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  • 10/20/2018 – St.Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    St. Louis Blues (1-3-2 6pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (6-2-0 12pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Jaden Schwartz – Brayden Schenn – Vladimir Tarsenko

    Zachary Sanford – Ryan O’Rielly– David Perron

    Patrick Maroon– Tyler Bozak – Alex Steen

    Samuel Blais – Ivan Barbashev – Jordan Kyrou

     

    Vince Dunn – Alex Pietrangelo

    Joel Edmundson – Robert Bortuzzo

    Colton Parayko – Jordan Schmaltz

     

    Jake Allen

    Chad Johnson

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson (Torn ACL), Robby Fabbri (Groin)

    Suspension: None

     

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 17:13 – Ron Hainsey, 2 mins for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         STL – 0

    Shots              4                     6

    Faceoffs     8/17               9/17

    Hits               6                     8

    PP                 0/0                   0/1

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs: 

    Analysis:

    Leafs didn’t get any offence going and looked liked they were just floating around. Morgan Rielly was noticeably bad in that first period, trying to be too fancy rather then getting the offence up the ice.

    Need to Do:

    Get the offence flowing. Stop Standing still.

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Analysis:

    Blues had a lot of defensive lapses and although Toronto was held to relatively few shots, there were a lot of high quality chances.

     

    Second Period:

    Blues Penalty – 01:22 – Brayden Schenn, 2 mins for Interference

    Blues Goal– 4:45 – Robert Bortuzzo (1), from David Perron (2)

    Blues Goal– 13:05 – Zach Sanford (1), from David Perron (3) and Alex Pietrangelo (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 14:33 – Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Tripping

    Blues Goal– 16:37 – Ryan O’Reilly (1), from Vladimir Tarasenko (4) and Patrick Maroon (4)

    Blues Penalty – 19:31 – Alexander Steen, 2 mins for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          STL – 3

    Shots              9                    13

    Faceoffs       16/34             18/34

    Hits               15                     25

    PP                 0/2                    0/2

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked sluggish and lack and offensive flair. This is looking to be a long game for Leafs are the Blues dominated the whole period. Once again the defence looking really bad, but give credit to the blues on being aggressive on the defence.

    Need to Do:

    Get the puck out of the zone quick and up the ice. Prolonged puck control in the zone and big guns needs to show up.

     

    St. Louis Blues:

    Analysis:

    Blues really clamped down defensively and did not make any unnecessary pinches in their offensive zone. This safe play led to lock down defense and some goal scoring

     

    Third Period:

    Leafs Goal – 04:22– Morgan Rielly (4) from Mitch Marner (8)  and Jake Gardiner (6)

    Leafs Penalty – 9:03 – Par Lindholm, 2 mins for Holding

    Blues Penalty – 12:41 – Brayden Schenn, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty – 14:34 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 mins for Holding the Stick

    Blues Penalty – 16:55 – Jaden Schwartz, 2 mins for Hooking

    Blues SHG EN Goal – 18:17– Ivan Barbashev (1) from Ryan O’Reilly (6)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 1         STL – 4

    Shots              23                   25

    Faceoffs     28/60                32/60

    Hits               22                     33

    PP                 0/4                    0/4

     

    Toronto:

    Analysis:

    Terrible game from the Leafs, no urgency to their game. Matthews was a ghost, along with Taveras and Marner until the 3rd period. Andersen held them close with some great saves. But in the end Jake Allen held the fort and blues played a perfect game.

     

    St. Louis:

    Analysis:

    Jake Allen really stood on his head. While the blues played well defensively, Toronto really showed their firepower, controlling possession and getting some great scoring chances.

    Ultimately this was the blues best game of the season against a top team. The key in the future will be keeping up this level of discipline and focus

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (6-3-0 12pts) at Winnipeg (5-2-1 11pts)

    St.Louis (2-3-2 6pts) at Winnipeg (5-2-1 11pts)

     

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  • Habs Lose 4-3 in OT to Ottawa

    The Montreal Canadiens lose another in OT 4-3 to the Ottawa Senators after blowing a 3-1 after the first period. The Habs had momentum but the Ottawa goal gave the Sens momentum on home ice. The Canadiens drop to 4-1-1 on the season. The Habs got goals from Domi, Danault and Byron A turnover by Karl Alzner let the Sens get on the board and then a power-play goal tied the game up at 3. Faceoffs have been a weakness for the Habs went a mear 42% on draws tonight. Price had vintage Price like moments in the third and OT but didn’t look strong the entire game. The Habs are home Tuesday Night to take on the Flames at 7:30.

