Washington, D.C
Preview: Maple Leafs at Capitals
Washington Capitals @ Toronto Maple Leafs
05:00 PM at Scotiabank Enviornment
Watch on: NHLN, TSN4, NBCSWA
The Leafs final sport was at residence on January 27 in opposition to the Ottawa Senators, which Toronto misplaced by a rating of 6-2. The Leafs have a file of 30-12-8 thus far.
The Washington Capitals final performed at residence on January 26 in opposition to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Capitals gained by a rating of 3-2, and their present league file is 26-19-6.
Them
Affected by accidents early, the Capitals are having a tough time getting a grip on a playoff spot.
Traces
Samantha Pell through Day by day Faceoff
Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – T.J. Oshie
Conor Sheary – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Anthony Mantha
Sonny Milano – Nicklas Backstrom – Marcus Johansson
Nicolas Aube-Kubel – Lars Eller – Garnet Hathaway
Erik Gustafsson – Trevor van Riemsdyk
Dmitry Orlov – Nick Jensen
Matt Irwin – Martin Fehervary
Darcy Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren
Us
TJ Brodie ought to play immediately, and to make room on the roster, I might think about Auston Matthews will go on IR.
This seems to be like a way more cheap lineup than the fanciful one which began vs the Senators, so right here’s hoping this works higher.
UPDATE:
The Leafs made it official, activating TJ Brodie from IR. Additionally they recalled Joseph Woll from the Marlies and he’ll backup Samsonov tonight. In corresponding strikes, Matthews was positioned on IR (not LTIR, so there’s no minimal time for him to be there) and Bobby McMann was despatched again to the Marlies.
These 4 strikes are a easy two-in-two-out, with the Leafs carrying three goalies and eight defenders. That is why Simmonds is within the lineup, as a result of he’s the twelfth ahead now and there’s no house for a thirteenth.
As soon as it’s time for Matthews to return, the Leafs can both ship again Woll with out waivers, or put Matt Murray on IR if he’s nonetheless out. As soon as Matthews and Murray are wholesome, the Leafs can have a full 23-player roster.
Traces
Yesterday’s observe strains:
Michael Bunting – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Calle Järnkrok – Alex Kerfoot – William Nylander
Pierre Engvall – David Kämpf – Joey Anderson
Zach Aston-Reese – Pontus Holmberg – Wayne Simmonds
Morgan Rielly – TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano – Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin – Timothy Liljegren
Ilya Samsonov – confirmed starter
Joseph Woll*
The Recreation
Toronto vs Washington
| Toronto | Stat | Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | Stat | Washington |
| 68.0 – 4th | Factors % – Rating | 56.9 – 18th |
| 3.36 – ninth | Objectives/Recreation – Rating | 3.137 – sixteenth |
| 2.68 – seventh | Objectives Towards/Recreation – Rating | 2.784 – tenth |
| 24.4 – eighth | Energy Play% – Rating | 20.5 – nineteenth |
| 79.3 – sixteenth | Penalty Kill% – Rating | 81.8 – seventh |
| 10.5 – ninth | Crew Sh% – Rating | 9.8 – seventeenth |
| 0.907 – tenth | Crew Sv% – Rating | 0.908 – ninth |
| William Nylander – 27 | Most Objectives (NST) | Alex Ovechkin – 32 |
| William Nylander, Mitchell Marner – 58 | Most Factors (NST) | Alex Ovechkin – 54 |
| Michael Bunting – 58 | Most PIM (NST) | Garnet Hathaway – 48 |
| Morgan Rielly – 22.7 | TOI Chief (NST) | John Carlson – 23.39 |
NOTE THE START TIME, and GO LEAFS GO!