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  • Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 21/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 21/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

    Time: Thursday, February 21h  2019

    Toronto: 36-19-4 for 76 points

    St.Louis: 25-27-5 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the winning column against the surging Blues. Leafs need a big game here from the big guns.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
    John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 54 points (28 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Alex Ovechkin – 69 points (42 goals 27 assists)
    Nicklas Backstrom– 56 points (13 goal 43 assists)
    Evgeny Kuznetsov – 54 points (15 goal 39 assists)
    John Carlson – 54 points (9 goals 45 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    27-12-3 2.57GAA .923SV%

    Brayden Holtby
    20-15-4 3.04GAA .907SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

    Suspension: None

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson —Nic Dowd –  Travis Boyd

     

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

     

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

     

    Scratched: None

    Injured: None

     

    Keys to Winning against Washington:

    1. Speed
      1. Last game the Leafs played, they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game. Until late in the game. Intensity needs to be there all game to hang with the Capitals.
    2. Powerplay
      1. Don’t take penalties against this lethal powerplay. Ovechkin, Carlson or Kuznetsov – to name a few – will all make you pay.
    3. Depth
      1. Needs to step up to make this team very scary

     

  • February 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were nine contests yesterday in NHL action.

     

     

    FLORIDA 4, Buffalo 2

    The Florida Panthers would take on the Buffalo Sabres and would come away with the 4-2 win.  Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau would score twice for the Panthers in this contest.

     


    Pittsburgh 4, NEW JERSEY 3

    The Pittsburgh Penguins would take on the New Jersey Devils and there would be four different scorers for the Penguins in this contest.

    For the Devils, Patrick Warburton brought back his Puck Daddy character in a pre-game ceremony for New Jersey  with the ceremonial puck drop.

     
    Tampa Bay 5, PHILADELPHIA 2

    The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Philadelphia Flyers and would come away with the decisive 5-2 win at Wells Fargo Center last night.

     
    NY Rangers 2, CAROLINA 1

    The New York Rangers would defeat the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to scoring two goals after being down 1-0 in Raleigh last night.


    MONTREAL 3, Columbus 2

    There would be three different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens as they would take down the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win in Montreal last night.


    ST. LOUIS 3, Toronto 2 (OT)

    The St. Louis Blues would mount a comeback and defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 3-2 in the overtime frame.

    TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full recap of the contest between the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.


    Anaheim 4, MINNESOTA 0

    The Anaheim Ducks would have another big win, getting a shutout against the Minnesota Wild.  The Ducks would take down the Wild 4-0.  Ryan Miller would get another shutout win and would add to his career win total after setting the NHL record for all-time wins by a U.S.-born goaltender on Sunday night.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1098079908364861440
    Nashville 5, DALLAS 3

    The Nashville Predators would take down the Dallas Stars with a 5-3 win, thanks to two goals from Nashville’s Roman Josi in the third period.  Filip Forsberg would also add a goal of his own in the third period, his 21st on the season.


    Arizona 3, EDMONTON 2 (SO)

    Shootout Summary

    Arizona’s Vinnie Hinostroza would seal the win for the Coyotes with the lone goal in the shootout frame.

     

    There are four contests on the NHL schedule tonight…

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats…

     

     

    In NHL news…

    Philadelphia’s Radko Gudas has a hearing today for High-sticking/slashing Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in last night’s contest.

    The Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday would release the throwbacks that they will wear on March 15th and March 16th.  The throwbacks worn will be the white Toronto St. Pats jersey worn in the 1920s.  These jerseys are similar to the ones that were worn for a game back in March 2017.

     

    The jerseys are available for pre-order through the Toronto Maple Leafs team store at this link.

     

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Remaining NWHL Schedule of Games:

    Saturday, February 23rd: Metropolitan Riveters at Buffalo Beauts

    Sunday, February 24th: Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

    Saturday, March 2nd: Buffalo Beauts at Connecticut Whale

    Saturday, March 2nd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Boston Pride

    Sunday, March 3rd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Connecticut Whale

    Sunday, March 3rd: Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters

    NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff Schedule will be announced at a later date

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 20/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 20/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-3 75 points) v, St.Louis Blues (25-27-5 55 points)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

    Suspension: None

     

    St.Louis:

    Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Rielly – Vladimir Tarasenko

    Jayden Schwartz – Tyler Bozak– Alex Steen

    Zach Sanford – Oskar Sundqvist – Patrick Maroon

    Mackenzie MaCeachern – Ivan Barbashev – Robert Thomas

     

