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  • Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 15/3/2019 -Game Preview

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Leafs look to have a better full game out of their team against the Philadelphia Flyers. Flyers are fighting for a playoff spot, so they are not to be underestimated. Freddy Andersen looks to get back in the winning column after two weird games where he gave up significantly more goals.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –84 points (24 goals 60 assists)
    John Tavares – 77 points (39 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 67 points (19 goals 48 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 63 points (32 goals 31 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Claude Giroux – 73 points (20 goals 53 assists)
    Sean Couturier –65 points (28 goals 37 assists)
    Jakub Voracek– 61 points (18 goals 43 assists)
    Travis Konecny  –44 points (22 goals 22 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.68GAA .920SV%

    Brian Elliot
    11-8-1 2.59GAA .916SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Philadelphia:

    Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux

    James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey

     

    Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas

     

    Brian Elliot

    Carter Hart

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michal Neuvirth

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1.  Don’t start flat

    • The Flyers are chasing a playoff spot and are hungry just like the Blackhawks are don’t underestimate them. Start on Time.

    2.  Get on the Defence

    • make them have to make quick decisions

    3. Andreas Johnsson

    • needs to have a strong game with Matthews. Especially while Kapanen is out.
  • Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 13/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs 42-22-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Leafs look to rebound after being dismantled by the Tampa Lightning against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Leafs need not take this Blackhawks team lightly, as they can score in bunches and carry one of the 2 top players in the league right now.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 61 points (31 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Patrick Kane – 98 points (41 goals 57 assists)
    Jonathan Toews –70 points (30 goals 41 assists)
    Alex DiBrinicat – 68 points (37 goals 31 assists)
    Erik Gustafsson  –49 points (13 goals 36 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-14-4 2.62GAA .922SV%

    Corey Crawford
    10-15-2 3.22GAA .901SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Chicago Blackhawks:

    Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews– Dylan Sikura

    Dominik Kahun – Artem Anisimov –Patrick Kane

    Alex DiBrinicat – Dylan Strome – Brendan Perlini

    Chris Kunitz – David Kampf– Marcus Kruger

     

    Duncan Keith – Gustav Forsling

    Carl Dahlstrom – Connor Murphy

    Erik Gustafsson – Brent Seabrook

     

    Corey Crawford

    Colin Delia

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Cam Ward, Drake Caggiula

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Be tough on the puck

    • no fancy stuff, get the dirty goals. Screen the goalie.

    2. Morgan Rielly

    • He’ll need to be active and strong defensively, while consistently moving the play up the ice.

    3. Jake Muzzin

    • needs to bring a physical game and cut off the Hawks cycle game
  • March 12th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 12th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 12th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were seven contests in NHL action last night.

     


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    Yesterday’s Results (Home team is in CAPS):

     

    Tampa Bay 6, TORONTO 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Toronto Maple Leafs and would win the contest by the score of 6-2.

    The Lightning would go on to out shoot the Maple Leafs in the contest.

    Tampa Bay’s Cedric Paquette and Tyler Johnson would each score twice in the contest to give the Lightning their 53rd win on the season.  And would be the seventh club to get the 110 point mark in 70 games or fewer.

    TXHT has your complete coverage of the contest between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 2, Columbus 0

    The New York Islanders would go on to defeat the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets with a 2-0 win and in the contest, Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss would have 31 saves.

     

    PHILADELPHIA 3, Ottawa 2

    The Philadelphia Flyers would go on to defeat the Ottawa Senators with a 3-2 win, thanks to three unanswered goals in the second period to seal the win for Philadelphia last night.

     

    San Jose 3, MINNESOTA 0

    The San Jose Sharks would go on to shutout the Minnesota Wild with a 3-0 win and with the win, San Jose would move to the top of the Pacific Division standings.


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    CHICAGO 7, Arizona 1

    The Chicago Blackhawks would take on the Arizona Coyotes and would go on to crush the Coyotes by the score of 7-1.

    Chicago’s Brendan Perlini would go on to register a hat trick in the contest.

    Chicago’s Jonathan Toews would also go on to successfully register a penalty shot in the contest.

     

    Carolina 3, COLORADO 0

     

    The Carolina Hurricanes would go on to face off against the Colorado Avalanche and would escape with a shutout win.

