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  • Gameday Preview – 12/14/2018 -Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Gameday Preview – 12/14/2018 -Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

    Washington Capitals (18-9-3 39pts) v. Carolina Hurricanes (13-13-4 30pts)

     

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and Fox Sports Carolina

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals embark on a trip down to Carolina to kick of their weekend back to back series as they take on the Hurricanes. The Capitals will look to continue their winning ways, while the Hurricanes will be playing in their second game of their back to back.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — TJ Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Travis Boyd — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Andre Burakovsky

    Injured: Tom Wilson (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Mind the rough stuff

    The Hurricanes are a very competitive team. Always have, always will. The Capitals will need to bring their A game to Carolina and play a very competitive game against the Hurricanes.

     

    2. Keep up the Defensive play

    The Capitals have demonstrated these last couple of games that they have can shut down teams in the neutral zone and clog up the passing lanes. They will need to continue that against the Hurricanes.

     

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Projected Lineup:

    Jordan Martinook — Sebastian Aho — Teuvo Teravainen

    Janne Kuokkanen — Victor Rask — Brock McGinn

    Andrei Svechnikov — Lucas Wallmark — Justin Williams

    Warren Foegele — Clark Bishop — Phillip Di Giuseppe

    Jaccob Slavin — Brett Pesce

    Calvin de Haan — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Dougie Hamilton

    Petr Mrazek

    Scott Darling

    Scratched: Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Injured: Jordan Staal (concussion), Curtis McElhinney (lower body), Micheal Ferland (upper body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Control the tempo

    The Hurricanes will be playing in their second game of their back to back, and one thing they will want to do is control the tempo of the game to help them stay fresh throughout the game.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-1 41pts) v, Tampa Bay Lightning (24-7-1 49 pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 2 of 2

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn– Anthony Cirelli – JT Miller

    Mathieu Joesph – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman –Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Anton Stralman

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 05:26 – Kasperi Kapanen (12) Unassisted

    Lightning Penalty – 06:54 – Cedric Paquette, 2 minutes for High Stick

    Lightning SH Goal – 08:20 – Anthony Cirelli (9) assisted by Ryan Callahan (5)

    Leafs Penalty – 14:21 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:35 – Yanni Gourde, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        TBL – 1

    Shots              10                   7

    Faceoffs     17/34              17/34

    Hits               6                     8

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one. Kasperi Kapanen made is 1-0 Toronto early who looked to be taking grasp of this game. But then a costly error on the powerplay by William Nylander cost them the lead.

    Need to Do:

    Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed. Play hard against a bigger stronger defence in Tampa.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 03:57 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Closing Hand on Puck

    Lighnting PP Goal–05:31 – Nikita Kucherov (13), assisted by Victor Hedman (14)  and JT Miller (18)

    Lightning Penalty –06:32 – Alex Killorn, 2 mins for Interference

    Leafs Penalty – 08:44 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Roughing

    Lighnting Penalty – 08:44 –Erik Cernak, 2 mins for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Lightning Penalty – 08:44 –Ryan Callahan, 2 mins for Roughing

    Leafs Penalty – 10:07 –Kasperi Kapanen, 2 mins for Tripping

    Lightning Penalty – 13:12 –Dan Girardi, 2 mins for Delay of Game

    Lightning Goal–19:24 – Alex Killorn (7), assisted by Anthony Cirelli (4)  and JT Miller (19)

    Lighnting Goal–19:58 – Tyler Johnson (13), assisted by Nikita Kucherov (34)  and Dan Girardi (8)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 1          TBL – 4

    Shots              33                    19

    Faceoffs       28/52              24/52

    Hits              12                      192

    PP                 0/5                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs fall apart in the 2nd as some bad defensive plays let to late goals as the Leafs take a strong 2nd and let it fall apart.

     

    Need to Do:

    Need a big 3rd.

    Third Period:

    Lighning Penalty – 09:26 –Steven Stamkos, 2 mins for Cross Checking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 1        TBL – 4

    Shots             49                   21

    Faceoffs     43/79                36/79

    Hits               19                         27

    PP                0/6                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated the majority of the game but ran into a hot Andrei Vasilevskiy fresh off of the injury reserve. Vasilevskiy stood on his head as the Leafs poured on 49 shots and hit 3 posts.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (21-10-1 43pts) vs Florida (11-12-6 28pts)

    Tampa Bay (25-7-1 51pts) at Winnipeg (19-9-2 40pts)

  • December 13th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 13th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, December 13th, 2018, and these are your news and notes (December 10th-December 12th)…

     

    On Monday, December 10th, 2018, there were four contests…

     

