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  • NHL News and Notes from Friday, November 1st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Friday, November 1st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Friday, November 1st, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Washington Capitals have recalled forward Liam O’Brien from Hershey of the AHL.

     

    • The National Hockey League has announced that Eddie Olczyk has been named the ambassador for the 21st Annual Hockey Fights Cancer Initiative.

     

    • The New Jersey Devils acquired goaltender Louis Domingue from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional 2021 7th Round Pick.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1190403251545497600?s=20

     

    Game Recaps:

    Philadelphia Flyers v. New Jersey Devils – 7p EST Start Time

    PHI RoadNJ Home

    In New Jersey the Devils would fall to the Philadelphia Flyers that would see Wayne Simmonds score his first as a Devil against his former team. The Devils would also get goals from Sami Vantanen and Taylor Hall, but the Flyers would get goals from Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier, and Joel Farabee (first career goal) to force overtime. Then in the shootout it would be Couturier securing the victory for the Flyers with the lone goal for the 4-3 victory.

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York Islanders – 7p EST Start Time

    TB RoadNYI Home

    On the Island the New York Islanders would take it to the Tampa Bay Lightning. While the Lightning would get goals from Yanni Gourde and Ryan McDonagh, the Islanders would outscore the Lightning with goals from Matthew Barzal, Ryan Pulock, Josh Bailey, Anders Lee, and Derick Brassard to take the 5-2 victory.

     

    Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals – 7p EST Start Time

    BUF RoadWAS Home

    The Capitals would get a 2 goal game from Jakub Vrana, and 3 point games from Tom Wilson and Michal Kempny as they defeat the Sabres 6-1. TXHT’s Recap

     

    Detroit Red Wings v. Carolina Hurricanes – 730p EST Start Time

    DET RoadCAR Alt

    In Carolina the Detroit Red Wings would get a two goal game from Anthony Mantha and another goal from Tyler Bertuzzi, but it would be the host Hurricanes getting a two goal game from Sebastian Aho, as well as goals from Andrei Svechnikov, Nino Niederreiter (PPG), Martin Necas, Brock McGinn (SHG), and Teuvu Teravainen to take a commanding 7-3 victory.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets v. St. Louis Blues – 8p EST Start Time

    CLB RoadSTL Home

    The Columbus Blue Jackets head to St. Louis to test their mettle against the Blues, and the first and second period would see both teams score the same number of goals. In the first period the Blues would score on a Robert Thomas marker, but the Jackets would respond with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal. then in the second period Sonny Milano and Oliver Bjorkstrand (PPG) would score for the JAckets to take a 3-1 lead, but the Blues would respond with two goals in less than 30 seconds when both Brayden Schenn and Oskar Sundqvist would score to tie the game at three. then after a scoreless third period the Blues would only need eight seconds of overtime as David Perron would score on the powerplay to secure the 4-3 victory.

     

    Dallas Stars v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

    DAL RoadCOL Alt

    In Colorado the Dallas Stars would get back to back goals from Roope Hintz (even strength, PPG) to take the 2-0 lead, but Nathan MacKinnon would strike on the powerplay to cut the Stars lead to one heading into the second intermission. In the third period the Stars would hold off the Avalanche to take the 2-1 victory.

     

    Vancouver Canucks v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    VAN RoadANA Home

    In Anaheim the Vancouver Canucks would outshoot the Ducks 19-5 in the first period, but it would be the Ducks getting the lone goal of the period when Jakob Silfverberg would score while shorthanded to give the Ducks the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period the Canucks would get on the board with a Adam Gaudette tally to tie the game and send it to overtime. However, in overtime Ryan Getzlaf would score the game winner to secure the 2-1 victory for the Ducks.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1190491610900942849?s=20

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. San Jose Sharks – 1030p EST Start Time

    WIN RoadSJ Alt

    In San Jose the Winnipeg Jets would get the early jump on the Sharks when Gabriel Bourque would score his first of the season to take the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Barclay Goodrow would score for the Sharks only to be answered back by Blake Wheeler for the Jets. In the third period Tomas Hertl would score to tie the game at two for the Sharks. However, the Jets would get one last goal from Nikolaj Ehlers to secure the 3-2 victroy late in the third period.

