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  • December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 3rd, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, December 3rd, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    Yesterday’s contests:

     

    Anaheim 6, WASHINGTON 5

    The Washington Capitals gave up a four-goal lead, and would later lose to the Anaheim Ducks by the score of 6-5.

    The Ducks became the first team ever to have a four-goal comeback against a defending Stanley Cup champion with the win.


    Anaheim Ducks G Ryan Miller would register his 374th career win and would tie John Vanbiesbrouck for the most wins by a U.S.-born goaltender.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom of the Capitals would score his 219th career goal, taking sole possession of fourth place in franchise history for goals, surpassing Mike Ridley who had 218 goals with the franchise.

    TXHT has your recap of the contest between the Anaheim Ducks and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

     

    Winnipeg 4, NY RANGERS 3 (SO)

     

     

    Calgary 3, CHICAGO 1

     

    San Jose 3, MONTREAL 1

    With Joe Pavelski’s goal, he scored his 12th goal, tied for third-most since November 1st.  His goal helped the San Jose Sharks defeat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 in Montreal last night.

     

    Colorado 2, DETROIT 0

    Mikko Rantanen registered his 45th point on this season, becoming the ninth different player since the 1993-94 season to have at least 45 points in a teams first 27 games.


    With the shutout win, Semyon Varlamov registered his 24th career-shutout, tied for the fourth-most by a Russian born goaltender.

     

    LOS ANGELES 2, Carolina 0

    Los Angeles Kings G Jonathan Quick recorded 34 saves and his 50th NHL shutout, the most ever from U.S-born goaltenders in NHL history.

     

    In the NWHL contests yesterday…

     

    With five points in the Boston Pride’s weekend series against the Minnesota Whitecaps, Boston Pride’s Gigi Marvin has been named the NWHL Player of the Week

     

     

    In NHL news…

    The New York Rangers retired the number of Vic Hadfield yesterday, becoming the 10th player in the long history of the Rangers organization.

     

    The NHL announced their Three Stars of the Week earlier today.

     

     

     

     


    Late addition to the NHL news…

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced that Chuck Fletcher has been named the Executive Vice President and General Manager

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Tampa Bay Lightning @ New Jersey Devils, 7 p.m., ET
    Buffalo Sabres @ Nashville Predators, 8 p.m., ET
    Edmonton Oilers @ Dallas Stars, 8:30 p.m., ET

     

  • Progress Report – Tom Wilson 10 Games In

    Progress Report – Tom Wilson 10 Games In

    On September 30th, 2018 Tom Wilson did an illegal check to the head of St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist, which resulted to Wilson being suspended for 20 games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on October 3rd. After NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the suspension, neutral arbitrator Shyam Das would reduce Wilson’s suspension to 14 games after having already missed 16 games. Wilson would return to the lineup immediately on November 13th for the Washington Capitals against the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

    Upon his return Wilson made an impact right away scoring a goal and subsequently getting a goalie interference  call at the same time.

     

    After that Wilson would fight Marcus Foligno to help guide the Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Wild. Then the next night in Winnipeg Wilson would be held off of the score sheet as the Capitals would fall to the Jets 3-1. However, in both games Wilson averaged 16:30 minutes in ice time, and registered two shots combined with 7 penalty minutes and was Even in +/-.

     

    Then in his next eight games Tom Wilson showed why the Capitals drafted him 16th overall in 2012, as he would explode on the first line with Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin, and at times with Lars Eller. In these next eight games Wilson would register 7 goals, 6 assists for 13 points which also include Wilson being on a 6 game goal streak and an 8 game point streak, which are both active currently. Also Wilson would register 4 multi-point games and one 2 goal game. On special teams Wilson would also register 2 goals and 3 points on the powerplay, and 1 shorthanded goal. Also in every game, with the exception of the November 30th game against New Jersey which we will talk about in a moment, Wilson would average over 20 minutes of playing time and 2 plus shots a game.

