Reviewing December 23rd Evening NHL Games

[@IzDawg813]

Yearly reminder that the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning hate each other on a scale that is immeasurable. Always makes for good hockey 😂

[@Your_Role_Model]

The most violent and entraining rivalry in the NHL.

[@isamarchambers]

what’s funnier is it’s rare you get a close game between the two, it’s always pretty one sided

[@JCheesie]

@@Your_Role_Model I feel like the Leafs and Bruins rivalry usually gets a lot more physical because of the rat brad Marchand😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. But after what I saw last night, I’m not so sure.

[@austinmacneil9947]

​@Your_Role_Model youve never seen a devils/rangers game

[@Your_Role_Model]

@ no and don’t want to because the Rangers are not good and soft.

[@kevinwong1988]

Sabres have finally won a game. A Christmas miracle.

[@marksieber4626]

A Festivus miracle. Now onto the airing of grievances and feats of strength.

[@tripsaplenty1227]

Sabres gohnta Stanley Cup Finals

[@CanucksVid]

The islanders go straight to 32 in the power ranking for ending Buffalo's losing streak. It is the rule

[@johncox7169]

And it isn't just that they lost to Buffalo, it is that they got destroyed by Buffalo. That being said, I would like to thank the Islanders for falling on that grenade, because I know if Buffalo was still on the losing streak next week when Colorado plays against them, then the Avs would find a way to lose to them. Now that the pressure is off, I'm sure Colorado will be fine :p

[@marksieber4626]

@@CanucksVid Sorokin was my fantasy goalie that game. -8.6 that night. Yeah!

[@drock13]

Santa” what would you like for Christmas?” Tampa “ Panther Blood” Santa “ okay then , next”

[@rodneyminier9375]

The night is not complete, till we get THG review

[@michaeldios5505]

Things to be thankful for this holidays from the West Coast of Florida - a talented hockey team, Jon Cooper and the rest of the coaches and one of the best owners and management teams in the sport!! My holiday wish is for the THG and his family to have a wonderful Christmas and to know how much we all appreciate all your hard work and great info!! Best wishes from a Tampa Bay Lightning fan who's day isn't complete without watching THG!!!

[@Your_Role_Model]

@@michaeldios5505 wEsT cOaST of fLoRiDa

[@casewojo6186]

My Lord you’re corny. GG, tell Kucherov to stop trying to “accidentally” maim people.

[@joew4656]

Don’t forget being thankful for not having our houses flooded by Helene or heavily damaged by Milton!

[@cliffordreynolds1835]

Greetings from Abbotsford, BC. Which is also home of THG!

[@youknowimright.3137]

@@casewojo6186 GG ...cope harder ... you guys couldn't put one in against the worst back-up goalie in the league.... and Chucky swung his leg around to trip Kuch then put on that oscar winning crying performance after to get him out of the game.

[@jimmtl9736]

I honestly love the yearly "it's Christmas but it doesn't have to be a big deal" videos

[@liampett1313]

It's PLAYOFF HOCKEY IN BUFFALO BABY! GET ON THE BANDWAGON WHILE YOU CAN!

[@dennishaley2821]

😂😂

[@michaelyano6094]

Shannon, you should consider doing a time lapse of you on a busy night watching hockey and taking notes. I think it would be a fascinating watch! Thanks for reading, much love Merry Christmas!

[@jahmanoog461]

He has already said how boring it would be. It would just consist of him writing notes.

[@Varonno]

@@jahmanoog461Take a lot of editing and then it would need some humour and speeding up of the video.

[@ogreman2229]

Loved seeing the hat trick for Holloway.

[@vvebvvaster]

I'm pretty sure all told there was over an hour of penalty minutes between TB and FLA. It was an fully entertaining and gritty mess out there tonight. Props to JO for the shutout!

[@slamdunkgator915]

He absolutely deserved that shutout. It's even more satisfying after how the refs allowed the Panthers to play goon squad hockey for the whole game while also trying to get them back into it.

