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  • November 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

    Today is Monday, November 19th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

    A quick recap of yesterday’s contests:

     

    Dallas 6, NY ISLANDERS 2

    Dallas Stars Jason Spezza would collect his 900th career point in the Stars win over the Islanders yesterday.  His 900th point would be an assist on Roope Hintz’s first career NHL goal.

     

    CAROLINA 2, New Jersey 1

    In the Carolina Hurricanes one-goal win over the New Jersey Devils, the Hurricanes would score two goals in the span of eight seconds to seal the win.

    The franchise mark is two goals in six seconds, which was set on March 28, 1987, when the Hartford Whalers did it against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

    CHICAGO 3, Minnesota 1

    Colorado 4, ANAHEIM 3 (OT)

    The Colorado Avalanche would get their 1,000th win as a franchise in the overtime frame with the win over the Anaheim Ducks last night.

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen also became the eighth player in the franchise history or the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche to have 30 points in 20 games played with the club last night.

    Colorado would score the overtime winner with two seconds left in the overtime frame.

     

    Vegas 6, EDMONTON 3

    The Vegas Golden Knights went on to double up the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 win.

    Marc-Andre Fleury would go on to have 29 saves in the win.

    There are nine games on the docket tonight across the NHL.

     

    In the NWHL, there were two contests yesterday.

     

    TXHT’s Christopher Vasilas has your recap of the contest between the Connecticut Whale and the Metropolitan Riveters at the following link.

    Game Recap – 11/18/2018 – Whale Get First Win Of The Season

     

    In NHL news…

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

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1064564146593808384

     

     

     

     

     

    In NWHL news…

    The National Women’s Hockey League announced today their co-Players of the Week.  The honours this week go to Buffalo Beauts F Hayley Scamurra and Connecticut Whale’s Meeri Raisanen.

     

     

     

    You can watch TXHT tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET on Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Gameday Preview – 11/19/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Montreal Canadiens

    Gameday Preview – 11/19/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Montreal Canadiens

    Washington Capitals (9-7-3 21pts) v. Montreal Canadiens (11-6-3 25pts)

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals head into Montreal to close off their 4 game road trip, which also is the second straight 4+ game road trip that the Capitals will be concluding against the Canadiens. Coming off an overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Capitals are looking to win their second game in a row, while Montreal is coming off of a win against the Vancouver Canucks and look to continue their hot start to this season.

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Injury News:

    *Pheonix Copley will be starting in goal tonight, with Braden Holtby as the backup. Ilya Samsonov was reassigned to Hershey this morning.

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play a full 60 minutes

    The Capitals need to play a full 60 minutes, but most importantly they need to play a much more aggressive third period. There have been too many games where the Capitals have turtled into their own zone and played “not to lose” which has resulted in them being horribly outshot and blowing leads. If the Capitals can play a full 60 minutes, they have better opportunity to close out this road trip with a win.

    2. Keep your feet moving

    The Capitals will still be without both Evgeny Kuznetsov and TJ Oshie most likely, while it looks like Braden Holtby could be starting in goal, but with the missing key pieces of Kuznetsov and Oshie, it is going to put more onus on these depth guys to step up. The Capitals as a whole will need to keep their feet moving and use their speed to make it difficult for the Canadiens.

    Montreal Canadiens:

    Projected Lineup:

    * We expect the same lineup that was used against the Canucks.

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Utilize their speed

    Last game against the Capitals, the Canadiens were able to utilize their speed against the Capitals and create a moment that allowed them to overcome the Capitals and win the game 6-4 )including the NHL record of 2 goals in 2 seconds). The Canadiens will need to use their speed to cause the Capitals to make mistakes, especially in their own zone.

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

  • William Nylander Rumors Swirling

    William Nylander Rumors Swirling

    Training Camp, Pre-Season and 19 games into the regular season and here we still sit awaiting any movement from the Leafs only contract holdout this season William Nylander. For a while now we’ve heard GM Kyle Dubas state he is not trading Nylander and they will come to terms on an agreement. But as the deadline looms rumors have squeeked through the cracks and it appears Dubas is still looking to sign Nylander but now has accepted that the young forward might either sit out or they can trade him for some value.

