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  • Game Recap – 12/8/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Game Recap – 12/8/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Washington Capitals (16-9-3 35pts) v. Columbus Blue Jackets (16-10-2 34pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals marched into Columbus for the first time since the 1st Round of the 2018 Playoffs were victorious as both Dmitrij Jaskin (as a Capital) and Travis Boyd (of his career) scored their first goals of the season, and Braden Holtby made 28 save on 28 shots for his second shutout of the season and 34th of his career putting him one shutout shy of tying Olaf Kolzig for the franchise lead in shutouts.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Riley Barber

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery), Tom Wilson (concussion)

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets:

    Artemi Panarin — Pierre-Luc Dubois — Cam Atkinson

    Nick Foligno — Boone Jenner — Josh Anderson

    Brandon Dubinsky — Alexander Wennberg — Anthony Duclair

    Oliver Bjorkstrand — Riley Nash — Markus Hannikainen

    Ryan Murray — Seth Jones

    Markus Nutivaara — David Savard

    Zach Werenski — Scott Harrington

    Sergei Bobrovsky

    Joonas Korpisalo

    Scratched: Lukas Sedlak

    Injured: None

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 1:42 – Brett Connolly (5) from Jakub Vrana (9) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (20)

    Blue Jackets Penalty – 3:43 – Cam Atkinson  2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 10:19 – Dmitrij Jaskin (1) from Travis Boyd (7) and Dmitry Orlov (9)

    Capitals Goal – 19:41 – Alex Ovechkin (22) from Michal Kempny (7) and John Carlson (25)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 3       CLB – 0

    Shots              13                08

    Faceoffs         09                13

    Hits               01                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very good period for the Capitals that saw them strike early and strike consistently throughout the period. Great job by Dmitrij Jaskin for getting to the net and getting his first as a Capital.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to continue playing the way they are now and consistently pressuring the play in the Blue Jackets zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Blue Jackets Penalty – 5:10 – Pierre-Luc Dubois 2 minutes for Slashing

    Blue Jackets Penalty – 11:32 – Boone Jenner 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Capitals Penalty – 18:07 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        CLB – 0

    Shots               21                 17

    Faceoffs          20                 23

    Hits                 01                  10

    PP                   0/3                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period. The Capitals maintained the pace that they liked, and continued to pressure on the Blue Jackets defense.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals just need to keep it going. Keep pressuring the Blue Jackets, forcing turnovers and penalties. The Capitals need to do a much better job with their powerplay opportunities.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 2:44 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 11:04 – Travis Boyd (1) from Alex Ovechkin (14) and Nic Dowd (4)

    Capitals Penalty – 13:24 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 17:32 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 4         CLB – 0

    Shots              28                   28

    Faceoffs        27                    34

    Hits               05                     16

    PP                 0/3                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    A good overall game for the Capitals as they end their 3 game road trip with a victory over their Metropolitan Division rival Blue Jackets. The 3rd period though the Capitals took too many penalties which allowed the Blue Jackets an opportunity to get back into this game but Braden Holtby would be strong in net.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (17-9-3 37pts) v. Detroit (13-12-4 30pts)

    Columbus (16-11-2 34pts) v. Vancouver (12-16-3 27pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 12/8/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Gameday Preview – 12/8/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Columbus Blue Jackets

    Washington Capitals (16-9-3 35pts) v. Columbus Blue Jackets (16-10-2 34pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports Ohio

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals take on the Columbus Blue Jackets for the first time in Columbus since the first round of the playoffs when the Capitals stormed back from being down 2 games to none to defeat the Blue Jackets in 6 games. The Capitals will look to win their second straight game after going on a 2 game losing streak.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery), Tom Wilson (concussion)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Capitalize on mistakes

    A couple weeks ago Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella talked about how this is a game of mistakes and that you need to capitalize on them rather than try to prevent them. While Tortorella is trying to get his team to create more opportunities than give through mistakes, the Blue Jackets still have a lot of issues with their puck management and the Capitals need to take advantage of this fact.

     

    2. Keep your feet moving

    The Capitals have not fared well these last few games and will need to keep their feet moving and play a full 60 minutes against a hard working Columbus Blue Jackets.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Minimize the mistakes

    The Blue Jackets have been having puck management issues which has caused Tortorella to bench players and change his lineup to send the message that they need to manage the puck better.

