Category: Pittsburgh Penguins

Game Recap – 2/2/2020 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

Pittsburgh Penguins (32-14-5 69pts) v. Washington Capitals (35-12-5 75pts)

 

Game Recap:

Finally after months of waiting the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins get to renew their rivalry for the first time in the 2019-20 season, and it would not disappoint in DC this afternoon. In the first period Lars Eller would open the scoring for the Capitals after serving a penalty for interfenernce. However, 68 seconds later Sam Lafferty would respond for the Penguins to tie the game at one, and less than a minute later Patric Hornqvist would tip a shot in front and Ilya Samsonov would have the puck go off the inside of his stick and into the net to give teh Penguins the 2-1 lead as they headed into the first intermission.

 

In the second period the Penguins would continue swarming the Capitals zone and would be rewarded with a Dominik Simon backhanded tally to grow their lead to two. Both teams would have powerplay opportunities, but neither team would be able to capitalize on their opportunities.

 

Then in the third period both teams would get chippy with each other, but it would be Evgeny Kuznetsov forcing his way to the front of the net and backhanding the puck past Matt Murray to bring the Capitals back within one as the Capitals would dominate the majority of the period. However, Brandon Tanev would get a lucky bounce to retake the two goal lead, but Lars Eller would net his second of the game less than 30 seconds later to get the Capitals back within one but it would not be enough as the Penguins would hold on to defeat the Capitals 4-3.

 

Lineups:

Pittsburgh Penguins:

Jared McCann — Sidney Crosby — Dominik Simon

Bryan Rust — Evgeni Malkin — Patric Hornqvist

Zach Aston-Reese — Teddy Blueger — Brandon Tanev

Alex Galchenyuk — Andrew Agozzino — Anthony Angello

Jack Johnson — Kris Letang

Marcus Pettersson — John Marino

Chad Ruhwedel — Justin Schultz

Tristan Jarry

Matt Murray

Scratched: Juuso Riikola, Sam Lafferty

Injured: Nick Bjugstad (core muscle surgery), Brian Dumoulin (ankle surgery), Jake Guentzel (shoulder surgery), Dominik Kahun (concussion)

 

Washington Capitals:

Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Richard Panik

Brendan Leipsic — Nic Dowd — Garnet Hathaway

Michal Kempny — John Carlson

Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen

Jonas Siegenthaler — Radko Gudas

Ilya Samsonov

Braden Holtby

Scratched: Travis Boyd

Injured: None

 

First Period:

WAS Penalty – :35 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Slashing

WAS Penalty – 4:49 – Garnet Hathaway 2 minutes for Roughing

PIT Penalty – 4:49 – Jack Johnson 2 minutes for Roughing

PIT Penalty – 5:42 – John Marino 2 minutes for Tripping

WAS Penalty – 8:18 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Interference

WAS Goal – 10:38 – Lars Eller (12) from Richard Panik (6)

PIT Goal – 11:46 – Sam Lafferty (5) from Alex Galchenyuk (12)

PIT Goal – 12:40 – Patric Hornqvist (12) from John Marino (20) and Evgeni Malkin (38)

PIT Penalty – 17:05 – Dominik Simon 2 minutes for Holding

 

End of 1st

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Second Period:

WAS Penalty – 3:17 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Slashing

PIT Goal – 11:59 – Dominik Simon (7) from Sidney Crosby (20) and Jared McCann (16)

PIT Penalty – 13:27 – Sidney Crosby 2 minutes for Interference

WAS Penalty – Bench (Brendan Leipsic) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

 

End of 2nd

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Third Period:

WAS Penalty – :17 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for High Sticking

PIT Penalty – :17 – Kris Letang 2 minutes for Cross Checking

WAS Penalty – 1:54 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Slashing

WAS Goal – 6:00 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) from Jakub Vrana (22) and Nick Jensen (4)