    Carolina’s Andrei Svechnikov would go on to score twice in the contest to guide the Hurricanes to the win.

     

     

    EDMONTON 3, NY Rangers 2 (OT)

    The Edmonton Oilers would have three different goal scorers in the contest and would go on to get a much needed win against the New York Rangers last night with the 3-2 overtime win.

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL schedule of games…

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate at the following page.

     

     

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    Due to the postponement of the semifinal game on Sunday between the Metropolitan Riveters and the Minnesota Whitecaps, that contest will now be played on Friday night with the winner taking on the Buffalo Beauts on Sunday at 2 p.m., ET/1 p.m., CT at TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota.

     

     

    The announcement of rescheduled contest was made yesterday and it would be determined that the 2019 NWHL Isobel Cup Final would be played at TRIA Rink.

     

    For more news on that, please check out the following tweets per the NWHL.

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 12/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 87pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Maple Leafs get dominated in Toronto, as the Lightning show just why they are the best team in the league. The Leafs had no answer for stopping the onslaught that was Tampa Bay. Matthews had a brilliant goal but it did make anything easier as the Lightning would go on to score 2 more goals after.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonough – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 5:56 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay Goal – 10:07 – Tyler Johnson (23) assisted by Ryan McDonagh (27) and Nikita Kucherov (78)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 18:38- Anthony Cirelli (14) assisted by Mikhail Sergachev(20) and Alex Killorn (21)

     

    End of 1st – TBL – 2       TOR – 0

    Shots              14               9

    Faceoffs         10/20           10/20

    Hits               8                  7

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:20 – Tyler Johnson (24) assisted by Brayden Point (46) and Ryan McDonagh (28)

    Tampa Bay Goal – 4:50- Ondrej Palat (8) assisted by Brayden Coburn (16) and Jan Rutta (5)

    Toronto Goal – 11:49- Auston Matthews (31) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (18) and Nikita Zaitsev (8)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 17:03 – Erik Cernak, 2 minutes for Interference

    Tampa Bay SH Goal – 18:16- Cedric Paquette (11) assisted by Victor Hedman (35) and Yanni Gourde (22)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 0        TOR- 0

    Shots              27                19

    Faceoffs          20/40          20/40

    Hits                 15                  9

    PP                   0/1                  0/1

    Third Period:

    Tampa Bay Goal – 5:59- Cedric Paquette (12) assisted by Yanni Gourde (23) and Jan Rutta (6)

    Tampa Bay Penalty – 13:27 – Mathieu Joseph, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Toronto Goal – 19:55- Connor Brown 6) assisted by Patrick Marleau (21) and Nazem Kadri (22)

    End of 3rd – WAS – 0         WAS – 0

    Shots              42                   28

    Faceoffs        29/64            35/64

    Hits              20                    14

    PP                 0/1                    0/2

    Next Up:

    Chicago Blackhawks (30-30-9 69pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-22-5 89pts)

    Tampa Bay Lightning (53-13-4 110pts) @ Detroit Red Wings (24-35-10 58pts)

  • Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 11/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Tampa Bay Lightning (52-13-4 108pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-21-5 89pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    Maple Leafs look to stay hot against the top team in the league the Tampa Bay Lightning. Expect a goaltenders duel with the Leafs Frederik Andersen and the Lightning Andrei Vasilevskiy getting the starts in net – two of the top goalies in the league.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –82 points (24 goals 58 assists)
    John Tavares – 76 points (38 goals 38 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 65 points (18 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 60 points (30 goals 30 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Nikita Kucherov – 110 points (33 goals 77 assists)
    Brayden Point –82 points (37 goals 45 assists)
    Steven Stamkos – 79 points (34 goals 45 assists)
    Victor Hedman –43 points (9 goals 34 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    33-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Andrei Vasilevskiy
    31-8-4 2.24GAA .931SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ohziganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Tampa:

    Ondrej Palat – Steven Stamkos – JT Miller

    Tyler Johnson – Brayden Point –Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn – Anthony Cirelli – Mathieu Joseph

    Yanni Gourde – Cedric Paquette – Ryan Callahan

     

    Victor Hedman – Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonaugh – Erik Cernak

    Brayden Coburn – Jan Rutta

     

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: None

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Dictate the pace of the game

    • The Lightning are good and will get their chances. But they must be limited if the Leafs are able to dictate the pace of the game it may help slow them down.

