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  • Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 5 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 5 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Series Tied 2-2

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals return home for Game 5 looking to regain their series lead against the Carolina Hurricanes, and things would get chippy right away as Saku Maenalanen would take an ill advised roughig penalty when he would go after Tom Wilson after the whistle. After the Capitals failed powerplay attempt Carolina would get one of their own, but would lose it when Lucas Wallmark would be called for high sticking. On their second powerplay opportunity Nicklas Backstrom would would collect his own rebound and shoot it between Petr Mrazek’s legs to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would get themselves into penalty trouble as they would take three consecutive penalties (though the one on John Carlson for goaltender interference was laughable), however, the Capitals would be perfect on the penalty kill, and after they killed off the third penalty the Capitals would turn on the offense as Alex Ovechkin would come charging and throw a perfet pass to Nicklas Backstrom for his second goal of the game. Then minutes later brett Connolly would net his first goal of the playoffs to make it 3-0.

     

    Going into the third period the Capitals would start with the continuation of their powerplay from the end of the second period, and the Capitals would continue their pressure and Tom Wilson would get Evgeny Kuznetsov’s rebound and get it past the defender and into the empty net with four seconds left on the powerplay to make it 4-0. Then on a breakaway Nic Dowd would be fouled and awarded a penalty shot which he would score on to make it 5-0. Then Lucas Wallmark would take a slashing penalty to which the Capitals would only need two seconds as Alex Ovechkin would rip it right off the faceoff to make it 6-0.

     

    Lineups:

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn — Lucas Wallmark — Saku Maenalanen

    Aleksi Saarela — Greg McKegg — Patrick Brown

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Calvin de Haan — Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Haydn Fleury

    Injured: Andrei Svechnikov (concussion), Micheal Ferland (upper body), Jordan Martinook (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Carl Hagelin

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Jonas Siegenthaler — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Travis Boyd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Ilya Samsonov

    Injured: Michal Kempny (torn left hamstring), T.J. Oshie (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 1:08 – Saku Maenalanen 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 4:41 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Hooking

    Hurricanes Penalty – 5:42 – Lucas Wallmark 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals PPG – 7:33 – Nicklas Backstrom (4) from John Carlson (4) and Tom Wilson (2)

     

    End of 1st – CAR – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              06                10

    Faceoffs         07                12

    Hits               14                  19

    PP                 0/1                 1/2

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:18 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 7:56 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 12:02 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 14:21 – Nicklas Backstrom (5) from Alex Ovechkin (3)

    Capitals Goal – 16:11 – Brett Connolly (1) from Alex Ovechkin (4) and Nicklas Backstrom (2)

    Hurricanes Penalty – 19:07 – Sebastian Aho 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – CAR – 0        WAS – 3

    Shots               21                 17

    Faceoffs          24                 25

    Hits                 22                  31

    PP                   0/4                  1/2*

    *3rd powerplay in progress

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals PPG – 1:04 – Tom Wilson (2) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) and John Carlson (5)

    Penalty Shot Goal – 8:57 – Nic Dowd (1)

    Hurricanes Penalty- 10:12 – Lucas Wallmark 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals PPG – 10:14 – Alex Ovechkin (3) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) and Nicklas Backstrom (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 17:29 – Nick Jensen 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – CAR – 0         WAS – 6

    Shots              30                   28

    Faceoffs        30                    36

    Hits               32                     47

    PP                 0/5                    3/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game Six –  WAS Leads Series 3-2

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

  • TXHT Opinion – The Impact of the Loss of TJ Oshie

    TXHT Opinion – The Impact of the Loss of TJ Oshie

    Tonight when the Washington Capitals hit the ice to take on the Carolina Hurricanes for Game Five of the First Round of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capitals will be doing so without the services of forward TJ Oshie who was injured the other night in Game Four in Carolina by forward Warren Foegele.

     

    Now we can debate the hit that Foegele put on Oshie that caused the injury, but there is no point of doing that because what’s done is done and it’s time to move on and look forward to what the Capitals will need to do without their heart and soul player.