WAS Penalty – 10:41 – Carl Hagelin 2 minutes for High Sticking

PIT Goal – 17:27 – Brandon Tanev (11) from Teddy Blueger (11) and Zach Aston-Reese (7)

WAS Goal – 17:42 – Lars Eller (13) from Carl Hagelin (11) and Radko Gudas (13)

 

End of 3rd

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Next Up:

Washington (35-13-5 75pts) v. Los Angeles (19-29-5 43pts)

Pittsburgh (33-14-5 71pts) @ Tampa Bay (32-15-5 69pts)

Rivalry: Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals (35-12-5) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (32-14-5)

 Predicted GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV% / # SO
Washington CapitalsIlya Samsonov16-2-12.08 / .927 / 1
Pittsburgh PenguinsTristan Jarry17-8-12.16 / .929 / 3
Goaltender Matchup

It’s time to witness another chapter in arguably the best rivalry in the National Hockey League; Capitals vs Penguins. For some reason, the schedule-makers wait until the final push for the playoffs to have these two face-off for the first time, and then go on to play one another four times before April. The last time Washington played Pittsburgh, on March 12th, 2019, they lost 5-3. In recent history, this rivalry has all but been split down the middle in wins and losses; through the 2010’s, Washington was 15-15-0 versus Pittsburgh, and is .520 all-time at home. With that being said, the Capitals have six wins in their last 11 meetings, four of which came during the Stanley Cup Playoffs of 2017-18, and we all remember how that season ended (mcubed).

On Friday, the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-3. Ilya Samsonov started in goal for Washington for the first time since January 18th, and as usual, he impressed fans and coaching staff. TJ Oshie gave the Capitals an early lead with a deflection from John Carlson for his 19th goal of the season. At first, it was believed to be Evgeny Kuznetsovs’ goal, but upon further review the goal was credited to Oshie. Thomas Chabot was called for slashing at the 7:26 mark, but the Capitals did not convert on the opportunity. Short of the 11:30 mark, Evgeny Kuznetsov did score, albeit a fast-one that at first, we weren’t sure if the puck even crossed the goal line. His 17th of the season improved Washingtons’ lead to 2-0 heading into the second period. Ilya Samsonov, after facing just five shots, was challenged with a breakaway late in the first, and confidently made the stop. The Capitals earned their second man-advantage of the night just two minutes and 18 seconds into the middle period, but Washington would not convert. Not long after, Garnet Hathaway drew a tripping penalty, and despite having the man-advantage, the Capitals allowed yet another short-handed goal, this time to Chris Tierney. Washington has allowed five short-handed goals in eight games, and leads the league with nine since the start of the season. With one of the Senators’ five goals versus the Sabres coming short-handed, it was of great importance that the Caps’ control that growing problem. Alex Ovechkin re-instated the Caps’ two-goal lead with his 36th goal of the season, and 10th in 5 games. With his 694th career goal, Ovechkin tied Mark Messier on the all-time list. 64 seconds later, Thomas Chabot cut that lead once again. As expected, the Senators would begin to accumulate power plays as Dmitry Orlov was called for hooking. Ottawa’s power play was 6-for-11 heading into tonight’s match, but Washington’s 2nd-ranked penalty kill kept the score, 3-2. To start the third period, Ottawa received a power play as Washington was called for too-many-men. In a twist of fate, this time it was the Capitals that scored short-handed as Carl Hagelin potted his 4th of the season on the breakaway. Unfortunately, Washington was then called for hooking, and the Caps were right back to work on the penalty kill. Artem Anisimov snuck the puck past Samsonov to bring Ottawa right back into the game with another special teams goal. With just under four minutes remaining, Washington was gifted a four-minute double minor for high-sticking against Lars Eller. With Ottawa’s goaltender lifted, Alex Ovechkin potted his second goal of the night to now pass Mark Messier. Ilya Samsonov won his 11th straight start after allowing three goals on 29 shots. As predicted by yours truly, it was confirmed earlier today that Ilya Samsonov WILL get the start for the Capitals!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDr8bxbF3Qo

