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  • Gameday Preview – 12/21/2018 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 12/21/2018 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

    Buffalo Sabres (20-10-5 45pts) v. Washington Capitals (20-10-3 43pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington, SportsNet, and NBCSN

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres for the second time in 6 days as they start another backmto back weekend before they go into the Holiday break. For the Capitals, they will be looking to bounc3 back from their loss Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Meanwhile, the Sabres will be looking to get back to their winning ways after winning one of their last three.

     

    Buffalo Sabres:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Full team effort

    The Sabres need to get contributions from their depth players, and not just from their stars. Jack Eichel, and Jeff Skinner have neen on fire for the Sabres, bur they can’t win every game for them.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Capitals Notes:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Mix up the powerplay

    The Capitals need to change up their powerplay a little bit. Not a complete overhaul, but some changes here and there. In their game against the Penguins, Pittsburgh did a really great job of taking away the passing lanes, ans we have seen other teams play the Capitals more aggressively with their penalty kills. Do a few tweaks, maybe even change some of the personnel on the two units and see how that shakes things up.

     

    2. Clean defensive game

    The Capitals need to play a much better defensive game, especially in their own zone. They need to do better passes to get out of their zone and make sure the passes are clean tape to tape ones too.

  • Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs -20/12/2018-Game Day Recap

    Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs -20/12/2018-Game Day Recap

    Florida Panthers (13-14-6 32 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (23-10-2 48pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Connor Brown

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Pars Lindholm

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Martin Marincin

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin & Frederik Gauthier

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Florida:

    Jonathon Huberdeau – Aleksander Barkov – Mike Hoffman

    Frank Vatrano – Henrik Borgstrom– Evgenii Dadonov

    Troy Brouwer – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

    Michael Haley – Juho Lammikko – Jayce Hawryluk

     

    Keith Yandle –Aaron Ekblad

    Michael Matheson – Alex Petrovic

    Mark Pysyk – Mackenzie Weegar

     

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Nick Bjugstad, Vincent Trocheck & Derek Mackenzie

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Panthers Penalty – 17:20 – Aaron Ekblad, 2 minutes for Interference

    Leafs PP Goal – 18:17 – Auston Matthews (18) from Mitch Marner (36) and Morgan Rielly (26)

     

    End of 1st – FLA –0        TOR – 1

    Shots              11                   8

    Faceoffs     5/15              10/15

    Hits               9                     3

    PP                 0/0                  1/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came focused and happy to be at the Scotia Bank Arena again. The kicked the powerplay slump and look to be running on all cylinders.

    Need to Do:

    Keep motoring forward.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal–03:50 – Auston Matthews (19), assisted by Morgan Rielly (27) and Kasperi Kapanen (11)

    Leafs Goal–11:14 – Nazem Kadri (9), assisted by Connor Brown (10)  and Morgan Rielly (28)

    Leafs Penalty – 12:33 –Nikita Zaitsev, 2 mins for Holding

    Leafs Penalty – 17:19 –Martin Marincin, 2 mins for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – FLA– 0          TOR – 3

    Shots              13                    17

    Faceoffs       14/30              16/30

    Hits              18                      6

    PP                 0/2                  1/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs stay kick it up a notch in the 2nd period with 2 more goals. Morgan Rielly with 3 assists and Auston Matthews with 2 goals.

    Need to Do:

    Lock down the 3rd

    Third Period:

    Florida Penalty – 02:24 –Alex Petrovic, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs PP Goal–02:38 – John Tavares (22), assisted by Auston Matthews (13)  and Nazem Kadri  (14)

    Leafs Goal–05:41 – John Tavares (23), assisted by Mitch Marner (37)  and Martin Marincin  (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 8:56 –Andreas Johnsson, 2 mins for Slashing

    Florida Goal–10:28 – Henrik Borgstrom (1), assisted by Jared McCann (8)  and Frank Vatrano (4)

    Florida Penalty – 14:44 –Troy Brouwer, 2 mins for Holding

    Leafs PP Goal–15:14 – Mitch Marner (10), assisted by Auston Matthews (14)  and Morgan Rielly (29)

     

    End of 3rd – FLA – 1       FLA – 6

    Shots             26                  26

    Faceoffs     28/57                29/57

    Hits               30                       9

    PP                1/3                    3/3

     

    Analysis:

    John Tavares comes out and scores 2 in third and Marner added another to bring another dominate performance to a close.

