Boston Bruins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/26/2018 – Game Recap

Game Day Lineups:

First Period:

Toronto Goal – 17:44 – Travis Dermott (1) from Mitch Marner (25)

End of 1st – BOS –0       TOR – 1

Shots              10                09

Faceoffs         10/21        11/21

Hits               5                  7

PP                 0/0              0/0

 

Analysis:

Both teams flying up and down the ice. Leafs got a nice goal from Travis Dermott, his first of the season. Andersen had to be big in this period as the Leafs gave up quite a few shots.

Need to Do:

Play the uptempo game that is needed for this team to win.

Second Period:

Toronto Penalty – 1:55 – Par Lindholm 2 minutes for Hooking

Boston PP Goal – 03:39 – David Pastrnak (18) from Brad Marchand (16) and Torey Krug (9)

Toronto Goal – 13:06 – Igor Ozhiganov (1) from Mitch Marner (26) and Frederik Gauthier (3)

Boston Goal – 14:22 – David Pastrnak (19) from Torey Krug (10) and Brad Marchand (17)

Boston Penalty – 16:58 – Anders Bjork 2 minutes for Tripping

Toronto PP Goal – 18:38 – Josh Leivo (4) from Tyler Ennis (3) and Patrick Marleau (9)

End of 2nd – BOS – 2       TOR – 3

Shots               28                 18

Faceoffs          20/42            22/42

Hits                 10                    15

PP                   0/1                  1/1

Analysis:

Leafs looked to come out flat in the 2^nd period but always seemed to have an answer for what seemed to be the David Pastrnak show all over again.

Need to Do:

Tighten up defensively, while still pushing the play.

Third Period:

Toronto Goal – 18:25 – Zach Hyman (4) from John Tavares (13) and Mitch Marner (27)

End of 3rd – BOS– 2        TOR – 4

Shots              40                      31

Faceoffs        25/58            33/58

Hits               19                       23

PP                 0/1                    1/1

 Analysis:

Leafs shut the game down in the 3^rd with the help of Freddie Andersen of course. Marner had another 3 assist night to add to his already ridiculous amount of assists.

Next Up:

San Jose (12-8-4 28pts) @ Toronto (17-8 34pts)

NYI (12-9-2 26pts) @ Boston (13-7-4 30pts)

You can watch TXHT Live this Wednesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.