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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 21st, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Wednesday, November 21st, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

 

The lone contest of the day pitted the Edmonton Oilers at the San Jose Sharks.

 

Edmonton would go on to win the contest 4-3 in overtime.

 

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would score his 100th career NHL goal in his 230th NHL game in the win.

 

Leon Draisaitl’s overtime goal would be his sixth, moving him into sole possession for second place all-time for regular-season overtime goals as an Oiler.

 

 

San Jose’s Joonas Donskoi would score in the opening minute of the contest, making it the 28th such goal in the first minute of a game during the 2018-19 campaign.

 

 

Joe Thornton would also register an assist in the contest, his 1,033th career assist.  he is now tied with Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for 11th place on the League’s all-time list.

 

 

Edmonton overcame three deficits to seal the win in the regular season for the 24th time and the first since the 2016-17 with a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on November 23, 2016.

 

 

Finally, Oilers G Mikko Koskinen made 22 saves in the contest to move to 5-2-0 on the season.

 

There is a full slate of games today with 14 on the schedule before no contests tomorrow.

 

 

In NHL news today…

 

With Edmonton’s win over San Jose last night, it marked the first win for new Oilers head coach, Ken Hitchcock.

Colorado Avalanche F Mikko Rantanen has been fined $2,000 for diving/embellishment.

 

The Anaheim Ducks and the city of Anaheim reached an agreement yesterday for the team to stay put in Anaheim through 2048.

 

Per part of this agreement, the team name will remain the Anaheim Ducks.

 

Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released his weekly “31 Thoughts” article today.

 

 

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

 

 

 

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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.

Game Recap – 11/15/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. San Jose Sharks

Time: Thursday, Novemeber 15th , 2018

Toronto: 12-6-0 for 24 points

San Jose: 10-6-3 for 23 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into San Jose on the 2nd leg of their western trip after having taken apart the struggling LA Kings. Expect a goalies duel between Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen and Sharks goaltender Martin Jones.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Morgan Rielly – 23 points (8 goals 15 assists)

Mitch Marner – 22 points (5 goals 17 assists)

John Tavares – 22 points (11 goals 11 assists) 49% on face-offs

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

Brent Burns –21 points (3 goals 18 assists)

Timo Meier– 16 points (12 goal 6 assists)

Logan Couture– 17 points (6 goal 11 assist)

Tomas Hertl– 16 points (5 goal 11 assists)

Frederik Andersen

10-5-0 2.02GAA .934SV%

Martin Jones

9-4-1 2.79GAA .898SV%

Probable Lineups:

Toronto:

Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Mitch Marner – 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

San Jose:

Timo Meier – Logan Couture– Joe Pavelski

Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton– Kevin LaBanc

Evander Kane– Antti Suomela – Joonas Donskoi

Barclay Goodrow – Rourke Chartier – Melker Karlsson

Joakim Ryan –Brent Burns

Brendan Dillion – Erik Karlsson

Marc-Eduoard Vlasic – Justin Braun

Martin Jones

Aaron Dell
Scratched:

Injuries: Tomas Hertl (lower body)

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against SJ:

  1. Puck Possession
    1. Puck Possession, need to get the majority of it. Make sure they don’t have much time to make plays in your zone.
  2. Play Your Game
    1. Don’t get suckered into playing the SJ style of play. Some of their players will try to sucker you into taking dumb penalties and do things uncharacteristic of your style. Don’t fall for it.
  3. Keep the Depth Scoring Coming
    1. The Depth has come alive the last few games, needs to remain dangerous. Keep teams thinking.

Game Day Lineups:

First Period:
San Jose Penalty – 00:08 – Barclay Goodrow 2 minutes from Roughing
Toronto Goal – 02:10 – John Tavares (12) from Mitch Marner (18) and Morgan Rielly (16)
San Jose Goal – 05:28 – Kevin Labanc (3) from Erik Karlsson (9) and Joey Ryan (3)
San Jose Penalty – 10:58 – Timo Meier 2 minutes from Roughing
Toronto Penalty – 10:58 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes from Roughing
Toronto Goal – 11:47 – Kasperi Kapanen (7) from Patrick Marleau (8) and Travis Dermott(3)
Toronto Penalty – 12:10 – Morgan Rielly 2 minutes from Slashing
San Jose Goal – 12:51 – Joe Pavelski (11) from Brent Burns (19) and Erik Karlsson(10)
San Jose Penalty – 13:32 – Timo Meier 2 minutes from Interference
San Jose Goal – 18:21 – Marc-Eduoard Vlasic (1) from Joe Pavelski (3) and Timo Meier(7)

End of 1st – TOR – 2 SJ – 3

Shots 12 16

Faceoffs 13/18 5/18

Hits 7 14

PP 0/2 1/1

Analysis:

Leafs looked poised to win from the beginning, San Jose would respond but then give up a goal. Toronto had far too many brain cramps, and the way the score ended after the first period shows it.