    • Pittsburgh 2, NY ISLANDERS 1 (SO)
    • DETROIT 3, Los Angeles 1
    • TAMPA BAY 6, NY Rangers 3
    • SAN JOSE 5, New Jersey 2

     

    On Tuesday, December 11th, 2018, there were ten contests…

    • BOSTON 4, Arizona 3
    • BUFFALO 4, Los Angeles 3 (OT)
    • Toronto 4, CAROLINA 1
    • Vancouver 3, COLUMBUS 2
    • WASHINGTON 6, Detroit 2
    • ST. LOUIS 4, Florida 3
    • NASHVILLE 3, Ottawa 1
    • MINNESOTA 7, Montreal 1
    • WINNIPEG 6, Chicago 3
    • Edmonton 6, COLORADO 4

     

     

    Yesterday in the NHL there were four contests…

    Yesterday’s contests featured a combined 34 goals between all clubs.  Two of the four contests featured come-from-behind wins, two hat-tricks, and milestones that were achieved by two captains.

     

    Vegas 3, NY ISLANDERS 2

     

     

     

    CHICAGO 6, Pittsburgh 3

     

     

     

     

     

    CALGARY 6, Philadelphia 5 (OT)

     

     

    Moments after this goal, Johnny Gaudreau would net the game winner.

     

     

    ANAHEIM 6, Dallas 3

     

     

     

     

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1073073716664229888

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1073109647572094977

    Tonight there are eight games on tap…

     

     

    In NHL news…

     

    The NHL today announced that the “Road to the Winter Classic” docuseries will make its return on December 19th.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Gameday Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Gameday Preview

    Time: Thursday, December 13th , 2018

    Toronto: 21-9-1 for 43 points

    Tampa Bay: 24-7-1 for 49 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs head out to Tampa Bay to play the  best team in the league in the Lightning. They play fast and with skill, this will truly be a challenge for the Maple Leafs core.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 41 points (6 goals 35 assists)

    John Tavares – 33 points (19 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Morgan Rielly – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)

    Auston Matthews – 27 points (16 goals 11 assists) 53% on Face-off

     

    Nikita Kucherov –45 points (12 goals 33 assists)

    Brayden Point 41 points (21 goal 20 assists)

    Steven Stamkos – 33 points (15 goal 18 assist)

    Yanni Gourde– 24 points (10 goal 14 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    17-8-0 2.44GAA .928SV%

    Louis Domingue

    14-4-2 2.95GAA .905SV%

     

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Connor Brown

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (Game 2 of 2)

     

    Tampa Bay:

     

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn– Anthony Cirelli – JT Miller

    Mathieu Joesph – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman –Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Louis Domingue

    Andrei Vasilevsiy
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Anton Stralman

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Tampa:

    1. Speed Speed Speed
      1. Gotta be fast and furious against a team like Tampa, especially when they are rolling the way they are.
    2. Screen the goalie
      1. Tonight we will see either Vasilevskiy come back from injury or Domingue play another game. Domingue hasn’t been superb he’s been good enough but putting everything on net and screening him will be key. As for Vasilevskiy he’s been out an extended amount of time might have some cobwebs he needs to shake, put everything on net if it’s him.
    3. 3rd and 4th lines need to go
      1. It will be a head to head of some of the biggest offensive players in the east. The bottom 6 will be so important to the Leafs success tonight.

    TORTB

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 11/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 11/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (20-9-1 41pts) v, Carolina Hurricanes (13-11-4 30pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 1 of 2

     

    Carolina:

    Jordan Martinook– Sebastein Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele – Victor Rask – Phil Di Giuseppe

    Andrei Svechnikov – Lucas Wallmark– Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn– Clarke Bishop – Michael Ferland

     

    Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

    Calvin De Haan– Justin Faulk

    Brett Pesce– Trevor Van Riemsdyk

     

    Petr Mrazek

    Scott Darling

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jordan Staal, Curtis McElhinny

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 08:35 – Tyler Ennis (5) assisted by Frederik Gauthier (4) and Travis Dermott (6)

    Leafs Penalty – 13:31 – William Nylander, 4 minutes for High Stick

    End of 1st – TOR –1        CAR – 0

    Shots              15                   8

    Faceoffs     6/14              8/14

    Hits               7                     11

    PP                 0/0                  0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one. Bringing their speed game and jumping for pucks which lead to Tyler Ennis scoring his 5th in the 3rd period.