  • Game Recap – 11/1/2019 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 11/1/2019 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

    Buffalo Sabres (9-2-2 20pts) v. Washington Capitals (9-2-3 21pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    After a successful month of October that was capped off with an even more successful five game road trip to end the month, the Washington Capitals start the month of November at home against the Buffalo Sabres. In the first period the Sabres would get an early powerplay, but after the Capitals killed it off it would spark them as Jakub Vrana would score on a breakaway to to the early lead, but then less than 45 seconds later the Capitals would go on a 4 on 1 and off the tic tac toe play Chandler Stephenson would score his second of the season. Then before the game would be ten minutes old Michal Kempny would find a wide open Vrana who would one time a blast past Linus Ullmark for his second of the game. But the Capitals weren’t done there as Brendan Leipsic would score his first as a Capital on another passing play to give the Capitals the 4-0 lead less than eleven minutes into the game. In the final minutes of the period the Sabres would surge, but they would not be able to solve Braden Holtby before the first period ended.

     

    In the second period after a very quick moving first half it would be the Sabres getting on the board as Henri Jokiharju would score his first career goal to cut the Capitals lead to three. Then with a little over three minutes left in the period the Sabres would fail to clear their zone as Michal Kempney would be able to keep the puck in and wrist it from the point for a Tom Wilson tip to make it 5-1 heading into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period it would be relatively quiet for the majority of the period. The Sabres would get a late powerplay opportunity, but would not capitalize on it. Then after the Capitals killed the penalty it would be TJ Oshie scoring to put the Capitals up by five. The Capitals would get a late powerplay, but would be unable to get Vrana the hat trick goal before the final buzzer as the Capitals would go on to win 6-1.

     

    Lineups:

    Buffalo Sabres:

    Victor Olofsson — Jack Eichel — Sam Reinhart

    Jeff Skinner — Marcus Johansson — Vladimir Sobotka

    Evan Rodrigues — Casey Mittelstadt — Conor Sheary

    Zemgus Girgensons — Johan Larsson — Kyle Okposo

    Jake McCabe — Rasmus Ristolainen

    Rasmus Dahlin — Henri Jokiharju

    John Gilmour — Colin Miller

    Linus Ullmark

    Carter Hutton

    Scratched: None

    Injured: Marco Scandella (lower body), Jimmy Vesey (upper body), Brandon Montour (hand), Zach Bogosian (hip)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway

    Brendan Leipsic — Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Radko Gudas

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Tyler Lewington, Liam O’Brien

    Injured: Richard Panik (upper body), Nic Dowd (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    WAS Penalty – 2:42 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Elbowing

    WAS Goal – 6:17 – Jakub Vrana (5) from Tom Wilson (4)

    WAS Goal – 6:59 – Chandler Stephenson (2) from Travis Boyd (2) and Brendan Leipsic (4)

    WAS Goal – 9:29 – Jakub Vrana (6) from Michal Kempny (3) and Tom Wilson (5)

    WAS Goal – 10:44 – Brendan Leipsic (1) from Travis Boyd (3) and Radko Gudas (5)

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    BUF Goal – 10:40 – Henri Jokiharju (1) from Rasmus Dahlin (10)

    WAS Goal – 16:53 – Tom Wilson (5) from Michal Kempny (4)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – 11:10 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Tripping

    WAS Goal – 13:43 – TJ Oshie (8) from Michal Kempny (5) and Alex Ovechkin (8)

    BUF Penalty – 18:24 – Johan Larsson 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd

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    Next Up:

    Washington (10-2-3 23pts) v. Calgary (7-6-2 16pts)

    Buffalo (9-3-2 20pts) v. NY Islanders (9-3-0 16pts)

  • NHL October Rookie of the Month

    NHL October Rookie of the Month

    Today the National Hockey League announced their Rookie of the Month for the month of October.

     

     Victor Olofsson (RW, Buffalo Sabres)

    • Olofsson lead all rookies with six goals and four assists for ten points, and would have all six of his goals come on the powerplay in his 13 games played in October.

    Oct Olofsson Stats.JPG

     

    *All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

  • NHL Three Stars of October

    NHL Three Stars of October

    Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Month for the month of October.

