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:
- Speed
- 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.
- Powerplay
- Don’t take penalties against this lethal powerplay. Ovechkin, Carlson or Kuznetsov – to name a few – will all make you pay.
- Depth
- Needs to step up to make this team very scary
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