  • News and Notes: October 20th, 2018

    These are your news and notes for Saturday, October 20th, 2018.

     

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

     

    There were three contests in the NHL yesterday

    • The Florida Panthers took on the Washington Capitals and won 6-5 in a shoot-out. Florida led after the end of the first period 4-1, which resulted in the Washington Capitals replacing Braden Holtby in net with Pheonix Copley.Jonathan Huberdeau and Vincent Trochek registered three points each in the contest.

      This contest featured the 12th game of the season in which there were 10 combined goals for the season, the highest through the first 100 games on the season since the 1995-96 season (17).

      TXHT has your recap of the contest between Florida and Washington here.

    • Minnesota Wild D Ryan Suter joined the 500-point club for defenceman born in the United States in the Wild’s 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
    • The Calgary Flames overcame three different deficits but still fell to the Nashville Predators 5-3.Nashville has won at least six games in their first seven games for the third time in franchise history.

     

    Today there are 13 contests in action

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    This week’s NHL European Game of the Week pits the Colorado Avalanche versus the Carolina Hurricanes.

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    For other news on last night’s games and what to look for today, please go here…

     

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  • Montreal Canadiens Game Day Preview

    Montreal Canadiens Game Day Preview

     

    Game time: 7pm

    The Montreal Canadiens come into tonight’s game on a four-game winning streak. Both teams will be dealing with injuries as Brady Thchuck is out for Ottawa and Tomas Plekanec will be out several weeks with a back injury.

    Tonight Features two teams that are off to unexpected hot starts. Ottawa comes into the game with a 3-2-1 record while Montreal is 4-1-1. With Plekanec hitting the IR Nicholas Deslauriers will make his season debut for the Habs. Only change to the Habs lineup tonight is Deslauriers. Mete is expected to miss another game with a hand injury but was practicing with the team.

    Keys to the game:
    Ottawa is gonna look to use thier speed tonight if that Habs can keep them at bay they shouldn’t have a problem

    Stay out of the box the Habs have taken way to many penalties this year and sooner or later it will cost them

    Lines
    Tomas Tatar – Philip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
    Jonathan Drouin – Max Domi – Artturi Lehkonen
    Paul Byron – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia
    Nicolas Deslauriers – Andrew Shaw – Matthew Peca

    Karl Alzner – Jeff Petry
    Mike Reilly – Noah Juulsen
    Xavier Ouellet – Jordie Benn

    Carey Price
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  • Gameday Preview: St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gameday Preview: St. Louis Blues vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Time: Saturday, October 20th 2018
    Toronto: 6-2-0 for 12 points
    St.Louis: 1-3-2 for 4 points
    The Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues meet on Saturday for a match of two teams going in totally different directions. The Leafs are coming off only their 2nd loss of the season in a game that if Matt Murray didn’t play so well the outcome could have been different. While the Blues have only amount 1 win so far this year and have not played very well despite probably having one of the better defence cores in the league.
    This will be a pivotal game for the Leafs, The Blues will not be underestimated so expect this to be a game from the beginning.
    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup
    Auston Matthews – 14 points (10 goals 6 assists) 53% on Face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 13 points (3 goals 10 assists)
    John Tavares – 11 points (6 goals 5 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Mitch Marner – 11 points (4 goals 7 assists)
    Brayden Schenn –6 points (3 goals 3 assists)
    David Perron– 5 points (4 goals 1 assist)
    Alex Steen– 5 points (2 goals 3 assist)
    Vladimir Tarsenko– 5points (2 goals 3 assists)
    Ryan O’Rielly – 5 points (5 assists)
    Frederik Andersen 4-2-0 2.70GAA .914SV%
    Jake Allen 1-2-2 3.91GAA .877SV%
    Lineups & Injuries
    Toronto Maple Leafs:
    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    St. Louis Blues:
    Jaden Schwartz – Brayden Schenn – Vladimir Tarsenko
    Zachary Sanford – Ryan O’Rielly– David Perron
    Patrick Maroon– Tyler Bozak – Alex Steen
    Samuel Blais – Ivan Barbashev – Jordan Kyrou

