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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