The Time Is Now | Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL 20)

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Andersen Drops The Mitts, Leafs Win Sixth Straight

Frederik Andersen dropped the gloves with Jamie Benn after the Stars forward crashed the net hard in the third period. The Leafs netminder sent the big Canadian forward down to the ice with a bevy of hard right hooks.

Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs
Feb 13, 2020 1 2 3 F DAL (22-29-6) 0 4 1 5 TOR (38-17-3) 3 2 2 7 Three Stars Mitch Marner (TOR) 2 Goals Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) 1 Goal, 1 Assist Auston Matthews (TOR) 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison DAL TOR Shots on Goal 51 37 Hits 23 29 Faceoffs Won-Lost 29-23 23-29 Penalty Minutes 7:00 15:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 1 Time on Attack 7:42 9:32
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR [00:38] J. Tavares (36), (Unassisted) TOR [19:27] A. Kerfoot (15), (J. Spezza, D. Timashov) TOR [19:40] M. Marner (22), (J. Tavares, A. Johnsson) SECOND PERIOD DAL [01:52] A. Radulov (11), (T. Seguin, J. Benn) TOR [15:30] Z. Hyman (16), (W. Nylander) TOR [16:33] A. Matthews (35), (Z. Hyman) DAL [16:49] B. Comeau (9), (C. Perry, E. Lindell) DAL [18:02] A. Cogliano (7), (J. Oleksiak) DAL [19:54] M. Hanzal (6), (D. Gurianov, J. Dickinson) THIRD PERIOD TOR [11:53] T. Moore (6), (A. Kerfoot) DAL [12:55] R.Hintz (14), (M. Janmark) TOR [19:59] M. Marner (23), (A. Matthews, M. Rielly) - EN
Dallas Stars - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA B. Bishop 36 30 83% 6.06
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA F. Andersen 51 46 90% 5.00

[johnstone1987]

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You know **** gets real when even your Goaltender is dropping the gloves.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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You know **** gets real when even your Goaltender is dropping the gloves.

Without a doubt

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Leafs Hit 40 Wins As Win Streak Grows To Eight

February 15th 2020
Maple Leafs 3, Senators 2

February 16th 2020
Maple Leafs 8, Sabres 3

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• The Buffalo Sabres acquired C Nicolas Roy and C Jake Leschyshyn from the Vegas Golden Knights in exchange for C E. Rodrigues, D M. Scandella, and a 2020 4th Round Pick (BUF).
• The Calgary Flames acquired D Sami Vatanen and RW Wayne Simmonds from the New Jersey Devils in exchanfe for a 2021 1st Round Pick (CGY) and a 2020 2nd Round Pick (CGY).
• The Winnipeg Jets acquired RW Mikkel Boedker and a 2021 3rd Round Pick (OTT) from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for C A. Lowry, a 2020 3rd Round Pick (WPG) and a 2021 3rd Round Pick (WPG).
• The Dallas Stars acquired C Alexei Lipanov and G Mike Condon from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for D. Andrei Sekera, C Martin Hanzal, and a 2021 6th Round Pick (DAL)
• The Ottawa Senators signed free agent RW Ryan White to a 1 year contract.

Up Next: Maple Leafs (40-17-3) @ Penguins (34-17-6)

The Maple Leafs continue their road trip as they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in the Steel City. The matchup should be a good one, with both teams only surrendering 17 regulation losses. The Maple Leafs are riding a eight game win streak, and are 9-1 over their last ten games. The boys in blue put up eight goals against the Sabres on Sunday, and look for their offence to stay hot against the Penguins. Michael Hutchinson gets the start in net for the Maple Leafs as coach Mike Babcock elects to give regular starter Frederik Andersen some rest.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Maple Leafs Top Penguins In Scoring Frenzy

