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  • 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

     

  • December 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 17th, 2018 — News and Notes

    It is Monday, December 17th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were seven contests across the NHL yesterday…

     

    Vegas 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)

    The Vegas Golden Knights would defeat the New York Rangers in overtime yesterday afternoon with Vegas’ Alex Tuch would score the game-winner at 2:11 in the overtime frame.

     

     

     

    CAROLINA 3, Arizona 0

    Carolina Hurricanes G Petr Mrazek would go on to have a 23 save performance to seal the shutout victory for the Hurricanes.

     

    Calgary 7, ST. LOUIS 2

    The Calgary Flames would score a shorthanded goal for the third consecutive game for the eighth time in franchise history and would go on to defeat the St. Louis Blues 7-2 in St. Louis last night.

     

    Buffalo 4, BOSTON 2

     

    Buffalo’s Jack Eichel now has five regular-season games of at least four points before his 23rd birthday and joins four other Buffalo Sabres for this mark in franchise history.

     

     

    San Jose 7, CHICAGO 3

    San Jose Sharks D Brent Burns became the 38th player in League history to be listed as a defenceman to register at least 600 points in the contest against the Chicago Blackhawks.

     

     

     

    WINNIPEG 5, Tampa Bay 4 (OT)

     

    Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele would score the game-winner in the overtime frame with 42 seconds left to seal the 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

     

    VANCOUVER 4, Edmonton 2

     

    Vancouver’s rookie Elias Pettersson extended his point streak to seven games and now leads all rookies with 35 points on the season in 30 games played.

     

    There are five games taking place tonight in the NHL…

     

     

    Today in NHL news…

     

    The NHL today announced the Three Stars of the Week for the week ending December 16th.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers announced earlier today that Head Coach Dave Hakstol has been relieved of his duties effective immediately and that Scott Gordon will be the head coach on an interim basis.

     

  • December 16th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 16th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, December 16th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 10 contests on the NHL slate yesterday.

     

    Calgary 2, MINNESOTA 1

    In a penalty filled contest between the Calgary Flames and the Minnesota Wild, the Calgary Flames would come away from Minnesota with the 2-1 victory yesterday afternoon.

    Flames D Mark Giordano became the first player in Flames history to have shorthanded goals in consecutive games with his short-handed goal at 12:03 in the first period.

     

     

    Despite being outshot, Calgary would have the most important side of the stat sheet with their 2-1 win.

     

    MONTREAL 5, Ottawa 2

     

    This would be the Canadiens third win over the Senators in 12 days.

     

     

    The Montreal Canadiens, with their win, would give head coach Claude Julien his 600th NHL win.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 4, Detroit 3 (OT)

     

    NY Islanders Matthew Barzal would net the winner in the shootout frame to give the Islanders the win over Detroit.

     

    PITTSBURGH 4, Los Angeles 3

    With the overtime winner by Phil Kessel, Kessel now ties Hall of Famer Mike Modano, Bill Guerin, and David Legwand for the second most regular season overtime winners by a  U.S.-born player with nine goals.

     

    ANAHEIM 2, Columbus 1

    The Anaheim Ducks would seal the 2-1 win, holding off a late rally from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

    Anaheim’s Daniel Sprong would score the only two goals for the Ducks.  Anaheim has won 10 out of their last 12 contests with this win over Columbus.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1074153104877076480

     

    FLORIDA 4, Toronto 3 (OT)

    With the Florida Panthers over the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, the Panthers Aleksander Barkov would become the first player in the 25-year history of the franchise to complete the hat-trick with an overtime goal.

    Barkov, with his three goals in the contest, now has 114 goals as a Panther.  He moved past Radek Dvorak, who had 113 goals as a Panther.

    Despite Toronto scoring three goals in the third period, two by Mitchell Marner and other by John Tavares, the Maple Leafs were unable to take advantage in the overtime frame.

     

    TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs contributor, Steve Gardiner, has your recap of the contest between the Maple Leafs and the Panthers at the following page.

