Category: Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 14/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knight

Time: Thursday, February 14th  2019

Toronto: 35-18-3 for 73 points

Vegas: 31-23-4 for 66 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep the month of February going strong as they head to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. Expect two fast teams to go at it.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –67 points (20 goals 47 assists)
John Tavares – 62 points (33 goals 29 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 55 points (14 goals 41 assists)
Auston Matthews – 50 points (25 goals 25 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Alex Tuch – 40 points (16 goals 24 assists)
Jonathan Marchessault– 39 points (19 goal 20 assist)
William Karlsson-36 points (17 goal 19 assists)
Max Pacioretty – 30 points (16 goals 13 assists)

Frederik Andersen
26-11-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

Marc-Andre Fleury
29-17-4 2.54GAA .909SV%

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 & Tyler Ennis

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

Suspension: None

 

Vegas:

Jonathan Marchessault – William Karlsson – Rielly Smith

Max Pacioretty – Paul Stastny  – Alex Tuch

Brandon Pirri – Cody Eakin – Valentin Zykov

William Carrier – Pierre-Edouard Bellemore – Ryan Reaves

 

Brayden McNabb – Nate Schmidt

Deryk Engelland – Shea Theodore

Jon Merrill – Colin Miller

 

Marc-Andre Fleury

Maxime Legace

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Erik Haula, Malcolm Subban, Ryan Carpenter

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against Colorado:

  1. Crisp Passing
    1. Don’t be sloppy with your passes. Make crisp on the tape passes to avoid turnovers
  2. Puck Possession
    1. Don’t let them dictate the pace of the game, control the tempo, the cycle and hem the big line in their own zone.
  3. Nylander
    1. Must continue to rebuild his game, tonight should be another stepping stone

 

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 13/2/2019 -Game Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs (34-17-3 71 points) v, Colorado Avalanche (22-22-11 55 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 & Tyler Ennis

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

Suspension: None

 

Colorado:

Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

 

Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

 

Semyon Varlamov

Philipp Grubauer

Gameday:

First Period:

Toronto Goal – 03:17 – Kasperi Kapanen (17) assisted by Auston Matthews (24)

Toronto Penalty – 12:09 – Kasperi Kapanen, 2 minutes for Slashing

Colorado Goal – 15:16 – Ryan Graves (3) assisted by Alexander Kerfoot (19) and Samuel Girard (14)

Colorado Penalty – 15:39 – AJ Greer, 2 minutes for Tripping

 

End of 1st – TOR –1        COL – 1

Shots              10                    14

Faceoffs     11/21              10/21

Hits               7                     8

PP                 0/1                   0/1

 

Analysis

Leafs came out strong in this one with Kasperi Kapanen scoring his 17th of the season and looked to control the pace of the game but then the Avalanche took momentum to the dressing room when Ryan Graves tallied his 3rd of the season to tie it at one a piece.

 

Need to Do:

Keep controlling the pace and playing your game.

Second Period:

Colorado Penalty – 04:30 –Tyson Barrie, 2 mins for Tripping

Toronto PP Goal–5:19 – Auston Matthews (25), assisted by John Tavares (28) and Mitch Marner (47)

Colorado Penalty –06:19 – JT Compher, 4 mins for High Stick

Toronto PP Goal–6:46 – Nazem Kadri (14), assisted by John Tavares (29) and Auston Matthews (25)

Toronto PP Goal–7:08 – Kasperi Kapanen (18), unassisted

Colorado Penalty –16:33 – Nikita Zadorov, 2 mins for hooking

 

End of 2nd – TOR– 4          COL – 1

Shots              21                    27

Faceoffs       23/44              21/44

Hits              13                      11

PP                 3/5                    0/1

 

Analysis:

Leafs powerplay is finally alive and kicking scoring 3 powerplay goals in the 2nd period.

 

Need to Do:

Tighten up in the defensive end

Third Period:

Toronto Goal– 05:42 – Nazem Kadri (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Andreas Johnsson (16)

Toronto Penalty – 06:08 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Hooking

Colorado Goal – 8:14 – Alexander Kerfoot (10) assisted by Samuel Girard (15)

Colorado Penalty – 19:41 – Sven Andrighetto, 2 minutes for Roughin

 

End of 3rd – TOR – 5       COL – 2

Shots             28                      36

Faceoffs     26/56                30/56

Hits               20                       19

PP                3/6                    0/3

 

Analysis:

Leafs give up one in third but get one of their own and lockdown the rest of the period. Full game effort by the Leafs. Impressive all around the ice.