[@HOBOTw1tcH]

Merry Christmas THG. Hope you and your wife have a fantastic Christmas. Thank you for all that you do!!

[@patrickpoulin8554]

Merry Christmas Shannon and to all! Thanks for all your hard work this year!

[@mnm-ct5cc]

I sure love Tampa Bay Lightning hockey

[@Your_Role_Model]

Kucherov better keep his head up from now on

[@relentless7144]

@@Your_Role_Model lol

[@Drainbamege]

@@Your_Role_Model OR Tkachuk will dive again?

[@Your_Role_Model]

@@Drainbamege his knee bent backwards.

[@RobertHarridge]

@@Your_Role_Modeland? Tkachuk stuck his leg out. Sportsnet has the slowmo up, and watch it over and over again. You can see Tkachuk stick his leg out more. Kuch never moved.

[@utahockey]

Thank you, new daily watch. I love this format and presentation style

[@JPMadden]

Why on Earth would young Shannon root for other NHL teams? Well, the Canucks had a winning record in 1975-76, and the next time it happened was 1991-92.

[@cliffordreynolds1835]

Yet in 89 they gave the eventual Stanley Cup winners a real scare. Game 7 in overtime I believe it was. Trevor Linden had a breakaway in OT if my memory serves me right.

[@JPMadden]

@@cliffordreynolds1835 Back when 16 of 21 teams made the playoffs, some truly terrible teams got in, like the 1987-88 Maple Leafs (21-49-10, 52 points).

[@cliffordreynolds1835]

@JPMadden Yeah. Once you're in anything can happen of course. Not many of the truly terrible teams went anywhere in the playoffs of course. Now you need to be 12 points or more over .500 to even make the playoffs.

[@martypenner7771]

That second goal from Petey made me so happy

[@nersharific813]

The Sabres broke a 13 game losing streak, preventing it from going to 14, in year 14 of their playoff drought. That’s it. We’re making the playoffs this year.

[@dennishaley2821]

😂😂

[@RobertHarridge]

Kuch shouldn’t have been ejected, but blanking the Sunrise Kitty Cats in their barn is always a great Christmas gift.

[@mrimpossible4353]

Thanks for the videos Shannon. It has been a rough holiday but your videos help alot.

[@saulgoodmans]

How dare Miller and Pettersson pass to each other

[@Lazzar1958]

🤣🤣

[@Teslin1212]

When THG made that comment I fuckin bursted out laughing

[@Varonno]

24 hrs. Take a breath in. Breath out. Aaaa ohm. Meditate and all of sudden the fire sale is off for a few days. The unfaithful are still complaining and moaning about the D and the fact it didn’t stay a shutout. I think Amazon Prime was a sales show. But the in between periods was great. @thg Have an idea what you’re going through. My mom had a stroke and Christmas was memorable. And in 2020 my father passed during lockdown. And on Christmas Eve the year I graduated my best buddy expired and our other best buddy from the gang had his dad expire his mom and her boyfriend while the family watched. So Christmas will always be bittersweet. Be resilient mom’s and dad’s Shannon and Yvonne! 🏄‍♂️Merry Christmas. Speedy recovery and all the best in 2025! I’m glad 2024 is almost out of the bubbly. 🫡🎄

[@DucksUpDogsDownCatsSlide]

lmfao

[@DanFletcher-yx6xz]

Merry Christmas to you and your family Hockey Guy! Keep up the great work. It is appreciated by this Canadian in the UK.

[@justincary6180]

I really appreciate you thinking about people who either don’t celebrate holidays like myself or don’t have good experiences over holidays.. also like myself. Not many people do that, and without all the regular daily things, these special days can be very depressing

[@mftoms59]

You got me, went and checked the schedule after your closing remarks. Enjoy your holiday, thanks for your dedication. 🎄

[@Drainbamege]

Hope all is well in Shannonland this Christmas. Cheers to the best hockey guy in the world.

