Kraken vs Maple Leafs

2022 - 3 - 8

Kraken vs. Maple Leafs - Game Recap - March 8, 2022 - ESPN (ESPN)

Auston Matthews now has six goals in his last three games to extend his NHL lead in goals scored to 43. ByAP.

Toronto winger Wayne Simmonds was honored before puck drop for playing in the 1,000th regular-season game of his career Saturday. … Leafs winger Ondrej Kase (upper-body injury) returned to the lineup after missing four straight contests. Seattle tied it just 2:29 later when Nylander turned the puck over at the offensive blue line on a Toronto power play. Toronto has allowed four goals or more for the eighth time in 10 games. The Leafs responded at 9:03, when Matthews took a pass from Bunting, who was robbed by Grubauer moments earlier, and scored his second of the game. Seattle scored twice in the second period to tie the game 3-all before Schwartz tipped his seventh of the season past Campbell at 5:57 of the third. TORONTO -- — Auston Matthews had his third hat trick of the season to raise his NHL-leading goal total to 43 as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to beat the Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Matthews comes up clutch again as Maple Leafs outscore their ... (Sportsnet.ca)

The Toronto Maple Leafs have 99 problems and Auston Matthews might just outscore each one saving the day in a 6-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

“You just can't help but feel the pride that he has to be a Maple Leaf at this point in his career.” It’s difficult to believe he’ll ride LTIR all the way until the playoffs begin in May. One had to wonder, however, what was running through the goaltender’s mind as the pucks zipped past in a crashing wave. Through a key injury, some alarming defensive trends, and a prolonged bout of the yips in net. His young daughters, Kori and Kapri, were gifted with silver mini sticks, and teammates past (Drew Doughty, Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier) and present (Tavares, Michael Bunting, Jason Spezza), plus Willie O’Ree recorded messages for a congratulatory video: • Jake Muzzin (concussion) hit the ice for about 40 minutes Tuesday morning. We have weapons,” said coach Sheldon Keefe. “If the game is within striking distance, we have difference-makers. Throw a few superstars over the boards late, capes a-flying, and let them save the night. “Keep working on some details, but I felt much better.” Felt great to be back in there tonight,” Campbell said. It's a skilled group. So we're looking to plug as many of these holes as we can.

Matthews at 43 goals with hat trick, Maple Leafs defeat Kraken (NHL.com)

Auston Matthews scored a hat trick for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-4 comeback win against the Seattle Kraken at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

"We're never down and out of a game; I think that's the belief in our team, in our locker room and on the bench. They've got people who can score, one of the best scorers in the league. NOTES: Soucy's goal was his seventh, matching his NHL career high (2019-20). ... Maple Leafs forward Jason Spezza was a healthy scratch. The Kraken scored twice in 2:29 to tie it. Mitchell Marner gave Toronto a 5-4 lead 40 seconds later from the high slot on the power play after a face-off win by John Tavares. "I think we'd really just like to be more consistent throughout the 60 minutes, especially in that second period there are some things for us to clean up." ... We didn't manage the puck, bottom line." So good defensively, so good offensively, he's an all-around package, in my opinion." Too much time in the box, my (cross-checking) penalty late killed us. "When I look at a 60-minute hockey game, we were incomplete," Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. Matthews put Toronto up 1-0 on the power play at 3:18 of the first period when he took a pass from William Nylander and shot from the left face-off dot. The center tied it 4-4 at 9:03 of the third period when he took a pass from Michael Bunting on a 2-on-1 and scored with a backhand.

Kraken vs Maple Leafs Picks and Predictions: Toronto Gets Crackin ... (Covers.com)

NHL odds, picks and predictions for Seattle Kraken at Toronto Maple Leafs on March 8. NHL betting free picks for moneyline and Over/Under.

The Leafs and Kraken are two of eight teams in the league with at least 31 Overs on the season. There is a ton of value on this Over as it was as low as +100 for the 6.5 but is starting to inch up. Maple Leafs picks, you could win $27.25 on a $10 bet? Nobody is better at scoring at 5-on-5 than Matthews who also leads the league in that category. The Kraken have the league’s fourth-worst penalty kill and have been getting torched recently having killed just three of their last eight penalties. The Leafs went a perfect 2 for 2 in the previous meeting with Mitch Marner and Ondrej Kase burying power-play markers. Over his last 13 starts, the Leafs’ goalie is an incredible 12-1 to the Over. He gets a ton of offensive support and is going through some mental struggles which have turned his starts into track meets more often than not. Goaltending has been an issue for both clubs in 2022 while the Leafs’ combination of leaky play in the rear with a red-hot Matthews has Toronto at 18-6-2 O/U across its last 26 games. The Kraken have suffered from poor goaltending all season and allow 3.5 goals per game which is also a Bottom-5 mark. Seattle scores at a Bottom-5 rate but we’ve seen bad offenses have no problems filling the net against the Leafs as Buffalo, Montreal, Vancouver and Detroit have all hung crooked numbers on Toronto over the last two weeks. Leafs on the puck line it is. The Kraken are 0-5 SU in their last five vs.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken – Game #57 Preview ... (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)

Preview, analysis, quotes & TV info for the first-ever Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Seattle Kraken game on March 8th, 2022 at Scotiabank Arena.

He looked to me like he was coming in, wanting to do work, showing well, and playing at the top of his crease. Is he going to be showing signs of a guy who is stressed? He has continued to be himself in terms of making plays, skating with the puck, and playing lots. When he came off of his last start, we practiced the next day, and you’re wanting to see how he is going to react — is he going to be down in the dumps? Like any other relationship you’re in, the closer you get, the more comfortable and confident you are in to have [hard] conversations and talk about different things. Having that kind of banter and that kind of chemistry is important.

Matthews' hat trick lifts Maple Leafs past Kraken in high-scoring ... (CBC.ca)

Auston Matthews registered his third hat trick of the season to give him an NHL-leading 43 goals and Mitch Marner scored the winner Tuesday as the Leafs ...

"But I like the fact that our team, once again in that situation, just calmly gathered itself and won a hockey game." "We always believe in ourselves," Bunting said. "Calm, collected," Marner said of the goaltender's performance. Seattle raced the other way on a 3-on-1, with Blackwell finishing off a Yanni Gourde pass for his eighth. "Saw a lot of people in my way," said Marner, who has six goals and 11 assists during his point streak. "This team can force you into some tough situations, but we weren't hard enough to play against in a lot of areas." "We have weapons that if the game's within striking distance... "It's no secret what we have on our bench, right?" "We'd really just like to be more consistent," Matthews said. He works so hard, he's such a great teammate to every single guy, every single day. "We're never down and out," Marner said. Toronto, which surrendered a 3-1 lead to Seattle, was up 3-0 following the first period of Monday's 5-4 road victory over Columbus before the Blue Jackets tied things up.