     

    First Star – John Carlson (D, Washington Capitals)

    • Carlson lead all defensemen in goals (7), assists (16), and points (23) while also ranking third in the NHL in scoring in 14 games played. Carlson would be a catalyst for the Capitals to have the best October in franchise history (9-2-3 21pts), and only one blueliner in NHL history had more points than Carlson in a single October and that would be Calgary’s Al MacInnis in 1990.

    Oct Carlson

     

    Second Star – David Pastrnak (RW, Boston Bruins)

    • Pastrnak shared the League lead in goals with 12 and was second overall in points with 24 in 12 games played to help the Bruins to the top of the Atlantic Division, which was also a franchise best for the month of October. Paastrnak would compile all of his points during a 10 game streak to close the month.

    Oct Pastrnak

     

    Third Star – Leon Draisaitl (C, Edmonton Oilers)

    • Draisaitl led the NHL in scoring (12g, 13a, 25p) in 14 games played to lead the Oilers to first place in the Pacific Division. Draisaitl would open the month with an eight game point streak , and then closed the month with points in four straight games.

    Oct Draisaitl

     

    *All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

     

  • Hi-Ho, Back to Washington We Go: Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

    Hi-Ho, Back to Washington We Go: Washington Capitals vs Buffalo Sabres

    Washington Capitals (9-2-3) v Buffalo Sabres (9-2-2)

     

    Predicted Goaltender Record (W-L-OTL) GAA / SA%/# of SO
    Washington Capitals Braden Holtby 5-1-3 3.55 / .888 / 0
    Buffalo Sabres Carter Hutton 6-1-1 2.21 / .926 / 2

     

    After a very successful five-game road trip, the Washington Capitals will kick off a home-game-heavy November schedule tonight as they take on the Buffalo Sabres. Nine of their 14 games in November will be played at Capital One Arena, so now is the chance for Washington to establish some good home-ice performances. The last time these two teams met was back in February, where the Sabres bested the Caps 5-2 in Buffalo. However, Washington did beat Buffalo two weeks in a row last December, during the peak of their season, 4-3 the day after beating Carolina 6-5, and the following Friday 2-1, where they then shutout the Ottawa Senators 4-0 the very next day. Like last year, Buffalo is in the midst of another strong start, but for how long?

    The Washington Capitals rounded out their annual October road-trip by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 win on Tuesday, courtesy of an Alex Ovechkin overtime slapshot from The Office. Andreas Johnsson scored his 4th goal of the season just 40 seconds into the game. Back to back goals from John Carlson, with the second coming on the power play, gave Washington a one-goal lead. However, Auston Matthews would tie the game with approximately thirty seconds remaining in the second period, bringing Caps’ fans to the edges of their seats once again. Less than a minute and a half into the final frame, the Leafs would receive their 7th power play of the night, thanks to another botched call made by the infamous Tim Peel. 19 seconds later, Auston Matthews would strike again, re-establishing the Leafs lead. Between the two teams, 34 penalty minutes and 15 power plays were doled out (TheScore, WAS @ TOR). Alex Ovechkin tied the game shortly after Matthews’ goal, and the Capitals were able to keep Toronto off the board for the remainder of the period. Once again, extra time was needed to decide the victor in Canada. Twenty-one seconds into the overtime period, William Nylander was called for tripping, and the Capitals received a much-needed power play. Washington was able to establish possession of the puck, and although they did not score on the first two-minute minor against Toronto in overtime, the Capitals would get a second chance. Just as the penalty against Nylander expired, Mitch Marner would be called for high-sticking, and the Caps went up an extra man for another two minutes. With 60 second remaining in overtime, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin would score the game-winning goal, guaranteeing the 9th of 10 possible points available this road-trip. The OT-GWG would mark Ovechkins’ 11th goal of the season. Despite a rough start, Braden Holtbys’ numbers are improving overall, with the veteran goaltender stopping 28 of 31 shots faced, and tallying his 5th win of the season versus Toronto. Braden Holtby is expected to start versus Buffalo tonight.

