Friends in High Places: Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche

Washington Capitals (36-15-5) vs Colorado Avalanche (33-16-6)                  Predicted GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV% / # SOWashington CapitalsBraden Holtby20-11-43.17 / .894 / 0Colorado AvalanchePhillip Grubauer17-11-42.72 / .912 / 1Us here at TXHT are very excited to announce that we will be providing *LIVE* coverage of the game from Pepsi Center! After rounding out a four-game home-stand with a 1-3-0 record, … Continue reading Friends in High Places: Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche →

NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, February 11th, 2020   News: The Washington Capitals announced that they have re-assigned defenseman Martin Fehervary to Hershey of the AHL. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1227263417897148416?s=20   In NHL Injury news it was announced by Ken Holland of the Edmonton Oilers that Connor McDavid will miss 2-3 weeks due to a quad injury, … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 →

NWHL All Star Weekend Recap

Welcome to the TXHT NWHL All Star Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, February 8th and Sunday, February 9th, 2020, plus news coming out of the weekend.   Saturday, February 8th, 2020 Event – NWHL All Star Skills Competition Team Packer would win the All Star Skills Competition as they would take the Fastest … Continue reading NWHL All Star Weekend Recap →

NHL News and Notes from Monday, February 10th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Monday, February 10th, 2020   News: The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed defenseman Seth Jones on Injured Reserved with an ankle injury that will keep him out indefinitely. https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1226872520818728966?s=20   The Edmonton Oilers announced that they have signed defenseman Darnell Nurse to a two year contract extension. https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1226932593431461888?s=20   The … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Monday, February 10th, 2020 →

NHL Three Stars of the Week for Feb. 3rd – 9th

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of February 3rd through 9th.   First Star – Elvis Merzlikins (G, Columbus Blue Jackets) Merzlikins would go 2-1-0 in three games played that would see him record two shutouts with a .67 GAA and a .971 save percentage. He … Continue reading NHL Three Stars of the Week for Feb. 3rd – 9th →

NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 9th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 9th, 2020   News: The Department of Player Safety has announced that defenseman Jeremy Lauzon of the Boston Bruins has been suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of forward Derek Stepan of the Arizona Coyotes on Sat., Feb 8th. Under the terms of the … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 9th, 2020 →

*UPDATED* Not Great, Not Terrible: Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders

Washington Capitals (36-14-5) vs New York Islanders (31-16-6)  Predicted GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV% / # SOWashington CapitalsIlya Samsonov16-3-12.21 / .923 / 1New York IslandersThomas Greiss15-7-22.53 / .920 / 0Predicted goaltenders The Washington Capitals will round-out their four-game home stand by taking on another division rival… yes, again… the New York Islanders. The Capitals defeated the Islanders … Continue reading *UPDATED* Not Great, Not Terrible: Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders →

By The Numbers: Madison Packer

The NWHL announced before the start of this season that the league would be expanding the number of games the teams will play. I want to take a look at the players stats to see how players are taking advantage of the extended schedule and possible expanded roles on their respective teams. Today, we will … Continue reading By The Numbers: Madison Packer →

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 8th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 8th, 2020   News: The Washington Capitals recalled defenseman Martin Fehervary from Hershey of the AHL. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1226158506711097344?s=20   Game Recaps: Ottawa Senators v. Winnipeg Jets - 2p EST Start Time In Winnipeg the Jets would play host to the Ottawa Senators. In the first period Neal Pionk would … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 8th, 2020 →

Game Recap – 2/8/2020 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

Philadelphia Flyers (29-18-7 65pts) v. Washington Capitals (36-13-5 77pts)   Game Recap: For Saturday night action Matt Niskanen and the Philadelphia Flyers come to town to visit the Washington Capitals for the first time this season after playing their first two meetings in Philadelphia. After a very back and forth first period, the final five … Continue reading Game Recap – 2/8/2020 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals →