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  • Game Recap – 11/15/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap – 11/15/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. San Jose Sharks

    Time: Thursday, Novemeber 15th , 2018

    Toronto: 12-6-0 for 24 points

    San Jose: 10-6-3 for 23 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come into San Jose on the 2nd leg of their western trip after having taken apart the struggling LA Kings. Expect a goalies duel between Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen and Sharks goaltender Martin Jones.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Morgan Rielly – 23 points (8 goals 15 assists)

    Mitch Marner – 22 points (5 goals 17 assists)

    John Tavares – 22 points (11 goals 11 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Auston Matthews – 16 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-off

    Brent Burns –21 points (3 goals 18 assists)

    Timo Meier– 16 points (12 goal 6 assists)

    Logan Couture– 17 points (6 goal 11 assist)

    Tomas Hertl– 16 points (5 goal 11 assists)

    Frederik Andersen

    10-5-0 2.02GAA .934SV%

    Martin Jones

    9-4-1 2.79GAA .898SV%

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Mitch Marner – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Auston Matthews (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

    San Jose:

    Timo Meier – Logan Couture– Joe Pavelski

    Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton– Kevin LaBanc

    Evander Kane– Antti Suomela – Joonas Donskoi

    Barclay Goodrow – Rourke Chartier – Melker Karlsson

    Joakim Ryan –Brent Burns

    Brendan Dillion – Erik Karlsson

    Marc-Eduoard Vlasic – Justin Braun

    Martin Jones

    Aaron Dell
    Scratched:

    Injuries: Tomas Hertl (lower body)

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against SJ:

    1. Puck Possession
      1. Puck Possession, need to get the majority of it. Make sure they don’t have much time to make plays in your zone.
    2. Play Your Game
      1. Don’t get suckered into playing the SJ style of play. Some of their players will try to sucker you into taking dumb penalties and do things uncharacteristic of your style. Don’t fall for it.
    3. Keep the Depth Scoring Coming
      1. The Depth has come alive the last few games, needs to remain dangerous. Keep teams thinking.

    Game Day Lineups:

    First Period:
    San Jose Penalty – 00:08 – Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes from Roughing
    Toronto Goal – 02:10 – John Tavares (12) from Mitch Marner (18) and Morgan Rielly (16)
    San Jose Goal – 05:28 – Kevin Labanc (3) from Erik Karlsson (9) and Joey Ryan (3)
    San Jose Penalty – 10:58 – Timo Meier 2 minutes from Roughing
    Toronto Penalty – 10:58 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes from Roughing
    Toronto Goal – 11:47 – Kasperi Kapanen (7) from Patrick Marleau (8) and Travis Dermott(3)
    Toronto Penalty – 12:10 – Morgan Rielly 2 minutes from Slashing
    San Jose Goal – 12:51 – Joe Pavelski (11) from Brent Burns (19) and Erik Karlsson(10)
    San Jose Penalty – 13:32 – Timo Meier 2 minutes from Interference
    San Jose Goal – 18:21 – Marc-Eduoard Vlasic (1) from Joe Pavelski (3) and Timo Meier(7)

    End of 1st – TOR – 2 SJ – 3

    Shots 12 16

    Faceoffs 13/18 5/18

    Hits 7 14

    PP 0/2 1/1

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked poised to win from the beginning, San Jose would respond but then give up a goal. Toronto had far too many brain cramps, and the way the score ended after the first period shows it.

    Need to Do:

    need to clean up the defensive end and start capitalizing on their powerplays.

    Second Period:
    Toronto Goal – 02:30 – Josh Leivo (2) from Tyler Ennis (2) and Frederik Gauthier (1)
    San Jose Penalty – 07:03 – Rouke Chartier 2 minutes for Elbowing
    San Jose Penalty – 11:19 – Zach Hyman 2 minutes for Tripping
    Toronto SH Goal – 12:06 – Kasperi Kapanen (8) from Mitch Marner (19)

    End of 2nd – TOR – 4 SJ – 3

    Shots 29 30

    Faceoffs 24/32 18/32

    Hits 12 19

    PP 0/3 1/2

    Analysis:

    Leafs went back to what they do best using their speed. Kapanen gives the Leafs the lead with a beauty of a shorthanded goal.

    Need to Do:

    Keep your foot on the pedal. Make smart plays.

