Game Recap – 3/1/2020 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

Washington Capitals (39-19-6 84pts) v. Minnesota Wild (32-25-7 71pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals head to Minnesota to face the Wild and finish their short two game road trip, and boy would we have a wild one (pun intended) to start this game. In the first period Ryan Donato would open the scoring for … Continue reading Game Recap – 3/1/2020 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

Call of the Wild: Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

Washington Capitals (39-20-5) vs Minnesota Wild (31-25-7)  Predicted GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV% / # SOWashington CapitalsBraden Holtby23-13-53.12 / .897 / 0Minnesota WildAlex Stalock18-9-42.60 / .910 / 4 The Washington Capitals completed their home-and-home series on Thursday night against the Jets, and now the good guys are off to Minnesota to take on the Wild to kick … Continue reading Call of the Wild: Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild

NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 28th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 28th, 2020   Game Recaps: New York Rangers v. Philadelphia Flyers - 7p EST Start Time In Philadelphia the Flyers would host the New York Rangers, and in the first period Jespar Fast would score early for the Rangers, but Sean Couturier would score for the Flyers to … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 28th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Thursday, February 27th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Thursday, February 27th, 2020   News: In the NWHL a pair of signings were announced. The Buffalo Beauts announced that they have signed forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis and goaltender Lea-Kristine Demers for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1233089502450737152?s=20 https://twitter.com/NWHL/status/1233086915890630656?s=20   Game Recaps: New York Rangers v. Montreal Canadiens - 7p … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Thursday, February 27th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, Febuary 25th, 2020   Game Recaps: Calgary Flames v. Boston Bruins - 7p EST Start Time In Boston the Calgary Flames would torch the Bruins as they would get a pair of goals from Sean Monahan and Mikael Backlund, plus a tally from Matthew Tkachuk to defeat the Bruins … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 23rd, 2020   News: The Washington Capitals traded a 2020 3rd Round Draft Pick to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Ilya Kovalchuk. TXHT Reaction Don't forget to follow the TXHT Trade Tracker for the latest trades before the 3p ET Monday Deadline.   The Detroit Red Wings traded … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Sunday, February 23rd, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 21st, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 21st, 2020   News: The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined defenseman Matt Niskanen of the Philadelphia Flyers $5000, the maximum allowed under the CBA, for slashing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Gustav Nyquist. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1230883925423206401?s=20   The Department of Player Safety also fined forward Scott … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Friday, February 21st, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, February 19th, 2020   News: Leading up to the NHL Trade Deadline on Monday, there would be three trades including Alec Martinez being traded to Vegas by Los Angeles. TXHT Trade Tracker   In the NWHL the Connecticut Whale have signed Allie LaCombe for the remainder of the 2019-20 … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 15th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 15th, 2020   News: San Jose Sharks announced that defenseman Erik Karlsson will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to a broken thumb. https://twitter.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1228750413312204801?s=20   The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Sharks forward Evander Kane for three games for elbowing Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Saturday, February 15th, 2020

Bruce Boudreau fired as Head Coach by Wild

The Minnesota Wild today announced that Head Coach Bruce Boudreau has been relieved of his head coaching duties, effective immediately. https://twitter.com/mnwild/status/1228349989946056704 Boudreau, 65, had been the Head Coach of the Wild since 2016-17 season.  He compiled a record of 158-110-35 over the last three and a half seasons, and only made the playoffs twice, losing … Continue reading Bruce Boudreau fired as Head Coach by Wild