    2. Win the faceoffs and control the puck

    • Leafs need their centerman to be at their best game in the circle. This will allow the Leafs to keep control of the puck.

    3. Freddy Andersen

    • Has to be at the top of his game for the Leafs to win

     

     

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Leafs came into the first period running around and got away with it. In the second period, they came out with some jump and scored twice courtesy of Ron Hainsey (Shorthanded) and Morgan Rielly. But int he 3rd period it all came tumbling down as the Canucks dominated the 3rd and the Overtime and walked out with a comeback win. As the Leafs lose for the first time all season when leading after two periods.

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Nic Petan – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Vancouver:

    Ryan Spooner – Bo Horvat– Josh Leivo

    Antoine Roussel – Adam Gaudette– Brock Boeser

    Tanner Pearson – Elias Petterson – Nikolay Goldobin

    Lou Eriksson – Jay Beagle– Tyler Motte

     

    Benn Hutton – Troy Stetcher

    Alex Edler– Alex Biega

    Luke Schenn – Ashton Sautner

     

    Jacob Markstrom

    Thatcher Demko

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Chris Tanev, Brandon Sutter, and Jake Virtanen

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period

    Toronto Penalty – 3:52 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Slashing

    End of 1st – TOR – 0       VAN – 0

    Shots              10                10

    Faceoffs         8/20           12/20

    Hits               4                  7

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Vancouver Penalty – 3:46 – Derrick Pouliot, 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Toronto Penalty – 10:38 – Patrick Marleau, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto SH Goal – 12:28 – Ron Hainsey (5) assisted by Mitch Marner (58) and Conor Brown (18)

    Toronto Goal – 13:02 – Morgan Rielly (17) assisted by John Tavares (36) and Patrick Marleau (20)

    Vancouver Penalty – 14:40 – Tyler Motte, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 2        VAN- 0

    Shots               20                 20

    Faceoffs          16/40           24/40

    Hits                 7                  14

    PP                   0/2                  0/2

    Third Period:

    Vancouver Goal – 2:21 – Loui Eriksson (10) assisted by Ashton Gaudette (6) and CLuke Schenn (1)

    Vancouver PP Goal – 4:13- Josh Leivo (13) assisted by Nikolay Goldobin (20) and Ashton Gaudette (17)

    Toronto Penalty – 13:34 – Morgan Reilly, 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 2

    Shots             28                  29

    Faceoffs      26/61              35/61

    Hits               13                     21

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

    Overtime:

    Vancouver Goal – 3:11 – Alex Edler (6) Assisted by Brock Boeser (20) and Jacob Markstrom (2)

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2         VAN- 3

    Shots             30                    31

    Faceoffs      28/65              37/65

    Hits               14                     22

    PP                 0/2                   1/4

     

    Next Up

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-5 87pts) v. Edmonton Oilers (29-30-7 65pts)

    Vancouver Canucks (28-30-9 65pts) @ Edmonton Oilers (29-20-7 65pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vancouver Canucks – 6/3/2019 – Game Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

     

    Time: 7p EST

    Station: SportsNet

     

    Preview:

    The Toronto Maple Leafs come into Vancouver riding a high and looking to keep that going against the lowly Canucks.

     

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –81 points (24 goals 57 assists)
    John Tavares – 72 points (37 goals 35 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 63 points (16 goals 47 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 59 points (30 goals 29 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Elias Petterson – 56 points (26 goals 30 assists)
    Bo Horvat –48 points (23 goals 25 assists)
    Brock Boeser – 43 points (21 goals 22 assists)
    Antoine Roussel  –29 points (9 goals 20 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    32-13-3 2.56GAA .924SV%

    Jacob Markstrom
    23-19-8 2.71GAA .914SV%

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Projected Lineup:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Islanders:

    Ryan Spooner – Bo Horvat– Josh Leivo

    Antoine Roussel – Adam Gaudette– Brock Boeser

    Tanner Pearson – Elias Petterson – Nikolay Goldobin

    Lou Eriksson – Jay Beagle– Tyler Motte

     

    Benn Hutton – Troy Stetcher

    Alex Edler– Alex Biega

    Luke Schenn – Ashton Sautner

     

    Jacob Markstrom

    Thatcher Demko

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Chris Tanev, Brandon Sutter, and Jake Virtanen

    Suspension: None

     

    Keys to the Game:

    1. Get a good start

    • Don’t fall behind against this young team, they work hard and never give up. Their young guns will make you pay.