    Third Period:
    Toronto Penalty – 06:06 – Frederik Gauthier 2 minutes for Interference
    Toronto Goal – 13:54 – Mitch Marner (6) from Frederik Andersen (1)
    Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes for Roughing
    Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes for Roughing
    San Jose Penalty – 14:56 – Melker Karlsson 2 minutes for Roughing
    Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Melker Karlsson 2 minutes for Roughing

    End of 3rd – TOR – 5 SJ – 3

    Shots 34 45

    Faceoffs 36/58 22/58

    Hits 19 32

    PP 0/3 1/3

    Analysis:

    Huge win for Toronto on the road again as the Leafs continue to show they are a powerhouse team.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (13-6-0 26pts) @ Anaheim (8-9-3 19pts)

    St. Louis (6-7-3 15pts) @ San Jose (10-7-3 13pts)

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  • November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were four contests in action yesterday.

     

    CHICAGO 1, St. Louis 0

    The Chicago Blackhawks went on to shutout the St. Louis Blues 1-0.

    Blackhawks G Corey Crawford turned aside all 28 shots he faced to snap the Blackhawks eight-game losing streak in the win.

    Chicago’s Duncan Keith played in his 1,014th career game, and now has sole possession of fourth place on the Blackhawks all-time list.

     

    WINNIPEG 3, Washington 1

    Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele became the sixth active player to have three consecutive seasons scoring ten goals or more in 17 or fewer games.

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would also find the scoresheet and extended his point streak to 11 games, matching a career high set back during the end of the 2015-16 season.

     

    TXHT has the full recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets at the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

     

    COLORADO 6, Boston 3

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen has 29 points on the season in 19 games played.

    Rantanen had a three-point night, registering one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

    Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog also made the score sheet for the Colorado Avalanche in the big win over the Boston Bruins.

    Boston’s David Pastrnak scored his 17th goal on the season and became the 11th player at the age of 22 or younger to register that mark in 18 team games played.

     

    VEGAS 5, Anaheim 0

    Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury had his 51st career shutout and moved into a four-way tie for 24th on the NHL’s all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey will have a hearing today for interference/unsportsmanlike conduct in yesterday’s contest between the Jets and the Washington Capitals.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • TXHT – 11/14/2018

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    Join Michael as he breaks down the past week for the Washington Capitals and in the NHL.

    Opening Music – “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

  • Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

    Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

     

    Washington Capitals (8-6-3 19pts) v. Winnipeg Jets (10-5-1 21pts)

    Time: 8p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    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 — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Brooks Orpik (lower body)

     

    Winnipeg Jets:

    Projected Lineup:

    Nikolaj Ehlers — Mark Scheifele — Blake Wheeler

    Kyle Connor — Bryan Little — Mathieu Perreault

    Brandon Tanev — Adam Lowry — Patrik Laine

    Jack Roslovic — Andrew Copp — Nic Petan

    Josh Morrissey — Jacob Trouba

    Ben Chiarot — Dustin Byfuglien

    Joe Morrow — Tyler Myers

    Connor Hellebuyck

    Laurent Brossoit

    Scratched: Brendan Lemieux, Sami Niku

    Injured: Dmitry Kulikov (upper body)

     

    Official Lineups:

     

    First Period:

    Jets Penalty – 8:52 – Brandon Tanev 2 minutes for Illegal Hit to the Head

    Capitals Goal – 13:00 – Jakub Vrana (5) from Madison Bowey (2) and Dmitry Orlov (4)

    Jets Penalty – 14:53 – Patrik Laine 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 17:16 – Andre Burakovsky 2 mins for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       WIN – 0

    Shots              10                02

    Faceoffs         10                07

    Hits               05                  03

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very good period for the Capitals. They played a very solid defensive game , and they clogged up everything against the Jets. One of the biggest things the Capitals did was hold the Jets to only 2 shots.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals pelted Connor Hellebuyck with a lot of shots on their powerplay, but he is playing deep in his crease so the Capitals need to make him move some more and get close and high on him. The Capitals also need to continue playing with this style of game and keep executing their game plan.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:58 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Intereference

    Jets PPG – 5:05 – Mark Scheifele (10) from Kyle Connor (7) and Blake Wheeler (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 5:31 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1        WIN – 1

    Shots               20                 17

    Faceoffs          15                 18

    Hits                 08                  08

    PP                   0/2                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    This was not a very good period for the Capitals as they took their foot off of the gas and allowed the Jets into this game. Also some penalty problems let the Jets tie this game at 1.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get back to how they were playing in the 1st period and put their foot back on the gas. They need to play that stiff defensive style and clog up the zones for the Jets.

