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  • Looking at the Stadium Series Jerseys

    Looking at the Stadium Series Jerseys

    At long last the NHL and Adidas have finally released the Stadium Series jerseys for the Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, New York Rangers, and New York Islanders. Today we’ll be looking at the Stadium Series jerseys, and ranking the jerseys.

    4. New York Islanders

    Starting in last place we have the New York Islanders who also are the recipients to the “At least You Tried” Award. This has Lou Lamoriello’s fingerprints all over it as it’s very bland and boring. Just like the hockey teams he builds.

    The Isles are going with a navy jersey with a massive orange stripe across the center with “ISLES” in navy in the middle of the jersey. The jersey also has a large orange stripe on the sleeves that’ll feature the jersey numbers in navy, and a small orange trim on the bottom of the jersey and sleeves and on the collar. On the back of the jerseys the players names will be in orange, and the numbers will be navy with orange trim. It should be noted that the orange trim is a brighter orange than the one being used on the jersey itself.

    The Islanders logo is on the left shoulder while the Stadium series patch is on the right shoulder. Overall, this jersey is near the bottom of the barrel along with their Reverse Retro jerseys which they either didn’t try (RR1.0), or bastardized something that could have been great (RR2.0).

    3. New Jersey Devils

    Ok, so I’m going to get some hate for this, but the New Jersey Devils come in third for me. I understand what they are going for, but I’m just not feeling it. They essentially took their current home jersey, removed all of the white, and enlarged the logo and numbers for the Stadium Series atmosphere. Also, having the names and numbers in all black is a choice to say the least. I wouldn’t be surprised if they passed the TV test, but I could see them being a little problematic to see live at MetLife Stadium. However, I could be wrong, and I’ll know soon enough when I am at the Devils/Flyers game on Feb. 17th.

    Overall, I think the colors are fine, I’d just change a few things personally to make it more aesthetically appealing. And who knows, maybe these jerseys will grow on me when I see them in action next month.

    2. New York Rangers

    Coming in at number two we have the New York Rangers. Honestly, I’m a little surprised myself that I have the Rangers ranked as high as I do. I really thought they would have been lower, but after looking at the jersey more this one grew on me rather quickly, like a Jacob Trouba elbow to the head.

    The Rangers, being the road team for the sixth time now for an outdoor game, is rocking white jerseys with red and blue large stripes on the sleeves with smaller white stripes for spacing. The bottom of the jersey has blue base. The player names are also in blue, but the thing that really stands out to me the most is the “NYR” and the numbers. The red with blue borders makes this jersey really stand out to me, and in a really positive way. The Rangers doing the “NYR” like they have their team name on their home and roads doesn’t bother me as much as it’s very on brand, but they did a really great job of making them stand out. Overall, I could see me getting this jersey for my collection (and I do need a Rangers jersey for my collection).

    1. Philadelphia Flyers

    Coming at the number one spot is the Philadelphia Flyers. For a team that has already gone a rebrand of the summer I was kind of worried what they would do for the Stadiums Series, but I’m actually really impressed with the Flyers did here.

    Rocking a white jersey, the Flyers jersey has an orange stripe on the bottom with white trim underneath, but what really makes this jersey stand out to me is the how the sleeves contribute to the back of the jersey. The sleeves which have a large orange stripe on the middle of the sleeve with a smaller black stripe above. The black stripe, however, stretches from sleeve to sleeve across the back, and on the black stripe on the back is where the players names go. I think that’s really cool and creative. The players numbers are in orange with no borders to them just like with their new home and road jerseys, but instead of having the numbers on the sleeves, they are on the shoulders, which is a nice touch to really differentiate themselves from the other jerseys. Overall, I love these jerseys, and I would definitely buy one for the collection.

    Noteworthy Mention

    While it’s not a Stadium Series jersey, on Thursday night the San Jose Sharks unveiled their new alternate jerseys.

    Nicknamed the “Cali Fin” or the “Evolve” jersey, the Sharks introduced their newest alternate jersey a little over a year after going through a rebrand themselves. Going back to black for their base the Sharks used their secondary “Cali Fin” logo as their primary, and on the shoulders they reintroduced the Northern California Shark-fin in a re-imagined design for which they revised from their 2015 Stadium Series jersey. It has the same setup as the current home and road jerseys, but with additional teal striping to help bring more life to the jersey, which I feel it succeeds at doing. Hands down this jersey is a thousand times better than that awful Stealth jersey they used to wear.