William Nylander scored twice and added an assist in the win, including this shot past a sprawling Matt Murray on the powerplay.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Feb 18, 2020 1 2 3 F TOR (41-17-3) 2 3 3 8 PIT (34-18-6) 0 1 4 5 Three Stars Willam Nylander (TOR) 2 Goals, 1 Assist Jake Muzzin (TOR) 1 Goal, 2 Assists John Tavares (TOR) 2 Goals	Team Stats Comparison TOR PIT Shots on Goal 31 51 Hits 34 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 31-28 28-31 Penalty Minutes 17:00 7:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 1 6 Time on Attack 9:00 6:37
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR [18:50] W. Nylander (21), (A. Johnsson, J. Muzzin) TOR [19:36] A. Johnsson (24), (A. Matthews) SECOND PERIOD PIT [13:19] J. McCann (12), (Unassisted) TOR [14:45] J. Tavares (41), (K. Kapanen, T. Barrie) TOR [17:37] J. Muzzin (6), (Z. Hyman, M. Rielly) TOR [17:55] J. Tavares (42), (J. Muzzin) THIRD PERIOD PIT [06:37] S. Crosby (25), (E. Malkin, D.Simon) - PP TOR [07:00] W. Nylander (22), (M. Marner, M. Rielly) - PP TOR [08:54] K. Kapanen (18), (W. Nylander, T. Barrie) PIT [10:18] B. Rust (10), (J. Johnson, B. Tanev) PIT [13:38] D. Simon (5), (M.Pettersson, Z. Aston-Reese) TOR [14:20] N. Petan (8), (J. Spezza, T. Dermott) PIT [14:35] E. Malkin (31), (S. Crosby, J. Schultz)
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Hutchinson 51 46 90% 5.00
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Murray 25 18 72% 8.63 C. DeSmith 6 5 83% 5.40

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Leafs Extend Winning Streak To 11 Games

February 20th 2020
Penguins 3, Maple Leafs 4

February 22nd 2020
Hurricanes 2, MapleLeafs 3
F/OT

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Up Next: Maple Leafs (42-17-3) @ Lightning (39-13-10)

The Maple Leafs and Lightning square off in a highly anticipated battle of Atlantic Division contenders on trade deadline night. The Leafs look to extend their already impressive winning streak to 12 games, whereas the Lightning look to play spoiler and recapture the Atlantic Division number one seed. The Leafs will be without star forward Auston Matthews for this anticipated affair as he continues to deal with an upper body injury. The Leafs hope that he will be back in time for next week's slate of games.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Maple Leafs Acquire Pulock from Islanders in Deadline Swap

The Toronto Maple Leafs have bolstered their roster for the playoff run, acquiring defenseman Ryan Pulock from the New York Islanders at the trade deadline in exchange for center Jeremy Bracco, a 2021 3rd round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick. Pulock has played on the top pairing for the Islanders all season long, and looks to slide into the second or third pairing in coach Mike Babcock’s lineup. The smooth skating Pulock represents an offensive threat from the blue line, and has been well prepared for the Atlantic Division having to play against opponents’ top forward lines night in and night out for the Islanders.

In other trade deadline news:

• The Carolina Hurricanes acquired a 2021 1st Round Pick (DAL) and a 2021 2nd Round Pick (DAL) from the Dallas Stars in exchange for C Erik Haula and a 2021 3rd Round Pick (CAR).
• The Colorado Avalanche acquired D Ben Hutton and a 2021 3rd Round Pick (NJD) from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for a 2021 2nd Round Pick (COL) and a 2021 4th Round Pick (COL).
• The Buffalo Sabres acquired a 2020 4th Round Pick (CAR) and a 2021 5th Round Pick (CAR) from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for LW Scott Wilson and a 2020 5th Round Pick (BUF).

