NHL News and Notes from Saturday, August 15th, 2020 News Hours before Game 3, Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask opted out of the NHL's Return to Play. https://twitter.com/NHLBruins/status/1294640030317780992?s=20 As noted by Chris Johnston of SportsNet, Rask's decision to leave is specific to the moment, and will not affect him come next season as … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – A Day of Game Threes
Tampa Bay Lightning v. Columbus Blue Jackets Game 3 - Series Tied 1-1 Game Recap: Coming into Game 3 both the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Columbus Blue Jackets look to take the 2-1 series lead, and in the first period the Lightning would give the Blue Jackets several opportunities to take the lead … Continue reading Tampa Holds Off Columbus for Game 3 Win
NHL News and Notes from Thursday, August 13th, 2020 News Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien has been rushed to the hospital after suffering chest pains per General Manager Marc Bergevin. Also per Bergevin, Julien's health issue is not related to COVID-19 Kirk Muller will serve as interim head coach in Julien's absence. https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1293971275434594304?s=20 … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Game 2 Means Game 5 Guaranteed
Columbus Blue Jackets v. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 2 – First Round The two teams sported the following lineups: Tampa: Lines: https://twitter.com/CBJGameBot/status/1293907034367094789?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293986089703702528?s=20 Columbus: Lines: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293979822532841477?s=20 Scratches: https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL/status/1293982496259018753?s=20 First Period: Tampa got the scoring started with a rather slick goal from Kucherov. https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/1293992169682984960?s=20 The lead was short lived though as Ryan … Continue reading Jackets Tie the Series in Bounce Back Effort
NHL News and Notes from Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 News The Hockey Hall of Fame has announced that the 2020 Induction Weekend/Celebration has been postponed. The Board of Directors will address rescheduling plans on October 29th, 2020. https://twitter.com/HockeyHallFame/status/1292838125987868672?s=20 You can read about the HHOF's decision here. The Buffalo Sabres have unveiled their new … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – The First Round Has Begun!
To kick off the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Blue Jackets and Lightning would play a really tight game as they needed X overtime periods to decide the winner. In the first period both teams traded opportunities as Pierre-Luc Dubois would open the scoring while on the powerplay to give the Jackets … Continue reading Lightning Outlast Blue Jackets in 5 OT Thriller
NHL News and Notes from Saturday, August 8th, 2020 News The following First Round matchups have been confirmed: Western Conference Chicago Blackhawks v. Vegas Golden Knights Arizona Coyotes v. Colorado Avalanche Eastern Conference Montreal Canadiens v. Philadelphia Flyers Game Recaps Vegas Golden Knights v. Colorado Avalanche - 3p EST Start Time In Edmonton … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Determining the Top Seeds
NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 News Per Elliotte Friedman of Hockey Night in Canada, Vancouver Canucks forward Micheal Ferland will be leaving the bubble due to injury. https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1291153410985787394?s=20 The Washington Capitals announced that the organization will be launching a series of of public and internal initiatives focusing on diversity … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Game 4’s Around the Corner
NHL News and Notes from Monday, August 3rd, 2020 News The NHL Department of Player Safety has fined Vancouver Canucks forward Micheal Ferland $5000 for Spearing Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman. https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1290309971813400576?s=20 DoPS also announced that they have fined Wild forward Luke Kunin $1000 for Unsportsmanlike Conduct against the Canucks in Game 1 … Continue reading The Stanley Cup Daily – Hat Tricks to Start and End the Day
2019-20 Regular Season Record % Games Won of Total GP Exhibition Game Results Washington Capitals 41-20-8 (69 GP) .652 3-2 vs Carolina (Win) Tampa Bay Lightning 43-21-6 (70 GP) .657 5-0 vs Florida (Win) For their first Round Robin match, the Washington Capitals will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. The last time these two … Continue reading Washington Capitals vs Tampa Bay Lightning: Round Robin Game 1