    Next Up:

    Florida (13-14-6 32pts) vs Detroit (15-16-5 35pts)

    NY Rangers (15-13-5 35pts) at Toronto (23-10-2 48pts)

  • December 20th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Thursday, December 20th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two contests last night in the NHL.

     

    • Pittsburgh 2, WASHINGTON 1

    Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby recorded his 23rd multi-point game against the Capitals in their second third match-up of the season and would lift the Penguins past Washington with the 2-1 win last night at Capital One Arena.

     

    Crosby has more multi-point games against the Islanders and the Flyers than he does against the Capitals.

     

    Penguins goaltender registered 31 saves in the contest against the Capitals and has six career wins against the Capitals and is tied for the most wins with Columbus.

    With his multi-point game, Crosby now has 344 on his career.  He is 36 behind Joe Thornton for the most among active NHL players.

     

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Capitals and the Penguins at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

    • COLORADO 2, Montreal 1

     

    With Colorado’s win over the Montreal Canadiens, Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon, and Gabriel Landeskog have a combined 155 points thus far on the season.

     

    The total is 25 higher than the Tampa Bay Lightning’s trio of Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and Braden Point.

    Gabriel Landeskog would go on to score the game-winner in this contest, his seventh on the season.  With that seventh game-winning goal, Landeskog leads all players this season, and it is the most game-winners thus far in his career.

     

     

     

     

     

    Tonight’s schedule of contests:

    For the Toronto Maple Leafs, check out TXHT’s Gameday Preview of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers.

     

    The Gameday Preview was written by TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, Steve Gardiner.

     

    Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

     

     

    In NHL News…

    Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet and Hockey Night in Canada released his weekly “31 Thoughts” article, which you can read below.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1075816445810946048

     

     

    In the NWHL….

    Today the 2018 NWHL Draft concluded with rounds 3-5.

    Below are the results from all five teams.

     

  • Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Thursday, December 20th , 2018

    Toronto: 22-10-2 for 46 points

    Florida: 13-13-6 for 32 points

    The Leafs finally head back home for a rematch against the Florida Panthers. Where they were manhandled for most of the game and only showed up in the 3rd period. Leafs look to erase the thought of that game tonight.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 43 points (9 goals 35 assists)

    Morgan Rielly – 36 points (11 goals 25 assists)

    John Tavares – 36 points (21 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Auston Matthews – 29 points (17 goals 12 assists) 53% on Face-off

     

    Jonathan Huberdeau–40 points (9 goals 31 assists)

    Evgeni Dadonov – 33 points (16 goal 17 assist)

    Aleksander Barkov– 33 points (15 goal 18 assists)

    Mike Hoffman –  31 points (15 goal 16 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    18-9-1 2.53GAA .923SV%

    Roberto Luongo

    7-5-1 2.94GAA .906SV%

     

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin & Frederik Gauthier

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Florida:

    Jonathon Huberdeau – Aleksander Barkov – Mike Hoffman

    Frank Vatrano – Henrik Borgstrom– Evgenii Dadonov

    Troy Brouwer – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

    Michael Haley – Juho Lammikko – Jayce Hawryluk

     

    Keith Yandle –Aaron Ekblad

    Michael Matheson – Alex Petrovic

    Mark Pysyk – Mackenzie Weegar

     

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Nick Bjugstad, Vincent Trocheck & Derek Mackenzie

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Florida:

    1. Dictate the Pace
      1. Last time the Leafs played the Panthers they let the Panthers dictate the pace of the game and it didn’t work in their favour.
    2. Quick out of the Zone
      1. The Leafs defence need to get the puck and up to the wingers on the boards quick and easy to ensure there is no prolonged zone time for especially the Barkov,Huberdeau and Hoffman line.
    3. Get a cycle going early
      1. A lot has been said about the Leafs speed but their cycle game has been just as good. Get it going early.