     

    In the span of these eight games the Capitals would go 7-1-0 with all seven wins happening consecutively. In all 10 games that Wilson has played in the Capitals have an 8-2-0 record, and also saw their penalty kill improve by 10.2% from October (going into their game on December 2nd versus Anaheim). Plus the Capitals as a whole have played a much better as a team.

     

    However, it would be a miss if we didn’t have a little controversy involving Tom Wilson as on November 30th against the New Jersey Devils, Wilson would unfortunately get attention for all of the wrong reasons. After scoring a shorthanded goal 8 seconds into the 2nd period, Wilson would be tracking his man into the Capitals zone and would lay a hit on Devils forward Brett Seney.

    The play would result in Wilson getting a Match penalty for an Illegal hit to the Head, however, as it would be shown in the still we were able to grab you can see that Wilson did not make contact with Seney’s head at all.

    Also as seen on the play Wilson does make an effort to try to avoid contact.

    https://twitter.com/EdFrankovic/status/1068687202224349184

    Of course the big reason that this is controversial is because it is Tom Wilson. Plus he was in his 9th game back from suspension and we all know that Wilson is under a microscope by the League. Luckily for Wilson the Department of Player Safety decided that there would be no supplementary discipline as it was deemed that Wilson did not make contact with the head.

     

    Outside of this one little (big) blip for Tom Wilson, he has been proving why the Capitals drafted him in the first round, and with his role on the team, he has helped turn the ship around after a slow start to the season. If Wilson keeps playing the way he has been and stays away from the bad hits, and keeps playing smart, Wilson will be setting all new career highs this season.

     

    Also please read Isabelle Khurshudyan’s article on Tom Wilson for The Washington Post. It is a definite must read.

     

    Feature Photo Credit – Washington Capitals Twitter

  • Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

     

    Anaheim Ducks (13-10-5 31pts) v. Washington Capitals (15-7-3 33pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals blow a 5-1 lead with poor second half play and bad penalties while they give up 5 consecutive goals as the Anaheim Ducks halt the Capitals 7 game winning streak with their 4 straight win.

     

    Lineups:

    Anaheim Ducks:

    Rickard Rakell — Ryan Getzlaf — Jakob Silfverberg

    Nick Ritchie — Adam Henrique — Ondrej Kase

    Andrew Cogliano — Ryan Kesler — Kiefer Sherwood

    Brian Gibbons — Carter Rowney — Pontus Aberg

    Hampus Lindholm — Brandon Montour

    Jacob Larsson — Josh Manson

    Marcus Pettersson — Jake Dotchin

    John Gibson

    Ryan Miller

    Scratched: Andy Welinski, Ben Street, Josh Mahura

    Injured: Corey Perry (knee surgery), Cam Fowler (facial fractures), Patrick Eaves (back spasms)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069320167392342016

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – :41 – Nicklas Backstrom (10) from Alex Ovechkin (13) and John Carlson (23)

    Capitals Goal – 6:08 – Chandler Stephenson (2) from Nic Dowd (3) and Dmitrij Jaskin (4)

    Ducks Goal – 9:24 – Ryan Getzlaf (8) from Rickard Rakell (15) and Pontus Aberg (5)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069327784835575808

    Ducks Penalty – 13:06 – Rickard Rakell 2 minutes for Boarding

    Capitals PPG -13:19 – Tom Wilson (8) from John Carlson (24) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (17)

    Ducks Penalty – 16:41 – Ryan Getzlaf 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 1st – ANA – 1       WAS- 3

    Shots              09                11

    Faceoffs         09                11

    Hits               09                  04

    PP                 0/0                 1/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very good period for the Capitals. They got an early jump on the Ducks on the score board, and took a 2-0 lead. When Ryan Getzlaf scored to get the Ducks back into the game, the Capitals responded very well by drawing a penalty and scoring on the subsequent powerplay.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to continue playing the way they are and keep the pace to their liking. The Ducks will look to use their size and power to wear down the Capitals, but the Capitals need to continue to use their speed and create more scoring opportunities for themselves.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 4:59 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) from Brett Connolly (10)

