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  • Game Recap – 12/27/2018 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 12/27/2018 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Carolina Hurricanes (15-15-5 35pts) v. Washington Capitals (22-10-3 47pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals return from the Holiday break well rested as they took on the Carolina Hurricanes in a Metropolitan Division match up. The Capitals would control most of the tempo of this game despite taking three penalties in the first period. The second period would feature the Capitals forcing the play in the Hurricanes zone and cause the Hurricanes to take three penalties in the second period with the Capitals converting on the third one. The Capitals would keep up the pressure against the Hurricanes in the third period to secure their third straight victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Clark Bishop — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Lucas Wallmark — Jordan Martinook

    Janne Kuokkanen — Victor Rask — Brock McGinn

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Trevor van Riemsdyk — Dougie Hamilton

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratches: Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Injured: Haydn Fleury (concussion), Jordan Staal (upper body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratches: Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Tyler Lewington

    Injured: Christian Djoos (leg), Brooks Orpik (knee)

     

    First Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 1:50 – Sebastian Aho 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 9:35 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Penalty – 13:56 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 16:25 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – CAR – 0       WAS – 0

    Shots              08                16

    Faceoffs         05                13

    Hits               07                  05

    PP                 0/3                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period for the Capitals, but they kept getting themselves into penalty trouble. However, the Capitals did a great job of winning the battles to the puck to diffuse the Hurricanes powerplay opportunities. Also the Capitals did a very good job of pressuring the Hurricanes in their own zone and creating scoring chances for themselves.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep playing the strong game that they are, but they need to stay out of the penalty box, and force the Hurricanes to make mistakes and capitalize on them.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:33 – Chandler Stephenson (4) from unassisted

    Hurricanes Penalty – 4:16 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Hurricanes Penalty – 6:18 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Interference

    Hurricanes Penalty – 17:18 – Brett Pesce 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 18:16 – TJ Oshie (11) from John Carlson (31) and Alex Ovechkin (16)

     

    End of 2nd – CAR – 0        WAS – 2

    Shots               16                 25

    Faceoffs          19                 22

    Hits                 18                  14

    PP                   0/3                  1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Another good period for the Capitals that saw them force the Hurricanes to take 3 penalties this period and capitalizing late on their third chance. Great play by the Capitals earlier in the second period by forcing the pressure in the zone and making the Hurricanes defense cough up the puck and lead to Chandler Stephenson’s goal.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep their foot on the gas, and continue to force the play in the Hurricanes zone. Also the Capitals need to make sure they stay out of the penalty box, and not allow the Hurricanes an opportunity to get back into this game.

     

    Third Period:

    Hurricanes Goal – 12:25 – Sebastian Aho (15) from Micheal Ferland (6)

    Capitals Penalty – 16:12 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals ENG – 19:09 – John Carlson (6) from Nicklas Backstrom (32)

     

    End of 3rd – CAR – 1         WAS – 3

    Shots              29                   33

    Faceoffs        27                    33

    Hits               24                     29

    PP                 0/4                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    A slower moving third period that saw the Hurricanes get on the board and ending Braden Holtby’s shutout chances after Matt Niskanen was driven into the boards from behind by Clark Bishop while Niskanen was entangled with Justin Williams. Overall a good period for the Capitals as they walk out the victors in this one.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (23-10-3 49pts) @ Ottawa (15-18-4 34pts)

    Carolina (15-16-5 35pts) @ New Jersey (13-16-7 33pts)

  • Game Recap – 11/24/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

    Washington Capitals (12-7-3 27pts) v. New York Rangers (12-9-2 26pts)

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals are going to try to extend their season-long winning streak to five games when they play the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden today. Meanwhile, the Rangers have won seven in a row at home, and will be looking to extend that streak to eight games.

     

    The Capitals will be without forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie for a fifth consecutive game due to upper body and concussion injuries respectively. In that time Tom Wilson has stepped up since returning from suspension as he has eight points (3 goals and 5 assists) in 6 games.

