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  • Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 -Game Day Preview

    Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 -Game Day Preview

    Time: Monday, February 4th,  2019

    Toronto: 31-17-3 for 65 points

    Anaheim: 21-22-9 for 51 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep the win coming against the struggling Anaheim Ducks.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –63 points (20 goals 43 assists)
    John Tavares – 54 points (30 goals 24 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)

    Ryan Getzlaf – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)
    Adam Henrique – 27 points (9 goal 18 assist)
    Rickard Rakell – 24 points (8 goal 16 assists)
    Brandon Montour – 24 points (5 goal 19 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    22-12-2 2.57GAA .922SV%

    John Gibson
    17-17-8 2.86GAA .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

     

    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

     

    Keys to Winning against Anaheim:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. Young defence and a lot of injuries on the backend. Forecheck hard and furious
    2. Speed Speed Speed
      1. Anaheim is not known for being the fastest team and you gotta make them skate
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Perfect game to get it going.

     

  • February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 4th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, February 4th, 2019, and these are your news and notes from yesterday.

     

    There were only three games on the NHL slate yesterday.

     

     

     

    Boston 1, WASHINGTON 0

    The Boston Bruins would take on the Washington Capitals and would come away with the 1-0 win.  The Washington Capitals have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten games.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals at the following page.

     

    MONTREAL 4, Edmonton 3 (OT)

    There would be four different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens in this contest against the Edmonton Oilers and would win this contest 4-3 in the overtime frame.

     

    Edmonton would end the weekend of games with overtime heartbreakers, including losing in overtime in this contest to the Canadiens.

     

    Calgary 4, CAROLINA 3

    Four different goal scorers would help the Calgary flames defeat the the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday afternoon.

     

    There will be four games taking place on the NHL schedule tonight.

     

     

    NWHL

     

    To recap from this weekend’s slate of NWHL contests…

     

    The Buffalo Beauts faced off against the Metropolitan Riveters in the NWHL Twitter Game of the Week and would come away with the 3-2 win to notch their fifth straight win.  With the win, the Buffalo Beauts moved to a record of 9-4-0 on the season.

    This would be the first game for the Beauts at RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House since the Isobel Cup final last season, when they would fall to the Riveters 1-0.

    Both teams’ top lines were held at bay throughout the contest as the Beauts got goals from Taylor Accursi, Julianna Iafallo and Savannah Harmon.

    For the Riveters’, their third line produced with Rebecca Morse and Kristin Lewicki each scoring their first goals of the season with Alexa Aramburu picking up the assists on both of the goals.

    The Beauts will next have NWHL action against the Metropolitan Riveters on February 23rd.

    The Whale’s next NWHL contest will be on Sunday, February 24th against the Boston Pride.

    The Boston Pride would face off against the Connecticut Whale and would come away with the 3-1 win.  The Boston Pride are now 9-4-0 on the season, tied with the Buffalo Beauts for the same mark.  With the loss, the Whale are now 2-9-2 on the season.

    For the Pride, Jillian Dempsey and Denisa Krizova would both have a goal and assist in this contest.  Dempsey leads all Boston Pride skaters with nine goals on the season and is second in the league.

    Boston would get on the board just 1:20 into the game with Krizova scoring the goal.

    Connecticut’s Rachael Ade would score to tie the game 1-1 with 55 seconds left in the first period.  That would be Ade’s first career NWHL goal.

    Dempsey would score her ninth goal of the season with her goal less than two minutes into the second period.  Throughout most of the third period, the Whale would spend this time on the penalty kill.  Toni Ann Milano would take advantage of a good rebound of the puck, sealing the 3-1 win for the Boston Pride.

    For a full breakdown of the contest, TXHT’s Chris Vasilas has your recap at the following page.

     

    The NWHL All-Star Game will commence next weekend in Nashville, Tennessee with the resumption of the NWHL schedule on Monday, February 18th, with the Boston Pride taking on the Metropolitan Riveters in a make-up contest that was postponed due to inclement weather.

  • February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 3rd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is February 3rd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 13 matchups yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 5, Edmonton 4 (OT)

    The Philadelphia Flyers took on the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL European Game of the Week and would go on to defeat Edmonton 5-4 in the overtime frame.

     

    Philadelphia’s Nolan Patrick would go on to score the game winner at the 2:01 mark in the overtime frame.

