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November 25th, 2018 — News and Notes

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Today is Sunday, November 25th, 2018, and these are your news and notes covering the NHL and the NWHL.

First in the NHL…

Yesterday’s schedule of games:

 

Washington 5, NY RANGERS 3

The Washington Capitals staged the 50th multi-goal comeback win on the NHL season yesterday afternoon when they defeated the NY Rangers 5-3.

TXHT’s Michael Lindenbaum and New York Rangers contributor Russell Hartman has your recap contest of the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers at the following page.

Game Recap – 11/24/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

 

TORONTO 6, Philadelphia 0

Andreas Johnsson had a hat trick, and achieved the mark in the first period.  Johnsson is the first player to score three goals in the first period since Wendell Clark on October 11, 1986.  Johnsson is the eighth player to score a hat trick in the first period.

With the 6-0 win, this marks the largest margin of victory in a shutout at home since they defeated the Buffalo Sabres 7-0.

 

 

Boston 3, MONTREAL 2

Boston’s D John Moore would go on to score the game-winner for the Bruins, the first goal of his career.

 

Buffalo 3, DETROIT 2 (SO)

The Buffalo Sabres in this contest would win their ninth straight, the most since the 2006-07 season when they won 10 straight.


Jeff Skinner of the Sabres scored his 18th goal on the season, the most so far on the season.  This is Skinner’s first season with the Buffalo Sabres.

Chicago 5, FLORIDA 4 (OT)

The Chicago Blackhawks would go on to win their first road game since their win on October 20th at the Columbus Blue Jackets when Chicago’s Erik Gustafsson would score the game-winner in the overtime frame.

In the last 14 games between the two teams, Chicago has a record of 12-2-0 against Florida.

NY ISLANDERS 4, Carolina 1

NY Islanders Josh Bailey had his sixth multi-point game of the season, leading the team.  Bailey had 20 multi-point games during the 2017-18 campaign.

PITTSBURGH 4, Columbus 2

Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel had a hat trick of his own in the 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets last night.

Winnipeg 8, ST. LOUIS 4

Patrik Laine scored on five different occasions to help the Winnipeg Jets defeat the St. Louis Blues 8-4 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis last night.

Laine joins three other players to have a five-goal performance before their 21st birthday.

COLORADO 3, Dallas 2

 

VEGAS 6, San Jose 0

The Vegas Golden Knights scored the fastest goal in franchise history in the shutout over the San Jose Sharks last night.

Marc-Andre Fleury posted a shutout in consecutive appearances for the third time.  He is also the second goalie in the expansion era to have at least 5 shutouts in 25 teams games in two different seasons.  He joins Ed Belfour on this list for such an achievement.

 

Vancouver 4, LOS ANGELES 2

Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson had a multi-point contest and Adam Gaudette scored his first NHL goal in the 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center in Los Angeles last night.

 

 

Today’s schedule of games:

 

NWHL

 

For the NWHL, there is one game on tap today at 2 p.m., ET

 

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November 24th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, November 24th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

 

There was a full 15-game slate yesterday.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 4, NY Rangers 0

Claude Giroux would register his 481st career assist, moving into second place for the most assists in Flyers history.

For the second straight match-up between the two teams, the Philadelphia Flyers would go on to beat the Rangers by a shutout.

 

BUFFALO 3, Montreal 2 (OT)

 

The Buffalo Sabres would defeat the Montreal Canadiens to win their eighth consecutive game, the fourth such occasion of winning eight consecutive games.

 

 

Montreal’s Andrew Shaw would go on to score his seventh goal of the season in the overtime loss to the Sabres.

 

 

NY Islanders 4, NEW JERSEY 3 (OT)

 

The Islanders Mathew Barzal would register the game-winner in overtime to defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-3.

 

For the Devils, Keith Kinkaid had 31 saves on 35 opportunities.

 

WASHINGTON 3, Detroit 1

In the Washington Capitals contest against the Detroit Red Wings, Washington’s Tom Wilson, Michal Kempny, and Alex Ovechkin would score.  For Detroit, Andreas Athanasiou, would register the lone goal.

