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NHL Daily – More High Scoring Affairs

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, January 23rd, 2021

News

  • The Columbus Blue Jackets and Winnipeg Jets made a blockbuster trade.
    • The Blue Jackets Acquired:
      • Forward Patrik Laine
      • Forward Jack Roslovic
    • The Jets Acquired:
      • Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois
      • 2022 Third Round Pick
    • As part of the trade, the Jets retained 26% of Laine’s salary.

  • After acquiring Roslovic from the Jets, the Blue Jackets would sign him to a two year deal worth $3.8 million.
    • Roslovic’s new deal carries a $1.9 million AAV.

Game Recaps

  • Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 2p ET
    • In the second match up on the season, Tampa Bay looks to avoid their first loss on the season while the Blue Jackets look to win the second game in their season.  In the first period, Victor Hedman gets Tampa Bay on the board with his first goal of the year at the 4:10 mark.  Nick Foligno ties the game for Columbus with his goal 17 seconds after the Hedman goal.  Columbus’ Mikhail Grigorenko scores his first goal of the season to give the Blue Jackets the 2-1 lead at 10:03.  Columbus takes the 3-1 lead when Vladislav Gavirkov scores his first goal of the season at 19:01.  Tampa Bay comes within a goal when a power play goal is scored at 19:46 by Ondrej Palat, his third goal on the season.  After a scoreless second period, Columbus takes the 4-2 lead when Zach Werenski nets his first goal of the season at 6:34 and at 18:12 Eric Robinson gives the Blue jackets 5-2 lead and win with his first goal of the season.

  • Florida Panthers v. Carolina Hurricanes – 1p ET
    • Postponed
  • Philadelphia Flyers v. Boston Bruins – 7p ET
    • In the second math-up between these two rival clubs on the season, Boston looks to advance to 2-1-1 and Philadelphia looks to advance to 4-1-1.  In the first period, Patrice Bergeron gets the Bruins on the board first with a power play goal, his second goal on the season, at 8:09.  As the game reaches the second period, Kevin Hayes makes it a tie game with his third goal of the season at 1:14.  Boston takes the lead back at 2-1 when Craig Smith nets his first goal of the year with a goal at 2:30.  Boston takes the commanding 3-1 lead when Charlie Coyle scores his second goal of the season at 17:50 in the period.  As the contest raches the third period, Boston’s Brad Marchand scores his second and third goals of the season at 4:13 and 7:59, respectively.  The Marchand goal at 7:59 would be a power play goal and gave the Bruins the 5-1 lead.  Boston seals the victory when Bergeron scores his second goal of the game at 13:33, also a power play goal, as the Bruins crush the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1.
  • Montreal Canadiens v. Vancouver Canucks – 7p ET
    • In the third match up between these two, each team looks to win the second game of the nine game season series.  In the first period, Montreal’s Nick Suzuki nets his second goal of the season at 10:54.  In the second period, Corey Perry nets his first goal of the season and his first goal as a member of the Montreal Canadiens at 11:42 to give Montreal the 2-0 lead.  As this contest shifts to the third period, Vancouver gets on the board when Elias Pettersson scores his first goal of the season at 3:50.  Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander ties the game at 2-2 when Hoglander nets his second goal of the season.  Montreal takes the 3-2 lead when Brendan Gallagher nets his second goal of the season at 9:07.  Jonathan Drouin makes it a 4-2 Canadiens lead with his first goal of the season at 12:44.  Joel Edmundson seals the Montreal win with his first goal in the season at 17:06 to give Montreal the 5-2 win.
  • Los Angeles Kings v. St. Louis Blues – 8p ET
    • In the first of eight match-ups between these two teams on the season, each team looks to get the first win.  In the first period. Torey Krug gets the Blues on the board with a power play goal at 13:12.  Early in the second period, Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe ties the game at 1-1 with a goal 57 seconds in.  At 2:53, St. Louis take the lead back at 2-1 when Vince Dunn scores his first goal of the season.  St. Louis takes the 3-1 advantage when David Perron nets his first goal of the season at 7:25.  Dustin Brown brings the Kings within a goal when he scores at 16:29, a power play goal.  With two seconds left in the third period, Jaden Schwartz scores for the Blues as St. Louis doubles up the Kings 4-2.
  • Ottawa Senators v. Winnipeg Jets – 10p ET
    • In third match up between these two squad on the season, Ottawa looks to get the first win while Winnipeg looks for their third win.  In the first period at 14:03, Nikolaj Ehlers gets Winnipeg on the board with a power play goal.  In the second period, Ottawa gets on the board at 4:04 with a goal by Evgenii Dadonov.  Winnipeg gets the lead back at 8:18 when Kyle Connor scores his fourth goal of the season.  Ottawa ties the game at 2-2 with a goal by Brady Tkachuk at 11:14, Tkachuk’s second goal on the season.  Ottawa takes the 3-2 lead at 14:23 when Nick Paul nets his second goal of the season.  As the contest moves to the third period, Andrew Copp ties the game at 3-3 with his first goal of the season at 2:24.  Paul Stastny makes it a 4-3 Jets lead with Stastny’s first goal of the season, a PPG, at 15:45.  Winnipeg takes the 5-3 lead when Copp scores his second goal of the night at 16:55.  Mark Scheifele scores his third goal of the night to make it a 6-3 Winnipeg game and victory at 17:51.

Today’s Games

  • DET v. CHI – 1230p ET
  • BUF v. WAS – 3p ET
  • TOR v. CAL – 4p ET
  • VGK v. ARI – 4p ET
  • NYI v. NJ – 7p ET
  • NYR v. PIT – 7p ET
  • LA v. STL – 8p ET
  • SJ v. MIN – 8p ET
  • NAS v. DAL – 8p ET
  • COL v. ANA – 8p ET
  • EDM v. WIN – 9p ET

Blue Jackets ground Bolts 54-2. Tampa splits road trip against Columbus

Just hours before puck drop in the Largest Snall town in America, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced a blockbuster trade bringing in Finnish Super star Patrick Laine from the Winnipeg jets in exchange for Pierre Luc-Dubois . CBJ looked to bounce back after being clearly distracted the previous game. Dubois did not play at all after the first period. The tension between former Lightning head coach and current CBJ head coach John Tortorella and Columbus’s third overall pick from 2016 was thick enough to cut with a knife. The Blue Jackets will be without Laine for now. He will need to complete a quarantine before he can join the team. The storm cloud over the team appears to be gone. Tampa looks to be that storm cloud this afternoon and continue to be a sore spot in the Blue Jackets side.

