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  • NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Chicago Blackhawks re-signed forward Alex DeBrincat to a new three year deal. The contract will run through the 2022-23 season and will carry an AAV of $6.4mil.

     

    • Per Andrew Gross of Newsday, New York Islanders General Manager Lou Lamoriello confirmed that Josh Ho-Sang’s representative has requested a trade. Per Gross’ report Lamoriello has asked Ho-Sang to not report to Bridgeport of the AHL until he can explore all options.

     

    • The Calgary Flames have announced that they have re-signed General Manager Brad Treliving to a multi-year extension.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Florida Panthers v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p EST Start Time

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    In the first battle of Florida for the 2019-20 season it would see the Tampa Bay Lightning down the Florida Panthers 5-2 in the Lightning’s home opener. The Lightning would get goals from Nikita Kucherov, Kevin Shattenkirk, Ondrej Palat, Pat Maroon, and Erik Cernak while the Panthers would get goals from Mike Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p EST Start Time

    MON RoadCAR Home

    In Carolina the Hurricanes would host the Montreal Canadiens for their home opener and this would be the first game of the 2019-20 NHL season to go to a shootout after being tied 3-3 after 65 minutes of action. The Huricanes would get goals from Linus Wallmark, Martin Necas, and Erik Haula while the Canadiens would get goals from Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jordan Weal in regulation. Dougie Hamilton would score in the first round of the shootout and Petr Mrazek would stop all three shooters to win the game for the Hurricanes 4-3.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. New York Rangers – 7p EST Start Time

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    In a matchup everyone has been waiting since the trade between these two teams, the New York Rangers hosted the Winnipeg Jets for their home opener, and would win 6-4 in a very tightly contested game between the two teams. The Rangers would get goals from newcomers Artemi Panarin (signed from Columbus) and Jacob Trouba (Trade with Winnipeg) as well as goals from Marc Staal, Mika Zibanejad, Brett Howden, and Brendan Smith. The Jets would get goals from Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor, and a pair from Blake Wheeler.

     

    Buffalo Sabres v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

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    The Buffalo Sabres entered their 50th season by visiting the Pittsburgh Penguins, and they would spoil the home opener for the Penguins as they would get two goals from former Penguin Conor Sheary, and a late second period goal from Rasmus Dahlin to defeat the Penguins 3-1. The Penguins lone goal would be from Evgeni Malkin on an early second period powerplay.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

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    The Nashville Predators would open up their season by hosting the Minnesota Wild, and the Predators would dominate the Wild 5-2 after scoring four unanswered goals in the third period to erase a one goal deficit for the victory. The Wild would get goals from Jason Zucker and Matt Dumba in a 43 second span late in the second period to make it 2-1 after Ryan Ellis initially gave the PRedators the one nothing lead. The Predators four third period goals would come from Markus Granlund, Austin Watson, Viktor Arvidsson, and Filip Forsberg.

     

    Boston Bruins v. Dallas Stars – 830p EST Start Time

    BOS RoadDAL Home

    After having a special ceremonial puck drop with the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, the Stars would be dimmed by the visiting Boston Bruins as the Bruins would get two first period goals from Brett Ritchie and Danton Heinen within the first six minutes to guarantee them victory. The Stars lone goal of the 2-1 loss was from Roope Hintz.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

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    In the Colorado Avalanche’s home opener against the Calgary Flames it would be Mikko Rantanen netting two goals for the Avalanche along with goals from Joonas Donskoi, who also scored two, and JT Compher to secure the 5-3 victory over the Flames. The Flames would get goals from Sean Monahan, Johnny Gaudreau, and Mark Giordano.

     

    Arizona Coyotes v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    ARI RoadANA Home

    In our final game of NHL action for the night the Anaheim Ducks would hold of the Arizona Coyotes with a 2-1 victory after Cam Fowler would score with 32 seconds left in the second period to break the 1-1 tie. Ducks would also get a goal from Derek Grant, while the Coyotes got their lone goal from Derek Stepan.

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  • 2019-20 NHL Previews – Winnipeg Jets

    2019-20 NHL Previews – Winnipeg Jets

    2018-19 Record: 47-30-5  99pts. – – 2nd Place in Central

    Playoffs: Lost in First Round to St. Louis

     

    2019-20 Jersey Guide:

    WIN HomeWIN RoadWIN AltWIN Heritage Classic

     

    Key Additions: F – Mark Letestu, D – Neal Pionk, F – Joona Luoto, F – Andrei Chibisov

     

    Key Departures: D – Ben Chiarot, F – Par Lindholm, D – Tyler Myers, D – Bogdan Kiselevich, F – Branden Tanev, F – Matt Hendricks, D – Jacob Trouba, F – Kevin Hayes

     

    2019-20 Preview:

    The Winnipeg Jets will look different going into the 2019-20 NHL season due to the number of losses they suffered during the offseason. the only true addition the Jets did was with defenseman Neal Pionk who they acquired from the New York Rangers in the Jacob Trouba trade.

