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  • 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.

     

  • Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    Leafs Acquire Defencemen from Ducks

    The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired 32 year old journey man Steven Oleksy from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Marlies forward Adam Cracknall.

     

    Oleksy is a right handed shot defencemen know more for his physicality and defensive ability then anything. Oleksy will probably serve as depth on the blueline unless Mike Babcock is not confident in Igor Ozhiganov, Martin Marincin or Justin Holl. This could also possibly lead to other deals in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.

  • 08/12/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – Game Day Recap

    08/12/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – Game Day Recap

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    Toronto Maple Leafs (20-8-1 41pts) v, Boston Bruins (14-10-4 32pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    William Nylander – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    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

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand – David Krejci – David Pastrnak

    Danton Heinein – Colby Caves– David Backes

    Gemel Smith – Sean Kuraly – Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato – Jakob Forback-Karlsson – Joakim Nordstrom

     

    Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo

    John Moore – Charlie MacVoy

    Matt Grzelcyk – Steve Kampfer

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Kevan Miller, Urho Vaakanainen, Patrice Bergeron,  Zdeno Chara, Jake Debrusk

    Suspension: None

    Gameday:

     

    First Period:

    Boston Penalty – 0:13 – Charlie MacVoy, 2 mins for Cross Checking

    Leafs Penalty – 10:07 – Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Roughing

    Boston Penalty – 10:07 – David Krecji, 2 mins for Roughing

    Boston Goal – 11:20 – Jakub Forbacka-Karlsson (3) assisted by David Pastrnak (13) and Matt Grzelcyk (8)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 0         BOS – 1

    Shots              11                     8

    Faceoffs     12/27               15/27

    Hits               11                     8

    PP                 0/1                   0/0

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs: 

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked poised to score many times all period but a flukey goal by Forbacka-Karlsson allowed the Bruins to take control.

    Need to Do:

    Continue the pressure and forecheck. Attack the defence

     

    Second Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 06:14– Tyler Ennis, 2 mins for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty – 08:34– Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Tripping

    Boston PP Goal– 08:54 – David Backes (3), from Brad Marchand (18) and Torey Krug (13)

    Blues Goal– 13:05 – Zach Sanford (1), from David Perron (3) and Alex Pietrangelo (1)

    Leafs Penalty – 10:06 – John Tavares, 2 mins for Slashing

    Boston Penalty – 11:02 – David Backes, 2 mins for Hooking

    Leafs Penalty – 11:33 – Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Roughing

    Leafs Penalty – 14:32 – Nazem Kadri, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 14:32 – Brandon Carlo, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Goal– 17:45 – Torey Krug (1), from Brad Marchand (19) and David Krecji (18)

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 0          BOS – 3

    Shots              20                    23

    Faceoffs       24/50             26/50

    Hits              7                        5

    PP                 0/1                    1/4

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked sluggish and lack and offensive flair. Too much fancy stuff need to be less fancy and cycle.

    Need to Do:

    Dump and chase and cycle.

     

    Third Period:

    Boston Goal – 01:47– Danton Heinen (3) from Ryan Donato (1)  and John Moore (4)

    Leafs Goal – 04:03– Travis Dermott (2) from Auston Matthews (10)  and Jake Gardiner (14)

    Boston Goal – 04:37– David Krecji (4) from David Pastrnak (14)  and Brad Marchand (20)

    Boston Goal – 06:13– Ryan Donato (3) from Danton Heinen (4)  and Torey Krug (14)

    Leafs Goal – 09:30– Auston Matthews (16) from Andreas Johnsson (6) and Morgan Rielly (23)

    Leafs Penalty – 9:53 – Zach Hyman, 5 mins for Interference

    Boston Penalty –09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 5 mins for Cross Checking

    Leafs Penalty – 09:53 – Zach Hyman, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Penalty – 09:53 – Zach Hyman, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Boston Penalty – 09:53 – Matt Grzelcyk, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Leafs Penalty – 10:55 – Ron Hainsey, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 5 mins for Fighting

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 2 mins for Charging

    Boston Penalty – 10:55 – Chris Wagner, 10 mins for Game Misconduct

    Leafs PP Goal – 12:22– Andreas Johnsson (7) from Patrick Marleau (10) and Jake Gardiner (15)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 3         BOS – 6

    Shots              32                   32

    Faceoffs    36/68                32/68

    Hits               21                     24

    PP                 1/2                    1/4

     

    Toronto:

    Analysis:

    Nothing going in the 3rd. Leafs too fancy all game and hang Andersen out to dry and had no jump to their game. Probably the worst game they’ve played all season.

