56) and Shayne Gostisbehere (27

    End of 3rd – PHI – 6        TOR – 7

    Shots              29                  51

    Faceoffs        31/71              41/71

    Hits               13                     11

    PP                 0/2                    1/4

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (43-23-5 91pts) v. Ottawa Senators (24-41-6 54pts)

    Philadelphia (34-29-8 76pts) @ Pittsburgh (39-23-9 87pts)

  • AwesomeMania – 3/15/19 – The Fastlane to Awards *18+ Podcast*

    AwesomeMania – 3/15/19 – The Fastlane to Awards *18+ Podcast*

    Welcome to AwesomeMania!!

    Audio Version:


    This week on AwesomeMania Ben and Michael recap WWE Fastlane and go over their predictions. Plus Ben reads to Michael the Wrestling Observer Awards as voted on by their readers, and well… Michael’s reactions are pretty funny on some of these. Plus News and Notes, and Fantasy Booking took us on the road to NXT Takeover: New York for the NXT Championship.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Thursday, March 14th, 2019

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  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Leafs look to have a better full game out of their team against the Philadelphia Flyers. Flyers are fighting for a playoff spot, so they are not to be underestimated. Freddy Andersen looks to get back in the winning column after two weird games where he gave up significantly more goals.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –84 points (24 goals 60 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 63 points (32 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Claude Giroux – 73 points (20 goals 53 assists)
    Sean Couturier –65 points (28 goals 37 assists)
    Jakub Voracek– 61 points (18 goals 43 assists)
    Travis Konecny  –44 points (22 goals 22 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.68GAA .920SV%

    Brian Elliot
    11-8-1 2.59GAA .916SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1.  Don’t start flat

    • The Flyers are chasing a playoff spot and are hungry just like the Blackhawks are don’t underestimate them. Start on Time.

    2.  Get on the Defence

    • make them have to make quick decisions

    3. Andreas Johnsson

    • needs to have a strong game with Matthews. Especially while Kapanen is out.
  • Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals continue their four game road trip tonight as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The first period began eerily similar to the previous match up against the Flyers as the Capitals started off with an early lead. Brett Connolly got the Capitals on the board first with assists going to Michal Kempny & John Carlson. Lars Eller would add to the lead and make it 2-0 with assists from Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. The period would end with Brooks Orpik being called for an interference penalty which gave the Flyers a power play that would continue into the 2nd period.

     

    In the second period, we saw each team score twice. Scoring from the Capitals would come from Brett Connolly (2nd goal of the game) & Tom Wilson who added his 20th goal on the season. For the Flyers, James Van Riemsdyk & Scott Laughton got the Flyers on the board. The Capitals would take a 4-2 leading going into the 3rd period.

     

    The third period featured three penalties called against the Capitals and one called against the Flyers. The Capitals would add an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov to seal the victory for the Capitals. The Capitals have won three of the four games against the Flyers so far with the final match up being on March 24th at Capital One Arena.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky-Chandler Stephenson-Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny-John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Phoenix Copley

    Scratches: Dmitry Jaskin, Nic Dowd, Christian Djoos

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Oskar Lindblom-Sean Couturiere-Claude Girioux

    James Van Riemsdyk-Nolan Patrick-Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl-Scott Laughton-Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone-Corban Knight-Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov-Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere-Phillippe Myers

    Robert Hagg-Radko Gudas

    Carter Hart

    Brian Elliott

    Scratches: Andrew MacDonald, Samuel Morin, Cam Talbot

    Suspension: Jakub Voracek

    Inuries: Michal Neuvirth

     

    First Period:

    Washington Goal-2:53-Brett Connolly (18) assisted by Michal Kempny (18) & John Carlson (51)

    Washington Goal-9:30-Lars Eller (11) assisted by Brett Connolly (20) & Carl Hagelin (8)

    Washington Penalty-19:00-Brooks Orpik, 2 minutes for interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots               11                  5          

    Faceoffs        7/9                 2/9

    Hits              11                    10

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106323526808678400
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106333932851789824
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106334979322204163
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106339151941648390

     

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal-1:03- James Vam Riemsdyk (21) assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere (26)

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:06- Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for holding

    Washington Goal-8:43- Brett Connolly (19) unassisted

    Washington Goal-9:48- Tom Wilson (20) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (49) & Dmitry Orlov (22)

    Philadelphia Goal-12:22- Scott Laughton (12) assisted by Ryan Hartman (12) & Robert Hagg (13)

    Philadelphia Penalty-19:00- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for holding

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 4        PHI- 2

    Shots              25                  14

    Faceoffs          9/21            12/21

    Hits                16                  18

    PP                   0/2                0/1

     

    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106344348885704704
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106348042385612802
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106349167931199488
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106350495399067648
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106353764489924608
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106355009955000320

     

    Third Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:57- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-6:33- Evgeny Kuznetsov, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Penalty-9:06- Nicklas Backstrom, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-11:41- Nic Jensen, 2 minutes for interference

    Washington Goal (Empty Net)-17:34- Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) assisted by Alex Ovechkin (33) & Michal Kempny (18)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5       PHI – 2

    Shots              32                    24

    Faceoffs        25/53             28/53

    Hits                22                    25

    PP                 0/3                  0/4

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106368019406688256
    https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1106369061259300865
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106367987605561349
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106370840403292160

     

    Next Up:

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112 pts)

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts) v.s. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89 pts)