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

     

    WASHINGTON 4, Buffalo 3 (SO)

    Washington Capitals F Alex Ovechkin would extend his point-scoring streak to 14 games, a career-high, with his League-leading 29th goal on the season.

    Alex Ovechkin now sits one goal away from having his 14th consecutive season in which he has scored at least 30 goals in a season.

     

    Rasums Dahlin, last June’s number one overall pick, became the fifth different rookie defenceman in Buffalo Sabres history to record at least three points in a contest.

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1074113761626218497

     

    TXHT has your full recap and analysis of the match-up between the Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/15/2018 – Buffalo Sabres v. Washington Capitals

     

    NASHVILLE 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)

    Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen would seal the winner in the shootout frame to give the Predators a of 22-10-1 (45 pts), moving back the top of the Western Conference standings.

     

    Nashville would also move to a record of 10-0-0 against Eastern Conference opponents during the 2018-19 campaign with the win over the New Jersey Devils.

     

    https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1074157670662373376

     

    COLORADO 6, Dallas 4

     

    In this contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen would become the fifth set of teammates to reach the 50-point plateau since the 1981-1982 season.

     

     

    VANCOUVER 5, Philadelphia 1

    Philadelphia’s lone goal in the contest would be scored by Scott Laughton at 16:29 in the first period to bring the

     

    Meanwhile for the Vancouver Canucks, rookie sensation Elias Pettersson continues to find his way onto to scoring sheet.

    Pettersson has extended an assist and point streak to six games, amassing three goals and nine assists (12 points) and this matches a Vancouver Canucks rookie record for longest assist streak.

     

    The longest assist streak belongs to J.J. Daigneault during the 1984-85 season.

     

    The longest rookie point streak belong to Pavel Bure, who had a point in at least eight straight contests during the 1991-92 season.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-1 41pts) v, Florida Panthers (11-13-6 28 pts)

    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

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Jonathon Huberdeau – Aleksander Barkov – Mike Hoffman

    Evgenii Dadonov – Jared McCann– Anthony Greco

    Dryden Hunt– Denis Malgin – Frank Vatrano

    Troy Brouwer – Juho Lammikko – Colton Sceviour

     

    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:

    Florida Penalty – 10:12 – Keith Yandle, 2 mins for Roughing

    Leafs Penalty – 10:12 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Goalie Interference

    Leafs Penalty – 10:12 – Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Roughing

    Florida Goal – 19:56 – Aleksander Barkov (12) from Evgenii Dadonov (16) and Mike Hoffman (15)

    Leafs Penalty – 18:47 – Nazem Kadri (Serving), 2 mins for Too Many Men

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0        FLA – 1

    Shots              8                     10

    Faceoffs     6/12               6/12

    Hits               5                     9

    PP                 0/0                   1/2

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs: 

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked to have jump at the beginning but once again tailed off quickly and looked out of sorts on the ice

    Need to Do:

    Get the offence flowing. Stop Standing still. Cycle the puck stop trying to be fancy.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 07:06 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 mins for Hooking

    Panthers Penalty – 11:56 – MacKenzie Weegar, 4 mins for Cross Checking

    Panthers Penalty – 11:56 – MacKenzie Weegar, 10 mins for Abuse of officials

    Panthers Penalty – 17:10 – Mike Hoffman, 2 mins for Hooking

    Panthers PP Goal– 08:03– Jonathan Huberdeau (9), from Keith Yandle  (24) and Mike Hoffman (16)

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          FLA – 2

    Shots              18                    24

    Faceoffs       13/31            18/31

    Hits               9                     18

    PP                 0/3                   2/3

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked sluggish and lack and offensive flair. This is looking to be a long game for Leafs. The Panthers dominated the whole period. Once again the defence looking really bad, but give credit to the Panthers 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.

