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April 1st, 2019 — News and Notes

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

 

There were six contests in NHL action yesterday.

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

 

NY Rangers 3, PHILADELPHIA 0

 

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

 

 

ARIZONA 4, Minnesota 0

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

PITTSBURGH 3, Carolina 1

 

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

 


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Columbus 4, BUFFALO 0

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

DETROIT 6, Boston 3

 

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

 

 

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

 


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Calgary 5, SAN JOSE 3

 

 


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

 

 

 

Today’s schedule of contests:


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Today’s playoff clinching scenarios:

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

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

 

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

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

March 31st, 2019 — News and Notes

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

 

There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday

 

 

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

 

Florida 4, BOSTON 1

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

 

CAROLINA 5, Philadelphia 2

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

 

OTTAWA 4, Toronto 2

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

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

 

Washington 6, TAMPA BAY 3

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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

St. Louis 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (OT)

 

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

 

 

 

NY ISLANDERS 5, Buffalo 1

 

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

 

 

 

Montreal 3, WINNIPEG 1

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Columbus 5, NASHVILLE 2

 

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

 

 

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

 

SAN JOSE 4, Vegas 3 (OT)

 

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

 

 

 

Anaheim 5, EDMONTON 1

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

VANCOUVER 3, Dallas 2 (SO)

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES 3, Chicago 2 (OT)

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

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

 

 

Today’s Schedule of Games:


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Today’s Stanley Cup Playoff clinching possibilities:

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

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

March 8th, 2019 — News and Notes

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

There were 11 NHL contests yesterday


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Yesterday’s Results (Home team in CAPS):

BOSTON 4, Florida 3

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

 

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

 


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PITTSBURGH 3, Columbus 0

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


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NY Islanders 4, OTTAWA 2

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

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

 

 

DETROIT 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO)

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

 

 

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

Minnesota 3, TAMPA BAY 0

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

 

 

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

 

 

CHICAGO 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)

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

 

 

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

 

 

DALLAS 4, Colorado 0

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

 

 

EDMONTON 3, Vancouver 2

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

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

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

 

ARIZONA 2, Calgary 0

 

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

 

 

Calgary Flames infographic from last night’s contest

 


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St. Louis 4, LOS ANGELES 0

 

 

 

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

 

SAN JOSE 5, Montreal 2

 

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

 

 

 


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

 


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Tonight’s NHL schedule of contests…


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

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

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

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

March 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, March 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

There were eight games on the NHL schedule yesterday…

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Yesterday’s results:

Washington 3, NY RANGERS 2 (SO)

The Washington Capitals took on the New York Rangers for a matinee game and would escape this contest with a much needed win and would regain the top spot in the Metropolitan Division.

This game would not be without controversy in the shootout when Rangers goaltender Alexander Georgiev would throw his stick at an oncoming Alex Ovechkin on the latters shootout attempt.  It would at first be called a no goal but then after a meeting between all four on ice officials, it would be called a goal and the Capitals would pick up the win.

TXHT has your full coverage of the contest between the Capitals and the Rangers at the following page.

Philadelphia 4, NY ISLANDERS 1

There would be four different goal scorers for the Philadelphia Flyers as they would take down the New York Islanders by the score of 4-1 yesterday afternoon.

VEGAS 3, Vancouver 0

The Vancouver Canucks would face off against the Vegas Golden Knights yesterday and would get crushed, losing by the score of 3-0.

The Canucks would get out shot 49-19 in the contest and Vegas goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury would have his eighth shutout on the season in this contest, the most for a goaltender on the season.

 

ANAHEIM 2, Colorado 1

The Anaheim Ducks would take on the Colorado Avalanche and would get a much needed win for the Ducks.

Ottawa 3, FLORIDA 2

 

Winnipeg 5, COLUMBUS 2

The Winnipeg Jets would visit the Columbus Blue Jackets and would come away with the 5-2 win over Columbus thanks to four goals in the contest by Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler.

 

Nashville 3, MINNESOTA 2 (SO)

The Nashville Predators would take on the Minnesota Wild and would escape with the 3-2 win in the shootout frame.

SAN JOSE 5, Chicago 2

 

Today there are only two games on the NHL slate.


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NWHL

 

Yesterday would close out the regular season for the NWHL.  Two contests took place with the Minnesota Whitecaps visiting the Connecticut Whale and the Buffalo Beauts visiting the Metropolitan Riveters.

