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  • News & Notes – October 16th, 2018

    NHL

     

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, these are your news and notes for Tuesday, October 16th, 2018.

     

    There were four contests in the NHL yesterday.

    • The Montreal Canadiens scoring was hot in their 7-3 rout of the Detroit Red Wings, their sixth consecutive win over Detroit.Johnathan Drouin recorded his fourth multi-goal game of his career and his first as a member of the Canadiens, one of which occurred on his second career penalty shot attempt.

      Brendan Gallagher would also register a goal in the contest, his 11th goal in 18 career games versus Detroit. He has also scored seven times in the current six game win streak against the Red Wings.

      Tomas Plekanec would also play in his 1,000th career NHL game.

       

    • Plekanec also became the fourth player in Montreal history to record a goal while in his 1,000th NHL game.
    • In Toronto, the Toronto Maple Leafs are continuing to be an offensive machine with the line of Kasperi Kapanen, Auston Matthews, and Patrick Marleau all found the score sheet. The line combined for three goals and two assists in the Maple Leafs 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings.Kapanen entered the season with ten points in 55 career games. Kapanen has register four goals and four assists thus far this season in just seven games.

      With Patrick Marleau also scoring his first goal of the season on a power-play, he now ranks seventh place in game wining goals, sitting five shy from Brendan Shanahan (109).

      Auston Matthews has been on fire thus far for the season and this game was no different. Matthews registered his seventh straight multi-point game and at least one point in the last 17 regular-season contests. By registering his seventh straight multi-point game in as many games, he joined a very special class.

    • Ottawa Seantors D Maxime Lajoie and F Brady Tkachuk scored two of Ottawa’s first four straight goals to lift the Senators to their second straight win and a record of 3-2-1 on the season in a 4-1 rout of the Dallas Stars.This game would also be noteworthy for Lajoie as no Senators defenceman has registered more points in their first six games with the franchise.
    • In the final contest of the evening, Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg scored the game-winner to give himself four goals and two assists as well as giving Nashville their third consecutive win on the season. Nashville, 5-1-0, has earned at least five wins in six games for the third time in franchise history and the second time in four seasons (5-1-0 in 2015-16). Nashville would defeat the Minnesota Wild 4-2.

     

    There are eight games on the NHL schedule tonight…

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    Image courtesy of NHL and NHL Public Relations

     

    In NHL news today…

    • The Arizona Coyotes announced that C Alex Galechenyuk has been cleared for contact but the return for on-ice action has not yet been determined.

     

     

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  • 10/15/2018 – Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    10/15/2018 – Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Los Angeles Kings (2-2-1 2pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (5-1-0 10pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier –  Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly  –  Ron Hainsey
    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Garrett Sparks
    Frederik Andersen

    Scratched: Tyler Ennis , Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

    Los Angeles:

    Aaron Iaffalo – Anze Kopitar – Ilya Kovalchuk
    Tanner Pearson – Adrian Kempe – Tyler Toffoli
    Jaret Anderson-Dolan– Jeff Carter – Mike Amadio
    Kyle Clifford – Nate Thompson – Trevor Lewis

    Drew Doughty – Derek Forbort
    Jake Muzzin – Alec Martinez
    Dion Phaneuf – Paul Ladue

    Jack Campbell
    Peter Budaj

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jonathan Quick (Lower-Body), Dustin Brown (Finger)

    Suspension: None

    Gameday:

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1051933391283662854

    https://twitter.com/LAKingsPR/status/1051980673161056258

    First Period:

    Leafs Goal – 00:46– Kasperi Kapanen (3) from Jake Gardiner (5) and Auston Matthews (5)

    Leafs Goal PPG – 19:38– Patrick Marleau (3) from Josh Leivo (1) and Jake Gardiner (6)

    Kings Penalty – 04:23 – Kyle Clifford, 2 mins for High-Sticking

    Kings Penalty – 18:11 – Adrian Kempe, 2 mins for Holding

    End of 1st – TML – 2         LAK – 0

    Shots              9                     10

    Faceoffs     11/20                11/20

    Hits               8                      9

    PP                 1/2                   0/0

    Analysis:

    Leafs took over the first period from the beginning and just controlled every facet. Kapanen scores again tonight with some fantastic speed and a beautiful pass from Matthews.. Great defence and fantastic goaltending from backup Garett Sparks.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep the pressure on.  Sweet passing messed with the defensive game.