     

  • Game Recap – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

    Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-6 36pts) v. Washington Capitals (20-9-3 43pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals fall short against their rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Capitals were lackluster with all five of their powerplay opportunities and the Penguins were able to make one count in four chances on the powerplay. The Capitals also were bit hard with some bad puck luck that saw one opportunity hit the post and another two getting on the goal line, but not cross the line. The Capitals now have to refocus and get back on track when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Friday night.

     

    Lineups:

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Jake Guentzel — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust

    Zach Aston-Reese — Evgeni Malkin — Phil Kessel

    Tanner Pearson — Derick Brassard — Patric Hornqvist

    Riley Sheahan — Matt Cullen — Garrett Wilson

    Brian Dumoulin — Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta — Jamie Oleksiak

    Marcus Pettersson — Jack Johnson

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: Chad Ruhwedel, Derek Grant

    Injured: Justin Schultz (fractured left leg), Dominik Simon (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Brett Connolly — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Andre Burakovsky, Chandler Stephenson, Tyler Lewington

    Injured: Christian Djoos (leg), Brooks Orpik (knee)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :55 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Fighting

    Penguins Penalty – :55 – Jamie Oleksiak 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 4:05 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Roughing

    Penguins Penalty – 4:05 – Kris Letang 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 6:54 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 14:10 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Cross Checking

     

    End of 1st – PIT – 0       WAS – 0

    Shots              09                08

    Faceoffs         09                06

    Hits               07                  06

    PP                 0/2                 0/0

     

    End of 1st – PIT – 0       WAS – 0

    Shots              09                08

    Faceoffs         09                06

    Hits               07                  06

    PP                 0/2                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    A really fast paced and penalty filled start of the game for the Capitals and Penguins. Both team’s goalies have come up big, and have both generated some really good scoring chances.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to stay out of the box and continue forcing the play in the Penguins zone. Keep the legs moving and draw some penalties on the Penguins so they can give their powerplay a chance to make a difference.

     

    Second Period:

    Penguins Penalty – :48 – Bryan Rust 2 minutes for Holding

    Penguins Penalty – 2:58 – Marcus Pettersson 2 minutes High Sticking

    Capitals Goal – 6:38 – Lars Eller (5) from Tom Wilson (7)

    Capitals Penalty – 8:06 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Tripping

    Penguins PPG – 9:15 – Sidney Crosby (16) from Evgeni Malkin (26) and Kris Letang (20)

    Penguins Penalty – 12:12 – Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Holding

    Penguins Goal – 18:58 –  Bryan Rust (7) from Jake Guentzel (16) and Sidney Crosby (22)

    Penguins Penalty – 20:00 – Brian Dumoulin 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 2nd – PIT – 2        WAS – 1

    Shots               21                 18

    Faceoffs          19                 16

    Hits                 16                  17

    PP                   1/3                  0/3

     

    Analysis:

    This has been a good game for the Capitals, but their powerplay has just been putrid this game. The Capitals have been good at even strength but their special teams needs improvement.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals have the luxury of starting the 3rd period with a full 2 minute powerplay, but they need to mix it up and take away the predictability. The Capitals are still in this, but they need to play smart and clean up their play in their own zone as well.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:13 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Penguins Penalty – 5:16 – Phil Kessel 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 3rd – PIT – 2         WAS – 1

    Shots              30                   32

    Faceoffs        34                    22

    Hits               23                     24

    PP                 1/4                    0/5

     

    Analysis:

    A hard fought game from both teams, but the Capitals inability to capitalize on the powerplay opportunities, plus not having the puck luck on their side really hurt the Capitals in this game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (20-10-3 43pts) v. Buffalo (20-10-5 45pts)

    Pittsburgh (16-12-6 38pts) v. Minnesota (17-14-2 36pts)

  • December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, and this is a very quick recap of the games last night, and brief news and notes across the NHL

     

    There were 11 contests last night in the NHL.

     

     

    Steve Gardiner, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, has your recap of the contest at the following page.

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Two games are in action tonight.

    Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN)

    Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, 8:30 p.m, ET

     

    You can read TXHT’s preview of the contest between the Penguins and the Capitals at the following page.

