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  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (33-17-3 for 69 points) v, Montreal Canadiens (31-18-6 for 68 points)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Montreal:

    Jonathan Drouin – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher

    Tomas Tatar– Max Domi– Andrew Shaw

    Artturi Lehkonen –  Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia

    Nicolas Deslauriers – Michael Chaput – Charles Hudon

     

    Victor Mete – Shea Weber

    Mike Reilly – Jeff Petry

    Brett Kulak – Jordie Benn

     

    Carey Price

    Antti Niemi

     

    Scratched: Matthew Peca

    Injuries: Paul Byron

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Montreal Goal – 0:51 – Andrew Shaw (12)  assisted, Jeff Petry (28) and Max Domi (31)

    Toronto Goal – 2:20 – Andreas Johnsson (14)  assisted, Zach Hyman (14)

    Toronto Goal – 4:42 – Nikita Zaitsev (2)  assisted, Par Lindholm (11)

    Montreal Penalty– 4:53 – Phillip Danault, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Penalty– 7:46 – John Tavares, 4 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – TOR–2        MTL – 1

    Shots              16                 15

    Faceoffs     12/20              8/20

    Hits               7                     13

    PP                 0/1                 0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs started slow but then picked it up and seemed to settle into a rhythm and scored 2 to take a 2-1 lead going into the intermission

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep on the forecheck and stay disciplined in the defensive zone

    Second Period:

    Montreal Goal–01:13 – Tomas Tatar (17), assisted by Shea Weber (12) and Carey Price (1)

    Montreal Penalty – 4:41 – Artturi Lehkonen, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Montreal Penalty – 8:25 – Jonathan Drouin, 2 minutes for Interference

    Toronto Penalty – 18:08 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 2          MTL – 2

    Shots              25                    24

    Faceoffs       19/35             16/35

    Hits              11                    34

    PP                 0/3               0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played alright but not up to their level, Montreal seemed to dictate the action.

     

    Need to Do:

    Need to get back to the forecheck and cycle game

     

     

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 5:37– Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Montreal PP Goal–07:24 – Brendan Gallagher (22), assisted by Max Domi (32) and Andrew Shaw (14)

    Toronto Goal–08:35 – William Nylander (3), assisted by John Tavares (27)

    Toronto Penalty – 19:28– Nikita Zaitsev, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd – TOR– 3       MTL – 3

    Shots             30                    36

    Faceoffs     32/57                25/57

    Hits               16                        49

    PP                0/3                    1/5

     

    Analysis:

    Leaf came out slow again in the third but William Nylander snipes home his 3rd of the season and helps the Leafs take it to overtime

     

    OT:
    Toronto Goal–02:17 – John Tavares (33), assisted by Mitch Marner (46) and Morgan Rielly (41)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR– 3       MTL – 3

    Shots             30                    36

    Faceoffs     32/57                25/57

    Hits               16                        49

    PP                0/3                    1/5

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs killed the penalty kill and then stormed up the ice for the Marner slick pass to Tavares for the win.

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (34-17-3 71pts) vs New York Rangers (23-23-8 54pts)

    Montreal (31-18-6 68pts) at Nashville (33-20-4 70pts)

     

  • Gameday Recap — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Gameday Recap — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Florida Panthers (22-22-8 52pts) at Washington Capitals (30-18-6 66pts)

    Florida Panthers Lineups:

    Frank Vatrano – Aleksander Barkov – Evgenii Dadonov

    Jonathan Huberdeau – Vincent Trocheck – Derick Brassard

    Mike Hoffman – Michael Haley – Riley Sheahan

    Troy Brouwer – Denis Malgin – Colton Sceviour

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mike Matheson – Mark Pysyk

    Ian McCoshen – Josh Brown

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

    Injuries: Jayce Hawryluk (lower body), Derek MacKenzie (upper body), 52-MacKenzie Weegar (illness)

    Scratches: Bogdan Kiselevich, Henrik Borgstrom

     

     

    Washington Capitals Lineups:

    Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

    Jakub Vrana – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin – Nic Down – Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny – John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov – Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik – Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Injured: none

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey, DeVante Smith-Pelly

     

     

     

     

    1st Period:

     

    Florida Penalty: Ian McCoshen for Holding – 2 min minor – 5:34

     

    Washington Penalty: TJ Oshie for Tripping – 2 min minor – 10:54

     

    Florida Goal: Frank Vitrano (18) assisted by Vincent Trochek (14), Aaron Ekblad (14) – 12:55

     

    Florida Goal: Keith Yandle (8) assisted by Denis Malgin (7) and Riley Sheahan (4) – 13:30

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Christian Djoos for Elbowing – 2 min minor – 16:35

     

    End of 1st – FLA – 2       WAS – 0

    Shots               09                09

    Faceoffs         12                07

    Hits               06                  08

    PP                 0/2                 0/1

     

     

    Need to do: The Capitals need to create a little more chaos around the net.   Florida scored two quick goals after the TJ Oshie tripping penalty and Washington needs to play offensively a bit stronger

     

    Analysis:  The Capitals played a strong first 10 minutes of the period but would start to turn the puck over more and would allow to quick goals after the TJ Oshie penalty.  There would be a very questionable penalty call on Djoos for elbowing after Colton Sceviour would run into Djoos’ elbow.

     

     

    2nd Period:

     

    Washington Goal: Brett Connolly (11) assisted by Andre Burakovsky (7) – 5:02

     

     

    Florida Goal: Colton Sceviour (5) assisted by Aaron Ekblad (15) – 9:17

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Brett Connolly for Slashing – 2 min minor – 16:33

     

    Washington Goal: Lars Eller (7) assisted by Nic Dowd (10) and Brett Connolly (17) – 19:19

     

     

    End of 2nd – FLA – 3       WAS – 2

    Shots              18                20

    Faceoffs         22                21

    Hits               13                  11

    PP                 0/3                 0/1

     

     

     

    Need to Do:  The Capitals need to try and focus on the game and continue playing a hard 20 minutes and avoid turnovers and the penalty box.  The Capitals have given up a couple of penalties in this game and need to play their game.

     

    Analysis:  This would be a slow period for both teams.  Washington would score two goals in the period to bring the contest within a goal.  Lots of good back and forth action between the Panthers and Capitals but when Eller scored, play continued until ten seconds after the goal was scored.  This happened due the puck going in and out of the net in a very fast pace until the whistle came and the Situation Room in Toronto would call this a good goal.

     

    3rd Period:

    Florida Goal: Derick Brassard (10) unassisted – :07

    Washington Goal: Brett Connolly (12) assisted by Andre Burakovsky (8) and Lars Eller (17) – 6:12

     

    Washington Goal: Evgeny Kuznetsov (13) assisted by Dmitry Orlov (13) and Alex Ovechkin (24) – 16:54

     

     

    Washington Penalty: Brett Connolly for Slashing – 2 min minor – 19:56

     

    End of 3rd – FLA – 4       WAS – 4

    Shots              27                30

    Faceoffs         31                31

    Hits               20                  16

    PP                 0/4*                 0/1

    *- 1:56 left in the Power Play

     

    Overtime:

    Florida PPG: Mike Hoffman (25) assisted by Keith Yandle (34) and Aleksander Barkov (34) – 1:31

     

    End of OT – FLA – 5       WAS – 4

    Shots              31                30

    Faceoffs         32                31

    Hits               20                  16

    PP                 1/4                 0/1

     

    Postgame Analysis:  The Washington Capitals would fall after taking the late penalty in the third period to the Florida Panthers.  Washington would fall behind early and would do their best to overcome two different deficits of two goals but it would not be enough as the Capitals would fall to the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime.