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1051995527443664897

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1051995006578413568

    Second Period:

    Kings Goal – 03:38– Ilya Kovalchuk (2) from Aaron Iafallo (3) and Derek Forbort (2)

    Leafs Goal – 08:32– Mitch Marner (4) from John Tavares (5) and Zach Hyman(5)

    Leafs Penalty – 9:05 –Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Slashing

    Leafs Penalty – 12:11–Mitch Marner, 2 mins for Slashing

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 3          LAK – 1

    Shots              8                    15

    Faceoffs       18/40             24/40

    Hits               18                     20

    PP                 1/2                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Gave up 1 goal and took a couple of questionable penalties but Sparks came up big again and helped keep the door shut.

     

    Need to Do:

    Stay out of the box. Eventually you will get burned if not.

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1052004454092890113

    Third Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 2:10 –Frederik Gauthier, 2 mins for Hooking

    Leafs Goal – 07:45– Kasperi Kapanen (4) from Auston Matthews (6)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 4         LAK – 1

    Shots              7                   10

    Faceoffs     29/60                31/60

    Hits               26                     29

    PP                 1/2                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    The most complete game they’ve had all season. Offensively, Defensively and goaltending. This is the way they need to play to win.

     

    https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1052031679542382593

    Next Up:

    Pittsburgh (2-1-1 5pts) at Toronto (6-1-0 12pts)

    NYI (2-2-0 2pts) at Los Angeles (2-3-1 5pts)

     

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  • Gameday Preview:  Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Gameday Preview:  Los Angeles Kings vs Toronto Maple Leafs

     

    Time: Monday, October 15th 2018

    Toronto: 5-1-0 for 10 points

    Los Angeles: 2-2-1 for 5 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and Los Angeles Kings come together for a battle of high flying prolific offence vs hardcore shutdown.  The Kings have started off the season mediocrely at 2-2-1 and only scoring 11 goals in 5 games. But this is nothing new for Kings as their defensive system does not allow for much offence. While the Leafs come back home flying high after defeating the Stanley Cup Champions 4-2.

    This will be a different challenge for the Leafs, as the Kings have a way of shutting down big offences. Toronto will probably have to try and win this one in a one goal game and I’d be shocked if otherwise.
    The Kings do have a couple big injuries goaltender Jonathan Quick and gritty forward Dustin Brown, these guys are instrumental in the success of the Kings. Jack Campbell or Peter Budaj will be thrust into the starting role tonight against the Leafs.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Auston Matthews – 14 points (10 goals 4 assists) 58% on Face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 13 points (3 goals 10 assists)
    John Tavares – 10 points (6 goals 4 assists) 47% on face-offs
    Mitch Marner – 10 points (3 goals 7 assists)

    Aaron Iaffalo –4 points (2 goals 2 assists)
    Tyler Toffoli– 4 points (1 goal 3 assists)
    Ilya Kovalchuk, Carter – 3 points (1 goal 2 assist)
    Jake Muzzin – 3 points (3 assists)

    Garrett Sparks
    1-0-0 6.00GAA .806SV%

    Jack Campbell
    2-2-0 2.31GAA .938SV% 1SO

    Lineups & Injuries

    Toronto:

    Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
    Mitch Marner – John Tavares– Zach Hyman
    Pars Lindholm – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
    Andreas Johnsson – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey
    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
    Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen
    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Tyler Ennis, Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

    Los Angeles:

    Aaron Iaffalo – Anze Kopitar – Ilya Kovalchuk
    Tanner Pearson – Adrian Kempe – Tyler Toffoli
    Jaret Anderson-Dolan– Jeff Carter – Mike Amadio
    Kyle Clifford – Nate Thompson – Trevor Lewis

    Drew Doughty – Derek Forbort
    Jake Muzzin – Alec Martinez
    Dion Phaneuf – Paul Ladue

    Jack Campbell
    Peter Budaj

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Jonathan Quick (Lower-Body), Dustin Brown (Finger)