     

    It was reported on November 10th by Elliot Friedman that the Leafs have indicated that Nylander is available and have asked teams to put forward what is available and what is not.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1061442109868134400

     

    With that being said I want to give everyone an idea of what the packages are that have been floating around recently for Nylander.

    I’ve heard 4 teams are in hard for Nylander. 2 of the 4 teams are basically all hands on deck for Nylander.

    The 4 teams are Carolina, St.Louis, Los Angeles, and Anaheim

    The 2 teams that are all in are Carolina and St.Louis

    I’ve heard as many as 7 other teams have kicked tires, a few of those being New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Philadelphia Flyers. But it appears the asking price is too much for these teams. The Leafs seem to be wanting a top 4 defender and a top 9 winger. I will tell you some of the deals flying around out their and do my best to explain what the Leafs will be getting in return.

     

    Offer #1 – Anaheim and Toronto

    To Anaheim: William Nylander

    To Toronto: Brandon Montour and Nick Ritchie

    Montour is a 2nd round pick of the Anaheim Ducks who stepped onto their defence and has made significant contributions. Montour’s style of play is most likely compared to Tyson Barrie, which shouldn’t be very interesting for Toronto. Barrie is a turnover machine who gets caught out of position all the time. But Montour’s offensive upside is huge, he’s a great skater and has great vision. Nick Ritchie doesn’t really make much sense for Toronto, he hasn’t shown much offensive upside since coming to the NHL and seems like more of a player built for the truculence era. To me this deal doesn’t make much sense. The Leafs don’t need grit they are a speed/skill team and Montour is a younger version of Jake Gardiner.

     

    Offer #2 – Los Angeles and Toronto

    To LA: William Nylander

    To Toronto: Jake Muzzin, Adrian Kempe and a draft pick.

    Jake Muzzin is your prototype 2way defencemen, good wrister, good passer and pretty hard nosed in the defensive zone. He will block shots and has a good stick. Kind of the defender the Leafs are looking for. One problem exists Muzzin is 32 and I’m pretty sure the Leafs would rather keep the defencemen they get young. Kempe is an intriguing piece, he has some serious upside but has yet to show a lot in his short time. But this could be possible to the structure that the Kings have played. Once again not a fan of this deal for the reason of the age of Muzzin.

     

    Offer #3 – Toronto and St. Louis

    To St.Louis: William Nylander & Martin Marincin

    To Toronto: Colton Parayko & Nikita Soshnikov

    This deal feels like it’s NHL 19 and I want to smash the accept button. Colton Parayko is everything the Leafs could want in a defender and more. Great shot, blocks shots, hits, great first pass, right handed shot and he’s 6’6 and only 26. Getting rid of Marincin and getting Soshnikov back would only add to this deal. Love this deal for Toronto and is my 2nd favorite offer.

     

    Offer #4 – Toronto and Carolina

    To Carolina: Williams Nylander

    To Toronto: Brett Pesce, Teuvo Teravainen and a 1st round pick

    This deal is jaw dropping. Brett Pesce is considered by most scouts, and analysts to be an elite shutdown defender, who can skate and put some points on the board. Pesce is 6’3 and willing to do everything including block shots from Zdeno Chara. Teravainen offers some more scoring in the bottom 6 with potential to move up to the top 6 and the 1st round pick could be anything. This is my favorite deal as I am a huge fan of Pesce.

    But that’s all the information I got on the situation. If you have heard anything else be sure to hit me up in the comments or on twitter @gardskie.

     

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  • November 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, November 18th, 2018, and these are your news and notes..

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    There were 11 contests in the NHL and one contest in the NWHL yesterday

     

    Detroit 3, NEW JERSEY 2 (OT)

    The Detroit Red Wings had another comeback in their contest against the New Jersey Devils yesterday afternoon.  The Red Wings came back from a 2-0 deficit to win the contest..

