Category: Toronto Maple Leafs

February 24th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 24th, 2019, and these are your news and notes

 

There were 11 contests in NHL action yesterday…

BUFFALO 5, Washington 2

The Washington Capitals would end their six game road trip with a thud, losing to the Buffalo Sabres with a 5-2 loss.

TXHT has your complete coverage between the Capitals and the Sabres at the following page.

 

 

NY RANGERS 5, New Jersey 2

 

ST. LOUIS 2, Boston 1 (SO)

 

The Boston Bruins would fall to the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 loss in the shootout frame.

 

 

FLORIDA 6, Los Angeles 1

There would be six different scorers for the Florida Panthers in this contest and would crush the Los Angeles Kings with the 6-1 win last night.

With the Panthers win, goaltender Roberto Luongo would go on to tie Ed Belfour for third place on the NHL’s all-time lead for wins.

 

COLUMBUS 4, San Jose 0

 

 

The San Jose Sharks would get crushed by the Columbus Blue Jackets, losing 4-0 in Columbus last night.

 

 

Carolina 3, DALLAS 0

 

The Carolina Hurricanes would visit the Dallas Stars and win the contest 3-0.  With the Hurricanes win, the team would move to 18-6-1 in their last 25 contests.

 

 

Colorado 5, NASHVILLE 0

 

The Nashville Predators would continue their slide with the 5-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche yesterday.

 

 

Toronto 6, MONTREAL 3

 

The Toronto Maple Leafs would take on the Montreal Canadiens and double up Montreal with a 6-3 win last night.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT) – 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series

The Philadelphia Flyers would take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series and would escape with the 4-3 win in overtime, after being down 3-1 late in the contest.

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

 

EDMONTON 2, Anaheim 1

 

NY Islanders 4, VANCOUVER 0

 

Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats….

 

 

NWHL

 

In the NWHL yesterday…

BUFFALO BEAUTS 4, Metropolitan Riveters 1

 

The Buffalo Beauts would register their sixth consecutive win with the 4-1 win over the Metropolitan Riveters yesterday afternoon.

Despite the loss, Riveters goaltender Katie Fitzgerald would register 33 saves on 36 shots in the contest.

The first ten minutes of the contest was fast paced and both teams generated chances.

Buffalo’s Kelly Babstock would open up the scoring in the contest with her goal at the 15:21 mark in the first period with her third goal on the season.

Buffalo’s Taylor Accursi would score her third goal on the season at the 4:19 mark in the second period followed by Buffalo’s third goal in the contest, scored by Emily Janiga at the 12:36 mark in the second.

The Riveters would score their lone goal in the contest when Rebecca Russo scored her fourth goal on the season at the 6:24 mark in the third period.  Emily Janiga would score her second goal of the season, an empty net goal at the 18:21 mark in the third period.

Buffalo moves to 10-4-0 on the season, tied with Boston Pride for best record in the league and the Metropolitan Riveters are now 3-12-0 on the season.

Buffalo Beauts Final Regular Season Games:

March 2nd: at Connecticut Whale
March 3rd: at Metropolitan Riveters

Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Finale:

March 3rd: vs. Buffalo Beauts

Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 21/2/2019 – Game Recap

Washington (33-20-7 73 points) v, Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-4 76 points)

Lineups:

Toronto:

Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Connor Brown – William Nylander – Andreas Johnsson

Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back)

Suspension: None

 

Washington Capitals:

Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

Chandler Stephenson —Nic Dowd –  Travis Boyd

 

Michal Kempny — John Carlson

Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

 

Braden Holtby

Pheonix Copley

 

Scratched: None

Injured: None

Gameday:

First Period:

No Scoring

End of 1st – WSH–0        TOR – 0

Shots              8                    12

Faceoffs     3/13              9/13

Hits               13                   3

PP                 0/0                   0/0

 

Analysis

Both teams came out with a lot of jump to their games and the pace picked up fast. Scoring chance back and forth on both ends. Starting up to be a goalie duel tonight as both goalies made some insane saves.

 

Need to Do:

Toronto: Get to the dirty areas, screen Holtby and get shots on net

Washington: Continue to get on the forecheck of the Leafs defence. Cause turnovers.