    Need to Do:

    Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed

    Second Period:

    Carolina Penalty – 09:07 –Dougie Hamilton, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty –11:30 – Ron Hainsey, 2 mins for Tripping

    Carolina PP Goal–12:44 – Justin Williams (6), assisted by Sebastian Aho (20) and Victor Rask (1)

    Toronto Goal–13:51 – Morgan Rielly (10), assisted by Auston Matthews (11)  and William Nylander (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 19:22 –William Nylander, 2 mins for Holding

    End of 2nd – TOR– 2          CAR – 1

    Shots              22                    18

    Faceoffs       16/32              16/32

    Hits              10                      19

    PP                 0/1                   1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs and Hurricanes exchange goals in the 2nd and the Leafs still did all the right things with Frederik Andersen at the top of his game.

    Need to Do:

    Don’t sit back, press.

    Third Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 03:20 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Slashing

    Leafs Goal– 05:49 – Patrick Marleau (8) assisted by William Nylander (2) and Nazem Kadri (9)

    Leafs Goal– 08:29 – John Tavares (19) assisted by Mitch Marner (35) and Jake Gardiner (16)

    Carolina Penalty – 15:41 –Jaccob Slavin, 2 mins for Interference

    Carolina Penalty – 17:49 –Warren Foegele, 2 mins for High Sticking

    Carolina Penalty – 19:57 –Brett Pesce, 2 mins for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 4        CAR – 1

    Shots             29                   30

    Faceoffs     23/54                31/54

    Hits               16                         24

    PP                0/4                    1/5

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come out flying ready to take advantage of every opportunity in the 3rd. They didn’t have very many shots but made sure the ones they had counted.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (21-8-1 43pts) vs Tampa Bay (24-7-1 49pts)

    Carolina (13-11-4 30pts) at Montreal (15-10-5 35pts)

  • Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Detroit Red Wings (14-13-4 32pts) v. Washington Capitals (17-9-3 37pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals came to play as Alex Ovechkin scored the hat trick while Nicklas Backstrom helped guide the Capitals with 4 assists to give the Capitals their 3rd straight win. Good overall win for the Capitals as they played a full 60 minutes tonight.

     

    Lineups:

    Detroit Red Wings:

    Gustav Nyquist — Dylan Larkin — Justin Abdelkader

    Thomas Vanek — Frans Nielsen — Andreas Athanasiou

    Tyler Bertuzzi — Luke Glendening — Michael Rasmussen

    Christoffer Ehn — Jacob de la Rose — Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall — Mike Green

    Jonathan Ericsson — Nick Jensen

    Trevor Daley — Dennis Cholowski

    Jimmy Howard

    Jonathan Bernier

    Scratched: Wade Megan, Luke Witkowski

    Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Darren Helm (upper body), Anthony Mantha (hand), Danny DeKeyser (hand)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Andre Burakovsky, Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Tom Wilson (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee)

     

    First Period:

    Red Wings Penalty – 2:10 – Frans Nielsen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 3:39 – Brett Connolly (6) from John Carlson (26) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (21)

    Capitals Goal – 10:50 – Travis Boyd (2) from Nic Dowd (5) and Dmitrij Jaskin (6)

    Capitals Goal – 12:59 – Alex Ovechkin (23) from Nicklas Backstrom (25) and Michal Kempny (8)

     

    End of 1st – DET – 0       WAS – 3

    Shots              11                10

    Faceoffs         12                12

    Hits               06                  04

    PP                 0/0                 1/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period for the Capitals. They scored early and consistently throughout the period. They hustled to win battles, and they had bounces go their way.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep it going and not lose focus. They still need to do a good job of clogging up the neutral zone, and containing the Red Wings speed as they can burn anyone with it. Play these last 40 minutes and really choke the life out of the Red Wings.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 9:05 – Alex Ovechkin (24) from John Carlson (27) and Nicklas Backstrom (26)

    Red Wings Penalty – 9:30 – Frans Nielsen 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 10:06 – TJ Oshie (10) from Nicklas Backstrom (27) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (22)

    Capitals Penalty – 16:18 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – DET – 0        WAS – 5

    Shots               21                 17

    Faceoffs          24                 22

    Hits                 13                  06

    PP                   0/1                  2/2

     

    Analysis:

    Another good period for the Capitals. They continued to clog up the neutral zone and containing the Red Wings speed. They did let the Red Wings have a few more opportunities, but not as many dangerous ones like in the 1st period. Capitals are definitely making the most of their opportunities.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to stay focused and not let the Red Wings any opportunities to get back into this game. Full 20 minutes to finish out this game.