TXHT has your recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Detroit Red Wings at the following page.

 

Game Recap – 11/23/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

 

MINNESOTA 4, Winnipeg 2

The Minnesota Wild would score four unanswered goals to get the win, and improve to a record of 14-7-2.

 

ANAHEIM 2, Edmonton 1 (OT)

 

The Anaheim Ducks Rickard Rakell would score his fifth regular-season overtime goal, tying Scott Niedermeyer.  Rakell is one regular-season overtime goal away from tying Corey Perry and Hall of Famer Teemu Selanne for second place with six.

 

 

VEGAS 2, Calgary 0

 

Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury would go on to register his 52nd NHL career shutout in the Golden Knights 2-0 win.  He is one win away from tying Pekka Rinne for third place on the all-time list for shutouts by an active NHL goaltender.

 

COLUMBUS 4, Toronto 2

With the Columbus Blue Jackets win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, they now have sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division.

 

 

Steve Gardiner, TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, has your preview and recap of the Toronto’s contest at the following page.

Game Day Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets – 23/11/2018

 

 

BOSTON 2, Pittsburgh 1 (OT)

 

Boston Bruins Joakim Nordstrom would score his first NHL overtime goal and helped the Bruins extend their point streak to four games, compiling a record of 2-0-2.

 

 

TAMPA BAY 4, Chicago 2

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Chicago Blackhawks last night by a 4-2 score.

Tampa Bay is 7-0-1 against the Blackhawks since their match-up in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, compiling seven straight wins in that eight game span.

 

 

CAROLINA 4, Florida 1

Jordan Martinook registered a hat trick for the Carolina Hurricanes in the big win last night.

Florida’s Mike Hoffman’s 17-game point streak came to an

 

ST. LOUIS 6, Nashville 2

 

DALLAS 6, Ottawa 4

 

Colorado 5, ARIZONA 1

 

Colorado Avalanche’s J.T. Compher would score two shorthanded goals on the same power-play to give the Colorado a 5-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

 

 

SAN JOSE 4, Vancouver 0

 

San Jose’s Joe Thornton recorded his 231st game with multiple assists in the regular season, one shy of tying Joe Sakic for 10th place all time.

 

 

Also, Joe Thornton would go on to play in his 1,500th NHL game last night and was honoured in a pre-game ceremony last night in San Jose.

 

 

Today’s schedule of games

 

 

This week’s NHL European Game pits the Washington Capitals at the New York Rangers at 2 p.m., ET.

 

 

For more news, notes, info, and stats…

 

 

In NHL News…

Former NHL referee Mick McGeough passed away.  NHL commissioner Gary Bettman released a statement on his passing.

November 22nd, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 14 games on the NHL schedule yesterday.

 

NEW JERSEY 5, Montreal 2

Kyle Palmieri became the eighth player in franchise history to have at least 12 goals in the first 20 team games of the season.

Montreal Canadiens Max Domi has 11 consecutive games with at least a point, tied for fourth with two other players for the longest such streak as a member of the Canadiens.

 

NY RANGERS 5, NY Islanders 0

 

Filip Chytil became the seventh teenager to score a goal in at least five consecutive team games since the 2005-06 season last  night.

 

Rangers G Alexandar Georgiev became the 16th different goalie to register a shutout for the franchise and the first in over 40 years against the Islanders when Doug Soetaert achieved the mark.

 

 

PITTSBURGH 5, Dallas 1

 

The Pittsburgh Penguins recorded points for the 15th straight time against Western Conference games last night against the Dallas Stars.

 

 

DETROIT 3, Boston 2 (OT)

 

Andreas Athanasiou would score twice in the contest, including the game-winner, to snap a seven game losing streak against the Boston Bruins in the win last night.

 

 

TAMPA BAY 7, Florida 3

 

Mike Hoffman would register another game in where he registers at least one point for the 17th consecutive contest, the fifth most for a player while a member of a new team.