     

    Third Period:

    Jets Goal – 12:51 – Ben Chiarot (3) from Brandon Tanev (5)

    Jets Penalty – 15:18 – Andrew Copp 2 minutes for Tripping

    Jets ENG – 19:00 – Kyle Connor (8) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 1         WIN – 3

    Shots              28                   24

    Faceoffs        24                   24

    Hits               13                     15

    PP                 0/3                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    The Capitals started strong, but could not finish this one. The Capitals looked like they ran out of gas as part of this back to back, but the played very good overall. Key thing now is the health of Braden Holtby (Upper Body), Evgeny Kuznetsov (possible concussion), and TJ Oshie (Upper Body – Potentially Shoulder), as they prepare to take on the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Friday night.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (8-7-3 19pts) @ Colorado (8-6-3 19pts)

    Winnipeg (11-5-1 23pts) v. Buffalo (10-6-2 22pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

    Today is Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were nine contests in action last night…

     

    NEW JERSEY 4, Pittsburgh 2

    New Jersey’s Taylor Hall recorded his eighth career four-point performance in the Devils 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Vancouver 2

     

    Mathew Barzal of the NY Islanders would register his 100th career point in his 101st game, becoming the sixth player to reach the 100 point mark among active NHL players.

     

     

    The Islanders would go on to rout the Vancouver Canucks 5-2

     

    Florida 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman would score to extend his point-scoring streak to an NHL-high 13 games on the season in the Florida Panthers one-goal win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

    Also in this contest, Panthers G Roberto Luongo became the fourth goaltender in League history to win four contests to be at the age of 39 or older.

    BUFFALO 2, Tampa Bay 1

    Buffalo has now won three in a row and seven out of their last 11 in the big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Buffalo last night.

     

    DETROIT 6, Arizona 1

     

    Before the contest, the Detroit Red Wings held their pre-game skate in the Hockey Fights Cancer practice jerseys.

     

    https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1062505290602631168

     

    Washington 5, MINNESOTA 2

    Tom Wilson would return to action, by registering his first goal of the season, and helped the defending champions take down the Minnesota Wild with a 5-2 win.

    Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

     

    EDMONTON 6, Montreal 2

    Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would have his 31st three-point contest, all assists, in Edmonton’s big win over the Canadiens.  Evgeny Malkin and Patrick Kane are the two players behind McDavid with 28 and 27, respectively.  This mark dates back to the 2015-16 NHL season.

    Despite Montreal Canadiens Max Domi registering a goal in the first six minutes in the contest to tie the game 1-1, it would not be enough as the Edmonton Oilers would go on to defeat Montreal 6-2.

    Domi’s goal would be his 10th of the season and the most of his career since the 2015-16 season.

     

    Toronto 5, LOS ANGELES 1

    The Toronto Maple Leafs began their West Coast trip with a big win over the Los Angeles Kings 5-1.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner has your recap of that contest at the following link.

    Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Nashville 4

    San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson would become the fifth player to record 400 career assists and achieved this mark in 646 games with the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 5-4.

    Joe Thornton of the Sharks would reach the 400 career goal mark and became the 11th player to have at least 400 goals and 1,000 assists in their careers.

    Today, there are four games on the schedule:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    -Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released a new episode of the “31 Thoughts” podcast today.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1062805606145286144

     

    -The Los Angeles Kings traded F Tanner Pearson for Pittsburgh Penguins F Carl Hagelin earlier today.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

    Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

    Time: Tuesday, Novemeber 13th , 2018

    Toronto: 11-6-0 for 22 points

    Los Angeles: 5-10-1 for 11 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs comes to Los Angeles hoping to get back to their winning ways on the road, after being taken apart by the Boston Bruins. While LA is still adjusting to new coaching and having lost both their starting and backup goalies and have turned to Peter Budaj to steer the ship.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Morgan Rielly – 21 points (7 goals 14 assists)

    Mitch Marner – 20 points (5 goals 15 assists)

    John Tavares – 19 points (10 goals 9 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Auston Matthews – 16 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-off

    Ilya Kovalchuck –14 points (5 goals 9 assists)

    Jeff Carter– 10 points (4 goal 6 assists)

    Drew Doughty– 10 points (1 goal 9 assist)

