Friday, January 05, 2007
Leaf - Bruin Beating Highlights
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That Was a Beating and a Half
Well last night's game was not what I expected, and probably didn't cross anyone else's mind either. For the final 40 minutes the Leafs completely dominated the awe struck Boston Bruins, outscoring them 9-0 in the final two frames. Boston took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission, out shot the Leafs 15-7, giving viewers the impression that it could be a long night for Leaf fans. I am curious as to what was said in the Leafs dressing room during the first intermission because they really let the Bruins have it from then on. The Leafs were arguably missing 5 of their top 6 forwards: Tucker, Peca, Wellwood, Ponikarovsky and Antropov were all out with injuries. More surprising was who led the charge in the onslaught. Alex Steen and Matt Stajan had career nights. Steen netted his first NHL hat-trick, added 2 assists and was a +6 in only 17:04 minutes. Stajan potted 2 goals and 2 assists and was a +4. Bates Battaglia added 2 goals and Boyd Devereaux added 3 assist, recording points in his first 4 games with the Leafs (proving me wrong in a previous post). Ian White had solid game with 2 assists and a +6 rating.
On the other side of the fence, it's not a surprise that some Bruins players put up some interesting stats. In less than 17 minutes of play, P.J. Axelsson was a -5. Boston had 5 players that were -4.
One aspect of the Leafs game that stood out in my opinion was the outlet passes from the Leafs defenseman. They made quick, bang on passes to hit streaking forwards up the boards or down the middle. If they were being pressured, they stayed cool, made a small move to avoid the forechecker, and then made the pass. Too often in the past, they would feel the pressure, and then dump it up the boards or into the neutral zone without looking. Kaberle is one of the best in the league at calmly avoiding the forecheck and making a solid breakout pass. Ian White has also impressed me in this area.
Game 42 - Leafs 10 Bruins 2
1st Period Scoring Tor - 03:54 PPG - JOHN POHL, Assists: BOYD DEVEREAUX and PAVEL KUBINA
Bos - 08:46 SHEAN DONOVAN, Assists: WAYNE PRIMEAU and YAN STASTNY
Bos - 11:17 PPG - WAYNE PRIMEAU, Assists: ANDREW ALBERTS and MARK MOWERS
2nd Period Scoring
Tor - 01:36 BATES BATTAGLIA, Assists: IAN WHITE and JOHN POHL
Tor - 08:24 ALEX STEEN, Assists: IAN WHITE and ANDREW RAYCROFT
Tor - 15:33 BATES BATTAGLIA, Assists: JOHN POHL and BOYD DEVEREAUX
Tor - 15:51 ALEX STEEN, Assists: JEFF O'NEILL and MATS SUNDIN
Tor - 16:15 KRIS NEWBURY, Assists: ALEX STEEN and MATT STAJAN
3rd Period Scoring
Tor - 07:28 MATT STAJAN, Assists: TOMAS KABERLE and BOYD DEVEREAUX
Tor - 07:54 ALEX STEEN, Assists: HAL GILL
Tor - 10:09 SHG - MATT STAJAN, Assists: ALEX STEEN and TOMAS KABERLE
Tor - 15:13 CHAD KILGER, Assists: KRIS NEWBURY and MATT STAJAN
1st Period Penalties
Bos - 02:54 TENKRAT, P. : Hooking - 2 min
Tor - 09:22 WHITE, I. : Interference - 2 min
Tor - 13:14 KUBINA, P. : Hooking - 2 min
Tor - 18:52 NEWBURY, K. : Slashing - 2 min
2nd Period Penalties
None
3rd Period Penalties
Tor - 01:38 STEEN, A. : Interference - Goalkeeper - 2 min
Tor - 04:42 DEVEREAUX, B. : Tripping - 2 min
Bos - 05:07 CHARA, Z. : Hooking - 2 min
Tor - 08:10 O'NEILL, J. : Holding - 2 min
Tor - 08:10 BELAK, W. : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min
Bos - 10:37 MOWERS, M. : Hooking - 2 min
Bos - 15:41 CHISTOV, S. : Roughing - 2 min
Tor - 15:41 STEEN, A. : Roughing - 2 min
Bos - 16:21 YORK, J. : Roughing - 2 min
Tor - 16:21 NEWBURY, K. : Roughing - 2 min
Tor - 16:21 NEWBURY, K. : Roughing - 2 min
Bos - 16:21 DONOVAN, S. : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
Tor - 16:21 BELL, B. : Fighting (maj) - 5 min
Bos - 17:17 MURRAY, G. : Holding - 2 min
Bos - 18:02 MARA, P. : Roughing - 2 min
SHOTS ON GOAL
Toronto 7 15 17 39
Boston 15 9 7 31
Goalies Total
Tor - RAYCROFT 29 - 31
Bos - THOMAS 23 - 31
Bos - SAUVE 6 - 8
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