 

 

WASHINGTON 4, Chicago 2

 

The Washington Capitals won their eighth consecutive game against the Chicago Blackhawks in home contests last night.

 

TXHT has your recap of the Chicago Blackhawks at the Washington Capitals at the following link.

Game Recap – 11/21/2018 – Chicago Blackhawks v. Washington Capitals

 

BUFFALO 5, Philadelphia 2

Buffalo won their seventh consecutive win last night when they defeated the Philadelphia Flyers.

 

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CAROLINA 5, Toronto 2

Carolina Hurricanes Justin Williams became the ninth player in NHL history to record at least 100 goals and a Stanley Cup with two different franchises in the win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.

John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs became the fifth player in franchise history and the first in the NHL’s Modern Era, since the 1943-44 season, to have at least 11 goals in the franchises first 11 road games last night.

 

TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your preview and recap of the contest between the Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes at the following page.

 

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Carolina Hurricanes – 21/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

 

MINNESOTA 6, Ottawa 4

Matt Dumba would score his 10th goal of the season, the most for a defenceman through 22 games played of a season since the 1989-90 season.

 

NASHVILLE 4, St. Louis 1

 

In the three-goal win over the St. Louis Blues, the Nashville Predators would score two shorthanded goals, the sixth such occurrence.  It was also the first time that feat happened since March 13, 2018 against the Winnipeg Jets.

 

 

Vegas 3, ARIZONA 2 (OT)

 

Vegas Golden Knights Max Pacioretty registered his 11th overtime goal last night in the win over the Arizona Coyotes.  The 11th overtime goal is tied with three other players for the fourth most in the regular season since the 2008-09 season.

 

CALGARY 6, Winnipeg 3

 

The Calgary Flames became the fourth team in history to score five or more goals in the first period of consecutive games last night in the win over the Winnipeg Jets last night.

 

ANAHEIM 4, Vancouver 3

 

Anaheim Ducks G John Gibson won his 100th NHL career contest in a 25 saves performance.

Gibson reached the 100 win mark faster than anyone else in the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks 25-year history of the franchise.

 

Colorado 7, LOS ANGELES 3

 

Colorado Avalanche G Seymon Varlamov would win his 200th NHL career game in the win over the Los Angeles Kings last night.

 

 

 

Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen would register two assists to bring his total two 26 on the season, one behind Michel Goulet for the most in franchise history in the teams first 21 games.

 

 

Today there are no games on the NHL schedule.

 

NHL action will resume tomorrow with 15 games on the schedule, kicking off with the NHL Thanksgiving Showdown between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers at 1 p.m. ET.

 

 

 

In NHL news…

 

Newly inducted Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis was on hand in Tampa Bay for the ceremonial puck drop before the Tampa Bay Lightning took on the Florida Panthers last night.

 

Nashville Predators Nick Bonino would play in his 500th NHL career game last night against the St. Louis Blues.

 

 

Wednesday’s contest marked the second time in which 12 contests were won by the home teams.

 

 

 

You can watch TXHT Live this Wednesday at 8p EST on Facebook Live.

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Carolina Hurricanes – 21/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

Time: Tuesday, Novemeber 21th, 2018

Toronto: 15-5-0 for 30 points

Carolina: 9-8-3 for 21pts

The Toronto Maple Leafs head back out on the road where they’ve been phenomenal and take on the youthful Carolina Hurricanes. Interesting note here has been the rumors of Nylander to Carolina have been running rampant through media sources. So tonight will be interesting to see how well the Carolina defenders play tonight against the Leafs extremely potent offence.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner – 28 points (6 goals 22 assists)

Morgan Rielly – 26 points (9 goals 17 assists)

John Tavares – 25 points (13 goals 12 assists) 48% on face-offs

Auston Matthews – 16 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-off

 

Sebastien Aho –23 points (6 goals 17 assists)

Teuvo Teravainen– 16 points (4 goal 12 assists)

Michael Ferland – 14 points (10 goal 4 assists)

Justin Williams– 12 points (2 goal 10 assists)