Need to Do:

need to clean up the defensive end and start capitalizing on their powerplays.

Second Period:
Toronto Goal – 02:30 – Josh Leivo (2) from Tyler Ennis (2) and Frederik Gauthier (1)
San Jose Penalty – 07:03 – Rouke Chartier 2 minutes for Elbowing
San Jose Penalty – 11:19 – Zach Hyman 2 minutes for Tripping
Toronto SH Goal – 12:06 – Kasperi Kapanen (8) from Mitch Marner (19)

End of 2nd – TOR – 4 SJ – 3

Shots 29 30

Faceoffs 24/32 18/32

Hits 12 19

PP 0/3 1/2

Analysis:

Leafs went back to what they do best using their speed. Kapanen gives the Leafs the lead with a beauty of a shorthanded goal.

Need to Do:

Keep your foot on the pedal. Make smart plays.

Third Period:
Toronto Penalty – 06:06 – Frederik Gauthier 2 minutes for Interference
Toronto Goal – 13:54 – Mitch Marner (6) from Frederik Andersen (1)
Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes for Roughing
Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Nazem Kadri 2 minutes for Roughing
San Jose Penalty – 14:56 – Melker Karlsson 2 minutes for Roughing
Toronto Penalty – 14:56 – Melker Karlsson 2 minutes for Roughing

End of 3rd – TOR – 5 SJ – 3

Shots 34 45

Faceoffs 36/58 22/58

Hits 19 32

PP 0/3 1/3

Analysis:

Huge win for Toronto on the road again as the Leafs continue to show they are a powerhouse team.

Next Up:

Toronto (13-6-0 26pts) @ Anaheim (8-9-3 19pts)

St. Louis (6-7-3 15pts) @ San Jose (10-7-3 13pts)

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November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

 

 

Today is Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

 

There were nine contests in action last night…

 

NEW JERSEY 4, Pittsburgh 2

New Jersey’s Taylor Hall recorded his eighth career four-point performance in the Devils 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

 

NY ISLANDERS 5, Vancouver 2

 

Mathew Barzal of the NY Islanders would register his 100th career point in his 101st game, becoming the sixth player to reach the 100 point mark among active NHL players.

 

 

The Islanders would go on to rout the Vancouver Canucks 5-2

 

Florida 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

Florida’s Mike Hoffman would score to extend his point-scoring streak to an NHL-high 13 games on the season in the Florida Panthers one-goal win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

Also in this contest, Panthers G Roberto Luongo became the fourth goaltender in League history to win four contests to be at the age of 39 or older.

BUFFALO 2, Tampa Bay 1

Buffalo has now won three in a row and seven out of their last 11 in the big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Buffalo last night.

 

DETROIT 6, Arizona 1

 

Before the contest, the Detroit Red Wings held their pre-game skate in the Hockey Fights Cancer practice jerseys.

 

https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1062505290602631168

 

Washington 5, MINNESOTA 2

Tom Wilson would return to action, by registering his first goal of the season, and helped the defending champions take down the Minnesota Wild with a 5-2 win.

Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

 

EDMONTON 6, Montreal 2

Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would have his 31st three-point contest, all assists, in Edmonton’s big win over the Canadiens.  Evgeny Malkin and Patrick Kane are the two players behind McDavid with 28 and 27, respectively.  This mark dates back to the 2015-16 NHL season.

Despite Montreal Canadiens Max Domi registering a goal in the first six minutes in the contest to tie the game 1-1, it would not be enough as the Edmonton Oilers would go on to defeat Montreal 6-2.

Domi’s goal would be his 10th of the season and the most of his career since the 2015-16 season.

 

Toronto 5, LOS ANGELES 1

The Toronto Maple Leafs began their West Coast trip with a big win over the Los Angeles Kings 5-1.

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

Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

 

SAN JOSE 5, Nashville 4

San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson would become the fifth player to record 400 career assists and achieved this mark in 646 games with the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 5-4.

Joe Thornton of the Sharks would reach the 400 career goal mark and became the 11th player to have at least 400 goals and 1,000 assists in their careers.

Today, there are four games on the schedule:

 

For more news, notes, info, and stats:

 

In NHL news…

-Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released a new episode of the “31 Thoughts” podcast today.

 

-The Los Angeles Kings traded F Tanner Pearson for Pittsburgh Penguins F Carl Hagelin earlier today.