    Ducks Penalty – 4:59 – Bench (Aberg) 2 minutes for Delay of Game (Offsides Challenge Failed)

    Capitals Goal – 13:30 – Nic Dowd (4) from Chandler Stephenson (4) and Dmitrij Jaskin (5)

    Ducks Goal – 14:31 – Andrew Cogliano (2) from Jacob Larsson (2) and Ryan Getzlaf (13)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069349429910499328

    Ducks Goal – 15:26 – Rickard Rakell (5) from Adam Henrique (10)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069350683386667008

     

    End of 2nd – ANA – 3        WAS – 5

    Shots               18                 19

    Faceoffs          19                 24

    Hits                 15                  05

    PP                   0/0                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    For the first 14 minutes of the second period the Capitals were very dominate, but after Nic Dowd scored to make it 5-1 the Ducks dominated the final 6 minutes of the 2nd period and cutting the Capitals lead from 4 to 2.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to play a full 20 minutes and force the play in the Ducks’ zone. The Capitals cannot play “not to lose” hockey and turtle into their own zone. The Capitals need to keep their feet moving and force the Ducks to make mistakes and make them into opportunities for themselves.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 1:56 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Ducks Penalty – 3:41 – Nick Ritchie 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Penalty – 6:25 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Boarding

    Ducks PPG – 7:16 – Pontus Aberg (8) from Hampus Lindholm (10) and Ondrej Kase (3)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069356089471262721

    Capitals Penalty – 8:10 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Boarding

    Ducks PPG – 9:01 – Hampus Lindholm (3) from Ryan Kesler (2) and Ondrej Kase (4)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069357589585002496

    Ducks Penalty – 12:48 – Kiefer Sherwood 2 minutes for Boarding

    Ducks Goal – 14:55 – Pontus Aberg (9) from Ryan Getzlaf (14) and Kiefer Sherwood (4)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1069361224817664002

     

    End of 3rd – ANA – 6         WAS – 5

    Shots              25                   32

    Faceoffs        27                    35

    Hits               19                     09

    PP                 2/3                    1/5

     

    Analysis:

    The Capitals blew this one big time. All they had to do was play a full 20 minutes and keep the play in the Ducks zone, but instead they took bad penalties and allowed the Ducks back into this one and walk out of Washington with a 6-5 victory.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (15-8-3 33pts) @ Vegas (14-13-1 29pts)

    Anaheim (14-10-5 33pts) v. Chicago (9-13-5 23pts)

  • December 2nd, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 2nd, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, December 2nd, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

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    There were 12 games that took place yesterday.

     

    OTTAWA 6, San Jose 2

     

    In the NHL European Game of the Week…

     

     

    The Ottawa Senators would defeat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 yesterday afternoon.  This matchup would mark the return of Sharks D Erik Karlsson to Ottawa for the first time since the offseason trade.

     

    Ottawa’s Thomas Chabot recorded his 30th point on the season, making him the third player to get to 30 points for a Senator defenceman in franchise history.

     

     

    Ottawa’s Ben Harpur would score his first NHL career goal in the win for the Senators.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 3, Columbus 2

     

    The New York Islanders would play their first contest in the newly renovated Nassau Coliseum last night of the season.

     

    Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson would extend his point streak to a career-best 10 contests and is only three games shy of tying the all-time franchise record set by Ryan Johansen in the 2014-15 season.

     

     

    Dallas 2, VANCOUVER 1

     

    Detroit 4, BOSTON 2

    The Detroit Red Wings snapped an eight-game regular-season winless streak against the Boston Bruins as the visitors when they defeated the Boston Bruins 4-2 last night.

     

    MONTREAL 5, NY Rangers 2

    In his return to action, Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber would score twice to help lift the Canadiens past the New York Rangers with a 5-2 win.