    Tampa Bay 6, PHILADELPHIA 5 (OT)

    Brayden Point had consecutive multi-goal games for the first time in his career and joined three other players in Tampa Bay Lightning history to have such a mark.

    Despite the loss in overtime, the Philadelphia Flyers would score four goals in the span of 6:04 to tie the game against the Lightning.  Philadelphia also became the ninth club to score four goals in the final 10 minutes of the contest to tie a game.

    Buffalo 3, MINNESOTA 2

    The Buffalo Sabres would go on to defeat the Minnesota Wild and with the win, the Sabres now have 26 points in their last 2mi0 contests and the second best 20 game start since the overtime point era started.

    OTTAWA 6, Pittsburgh 4

    Ottawa Senators Mark Stone had a game with two goals on four shots to help lift the Ottawa Senators past the Pittsburgh Steelers with a 6-4 win.

    Matt Duchene would also reach the 500 point mark with a two goal, one assist performance in the win as well.

    NY RANGERS 4, Florida 2

    New York Rangers Filip Chytil became the only teenager in the long-history of the NY Rangers to score in three straight games in the win over the Florida Panthers yesterday.

    Columbus 4, CAROLINA 1

    Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson registered the fifth career hat trick in Blue Jackets history with the rout of the Carolina Hurricanes last night.

    Montreal 3, VANCOUVER 2

    Elias Pettersson scored to be the third player in Vancouver Canucks history to register 11 goals in 16 games in the Canucks 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens yesterday.

    Montreal Canadiens Max Domi became the tenth player to have a nine game point scoring streak in their first season with the franchise.

    NASHVILLE 5, Los Angeles 3

    Los Angeles Kings Dion Phaneuf became the seventh player this season to play in his 1,00th NHL game in the Kings 5-3 loss to the Nashville Predators last night.

     

    Boston 2, ARIZONA 1

    Boston Bruins Forward Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson would score his first career goal in the Bruins win over the Arizona Coyotes.

     

    CALGARY 4, Edmonton 2

    Elias Lindholm would score twice to help the Calgary Flames double up the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win.


    SAN JOSE 4, St. Louis 0

    San jose Sharks D Erik Karlsson scored his first goal as a member of the franchise and helped shutout the St. Louis Blues 4-0.

    Joe Pavelski would also score in the contest and this would also be his fourth consecutive game with a goal.

     

    NWHL

     

    The lone NWHL contest of yesterday pitted the Boston Pride against the Buffalo Beauts.

     

    Boston’s Jillian Dempsey and Gigi Marvin would both score twice to give the Pride a big win over the Buffalo Beauts at Warrior Ice Arena last night.

     

    Dempsey scored her goals in the first period and then sealed the win for the Pride with her second goal of the contest with 6:40 left in the third period.

     

    The Boston Pride would play strong defensively in this contest, giving up Buffalo’s lone goal at the 7:40 mark in the second.  Hayley Scamurra would get the goal for Buffalo.

     

    Hayley Scamurra has four goals and four assists on the season.

     

    Pride G Katie Burt registered 25 saves on 26 shots and Beauts G Nicole Hensley would have 22 saves on 26 shot attempts.

     

    With the win, Boston is now in second place in the NWHL standings at 3-1 with the Minnesota Whitecaps at 6-0, who return to NWHL action in two weeks.

     

    The Buffalo Beauts now sit at 2-3-0 in the standings, good for third place.  The Metropolitan Riveters are at 1-5-0 and rounding out the standings is the winless Connecticut Whale at 0-3-0.

     

    The Boston Pride and Buffalo Beauts will face off again at 2:30pm today at Warrior Ice Arena.

     

     

     

    Today’s schedule of NHL contests:

     

    For more NHL news, notes, info, and stats:

     

     

    Today’s contests of NWHL games:

     

    TXHT contributor Christopher Vasilas has your preview of the contest pitting the Connecticut Whale against the Metropolitan Riveters at the following page.

