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

Game Recap: New Jersey Devils @ Detroit Red Wings 2/25/20

New Jersey Devils (25-27-10 60pts) @ Detroit Red Wings (15-46-4 34pts) Good evening Devils fans! Tonight your New Jersey Devils head to the “Motor City” to take on the Detroit Red Wings. After starting their youth movement yesterday at the NHL Trade Deadline, the Devils got off to a good start against the struggling and … Continue reading Game Recap: New Jersey Devils @ Detroit Red Wings 2/25/20

Game Recap – 2/25/2020 – Winnipeg Jets v. Washington Capitals

Winnipeg Jets (32-27-5 69pts) v. Washington Capitals (38-18-6 82pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals would play host to the Winnipeg Jets on a night where the honor Alex Ovechkin for scoring 700 career NHL goals, and less than two minutes into the game Ovechkin would net goal number 701 to give the Capitals the … Continue reading Game Recap – 2/25/2020 – Winnipeg Jets v. Washington Capitals

NHL News and Notes from Monday, February 24th, 2020

NHL News and Notes from Monday, Febuary 24th, 2020   News: It was busy day in the NHL as the Trade Deadline came and went check out the TXHT Trade Tracker for all of the day's trades.   The Nashville Predators signed forward to a two year contract extension worth $4 mil. https://twitter.com/PredsNHL/status/1231972206554624000?s=20   The … Continue reading NHL News and Notes from Monday, February 24th, 2020

Flying High: Washington Capitals vs Winnipeg Jets

Washington Capitals (38-19-5) vs Winnipeg Jets (32-27-5)  Predicted GoaltenderRecordGAA / SV% / # SOWashington CapitalsBraden Holtby22-13-53.13 / .897 / 0Winnipeg JetsLaurent Brossoit6-7-03.32 / .893 / 0 The Washington Capitals ended a four-game losing streak with a gritty, hard-earned win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday to take back the top spot in the Metro. Next … Continue reading Flying High: Washington Capitals vs Winnipeg Jets

NHL Three Stars of the Week for Feb. 17th – 23rd

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of February 17th through 23rd.   First Star – Pavel Francouz (G, Colorado Avalanche) Francouz would go 3-0-1 with a 1.46 goals against average, a .941 save percentage and one shutout in four games played for the Avalanche. Francouz would … Continue reading NHL Three Stars of the Week for Feb. 17th – 23rd

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

Capitals Trade for Kovalchuk

Tonight the Washington Capitals announced that they have acquired forward Ilya Kovalchuk from the Montreal Canadiens for a 2020 Third Round Pick, and boy this is not a good trade at all. https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1231749467927388160?s=20   So essentially the Capitals traded away a draft pick for a guy who is known for his lack backchecking skills and … Continue reading Capitals Trade for Kovalchuk

TXHT Report Card – The Washington Capitals 3rd Quarter

The Washington Capitals have played their next 21 games of the 2019-20 season and it is time for their third TXHT Report Card of the season. TXHT will be doing report cards for the Capitals every 20 to 21 games during the regular season, and comparing how they do each quarter of the season to … Continue reading TXHT Report Card – The Washington Capitals 3rd Quarter