     

    Third Period:

    Red Wings Goal – 1:03 – Dylan Larkin (13) from Gustav Nyquist (21) and Nick Jensen (5)

    Failed Coach’s Challenge for the Capitals for Goalie Interference

    Capitals Goal – 9:33 – Alex Ovechkin (25) from Christian Djoos (4) and Nicklas Backstrom (28)

    Red Wings Goal – 16:42 – Gustav Nyquist (8) from Justin Abdelkader (6)

     

    End of 3rd – DET – 2         WAS – 6

    Shots              37                   25

    Faceoffs        35                    32

    Hits               18                     12

    PP                 0/1                    2/2

     

    Analysis:

    Good third period. Capitals let off the gas a little bit which allowed Detroit two goals, but overall a solid period to close out the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (18-9-3 39pts) @ Carolina (13-12-4 30pts)

    Detroit (14-14-4 32pts) v. Ottawa (13-14-4 30pts)

  • Gameday Preview – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Detroit Red Wings (13-13-4 30pts) v. Washington Capitals (17-9-3 37pts)

     

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington and NBC Sports Network

     

    Preview:

    The Detroit Red Wings come to town to see if theyncan avenge their loss to the Washington Capitals on November 23rd. The Capitals will look to continue their winning ways as they get TJ Oshie back from a concussion that had him miss 11 straight games, while the Red Wings will be playing in the second game of their back to back.

     

    Detroit Red Wings:

    Projected Lineup:

    Gustav Nyquist — Dylan Larkin — Justin Abdelkader

    Thomas Vanek — Frans Nielsen — Andreas Athanasiou

    Tyler Bertuzzi — Luke Glendening — Michael Rasmussen

    Martin Frk — Christoffer Ehn — Jacob de la Rose

    Jonathan Ericsson — Nick Jensen

    Niklas Kronwall — Mike Green

    Trevor Daley — Dennis Cholowski

    Jonathan Bernier

    Jimmy Howard

    Scratched: Wade Megan, Luke Witkowski

    Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Darren Helm (upper body), Anthony Mantha (hand), Danny DeKeyser (hand)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Marathon, Not a Sprint

    For the Red Wings they will be coming into today’s game having played the night before and will have some weary legs. If the Red Wings can pace themselves and control the game to a pace of their liking, it will be a great benefit to them against a rested Capitals team.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get the Jump on the Wings

    The Red Wings will be playing their second game of a back to back and will have some weary legs. The Capitals need to get the jump on the Wings and get a quick start out of the gate.

     

    2. Play full 60 minutes

    Couple nights ago in Columbus the Capitals played an almost complete 60 minute game in their shut out victory. If the Capitals can replicate that performance and build upon it, this will be a good game for the Capitals.

     

    Other Capitals Notes:

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 10/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 10/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes

    Time: Tuesday, December 11th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-9-1 for 41 points

    Carolina: 13-11-4 for 30 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs meet Carolina for the 2nd time after being beaten by them in the last meeting. They Leafs have lost 2 in row and look to get back to their winning ways in Carolina. While Carolina looks to shut down the high octane offence of the Leafs.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 40 points (6 goals 34 assists)
    John Tavares – 32 points (18 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 32 points (9 goals 23 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 26 points (16 goals 10 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Sebastien Aho –27 points (8 goals 19 assists)
    Teuvo Teravainen– 20 points (5 goal 15 assists)
    Michael Ferland – 15 points (11 goal 4 assists)
    Andrei Svechnikov– 13 points (6 goal 7 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-8-0 2.500GAA .926SV%

    Petr Mrazek
    4-4-2 2.41GAA .899SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 1 of 2

     

    Carolina:

    Jordan Martinook– Sebastein Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele – Victor Rask – Phil Di Giuseppe

    Andrei Svechnikov – Lucas Wallmark– Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn– Clarke Bishop – Michael Ferland

     

    Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

    Calvin De Haan– Justin Faulk

    Brett Pesce– Trevor Van Riemsdyk

     

    Petr Mrazek

    Scott Darling

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jordan Staal, Curtis McElhinny

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Carolina:

    1. Use your speed
      1. Get the speed going and use it to push the defence of the Hurricanes back.
    2. Win faceoffs
      1. Take advantage of no Jordan Staal in the lineup win some draws and get puck possession
    3. Stars gotta show up
      1. Big players like Matthews, Marner, Tavares and Rielly need to show up for this game and in a big way.

     

  • Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired 32 year old journey man Steven Oleksy from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Marlies forward Adam Cracknall.

     

    Oleksy is a right handed shot defencemen know more for his physicality and defensive ability then anything. Oleksy will probably serve as depth on the blueline unless Mike Babcock is not confident in Igor Ozhiganov, Martin Marincin or Justin Holl. This could also possibly lead to other deals in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

  • December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 10th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 10th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

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    There were seven contests in the NHL yesterday and one contest in the NWHL.