     

    NWHL Gameday Preview – Whale Prep For Clash Against Riveters

     

    You can also watch the contest on Twitter as the NWHL’s Game of the Week.

     

     

    In NHL news…

     

    -The New York Islanders are hosting their Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness ceremonies tonight and will wear the special Hockey Fights Cancer warm-up jerseys today.

     

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

  • November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, November 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were six contests in action yesterday.

     

     

    DALLAS 1, Boston 0 (OT)

     

    Dallas Stars G Ben Bishop became the fifth player in franchise history to record a shutout over the Boston Bruins.

     

    Buffalo 2, WINNIPEG 1 (SO)

     

    Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner scored in the contest, his eighth goal since November 1st, to give the Sabres the shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets last night.

     

    Los Angeles 2, CHICAGO 1 (SO)

     

    Los Angeles G Calvin Petersen registered 34 saves in the contest and would turn aside two shots in the shootout give Petersen his first NHL win in the Kings contest over the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

    Washington 3, COLORADO 2 (OT)

     

    Alex Ovechkin has 681 goals (regular-season and playoffs combined) to tie Dino Ciccarelli for 17th place all-time.

     

    Nicklas Backstrom scored the game-winner just 22 seconds into the overtime to give the Washington Capitals the 3-2 win in Denver last night.

     

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Colorado Avalanche

     

    St. Louis 4, VEGAS 1

     

    St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly has at least one point in 11 out of the last 12 games and leads the Blues with 23 points on the season.  O’Reilly also scored two goals in the contest.

     

    Toronto 2, ANAHEIM 1 (OT)

     

    For the second time in franchise history, the Toronto Maple Leafs ended up sweeping the California road-trip in the Maple Leafs overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.

    Patrick Marleau scored his 539th career goal, passing Keith Tkachuk for 32nd place on the all-time list.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor Steve Gardiner has your recap of the game at the following page.

    Game Recap – 11/16/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Anaheim Ducks

     

    Today there are 11 games on the docket…

     

    There are two options for this week’s NHL European Game of the Week today.

    For more news, notes, info, and stats…

    In NHL news…

     

    -Arizona Coyotes F Josh Archibald was suspended for two games for his illegal check to the head of Nashville Predators F Ryan Hartman in Thursday night’s contest by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety yesterday evening.

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL returns to action TODAY.

    This weekend’s schedule of NWHL games…

    This week’s NWHL Twitter Game of the Week is Sunday and pits the Metropolitan Riveters against the Connecticut Whale.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, November 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were four contests in action yesterday.

     

    CHICAGO 1, St. Louis 0

    The Chicago Blackhawks went on to shutout the St. Louis Blues 1-0.

    Blackhawks G Corey Crawford turned aside all 28 shots he faced to snap the Blackhawks eight-game losing streak in the win.

    Chicago’s Duncan Keith played in his 1,014th career game, and now has sole possession of fourth place on the Blackhawks all-time list.

     

    WINNIPEG 3, Washington 1

    Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele became the sixth active player to have three consecutive seasons scoring ten goals or more in 17 or fewer games.

    Winnipeg’s Blake Wheeler would also find the scoresheet and extended his point streak to 11 games, matching a career high set back during the end of the 2015-16 season.

     

    TXHT has the full recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets at the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 11/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Winnipeg Jets

     

    COLORADO 6, Boston 3

    Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen has 29 points on the season in 19 games played.

    Rantanen had a three-point night, registering one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

    Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog also made the score sheet for the Colorado Avalanche in the big win over the Boston Bruins.

    Boston’s David Pastrnak scored his 17th goal on the season and became the 11th player at the age of 22 or younger to register that mark in 18 team games played.

     

    VEGAS 5, Anaheim 0

    Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury had his 51st career shutout and moved into a four-way tie for 24th on the NHL’s all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

    Today’s schedule of games:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey will have a hearing today for interference/unsportsmanlike conduct in yesterday’s contest between the Jets and the Washington Capitals.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • TXHT – 11/14/2018

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    Join Michael as he breaks down the past week for the Washington Capitals and in the NHL.