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Philadephia Flyers by a score of 4-3, in overtime, in the Battle of Pennsylvania, also on Friday night. Despite an injury-plagued line-up, Pittsburgh continues to keep winning. The first period was uneventful, aside from a singular Flyers power play. That man-advantage ended with Jakub Voracek scoring his 11th goal of the season with 29 seconds left in the period, giving Philadelphia a short-lived lead. Five seconds short of the four-minute mark in the middle period, Evgeni Malkin scored the game-tying goal with his 16th of the season. Despite missing 14 games due to injury, Malkin leads the Penguins in assists (35) and points (50). Just 10 seconds later, Pittsburgh received their first power play of the evening, and with his 22nd  goal of the season and his 5th in eight games, Bryan Rust gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead. Through 36 games, Rust has 22 goals (leads team) and 22 assists for 43 points (HockeyReference). With Travis Konecny in the penalty box for tripping, the Penguins received another power play shortly after their first, and Kris Letang improved his teams’ lead by a score of 3-1. For a fourth goal in the 2nd period, Tyler Pitlick brought the Flyers within one with his 5th of the season. Philadelphia started the third period on the remainder of a late Crosby penalty, but were unable to convert. However, it didn’t take long for Scott Laughton to score anyways, washing out Pittsburghs’ lead. With no additional goals, this game would go to overtime. Sidney Crosby, of course, ended up scoring the game-winning goal for Pittsburgh just 55 seconds into the overtime period. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves on 29 shots to win his 17th of the season. Jarry is expected to start for the Penguins versus the Capitals.

The Pittsburgh Penguins have struggled with injuries all season long, but the list is getting shorter. However, the Penguins are still without Brian Dumoulin (DL, ankle), Nick Bjugstad (DL, abdomen), Jake Guentzel (DL, upper body), and Dominik Kahun (DL, concussion).

Coverage of the game begins at 11:30am with Caps Faceoff Live, followed by Caps Pregame Live at 12:00pm, all on NBCSN/NBCSWA, with puck drop shortly after 12:30pm.

References:

HockeyReference. (2020). Bryan Rust Stats. Retrieved from https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/rustbr01.html.

HockeyReference.(2020). Ilya Samsonov Stats. Retrieved from https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/s/samsoil01.html.

Mcubed. (2020). NHL : Series records: Washington Capitals against Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved from http://mcubed.net/nhl/wsh/pit.shtml.

TheScore. (2020). Pittsburgh Penguins Stats & News. Retrieved from https://www.thescore.com/nhl/teams/10.

TXHT Jersey Share – Cool Hockey Mystery Box Series Part 4

The TXHT Jersey Share series concludes with part four of the Cool Hockey Mystery Box series.

 

In today’s edition of the jerseys received from the Mystery Boxes purchased from CoolHockey.com, we take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins by Reebok for the 2016-17 season.

 

Penguins Cullen Front

 

The Penguins would change their jerseys back to their look from the 1980’s and early 1990’s. This retro design is what the Penguins wore when they won their first two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992 before changing their jerseys and logo. In 2014 the Penguins would introduce the black version as an alternate, and then would make them official with their white version starting the 2016-17 season, which would see them win their fifth and final Stanley Cup. The Penguins would carry the design over to the new Adidas format, and still wear them today.

 

Penguins Cullen Back

 

One of the cool surprises for this jersey is that it was a player customized jersey, and it is customized to Matt Cullen. Cullen was more of a depth player and was a key contributor to the Penguins back to back Cup runs in 2016 and 2107.

 

This jersey is special though compared to the others that were received in the Mystery Boxes as this jersey is a size large and I can actually wear it regularly if I chose to.

 

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NHL Three Stars of December

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Month for the month of December.

 

First Star – Jonathan Huberdeau (LW, Florida Panthers)

  • Huberdeau would tie for League lead in points for the month of December with 22 points (6g, 16a) in 13 games to average 1.69 points per game. Huberdeau would record points in 10 of the 13 games, including a back to back four point games, and would record three four point games overall in the month of December.

