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ANAHEIM – It was about the moment Randy Carlyle felt his team slipping. Nike Vapormax Flyknit Wholesale . His Maple Leafs beat the Ducks on a mid-December night in a manner that had become the worrying custom during his nearly three-season rule: Torontos potent offence pumped six past Frederik Andersen and Jonathan Bernier stopped 40 of 42 shots. The process was wrong, but the result right in what was a sixth straight win and the final bullet in an all too misleading 10-1-1 run. One month later with Carlyle since fired (his concerns proving prescient) and the Leafs are beginning to get that process right, but not yet finding those results. Luck is suddenly churning against the luckiest of teams. Its funny we were just talking about that, Daniel Winnik said after a 4-0 loss in Anaheim, how we used to give up 40 shots and wed win games and now were holding teams to under 25 and were losing. It was the third loss in four games since the coaching change – which saw Peter Horachek gain control – and 10th in the past 13 overall for the Leafs. It was also the second time in as many nights in Southern California that a usually powerful offence was shut out. Unlike that earlier win over Anaheim though – in which Berniers brilliance prevailed – the Leafs actually played fine in this most recent test against a beast of the West, but they couldnt beat Andersen and were undone by a couple bad breaks and the ferocity of Corey Perry. They continue to play in a manner thats conducive to long-term success, even if the results arent showing up in the short-term. The chances are maybe less, but were giving up a lot less, said a noticeably frustrated Horachek. Forty shots as opposed to 25 is a big difference. The Leafs are finally thinking defence first under his direction, even if that costs them a chance at some extra offence. Its a matter of continuing to play that way even when the results arent showing. The way were playing I think more often than not youre going win games more than you lose, Winnik observed. All too lucky often during that smoke and mirrors run of late 2014 – and well before that – the Leafs have seen that luck run out recently. Theyve scored two or less in five of the past six games, getting next to nothing on a usually potent power-play. They played it tight again on Wednesday, but slipped up just enough to lose the game. Anaheim scored the opener at the tail-end of a full two minute, five-on-three advantage, adding three straight from Perry. The former Hart Trophy champ scored his first of the night on a shot that clipped the right skate of Cody Franson. His second of the evening was a breakaway the Leafs believed adamantly was offside, his third plunging into an empty net, Ducks fans howling furiously in anticipation. Its a frustrating night, thats for sure, Franson said. I thought we played a pretty strong systematic game. We kept a very good, solid offensive team to 25 shots. Systematically I think were doing a lot of good things and stuff that we can continually build on. Weve definitely got some tough puck luck right now and its frustrating, but weve got to stick with it and continually move forward. For all the improvement theyve managed under the new bench boss though, the Leafs need to start making that process work toward some result and soon. They sit two points back of Florida and five points back of Boston for the final wild card spot in the East. Five Points 1. Dry Spell The Leafs were the luckiest team in the league when they rung off 10 wins in 12 games, burning with an on-ice shooting percentage of more than 14 percent and a PDO of 108 (anything above 100 registering as lucky). That luck has turned in the past couple weeks. Suddenly the chances Toronto is managing arent falling and while playing to a tighter brand the quantity of chances has diminished. Weve been happy with our process of how weve been doing things, weve just got to capitalize on our chances, James van Riemsdyk said. Were not probably trading as many chances now so youre going to really have to bear down on the ones you go get. Once the highest-scoring team in the league the Leafs have fallen to fifth at 3.04 goals per game. Theyve managed just nine in the past six games. Well find ways to score, van Riemsdyk added. We have a lot of firepower. Well find ways to score. 