Yesterday the Washington Capitals fired their head coach Todd Reirden after two consecutive first round playoff exits since winning the Stanley Cup back in 2018. The Capitals won the cup under then head coach Barry Trotz who has since moved onto coach the New York Islanders. The Capitals haven’t had that same success in the … Continue reading What’s next for the Capitals?
EA Sports has announced that Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin is the new cover athlete for EA NHL 21. https://twitter.com/EASPORTSNHL/status/1297911845639028738?s=20 This marks the second time Ovechkin has graced the cover for EA NHL as he was on the cover for EA NHL 07. Also with EA NHL 21 will be the "The Great Eight Edition". … Continue reading Ovechkin Named Cover Athlete for NHL 21
NHL News and Notes from Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 News The Washington Capitals have relieved head coach Todd Reirden of his duties. Capitals Press Release can be read here. TXHT's Reaction can be read here. Game Recaps Boston Bruins v. Tampa Bay Lightning - 8p EST Start Time In Toronto the Bruins and Lightning kick … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – A Rocky Start and a Blow Out
Out in Edmonton the Canucks and Golden Knights kick off their Second Round Series, and in the first period Jonathan Marchessault would score for the Knights to take the 1-0 lead. https://twitter.com/GoldenKnights/status/1297733537592877057?s=20 In the second period the Golden Knights would erupt for three goals as Reilly Smith would kick start the period with a powerplay … Continue reading Knights Blow Out Canucks in Game 1
The Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning played Game 1 of their second round series. These two teams are very familiar with each other. Here is the head to head numbers of both teams: https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1297647300915863552?s=20 Here is how the 2 teams would line up for Game 1: https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1297688335213830144?s=20 https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1297687601512615937?s=20 In the first period, both teams … Continue reading Bruins Hold Off Late Surge for Game 1 Win
RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Dallas Stars5-4-0Anton Khudobin3.05 / .906Colorado Avalanche6-1-1Pavel Francouz3.64 / .900 On Saturday night, the Dallas Stars defeated the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Second Round. It would be a massive upset if Dallas were to eliminate the Aves, but this year’s playoffs seem to have favored the underdogs thus far. The Stars elected to … Continue reading Dallas Stars vs Colorado Avalanche: Game 2 Preview
This morning the Washington Capitals announced that they have relieved head coach Todd Reirden after two seasons behind the bench after taking over for Barry Trotz. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1297548922106388482?s=20 In his two seasons with the Capitals as head coach, Reirden would lead the Caps to a 89-46-16 record during the regular season, but during the playoffs would … Continue reading Caps Relieve Reirden as Coach
NHL News and Notes from Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 News The Montreal Canadiens announced that forward Brendan Gallagher had successful surgery on his jaw in Toronto and is returning to BC. The Canadiens also noted that Gallagher also suffered a hip tear during the Qualifying Round against Pittsburgh. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1297193950810451968?s=20 Game Recaps Dallas Stars v. Colorado … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – The 2nd Round Has Begun
RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Dallas Stars5-4-0Anton Khudobin3.05 / .906Colorado Avalanche6-1-1Pavel Francouz3.64 / .900 TLDR: Stars take Game 1 by score of 5-3 as Radulov (DAL) and MacKinnon (COL) both tally two goals, Aves goaltender Grubauer suffers lower-body injury, and Khudobin stands tall for Dallas. Saturday night marked the official start of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. … Continue reading Stars Win Game 1 as Radulov, MacKinnon Score 2, and Aves Lose Grubauer
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the Second Round of the 2020 NHL Stanley cup Playoffs, and here is your look at the schedule and Jersey Tracking for thenext round of Playoff action that begins tonight. Eastern Conference Aug. 24th 7p ET - Aug. 26th 3p ET - Aug. 27th 7p ET - … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Second Round Preview Edition
