TEXvsCOL Archives - The Rink https://www.the-rink.com/tag/texvscol/ Chicago Blackhawks and NHL Salary Cap Information Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:52:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/www.the-rink.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-FavIcon_v3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 TEXvsCOL Archives - The Rink https://www.the-rink.com/tag/texvscol/ 32 32 136660061 Polin heats up as Eagles snap losing streak https://www.the-rink.com/polin-heats-up-as-eagles-snap-losing-streak/ https://www.the-rink.com/polin-heats-up-as-eagles-snap-losing-streak/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:28:19 +0000 https://www.the-rink.com/?p=29202 The Colorado Eagles came into tonight desperately needing two points after losing the last three games in a row. Last night’s contest against the Texas Stars was far from their... Read more »

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]]> The Colorado Eagles came into tonight desperately needing two points after losing the last three games in a row. Last night’s contest against the Texas Stars was far from their best showing as they fell 5–3 and went scoreless in three chances on the power play. Currently, the Eagles sit in fourth place in the Pacific Division, trailing Ontario by just two points. If Colorado can have a solid rest of the road trip, they could jump into third, if not second place in the division. This would give the Eagles an easier opponent with Abbotsford or Bakersfield. With players like Jason Polin heating up, this could get done. Here are the takeaways from the 3–2 victory over the Stars tonight.

Takeaways

— The Eagles finally broke a 0 for 13 stretch on the power play. During two of the three games which this took place, Colorado could only score short handed goals against Abbotsford. They finally broke through with some even strength goals last night, but the overwhelming force of the Stars was too much.

— Jason Polin has heated up at the right time. With two goals in the last two nights, Polin has started the scoring on both nights against the Stars. With all the injuries and call-ups, Polin, a Hobey Baker Finalist last season, is expected to step up. Tanner Kero is out with an injury and Jean-Luc Foudy is with the Colorado Avalanche, so there is a sizeable gap in offensive production. Not to mention, Oskar Olausson will be out for the year. Polin has been showing more confidence with every passing game, even more so after his first call up to the Avalanche in January.

— Keaton Middleton has quietly been having a career year. Scoring the third goal of the night and what turned out to be the game winning goal, he is one shy of his career best. Middleton set the career high in his first year with the San Jose Barracuda in 2018-19. Since Middleton has joined the Avalanche organization, he has become a steadfast leader on the blue line for the Eagles. Players have said that he is one of the most vocal players on the ice and it shows in how he directs traffic.

Conclusion

The Eagles clearly needed a boost in the right direction tonight. They got it from every aspect on the ice, from special teams to goaltending. If it weren’t for Ivan Prosvetov, the Eagles wouldn’t have won this game. He saved 29 of 31 shots on goal and the Stars threw everything they could at him. Colorado will continue their road trip on Saturday against the Henderson Silver Knights in another must win for important points.

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]]> https://www.the-rink.com/polin-heats-up-as-eagles-snap-losing-streak/feed/ 0 29202 Eagles fall to Stars 5–3 in power play showdown https://www.the-rink.com/power-play/ https://www.the-rink.com/power-play/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:38:54 +0000 https://www.the-rink.com/?p=29188 The game plan against the Texas Stars: stay out of the penalty box. The Stars, despite being 23rd in the league, have the highest rank on the power play with... Read more »

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]]> The game plan against the Texas Stars: stay out of the penalty box.

The Stars, despite being 23rd in the league, have the highest rank on the power play with a 22.7% success rate. The Eagles sit at 30th with 16.3%.

First period

Fortunately, the Colorado Eagles had their first power play only five minutes into the first frame. However, the 16.3% could not activate. Only seconds into the power play, the Stars got a breakaway chance. Nothing came of that chance.

Jason Polin, from the Eagles, scored tonight’s first goal of the game late in the first period. He put one on the far side of Stars rookie goaltender, Ben Kraws.

This was Polin’s third goal of the season and his first goal since January 30 against the Ontario Reign. Fredrik Olofsson assisted Polin (5) and Sam Malinski (16) on the play.