     

    Next Up:

    Toronto (20-9-1 41pts) at Carolina (13-11-4 30pts)

    Boston (15-10-4 34pts) at Ottawa (13-14-4 30pts)

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – 08/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins – 08/12/2018 – Game Day Preview

     

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins

    Time: Saturday, December 8th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-8-1 for 41 points

    Boston: 14-10-4 for 32 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins meet for their 3rd meeting of the season having won 1 game each. Expect a great game from both sides. Boston has struggled without some of their top players in the lineup recently, but the Leafs will need to take advantage of that.

     

    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 – 31 points (9 goals 22 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 24 points (15 goals 9 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    David Pastrnak – 32 points (20 goals 12 assists)
    Patrice Bergeron- 26 points (9 goal 17 assists)
    Brad Marchand– 22 points (7 goal 17 assist)
    David Krecji – 20 points (3 goal 17 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-7-0 2.320GAA .931SV%

    Tuukka Rask
    6-6-2 2.63GAA .914SV%

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    William Nylander – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

    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

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Boston:

    Brad Marchand – David Krejci – David Pastrnak

    Danton Heinein – Colby Caves– David Backes

    Gemel Smith – Sean Kuraly – Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato – Jakob Forback-Karlsson – Joakim Nordstrom

     

    Torey Krug – Brandon Carlo

    John Moore – Charlie MacVoy

    Matt Grzelcyk – Steve Kampfer

     

    Tuukka Rask

    Jaroslav Halak

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Kevan Miller, Urho Vaakanainen, Patrice Bergeron,  Zdeno Chara, Jake Debrusk

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Boston:

    1. Attack the defence
      1. Bruins defence is depleted, attack some of their guys get some turnovers
    2. Win faceoffs
      1. No Bergeron, Means winning more faceoffs which means more puck possession
    3. Kadri, Kapanen, Johnsson
      1. Dominated all game long in Detroit. Needs to keep that going.

     

  • Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06/12/2018 – Game Day Recap

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    Detroit Red Wings (12-12-4 28pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (20-8-0 40pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Kasperi Kapanen – Nazem Kadri – Andreas Johnsson

    Tyler Ennis –Para Lindolm– Connor Brown

     

    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)

    Suspension: None

     

    Detroit:

    Gustav Nyquist – Dylan Larkin – Justin Abdelkader

    Andreas Anthansiou – Frans Nielsen– Thomas Vanek

    Luke Glendeing – Jacob De La Rose – Michael Rasmussen

    Luke Witowski – Christoffer Ehn – Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Johnathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

    Danny DeKeyser – Nicla Jensen

     

    Jimmy Howard

    Johnathan Bernier

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Anthony Mantha

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 04:50 – Kasperi Kapanen (11) assisted by Jake Gardiner (11) and Andreas Johnsson (5)

    Detroit Goal – 05:23 – Jonathan Ericsson (2) assisted by Thomas Vanek (7)

    Detroit Goal – 06:28 –  Luke Glendening (4) assisted by Niklas Kronwall (5) and Jacob De La Rose (3)

    Detroit Penalty – 07:17 – Justin Abdelkader, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty – 16:39 – Niclas Jensen, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Detroit Goal –19:46 – Gustav Nyquist (7) assisted by Dylan Larkin (15) and Mike Green (13)

     

    End of 1st – DET –3        TOR – 1

    Shots              11                    10

    Faceoffs     9/21              12/21

    Hits               8                     7

    PP                 0/0                   0/2

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one with Kasperi Kapanen scoring his 11th of the season but then bad goaltending and solid defence from the Red Wings caught up to them as Garrett Sparks allowed 3 goals, 2 of which were pretty soft.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get your legs moving, get some shots on the net.

