NHL Trade News – Capitals Trade Niskanen to Philadelphia for Gudas

Today in NHL news the Washington Capitals have traded veteran defenseman Matt Niskanen to the Philadelphia Flyers for defenseman Radko Gudas. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1139516939615768577?s=19 This trade comes at a time where the Capitals are looking to shed some salary going into the offseason so they can re-sign players and take a look at who they may have … Continue reading NHL Trade News – Capitals Trade Niskanen to Philadelphia for Gudas →

TXHT Post Mortem – A Caps Fan’s Point of View

With the Washington Capitals 2018-19 season over, there are a lot of opinions about the team, but we here at TXHT look to our good friend John Chick who wrote an amazing Post Mortem to this season. John, the floor is yours good sir... Here's my post-mortem, for what it's worth: 1. Despite … Continue reading TXHT Post Mortem – A Caps Fan’s Point of View →

Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 7 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals Series Tied 3-3 Game Recap: Heading into the dreaded Game 7, both the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes head into Capital One Arena looking to finish the series with win, and move on to face the idle New York Islanders. To start the game the Capitals would force the … Continue reading Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 7 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals →

April 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019, and these are your notes. There were two games in action yesterday. CAROLINA 5, Washington 2 (Series is tied at 3-3) The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Washington Capitals yesterday to tie this series 3-3 with the win or go home game taking place tomorrow night … Continue reading April 23rd, 2019 — News and Notes →

Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 6 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes Capitals Lead 3-2 Game Recap: The Washington Capitals enter Game 6 looking to earn their first road win of the postseason as they also look to close out their series against the Hurricanes in Carolina. The Capitals would not need long as Brett Connolly would net his second of … Continue reading Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 6 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes →

April 22nd, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, April 22nd, 2019, and these are your news and notes. There were two games in Stanley Cup playoff action yesterday. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1120176256803381251 Boston 4, TORONTO 2 (Series is tied 3-3) The Boston Bruins downed the Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday to send the series to a win or go home … Continue reading April 22nd, 2019 — News and Notes →

April 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, April 21st, 2019, and these are your news and notes There were three Stanley Cup playoffs gamesÂ in action yesterday.Â All the recaps are written by TXHT's staff. Dallas 5, NASHVILLE 3 (Dallas leads the series 3-2) The Dallas Stars are one win away from advancing to … Continue reading April 21st, 2019 — News and Notes →

Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 5 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals Series Tied 2-2 Game Recap: The Washington Capitals return home for Game 5 looking to regain their series lead against the Carolina Hurricanes, and things would get chippy right away as Saku Maenalanen would take an ill advised roughig penalty when he would go after Tom Wilson after the … Continue reading Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 5 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals →

TXHT Opinion – The Impact of the Loss of TJ Oshie

Tonight when the Washington Capitals hit the ice to take on the Carolina Hurricanes for Game Five of the First Round of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Capitals will be doing so without the services of forward TJ Oshie who was injured the other night in Game Four in Carolina by forward Warren … Continue reading TXHT Opinion – The Impact of the Loss of TJ Oshie →

April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Friday, April 19th, 2019, and these are your news and notes covering yesterday's contests. There were three contests in Stanley Cup playoff action yesterday and the recaps are written by the TXHT staff. Yesterday's Results: CAROLINA 2, Washington 1 (Series is tied 2-2) The Carolina Hurricanes defeated … Continue reading April 19th, 2019 — News and Notes →