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TXHT Podcast – 1/26/2019

The TXHT podcast is back with Serious Hockey Talk for Serious Hockey Fans!

 

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This week on TXHT, Michael Lindenbaum is joined by TXHT’s Toronto Maple Leafs writer Steve Gardiner.

 

Michael and Steve take a look at the woes both the Washington Capitals and the Toronto Maple Leafs have been going through leading up the NHL All Star Break. Plus they also discuss some of the woes that have plagued the Edmonton Oilers leading up to their General Manager Peter Chirelli being fired, and lastly some talk about All Star Weekend.

 

This week’s episode was recorded on Friday, January 25th, 2019

Opening Music: “Human Chess” by Crimson Orchid

 

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Game Recap – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals (27-16-6 60pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-17-2 60pts)

 

Game Recap:

For the majority of the first period it was a major snoozer until the final couple of minutes when the Capitals got a powerplay when Patrick Marleau would be called for hooking. Nicklas Backstrom would net the powerplay goal to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead, but it would not last long as right away Nazem Kadri would poke the puck past Braden Holtby to tie the game at 1.

Steve’s Analysis: Leafs had some jump at the beginning of the period but soon began to settle in. Trading shot for shot in one of the most boring periods I’ve seen. Backstrom scored on a Marleau penalty to make it 1-0 but a miscue by Holtby allowed Kadri to tie the game up with 24 seconds remaining.

 

The second period would have a better start for the Capitals as the TJ Oshie would feed Alex Ovechkin on the rush and Ovechkin would rip it from the top of the faceoff circle past Frederik Andersen to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. After some more back and forth between the two teams, the Maple Leafs would capitalize after a great defensive play by William Nylander that would lead to Nakita Zaitsev scoring his first of the season to tie the game at 2. Then Ovechkin would take a bad cross checking penalty to give the Maple Leafs the powerplay, which Auston Matthews would score on to get himself back on the score sheet while on the powerplay to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead going into the 2nd intermission.

Steve’s Analysis: Leafs looked to be having one of those games again. But Zaitsev with an nice point shot tied it up and Matthews with a deadly studder step and snipe to break the slump and make it 3-2 Toronto heading to the 3rd.

 

The third period would be all Maple Leafs the first 10 minutes of the period which would feature two more goals from Kadri to net the hat trick and give the Maple Leafs a three goal lead. The Capitals would get one back when Matt Niskanen bombed one from the point, but it would too late for the Capitals as Mitch Marner would then net the empty netter to seal this game for the Maple Leafs and give the Capitals their seventh straight loss going into the All Star Break.

Steve’s Analysis: Leafs came to play in 3rd not letting Andersen’s great game go to waste. Kadri notched the Hat trick, along with 3 point for his line mate Nylander and Marner sealed the deal with an empty netter off of a Ovechkin giveaway in the neutral zone.

 

Lineups:

Washington Capitals:

Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

Jakub Vrana – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

Dmitrij Jaskin – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

Chandler Stephenson – Travis Boyd – Andre Burakovsky

Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

Michal Kempny – Matt Niskanen

Madison Bowey – Jonas Siegenthaler

Braden Holtby

Pheonix Copley

Scratched: Nic Dowd, Devante Smith-Pelly, Brooks Orpik

Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

 

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Patrick Marleau — Auston Matthews — Mitchell Marner

Zach Hyman – John Tavares – Kasperi Kapanen

Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Par Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore

Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey

Travis Dermott – Nikita Zaitsev

Martin Marincin – Igor Ozhiganov

Frederik Andersen

Garret Sparks

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injured: Tyler Ennis (broken ankle), Andreas Johnsson (concussion), Jake Gardiner (back spasms)

 

First Period:

Maple Leafs Penalty – 16:49 – Patrick Marleau 2 minutes for Hooking

Capitals PPG – 18:47 – Nicklas Backstrom (13) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (32) from John Carlson (39)

Maple Leafs Goal – 19:34 – Nazem Kadri (11) from William Nylander (4) and Morgan Rielly (36)

 

End of 1st – WAS – 1       TOR – 1

Shots              10                08

Faceoffs         05                18

Hits               08                  03

PP                 1/1                 0/0

 