1 - Huberdeau

 

Second Star – Tristan Jarry (G, Pittsburgh Penguins)

  • Jarry would tie for the League lead in wins for the month with eight, and lead the League in shutouts (3) and goals against average (1.54) in nine games played. Jarry would also register the second best save percentage with .947% to help the Penguins go 10-2-0 for the month.

2 - Jarry

 

Third Star – Artemi Panarin (RW, New York Rangers)

  • Panarin would tie with Huberdeau for the League lead in points with 22, and would register ten goals and 12 assists in 14 games played for the Rangers. In his first season with the Rangers Panarin has become the first Ranger since Jaromir Jagr to record back to back months of 20 plus points in their first season with the team.

3 - Panarin

 

*All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

TXHT Jersey Share – The Robo Pen

The TXHT Jersey Share series is back for the holidays, and we kick it off with a blast from the past as we take a look at the Pittsburgh Penguins “Robo Pen” jersey that was worn from 1995 to 2002.

 

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Originally introduced fort he 1995-96 season the Penguins introduced a jersey as an alternate to their road black jerseys which simply sported the name “Pittsburgh” in a diagonal cross down the front of the jersey, just like the New York Rangers. The Jersey would mirror the then current home white jersey which had more of a triangle base for the shoulders (yellow with white and black trim), and a more diagonal approach for the bottom of the sleeve as well. The logo would be the prominent Penguin out of the upside down triangle logo, which looked rather nice for the 1990’s.

 

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However, for this version of the jersey they kept the center crest logo intact and did the shoulders the same but with silver as the base with yellow stripes. For the body of the jersey they did something different as the Penguins logo was used to create this “vortex” as the black part of the penguin would be followed by a silver bar with white stripes, which were aligned with the stripes in the logo, which wrapped to the back of the jersey where in the middle would turn to yellow which would wrap back to the front and end with a silver “splash” as it meets the front end of the logo. For the sleeves, the right sleeve mimics the home white with the diagnoal but with a silver base with white and yellow stripes, but on the left sleeve it has the silver with white stripes as if it was mimicking the main part of the jersey.

 

Overall it is a very interesting and cool concept that Penguins wore for seven seasons, and the only* Penguins jersey I’ll ever own in my personal collection.**

 

*Personal Note – May purchase the Penguins home white jersey to do a comparison article at a later time.

** Collection Note – My goal is to own at least one jersey from every NHL team.

 

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NHL Three Stars of the Week for Dec. 2nd – 8th

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of December 2nd through 8th.

 

First Star – John Carlson (D, Washington Capitals)

  • Carlson would register six points (3g, 3a ) in three games played, and two of Carlson’s goals would be game winners for the Capitals.On Dec. 3rd in San Jose Carlson would record his sixth three point game (1g, 2a) in the Capitals 5-2 victory. Then in Los Angeles on Dec. 4th he would score two goals, including his second game winner of the week, in a 3-1 victory. Then on Dec. 6th, Carlson would close out the week in Anaheim with an assist in the Capitals 3-2 victory.

Carlson

 

Second Star – Tristan Jarry (G, Pittsburgh Penguins)

  • In two games played this past week, Jarry would be lights out for the Penguins as he would stop all 61 shots faced to record two shutouts for the week. Jarry made 28 saves in a 3-0 victory over St. Louis on Dec. 4th, and then on Dec. 6th would record a 33 save shutout to defeat Arizona.

Jarry

 

Third Star – Jack Eichel (C, Buffalo Sabres)

  • Eichel would lead the NHL with seven points (2g, 5a) in four games played to extend his personal point streak to a career high 13 games (10g, 13a, 23p). On Dec. 2nd against New Jersey Eichel would record a goal and two assists in the Sabres 7-1 victory. Then on Dec. 5th he would tally a goal in Calgary, and on Dec. 7th in Vancouver would pick up two assists. On Dec. 8th Eichel would pick up an assist against Edmonton to cap off the week.

