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  • Gameday Preview – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gameday Preview – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Washington Capitals (27-16-6 60pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-17-2 60pts)

     

    Time: 730p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Network and Sportsnet

     

    Preview:

    Tonight the Washington Capitals head to Toronto to face off against the Maple Leafs before they head into the All Star Break and Bye Week. The Capitals, who have lost 6 straight, will be looking to go into their break on a good note as they face a Maple Leafs team that is also struggling right now.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Andre Burakovsky

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Nic Dowd, Madison Bowey, Devante Smith-Pelly

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Gain the early momentum

    The Capitals need to strike early, and suck the wind out of Scotiabank Center, and put the Maple Leafs on their heels. The Capitals have given up too many early goals and need to get one first before Toronto can.

     

    2. Play like it’s the playoffs

    The Capitals need to start playing their games as if they were all playoff games. While it may be moot after tonight as the Capitals will be going on a break after they play the Leafs, it’s a good way for them to enforce good habits even during a trying time.

     

    For the preview on the Toronto Maple Leafs, please read Steve Gardiner’s Maple Leafs Preview for tonight’s game.

  • Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Arizona Coyotes (21-22-4 46pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (29-16-2 60pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Zach Hyman– Auston Matthews –Connor Brown

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    William Nylander – 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),Tyler Ennis (Leg) & Jake Gardiner (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

    Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

    Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

     

     

     

     

     

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 02:23 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 11:45 – Travis Dermott (3) from William Nylander (3) and Frederik Gauthier (6)

    Toronto Penalty – 20:00 – Nikita Zaitsev, 2 minutes for High Sticking

     

    End of 1st – ARI–0       TOR – 1

    Shots              6                   11

    Faceoffs     4/12              8/12

    Hits               15                     9

    PP                 0/1                  0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs come out strong William Nylander finally breaks his pointless streak and gains an assist on the Travis Dermott goal.

    Need to Do:

    Keep using your speed, getting shots to the net and getting to the rebounds.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Second Period:

    Arizona Goal – 02:16 – Mario Kempe (3) from Lawson Crowse (6) and Alex Goligoski (15)

    Arizona Goal – 15:19 – Clayton Keller (11) from Christian Fischer (4) and Oliver Ekman Larsson (20)

    Arizona Penalty – 16:33 –Darcy Kuemper, 2 mins for Tripping

    End of 2nd – ARI– 2          TOR – 1

    Shots              17                    16

    Faceoffs       11/31              20/31

    Hits              20                      13

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs fall apart in the 2nd period again. 2 Goals for the Coyotes in the period capped off by a horrible powerplay by the Leafs.

    Need to Do:

    Need a big 3rd period.

     

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 03:12 – John Tavares (30) from Mitch Marner (42) and Zach Hyman (10)

    Arizona Goal – 06:44 – Vinnie Hinostroza (5) from Derek Stepan (12) and Richard Panik (8)

    Toronto Penalty – 09:00 –Connor Brown, 2 mins for Tripping

    Arizona EN Goal – 19:22 – Lawson Crouse (8) from Derek Stepan (13) and Jordan Oesterle (8)

     

    End of 3rd – ARI – 4        TOR – 2

    Shots             31                   27

    Faceoffs     19/50                31/50

    Hits               24                      19

    PP                0/4                   0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Another disappointing effort from the Leafs after a huge win in Tampa Bay. Their last 2 games shown a disgraceful effort

     

     

    Next Up:

    Arizona (22-22-3 47pts) vs Ottawa (19-25-5 43pts)

    Washington (27-16-5 59pts) at Toronto (29-17-2 60pts)

  • January 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    January 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Monday, January 21st, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

    CHICAGO 8, Washington 5

     

    The Chicago Blackhawks would face off against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and would come away with an 8-5 win in Chicago.

     

    This contest would fast and furious for the Chicago Blackhawks and would end the first period with a 3-1 lead, thanks to goals from Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane with the third goal credited to Jonathan Toews.  The third goal would be due to Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov hitting the puck into his own net.

     

    The second period would get very chippy in the first six minutes of gameplay with six penalties being duelled out within 45 seconds.  Washington would try to get shots in but nothing would hit in the second period, aside from Dmitry Orlov’s goal.  Alex DeBrincat would score for Chicago, making the score 4-2 at the end of the second period.

     

    The third period is when Washington would turn on the jets to make a full comeback and came within a goal to make the contest 5-4, but the comeback would not be enough as Chicago would score three more goals.

     

    Jonathan Toews would score three goals in the contest, giving him his second hat trick on the season.

     

    With an assist from Chicago’s Patrick Kane, he now has sole possession of third place in terms of assists all-time in the long and storied history of the Blackhawks franchise.