Second Period:

Capitals Goal – 3:51 – Alex Ovechkin (37) from TJ Oshie (12) and Michal Kempny (11)

Maple Leafs Goal – 13:11 – Nakita Zaitsev (1) from William Nylander (5) and Nazem Kadri (19)

Capitals Penalty – 15:35 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

Maple Leafs PPG – 16:19 – Auston Matthews (21) from Morgan Rielly (37)

 

End of 2nd – WAS – 2        TOR – 3

Shots               29                 26

Faceoffs          14                 29

Hits                 17                  09

PP                   1/1                  1/1

 

Third Period:

Maple Leafs Goal – 2:10 – Nazem Kadri (12) from Connor Brown (13) and Martin Marincin (2)

Maple Leafs Goal – 10:15 – Nazem Kadri (13) from Connor Brown (14) and William Nylander (6)

Capitals Goal – 17:14 – Matt Niskanen (7) from TJ Oshie (13) and Nicklas Backstrom (38)

Maple Leafs ENG – 19:27 – Mitch Marner (20) from unassisted

 

End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TOR – 6

Shots             44                     37

Faceoffs        21                    38

Hits               32                     15

PP                 1/1                    1/1

 

Next Up:

Washington (27-16-6 60pts) v. Calgary (33-13-5 71pts) – February 1st

Toronto (30-17-2 62pts) @ Detroit (19-25-7 45pts) – February 1st

Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 23/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

Time: Wednesday January 23th,  2019

Toronto: 29-17-2 for 60 points

Washington: 27-16-6 for 60 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to pick up the piecies just before the all-star and keep their streak of not losing 3 games in row to 0 through 49 games. Alexander Ovechkin has yet to decide whether he will not play tonight against the Leafs or the first game back after the all star break against the Calgary Flames.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –61 points (19 goals 42 assists)
John Tavares – 53 points (30 goals 23 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 48 points (13 goals 35 assists)
Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

Alex Ovechkin – 52 points (33 goals 19 assists)
Nicklas Backstrom – 49 points (12 goal 37 assist)
John Carlson – 46 points (8 goal 38 assists)
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 40 points (9 goal 31 assists)

Frederik Andersen
21-11-1 2.54GAA .922SV%

Brayden Holtby
17-11-3 3.04GAA .906SV%

 

Lineups:

Toronto:

Connor Brown– Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Trevor Moore – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

Martin Marincin – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg), Andreas Johnsson & Jake Gardiner

Suspension: None

 

Arizona:

Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie

Jakub Vrana – Evgeny Kuznetsov– Tom Wilson

Dmitri Jaskin –  Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

Lance Stephenson – Travis Boyd – Andre Burakovsky

 

Dmitri Orlov – John Carlson

Michal Kempny – Matt Niskanen

Brooks Orpik – Jonas Siegenthaler

 

Brayden Holtby

Phoenix Copley

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Christian Djoos

Suspension: None

 

Keys to Winning against Washinton

  1. Stay out of the Penalty Box
    1. This Capitals Powerplay will take it to you quick.
  2. Auston Matthews
    1. Need a big game from him or else this could end up like the last 2 games.
  3. Powerplay
    1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous

 

For the Washington Capitals Preview, please read Michael Lindenbaum’s preview for a look at the Capitals.

Gameday Preview – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals (27-16-6 60pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-17-2 60pts)

 

Time: 730p EST

Station: NBC Sports Network and Sportsnet

 

Preview:

Tonight the Washington Capitals head to Toronto to face off against the Maple Leafs before they head into the All Star Break and Bye Week. The Capitals, who have lost 6 straight, will be looking to go into their break on a good note as they face a Maple Leafs team that is also struggling right now.

 

Washington Capitals:

Projected Lineup:

Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – T.J. Oshie

Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov – Tom Wilson

Dmitrij Jaskin – Lars Eller – Brett Connolly

Chandler Stephenson – Travis Boyd – Andre Burakovsky

Dmitry Orlov – John Carlson

Michal Kempny – Matt Niskanen

Brooks Orpik – Jonas Siegenthaler

Braden Holtby

Pheonix Copley

Scratched: Nic Dowd, Madison Bowey, Devante Smith-Pelly

Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

 

Keys to the Game:

1. Gain the early momentum

The Capitals need to strike early, and suck the wind out of Scotiabank Center, and put the Maple Leafs on their heels. The Capitals have given up too many early goals and need to get one first before Toronto can.