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Nylander's Hat Trick Leads Leafs Past Lightning

The Maple Leafs' depth stood up for Auston Matthews' absence, including Nick Shore's first goal of the season on the powerplay. Defenceman Ryan Pulock picked up his first point as a Maple Leaf, recording an assist with a nice breakout pass on William Nylander's 2nd goal of the game.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Feb 25, 2020 1 2 3 F TOR (43-17-3) 0 3 3 6 TAM (39-14-10) 1 1 3 5 Three Stars William Nylander (TOR) 3 Goals Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 1 Goal, 2 Assists Jake Muzzin (TOR) 2 Assists, 4 Hits	Team Stats Comparison TOR TAM Shots on Goal 30 53 Hits 24 20 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19-26 26-19 Penalty Minutes 2:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 8:47 8:17
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TAM [06:08] C. Conacher (2), (L. Witkowski) SECOND PERIOD TOR [03:18] N. Shore (1), (A. Johnsson, J. Muzzin) - PP TOR [03:30] W. Nylander (23), (A. Kerfoot, J. Muzzin) TAM [10:38] Y. Gourde (16), (N. Kucherov) TOR [15:37] N. Petan (9), (F. Gauthier, M. Rielly) THIRD PERIOD TOR [03:31] W. Nylander (24), (R. Pulock, A. Kerfoot) TAM [08:41] A. Killorn (24), (N. Kucherov, T. Johnson) - PP TOR [09:49] W. Nylander (25), (T. Barrie, F. Andersen) TAM [11:59] T. Johnson (16), (P. Maroon) TOR [13:02] M. Marner (24), (K. Kapanen, J. Tavares) TAM [15:56] N. Kucherov (16), (Unassisted) - Penalty Shot
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA F. Andersen 53 48 91% 5.06
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA C. McElhinney 30 24 80% 6.04

[Bluejaysfan65]

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March 2020 Stats Update

Toronto Maple Leafs Stats - 2019/20
Skaters	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	GW	PIM	SOG	SPCT
John Tavares	66	44	38	82	34	7	58	231	19.0
Mitch Marner	66	24	57	81	33	4	14	188	12.8
Auston Matthews	63	39	40	79	43	4	16	220	17.7
William Nylander	65	26	49	75	42	4	12	144	18.1
Morgan Rielly	66	7	45	52	41	2	28	148	4.7
Andreas Johnsson	66	26	22	48	34	4	14	179	14.5
Kasperi Kapanen	58	19	25	44	40	1	30	123	15.4
Tyson Barrie	64	10	31	41	33	2	12	138	7.2
Zach Hyman	64	19	17	36	7	3	52	123	15.4
Alexander Kerfoot	63	16	18	34	6	2	20	105	15.2
Jake Muzzin	66	6	27	33	28	1	39	108	5.6
Ryan Pulock	64	9	16	25	3	3	25	151	6.0
Jason Spezza	64	5	20	25	5	3	10	79	6.3
Cody Ceci	57	2	22	24	23	1	21	83	2.4
Travis Dermott	62	6	14	20	17	0	18	53	11.3
Trevor Moore	66	7	12	19	1	1	20	66	10.6
Nic Petan	66	9	7	16	-7	2	27	75	12.0
Frederik Gauthier	59	4	6	10	-1	0	25	52	7.7
Jordan Schmaltz	44	1	9	10	12	1	18	54	1.9
Dmytro Timashov	17	4	4	8	0	0	10	17	23.5
Goalies	GP	W	L	T	GAA	TOI	SV	SV%	SHO
Frederik Andersen	50	33	13	3	2.85	2887	1462	.914	2
Michael Hutchinson	20	13	5	0	3.23	1077	547	.904	0

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Canucks Snap Leafs' Month-Long Win Streak

February 27th 2020
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3

February 29th 2020
Canucks 5, Maple Leafs 4

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Up Next: Maple Leafs (45-18-3) @ Sharks (36-26-3)

The Maple Leafs hit the road to kick off the month of March as they head to San Jose to take on the Sharks in the first game of a West coast road trip. The Maple Leafs sit just two points ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Atlantic Division standings as the season reaches the final stretch, and this road trip will prove to be a test for the Leafs. They'll look to get off to a good start against the Sharks at the Shark Tank.

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Kerfoot, Johnsson Lead Leafs Past Sharks

Alexander Kerfoot scored a hat trick against Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks, thanks in part to some untimely turnovers by the Sharks defence.