Frederik Andersen

12-5-0 2.08GAA .935SV%

Curtis McElhinney

4-2 2.51GAA .903SV%

Probable Lineups:

Toronto:

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Kasperi Kapanen – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks
Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Auston Matthews (Shoulder)

Suspension: None

Carolina:

Michael Ferland– Sebastein Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

Brock McGinn– Jordan Staal – Justin Williams

Jordan Martinook– Lucas Wallmark– Andrei Svechnikov

Warren Foegele – Victor Rask – Phil Di Giuseppe

 

Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

Calvin De Haan– Justin Faulk

Hayden Fleury– Trevor Van Riemsdyk

 

Curtis McElhinney

Scott Darling
Scratched: None

Injuries: Brett Pesce (Leg), Petr Mrazek (Upper Body)

Suspension: None

 

Keys to Winning against Carolina:

  1. Make good decisions
    1. Carolina is a young team with some speed and a chip on their shoulder. If you think you can railroad them you will lose. Make good passes, be strong in the neutral zone and respect the ability of some of their young guns.
  2. Get in McElhinney’s head
    1. While I’m very happy for McElhinney, we can’t allow him to get into a groove. Because as Leafs have seen first hand where Mac gets going this could become a very long game for Leafs shooters.
  3. Puck Possession
    1. Make Carolina work hard to get the puck. Don’t give them any easy shots.

Game Day Lineups:

First Period:

Carolina Goal – 10:56 – Trevor Van Riemsdyk (1) Unassisted

Carolina Goal – 11:18 – Justin Williams (3) assisted by Calvin De Haan (2) and Jordan Staal (5)

Toronto Goal – 15:30 – John Tavares (13) Unassisted

End of 1st – TOR – 1     CAR – 2

Shots              11                29

Faceoffs         10/20         10/20

Hits               11                  14

PP                 0/0              0/0

Analysis:

Terrible period for the Leafs. They looked slow and taking Carolina for granted.

Need to Do:

Gotta get the legs moving or else this game is just going to be a run away by Carolina

Second Period:

Carolina Penalty –6:12 – Dougie Hamilton 2 minutes for Interference

Carolina Penalty –12:41 – Jordan Staal 2 minutes for Interference

End of 2nd –TOR– 1      CAR – 2

Shots               23                     31

Faceoffs          22/40            18/40

Hits                 14                      23

PP                   0/2                  0/0

Analysis:

Leafsgot their legs moving and got the puck in the Hurricanes zone and caused a lot of ruckus.

Need to Do:

Keep being aggressive and attacking. Puck Possession will be the only thing that gets the next goal in the game to tie it up.

Third Period:     

Toronto Penalty – 6:58 – Andreas Johnsson 2 minutes for Tripping

Carolina PP Goal – 07:45 – Michael Ferland (11) from Teuvo Teravainen (13)

Carolina Penalty – 10:57 – Jordan Staal 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike

Toronto Penalty – 10:57 – Zach Hyman 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike

Toronto Goal – 11:57 –Kasperi Kapanen (9) from Travis Dermott (4)

Carolina EN Goal – 18:42 –Sebastian Aho(7) from Jordan Staal (6)

Carolina EN Goal – 19:22 – Andrei Svechnikov (5) from Lucas Wallmark (5) and Jordan Martinook (3)

 

End of 3rd –TOR – 2           CAR– 5

Shots             32                      45

Faceoffs        36/64             28/64

Hits               22                     32

PP                 0/2                    1/1

Analysis:

Andersen was the only player showed up consistently tonight and it showed  in almost every facet of the game. Tough loss against a team the Leafs should beat.

Next Up:

Toronto (15-6-0 30pts) @ Columbus (12-7-2 26pts)

Florida (8-7-3 19pts) @ Carolina (10-8-3 23pts)

 

You can watch TXHT Live this Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

 

November 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

 

 

Today is Monday, November 19th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

A quick recap of yesterday’s contests:

 

Dallas 6, NY ISLANDERS 2

Dallas Stars Jason Spezza would collect his 900th career point in the Stars win over the Islanders yesterday.  His 900th point would be an assist on Roope Hintz’s first career NHL goal.

