Pittsburgh Penguins (28-17-6 62 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-3 63pts)
Lineups:
Toronto:
Mitch Marner– Auston Matthews – Patrick Marleau
Kasperi Kapanen – 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
Garrett Sparks
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Justin Holl
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)
Suspension: None
Detroit:
Jake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Dominik Simon
Bryan Rust– Nick Bjugstad– Phil Kessel
Tanner Pearson – Jared McCann – Patric Hornqvist
Garrett Wilson – Teddy Blueger – Matt Cullen
Brian Dumoulin – Kris Letang
Olli Maatta – Juuso Riikola
Marcus Petterson – Jack Johnson
Casey DeSmith
Matt Murray
Scratched: None
Injuries: Justin Schultz, Zach Aston-Reese & Evgeni Malkin
Suspension: None
Gameday:
First Period:
Toronto Penalty – 9:11 – Connor Brown, 2 minutes for High Sticking
Pittsburgh PP Goal – 10:01 – Sidney Crosby (23) from Kris Letang (32)
Pittsburgh Goal – 13:20 – Teddy Blueger (2) from Garrett Wilson (5) and Olli Maatta (12)
Toronto Goal – 17:25 – Auston Matthews (23) from Travis Dermott (12) and Jake Gardiner (23
Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:47 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking
End of 1st – PIT –2 TOR – 1
Shots 12 13
Faceoffs 11/21 10/21
Hits 11 6
PP 1/1 0/0
Analysis
Leafs came out flying but a bad defensive play again is the falling point of the Leafs. But Matthews responds and they start on the Powerplay
Need to Do:
Keep forechecking and skating, fix the defensive side and this is a different game
Second Period:
Toronto Goal–09:36 – Travis Dermott (4), assisted by Jake Gardiner (24) and Patrick Marleau (13)
Toronto Goal–16:06 – Zach Hyman (9), assisted by Morgan Rielly (39) and Mitch Marner (43)
Pittsburgh Penalty – 18:23 – Marcus Petterson, 2 minutes for High Sticking
End of 2nd – PIT– 2 TOR – 3
Shots 21 24
Faceoffs 17/41 24/41
Hits 21 12
PP 1/1 0/2
Analysis:
Leafs keep playing theirgame and
Need to Do:
Keep playing your game.
Third Period:
No Scoring
End of 3rd – PIT– 2 TOR – 3
Shots 30 32
Faceoffs 25/60 35/60
Hits 29 22
PP 1/1 0/2
Analysis:
Garret Sparks comes in and plays a heck of a game, and the offence backs him up.
Next Up:
Anaheim (21-21-9 51pts) vs Toronto (31-17-3 65pts)
Carolina (25-20-6 56pts) at Pittsburgh (28-17-6 62pts)