    Tyler Toffoli– 9 points (4 goal 5 assists)

    Frederik Andersen

    9-5-0 2.10GAA .933SV%

    Peter Budaj

    0-0-0 2.00GAA .909SV%

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Mitch Marner – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Auston Matthews (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

    Los Angeles:

    Aaron Iaffalo – Anze Kopitar – Dustin Brown

    Ilya Kovalchuck – Jeff Carter– Tyler Toffoli

    Tanne Pearson– Mike Amadio – Trevor Lewis

    Kyle Clifford – Adrian Kempe – Nate Thompson

    Derek Forbort –Drew Doughty

    Alec Martinez – Jake Muzzin

    Dion Phaneuf – Oscar Fantenberg

    Peter Budaj

    Cal Petersen

    Scratched:

    Injuries: Jonathan Quick (Knee), Jack Campbell (Knee), Jonny Brodinski (Shoulder), Gabriel Valardi (Back)

    Suspension: None

    3 Keys to Winning against LA:

    1. Use your speed
      1. Los Angeles is considered one of the slower teams in the league. Keep your legs moving to give yourself a huge advantage.
    2. Score 2 or more
      1. Los Angeles has struggled to score 2 goals. If the Leafs score more than 2 goals then LA would be hard pressed to win.
    3. Powerplay, Get some.
      1. One of the top powerplays on the road. Need to get chances against LA.

    Game Day Lineups:

    First Period:

    Los Angeles Penalty – 01:15 – Dustin Brown 2 minutes from Slashing

    Toronto Goal PP – 02:42 – Nazem Kadri (6) from Mitch Marner (16) and John Tavares (10)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 04:17 – Tanner Pearson 2 minutes from Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 06:12 – John Tavares (11) from Ron Hainsey (5) and Morgan Rielly (13)

    Toronto Penalty – 09:26 – Morgan Rielly 2 minutes from Tripping

    Los Angeles Goal – 14:28 – Adrian Kempe (2) from Dion Phaneuf (1)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 16:08 – Jeff Carter 2 minutes from Tripping

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 2       LA – 1

    Shots              16                08

    Faceoffs         7/16          9/16

    Hits               6                  4

    PP                 2/3              0/1

    Analysis:

    Leafs came ready to be aggressive against the Kings. Attacking offensively and defensively putting everything at the net and getting the most chances possible and preparing for rebounds. Using speed to get chances and not give LA any chances.

    Need to Do:

    Keep the pace up, the Kings have trouble with the up-tempo style of play

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 01:15 – Morgan Rielly (8) from John Tavares (11)

    Toronto Goal – 04:33 – Andreas Johnsson (2) from Travis Dermott (2) and Par Lindholm (5)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 05:38 – Alex Iafallo 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto PP Goal – 07:19 – Nazem Kadri (7) from Patrick Marleau (7) and Mitch Marner (17)

    End of 2nd – TOR – 5        LA – 1

    Shots               29                   16

    Faceoffs          14/33            18/33

    Hits                 8                       6

    PP                   3/4                  0/2

    Analysis:

    Leafs continued the pace and kept moving their feet. Which lead to more chances and goals. The Kings and the goalie combo of Budaj and Peterson couldn’t survive

    Need to Do:

    Shut it down in the 3rd and make sure you close down any chance of a comeback.

    Third Period:

    Los Angeles Penalty – 01:51 – Par Lindholm 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 3rd – TOR – 5         LA – 1

    Shots              34                   24

    Faceoffs        27/56             29/56

    Hits               12                    8

    PP                 3/5                   0/2

     Analysis:

    Huge win for Toronto after the rough night in Boston. Leafs basically dominated for 40 minutes and then settled in defensively to shut it down in the 3rd.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (12-6-0 24pts) @ San Jose (10-6-3 23pts)

    Los Angeles (5-11-1 11pts) @ Chicago (6-8-4 17pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

     

  • Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

    Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

     

    Washington Capitals (7-6-3 17pts) v. Minnesota Wild (11-4-2 24pts)

    Time: 8p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    After fizzling out at the end of their 5 game home stand, the Washington Capitals get a major boost with the return of Tom Wilson, who had his suspension reduced to 14 games earlier in the day, as they begin a 4 game road trip in Minnesota who have been 10-2-0 in their past 12 games.

     

    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 — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Brooks Orpik (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get your act together

    The Capitals have not been playing inspired hockey as of late, and they need to get their act together and start playing the way they were that took them to a Stanley Cup victory this past summer.