    Opening Music – “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

  • November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

    November 14th, 2018 — News and Notes

     

     

    Today is Wednesday, November 14th, 2018, and these are your news and notes…

     

    There were nine contests in action last night…

     

    NEW JERSEY 4, Pittsburgh 2

    New Jersey’s Taylor Hall recorded his eighth career four-point performance in the Devils 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Vancouver 2

     

    Mathew Barzal of the NY Islanders would register his 100th career point in his 101st game, becoming the sixth player to reach the 100 point mark among active NHL players.

     

     

    The Islanders would go on to rout the Vancouver Canucks 5-2

     

    Florida 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

    Florida’s Mike Hoffman would score to extend his point-scoring streak to an NHL-high 13 games on the season in the Florida Panthers one-goal win over the Philadelphia Flyers last night.

    Also in this contest, Panthers G Roberto Luongo became the fourth goaltender in League history to win four contests to be at the age of 39 or older.

    BUFFALO 2, Tampa Bay 1

    Buffalo has now won three in a row and seven out of their last 11 in the big win over the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Buffalo last night.

     

    DETROIT 6, Arizona 1

     

    Before the contest, the Detroit Red Wings held their pre-game skate in the Hockey Fights Cancer practice jerseys.

     

    https://twitter.com/DetroitRedWings/status/1062505290602631168

     

    Washington 5, MINNESOTA 2

    Tom Wilson would return to action, by registering his first goal of the season, and helped the defending champions take down the Minnesota Wild with a 5-2 win.

    Full Gameday Preview and Coverage – 11/13/18 – Washington Capitals v. Minnesota Wild

     

    EDMONTON 6, Montreal 2

    Edmonton’s Connor McDavid would have his 31st three-point contest, all assists, in Edmonton’s big win over the Canadiens.  Evgeny Malkin and Patrick Kane are the two players behind McDavid with 28 and 27, respectively.  This mark dates back to the 2015-16 NHL season.

    Despite Montreal Canadiens Max Domi registering a goal in the first six minutes in the contest to tie the game 1-1, it would not be enough as the Edmonton Oilers would go on to defeat Montreal 6-2.

    Domi’s goal would be his 10th of the season and the most of his career since the 2015-16 season.

     

    Toronto 5, LOS ANGELES 1

    The Toronto Maple Leafs began their West Coast trip with a big win over the Los Angeles Kings 5-1.

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner has your recap of that contest at the following link.

    Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

     

    SAN JOSE 5, Nashville 4

    San Jose Sharks Erik Karlsson would become the fifth player to record 400 career assists and achieved this mark in 646 games with the Sharks defeating the Nashville Predators 5-4.

    Joe Thornton of the Sharks would reach the 400 career goal mark and became the 11th player to have at least 400 goals and 1,000 assists in their careers.

    Today, there are four games on the schedule:

     

    For more news, notes, info, and stats:

     

    In NHL news…

    -Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada’s Elliotte Friedman released a new episode of the “31 Thoughts” podcast today.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1062805606145286144

     

    -The Los Angeles Kings traded F Tanner Pearson for Pittsburgh Penguins F Carl Hagelin earlier today.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

    Toronto @ Los Angeles – 14/11/2018 – Game Day Preview and Recap

    Time: Tuesday, Novemeber 13th , 2018

    Toronto: 11-6-0 for 22 points

    Los Angeles: 5-10-1 for 11 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs comes to Los Angeles hoping to get back to their winning ways on the road, after being taken apart by the Boston Bruins. While LA is still adjusting to new coaching and having lost both their starting and backup goalies and have turned to Peter Budaj to steer the ship.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Morgan Rielly – 21 points (7 goals 14 assists)

    Mitch Marner – 20 points (5 goals 15 assists)

    John Tavares – 19 points (10 goals 9 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Auston Matthews – 16 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-off

    Ilya Kovalchuck –14 points (5 goals 9 assists)

    Jeff Carter– 10 points (4 goal 6 assists)

