Time: Saturday, January 4th , 2019
Toronto: 26-12-2 for 54 points
Vancouver: 20-20-4 for 44 points
Michael Hutchinson will get the start again Saturday against the Canucks at home. Leafs will be looking to kick their game back into the winning column.
Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup
Mitch Marner – 55 points (15 goals 40 assists)
John Tavares – 46 points (26 goals 20 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 44 points (13 goals 31 assists)
Auston Matthews – 36 points (19 goals 17 assists) 51% on Face-off
Elias Petterson–42 points (20 goals 22 assists)
Bo Horvat – 36 points (17 goals 19 assists)
Brock Boeser – 28 points (14 goals 14 assist)
Nikolay Goldobin – 23 points (5 goals 18 assists)
Michael Hutchinson
0-1-0 4.21GAA .882SV%
Jakub Markstrom
17-11-3 2.79GAA .910SV%
Probable Lineups:
Lineups:
Toronto:
Kasperi Kapanen – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
Trevor Moore – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov
Michael Hutchinson
Kasimir Kaskisuo
Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Zach Hyman (Ankle), Frederik Andersen (Groin), Garrett Sparks (Concussion), Tyler Ennis (Leg)
Suspension: None
Minnesota:
Sven Baertschi – Elias Petterson– Brock Boeser
Antoine Roussel – Bo Horvat – Loui Erikson
Markus Granlund– Brandon Sutter– Jake Virtanen
Tim Schaller – Jay Beagle –Tyler Motte
Alex Edler –Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton – Erik Gudbranson
Michael Del Zotto – Troy Stecher
Jakub Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: None
Injuries: Josh Leivo
Suspension: None
Keys to Winning against Vancouver:
- Strong Forecheck
- Attack the defence every where on the ice. Force them to make plays that they don’t want to.
- Win Faceoffs
- Control play which means faceoffs and dictating the pace of play
- Jake Gardiner
- Needs to confidently control play on the powerplay without turning the puck over.