    Vince Dunn – Alex Pietrangelo
    Joel Edmundson – Robert Bortuzzo
    Colton Parayko – Jordan Schmaltz

    Jake Allen
    Chad Johnson

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson (Torn ACL), Robby Fabbri (Groin)

    Suspension: None

     

    3 Keys to Winning against St. Louis:

    1. SHOOT
      a. Jake Allen has been horrible all season, just take shots and see what happens.
    2. Cover the points
      a. St. Louis plays a very aggressive puck possession that opens the point men up. They have some big shots from the point.
    3. Force the St.bLouis to take penalties.
      a. St. Louis penalty kill sits at an atrocious 78% on the year. Leafs need to take advantage of that

     

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  • Game Recap – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

     

     

    Florida Panthers (0-2-2 2pts) v. Washington Capitals (3-2-1 7pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Florida Panthers:

    Evgenii Dadonov — Aleksander Barkov — Nick Bjugstad

    Vincent Trocheck — Colton Sceviour — Jonathan Huberdeau

    Frank Vatrano — Jared McCann — Denis Malgin

    Mike Hoffman — Juho Lammikko — Troy Brouwer

    Keith Yandle — Aaron Ekblad

    Mark Pysyk — Alexander Petrovic

    Bogdan Kiselevich — MacKenzie Weegar

    James Reimer

    Michael Hutchinson

    Scratched: Maxim Mamin

    Injured: Roberto Luongo (knee), Derek MacKenzie (upper body), Jamie McGinn (back)

    Suspended: Mike Matheson

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Chandler Stephenson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker

    Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 6:10 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Slashing

    Panthers Goal – 10:49 – Vincent Trocheck (2) from Jonathan Huberdeau (2) and Alexander Petrovic (1)

    Capitals Goal – 15:26 – John Carlson (4) from Lars Eller (1) and Michal Kempny (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 15:41 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Panthers PPG – 15:58 – Evgenii Dadonov (3) from Aleksander Barkov (2) and Vincent Trocheck (4)

    Panthers Goal – 16:36 – Colton Sceviour (1) from Jonathan Huberdeau (3) and Vincent Trocheck (5)

    Panthers Goal – 18:52 – Jared McCann (1) from Denis Malgin (3) and Keith Yandle (5)

     

    End of 1st – FLA – 4       WAS – 1

    Shots              11                 5

    Faceoffs         10                 9

    Hits                 7                   10

    PP                 1/2                 0/0

     

    Analysis:

    This game was putrid for the Capitals. They played little to no urgency and they let Florida control the tempo in this game. Also doesn’t help that Jakub Vrana takes another offensive zone penalty to start the game. The Capitals got a great drive from Lars Eller that resulted in John Carlson’s goal, but after that Florida dominated once again.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to get their game back on track, and they should pull Braden Holtby and put in Pheonix Copley to help with that. This isn’t on Holtby, but it sends a loud message to the team. Also the Capitals need to play with urgency. Like our good freind Ted Starkey has been saying for a while now:

     

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    Second Period:

    Capitals Note – – Pheonix Copley Starts in Goal

    Capitals Goal – 1:48 – Brett Connolly (1) from Jakub Vrana (1)

    Panthers Penalty – 3:50 – Keith Yandle 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Goal – 8:38 – Jakub Vrana (2) from Lars Eller (2) and Brett Connolly (5)

    Capitals Penalty – 9:51 – Christian Djoos 2 minutes for Interference

    Panthers Penalty – 9:51 – Frank Vatrano 2 minutes for Embellishment

    Capitals Goal – 13:15 – Devante Smith-Pelly (1) from  Matt Niskanen (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (7)

    Panthers Note – – James Reimer pulled for Michael Hutchinson

    Capitals Penalty – 17:18 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 18:03 – Bench (Brett Connolly) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Panthers PPG – 19:09 – Jonathan Huberdeau (2) from Evgenii Dadonov (3) and Mike Hoffman (2)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:52 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