    Joel Edmundson – Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo

     

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson

    Suspension: None

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    St. Louis Goal – 10:13 – Jaden Schwartz (6) assisted by Tyler Bozak (15) and Alex Steen (13)

    Toronto Penalty – 16:27 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Hooking

    St. Louis PP Goal – 17:42– Colton Parayko (10) assisted by Jaden Schwartz (21) and Tyler Bozak (16)

    End of 1st – TOR –0        STL – 2

    Shots              9                    19

    Faceoffs     14/27              13/27

    Hits               4                     5

    PP                 0/1                   1/1

     

    Analysis

    A lot of sloppy play in the defensive end and the neutral zone. Too many giveaways and not enough zone time. One of the worst periods all year from the Leafs.

     

    Need to Do:

    Get back to your game

    Second Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 18:58 –Ron Hainsey, 2 mins for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 0          STL – 2

    Shots              25                    32

    Faceoffs       29/54              25/54

    Hits              8                      9

    PP                 0/0                   1/2

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs looked much better in the 2nd period but still can’t solve Jordan Binnington

     

    Need to Do:

    Tighten up in the defensive end and bring more offensively

    Third Period:

    Toronto Penalty – 01:20 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Toronto Goal– 06:34 – Zach Hyman (11) unassisted

    Toronto Goal– 07:05 – Auston Matthews (28) assisted by Nikita Zaitsev(6) and Kasperi Kapanen (19)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 2        STL – 2

    Shots             32                   40

    Faceoffs     37/71                34/71

    Hits               13                       10

    PP                0/0                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs come out flying and scored 2 goals in under a minute to tie the game up and bring it to overtime.

    Overtime:

    St. Louis Goal – 00:34 – Ryan O’Reilly (23) unassisted

     

    End of OT – TOR– 2       STL – 3

    Shots              33                   41

    Faceoffs     37/71                34/71

    Hits               13                       10

    PP                0/0                    1/3

     

    Analysis:

    Valiant effort to comeback after an atrocious 1st period. Leafs get a point out of it.

    Next Up:

    Washington (33-20-7 73pts) vs Toronto (36-19-4 76pts)

    Boston (35-17-8 78pts) at St. Louis (32-22-5 69pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 19/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 19/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs St.Louis

    Time: Tuesday, February 19h  2019

    Toronto: 36-19-3 for 75 points

    St.Louis: 25-27-5 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the winning column against the surging Blues. Leafs need a big game here from the big guns.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
    John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 53 points (27 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Ryan O’Rielly – 60 points (22 goals 38 assists)
    Vladimir Tarasenko– 51 points (26 goal 25 assists)
    Brayden Schenn – 39 points (11 goal 28 assists)
    David Perron – 35 points (17 goals 18 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    27-12-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

    Jordan Binnington
    12-1-1 1.58GAA .937SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

    Suspension: None

     

    St.Louis:

    Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Rielly – Vladimir Tarasenko

    Jayden Schwartz – Tyler Bozak– Alex Steen

    Zach Sanford – Oskar Sundqvist – Patrick Maroon

    Mackenzie MaCeachern – Ivan Barbashev – Robert Thomas

     

    Joel Edmundson – Alex Pietrangelo

    Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

    Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo

     

    Jordan Binnington

    Jake Allen

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against St.Louis:

    1. Speed
      1. Last game the Leafs played against the Blues they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game.
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Play a game of keep-away cycle the puck and keep them hemmed in their own zone.
    3. Matthews & Marner
      1. Very different games but huge impact players for the Leafs moving forward.

     

  • February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

    Today is Sunday, February 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

     

    There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday.

     

     

    PHILADELPHIA 6, Detroit 5 (OT)

     

    Calgary 5, PITTSBURGH 4

     

    Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin would score twice in the contest against the Calgary but it would not be enough as the Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the Calgary Flames by the score of 5-4.

     

     

    St. Louis 3, COLORADO 0

     

    A hard fought 40 minutes between both teams would be the story in this contest until the St. Louis Blues would score three straight goals in the third period, with two of the first goals coming within nearly 30 seconds of each other.

     

    TAMPA BAY 3, Montreal 0

    The Montreal Canadiens would get shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 3-0 in Tampa, Florida yesterday.