  • Canes Surge to Victory Outdoors Against Caps

    Canes Surge to Victory Outdoors Against Caps

    Carolina Hurricanes (37-10-8 82pts) v.s Washington Capitals (28-24-6 62pts)

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    Game Recap:

    Here we are, another outdoor spectacle for the National Hockey League as the Stadium Series features a Metropolitan Division matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals. It wouldn’t take the Hurricanes very long to get on the board thanks to an early goal from Jesperi Kotkaniemi who tipped in a feed from Teuvo Teravainen for the 1-0 lead. It would remain close for the rest of the first period heading into the intermission.

    Paul Stastny expanded Carolina’s lead to two as he put in the rebound off of a Justin Chatfield shot from the point. Moments later saw Martin Necas bombing a shot from the left face off circle on the power play to make it 3-0 in favor of the hole teams. Carolina took that lead heading into the third and final period.

    Midway through the third period saw the Hurricanes add to their lead for a four goal advantage. Goalie Frederik Andersen flipped the puck out to set up a 2 on 1 where Teuvo Teravainen was set up for the goal on a five and go between him and Martin Necas. Finally at the 10:32 mark, Tom Wilson would get the Capitals on the scoreboard as he fired a shot from a sharp angle and in to beat the goalie. Carolina would shut it down the rest of the way and win by a final score of 4-1.

    Lineups

    Carolina Hurricanes

    Washington Capitals

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    Game Highlights

    1st Period

    GOAL (CAR) 2:11- Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Teuvo Teravainen, Martin Necas)

    2nd Period

    GOAL (CAR) 5:47- Paul Stastny (Jalen Chatfield, Jordan Martinook)

    Power Play GOAL (CAR) 8:48- Martin Necas (Brent Burns, Jesperi Kotkaniemi)

    GOAL (CAR) 11:17- Teuvo Teravainen (Martin Necas, Frederik Andersen)

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    3rd Period

    GOAL (WSH) 10:32- Tom Wilson (Sonny Milano)

    Final Stats

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  • Stadium Series Preview: Caps and Canes

    Stadium Series Preview: Caps and Canes

    Carolina Hurricanes (36-10-8 80pts) v.s Washington Capitals (28-23-6 62pts)

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    Who’s ready for some more outdoor hockey? Get ready because we are twenty four hours away from an exciting matchup as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals at Carter-Finley Stadium, the home of College Football’s NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina.

    It’s always exciting whether you’re a hockey player or a fan when you take hockey back to its roots by playing the game where it started and was created…the outdoors. The NHL has done such a great job with the outdoor games going all the way back to the first Winter Classic between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres in 2008. As far as the Stadium Series game, it was introduced back in 2014 as we saw the Los Angeles Kings host the Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium.

    Let’s take a look at our two participants in the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes heading into this Stadium Series matchup:

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    Washington Capitals

    The Caps have been struggling a bit as of late with three straight losses in regulation after their victory over the league leading Boston Bruins last Saturday. Washington has been having challenges lately with scoring at even strength and on the power play. To be fair, some of those struggles come from injuries and absences to key players which has been the case a lot this season.

    Unfortunately for the Capitals, they will be without their captain and leading scorer Alex Ovechkin for the Stadium Series as he grieves the loss of his father who passed away recently. We all send Alex Ovechkin and his family nothing but comfort and strength during this difficult time. Despite their recent struggles, this is a team that has players that have experience playing in an outdoor game. I expect the Caps to draw back on those experiences as well as the fact that games like these tend to bring out the best in teams and they will find a way to step up their game.

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    Carolina Hurricanes

    It’s been a very good season so far for the Hurricanes as they have the second bast record in the NHL (36-10-8 80pts) and are trying to chase down the Boston Bruins for the league’s top spot. After having their seven game win streak snapped at the hand of the New York Rangers, Carolina got right back to their winning ways winning twice this week and defeating their Stadium Series opponent in the Capitals 3-2.

    This will be Carolina’s first experience with playing in an outdoor game. You can say it’s just another game, but this really isn’t just another game. Whether it’s the Winter Classic or a Stadium Series game, it’s definitely something special and much more than just a regular season game. It’ll be interesting to see how the Canes handle everything that comes with this and being the hosts of a game of this magnitude. Carolina is one of the best teams in the league and I’m sure they’ll play well in front of their fans.

    Prediction

    I see the Capitals winning in a close one by a score of 3-2 this time instead of the Hurricanes. Predicting right here that Nicklas Backstrom will get the game winner for Washington. The Caps have experience in outdoor games (3-0-0 record in outdoor games) and I expect them to use that to pull off the victory here. I am also predicting that overall, this is going to be a very fun event to be a part of no matter what the result will be, and I’m excited to be there in person to watch and cover this game. Stay tuned for more Stadium Series coverage from me here at TXHT!