     

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Chandler Stephenson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Christian Djoos — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey

    Injured: Evgeny Kuznetsov (upper body), T.J. Oshie (Concussion), Brooks Orpik (Knee Surgery)

     

    Capitals Notes:

     

    New York Rangers:

    Vladislav Namestnikov — Mika Zibanejad — Jesper Fast

    Chris Kreider — Kevin Hayes — Filip Chytil

    Jimmy Vesey — Brett Howden — Ryan Strome

    Tim Gettinger — Lias Andersson — Steven Fogarty

    Marc Staal — Neal Pionk

    Fredrik Claesson– Kevin Shattenkirk

    Brady Skjei — Brendan Smith

    Alexandar Georgiev

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Scratched: Tony DeAngelo

    Injured: Adam McQuaid (lower body), Pavel Buchnevich (broken thumb), Cody McLeod (fractured left hand), Mats Zuccarello (groin)

     

    Rangers Notes:

     

    First Period:

    Rangers Penalty – :25 – Jesper Fast 2 minutes for Tripping

    Rangers Penalty – 6:59 – Jimmy Vesey 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Rangers Goal – 9:12 – Jimmy Vesey (8) from Jesper Fast (7) and Kevin Hayes (10)

    Capitals Penalty – 17:27 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       NYR – 1

    Shots              06                12

    Faceoffs         02                13

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – This was a very horrible period for the Capitals. They were out shot 12-6, and were decimated in the faceoff circle winning only 2 faceoffs the entire period. Their powerplay was sloppy and they had 10 giveaways in the first period. Not good at all.

     

    Rangers (Russell) – The Rangers came out a bit flat like they did against the Flyers but the goal by Jimmy Vesey sparked them and led to a pretty solid back end of the 1st period. They looked like the 9-1-1 team in the last 10 minutes but it’s clear they cant give the Capitals any space.

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael) – The Capitals need to show up and clean their game completely. They need to do a better job in the faceoff circle, doing zone entries, and they need to be much smarter with the puck and cut down on their turnovers. Also the Capitals need to do a better job of establishing a presence in the Rangers zone generate some scoring chances.

     

    Rangers (Russell) – The Rangers need to keep the game simple, get pucks deep and Pheonix Copley can be beat. It seems Copley goes down quick so shoot high!

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :59 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Goal – 9:39 – Brady Skjei (2) from Brendan Smith (4) and Kevin Hayes (11)

    Capitals Goal – 10:10 – Nic Dowd (2) from John Carlson (18) and Brett Connolly (9)

    Capitals Goal – 16:27 – Jakub Vrana (6) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 19:30 – Alex Ovechkin (17) from John Carlson (19) and Dmitry Orlov (7)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        NYR – 2

    Shots               21                 21

    Faceoffs          10                 23

    Hits                 24                  30

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – The first half of the 2nd period was not very good, but after the Rangers took a 2-0 lead the Capitals woke up and started scoring. However, the Capitals were out shooting the Rangers 9-0 when the Rangers scored their lone goal of the period, but the Capitals didn’t back down and got two goals that were tipped in due to presence in front of the net, and one goal from Jakub Vrana out hustling the Rangers defense to win the puck and the opportunity to score.

     

    Rangers (Russell) – Rangers had a great first half that led to a nice goal by Brady Skjei. Alexandar Georgiev looked very sharp early on but the Caps would storm back taking advantage of some costly defensive mistakes. The Rangers defense really needs to tighten up and protect the net front area as well. Georgiev looks a bit rattled especially after that Ovechkin goal so I wouldn’t be surprised if we see Lundqvist for the third.

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael) – The Capitals still need to do a much better job in the face off circle as they have won only 10 faceoffs this game and winning faceoffs is key to creating puck possession. Also the Capitals need to cut down on their turnovers and clean their game up some more. The final 20 minutes are going to be crucial.

     

    Rangers (Russell) – The Rangers need to tighten up defensively and just get traffic in front of Copley. Get everything on net. Put Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, and Mika Zibanejad out to start and see if they can get an early goal.