     

    NY ISLANDERS 5, Edmonton 2

     

     

    Ottawa 4, WINNIPEG 3 (OT)

    Despite two goals from Tyler Myles and another by Brandon Tanev, the Winnipeg Jets would fall in overtime to the Ottawa Senators by the score of 4-3.

     

    ARIZONA 2, Toronto 0

    The Toronto Maple Leafs would travel to Glendale, Arizona to take on the Arizona Coyotes and would fall to Arizona by the score of 2-0.

    Both of the goals for the Coyotes would come in the second period of the contest.

     

    CAROLINA 3, Dallas 0

    The Carolina Hurricanes would earn their third consecutive win with the 3-0 win last night over the Dallas Stars.

     

    Columbus 5, CHICAGO 2

    Despite being outshot in the contest, the Columbus Blue Jackets would leave Chicago with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.



    VEGAS 5, Nashville 1

    The Vegas Golden Knights would snap their losing streak by defeating the Nashville Predators by the score of 5-1.

     

    SAN JOSE 3, Vancouver 2

    The Vancouver Canucks would fall to the San Jose Sharks by the score of 3-2 in San Jose last night, despite outshooting the Sharks with 34 shots on goal to San Jose’s 26.

    Boston 4, LOS ANGELES 2

    Tuukka Rask would net another win, extending his personal point streak to 13 games, amassing a record of 11-0-2 in those 13 games.  Rask would turn aside 23 shots as the Boston Bruins would double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win in downtown Los Angeles last night.

     

     

    For more news, notes, information, and stats….

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

     

     

    NWHL

     

    Don’t forget ladies and gentleman that there will be one NWHL game tomorrow, which is the make up game from early January between the Boston Pride and the Metropolitan Riveters at 1 p.m., ET.

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes – 16/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes – 16/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes

    Time: Saturday, February 16h  2019

    Toronto: 36-18-3 for 75 points

    Arizona: 25-27-5 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep winning on the road and redeem themselves from the last time they played the Coyotes. Andreas Johnsson will be out which means Tyler Ennis will draw back in for his first game since being injured

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
    John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 53 points (27 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Clayton Keller – 38 points (11 goals 27 assists)
    Alex Galchenyuk– 30 points (12 goal 18 assists)
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 27 points (7 goal 20 assists)
    Derek Stepan – 26 points (11 goals 15 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    27-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

    Darcy Kuemper
    13-14-5 2.77GAA .911SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

    Suspension: None

     

    Arizona:

    Richard Panik – Stepan – Vinnie Hinostroza

    Alex Galchenyuk – Nick Cousins– Clayton Keller

    Christian Fischer – Jordan Weal – Conor Garland

    Lawson Crouse – Brad Richardson – Josh Archibald

     

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Alex Goligoski – Jakub Chychrun

    Kevin Connauton – Jordan Oesterle

     

    Darcy Kuemper

    Calvin Pickard

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz, Kyle Capobianco & Mario Kempe

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Arizona:

    1. Speed
      1. Last game the Leafs played against the Coyotes they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game. Can’t do that with the Coyotes.
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Play a game of keep away cycle the puck and keep them hemmed in their own zone.
    3. Matthews & Marner
      1. Very different games but huge impact players for the Leafs moving forward.

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 15/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 15/2/2019 – Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (35-18-3 73 points)v, Vegas Golden Knights ( 31-23-4 66 points)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Vegas:

    Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Rielly Smith

    Max Pacioretty – Paul Stastny  – Alex Tuch

    Brandon Pirri – Cody Eakin – Valentin Zykov

    William Carrier – Pierre-Edouard Bellemore – Ryan Reaves

     

    Brayden McNabb – Nate Schmid

    Deryk Engelland – Shea Theodore

    Jon Merrill – Colin Miller

     

    Marc-Andre Fleury

    Maxime Legace

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Erik Haula, Malcolm Subban, Ryan Carpenter

    Suspension: None

     

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Vegas Penalty – 11:23 – Shea Theodore, 2 minutes for Cross-Checking

    Toronto PP Goal – 13:14 – Andreas Johnsson (15) assisted by Jake Gardiner (26) and William Nylander (9)

    Vegas Penalty – 14:39 – Colin Miller, 2 minutes for Tripping

    Vegas Penalty – 17:33 – Jon Merrill, 2 minutes for Cross-Checking

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        VGK – 0

    Shots              14                   11

    Faceoffs     10/22              12/22

    Hits               6                    12

    PP                 1/3                  0/0

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came to play today and seem to have all their weapons clicking including their powerplay. Johnsson scored at the 13-minute mark to make it a 1-0 Toronto lead which would be carried into the 2nd period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep controlling the pace and playing your game.