The first period was raining goals. Victor Hedman kicked off the scoring. With a spectacular Between the legs backhand shot following the offensive rush. The puck leaked through Columbus netminder Elvis Merzikins to put the bolts up 1-0 early in the game. Columbus responded with a flurry of goals from captain Nick Foligno, Mikhail Grigorenko and Vladislav Gavrikov getting on the scoreboard. the Gavrikov goal coming in with under a minute left in the period making it 3-1. Just seconds later Ondri Palat playing in career game number 500 continues his hot streak. Tapping home, team leading goal number 3 on the season to bring Tampa within one with 24 seconds left in the first period. Palat was the beneficiary of a gorgeous feed from Brayden Point as the Lightning power play continues to buzz. Hedman added another point to his day with the secondary assist.

The goalies kept the score the same after a tight second period. Andri Vaseleski making his 4th straight start this season stopped all 8 shots in the middle frame. The Lightning seemed to have swung momentum after an excellent penalty kill, an area the team is looking to improve in. Heading to the locker room the Bolts looked to make the necessary adjustments as they continue to look to go unbeaten in their first 4 games for the second time in franchise history.

It was not to be. Zach Werenski scored against a exhausted Tampa Squad with 13:24 left in the 3rd to put the lead back at two goals. Tampa players were beginning to show signs of fatigue being chased around by a pesky Columbus team. Vasilevskiy looked like he had started all of games so far being a little shakey in net after 3 excellent starts. The team should be excitingly awaiting the return of Curtis Mchellany off of the COVID-19 reserve to take some pressure and wear & tear off the 26 year old Russian netminder. Erik Robinson added an empty net goal to down Tampa 5-2. Columbus handing Tampa their first loss of the season. Vasileskiy stopped 23 of 27 shots against him. Near the midway mark In the 3rd period Tampa forward Mitchell Stephans went down and appeared to not be able to put any weight on his right leg As he was helped off the ice. He would not return. Erik Cernak who took a nasty hit from Nick Foligno in the 1st period was unable to return to the game as well with an undisclosed injury. The bruised up Bolts will make their way back to the sunshine state after the game with their match up in Raleigh against former southeast division foes The Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday appearing to be in jeopardy. For the first time this season Tampa did not allow a man advantage goal and the team still looks lethal on an “off day” No love lost in Columbus. These teams will meet again 6 more times in just the regular season. A playoff matchup for the 3rd straight year looking very possible.

NHL Daily – Goals, Goals, and More Goals

NHL News and Notes from Thursday, January 21st, 2021

News

  • The Anaheim Ducks announced that defenseman Josh Manson will be out approximately six weeks due to an oblique muscle injury.

  • The Philadelphia Flyers announced that forward Morgan Frost suffered a dislocated left shoulder and will be out indefinitely.
    • The Flyers also announced that defenseman Philippe Myers will be week to week after suffering a fractured rib.

Game Recaps

  • Philadelphia Flyers v. Boston Bruins – 7p ET
    • In Boston the Bruins would play host to the Philadelphia Flyers, and after a scoreless first period the Flyers would open the scoring as Claude Giroux would strike on the powerplay for his first of the season, and then James van Riemsdyk would tally to give the Flyers the 2-0 lead. Then in the third period Jason Studnicka would score his first career NHL goal, and Charie Coyle would net his first of the season in the first two minutes to tie the game at two. Travis Sanheim would strike to get the Flyers back in the lead, but Nick Ritchie would strike on the powerplay to tie the game back up at three for the B’s. Then in the final five minutes of regulation Brandon Carlo would tally his first of the season to give Boston their first lead of the game, but van Riemsdyk’s second of the game would tie the game up at four to send the game to overtime. After a scoreless extra frame of hockey, the B’s and Philly would require the shootout to decide a winner and it would be Jake DeBrusk with the game winner as the Bruins would take the 5-4 victory.

  • New Jersey Devils v. New York Islanders – 7p ET
    • On Long Island the New York Islanders would host the New Jersey Devils. In the first period the Isles would get goals from Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle to take the 2-0 lead. In the second period Nathan Bastian would score his first of the season to get the Devils on the board, however, in the third period Eberle would net his second of the game and Brock Nelson would score on the powerplay to give the Islanders the 4-1 victory.

  • Florida Panthers v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p ET
    • Postponed
  • Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets – 7p ET
    • In a game that would see Pierre-Luc Dubois play only 3:55 time on ice, the Columbus Blue Jackets would host the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the first period Oliver Bjorkstrand would score 21 seconds into the game to give the Jackets the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Blake Coleman and Mathieu Joseph would score for the Bolts to take the 2-1 lead. 47 seconds into the third period Nick Foligno would strike while on the powerplay to tie the game at two. However, once the game go to overtime, Brayden Point would score less than two minutes into the extra frame to give the Bolts the 3-2 victory.

  • Winnipeg Jets v. Ottawa Senators – 7p ET
    • In Ottawa the Winnipeg Jets come to town looking to fly past the Senators. In the first period Nikolaj Ehlers would score to get the Jets on the board first. Then in the second period the Jets would get goals from Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, and Blake Wheeler to take a commanding 4-0 lead. In the third period Chris Tierney would score late in the period to get the Sens on the board, but the Jets would maintain control for the 4-1 victory.