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  • February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 24th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were 11 contests in NHL action yesterday…

    BUFFALO 5, Washington 2

    The Washington Capitals would end their six game road trip with a thud, losing to the Buffalo Sabres with a 5-2 loss.

    TXHT has your complete coverage between the Capitals and the Sabres at the following page.

     

     

    NY RANGERS 5, New Jersey 2

     

    ST. LOUIS 2, Boston 1 (SO)

     

    The Boston Bruins would fall to the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 loss in the shootout frame.

     

     

    FLORIDA 6, Los Angeles 1

    There would be six different scorers for the Florida Panthers in this contest and would crush the Los Angeles Kings with the 6-1 win last night.

    With the Panthers win, goaltender Roberto Luongo would go on to tie Ed Belfour for third place on the NHL’s all-time lead for wins.

     

    COLUMBUS 4, San Jose 0

     

     

    The San Jose Sharks would get crushed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing 4-0 in Columbus last night.

     

     

    Carolina 3, DALLAS 0

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would visit the Dallas Stars and win the contest 3-0.  With the Hurricanes win, the team would move to 18-6-1 in their last 25 contests.

     

     

    Colorado 5, NASHVILLE 0

     

    The Nashville Predators would continue their slide with the 5-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche yesterday.

     

     

    Toronto 6, MONTREAL 3

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Montreal Canadiens and double up Montreal with a 6-3 win last night.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series

    The Philadelphia Flyers would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and would escape with the 4-3 win in overtime, after being down 3-1 late in the contest.

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    EDMONTON 2, Anaheim 1

     

    NY Islanders 4, VANCOUVER 0

     

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    BUFFALO BEAUTS 4, Metropolitan Riveters 1

     

    The Buffalo Beauts would register their sixth consecutive win with the 4-1 win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday afternoon.

    Despite the loss, Riveters goaltender Katie Fitzgerald would register 33 saves on 36 shots in the contest.

    The first ten minutes of the contest was fast paced and both teams generated chances.

    Buffalo’s Kelly Babstock would open up the scoring in the contest with her goal at the 15:21 mark in the first period with her third goal on the season.

    Buffalo’s Taylor Accursi would score her third goal on the season at the 4:19 mark in the second period followed by Buffalo’s third goal in the contest, scored by Emily Janiga at the 12:36 mark in the second.

    The Riveters would score their lone goal in the contest when Rebecca Russo scored her fourth goal on the season at the 6:24 mark in the third period.  Emily Janiga would score her second goal of the season, an empty net goal at the 18:21 mark in the third period.

    Buffalo moves to 10-4-0 on the season, tied with Boston Pride for best record in the league and the Metropolitan Riveters are now 3-12-0 on the season.

    Buffalo Beauts Final Regular Season Games:

    March 2nd: at Connecticut Whale
    March 3rd: at Metropolitan Riveters

    Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Finale:

    March 3rd: vs. Buffalo Beauts

  • 2019 NHL Stadium Series Recap – 2/23/2019 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Philadelphia Flyers

    2019 NHL Stadium Series Recap – 2/23/2019 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Pittsburgh Penguins (32-22-7 71pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (28-26-7 63pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The 2019 Stadium Series has arrived to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and the Flyers would cough up the puck in their own zone and it would be Sidney Crosby scoring to give the Pittsburgh Penguins the early 1-0 lead. However, the Flyers would respond when Sean Couturier would walk right up the slot to make it a 1-1 game. Then we would have some fireworks after a very clean hit by Wayne Simmonds on Brian Dumoulin.

     

    The second period would see the Flyers buzzing in the Penguins zone, but would not be able to convert. Especially after Jack Johnson kneed Nolan Patrick to give the Flyers the first powerplay of the game, which should have been a 5 minute major and a game misconduct, the Flyers would continue to buzz despite not capitalizing on the powerplay. Then Justin Schultz would blast a shot past Brian Elliott to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead.

     

    The Flyers would start the third period with some jump in their step again, but still would be stone walled by Matt Murray and the lack of whistles from the officials (another story for another day). However, the Penguins would benefit for a very fortunate bounce as an Evgeni Malkin shot would take a flukey bounce off of Elliott’s skate and in to give the Penguins a 3-1 lead. Then later in the period James van Reimsdyk would crash the net and bat in the rebound to cut the deficit to one on the powerplay. And then with 20 seconds left in regulation Jakub Voracek would shoot the puck on a bad angle and beat Murray to tie the game at three and send the game to overtime.