     

    Going into Game Five the Capitals will have to do some line juggling, and have also called up Devante Smith-Pelly from Hershey of the AHL to fill in for Oshie. Here is the Capitals projected lineup for tonight:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – Tom Wilson
    Jakub Vrana – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Carl Hagelin
    Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly
    Chandler Stephenson – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly

    Jonas Siegenthaler – John Carlson
    Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen
    Brooks Orpik – Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

     

    The reuniting of Tom Wilson with the first line of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom will bring back some of the size and snarl that Wilson brings to the line after being on the second line in game four, and moving Carl Hagelin to Oshie’s normal spot on the second line will add some more speed to the line to compliment Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana. Plus with Hagelin, the second line will gain a player who will play a similar style to that of Oshie’s and will help establish net presence and create some space.

     

    For the bottom six however, the Capitals will need more from them. The line of Andre Burakovsky, Lars Eller, and Brett Connolly were stellar last season in the playoffs and so far in these playoffs have not done a whole lot to help the Capitals this series. Inserting Smith-Pelly back into the lineup on the fourth line with Chandler Stephenson and Nic Dowd will bring back some grit and some needed playoff experience.

     

    On the powerplay it’s time to let Wilson loose and put him in Oshie’s spot. Wilson is a magnet for attention and by putting him in Oshie’s spot in the slot area will force the Hurricanes and other teams to change their focus on how they will penalty kill to adjust for Wilson being in that spot instead of Oshie.

     

    Now with all of this said, there is one thing that needs to be done by the Capitals, and that’s not seek retribution by going after Foegele, but seek retribution by going out and winning thes next two games and winning the series. Next season Foegele can atone for his hit on Oshie that took him out of the playoffs due to injury, but the Capitals need to remain focused on the prize at hand, and that is the Stanley Cup and doing what Oshie said they could do last summer at the parade, and that is “Back to Back.”

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

     

    *Feature Graphic courtesy of the Washington Capitals

  • April 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    April 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, April 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two games yesterday in Stanley Cup playoff action.  TXHT has all of your recaps from the contests below.

     

     

    Toronto 2, BOSTON 1 (Toronto leads the series 3-2)

    Game 5. 3-2 TOR

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take the 3-2 series lead with their 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins last night.  You can catch Steve Gardiner’s recap of the contest between the Bruins and the Maple Leafs here.

     

    The Maple Leafs will look to win the series, their first series win since 2004, when Game 6 takes place tomorrow (Sunday, April 21st) at 3 p.m., ET.

     

     

    Colorado 5, CALGARY 1 (Colorado wins the series 4-1)

    Game 5 - 4-1 COL

    The Colorado Avalanche would crush the Calgary Flames with a 5-1 and would go on to win this series 4-1.

     

    The Colorado Avalanche now await the winner of the series between the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks.

     

     

    Scott Fairchild has your recap of the contest between the Avalanche and the Flames here.

     

     

     

    There are three games taking place today.  The action kicks off with the Dallas Stars facing off against the Nashville Predators at 3 p.m., ET.

     

     

     

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

     

     

    TXHT has all of your 2019 Stanley Cup playoff previews and recaps which you can read here.

  • Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap:

    Tonight’s Game 5 match up between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a very important game for both teams. The Avalanche have a chance to close out the series and advance to round 2. On the other side, the Flames have a chance to stay alive and force a Game 6. In the first period saw Colorado strike twice as they got goals from their Captain Gabriel Landeskog & Mikko Rantanen. Calgary would get on the board late in the period on a wrist shot at the right faceoff circle from TJ Brodie. After the first period, the Avalanche would take a 2-1 lead going into the second period.

     

    The second period saw the Avalanche imposing their will on the Flames as they put two more goals in the back of the net from Colin Wilson, hist first goals of the playoffs. Wilson’s first goal came off an offensive zone turnover on a give and go pass from Mikko Rantanen. His second goal of the game was a deflection off a Nathan MacKinnon shot on the Power Play. Colorado would take a 4-1 lead going into the third period.