  • Game Recap – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Game Recap – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Washington Capitals (15-9-3 33pts) v. Arizona Coyotes (13-11-2 28pts)

     

     

    Game Recap:

    The Capitals snapped their 2 game losing streak by continuing to play the game, and not backing down when things looked really bad in the first period. The Capitals also ended the Coyotes 4 game winning streak in the process. Another great game for Pheonix Copley in the net for the Capitals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Christian Djoos

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery), Tom Wilson (concussion)

     

    Arizona Coyotes:

    Alex Galchenyuk — Nick Schmaltz — Clayton Keller

    Richard Panik — Derek Stepan — Christian Fischer

    Mario Kempe — Brad Richardson — Vinnie Hinostroza

    Lawson Crouse — Nick Cousins — Josh Archibald

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Kevin Connauton

    Jakob Chychrun — Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Alex Goligoski — Jordan Oesterle

    Adin Hill

    Calvin Pickard

    Scratched: Conor Garland, Ilya Lyubushkin

    Injured: Antti Raanta (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Michael Grabner (eye), Jason Demers (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Coyotes Goal – 4:48 – Christian Fischer (6) from Derek Stepan (7)

    Capitals Penalty – 18:38 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       ARI – 1

    Shots              11                11

    Faceoffs         07                07

    Hits               09                  06

    PP                 0/0                 0/0 *1st in progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was not the greatest period for the Capitals. They were overwhelmed by the Coyotes speed, and there were too many turnovers as the Capitals had 6 compared to the Coyotes 1. This game could be worse, but Pheonix Copley has been playing very well to keep the Capitals in the game.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to play a better overall game and contain the Coyotes speed as that is one of the biggest reasons as to why the Coyotes are forcing all of these turnovers. Also the Capitals need to play much better in their own zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Coyotes Penalty Shot – 1:16 – Richard Panik – Miss (Brett Connolly – Throw Object at Puck)

    Capitals Goal – 5:27 – Jakub Vrana (9) from Brett Connolly (13) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (19)

    Coyotes Goal – 6:58 – Lawson Crouse (6) from Nick Cousins (6) and Jordan Oesterle (5)

    Capitals Penalty – 11:25 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Coyotes Penalty – 13:07 – Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 16:00 – Matt Niskanen (4) from Travis Boyd (6) and Pheonix Copley (1)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        ARI – 2

    Shots               18                 18

    Faceoffs          13                 22

    Hits                 19                  13

    PP                   0/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very back and forth period for the Capitals. It was good as they got the first and last goals of the period to make this game 2-2 going into the 2nd intermission. However, the Capitals are still chasing the Coyotes.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to do a better job at containing and combating the Coyotes speed. Also the Capitals need to do a better job in the faceoff circle.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty Shot – :16 – Jakub Vrana – Miss (Kevin Connauton – Hooking on Breakaway)

    Capitals Goal – 15:18 – Andre Burakovsky (5) from Matt Niskanen (10) and Dmitry Orlov (8)

    Capitals PPG _ 19:57 – Alex Ovechkin (21) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 4         ARI – 2

    Shots              29                   29

    Faceoffs        20                    31

    Hits               25                     18

    PP                 0/1                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a fast moving 3rd period that started with a good break by Jakub Vrana drawing a Penalty Shot, but unable to capitalize, but then Andre Burakovsky netting the eventual game winner late in the 3rd to give the Capitals the win.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (16-9-3 35pts) v. Columbus (16-10-2 34pts)

    Arizona (13-12-2 28pts) v. San Jose (13-10-5 31pts)

  • December 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, December 6th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were three contests in action last night.

     

    Edmonton 3, ST. LOUIS 2 (SO)
    The Edmonton Oilers would have a multi-goal comeback in the 3-2 win in a shootout over the St. Louis Blues last night.

     

    It would mark the 61st time this season that a team would comeback from a multi-goal deficit and win the contest.

     

    This would also mark the 17th club to have a multi-goal comeback and win in multiple occasions.

     

     

     

    ANAHEIM 4, Chicago 2

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1070732263657099264

     

    The Anaheim Ducks in their 4-2 win won their 24th game in the calendar year at home.

     

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Carolina 1

     

    San Jose Sharks Joe Thornton would have a three-assist game for the first time in the 2018-19 season and would be the 58th in his career.  He joins 11 other players on this exclusive list.

     

     

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 5-1.  In the last five outings between the Sharks and Hurricanes, San Jose is 4-0-1.