2. Shot Suppression Toronto managed something in defeat that it never could under Carlyles direction. They held an opponent under 30 shots for the fourth consecutive game, the Ducks managing just 25 on Jonathan Bernier. That didnt happen once with Carlyle at the helm, achieved in Horacheks first four games behind the bench. The Leafs have given up less than 23 shots per game since Horachek was moved into the head coaching role. Given the light night for his no. 1 goaltender, Horachek may opt to go back to Bernier in San Jose on Thursday night. He wouldnt commit to using James Reimer prior to Wednesdays game. Sometimes you look at situations where you think you want to get your other goalie in...and a lot of times that is on back-to-backs, Horachek said. Clearly thats a good time to do it, but sometimes you need to get the points and you need to balance that as well. 3. Concussed David Booth was on the ice about 20 minutes before the Leafs morning skate was due to kick off on Wednesday. He was alone on the Honda Centre surface, putting in extra skating and getting up a few extra shots. Booth left the building later that night with an apparent concussion. The 30-year-old took a Sami Vatanen elbow to the face during the third period, wobbling nervously around the ice afterward. He required help from teammates and then team trainers to get to Torontos dressing room. Horachek offered no update on his status after the game. Booth has a notable concussion history. He missed 54 games combined with two separate concussions during the 2009-10 season. 4. Road Swoon The Leafs are nearing the middle of a hellish stretch that sees them play 17 times on the road in 22 games. So far, not so good. Theyve now lost eight of the past 10 in visiting confines, facing tall tests in San Jose (Thursday) and St. Louis (Saturday) in the coming days. Their seven road wins this season are more than only the Sabres, Hurricanes and Flyers in the Eastern Conference. 5. Lost Teeth & Stitches Roman Polak lost two teeth and needed more than 20 stitches to repair the damage he suffered last week. Polak took a Troy Brouwer blast to the face a week ago, unbelievably returning to action that night with a badly swollen right cheek. I think adrenaline was up so I didnt feel it, he said. Polak couldnt speak much for days after the initial blow and there was a brief time when he struggled to see out of one eye. But against the advice of the team he decided to play without a cage or visor in the days that followed. He tried them briefly, hated how they affected his vision and ditched it thereafter. The 28-year-old called the overall experience awful, not exactly horrified though at how the initial damage caused his face to look though. I thought it was going to be worse than that, Polak said. I think I can still do my modeling career after I retire. Stats-Pack 2-8-0 – Leafs record in their past 10 games on the road. 4 – Consecutive games in which the Leafs have held an opponent under 30 shots. 22.75 – Average shots against the Leafs in four games with Peter Horachek behind the bench. 1:54 – Ice-time for Daniel Winnik during a two-minute five-on-three Ducks power-play. 1.5 – Goals per game for the Leafs in their past six. Special Teams Capsule PP: 0-3 Season: 19.9% (11th) PK: 1-2 Season: 81.8% (13th) Quote of the Night The chances are maybe less, but were giving up a lot less. Forty shots as opposed to 25 is a big difference. -Peter Horachek after a 4-0 loss in Anaheim. Up Next The Leafs visit the Sharks on Thursday night. Vapormax Wholesale . LeBron James leads the Miami Heat in a quest for three consecutive championship titles, while Tim Duncan looks to add his fifth ring with the San Antonio Spurs when the series tips off with Game 1: Miami @ San Antonio on Thursday, June 5 at 9 p. Cheap Vapormax Mens .ca. Mr. Fraser, I think everyone would like to hear your opinion on what sort of suspension Zac Rinaldo should get. 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Ducks RW Jakob Silfverberg assisted on both of Karlsson’s goals and Karlsson and Silfverberg had a ridiculous game in terms of puck possession, both on for 20 shot attempts for and one against (95.2%) at even strength. Sabres D Andrej Meszaros continues to get buried. He was on for 20% (5 for, 20 against). Through three games, he’s been on for 21 shot attempts for and 69 against (23.3%). How bad are the Sabres? Through three games, they are sitting at a league-worst 34.0% Corsi (31.7% in close game situations). Last season, when the Sabres were clearly the worst team in the league, they had possession numbers in the 41.0% range during 5-on-5 close situations. All this abysmal play comes in the name of securing the services of Connor McDavid or Jack Eichel, apparently. More: Ducks LW Patrick Maroon left the game with a lower body injury after a hit by Sabres D Josh Gorges. Matt Beleskey replaced Maroon on left wing with Getzlaf and Perry…Ducks C Ryan Kesler won 16 of 20 draws (80.0%)…Sabres D Josh Gorges had eight shot attempts, seven were blocked and one missed the net…Sabres continue to make 19-year-old D Nikita Zadorov a healthy scratch… The Ducks’ defence pairing of Cam Fowler and Ben Lovejoy were both on for better than 85% of the shot attempts at even strength. LAST-SECOND WIN Avalanche RW Daniel Briere scored the game-winning goal in the final second of the third period in Colorado’s 2-1 win Monday afternoon. Briere played 17:57 in the game, a total he surpassed twice in 69 regular-season games with Montreal last season. LW Alex Tanguay (19:3 Cool