  • Montreal Canadiens v. Vancouver Canucks – 930p ET
    • For the second consecutive night these two teams face off.  Vancouver won the contest last night and Montreal looks to get the first win in this season series.  In the first period, Tyler Toffoli scores his fourth goal of the season at 1:54 to give Montreal the early 1-0 lead.  At 3:20 in the period, Bo Horvat ties the game at 1-1 for Vancouver.  Montreal takes the lead back when Joel Armia scores his first goal of the season.  Bo Horvat scores his second goal of the night at 7:!3 to tie the game up for Vancouver again at 2-2.  In the second period, Tyler Toffoli scores his second goal of the night and his fifth on the season at 1:13.  At 14:56, Montreal takes the 4-2 lead when Josh Anderson scores his third goal of the season.  9 seconds later, Montreal takes the 5-2 lead when Jake Evans nets his second goal of the season.  At 16:30 in the period, Joel Armia nets his second goal on the season.  In the third period, Brandon Sutter nets his first goal of the season with Vancouver still down 6-3.  At 18:55, Ben Chiarot scored his of the season and the Canadiens take the 7-3 advantage and eventual win.
  • Colorado Avalanche v. Los Angeles Kings – 10p ET
    • In the second match-up of the season between these two squads, Colorado looks to get their second consecutive win over the Kings.  In the first period, Mikko Rantanen scores his third goal of the season at 4:49 to give the Avalanche a 1-0 lead.  Colorado takes the 2-0 lead when Nathan MacKinnon scores his second goal of the season, a power play goal.  In the second period, Drew Doughty scores his first goal of the season, a power play goal, to bring the Kings within a goal.  Gabriel Vilardi ties the game at 2-2 when Vilardi nets his second goal of the season at 17:50, also a power play goal.  In the third period, the Kings take the 3-2 lead when Adrian Kempe nets his second goal of the season at 16:04.  At 19:18 in the period, Blake Lizotte scores his second goal of the season and the Kings win this contest 4-2 over the Avalanche.

Today’s Games

  • BUF v. WAS – 7p ET
  • NYR v. PIT – 7p ET
  • EDM v. TOR – 7p ET
  • DET v. CHI – 8p ET
  • SJ v. MIN – 8p ET
  • NAS v. DAL – 830p ET
  • VGK v. ARI – 9p ET
  • COL v. ANA – 10p ET

Lightning Strike Down CBJ in Overtime

The Bolts rolled into Ohio looking to remain unbeaten facing another grudge match with central division rivals Columbus Blue Jackets. The Lightning finally getting into action after two games against their 2020 Stanley Cup nemesis Dallas Stars were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns early this week. Chris Gibson was called up from the taxi squad. To Back up the bolts as Curtis Mchelleny is out on the covid reserve list. The Bolts were fortunate to have forward Blake Coleman back from the reserve after he was placed on it earlier in the week.

The story of the game was arguably off the ice. With Pierre-Luc Dubois, the 3rd overall pick in the 2016 draft, asking to be traded earlier in the week. Dubois is a high skilled player who will no doubt be a part of a blockbuster trade coming soon. The team said that this wasn’t a distraction but Dubois was noticeably absent from the Columbus man advantage and recorded a career low 3:55 TOI and zero shots. Clearly uncomfortable and tense on the bench with John Tortorella.

Shots after the first 20 minutes shots were deadlocked at 10 each. Oliver Bjkstrand who had a gordie Howe hat trick on Monday in the Blue Jackets 3-2 Win over Detroit, put CBJ up 1-0 just 21 seconds into the first period. The period came to a close without a penalty against either team headed into the middle frame. The momentum in the hands of Columbus.

After a tightly battled 2nd period. In the final five minutes of the period. Blake Coleman who was recently activated from the Covid reserve list got his 2nd goal of the season. Ryan Mcdougnah recorded his 300th career point. Finishing a gorgeous Tic Tac Toe play starting with a yanni gourde pass to The veteran defenseman who fed Coleman a perfect tap in goal. The former ranger captain added point 301 with another assist feeding a tape to tape one time pass, to mathiue Josephs for his second tally of the season just under 90 seconds later. The lightning seemed to get into a groove in the final 10 minutes of the period. A distinct change in team energy after killing off a penalty to Alex Killorn and finally putting the puck in the net after more than half the game.

Like the first period the Bolts didn’t start the final frame off great. Blue Jackets Captain Nick Foligno tied up the game 47 seconds into the 3rd period. giving the Blue Jackets their first power play goal of the season. The bolts have allowed 3 power play goals in as many games this season. goals against their penalty kill account for 3 of 5 goals against for the whole season. Tampa was Unable to convert on any of their power plays. The bolts haven’t scored on the man advantage since opening night when they converted 2 Power plays against Chicago. Luke Schenn dropped the gloves with Nick Foligno at the mid way mark of the 3rd trying to ignite the bench to rally for a strong finish, in front of yet another fantastic performance in goal from Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Tampa Bay and Columbus are going into overtime again. Another excellent contest between the two franchises. The superstars came to play. The hero of the 5 OT game one marathon game last summer, struck again. Brayden point with helpers from Conn Smythe winner Victor Hedman and captain Steven Stamkos delivered home another heroic moment scoring the winner with just under 2 minutes remaining in the overtime. Handing the Bolts their 3rd straight win to start the season and a 2nd consecutive extra time loss for Columbus.

The penalty kill and poor starts to periods were glaring errors on an otherwise well polished unit. Not a perfect 60 minutes but with a little extra time the lightning were able to do what matters most. Win. With 53 games to go, their is optimism the boys from Thunder Bay can tune up their weak spots over the course of this rapid fire season. The Bolts are rolling, and have to be happy after their first close victory of the season.

NHL Daily – Oh, The Overtimes!

NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, January 19th, 2021

News

  • The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced a series of fines.
    • Forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel of the Philadelphia Flyers was fined $4,633.62, the max allowed under the CBA, for Roughing defenseman Rasmus Dahlin of the Buffalo Sabres.

    • Defenseman Greg Pateryn of the Minnesota Wild was fined $5000, max allowed under the CBA, for Cross Checking Anaheim Ducks forward Sonny Milano.

    • Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson was fined $3,987.07, max allowed under the CBA, for Slashing Calgary Flames forward Sean Monahan.

    • All Fines were for actions that took place in games on Monday, January 18th.
  • The Minnesota Wild traded defenseman Greg Pateryn to the Colorado Avalanche for defenseman Ian Cole.
    • The Avalanche retain 18 percent of Cole’s salary in the trade.

Game Recaps

  • New Jersey Devils v. New York Rangers – 7p ET
    • Rekindling the rivalry the New Jersey Devils come to Madison Square Garden to face off with the New York Rangers. In the first period Travis Zajac would get the Devils on the board first with his first of the season 32 seconds into the game. Then in the second period Chris Krieder would tie the game up on the powerplay for the Rangers, but Jack Hughes would net his first two goals of the season as the Devils would take a two goal lead. However, the Rangers would not stay down as Mika Zibanejad would strike while on the powerplay to bring the Rangers back within one, but the Devils just keep on scoring as Miles Wood would score to give the Devils the 4-2 lead. Then in the third period Filip Chytil would strike to bring the Rangers back within one, but the Devils would hold on for the 4-3 victory.

  • Buffalo Sabres v. Philadelphia Flyers – 7p ET
    • In Philly the Flyers play host to the Buffalo Sabres once again, and after a scoreless 37 minutes and 51 seconds, Travis Konecny would score his fourth of the season to give the Flyers the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period Jakub Voracek would net his first of the season, and Kevin Hayes would tally to give the Flyers the 3-0 victory.

  • Dallas Stars v. Tampa Bay Lightning – 7p ET
    • Postponed
  • Chicago Blackhawks v. Florida Panthers – 7p ET
    • Out in Florida, the Chicago Blackhawks continue their Florida road trip as they face the Panthers. In the first period Carter Verhaeghe would net his first as a Panther and Patric Hornqvist would tally on the powerplay to give the Panthers the 2-0 lead, but Dominik Kubalik would score late on the powerplay to bring the Blackhawks back within one. Then in the second period Verhaeghe would net his second of the game to give the Panthers their two goal lead back, but it would be Kubalik again for the Blackhawks to score and bring them back within one again, and then Patrick Kane would score to tie the game at three. Then in the third period Philipp Kurashev would net his first career NHL goal to give the Blackhawks the lead, but Keith Yandle would score his second of the season while on the powerplay to tie the game at four. In overtime it would be Frank Vatrano striking a little past the midway point to give the Panthers the 5-4 victory.

  • Washington Capitals v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 7p ET
    • The Washington Capitals end their four game road trip with their second matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the first period Lars Eller would kick off the scoring to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead, but the Pens would respond with a goal of their own as Colton Sceviour would tie the game at one. However, Big willy himself Tom Wilson would net a pair of goals to give the Caps the 3-1 lead. In the second period the Pens would bring themselves back within one as Jake Guentzel would bang in a powerplay goal, but the Caps would respond as Evgeny Kuznetsov would net his first of the season to retake the two goal lead. However, the Pens would strike once again, but this time shorthanded two players, as Teddy Blueger would net his first of the season to cut the Caps lead to 4-3. Then late in the second period, TJ Oshie would throw a blindside hit Marcus Pettersson to give the Pens the powerplay opportunity and Evgeni Malkin would score on the powerplay to tie the game at four. Then in overtime it would be Sidney Crosby securing the victory for the Pens with his third of the season as the Penguins would go over the Capitals 5-4.

  • Kassie’s TXHT Recap – 

https://www.nhl.com/video/t-320455928/c-7282358

  • Winnipeg Jets v. Ottawa Senators – 7p ET
    • In the Canadian Capitol, The Ottawa Senators would play host to the Winnipeg Jets. In the first period Josh Norris would score his first career NHL goal and Chris Tierney would net his second of the season to give the Sens the 2-0 lead, but late in the period Adam Lowery would net his first of the season to get the Jets back within one. Then in the second period Alex Galchenyuk would score on the powerplay to  tally his first goal as a Senator to give them the 3-1 lead, however, Kyle Connor would strike on the powerplay to bring the Jets back within one. In the third period Josh Morrissey would tie the game at three, then in overtime Nikolaj Ehlers would score to give the Jets the 4-3 victory.

  • Columbus Blue Jackets v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p ET
    • In Detroit the Red Wings play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets once again, and after a scoreless first period both teams would trade goals as Boone Jenner would get the Jackets on the board first, then Anthony Mantha would strike on the powerplay to tie the game at one and Bobby Ryan would net his fourth of the season to give the Wings the 2-1 lead. Then in the third period Liam Foudy would score his first of the season to tie the game at two for the Jackets.  15 seconds into the extra frame, Tyler Bertuzzi would win the game for the Red Wings 3-2 with his first goal of the season.
  • Carolina Hurricanes v. Nashville Predators – 8p ET
    • Postponed

  • Colorado Avalanche v. Los Angeles Kings – 10p ET
    • In the first match-up between these two teams on the season, both teams will look to take the season advantage.  In the first period, Brandon Saad of the Avalanche will get on the board with his first goal of the season as Colorado takes the 1-0 lead.  In the second period, Devon Toews would score his second goal, a power play goal, as a member of the Avalanche at 14:11.  Mikko Rantanen would score his second goal of the season, also a power play goal, at 16:06 to make it a 3-0 Colorado lead.  In the third period, Andreas Athanasiou scores his third goal of the season at 7:50 and Adrian Kempe scores his first goal of the season, a power play goal, to bring the Kings within a goal.  However the comeback falls short as the Avalanche win the contest 3-2.

Today’s Games

  • EDM v. TOR – 7p ET
  • SJ v. STL – 9p ET
  • MIN v. ANA – 930p ET
  • MON v. VAN – 10p ET
  • ARI v. VGK – 10p ET

NHL Daily – An Action Packed MLK Jr. Day

NHL News and Notes from Monday, January 18th, 2021

News

  • Kirill Kaprizov of the Minnesota Wild was named the NHL First Star of the Week along with Frontline healthcare hero Brittany Hutchinson.
    • Travis Konecny (PHI) and Steven Stamkos (TB) were the Second and Third Stars respectively.