 

2. Play like it’s the playoffs

The Capitals need to start playing their games as if they were all playoff games. While it may be moot after tonight as the Capitals will be going on a break after they play the Leafs, it’s a good way for them to enforce good habits even during a trying time.

 

For the preview on the Toronto Maple Leafs, please read Steve Gardiner’s Maple Leafs Preview for tonight’s game.

Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Recap

Arizona Coyotes (21-22-4 46pts) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (29-16-2 60pts)

Lineups:

Toronto:

Zach Hyman– Auston Matthews –Connor Brown

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Andreas Johnsson

Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Kasperi Kapanen

William Nylander – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg) & Jake Gardiner (Back)

Suspension: None

 

Arizona:

Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

 

Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

 

Darcy Kuemper

Calvin Pickard

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

Suspension: None

 

Gameday:

 

 

 

 

 

First Period:

Toronto Penalty – 02:23 – Martin Marincin, 2 minutes for Tripping

Toronto Goal – 11:45 – Travis Dermott (3) from William Nylander (3) and Frederik Gauthier (6)

Toronto Penalty – 20:00 – Nikita Zaitsev, 2 minutes for High Sticking

 

End of 1st – ARI–0       TOR – 1

Shots              6                   11

Faceoffs     4/12              8/12

Hits               15                     9

PP                 0/1                  0/0

 

Analysis

Leafs come out strong William Nylander finally breaks his pointless streak and gains an assist on the Travis Dermott goal.

Need to Do:

Keep using your speed, getting shots to the net and getting to the rebounds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Period:

Arizona Goal – 02:16 – Mario Kempe (3) from Lawson Crowse (6) and Alex Goligoski (15)

Arizona Goal – 15:19 – Clayton Keller (11) from Christian Fischer (4) and Oliver Ekman Larsson (20)

Arizona Penalty – 16:33 –Darcy Kuemper, 2 mins for Tripping

End of 2nd – ARI– 2          TOR – 1

Shots              17                    16

Faceoffs       11/31              20/31

Hits              20                      13

PP                 0/2                  0/1

 

Analysis:

Leafs fall apart in the 2nd period again. 2 Goals for the Coyotes in the period capped off by a horrible powerplay by the Leafs.

Need to Do:

Need a big 3rd period.

 

Third Period:

Toronto Goal – 03:12 – John Tavares (30) from Mitch Marner (42) and Zach Hyman (10)

Arizona Goal – 06:44 – Vinnie Hinostroza (5) from Derek Stepan (12) and Richard Panik (8)

Toronto Penalty – 09:00 –Connor Brown, 2 mins for Tripping

Arizona EN Goal – 19:22 – Lawson Crouse (8) from Derek Stepan (13) and Jordan Oesterle (8)

 

End of 3rd – ARI – 4        TOR – 2

Shots             31                   27

Faceoffs     19/50                31/50

Hits               24                      19

PP                0/4                   0/1

 

Analysis:

Another disappointing effort from the Leafs after a huge win in Tampa Bay. Their last 2 games shown a disgraceful effort

 

 

Next Up:

Arizona (22-22-3 47pts) vs Ottawa (19-25-5 43pts)

Washington (27-16-5 59pts) at Toronto (29-17-2 60pts)

January 21st, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, January 21st, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were five contests in NHL action yesterday.

 

CHICAGO 8, Washington 5

 

The Chicago Blackhawks would face off against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals and would come away with an 8-5 win in Chicago.

 

This contest would fast and furious for the Chicago Blackhawks and would end the first period with a 3-1 lead, thanks to goals from Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane with the third goal credited to Jonathan Toews.  The third goal would be due to Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov hitting the puck into his own net.

