Leafs/Ott Monday Game Notes

[Terryray]

OTTAWA (AP) -- Veteran Jyrki Lumme is out indefinitely with a
concussion, further depleting the Toronto Maple Leafs' defense...........full article here..............http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSports/ts.ts-05-06-0076.html




FOUR LINES A SENS EDGE?: The Senators may have an edge
on the Maple Leafs in Game 3 tonight because coach Jacques
Martin used four lines during the Game 2 marathon................full article here.......http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSports/ts.ts-05-06-0086.html




Come playoff time, history shows that the Corel Centre
turns into Cujo Country.

Goaltender Curtis Joseph has not allowed a post-season goal at the
Ottawa Senators rink in more than two years, a streak the Maple
Leafs hope he will extend tonight in Game 3 of their best-of-seven
Eastern Conference semi-final......................full article here.....................http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSports/ts.ts-05-06-0078.html



Lumme out of action, but Cross could be back in line up tonight.................full article here...........http://waymoresports.thestar.com/NA...977887509&call_pagepath=MapleLeafs/MapleLeafs




Piece here on the improved Leaf's penalty kill, and Ott, like NYI, now plan to get more high shots on Cujo.......................http://waymoresports.thestar.com/NA...977887509&call_pagepath=MapleLeafs/MapleLeafs



Piece here say Senators should be optimistic now, they got Leafs where they want them...............http://www.faceoff.com/nhl/teams/senators/news/story.html?f=/news/20020506/134964.html



The Ottawa Senators passed their first test of this
NHL playoff season when, after losing 1-0 in
overtime in the first game of the opening series
against the Philadelphia Flyers, they rebounded with
an uptempo, textbook 3-0 win in Game 2..........................................full article here.......................http://www.faceoff.com/nhl/teams/senators/news/story.html?f=/news/20020506/135067.html

 

[Terryray]

from covers

The Leafs last seven road games played over.
TOR is 0-3 ATS in their last three road games.
The over is 5-0-2 in TOR's last seven overall.
The under is 5-2 in the Sen's last seven at home.
OTT is 5-2 ATS in their last seven at home.




from statfox

Toronto as a road favorite of a half goal or pick'em on the puck line: W/L 6-12, O/U 10-3

Toronto in a road game where where the total is 5 or less : W/L 8-16 , O/U 9-6

Toronto when tied in a playoff series: W/L 2-0 (current season), 4-4 (last 3 seasons); O/U 2-0 (current season), 5-1 (last 3 ), 7-3 (since '96)

 

[wigs]

great stuff--last change on ice should help sens too(every little edge helps, right?)

koharski & watson refs in ottawa tonight--

take care T-Ray!

 

[wigs]

update--

slam reporting cross to play tonight, however darcy tucker now a ?, here is the article--

http://www.canoe.ca/SlamResults020506/nhl_ott_tor-can.html