    The Washington Capitals look to rebound from this loss on Monday night when the Washington Capitals take on the Los Angeles Kings.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Saturday, February 9th,  2019

    Toronto: 33-17-3 for 69 points

    Montreal: 31-18-6 for 68 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep winning as they start a road trip in Montreal. Leafs look to reinvigorate the rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –65 points (20 goals 45 assists)
    John Tavares – 58 points (32 goals 26 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 53 points (14 goals 39 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 47 points (24 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Max Domi – 47 points (17 goals 30 assists)
    Jonathan Drouin – 46 points (17 goal 29 assist)
    Phillip Danault – 40 points (11 goal 29 assists)
    Tomas Tatar – 39 points (16 goal 23 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    24-11-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

    Carey Price
    23-13-4 2.52GAA .916SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Montreal:

    Jonathan Drouin – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher

    Tomas Tatar– Max Domi– Matthew Peca

    Artturi Lehkonen –  Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia

    Nicolas Deslauriers – Michael Chaput – Charles Hudon

     

    Victor Mete – Shea Weber

    Mike Reilly – Jeff Petry

    Brett Kulak – Jordie Benn

     

    Carey Price

    Antti Niemi

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Andrew Shaw, Paul Byron

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Montreal

    1. Force them to play defence the majority of the game
      1. Some good young players here but if you trap them in their own zone for long periods they won’t be able to hurt you.
    2. Defensive positioning
      1. Be solid down low don’t let them cycle. Break it up and transition quickly
    3. Powerplay
      1. This needs to go in order for the Leafs to be successful.

     

  • Gameday Preview — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview — February 9th, 2019 — Florida Panthers @ Washington Capitals

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    Florida Panthers (22-22-8 52pts) v. Washington Capitals (30-18-6 66pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports Florida, ESPN+

     

    Preview:

    The Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers as they continue with their six game homestand. The Capitals will look to build off of the 4-3 overtime win Thursday night against the Colorado Avalanche.

     

    Florida Panthers:

    Projected Lineup:

    Evgenii Dadonov – Aleksander Barkov – Derick Brassard

    Jonathan Huberdeau – Vincent Trocheck – Frank Vatrano

    Mike Hoffman – Riley Sheahan – Colton Sceviour

    Troy Brouwer – Henrik Borgstrom – Denis Malgin

    Defense

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Mike Matheson – Mark Pysyk

    Ian McCoshen – Josh Brown

    Goalies

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

    Scratches: Micheal Haley, Bogdan Kiselevich, MacKenzie Weegar

    Injured Reserve: Derek MacKenzie (shoulder), Jayce Hawryluk (lower body)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. The Panthers look to extend their streak of opening a game with scoring to a seventh game.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    A good start goes a long way and it helped the Capitals the other night as they were able to get an early first period goal to set the tone for the game. If the Capitals can strike early again, then this could be another strong game for the Capitals.

  • February 9th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 9th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, February 9th, 2019 and these are your news and notes.

     

    There was only one contest in the NHL yesterday.

     

    Carolina 3, NY RANGERS 0

    In a pre-game ceremony, the New York Rangers would honour the 25th anniversary of the Rangers winning their Stanley Cup.

    In this contest, the Carolina Hurricanes would spoil the party by defeating the Rangers 3-0.  All three goals for the Hurricanes would come in the third period after a scoreless 40 minutes.

    This win for Carolina would be their third consecutive win and remain one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second Wild Card spot.

     

    Today’s NHL slate of games.

     

    All seven teams based in Canada are in action today for Hockey Day in Canada presented by Scotiabank.

     

    TXHT has a brand new episode out today which you can watch and listen to at the following page.

  • TXHT Podcast – 2/9/2019

    TXHT Podcast – 2/9/2019

    The TXHT podcast is back with Serious Hockey Talk for Serious Hockey Fans!

     

    Audio Version:

     

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    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by our friend from The Hockey Writers Nate Oliver.

     

    For the first half of the show both Michael and Nate talk about the NWHL All Star Weekend, take a look at the playoffs that are coming sooner than you think.

     

    Then Michael and Nate talk about the Capitals. They discuss the pending Trade Deadline and Todd Reirden.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Friday, February 8th, 2019

    Opening Music: “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

     

    Have a question you want answered on the show? Ask us! Comment on here or on one of our Social Media outlets, and we’ll answer it.

  • Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Ottawa Senators (19-28-5 for 43 points) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-3 63pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Ryan Dzingle – Matt Duchene – Bobby Ryan

    Brady Tkachuk– Colin White– Mark Stone

    Zack Smith –  Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Magnus Paajarvi

    Christian Wolanin – Chris Tierney – Rudolfs Balcers

     

    Thomas Chabot – Dylan DeMelo

    Maxime Lajoie – Cody Ceci

    Mark Borowecki – Ben Harpur

     

    Craig Anderson

    Anders Nilsson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Mikael Boedker, Christian Jaros

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Goal – 7:46 – Zach Hyman (10)  assisted, Mitch Marner (44) and John Tavares (26)

     

    End of 1st – OTT–1        TOR – 1

    Shots              12                  11

    Faceoffs     8/20              12/20

    Hits               7                     2

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs had jump from the very beginning and then took their foot off the gas pedal. Ottawa tied it back up.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get back to the forecheck.

    Second Period:

    Ottawa Goal–01:35 – Matt Duchene (22), assisted by Ryan Dzingel (20) and Bobby Ryan (20)

    Toronto Penalty – 5:48 – Jake Gardiner, 4 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto Goal–14:20 – Andreas Johnsson (13), assisted by Frederik Gauthier (8)

    Toronto Goal–16:29 – Auston Matthews (24), unassisted

    Toronto Goal–18:20 – John Tavares (32), assisted by Mitch Marner (45) and Kasperi Kapanen (16)

     

    End of 2nd – OTT– 2          TOR – 4

    Shots              27                    23

    Faceoffs       21/39              18/39

    Hits              16                     7

    PP                 0/2                0/0

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs showed some life in the 2nd half of the period after being outplayed for the majority.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep pressing, don’t give them a foot. Tighten up the defensive end of your hand and don’t stop pushing for offence.

     

    Third Period:

    Ottawa Goal–00:40 – Thomas Chabot (11), assisted by Brady Tkachuk (13) and Mark Stone (30)

    Ottawa Goal–03:59 – Magnus Paajarvi (7), assisted by Zack Smith (15) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2)

    Toronto Goal–09:12 – Morgan Rielly  (14), assisted by Zach Hyman (13)

    Ottawa Penalty – 11:16– Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 3rd – OTT– 4       TOR – 5

    Shots             44                    30

    Faceoffs     32/54                22/54

    Hits               27                       13

    PP                0/2                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs came out slow again in the third but Rielly redeems himself after a costly error earlier on in the period.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (33-17-3 69pts) vs Montreal (30-18-6 66pts)

    Anaheim (21-24-9 51pts) at Ottawa (19-29-5 43pts)

     

  • Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Wednesday, February 6th,  2019

    Toronto: 32-17-3 for 67 points

    Ottawa: 19-28-5 for 43 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs make it three in a row on home ice against the Ottawa Senators. Leafs need to play hard as they have a knack for losing to teams they should beat.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –63 points (20 goals 43 assists)
    John Tavares – 56 points (31 goals 25 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 52 points (13 goals 39 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 46 points (23 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Mark Stone – 51 points (22 goals 29 assists)
    Matt Duchene – 48 points (21 goals 27 assists)
    Ryan Dzingle – 39 points (20 goals 19 assists)
    Thomas Chabot – 39 points (10 goals 29 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    23-11-2 2.52GAA .923SV%

    Craig Anderson
    14-16-3 3.51GAA .906SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Ottawa:

    Ryan Dzingle – Matt Duchene – Bobby Ryan

    Brady Tkachuk– Colin White– Mark Stone

    Zack Smith –  Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Magnus Paajarvi

    Christian Wolanin – Chris Tierney – Rudolfs Balcers

     

    Thomas Chabot – Dylan DeMelo

    Maxime Lajoie – Cody Ceci

    Mark Borowecki – Ben Harpur

     

    Craig Anderson

    Anders Nilsson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Mikael Boedker, Christian Jaros