     

    The Jets also lost key players in defensemen Tyler Myers and Ben Chiarot, and forwards Kevin Hayes and Branden Tanev. Plus with the need to re-sign restricted free agent forwards Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor the Jets will have some work to do going into the 2019-20 season.

     

    Also the health of defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will also be key to the Jets success this season. After missing 40 games due to injuries last season, Byfuglien will look to bounce back and become a major contributer to the Jets again.

     

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  • NHL Trade Alert: Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers

    NHL Trade Alert: Jacob Trouba to the New York Rangers

    Seemingly out of the blue, New York Rangers GM Jeff Gorton completed a trade for defenseman Jacob Trouba.

     

    Trouba, who has long been rumored to be traded out of Winnipeg, was finally traded to the New York Rangers in exchange for defenseman Neal Pionk and the 20th pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The hockey world is still coming to terms with this trade and how it shakes up the landscape of the NHL. Let’s take some time to analyze this for both squads.

     

    Winnipeg’s end of the deal

    The Winnipeg Jets, while the initial reaction is understandably not very positive, do get their first rounder back in a very deep 2019 draft. That will help them as they continue to try to find the right pieces to compete for a Stanley Cup and there will still be some great prospects available at the 20th overall spot. While this draft is considered to be as unpredictable as any in recent memory the Jets will have their pick of quality prospects. WIth the trade of Trouba, the Jets should look to a guy like Sweden’s Tobias Bjornfot to eventually replace him on their blueline.

    As for Neal Pionk, well this is a bit more complicated. During Pionk’s time in New York he showed flashes of being a good offensive defenseman but ultimately, he hasn’t shown any of the consistency that the Rangers hoped for. He had 26 points this past season which wasn’t bad at all but his plus-minus at a minus-16 was absolutely awful. The advanced stats also aren’t very kind to him as they paint him as one of the worst defensemen in the NHL last season. The thing is in Winnipeg, the Jets won’t force him into a top pair role. He can play on the bottom two pairs, or hopefully bottom pair where he is more suited, and have an easier time finding his way in the league. If Pionk can become a serviceable offensive defenseman for the Jets as the years go on, that would be good as they compete for a Stanley Cup.

    The Jets defense pairing should look like this next season:

    Josh Morrissey – Dustin Byfuglien

    Ben Chiarot – Tyler Myers

    Dmitry Kulikov – Neal Pionk

     

    New York’s end of the deal

    The Rangers acquire a 25-year-old right handed first pair defenseman. That is EXACTLY what they needed this offseason. Jacob Trouba, along with Brady Skjei and prospects K’Andre Miller, Nils Lundkvist, Adam Fox and others will lead New York’s blueline into the future as they hope to get back to Stanley Cup contention. Trouba had eight goals and 42 assists last season for 50 points during his age 24/25 season and will be a cornerstone on the Rangers blue line for years to come. GM Jeff Gorton essentially turned three months of Kevin Hayes and Neal Pionk into Brenden Lemieux and Jacob Trouba. Fantastic job by the boss in New York. The Rangers have put their rebuild into overdrive and this Friday  they will get the chance to add Kaapo Kakko or Jack Hughes at the entry draft in Vancouver. It has been an amazing year since the Rangers announced their plans to rebuild.

     

    The Rangers defense corps should look like this next season:

    Brady Skjei – Jacob Trouba

    Libor Hajek – Adam Fox

    Marc Staal – (prospect to be determined)

  • April 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, April 21st, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were three Stanley Cup playoffs games  in action yesterday.  All the recaps are written by TXHT’s staff.

     

     

    Dallas 5, NASHVILLE 3 (Dallas leads the series 3-2)

     

    Game 5, 3-2 DAL

     

    The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to the second round after they defeated the Nashville Predators yesterday by the score of 5-3.

     

    Dickson Kendrick has your recap of the contest between Dallas and Nashville which you can read here or at the link below.

     

     

    ST. LOUIS 3, Winnipeg 2 (St. Louis wins the series 4-2)

     

    Game 6. 4-2 STL

     

    The St. Louis Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets by the score of 3-2 and have advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.  The Blues await the winner of the series between the Predators and Stars.

     

    Aryan Weisenfeld has your recap of the contest between the Blues and Jets here or at the link below.

     

     

     

    WASHINGTON 6, Carolina 0 (Washington leads the series 3-2)

     

    Game 5. 3-2 WSH

     

    The Washington Capitals crushed the Carolina Hurricanes last night with a 6-0 win and are one win away from facing off against the NY Islanders in the second round.