Second Period:

Toronto Penalty – 3:38 –Morgan Rielly, 2 mins for Holding

Washington PP Goal – 3:54 – Alex Ovechkin (43) assisted by John Carlson (46) and TJ Oshie (19)

Toronto Penalty – 5:51 –Nikita Zaitsev, 2 mins for Interference

Washington Penalty – 9:53 –Michal Kempny, 2 mins for Tripping

Washington Goal – 12:07 – Brett Connolly (15) assisted by Lars Eller (18) and Tom Wilson (14)

Toronto Penalty – 19:25 –Connor Brown, 2 mins for Hooking

Washington Penalty – 19:25 –Andre Burakovsky, 2 mins for Cross Checking

 

End of 2nd – WSH– 2          TOR – 0

Shots              21                    21

Faceoffs       11/33              23/33

Hits              24                      12

PP                 1/2                   0/1

 

Analysis:

Both teams exchanged chances all period until a Morgan Rielly penalty let Alex Ovechkin on the board on the powerplay. The Leafs had a chance to tie on a powerplay of their own but didn’t take advantage and the Capitals Brett Connolly made it 2-0 after the kill.

 

Need to Do:

Toronto: Better defensively and attack with a purpose. Win the little battles.

Washington: Shut it down in the 3rd. Don’t give the Leafs an inch

Third Period:

Toronto Goal– 04:23 – Andreas Johnsson (16) assisted by, Auston Matthews (27)

Washington Penalty – 05:48 – John Carlson, 2 minutes for Hooking

Washington SH Goal– 06:46 – Tom Wilson (16) assisted by Lars Eller (19)

Toronto Penalty – 07:52 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Slashing

Toronto Goal– 19:27 – John Tavares (34) assisted by, Morgan Rielly (43)

 

End of 3rd – WSH – 3        TOR – 2

Shots             28                   42

Faceoffs     17/53                36/53

Hits               35                       17

PP                1/3                   0/2

 

Analysis:

Leafs dominate the 3rd period in an effort to make a comeback outshooting the Capitals 20-7. Leafs score twice in the 3rd but give up a Tom Wilson shorthanded marker. Capitals played a better full game. Deserved to win.

Next Up:

Washington (34-20-7 75pts) vs Buffalo (28-24-7 63pts)

Montreal (32-21-7 71pts) at Toronto (36-20-4 76pts)

 

Gameday Preview – 02/21/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

Washington Capitals (33-20-7 73pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-4 76pts)

 

Time: 7p EST

Station: NBC Sports Washington

 

Preview:

The Washington Capitals head to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs as they start to wind down their six game road trip. The Capitals will be looking to win their second straight game and continue to make this trip a successful one.

 

Washington Capitals:

Projected Lineup:

 

Keys to the Game:

1. Be consistent all 60 minutes

The Capitals need to play a full 60 minutes against the Maple Leafs. Last game against the Los Angeles Kings, the Capitals dominated the first 40 minutes, but took their foot off the gas in the third period. The Capitals needs to keep the consistency all 60 minutes.

Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs – 21/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Gameday Preview:  Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Time: Thursday, February 21h  2019

Toronto: 36-19-4 for 76 points

St.Louis: 25-27-5 for 55 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the winning column against the surging Blues. Leafs need a big game here from the big guns.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
Auston Matthews – 54 points (28 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Alex Ovechkin – 69 points (42 goals 27 assists)
Nicklas Backstrom– 56 points (13 goal 43 assists)
Evgeny Kuznetsov – 54 points (15 goal 39 assists)
John Carlson – 54 points (9 goals 45 assists)

Frederik Andersen
27-12-3 2.57GAA .923SV%

Brayden Holtby
20-15-4 3.04GAA .907SV%

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

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

Suspension: None

 

Washington Capitals:

Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

Chandler Stephenson —Nic Dowd –  Travis Boyd

 

Michal Kempny — John Carlson

Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

 

Braden Holtby

Pheonix Copley

 

Scratched: None

Injured: None

 

Keys to Winning against Washington:

  1. Speed
    1. Last game the Leafs played, they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game. Until late in the game. Intensity needs to be there all game to hang with the Capitals.
  2. Powerplay
    1. Don’t take penalties against this lethal powerplay. Ovechkin, Carlson or Kuznetsov – to name a few – will all make you pay.
  3. Depth
    1. Needs to step up to make this team very scary

 

February 20th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Wednesday, February 20th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were nine contests yesterday in NHL action.