Next Up:

Toronto (35-18-3 73pts) vs Vegas (31-23-4 66pts)

Colorado (22-23-11 55pts) at Winnipeg (36-18-3 75pts)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche – 12/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Colorado Avalanche

Time: Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

Toronto: 34-17-3 for 71 points

Colorado: 22-22-11 for 55 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the win column and keep the Colorado Avalanche struggling tonight. Look for Auston Matthews to have a big game.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –66 points (20 goals 46 assists)
John Tavares – 60 points (33 goals 27 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 55 points (14 goals 41 assists)
Auston Matthews – 47 points (24 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Mikko Rantanen – 75 points (24 goals 51 assists)
Nathan MacKinnon– 74 points (29 goal 45 assist)
Gabriel Landeskog- 57 points (29 goal 28 assists)
Tyson Barrie – 40 points (6 goal 34 assists)

Frederik Andersen
25-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

Semyon Varlamov
13-13-8 2.91GAA .906SV%

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 & Tyler Ennis

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

Suspension: None

 

Colorado:

Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen

Alexander Kerfoot – JT Compher  – Colin Wilson

Matthew Nieto – Carl Soderberg – Matt Calvert

AJ Greer – Sheldon Dries – Sven Andrighetto

 

Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson

Patrick Nemeth – Tyson Barrie

Ryan Graves – Nikita Zadorov

 

Semyon Varlamov

Philipp Grubauer

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Vladislav Kamenov, Mark Barberio

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against Colorado:

  1. Hard Forecheck
    1. The defence has been a weak spot for the Avalanche, attack them hard and furious
  2. Puck Possession
    1. Don’t let them dictate the pace of the game, control the tempo, the cycle and hem the big line in their own zone.
  3. Johnsson, Kapanen, Matthews
    1. Three individual players who need to be big tonight.

 

February 10th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 10th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 14 contests in NHL action yesterday.

 

There will be a quick recap of the league’s action yesterday.

BOSTON 5, Los Angeles 4 (OT)

BUFFALO 3, Detroit 1

 
Minnesota 4, NEW JERSEY 2

NY ISLANDERS 4, Colorado 3 (OT)

PHILADELPHIA 6, Anaheim 2

ST. LOUIS 3, Nashville 2

 

OTTAWA 5, Winnipeg 2

The Ottawa Senators would go on to have a great win by taking down the Winnipeg Jets with a 5-2 win.

ARIZONA 3, Dallas 2

The Arizona Coyotes would have a much needed win with the 3-2 victory over the Dallas Stars last night.

San Jose 5, EDMONTON 2

 
Toronto 4, MONTREAL 3 (OT)

The Montreal Canadiens would fall in the overtime frame to the Toronto Maple Leafs, by the score of 4-3.

 

 

Toronto’s John Tavares would reach the 60 point mark in the shortest time with the Maple Leafs win over the Canadiens last night.

 

TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full coverage of the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Montreal Canadiens at the following page.

TAMPA BAY 5, Pittsburgh 4

 

 


Florida 5, WASHINGTON 4 (OT)

In this contest, the Florida Panthers would defeat the Washington Capitals by a score of 5-4 in overtime.

 

Florida’s Mike Hoffman would be the seventh player in Florida Panthers history to record at least 25 goals in their first season with the club.

 

TXHT has your coverage of this contest at the following page.

 

VANCOUVER 4, Calgary 3 (SO)

Columbus 4, VEGAS 3

The Vegas Golden Knights had a 3-2 lead but would fall 4-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s slate of NHL contests…

 

 

NWHL All Star Game

The NWHL has their All-Star Game today and TXHT’s Chris Vasilas will be at the game and provide a full recap of the all the action upon the conclusion of the contest.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Recap

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)

 

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montreal Canadiens – 9/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Time: Saturday, February 9th,  2019

Toronto: 33-17-3 for 69 points

Montreal: 31-18-6 for 68 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep winning as they start a road trip in Montreal. Leafs look to reinvigorate the rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –65 points (20 goals 45 assists)
John Tavares – 58 points (32 goals 26 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 53 points (14 goals 39 assists)
Auston Matthews – 47 points (24 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

Max Domi – 47 points (17 goals 30 assists)
Jonathan Drouin – 46 points (17 goal 29 assist)
Phillip Danault – 40 points (11 goal 29 assists)
Tomas Tatar – 39 points (16 goal 23 assists)

Frederik Andersen
24-11-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

Carey Price
23-13-4 2.52GAA .916SV%

 

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– Matthew Peca

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: None

Injuries: Andrew Shaw, Paul Byron

Suspension: None

 

Keys to Winning against Montreal

  1. Force them to play defence the majority of the game
    1. Some good young players here but if you trap them in their own zone for long periods they won’t be able to hurt you.
  2. Defensive positioning
    1. Be solid down low don’t let them cycle. Break it up and transition quickly
  3. Powerplay
    1. This needs to go in order for the Leafs to be successful.