    Third Period:

    Rangers Goal – 5:30 – Ryan Strome (2) from Brett Howden (9) and Neal Pionk (11)

    Capitals Goal – 13:36 – Brett Connolly (4) from John Carlson (20) and Jakub Vrana (8)

    Capitals ENG – 18:52 – Tom Wilson (4) from Michal Kempny (4)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         NYR – 3

    Shots              28                   30

    Faceoffs        15                    27

    Hits               33                     42

    PP                 0/2                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – Despite this game being more of a sloppy one in regards to puck possession, The Capitals were able to overcome and secure their 5th straight victory. John Carlson was pivotal as he had 3 assists to help lead the Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the Rangers. However, the Capitals need to clean up elements of their game going into Monday night’s contest against former head coach Barry Trotz and the New York Islanders. Also this was a great game for Dmitrij Jaskin. He played very solid hockey and had several quality scoring chances today.

     

    Rangers (Russell) – The Rangers came out swinging in this period and were rewarded with a great play by Brett Howden and Ryan Strome’s first as a Ranger. From there though, another defensive lapse would cost them as Brett Connolly would strike for the Caps 4th goal of the game. The Rangers would lose 5-3. Now as far as games go, it was a better effort than yesterday’s fumble against the Flyers. The team had some good jump and they capitalized on some good chances. But as was the case earlier in the season, defensively this team still has a long way to go to figure things out. Coach Quinn needs to make sure everyone knows their assignments and that the front of the net is always cleared. Never let too much traffic build up in front of the goaltender. Another solid game from Brett Howden and Jimmy Vesey was a bright spot of today’s game. Brady Skjei getting on the board was also great since he had been healthy scratched for a bit and needed a confidence booster. In a season of rebuilding/retooling, the Rangers showed spirit against the defending Stanley Cup champs.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (13-7-3 29pts) @ NY Islanders (1-8-2 24pts)

    NY Rangers (12-10-2 26pts) v. Ottawa (9-11-3 21pts)

     

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  • November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

     

    Today is Friday, November 9th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

    In action yesterday, there were nine contests…

     

    Vancouver 8, BOSTON 5

     

    Vancouver had eight goals in a contest for the first time in nearly a decade in the win over Boston at TD Garden last night.

     

    FLORIDA 4, Edmonton 1

     

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 10 games when he registered two assists in the Panthers 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Arizona 4 (OT)

    Despite the Philadelphia Flyers win in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes, Arizona is the second team to have nine shorthanded goals in 14 games since 1933-34.

     

    They share the record with the 1975-76 St. Louis Blues franchise.

     

    Buffalo 6, MONTREAL 5 (OT)

     

    The Buffalo Sabres would win on an overtime goal by Rasmus Ristolainen, the fourth in franchise history in regular-season play by a defenceman.

     

    Vegas 5, OTTAWA 3

     

    Vegas’ fourth line would power the team through a hard-fought win over the Ottawa Senators and earn the season-sweep.

     

    TAMPA BAY 4, NY Islanders 2

     

    The Tampa Bay Lightning for the second straight season have 25 points through 16 games or less with the win over the Islanders last night.

     

     

    Carolina 4, CHICAGO 3

     

    Despite being down by four, Chicago’s comeback in the contest fell short when they were defeated by Carolina in the debut for Chicago’s new bench boss, Jeremy Colliton.

     

     

    DALLAS 4, San Jose 3

     

    San Jose’s Brent Burns became the fourth member in team history to record at least 20 points in 16 or fewer team games last night.

     

    Joe Thornton would, in fact, play in his 1500th NHL game, the most ever for a number one overall pick in League history.

     

    Minnesota 3, LOS ANGELES 1

     

    -Minnesota’s Zach Parise registered his 700th career point and leads all active U.S. born players with 339 goals.

     

    There are six games on tap tonight…

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    In NHL news,

     

    -The Washington Capitals will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night.

     

     

    -Yesterday, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for the 2019 NHL Winter Classic.

    There is more on the unveiling here:  2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

     

    -With the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame induction happening Monday night, the new inductees received the rings as a part of festivities.

     

     

    Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils in the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena.

    There will be more on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday.

     

    -The Chicago Blackhawks and 2018 first round pick, defenceman Nicolas Beaudin, agreed to a three-year, entry level deal.

    Beaudin will remain with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltiguers.

