NHL News and Notes from Saturday, September 5th, 2020
News
- Forward Ryan Reaves of the Vegas Golden Knights has been suspended for Game 1 of the Western Conference Final.
- NHL Department of Player Safety made the announcement after doing an hearing for Reaves’ hit to Tyler Motte of the Vancouver Canucks was deemed an Illegal Check to the Head.
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Game Recaps
- New York Islanders v. Philadelphia Flyers – 730p Start Time
- With the final game of the second round, the Flyers and Islanders battle to see who will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final in Edmonton. In the first period it would be the Islanders defensemen striking as Scott Mayfield would open the scoring, and Andy Greene would tally to give New York the 2-0 lead. In the second period Brock Nelson would score to grow the Islanders lead to three. Then in the third period Anthony Beauvillier would net the empty netter to take Game 7 4-0 and head to Edmonton to face off with Tampa Bay.
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Aryan’s TXHT Recap – Islanders Advance to Conference Finals for First Time Since 1993
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Today’s Games
- 8p ET – Dallas v. Vegas