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April 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes

 

There were 10 games in NHL action yesterday.


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Nashville 3, BUFFALO 2

 

The Nashville Predators would take down the Buffalo Sabres with a 3-2 win.  With the win, the Predators are now 6-2-1 in their last nine contests.

 

Nashville remains in a first place tie on points for the Central Division lead with the Winnipeg Jets.  However if the season were to end today, the Predators would be in second place in the Central Division based on ROW (regulation and overtime wins)

 

Boston 6, COLUMBUS 2

 

The Boston Bruins would defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets by the score of 6-2 and in doing so, the Bruins would snap Columbus’ five game win streak.

 

Here is the infographic on Boston’s win over the Blue Jackets.

 


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Carolina 4, TORONTO 1

 

The Carolina Hurricanes would defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 4-1 and in doing so, the Hurricanes are trying to stay in contention for a postseason spot.

 

 

With the loss by the Maple Leafs, Toronto clinched the third spot in the Atlantic Division.

 

MONTREAL 4, Tampa Bay 2

 

The Montreal Canadiens would double up the Tampa Bay Lightning with a convincing 4-2 win.

 

 

DETROIT 4, Pittsburgh 1

 

The Detroit Red Wings would win their sixth straight game with a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins last night.

 

 

The only goal scorer in the contest for the Penguins would be Phil Kessel, with his 25th goal on the season.

 

Pittsburgh’s infographic from last night’s contest is pictured below


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MINNESOTA 5, Winnipeg 1

 

The Minnesota Wild would defeat the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-1 win last night and with the win, the Wild prevented the Jets from climbing further for the division lead.

 

 

DALLAS 6, Philadelphia 2

 

The Dallas Stars would take down the Philadelphia Flyers with a convincing 6-2 win last night.

 

 

Alexander Radulov would score two goals in the contest, giving him 29 goals on the season,

 

With Dallas’ win, they clinched a spot in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

 

COLORADO 6, Edmonton 2

 

The Colorado Avalanche would beat the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-2 in last night.

 

After being down 2-0 at the end of the first period, the Avalanche scored six unanswered goals to seal the win.  Also in this contest, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon would register his 400th NHL point.

 

With Colorado’s win over the Oilers, the Minnesota Wild have been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.  It will be the first time that the Wild are not in the playoffs since the 2011-12 season.

 

VANCOUVER 4, San Jose 2

 

Tanner Pearson would score twice in the contest to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.

 

 

San Jose’s Joe Thornton is now tied with Nicklas Lidstrom for 12th place on the all-time games played list with 1,564 regular-season games played.

 

San Jose’s infographic from the 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks last night.

 


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Los Angeles 3, ARIZONA 1

 

The LA Kings would take down the Arizona Coyotes with a 3-1 win.

 

 

With the win by the Kings, the Coyotes postseason chances are now very slim as the remain four points behind the Colorado Avalanche for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference

 

 

 

 

Today’s Schedule of NHL contests:


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For more news, notes, information, and stats, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report.

April 1st, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is April 1st, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were six contests in NHL action yesterday.

Yesterday’s Results (Home team is in CAPS):

 

NY Rangers 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

 

The New York Rangers would take on the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon and would take down the Philadelphia Flyers with a 3-0 win yesterday in downtown Philadelphia.

 

 

ARIZONA 4, Minnesota 0

 

The Arizona Coyotes would shutout the Minnesota Wild yesterday afternoon with a 4-0 win.

 

 

Arizona is still in postseason contention with three games left to play.,

 

 

PITTSBURGH 3, Carolina 1

 

The Pittsburgh Penguins would take down the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-1 win and would not let the Carolina Hurricanes climb in the standings.

 


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Columbus 4, BUFFALO 0

 

The Columbus Blue Jackets would defeat the Buffalo Sabres yesterday with a 4-0 shutout performance.

 

 

Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would have a 38 save performance, earning his 36th win on the season.

 

 

DETROIT 6, Boston 3

 

The Detroit Red Wings would take down the Boston Bruins with a 6-3 win, thanks to a three goal performance by Anthony Mantha.

 

 

Despite the loss by the Bruins, they still are holding on strong to the second seed in the Atlantic Division playoff spot.

 


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Calgary 5, SAN JOSE 3

 

 


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With the 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, the Calgary Flames clinched the Pacific Division, their first division crown since the 2005-06 season when they won the Northwest Division, and the top seed in the Western Conference, which last happened in the 1989-90 season.

 

 

 

Today’s schedule of contests:


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Today’s playoff clinching scenarios:

-The Washington Capitals can clinch the Metropolitan Division if they defeat the Florida Panthers AND the New York Islanders lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs in regulation

-The Toronto Maple Leafs will clinch a postseason spot if they get at least one point against the Islanders

 

With the win by the Calgary Flames, we now know one confirmed first round match-up in the postseason.

The San Jose Sharks will take on the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

March 31st, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, March 31st, 2019, and these are your news and notes

 

There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday

 

 

Yesterday’s Results (Home team is in CAPS):

 

Florida 4, BOSTON 1

Florida Panthers infographic from the contest between the Panthers and the Boston Bruins yesterday afternoon.

 

CAROLINA 5, Philadelphia 2

Highlights from the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon.

 

OTTAWA 4, Toronto 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs would fall to the Ottawa Senators yesterday with a 4-2 loss yesterday.

Ottawa would ruin Toronto’s chances to climb in the playoff picture with the win.

 

Washington 6, TAMPA BAY 3

The Washington Capitals would take down the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 6-3 win yesterday at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa Bay last night.

 

Goal scorers for Washington included Alex Ovechkin, who would notch two goals, his 50th and 51st on the season, as well as two goals scored by TJ Oshie, a goal by Nicklas Backstrom and another goal by Jakub Vrana.

 

Tampa Bay would go convert on two out of five power plays in the contest, but those conversions would not be enough as the Capitals would out shoot and out perform the Lightning to seal the 6-3 win for Washington.

 

 

TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Tampa Bay Lightning at the following page.

 

 

St. Louis 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (OT)

 

The St. Louis Blues, who clinched a playoff berth on Friday, would take down the new Jersey Devils with a 3-2 win in overtime last night.

 

 

 

NY ISLANDERS 5, Buffalo 1

 

The NY Islanders would take down the Buffalo Sabres yesterday with a 5-1 win and with the win, the Islanders would clinch a berth for the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.

 

 

 

Montreal 3, WINNIPEG 1

 

The Montreal Canadiens would take an early lead in the contest against the Winnipeg Jets and come out with a 3-1 win over the Jets last night.

 

 

There would be three different goal scorers for the Canadiens in the 3-1 win last night.

 

 

Columbus 5, NASHVILLE 2

 

The Columbus Blue Jackets would notch their fourth straight win and get two much needed points in the race for the one of the last two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference with a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

 

 

Nashville, with the loss, would not gain any ground in the Central Division standings.  The Winnipeg Jets and the Nashville Predators remain tied with 94 points atop the division.

 

SAN JOSE 4, Vegas 3 (OT)

 

The San Jose Sharks would defeat the Vegas Golden Knights last night at SAP Center last night with a 4-3 win in overtime.

 

 

 

Anaheim 5, EDMONTON 1

 

The Anaheim Ducks would take down the Edmonton Oilers yesterday with a 5-1 last night.

 

Anaheim’s Richard Rakell would score three goals in the contest to seal the win for the Ducks in this contest last night.

 

 

 

VANCOUVER 3, Dallas 2 (SO)

 

The Vancouver Canucks would take down the the Dallas Stars yesterday with a 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

 

 

It would be the second consecutive game in which the Canucks would win a game in the shootout.  Canucks goaltender Jacob Markstrom would have a 38-save performance in the contest.

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

In the final contest of the night, the Los Angeles Kings would defeat the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 3-2 in overtime last night.

Chicago, with the loss, has been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.

 

 

Today’s Schedule of Games:


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Today’s Stanley Cup Playoff clinching possibilities:

-The Calgary Flames will clinch the Pacific Division AND the Western Conference if they defeat the San Jose Sharks

-The Dallas Stars will clinch a berth in the playoffs if the Arizona Coyotes lose in any fashion

March 18th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, March 18th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were seven NHL contests in action yesterday.

 


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Yesterday’s results (Home team is in CAPS):

COLORADO 3, New Jersey 0

The Colorado Avalanche would defeat the New Jersey Devils with the 3-0 shutout win and Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon would reach the 91 point mark on the season for the second consecutive season.

 

BUFFALO 4, St. Louis 3 (SO)

The Buffalo Sabres would take down the St. Louis Blues in the shootout frame with the 4-3 win.  Sam Reinhart would score the game winner for the Sabres.

 

NY Islanders 3, MINNESOTA 2 (OT)

The New York Islanders would move back into first place atop the Metropolitan Division with their 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild yesterday afternoon. 

 

 

Vancouver 3, DALLAS 2 (SO)

The Vancouver Canucks would go on to defeat the Dallas Stars yesterday with the 3-2 shootout win.

 

Philadelphia 2, PITTSBURGH 1 (OT)

After a scoreless 40 minutes, the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would tie the game at 1-1 at the end of the regulation with the Philadelphia Flyers getting the win in the overtime frame.


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ANAHEIM 3, Florida 2

The Anaheim Ducks would get a much needed win after downing the Florida Panthers by the score of 3-2 yesterday afternoon.

 

VEGAS 6, Edmonton 3

The Vegas Golden Knights would take down the Edmonton Oilers last night with a 6-3 win yesterday.

 

 

 

Today there are four contests in NHL action…

 

 

Yesterday concluded the 2018-19 NWHL season with the Minnesota Whitecaps defeating the Buffalo Beauts by the score of 2-1 in the overtime frame.  The Minnesota Whitecaps would win the Isobel Cup in their inaugural season in the NWHL in front of a sold-out crowd yesterday afternoon at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

THXT has your full coverage of yesterday’s Isobel Cup Final at the following page.

 

 

We here at TXHT congratulate the Minnesota Whitecaps on winning their first NWHL Championship, as well as all other teams across the league for a great and exciting season.

NWHL, as well as other women’s hockey news, will continue on TXHT.

March 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Friday, March 8th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

There were 11 NHL contests yesterday


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Yesterday’s Results (Home team in CAPS):

BOSTON 4, Florida 3

The Boston Bruins would sneak past the Florida Panthers with a 4-3 win last night.  Boston’s Patrice Bergeron would score twice in the contest and Brad Marchand would have a three assist night.  With Boston’s win, they would go on to extend their point streak to 18 contests.

 

Boston’s goaltender Tuukka Rask would go on to have a 22 save performance in the contest.

 


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PITTSBURGH 3, Columbus 0

The Pittsburgh Penguins would go on to shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets last night with the 3-0 win.


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NY Islanders 4, OTTAWA 2

The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Ottawa Senators with the 4-2 win and Valtteri Filppula would go on to have two goals in the contest for the Islanders.

With the win, the Islanders would go on to get the sweep in the home-and-home series against the Senators.

 

 

DETROIT 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)

Detroit’s Andreas Athanasiou would score a goal in the contest and would get what would be the only goal in the shootout frame to seal the win for the Red Wings in the contest. 

 

 

For the Rangers, Pavel Buchnevich would score what would be the two goals in the contest.

Minnesota 3, TAMPA BAY 0

The Minnesota Wild would cool off the white-hot Tampa Bay Lightning with the 3-0 win.  Minnesota’s Jason Zucker would score the only goals in the contest.

 

 

With the lone goals scored by Zucker, he would be only the second player in franchise history and the 23rd in League history to not only have at least three goals that were the only goals in the contest but the team would also register a shutout as well.

 

 

CHICAGO 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)

The Chicago Blackhawks would go on to register the 5-4 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres.

 

 

Chicago’s Artem Anisimov would go on to have two goals in the contest, while Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane would both go on to have two assists in the contest.

 

 

DALLAS 4, Colorado 0

The Dallas Stars would go on to shutout the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas last night and Alexander Radulov would go on to register a hat trick in the contest, sealing the hat trick in the contest with 2:58 left in the third period with his empty net goal.

 

 

EDMONTON 3, Vancouver 2

The Edmonton Oilers would go on to sneak past the Vancouver Canucks with the 3-2 win last night.

Edmonton’s Alex Chiasson, Zack Kassian, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would go on to score the goals for the Oilers in the contest.

Vancouver’s Jay Beagle would go on to snap his scoreless streak in the contest with his third goal on the season late in the second period.  Alexander Edler would also go on to register a goal in the third period but that would not be enough to tie up the game.

 

ARIZONA 2, Calgary 0

 

The Arizona Coyotes would go on to blank the Calgary Flames last night and with the win, the Coyotes would move to a record of 33-29-5.

 

 

Calgary Flames infographic from last night’s contest

 


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St. Louis 4, LOS ANGELES 0

 

 

 

The St. Louis Blues would go on to record their fifth shutout in the past twelve contests and the NHL-best ninth shutout on the season as they would go on to blank the Los Angeles Kings by the score of 4-0.

 

SAN JOSE 5, Montreal 2

 

San Jose Sharks defenceman Brent Burns would go on to record his 60th assist on the season, and joins three other players to have at least 60 assists at the age of 33 or older.

 

 

 


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For the Montreal Canadiens, Andrew Shaw and Artturi Lehkonen would score the only goals, despite out shooting the Sharks in this contest.

 


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Tonight’s NHL schedule of contests…


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Last night in the 2019 NWHL’s Isobel Cup Playoffs Play-in game, the Metropolitan Riveters would take on the Connecticut Whale and would come out with the 5-2 win.

The contest would be fast-paced in the first period, with the game being tied a 2-2.  The second period in the contest would be filled with penalties and neither team would take advantage of the extra skater.  The third period would start out slow until Riveters Audra Richards would end up scoring what would be the game winner at the 2:35 mark.  There would not be another goal scored until toward the end of the period when Alexa Grushow would score her second goal in the contest and then with 16 seconds left, Audra Richards would score an empty net goal.

The Metropolitan Riveters will now take on the Minnesota Whitecaps on Sunday 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT.

TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your full recap of the contest between the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters at the following page.

March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were two NHL contests yesterday…


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Yesterday’s Results:

Edmonton 4, BUFFALO 3

The Edmonton Oilers would make a visit to the Buffalo Sabres last night and would come away with the 4-3 win, thanks to three straight goals late in the second period.

With Leon Draisaitl’s goal in the second period, it would be his 41st goal on the season and Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen would go on to have a solid performance with 35 saves on 38 attempts in the contest.

Edmonton center Connor McDavid would go on to have two assists in the contest, bringing his season total to 59 assists on the season.

Calgary goaltender Linus Ullmark would go on to have 16 saves on 20 attempts before being replaced by Carter Hutton, who would go on to have seven saves in the third period.

Toronto 6, CALGARY 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs would visit the Calgary Flames yesterday and would escape with the 6-2 win, thanks to Tyler Ennis recording a hat trick in the contest with Zach Hyman scoring twice and Mitch Marner scoring the other goal for the Maple Leafs.

Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen would go on to register 35 saves in the contest and Calgary goaltender David Rittich would go on to register 26 saves on 32 tries in the contest.

 

Today in the NHL, there are 10 games on the docket.


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In the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the second and final time on the season.

Other notes for the Carolina Hurricanes include the following:

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats from yesterday, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report at the following page.

March 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 10 games in NHL action yesterday. (Home team in italics)

Edmonton 4, COLUMBUS 0

 

LOS ANGELES 6, Chicago 3

There would be six different scorers for the Los Angeles Kings last night in the 6-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks yesterday afternoon.

 

BOSTON 1, New Jersey 0

Boston Bruins Brad Marchand would score the lone goal in the contest with the goal at the 2:37 mark in the first period and he would be unsuccessful on registering the penalty shot in the first period at the 7:16 mark.

 

TORONTO 5, Buffalo 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs would have a convincing 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres last night in Toronto.  For Toronto, there would be five different goal scorers in the contest.

 

TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Sabres at the following page.

The Maple Leafs would also reach the 40 win plateau for the season in the fastest amount in the long and storied history of the franchise.

 

Pittsburgh 5, MONTREAL 1

The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Montreal Canadiens last night and there would be four different goal scorers in the contest with Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel scoring two of the goals.

 

 

TAMPA BAY 5, Ottawa 1

The Tampa Bay Lightning would tie the League record for fewest games to get to the 50 win mark with Lightning’s 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators last night.

 

Carolina 4, FLORIDA 3 (OT)

The Carolina Hurricanes would win their fifth straight game with the 4-3 win in overtime over the Florida Panthers.

Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would become the first player in franchise history to score the game winner in three consecutive games.

 

Dallas 4, ST LOUIS 1

 

 

ARIZONA 3, Detroit 1

In this contest, the Arizona Coyotes would take down the Detroit Red Wings with the 3-1 win and with the win, the Coyotes would win their sixth straight contest for the first time in seven seasons.

 

This win streak at six games means it is also the last time the team reached the postseason in the 2011-12 season, when they would reach the Western Conference Final.

 

Minnesota 4, CALGARY 2

There would be four different goal scorers for the Minnesota Wild as they would take down the Calgary Flames with the 4-2 win at the Calgary Saddledome last night.

In a pre-game ceremony, the Calgary Flames retired Jarome Iginla’s number 12 to the rafters.

 

There are eight games in NHL action today.

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats, you can see it at the following page.

NWHL

In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would defeat the Boston Pride with the 2-1 win.    Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would score the goal late to seal the win for the Whitecaps.  This would be a crucial contest for the NWHL playoff standings.

Minnesota Whitecaps 2, BOSTON PRIDE 1

 

Buffalo Beauts 5, CONNECTICUT WHALE 2

The other NWHL contest yesterday pitted the Buffalo Beauts against the Connecticut Whale and the Beauts would come away with their seventh straight win with the 5-2 win.

The Buffalo Beauts would open up the scoring with the games first five goals, with all five goals coming from different Beauts players.

The contest would be a hard fought battle, with a fair share of penalties throughout the entire contest.

There are two NWHL games today…

The NWHL Twitter Game of the Week pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Buffalo Beauts and that game will be available on the NWHL’s Twitter page at 3 p.m., ET.

The other game today is the Minnesota Whitecaps facing off against the Connecticut Whale at 3 p.m., ET and that contest can be seen on the NWHL’s website at NWHL.zone.

The playoff outlook for the NWHL playoffs will be determined at the conclusion of today’s game with the NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule being announced tomorrow.

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 2/3/2019 – Game Recap

Buffalo Sabres (30-26-8 68pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-4 82pts)

 

Game Recap:

The Leafs have another big second period against the Buffalo Sabres. Martin Marincin and Nic Petan did not look out of place tonight and JT, Marner, and Matthews looked like they pulled it all together.

 

Lineups:

Toronto:

Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Nic Petan – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

 

Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: none

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

Suspension: None

 

Buffalo:

Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel– Sam Reinhart

Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues –Kyle Okposo

Scott Wilson – Casey Middlestadt– Tage Thompson

Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson– Jason Pominville

 

Jake McCabe –Rasmus Ristolainen

Rasmus Dahlin – Zach Bogosian

Marco Scandella – Brandon Montour

 

Linus Ullmark

Carter Hutton

 

Scratched: Matt Hunwick

Injuries:  Vladimir Sabotka

Suspension: None

GameDay:

First Period:

Toronto Goal – 4:20 – John Tavares (37) assisted by Mitch Marner (54) and Martin Marincin (3)

Buffalo Goal – 6:00 – Jason Pominville (15) assisted by Zemgus Girgensons (11) and Marco Scandella (7)

Buffalo Goal – 7:34 – Conor Sheary (12) assisted by Kyle Okposo (14)

Buffalo Penalty – 11:21 – Kyle Okposo, 2 minutes for Hooking

Toronto Penalty – 14:08 – Mitch Marner, 2 minutes for Slashing

Toronto Goal – 19:40 – Morgan Rielly (16) assisted by Auston Matthews (30) and Ron Hainsey (15)

End of 1st – BUF – 0       TOR – 0

Shots              10                16

Faceoffs         5/14            9/14

Hits               13                  9

PP                 0/1                 0/1

Second Period:

Toronto Penalty – 11:40 – Kasperi Kapanen, 5 minutes for Fighting

Buffalo Penalty – 11:40 – Evan Rodrigues, 5 minutes for Fighting

Toronto Penalty – 12:00 – Brandon Montour, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

Toronto Goal – 15:02 – Nic Petan (1) assisted by Trevor Moore (4)

Toronto Goal – 19:05 – Nikita Zaitsev (3) assisted by Mitch Marner (55) and John Tavares (33)

 

End of 2nd – BUF- 0        TOR- 0

Shots             17                 23

Faceoffs       10/29              19/29

Hits                 18                  22

PP                   0/1                 0/2

Third Period:

Toronto Penalty – 2:22 – John Tavares, 2 minutes for Hooking

Toronto Goal – 18:03 – Mitch Marner (23) assisted by John Tavares (34) and Jake Muzzin (24)

End of 3rd – BUF – 2         TOR- 5

Shots              00                   00

Faceoffs        00                    00

Hits               00                     00

PP                 0/0                    0/0

Next Up:

Toronto (40-20-4 84pts) v. Calgary (41-16-7 89pts)

Edmonton (28-30-7 65pts) @ Buffalo (30-26-8 68pts)

Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 01/03/2019 – Game Preview

Buffalo Sabres (30-26-8 68pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-21-4 82pts)

 

Time: 7p EST

Station: SportsNet/CBC

 

Preview:

The Leafs come back home after a rough game in New York against the Islanders and hope to bounce back against the Buffalo Sabres. Frederik Andersen will get the nod against Carter Hutton for Buffalo. Expect this to be a game full of speed and action on all ends of the ice.