[@paradiseislands]

merry xmas to ya the hockey guy! been my first year following hockey since i was a kid and I would have no chance following the rest of the league without ya keep up the awesome work!!

[@anthonywatson6070]

Man it feels good being a Lightning fan every year 😊

[@DiogenesTheCynic.]

Buffalo finally caught a break

[@blakehelgoth5247]

Merry Christmas THG! Prayers for peace and joy and some cool hockey stuff this holiday.

[@johnnyhalf6558]

Merry Christmas ⛄️ Hockey guy , and Family.

[@dennish.7708]

Happy Various Holidays to THG and everyone else!

[@Nud182]

Thanks for posting these videos even during the business of the holidays. As you said, a lot of people might be having a bad year and we very much appreciate you. I use your vids to calm my mind as I'm sure many others do. Thanks for all you do

[@dennis2376]

Love the Canucks sarcasm. :) Thank you and have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[@slamdunkgator915]

The refs lost control of the Lightning vs. Panthers game in the second period. It was kinda ridiculous that the refs were singlehandedly trying to get the Panthers back in the game, but it failed miserably.

[@Ducktales_00]

A merry christmas to the hole THG comunity ❤🎁🎄🎁💝

[@Lazzar1958]

lmao "Miller & Pettersson were passing the puck to each other" 😲 🤣👌 Merry Christmas to you Shannon, your family & best wishes for your Mom.

[@williamhinchcliff6290]

Holloway's first NHL career hat trick. 😎

[@youknowimright.3137]

Battle of Florida > Battle of Alberta

[@dennish.7708]

Both the same.

[@TracyJean1972]

This is why the NHL needs a team in Houston, so we can have a Battle of Texas. You know how they say everything is bigger in Texas?

[@FloridaHockeyFan]

Funny enough I preferred the divisions during Covid. 8 games against the same team every year builds hatred. We need more of it in the game

[@youknowimright.3137]

@@TracyJean1972 Facts

[@youknowimright.3137]

@@FloridaHockeyFan Good point

[@heath2483]

Merry Xmas hockey guy!! All the best love your effort and all that you do. Much love to you and yours

[@matthewpellegrino6217]

Enjoy your holiday HG, but when you get back, can we get a look at the wings? Only 3 wins their last 12, something has to change!!!

[@willmorrison4268]

Yzerman gave lalonde the worst defensive pairings humanly possible lol

[@rhorto01]

I still have no idea how someone could even attempt to track all those east coast games going on at the same time! Mad props for the attempt! (I say that because inevitably things will get jumbled. You could call Holloway's first goal tonight many things, but never a tip!) Thanks for everything you do and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@Matt_4871]

When I heard Ken Daniel’s calling the Vancouver game, first thing I thought of was, THG is a happy guy right now!

[@moonstorm1611]

sorry to hear of a rocky time for you this christmas, wishing you and your family a merry time and all the best!

[@Kaynos]

I predicted Buffalo win yesterday in the preview, didn't expect 7-1 though lol.

[@FH99]

I don't think your description of Holloway's first goal was quite accurate. It was a one-timer from the very high slot. His 3rd goal was off a set play. He took off down the ice on a faceoff and Parayko fired the puck down the ice and when it went off the end-boards, it went right onto his stick, essentially giving him a breakaway. The Blues played a very strong game last night. Their D were pinching at the right time and they were getting a lot of quality scoring chances with the shots. Talbot made a couple of really good saves to keep the Red Wings within striking distance for much of the game.

[@J_Aaron_L]

Washington saw NYR shot total and said hold my beer

[@RC30019]

I was at the Nucks Christmas game today it's was a fun night the barn was electric.

[@dariomics8520]

Merry Christmas Shannon

[@kaiuche8640]

Buffalo won a game!