 

 

FLORIDA 4, Buffalo 2

The Florida Panthers would take on the Buffalo Sabres and would come away with the 4-2 win.  Florida’s Jonathan Huberdeau would score twice for the Panthers in this contest.

 

Pittsburgh 4, NEW JERSEY 3

The Pittsburgh Penguins would take on the New Jersey Devils and there would be four different scorers for the Penguins in this contest.

For the Devils, Patrick Warburton brought back his Puck Daddy character in a pre-game ceremony for New Jersey  with the ceremonial puck drop.

 
Tampa Bay 5, PHILADELPHIA 2

The Tampa Bay Lightning would take on the Philadelphia Flyers and would come away with the decisive 5-2 win at Wells Fargo Center last night.

 
NY Rangers 2, CAROLINA 1

The New York Rangers would defeat the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to scoring two goals after being down 1-0 in Raleigh last night.

MONTREAL 3, Columbus 2

There would be three different scorers for the Montreal Canadiens as they would take down the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 3-2 win in Montreal last night.

ST. LOUIS 3, Toronto 2 (OT)

The St. Louis Blues would mount a comeback and defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 3-2 in the overtime frame.

TXHT’s Steve Gardiner has your full recap of the contest between the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the following page.

Anaheim 4, MINNESOTA 0

The Anaheim Ducks would have another big win, getting a shutout against the Minnesota Wild.  The Ducks would take down the Wild 4-0.  Ryan Miller would get another shutout win and would add to his career win total after setting the NHL record for all-time wins by a U.S.-born goaltender on Sunday night.

Nashville 5, DALLAS 3

The Nashville Predators would take down the Dallas Stars with a 5-3 win, thanks to two goals from Nashville’s Roman Josi in the third period.  Filip Forsberg would also add a goal of his own in the third period, his 21st on the season.

Arizona 3, EDMONTON 2 (SO)

Shootout Summary

Arizona’s Vinnie Hinostroza would seal the win for the Coyotes with the lone goal in the shootout frame.

 

There are four contests on the NHL schedule tonight…

 

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats…

 

 

In NHL news…

Philadelphia’s Radko Gudas has a hearing today for High-sticking/slashing Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in last night’s contest.

The Toronto Maple Leafs yesterday would release the throwbacks that they will wear on March 15th and March 16th.  The throwbacks worn will be the white Toronto St. Pats jersey worn in the 1920s.  These jerseys are similar to the ones that were worn for a game back in March 2017.

 

The jerseys are available for pre-order through the Toronto Maple Leafs team store at this link.

 

 

 

NWHL

 

Remaining NWHL Schedule of Games:

Saturday, February 23rd: Metropolitan Riveters at Buffalo Beauts

Sunday, February 24th: Boston Pride at Connecticut Whale (NWHL Twitter Game of the Week)

Saturday, March 2nd: Buffalo Beauts at Connecticut Whale

Saturday, March 2nd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Boston Pride

Sunday, March 3rd: Minnesota Whitecaps at Connecticut Whale

Sunday, March 3rd: Buffalo Beauts at Metropolitan Riveters

NWHL Isobel Cup Playoff Schedule will be announced at a later date

Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 20/2/2019 – Game Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-3 75 points) v, St.Louis Blues (25-27-5 55 points)

Lineups:

Toronto:

Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

Suspension: None

 

St.Louis:

Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Rielly – Vladimir Tarasenko

Jayden Schwartz – Tyler Bozak– Alex Steen

Zach Sanford – Oskar Sundqvist – Patrick Maroon

Mackenzie MaCeachern – Ivan Barbashev – Robert Thomas

 

Joel Edmundson – Alex Pietrangelo

Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo

 

Jordan Binnington

Jake Allen

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson

Suspension: None

Gameday:

First Period:

St. Louis Goal – 10:13 – Jaden Schwartz (6) assisted by Tyler Bozak (15) and Alex Steen (13)

Toronto Penalty – 16:27 – Travis Dermott, 2 minutes for Hooking

St. Louis PP Goal – 17:42– Colton Parayko (10) assisted by Jaden Schwartz (21) and Tyler Bozak (16)

End of 1st – TOR –0        STL – 2

Shots              9                    19

Faceoffs     14/27              13/27

Hits               4                     5

PP                 0/1                   1/1

 

Analysis

A lot of sloppy play in the defensive end and the neutral zone. Too many giveaways and not enough zone time. One of the worst periods all year from the Leafs.