     

    In overtime it had a vibe that the Penguins were going to win it with the mistakes the Flyers were making, but it would be Claude Giroux who would score the game winner two minutes into overtime to cap off the Flyers comeback victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Jake Guentzel — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust

    Zach Aston-Reese — Evgeni Malkin — Phil Kessel

    Jared McCann — Nick Bjugstad — Patric Hornqvist

    Tanner Pearson — Matt Cullen — Dominik Simon

    Brian Dumoulin — Kris Letang

    Jack Johnson — Justin Schultz

    Marcus Pettersson — Chad Ruhwedel

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: Garrett Wilson, Juuso Riikola, Teddy Blueger

    Injured: Olli Maatta (upper body)

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Nolan Patrick — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Sean Couturier — Jakub Voracek

    Michael Raffl — Scott Laughton — Wayne Simmonds

    James van Riemsdyk — Phil Varone — Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg — Andrew MacDonald

    Brian Elliott

    Cam Talbot

    Scratched: Corban Knight

    Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Carter Hart (lower body)

    Suspended: Radko Gudas

     

    First Period:

    Penguins Penalty – 5:47 – Garrett Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Flyers Penalty – 5:47 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Roughing

    Penguins Goal – 7:59 – Sidney Crosby (26) from Kris Letang (38)

    Flyers Goal – 12:06 – Sean Couturier (25) from Oskar Linblom (13) and Jakub Voracek (36)

    Flyers Penalty – 16:23 – Wayne Simmonds 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Penguins Penalty – 16:23 – Kris Letang 2 minutes for Unsportsmalike Conduct

     

    End of 1st – PIT – 1       PHI – 1

    Shots              18                08

    Faceoffs         06                08

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Penguins Penalty – 1:03 – Jack Johnson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Penguins Goal – 10:01 – Justin Schultz (1) from Sidney Crosby (49) and Patric Hornqvist (12)

     

    End of 2nd – PIT – 2        PHI – 1

    Shots               30                 17

    Faceoffs          18                 20

    Hits                 26                  25

    PP                   0/0                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Penguins Goal – 6:29 – Evgeni Malkin (19) from Phil Kessel (42) and Zach Aston-Reese (8)

    Penguins Penalty – 14:51 – Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Flyers Penalty – 14:51 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Penguins Penalty – 15:40 – Matt Cullen 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers PPG – 16:56 – James van Reimsdyk (16) from Jakub Voracek (37) and Claude Giroux (45)

    Flyers Goal – 19:40 – Jakub Voracek (16) from Sean Couturier (33)

     

    End of 3rd – PIT – 3         PHI – 3

    Shots              40                   35

    Faceoffs        29                    37

    Hits               34                     29

    PP                 0/0                    1/2

     

    OT:

    Flyers Goal – 1:59 – Claude Giroux (18) from Nolan Patrick (12) and Travis Sanheim (19)

     

    End of OT – PIT – 3         PHI – 4

    Shots              43                   37

    Faceoffs        31                    40

    Hits               35                     30

    PP                 0/0                    1/2

     

    Next Up:

    Philadelphia (29-26-7 65pts) v. Buffalo (29-24-8 66pts)

    Pittsburgh (32-22-8 72pts) @ Columbus (35-23-3 73pts)

  • Bad Weather is Coming – Should the NHL Stadium Series Game Be Played?

    Bad Weather is Coming – Should the NHL Stadium Series Game Be Played?

    It’s Saturday, February 23rd and it game day for the NHL Stadium Series featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins against their rival Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. However, the number one thing everyone is talking about is the fact that the weather is going to look very problematic tonight for the game.

     

    With the Philadelphia forecast predicting rain for the area tonight the NHL released the following statement:

    “PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Feb. 23, 2019) – The National Hockey League announced today that the start time of tonight’s 2019 Coors Light NHLStadium Series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins at Lincoln Financial Field will remain at 8 p.m. ET. While we are expecting a chance of a relatively light amount of precipitation in and around the game window, current forecasts are indicating that we will have playable conditions. We will continue to monitor weather conditions throughout the day and if a different determination becomes necessary due to the weather conditions being worse than anticipated, we will adjust accordingly.”

     

    Now how does the league plan to “adjust accordingly”? Well we’ll tell you, and let’s be honest, it’s very radical.