[@danielpatterson5189]

Pettersson went to buy Miller flowers! 😁

[@poejavelski148]

Sharks D was suspect as usual, but my jaw still drops at how good Celebrini is for an 18 year old.

[@Auhei...]

Buffalo and Nashville won. Alright! seems like it was a good night for me.

[@jared4walsh]

not NYR.

[@darkphoenix2]

It really looks like the Wings might not want to play for Lalonde anymore.

[@Itsloco314]

Holloway's first hatty! Great win Blues!

[@SabresGuy87]

Buffalo breaks the winless streak and can't get a jersey for it? And it was a blowout? Cmon Shannon! 😂

[@casewojo6186]

Still trying to digest the first 17 mins of the Florida/Tampa game. My team came out like they thought this was a rec game… puck watching doesn’t work boys, and you can’t just let Kucherov skate into our tendy. It was one of those games where Zeus himself couldn’t help the Cats score a damn goal. This team is so weird this season. GG Bolts.

[@ryankent2791]

Penguins looked good especially Crosby Holt Shit what a great game

[@WindowsCostumize]

Merry Christmas to you all ☃

[@davidsturges3295]

Even though The lightning and Panthers would be a really entertaining series in the playoffs I don't think either team wants to meet each other there. I can't imagine whoever won it would be very healthy after lol

[@Crazcosmopwnu]

Johansson was amazing last night!

[@Troytee33]

Hey Shannon, how about a Xmas projected All-Stars video? Merry Christmas 🎄🏒🎅🏼🚨

[@barx]

AJ Greer isn't just a clown. He's the whole circus.

[@Your_Role_Model]

Nah. That’s your entire team. Going at Florida after clean hits.

[@relentless7144]

​@@Your_Role_Modelmakes sense you cant let a team like florida hit your stars as well as get momentum

[@Something7348]

@@Your_Role_Modelthe entire game Florida was doing the exact same shit and sometimes worse but okay bud. Greer, Kulikov, Tkachuk, and Bennett were all going for cheap shots the entire game GTFO

[@Your_Role_Model]

@@Something7348 you’ve seen nothing yet.

[@w.l.graves7228]

yea SABRES ! thanks for all your efforts on all things hockey shannon , wishing you and your family a great christmas and happy new year !

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! For later on Monday, my guesses were Caps, no, Blues, yes, Panthers, no, Pens, yes, Blue Jackets, yes, Islanders, no, Canes, no, Blackhawks, no, Canucks, yes, Stars, yes, and Knights, yes. Six out of eleven. I'll take it! Merry Christmas!

[@defectiveindustries]

You are a class act THG

[@Emmy5275]

In any other game I feel like Kuch penalty should have just been 2 for kneeing, plenty of body contact. It was careless by Kuch (and tkachuk tbh homeboy had his leg out, incidental), Refs wanted to make a statement to cool it down so Florida wouldn’t head hunt the rest of the game (which they did anyway in the last half of the third)

[@youknowimright.3137]

Facts

[@LARGO125]

Honestly, I think anyone who can take out Turtlechuk should be given a bonus not a penalty.

[@Emmy5275]

@@LARGO125 I actually think tkachuk is a really fun player to watch and as a hockey fan it’s usually entertaining seeing him on the ice. I’ll give the devil its due with how incendiary the game had gotten, to take Kuch outta the game was probably a smart move to ease things, but if he gets suspended that’ll be #1 bullshit

[@frozenpoopy]

Hit was hip on thigh st worst.

[@BoyceBars]

This was good timing as I'm going to a big family xmas thing today and will be surrounded Leafs, Sens and Habs fans.

[@jonmendelson1104]

I'm really confusedI'm really confused that people are making a big deal out of the drama between Miller and Pettersson. If the problems continue, the Canucks have a spare Elias Pettersson in their system.

[@mmcb2910]

Yesterday was a day of great rivalries: Tampa v. Florida Devils v. Rangers Pens v. Flyers Canucks v. SJ?