 

Need to Do:

Get back to your game

Second Period:

Toronto Penalty – 18:58 –Ron Hainsey, 2 mins for Hooking

 

End of 2nd – TOR– 0          STL – 2

Shots              25                    32

Faceoffs       29/54              25/54

Hits              8                      9

PP                 0/0                   1/2

 

Analysis:

Leafs looked much better in the 2nd period but still can’t solve Jordan Binnington

 

Need to Do:

Tighten up in the defensive end and bring more offensively

Third Period:

Toronto Penalty – 01:20 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Hooking

Toronto Goal– 06:34 – Zach Hyman (11) unassisted

Toronto Goal– 07:05 – Auston Matthews (28) assisted by Nikita Zaitsev(6) and Kasperi Kapanen (19)

 

End of 3rd – TOR – 2        STL – 2

Shots             32                   40

Faceoffs     37/71                34/71

Hits               13                       10

PP                0/0                    1/3

 

Analysis:

Leafs come out flying and scored 2 goals in under a minute to tie the game up and bring it to overtime.

Overtime:

St. Louis Goal – 00:34 – Ryan O’Reilly (23) unassisted

 

End of OT – TOR– 2       STL – 3

Shots              33                   41

Faceoffs     37/71                34/71

Hits               13                       10

PP                0/0                    1/3

 

Analysis:

Valiant effort to comeback after an atrocious 1st period. Leafs get a point out of it.

Next Up:

Washington (33-20-7 73pts) vs Toronto (36-19-4 76pts)

Boston (35-17-8 78pts) at St. Louis (32-22-5 69pts)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues – 19/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs St.Louis

Time: Tuesday, February 19h  2019

Toronto: 36-19-3 for 75 points

St.Louis: 25-27-5 for 55 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to jump back into the winning column against the surging Blues. Leafs need a big game here from the big guns.

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
Auston Matthews – 53 points (27 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Ryan O’Rielly – 60 points (22 goals 38 assists)
Vladimir Tarasenko– 51 points (26 goal 25 assists)
Brayden Schenn – 39 points (11 goal 28 assists)
David Perron – 35 points (17 goals 18 assists)

Frederik Andersen
27-12-2 2.56GAA .923SV%

Jordan Binnington
12-1-1 1.58GAA .937SV%

Lineups:

Toronto:

Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

Suspension: None

 

St.Louis:

Brayden Schenn – Ryan O’Rielly – Vladimir Tarasenko

Jayden Schwartz – Tyler Bozak– Alex Steen

Zach Sanford – Oskar Sundqvist – Patrick Maroon

Mackenzie MaCeachern – Ivan Barbashev – Robert Thomas

 

Joel Edmundson – Alex Pietrangelo

Jay Bouwmeester – Colton Parayko

Vince Dunn – Robert Bortuzzo

 

Jordan Binnington

Jake Allen

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Carl Gunnarsson

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against St.Louis:

  1. Speed
    1. Last game the Leafs played against the Blues they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game.
  2. Puck Possession
    1. Play a game of keep-away cycle the puck and keep them hemmed in their own zone.
  3. Matthews & Marner
    1. Very different games but huge impact players for the Leafs moving forward.

 

February 17th, 2019 — News and Notes

Today is Sunday, February 17th, 2019, and these are your news and notes.

 

There were 12 contests in NHL action yesterday.

 

 

PHILADELPHIA 6, Detroit 5 (OT)

 

Calgary 5, PITTSBURGH 4

 

Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin would score twice in the contest against the Calgary but it would not be enough as the Pittsburgh Penguins would fall to the Calgary Flames by the score of 5-4.