    Drew Doughty– 10 points (1 goal 9 assist)

    Tyler Toffoli– 9 points (4 goal 5 assists)

    Frederik Andersen

    9-5-0 2.10GAA .933SV%

    Peter Budaj

    0-0-0 2.00GAA .909SV%

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Mitch Marner – Nazem Kadri– Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – 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), Auston Matthews (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

    Los Angeles:

    Aaron Iaffalo – Anze Kopitar – Dustin Brown

    Ilya Kovalchuck – Jeff Carter– Tyler Toffoli

    Tanne Pearson– Mike Amadio – Trevor Lewis

    Kyle Clifford – Adrian Kempe – Nate Thompson

    Derek Forbort –Drew Doughty

    Alec Martinez – Jake Muzzin

    Dion Phaneuf – Oscar Fantenberg

    Peter Budaj

    Cal Petersen

    Scratched:

    Injuries: Jonathan Quick (Knee), Jack Campbell (Knee), Jonny Brodinski (Shoulder), Gabriel Valardi (Back)

    Suspension: None

    3 Keys to Winning against LA:

    1. Use your speed
      1. Los Angeles is considered one of the slower teams in the league. Keep your legs moving to give yourself a huge advantage.
    2. Score 2 or more
      1. Los Angeles has struggled to score 2 goals. If the Leafs score more than 2 goals then LA would be hard pressed to win.
    3. Powerplay, Get some.
      1. One of the top powerplays on the road. Need to get chances against LA.

    Game Day Lineups:

    First Period:

    Los Angeles Penalty – 01:15 – Dustin Brown 2 minutes from Slashing

    Toronto Goal PP – 02:42 – Nazem Kadri (6) from Mitch Marner (16) and John Tavares (10)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 04:17 – Tanner Pearson 2 minutes from Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 06:12 – John Tavares (11) from Ron Hainsey (5) and Morgan Rielly (13)

    Toronto Penalty – 09:26 – Morgan Rielly 2 minutes from Tripping

    Los Angeles Goal – 14:28 – Adrian Kempe (2) from Dion Phaneuf (1)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 16:08 – Jeff Carter 2 minutes from Tripping

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 2       LA – 1

    Shots              16                08

    Faceoffs         7/16          9/16

    Hits               6                  4

    PP                 2/3              0/1

    Analysis:

    Leafs came ready to be aggressive against the Kings. Attacking offensively and defensively putting everything at the net and getting the most chances possible and preparing for rebounds. Using speed to get chances and not give LA any chances.

    Need to Do:

    Keep the pace up, the Kings have trouble with the up-tempo style of play

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 01:15 – Morgan Rielly (8) from John Tavares (11)

    Toronto Goal – 04:33 – Andreas Johnsson (2) from Travis Dermott (2) and Par Lindholm (5)

    Los Angeles Penalty – 05:38 – Alex Iafallo 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto PP Goal – 07:19 – Nazem Kadri (7) from Patrick Marleau (7) and Mitch Marner (17)

    End of 2nd – TOR – 5        LA – 1

    Shots               29                   16

    Faceoffs          14/33            18/33

    Hits                 8                       6

    PP                   3/4                  0/2

    Analysis:

    Leafs continued the pace and kept moving their feet. Which lead to more chances and goals. The Kings and the goalie combo of Budaj and Peterson couldn’t survive

    Need to Do:

    Shut it down in the 3rd and make sure you close down any chance of a comeback.

    Third Period:

    Los Angeles Penalty – 01:51 – Par Lindholm 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 3rd – TOR – 5         LA – 1

    Shots              34                   24

    Faceoffs        27/56             29/56

    Hits               12                    8

    PP                 3/5                   0/2

     Analysis:

    Huge win for Toronto after the rough night in Boston. Leafs basically dominated for 40 minutes and then settled in defensively to shut it down in the 3rd.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (12-6-0 24pts) @ San Jose (10-6-3 23pts)

    Los Angeles (5-11-1 11pts) @ Chicago (6-8-4 17pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live tonight at 7p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.