 

Minnesota Whitecaps 4, CONNECTICUT WHALE 1

First in the Minnesota Whitecaps at the Connecticut Whale game, the Minnesota Whitecaps would clinch the number one seed in the NWHL Isobel Cup playoffs with the 4-1 win over the Whale.

Minnesota’s Lauren Barnes would score twice, these being the first goals of her NWHL career, and Amanda Boulier picked up two assists in the contest.  Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille would go on to have 24 saves on 25 attempts in the contest to seal the first regular season championship for Minnesota who continued to make history for the franchise and the NWHL.

Minnesota will host the winner of the play-in game between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET/1:30 p.m., CT at the TRIA Rink.

TXHT has your coverage of the weekends contest for the Connecticut Whale at the following page.

METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 4, Buffalo Beauts 3 (SO)

In an exciting back and forth game, the Metropolitan Riveters would come back from a 2-0 deficit to take down the Buffalo Beauts with the 4-3 win in the shootout yesterday afternoon.

Throughout the second period, there would be multiple penalties between both teams and Riveters Madison Parker would be the only one to take advantage of the extra woman on the ice with Parker’s goal at the 17:41 mark.

Riveters Taylor Accursi would end up netting the winner in the shootout frame to seal the win for Metropolitan and they will now host the Connecticut Whale in the play-in contest of the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoffs on Thursday night at 7 p.m., ET at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.  The winner of that contest will take on the Minnesota Whitecaps at TRIA Rink on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., ET.

 

After these contests, the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff schedule is now set.  You can see the schedule at the following link.

March 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

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

 

There were eight contests in NHL action last night.

 

BUFFALO 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT)

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

 

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Philadelphia 6, NEW JERSEY 3

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

 

 

Washington 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

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

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

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

 

Montreal 4, NY RANGERS 2

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

 

CAROLINA 5, St. Louis 2

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

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

 

WINNIPEG 5, Nashville 3

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

 

Vegas 3, ANAHEIM 0

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

 

SAN JOSE 4, Colorado 3

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

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There are 10 contests in NHL action today

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

 

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

TXHT will have coverage of the contest tomorrow.

February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 24th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

 

There were 11 contests in NHL action yesterday…

BUFFALO 5, Washington 2

The Washington Capitals would end their six game road trip with a thud, losing to the Buffalo Sabres with a 5-2 loss.

TXHT has your complete coverage between the Capitals and the Sabres at the following page.

 

 

NY RANGERS 5, New Jersey 2

 

ST. LOUIS 2, Boston 1 (SO)

 

The Boston Bruins would fall to the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 loss in the shootout frame.

 

 

FLORIDA 6, Los Angeles 1

There would be six different scorers for the Florida Panthers in this contest and would crush the Los Angeles Kings with the 6-1 win last night.

With the Panthers win, goaltender Roberto Luongo would go on to tie Ed Belfour for third place on the NHL’s all-time lead for wins.

 

COLUMBUS 4, San Jose 0

 

 

The San Jose Sharks would get crushed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing 4-0 in Columbus last night.

 

 

Carolina 3, DALLAS 0

 

The Carolina Hurricanes would visit the Dallas Stars and win the contest 3-0.  With the Hurricanes win, the team would move to 18-6-1 in their last 25 contests.

 

 

Colorado 5, NASHVILLE 0

 

The Nashville Predators would continue their slide with the 5-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche yesterday.

 

 

Toronto 6, MONTREAL 3

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Montreal Canadiens and double up Montreal with a 6-3 win last night.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series

The Philadelphia Flyers would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and would escape with the 4-3 win in overtime, after being down 3-1 late in the contest.

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

 

EDMONTON 2, Anaheim 1

 

NY Islanders 4, VANCOUVER 0

 

Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats….

 

 

NWHL

 

In the NWHL yesterday…

BUFFALO BEAUTS 4, Metropolitan Riveters 1

 

The Buffalo Beauts would register their sixth consecutive win with the 4-1 win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday afternoon.

Despite the loss, Riveters goaltender Katie Fitzgerald would register 33 saves on 36 shots in the contest.

The first ten minutes of the contest was fast paced and both teams generated chances.

Buffalo’s Kelly Babstock would open up the scoring in the contest with her goal at the 15:21 mark in the first period with her third goal on the season.