    Second Period:

    Detroit Goal–11:17 – Mike Green (3), assisted by Martin Frk (9) and Gustav Nyquist (18)

    Leafs Penalty – 08:56 –Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty –12:33 – Nicklas Kronwall, 2 mins for Boarding

    Leafs Penalty – 15:36 –Par Lindholm, 2 mins for Tripping

    Detroit Penalty –19:19 – Nicklas Kronwall, 2 mins for holding

     

    End of 2nd – DET– 4          TOR – 1

    Shots              23                    15

    Faceoffs       16/35              19/35

    Hits              13                      12

    PP                 0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played a terrible 2nd period. Terrible defensive zone coverage and couldn’t get any pucks through. Leafs need to put it into gear or else this game is done.

     

    Need to Do:

    Everything to the net.

     

    Third Period:

    Leafs Goal– 02:38 – John Tavares (18) assisted by Morgan Rielly (22) and Jake Gardiner (13)

    Leafs Goal– 08:50 – Zach Hyman (7) assisted by Igor Ozhiganov(3) and Mitch Marner (34)

    Leafs Goal – 11:36 – Andreas Johnsson (6) assisted by Auston Matthews(9) and Kasperi Kapanen(10)

     

    End of 3rd – DET – 4        TOR – 4

    Shots             30                   30

    Faceoffs     25/60                35/60

    Hits               19                       12

    PP                0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come out flying and score 3 goals in the 3rd courtesy of Tavares, Hyman and Johnsson to bring it to overtime! All out aggressive play in the 3rd and it worked.

    Overtime:

    Detroit Goal – 02:48 – Dylan Larkin (11) assisted by Gustav Nyquist(19)

     

    End of OT – DET – 4       TOR – 3

    Shots              32                   31

    Faceoffs     27/65                38/65

    Hits               21                       14

    PP                0/2                    0/4

     

    Analysis:

    John Tavares with a giveaway and Dylan Larkin makes no mistake beating Garrett Sparks five-hole. Leafs come back from down 3 in the 3rd but lose in Overtime. Still gain a much needed point.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (20-8-1 41pts) vs Boston (14-9-4 32pts)

    NY Islanders (13-10-3 29pts) at Detroit (13-12-4 30pts)

  • Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

    Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 06-12-2018 – Game Day Preview

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    Gameday Preview:  Detroit Red Wings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Time: Thursday, December 6th,  2018

    Toronto: 20-8-0 for 40 points

    Detroit: 12-12-4 for 28 points

    The Leafs head home after a crazy night in Buffalo where Auston Matthews stole the show with 2 seconds left in Overtime. The Leafs take on the Red Wings, young fast and have shown great resiliency the few weeks.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner – 39 points (6 goals 33 assists)
    John Tavares – 31 points (17 goals 14 assists) 49% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 30 points (9 goals 21 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 23 points (15 goals 8 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

    Dylan Larkin – 24 points (10 goals 14 assists)
    Gustav Nyquist- 23 points (6 goal 17 assists)
    Andreas Anthanasiou– 22 points (11 goal 7 assist)
    Frans Nielsen – 18 points (4 goal 14 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    16-7-0 2.32GAA .931SV%

    Jimmy Howard
    9-6-4 2.77GAA .920SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau– Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis –Para Lindolm– Andreas Johnsson

    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: None

    *William Nylander’s spot in the lineup will be in the Game Recap later tonight.

     

    Detroit:

    Gustav Nyquist – Dylan Larkin – Justin Abdelkader

    Andreas Anthansiou – Frans Nielsen– Thomas Vanek

    Luke Glendeing – Jacob De La Rose – Michael Rasmussen

    Luke Witowski – Christoffer Ehn – Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall – Mike Green

    Johnathan Ericsson – Dennis Cholowski

    Danny DeKeyser – Nicla Jensen

    Jimmy Howard

    Johnathan Bernier

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Henrik Zetterberg, Evgeny Svechnikov, Trevor Daley, Anthony Mantha

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Detroit:

    1. Stay on top of the young defence
      1. Attack the defence of the Red Wings, need to pressure them into making bad decisions with the puck.
    2. Puck Posession
      1. Play with the puck for the majority of the game. Keep the cycle going tire the Red Wings players out.
    3. William Nylander
      1. We will get to find out if the Nylander will impact for the better or for the worst.