 

CAROLINA 2, New Jersey 1

In the Carolina Hurricanes one-goal win over the New Jersey Devils, the Hurricanes would score two goals in the span of eight seconds to seal the win.

The franchise mark is two goals in six seconds, which was set on March 28, 1987, when the Hartford Whalers did it against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

 

CHICAGO 3, Minnesota 1

Colorado 4, ANAHEIM 3 (OT)

The Colorado Avalanche would get their 1,000th win as a franchise in the overtime frame with the win over the Anaheim Ducks last night.

Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen also became the eighth player in the franchise history or the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche to have 30 points in 20 games played with the club last night.

Colorado would score the overtime winner with two seconds left in the overtime frame.

 

Vegas 6, EDMONTON 3

The Vegas Golden Knights went on to double up the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 win.

Marc-Andre Fleury would go on to have 29 saves in the win.

There are nine games on the docket tonight across the NHL.

 

In the NWHL, there were two contests yesterday.

 

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

Game Recap – 11/18/2018 – Whale Get First Win Of The Season

 

In NHL news…

The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week earlier today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In NWHL news…

The National Women’s Hockey League announced today their co-Players of the Week.  The honours this week go to Buffalo Beauts F Hayley Scamurra and Connecticut Whale’s Meeri Raisanen.

 

 

 

You can watch TXHT tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on Twitch and Facebook Live.

November 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, November 18th, 2018, and these are your news and notes..

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There were 11 contests in the NHL and one contest in the NWHL yesterday

 

Detroit 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (OT)

The Detroit Red Wings had another comeback in their contest against the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon.  The Red Wings came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the contest..

Tampa Bay 6, PHILADELPHIA 5 (OT)

Brayden Point had consecutive multi-goal games for the first time in his career and joined three other players in Tampa Bay Lightning history to have such a mark.

Despite the loss in overtime, the Philadelphia Flyers would score four goals in the span of 6:04 to tie the game against the Lightning.  Philadelphia also became the ninth club to score four goals in the final 10 minutes of the contest to tie a game.

Buffalo 3, MINNESOTA 2

The Buffalo Sabres would go on to defeat the Minnesota Wild and with the win, the Sabres now have 26 points in their last 2mi0 contests and the second best 20 game start since the overtime point era started.

OTTAWA 6, Pittsburgh 4

Ottawa Senators Mark Stone had a game with two goals on four shots to help lift the Ottawa Senators past the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 6-4 win.

Matt Duchene would also reach the 500 point mark with a two goal, one assist performance in the win as well.

NY RANGERS 4, Florida 2

New York Rangers Filip Chytil became the only teenager in the long-history of the NY Rangers to score in three straight games in the win over the Florida Panthers yesterday.

Columbus 4, CAROLINA 1

Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson registered the fifth career hat trick in Blue Jackets history with the rout of the Carolina Hurricanes last night.

Montreal 3, VANCOUVER 2

Elias Pettersson scored to be the third player in Vancouver Canucks history to register 11 goals in 16 games in the Canucks 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens yesterday.

Montreal Canadiens Max Domi became the tenth player to have a nine game point scoring streak in their first season with the franchise.

NASHVILLE 5, Los Angeles 3

Los Angeles Kings Dion Phaneuf became the seventh player this season to play in his 1,00th NHL game in the Kings 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators last night.

 

Boston 2, ARIZONA 1

Boston Bruins Forward Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson would score his first career goal in the Bruins win over the Arizona Coyotes.

 

CALGARY 4, Edmonton 2

Elias Lindholm would score twice to help the Calgary Flames double up the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win.

SAN JOSE 4, St. Louis 0

San jose Sharks D Erik Karlsson scored his first goal as a member of the franchise and helped shutout the St. Louis Blues 4-0.

Joe Pavelski would also score in the contest and this would also be his fourth consecutive game with a goal.

 

NWHL

 

The lone NWHL contest of yesterday pitted the Boston Pride against the Buffalo Beauts.

