Semyon Der-Arguchintsev starts the play in the defensive zone and ends it by scoring his fifth goal of the season. Some great puck movement by Toronto.#Marlies tie the game at three. pic.twitter.com/VtwvBZdmt3
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) November 24, 2022
Matthew Knies | W | Minnesota (NCAA)
Matt Knies finds the soft spot in coverage and fires home his 10th of the season to put the Gophers up 4-0#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/dwCVgW4nKG
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 3, 2022
"Allow me to leave the tip" 💸
– @matthew_knies pic.twitter.com/C0VntvHahi
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) December 4, 2022
Ty Voit | C/W | Sarnia (OHL)
Ty Voit scored his third goal in as many days earlier today and took a dirty cross-check in the process.#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/Ra4Fr1D5d2
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 5, 2022
Notes from the rest of the prospect pool:
- Consistent playing time has been tough to come by for Nick Robertson in recent weeks, but he should be in line for an extended opportunity to cement his place in the lineup with the recent injury to Calle Järnkrok, who is expected to miss at least the next two weeks. Robertson was elevated to the second line with John Tavares and Mitch Marner for Saturday’s game against the Lightning, and played a mostly solid 13:35 of ice time while being held off the scoresheet. He was part of generating a couple of chances but he’ll need to start converting on those opportunities if he is going to stake claim to a permanent spot in the lineup.
- The Kamloops Blazers pummeled Connor Bedard’s Regina Pats last Wednesday by a score of 9-3 and Minten got in on the action with a pair of goals and an assist. He was held scoreless in the next two games and now sits at nine goals and 13 assists in 16 games so far this season.
Fraser Minten takes the puck to the net and pots his second of the game#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/q7LAtTG7bq
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 1, 2022
- It was perhaps a bit surprising that Der-Arguchintsev earned the call to the big club before Alex Steeves, but he can’t be far behind with the way he has played so far this season. Steeves notched a point in each of the Marlies’ three games last week to extend his point streak to five games. He now sits second in team scoring with seven goals and 13 assists in 21 games.
- 2022 fifth-rounder Nikita Grebyonkin continues to produce at an impressive rate for a 19-year-old in the KHL and he notched three points last week, including a two goal outing against Torpedo on Friday. He now has three goals and five assists in 23 games, but he barely saw the ice for the first 12 of those before he was loaned to Amur. He currently sits second in KHL scoring among 2022 draftees, just behind first-rounder Danila Yurov and third-rounder Viktor Neuchev, and leads the way in points per game.
#LeafsForever prospect Nikita Grebyonkin scored two goals in Amur’s 4-2 victory over Torpedo, including this slick finish on the partial break: pic.twitter.com/Q8BJHx3QTR
— Nick Richard (@_NickRichard) December 2, 2022
- It was a solid week for Toronto’s goaltending prospects. Artur Akhtyamov stopped 25 of 26 shots in a 1-0 loss to bring his season long save percentage to a sparkling .941, Vyacheslav Peksa stopped 23 of 24 shots in a shootout win, Dennis Hildeby stopped 33 of 35 in a 3-2 victory, and Joseph Woll bounced back from a mediocre outing on Friday to make 32 saves in a 3-1 win for the Marlies on Sunday.
- Brandon Lisowsky scored a pair of goals and an assist over three games last week and now has 11 goals and 14 assists in 24 games to begin the season. The Leafs have to be pleased with the early returns on their seventh-round pick from the 2022 draft.
- St. Cloud State returned to action over the weekend, and Veeti Miettinen was productive in a couple of victories over North Dakota. He tallied a goal and three assists over the two games and now has 16 points in 16 games for the Huskies this season.
#LeafsForever prospect Veeti Miettinen with a big game for St. Cloud, sniping a goal and adding two primary assists. After a bit of a dry spell he has 5 points in his last 2 games.pic.twitter.com/6bRkl9dsTt
— More like Nikita GREATbyonkin (@brigstew86) December 3, 2022
- Dmitry Ovchinnikov scored his fifth goal of the season in a win over Ak Bars last Wednesday. It has been an underwhelming season for Ovchinnikov but he now has two goals in his last five games.
- Joe Miller scored his fourth goal of his freshman campaign in Harvard’s OT win over Colorado on Friday. He is up to seven points in 11 games.
- 2020 seventh-round pick John Fusco scored his first goal of the season and his first since transferring to Dartmouth. The 21-year-old blueliner has four points in 10 games so far this season.
- Undrafted free agent signing Max Ellis scored his first professional goal for the Marlies on Friday. He turned some heads with his tenacity in the preseason, and now has five points in 13 games to begin his first full season of professional hockey.
Max Ellis with a wicked backhand for his first professional goal. A great pass from Noel Hoefenmayer to set him up.#Marlies up 3-1. pic.twitter.com/kSlEMavA0q
— Nick Barden (@nickbarden) December 3, 2022