 

Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Recap

Ottawa Senators (19-28-5 for 43 points) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (30-17-3 63pts)

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

 

Ottawa:

Ryan Dzingle – Matt Duchene – Bobby Ryan

Brady Tkachuk– Colin White– Mark Stone

Zack Smith –  Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Magnus Paajarvi

Christian Wolanin – Chris Tierney – Rudolfs Balcers

 

Thomas Chabot – Dylan DeMelo

Maxime Lajoie – Cody Ceci

Mark Borowecki – Ben Harpur

 

Craig Anderson

Anders Nilsson

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Mikael Boedker, Christian Jaros

Suspension: None

 

Gameday:

First Period:

Toronto Goal – 7:46 – Zach Hyman (10)  assisted, Mitch Marner (44) and John Tavares (26)

 

End of 1st – OTT–1        TOR – 1

Shots              12                  11

Faceoffs     8/20              12/20

Hits               7                     2

PP                 0/0                 0/0

 

Analysis

Leafs had jump from the very beginning and then took their foot off the gas pedal. Ottawa tied it back up.

 

Need to Do:

Get back to the forecheck.

Second Period:

Ottawa Goal–01:35 – Matt Duchene (22), assisted by Ryan Dzingel (20) and Bobby Ryan (20)

Toronto Penalty – 5:48 – Jake Gardiner, 4 minutes for High Sticking

Toronto Goal–14:20 – Andreas Johnsson (13), assisted by Frederik Gauthier (8)

Toronto Goal–16:29 – Auston Matthews (24), unassisted

Toronto Goal–18:20 – John Tavares (32), assisted by Mitch Marner (45) and Kasperi Kapanen (16)

 

End of 2nd – OTT– 2          TOR – 4

Shots              27                    23

Faceoffs       21/39              18/39

Hits              16                     7

PP                 0/2                0/0

 

Analysis:

Leafs showed some life in the 2nd half of the period after being outplayed for the majority.

 

Need to Do:

Keep pressing, don’t give them a foot. Tighten up the defensive end of your hand and don’t stop pushing for offence.

 

Third Period:

Ottawa Goal–00:40 – Thomas Chabot (11), assisted by Brady Tkachuk (13) and Mark Stone (30)

Ottawa Goal–03:59 – Magnus Paajarvi (7), assisted by Zack Smith (15) and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2)

Toronto Goal–09:12 – Morgan Rielly  (14), assisted by Zach Hyman (13)

Ottawa Penalty – 11:16– Mark Borowiecki, 2 minutes for Holding

 

End of 3rd – OTT– 4       TOR – 5

Shots             44                    30

Faceoffs     32/54                22/54

Hits               27                       13

PP                0/2                    0/1

 

Analysis:

Leafs came out slow again in the third but Rielly redeems himself after a costly error earlier on in the period.

Next Up:

Toronto (33-17-3 69pts) vs Montreal (30-18-6 66pts)

Anaheim (21-24-9 51pts) at Ottawa (19-29-5 43pts)

 

Ottawa Senators vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 6/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Time: Wednesday, February 6th,  2019

Toronto: 32-17-3 for 67 points

Ottawa: 19-28-5 for 43 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs make it three in a row on home ice against the Ottawa Senators. Leafs need to play hard as they have a knack for losing to teams they should beat.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –63 points (20 goals 43 assists)
John Tavares – 56 points (31 goals 25 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 52 points (13 goals 39 assists)
Auston Matthews – 46 points (23 goals 23 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

Mark Stone – 51 points (22 goals 29 assists)
Matt Duchene – 48 points (21 goals 27 assists)
Ryan Dzingle – 39 points (20 goals 19 assists)
Thomas Chabot – 39 points (10 goals 29 assists)

Frederik Andersen
23-11-2 2.52GAA .923SV%

Craig Anderson
14-16-3 3.51GAA .906SV%

 

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

 

Ottawa:

Ryan Dzingle – Matt Duchene – Bobby Ryan

Brady Tkachuk– Colin White– Mark Stone

Zack Smith –  Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Magnus Paajarvi

Christian Wolanin – Chris Tierney – Rudolfs Balcers

 

Thomas Chabot – Dylan DeMelo

Maxime Lajoie – Cody Ceci

Mark Borowecki – Ben Harpur

 

