Tavares/PaciorettyVegas winger Max Pacioretty, the former Hab, has 19 career goals against the Maple Leafs, the most he’s scored against any team … John Tavares is the hottest Leaf since the all-star break with three goals and six assistsNEED TO KNOWKnights coach Gerard Gallant blasted his players on Tuesday after Vegas suffered its fourth loss in a row, 5-2 to Arizona. “I don’t like the way we played,” he said. “We played a soft game.” … Vegas fell to 16-8-3 at home and hasn’t won at T-Mobile since Jan. 19 … Knights leading scorer Alex Tuch (40 points) has gone six games without a point … Teammate Brandon Pirri scored Tuesday, ending a nine-game drought … The Knights have the 20th-rated power play (18 per cent) and sixth-best penalty kill (83.1 per cent) … The second period might be interesting: The Leafs have 69 second-period goals (their best period and fourth-best in the NHL) while the Knights have allowed 63 goals (their worst period and ninth-worst in the league).

Source: thestar February 15, 2019 01:07 UTC