TXHT: NHL Stars of the Week – Kaprizov Scores His Way to First Star

Game Recaps

  • Columbus Blue Jackets v. Detroit Red Wings – 12p ET
    • On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day the Detroit Red Wings would play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a noon matinee. In the first period Bobby Ryan would strike seven minutes into the game to give the Wings the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Oliver Bjorkstrand would net his first of the season to tie the game at one. In the third period the Jackets would take command as they would get goals from Alexandre Texier and Pierre-Luc Dubois in a span of 76 seconds to take a commanding 3-1 lead. However, in the final minute of the game Bobby Ryan would net his second of the game, with an ensuing line brawl, to bring the Wings back within one, but it would not be enough as the Blue Jackets would hold on to win 3-2.

  • Boston Bruins v. New York Islanders – 5p ET
    • In Long Island, the Boston Bruins would come to visit the New York Islanders hoping to pick up their second win of the season. It would take 55 minutes and 51 seconds before we would see our first goal as Jean-Gabriel Pageau would get one past Tuukka Rask to give the Islanders the 1-0 victory.

  • Winnipeg Jets v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p ET
    • Up north the Toronto Maple Leafs would play host to the Winnipeg Jets. After a scoreless 20 minutes, the Leafs would break the scoreless tie as John Tavares would net his third of the season while on the powerplay. Then in the final minutes of the second period Mitch Marner would score for the Leafs, and Kyle Connor would score for the Jets. Come the third period, the Leafs would be able to shut down the Jets and Marner would get his second goal of the game to give the Leafs the 3-1 victory.

  • Buffalo Sabres v. Philadelphia Flyers – 730p ET
    • In Philadelphia the Flyers would play host to the Buffalo Sabres, and in the first period Curtis Lazar would strike first to get the Sabres on the board. Then in the second period Sam Reinhart would net two goals, and Lazar would score his second of the game to give the Sabres the commanding 4-0 lead. In the third period Henri Jokiharju would net his first of the season for the Sabres and Victor Olofsson would tally as well, and while Nicolas Aube-Kubel would score for the Flyers, the Sabres would go on to defeat the Flyers 6-1.

  • San Jose Sharks v. St. Louis Blues – 8p ET
    • In St. Louis the Blues would face off with the San Jose Sharks, and in the first period the Sharks would swarm the Blues as Kevin Labanc and Logan Couture would both score their first goals of the season to give San Jose the 2-0 lead. Then in the second period Justin Faulk would net his first of the season for the Blues, and Mike Hoffman would score his first goal as a Blue to tie the game at two, but the Sharks would retake the lead as Brent Burns would score his first of the season while on the powerplay. However, Jaden Schwartz would strike for his first of the season to tie the game back up at three, and Faulk would score his second of the game for the Blues to take the 4-3 lead. Then in the third period Couture would net his second of the game to tie the game back up at four. However, the scoring would not end there as the Blues would retake the lead with a Jordan Kyrou tally to take the 5-4 victory.

  • Carolina Hurricanes v. Nashville Predators – 8p ET
    • Out in Nashville, the Carolina Hurricanes come to town to take down the Predators. After a scoreless first period Andrei Svechnikov would net his third of the season to give the Canes the 1-0 lead, but 46 seconds later Filip Forsberg would strike on the powerplay for his third of the season to tie the game at one. In the third period Both Vincent Trocheck and Sebastian Aho would score while shorthanded to give the canes the 3-1 lead, but Viktor Arvidsson would get a powerplay tally to get the Preds back within one. However, a late Nino Niederreiter tally would give the Hurricanes the 4-2 victory.

  • Vancouver Canucks v. Calgary Flames – 9p ET
    • In Calgary the Vancouver Canucks face off with the Flames, and in the first period Jake Virtanen would score his first of the season to give the Canucks the 1-0 lead. In the second period Johnny Gaudreau would net his second of the season to tie the game at one for the Flames, and then Mikael Backlund would net his first of the season to give the Flames the 2-1 lead. With two seconds left in the second period while on the powerplay Elias Lindholm would grow the Flames lead to two. In the third period Tyler Myers would score a shorthanded goal to get the Canucks back on the board, but goals from Mark Giordano (PPG) and Rasmus Andersson would give the Flames the 5-2 victory.

  • Montreal Canadiens v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p ET
    • The Montreal Canadiens travel to Edmonton to take on the Oilers, and in the first period Alexander Romanov would strike midway through the period to give the Habs the 1-0 lead. Then late in the second period with 11 seconds left while on the powerplay Shea Weber would net his first of the season to grow the Habs lead to two. Then in the final frame of regulation Artturi Lehkonen would strike while shorthanded to give the Habs the 3-0 lead. Devin Shore would score while shorthanded for the Oilers, but they would still fall to the Canadiens 3-1.

  • Minnesota Wild v. Anaheim Ducks – 9p ET
    • Out west the Anaheim Ducks look to tame the Minnesota Wild. After 40 minutes of scoreless hockey, it would be Nicolas Deslauriers with the lone goal of the game 44:09 into the game giving the Ducks their first victory of the 2020-21 season 1-0.

  • Arizona Coyotes v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET
    • Out in the desert the Arizona Coyotes would visit the Vegas Golden Knights, and in the first period Tyler Pitlick would strike while shorthanded to give the Yotes the 1-0 lead. In the second period Nick Schmaltz would tally on the powerplay to give the Coyotes the 2-0 lead, but then it would be all Vegas as Max Pacioretty would tally late in the second period. Then in the third period Rielly Smith would tally two goals and Chandler Stephenson would net his first of the season to give the Golden Knights the 4-2 victory to go a perfect 3-0-0 to start the season.