    Third Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 01:46 – Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Tripping

    Panthers Penalty – 04:05 – Jayce Hawryluk, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Goal – 10:24– John Tavares (20) from Jake Gardiner (17) and Morgan Rielly (24)

    Leafs Goal – 16:21– Mitch Marner (7) from Nazem Kadri (10) and Nikita Zaitsev (3)

    Panthers Goal – 16:48– Aleksander Barkov (13) from Jake Gardiner (17) and Morgan Rielly (24)

    Leafs Goal – 16:21– Mitch Marner (8) from Morgan Rielly (25) and Jake Gardiner (18)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 3        FLA– 3

    Shots              32                  32

    Faceoffs     28/56              28/56

    Hits               12                     24

    PP                 0/4                    2/4

    Analysis:

    Leafs showed once again they are never out of a game. Being lead by Mitch Marner’s 2 goals in the third. We head to overtime tied at 3

    OT:

    Panthers Goal – 03:24– Aleksander Barkov (14) from Jonathan Huberdeau (29)

    End of 3rd – TML – 3        FLA– 4

    Shots              32                   32

    Faceoffs     30/59                29/59

    Hits               12                     24

    PP                 0/4                    2/4

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (21-10-2 44pts) at New Jersey (11-13-6 28pts)

    Florida (12-13-6 30pts) at Buffalo (19-9-4 42pts)

    TORFLA

  • December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 15th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, December 15th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were eight contests in action yesterday.

     

    NEW JERSEY 5, Vegas 4 (OT)

    The Vegas Golden Knights would fall to the New Jersey Devils after be up 4-1.  New Jersey Devils would score four unanswered goals with New Jersey’s Nico Hischier scoring the game winner just 41 seconds into the overtime frame.

     

     

    Arizona 4, NY RANGERS 3 (OT)

     

    The Arizona Coyotes would also stage a come from behind win after being down three goals in the contest at the New York Rangers last night.  It would be the 12th time that the Coyotes franchise would accomplish this and the 29th time overall in franchise history.

     

     

    For the Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist would register 30 saves on 34 opportunities.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 5, Boston 3

     

    In an amazing performance, Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Casey DeSmith became the third goalie in the last 20 years to have a game in which he had at least 48 saves.  DeSmith joins Jeff Zatkoff and Ty Conklin.

     

    Boston Bruins goalie Jaroslav Halak had a performance of 23 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

     

    Ottawa 4, DETROIT 2

     

    The Ottawa Senators would go on and get the road win when they would defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 last night at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Michigan last night.

     

    Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard would have 28 saves in the contest and Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson would have a performance of 26 saves on 28 save chances.

     

     

    Washington 6, CAROLINA 5 (OT)

     

    After the Washington Capitals would be down 4-1 at 6:41 mark in the second period, the Capitals would tie the game 4-4 toward the end of the second period.

     

    Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin would have consecutive games in which he would have a hat-trick, and now has 28 goals on the season.

     

     

     

     

    When Ovechkin scored the power-play goal in the third period at the 9:49 mark, it would be his 237th career power-play goal. He now ranks at seventh place on the all-time list for power-play goals.

     

    Finally, for the Washington Capitals, Jonas Siegenthaler registered his first NHL point with the assist on Alex Oveckin’s goal at the 3:56 mark in the first period.

     

     

    TXHT has your full game recap of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes at the following page.

    Game Recap – 12/14/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes

     

    ST. LOUIS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

    The St. Louis Blues would go on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche in overtime with the 4-3 win at home last night.

     

    At the 2:05 mark in the overtime period, St. Louis Blues Ryan O’Reilly would cap off a two-point night when O’Reilly scored the game winner.

     

     

    Also in the contest, Colorado Avalanche’s Mikko Rantanen would register his 40th assist on the season with the secondary assist on J.T. Compher’s eighth goal on the season at the 13:10 mark in the third period.

     

     

    Winnipeg 4, CHICAGO 3 (OT)

    Chicago Blackhawks captain Johnathan Toews would net two goals, but it would not be enough as the Blackhawks would fall to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois last night.

     

     

     

    The Jets Mark Scheifele would net his sixth overtime winner, which is good for third place in franchise history.  Scheifele now only trails Ilya Kovalchuk and Dustin Byfuglien for the career lead.

