Archive - December, 2008

Wednesday news: Cujo gets win #450

December 31, 2008 in Daily Round-Up 0

Curtis Joseph earned his first win of the season and the 450th win of his career as the Leafs defeated the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night. Joseph became the fourth goalie in NHL history to reach the milestone, after Patrick Roy, Martin Brodeur and Ed Belfour. Pavel Kubina had the winner in overtime.

Canada and the U.S. face each other in a highly-anticipated matchup tonight at the World Junior Championships. An automatic berth in the semi-final is on the line.

Around the NHL, the Habs and Senators were both winners, while Mats Sundin skated with the Vancouver Canucks for the first time.

In AHL action, the Marlies were shutout 4-0 by the Hamilton Bulldogs at Copps Coliseum.

Here are the headlines of stories relating to the Leafs and the Marlies in the news this morning:

Leafs News
Marlies News
World Juniors
NHL and Hockey News

Game Summary: Atlanta 3 at Toronto 4 (OT)

December 31, 2008 in Leafs Game Recaps 0

Leafs scorers: Kulemin (7), Stempniak (6), Blake (8), Kubina (8)
Thrashers scorers: Little (19), Slater (3), Armstrong (10)

Links: Game Summary | Stats | Discussion boards
Forward Lines: Ponikarovsky-Antropov-Stempniak, Hagman-Grabovski-Kulemin, Williams-Moore-Blake, Mayers-Mitchell-Hollweg
Defence pairings: Kaberle-Kubina, Finger-White, Sifers-Frogren
Goaltenders: Joseph (Win 60:33 minutes, 29 saves, 3 GA), Toskala (0:00)

Noteworthy:
-Curtis Joseph earned the 450th win of his career, becoming the fourth goalie in NHL history to reach the milestone (Roy, Brodeur, Belfour)
-Pavel Kubina’s overtime goal was his second game-winning goal of the season and 22nd GWG of his career.
-Lee Stempniak has two goals in the past three games.
-Ryan Hollweg played his first game since Dec. 18 vs. Boston, after being a healthy scratch for five straight games (replaced Andre Deveaux).
-Atlanta’s Bryan Little has scored 7 goals in his past 4 games.

Tuesday news: Leafs look to find winning ways vs. Thrashers

December 30, 2008 in Daily Round-Up 0

The Maple Leafs will be looking to shake their three-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Thrashers this evening (7:30pm, TSN, AM640). Toronto has been outscored by a lopsided margin of 16-4 over the losing skid. Defenceman Luke Schenn skated briefly with the team yesterday, and is expected to return to the lineup in about a week.

At the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa, Canada found another gear and potted three third-period goals on the way to a 5-1 win over Germany. The host country faces the United States on New Year’s Eve in a showdown for the top seed in the pool and an automatic berth in the semi-final.

In other NHL news, the Habs won their 3,000th game in franchise history with a victory over the Florida Panthers.

Here are the headlines of stories relating to the Leafs and the Marlies in the news this morning:

Leafs News
Marlies News
World Juniors
NHL and Hockey News

Monday news: Ovechkin overpowers Leafs

December 29, 2008 in Daily Round-Up 0

Defending Hart and Art Ross trophy winner Alex Ovechkin had a pair of goals in Washington’s 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs at Verizon Center on Sunday. The loss marked the third straight defeat for Toronto, who now head home to face Atlanta on Tuesday evening. Matt Stajan is expected to miss at least a week with an eye injury suffered when he was struck with a practice soccer ball.

At the World Junior Championship, Canada manhandled Kazakhstan by a score 15-0, leaving critics to question whether there are too many teams in this tournament.

The Toronto Marlies won their third straight game, defeating the Manitoba Moose 4-1 at Ricoh Coliseum. Justin Pogge earned the victory in goal while Staffan Kronwall had a goal and an assist.

Here are the headlines of stories relating to the Leafs and the Marlies in the news this morning:

Leafs News
Marlies News
World Juniors
NHL and Hockey News

Game Summary: Leafs 1 at Washington 4

December 28, 2008 in Miscellaneous 0

Leafs scorers: Hagman (11)
Capitals scorers: Laich 2 (10), Ovechkin 2 (25)

Links: Game Summary | Stats | Discussion boards
Forward Lines: Ponikarovsky-Mitchell-Antropov, Hagman-Grabovski-Stempniak, Williams-Moore-Blake, Kulemin-Mayers-Deveaux
Defence pairings: Kaberle-Kubina, Finger-White, Sifers-Frogren
Goaltenders: Toskala (Loss 59:23 minutes, 25 saves, 3 GA), Joseph (0:00), (empty net, 1 GA)

Noteworthy:
-With the injury to Matt Stajan, forward Jamal Mayers made his return to the Leafs lineup. Mayers had been out since suffering a hand injury on Dec. 1.
-Mike Gartner, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001, had his number raised to the rafters of Verizon Center prior to the game. Gartner played ten seasons in Washington (758 games, 789 points) and two seasons in Toronto (130 games, 86 points)

Sunday news: Stajan questionable for tonight’s game vs. Caps

December 28, 2008 in Daily Round-Up 0

Leafs forward Matt Stajan may miss tonight’s game against the Washington Capitals due to an eye injury suffered during a practice soccer game. If Stajan is unavailable, Jamal Mayers will make his return to the Leafs’ lineup. Tonight’s matchup can be seen on Leafs TV and heard on AM 640 beginning at 7pm Eastern.

The Leafs goaltending picture was made clearer, at least in the short-term, with the return of Justin Pogge to the Toronto Marlies.

Canada faces Kazakhstan in World Junior action today (3pm, TSN, FAN 590).

At Ricoh Coliseum, Marlies goaltender James Reimer earned his first career AHL win as Toronto edged the Manitoba Moose 3-2 in a shootout.

Here are the headlines of stories relating to the Leafs and the Marlies in the news this morning:

Leafs News
Marlies News
World Juniors
NHL and Hockey News
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