    Gameday Preview – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

     

    Today in the NHL…

     

     

    Today in the NWHL was the 2018 NWHL Draft.  Tomorrow the NWHL draft will conclude with rounds 3-5.

     

  • Gameday Preview – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

    Pittsburgh Penguins (15-12-6 36pts) v. Washington Capitals (20-9-3 43pts)

     

    Time: 8p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Network

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins renew their rivalry on Wednesday Night Hockey on NBC Sports Network. The Capitals will look to keep their 5 game winning streak going, while the Penguins will look to bounce back from their recent loss to the Anaheim Ducks, and gain some consistency.

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Penguins News:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Consistency

    The Penguins need to play a much more consistent game than they have been to gain some more ground in the Metro Division.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Capitals News:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get special teams on track

    The Capitals need to start getting their special teams back on track, especially the penalty kill. It has been the biggest weakness thus far as their penalty kill has given up too many goals and ranks 27th overall in the League.

     

    2. Smart defense

    The Capitals need to play smart defensively against the Penguins, and contain the Penguins speed and skill. The Capitals also need to make better plays to break out of their zone as well too.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-2 41pts) v, New Jersey Devils (24-7-1 49 pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin & Frederik Gauthier

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    New Jersey:

    Taylor Hall– Nico Hischier – Kyle Palmieri

    Marcus Johansson – Pavel Zacha– Jesper Bratt

    Blake Coleman– Travis Zajac – Miles Wood

    Brian Boyle – Brett Seney – John Quenneville

     

    Andy Greene – Damon Severson

    Will Butcher –Sami Vatanen

    Mirco Mueller – Ben Lovejoy

     

    Keith Kincaid

    Mackenzie Blackwood

     

    Scratched: Drew Stafford

    Injuries: Corey Schneider (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 01:15 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding

    Devils Penalty – 03:58 – Blake Coleman, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Leafs Goal – 06:01 – John Tavares (21) from Nazem Kadri (11) and Auston Matthews (12)

    Leafs Goal – 07:58 – Auston Matthews (17) Unasssisted

    Devils Penalty – 10:20 – Nico Hischier, 2 minutes for Holding

    Leafs Goal – 13:38 – Patrick Marleau (9) assisted by Nazem Kadri (12) and Travis Dermott (7)

    Devils Goal – 18:44 – Sami Vatanen (2) assisted by Brian Boyle (3)

     

    End of 1st – TOR –3        NJD – 1

    Shots              11                   8

    Faceoffs     6/24              18/24

    Hits               4                     5

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out to play this game and began dominating from the out set. A Relentless forecheck and all cylinders clicking lead to a 3-1 after the 1st period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Don’t take your foot of the gas pedal. Keep applying the pressure.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal–01:15 – Mitch Marner (9), assisted by John Tavares (15)

    Devils Penalty – 05:15 –Kyle Palmieri, 2 mins for High Stick

    Leafs Penalty – 07:36 –William Nylander, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Goal–19:59 – Morgan Rielly (11), assisted by Nazem Kadri (13)  and Connor Brown (7)

    End of 2nd – TOR– 5          NJD – 1

    Shots              22                    17

    Faceoffs       17/42              25/42

    Hits              5                      10

    PP                 0/3                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs stay hot in the 2nd with a pair of goals and continue to apply pressure to the Devils.

    Need to Do:

    Lock down the 3rd

    Third Period:

    Devils Goal–14:47 – Nico Hischier (8), assisted by Taylor Hall (24)  and Kyle Palmieri (12)

    Leafs Goal–16:28 – Tyler Ennis (6), assisted by Connor Brown (8)  and Par Lindholm (8)

    Leafs Goal–18:30 – Tyler Ennis (7), assisted by Jake Gardiner (19)  and Connor Brown (9)

    Leafs Penalty – 19:00 –Travis Dermott, 2 mins for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 7       NJD – 2

    Shots             31                   29

    Faceoffs     29/61                32/61

    Hits               6                         14

    PP                0/3                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated this game from the outset and never really let up.

    Next Up:

    Florida (13-13-6 32pts) vs Toronto (22-10-2 46pts)

    New Jersey (11-14-7 29pts) at Columbus (18-12-3 39pts)

  • December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, December 18th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests taking place in the NHL last night.