Craig Anderson

Anders Nilsson

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Marian Gaborik, Mikael Boedker, Christian Jaros

Suspension: None

 

Keys to Winning against Ottawa

  1. Play fast and hard. Stick to your gameplan
    1. Some of Ottawa’s younger players like to play the body don’t let them get you off your game.
  2. Defensive positioning
    1. Don’t take try and come in with the mindset that you should beat Ottawa. Be hard in the defensive zone and keep in position.
  3. Powerplay
    1. Got one last night hopefully that kick-starts the powerplay

 

Breaking News: Auston Matthews signs 5 Year deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

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(Source: The Canadian Press)

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs have begun their journey to keep their core intact as the Maple Leafs have signed star Centermen Auston Matthews to a 5 year deal with an annual average salary (AAV) of 11.6 million per season.

Details of the contract are below as Per Bob MacKenzie:

Look for Mitch Marner to be next and although Marner’ camp has stated they don’t want to talk until the off-season, don’t expect the Leafs to not at least kick tires.

My prediction is Marner will get 2 offers…

a short term, probably the same as Matthews 11.5-11.6

or

a long term, probably 10.5 for 8 years.

wouldn’t be shocked to see Marner take the long term contract to help the team build.

Anaheim Ducks vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 4/2/2019 – Game Recap

Anaheim Ducks (21-21-6 48 pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (31-17-3 65pts)

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

 

Anaheim:

Rickard Rakell – Ryan Getzlaf– Corey Perry

Devin Shore – Adam Henrique– Jakub Silfverberg

Nick Ritchie– Derek Grant – Daniel Sprong

Brian Gibbons – Carter Rowney – Patrick Eaves

 

Hampus Lindholm – Brandon Montour

Cam Fowler – Josh Manson

Jacob Larsson – Michael Del Zotto

 

John Gibson

Chad Johnson

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Ondrej Kase, Kevin Bieksa, Ryan Miller & Ryan Keler

Suspension: None

 

Gameday:

First Period:

Toronto Penalty – 17:53 – Zach Hyman, 2 minutes for Hooking

 

End of 1st – ANA–0        TOR – 0

Shots              8                  15

Faceoffs     9/22              13/22

Hits               12                     3

PP                 0/1                 0/0

 

Analysis

Leafs had jump from the very beginning and from every line. Johnsson looked to have a lot of jump to his game tonight.

 

Need to Do:

Keep forechecking and skating, fix the defensive side and this is a different game

Second Period:

Toronto Goal–03:02 – John Tavares (31), assisted by Andreas Johnsson (13) and Frederik Gauthier (7)

Anaheim Penalty – 11:30 – Hampus Lindholm, 2 minutes for Holding

Toronto Goal–13:40 – Andreas Johnsson (11), assisted by Patrick Marleau (14) and Jake Muzzin (18)

Anaheim Penalty – 19:53 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Cross Checking

Toronto PP Goal–19:57 – Jake Muzzin (5), assisted by Jake Gardiner (25) and Andreas Johnsson (14)

 

 

End of 2nd – ANA– 0          TOR – 3

Shots              16                    30

Faceoffs       18/44              26/44

Hits              24                      6

PP                 0/1                  1/2

 

Analysis:

Andreas Johnsson looks to have found his game after returning from concussion issues has been all over the ice tonight. Jake Muzzin shows why the Leafs picked him up, amazing defence and a bomb of a shot.

 

Need to Do:

Don’t take your foot off the gas pedal.

Third Period:

Anaheim Goal–02:45 – Rickard Rakell (9), assisted by Hampus Lindholm (16) and Josh Manson (8)

Toronto Goal–03:16 – Connor Brown (5), assisted by William Nylander (7) and Jake Muzzin (19)

Toronto Goal–06:04 – William Nylander  (2), assisted by Zach Hyman (11)

Anaheim Penalty – 08:37 – Nick Ritchie, 2 minutes for Slashing

Toronto Goal–14:51 – Andreas Johnsson (12), assisted by Zach Hyman (12) and John Tavares (25)

 

End of 3rd – ANA– 1       TOR – 6

Shots             25                   44

Faceoffs     28/68                40/68

Hits               36                       11

PP                0/1                    1/3

 

Analysis:

Johnsson and Muzzin steal the show tonight with 4 and 3 points respectively. The Leafs gain a huge 2 points in their chase of home ice advantage.

Next Up:

Ottawa (19-28-5 43pts) vs Toronto (32-17-3 67pts)

Anaheim (21-22-6 51pts) at Montreal (29-18-6 64pts)