 

Boston’s Jillian Dempsey and Gigi Marvin would both score twice to give the Pride a big win over the Buffalo Beauts at Warrior Ice Arena last night.

 

Dempsey scored her goals in the first period and then sealed the win for the Pride with her second goal of the contest with 6:40 left in the third period.

 

The Boston Pride would play strong defensively in this contest, giving up Buffalo’s lone goal at the 7:40 mark in the second.  Hayley Scamurra would get the goal for Buffalo.

 

Hayley Scamurra has four goals and four assists on the season.

 

Pride G Katie Burt registered 25 saves on 26 shots and Beauts G Nicole Hensley would have 22 saves on 26 shot attempts.

 

With the win, Boston is now in second place in the NWHL standings at 3-1 with the Minnesota Whitecaps at 6-0, who return to NWHL action in two weeks.

 

The Buffalo Beauts now sit at 2-3-0 in the standings, good for third place.  The Metropolitan Riveters are at 1-5-0 and rounding out the standings is the winless Connecticut Whale at 0-3-0.

 

The Boston Pride and Buffalo Beauts will face off again at 2:30pm today at Warrior Ice Arena.

 

 

 

Today’s schedule of NHL contests:

 

For more NHL news, notes, info, and stats:

 

 

Today’s contests of NWHL games:

 

TXHT contributor Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest pitting the Connecticut Whale against the Metropolitan Riveters at the following page.

 

NWHL Gameday Preview – Whale Prep For Clash Against Riveters

 

You can also watch the contest on Twitter as the NWHL’s Game of the Week.

 

 

In NHL news…

 

-The New York Islanders are hosting their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness ceremonies tonight and will wear the special Hockey Fights Cancer warm-up jerseys today.

 

You can watch TXHT Live this Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

November 13th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Tuesday, November 13th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were four contests last night…

 

NY RANGERS 2, Vancouver 1

There were two different Rangers players that scored last night that were under the age of 21 in New York’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks last night.

 

Henrik Lunqvist moved into a tie for seventh place for wins by a goaltender with 437 in the win over Vancouver.

 

CAROLINA 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

 

Carolina so far this season has registered the most shots on goal in NHL history through the first 18 games of the season

 

Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat played in his 100th NHL career game and scored his 37th career goal.

 

Only six other Blackhawks have scored at least 37 goals in 100 NHL career games.

 

 

Columbus 2, DALLAS 1

 

The Columbus Blue Jackets to 7-0-0 against the Dallas Stars in the last seven games dating back to December 29th, 2015.

 

ANAHEIM 2, Nashville 1 (SO)

 

Anaheim Ducks G John Gibson earned his 99th career win with the Ducks shootout victory over the Nashville Predators last night.

 

Tonight’s schedule of games.

For more news, notes, info, and stats…

 

In NHL news…

 

-Washington Capitals F Tom Wilson’s 20-game suspension for his illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues F Oskar Sundqvist was reduced to 14 games by independent arbitrator Shyam Das earlier today.

 

 

In the NWHL…

-The National Women’s Hockey League announced today that the 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be held in Nashville, Tennessee.

The NWHL returns to action this weekend.

 

 

You can watch TXHT Live tomorrow at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

November 11th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, November 11th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

There were 11 games on tap yesterday…

 

BUFFALO 4, Vancouver 3 (SO)

 

The Buffalo Sabres overcame a multi-goal deficit in the last five minutes and would win the contest for the seventh time in franchise history and the first since March of 2010 in a 3-2 win in a shootout over the Montreal Canadiens.

 

PHILADELPHIA 4, Chicago 0

Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux became the ninth player to reach the 50 game mark while registering three points in a contest.

 

Nashville 5, DALLAS 4 (OT)

 

Mattais Ekholm netted the game-winner in the extra frame to give the Nashville Predators the 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars.

 

Nashville is 8-0-0 on the road this season.  They are the third team in League history to win at least eight of their first road games to start the season.