    Suspension: None

    4 Keys to Winning against Los Angeles:

    1. Use the middle of the Ice
      1. The Kings will play a trap style, to try and stop you from using the middle of the ice. But Crisp passing, and not being afraid to use the middle of the ice will help in breaking the defensive setup of the Kings.
    2. Win faceoffs in the Defensive End
      1. The Kings will try and cycle you in the defensive end and force you to ice the puck and tire your top lines out. They are built for the playoffs, win draws and get out of the zone quick.
    3. Depth reliability
      1. Leivo, Kadri, Brown, Gauthier, Ennis, Kapanen & Johnsspon need to continue on. Nice showing on Saturday against the Capitals. They showed that they can really take it heavy to other teams bottom two lines with their speed, strength and scoring ability
    4. Capitalize on the Man-Advantage
      1. If the Leafs get the extra man, it needs to go in the back of the net. You may not get very many chances to score.

     

     

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  • 10/13/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1-0 8pts) v. Washington Capitals (2-1-1 5pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Patrick Marleau — Auston Matthews — Kasperi Kapanen

    Zach Hyman — John Tavares — Mitchell Marner

    Par Lindholm — Nazem Kadri — Connor Brown

    Josh Leivo — Frederik Gauthier — Andreas Johnsson

    Morgan Rielly — Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner — Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott — Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garret Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin, Tyler Ennis

    Injured: None

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Chandler Stephenson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker, Jayson Megna

    Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body)

    Suspended: Tom Wilson

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – :18 – Chandler Stephenson (1) from Evegeny Kuznetsov (5) and Alex Ovechkin (2)

    Capitals Penalty – :40 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Hooking

    Maple Leafs – 5:56 – Travis Dermott 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              9                   10

    Faceoffs         7                  12

    Hits               4                    12

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael):

    The Capitals got a good start by getting a quick goal 18 seconds into the game. Plus the Capitals are doing a good job of playing the body and making it difficult on the Maple Leafs. However, they are leaving the slot open, and the Maple Leafs are taking advantage of that, but Braden Holtby has been on top of his game.

     

    Toronto (Steve):

    The Maple Leafs played a lot of this period in the Caps zone. Played a pretty decent defensive game and a solid puck possession game. There was not much to hate about this period. Other than 18 seconds into the period a defensive lapse led to a very easy tap in.

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael):

    The Capitals need to play better in their own zone and protect the crease area better. They allowed the Maple Leafs one too many golden chances to tie this game and they need to play tighter. The Capitals also need to break through Toronto’s neutral zone trap and generate some more chances in the offensive zone.

     

    Toronto (Steve):

    The Maple Leafs need to continue to play their game. They hit a post and Holtby robbed Kasperi Kapanen point blank as well as Zach Hyman and John Tavares. This game could easily be 2-1 Toronto, stick to the game plan.

     

    Second Period:

    Maple Leafs Goal – 3:30 – Kasperi Kapanen (2) from Ron Hainsey (2) and Auston Matthews (4)

    Maple Leafs Penalty – 4:17 – John Tavares 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 4:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) from Nicklas Backstrom (6) and Alex Ovechkin (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 8:22 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Slashing

    Maple Leafs Goal – 18:53 – Par Lindholm (1) from Jake Gardiner (3) and Connor Brown (1)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR – 2        WAS – 2

    Shots               14                  19

    Faceoffs          16                 19

    Hits                 10                  19

    PP                   0/2                  1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael):

    This was a very good period for the Capitals. They tightened up defensively and capitalized on their lone powerplay of the period. However, they did give up two goals this period, and gave up the second one late in the period which let’s Toronto back into the game.

     

    Toronto (Steve):

    The Maple Leafs took a step back this period. Too many giveaways against a dangerous team like Washington. Toronto was trying to be too pretty. Washington came out to push the tempo and did exactly that. Yet the score remains 2-2.

     

    Need to Do:

    Capitals (Michael):

    The Capitals need to stick to the script. They tightened up defensively and caused the Maple Leafs to cough up the puck several times, but a defensive lapse late in the period allowed the Leafs to tie the game at 2.