Today’s Games

  • NJ v. NYR – 7p ET
  • BUF v. PHI – 7p ET
  • DAL v. TB – Postponed
  • CHI v. FLA – 7p ET
  • WAS v. PIT – 7p ET
  • WIN v. OTT – 7p ET
  • CLB v. DET – 730p ET
  • CAR v. NAS – 8p ET
  • COL v. LA – 10p ET

NHL Daily – A Day Full of Hockey

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, January 16th, 2021

News

  • The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jared McCann has been fined $10,000, maximum allowed per the CBA, for Elbowing defenseman Travis Sanheim of the Philadelphia Flyers on January 15th.

Game Recaps

  • Boston Bruins v. New Jersey Devils – 1p ET
    • In New Jersey for an early Saturday matinee the Devils would play host to the Boston Bruins. In the first period Miles Wood would net his second of the season to give the Devils the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period newly named captain Patrice Bergeron would tally for the B’s while shorthanded to tie the game and send the game into overtime. In the extra frame with two seconds left Yegor Sharangovich would net his first career NHL goal to give the Devils the 2-1 victory.

  • San Jose Sharks v. Arizona Coyotes – 4p ET
    • In Arizona for a western matinee, the Coyotes and San Jose Sharks do battle. In the first period Ryan Donato would open the scoring while on the powerplay with his first as a Shark to take the 1-0 lead. However, Phil Kessel (PPG) and Brett Hayton would tally for the Coyotes to take the 2-1 lead, but Timo Meier would score to tie the game at two. Then in the final forty minutes of play the Coyotes would be all over the Sharks as Kessel would score his second of the game, plus goals from Jakob Chychrun and Clayton Keller would score to give Arizona the three goal lead. Tomas Hertl would score a late powerplay goal for San Jose, but it wouldn’t be enough as they would fall to the Coyotes 5-3.

  • New York Islanders v. New York Rangers – 7p ET
    • At Madison Square Garden the New York Rangers and Islanders faceoff for the second time in as many nights, but this time the Rangers have a better showing as Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin would score in the first period for the 2-0 lead. Then in the second period Buchnevich would net his second of the game, and Kaapo Kakko would score his first of the season to grow the Rangers lead to four. Then in the third period Panarin would net his second of the game to give the Rangers the 5-0 victory over the Islanders.

  • Carolina Hurricanes v. Detroit Red Wings – 7p ET
    • In Detroit the Red Wings would play host to the Carolina Hurricanes once again, and it would take 22 minutes and 44 seconds before we would see our first goal as Bobby Ryan would net his first as a Red Wing to give Detroit the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period Vincent Trocheck would tie the game at one 28 seconds into the period while on the powerplay, but Dylan Larkin would strike 18 seconds later to retake the lead for the Wings. However, later in the period Andrei Svechnikov would score his first of the season to tie the game once again, but Robby Fabbri would net his first of the season, and Larkin would net his second of the game to give the Red Wings the 4-2 victory.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs v. Ottawa Senators – 7p ET
    • Back at it in Ottawa the Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs go back to battle, and in the first period Nick Paul would net his first of the season to give Ottawa the 1-0 lead. However, minutes later Joe Thornton would net his first goal as a Toronto Maple Leaf to tie the game at one. Then in the second period Mitch Marner would score 70 seconds into the period to give the Leafs the 2-1 lead. In the third period Auston Matthews would strike on the powerplay for his first of the season to give the Leafs the two goal lead, but Tim Stützle would score his first career NHL goal to bring the Sens back within one. However, it would not be enough as the Leafs would hold on for the 3-2 victory.

  • Montreal Canadiens v. Edmonton Oilers – 7p ET
    • In Edmonton the Oilers would continue their homestand with some Hockey Night in Canada action against the Montreal Canadiens. In the first period Jeff Petry would score the lone goal of the period while on the powerplay to give the Habs the 1-0 lead. Then int he second period the Canadiens would erupt for three unanswered goals as Tomas Tatar, Petry (second of the game), and Jake Evans (SHG) would score to give Montreal the 4-0 lead. In the third period Tomas Tatar would score his second of the game to grow Montreal’s lead to five, but Slater Koekkoek would score his first as an Oiler to end Carey Price’s shutout bid in the Canadiens 5-1 victory.

  • Columbus Blue Jackets v. Nashville Predators – 8p ET
    • In Nashville the Predators would play host to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and in the first period both teams would get on the board as Nick Foligno would open the scoring for Columbus to take the 1-0 lead. However, Rocco Grimaldi’s first of the season would tie the game at one a piece.  After a scoreless second period, Filip Forsberg gets the lead for Nashville with a goal at 1:43 in the third period.  Columbus would tie the game at 2-2 when Alexandre Texier gets his first goal of the season at the 5:47 mark.  Nashville would then have three unanswered goals by Brad Richardson at 11:00, Luke Kunin at 14:27, and Colton Sissons at 15:22 to make it a 5-2 Nashville lead and eventual victory. 
  • Minnesota Wild v. Los Angeles Kings – 9p ET
    • In Los Angeles, the Wild faced off against the Kings and Matt Dumba would open up the scoring for the Wild 21 seconds in the contest.  Gabriel Vilardi for the Kings would make it a tie game at the 16:58 mark in the period.  As the contest goes into the second period, Blake Lizotte and Andreas Athanasiou both score to make it a 3-1 Kings lead.  In the third period, Joel Eriksson Ek would score his first goal on the season at 7:38.  Ryan Suter would tie the contest with two seconds remaining in regulation and Marcus Johansson would score the game winner with 11 seconds remaining in the overtime session with the final score of 4-3.
  • Vancouver Canucks v. Calgary Flames – 10p ET
    • In the first battle between these two Canadian teams on the season, each team looks to get the advantage.  Calgary strikes first with a power play goal from Sean Monahan at 8:31 in the first period.  In the second period, Dillon Dube would score his first goal of the season at the 16:12 mark, also a power play goal.  In the third period, Matthew Tkachuk scored his second goal on the season, a power play goal, at 15:16 and the Flames shutout the Canucks 3-0.
  • Anaheim Ducks v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET
    • In Vegas, the Golden Knights would don their new gold alternate jerseys.  With no score in the first period, Max Comtois would score his third goal on the season at 7:45.  In the third period William Karlsson scored his first goal of the season at 18:38 to make it a 1-1 game.  Seven seconds into the overtime frame, Max Pacioretty nets the game winner for the Golden Knights as they down the Ducks 2-1.