and C Nathan MacKinnon (18:10) were the only Avs forwards to play more than Briere. Bruins RW Seth Griffith played 16:10 in his NHL debut for Boston, skating with David Krejci and Milan Lucic. It was also Krejci’s first game of the season, as injury kept him out of the first three. The Bruins have managed four goals in four games, and while it does need to be noted that Krejci missed the first three, the Bruins aren’t generating nearly as many attempts in the early going. Bruins Declining Shot Attempts YEAR CF/60 LG RANK 2011-12 59.8 1 2012-13 61.7 2 2013-14 58.3 6 2014-15 47.9 22 CF/60 - Shot attempts per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play. That inability to generate shots has apparently been some cause for concern as the Bruins have signed LW Simon Gagne, demoting both Jordan Caron and Bobby Robins to the AAHL. Cheap Nike Vapormax Black. While Gagne’s production had declined – 29 goals, 73 points in 135 regular-season games over his last three seasons (2010-2013) – he’s remained a positive possession player. More: Avalanche G Reto Berra stopped 27 of 28 shots for the win; Bruins G Niklas Svedberg stopped 28 of 30 shots…Avalanche D Tyson Barrie had a team-high seven shot attempts (4 SOG)… Bruins C Patrice Bergeron played 15:41 – the second time in four games that he’s played fewer than 16 minutes. LIGHTNING STRIKE CANADIENS, OVER AND OVER AGAIN Lightning D Victor Hedman and C Steven Stamkos highlighted an impressive 7-1 Lightning win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Hedman had a goal and three assists and is the league’s leading scorer with seven points in three games. That pace is obviously not going to continue, but Hedman turned up his offensive contribution last season and that has continued early this year. Stamkos had a hat trick with 12 shots on goal (14 shot attempts). Hurricanes LW Jeff Skinner is the only player in the past three seasons to record more than 12 shots on goal in a game (13 vs. Buffalo March 13, 2014) and it has happened a total of 13 times in the past 10 years. Canadiens G Carey Price was yanked after allowing four goals on 23 shots through two periods. Dustin Tokarski surrendered three goals on 18 Lightning shots in the third. That the Lightning, already holding a three-goal lead, put 18 shots on the Habs’ net was indicative of their total game dominance. Lightning D Radko Gudas had team-leading possession stats (18 shot attempts for, 8 against, 69.2%) despite starting 25.0% of his even-strength shifts in the offensive zone. He spent much of his night matched against the Canadiens’ top line and held his own (9 for, 8 against), but didn’t allow a shot attempt against in all of his other shifts. More: Ben Bishop stopped 16 of 17 shots… Lightning RW Ryan Callahan and C Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and an assist…Lightning RW Nikita Kucherov picked up a couple of assists. FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN FLORIDA Craig Anderson stopped all 30 shots he faced in a 1-0 Senators win at Florida, in front of a (generously) announced crowd of 7,311. The Panthers’ line of LW Tomas Kopecky (14 shot attempts for, 4 against), C Derek MacKenzie (12 for, 5 against, 70.6%) and RW Jimmy Hayes (13 for, 5 against, 72.2%) had a strong possession game, with their biggest difference-making shifts coming against Ottawa’s second line of LW Bobby Ryan, C Mika Zibanejad and RW Alex Chiasson, who all finished under 27% possession for the game. Panthers rookie D Aaron Ekblad played 23:24, second only to Brian Campbell (26:23) among Florida’s skaters. Being paired with Campbell certainly helps, but the first three games of Ekblad’s career have yielded positive results, including strong possession stats (45 shot attempts for, 37 against, 54.9%). More: Roberto Luongo stopped 22 of 23 shots…Senators D Erik Karlsson recorded a game-high seven shot attempts (4 SOG), playing a game-high 27:23...Senators scratched D Jared Cowen and rookie forwards Curtis Lazar and Mike Hoffman. Much of the data included comes from www.war-on-ice.com, www.puckalytics.com, www.hockeystats.ca and www.naturalstattrick.com Scott Cullen can be reached at scott.cullen@bellmedia.ca ' ' '