 

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –75 points (22 goals 53 assists)
John Tavares – 68 points (36 goals 32 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 61 points (15 goals 46 assists)
Auston Matthews – 59 points (30 goals 29 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Jack Eichel – 70 points (23 goals 47 assists)
Sam Reinhart–58 points (18 goals 40 assists)
Jeff Skinner – 57 points (36 goals 21 assists)
Rasmus Ristolainen  –38 points (5 goals 33 assists)

Frederik Andersen
30-13-3 2.59GAA .923SV%

Carter Hutton
16-18-4 2.84GAA .910SV%

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Projected Lineup:

Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

 

Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: none

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

Suspension: None

 

Buffalo:

Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel– Sam Reinhart

Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues –Kyle Okposo

Scott Wilson – Casey Middlestadt– Tage Thompson

Zemgus Girgensons – Johan Larsson– Jason Pominville

 

Jake McCabe –Rasmus Ristolainen

Rasmus Dahlin – Zach Bogosian

Matt Hunwick – Brandon Montour

 

Carter Hutton

Linus Ullmark

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Marco Scandella, Vladimir Sabotka

Suspension: None

 

Keys to the Game:

1. Be consistent in the faceoff circle

  • This will allow more puck possession and time in the attacking zone.

2. Shut down the top line

  • The Sabres top line is deadly, don’t let them skate or cycle. They will cause serious damage if allowed to move.

3.  Use your speed.

  • Make them chase you and have to play defence the majority of the game. Will tire their top players out.

 

 

 

March 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were eight contests in NHL action last night.

 

BUFFALO 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

The Pittsburgh Penguins would face off against the Buffalo Sabres and would come out of this contest with a point, falling to the Buffalo Sabres by the score of 4-3 in the overtime frame.

 

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Philadelphia 6, NEW JERSEY 3

The Philadelphia Flyers would double up the New Jersey Devils last night with the 6-3 win and this would also mark the first win as a Philadelphia Flyer for Cam Talbot.

 

 

Washington 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

The Washington Capitals would visit the New York Islanders last night and would come away with two crucial points in the division standings.  Washington would go on to defeat the Islanders by the score of 3-1.

Alex Ovechkin would register his 45th goal on the season for the 10th time in his career and now holds the League record for most 45 goals in a season.

TXHT has your full complete coverage of the contest at the following page.

 

Montreal 4, NY RANGERS 2

The Montreal Canadiens would visit the New York Rangers and they would come out of New York with the 4-2 win last night with Montreal’s Joel Arima registered hat trick in the contest.

 

CAROLINA 5, St. Louis 2

The Carolina Hurricanes would come away from this contest against the St. Louis Blues with a 5-2 in Raleigh last night.

Carolina’s Sebastian Aho would score his fourth SHG (shorthanded goal) on the season and would move into a tie with three others for the League lead.

 

WINNIPEG 5, Nashville 3

There would be five different goal scorers for the Winnipeg Jets in their 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators last night.  With the win for the Jets, they leapt ahead of the Predators for the Central Division lead.

 

Vegas 3, ANAHEIM 0

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would come away with a shutout win for Vegas in their 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks last night.

 

SAN JOSE 4, Colorado 3

The San Jose Sharks would squeak by the Colorado Avalanche with the 4-3 win, with San Jose’s Marcus Sorensen scoring two goals in the contest.  On the three Avalanche goals, Gabriel Landeskog would have an assist on all three goals.

*Image is the property of the San Jose Sharks Twitter page.

 

There are 10 contests in NHL action today

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For more news, notes, information, and statistics, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate at the following page.

 

The final games on the NWHL Regular Season begin tonight with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Boston Pride at 7:30 p.m., ET.  The game can be seen on NWHL.zone.

TXHT will have coverage of the contest tomorrow.