    With this win by the Flyers, they have now won seven games in a row and eight out of their last ten games.

     

    New Jersey 3, MONTREAL 2 (OT)

    The New Jersey Devils would go on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime thanks to two goals by Nico Hischier, including the game-winner in the overtime frame.

    https://twitter.com/NJDevils/status/1091814721030889472

     

    Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Phillip Danault would be the goal scorers for the Canadiens in this contest.

     

     

    TORONTO 3, Pittsburgh 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins and would come away with the 3-2 win, after being down 2-0 in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the following page.

     

    Detroit 2, OTTAWA 0

     

    The Detroit Red Wings with this win over the Ottawa Senators would win back to back games.

     

    The Red Wings would score the only two goals in the contest in the first period with no one scoring any goals in the second or third periods.

     

    FLORIDA 3, Vegas 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the Florida Panthers, leading to a three game skid.

    With the win by Florida, they now have a record of 21-21-8 on the season, good for 50 points.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Los Angeles 2

    The New York Islanders would go on to double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win.  Ryan Pulock would go on to have a three assist night, notching all three assists in the third period.

     

     

     

    St. Louis 4, COLUMBUS 2

    With the 4-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Columbus Blue Jackets would go on to split the season series.

     

    St. Louis Vladimir Tarasenko would go on to register one goal and two assists in the contest.

     

     

    WINNIPEG 9, Anaheim 3

    The Winnipeg Jets throttled the Anaheim Ducks with a 9-3 win, and giving the Jets 70 points thus far on the season.

    Winnipeg’s Jack Roslovic would go on to register a hat trick in this contest, his first career hat trick.

     

    With the 9-3 loss, the Ducks have lost their last three games and have a record of 2-6-2 in their last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1091899870040866819

     

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, NY Rangers 2

    In a hard fought contest the Tampa Bay Lightning would go on to defeat the New York Rangers with a 3-2 win at Madison Square Garden last night.

     

     

    Dallas 3, NASHVILLE 1

    The Dallas Stars would go on to win their fourth straight contest with the 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators last night.

    Despite being tied going into the third period, the Nashville Predators would fall to the Stars.

     

    Chicago 4, MINNESOTA 3 (OT)

     

    Vancouver 5, COLORADO 1


    SAN JOSE 3, Arizona 2 (OT)

     

    Today’s NHL slate of games…

     

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Yesterday’s two NWHL contests…


    TXHT will have a full recap of all the NWHL action from this weekend tomorrow.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs -2/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs -2/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Pittsburgh Penguins (28-17-6 62 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-3 63pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Kasperi Kapanen – 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

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Dominik Simon

    Bryan Rust– Nick Bjugstad– Phil Kessel

    Tanner Pearson –  Jared McCann – Patric Hornqvist

    Garrett Wilson – Teddy Blueger – Matt Cullen

     

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Marcus Petterson – Jack Johnson

     

    Casey DeSmith

    Matt Murray

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese & Evgeni Malkin

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 9:11 – Connor Brown, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Pittsburgh PP Goal – 10:01 – Sidney Crosby (23) from Kris Letang (32)

    Pittsburgh Goal – 13:20 – Teddy Blueger (2) from Garrett Wilson (5) and Olli Maatta (12)

    Toronto Goal – 17:25 – Auston Matthews (23) from Travis Dermott (12)  and Jake Gardiner (23

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:47 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – PIT –2        TOR – 1

    Shots              12                  13

    Faceoffs     11/21              10/21

    Hits               11                     6

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out flying but a bad defensive play again is the falling point of the Leafs. But Matthews responds and they start on the Powerplay

     

    Need to Do:

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

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal–09:36 – Travis Dermott (4), assisted by Jake Gardiner (24) and Patrick Marleau (13)

    Toronto Goal–16:06 – Zach Hyman (9), assisted by Morgan Rielly (39) and Mitch Marner (43)

    Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:23 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 2nd – PIT– 2          TOR – 3

    Shots              21                    24

    Faceoffs       17/41              24/41

    Hits              21                      12

    PP                 1/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs keep playing theirgame and

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep playing your game.

    Third Period:

     

    No Scoring

     

    End of 3rd – PIT– 2       TOR – 3

    Shots             30                   32

    Faceoffs     25/60                35/60

    Hits               29                       22

    PP                1/1                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Garret Sparks comes in and plays a heck of a game, and the offence backs him up.