     

    Vancouver 6, ST. LOUIS 1

     

    Vancouver’s Elias Pettersson would be the sixth different rookie since the NHL’s Expansion Era (1967-68) to have multiple games of at least five points in a game.

     

    WINNIPEG 7, Philadelphia 1

    Seven different Winnipeg Jets players would goals for the Jets in this contest against the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon.

     

    Jets Blake Wheeler would set a new franchise record for shorthanded points with 15 in the contest against the Flyers.

     

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    Boston 2, OTTAWA 1 (OT)

     

     

    Montreal 3, CHICAGO 2

     

     

    ANAHEIM 6, New Jersey 5 (SO)

    In the Anaheim Ducks 6-5 win over the New Jersey Devils, three Anaheim players would have multi-point efforts in the contest.

    Both teams would start out the scoring fast and early when they combined for three goals in the first 2:47.  It would be the fastest time in which two teams would combine for three goals to start a contest this season.

     

    EDMONTON 1, Calgary 0

    Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid would score the lone goal in the contest, which would be his 22nd game-winning goal since the 2015-16 season, good for a tie for fourth place with three other players.

     

    VEGAS 4, Dallas 2

    Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury would earn his 17th win on the season, the most for any goalie this season, with the Vegas 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars last night.  Fleury is now two wins away from tying Tony Esposito for ninth place all-time amongst goaltenders.

     

     

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    The lone contest in the NWHL…

     

    Boston Pride 5, METROPOLITAN RIVETERS 2

     

    The Boston Pride would score three goals late in the contest to defeat the Metropolitan Riveters by the score of 5-2.

     

    In the first period, Boston took the lead with a shorthanded goal when Amanda Pelkey scored her third goal on the season at the 8:55 mark.  Mallory Souliotis would register the assist on Pelkey’s goal.

     

    The Riveters Madison Packer would tie the score 4:01 later at 1-1.  Boston’s Dana Trivigno would make the game a 2-1 contest late in the second period with Trivigno’s second goal on the season.

     

    In the third period, the Riveters would tie the game a 2 a piece when Alexa Gruschow would score her first goal of the season.  After Gruschow would score, this is when the Pride would have their three-goal outburst in the final 1:54 of the contest, with two of these goals coming in a 28-second span on power-plays.

     

    At the 18:06 mark, Boston’s Kaleigh Fratkin would score her first goal of the season, with Alyssa Gagliardi getting her second assist on the season.  28 seconds later at the 18:34 mark, Mallory Souliotis would score her third goal on the season.  Toni Ann Miano would gain her second assist on the season.

     

    Boston’s fifth goal would be an empty-netter scored by McKenna Brand, her fourth of the season, with 31 seconds left in the contest.  Brand’s goal would be assisted by Haley Skarupa, her seventh on the season.

     

    Boston Pride goalie Katie Burt had 21 saves on 23 attempts, good for a save percentage of .913 whereas Metropolitan Riveters goalie Kimberly Sass, despite being pulled in the final minute of the contest, had 31 saves on 35 chances.  Sass had a save percentage of .886.

     

    With the win by the Pride, they are now tied with the Minnesota Whitecaps atop the NWHL Standings with a record of 6-2-0.

     

    The NWHL will take a three-week hiatus and resume contests on December 29th, 2018.  The Metropolitan Riveters next contest will not take place until January 6th, 2019.

     

    Games coming up in the NWHL…

    December 29th, 2018:

    Minnesota Whitecaps at Buffalo Beauts, 2 p.m., ET (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    December 30th, 2018:

    Minnesota Whitecaps at Buffalo Beauts, 1:30 p.m., ET

    Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale, 3 p.m., ET

    January 5th, 2019:

    Boston Pride at Buffalo Beauts, 1:30 p.m., ET (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    January 6th, 2019:

    Metropolitan Riveters at Connecticut Whale, 1 p.m., ET

     

    Today in NHL news…

    The NHL Department of Player Safety announced yesterday afternoon that Toronto Maple Leafs F Zach Hyman has been suspended for two games for Interference on Boston Bruins D Charlie McAvoy.

     

    This Week’s NHL Three Stars of the Week (week ending December 9th):

     

     

     

     

     

    The NWHL announced that Original NWHLer and current Boston Pride Kaleigh Fratkin has been named this week’s NWHL Player of the Week.  Fratkin would score the game-winner for the Boston Pride with 1:54 left to give the Pride the win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday.  The win would also push the Boston Pride to first place in the NWHL standings with a record of 6-2-0.