     

    2. Play Smart

    With Tom Wilson being injected back into the lineup, all eyes will be on him tonight and he will need to play smart, and choose his spots wisely when throwing hits.

     

    Minnesota Wild:

    Projected Lineup:

    Zach Parise — Mikko Koivu — Nino Niederreiter

    Jason Zucker — Eric Staal — Mikael Granlund

    Jordan Greenway — Joel Eriksson Ek — Charlie Coyle

    Marcus Foligno — Eric Fehr — J.T. Brown

    Ryan Suter — Matt Dumba

    Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon

    Nick Seeler — Greg Pateryn

    Devan Dubnyk

    Alex Stalock

    Scratched: Nate Prosser, Matt Hendricks

    Injured: None

     

    Official Lineups:

     

    First Period:

    Wild Penalty – 2:56 – Matt Dumba 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Goal – 6:33 – Dmitry Orlov (1) from Lars Eller (6) and Andre Burakovsky (2)

    Capitals Goal – 19:32 – Tom Wilson (1) from Dmitry Orlov (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (15)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:32 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       MIN – 0

    Shots              12                06

    Faceoffs         12                07

    Hits                 03                11

    PP                   0/1               0/0 *First in progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good first period for the Capitals. They squandered their lone powerplay of the period but responded very well with the first goal of the game. Also seeing Wilson score late in the period is good for the Capitals momentum wise, despite the odd goalie interference penalty at the same time.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to clean up their game a bit. They had too many odd passes trying to get into the offensive zone and they need to stop doing the “slingshot while on the powerplay as it is killing their entries into the zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:13 – Andre Burakovsky (2) from Lars Eller (7) and Brett Connolly (8)

    Wild Penalty – 3:49 – Nick Seeler 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 9:50 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Tripping

    Wild Goal – 11:57 – Mikko Koivu (3) from unassisted

    Wild Penalty – 11:58 – Marcus Foligno 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 11:58 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Fighting

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        MIN – 1

    Shots               27                 14

    Faceoffs          24                 16

    Hits                 05                  15

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period to start as it showed the Capitals out shoot the Wild 9-0 to start, but some sloppy play allowed the Wild to cut the lead to 3-1.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to clean up their game a bit and make sure they play a full 20 minutes to close out the Wild. Cleaner passes and puck control will be key as well in the 3rd.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:27 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 5:23 – Dmitry Orlov (2) from Alex Ovechkin (8) and Matt Niskanen (6)

    Capitals Goal – 9:48 – TJ Oshie (9) from Nicklas Backstrom (16) and Jakub Vrana (4)

    Capitals Penalty – 10:41 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Holding

    Wild Penalty – 12:11 – Nino Niederreiter 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:11 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:18 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Wild PPG – 14:08 – Matt Dumba (6) from Mikko Koivu (10) and Marcus Foligno (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 17:41 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Elbowing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         MIN – 2

    Shots              33                   28

    Faceoffs        30                    29

    Hits               09                     21

    PP                 0/2                    1/6

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good win for the Capitals. The return of Tom Wilson was definitely a boost for the Capitals. However, the third period was dominated by the Wild as they out shot the Capitals 14-6, but on the plus side the Capitals did score on their first 2 shots of the 3rd period. Also the penalties were a killer this period to end the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (8-6-3 19pts) @ Winnipeg (10-5-1 21pts)

    Minnesota (11-5-2 24pts) v. Vancouver (10-8-2 22pts)

     

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  • Game Day Preview: Montreal Canadiens vs Edmonton Oilers

    Montreal Canadiens (9-5-3) vs Edmonton Oilers (8-8-1)

    Game Time: 9pm

    Referees: #6 Francis Charron, #4 Wes McCauley

    Linesmen: #79 Kiel Murchison, #53 Bevan Mills

    The Montreal Canadiens come into tonight’s game after snapping their first two game losing streak in a 5-4 win against the Vegas Golden Knights. Claude Julien hasn’t announced his starters for tonight’s game after Antti Niemi picked up the win on Saturday night making 34 of 38 saves.  Carey Price has struggled all year and has yet to find his game but is crucial that Julien go back to him to give Price a boost of confidence moving forward. Connor McDavid has been held off the scoresheet in two of the last three games for Edmonton. Goaltending will be the key tonight as both teams have looked shaky in net so far this season