    The Buffalo Sabres are off to very similar start to last year, but with a slightly different roster. Through trades and off-season acquisitions, the Sabres added Marcus Johansson (yes, that Johansson), Henri Jokiharju, and Jimmy Vesey to their lineup. Buffalo dropped their last game to the Arizona Coyotes in a 3-2 shootout loss, but are 7-2-1 in their last 10 starts. But so are the Washington Capitals. Jack Eichel leads the team in points (17), and is tied for most goals at seven with fellow forward Jeff Skinner. It would only make sense that the two of them are perhaps the most consistent goal scorers on the roster. Jack Eichel and Jeff Skinner scored the first two goals of the game, giving the Sabres a 2-0 lead, but Conor Garland and former Avalanche center Carl Soderberg tied the game 2-2. Only Nick Schmaltz would pot the puck in the shootout, winning the game for Arizona. Buffalo’s power play is no joke; operating at 29.8% efficiency, the Sabres are second only to the Boston Bruins (31%) (TheScore, Boston)(TheScore, Buffalo). Their penalty kill, however, is 20th at just under 80% (79.2%) and the team allows the 5th most shots on goal at 33.5. Although both Buffalo goalies have incredible numbers, netminder Carter Hutton allowed just 2 goals on 44 shots versus the Coyotes, sans the shootout goal, and is expected to start for the Sabres.

    The Buffalo Sabres are still without the services of Zach Bogosian (IR-NR, hip), Matt Hunwick (IR-NR, neck), Marco Scandella (lower body), Brandon Montour (DL, hand), and Jimmy Vesey (upper body) (TheScore, Buffalo). Early this morning, the Capitals recalled center Liam O’ Brien from the Hershey Bears. It is unclear who he will fill in for today. Yesterday, Evgeny Kuznetsov took a maintenance day after an awkward head/shoulders first collision in Tuesdays’ game, but is expected to play. Nic Dowd is listed as day-to-day, but did skate before practice yesterday.

    Coverage of the game begins at 6:00pm with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 6:30pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop shortly after 7:00pm.

     

    Sources:

    TheScore. (2019). Boston Bruins News and Stats. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/1

    TheScore. (2019). Buffalo Sabres News and Stats. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/2

    TheScore. (2019). Washington Capitals @ Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/events/21906

  • NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Thursday, October 31st, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Nashville Predators announced that they have signed forward Austin Watson to a three year extension worth $4.5 million.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Calgary Flames v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    CAL RoadNAS Home

    In Nashville the Predators would face the Calgary Flames and in the first period it would see the Predators out shoot the Flames 15 to 4, but the Predators would take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission with goals from Nick Bonino and Austin Watson. the Flames lone goal would be from Derek Ryan. Then in the second period the Predators would strike again, but this time while shorthanded as Calle Jarnkrok would score to regain the two goal lead for the Predators. Before the end of the second period Jarnkrok would strike again while shorthanded to take the 4-1 lead into the second intermission. Then in the third period Austin Watson would score his second of the game, but it would be all Flames as they would get goals from Rasmus Andersson, Elias Lindholm, Alan Quine, and Matthew Tkachuk to force overtime. Then in overtime Tkachuk would score his second of the game to complete the comeback victory for the Flames as they would win 6-5.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p EST Start Time

    MON RoadVGK Home

    In Vegas the Montreal Canadiens look to slow down the Golden Knights, but despite an early Phillip Danault tally, it would be the Knights taking the lead into the first intermission with goals from William Karlsson and Alex Tuch. Then in the second period the Canadiens would tie the game with a Jonathan Drouin tally, but in the third period both Cody Glass and Mark Stone would score to give the Knights the lead again. Tomas Tatar would score for the Canadiens, then Brendan Gallagher woud score to tie the game at four and to send the game to overtime. Then in overtime Max Domi would score 26 seconds into overtime to take the 5-4 victory for the Canadiens.

  • NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The NHL announced that Jim Gregory has passed away.