     

    EDMONTON 4, Philadelphia 1

     

     

    Connor McDavid would have two goals, and an assist, good for his 34th career three-point performance.  It is now ranked tied for fifth place for most three-point games before one’s 22nd birthday.

     

     

    Today’s schedule of NHL games…

     

     

    This Week’s NHL European Game of the Week features the Calgary Flames facing off against the Minnesota Wild.

     

     

    Images are the property of the NHL, NHL Public Relations, and NHL Media.

     

    In NHL news…

    With the comebacks last night, this has been the season of come-from-behind wins.

     

     

    The Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins would both unveil thier logos that will be used for the upcoming Stadium Series game on February 27th, 2019.  The logos are “stripped-down” versions of their current logos.  The jerseys will be released at a later date.

     

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 15/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Saturday, December 15th , 2018

    Toronto: 21-10-1 for 43 points

    Florida: 11-13-6 for 28 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs continue on their bring your mother road trip in Florida. Looking for some sort of redemption after playing a fantastic game but being out bested by metal bars and an unbelievable performance by Tampa Ba goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. While Florida took a whooping from the Minnesota Wild in their last game.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 41 points (6 goals 35 assists)

    John Tavares – 33 points (19 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Morgan Rielly – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)

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

     

    Jonathan Huberdeau–36 points (8 goals 28 assists)

    Brayden Point 29 points (15 goal 14 assists)

    Evgeni Dadonov – 29 points (14 goal 15 assist)

    Aleksander Barkov– 28 points (11 goal 17 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    17-9-0 2.50GAA .925SV%

    Roberto Luongo

    14-4-2 3.03GAA .903SV%

     

    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

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Jonathon Huberdeau – Aleksander Barkov – Mike Hoffman

    Evgenii Dadonov – Jared McCann– Anthony Greco

    Dryden Hunt– Denis Malgin – Frank Vatrano

    Troy Brouwer – Juho Lammikko – Colton Sceviour

     

    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. Be Aggressive
      1. Young team with tremendous offensive potential but has yet to figure out the defensive side of things. Attack fast and furiously your bound to get some turnovers.
    2. Shots
      1. Both goalies for Florida have been much less then expected and you’ll never know what you’re really going to get out of them. Put as many pucks to the net and score some dirty goals.
    3. Zach Hyman
      1. A lot has been said about Hyman being in the top 6. But the Leafs sorely missed his gritty grind it out play on the PK, and on the Tavares, Marner line. Leafs need him to get back to being that impact player again.
    4. Travis Dermott
      1. Has really been upping his game lately. Expect him to be a huge impact for the Leafs tonight and moving forward.

     

    TORFLA

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-1 41pts) v, Tampa Bay Lightning (24-7-1 49 pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 2 of 2

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn– Anthony Cirelli – JT Miller

    Mathieu Joesph – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman –Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Anton Stralman

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 05:26 – Kasperi Kapanen (12) Unassisted

    Lightning Penalty – 06:54 – Cedric Paquette, 2 minutes for High Stick

    Lightning SH Goal – 08:20 – Anthony Cirelli (9) assisted by Ryan Callahan (5)

    Leafs Penalty – 14:21 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:35 – Yanni Gourde, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        TBL – 1

    Shots              10                   7

    Faceoffs     17/34              17/34

    Hits               6                     8

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one. Kasperi Kapanen made is 1-0 Toronto early who looked to be taking grasp of this game. But then a costly error on the powerplay by William Nylander cost them the lead.