Buffalo’s Taylor Accursi would score her third goal on the season at the 4:19 mark in the second period followed by Buffalo’s third goal in the contest, scored by Emily Janiga at the 12:36 mark in the second.

The Riveters would score their lone goal in the contest when Rebecca Russo scored her fourth goal on the season at the 6:24 mark in the third period.  Emily Janiga would score her second goal of the season, an empty net goal at the 18:21 mark in the third period.

Buffalo moves to 10-4-0 on the season, tied with Boston Pride for best record in the league and the Metropolitan Riveters are now 3-12-0 on the season.

Buffalo Beauts Final Regular Season Games:

March 2nd: at Connecticut Whale
March 3rd: at Metropolitan Riveters

Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Finale:

March 3rd: vs. Buffalo Beauts

February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 6, Detroit 5 (OT)

 

Calgary 5, PITTSBURGH 4

 

Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin would score twice in the contest against the Calgary but it would not be enough as the Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the Calgary Flames by the score of 5-4.

 

 

St. Louis 3, COLORADO 0

 

A hard fought 40 minutes between both teams would be the story in this contest until the St. Louis Blues would score three straight goals in the third period, with two of the first goals coming within nearly 30 seconds of each other.

 

TAMPA BAY 3, Montreal 0

The Montreal Canadiens would get shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 3-0 in Tampa, Florida yesterday.

 

NY ISLANDERS 5, Edmonton 2

 

 

Ottawa 4, WINNIPEG 3 (OT)

Despite two goals from Tyler Myles and another by Brandon Tanev, the Winnipeg Jets would fall in overtime to the Ottawa Senators by the score of 4-3.

 

ARIZONA 2, Toronto 0

The Toronto Maple Leafs would travel to Glendale, Arizona to take on the Arizona Coyotes and would fall to Arizona by the score of 2-0.

Both of the goals for the Coyotes would come in the second period of the contest.

 

CAROLINA 3, Dallas 0

The Carolina Hurricanes would earn their third consecutive win with the 3-0 win last night over the Dallas Stars.

 

Columbus 5, CHICAGO 2

Despite being outshot in the contest, the Columbus Blue Jackets would leave Chicago with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.



VEGAS 5, Nashville 1

The Vegas Golden Knights would snap their losing streak by defeating the Nashville Predators by the score of 5-1.

 

SAN JOSE 3, Vancouver 2

The Vancouver Canucks would fall to the San Jose Sharks by the score of 3-2 in San Jose last night, despite outshooting the Sharks with 34 shots on goal to San Jose’s 26.

Boston 4, LOS ANGELES 2

Tuukka Rask would net another win, extending his personal point streak to 13 games, amassing a record of 11-0-2 in those 13 games.  Rask would turn aside 23 shots as the Boston Bruins would double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win in downtown Los Angeles last night.

 

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats….

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

 

 

NWHL

 

Don’t forget ladies and gentleman that there will be one NWHL game tomorrow, which is the make up game from early January between the Boston Pride and the Metropolitan Riveters at 1 p.m., ET.

Gameday Preview – 2/14/2019 – Washington Capitals v. San Jose Sharks

Washington Capitals (31-19-7 69pts) v. San Jose Sharks (34-16-7 75pts)

 

Time: 1030p EST

Station: NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports California

 

Preview:

The Washington Capitals start the California portion of their six game road trip when they take on the San Jose Sharks. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their 3-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, while the Sharks will be without defenseman Erik Karlsson.

 

Washington Capitals:

Projected Lineup:

Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom - T.J. Oshie

Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

Dmitrij Jaskin – Chandler Stephenson – Devante Smith-Pelly

Michal Kempny – John Carlson

Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

Brooks Orpik – Christian Djoos

Braden Holtby

Pheonix Copley

Scratched: Madison Bowey, Travis Boyd, Nic Dowd

 

Keys to the Game:

1. Be consistent for a full 60 minutes

The Capitals need to come out with full energy and they need to play a consistent game. The Capitals looked flatter than a pancake in skillet, and they need to bring that high tempo pace.

 

San Jose Sharks:

Projected Lineup:

Timo Meier — Logan Couture – Joe Pavelski

Evander Kane — Tomas Hertl – Joonas Donskoi

Marcus Sorensen – Joe Thornton – Kevin Labanc

Lukas Radil – Barclay Goodrow – Melker Karlsson

Radim Simek – Brent Burns

Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Tim Heed

Brenden Dillon – Justin Braun

Martin Jones

Aaron Dell

Scratched: Joakim Ryan, Dylan Gambrell

Injured: Erik Karlsson (groin)

 

Keys to the Game:

1. Get a good start

This should be the key for every team who plays against the Capitals right now who are struggling, despite having a good start to February. If the Sharks can get the first goal, then they have all of the momentum.