     

    Anaheim 4, PITTSBURGH 2

    The Anaheim Ducks faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night and would come away with the 4-2 win.  With this win, the Ducks have won six consecutive road games, as well as their ninth game out of the last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1074866760438800384

     

    For the Pittsburgh Penguins, this loss would give them a record of 15-12-6 (36 points), and places them in fourth place in the Metropolitan division.

     

    COLUMBUS 1, Vegas 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets faced off against the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and would come away with the 1-0 win.

    Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would go on to register his 13th shutout since the start of the 2016-17 season and is tied with Pekka Rinne for the most shutouts in that time span.

     

    Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno would score the lone goal in the third period.  This contest would also mark the 800th NHL game for Foligno.

     

     

     

     

    Boston 4, MONTREAL 0

    The Boston Bruins would visit the Montreal Canadiens and would come out on Montreal with a 4-0 victory.

    With this win, the Bruins have won the last five contests against the Canadiens when they are the visitors.

     

    Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak would turn aside all 22 shots he faced whereas Canadiens goaltender Carey Price had 31 saves on 35 save opportunities.

     

     

    OTTAWA 4, Nashville 3 (OT)

     

    Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk would register his tenth career goal as a Senator in his 24th game played with the club last night.

     

     

    Ottawa rookie defenceman Max LaJoie would also register his seventh goal in this contest, good for a tie for third place all-time in Senators history for most goals by a rookie defenceman.

     

     

    Also for Ottawa, the rookies on this team account for most points combined between all players across the League thus far during the 2018-19 season.

     

     

    Thoms Chabot would seal the win for the Senators in the overtime frame.

     

     

    NY Islanders 4, COLORADO 1

    NY Islanders goaltender Thomas Griess would make 30 saves in the contest to give the Islanders the 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night.

    Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov would make 17 saves on 21 save opportunities.

     

     

     

    Two of the Islanders goals would come on the power-play in this contest and the penalty kill would end up playing a big factor in this win to start off the road trip for the Islanders in this contest.

     

     

    There are 11 contests taking place across the NHL tonight

    *image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations Department and the NHL

     

    For tonight’s contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, Steve Gardiner, has a preview of this contest.

     

    You can read the preview of the contest at the following page.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 17/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 17/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 17/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Tuesday, December 17th , 2018

    Toronto: 21-10-2 for 44 points

    New Jersey: 11-13-7 for 29 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs continue the road trip in New Jersey as they take on the Taylor Hall-less New Jersey Devils. The Leafs look to use this as a way back into the win column tonight, after 2 tough losses.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 43 points (8 goals 35 assists)

    Morgan Rielly – 35 points (10 goals 25 assists)

    John Tavares – 34 points (19 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs

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

     

    Taylor Hall–31 points (8 goals 23 assists)

    Kyle Palmieri 28 points (17 goal 10 assists)

    Nico Hischier – 20 points (7 goal 13 assist)

    Travis Zajac– 19 points (10 goal 9 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    17-9-1 2.55GAA .923SV%

     

    Keith Kincaid

    11-8-7 2.88GAA .906SV%

     

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin & Frederik Gauthier

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    New Jersey:

    Marcus Johansson – Nico Hischier – Kyle Palmieri

    John Quenneville – Pavel Zacha– Jesper Bratt

    Blake Coleman– Travis Zajac – Mile Wood

    Brian Boyle – Brett Seney – Drew Stafford

     

    Andy Greene – Damon Severson

    Will Butcher –Sami Vatanen

    Mirco Mueller – Ben Lovejoy

     

    Keith Kincaid

    Mackenzie Blackwood

     

    Scratched:

    Injuries: Corey Schneider, Taylor Hall

    Suspension: None

     

     Keys to Winning against New Jersey:

    1. Use your speed
      1. Don’t give the Devils an opportunity to use their speed against you. Take it to them first.
    2. Puck Possession
      1. If the Leafs can have a lot of possession, it will negate the speed the devils which is how they create offence.
    3. Take advantage of the lack of Taylor Hall in the lineup
      1. Force New Jersey’s offence to work hard