 

BOSTON 5, Toronto 1

Boston Bruins David Pastrnak registered a hat trick for the second time this season against the Toronto Maple Leafs and joins six others for the same mark between the regular-season and the playoffs.

TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has his recap of the contest at the following link.

 

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins – 10/11/2018 – Game Preview & Recap

 

MONTREAL 5, Vegas 4

 

Between three lead changes in this contest, the Montreal Canadiens would go on to defeat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4.  Tomas Tatar would net the game winner against his former club.

Prior to the contest, the Montreal Canadiens honoured Max Pacioretty with a video tribute.

 

Ottawa 6, TAMPA BAY 4

Ottawa Senators Bobby Ryan has a three point performance, one goal and two assists, to lift the Senators over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

 

FLORIDA 4, NY Islanders 2

 

Florida Panthers Mike Hoffman extended his point-scoring streak to 11 games with a goal in the second period to help the Florida Panthers defeat the New York Islanders 4-2.

 

PITTSBURGH 4, Arizona 0

 

Pittsburgh Penguins G Casey DeSmith would net the shutout against the Arizona Coyotes with a 39 save performance and help the Penguins snap a five game slide.

 

Detroit 4, CAROLINA 3 (SO)

 

Detroit Red Wings G Johnathan Bernier made 45 saves and helped lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Carolina Hurricanes in a 4-3 shootout win.

The Red Wings would also overcome a multi-goal deficit to win three consecutive games for the first time in the decorated franchise history of the Detroit Red Wings.

 

NY Rangers 5, COLUMBUS 4 (SO)

 

The New York Rangers have extended their point-streak in the standings to 6 games.

 

 

Jimmy Vessey would net the winner in the shootout frame for the Rangers.

 

 

Calgary 1, LOS ANGELES 0

 

In the lone goal of the contest, Calgary’s Travis Hamonic would score his second goal of the season in the first three minutes of the contest.

 

Today’s slate of games:

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In NHL news…

-The Florida Panthers honoured original team President, Mr. Torrey, last night with a video.  Mr. Torrey passed away back in May at the age of 83.

Mr. William A. Torrey

-The Dallas Stars honoured Jason Spezza who played in his 1,000th NHL game.

-The Montreal Canadiens held their annual Military Tribute night by wearing camouflage practice jerseys before their contest against the Vegas Golden Knights last night.

 

November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

 

 

 

Today is Friday, November 9th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

In action yesterday, there were nine contests…

 

Vancouver 8, BOSTON 5

 

Vancouver had eight goals in a contest for the first time in nearly a decade in the win over Boston at TD Garden last night.

 

FLORIDA 4, Edmonton 1

 

Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 10 games when he registered two assists in the Panthers 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 5, Arizona 4 (OT)

Despite the Philadelphia Flyers win in overtime over the Arizona Coyotes, Arizona is the second team to have nine shorthanded goals in 14 games since 1933-34.

 

They share the record with the 1975-76 St. Louis Blues franchise.

 

Buffalo 6, MONTREAL 5 (OT)

 

The Buffalo Sabres would win on an overtime goal by Rasmus Ristolainen, the fourth in franchise history in regular-season play by a defenceman.

 

Vegas 5, OTTAWA 3

 

Vegas’ fourth line would power the team through a hard-fought win over the Ottawa Senators and earn the season-sweep.

 

TAMPA BAY 4, NY Islanders 2

 

The Tampa Bay Lightning for the second straight season have 25 points through 16 games or less with the win over the Islanders last night.

 

 

Carolina 4, CHICAGO 3

 

Despite being down by four, Chicago’s comeback in the contest fell short when they were defeated by Carolina in the debut for Chicago’s new bench boss, Jeremy Colliton.

 

 

DALLAS 4, San Jose 3

 

San Jose’s Brent Burns became the fourth member in team history to record at least 20 points in 16 or fewer team games last night.

 

Joe Thornton would, in fact, play in his 1500th NHL game, the most ever for a number one overall pick in League history.

 

Minnesota 3, LOS ANGELES 1

 

-Minnesota’s Zach Parise registered his 700th career point and leads all active U.S. born players with 339 goals.