 

You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

November 12th, 2018 — News and Notes

 

Today is Monday, November 12th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

 

Yesterday in NHL action…

 

Minnesota 3, ST. LOUIS 2

 

Minnesota finished off their longest road trip in the near 20 years of Minnesota Wild hockey with the win over the St. Louis Blues and amassed a record of 5-2-0 on this road trip, the most wins on such a single road trip.

 

FLORIDA 5, Ottawa 1

 

Florida’s Mike Hoffman extended his point scoring streak to 12 games, tying Carolina’s Sebastian Aho for the longest point-scoring streak on the season in the Florida Panthers 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday’s contest also marked the ninth time that the Panthers scored five goals in one period.

 

Arizona 4, WASHINGTON 1

 

The Arizona Coyotes scored two power-play goals to take down the defending Stanley Cup-champion Washington Capitals with a 4-1 win last night.

 

Arizona in the last nine contests has a record of 6-2-1 after losing five of their first seven games to start the 2018-19 campaign.

TXHT has your coverage of the contest as well at the following page.

 

November 11th, 2018 — Arizona Coyotes at Washington Capitals Full Gameday Preview and Coverage

 

WINNIPEG 5, New Jersey 2

Winnipeg Jets Blake Wheeler became the first player to reach the 500 career point mark as a Winnipeg jet since the club relocated to Winnipeg in the 2011-12 season.

In addition to Wheeler reaching the 500 point mark, he joins three others to reach at least 500 points while a member of the Winnipeg Jets.

 

Winnipeg would go on to defeat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 yesterday.

 

BOSTON 4, Vegas 1

David Pastrnak registered his 16th goal of the season and would tie Bronco Horvath for fifth place all-time in team history for most goals in 17 team games for the Boston Bruins.

The Bruins would go on to defeat the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights 4-1.

 

Vegas played in their 100th game as a franchise in the loss.

 

Vegas before this contest held a record of 58-33-8.

 

SAN JOSE 3, Calgary 1

 

San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski was a factor in all three of the Sharks goals last night as they took down the Calgary Flames 3-1 at SAP Center in San Jose, California.

The Sharks are now one point behind Pacific-division leader, Vancouver.

 

Colorado 4, EDMONTON 1

 

It only took 26 seconds into this contest for Mikko Rantanen to re-gain the a share of lead in points scored with 25 in the Colorado Avalanche’s 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

 

For more news, notes, info, and statistics…

 

 

Tonight’s schedule of games…

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In NHL news…

 

-The NHL announced the Three Stars of the Week for the week ending on November 11th.

 

 

 

 

-Tonight marks the induction of the newest Class to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Hockey Hall of Fame: Class of 2018

 

-The NHL reached a tentative settlement in regards to the Concussion Injury lawsuits earlier today…

 

-In a special 31 Thoughts podcast released by Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman, the discussion is around NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the NHL’s growth and family.

Please listen today.

 

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November 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, November 10th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

There were six contests last night.

 

TORONTO 6, New Jersey 1

In the annual Hockey Hall of Fame game, the Toronto Maple Leafs would go on to rout the New Jersey Devils 6-1, thanks to a four-goal burst in the second period.

Toronto’s Patrick Marleau would record his 600th career assist and Morgan Rielly would be the sixth defenceman in team history to have at least seven goals in the team’s first 16 games.

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

New Jersey @ Toronto – 09/11/2018 – Game Preview and Recap
Columbus 2, WASHINGTON 1

This contest featured a re-match of last year’s Eastern Conference First Round match-up between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals.

The three goals scored in this contest were all power-play goals, with the final goal being scored by Anthony Duclair, his seventh of the season.  With Duclair’s goal, he became the fourth player in franchise history to have seven goals in 16 games played.

November 9th, 2018 — Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Full Gameday Preview and Coverage
DETROIT 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)

The Detroit Red Wings won their fifth contest in six games after being down by two going into the third period.

Dylan Larkin would score the game-winner with five seconds left in the overtime frame.

ST. LOUIS 4, San Jose 0

Ryan O’Reilly is the first player in St. Louis history to have a nine game point streak since the 2014-15 season when David Backes and Alexander Steen accomplished the same feat.

WINNIPEG 5, Colorado 2

Blake Wheeler had a five point contest in the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Minnesota 5, ANAHEIM 1

The Minnesota Wild would win their fourth contest on their current road trip for the third time in franchise history as they would defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1.

There are 11 contests on today’s slate…

This week’s NHL European Game of the Week:

 

In NHL news…

The Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2018 participated in the ceremonial puck drop before the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils.

-In the Washington Capitals Hockey Fight Cancer Awareness night, Capitals commentator, Craig Laughlin and his wife, Linda, participated in the ceremonial puck-drop.