     

    The following are the weather-related GAME procedure contingencies for the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series between the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins:

     

    ·Once the game has begun, it may be subject to one or more temporary stoppages due to unplayable weather conditions, at the discretion of the Commissioner.

    • This is how all outdoor games work so this isn’t very surprising.

     

    ·Period and game format may be reconfigured to accommodate temporary stoppages as determined appropriate by the Commissioner.

    • Sounds logical… maybe?

     

    ·In the event of high winds at the ice surface, the clubs will switch ends at the 10:00 minute mark of the third period as signaled by a “hard whistle.” The face off will take place where the play was whistled dead. This identical procedure will take place at the 2:30 minute mark of an overtime period, if needed.

    • Again this is how all outdoor games work so this is status quo.

     

    · In the event of a shootout, each club will determine what end they prefer to defend, which could be the same end.

    • Also status quo.

     

    ·If the game is started, then stopped permanently due to unplayable weather conditions, it will be deemed “official” once two periods have been played. The team leading at the time play is stopped will be declared the winner and will be awarded two points in the standings.

    • So I don’t know if this is something that has ever happened before in the NHL, but if it has I don’t ever recalling a time when it did.

     

    ·If the game is tied at the time play is stopped permanently, any time after two periods of play, each team will be awarded one point in the standings, with an opportunity to earn an additional point in a standard shootout format.

    • Read thoughts under the next contingency.

     

    ·If weather conditions permit, the shootout will be conducted at Lincoln Financial Field immediately after regulation play has been stopped. If weather conditions make it impossible to conduct a shootout safely at Lincoln Financial Field, the shootout will take place at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, March 17 prior to the regularly scheduled Philadelphia-Pittsburgh game, with Philadelphia deemed the home club for shootout purposes only.

    • So to touch on the first point above, if the weather permits the game from being played after two periods and it’s tied, then both teams will get a point in the standings but they will do a shootout to determine a winner, but if they are stopping the game due to the weather then how can they do the shootout? You can’t unless you want to try to force it.
    • Secondly, why should these two teams have to wait for March 17th to do the shootout if they can’t do it tonight? Just award it as a tie. Remember those? I do.

     

    ·If the game is started, and stopped permanently due to unplayable weather conditions, and fewer than two periods of regular time has been played, the game will be officially “postponed” and, if possible, will be played in its entirety at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Feb. 24. If the game cannot be replayed at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Feb. 24, it will be rescheduled at Wells Fargo Center on a date to be determined later in the season.

    • So we’re going to try to play this game, but if the weather conditions make it unplayable and you know that this is going to be like that then why even try? Is it really worth putting the players at risk when you know tomorrow is supposed to be rain and 60 degrees? Philadelphia Flyers rookie goalie sensation Carter Hart was injured yesterday at practice in Lincoln Financial Field because of the ice and will miss 10 days at minimum, so why risk anyone else?

     

    The idea that this game is going on and that so many contingencies have been put in place, and with so many at the commissioner’s discretion (another story for another day) one has to beg the question of what is really going on?

     

    TXHT will be covering the Stadium Series tonight, but we will be curious to see how this really goes.

     

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  • February 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests that took place yesterday.

     

    Columbus 3, OTTAWA 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets would take on the Ottawa Senators last night and would come away with another shutout victory on the season.  The Blue Jackets would go on to outshoot the Senators in this contest with 40 shots on goal to Ottawa’s 22.

    This would be the Senators third consecutive loss and in their last ten games, Ottawa has a record of 3-7-0.

     

    Minnesota 3, DETROIT 2

    In a hard fought contest last night in Detroit, the Minnesota Wild would go on to defeat the Detroit Red Wings with the 3-2 win last night.  The win for the Wild movers them to a record of 29-27-6, while the Red Wings fall to a record of 23-30-9.

     

    Colorado 5, CHICAGO 3

    In another hard fought battle last night, the Colorado Avalanche would face off against the Chicago Blackhawks and the Avalanche would escape with a 5-3 win.  Chicago would tie the game a 3 a piece at the 10 minute mark in the third period but would be able to mount a comeback against Colorado.

    Colorado would move to one point behind the Minnesota Wild and Chicago with the loss is now three points behind Minnesota for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference.

     

    CALGARY 2, Anaheim 1

    The Anaheim Ducks woes on the season would continue with the loss last night to the Calgary Flames.

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    With Calgary’s win, they continue to hold the top spot in the Pacific Division with a record of 38-16-7, good for 83 points.