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*All Graphics courtesy of the NHL.

 

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NHL News and Notes from Saturday, November 30th, 2019

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, November 30th, 2019

 

Game Recaps:

New York Rangers v. New Jersey Devils – 1p EST Start Time

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Scott recaps the New Jersey Devils Saturday matinee loss to the New York Rangers.

 

Philadelphia Flyers v. Montreal Canadiens – 3p EST Start Time

PHI RoadMON Home

In Montreal the Philadelphia Flyers look to down the Canadiens. In the first period it would be the Canadiens striking first as Joel Armia would net his ninth of the season to give Montreal the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Justin Brain would tie the game at one for the Flyers, but Tomas Tatar would quickly retake the lead for the Canadiens. However, Kevin Hayes would strike for the Flyers as they retie the game at two. Then in the third period Travis Konecny would give the Flyers their first lead of the game, but Tomas Tatar would score his second of the game while on the powerplay to tie the game at three and send the game to overtime. However, the Flyers would only need 31 seconds of the extra frame as Ivan Provorov would score his sixth of the season to give the Flyers the 4-3 victory.

 

Buffalo Sabres v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p EST Start Time

BUF RoadTOR Home

For the second consecutive night the Buffalo Sabres and Toronto Maple Leafs would face each other, and after a scoreless first period William Nylander would strike for the Leafs to get them on the board. Then in the third period Rasmus Ristolainen would strike to tie the game at one and send the game into overtime. In the extra frame it would be John Tavares scoring his tenth of the season to give the LEafs the 2-1 victory.

 

Washington Capitals v. Detroit Red Wings – 7p EST Start Time

WAS RoadDET Home

The Washington Capitals beat up on the lowly Detroit Red Wings as Alex Ovechkin nets the hat trick to reach 20 goals for the 5-2 victory. TXHT Recap

 

Carolina Hurricanes v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p EST Start Time

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In Tampa Bay the Carolina Hurricanes would surge in the first period as they would get goals from Sebastian Aho (PPG), Jordan Martinook, and Jaccob Slavin to take the 3-0 lead. Then after a scoreless second period both Brayden Point and Tyler Johnson would strike for the Lightning, but it would not be enough as the Hurricanes would hols on to win the game 3-2.

 

Nashville Predators v. Florida Panthers – 7p EST Start Time

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At home in Florida the Panthers would play host to the Nashville Predators and after a scoreless first period Anton Stralman would get the Panthers on the board for the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period Stralman would strike again for his second of the game, and Aleksander Barkov would strike to give the Panthers the 3-0 shutout victory.

 

Columbus Blue Jackets v. New York Islanders – 7p EST Start Time

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On Long Island the New York Islanders would play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets. In the first period Andres Lee would get the Islanders on the board first. then in the second period Mathew Barzal would score to grow the Islanders lead to two. Also for the Islanders both Thomas Greiss and Semyon Varlamov would team up for the combined shutout as the Islanders defeated the Jackets 2-0.

 

Ottawa Senators v. Calgary Flames – 7p EST Start Time

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In Calgary, the Flames look to start anew after the resignation of Bill Peters as they took on the visiting Ottawa Senators. In the first period Dillon Dube would get the Flames on the board first. Then after a scoreless second period the Senators would get on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau tally, but the Flames would respond as Elias Lindholm would score back to back goals to lead the Flames to the 3-1 victory.

 

Pittsburgh Penguins v. St. Louis Blues – 8p EST Start Time

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In St. Louis the Blues would face the Pittsburgh Penguins, and in the first period it would be Justin Faulk scoring his first goal as a member of the Blues to give the Blues the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Sam Lafferty would score to get the Penguins on the board to tie the game at one, but Nathan Walker would score his first as a Blue to retake the one goal lead. Then in the third period Kris Letang would score for the Penguins, but Ivan Barbashev, MacKenzie MacEachern and Jaden Schwartz (PPG) would all score to give the Blues the 5-2 victory.

