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  • Breaking News: Auston Matthews signs 5 Year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

    Breaking News: Auston Matthews signs 5 Year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

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    (Source: The Canadian Press)

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have begun their journey to keep their core intact as the Maple Leafs have signed star Centermen Auston Matthews to a 5 year deal with an annual average salary (AAV) of 11.6 million per season.

    Details of the contract are below as Per Bob MacKenzie:

    Look for Mitch Marner to be next and although Marner’ camp has stated they don’t want to talk until the off-season, don’t expect the Leafs to not at least kick tires.

    My prediction is Marner will get 2 offers…

    a short term, probably the same as Matthews 11.5-11.6

    or

    a long term, probably 10.5 for 8 years.

    wouldn’t be shocked to see Marner take the long term contract to help the team build.

  • Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and SportsNet One

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals play host to former teammate Jay Beagle as the Vancouver Canucks come to town as they play their second game of their back to back. The Capitals will be looking to bounce back from their lackluster performance on Super Sunday against the Boston Bruins where they played flat throughout the game.

     

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Sven Baertschi (illness), Alexander Edler (Head), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Fresh legs

    The Canucks will be playing their second game in two nights, and will need to keep their legs fresh in this one after the hard fought effort in their loss to the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The Capitals came out flatter than a pancake against the Boston Bruins the other day, and will need to come out with some urgency to start the game. If the Capitals can get a few strong shifts to start this game it can work as the motivator to a better game from the Capitals.

     

  • Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Anaheim Ducks (21-21-6 48 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (31-17-3 65pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Anaheim:

    Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf– Corey Perry

    Devin Shore – Adam Henrique– Jakub Silfverberg

    Nick Ritchie– Derek Grant – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Gibbons – Carter Rowney – Patrick Eaves

     

    Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Montour

    Cam Fowler – Josh Manson

    Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto

     

    John Gibson

    Chad Johnson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller & Ryan Keler

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 17:53 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – ANA–0        TOR – 0

    Shots              8                  15

    Faceoffs     9/22              13/22

    Hits               12                     3

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs had jump from the very beginning and from every line. Johnsson looked to have a lot of jump to his game tonight.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep forechecking and skating, fix the defensive side and this is a different game

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal–03:02 – John Tavares (31), assisted by Andreas Johnsson (13) and Frederik Gauthier (7)

    Anaheim Penalty – 11:30 – Hampus Lindholm, 2 minutes for Holding

    Toronto Goal–13:40 – Andreas Johnsson (11), assisted by Patrick Marleau (14) and Jake Muzzin (18)

    Anaheim Penalty – 19:53 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Toronto PP Goal–19:57 – Jake Muzzin (5), assisted by Jake Gardiner (25) and Andreas Johnsson (14)

     

     

    End of 2nd – ANA– 0          TOR – 3

    Shots              16                    30

    Faceoffs       18/44              26/44

    Hits              24                      6

    PP                 0/1                  1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Andreas Johnsson looks to have found his game after returning from concussion issues has been all over the ice tonight. Jake Muzzin shows why the Leafs picked him up, amazing defence and a bomb of a shot.

     

    Need to Do:

    Don’t take your foot off the gas pedal.

    Third Period:

    Anaheim Goal–02:45 – Rickard Rakell (9), assisted by Hampus Lindholm (16) and Josh Manson (8)

    Toronto Goal–03:16 – Connor Brown (5), assisted by William Nylander (7) and Jake Muzzin (19)

    Toronto Goal–06:04 – William Nylander  (2), assisted by Zach Hyman (11)

    Anaheim Penalty – 08:37 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Goal–14:51 – Andreas Johnsson (12), assisted by Zach Hyman (12) and John Tavares (25)

     

    End of 3rd – ANA– 1       TOR – 6

    Shots             25                   44

    Faceoffs     28/68                40/68

    Hits               36                       11

    PP                0/1                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Johnsson and Muzzin steal the show tonight with 4 and 3 points respectively. The Leafs gain a huge 2 points in their chase of home ice advantage.