     

  • December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    December 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, December 5th, 2018, and these are your news and notes

     

    There were ten contests last night.

     

     

    FLORIDA 5, Boston 0

    Florida Panthers Jonathan Huberdeau is one of five players so far on the season to have multiple points in at least five contests.

     

    The Florida Panthers would go on to shutout the Boston Bruins 5-0, giving Roberto Luongo his 77th career shutout, taking sole possession of ninth place on the all-time list for shutouts by a goaltender.

     

     

    Winnipeg 3, NY ISLANDERS 1

     

    The Winnipeg Jets would score three unanswered goals, all in the final period, to defeat the New York Islanders last night.  Winnipeg’s win would be their fourth consecutive win.

     

    New York Islanders Anders Lee would register the lone goal of the contest for his team.

     

     

    PITTSBURGH 6, Colorado 3

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins F Patric Hornqvist would score a hat-trick in this contest in a short span of 2:43, the quickest ever in franchise history, and the Penguins would double up the Colorado Avalanche by the score of 6-3.

     

     

    Calgary 9, COLUMBUS 6

     

    In the Columbus Blue Jackets loss, Cam Atkinson would become the second player to register a point streak of at least 11 contests.

     

    Cam Atkinson would also register a hat-trick and would surpass Rick Nash for the most hat-tricks in franchise history.

     

     

    In this contest, the Calgary Flames would register nine goals in a contest for the 55th time in franchise history but for the first time in nearly eight years.

     

     

    The Flames and Blue Jackets would combine for 15 goals, the most since January 16, 2017, when the Penguins would defeat the Capitals 8-7 in overtime.

     

     

     

    MONTREAL 5, Ottawa 2

     

    Tampa Bay 6, DETROIT 5 (SO)

    Frans Nielsen of the Detroit Red Wings would score a hat trick in the contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the second of his career.

    Nielsen would be the first Red Wing to have two career hat tricks since Tomas Tatar on December 17, 2016.

     

    Toronto 4, BUFFALO 3 (OT)

     

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

     

    12/05/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres – Game Recap

     

    Minnesota 3, VANCOUVER 2

     

    The Minnesota Wild would score two goals in 45 seconds to snap a three-game losing streak with the 3-2 win at the Vancouver Canucks last night.

     

     

    VEGAS 5, Washington 3

    Cody Eakin of the Vegas Golden Knights scored his 11th goal of the season, leading all skaters for Vegas in the 5-3 win over the Washington Capitals.

     

    Washington’s Alex Ovechkin would reach the 20-goal mark for the third time in fewer than 27 games on the season.  He has scored at least 51 goals in the other two occurrences of this feat.

    For full coverage of the contest between the Washington Capitals and the Vegas Golden Knights, please go to the following page.

     

    Game Recap – 12/4/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vegas Golden Knights

    Arizona 2, LOS ANGELES 1

     

     

    Tonight in the NHL…

    Image courtesy of the NHL Public Relations and the NHL

     

    In the NWHL…

    The NWHL held their All-Star Game Draft earlier today with captains Shannon Szabados and Lee Stecklein picking their squads for the NWHL All-Star Game that will be in Nashville, Tennessee.

    The 2019 NWHL All-Star Game will be on Sunday, February 10th, 2019 at Bridgestone Arena and will take place following the NHL match-up between the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues.

     

    Team Szabados:

    Team Stecklein:

     

    In NHL news…

     

    In case you missed the big news yesterday, the NHL announced that the League will expand to 32 teams with the addition of a franchise to Seattle.