Today’s Games

  • WAS v. PIT – 12p ET
  • DAL v. TB – PPD
  • CHI v. FLA – 7p ET

NHL Daily – Big Nights for Top Names

NHL News and Notes from Thursday, January 14th, 2021

News

  • St. Louis Blues forward Sammy Blais has been suspended for two games for an Illegal Check to the Head on defenseman Devon Toews of the Colorado Avalanche on January 13th.
    • Blais was assessed a minor for elbowing at 4:33 of the first period.
    • Under the terms of the CBA, and based on his AAV, Blais will forfeit $25,862.06.

 

Game Recaps

  • Washington Capitals v. Buffalo Sabres – 7p ET
    • The Washington Capitals kick off their 2020-21 season with a back to back in Buffalo as they take on the offensively revamped Sabres. In the first period The Caps would strike first as Nicklas Backstrom would open the scoring, but Taylor Hall would score his first as a Sabre to tie the game back at one. However, while on the powerplay TJ Oshie would strike to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. In the second period The Caps defense would come alive as both John Carlson and Brenden Dillon would score their firsts of the season. Tobias Rieder would net his first as a Sabre to cut the Caps lead to two. Then in the third period Jake McCabe would strike 20 seconds into the period to bring the Sabres back within one, but 26 seconds later Jakub Vrana would rip off Marc Staal and undress Carter Hutton to give the Caps their two goal lead back. Then late in regulation the Sabres would try to tie it up as they would pull goalie for the extra attacker, and while Victor Olofsson would strike to bring the Sabres within one, Garnet Hathaway would hit the empty netter to give the Capitals the 6-4 victory.

  • Boston Bruins v. New Jersey Devils – 7p ET
    • In New Jersey the Boston Bruins look to get the jump on the Devils, and late in the first period on the powerplay the B’s would strike as Brad Marchand would net his first of the season to take the 1-0 lead. After a scoreless second period Miles Wood would end the shutout bid by Boston as he would score his first of the season to tie the game at one. Boston would strike back with a Nick Ritchie tally on the powerplay top retake the lead, but 34 seconds later Ty Smith would score his first career NHL goal to tie the game at two. After going scoreless in the extra frame, the Devils and Bruins would require a shootout to settle this one, and it would be Marchand for the B’s as he would score the lone goal of the shootout to give Boston the 3-2 victory.

  • New York Islanders v. New York Rangers – 7p ET
    • At the legendary Madison Square Garden, it would be the Battle of New York as the Rangers would play host to the Islanders. In the first period the Islanders would get the puck moving in their directions as Brock Nelson (PPG), Anders Lee, and Mathew Barzal would score to give the Isles the commanding 3-0 lead. Then in the second period Jordan Eberle would strike on the powerplay to grow the Isles lead to four, and then in the third period would play lights out hockey to give the Islanders the 4-0 victory.

  • Dallas Stars v. Florida Panthers – 7p ET
    • Postponed
  • Carolina Hurricanes v. Detroit Red Wings – 730p ET
    • Out in the Central Division we would see the Carolina Hurricanes travel to Detroit to take on the Red Wings. In the first period Nino Niederreiter would net his first of the season to give the Canes the 1-0 lead.  Ryan Dzingel and Andrei Svechnikov would each tally a goal in the third period and Petr Mrazek would record 14 saves to give the Hurricanes the 3-0 shutout win.
  • Columbus Blue Jackets v. Nashville Predators – 8p ET
    • In another Central Division battle, the Columbus Blue Jackets would get the jump on their hosts in Nashville as Boone Jenner would score his first of the season to give the Jackets the 1-0 lead over the Predators. Then in the second period Luke Kunin would net his first of the season to tie the game at one for the Preds.  In the third period, Filip Forsberg and Calle Jarnkrok would each score and the Nashville Predators would take down the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1.  Juuse Saros would go on to record 29 saves in this contest.
  • Calgary Flames v. Winnipeg Jets – 8p ET
    • Up in Canada in the North Division the Calgary Flames would travel to Winnipeg looking to torch the Jets, and in the first period Patrik Laine would score for the Jets, but goals from Matthew Tkachuk, Johnny Gaudreau, and Elias Lindholm would give the Flames the 3-1 lead. Then in the second period Mark Scheifele would strike to bring the Jets back within one, and then later in the period while on the powerplay Kyle Connor would strike to tie the game at three.  As the game heads into the extra frame, Patrik Laine would go on to score the game winner and the Jets take the 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.
  • Vancouver Canucks v. Edmonton Oilers – 9p ET
    • In the second game of their back to back to start the season, the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers would tangle once again in Edmonton. In the first period Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would strike on the powerplay to give the Oilers the 1-0 lead. then with one second left in the first, Connor McDavid would net his first of the season to give the Oilers the 2-0 lead.  As the contest enters the second period, Nate Schmidt would net his first goal as a Canuck at the 3:24 mark to give the Oilers the 2-1 lead.  Connor McDavid would net a power play goal at 8:26 to make it a 3-1 contest.  Tyler Motte would score at 10:21 to make it a one-goal contest but Connor McDavid would get the hat trick with his goal at 15:08 in the period.  In the third period, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would give the Oilers the 5-2 lead and the win with a goal at 11:42.  For Vancouver, Thatcher Demko would have a 41 save performance and Edmonton’s Mikko Koskinen would record 38 saves.
  • San Jose Sharks v. Arizona Coyotes – 9p ET
    • Out in the desert the Arizona Coyotes would play host to the San Jose Sharks, and in the first period it would be the Sharks taking a bite out of the Coyotes as Tomas Hertl would score on the powerplay to give San Jose the 1-0 lead, and then would strike again for his second of the game for the 2-0 lead.  In the second period, Conor Garland would get the Coyotes on the board at the 15:46 mark.  In the third period, Evander Kane would get on the score sheet at 11:24 to give the Sharks the 3-1 advantage.  However, the Coyotes would respond when Clayton Keller would score at 16:30 to make it a 3-2 Sharks lead.  With four seconds left in the period, Arizona would make it a 3-3 contest with a goal by Phil Kessel.  The Sharks would win the game 4-3 after the shootout.  Martin Jones would record 31 saves for San Jose and Darcy Kuemper would record 32 saves.
  • Anaheim Ducks v. Vegas Golden Knights – 10p ET
    • In the first contest between these two teams on the season, each team looks to start of the season in the win column.  In the first period, Jonathan Marchessault would open the scoring early in the period.  Tomas Nosek would get the Golden Knights 2-0 lead with a goal at the 2:13 mark.  Anaheim would get on the board with a pair of goals by Max Comtois.  Vegas new team captain would score early in the third to regain the lead at 3-2.  Max Pacioretty would score his first goal on the season at 10:59 to once again give the Golden Knights the two-goal advantage.  Alex Tuch would seal the victory for the Vegas Golden Knights at 19:46 with and empty net goal and Vegas takes the 5-2 win.  John Gibson would have 24 saves for the Ducks and Robin Lehner would have 20 saves for Vegas.
  • Minnesota Wild v. Los Angeles Kings – 10p ET
    • In this contest, both the Wild and Kings will look to start the season off on the right foot with a win.  In the first period, Minnesota will strike first with a goal by Jonas Brodin at 16:06.  With three seconds left in the period, Los Angeles will tie the game with a Jeff Carter goal.  In the second period, the Kings will take the 2-1 lead when Andreas Athanasiou will net his first goal as a King.  Adrian Kempe would score at 17:05 to give the Kings the 3-1 lead.  In the third period, Victor Rask would score at 3:15 to bring the Wild within a goal.  Minnesota’s Marcus Foligno would tie the game 3-3 with a goal at 9:42 in the period.  As the contest heads into the extra frame, Kirill Kaprizov would net his first NHL goal in overtime and the Wild would down the Kings 4-3.  Cam Talbot would record 32 saves for the Wild and Jonathan Quick would have a 23 save performance.