     

    End of 2nd – FLA – 5        WAS – 4

    Shots               17                  21

    Faceoffs          24                  21

    Hits                 14                  17

    PP                   2/4                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a much better period for the Capitals. They out shot the Panthers 16-6, and dominated throughout the period. The only problem with this period was the trail of penalties to end the period. Also good line shuffling by head coach Todd Reirdon, and pulling Holtby sent the message that was needed.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep up the pressure in the Panthers zone and they need to kill off this 5 on 3 that they’ve put themselves into for the second time in a very short period of time.

     

    Third Period:

    Panthers Note

    Panthers Penalty – 7:38 – Vincent Trocheck 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 8:29 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Panthers Penalty – 16:52 – MacKenzie Weegar 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 18:35 – Nicklas Backstrom (2) from Lars Eller (3) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (8)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:37 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 3rd – FLA – 5         WAS – 5

    Shots              27                   29

    Faceoffs         33                   31

    Hits                 20                   27

    PP                   2/6                  1/3

     

    Overtime:

    N/A

     

    End of OT – FLA – 5         WAS – 5

    Shots              30                   31

    Faceoffs         33                   32

    Hits                 20                   28

    PP                   2/7                  1/3

     

    Shootout:

    Capitals – – TJ Oshie – – Goal

    Panthers – – Aleksander Barkov – – Goal

    Capitals – – Evgeny Kuznetsov – – Goal

    Panthers – – Nick Bjugstad – – Save

    Capitals – – Alex Ovechkin – – Save

    Panthers – – Vincent Trocheck – – Goal

    Capitals – – Nicklas Backstrom – – Miss

    Panthers – – Jonathan Huberdeau – – Goal

     

    End of SO – FLA – 6         WAS – 5

     

    Analysis:

    This was a wild one at home before going on their Western Canada trip, which saw the Capitals pick up a point in a game that one could say they didn’t deserve to even make it to overtime with the way the first period went. However, Todd Reirdon did a good job of sparking his team and rally back against the Panthers.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (3-2-2 8pts) @ Vancouver (4-1-0 8pts)

    Florida (1-2-2 4pts) v. Detroit (0-5-2 2pts)

     

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  • Gameday Preview – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 10/19/2018 – Florida Panthers v. Washington Capitals

     

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals play host for the final time in this home stretch before they begin their Western Canada road trip as they take on the Florida Panthers who so far have not won a game in this young 2018-19 season.

     

    Florida Panthers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Evgenii Dadonov – Aleksander Barkov – Nick Bjugstad

    Vincent Trocheck – Colton Sceviour – Jonathan Huberdeau

    Frank Vatrano – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

    Mike Hoffman – Juho Lammikko – Troy Brouwer

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mark Pysyk – Alexander Petrovic

    Bogdan Kiselevich – MacKenzie Weegar

    James Reimer

    Michael Hutchinson

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Quiet the home crowd

    The Panthers are going to look to want tonget on the board only and silence the home crowd in DC. By doing so they can take control of the tempo of the game, and work towards getting their first win of the season.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Brett Connolly

    Jakub Vrana – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Chandler Stephenson – Lars Eller – Andre Burakovsky

    Dmitrij Jaskin – Nic Dowd – Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny – John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Christian Djoos – Brooks Orpik

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Play a full 60 minutes

    This is the biggest key for the Capitals. Against Toronto they laid off im the 3rd period and it costed them a victory. With the knowledge that Florida is looking for their first win of thw season, the Capitals should play with renewed urgency, and take it to the Panthers the full 60 minutes.

     

    2. Stay out of the penalty box

    Sonfar the Capitals have shot themselves in the foot with bad penalties, especially by Jakub Vrana in the offensive zone, that the momentum that they are building for themselves is lost and have to retreat to the penalty kill.