     

    Toronto (Steve):

    Puck possession is the game plan and the Leafs had zero of it in that period. They need to attack the defence don’t let them carry the puck out of the zone. Be aggressive. Cycle. Don’t be fancy.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 5:47 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Maple Leafs PPG – 6:28 – Josh Leivo (1) from Andreas Johnsson (1) and Jake Gardiner (4)

    Maple Leafs Penalty – 7:44 – Nikita Zaitsev 2 minutes for Holding

    Maple Leafs Goal – 18:21 – Auston Matthews (10) from Kasperi Kapanen (4) and Morgan Reilly (10)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 4         WAS – 2

    Shots              28                   27

    Faceoffs        23                    26

    Hits               14                     28

    PP                 1/3                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Capitals (Michael):

    After two strong periods for the Capitals, they laid a dud in the third. For the first 15 minutes of the third period the Maple Leafs dominated the Capitals. However, after the Leafs took the lead for the first time tonight, that was when the Capitals started forcing the play. Too little too late though as Auston Matthews would net his 10th of the season to secure the 4-2 win for the Leafs. Capitals need to play a full 60 minutes to guarantee a win in this League, and the Capitals did not do that tonight.

     

    Toronto (Steve):

    The Leafs once again came out flying throwing 13 shots at  Braden Holtby and containing Alex Ovechkin, who was clearly frustrated. The depth of the leafs came through tonight with Kasperi Kapanen , Par Lindholm and Josh Leivo and of course Matthews puts the icing on the cake. Frederik Andersen was shaky the first 2 periods but came up big in the 3rd. The defence looked solid tonight and its beginning to round in to form. Igor Ozhiganov looks like he’s is hard to take the 6th defender spot hard and looked fantastic tonight.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (2-2-1 5pts) v. New York Rangers (1-4-0 2pts)

    Toronto (5-1-0 10pts) v. Los Angeles (2-2-1 5pts)

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • 10/13/2018 – Game Previews

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins v. Montreal Canadiens

  • Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Washington Capitals

     

    Time: Saturday, October 13th 2018

    Toronto : 4-1-0 for 8 points

    Washington: 2-1-1 for 5 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Washington Capitals meet for their first meeting of the season, in what has the making to be a HIGH OCTANE OFFENSIVE affair.  Toronto comes off back to back road wins in Chicago 7-6 in OT and Dallas 7-4. The first 4 games have shown that almost any defensive problem that the Leafs face they can outscore. It’s also been the Matthews, Marner and Tavares show, the 3 have combined for 24 points in the first 4 games.  Tonight will be a huge challenge for the young Leafs team.

    While Washington has come flying out of the gates after their huge Stanley Cup last season. The attack is led by none other than the Russian sensation Alex Ovechkin, and followed up by Evgeni Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson just to name a few. The offence is going to come fast and hard from the Stanley Cup Champions. Brayden Holtby has been fantastic to open the season, opening with a shutout and after getting roughed up in the 2nd game against Pens, Holtby found his groove once again only allowing 2 to the Golden Knights.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Matthews – 12 points (9 goals 3 assists) 52% on Face-offs
    Rielly – 12 points (3 goals 9 assists)
    Tavares – 10 points (6 goals 4 assists) 51% on face-offs

    Kuznetsov –7 points (3 goals 4 assists)
    Oshie ,Carlson & Backstrom – 6 points (4 goals 2 assists, 2 goals 4 assists & 1 goal 5 assist)
    Ovechkin – 5 points (4 goals 1 assist)

    Frederik Andersen
    3-1-0 3.28GAA .893SV%

    Brayden Holtby
    2-0-1 2.98GAA .907SV% 1SO

    Lineups & Injuries

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau — Auston Matthews — Kasperi Kapanen

    Zach Hyman — John Tavares — Mitchell Marner

    Par Lindholm — Nazem Kadri — Connor Brown

    Josh Leivo — Frederik Gauthier — Andreas Johnsson

    Morgan Rielly — Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner — Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott — Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garret Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl, Martin Marincin, Tyler Ennis

    Injured: None

     

    4 Keys to Winning in Washington:

    1. Stop Ovechkin
      1. Ovi has been a Leaf killer his whole career, now if the Leafs are going to win this game they need to shut him down even a small amount. Watch the slapper from the circle and Ovi`s speed and stickhandling
    2. Do not get into a scoring showdown with the champs
      1. Don`t wanna play no defence and all offence again this team. I can almost guarantee you they win.
    3. Depth Scoring
      1. Leivo, Kadri, Brown, Gauthier, Ennis need to build off their performance in Dallas. Lots of zone time and scoring chances. I can`t repeat this enough every stinking game.
    4. Don`t Take Dumb Penalties & Draw penalties
      1. You can`t risk it against the Capitals power play, but make them work against your power play.