     

    Michael Lindenbaum was live from the contest between the Capitals and the Hurricanes and you can read the recap of the contest here or at the link posted below.

     

     

    There are two contests taking place today in Stanley Cup playoff action with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Vegas Golden Knights looking to advance to the second round.

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report posted below.

     

     

    You can catch up on all of TXHT’s 2019 Stanley Cup playoff coverage by clicking here.

  • April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Friday, April 19th, 2019, and these are your news and notes covering yesterday’s contests.

     

    There were three contests in Stanley Cup playoff action yesterday and the recaps are written by the TXHT staff.

     

    Yesterday’s Results:

     

     

    CAROLINA 2, Washington 1 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    Game 4. 2-2 Tie

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals by the score of 2-1 last night to tie their series at 2-2.  Both teams will look to take the 3-2 series lead when Game 5 takes place tomorrow night (April 20th) at Capital One Arena.

     

    You can find the recap of yesterday’s contest here or at the tweet below.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, WINNIPEG 2 (St. Louis leads the series 3-2)

     

    Game 5. 3-2 STL

     

    The St. Louis Blues would come back after being down 2-0 to defeat the Winnipeg Jets by the score of 3-2, to take the lead in the series.  The Blues will look to advance to the second round when Game 6 of this series takes place tomorrow night (April 20th) at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

     

    You can find the recap of last night’s contest between the Jets and the Blues here or at the tweet posted below.

     

     

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Vegas 2 (Vegas leads the series 3-2)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today there are only two games in Stanley Cup playoff action…

     

    The Colorado Avalanche look to advance to the second round in their series and either the Boston Bruins or Toronto Maple Leafs will take the 3-2 series lead.

     

     

    Don’t forget to check out all of THXT’s 2019 Stanley Cup playoff action here.

  • April 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, April 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four contests in NHL action yesterday and TXHT has all of your recaps for those contests.

     

     

    COLUMBUS 7, Tampa Bay 3 (Columbus wins the series 4-0)

     

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    The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday with the 7-3 win.

     

    Dickson Kendrick has your full recap of the contest between Columbus and Tampa Bay at the link below.

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets now await the winner of the Boston Bruins v. Toronto Maple Leafs

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, PITTSBURGH 1 (NY Islanders wins the series 4-0)

     

    The NY Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins by the score of 3-1 and in doing so won this series and advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

     

    Game 4. 4-0 NYI

     

    Chris Vasilas has your full recap of the contest between the Islanders and the Penguins at the link below.

     

     

    The NY Islanders advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs and await the winner between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes.

     

     

    Winnipeg 2, ST. LOUIS 1 (OT) (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    The Winnipeg Jets tied their series with the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 win in overtime.  Winnipeg will look to take the 3-2 series lead when Game 5 shifts back to Winnipeg.

     

    Game 4. 2-2 Tied

     

    Aryan Weisenfeld has your recap of the contest between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues at the link below.

     

     

    VEGAS 5, San Jose 0 (Vegas leads the series 3-1)

     

     

     

    Today there are three games on the Stanley Cup Playoff schedule

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report here.

     

    You can check out all of TXHT’s 2019 Stanley Cup playoff coverage here.

     

     

     

     

  • Game 4 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 4 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    The start of the Winnipeg Jets – St. Louis Blues game was a lot slower and less eventful than that of the first several games, with neither team taking charge or creating a large amount of (quality) chances. The Jets had some opportunities on their first power play, but Jordan Binnington stood tall and kept the game tied at zero, where it stood at the end of the first period. The Blues actually managed to block one of Patrick Laine’s shots.

    The second period was much more wide open, with both teams trading off quality chances. Connor Hellebuyck has kept the Jets in it (as opposed to decidedly keeping them out of it in games 1-2). The Blues played well (except Jaden Schwartz) and it seemed like the Jets were always on their heels.

    The Blues opened up the third with a power-play goal by Vladimir Tarasenko, his second in two games (funny what happens when Schwartz and Jori Lehtera aren’t his linemates).

    The Jets fired back just after the seven-minute mark of the third period when Mark Scheifele tipped home a shot to tie the game up at 1 a-piece. Binnington and Helebyuck would stand their ground for the rest of the period and this game would head off to overtime.

    Overtime would open up and see some chances at both ends but both goalies stood their ground. Until Mark Scheifele would take the puck up ice and dish it off to Kyle Connor would seal the deal and put the puck into the gaping net. Winnipeg ties the series at 2-2 and sends it back home to Winnipeg for a crucial game 5.

     

  • April 15, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 15, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is April 15, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were four Stanley Cup playoff games in action yesterday.

     

     

    NY Islanders 4, PITTSBURGH 1 (NY Islanders lead the series 3-0)

     

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    The NY Islanders are one game away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs after downing the Pittsburgh Penguins with a 4-1 win.