     

    -Vegas Golden Knights D Nate Schmidt, who is still suspended for a violation of the League’s Substance Abuse Policy, participated in practice earlier today.

    Also with the Golden Knights, the team today announced that they will hold their Military Appreciation night on November 14th.

     

    -John Carlson of the Washington Capitals will miss tonight’s contest.  In a corresponding move, the Washington Capitals recalled Jonas Siegenthaler from the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears.

    -The Montreal Canadiens announced earlier today that Tomas Plekanec has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out his contract.

     

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

  • Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks

    Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks

     

     

    Washington Capitals (3-2-2 8pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (5-3-0 10pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Andre Burakovsky

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker 

    Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Nikolay Goldobin — Bo Horvat — Brock Boeser

    Sven Baertschi — Adam Gaudette — Jake Virtanen

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Loui Eriksson

    Tim Schaller — Mikael Granlund — Tyler Motte

    Alexander Edler — Christopher Tanev

    Derrick Pouliot — Troy Stecher

    Ben Hutton — Erik Gudbranson

    Anders Nilsson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Brendan Leipsic

    Injured: Elias Pettersson (concussion), Jay Beagle (broken arm)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty –  :52 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Roughing

    Canucks Penalty – :52 – Antoine Roussel 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Goal –  2:20 – John Carlson (5) from Jakub Vrana (2) and Christian Djoos (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:55 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Tripping

    Canucks Penalty – 15:28 – Bo Horvat 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       VAN – 0

    Shots              13                6

    Faceoffs         8                  9

    Hits               8                    7

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good start to the game for the Capitals. They brought the physicality early and on a great break out play the Capitals were able to give themselves an early 1-0 lead. The Capitals also are doing a great job of clogging up the neutral zone, and making it difficult for the Canucks to enter the zone and create a presence.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to continue clogging up the neutral zone, and making smart plays to generate offense in the Canucks end. Also the Capitals need to shoot some more when they have the opportunity to do so.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:22 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Canucks Goal – 7:30 – Troy Stetcher (1) from unassisted

    Canucks Penalty – 8:47 – Erik Gudbranson 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Capitals PPG – 9:29 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) from John Carlson (7) and Alex Ovechkin (4)

    Capitals Goal – 19:34 – Alex Ovechkin (7) from Nicklas Backstrom (9) and TJ Oshie (4)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:45 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        VAN – 1

    Shots               25                 18

    Faceoffs          16                 21

    Hits                 15                  18

    PP                   1/2                  0/2 *3rd in Progress

     

    Analysis:

    Not the best start to this period, but the Capitals rebounded beautifully, and were able to come out of the second period with a two goal lead. However, they have put themselves in some tough spots as they have taken some bad penalties.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to start the 3rd period strong and kill off the Nicklas Backstrom penalty, and then they need to force the play in the Canucks zone and not allow the Canucks any opportunities to get back into this game.

     

    Third Period:

    Canucks PPG – :20 – Sven Baertschi (3) from Brock Boeser (4)  and Bo Horvat (2)

    Canucks Penalty – 1:52 – Alexander Edler 2 minutes for Interference

    Canucks Penalty – 4:31 – Troy Stetcher 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 5:35 – Alex Ovechkin (8) from John Carlson (8) and Nicklas Backstrom (10)

    Capitals ENG – 18:19 – TJ Oshie (5) from Alex Ovechkin (5) from Nicklas Backstrom (11)

    Canucks Penalty – 19:29 – Sven Baertschi 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         VAN – 2

    Shots              33                   24

    Faceoffs        25                    28

    Hits               19                     21

    PP                 2/5                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good game for the Capitals overall as they played a hard fought game against the Canucks. The Capitals responded very well when the Canucks scored, and the Capitals, while wasying at least one powerplay opportunity, untilized their powerplay very well. The Capitals also did a very good job of controlling the tempo and clogging up the neutral zone against the Canucks, and will need to do the same Thursday night in Edmonton against the Oilers.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (4-2-2 10pts) @ Edmonton (3-3-0 6pts)

    Vancouver (5-3-0 10pts) @ Vegas (4-4-0 8pts)

     

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