     

    Game Recaps:

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. New Jersey Devils – 7p EST Start Time

    TB RoadNJ Home

    In New Jersey the Lightning would outscore the JDevils with the 7-6 overtime victory that saw a Kyle Palmieri hat trick and an Ondrej Palat three point game. Scott’s Recap

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 730p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadCLB Home

    In Columbus the Edmonton Oilers come to town to visit the Blue Jackets, and it would be all Oilers to start as they would get goals from James Neal and Leon Draisaitl in the first period. Then in the second period Jujhar Khaira would score his first of the season and Draisaitl would score his second of the game for the commanding 4-0 lead. However, while on the powerplay the Jackets would finally get on the board with a Zach Werenski tally. However, after a scoreless third the Oilers would hold on to win 4-1.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. St. Louis Blues – 8p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadSTL Home

    In St. Louis after going through a scoreless first period the Blues would strike first on a Sammy Blais tally, but the Minnesota Wild would strike back as Mats Zuccarello would score his first as a Wild. Then in the third period Alex Pietrangelo would score his fifth of the season to give the Blues the 2-1 victory.

     

    Florida Panthers v. Colorado Avalanche – 10p EST Start Time

    FLA RoadCOL Home

    In Colorado the Avalanche would get the jump on the Florida Panthers as they would get two goals in the first from Matt Nieto and Joonas Donskoi, but the Panthers would get a goal from Colton Sceviour to cut the Avalanche’s lead to one going into the first intermission. Then after a scoreless second period the Avalanche would grow their lead to two on a Nathan MacKinnon, but the Panthers would roar back with goals from Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau to tie the game at three and send it to overtime. Then in overtime Huberdeau would score his second of the game to complete the comeback and win the game for the Panthers 4-3.

     

    Montreal Canadiens v. Arizona Coyotes – 10p EST Start Time

    MON RoadARI Home

    In Arizona the Montreal Canadiens would get atleast a goal per period to take down the Coyotes. The Canadiens would get goals from Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber, Nick Cousins, and Jonathan Drouin, while the Coyotes lone goal would come from Jakob Chychrun as they would fall to the Canadiens 4-1.

     

    Vancouver Canucks v. Los Angeles Kings – 1030p EST Start Time

    VAN RoadLA Home

    In Los Angeles the Vancouver Canucks come to town to face the Kings, and it would be Brock Boeser scoring the hat trick (2 PPGs, 1 even strength) to lead the way for the Canucks. The Kings would get goals from Jeff Carter and Adrian Kempe in the first two periods, while the Canucks would also get a goal from Bo Horvat to have a 4-2 lead in the third period. However the Kings would get another goal from Jeff Carter, but Elia Pettersson would score on the powerplay to secure a 5-3 victory.

  • Game Recap: New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning 10/30/19

    Game Recap: New Jersey Devils vs Tampa Bay Lightning 10/30/19

    New Jersey Devils (2-5-3 7pts) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (6-4-2 14pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    After another brief break and having four days off, the New Jersey Devils welcome in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Tonight’s game was a very high-scoring affair between both teams. In the first period, the Devils struck quickly at the 1:10 mark on the power play as Kyle Palmieri would score off a pass in front of the net from Wayne Simmonds. Tampa Bay shortly after would tie the game as Odrej Palat would receive a nice pass from Kevin Shattenkirk and fire the puck at the right circle to tie the game at 1-1. Before the end of the period, the Lightning with strike on the power play as Alex Killorn would score his second goal of the season. After the first period, the Lightning would lead 2-1 over the Devils.

    The rest of the game proved it was an offensive affair to remember. New Jersey would tie and regain the lead as Jesper Bratt would score twice and Kyle Palmieri would add his second goal of the game. Tampa Bay would receive a goal from Brayden Point however, the New Jersey Devils would lead 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Lightning after two periods.

    In the third period, the offense kept on coming from both teams. The Devils would add another early goal as defenseman Sami Vatanen would backhand his shot into the back of the net to give the Devils a 5-3 lead. However, Tampa Bay would rally to take a 6-5 lead on goals from Anthony Cirelli, Matthieu Joseph, & Ondrej Palat (second goal of the game). New Jersey was able to force overtime as Kyle Palmieri would add his third goal of the night for the hat trick as he tied the score up 6-6 with about eight seconds left in regulation. However, Tyler Johnson would end the game quickly in 3 on 3 overtime as he would score the game winner and helped defeat the New Jersey Devils by a final score of 7-6.