     

    Elliotte Friedman released his “31 Thoughts” article today.  You can check that out at the following page.

    https://twitter.com/FriedgeHNIC/status/1070351730305449989

  • 12/05/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres – Game Recap

    12/05/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs vs Buffalo Sabres – Game Recap

    Transaction Update: Leafs traded Winger Josh Leivo to the Vancouver Canucks for Phil Carcone 

    Toronto Maple Leafs (20-8-0 40pts) v, Buffalo Sabres (17-8-4 38pts)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman

    Andreas Johnsson – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis– Frederik Gauthier – Andreas Johnsson

     

    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: None

     

    Buffalo:

    Jeff Skinner – Jack Eichel – Sam Reinhart

    Tage Thompson – Casey Middlestadt– Kyle Okposo

    Conor Sheary – Evan Rodrigues – Vladimir Sobotka

    Patrick Berglund – Johan Larsson – Zemgus Girgensons

     

    Lawrence Pilut – Rasmus Ristolainen

    Rasmus Dahlin – Zach Bogosian

    Nathan Beaulieu – Casey Nelson

     

    Carter Hutton

    Linus Ullmark
    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jason Pominville, Marco Scandella

    Suspension: None
    Gameday:

    First Period:

    No Scoring or Penalties

    End of 1st – TML –0        BUF – 0

    Shots              7                     14

    Faceoffs     14/22              8/22

    Hits               4                     5

    PP                 0/0                   0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out flat to start this one. With Buffalo pouring on the pressure for the first 5 or 6 minutes. But Andersen stood tall as normal shutting the door hard. Keeping the game at 0-0 through the first period.

    Need to Do:

    Get your legs moving, force the Sabres to skate and play defence.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal–08:33 – Auston Matthews (14), assisted by Ron Hainsey (9)

    Leafs Penalty – 11:19 –Conor Brown, 2 mins for Interference

    Sabres Penalty –11:39 – Tage Thompson, 2 mins for Hooking

    Sabres Goal– 14:01– Sam Reinhart (8), assisted by Nathan Beaulieu (3) and Rasmus Ristolainen (13)

    Leafs Goal– 19:50– Jake Gardiner (2), assisted by John Tavares (14) and Mitch Marner (33)

    End of 2nd – TML – 2          BUF – 1

    Shots              17                    26

    Faceoffs       28/44              16/44

    Hits              8                      10

    PP                 0/1                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs came out to play in this period, despite some bad turnovers the Leafs took lead with Auston Matthews 14th of the season and reclaimed the lead with 59 seconds left in the 2nd with a beautiful tic tac toe play by Mitch Marner and John Tavares which lead to Jake Gardiner putting his 2nd of the season in the net.

    Need to Do:

    Keep pressuring but don’t sacrifice too much defence for offence.

     

     

    Third Period:

    Sabres Goal– 02:39 – Jack Eichel (6) assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen(14) and Jeff Skinner (9)

    Sabres Penalty –07:16 – Tage Thompson, 2 mins for Hooking

    Leafs Penalty –08:44 – Patrick Marleau, 2 mins for Interference

    Sabres Goal– 12:57 – Jack Eichel (7) assisted by Sam Reinhart(16)

    Leafs Goal – 14:47 – Patrick Marleau (7) assisted by Morgan Rielly(21) and Auston Matthews(8)

    End of 3rd – TML – 3        BUF – 3

    Shots             27                   37

    Faceoffs     36/64                28/64

    Hits               10                       13

    PP                0/2                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Both teams applied pressure offer for the whole 3rd with Eichel scoring twice to take the lead then Marleau with under 5 minutes in the game to tie it.

    Overtime:

    Leafs Goal – 04:57 – Auston Matthews (15) assisted by Kasperi Kapanen(9) and Jake Gardiner(11)

    End of OT – TML – 4        BUF – 3

    Shots              30                   41

    Faceoffs     39/66                29/66

    Hits               11                       14

    PP                0/2                    0/2

    Next Up:

    Detroit (12-12-4 28pts) vs Toronto (20-8-0 40pts)

    Philadelphia (11-12-2 24pts) at Buffalo (17-8-4 38pts)

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