     

     

    Tampa Bay 5, FLORIDA 4 (OT)

     

    Brayden Point of the Tampa Bay Lightning score the 15th game winner, the most in the NHL since the 2017-18 season.

     

     

    Tampa Bay would go on to win the contest over the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime.

     

    Winnipeg 4, NEW JERSEY 3 (OT)

     

    Mark Schiefele would score the fifth regular-season overtime goal, the most in Winnipeg Jets franchise history with the Jets 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils last night.

     

    Philadelphia 4, PITTSBURGH 2

     

    Toronto 5, MINNESOTA 3

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would win their 10th road contest out of the 13 played thus far on the season with the 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1069237278592155654

     

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Minnesota Wild at the following page.

     

    12/1/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Minnesota Wild – Game Day Recap

     

     

    NASHVILLE 5, Chicago 2

    The Nashville Predators would score three goals in the first five minutes of the contest and would go on to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2.

     

    ARIZONA 6, St. Louis 1

    There were six different players that scored for the Arizona Coyotes when they would go on to rout the St. Louis Blues by the score of 6-1.

     

    EDMONTON 2, Vegas 1

     

    NWHL

    In the NWHL contest from last night, the Connecticut Whale took on the Boston Pride in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week.

     

    The Boston Pride would halt the Minnesota Whitecaps win streak at six games with the Pride’s 5-1 win at TRIA Rink last night.

     

    The contest would be scoreless for the first 17 minutes until  Mallory Souliotis scoredher first NWHL goal thanks to an assist from Amanda Pelkey to give the Pride the 1-0 lead.

     

    Jillian Dempsey would make the contest 2-0 before the end of the first period.

     

    Amanda Boulier would score the lone goal for the Whitecaps in the contest in the second period.

     

    The Boston Pride’s Hayley Skarupa would score on the power-play with 35 seconds left in the second period to give the Pride the 3-1 lead.

     

    In the third period Gigi Marvin would score both goals to give the Pride cement the 5-1 lead.

     

    The Minnesota Whitecaps look to take the win from the Boston Pride today at in front of another sold-out crowd at 2 p.m., CT and the game can be seen on NWHL.zone/watch

     

    The Metropolitan Riveters take on the Connecticut Whale today at 3:30pm, ET from the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh.

     

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest between the Riveters and the Whale at the following page.

     

    NWHL Game Preview – 12/2/2018 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Connecticut Whale

     

     

    In NHL news…

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander came to terms on a six-year deal worth $41.77M deal, ending Nylander’s holdout.

     

     

     

     

     

    The NHL announced yesterday afternoon the NHL Three Stars of the Month.

     

     

     

     

     

    The NHL also announced today that the Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin has been named the NHL Rookie of the Month for the Month of November.

     

     

    Today there are six contests on the schedule…

     

  • Gameday Preview – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 12/2/2018 – Anaheim Ducks v. Washington Capitals

     

    Anaheim Ducks (13-10-5 31pts) v. Washington Capitals (15-7-3 33pts)

     

    Time: 3p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals look to continue their winning ways before heading out west as they host the Anaheim Ducks for a Sunday afternoon matinee. While the Capitals will be looking for their 8th consecutive victory, the Ducks are 5-1-0 in their past six games and will be looking for their fourth consecutive victory.

     

    Ducks Note:

    The other night’s overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes marked a Franchise milestone.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1068732798620512256

     

    Anaheim Ducks:

    Projected Lineup:

    Rickard Rakell — Ryan Getzlaf — Jakob Silfverberg

    Nick Ritchie — Adam Henrique — Ondrej Kase

    Andrew Cogliano — Ryan Kesler — Kiefer Sherwood

    Brian Gibbons — Carter Rowney — Pontus Aberg

    Hampus Lindholm — Brandon Montour

    Jacob Larsson — Josh Manson

    Marcus Pettersson — Jake Dotchin

    John Gibson

    Ryan Miller

    Scratched: Andy Welinski, Ben Street, Josh Mahura

    Injured: Corey Perry (knee surgery), Cam Fowler (facial fractures), Patrick Eaves (back spasms)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Use their size

    The Ducks have a big team, and the Capitals have not been the most physical team. The Ducks will need to use that to their advantage, and wear down the Capitals.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Dmitrij Jaskin

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    The other night the Capitals started both the 1st and 2nd periods with hot starts by scoring quickly, but they then were dominated for the most part by the New Jersey Devils. However, despite the Devils best efforts, the Capitals persevered and won the game. The Capitals will need to get the jump on the Ducks, and expect the same.

