Toronto Maple Leafs (29-15-2 60pts) v, Florida Panthers (17-20-8 42pts)
Lineups:
Toronto:
Zach Hyman– Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
Connor Brown – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov
Garrett Sparks
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)
Suspension: None
Florida:
Frank Vatrano – Aleksander Barkov – Evgenii Dadonov
Jonathan Huberdeau –Vincent Trocheck– Nick Bjugstad
Mike Hoffman – Henrik Borgstrom – Denis Malgin
Jayce Hawryluk –Jared McCann – Colton Sceviour
Keith Yandle – Aaron Ekblad
Michael Matheson – Mark Psysk
Ian McCoshen – Mackenzie Weegar
Roberto Luongo
James Reimer
Scratched: None
Injuries: Jamie McGinn, Derek Mackenzie
Suspension: None
Gameday:
First Period:
Toronto Goal – 01:49 – Ron Hainsey (4) from Morgan Rielly (35) and Kasperi Kapanen (15)
Toronto Penalty – 04:27 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Hooking
Florida Penalty – 05:13 – Evgenii Dadonov, 2 minutes for High Sticking
Florida Goal – 09:02 – Mike Hoffman (23) from Keith Yandle (31) and Nick Bjugstad (7)
Florida Goal – 14:59 – Mike Matheson (3) from Vincent Trocheck (12) and Jonathan Huberdeau (36)
End of 1st – TOR –1 FLA – 2
Shots 4 13
Faceoffs 10/20 10/20
Hits 10 7
PP 0/1 0/2
Analysis
Leafs came out strong scored in the first 2 minutes of the game but them by the 9 minute mark had taken their foot off the gas pedal and let Florida take control.
Need to Do:
Keep Digging for pucks, and using your speed. Keep the pace up-tempo against the Panthers forwards and defence
Second Period:
Toronto Penalty – 15:38 –Andreas Johnsson, 2 mins for Hooking
End of 2nd – TOR– 1 FLA – 2
Shots 12 22
Faceoffs 19/38 19/38
Hits 19 14
PP 0/1 0/2
Analysis:
Leafs put on a solid period but still no pucks in the net.
Need to Do:
Need a big 3rd period.
Third Period:
Toronto Penalty – 02:15 –Jake Gardiner, 2 mins for Cross Checking
Florida EN Goal – 18:14 – Frank Vatrano (14) from Mark Psysk (6)
End of 3rd – TOR – 1 FLA – 3
Shots 21 29
Faceoffs 35/64 29/64
Hits 21 26
PP 0/1 0/3
Analysis:
Another disappointing effort from the Leafs after a huge win in Tampa Bay. Garrett Sparks held them in all game and they let him down.
Next Up:
Arizona (21-22-3 45pts) vs Toronto (29-16-2 60pts)
Florida (18-20-8 44pts) at Nashville (28-17-4 60pts)