    Projected Lines for Tonight’s Game:

    Forwards

    Tomas Tatar- Philip Danault- Brendan Gallagher

    Jonathan Drouin- Max Domi- Andrew Shaw

    Kenny Agostino- Jesperi Kotkaniemi- Arrturi Lehkonen

    Defense

    Nicholas Deslauriers- Jeff Petry

    David Schlemko- Victor Mete

    Karl Alzner- Mike Reilly

    Scratches:

    Noah Juulsen, Xavier Oullet

     

     

     

     

  • November 13th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four contests last night…

     

    NY RANGERS 2, Vancouver 1

    There were two different Rangers players that scored last night that were under the age of 21 in New York’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

    Henrik Lunqvist moved into a tie for seventh place for wins by a goaltender with 437 in the win over Vancouver.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

     

    Carolina so far this season has registered the most shots on goal in NHL history through the first 18 games of the season

     

    Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat played in his 100th NHL career game and scored his 37th career goal.

     

    Only six other Blackhawks have scored at least 37 goals in 100 NHL career games.

     

     

    Columbus 2, DALLAS 1

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets to 7-0-0 against the Dallas Stars in the last seven games dating back to December 29th, 2015.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Nashville 1 (SO)

     

    Anaheim Ducks G John Gibson earned his 99th career win with the Ducks shootout victory over the Nashville Predators last night.

     

    Tonight’s schedule of games.

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

     

    In NHL news…

     

    -Washington Capitals F Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues F Oskar Sundqvist was reduced to 14 games by independent arbitrator Shyam Das earlier today.

     

     

    In the NWHL…

    -The National Women’s Hockey League announced today that the 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The NWHL returns to action this weekend.

     

     

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  • November 12th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

    Today is Monday, November 12th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    Yesterday in NHL action…

     

    Minnesota 3, ST. LOUIS 2

     

    Minnesota finished off their longest road trip in the near 20 years of Minnesota Wild hockey with the win over the St. Louis Blues and amassed a record of 5-2-0 on this road trip, the most wins on such a single road trip.

     

    FLORIDA 5, Ottawa 1

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 12 games, tying Carolina’s Sebastian Aho for the longest point-scoring streak on the season in the Florida Panthers 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators Sunday afternoon.

    Yesterday’s contest also marked the ninth time that the Panthers scored five goals in one period.

     

    Arizona 4, WASHINGTON 1

     

    The Arizona Coyotes scored two power-play goals to take down the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals with a 4-1 win last night.

     

    Arizona in the last nine contests has a record of 6-2-1 after losing five of their first seven games to start the 2018-19 campaign.

    TXHT has your coverage of the contest as well at the following page.

     

    November 11th, 2018 — Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals Full Gameday Preview and Coverage

     

    WINNIPEG 5, New Jersey 2

    Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler became the first player to reach the 500 career point mark as a Winnipeg jet since the club relocated to Winnipeg in the 2011-12 season.

    In addition to Wheeler reaching the 500 point mark, he joins three others to reach at least 500 points while a member of the Winnipeg Jets.

     

    Winnipeg would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 yesterday.

     

    BOSTON 4, Vegas 1

    David Pastrnak registered his 16th goal of the season and would tie Bronco Horvath for fifth place all-time in team history for most goals in 17 team games for the Boston Bruins.

    The Bruins would go on to defeat the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights 4-1.

     

    Vegas played in their 100th game as a franchise in the loss.

     

    Vegas before this contest held a record of 58-33-8.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Calgary 1

     

    San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski was a factor in all three of the Sharks goals last night as they took down the Calgary Flames 3-1 at SAP Center in San Jose, California.

    The Sharks are now one point behind Pacific-division leader, Vancouver.

     

    Colorado 4, EDMONTON 1

     

    It only took 26 seconds into this contest for Mikko Rantanen to re-gain the a share of lead in points scored with 25 in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

     

    For more news, notes, info, and statistics…

     

     

    Tonight’s schedule of games…

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    In NHL news…

     

    -The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week for the week ending on November 11th.

     

     

     

     

    -Tonight marks the induction of the newest Class to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

    Hockey Hall of Fame: Class of 2018

     

    -The NHL reached a tentative settlement in regards to the Concussion Injury lawsuits earlier today…

     

    -In a special 31 Thoughts podcast released by Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman, the discussion is around NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the NHL’s growth and family.

    Please listen today.

     

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