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  • December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 19th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, and this is a very quick recap of the games last night, and brief news and notes across the NHL

     

    There were 11 contests last night in the NHL.

     

     

    Steve Gardiner, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, has your recap of the contest at the following page.

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Two games are in action tonight.

    Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 8 p.m. ET (NBCSN)

    Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche, 8:30 p.m, ET

     

    You can read TXHT’s preview of the contest between the Penguins and the Capitals at the following page.

    Gameday Preview – 12/19/2018 – Pittsburgh Penguins v. Washington Capitals

     

    Today in the NHL…

     

     

    Today in the NWHL was the 2018 NWHL Draft.  Tomorrow the NWHL draft will conclude with rounds 3-5.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils – 18/12/2018 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (21-9-2 41pts) v, New Jersey Devils (24-7-1 49 pts)

    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:

    Taylor Hall– Nico Hischier – Kyle Palmieri

    Marcus Johansson – Pavel Zacha– Jesper Bratt

    Blake Coleman– Travis Zajac – Miles Wood

    Brian Boyle – Brett Seney – John Quenneville

     

    Andy Greene – Damon Severson

    Will Butcher –Sami Vatanen

    Mirco Mueller – Ben Lovejoy

     

    Keith Kincaid

    Mackenzie Blackwood

     

    Scratched: Drew Stafford

    Injuries: Corey Schneider (Concussion)

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 01:15 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Holding

    Devils Penalty – 03:58 – Blake Coleman, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Leafs Goal – 06:01 – John Tavares (21) from Nazem Kadri (11) and Auston Matthews (12)

    Leafs Goal – 07:58 – Auston Matthews (17) Unasssisted

    Devils Penalty – 10:20 – Nico Hischier, 2 minutes for Holding

    Leafs Goal – 13:38 – Patrick Marleau (9) assisted by Nazem Kadri (12) and Travis Dermott (7)

    Devils Goal – 18:44 – Sami Vatanen (2) assisted by Brian Boyle (3)

     

    End of 1st – TOR –3        NJD – 1

    Shots              11                   8

    Faceoffs     6/24              18/24

    Hits               4                     5

    PP                 0/2                  0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out to play this game and began dominating from the out set. A Relentless forecheck and all cylinders clicking lead to a 3-1 after the 1st period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Don’t take your foot of the gas pedal. Keep applying the pressure.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal–01:15 – Mitch Marner (9), assisted by John Tavares (15)

    Devils Penalty – 05:15 –Kyle Palmieri, 2 mins for High Stick

    Leafs Penalty – 07:36 –William Nylander, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Goal–19:59 – Morgan Rielly (11), assisted by Nazem Kadri (13)  and Connor Brown (7)

    End of 2nd – TOR– 5          NJD – 1

    Shots              22                    17

    Faceoffs       17/42              25/42

    Hits              5                      10

    PP                 0/3                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs stay hot in the 2nd with a pair of goals and continue to apply pressure to the Devils.

    Need to Do:

    Lock down the 3rd

    Third Period:

    Devils Goal–14:47 – Nico Hischier (8), assisted by Taylor Hall (24)  and Kyle Palmieri (12)

    Leafs Goal–16:28 – Tyler Ennis (6), assisted by Connor Brown (8)  and Par Lindholm (8)

    Leafs Goal–18:30 – Tyler Ennis (7), assisted by Jake Gardiner (19)  and Connor Brown (9)

    Leafs Penalty – 19:00 –Travis Dermott, 2 mins for Delay of Game

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 7       NJD – 2

    Shots             31                   29

    Faceoffs     29/61                32/61

    Hits               6                         14

    PP                0/3                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated this game from the outset and never really let up.

    Next Up:

    Florida (13-13-6 32pts) vs Toronto (22-10-2 46pts)

    New Jersey (11-14-7 29pts) at Columbus (18-12-3 39pts)

  • December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 18th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, December 18th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were five contests taking place in the NHL last night.

     

    Anaheim 4, PITTSBURGH 2

    The Anaheim Ducks faced off against the Pittsburgh Penguins last night and would come away with the 4-2 win.  With this win, the Ducks have won six consecutive road games, as well as their ninth game out of the last ten contests.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1074866760438800384

     

    For the Pittsburgh Penguins, this loss would give them a record of 15-12-6 (36 points), and places them in fourth place in the Metropolitan division.

     

    COLUMBUS 1, Vegas 0

    The Columbus Blue Jackets faced off against the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights and would come away with the 1-0 win.

    Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky would go on to register his 13th shutout since the start of the 2016-17 season and is tied with Pekka Rinne for the most shutouts in that time span.

     

    Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno would score the lone goal in the third period.  This contest would also mark the 800th NHL game for Foligno.

     

     

     

     

    Boston 4, MONTREAL 0

    The Boston Bruins would visit the Montreal Canadiens and would come out on Montreal with a 4-0 victory.

    With this win, the Bruins have won the last five contests against the Canadiens when they are the visitors.

     

    Bruins goaltender Jaroslav Halak would turn aside all 22 shots he faced whereas Canadiens goaltender Carey Price had 31 saves on 35 save opportunities.

     

     

    OTTAWA 4, Nashville 3 (OT)

     

    Ottawa Senators Brady Tkachuk would register his tenth career goal as a Senator in his 24th game played with the club last night.

     

     

    Ottawa rookie defenceman Max LaJoie would also register his seventh goal in this contest, good for a tie for third place all-time in Senators history for most goals by a rookie defenceman.

     

     

    Also for Ottawa, the rookies on this team account for most points combined between all players across the League thus far during the 2018-19 season.

     

     

    Thoms Chabot would seal the win for the Senators in the overtime frame.

     

     

    NY Islanders 4, COLORADO 1

    NY Islanders goaltender Thomas Griess would make 30 saves in the contest to give the Islanders the 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche last night.

    Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov would make 17 saves on 21 save opportunities.

     

     

     

    Two of the Islanders goals would come on the power-play in this contest and the penalty kill would end up playing a big factor in this win to start off the road trip for the Islanders in this contest.

     

     

    There are 11 contests taking place across the NHL tonight

    *image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations Department and the NHL

     

    For tonight’s contest between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils, TXHT’s Maple Leafs writer, Steve Gardiner, has a preview of this contest.

     

    You can read the preview of the contest at the following page.

     

    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

    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 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

  • 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.

    TORTB

  • 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)