    Next Up:

    Anaheim (21-21-9 51pts) vs Toronto (31-17-3 65pts)

    Carolina (25-20-6 56pts) at Pittsburgh (28-17-6 62pts)

  • TXHT Podcast – 2/2/2019

    TXHT Podcast – 2/2/2019

    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 TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

     

    Michael and Steve start the episode off talking about the NHL All Star festivities and the impact the women had on the weekend, and also talk about the growing women’s game.

     

    Then Michael and Steve talk about the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs. Plus a little NHL news, along with some NWHL updates, and some chatter about the Calgary Flames and 2019 Stadium Series uniforms.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Saturday, February 2nd, 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.

  • Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 1/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 1/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Saturday, February 2nd,  2019

    Toronto: 30-17-3 for 63 points

    Pittsburgh: 28-17-6 for 62 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to pick up the pieces and continue their winning ways against teams that are in a playoff position as they take on the Pittsburgh Pengins at home.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –62 points (20 goals 42 assists)
    John Tavares – 54 points (30 goals 24 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 51 points (13 goals 38 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 45 points (22 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Sidney Crosby – 60 points (22 goals 38 assists)
    Phil Kessel – 57 points (21 goal 36 assist)
    Evgeni Malkin – 55 points (14 goal 41 assists)
    Jake Guentzel – 49 points (26 goal 23 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    6-3-1 2.91GAA .909SV%

    Casey DeSmith
    13-9-4 2.69GAA .918SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Kasperi Kapanen – 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

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Pittsburgh:

    Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Dominik Simon

    Bryan Rust– Nick Bjugstad– Phil Kessel

    Tanner Pearson –  Jared McCann – Patric Hornqvist

    Garrett Wilson – Teddy Blueger – Matt Cullen

     

    Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang

    Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola

    Marcus Petterson – Jack Johnson

     

    Casey DeSmith

    Matt Murray

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese & Evgeni Malkin

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Pittsburgh

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. A lot young inexperienced blueliners on Pittsburgh right now. Force them to make plays under pressure.
    2. Better defensive positioning
      1. Need to be better in the defensive end or else that top line especially will make us pay.
    3. Powerplay
      1. This has got to get going and fast. 0-5 yesterday and a whopping 1-11 in the last few days.

     

  • February 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 2nd, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, February 2nd, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight contests in the NHL last night.

     

    Chicago 7, BUFFALO 3

     

    The Chicago Blackhawks would go onto defeat the Buffalo Sabres with a decisive 7-3 win in Buffalo last night.

     

     

     


    Nashville 4, FLORIDA 1

     

    The Nashville Predators would go on to defeat the Florida Panthers with a 4-1 win.  Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson would score twice to join the 20 goal plateau on the season.

     

     


    Tampa Bay 1, NY ISLANDERS 0 (SO)

     

     


    PITTSBURGH 5, Ottawa 3

     


    WASHINGTON 4, Calgary 3

    The Washington Capitals, fresh off the All-Star break and the bye week, would take on the Calgary Flames and defeat Calgary by the score of 4-3.  With this win by Washington, they would snap their seven-game losing streak.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Calgary Flames and the Washington Capitals at the following page.


    DETROIT 3, Toronto 2 (OT)

    In a pre-game ceremony last night prior to the face-off between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings would retire Red Kelly’s number to the rafters at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit.

     

    The Detroit Red Wings would go on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 3-2 in overtime.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings at the following page.

     

     

    CAROLINA 5, Vegas 2

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall after their bye week to the Carolina Hurricanes with a 5-2 loss in Carolina last night.

     

    DALLAS 3, Minnesota 1

     

    In this contest, the Dallas Stars would defeat the Minnesota Wild 3-1.  With this win by the Stars, they have now won their last three games.

     

     

    Stars F Tyler Seguin would score twice, and join one of 45 players this season to have at least 20 goals on the season.  This would be his sixth straight season to have at least 20 goals.

     

     

    There are 13 contests in action today.

     

     

    In NHL news…

     

    The Stadium Series jerseys were unveiled yesterday.  For more on that story, check out TXHT’s article at the following page.

     

     

    NWHL

     

     

    There are two games taking place today in the NWHL.