     

    2. Stay out of the box

    The Capitals need to stay out of the penalty box and allow themselves the ability to roll all four lines. Also the Capitals need to do a better job at drawing penalties as well.

  • 12/1/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Minnesota Wild – Game Day Recap

    12/1/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Minnesota Wild – Game Day Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (18-8-0 36pts) v, Minnesota Wild (14-9-2 30pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Josh Leivo

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Minnesota:

    Zach Parise – Mikko Koivu – Nino Niederrieter

    Jason Zucker – Eric Staal– Mikael Granlund

    Jordan Greenway– Joel Eriksson Ek – Charlie Coyle

    Marcus Foligno – Eric Fehr – JT Brown

     

    Ryan Suter –Jared Spurgeon

    Jonas Brodin – Matthew Dumba

    Nick Seeler – Greg Pateryn

     

    Devan Dubnyk

    Alex Stalock
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None
    Gameday:

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1069007955993886720

    First Period:

    Wild Penalty – 5:21 – Matt Dumba, 2 mins for Hooking

    Leafs PP Goal – 06:06 – Auston Matthews (13) assisted Mitch Marner (31) and Morgan Rielly (20)

    Leafs Goal – 12:19 – Tyler Ennis(4) assisted Par Lindholm (7) and Travis Dermott (5)

    Leafs Penalty – 13:38 – Nikita Zaitsev, 2 mins for Cross Checking

    Wild Goal – 19:29– Eric Staal (10) assisted by Ryan Suter (17) and Mikael Granlund(14)

    End of 1st – TML – 2        MIN – 1

    Shots              8                     11

    Faceoffs     9/21               12/21

    Hits               4                     7

    PP                 1/1                   0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs seemed to capitalize on all of the chances they were given as Auston Matthews scored on the powerplay and Tyler Ennis at even strength. Minnesota look to grab some momenteum back at the end of the 1st courtesy of Eric Staal’s 10th.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get your legs moving and keep the pressure on.

     

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1069033159352901632

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1069036776013144064

    Second Period:

    Wild Goal– 5:17 – Jordan Greenway (4), assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek (3)

    Leafs Goal– 14:38– Zach Hyman (5), assisted by Mitch Marner (32) and Jake Gardiner (10)

    End of 2nd – TML – 3          MIN – 2

    Shots              15                    23

    Faceoffs       16/38              22/38

    Hits               6                       15

    PP                 1/1                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked sluggish and lacked any offensive flair for the first 10 minutes of the 2nd period but then began to pick it up in the last 10 minutes.

    Need to Do:

    Minnesota is clogging up the neutral zone, use your speed to get behind them.

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1069047238180118528

    Third Period:

    Leafs Penalty –0:32 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for High Sticking

    Leafs Penalty –4:20 – Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Tripping

    Wild Goal– 09:38 – Jason Zucker (8) assisted by Mikael Granlund(15)

    Leafs Goal – 16:40 – Nazem Kadri(8) assisted by Connor Brown (6) and Travis Dermott(6)

    Leafs EN Goal – 19:04– Zach Hyman (6) from unassisted

    End of 3rd – TML – 5        MIN – 3

    Shots              23                   41

    Faceoffs     33/62                29/62

    Hits               8                       22

    PP                 1/1                    0/3

     

    Toronto:

    Analysis:

    Leafs played a very unsettling game, but the amazing goaltending of Frederik Andersen and the Leafs ability to score a lot bailed them out.