     

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  • 10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    10/18/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins (2-1-2 6pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (6-1-0 12pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – 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: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Pittsburgh:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Derick Brassard

    Carl Hagelin – Evgeni Malkin – Phil Kessel

    Patric Hornqvist– Riley Sheahan – Bryan Rust

    Dominik Simon – Matt Cullen – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Jack Johnson – Jamie Oleksiuk

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz (LTIR)

    Suspension: None
    Gameday:

     

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    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 11:36 – Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Too Many Men

    Penguins PPG Goal – 11:42– Evgeni Malkin (2) from Kris Letang (4) and Sidney Crosby (5)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         PIT – 1

    Shots              9                     17

    Faceoffs     8/18                10/18

    Hits               5                      10

    PP                 0/0                   1/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played well early but let the Pens offence in the zone for prolonged periods of time. The Pens play an aggressive offence so the puck needs to be moved quick and the Leafs defence struggled with that a bit.

     

    Need to Do:

    Quick passes, more offensive zone time. Draw penalties.

     

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    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 08:21 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Tripping

    Penguins Penalty – 09:44 – Matt Murray, 2 mins for Delay of Game

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          PIT – 1

    Shots              22                    28

    Faceoffs       21/38             17/38

    Hits               13                     24

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs took over this period, but Matt Murray has played unbelieveable. Leafs need to get more traffic in front of the goaltender, right now Matt Murray is seeing everything.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get more bodies in front of the net. Matt Murray is seeing everything and playing picture perfect tonight.

     

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    Third Period:

    Penguins Goal – 17:53– Evgeni Malkin (3) Empty Net,  Unassisted

    Penguins Goal – 18:52– Kris Letang (4) Empty Net,  from Evgeni Malkin (9) and Bryan Rust (1)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 0         PIT – 3

    Shots              38                   39

    Faceoffs     31/56                25/56

    Hits               21                     30

    PP                 0/1                    1/2

     

    Analysis:

    The Leafs played a strong game ran into a hot goalie, made one mistake on the powerplay and paid for it. Frederik Andersen played unbelievable at the other end. Leafs just need to go back and remember they didn’t lose this because of any lack of effort.

     

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    Next Up:

    St.Louis (1-3-2 4pts) at Toronto (6-2-0 12pts)

    Pittsburgh (3-1-2 8pts) at Edmonton (2-2-0 4pts)

     

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  • News and Notes: October 18th, 2018

    Here are your news and notes for Thursday, October 18th, 2018…

     

    There were four contests on the schedule.

    • Alex Ovechkin scored twice, his second multi-goal game of the season to guide the Washington Capitals over the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime. Ovechkin has notched 122 multi-goal games during his career and his five outing away from entering the top ten in this category.

      Ovechkin would also register his 232nd power-play goal, moving him into the top ten in the NHL’s all time power-play goal scoring list. He is currently tied for ninth place with Dino Ciccarelli.

      TXHT has your coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers here.

     

    • Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames went on to rout the the Boston Bruins 5-2. Gaudreau would register his 100th career NHL goal in the contest and rookie D Juuso Valimaki would net his first career NHL goal.

      Gaudreau, the 103rd overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft, became the eighth player from that draft class to net 100 career goals.

    • The Anaheim Ducks were 35 seconds short of a shutout last night when the Ducks took on the New York Islanders. Anaheim would win the contest 4-1 over the New York Islanders.Anaheim G John Gibson registered 34 saves and gives the Ducks a 5-1-1 record thus far on the season. Gibson, in 184 appearances, has a career save percentage of .924. This is tops amongst all goalies with a minimum of 100 games played.
    • The Montreal Canadiens went on to defeat the St, Louis Blues 3-2 last night. Montreal G Carey Price registered 23 saves and Brendan Gallagher scored the game winner with 11 seconds left in regulation to give Montreal their third consecutive win of the season. Montreal is currently 4-1-1 on the season.Carey Price sits one win shy of tying Patrick Toy fro second most wins for a Canadiens goalie.

      Before the contest, the Canadiens would honour Tomas Plekanec for recently playing in his 1,000th NHL game.

     

    In the NHL tonight, there are nine contests on the schedule.

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    In NHL news…

    • Pittsburgh Penguins G Matt Murraty is scheduled to return to action tonight.
    • Tom Wilson and Gary Bettman met for over seven hours regarding the appeal for Wilson’s 20-game suspension. A decision will be made from Bettman next week.

     

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