February 10th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 10th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 14 contests in NHL action yesterday.

 

There will be a quick recap of the league’s action yesterday.

BOSTON 5, Los Angeles 4 (OT)

BUFFALO 3, Detroit 1

 
Minnesota 4, NEW JERSEY 2

NY ISLANDERS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

PHILADELPHIA 6, Anaheim 2

ST. LOUIS 3, Nashville 2

 

OTTAWA 5, Winnipeg 2

The Ottawa Senators would go on to have a great win by taking down the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-2 win.

ARIZONA 3, Dallas 2

The Arizona Coyotes would have a much needed win with the 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars last night.

San Jose 5, EDMONTON 2

 
Toronto 4, MONTREAL 3 (OT)

The Montreal Canadiens would fall in the overtime frame to the Toronto Maple Leafs, by the score of 4-3.

 

 

Toronto’s John Tavares would reach the 60 point mark in the shortest time with the Maple Leafs win over the Canadiens last night.

 

TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Montreal Canadiens at the following page.

TAMPA BAY 5, Pittsburgh 4

 

 


Florida 5, WASHINGTON 4 (OT)

In this contest, the Florida Panthers would defeat the Washington Capitals by a score of 5-4 in overtime.

 

Florida’s Mike Hoffman would be the seventh player in Florida Panthers history to record at least 25 goals in their first season with the club.

 

TXHT has your coverage of this contest at the following page.

 

VANCOUVER 4, Calgary 3 (SO)

Columbus 4, VEGAS 3

The Vegas Golden Knights had a 3-2 lead but would fall 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s slate of NHL contests…

 

 

NWHL All Star Game

The NWHL has their All-Star Game today and TXHT’s Chris Vasilas will be at the game and provide a full recap of the all the action upon the conclusion of the contest.

February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

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

 

There were 13 matchups yesterday in NHL action.

 

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 5, Edmonton 4 (OT)

The Philadelphia Flyers took on the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL European Game of the Week and would go on to defeat Edmonton 5-4 in the overtime frame.

 

Philadelphia’s Nolan Patrick would go on to score the game winner at the 2:01 mark in the overtime frame.

With this win by the Flyers, they have now won seven games in a row and eight out of their last ten games.

 

New Jersey 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

The New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime thanks to two goals by Nico Hischier, including the game-winner in the overtime frame.

 

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault would be the goal scorers for the Canadiens in this contest.

 

 

TORONTO 3, Pittsburgh 2

The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins and would come away with the 3-2 win, after being down 2-0 in the first period.

 

 

TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the following page.

 

Detroit 2, OTTAWA 0

 

The Detroit Red Wings with this win over the Ottawa Senators would win back to back games.

 

The Red Wings would score the only two goals in the contest in the first period with no one scoring any goals in the second or third periods.

 

FLORIDA 3, Vegas 1

The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the Florida Panthers, leading to a three game skid.

With the win by Florida, they now have a record of 21-21-8 on the season, good for 50 points.

 

NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2

The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win.  Ryan Pulock would go on to have a three assist night, notching all three assists in the third period.

 

 

 

St. Louis 4, COLUMBUS 2

With the 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to split the season series.

 

St. Louis Vladimir Tarasenko would go on to register one goal and two assists in the contest.

 

 

WINNIPEG 9, Anaheim 3

The Winnipeg Jets throttled the Anaheim Ducks with a 9-3 win, and giving the Jets 70 points thus far on the season.

Winnipeg’s Jack Roslovic would go on to register a hat trick in this contest, his first career hat trick.

 

With the 9-3 loss, the Ducks have lost their last three games and have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten contests.

 

 

TAMPA BAY 3, NY Rangers 2

In a hard fought contest the Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to defeat the New York Rangers with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden last night.

 

 

Dallas 3, NASHVILLE 1

The Dallas Stars would go on to win their fourth straight contest with the 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators last night.

Despite being tied going into the third period, the Nashville Predators would fall to the Stars.

 

Chicago 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT)

 

Vancouver 5, COLORADO 1

SAN JOSE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

 

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