     

    Lineups:

    New Jersey Devils

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning

     

    First Period Highlights

    https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/1189687098472833024?s=21

     

    Second Period Highlights

    https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/1189701535283994630?s=21

     

    Third Period Highlights

    https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/1189710532150013958?s=21

    https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/1189718508579512320?s=21

     

    Overtime Highlight:

     

    Final Stats     NJ-6     TBL-7

    Shots:              42        23

    Hits:                19        16

    PP:                  1/5       1/1

    Faceoffs:      59.3      40.7

  • NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

    NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, October 29th, 2019

     

    News:

    • The Colorado Avalanche have announced that forward Gabriel Landeskog will be out indefinitely with a lower body injury. No timeline or details in regards to the injury has been given at this time. Kassie’s Report

     

    • The Nashville Predators have announced that they have re-signed defenseman Roman Josi to an eight year contract worth $72.47 million.

     

    Game Recaps:

    San Jose Sharks v. Boston Bruins – 7p EST Start Time

    SJ RoadBOS Home

    In Boston the Bruins would dominate the San Jose Sharks as they would get goals from David Pastrnak (PPG), David Krejci (PPG), Charlie Coyle, Chris Wagner, and Brandon Carlo to take a 5-1 victory over the Sharks. The Sharks lone goal would come from Brent Burns on the powerplay.

     

    Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p EST Start Time

    WAS RoadTOR Home

    The Washington Capitals end their five game road trip with two goal games from Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime. TXHT Recap

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning v. New York Rangers – 7p EST Start Time

    TB RoadNYR Home

    In Madison Square Garden we would see the the New York Rangers score four unanswered goals to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning. After the Lightning got the 1-0 lead from a Nikita Kucherov goal, the Rangers would get goals from Kaapo Kakko (PPG), Filip Chytil, Adam Fox, and Ryan Strome to secure the 4-1 victory.

     

    Philadelphia Flyers v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p EST Start Time

    PHI RoadPIT Home

    In Pittsburgh the Penguins would dominate the Philadelphia Flyers right from the start as they would get goals from Justin Schultz, Jared McCann, Dominik Simon, Sydney Crosby, Jake Guentzel, Zach Aston-Reese, and Dominik Kahun to win 7-1 in commanding fashion.

     

    Calgary Flames v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p EST Start Time

    CAL RoadCAR Home

    Coming off of their overtime loss in the Heritage Classic the Calgary flames look to bounce back in Carolina as they take on the Hurricanes. However, after taking the 1-0 lead on an Elias Lindholm tally, the Hurricanes would take over as Andrei Svechnikov would score back to back goals to take the 2-1 victory.

     

    Edmonton Oilers v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p EST Start Time

    EDM RoadDET Home

    The Detroit Red Wings would play host to the Edmonton Oilers, and would get two quick goals in the first period from Dylan Larkin (PPG) and Patrik Nemeth to take the 2-0 lead. Then in the third period Leon Draisaitl would score for the Oilers, but Filip Hronek would score to seal the deal for the Red Wings in their 3-1 victory.

     

    Chicago Blackhawks v. Nashville Predators – 8p EST Start Time

    CHI RoadNAS Home

    Hours after re-signing their captain to an eight year contract, the Nashville Predators would shutout the Chicago Blackhawks as Nick Bonino would score all three goals for the Predators.

     

    Minnesota Wild v. Dallas Stars – 830p EST Start Time

    MIN RoadDAL Home

    In Dallas the Minnesota Wild would take a three goal lead late into the the second period  after getting goals from Jason Zucker, Eric Staal (PPG), and Ryan Suter (PPG), but they would give up six unanswered to Stars who would get goals from Alexander Radulov (hat trick), Roope Hintz (PPG), Joe Pavelski, and Tyler Seguin to take the 6-3 victory.

     

    Winnipeg Jets v. Anaheim Ducks – 10p EST Start Time

    WIN RoadANA Home

    In a wild west shootout the Anaheim Ducks would outlast the Winnipeg Jets thanks to a four goal second period. The Jets would get goals from Nikolaj Ehlers (2), Blake Wheeler, and Bryan Little, but the Ducks would get goals from Cam Fowler, Ryan Getzlaf, Adam Henrique, Troy Terry, Derek Grant, and a pair from Carter Rowney to claim the 7-4 victory.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1189401757631205376?s=20

  • Game Recap – 10/29/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Game Recap – 10/29/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Washington Capitals (8-2-3 19pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (6-5-2 14pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs to close up their five game road trip, but it would be the Leafs striking first as Andreas Johnsson would score 40 seconds into the game to take the quick 1-0 lead. Then after both teams traded powerplay opportunities it would be the Capitals striking to tie the game as John Carlson would blast a bullet past Frederik Andersen to tie the game at one. Both teams would powerplay opportunities again, including a two man advantage for Toronto, but neither team would capitalize on their opportunities as the game would remain tied at one going into the first intermission.