     

    To begin the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would add another goal on the Power Play early by Mikko Rantanen. This would seal the deal for the Avalanche as they would get the 5-1 victory and move onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is the first time since 2008 that the Colorado Avalanche have advanced past the first round. This officially ends the #1 seeded Calgary Flames hopes of winning a Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche await the winner of the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks series to see who their opponent will be in round two.

     

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    92 Gabriel Landeskog – 29 Nathan MacKinnon – 13 Alexander Kerfoot

    22 Colin Wilson – 34 Carl Soderberg – 96 Mikko Rantanen

    83 Matt Nieto – 37 J.T. Compher – 11 Matt Calvert

    57 Gabriel Bourque – 17 Tyson Jost – 10 Sven Andrighetto

    Defenseman:

    28 Ian Cole – 6 Erik Johnson

    16 Nikita Zadorov – 4 Tyson Barrie

    12 Patrik Nemeth – 8 Cale Makar

    Goalies:

    Starter-31 Phillip Grubauer

    Backup-1 Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches:27 Ryan Graves, 44 Mark Barberio

    Injuries: 18 Derick Brassard (illness), 49 Samuel Girard (upper body), 91 Vladislav Kamenev(shoulder)

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    13 Johnny Gaudreau – 23 Sean Monahan – 93 Sam Bennett

    93 Matthew Tkachuk – 11 Mikael Backlund – 28 Elias Lindholm

    67 Michael Frolik – 77 Mark Jankowski – 27 Austin Czarnik

    88 Andrew Mangiapane – 10 Derek Ryan – 21 Garnet Hathaway

    Defensemen:

    5 Mark Giordano – 7 TJ Brodie

    55 Noah Hanifin – 24 Travis Hamonic

    8 Juuso Valimaki – 4 Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter-41 Mike Smith

    Backup: 33 David Rittich

    Scratches: 18 James Neal, 29 Dillon Dube, 3 Oscar Fantanberg, 89 Alan Quine, 58 Oliver Kylington, 6 Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL- 5       CGY- 1

    Shots:         32              29

    Hits:           11              44

    Face Offs: 41.4%      58.6%

    Power Play: 2/5         0/3

     

    Colorado Avalanche win the series 4-1

     

    Next Up:

    Colorado Avalanche wins the series 4-1

    *Colorado Avalanche v.s. either San Jose Sharks or Vegas Golden Knights

  • 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.

  • Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 4 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 4 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Capitals Lead 2-1

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head into Game 4 looking to extend their series lead before heading back home, but the Carolina Hurricanes would have different plans as they would force the play as they would create an odd man rush and 17 seconds into the game Warren Foegele would score his third of the playoffs to give the Hurricanes a quick 1-0 lead. Then Jakub Vrana would very ill advised penalty for charging, which the Capitals would kill off. The Capitals would get a powerplay oppurtinty shortly after, but they would not be able to generate anything on it as the Hurricanes smothered the Capitals.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would have a much better start as they would maintain a better tempo to the game and force the play in the Hurricanes zone.  Their pressure on the Hurricanes would force Teuvo Teravainen to take a penalty leading to the best powerplay the Capitals have had in a while this series. Alex Ovechkin would blast a Dmitry Orlov past a stickless Brock McGinn and goalie Petr Mrazek to tie the game at one. However, the game would not remain tied going into the second intermission as Teravainen would streak in on Braden Holtby to score and the Hurricanes get their lead back heading into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period it would be a chess match as both teams fought for space on a very sluggish ice that was causing the puck to bounce a lot. The Capitals would get another powerplay opportunity, but it would be the Hurricanes killing the powerplay. In the final minutes the Capitals would pull Holtby for the extra attacker but Petr Mrazek would stand tall and the Hurricanes will even the series at two a piece with a 2-1 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Carl Hagelin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    John Carlson — Nick Jensen