    Second Period:

    Vegas Penalty – 01:28 –Brayden McNabb, 2 mins for Kneeing

    Vegas SH Goal–2:46 – Paul Stastny (7), assisted by Reilly Smith (22)

    Toronto Penalty –04:49 – Travis Dermott, 2 mins for Interference

    Vegas Goal–07:22 – Oscar Lindberg (3), assisted by Cody Eakin (15) and Shea Theodore (17)

    Toronto Goal–08:52 – Patrick Marleau (13), assisted by, Auston Matthews (26) and Kasperi Kapanen (17)

    Vegas Penalty –12:28 – Oscar Lindberg, 2 mins for High-Sticking

    Toronto PP Goal–13:25 – Auston Matthews (26), assisted by, Morgan Rielly (42) and Nazem Kadri (20)

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 3          VGK – 2

    Shots              28                   22

    Faceoffs       20/44              24/44

    Hits              6                        24

    PP                2/5                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs struggle in the first 8 minutes of the 2nd but then come right back with 2 goals to take back the lead from the Golden Knights.

     

    Need to Do:

    Tighten up in the defensive end

    Third Period:

    Vegas Penalty – 01:28 – Paul Stastny, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Vegas Goal– 04:12 – William Karlsson (18) assisted by Jon Merrill (7) and Jonathan Marchessault (21)

    Toronto Penalty – 06:41 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Holding

    Toronto Goal – 10:01 – Morgan Rielly (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (48) and John Tavares (30)

    Toronto Goal – 10:56 – Auston Matthews (27) assisted by Kasperi Kapanen (18) and Jake Muzzin (20)

    Toronto Penalty – 15:12 – Bench, 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Toronto SH Goal – 16:33 – Mitch Marner (21) assisted by Connor Brown (15) and Jake Muzzin (21)

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 6      VGK – 3

    Shots             43                      33

    Faceoffs     32/68                36/68

    Hits               18                       38

    PP                2/6                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs give up one in third but fight back with 3 goals to seal the win in Vegas.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (36-18-3 75pts) vs Arizona (25-27-5 55pts)

    Nashville (34-21-5 73pts) at Vegas (31-21-4 66pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 14/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 14/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knight

    Time: Thursday, February 14th  2019

    Toronto: 35-18-3 for 73 points

    Vegas: 31-23-4 for 66 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep the month of February going strong as they head to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. Expect two fast teams to go at it.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –67 points (20 goals 47 assists)
    John Tavares – 62 points (33 goals 29 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 55 points (14 goals 41 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 50 points (25 goals 25 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Alex Tuch – 40 points (16 goals 24 assists)
    Jonathan Marchessault– 39 points (19 goal 20 assist)
    William Karlsson-36 points (17 goal 19 assists)
    Max Pacioretty – 30 points (16 goals 13 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    26-11-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

    Marc-Andre Fleury
    29-17-4 2.54GAA .909SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Vegas:

    Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Rielly Smith

    Max Pacioretty – Paul Stastny  – Alex Tuch

    Brandon Pirri – Cody Eakin – Valentin Zykov

    William Carrier – Pierre-Edouard Bellemore – Ryan Reaves

     

    Brayden McNabb – Nate Schmidt

    Deryk Engelland – Shea Theodore

    Jon Merrill – Colin Miller

     

    Marc-Andre Fleury

    Maxime Legace

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Erik Haula, Malcolm Subban, Ryan Carpenter

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Colorado:

    1. Crisp Passing
      1. Don’t be sloppy with your passes. Make crisp on the tape passes to avoid turnovers
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Don’t let them dictate the pace of the game, control the tempo, the cycle and hem the big line in their own zone.
    3. Nylander
      1. Must continue to rebuild his game, tonight should be another stepping stone

     

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 13/2/2019 -Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 13/2/2019 -Game Recap

    Toronto Maple Leafs (34-17-3 71 points) v, Colorado Avalanche (22-22-11 55 points)

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Colorado:

    Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

    Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

    Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

    AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

     

    Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

    Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

    Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

     

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

    Gameday:

    First Period:

    Toronto Goal – 03:17 – Kasperi Kapanen (17) assisted by Auston Matthews (24)