    Need to Do:

    Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed. Play hard against a bigger stronger defence in Tampa.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 03:57 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Closing Hand on Puck

    Lighnting PP Goal–05:31 – Nikita Kucherov (13), assisted by Victor Hedman (14)  and JT Miller (18)

    Lightning Penalty –06:32 – Alex Killorn, 2 mins for Interference

    Leafs Penalty – 08:44 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Roughing

    Lighnting Penalty – 08:44 –Erik Cernak, 2 mins for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Lightning Penalty – 08:44 –Ryan Callahan, 2 mins for Roughing

    Leafs Penalty – 10:07 –Kasperi Kapanen, 2 mins for Tripping

    Lightning Penalty – 13:12 –Dan Girardi, 2 mins for Delay of Game

    Lightning Goal–19:24 – Alex Killorn (7), assisted by Anthony Cirelli (4)  and JT Miller (19)

    Lighnting Goal–19:58 – Tyler Johnson (13), assisted by Nikita Kucherov (34)  and Dan Girardi (8)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 1          TBL – 4

    Shots              33                    19

    Faceoffs       28/52              24/52

    Hits              12                      192

    PP                 0/5                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs fall apart in the 2nd as some bad defensive plays let to late goals as the Leafs take a strong 2nd and let it fall apart.

     

    Need to Do:

    Need a big 3rd.

    Third Period:

    Lighning Penalty – 09:26 –Steven Stamkos, 2 mins for Cross Checking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 1        TBL – 4

    Shots             49                   21

    Faceoffs     43/79                36/79

    Hits               19                         27

    PP                0/6                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated the majority of the game but ran into a hot Andrei Vasilevskiy fresh off of the injury reserve. Vasilevskiy stood on his head as the Leafs poured on 49 shots and hit 3 posts.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (21-10-1 43pts) vs Florida (11-12-6 28pts)

    Tampa Bay (25-7-1 51pts) at Winnipeg (19-9-2 40pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Gameday Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 13/12/2018 – Gameday Preview

    Time: Thursday, December 13th , 2018

    Toronto: 21-9-1 for 43 points

    Tampa Bay: 24-7-1 for 49 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs head out to Tampa Bay to play the  best team in the league in the Lightning. They play fast and with skill, this will truly be a challenge for the Maple Leafs core.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 41 points (6 goals 35 assists)

    John Tavares – 33 points (19 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs

    Morgan Rielly – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)

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

     

    Nikita Kucherov –45 points (12 goals 33 assists)

    Brayden Point 41 points (21 goal 20 assists)

    Steven Stamkos – 33 points (15 goal 18 assist)

    Yanni Gourde– 24 points (10 goal 14 assists)

     

    Frederik Andersen

    17-8-0 2.44GAA .928SV%

    Louis Domingue

    14-4-2 2.95GAA .905SV%

     

    Probable Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Mitch Marner– John Tavares – Connor Brown

    Kasperi Kapanen –Auston Matthews– Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis– Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks
    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (Game 2 of 2)

     

    Tampa Bay:

     

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn– Anthony Cirelli – JT Miller

    Mathieu Joesph – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman –Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Louis Domingue

    Andrei Vasilevsiy
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Anton Stralman

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Tampa:

    1. Speed Speed Speed
      1. Gotta be fast and furious against a team like Tampa, especially when they are rolling the way they are.
    2. Screen the goalie
      1. Tonight we will see either Vasilevskiy come back from injury or Domingue play another game. Domingue hasn’t been superb he’s been good enough but putting everything on net and screening him will be key. As for Vasilevskiy he’s been out an extended amount of time might have some cobwebs he needs to shake, put everything on net if it’s him.
    3. 3rd and 4th lines need to go
      1. It will be a head to head of some of the biggest offensive players in the east. The bottom 6 will be so important to the Leafs success tonight.

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  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 11/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 11/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (20-9-1 41pts) v, Carolina Hurricanes (13-11-4 30pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 1 of 2

     

    Carolina:

    Jordan Martinook– Sebastein Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele – Victor Rask – Phil Di Giuseppe

    Andrei Svechnikov – Lucas Wallmark– Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn– Clarke Bishop – Michael Ferland

     

    Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

    Calvin De Haan– Justin Faulk

    Brett Pesce– Trevor Van Riemsdyk

     

    Petr Mrazek

    Scott Darling

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jordan Staal, Curtis McElhinny

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 08:35 – Tyler Ennis (5) assisted by Frederik Gauthier (4) and Travis Dermott (6)

    Leafs Penalty – 13:31 – William Nylander, 4 minutes for High Stick

    End of 1st – TOR –1        CAR – 0

    Shots              15                   8

    Faceoffs     6/14              8/14

    Hits               7                     11

    PP                 0/0                  0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one. Bringing their speed game and jumping for pucks which lead to Tyler Ennis scoring his 5th in the 3rd period.