     

     

     

    Tonight’s Schedule of games…

     

    TXHT has your previews of the contests between the Detroit Red Wings at the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as the Washington Capitals at the Arizona Coyotes at the following pages.

     

    Gameday Preview – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    In NHL news today…

     

    The NHL today announced that there will be a Winter Classic fan festival in Chicago’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion at Millennium Park and will serve as a prelude to the 2019 Winter Classic at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.

     

     

  • Gameday Preview – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Gameday Preview – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

     

     

    Washington Capitals (15-9-3 33pts) v. Arizona Coyotes (13-11-2 28pts)

     

    Time: 9p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports Arizona+

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals will be looking to get themselves back on their winning ways as they take on the red hot Arizona Coyotes who are currently on a four game winning streak.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play a full 60 minutes

    For a second straight game the Capitals went into the 3rd period with a lead, and for the second straight game they blew it with poor play, and a lack of effort, especially in their own zone. The Capitals have to do a much better job at protecting their leads and playing a full 60 minutes.

     

    2. Test the kid

    Adin Hill has been spectacular so far for the Coyotes and is a huge reason for their 4 game winning streak. The Capitals will need to make him work, and really test him, especially early on in the game.

     

    Arizona Coyotes:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Galchenyuk — Nick Schmaltz — Clayton Keller

    Richard Panik — Derek Stepan — Christian Fischer

    Mario Kempe — Brad Richardson — Vinnie Hinostroza

    Lawson Crouse — Nick Cousins — Josh Archibald

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Kevin Connauton

    Jakob Chychrun — Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Alex Goligoski — Jordan Oesterle

    Adin Hill

    Calvin Pickard

    Scratched: Ilya Lyubushkin

    Injured: Michael Grabner (eye), Jason Demers (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body), Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Antti Raanta (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Force mistakes

    The Capitals have not played solid hockey these past two games, and the Coyotes need to take advantage of that fact.

  • December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were ten contests last night.

     

     

    FLORIDA 5, Boston 0

    Florida Panthers Jonathan Huberdeau is one of five players so far on the season to have multiple points in at least five contests.

     

    The Florida Panthers would go on to shutout the Boston Bruins 5-0, giving Roberto Luongo his 77th career shutout, taking sole possession of ninth place on the all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

     

    Winnipeg 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

     

    The Winnipeg Jets would score three unanswered goals, all in the final period, to defeat the New York Islanders last night.  Winnipeg’s win would be their fourth consecutive win.

     

    New York Islanders Anders Lee would register the lone goal of the contest for his team.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 6, Colorado 3

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins F Patric Hornqvist would score a hat-trick in this contest in a short span of 2:43, the quickest ever in franchise history, and the Penguins would double up the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 6-3.

     

     

    Calgary 9, COLUMBUS 6

     

    In the Columbus Blue Jackets loss, Cam Atkinson would become the second player to register a point streak of at least 11 contests.

     

    Cam Atkinson would also register a hat-trick and would surpass Rick Nash for the most hat-tricks in franchise history.

     

     

    In this contest, the Calgary Flames would register nine goals in a contest for the 55th time in franchise history but for the first time in nearly eight years.

     

     

    The Flames and Blue Jackets would combine for 15 goals, the most since January 16, 2017, when the Penguins would defeat the Capitals 8-7 in overtime.

     

     

     

    MONTREAL 5, Ottawa 2

     

    Tampa Bay 6, DETROIT 5 (SO)

    Frans Nielsen of the Detroit Red Wings would score a hat trick in the contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the second of his career.

    Nielsen would be the first Red Wing to have two career hat tricks since Tomas Tatar on December 17, 2016.

     

    Toronto 4, BUFFALO 3 (OT)

     

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner, has your full coverage of the contest between the Maple Leafs and Sabres at the following page.

     

    12/05/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres – Game Recap

     

    Minnesota 3, VANCOUVER 2

     

    The Minnesota Wild would score two goals in 45 seconds to snap a three-game losing streak with the 3-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

     

    VEGAS 5, Washington 3

    Cody Eakin of the Vegas Golden Knights scored his 11th goal of the season, leading all skaters for Vegas in the 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals.

     

    Washington’s Alex Ovechkin would reach the 20-goal mark for the third time in fewer than 27 games on the season.  He has scored at least 51 goals in the other two occurrences of this feat.