 

San Jose Sharks v. Arizona Coyotes – 8p EST Start Time

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The Kachina clad Arizona Coyotes would play host to the San Jose Sharks. In the first period the Coyotes would get goals from Nick Schmaltz and Derek Stepan to take the 2-0 lead, but Logan Couture would score to cut the Sharks deficit to one. Then in the second period Dylan Gambrell and Timo Meier would score to give the Sharks the 3-2 lead. Then in the third period Couture would score his second of the game to give the Sharks the 3-2 victory.

 

Chicago Blackhawks v. Colorado Avalanche – 9p EST Start Time

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The Colorado ?Avalanche would smother the Chicago Blackhawks at home. In the first period Brandon Saad would score shorthanded for the Blackhawks, but Nazem Kadri would net back to back goals, and then Nathan MacKinnon would score to give the Avalanche the 3-1 lead. In the second period Dominik Kubalik would score for Chicago, but Joonas Donskoi would net two goals, and Tyson Jost and the returning Mikko Rantanen would score to give the Avalanche the 7-2 lead. In the third period Patrick Kane would score on the powerplay, but it would not be enough as the Avalanche would hold on to secure the 7-3 victory.

 

Vancouver Canucks v. Edmonton Oilers – 10p EST Start Time

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In Edmonton the Vancouver Canucks would come to town to take on their division rival Oilers. In the first period Tyler Graovac would strike on the powerplay then Tanner Pearson would strike while shorthanded to give the Canucks the 2-0 lead, but Connor McDavid would net his 19th of the season to cut the Oilers deficit to one. Then in the second period Zack Kassian would tie the game at two, but Pearson would strike for his second of the game, and Loui Eriksson would score for his first of the season to take the 4-2 lead. In the third period Josh Leivo would score to help the Canucks secure the 5-2 victory.

 

Winnipeg Jets v. Los Angeles Kings – 10p EST Start Time

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The Los Angeles Kings would play host to the Winnipeg Jets, and in the first period Joakim Ryan and Nikolai Prokhorkin would score for the Kings to take the 2-0 lead. Then after a scoreless second period the Jets would get a goal from Jack Roslovic, but it would not be enough as the Kings would hold on to win 2-1.

 

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Game Recap: New Jersey Devils @ Pittsburgh Penguins 11/22/19

 New Jersey Devils (7-10-4 18pts) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (12-7-4 28pts)

 

Game Recap:

The New Jersey Devils travel to the Keystone State for a quick road stop to take on Metropolitan divisional rivals in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Unfortunately for the Devils, The trend of poor defense has been playing this team all season so far continues tonight. Pittsburgh would score first as Dominik Kahun would score his sixth goal on the season. That would be the only goal of the period as the Pittsburgh Penguin would lead by a 1-0 score.

In the second period, Taylor Hall would get the Devils on the board as he would score his third goal of the season on the power play. However, Jake Guentzel would score his 11th goal of the season to give the Penguins back their one goal lead. Pittsburgh going into the final period would take a 2-1 lead.

Pittsburgh would strike twice in the third period,as they would get goals from Jared McCann & John Marino. The New Jersey Devils would lose by a final score of 4-1. Tomorrow night the Devils are back in action as they return back home to host the Detroit Red Wings.

 

Lineups:

New Jersey Devils

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

 

First Period Highlights

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1198035605407621121?s=21

 

Second Period Highlights

https://twitter.com/njdevils/status/1198047253937688579?s=21

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1198053232817377280?s=21

 

Third Period Highlights

https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1198062878240202752?s=21

 

Final Stats     NJ-1      PIT-4

Shots:             37           41

Hits:               32           32

PP:                1/4           0/3

Faceoffs:      54%        46%

 

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Game Recap: New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins 11/15/19

New Jersey Devils (6-8-4 16pts) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (10-7-2 22pts)

 

Game Recap:

After a crushing defeat on Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators, the New Jersey Devils look to rebound tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins at “The Rock”. Devils center Travis Zajac would give his team a 1-0 lead. Jesper Bratt would make a pass towards the front of the net behind the goal line to give Zajac the opportunity to burry the shot behind Penguins goalie Matt Murray. After the first period, The Devils would take a 1-0 lead.

