Toronto Maple Leafs (33-17-3 for 69 points) v, Montreal Canadiens (31-18-6 for 68 points)
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 & Igor Ozhiganov
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)
Suspension: None
Montreal:
Jonathan Drouin – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher
Tomas Tatar– Max Domi– Andrew Shaw
Artturi Lehkonen – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia
Nicolas Deslauriers – Michael Chaput – Charles Hudon
Victor Mete – Shea Weber
Mike Reilly – Jeff Petry
Brett Kulak – Jordie Benn
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Matthew Peca
Injuries: Paul Byron
Suspension: None
Gameday:
First Period:
Montreal Goal – 0:51 – Andrew Shaw (12) assisted, Jeff Petry (28) and Max Domi (31)
Toronto Goal – 2:20 – Andreas Johnsson (14) assisted, Zach Hyman (14)
Toronto Goal – 4:42 – Nikita Zaitsev (2) assisted, Par Lindholm (11)
Montreal Penalty– 4:53 – Phillip Danault, 2 minutes for Tripping
Toronto Penalty– 7:46 – John Tavares, 4 minutes for High Sticking
End of 1st – TOR–2 MTL – 1
Shots 16 15
Faceoffs 12/20 8/20
Hits 7 13
PP 0/1 0/2
Analysis
Leafs started slow but then picked it up and seemed to settle into a rhythm and scored 2 to take a 2-1 lead going into the intermission
Need to Do:
Keep on the forecheck and stay disciplined in the defensive zone
Second Period:
Montreal Goal–01:13 – Tomas Tatar (17), assisted by Shea Weber (12) and Carey Price (1)
Montreal Penalty – 4:41 – Artturi Lehkonen, 2 minutes for Tripping
Montreal Penalty – 8:25 – Jonathan Drouin, 2 minutes for Interference
Toronto Penalty – 18:08 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Interference
End of 2nd – TOR– 2 MTL – 2
Shots 25 24
Faceoffs 19/35 16/35
Hits 11 34
PP 0/3 0/3
Analysis:
Leafs played alright but not up to their level, Montreal seemed to dictate the action.
Need to Do:
Need to get back to the forecheck and cycle game
Third Period:
Toronto Penalty – 5:37– Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Delay of Game
Montreal PP Goal–07:24 – Brendan Gallagher (22), assisted by Max Domi (32) and Andrew Shaw (14)
Toronto Goal–08:35 – William Nylander (3), assisted by John Tavares (27)
Toronto Penalty – 19:28– Nikita Zaitsev, 2 minutes for Delay of Game
End of 3rd – TOR– 3 MTL – 3
Shots 30 36
Faceoffs 32/57 25/57
Hits 16 49
PP 0/3 1/5
Analysis:
Leaf came out slow again in the third but William Nylander snipes home his 3rd of the season and helps the Leafs take it to overtime
OT:
Toronto Goal–02:17 – John Tavares (33), assisted by Mitch Marner (46) and Morgan Rielly (41)
End of 3rd – TOR– 3 MTL – 3
Shots 30 36
Faceoffs 32/57 25/57
Hits 16 49
PP 0/3 1/5
Analysis:
Leafs killed the penalty kill and then stormed up the ice for the Marner slick pass to Tavares for the win.
Next Up:
Toronto (34-17-3 71pts) vs New York Rangers (23-23-8 54pts)
Montreal (31-18-6 68pts) at Nashville (33-20-4 70pts)