    Toews would have his third game in which he registered at least five points in a game.

     

    TXHT has your full recap of the contest at the following page.

     

     

    NY ISLANDERS 3, Anaheim 0

     

    The Metropolitan Division-leading NY Islanders faced off against the slumping Anaheim Ducks and would go on to win this contest 3-0.  With this win by the Islanders, they have now won their last five contests.

     

    This would also be the second consecutive shutout that the Islanders would have in this contest.

     

    VANCOUVER 3, Detroit 2

    Vancouver Canucks rookie phenom Elias Pettersson would return to action in this game and would record one goal and one assist to help lift the Canucks past the Detroit Red Wings by the score of 3-2.

     

    https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1087139719245230081

     

     

     

     

    Arizona 4, TORONTO 2

    Carolina 7, EDMONTON 4

    Edmonton Oilers Leon Drasital would score two goals for his team but that would not be enough as the Oilers would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 7-4.

    For Carolina, the scoring would be often.  Nino Niederreiter would have two goals in the contest and Hurricanes phenom Sebastian Aho would find the score sheet three times with three assists in the start of a road trip for Carolina.  Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin would have three assists of his own in this contest.

     

     

    There are only four games in action today in the NHL.  The first game starts at 3 p.m. with the Nashville Predators visiting the Colorado Avalanche.

     

     

     

     

    NWHL

     

    In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would close out the home portion of the regular season schedule with a win over the Connecticut Whale, sweeping the weekend series.

    The Minnesota Whitecaps would go to throttle the Connecticut Whale by the score of 9-0 in front of another sold-out crowd at TRIA Rink.

    Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would lead all skaters for the Whitecaps with a goal and three assists in the contest and would once again tie all NWHL skaters for most points on the season.  Curtis has 17 points on the season thus far.

    Kendall Coyne Schofield had two goals and an assist in the contest and Katie McGovern would have two goals of her own.

    Allie Thunstrom would also have a tally and a helper while Emma Stauber had two assists.

    Kalli Funk would go on to net her first career NWHL goal.

    Whitecaps goaltender Julie Friend picked up the shutout in her first career start, recording 18 saves.

    For the Whale, star Meeri Räisänen would leave in the second period due to a collision and Laura Brennan would replace her in net.  Brennan would have 11 saves on 18 attempts while Räisänen had 21 saves on 23 attempts before she had to depart the contest.

    Games coming up for the Connecticut Whale:

    • February 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
    • February 24th, 2019: vs. Boston Pride
    • March 2nd, 2019: vs. Buffalo Beauts
    • March 3rd, 2019: vs.  Minnesota Whitecaps

     

    Games coming up for the Minnesota Whitecaps:

    • March 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
    • March 3rd, 2019: at Connecticut Whale

     

     

     

     

  • Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Sunday January 20th,  2019

    Toronto: 29-16-2 for 60 points

    Arizona: 21-22-4 for 46 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come back home as they look to come back from a bad loss to the Florida Panthers on the road.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –60 points (19 goals 41 assists)
    John Tavares – 52 points (29 goals 23 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 48 points (13 goals 35 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Clayton Keller – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)
    Alex Galchenyuk – 25 points (8 goal 17 assist)
    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – 25 points (6 goal 19 assists)
    Derek Stepan – 20 points (9 goal 11 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    21-10-1 2.53GAA .923SV%

    Darcy Kuemper
    9-11-4 2.69GAA .914SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – 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),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

    Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

    Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Arizona:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. Young defence and a lot of injuries on the backend. Forecheck hard and furious
    2. William Nylander
      1. It’s time for the scoring drought to end. If it happens it’s going to be now
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous

  • January 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Saturday, January 19th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 7 games on the NHL schedule yesterday.

     

    FLORIDA 3, Toronto 1

    After Toronto’s Ron Hainsey scored the first goal of the game, the Florida Panthers would score three unanswered goals to go on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs.

     

     

    Montreal 4, COLUMBUS 1

    The Montreal Canadiens would face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a key game for Columbus in the Metro division standings.  However, the Montreal Canadiens would soundly defeat the Blue Jackets by the score of 4-1.

     

     

    NY Islanders 2, WASHINGTON 0

    In a key contest for Metropolitan Division standings, the New York Islanders faced off against the Washington Capitals.  The Islanders would go on to defeat the Washington Capitals 2-0, and with that win, the Islanders now hold first place in the Metro division.

    During a pre-game presentation the Capitals honoured Brooks Orpik who recently played in his 1,000th NHL contest as well as the Capitals showing a video tribute for former Capitals Head Coach Barry Trotz, who stepped down from the position over the summer.  Trotz is now the Head Coach for the New York Islanders.