In the second period, Blake Coleman would pick off a pass in his own defensive zone and take it down the other way and fire a shot at Penguins goalie Matt Murray. Coleman would follow the initial shot which Murray misplayed and put the puck in the back of the net. Coleman’s goal would be the only goal of the period for both teams. After two periods, the New Jersey Devils would take a 2-0 lead heading into the third and final period.

New Jersey in the third period had to hold on against the Penguins as they threw everything they had at the Devils. Pittsburgh did pull within one goal as Penguins defenseman Jack Johnson would beat MacKenzie Blackwood upstairs with a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle. Fortunately for the Devils, they were able to hang on and get the 2-1 victory! Tomorrow night, the Devils go back on the road to take on the Montreal Canadiens.

 

Lineups:

New Jersey Devils

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

 

First Period Highlights

 

Second Period Highlights

 

Third Period Highlights

 

Final        NJ-2       PIT-1

Shots:      21           39

Hits:        33           23

PP:         0/2           0/3

Faceoffs: 51.6%  48.4%

 

Next Up: New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens 11/16/19 @ 7pm EST

NHL News and Notes from Monday, November 4th, 2019

NHL News and Notes from Monday, November 4th, 2019

 

Game Recaps:

Pittsburgh Penguins v. Boston Bruins – 7p EST Start Time

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In Boston the Bruins would get the jump on the Pittsburgh Penguins as they would get goals from Jake DeBrusk, Brad Marchand, and David Pastrnak to take the 3-0 lead. However, the Penguins would score four goals in the second period to respond to the Bruins three goal lead as Dominik Kahun, Nick Bjugstad, Bryan Rust, and John Marino would all score to take the 4-3 lead into the third period. Then in the third Torey Krug would score to tie the game at four. Then late in regulation Marchand would score his second of the game and Patrice Bergeron would score to give the Bruins the 6-2 victory.

 

Ottawa Senators v. New York Rangers – 7p EST Start Time

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In New York the Ottawa Senators would take it to the Rangers. After Kaapo Kakko would score for the Rangers the Senators would get five straight goals from Jean-Gabriel Pageau (two goals), Tyler Ennis (PPG), Ron Hainsey, Brady Tkachuk until Artemi Panarin would score on the powerplay for the Rangers. Then in the third period the former Ranger Vladislav Namestnikov would score on the powerplay to give the Senators their four goal lead back and defeat the Rangers 6-2.

 

Nashville Predators v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p EST Start Time

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In Detroit the Red Wings would get an early goal from Andreas Athanasiou to take the 1-0 lead, but the Nashville Predators would respond with a five goal second period as they would get two goals from Matt Duchene (even strength and PPG), and goals from Nick Bonino, Kyle Turris and Colton Sissons to take a 5-1 lead into the third period. Then in the third period the Predators would grow their lead with a Filip Forsberg goal and defeat the Red Wings 6-1.

 

Arizona Coyotes v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p EST Start Time

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In Edmonton the Oilers take on the Arizona Coyotes, and in the first period both team would trade early goals as Connor McDavid would get the Oilers on the boards first, but moments later Michael Grabner would score for the Coyotes to tie the game at one. Then in the second period Carl Soderberg would score for the Coyotes to give them the 2-1 lead heading into the second intermission. Then in the third period Zack Kassian would tie the game at two for the Oilers and send the game to overtime. But in overtime it would be Derek Stepan winning it for the Coyotes two minutes into the extra period to win the game 3-2.