     

    THXT has your full coverage at the link below

     

    NHL Playoffs: Rd 1 Game 3 Review: Isles Take A Commanding Lead In The Series

     

    Winnipeg 6, ST. LOUIS 3 (St. Louis leads the series 2-1)

     

    Game 3. 2-1 STL

     

    The Winnipeg jets defeated the St. Louis Blues last night, 6-3, and look to tie the series at 2 games a piece with game 4 taking place Tuesday night.

     

    Game 3 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

     

    COLUMBUS 3, Tampa Bay 1 (Columbus leads the series 3-0)

     

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    The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 and with the win, Columbus is one win away from knocking out the Presidents’ Trophy winner.  If that happens when Game 4 takes place tomorrow night, the Lightning will become the first team to win the Presidents’ Trophy AND be swept in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

    TXHT has your full recap of Game 3 between the Lightning and the Blue Jackets at the following link.

     

    Game Three Recap – Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets

     

    VEGAS 6, San Jose 3 (Vegas leads the series 2-1)

     

    The Vegas Golden Knights would win on home ice and take the series lead with the 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks last night.

    Mark Stone would have a three goal game and Paul Stastny would have two goals of his own in this contest.

    The Golden Knights would also go 2 for 5 on Power Play chances and would outshoot the Blues with 40 shots on goal to the Blues 28.

    Vegas will look to take the commanding 3-1 series lead when the two teams face off for Game 4 Tuesday night at 10:30 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games in Stanley Cup playoff action:

     

     

    TXHT has all of your series previews and all of your game recaps at https://txhthockey.com/2019-nhl-playoffs/

     

     

    In NHL news….

     

    Today Toronto Maple Leafs Nazem Kadri will have his in-person meeting with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for his cross-checking of Boston’s Jake DeBrusk.

     

     

    In other hockey news….

     

    The United States would take home the gold in the IIHF Women’s World Championships in a shootout win over Finland.  This game would not come without controversy after an initial game-winner by Finland was disallowed after a questionable penalty.

  • Game 3 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    Game 3 Recap – Winnipeg Jets v. St. Louis Blues

    Once again, the Winnipeg Jets came out playing much better than the St. Louis Blues, taking an 11-4 lead in shots. However, a timely shot by David Perron (who should be immortalized in STL lore because of his unwavering desire to keep coming back to the city), gave the Blues a 1-0 lead, with Jordan Binnington picking up the vaunted goalie assist (#assistington?).

    It stayed that way until the second when Kevin Hayes scored a flukey goal that was tipped in by Alex Pietrangelo. Then Patrick Laine scored. Sure, why not – what’s a game between these teams without Laine scoring. His shoulder has to be tired by now, right? Kyle Connor then makes it 3-1 on a 4 on 3 PP.

    The third period Brough two more goals for WPG – one a nice play, one a rather poor goal let up by Binnington (hopefully no more of those). The Blues managed one, but this was not their game. The final ended up being 6-3, but it was a lot more lopsided than that.

    Connor Hellebuyck wasn’t there to bail them out this time. If the Blues play like this the rest of the way, expect WPG to win in 6.

    I don’t expect the same play in Game 4, Wednesday at 9:30 PM Eastern.

  • April 13th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 13th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, April 13th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were four games in Stanley Cup Playoff action yesterday.

     

     

    All of the recaps are written by the TXHT staff.

     

    Columbus 5, TAMPA BAY 1 (Columbus leads the series 2-0)

     

    The Columbus Blue Jackets crushed the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-1 win and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    Columbus will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead when Game 3 takes place tomorrow night.

     

     

     

    NY Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1 (NY Islanders leads the series 2-0)

     

    The NY Islanders defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    The Islanders will look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead with Game 3 shifting to Pittsburgh.  Game 3 takes place tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Below you will find the Pittsburgh Penguins infographic from yesterdays contest and the image is the property of the Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, NHL Public Relations, and their respective owners.

     

     

    St. Louis 4, WINNIPEG 3 (St. Louis leads the series 2-0)

     

    The St. Louis Blues defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 yesterday and took a 2-0 series lead.

     

    St. Louis will look to take the commanding 3-0 series lead with the series now shifting to St. Louis.  Game 3 takes place tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m., ET

     

     

    Vegas 5, SAN JOSE 3 (Series is tied 1-1)

     

    The Vegas Golden Knights would go on to take Game 2 in the series after giving up a three goal lead in the first period and defeat the San Jose Sharks 5-3.

     

    The Golden Knights will look to take the series lead with Game 3 taking place tomorrow (Sunday, April 14) at 10 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Today’s Schedule of Games:

     

     

    To see all of the THXT’s recaps and Stanley Cup Playoff previews, please check out our website linked below.