    Next Up:

    Ottawa (19-28-5 43pts) vs Toronto (32-17-3 67pts)

    Anaheim (21-22-6 51pts) at Montreal (29-18-6 64pts)

     

  • Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 -Game Day Preview

    Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 -Game Day Preview

    Time: Monday, February 4th,  2019

    Toronto: 31-17-3 for 65 points

    Anaheim: 21-22-9 for 51 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep the win coming against the struggling Anaheim Ducks.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –63 points (20 goals 43 assists)
    John Tavares – 54 points (30 goals 24 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 52 points (13 goals 39 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 46 points (23 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Ryan Getzlaf – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)
    Adam Henrique – 27 points (9 goal 18 assist)
    Rickard Rakell – 24 points (8 goal 16 assists)
    Brandon Montour – 24 points (5 goal 19 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    22-12-2 2.57GAA .922SV%

    John Gibson
    17-17-8 2.86GAA .916SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Anaheim:

    Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf– Corey Perry

    Devin Shore – Adam Henrique– Jakub Silfverberg

    Nick Ritchie– Derek Grant – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Gibbons – Carter Rowney – Patrick Eaves

     

    Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Montour

    Cam Fowler – Josh Manson

    Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto

     

    John Gibson

    Chad Johnson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller & Ryan Keler

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Anaheim:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. Young defence and a lot of injuries on the backend. Forecheck hard and furious
    2. Speed Speed Speed
      1. Anaheim is not known for being the fastest team and you gotta make them skate
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Perfect game to get it going.

     

  • February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, February 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday.

     

    There were only three games on the NHL slate yesterday.

     

     

     

    Boston 1, WASHINGTON 0

    The Boston Bruins would take on the Washington Capitals and would come away with the 1-0 win.  The Washington Capitals have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten games.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

     

    MONTREAL 4, Edmonton 3 (OT)

    There would be four different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens in this contest against the Edmonton Oilers and would win this contest 4-3 in the overtime frame.

     

    Edmonton would end the weekend of games with overtime heartbreakers, including losing in overtime in this contest to the Canadiens.

     

    Calgary 4, CAROLINA 3

    Four different goal scorers would help the Calgary flames defeat the the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday afternoon.

     

    There will be four games taking place on the NHL schedule tonight.

     

     

    NWHL

     

    To recap from this weekend’s slate of NWHL contests…

     

    The Buffalo Beauts faced off against the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week and would come away with the 3-2 win to notch their fifth straight win.  With the win, the Buffalo Beauts moved to a record of 9-4-0 on the season.

    This would be the first game for the Beauts at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House since the Isobel Cup final last season, when they would fall to the Riveters 1-0.

    Both teams’ top lines were held at bay throughout the contest as the Beauts got goals from Taylor Accursi, Julianna Iafallo and Savannah Harmon.

    For the Riveters’, their third line produced with Rebecca Morse and Kristin Lewicki each scoring their first goals of the season with Alexa Aramburu picking up the assists on both of the goals.

    The Beauts will next have NWHL action against the Metropolitan Riveters on February 23rd.

    The Whale’s next NWHL contest will be on Sunday, February 24th against the Boston Pride.

    The Boston Pride would face off against the Connecticut Whale and would come away with the 3-1 win.  The Boston Pride are now 9-4-0 on the season, tied with the Buffalo Beauts for the same mark.  With the loss, the Whale are now 2-9-2 on the season.

    For the Pride, Jillian Dempsey and Denisa Krizova would both have a goal and assist in this contest.  Dempsey leads all Boston Pride skaters with nine goals on the season and is second in the league.

    Boston would get on the board just 1:20 into the game with Krizova scoring the goal.

    Connecticut’s Rachael Ade would score to tie the game 1-1 with 55 seconds left in the first period.  That would be Ade’s first career NWHL goal.

    Dempsey would score her ninth goal of the season with her goal less than two minutes into the second period.  Throughout most of the third period, the Whale would spend this time on the penalty kill.  Toni Ann Milano would take advantage of a good rebound of the puck, sealing the 3-1 win for the Boston Pride.

    For a full breakdown of the contest, TXHT’s Chris Vasilas has your recap at the following page.

     

    The NWHL All-Star Game will commence next weekend in Nashville, Tennessee with the resumption of the NWHL schedule on Monday, February 18th, with the Boston Pride taking on the Metropolitan Riveters in a make-up contest that was postponed due to inclement weather.

  • AwesomeMania – 2/3/2019 – Post Rumble Ramblings *18+ Podcast*

    AwesomeMania – 2/3/2019 – Post Rumble Ramblings *18+ Podcast*

    Welcome to AwesomeMania!!

    Audio Version:

     

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    This week on AwesomeMania Ben and Michael talk about the Undisputed Era and the concerns surrounding them leading into WrestleMania weekend. Also they go over their Royal Rumble weekend predictions and discuss the Rumble matches themselves.