Almost two minutes later, the Stars responded. Fredrik Karlstrom notched his twentieth goal of the season against Arvid Holm. Karlstrom has accumulated 43 points on the season, placing him fifth among the Stars. Matej Blumel assisted him (29) and Michael Karow (13).

The first ended with shots in favor of the Eagles, 12–9.

Second period

Halfway through the second, the Stars pull ahead with a goal from Nicholas Caamano. This marks his tenth of the season. Karow, who notches his second assist of the night, and Kyle McDonald (11), assisted him.

Peter Holland tied the game at two with help from Corey Schueneman and Olofsson.

The Eagles got two separate power plays but could pull nothing off. They finished the second, 0–3 on the power play and 1–0 on the penalty kill.

Third period

Caamano lit the lamp early in the third. He scored his second with assists from Matthew Seminoff (11) and Luke Krys (1).

The Eagles headed to the box for another penalty. This season, the Eagles have successfully killed penalties with a rate of 85.2% and are ranked second in the league.

With a goal scored by Jack Ahcan, the game became tied for the third time at three. Brad Hunt (31) and D.J. Busdeker (5) both got credit for assists on Ahcan’s goal.

With 4:28 left, Aamodt headed to the box for a slashing penalty, and this is where the momentum shifted. Caamano scored his third goal of the night from Alex Petrovic (16) and Karow (15).

Hoping to tie the game for the fourth time, the team pulled Holm, and the Stars seized an opportunity on an empty net. Caamano took it and tallied his fourth goal.

Takeaways

With 27 shots on goal tonight, the Eagles look to play the Stars once more tomorrow at 6 p.m. Tonight’s game started a six-game road trip for the Eagles where they’re looking to pickup points before playoffs.

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]]> https://www.the-rink.com/power-play/feed/ 0 29188 Eagles can’t shine against Texas https://www.the-rink.com/eagles-cant-shine-against-texas/ https://www.the-rink.com/eagles-cant-shine-against-texas/#respond Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:47:17 +0000 https://www.the-rink.com/?p=27670 LOVELAND, Colo. — The Colorado Eagles were coming home after winning three of four games on the road. Winning on the road has been a challenge, but doing it at home... Read more »

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]]> LOVELAND, Colo. — The Colorado Eagles were coming home after winning three of four games on the road. Winning on the road has been a challenge, but doing it at home has not been. So the expectation coming into Blue Arena on Friday night would be that the home crowd would help. The battle was against the Texas Stars, one of the best teams in the American Hockey League last season. Three players left the program and joined the Eagles, making it a game to prove superiority for Colorado. Unfortunately, that was not the case.

Quick hits

  • Colorado kept throwing the puck up the middle in their own zone, and Texas took advantage of it. After three attempts, the Stars charged and tried to steal the puck. This led to offensive zone chances for the Stars and even their third goal.

“I really liked her first period,” head coach Aaron Schneekloth said. “I thought we did a great job. We had them on their heels. I thought we could capitalize on some chances. It didn’t go, and it didn’t bother us. The second period was fine. And then the third period and we fought hard to tie the game up. Next shift, we take a penalty. So now we’re on the kill. And then just a couple of plays where we didn’t execute and execute and that’s an opportunistic team with some dangerous goalscorers and they capitalize on a couple of our own turnovers. There are two goals and the third came right off our stick. Gotta be ready to execute and compete for 60 minutes.”

  • The Eagles failed to clear the puck out of their own zone when they had the chances. The third goal by the Stars was a failed breakout by the Eagles and Texas walked in to shoot the puck unopposed.

  • The Eagles’ pressure in the Texas zone let up later in the game. Colorado put a ton of pressure on the Stars early in the game and plenty of opportunities in the first. As the game progressed, those opportunities became less and less.

Texas has had a similar performance this year as they did last season. They are dominating the Central Division and continue to do so this year. The Eagles are still trying to find their wings under coach Schneekloth, but now only stand two points behind them in the conference standings. The Saturday matinee game in Loveland will determine if the Stars could grasp a lead on the Eagles, but they will make adjustments.

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