    2. Use your speed and cycle well.

    • Let the speed be the driving force and the cycle game take away their speed. Make the Canucks young players play defence.

    3.  Strong defensive game

    • Good outlet passes and board work. Play smart with the sticks and break the Canucks cycles down low.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Calgary Flames – 4/3/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (40-21-4 84pts) v. Calgary Flames (41-17-7 89pts)

     

    Game Recap:

     

     

    Lineups:

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

    Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: none

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)

    Suspension: None

     

    Flames:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan– Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund –Michael Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – Austin Czarnik

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan – Garnet Hathaway

     

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanifin – Travis Hamonic

    Oscar Fantenberg – Rasmus Andersson

     

    David Rittich

    Mike Smith

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Michael Stone, Olivier Kylington, James Neal

    Suspension: None

     

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Calgary Penalty – 9:07 –Johnny Gaudreau, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Toronto PP Goal – 9:50 – Tyler Ennis (10) assisted by Jake Muzzin (25) and Kasperi Kapanen (23)

    Toronto Goal – 17:15 – Tyler Ennis (11) assisted by Martin Marincin (4) and Trevor Moore (4)

    Toronto Goal – 18:51 – Zach Hyman (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (56)

     

    End of 1st – TOR – 3       CGY – 0

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         11/21         10/21

    Hits               4                  5

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

    Second Period:

    Toronto Goal – 4:11 – Zach Hyman (16) assisted by Mitch Marner (57) and Morgan Rielly (47)

    Toronto Penalty – 15:25 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Holding

    Calgary PP Goal – 15:35 – Matthew Tkachuk (26) assisted by Johnny Gaudreau (54) and Sean Monahan (41)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR- 4        CGY- 1

    Shots               21                 24

    Faceoffs          22/43           21/43

    Hits                 8                   10

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal – 3:15 – Tyler Ennis (12) assisted by Trevor Moore (4) and Jake Muzzin (26)

    Calgary Penalty – 8:24 –Matthew Tkachuk, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Calgary Goal – 12:24 – Derek Ryan (7) assisted by Mark Giordano (48) and Andrew Mangiapane (3)

    Toronto Goal – 12:56 – Mitch Marner (24) assisted by John Tavares (35)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR- 6         CGY – 2

    Shots              32                  37

    Faceoffs        33/64             31/64

    Hits               13                    15

    PP                 1/2                   1/1

    Next Up:

    Toronto Maple Leafs (41-21-4 86pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (27-30-9 63pts)

    Calgary Flames (41-18-7 89pts) @ Vegas Golden Knights (36-26-5 79pts)

  • Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner – Amazing player and even better human

    Mitch Marner has come into this season and taken his game to another level – Offensively and Defensively. Marner just doesn’t want to be the best on one side of the puck, he wants his overall game to be the best and that’s exactly what the Toronto Maple Leafs need. But for the Maple Leafs and their fans – LeafsNation – this is not the most exciting part about their budding superstar.

    Everyone who watched Hockey Night in Canada last night was treated to the appreciation and jersey retirement of Jarome Iginla – one of the greatest Ambassadors for Hockey, If not the greatest. Iginla stood for more than just what he did on the ice, he took time for people and fans, making their days better.

    Mitch Marner is becoming one of those Ambassadors. We’ve seen some great ones of the years. Ambassadors are the people who stand for more than hockey and reach out to the community. We will look at some of Mitch’s work in a bit but for now, let’s look at the history of some Ambassadors. Here’s a few for your interest.

    Alex Ovechkin – There was a story told while Washington was in Edmonton in 2017 that Alex Ovechkin and a few teammates were walking down the street and Ovechkin saw this homeless man sitting on the corner. The man looking like he was freezing, Ovechkin stopped took off his winter coat and hat and gave it to the man.