 

The second period would get very chippy in the first six minutes of gameplay with six penalties being duelled out within 45 seconds.  Washington would try to get shots in but nothing would hit in the second period, aside from Dmitry Orlov’s goal.  Alex DeBrincat would score for Chicago, making the score 4-2 at the end of the second period.

 

The third period is when Washington would turn on the jets to make a full comeback and came within a goal to make the contest 5-4, but the comeback would not be enough as Chicago would score three more goals.

 

Jonathan Toews would score three goals in the contest, giving him his second hat trick on the season.

 

With an assist from Chicago’s Patrick Kane, he now has sole possession of third place in terms of assists all-time in the long and storied history of the Blackhawks franchise.

Toews would have his third game in which he registered at least five points in a game.

 

TXHT has your full recap of the contest at the following page.

 

 

NY ISLANDERS 3, Anaheim 0

 

The Metropolitan Division-leading NY Islanders faced off against the slumping Anaheim Ducks and would go on to win this contest 3-0.  With this win by the Islanders, they have now won their last five contests.

 

This would also be the second consecutive shutout that the Islanders would have in this contest.

 

VANCOUVER 3, Detroit 2

Vancouver Canucks rookie phenom Elias Pettersson would return to action in this game and would record one goal and one assist to help lift the Canucks past the Detroit Red Wings by the score of 3-2.

 

 

 

 

 

Arizona 4, TORONTO 2

Carolina 7, EDMONTON 4

Edmonton Oilers Leon Drasital would score two goals for his team but that would not be enough as the Oilers would fall to the Carolina Hurricanes by the score of 7-4.

For Carolina, the scoring would be often.  Nino Niederreiter would have two goals in the contest and Hurricanes phenom Sebastian Aho would find the score sheet three times with three assists in the start of a road trip for Carolina.  Carolina’s Jaccob Slavin would have three assists of his own in this contest.

 

 

There are only four games in action today in the NHL.  The first game starts at 3 p.m. with the Nashville Predators visiting the Colorado Avalanche.

 

 

 

 

NWHL

 

In NWHL action yesterday, the Minnesota Whitecaps would close out the home portion of the regular season schedule with a win over the Connecticut Whale, sweeping the weekend series.

The Minnesota Whitecaps would go to throttle the Connecticut Whale by the score of 9-0 in front of another sold-out crowd at TRIA Rink.

Minnesota’s Jonna Curtis would lead all skaters for the Whitecaps with a goal and three assists in the contest and would once again tie all NWHL skaters for most points on the season.  Curtis has 17 points on the season thus far.

Kendall Coyne Schofield had two goals and an assist in the contest and Katie McGovern would have two goals of her own.

Allie Thunstrom would also have a tally and a helper while Emma Stauber had two assists.

Kalli Funk would go on to net her first career NWHL goal.

Whitecaps goaltender Julie Friend picked up the shutout in her first career start, recording 18 saves.

For the Whale, star Meeri Räisänen would leave in the second period due to a collision and Laura Brennan would replace her in net.  Brennan would have 11 saves on 18 attempts while Räisänen had 21 saves on 23 attempts before she had to depart the contest.

Games coming up for the Connecticut Whale:

  • February 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
  • February 24th, 2019: vs. Boston Pride
  • March 2nd, 2019: vs. Buffalo Beauts
  • March 3rd, 2019: vs.  Minnesota Whitecaps

 

Games coming up for the Minnesota Whitecaps:

  • March 2nd, 2019: at Boston Pride
  • March 3rd, 2019: at Connecticut Whale

 

 

 

 

Arizona Coyotes vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 20/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

Time: Sunday January 20th,  2019

Toronto: 29-16-2 for 60 points

Arizona: 21-22-4 for 46 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs come back home as they look to come back from a bad loss to the Florida Panthers on the road.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –60 points (19 goals 41 assists)
John Tavares – 52 points (29 goals 23 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 48 points (13 goals 35 assists)
Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

Clayton Keller – 33 points (10 goals 23 assists)
Alex Galchenyuk – 25 points (8 goal 17 assist)
Oliver-Ekman Larsson – 25 points (6 goal 19 assists)
Derek Stepan – 20 points (9 goal 11 assists)