 

 

St. Louis 3, COLORADO 0

 

A hard fought 40 minutes between both teams would be the story in this contest until the St. Louis Blues would score three straight goals in the third period, with two of the first goals coming within nearly 30 seconds of each other.

 

TAMPA BAY 3, Montreal 0

The Montreal Canadiens would get shutout by the Tampa Bay Lightning by the score of 3-0 in Tampa, Florida yesterday.

 

NY ISLANDERS 5, Edmonton 2

 

 

Ottawa 4, WINNIPEG 3 (OT)

Despite two goals from Tyler Myles and another by Brandon Tanev, the Winnipeg Jets would fall in overtime to the Ottawa Senators by the score of 4-3.

 

ARIZONA 2, Toronto 0

The Toronto Maple Leafs would travel to Glendale, Arizona to take on the Arizona Coyotes and would fall to Arizona by the score of 2-0.

Both of the goals for the Coyotes would come in the second period of the contest.

 

CAROLINA 3, Dallas 0

The Carolina Hurricanes would earn their third consecutive win with the 3-0 win last night over the Dallas Stars.

 

Columbus 5, CHICAGO 2

Despite being outshot in the contest, the Columbus Blue Jackets would leave Chicago with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks last night.



VEGAS 5, Nashville 1

The Vegas Golden Knights would snap their losing streak by defeating the Nashville Predators by the score of 5-1.

 

SAN JOSE 3, Vancouver 2

The Vancouver Canucks would fall to the San Jose Sharks by the score of 3-2 in San Jose last night, despite outshooting the Sharks with 34 shots on goal to San Jose’s 26.

Boston 4, LOS ANGELES 2

Tuukka Rask would net another win, extending his personal point streak to 13 games, amassing a record of 11-0-2 in those 13 games.  Rask would turn aside 23 shots as the Boston Bruins would double up the Los Angeles Kings with a 4-2 win in downtown Los Angeles last night.

 

 

For more news, notes, information, and stats….

 

 

 

 

 

Today’s NHL Schedule of Games

 

 

NWHL

 

Don’t forget ladies and gentleman that there will be one NWHL game tomorrow, which is the make up game from early January between the Boston Pride and the Metropolitan Riveters at 1 p.m., ET.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes – 16/2/2019 – Game Day Preview

Gameday Preview:  Toronto Maple Leafs vs Arizona Coyotes

Time: Saturday, February 16h  2019

Toronto: 36-18-3 for 75 points

Arizona: 25-27-5 for 55 points

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to keep winning on the road and redeem themselves from the last time they played the Coyotes. Andreas Johnsson will be out which means Tyler Ennis will draw back in for his first game since being injured

Top Scorers/Goalie Matchup

Mitch Marner –69 points (21 goals 48 assists)
John Tavares – 63 points (33 goals 30 assists) 54% on face-offs
Morgan Rielly – 57 points (15 goals 42 assists)
Auston Matthews – 53 points (27 goals 26 assists) 53% on Face-offs

Clayton Keller – 38 points (11 goals 27 assists)
Alex Galchenyuk– 30 points (12 goal 18 assists)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 27 points (7 goal 20 assists)
Derek Stepan – 26 points (11 goals 15 assists)

Frederik Andersen
27-11-2 2.57GAA .923SV%

Darcy Kuemper
13-14-5 2.77GAA .911SV%

Lineups:

Toronto:

Patrick Marleau  – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen

Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman

Connor Brown – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander

Tyler Ennis – Pars Lindholm – Frederik Gauthier

 

Morgan Rielly  – Jake Muzzin

Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev

Travis Dermott – Ron Hainsey

 

Frederik Andersen

Garrett Sparks

 

Scratched: Justin Holl

Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Andreas Johnsson (Knee)

Suspension: None

 

Arizona:

Richard Panik – Stepan – Vinnie Hinostroza

Alex Galchenyuk – Nick Cousins– Clayton Keller

Christian Fischer – Jordan Weal – Conor Garland

Lawson Crouse – Brad Richardson – Josh Archibald

 

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Niklas Hjalmarsson

Alex Goligoski – Jakub Chychrun

Kevin Connauton – Jordan Oesterle

 

Darcy Kuemper

Calvin Pickard

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Christian Dvorak, Jason Demers, Antti Raanta, Michael Grabner, Nick Schmaltz, Kyle Capobianco & Mario Kempe

Suspension: None

Keys to Winning against Arizona:

  1. Speed
    1. Last game the Leafs played against the Coyotes they were slow and sluggish in every aspect of their game. Can’t do that with the Coyotes.
  2. Puck Possession
    1. Play a game of keep away cycle the puck and keep them hemmed in their own zone.
  3. Matthews & Marner
    1. Very different games but huge impact players for the Leafs moving forward.