     

    Winnipeg 6, VEGAS 3

    The Winnipeg Jets would go on to double up the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3, thanks to two goals from Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine.

    Winnipeg holds on to a slim lead in the Central Division standings thanks to the win.

    The Golden Knights hold on to the third spot in the Pacific Division, despite the loss to the Jets last night.

     

     

    There are 11 games on the NHL schedule today including the 2019 NHL Stadium Series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tonight at 8 p.m.

     

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    Today in the NWHL…

    The Metropolitan Riveters travel to the HarborCenter to take on the Buffalo Beauts at 5 p.m., ET.  This contest can be seen, as all NWHL games, on NWHL.zone/watch

  • Stadium Series Jerseys Unveiled

    Stadium Series Jerseys Unveiled

    NHL_SS19_Primary_Marks_BrandedThe NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins unveiled for the jerseys that will be worn for the Stadium Series game on February 23rd, 2019.

     

    This year’s Stadium Series game is to be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA.

     

    The Pittsburgh Penguins jersey has a base colour of black with with the Penguins logo in yellow as well as the numbers on the arms of the jerseys and the back of the jersey.  The nameplate on the jersey will also be in yellow.

     

     

     

    For the Philadelphia Flyers, the base colour of the jersey has a burnt orange look with the rest of the accents on the jersey being in black.

     

    This Stadium Series jersey is the second to be made by Adidas and is now available on Shop.NHL.com and is available at the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins team shops.

  • December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, December 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight contests in action yesterday.

     

    NEW JERSEY 5, Vegas 4 (OT)

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the New Jersey Devils after be up 4-1.  New Jersey Devils would score four unanswered goals with New Jersey’s Nico Hischier scoring the game winner just 41 seconds into the overtime frame.

     

     

    Arizona 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would also stage a come from behind win after being down three goals in the contest at the New York Rangers last night.  It would be the 12th time that the Coyotes franchise would accomplish this and the 29th time overall in franchise history.

     

     

    For the Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist would register 30 saves on 34 opportunities.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 5, Boston 3

     

    In an amazing performance, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith became the third goalie in the last 20 years to have a game in which he had at least 48 saves.  DeSmith joins Jeff Zatkoff and Ty Conklin.

     

    Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak had a performance of 23 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

     

    Ottawa 4, DETROIT 2

     

    The Ottawa Senators would go on and get the road win when they would defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 last night at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan last night.

     

    Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard would have 28 saves in the contest and Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson would have a performance of 26 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

    Washington 6, CAROLINA 5 (OT)

     

    After the Washington Capitals would be down 4-1 at 6:41 mark in the second period, the Capitals would tie the game 4-4 toward the end of the second period.

     

    Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin would have consecutive games in which he would have a hat-trick, and now has 28 goals on the season.

     

     

     

     

    When Ovechkin scored the power-play goal in the third period at the 9:49 mark, it would be his 237th career power-play goal. He now ranks at seventh place on the all-time list for power-play goals.

     

    Finally, for the Washington Capitals, Jonas Siegenthaler registered his first NHL point with the assist on Alex Oveckin’s goal at the 3:56 mark in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full game recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

     

    ST. LOUIS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

    The St. Louis Blues would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in overtime with the 4-3 win at home last night.

     

    At the 2:05 mark in the overtime period, St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly would cap off a two-point night when O’Reilly scored the game winner.

     

     

    Also in the contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen would register his 40th assist on the season with the secondary assist on J.T. Compher’s eighth goal on the season at the 13:10 mark in the third period.

     

     

    Winnipeg 4, CHICAGO 3 (OT)

    Chicago Blackhawks captain Johnathan Toews would net two goals, but it would not be enough as the Blackhawks would fall to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last night.

     

     

     

    The Jets Mark Scheifele would net his sixth overtime winner, which is good for third place in franchise history.  Scheifele now only trails Ilya Kovalchuk and Dustin Byfuglien for the career lead.

     

    EDMONTON 4, Philadelphia 1

     

     

    Connor McDavid would have two goals, and an assist, good for his 34th career three-point performance.  It is now ranked tied for fifth place for most three-point games before one’s 22nd birthday.

     

     

    Today’s schedule of NHL games…

     

     

    This Week’s NHL European Game of the Week features the Calgary Flames facing off against the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

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    In NHL news…

    With the comebacks last night, this has been the season of come-from-behind wins.

     

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would both unveil thier logos that will be used for the upcoming Stadium Series game on February 27th, 2019.  The logos are “stripped-down” versions of their current logos.  The jerseys will be released at a later date.