    Toronto Penalty – 12:09 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Slashing

    Colorado Goal – 15:16 – Ryan Graves (3) assisted by Alexander Kerfoot (19) and Samuel Girard (14)

    Colorado Penalty – 15:39 – AJ Greer, 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – TOR –1        COL – 1

    Shots              10                    14

    Faceoffs     11/21              10/21

    Hits               7                     8

    PP                 0/1                   0/1

     

    Analysis

    Leafs came out strong in this one with Kasperi Kapanen scoring his 17th of the season and looked to control the pace of the game but then the Avalanche took momentum to the dressing room when Ryan Graves tallied his 3rd of the season to tie it at one a piece.

     

    Need to Do:

    Keep controlling the pace and playing your game.

    Second Period:

    Colorado Penalty – 04:30 –Tyson Barrie, 2 mins for Tripping

    Toronto PP Goal–5:19 – Auston Matthews (25), assisted by John Tavares (28) and Mitch Marner (47)

    Colorado Penalty –06:19 – JT Compher, 4 mins for High Stick

    Toronto PP Goal–6:46 – Nazem Kadri (14), assisted by John Tavares (29) and Auston Matthews (25)

    Toronto PP Goal–7:08 – Kasperi Kapanen (18), unassisted

    Colorado Penalty –16:33 – Nikita Zadorov, 2 mins for hooking

     

    End of 2nd – TOR– 4          COL – 1

    Shots              21                    27

    Faceoffs       23/44              21/44

    Hits              13                      11

    PP                 3/5                    0/1

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs powerplay is finally alive and kicking scoring 3 powerplay goals in the 2nd period.

     

    Need to Do:

    Tighten up in the defensive end

    Third Period:

    Toronto Goal– 05:42 – Nazem Kadri (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Andreas Johnsson (16)

    Toronto Penalty – 06:08 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Hooking

    Colorado Goal – 8:14 – Alexander Kerfoot (10) assisted by Samuel Girard (15)

    Colorado Penalty – 19:41 – Sven Andrighetto, 2 minutes for Roughin

     

    End of 3rd – TOR – 5       COL – 2

    Shots             28                      36

    Faceoffs     26/56                30/56

    Hits               20                       19

    PP                3/6                    0/3

     

    Analysis:

    Leafs give up one in third but get one of their own and lockdown the rest of the period. Full game effort by the Leafs. Impressive all around the ice.

    Next Up:

    Toronto (35-18-3 73pts) vs Vegas (31-23-4 66pts)

    Colorado (22-23-11 55pts) at Winnipeg (36-18-3 75pts)

  • Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 12/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 12/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

    Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche

    Time: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

    Toronto: 34-17-3 for 71 points

    Colorado: 22-22-11 for 55 points

    The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the win column and keep the Colorado Avalanche struggling tonight. Look for Auston Matthews to have a big game.

    Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

    Mitch Marner –66 points (20 goals 46 assists)
    John Tavares – 60 points (33 goals 27 assists) 54% on face-offs
    Morgan Rielly – 55 points (14 goals 41 assists)
    Auston Matthews – 47 points (24 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs

    Mikko Rantanen – 75 points (24 goals 51 assists)
    Nathan MacKinnon– 74 points (29 goal 45 assist)
    Gabriel Landeskog- 57 points (29 goal 28 assists)
    Tyson Barrie – 40 points (6 goal 34 assists)

    Frederik Andersen
    25-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

    Semyon Varlamov
    13-13-8 2.91GAA .906SV%

    Lineups:

    Toronto:

    Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

    Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

    Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

    Andreas Johnsson – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

     

    Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

    Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

    Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

     

    Frederik Andersen

    Garrett Sparks

     

    Scratched: Justin Holl & Tyler Ennis

    Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

    Suspension: None

     

    Colorado:

    Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

    Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

    Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

    AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

     

    Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

    Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

    Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

     

    Semyon Varlamov

    Philipp Grubauer

     

    Scratched: None

    Injuries: Vladislav Kamenov, Mark Barberio

    Suspension: None

    Keys to Winning against Colorado:

    1. Hard Forecheck
      1. The defence has been a weak spot for the Avalanche, attack them hard and furious
    2. Puck Possession
      1. Don’t let them dictate the pace of the game, control the tempo, the cycle and hem the big line in their own zone.
    3. Johnsson, Kapanen, Matthews
      1. Three individual players who need to be big tonight.