 

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights – 15/2/2019 – Game Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs (35-18-3 73 points)v, Vegas Golden Knights ( 31-23-4 66 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

 

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 Schmid

Deryk Engelland – Shea Theodore

Jon Merrill – Colin Miller

 

Marc-Andre Fleury

Maxime Legace

 

Scratched: None

Injuries: Erik Haula, Malcolm Subban, Ryan Carpenter

Suspension: None

 

Gameday:

First Period:

Vegas Penalty – 11:23 – Shea Theodore, 2 minutes for Cross-Checking

Toronto PP Goal – 13:14 – Andreas Johnsson (15) assisted by Jake Gardiner (26) and William Nylander (9)

Vegas Penalty – 14:39 – Colin Miller, 2 minutes for Tripping

Vegas Penalty – 17:33 – Jon Merrill, 2 minutes for Cross-Checking

 

End of 1st – TOR –1        VGK – 0

Shots              14                   11

Faceoffs     10/22              12/22

Hits               6                    12

PP                 1/3                  0/0

 

Analysis

Leafs came to play today and seem to have all their weapons clicking including their powerplay. Johnsson scored at the 13-minute mark to make it a 1-0 Toronto lead which would be carried into the 2nd period.

 

Need to Do:

Keep controlling the pace and playing your game.

Second Period:

Vegas Penalty – 01:28 –Brayden McNabb, 2 mins for Kneeing

Vegas SH Goal–2:46 – Paul Stastny (7), assisted by Reilly Smith (22)

Toronto Penalty –04:49 – Travis Dermott, 2 mins for Interference

Vegas Goal–07:22 – Oscar Lindberg (3), assisted by Cody Eakin (15) and Shea Theodore (17)

Toronto Goal–08:52 – Patrick Marleau (13), assisted by, Auston Matthews (26) and Kasperi Kapanen (17)

Vegas Penalty –12:28 – Oscar Lindberg, 2 mins for High-Sticking

Toronto PP Goal–13:25 – Auston Matthews (26), assisted by, Morgan Rielly (42) and Nazem Kadri (20)

 

End of 2nd – TOR– 3          VGK – 2

Shots              28                   22

Faceoffs       20/44              24/44

Hits              6                        24

PP                2/5                    0/1

 

Analysis:

Leafs struggle in the first 8 minutes of the 2nd but then come right back with 2 goals to take back the lead from the Golden Knights.

 

Need to Do:

Tighten up in the defensive end

Third Period:

Vegas Penalty – 01:28 – Paul Stastny, 2 minutes for Slashing

Vegas Goal– 04:12 – William Karlsson (18) assisted by Jon Merrill (7) and Jonathan Marchessault (21)

Toronto Penalty – 06:41 – Jake Muzzin, 2 minutes for Holding

Toronto Goal – 10:01 – Morgan Rielly (15) assisted by Mitch Marner (48) and John Tavares (30)

Toronto Goal – 10:56 – Auston Matthews (27) assisted by Kasperi Kapanen (18) and Jake Muzzin (20)

Toronto Penalty – 15:12 – Bench, 2 minutes for Too Many Men

Toronto SH Goal – 16:33 – Mitch Marner (21) assisted by Connor Brown (15) and Jake Muzzin (21)

 

End of 3rd – TOR – 6      VGK – 3

Shots             43                      33

Faceoffs     32/68                36/68

Hits               18                       38

PP                2/6                    0/3

 

Analysis:

Leafs give up one in third but fight back with 3 goals to seal the win in Vegas.

Next Up:

Toronto (36-18-3 75pts) vs Arizona (25-27-5 55pts)

Nashville (34-21-5 73pts) at Vegas (31-21-4 66pts)