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  • Game Recap – 11/19/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Montreal Canadiens

     

    Washington Capitals (9-7-3 21pts) v. Montreal Canadiens (11-6-3 25pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Lars Eller — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Brett Connolly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Evgeny Kuznetsov (upper body), Brooks Orpik (lower body), T.J. Oshie (upper body)

     

    Montreal Canadiens:

    Tomas Tatar — Phillip Danault — Brendan Gallagher

    Jonathan Drouin — Max Domi — Andrew Shaw

    Kenny Agostino — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Artturi Lehkonen

    Nicolas Deslauriers — Matthew Peca — Charles Hudon

    Jordie Benn — Jeff Petry

    David Schlemko — Noah Juulsen

    Mike Reilly — Victor Mete

    Carey Price

    Antti Niemi

    Scratched: Karl Alzner, Xavier Ouellet

    Injured: Shea Weber (knee), Joel Armia (lower body), Paul Byron (lower body), Nikita Scherbak (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Canadiens Goal – 9:20 – Mike Reilly (2) from Matthew Peca (5)

    Capitals Goal – 13:16 – Brett Connolly (3) from John Carlson (15)

    Capitals Goal – 14:40 – Alex Ovechkin (14) from Tom Wilson (3) and Dmitry Orlov (5)

    Canadiens Penalty – 17:34 – Kenny Agostino 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 17:34 – Matt Niskanen 4 minutes for Roughing (2 minutes served by Andre Burakovsky)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       MON – 1

    Shots              08                16

    Faceoffs         17                13

    Hits               08                  08

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – The Capitals started a little shaky, but as it seemed the Capitals were settling in the Canadiens would get the first goal of the game and then take over on the shot counter. However, after the Canadiens took the 1-0 lead the Capitals would score two goals on three shots to take the 2-1 lead going into the 2nd period.

     

    Canadiens (Armand) – The Canadiens once again got off to a fast start once again and hold the Capitals to 8 shots. Despite being down 2-1 the Canadiens played a very strong first period

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael) – The Capitals need to do a much better job of neutralizing the Canadiens speed. Also the Capitals were even with the Canadiens in shots until the Canadiens scored and then they doubled up the Capitals 18-8. The Capitals will need to cut down the number of shooting chances for the Canadiens, and generate more for themselves.

     

    Canadiens (Armand) – The Canadiens need to stop giving up high quality chances in front. Powerplay looks solid even though they couldn’t score. The Canadiens need to continue to get pucks on net moving forward.

     

    Second Period:

    Canadiens Goal – :20 – Brendan Gallagher (10) from Phillip Danault (11) and Jeff Petry (15)

    Capitals Penalty – :52 – Madison Bowey 2 minutes for Interference

    Canadiens PPG – 1:08 – Jeff Petry (2) from Jesperi Kotkaniemi (8) and Max Domi (15)

    Canadiens Goal – 1:35 – Kenny Agostino (1) from Arturi Lehkonen (9) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (9)

    Capitals Penalty – 6:35 – Lars Eller 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Goal – 13:20 – Nicklas Backstrom (6) from Christian Djoos (3) and Madison Bowey (3)

    Canadiens Penalty – 18:48 – Max Domi 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 18:48 – Dmitry Orlov 5 minute major for Fighting

    Canadiens Penalty – 19:10 – Phillip Danault 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 3        MON – 4

    Shots               19                 34

    Faceoffs          29                 23

    Hits                 18                  15

    PP                   0/0*               1/4        *1st PP in Progress

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – This was not a great period for the Capitals. They gave up 3 goals in the first 1:35 and were dominated for the most part by the Canadiens. The second half of the period was better, but still not good enough.

     

    Canadiens (Armand) – Great bounce back period from the Canadiens and getting three goals in a 1:35 to jump to a 4-2 lead. Physical period but the Canadiens played solid all around and are on pace to have a solid third period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael) – The Capitals need to play smart and stay out of the penalty box. The game is not going their way and they can’t let the Canadiens get under their skin. The Capitals need to flip the script and take it to the Canadiens and force them to take some penalties to get the Capitals powerplay on the ice for some opportunities.