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Chandler Stephenson, Dmitrij Jaskin, Vitek Vanecek

    Injured: Michal Kempny (torn left hamstring)

     

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele — Jordan Staal — Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn — Lucas Wallmark — Jordan Martinook

    Saku Maenalanen — Greg McKegg — Patrick Brown

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Saku Maenalanen, Jake Bean

    Injured: Andrei Svechnikov (concussion) Calvin de Haan (upper body), Micheal Ferland (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Hurricanes Goal – :17 – Warren Foegele (3) from Jaccob Slavin (5) and Justin Williams (2)

    Capitals Penalty – :53 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Charging

    Hurricanes Penalty – 4:13 – Bench (Justin Williams) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       CAR – 1

    Shots              09                08

    Faceoffs         08                09

    Hits               14                  12

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 8:42 – Teuvo Teravainen 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 10:35 – Alex Ovechkin (2) from Dmitry Orlov (2) and Lars Eller (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 12:39 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Holding

    Hurricanes Goal – 19:32 – Teuvo Teravainen (1) from Nino Niederreiter (1) amd Sebastian Aho (2)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1        CAR – 2

    Shots               23                 17

    Faceoffs          14                 17

    Hits                 21                  20

    PP                   1/2                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 14:52 – Warren Foegele 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 1         CAR – 2

    Shots              32                   24

    Faceoffs        23                    21

    Hits               33                     33

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Game Five – Series Tied 2-2

     

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

  • April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    April 18th, 2019 – News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, April 18th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday’s games.

     

    Today’s daily will be a very brief recap with the recaps written by TXHT’s staff

     

    Yesterday’s schedule of games:

     

     

    Boston 6, TORONTO 4 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    DALLAS 5, Nashville 1 (Series is tied 2-2)

     

    COLORADO 3, Calgary 2 (OT) (Colorado leads series 3-1)

     

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

     

    You can check out all of TXHT’s playoff recaps at txhthockey.com/2019-nhl-playoffs

  • Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

     

    Game Recap:

    Tonight‘s game four between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a pivotal game for both teams. The Avalanche with a win would lead the series 3-1 while the Flames could even the series 2-2. The first period featured no scoring between either teams. Each team had some chances but neither could convert.

     

    In the second period, the Flames would strike first on a goal from Elias Lindholm. After two periods, the Flames would take a 1-0 lead.

     

    The third period became very exciting between these two teams. Calgary would tack on a second goal by Derek Ryan. However, it was an enough to hold back the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche would tie the game 2-2 as they got goals from JT Compher & Mikko Ranten late in the game at the 17:10 mark.

     

    In Overtime, Mikko Rantanen would be the hero as he tipped in a shot past Flames goalie Mike Smith. The Avalanche as a result now lead the series 3-1 with a chance to take out the top-seeded western conference Flames on Friday night in Calgary.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon- Alexander Kerfoot

    Mikko Rantanen-Carl Soderberg-Colin Wilson

    Matt Nieto- Derek Brassard- JT Compher

    Matt Calvert- Tyson Jost- Gabriel Bourque

    Defenseman

    Ian Cole – Erik Jonson

    Nikita Zadarov – Tyson Barrie

    Cale Makar – Patrik Nemeth

    Goalies:

    Starter- Phillip Grubauer

    Backup- Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches: Andrew Agozzino, Sven Andrighetto, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Babeiro, Ryan Graves, Sam Girardhttps

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan- Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michal Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan -Garnet Hathaway

    Defenseman:

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanafin – Travis Hamonic

    Jusso Valimaki – Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter- Mike Smith

    Backup- David Rittich

    Scratches: Austin Czarnik, Dillon Dube, Oscar Fantanberg, Alan Quine, Oliver Kylington, Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Overtime Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL-3         CGY-2

    Shots:        52                 37

    Faceoffs:  38/75          36/74

    Hits:          46                 34

    PP:            1/3                1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames

    Colorado lead the series 3-1

  • 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)

     

    Game 4 - 4-0 CBJ

     

    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.