 

There are six games on tap tonight…

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In NHL news,

 

-The Washington Capitals will host their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night.

 

 

-Yesterday, the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks unveiled the jerseys that they will wear for the 2019 NHL Winter Classic.

There is more on the unveiling here:  2019 NHL Winter Classic Jerseys unveiled

 

-With the 2018 Hockey Hall of Fame induction happening Monday night, the new inductees received the rings as a part of festivities.

 

 

Tonight, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils in the annual Hockey Hall of Fame Game at Scotiabank Arena.

There will be more on the Hall of Fame induction ceremony Tuesday.

 

-The Chicago Blackhawks and 2018 first round pick, defenceman Nicolas Beaudin, agreed to a three-year, entry level deal.

Beaudin will remain with the QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltiguers.

 

-Vegas Golden Knights D Nate Schmidt, who is still suspended for a violation of the League’s Substance Abuse Policy, participated in practice earlier today.

Also with the Golden Knights, the team today announced that they will hold their Military Appreciation night on November 14th.

 

-John Carlson of the Washington Capitals will miss tonight’s contest.  In a corresponding move, the Washington Capitals recalled Jonas Siegenthaler from the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears.

-The Montreal Canadiens announced earlier today that Tomas Plekanec has been placed on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out his contract.

 

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November 7th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Wednesday, November 7th, and these are your news and notes…

There were nine league contests last night.

 

The Maple Leafs won their 10th game of the season out of 15 games for the 11th time in franchise history and the first since the 2013-14 season when they won 10 games out of the first 14.

 

 

Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist won his 436th career game and is now one win shy of tying Jacques Plante for seventh place all time.

 

 

Max Domi would score all three of Montreal’s goals in the contest to give him a goal-scoring streak of four contests and has 16 points on the season, including nine goals thus far.

 

 

TXHT and Last Word on Sports Armand Kilsvitch has his recap of the contest here.

 

 

The Columbus Blue Jackets have defeated the Dallas Stars for the sixth consecutive time.

 

 

Ottawa’s Mark Stone had a five-point game to lift Ottawa to the win over New Jersey. Stone is the fifth player in Senators’ history to have multiple five point games in the regular season.

 

 

Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson would score yet again and continues to lead all rookies in goals and points but would still fall to the Detroit Red Wings in a shootout.

 

Pettersson has scored 10 goals in 10 games played. He is the fifth player outside of the League’s first season to score 10+ goals through their first 10 NHL games.

 

 

In Tampa Bay’s Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness night, Tampa Bay would get the win in the contest over the Edmonton Oilers and move to a record of 11-3-1 and into first place in the NHL standings.

 

 

St. Louis F Ryan O’Reilly registered a hat-trick and would extend his point streak to eight games in the contest against the Hurricanes. O’Reilly also had an eight-game point streak during the 2015-16 season.

 

 

In this match-up, Ilya Kovalchuk had one goal and two assists in the first game for new Kings head coach, Willie Desjardins.

 

 

 

San Jose’s Joe Thornton played in his 1499th NHL contest last night and tied Mike Modano for 19th all time.

 

 

With his next game, Thornton will become the first overall pick in the history of the NHL Draft to reach the 1500 game milestone.

 

As a note from the contests yesterday, this would only be the fifth time in League history where the home teams swept a schedule of 9+ games.

 

 

Today’s slate of games…

 

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For other news, notes, and stats…

 

 

Today in NHL News…

 

-Edmonton Oilers Milan Lucic will have a hearing today for roughing Tampa Bay’s Mathieu Joseph in last night’s contest.

 

 

The NHL’s Department of Player Safety in accordance to the hearing announced that Lucic has been fined $10,000, the maximum allowed under the CBA, for roughing Mathieu Joseph.

 

 

-Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released his “31 Thoughts” article yesterday. The topic revolves around the Ottawa Senators Uber video and the fallout.

 

 

-The Los Angeles Kings announced that Adam Oates has joined the team in a consulting role.

 

 

 

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