     

    Canadiens (Armand) – The Canadiens need to keep up the pace. Don’t take stupid penalties and play their game. The Canadiens have also lost Noah Juulsen for the rest of the game.

     

    Third Period:

    Canadiens Penalty – :52 – Jordie Benn 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 1:02 – Alex Ovechkin (15) from John Carlson (16) and Tom Wilson (4)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 4         MON – 4

    Shots              33                   41

    Faceoffs        37                    33

    Hits               27                     20

    PP                 1/2                    1/4

     

    OT:

    Capitals Goal – 3:34 – Lars Eller (4) from Jakub Vrana (5) and Michal Kempny (3)

     

    End of OT – WAS – 5         MON – 4

    Shots              33                   41

    Faceoffs        38                    36

    Hits               27                     20

    PP                 1/2                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael) – In a very up and down game for the Capitals, they were able to end this 4 game road trip with a 3-1 record and that is despite losing both TJ Oshie and Engeny Kuznetsov to injury and also not having Braden Holtby for the majority of this trip as well. The Capitals hands down had their best period in the third period, and were able to claw back after giving up 3 goals in the 2nd period, The Capitals return home on Wednesday to take on the struggling Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    Canadiens (Armand) – The Canadiens played a solid game. Carey Price was strong all night. Braden Holtby has had the Canadiens number in the past which killed them tonight. The puck just bounced the wrong way at the end of the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (10-7-3 23pts) v. Chicago (8-8-5 21pts)

    Montreal (11-6-4 26pts) @ New Jersey (8-9-2 18pts)

     

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  • November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, November 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were six contests in action yesterday.

     

     

    DALLAS 1, Boston 0 (OT)

     

    Dallas Stars G Ben Bishop became the fifth player in franchise history to record a shutout over the Boston Bruins.

     

    Buffalo 2, WINNIPEG 1 (SO)

     

    Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner scored in the contest, his eighth goal since November 1st, to give the Sabres the shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets last night.

     

    Los Angeles 2, CHICAGO 1 (SO)

     

    Los Angeles G Calvin Petersen registered 34 saves in the contest and would turn aside two shots in the shootout give Petersen his first NHL win in the Kings contest over the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    Washington 3, COLORADO 2 (OT)

     

    Alex Ovechkin has 681 goals (regular-season and playoffs combined) to tie Dino Ciccarelli for 17th place all-time.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom scored the game-winner just 22 seconds into the overtime to give the Washington Capitals the 3-2 win in Denver last night.

     

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Colorado Avalanche

     

    St. Louis 4, VEGAS 1

     

    St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly has at least one point in 11 out of the last 12 games and leads the Blues with 23 points on the season.  O’Reilly also scored two goals in the contest.

     

    Toronto 2, ANAHEIM 1 (OT)

     

    For the second time in franchise history, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended up sweeping the California road-trip in the Maple Leafs overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.

    Patrick Marleau scored his 539th career goal, passing Keith Tkachuk for 32nd place on the all-time list.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the game at the following page.

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Anaheim Ducks

     

    Today there are 11 games on the docket…

     

    There are two options for this week’s NHL European Game of the Week today.

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

    In NHL news…

     

    -Arizona Coyotes F Josh Archibald was suspended for two games for his illegal check to the head of Nashville Predators F Ryan Hartman in Thursday night’s contest by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety yesterday evening.

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL returns to action TODAY.

    This weekend’s schedule of NWHL games…

    This week’s NWHL Twitter Game of the Week is Sunday and pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Connecticut Whale.

     

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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.

     

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  • 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)

     

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  • 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.

     

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  • 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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  • 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.