Today’s Games

  • WAS v. BUF – 7p ET
  • PIT v. PHI – 7p ET
  • CHI v. TB – 7p ET
  • DAL v. FLA – 7p ET
  • TOR v. OTT – 7p ET
  • STL v. COL – 9p ET

Reverse Retro: Metropolitan Division

Continuing with the NHL’s Reverse Retro jersey reveals, today we are going to take a look at the Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes:

The Carolina Hurricanes are going back to the Hartford Whalers days with this 1979 look. The jersey mirrors what was worn during the 1979-1980 season, however the base colour of this jersey is gray and it ties together the Hurricanes and Whalers colours. The vintage Pucky the Whale is also featured on the shoulders of the jerseys as well.

Columbus Blue Jackets:

Columbus is making their inaugural season (2000-2001) jersey the inspiration here, with the only difference being that the base colour of the jersey is red.

New Jersey Devils:

The look is going back to their first season in New Jersey (1982-1983 season) featured the red and green colours. For the first time in franchise history, they will be wearing a primarily green jersey.

NY Islanders:

This one, I feel is the weakest and it can be said in only one real way. The only difference is the base colour of the jersey. Everything else about it is the exact same.

The team, however, says their going back to the start of their Cup-winning era from 1980-1983 and the navy blue base colour of the jersey is a nod to Islander legends Mike Bossy, Bobby Nystrom, Clark Gillies, and Bryan Trottier.

NY Rangers:

LADY LIBERTY has returned!!

The original look from 1996 has been updated. The jersey is updated with an all blue sleeve but keeps the silver accents and drop shadow numbers.

Philadelphia Flyers:

The Flyers are going back to a 1995 pseudo look. 1995 is the year in which Eric Lindros would go on to win the Hart Trophy as MVP as well as when the Flyers would win the division title.

Pittsburgh Penguins:

The Penguins are going with a 1997 look mixed with the Pittsburgh diagonal lettering. 1997 would also be the year in which Mario Lemieux would win his sixth scoring title. The Reverse Retro also flips the base colour of the jersey from black to white.

Washington Capitals:

The Capitals are going back to the look from their first Stanley Cup finals appearance from the 1997-1998 season. The only changes from this are the colours. Out are the blue, black and bronze. The only addition to the colours of the current look is a slight hint of silver.

Tomorrow Michael will rank the Reverse Retro jerseys.

Point’s OT Winner Sends Jackets Packing

Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets

Game 5 – Tampa leads 3-1

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Tampa:

Columbus:

First Period:

Game 5 was all Tampa Bay at the beginning of the first with Tyler Johnson putting in his third of the playoffs to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead.

Blake Coleman added to the lead as Tampa took a commanding 2 goal lead.

Columbus managed some life and got on the board when Nick Foligno cut the lead in half.

Second Period:

Kevin Stenlund provided Columbus with the equalizer with his first of the playoffs to tie the game up at 2.

Alexander Wennberg gave Columbus the lead with a late period goal.

Columbus took a 3-2 lead in to the third, looking to extend the series.

Third Period:

Things were looking good for Columbus as Oliver Bjorkstrand gave them a commanding 4-2 lead.

Kevin Shattenkirk though finally scored his first of the playoffs to give Tampa a little life.

Down by one, Tampa pulled Vasilevsky with two minutes left. The move proved to be correct as Anthony Cirelli scored with about a minute and a half left to send the game to overtime.

Overtime:

While Columbus played a tough series, in the end, Tampa’s talent was too much as it took just five minutes for Brayden Point to send the Lightning to the next round.

Tampa wins the series 4-1.

Thanks for reading.