    Alex Ovechkin’s – Making Dreams Come True

    Alex Ovechkin Fulfills Promise to Cancer Survivor

    Jarome Iginla –  This story was told of Iggy in another post of mine but it should be told again. Iginla met a few guys during one of the Olympics, he struck up a conversation with them and eventually found they had been sleeping in their cars just so they could come to watch him and the rest of the Canadian Team play. Iginla asked to be excused from the table and proceeded to books accommodations for all the men for the duration of the Olympics on him.

    Iginla’s Actions Inspire Josh Morrissey – a New Generation of Hockey Players

    These are just two in a list of so many that should be inserted here.

    • Teemu Selanne
    • Henrik and Daniel Sedin
    • Mike Fisher
    • Derek Boogaard
    • Josh Bailey
    • Zach Parise
    • Nicklas Lidstrom
    • James Wisniewski
    • Cam Ward
    • Dustin Brown
    • Shawn Matthias
    • Brad Richards
    • Ryan Miller
    • Derek Roy
    • Andrew Ference
    • Carey Price
    • Jason Spezza
    • Shane Doan
    • Joe Pavelski
    • Vincent Lecavalier

    just to give you an idea. Mitch Marner is becoming one of these guys who make the game better. Most of these guys have worn a Captain’s C  or the Alternate A, because of the leadership they have shown on and off the ice. This has been Mitch Marner just this season:

    Marner give an Autographed stick to a young kid after seeing sign

    Marner has a Hero in a fan battling Leukemia

    Mitch Marner makes valentines special for girl

    Mitch Marner blessed to be in the position he’s in. Will use it to give back

    Marner gifts GTHL team with new sticks

    Just found this one.

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    Marner, as you can tell, doesn’t see himself as a star but as someone who is blessed to be making a living doing something he loves and wants to use every last opportunity to give back to the Fans and especially those who are less fortunate. Marner is another classic example of someone who excels in what he does on the ice, but what defines him is what he does before games, after games and even during his time off.

    The phrase coined a few times in the last few weeks on TSN, Sportsnet and other sports networks when discussing Mitch Marner was this….

    “Mitch Marner, Amazing player and even better human being.”

    and the statement couldn’t be truer as Marner truly pushes himself into a category of Ambassadors that stood in the game of Hockey for kindness and generosity. He is beginning the journey that will set him up like some of the players that have gone before him.

    Think of what everyone said about Jarome Iginla last night. He gave everything on the ice and even more of himself as a human because that’s truly who Iggy was. A better Human.

    Marner is building a legacy as a Toronto Maple Leaf. A legacy that will keep him in the hearts of Leafs fans for the rest of his career and beyond. Take notes young players, this is how you become a true professional.

  • March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    March 5th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Tuesday, March 5th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were two NHL contests yesterday…


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    Yesterday’s Results:

    Edmonton 4, BUFFALO 3

    The Edmonton Oilers would make a visit to the Buffalo Sabres last night and would come away with the 4-3 win, thanks to three straight goals late in the second period.

    With Leon Draisaitl’s goal in the second period, it would be his 41st goal on the season and Oilers goaltender Mikko Koskinen would go on to have a solid performance with 35 saves on 38 attempts in the contest.

    Edmonton center Connor McDavid would go on to have two assists in the contest, bringing his season total to 59 assists on the season.

    Calgary goaltender Linus Ullmark would go on to have 16 saves on 20 attempts before being replaced by Carter Hutton, who would go on to have seven saves in the third period.

    Toronto 6, CALGARY 2

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would visit the Calgary Flames yesterday and would escape with the 6-2 win, thanks to Tyler Ennis recording a hat trick in the contest with Zach Hyman scoring twice and Mitch Marner scoring the other goal for the Maple Leafs.

    Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen would go on to register 35 saves in the contest and Calgary goaltender David Rittich would go on to register 26 saves on 32 tries in the contest.

     

    Today in the NHL, there are 10 games on the docket.


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    In the contest between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins, the Hurricanes will don the Hartford Whalers throwbacks for the second and final time on the season.

    Other notes for the Carolina Hurricanes include the following:

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats from yesterday, please check out the NHL’s Morning Skate report at the following page.