Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to The Morphinominal Hockey Show for some fun hockey conversations with actors from the Power Rangers and TMNT franchises, hosted by Michael Lindenbaum.
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Michael is joined by actor Tohoru Masamune and author Ted Starkey as they preview the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Opening Music (Audio Version Only): “Modern Guns” by Eyeshine With Written Permission
Segment with Tohoru recorded on April 16th, 2025. Segment with Ted recorded on April 17th, 2025.
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Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of April 7th through 13th.
First Star – Jet Greaves (G – CLB)
Greaves – who had 16 career NHL appearances (including six this season) prior to last week (5‑9-2, 3.21 GAA, .910 SV%) – went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average, .968 save percentage and one shutout to help the Blue Jackets (38-33-9, 85 points) remain in contention for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference via a perfect four-game week. He stopped 39 shots, including each of the last 34 he faced, in a 3-2 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres April 10. Greaves then guided Columbus to a sweep of a home-and-home series against the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals, making 22 saves for his first career shutout in a 7-0 win April 12 before denying straight 29 shots (after allowing a goal on his first shot against) in a 4-1 triumph April 13. The 24-year-old Greaves, who signed with the Blue Jackets in 2022 as an undrafted free agent, owns a 5-2-2 record with a 2.22 goals-against average, .926 save percentage and one shutout in nine total NHL games this season. He also shares eighth place in the American Hockey League with 21 wins in 40 appearances for the Cleveland Monsters (21-11-6, 2.62 GAA, .920 SV%, 3 SO).
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Second Star – Connor McDavid (C – EDM)
McDavid topped the NHL with nine assists/points (0-9—9), recording multiple helpers in each of his three contests to propel the Oilers (47-28-5, 99 points) to their sixth consecutive playoff berth. McDavid, who also shared the League lead with a +8 rating, collected three assists in his return from an eight-game absence – a 4-3 victory against the St. Louis Blues April 9. He then posted his 11th career four-assist performance – and second of the season (also Dec. 5 vs. CBJ: 0-4—4) – in a 4-2 triumph over the San Jose Sharks April 11. The Edmonton captain added two more helpers in a 4-1 win versus the Winnipeg Jets April 13, giving him points in each of his last 16 appearances dating to Feb. 23 (4-24—28). The 28-year-old McDavid has played in 66 total contests in 2024-25 (26-73—99), ranking among the top NHL performers in assists (t-3rd; 73), points (5th; 99) and power-play points (t-12th; 31). He is the fourth player in League history to register at least five straight 70-assist campaigns, joining Wayne Gretzky (13), Bobby Orr (6) and Adam Oates (5).
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Third Star – Connor Hellebuyck (G – WIN)
Hellebuyck went 3-0-0 with a 1.62 goals-against average, .931 save percentage and one shutout the help the Jets (55-22-4, 114 points) clinch their first Presidents’ Trophy in franchise history. He denied 14 shots as Winnipeg halted the St. Louis Blues’ franchise-record 12-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory April 7. Hellebuyck then earned his League-leading eighth shutout of the campaign with 25 saves in a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars April 10. He finished the week by stopping 28 shots, and turning aside two of three shootout attempts, in a 5-4 triumph versus the Chicago Blackhawks April 12. The 31-year-old Hellebuyck, the reigning Vezina Trophy winner, paces the NHL (minimum: 25 GP) in wins (46), goals-against average (2.02), save percentage (.924) and shutouts (8) through 62 total appearances this season. Only four goaltenders in League history have recorded more wins in a single campaign: Martin Brodeur (48 in 2006-07 w/ NJD), Braden Holtby (48 in 2015-16 w/ WSH), Bernie Parent (47 in 1973-74 w/ PHI) and Roberto Luongo (47 in 2006-07 w/ VAN).
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*Player Profiles written by NHL PR Staff.
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Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!
This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.
I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.
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The Washington Capitals play their final home game of the season as they host the Columbus Blue Jackets.
#Caps50Facts
To start the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Washington Capitals faced the Columbus Blue Jackets, and after dropping the first two games in overtime at home to Columbus, the Capitals went back to Braden Holtby between the pipes, and with a double overtime victory in Game 3 thanks to a Lars Eller game-winning goal, the Capitals did not look back as they went on to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. And the Cup clinching goal? Lars Eller.
Jersey Tracking
Thoughts on the Game
It’s the Home Finale, and I’m really proud of myself as I’ve been to all 41 home games this season. I didn’t think it was going to be possible, but I made it happen and I’m really proud that I did.
For the game itself, a great start for the Capitals as Alex Ovechkin scored his 896th career goal to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead, but after that the Blue Jackets scored four unanswered goals to sweep the back-to-back. Definitely not the way you’d want to have your home finale go, especially with two games left before the playoffs. One can only hope the Capitals get their acts together and end the season strong before starting the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