     

    Plus Ben and Michael talk about Ronda Rousey and their thoughts on her first year in the WWE, as well as the pending departures of both Dean Ambrose and Hideo Itami (KENTA).

     

    And lastly, they do some fantasy booking, or lack thereof.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • Game Recap – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Boston Bruins (27-17-7 61pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-17-6 62pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    For the first five minutes of the game the Washington Capitals would get their skating legs moving and create some opportunities in the Boston Bruins, but then a questionable hooking call against Dmitrij Jaskin would give the Bruins their first powerplay opportunity. The Capitals would hold the Bruins to one shot as they would kill off the penalty, but then Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for slashing giving the Bruins another opportunity on the powerplay. The Bruins would generate four solid scoring opportunities, but Braden Holtby would shut the door. The Capitals would gain their first powerplay opportunity when Patrice Bergeron would be called for holding, but the Capitals failed to generate a single scoring opportunity on the powerplay. The Capitals would be held to six shots all period, while Holtby would be stellar stopping all 15 shots faced.

     

    After a very boring first half to the second period, the Capitals would draw another powerplay, but it would be the Bruins who would shut them down, and as the penalty expired the Bruins would force the play in the Capitals zone as Torey Krug would set up David Krejci for the first goal of the game to give the Bruins the first lead of the afternoon. The Capitals would continue to struggle in the second period, but Holtby would stand on his head to keep the game a one goal game going into the intermission.

     

    The third period would be very uneventful, despite a couple good shifts for the Capitals. However, it would not be good enough as the Capitals would fall to the Bruins 1-0 ending their winning streak over the Bruins at 14 games.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Peter Cehlarik — David Krejci — Jake DeBrusk

    Joakim Nordstrom — Trent Frederic — David Backes

    Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Kevan Miller

    Matt Grzelcyk — Brandon Carlo

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: John Moore, Danton Heinen, Zane McIntyre

    Injured: none

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 5:30 – Dmitrij Jaskin 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 7:37 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Bruins Penalty – 9:52 – Patrice Bergeron 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 0       WAS – 0

    Shots              15                06

    Faceoffs         11                06

    Hits               08                  08

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 8:24 – Kevan Miller 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Bruins Goal – 10:43 – David Krejci (11) from Torey Krug (30) and David Pastrnak (32)

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 1        WAS – 0

    Shots               30                 13

    Faceoffs          17                 14

    Hits                 16                  28

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 12:30 – Charlie McAvoy 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 13:06 TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 1         WAS – 0

    Shots              38                   24

    Faceoffs        33                    19

    Hits               26                     41

    PP                 0/3                    0/3

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (28-18-6 62pts) v. Vancouver (24-22-6 54pts)

    Boston (28-17-7 63pts) v. NY Islanders (30-15-6 66pts)

  • February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is February 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 13 matchups yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Edmonton 4 (OT)

    The Philadelphia Flyers took on the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL European Game of the Week and would go on to defeat Edmonton 5-4 in the overtime frame.

     

    Philadelphia’s Nolan Patrick would go on to score the game winner at the 2:01 mark in the overtime frame.

    With this win by the Flyers, they have now won seven games in a row and eight out of their last ten games.

     

    New Jersey 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

    The New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime thanks to two goals by Nico Hischier, including the game-winner in the overtime frame.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1091814721030889472

     

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault would be the goal scorers for the Canadiens in this contest.

     

     

    TORONTO 3, Pittsburgh 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins and would come away with the 3-2 win, after being down 2-0 in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the following page.

     

    Detroit 2, OTTAWA 0

     

    The Detroit Red Wings with this win over the Ottawa Senators would win back to back games.

     

    The Red Wings would score the only two goals in the contest in the first period with no one scoring any goals in the second or third periods.

     

    FLORIDA 3, Vegas 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the Florida Panthers, leading to a three game skid.

    With the win by Florida, they now have a record of 21-21-8 on the season, good for 50 points.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win.  Ryan Pulock would go on to have a three assist night, notching all three assists in the third period.

     

     

     

    St. Louis 4, COLUMBUS 2

    With the 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to split the season series.

     

    St. Louis Vladimir Tarasenko would go on to register one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

     

    WINNIPEG 9, Anaheim 3

    The Winnipeg Jets throttled the Anaheim Ducks with a 9-3 win, and giving the Jets 70 points thus far on the season.

    Winnipeg’s Jack Roslovic would go on to register a hat trick in this contest, his first career hat trick.