    Need to Do:

    Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed

    Second Period:

    Carolina Penalty – 09:07 –Dougie Hamilton, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty –11:30 – Ron Hainsey, 2 mins for Tripping

    Carolina PP Goal–12:44 – Justin Williams (6), assisted by Sebastian Aho (20) and Victor Rask (1)

    Toronto Goal–13:51 – Morgan Rielly (10), assisted by Auston Matthews (11)  and William Nylander (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 19:22 –William Nylander, 2 mins for Holding

    End of 2nd – TOR– 2          CAR – 1

    Shots              22                    18

    Faceoffs       16/32              16/32

    Hits              10                      19

    PP                 0/1                   1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs and Hurricanes exchange goals in the 2nd and the Leafs still did all the right things with Frederik Andersen at the top of his game.

    Need to Do:

    Don’t sit back, press.

    Third Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 03:20 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Slashing

    Leafs Goal– 05:49 – Patrick Marleau (8) assisted by William Nylander (2) and Nazem Kadri (9)

    Leafs Goal– 08:29 – John Tavares (19) assisted by Mitch Marner (35) and Jake Gardiner (16)

    Carolina Penalty – 15:41 –Jaccob Slavin, 2 mins for Interference

    Carolina Penalty – 17:49 –Warren Foegele, 2 mins for High Sticking

    Carolina Penalty – 19:57 –Brett Pesce, 2 mins for High Sticking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 4        CAR – 1

    Shots             29                   30

    Faceoffs     23/54                31/54

    Hits               16                         24

    PP                0/4                    1/5

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come out flying ready to take advantage of every opportunity in the 3rd. They didn’t have very many shots but made sure the ones they had counted.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (21-8-1 43pts) vs Tampa Bay (24-7-1 49pts)

    Carolina (13-11-4 30pts) at Montreal (15-10-5 35pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 10/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes – 10/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Carolina Hurricanes

    Time: Tuesday, December 11th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-9-1 for 41 points

    Carolina: 13-11-4 for 30 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs meet Carolina for the 2nd time after being beaten by them in the last meeting. They Leafs have lost 2 in row and look to get back to their winning ways in Carolina. While Carolina looks to shut down the high octane offence of the Leafs.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 40 points (6 goals 34 assists)
    John Tavares – 32 points (18 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 32 points (9 goals 23 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 26 points (16 goals 10 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Sebastien Aho –27 points (8 goals 19 assists)
    Teuvo Teravainen– 20 points (5 goal 15 assists)
    Michael Ferland – 15 points (11 goal 4 assists)
    Andrei Svechnikov– 13 points (6 goal 7 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-8-0 2.500GAA .926SV%

    Petr Mrazek
    4-4-2 2.41GAA .899SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Connor Brown

    William Nylander– Nazem Kadri – Patrick Marleau

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: Zach Hyman (2 Games) Game 1 of 2

     

    Carolina:

    Jordan Martinook– Sebastein Aho – Teuvo Teravainen

    Warren Foegele – Victor Rask – Phil Di Giuseppe

    Andrei Svechnikov – Lucas Wallmark– Justin Williams

    Brock McGinn– Clarke Bishop – Michael Ferland

     

    Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton

    Calvin De Haan– Justin Faulk

    Brett Pesce– Trevor Van Riemsdyk

     

    Petr Mrazek

    Scott Darling

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jordan Staal, Curtis McElhinny

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Carolina:

    1. Use your speed
      1. Get the speed going and use it to push the defence of the Hurricanes back.
    2. Win faceoffs
      1. Take advantage of no Jordan Staal in the lineup win some draws and get puck possession
    3. Stars gotta show up
      1. Big players like Matthews, Marner, Tavares and Rielly need to show up for this game and in a big way.