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1069065041108975616

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (19-8-0 38pts) at Buffalo (17-7-3 37pts)

    Minnesota (14-10-2 30pts) at Vancouver (11-15-3 25pts)

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  • The Nylander saga Comes to a shocking end

    The Nylander saga Comes to a shocking end

    In typical Toronto Maple Leafs fashion contract holdout William Nylander has signed a contract minutes before the 5pm deadline.

    Contract is reported as $6.9 million per season for 6 years.

    This is the contract number the Leafs were looking for. Expect Nylander to join the team sometime next week. Still many question arise for Nylander though? Is this just a deal for this season and then he will be traded? How will the team accept him?

    I guess all these questions will be answered in the coming and year.

    Stay tuned to #NylanderWatch I feel like there is still much more to give here.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota Wild -12/1/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Minnesota Wild -12/1/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Saturday, Novemeber 30th , 2018

    Minnesota: 14-9-2 for 30 points

    Toronto: 18-8-0 for 36 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs head back on the road in Minnesota after winning 9 straight at home and hoping to continue their success on the road. While Minnesota has shown they are a two-sided coin. Either they are really good or very bad, there has not been much in between. This shaping up to be the battle of the goalies, Devan Dubnyk vs Frederik Andersen.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 36 points (6 goals 30 assists)

    John Tavares – 30 points (17 goals 13 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Morgan Rielly – 28 points (9 goals 19 assists)

    Auston Matthews – 19 points (12 goals 7 assists) 53% on Face-off

     

    Mikael Granlund –24 points (11 goals 13 assists)

    Zach Parise 22 points (12 goal 10 assists)

    Mikko Koivu – 21 points (4 goal 17 assist)

    Ryan Suter– 19 points (3 goal 16 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    14-7-0 2.26GAA .932SV%

     

    Devan Dubnyk

    9-7-2 2.65GAA .913SV%

     

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Josh Leivo

     

    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: None

     

    Minnesota:

     

    Zach Parise – Mikko Koivu – Nino Niederrieter

    Jason Zucker – Eric Staal– Mikael Granlund

    Jordan Greenway– Joel Eriksson Ek – Charlie Coyle

    Marcus Foligno – Eric Fehr – JT Brown

     

    Ryan Suter –Jared Spurgeon

    Jonas Brodin – Matthew Dumba

    Nick Seeler – Greg Pateryn

     

    Devan Dubnyk

    Alex Stalock
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Minnesota:

    1. Speed Speed Speed
      1. Minnesota will try and clog up the passing lanes and the neutral zone. Need to be quick and direct with passes.
    2. Watch the Minnesota defence
      1. They like to pinch a lot, be careful not to lose site of those them.
    3. Depth will need a full team effort.
      1. Everyone needs to show up for this game.

     

  • Game Day Preview: Montreal Candiens vs New York Rangers

    Game Day Preview: Montreal Candiens vs New York Rangers

    The Montreal Canadiens (11-9-5) vs The New York Rangers (13-11-2)

    Gametime: 7:00 Pm

    The Habs come into this game looking to snap a five game losing streak. The Habs have made a few roster and line changes since their last game on Tuesday. Defensemen Karl Alzner and Victor Mete have both been sent to down to Laval. Paul Byron will return to the Habs line-up tonight which should give a huge boost to the Habs line-up. In the first meeting between these two clubs the Rangers took the W by a score of 5-3. Brett Kulak who was called up a week ago from Laval has found his way onto the first pairing with Shea Weber.

    Here are tonight’s Lines for the Habs:

    Tomas-Tatar-Philip Danault- Brendan Gallagher

    Jonathan Drouin- Max Domi- Andrew Shaw

    Paul Byron- Jesperi Kotkaniemi- Artturi Lehkonen

    Kenny Agostino- Micheal Chaput- Nicholas Deslauriers

     

    Brett Kulak- Shea Weber

    David Schlemko- Jeff Petry

    Mike Reilly- Jordie Benn