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

Which Lindholm? It was Elias, both Sweeney free agent acquisitions from the off-season are hitting

[@JeremyBalliston]

Amazon has 4k streaming. Love it. Hope they get the full meal deal with the tv contract up next season.

[@jasonjansen9831]

Petey and JT should send out a christmas card with a picture of them together wearing christmas sweaters

[@peterolbrisch8970]

Does it seem that there are more hat tricks being scored than usual?🤔

[@jeffreyclinard2002]

I'm happy Vegas won and that Anaheim didn't accept the gift of that open net. It's a Merry Christmas here in Las Vegas. I am sorry about Gibson. I hate seeing that happen to anybody (well, I'll make an exception for my ex-boss).

[@kevjones5047]

A Christmas miracle 🤣

[@tonykung8756]

Pety and JT didn't get the memo, they were supposed to follow the script from the media saying they hate each other. I declare this game invalid because it makes no sense...

[@407Rangers]

The hockey guy is for the hockey people hope your holidays goes well and all the other hockey fans my Christmas is not seeing the rangers for a couple of days 😭😭😭

[@XDefiantMemes]

Capitals and Leafs at the top of the league for back to backs. What do you think Shannon, can NHL scheduling get better please???

[@CorridoC]

I’ve never boo’d so much at a game the way I did at the Wings game. No one wanted to be there except Kasper and Berggren and the J Fresh graph SHOWS

[@oliverroo59]

if nashville goes on a run here and gets back into a playoff spot next year it will be quite the story

[@MarkelScott100]

Hill is stopping the refs from scoring what a run hes been on

[@isaiahwirch9389]

Great video

[@richardrice8076]

Is there gonna be a parade in Buffalo?

[@IceNinja2007]

Detroit 32nd on the Power Rankings?

[@PennyPasta1985]

Go Bruins, not an exciting game but happy the got the Win against a top tier team🎉 Thanks for another great video and all your hard work 🎉

[@GizmoBeach]

Adams will get two extensions thanks to a rout over a team that people forgot sucked also. Only Buffalo can make fans feel disappointed after a win like that; it literally means no change whatsoever after hoping wishing praying for some positive moves.

[@MooCowKris]

This is how much I don’t trust the dang Sabres with a lead; I wasn’t sure we were gonna win until it was 7-1. And even then I was crossing my fingers and knocking on wood. As others have said, it was a Festivus miracle

[@lannysstache]

Anyone else frrl like they were watching am american football broadcast instead of a hockey game last night? (monday night prime hockey) dec 23 sj vs van. All the football references and the football "set". Exactly what you can expect if gary gets his way and puts ALL hockey games on prime

[@crotalon]

Buffalo wins! Do you believe in miracles?!

[@dennishaley2821]

😂😂

[@caydenbashynski2991]

I love the jersey

[@REP7288]

Merry Christmas to THG and his fans!! 🏒🏒🏒

[@jaykwiththeredshirtandkhak9390]

Of course its the isles, OF FUCKING COURSE

[@myersmcnasty3535]

Forgot to mention it was Holloways first career hat trick

[@BranNew1]

And the Wings drop to the bottom of the tankings…

[@gabrielrockman]

Do the Islanders need a new coach?

[@jared4walsh]

Buf is back from the Dead well maybe.

[@DuffyTheGander]

Im fed up with this Detroit team. Something has got to give. It really feels like management/coaching is coasting and just letting this happen

[@bartsanders1553]

Larkin sounded defeated at the post game. We need a visit from Buffalo ownership.

[@andrewsammon5575]

The Isles sure aren’t a tire fire huh?

[@RailfanKyle]

Shocked he didn't go with a Buffalo jersey.

[@seanworre1l]

I think he went with the Wild because the jersey is green and red for Christmas

[@lukenasty3206]

We can’t watch it in the states that is the prime ganes