    This week’s NWHL Twitter Game of the Week puts the Buffalo Beauts against the Metropolitan Riveters at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

     

    The other NWHL game today pits the Connecticut Whale against the Boston Pride.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings – 1/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings – 1/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-2 62 pts) v, Detroit Red Wings (19-25-7 47pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Kasperi Kapanen – 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, Martin Marincin

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Justin Abdelkader – Dylan Larkin – Gustav Nyquist

    Tomas Vanek– Frans Nielsen– Anthony Mantha

    Andreas Anathansiou –  Luke Glendening – Darren Helm

    Christoffer Ehn – Jacob De La Rose – Martin Frk

     

    Nicklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Danny DeKeyser – Niclas Jensen

    Jonathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

     

    Jimmy Howard

    Jonathan Bernier

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Michael Rasmussen, Tyler Bertuzzi.

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 10:58 – Mitch Marner, 2 minutes for Holding

    Detroit Penalty – 14:03 – Luke Glendening, 2 minutes for Holding

    Detroit Penalty – 18:39 – Jacob De La Rose, 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference

    End of 1st – TOR –0        DET – 0

    Shots              5                   10

    Faceoffs     8/18              10/18

    Hits               4                     7

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs looked slow the whole period and acting like they’re still on vacation.

     

    Need to Do:

    Need to pick up the game in the 2nd or else this could be a long game.

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 1:27 –Par Lindholm, 2 mins for Holding the Stick

    Detroit Penalty – 4:28 –Danny DeKeyser, 2 mins for Slashing

    Detroit Goal–8:14 – Gustav Nyquist (12), assisted by Andreas Anathansiou (14)

    Toronto Goal–18:11 – Auston Matthews (22), assisted by Patrick Marleau (12)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 1          DET – 1

    Shots              13                    17

    Faceoffs       15/32            17/30

    Hits              13                      11

    PP                 0/3                 0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs gain some life in the 2nd after giving up the first goal, Matthews responds. New Leaf Jake Muzzin has been quiet which is what a coach likes from his defencemen.

     

    Need to Do:

    Better defensively and more offensive zone time

    Third Period:

    Detroit Penalty – 00:10 –Andreas Anathansiou, 2 mins for Tripping

    Toronto Penalty – 03:11 –Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty – 10:40 –Gustav Nyquist, 2 mins for Hooking

    Toronto Penalty – 12:54 –Patrick Marleau, 2 mins for Hooking

    Detroit PP Goal–13:31 – Dylan Larkin (22), assisted by Tomas Vanek (14)  and Andreas Anathansiou  (15)

    Toronto Goal–17:41 – Patrick Marleau (12), assisted by Auston Matthews (23)  and Morgan Rielly  (38)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2       DET – 2

    Shots             21                  33

    Faceoffs     25/53                28/53

    Hits               13                        16

    PP                0/5                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Played a sloppy period but showed they can score.

     

    OT:

    Detroit Goal–2:40 – Danny DeKeyser (2), assisted by Gustav Nyquist (33)  and Andreas Anathansiou  (16)

     

    End of OT – TOR – 2       DET – 3

    Shots             21                  33

    Faceoffs     25/53                28/53

    Hits               13                        16

    PP                0/5                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Back and forth overtime but the Leafs couldn’t buy one.

    Next Up:

    Pittsburgh (28-17-6 62pts) vs Toronto (30-17-3 63pts)

    Detroit (20-25-7 47pts) at Ottawa (19-27-5 43pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings – 1/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings – 1/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Friday February 1st,  2019

    Toronto: 30-17-2 for 62 points

    Detroit: 19-25-7 for 45 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to pick up where they left off against the Washington Capitals tonight as they begin the second half against the Detroit Red Wings.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –62 points (20 goals 42 assists)
    John Tavares – 54 points (30 goals 24 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 50 points (13 goals 37 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 43 points (21 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Dylan Larkin – 48 points (21 goals 27 assists)
    Gustav Nyquist – 43 points (11 goal 32 assist)
    Andreas Anthansiou – 30 points (17 goal 13 assists)
    Tyler Bertuzzi – 28 points (13 goal 15 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    22-11-1 2.56GAA .923SV%

    Jimmy Howard
    14-13-5 2.76GAA .916SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Kasperi Kapanen – 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, Martin Marincin

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Justin Abdelkader – Dylan Larkin – Gustav Nyquist

    Tomas Vanek– Frans Nielsen– Anthony Mantha

    Andreas Anathansiou –  Luke Glendening – Darren Helm

    Christoffer Ehn – Jacob De La Rose – Martin Frk

     

    Nicklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Danny DeKeyser – Niclas Jensen

    Jonathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

     

    Jimmy Howard

    Jonathan Bernier

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Michael Rasmussen, Tyler Bertuzzi.