     

    TXHT was LIVE at the contest last night and you can check out the full recap of the contest at the following page.

     

     

    Ottawa 4, CAROLINA 1

     

    With the 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators last night, the five game winning streak on home ice came to an end for the Carolina Hurricanes.

     

     

     

     

     

    CALGARY 6, Detroit 4

    Infographic between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings

     

     

    Pittsburgh 3, ARIZONA 2 (OT)

     

     

     

     

    VANCOUVER 4, Buffalo 3

     

    https://twitter.com/Canucks/status/1086515611990077440

     

     

    Today’s schedule of contests across the NHL…

     

    This weekend’s NWHL Contests…

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 1/18/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 1/18/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (29-15-2 60pts) v, Florida Panthers (17-20-8 42pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Zach Hyman– Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Florida:

    Frank Vatrano – Aleksander Barkov – Evgenii Dadonov

    Jonathan Huberdeau –Vincent Trocheck– Nick Bjugstad

    Mike Hoffman – Henrik Borgstrom – Denis Malgin

    Jayce Hawryluk –Jared McCann – Colton Sceviour

     

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Michael Matheson – Mark Psysk

    Ian McCoshen – Mackenzie Weegar

     

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Derek Mackenzie

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Goal – 01:49 – Ron Hainsey (4) from Morgan Rielly (35) and Kasperi Kapanen (15)

    Toronto Penalty – 04:27 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Florida Penalty – 05:13 – Evgenii Dadonov, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Florida Goal – 09:02 – Mike Hoffman (23) from Keith Yandle (31) and Nick Bjugstad (7)

    Florida Goal – 14:59 – Mike Matheson (3) from Vincent Trocheck (12) and Jonathan Huberdeau (36)

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        FLA – 2

    Shots              4                   13

    Faceoffs     10/20              10/20

    Hits               10                     7

    PP                 0/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong scored in the first 2 minutes of the game but them by the 9 minute mark had taken their foot off the gas pedal and let Florida take control.

    Need to Do:

    Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed. Keep the pace up-tempo against the Panthers forwards and defence

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 15:38 –Andreas Johnsson, 2 mins for Hooking

    End of 2nd – TOR– 1          FLA – 2

    Shots              12                    22

    Faceoffs       19/38              19/38

    Hits              19                      14

    PP                 0/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs put on a solid period but still no pucks in the net.

    Need to Do:

    Need a big 3rd period.

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 02:15 –Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Cross Checking

    Florida EN Goal – 18:14 – Frank Vatrano (14) from Mark Psysk (6)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 1        FLA – 3

    Shots             21                   29

    Faceoffs     35/64                29/64

    Hits               21                        26

    PP                0/1                   0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Another disappointing effort from the Leafs after a huge win in Tampa Bay. Garrett Sparks held them in all game and they let him down.

    Next Up:

    Arizona (21-22-3 45pts) vs Toronto (29-16-2 60pts)

    Florida (18-20-8 44pts) at Nashville (28-17-4 60pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 18/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 18/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Time: Friday January 18th,  2019

    Toronto: 28-15-2 for 58 points

    Florida: 17-20-8 for 42 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to come into the second of back to backs and hope Garrett Sparks can pull them out a win.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –59 points (18 goals 41 assists)
    John Tavares – 50 points (29 goals 21 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 47 points (13 goals 34 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Jonathan Huberdeau – 47 points (12 goals 35 assists)
    Aleksander Barkov – 44 points (17 goal 27 assist)
    Mike Hoffman – 41 points (22 goal 19 assists)
    Evgenii Dadonov – 37 points (18 goal 19 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    6-2-1 3.01GAA .905SV%

    Roberto Luongo
    8-11-1 3.34GAA .892SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Garrett Sparks

    Frederik Andersen

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

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

    Suspension: None

     

    Florida:

    Frank Vatrano – Aleksander Barkov – Evgenii Dadonov

    Jonathan Huberdeau – Henrik Borgstrom– Nick Bjugstad

    Mike Hoffman – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

    Jayce Hawryluk – Juho Lammikko – Colton Sceviour

     

    Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad

    Michael Matheson – Mark Psysk

    Ian McCoshen – Mackenzie Weegar

     

    Roberto Luongo

    James Reimer

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Derek Mackenzie, Vincent Trocheck

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Florida:

    1. Attack the Defence
      1. They are young and struggling. Attack them fiercely and dig pucks
    2. Puck Possession
      1. The Leafs need zone time.
    3. Powerplay
      1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous

     

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 17/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 17/1/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (28-15-2 58pts) v, Tampa Bay Lightning (36-9-2 74 pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – 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),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Mathieu Joesph – Anthony Cirelli – Alex Killorn

