The Vancouver Canucks, nearing the top of a disappointing street journey, will try to finish a four-game skid once they go to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
The Canucks fell to 0-1-2 on their five-game trek once they misplaced 2-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
Vancouver has scored one aim over the previous two video games and solely 5 over the previous 4 contests.
The Maple Leafs are also coming off a street loss to the Hurricanes, a 6-3 defeat on Thursday that ended Toronto’s five-game successful streak.
This would be the first assembly of the season between Toronto and Vancouver.
The Maple Leafs took a 2-0 lead within the opening 7:29 at Carolina on Thursday. William Nylander scored the second aim to finish an eight-game drought. He had not scored since Dec. 21.
“It might occur finally,” Nylander mentioned. “It’s important to simplify, get again to fundamentals generally while you aren’t feeling the puck the way in which you often are.”
Earlier than the interval ended, nevertheless, the Hurricanes tied the sport with two objectives in 17 seconds.
“We had breakdowns in our zone,” Toronto coach Craig Berube mentioned. “I believed we left the slot open an excessive amount of tonight. I believed we spent an excessive amount of time in our zone usually, particularly within the second interval. We have now to kill extra performs, provide you with extra pucks, and we did not. It form of received away from us.”
Toronto’s Auston Matthews scored a aim and Mitch Marner notched an help, however they every recorded a minus-6 score for the sport.
“I believed we had good sequences of the sport,” Matthews mentioned, “however little breakdowns, poor execution that they clearly capitalized on. We did a great job of getting it again, however you do not need to be in that place within the first place.”
Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll made 28 saves towards the Hurricanes as he continues to be the No. 1 goaltender with Anthony Stolarz sidelined because of a knee harm.
“I am certain he desires a few objectives again (from Thursday), however he is been battling for us and enjoying nicely,” Berube mentioned. “I do not see him getting drained. He desires the web.”
The Maple Leafs are opening a three-game homestand towards the Canucks, who finish their journey on Tuesday towards the Winnipeg Jets.
The Canucks had Elias Pettersson again within the lineup towards the Hurricanes. Out since Dec. 23 due to an upper-body harm, Pettersson returned to play 20:27 on Friday with no pictures on aim.
“I felt fairly good,” Pettersson mentioned. “Possibly some puck battles — puck losses — I do need again. However general it felt good.”
The Canucks had a season-low 14 pictures on aim towards the Hurricanes.
“You have to hit the web,” Canucks coach Rick Tocchet mentioned. “We had a variety of O-zone time, however we’re simply lacking alternatives. … I take a look at missed alternatives. Two-on-one, we attempt to cross (and) miss. These are essential issues. You have to throw pucks on the web, hit the web with folks going. I am a bit of pissed off with the overpassing or lacking the web.”
Vancouver goalie Thatcher Demko stopped 18 pictures after lacking three video games with again spasms.
“I believed we had a great first interval, whether or not they performed the night time earlier than or not,” Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers. “We did some good issues, however (there are) some issues to wash up. To get some extra pucks to the web, some extra our bodies to the web, would assist our group.”
–Subject Degree Media