    For full coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights, please go to the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Arizona 2, LOS ANGELES 1

     

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations and the NHL

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL held their All-Star Game Draft earlier today with captains Shannon Szabados and Lee Stecklein picking their squads for the NWHL All-Star Game that will be in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena and will take place following the NHL match-up between the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues.

     

    Team Szabados:

    Team Stecklein:

     

    In NHL news…

     

    In case you missed the big news yesterday, the NHL announced that the League will expand to 32 teams with the addition of a franchise to Seattle.

     

    Elliotte Friedman released his “31 Thoughts” article today.  You can check that out at the following page.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1070351730305449989

  • Game Recap – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Game Recap – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Washington Capitals (15-8-3 33pts) v. Vegas Golden Knights (14-13-1 29pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Former Washington Capital Nate Schmidt would net the late game winner and an empty netter to seal the deal for the Vegas Golden Knights against the Capitals, making their return to Vegas an unsuccessful one. The Capitals were unable to capitalize on their powerplay opportunities, and put themselves into penalty trouble once again.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    Vegas Golden Knights:

    Jonathan Marchessault — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith

    Oscar Lindberg — Cody Eakin — Alex Tuch

    Daniel Carr — Tomas Nosek — Ryan Carpenter

    William Carrier — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Ryan Reaves

    Brayden McNabb — Nate Schmidt

    Shea Theodore — Deryk Engelland

    Nick Holden — Colin Miller

    Marc-Andre Fleury

    Malcolm Subban

    Scratched: Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Max Pacioretty

    Injured: Erik Haula (lower body), Paul Stastny (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 1:03 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Golden Knights PPG – 2:30 – Ryan Reaves (6) from Cody Eakin (8) and Oscar Lindberg (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 8:05 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Holding

    Golden Knights Penalty – 9:43 – Bench (Daniel Carr) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Capitals Goal – 15:33 – Jakub Vrana (7) from Brett Connolly (11)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:44 – Nic Dowd 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1      VGK – 1

    Shots             09                 07

    Faceoffs        07                 19

    Hits               09                 20

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

     

    Analysis:

    This was an ok period for the Capitals. They’ve gotten themselves into penalty trouble which allowed Vegas to take the 1-0 lead and a powerplay to start the second period. The Capitals are not doing well in the faceoff circle and they are being physically dominated by the Golden Knights in the hits category. However, they have responded well and got a good goal from Jakub Vrana to tie the game.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to kill off this penalty, and then stay out of the box and stop giving the Golden Knights opportunities. Also the Capitals need to do a much better job in faceoff circle and pick up their physical play as they were horribly dominated in hits.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 8:35 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Illegal Equipment

    Capitals Goal -11:42 – Alex Ovechkin (20) from Brett Connolly (12) and Madison Bowey (5)

    Golden Knights Penalty – 15:42 – Ryan Reaves 5 minutes for Interference

    Golden Knights Penalty – 15:42 – Ryan Reaves – Game Misconduct

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2    VGK – 1

    Shots             18                 17

    Faceoffs        18                 26

    Hits               22                 35

    PP                 0/2                1/4

     

    Analysis:

    This was a better period for the Capitals as they were better in the faceoff circle and they also were able to get the lone goal of the period. However, they were still dominated in the hits category, plus they did not do much with their lone powerplay which was a 5 minute one.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep on pressing the play, and play a full 20 minutes. Also the Capitals need to do a much better job with their powerplay opportunities.

     

    Third Period:

    Golden Knights Goal – 2:33 – Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (4) from Brayden McNabb (3) and Nate Schmidt (2)

    Golden Knights Goal – 2:49 – Cody Eakin (11) from Oscar Lindberg (2) and Deryk Engelland (4)

    Golden Knights Penalty – 3:53 – Colin Miller 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Golden Knights Penalty – 7:14 – Jonathan Marchessault 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Goal – 11:40 – Jakub Vrana (8) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) and Matt Niskanen (9)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:46 – Nic Dowd 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Golden Knights PPG – 18:35 – Nate Schmidt (1) from Shea Theodore (12)

    Golden Knights ENG – 19:53 – Nate Schmidt (2) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3    VGK – 5

    Shots             26                 28

    Faceoffs        26                 37

    Hits               40                 41

    PP                 0/4                2/6

     

    Analysis:

    This was a letdown of a period for the Capitals. They gave up two goals in a span of 16 seconds in the first 3 minutes of the period, and did not play with much gusto throughout the period.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (15-9-3 33pts) @ Arizona (13-11-2 28pts)

    Vegas (15-13-1 31pts) v. Chicago (9-14-5 23pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Gameday Preview – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Washington Capitals (15-8-3 33pts) v. Vegas Golden Knights (14-13-1 29pts)

     

    Time: 10p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington, ATTSN-RM, and Sportsnet

     

    Preview:

    For the first time in 6 months since winning the Stanley Cup, the Washington Capitals return to Las Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. The Capitals are coming off of an embarrassing 6-5 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, which saw them blow a 4 goal lead and give up 5 straight goals in the defeat, and are looking to bounce back to their winning ways after the 7 game winning streak was ended. Meanwhile, the Golden Knights are still having an up and down season so far as they continue to struggle to rekindle that spark they had last season, and are hoping a win tonight against their Stanley Cup Finals nemesis can start that fire.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Don’t get complacent

    The other day against Anaheim the Capitals took a commanding 5-1 lead, and then eased off the gas and became complacent. That complacency costed the Capitals as they gave up 5 straight goals to lose the game. If the Capitals find themselves in another situation where they get a commanding lead over Vegas, they have to stay motivated and keep playing hard.

     

    2. Pick up the physicality

    The Capitals their last few games have been dominated in the hits department and need to pick up their physicality a bit and assert themselves more in their battles for the puck.

     

    Vegas Golden Knights:

    Projected Lineup:

    Jonathan Marchessault — William Karlsson — Reilly Smith

    Max Pacioretty — Cody Eakin — Alex Tuch

    Daniel Carr — Tomas Nosek — Ryan Carpenter

    William Carrier — Pierre-Edouard Bellemare — Ryan Reaves

    Brayden McNabb — Colin Miller

    Shea Theodore — Nate Schmidt

    Deryk Engelland — Nick Holden

    Marc-Andre Fleury

    Malcolm Subban

    Scratched: Jon Merrill, Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg

    Injured: Paul Stastny (lower body), Erik Haula (undisclosed)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    Vegas is a team that many are saying is having a disappointing season so far compared to their historic run last season. The Golden Knights will have a lot of motivation going into tonight’s game against the Capitals and will want to avenge their Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Capitals at home this past June.

  • December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 3rd, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    Yesterday’s contests:

     

    Anaheim 6, WASHINGTON 5

    The Washington Capitals gave up a four-goal lead, and would later lose to the Anaheim Ducks by the score of 6-5.

    The Ducks became the first team ever to have a four-goal comeback against a defending Stanley Cup champion with the win.


    Anaheim Ducks G Ryan Miller would register his 374th career win and would tie John Vanbiesbrouck for the most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom of the Capitals would score his 219th career goal, taking sole possession of fourth place in franchise history for goals, surpassing Mike Ridley who had 218 goals with the franchise.

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

    Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

     

    Winnipeg 4, NY RANGERS 3 (SO)

     

     

    Calgary 3, CHICAGO 1

     

    San Jose 3, MONTREAL 1

    With Joe Pavelski’s goal, he scored his 12th goal, tied for third-most since November 1st.  His goal helped the San Jose Sharks defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal last night.

     

    Colorado 2, DETROIT 0

    Mikko Rantanen registered his 45th point on this season, becoming the ninth different player since the 1993-94 season to have at least 45 points in a teams first 27 games.


    With the shutout win, Semyon Varlamov registered his 24th career-shutout, tied for the fourth-most by a Russian born goaltender.

     

    LOS ANGELES 2, Carolina 0

    Los Angeles Kings G Jonathan Quick recorded 34 saves and his 50th NHL shutout, the most ever from U.S-born goaltenders in NHL history.

     

    In the NWHL contests yesterday…

     

    With five points in the Boston Pride’s weekend series against the Minnesota Whitecaps, Boston Pride’s Gigi Marvin has been named the NWHL Player of the Week

     

     

    In NHL news…

    The New York Rangers retired the number of Vic Hadfield yesterday, becoming the 10th player in the long history of the Rangers organization.

     

    The NHL announced their Three Stars of the Week earlier today.

     

     

     

     


    Late addition to the NHL news…

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced that Chuck Fletcher has been named the Executive Vice President and General Manager

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m., ET
    Buffalo Sabres @ Nashville Predators, 8 p.m., ET
    Edmonton Oilers @ Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m., ET