    JT Miller – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Anton Stralman

    Braydon Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Tampa Penalty – 05:32 – Nikita Kucherov, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto Penalty – 08:34 – Igor Ozhiganov, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Tampa PP Goal – 09:48 – Brayden Point (30) from Victor Hedman (25) and Steven Stamkos (30)

    Toronto Goal – 11:48 – Nazem Kadri (10) from Kasperi Kapanen (14) and Patrick Marleau (11)

    Lightning Penalty – 12:09 – Victor Hedman, 2 minutes for Delay of Game

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        TBL – 1

    Shots              9                   10

    Faceoffs     10/25              15/25

    Hits               4                     13

    PP                 0/2                  1/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came look strong this game and came to play a bad defensive play led to a powerplay which led to a Brayden Point powerplay goal. But the Leafs fought back thanks to Kasperi Kapanen who used his unbelievable speed to break the defence and setup Kadri for a goal

     

    Need to Do:

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

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 02:47 –Travis Dermott, 2 mins for Interference

    Toronto Goal–13:06 – Patrick Marleau (11), assisted by Nazem Kadri (18)  and Nikita Zaitsev (4)

    Lightning Goal–13:43 – Victor Hedman (6), assisted by Nikita Kucherov (54)  and Brayden Point (33)

    Toronto Goal–14:49 – Mitch Marner (19), assisted by John Tavares (22)  and Andreas Johnsson (12)

    Toronto Penalty – 16:26 –William Nylander, 2 mins for Holding

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 3          TBL – 2

    Shots              17                    22

    Faceoffs       21/48              27/48

    Hits              8                      20

    PP                 0/2                  1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come to play in the 2nd period get goals from Patrick Marleau and Mitch Marner, While Freddie Andersen stands on his head.

     

    Need to Do:

    Be prepared Tampa is going to come flying.

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 01:59 –Zach Hyman, 2 mins for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 3        TBL – 2

    Shots             31                   38

    Faceoffs     31/70                39/70

    Hits               17                        30

    PP                0/2                    1/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played a very solid game with some contribution from all over the lineup and a lot of players breaking goal-scoring slumps. Very good sign for Leafs Nation.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (29-15-2 60pts) vs Florida (17-20-8 42pts)

    San Jose (28-14-7 63pts) at Tampa Bay (36-9-2 74pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 17/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning – 17/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning

    Time: Thursday, January 17th,  2019

    Toronto: 28-15-2 for 58 points

    Tampa Bay: 36-9-2 for 74 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to come back a two-game losing streak and avoid a three game losing streak for the first time all season as they face the Tampa Bay Lightning.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –59 points (18 goals 41 assists)
    John Tavares – 50 points (29 goals 21 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 47 points (13 goals 34 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Nikita Kucherov – 75 points (22 goals 53 assists)
    Brayden Point – 61 points (29 goal 32 assist)
    Steven Stamkos – 53 points (24 goal 29 assists)
    Tyler Johnson – 34 points (18 goal 16 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    20-10-1 2.54GAA .922SV%

    Andrei Vasilevskiy
    19-5-2 2.46GAA .925SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Connor Brown – 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),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa Bay:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – Yanni Gourde

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point– Nikita Kucherov

    Mathieu Joesph – Anthony Cirelli – Alex Killorn

    JT Miller – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Dan Girardi

    Ryan McDonagh – Anton Stralman

    Braydon Coburn – Mikhail Sergachev

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Tampa Bay:

    1. Tighten up the defence
      1. Struggles on the backend, have become a huge issue. Leafs need to tighten up or else they will be trampled.
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Keep the top line in their own zone.
    3. Nylander
      1. Needs to find some sort game. This team needs him to go.

     

     

  • TXHT Podcast – 1/17/2019

    TXHT Podcast – 1/17/2019

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

     

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    This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by our friend from The Hockey Writers Nate Oliver, and TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

     

    TXHT starts off with NWHL talk with Michael and Nate as we review the partnership between the NHL’s Boston Bruins and the NWHL’s Boston Pride. Plus a recap of last weekend’s action, as well as a preview for this upcoming weekend’s games. Also we talk about some other news and notes throughout the NWHL.

     

    Then Michael opens up the forum to Nate and Steve as they ask him questions about Alex Ovechkin, Madison Bowey, and the Capitals future on defense.

     

    Plus Michael and Steve talk about the Maple Leafs and the situation with the fans booing defenseman Jake Gardiner, and the slippery slope that is the growing negativity of “fans” on social media. Also all three geek out over hockey cards and some of their prized items in their memorabilia collections.

     

    This week’s episode was recorded on Wednesday, January 16th, 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.