     

    For a preview of the Washington Capitals, please read Michael Lindenbaum’s preview here.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Gameday Preview – 10/13/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

    Gameday Preview – 10/13/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Washington Capitals

     

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: NBC Sports Washington

     

    Preview:

    In their first matchup of the 2018-19 season, the red hot Toronto Maple Leafs come to visit the defending Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals. This will be a battle of two high powered offenses, but what will the defense be like? Both teams have been involved in scoring affairs overall, which while is exciting for the fans, can be troublesome for the coaching staff.

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Projected Lineup:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Chandler Stephenson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be consistent in the faceoff circle

    Toronto has some very dangerous centers down the middle and if they win in the faceoff dot, the Maple Leafs will have complete control of the play. The Capitals need their centers to be at top form against the likes of John Tavares, Auston Matthews, and Nazem Kadri.

     

    2. Play smart defensively

    The Capitals have been a part of two very high scoring affairs against both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils which saw the Capitals give up 6 plus goals in both games. The Capitals will have to make smarter plays in their own zone, and make more accurate clearing attempts to get the Capitals offense into the Maple Leafs zone.

     

    For a preview of the Toronto Maple Leafs, please read Steve Gardiner’s preview here.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • News and Notes: October 12, 2018

     

    Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, these are your news and notes for Friday, October 12th, 2018.

    In NHL action last night there were twelve contests.

    • The Washington Capitals were shutout by the New Jersey Devils. Kyle Palmieri scored twice to drub Washington 6-0 in the home opener for the Devils.For TXHT’s coverage for last night’s contest between Washington and New Jersey, please go here.
    • It was an eventful night for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-3. The quartet of Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Morgan Rielly, and Mitch Marner all continued their record-setting start to the season. The Maple Leafs have scored at least five goals in four straight games. The quartet also is in the top four for league scoring with a combined 44 points.TXHT has your coverage of this contest as well. For coverage, please go here.
    • Phil Kessel recorded his sixth career hat trick to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. This would be Kessel’s first hat trick with the Penguins. Kessel has scored at least 20 goals in the past ten seasons and is one of only five players currently playing in the NHL to achieve this feat.
    • The Montreal Canadiens were shutout by the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 last night.TXHT and Last Word on Hockey’s Armand Kilsvitch has your coverage of the contest at the following page.

      Montreal Canadiens shutout at home

    Yesterday’s game results:

    • New Jersey 6, Washington 0
    • Boston 4, Edmonton 1
    • Colorado 6, Buffalo 1
    • Columbus 5, Florida 4
    • New York Rangers 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
    • Pittsburgh 4, Vegas 2
    • Los Angeles 3, Montreal 0
    • Toronto 5, Detroit 3
    • Vancouver 4, Tampa Bay 1
    • St. Louis 5, Calgary 3
    • Nashville 3, Winnipeg 0
    • Minnesota 4, Chicago 3 (OT)

    In NHL action tonight, there are no games on the schedule. Game action will resume Saturday.

     

    In NHL news…

    Nashville Predators Austin Watson’s 27-game suspension for domestic violence was reduced by NHL/NHLPA neutral arbitator Shyam Das to 18 games last night.

    In relation to the reduced suspension, the NHL released the following statement today:

     

    The Vancouver Canucks announced yesterday that Henrik and Daniel Sedin will have their numbers retired next season.

     

    In a pre-game ceremony in Montreal, the Canadiens honoured the 1993 Stanley Cup championship team.

     

    The Florida Panthers announced that F Micheal Haley will be away from the team to take part in the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program.

     

    In NWHL news, the NWHL returns to action tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. ET when the Buffalo Beauts faceoff against the Connecticut Whale in the Twitter Game of the Week. At 7:30 p.m., the Boston Pride faceoff against the Metropolitan Riveters.