     

    In the second period the Capitals would strike on the powerplay to take the 2-1 lead when John Carlson would score his second of the game, but then the Capitals would do a march to the penalty box to allow the Leafs to take back the momentum. Then in the final minute of the second Auston Matthews would get one past Braden Holtby to tie the game at two as they entered the intermission.

     

    In the third period the Capitals and Leafs would trade goals once again as Auston Matthews would score his second of the game to give the Leafs the 3-2 lead, but then Alex Ovechkin would score his tenth of the season to tie the game and send it to overtime. then in overtime the Maple Leafs would put themselves into penalty trouble and the Capitals would take advantage as Ovechkin would score his second of the game to secure the Capitals the 4-3 overtime victory to close out their five game road trip.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Garnet Hathaway

    Brendan Leipsic — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Radko Gudas

    Braden Holtby

    Ilya Samsonov

    Scratched: Tyler Lewington, Chandler Stephenson

    Injured: Richard Panik (upper body)

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Andreas Johnsson — Auston Matthews — William Nylander

    Ilya Mikheyev — Alexander Kerfoot — Mitchell Marner

    Trevor Moore — Jason Spezza — Kasperi Kapanen

    Dmytro Timashov — Nicholas Shore — Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly — Cody Ceci

    Jake Muzzin — Tyson Barrie

    Travis Dermott — Justin Holl

    Frederik Andersen

    Michael Hutchinson

    Scratched: Nic Petan, Martin Marincin, Kevin Gravel

    Injured: John Tavares (broken finger), Zach Hyman (ACL)

     

    First Period:

    TOR Goal – :40 – Andreas Johnsson (4) from Auston Matthews (5)

    TOR Penalty – 3:10 – Morgan Rielly 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    WAS Penalty – 5:15 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Slashing

    WAS Goal – 10:47 – John Carlson (6) from Alex Ovechkin (6) and Nicklas Backstrom (8)

    TOR Penalty – 14:55 – Justin Holl 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Penalty – 16:47 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Hooking

    WAS Penalty – 18:04 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 1st

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    Second Period:

    WAS Penalty – 3:34 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Holding

    TOR Penalty – 6:31 – Alexander Kerfoot 2 minutes for High Sticking

    TOR Penalty – 7:53 – Cody Ceci 2 minutes for Holding

    WAS PPG – 7:59 – John Carlson (7) from Alex Ovechkin (7) and Backstrom (9)

    WAS Penalty – 10:57 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Penalty – 15:20 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Interference

    TOR Goal – 19:27 – Auston Matthews (10) from Tyson Barrie (5) and Morgan Rielly (11)

     

    End of 2nd

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    Third Period:

    WAS Penalty – 1:27 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Charging

    TOR Penalty – 1:27 – Frederik Gauthier 2 minutes for Roughing

    WAS Penalty – 1:27 – Tom Wilson (Brendan Leipsic) 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    TOR PPG – 1:46 – Auston Matthews (11) from William Nylander (6) and Mitch Marner (13)

    WAS Goal – 4:10 – Alex Ovechkin (10) from TJ Oshie (4) and Nicklas Backstrom (10)

    TOR Penalty – 7:40 – Justin Holl 2 minutes for Interference

    WAS Penalty – 16:46 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd

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    Overtime:

    TOR Penalty – :21 – William Nylander 2 minutes for Tripping

    TOR Penalty – 2:20 – Mitch Marner 2 minutes for High Sticking

    WAS PPG – 4:00 – Alex Ovechkin (11) from Dmitry Orlov (5) and Jakub Vrana (5)

     

    Final:

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    Next Up:

    Washington (9-2-3 21pts) v. Buffalo (9-2-2 20pts)

    Toronto (6-5-3 15pts) @ Philadelphia (5-5-1 11pts)