Frederik Andersen
21-10-1 2.53GAA .923SV%

Darcy Kuemper
9-11-4 2.69GAA .914SV%

 

Lineups:

Toronto:

Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Connor Brown – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Ron Hainsey

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Igor Ozhiganov

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl & Martin Marincin

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back),Tyler Ennis (Leg)

Suspension: None

 

Arizona:

Clayton Keller – Jordan Weal – Christian Fischer

Richard Panik – Derek Stepan– Vinnie Hinostroza

Alex Galychenyk – Nick Cousins – Conor Garland

Lawson Crowse – Mario Kempe – Josh Archibald

 

Oliver-Ekman Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Jakub Chychrun – Ilya Lyubushkin

Jordan Oesterle – Alex Golgoski

 

Darcy Kuemper

Calvin Pickard

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz and Kevin Connauton

Suspension: None

 

Keys to Winning against Arizona:

  1. Attack the Defence
    1. Young defence and a lot of injuries on the backend. Forecheck hard and furious
  2. William Nylander
    1. It’s time for the scoring drought to end. If it happens it’s going to be now
  3. Powerplay
    1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous

January 19th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Saturday, January 19th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 7 games on the NHL schedule yesterday.

 

FLORIDA 3, Toronto 1

After Toronto’s Ron Hainsey scored the first goal of the game, the Florida Panthers would score three unanswered goals to go on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs.

 

 

Montreal 4, COLUMBUS 1

The Montreal Canadiens would face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a key game for Columbus in the Metro division standings.  However, the Montreal Canadiens would soundly defeat the Blue Jackets by the score of 4-1.

 

 

NY Islanders 2, WASHINGTON 0

In a key contest for Metropolitan Division standings, the New York Islanders faced off against the Washington Capitals.  The Islanders would go on to defeat the Washington Capitals 2-0, and with that win, the Islanders now hold first place in the Metro division.

During a pre-game presentation the Capitals honoured Brooks Orpik who recently played in his 1,000th NHL contest as well as the Capitals showing a video tribute for former Capitals Head Coach Barry Trotz, who stepped down from the position over the summer.  Trotz is now the Head Coach for the New York Islanders.

 

TXHT was LIVE at the contest last night and you can check out the full recap of the contest at the following page.

 

 

Ottawa 4, CAROLINA 1

 

With the 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators last night, the five game winning streak on home ice came to an end for the Carolina Hurricanes.

 

 

 

 

 

CALGARY 6, Detroit 4

Infographic between the Calgary Flames and the Detroit Red Wings

 

 

Pittsburgh 3, ARIZONA 2 (OT)

 

 

 

 

VANCOUVER 4, Buffalo 3

 

 

 

Today’s schedule of contests across the NHL…

 

This weekend’s NWHL Contests…

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 1/18/2019 – Game Recap

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)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers – 18/1/2019 – Game Day Preview

Time: Friday January 18th,  2019

Toronto: 28-15-2 for 58 points

Florida: 17-20-8 for 42 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to come into the second of back to backs and hope Garrett Sparks can pull them out a win.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –59 points (18 goals 41 assists)
John Tavares – 50 points (29 goals 21 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 47 points (13 goals 34 assists)
Auston Matthews – 42 points (20 goals 22 assists) 53% on Face-offs)

Jonathan Huberdeau – 47 points (12 goals 35 assists)
Aleksander Barkov – 44 points (17 goal 27 assist)
Mike Hoffman – 41 points (22 goal 19 assists)
Evgenii Dadonov – 37 points (18 goal 19 assists)

Garrett Sparks
6-2-1 3.01GAA .905SV%

Roberto Luongo
8-11-1 3.34GAA .892SV%

 

Lineups:

Toronto:

Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

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 – Henrik Borgstrom– Nick Bjugstad

Mike Hoffman – Jared McCann – Denis Malgin

Jayce Hawryluk – Juho Lammikko – 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, Vincent Trocheck

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against Florida:

  1. Attack the Defence
    1. They are young and struggling. Attack them fiercely and dig pucks
  2. Puck Possession
    1. The Leafs need zone time.
  3. Powerplay
    1. Been struggling for a while. Gotta get it going again to make the Leafs dangerous