     

    With the 9-3 loss, the Ducks have lost their last three games and have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1091899870040866819

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, NY Rangers 2

    In a hard fought contest the Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to defeat the New York Rangers with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden last night.

     

     

    Dallas 3, NASHVILLE 1

    The Dallas Stars would go on to win their fourth straight contest with the 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators last night.

    Despite being tied going into the third period, the Nashville Predators would fall to the Stars.

     

    Chicago 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT)

     

    Vancouver 5, COLORADO 1


    SAN JOSE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

     

    Today’s NHL slate of games…

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Yesterday’s two NWHL contests…


    TXHT will have a full recap of all the NWHL action from this weekend tomorrow.

  • Gameday Preview – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 2/3/2019 – Boston Bruins v. Washington Capitals

    Boston Bruins (27-17-7 61pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-17-6 62pts)

     

    Time: 1230p EST

    Station: NBC

     

    Preview:

    The big game is upon us as the Washington Capitals host the Boston Bruins on this Super Sunday tradition. The Capitals look to keep their good vibes going as they come into the second game of their six game home stand having ended their 7 game losing streak the other night against the Calgary Flames, which they did without the services of captain Alex Ovechkin who was serving a one game suspension for missing the All Star Game.

     

    Speaking of Ovechkin, he will be looking to become the NHL’s all time leading Russian point scorer as he will need one point to surpass Hockey Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov (1179 points).

     

    The Bruins will be looking to end their current 3 game losing streak, and 14 game losing streak to the Capitals.

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Projected Lineup:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Peter Cehlarik — David Krejci — Jake DeBrusk

    Joakim Nordstrom — Trent Frederic — David Backes

    Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Zdeno Chara — Charlie McAvoy

    Torey Krug — Kevan Miller

    Matt Grzelcyk — Brandon Carlo

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

    Scratched: John Moore, Danton Heinen, Zane McIntyre

    Injured: none

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Force the play

    The Bruins have struggled against the Capitals recently, and one major takeaway is that the Capitals force the play and make the Bruins play their game. The Bruins need to flip the script and force the Capitals to play their game instead and take advantage of a team whose won their first game in the past eight.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Clear out the traffic

    The Capitals need to keep the slot area in front of the net clear so Braden Holtby can see the shots coming, and most importantly prevent the Bruins from being able to tip shots and passes going towards the net. The Calgary Flames scored 2 of their 3 goals with tips/deflections and the Capitals need to play more solid to prevent that.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs -2/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs -2/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins (28-17-6 62 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-3 63pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Dominik Simon

    Bryan Rust– Nick Bjugstad– Phil Kessel

    Tanner Pearson –  Jared McCann – Patric Hornqvist

    Garrett Wilson – Teddy Blueger – Matt Cullen

     

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Marcus Petterson – Jack Johnson

     

    Casey DeSmith

    Matt Murray

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese & Evgeni Malkin

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 9:11 – Connor Brown, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Pittsburgh PP Goal – 10:01 – Sidney Crosby (23) from Kris Letang (32)

    Pittsburgh Goal – 13:20 – Teddy Blueger (2) from Garrett Wilson (5) and Olli Maatta (12)

    Toronto Goal – 17:25 – Auston Matthews (23) from Travis Dermott (12)  and Jake Gardiner (23

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:47 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – PIT –2        TOR – 1

    Shots              12                  13

    Faceoffs     11/21              10/21

    Hits               11                     6

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out flying but a bad defensive play again is the falling point of the Leafs. But Matthews responds and they start on the Powerplay

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep forechecking and skating, fix the defensive side and this is a different game

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal–09:36 – Travis Dermott (4), assisted by Jake Gardiner (24) and Patrick Marleau (13)

    Toronto Goal–16:06 – Zach Hyman (9), assisted by Morgan Rielly (39) and Mitch Marner (43)

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:23 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd – PIT– 2          TOR – 3

    Shots              21                    24

    Faceoffs       17/41              24/41

    Hits              21                      12

    PP                 1/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs keep playing theirgame and

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep playing your game.

    Third Period:

     

    No Scoring

     

    End of 3rd – PIT– 2       TOR – 3

    Shots             30                   32

    Faceoffs     25/60                35/60

    Hits               29                       22

    PP                1/1                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Garret Sparks comes in and plays a heck of a game, and the offence backs him up.

    Next Up:

    Anaheim (21-21-9 51pts) vs Toronto (31-17-3 65pts)

    Carolina (25-20-6 56pts) at Pittsburgh (28-17-6 62pts)