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Detroit

    1. Skate and Check furiously.
      1. Just because Detroit is in the bottom of the standings doesn’t mean they aren’t competitive.
    2. Big guns needs to show up
      1. It need to start now and set a precedence for the rest of the season.
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous
  • Mental Health & Addiction is a Very Serious Issue

    Mental Health & Addiction is a Very Serious Issue

    Here at TXHT we believe in bringing you the best Hockey News and we normally stay away from something that is a menial topic or has emotional implications because it’s more of an opinion than solid news.

    But the topic we will hit on tonight is a very important one, I will not try to convince anyone of its importance but will just discuss those who have been affected by Addiction and Mental Health. I will leave their stories in hopes that we all can see that these professional athletes are people just like everyone else and that Mental Health and Addiction shows no bias, it affects everyone. Let’s start taking a look at these stories.

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    Rick Rypien – (May 16, 1984 – August 15, 2011)

    Known most prominently for his hitting and fighting, Rypien started his career off with playing four years for the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, then signed a professional contract to play for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League in 2005. The following season Rypien would sign with the Vancouver Canucks and split the next 6 seasons between the Canucks and the Moose. He then signed with the Jets in 2010 but never made it to training camp. Rypien was scheduled to get on a plane to Winnipeg but was found dead in his apartment with what was ruled later as suicide.

    His battle with Clinical depression was well known to everyone including close friend Kevin Bieksa(Who has now started a website to commemorate his friend).

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    Wade Belak – (July 3, 1976 – August 31, 2011)

    Belak was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, and the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL).

    August 31, 2011, Belak was found dead in a condo in Toronto. Police did not confirm a cause of his death, but Toronto Police treated it as a suicide.

    After Belak’s death, his mother stated that he had been suffering from depression. Michael Landsberg reported that he had spoken with Belak one week before his death about their mutual depression and that Belak admitted having been on “happy pills” for the previous four to five years.

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    Derek Boogaard – (June 23, 1982 – May 13, 2011)

    Boogaard played for the Minnesota Wild and the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. His fighting prowess earned him the nicknames of “Boogeyman” and “The Mountie”, and made him a favorite with fans. At age 28 Boogaard from an accidental drug and alcohol overdose while recovering from a concussion. A posthumous examination of his brain found he had suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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    Devin Setoguchi 

    Once a promising player who was expected to have an impact on the game for years to come. Setoguchi managed a few successful seasons with the San Jose Sharks before being traded to Minnesota and then eventually demoted to the minors, Setoguchi found himself drinking two 26 ounce bottles of Jameson every day. This lead to a mental breakdown and ultimately rehab. Now sober he attempted a comeback with the LA Kings but it didn’t work out.

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    Rich Clune

    From his time in junior hockey, he would start drinking every morning and every day. This eventually turned into heavy cocaine abuse, where Clune would wake up in a fit of tremors. He would eventually check himself into rehab, but walk at one point in denial of his addiction. He would eventually return to the same clinic and complete his treatment. He is completely sober and clean and has never relapsed.

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    Auston Watson

    Before the season began Austin Watson had been suspended 18 games for an altercation between him and his girlfriend, after pleading no contest to a domestic assault charge in July. His girlfriend, Jenn Guardino, issued a statement in October taking the blame for the incident in the parking lot of a gas station, saying she had struggled with alcoholism for years and was involved in AA. Watson shared an Instagram post stating that he’d been dealing with anxiety, depression, and alcoholism since the age of 18. He said that he was currently sober and committed to a “healthy lifestyle. Watson has been suspended again recently but not for any setbacks but so that he can complete stage two of the NHL’s substance abuse program

    These are just some of the stories, I could go on for days. But let’s keep these things at the front of our minds. These are real people, no matter their pay grade. Mental health and Addictions are real issues that can find anyone, and affect their life drastically.