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Ottawa

    1. Play fast and hard. Stick to your gameplan
      1. Some of Ottawa’s younger players like to play the body don’t let them get you off your game.
    2. Defensive positioning
      1. Don’t take try and come in with the mindset that you should beat Ottawa. Be hard in the defensive zone and keep in position.
    3. Powerplay
      1. Got one last night hopefully that kick-starts the powerplay

     

  • Breaking News: Auston Matthews signs 5 Year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

    Breaking News: Auston Matthews signs 5 Year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

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    (Source: The Canadian Press)

     

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have begun their journey to keep their core intact as the Maple Leafs have signed star Centermen Auston Matthews to a 5 year deal with an annual average salary (AAV) of 11.6 million per season.

    Details of the contract are below as Per Bob MacKenzie:

    Look for Mitch Marner to be next and although Marner’ camp has stated they don’t want to talk until the off-season, don’t expect the Leafs to not at least kick tires.

    My prediction is Marner will get 2 offers…

    a short term, probably the same as Matthews 11.5-11.6

    or

    a long term, probably 10.5 for 8 years.

    wouldn’t be shocked to see Marner take the long term contract to help the team build.

  • Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Anaheim Ducks (21-21-6 48 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (31-17-3 65pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Igor Ozhiganov

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Anaheim:

    Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf– Corey Perry

    Devin Shore – Adam Henrique– Jakub Silfverberg

    Nick Ritchie– Derek Grant – Daniel Sprong

    Brian Gibbons – Carter Rowney – Patrick Eaves

     

    Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Montour

    Cam Fowler – Josh Manson

    Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto

     

    John Gibson

    Chad Johnson

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller & Ryan Keler

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 17:53 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – ANA–0        TOR – 0

    Shots              8                  15

    Faceoffs     9/22              13/22

    Hits               12                     3

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs had jump from the very beginning and from every line. Johnsson looked to have a lot of jump to his game tonight.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep forechecking and skating, fix the defensive side and this is a different game

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal–03:02 – John Tavares (31), assisted by Andreas Johnsson (13) and Frederik Gauthier (7)

    Anaheim Penalty – 11:30 – Hampus Lindholm, 2 minutes for Holding

    Toronto Goal–13:40 – Andreas Johnsson (11), assisted by Patrick Marleau (14) and Jake Muzzin (18)

    Anaheim Penalty – 19:53 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Toronto PP Goal–19:57 – Jake Muzzin (5), assisted by Jake Gardiner (25) and Andreas Johnsson (14)

     

     

    End of 2nd – ANA– 0          TOR – 3

    Shots              16                    30

    Faceoffs       18/44              26/44

    Hits              24                      6

    PP                 0/1                  1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Andreas Johnsson looks to have found his game after returning from concussion issues has been all over the ice tonight. Jake Muzzin shows why the Leafs picked him up, amazing defence and a bomb of a shot.

     

    Need to Do:

    Don’t take your foot off the gas pedal.

    Third Period:

    Anaheim Goal–02:45 – Rickard Rakell (9), assisted by Hampus Lindholm (16) and Josh Manson (8)

    Toronto Goal–03:16 – Connor Brown (5), assisted by William Nylander (7) and Jake Muzzin (19)

    Toronto Goal–06:04 – William Nylander  (2), assisted by Zach Hyman (11)

    Anaheim Penalty – 08:37 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Goal–14:51 – Andreas Johnsson (12), assisted by Zach Hyman (12) and John Tavares (25)

     

    End of 3rd – ANA– 1       TOR – 6

    Shots             25                   44

    Faceoffs     28/68                40/68

    Hits               36                       11

    PP                0/1                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Johnsson and Muzzin steal the show tonight with 4 and 3 points respectively. The Leafs gain a huge 2 points in their chase of home ice advantage.

    Next Up:

    Ottawa (19-28-5 43pts) vs Toronto (32-17-3 67pts)

    Anaheim (21-22-6 51pts) at Montreal (29-18-6 64pts)