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • Game Recaps – 10/11/2018

    Washington Capitals v. New Jersey Devils

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

     

    Los Angeles Kings v. Montreal Canadiens

     

    You can watch TXHT Live next Tuesday at 8p EST on both Twitch and Facebook Live.

  • 10/11/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

    10/11/2018 – Toronto Maple Leafs v. Detroit Red Wings

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs (4-1-0 8pts) v, Detroit Red Wings (0-2-2 2pts)

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Kasperi Kapanen — Auston Matthews — Patrick Marleau

    Zach Hyman — John Tavares — Mitch Marner

    Par Lindholm — Nazem Kadri — Connor Brown

    Josh Leivo — Frederik Gauthier — Tyler Ennis

    Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Travis Dermott

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl, Andreas Johnsson, Martin Marincin

    Injured: None

     

    Detroit Red Wings:

    Abdelkader – Larkin – Mantha

    Nyquist – Anathansiou – Vanek

    Bertuzzi – Neilsen – Rasmussen

    Helm – Ehn – Glendening

    Dekeyser – Hronek

    Sulak – Hicketts

    Kronwall – Jensen

    Howard

    Bernier

    Scratched:

    Injured: Franzen (Concussion), Zetterberg (Back), Green (Virus), Cholowski (Upper-Body), and Daley (Upper-Body)

    Suspended:

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Leafs Penalty – 4:45 –Nazem Kadri, 2 mins for Slashing

    Wings Goal – 7:18– Nick Jensen (1) from Darren Helm (1) and Christoffer Ehn (1)

    Detroit Penalty – 7:38 – Danny DeKeyser, 2 mins for Interference

    Detroit Penalty – 9:49 – Danny DeKeyser, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Penalty – 9:49 –Josh Leivo, 5 mins for Fighting

    Leafs Goal – 15:48– Morgan Rielly (3) from Mitch Marner (7) and John Tavares (1)

     

    End of 1st – TML – 1         DET – 1

    Shots              11                     6

    Faceoffs     8/19                11/19

    Hits               6                      9

    PP                 0/1                   0/1

    Analysis:

    Leafs dominated much of this period, outshooting out chancing but Howard held down the fort for Detroit. Toronto needs to get a cycle going and some pressure and traffic in front of Howard. But all in all a great opening period.

    Need to Do:

    The Leafs need to be better in the faceoff circle only winning 8 of 19 faceoffs. Keep the pressure on.

    Second Period:

    Leafs Goal – 2:00 – Mitch Marner (3) from Zach Hyman (4)

    Wings Penalty – 6:03 – Liber Sulak, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Leafs PPG – 7:30 – Auston Matthews (8) from Morgan Rielly (9) and Nazem Kadri (3)

    Leafs Penalty – 8:33 – Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Holding

    Wings Penalty – 16:28 – Liber Sulak, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TML – 3          DET – 1

    Shots              26                    11

    Faceoffs       18/39              21/39

    Hits               9                     18

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs played the best period of the season. Solid defence, controlled the flow of the game and capitalized on all their opportunities.

     

    Need to Do:

    Leafs need to stay on attack. Do not play the trap in the 3rd.

    Third Period:

    Detroit Goal – 10:18 –  Nick Jensen (2) from Luke Glendening (1) and Anthony Mantha (1)

    Wings Penalty – 11:01 – Danny DeKeyser, 2 minutes for Holding

    Leafs Goal PPG – 11:11 –  Auston Matthews (9) from John Tavares (3) and Mitch Marner (8)

    Leafs Penalty – 11:50– Ron Hainsey, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Leafs Penalty – 15:38 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Wings Penalty – 15:38 – Justin Abdelkader, 2 minutes for Roughing

    Leafs Empty Net Goal – 19:39 – Ron Hainsey (2) from Nikita Zaitsev (1)

     

    End of 3rd – TML – 5         DAL – 3

    Shots              35                   29

    Faceoffs     32/64                32/64

    Hits               16                     23

    PP                 2/4                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    The Leafs offence showed up again, but the defence almost let them down again. The defence needs to find a way to play a more solid game or else they will give games away.

     

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    Next Up:

    Toronto (4-1-0 8pts) at Washington (2-1-1 5pts)

    Detroit (0-2-2 2pts) at Boston (3-1-0 6pts)

     

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