Toronto Maple Leafs at San Jose Sharks
Mar 3, 2020 1 2 3 F TOR (46-18-3) 2 2 3 7 SJS (36-27-3) 2 0 1 3 Three Stars Alexander Kerfoot (TOR) 3 Goals Mitch Marner (TOR) 1 Goal, 2 Assists Andreas Johnsson (TOR) 2 Goals	Team Stats Comparison TOR SJS Shots on Goal 41 31 Hits 37 21 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24-13 13-24 Penalty Minutes 2:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 1 Time on Attack 10:45 5:51
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD SJS [02:08] M. Sorensen (8), (E. Kane, L. Couture) TOR [08:38] A. Johnsson (27), (M. Marner, M. Rielly) SJS [13:27] E. Kane (26), (L. Couture, T. Hertl) TOR [17:38] M. Marner (25),(J. Tavares, Z. Hyman) SECOND PERIOD TOR [14:43] A. Kerfoot (17), (J. Muzzin, T. Moore) TOR [16:42] A. Matthews (40), (T. Dermott) THIRD PERIOD TOR [02:11] A. Johnsson (28), (M. Marner, J. Tavares) SJS [02:43] L. Radil (6), (M. Letunov, M. Vlasic) TOR [04:58] A. Kerfoot (18), (T. Moore, Z. Hyman) TOR [19:32] A. Kerfoot (19), (W. Nylander, C. Ceci)
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA F. Andersen 31 28 90% 3.00
San Jose Sharks - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Jones 41 34 83% 7.01

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Leafs Sweep West Coast Road Trip, Clinch Playoff Spot

March 5th 2020
Maple Leafs 4, Kings 1

March 6th 2020
Maple Leafs 6, Ducks 0

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Up Next: Lightning (42-15-11) @ Maple Leafs (48-18-3)

Despite clinching a playoff berth already, the Maple Leafs and Lightning are still very much in a tight battle for the number one seed in the Atlantic Division. With a two point difference between the two teams in the standing, Tuesday night's matchup at the Scotiabank Arena could prove to be the tipping point. The Maple Leafs have the opportunity to distance themselves from the Lightning, whereas the Lightning have the opportunity to tie the Leafs atop the standings.

[johnstone1987]

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Definently a tight race man!

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Leafs Top Lightning In Important Atlantic Division Matchup

Morgan Rielly burst out in a huge way, scoring a goal and adding two assists as the Maple Leafs picked up an important two points to pad their lead atop the Atlantic Division standings.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Mar 10, 2020 1 2 3 F TAM (42-16-11) 1 2 0 3 TOR (49-18-3) 2 4 2 8 Three Stars Morgan Rielly (TOR) 1 Goal, 2 Assists Auston Matthews (TOR) 2 Goals Frederik Gauthier (TOR) 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison TAM TOR Shots on Goal 31 43 Hits 20 35 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22-31 31-22 Penalty Minutes 15:00 7:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 5 Time on Attack 6:14 8:51
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR [14:13] A. Matthews (43), (M. Rielly, W. Nylander) TOR [15:35] T. Moore (8), (C. Ceci, A. Kerfoot) TAM [18:09] T. Johnson (19), (B. Coburn, B. Point) SECOND PERIOD TOR [00:15] J. Tavares (46), (M. Rielly, T. Barrie) TOR [03:21] M. Rielly (9), (T. Barrie) TOR [07:28] F. Gauthier (6), (Z. Hyman, J. Spezza) TAM [09:47] V. Hedman (5), (M. Hanzal, A. Cirelli) TAM [16:08] N. Kucherov (19), (O. Palat) TOR [16:22] K. Kapanen (20), (Unassisted) THIRD PERIOD TOR [08:27] N. Petan (11), (F. Gauthier) TOR [18:32] A. Matthews (44), (W. Nylander, C. Ceci)
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA C. McElhinney 18 13 72% 10.93 L. Domingue 26 23 88% 5.53
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA F. Andersen 30 27 90% 3.00

[Bluejaysfan65]

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Definently a tight race man!

Tight race would be an understatement! The Lightning have played incredible hockey all season long, but the last win gives us some breathing room.