     

     

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

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

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

     

    Washington Capitals (7-5-3 17 pts) v. Arizona Coyotes (7-7-1 17 pts)

    Time: 5p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    In the first match-up between the two clubs this season, Washington looks to bounce back after the 2-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets Friday night.  Arizona looks to get back in the win column after their 4-0 loss last night to the Pittsburgh Penguins.  Arizona has scored nine shorthanded goals thus far on the season and Washington looks to stop the Coyotes from making it ten shorthanded goals on the contest.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Chandler Stephenson — Nicklas Backstrom — Jakub Vrana

    Brett Connolly — Lars Eller — DeVante Smith-Pelly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Aaron Ness

    Injured: Brooks Orpik (LTIR)

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be consistent on the defensive side of the puck

     

    2. Keep your feet moving

     

    3. Stay more consistent on the penalty-kill

     

     

    Arizona Coyotes:

    Projected Lineup:

    Richard Panik — Alex Galchenyuk — Christian Fischer

    Brendan Perlini — Derek Stepan — Clayton Keller

    Michael Grabner — Brad Richardson — Vinnie Hinostroza

    Nick Cousins — Dylan Strome — Josh Archibald

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Jason Demers

    Jordan Oesterle — Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Kevin Connauton — Ilya Lyubushkin

    Darcy Kuemper

    Hunter Miska

    Scratched: Lawson Crouse, Alex Goligoski, Dakota Mermis

    Injured: Jakob Chychrun, Christian Dvorak, Antti Raanta

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    2. Shoot the puck toward the net as much as possible.

     

     

    First Period:

    Washington Penalty — Dmitry Orlov for Hooking — 2 min minor — 1:15

    Washington Penalty — Matt Niskanen for Tripping — 2 min minor — 15:00

    Arizona PPG — Vinnie Hinostroza (4) from Dylan Strome (2) and Richard Panik (2)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       ARI – 1

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         12               10

    Hits               09                06

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

     

    Analysis:  The Capitals would not put enough pressure on the defensive side throughout all 20 minutes.  Both teams would shoot the puck well and good saves were being made with a lot of traffic at the net.

     

     

    Need to Do:  The Capitals need to play a full 20 minute period of all around great hockey.  The Capitals also need to create havoc around the net and take advantage of any and all opportunities to get any goals that they can get.

     

     

    Second Period:

    Arizona Penalty — Brendan Perlini for Hooking — 2 min minor — 4:43

    Arizona Goal — Richard Panik (4) unassisted — 11:57

    Washington Goal — Nicklas Backstrom (4) from Alex Ovechkin (7) and Madison Bowey (1) — 12:41

    Washington Penalty — Evgeny Kuznetsov for High-sticking — 2 min minor — 13:22

    Arizona PPG — Alex Galchenyuk (3) from Brendan Perlini (3) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (9) — 14:38

    Arizona Penalty — Dylan Strome for High-sticking — 2 min minor — 15:34

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1       ARI – 3

    Shots               26                 17

    Faceoffs          22                 20

    Hits                 16                  12

    PP                   0/2                  2/3

     

    Analysis:  The Capitals did not play a smart second half in the second period.  The Capitals allowed a goal by not focusing and they were not playing smart on the defensive side of the puck.

     

    Need to Do: The Capitals need to once again create more havoc around the net.  The defence is not up to par and the Capitals need to maintain focus and play their game and not get called for penalties.  Instead, the Capitals need to draw penalties and get on the power-play.

    If the Capitals want to win this game, the next 20 minutes must be smart hockey and attack the net and take advantage of any turnovers they get.

     

    Third Period:

    Washington Penalty — T.J. Oshie for High-sticking — 4 min double minor — :58

    Arizona  EN Goal — Derek Stepan (4) from Alex Galchenyuk (5) and Clayton Keller (7) — 18:28

    Washington Penalty — Nicklas Backstrom for Tripping — 2 min minor — 19: 10

    End of 3rd – WAS – 1         ARI – 4

    Shots              39                 22

    Faceoffs        32                   30

    Hits               20                    19

    PP                 0/2                   2/6

     

    Analysis: This was a very sloppy contest for the Washington Capitals.  A lot of opportunities were missed in this contest.  There were too many sloppy passes and despite having a lot of shots on goal, only one was able to find the back of the net.  The Capitals need to figure out how to make cleaner chances and not take as many penalties.

    This was unacceptable play overall and the consistency was not where it needs to be.  The Capitals need to figure out what the issues are quick.

    Washington starts a very tough road trip on Tuesday night when they travel to St. Paul, Minnesota to take on the Minnesota Wild.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (7-6-3 17 pts) at Minnesota  (11-4-2 24 pts)

    Arizona  (10-6-1 21 pts) at  Detroit (7-8-2 16 pts)

     

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