POSTGAME NOTES
Oct. 3, 2019.
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Frederik Gauthier put the Maple Leafs on the board at 2:20 of the second period. Gauthier recorded three goals and 11 assists in 70 games during the 2018-19 season. The Maple Leafs were 3-0-0 when Gauthier scored a goal last season.
- Trevor Moore scored Toronto’s second goal of the night at 4:42 of the second period. Moore had a pair of goals and six assists in 25 games with the Maple Leafs last season. He had 23 goals in 46 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) in 2018-19, which ranked second on the team.
- Auston Matthews registered the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 8:02 of the second period and later had Toronto’s fourth goal of the night on the power play at 14:50 of the second period. Per NHL Stats, he is the fourth player in League history to score in each of his first four career season openers, joining Dit Clapper (1927-28 – 1930-31), Dave Andreychuk (1982-83 – 1985-86) and Sergei Fedorov (1990-91 –1993-94). Matthews has registered multiple points in four consecutive season openers to begin his career.
- Ilya Mikheyev notched the primary assist on Moore’s second period goal and later had the fifth Maple Leafs goal of the night at 9:43 of the third period. Mikheyev’s assist was his first career NHL point, while his third period goal is his first career NHL goal.
- Tyson Barrie recorded the primary assist on Gauthier’s second period goal and later had the primary assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. Barrie’s first assist was his first point as a Maple Leaf. He had seven multi-assist games in 2018-19.
- Dmytro Timashov collected the secondary assist on Gauthier’s second period goal. Timashov’s assist is his first career NHL point. He ranked third among Toronto Marlies (AHL) skaters in assists last season with 35 in 72 games.
- Rasmus Sandin had the secondary assist on Moore’s second period goal. Sandin’s assist is his first career NHL point. He was the top scoring U-19 skater in the AHL last season with 28 points (6-22-28) in 44 games with the Toronto Marlies.
- Willian Nylander registered the primary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Nylander had 20 assists and 27 points (7-20-27) in 54 games during the 2018-19 season. The Maple Leafs were 11-3-0 when Nylander picked up an assist last season.
- Morgan Rielly picked up the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Rielly registered a career-high 52 assists last season, which ranked fifth among all NHL defencemen.
- Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ second period power play goal. Marner led the Maple Leafs in assists last season with 68 to finish fourth among all NHL skaters.
- John Tavares collected the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period power play goal. In 2018-19, Tavares had 88 points (47 goals, 41 assists) in 82 games to establish a new single-season career-high for points.
- Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots to earn the victory tonight.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| OTTAWA | 12 (11) | 3 (3) | 11 (7) | – | 26 (21) |
| TORONTO | 14 (8) | 17 (15) | 11 (9) | – | 42 (32) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| OTTAWA | 17 (16) | 11 (8) | 19 (15) | – | 47 (39) |
| TORONTO | 31 (19) | 28 (25) | 21 (14) | – | 80 (58) |
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
- The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 at home this season.
- Toronto’s all-time record is 54-53-3-11 in 121 games against the Senators and 30-22-2-7 in 61 games played in Toronto.
- Toronto is 1-0-0 against the Eastern Conference this season and 1-0-0 against the Atlantic Division.
- Tonight’s attendance was 19,612.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 8 (Matthews) |
| Shot Attempts | 14 (Matthews) |
| Faceoff Wins | 13 (Tavares) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 57% (Tavares – 13 won, 10 lost) |
| Hits | 4 (Timashov) |
| Blocked Shots | 2 (Ceci) |
| Takeaways | 3 (Matthews, Tavares) |
| TOI | 25:18 (Rielly) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:39 (Rielly) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 3:33 (Marincin) |
| Shifts | 28 (Muzzin) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 72.2% (Sandin – 13 for, 5 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
- The Maple Leafs were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-5 on the power play tonight. Toronto is 1-0-0 when not allowing a power play goal this season and 1-0-0 when scoring one power play goal.
- Toronto is 1-0-0 when allowing the first goal of the game.
- The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 when trailing after one period and 1-0-0 when leading after two periods.
- Toronto is 1-0-0 when outshooting their opponent.
- The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 in Wednesday games.
OF NOTE…
- Toronto challenged for offside at 7:28 of the second period. It was determined that Bobby Ryan was offside prior to Ron Hainsey’s goal. The original call was overturned – No goal Ottawa.
- Tyson Barrie and William Nylander were on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5. Barrie finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.9 percent (26 for, 16 against), while Nylander finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 63.4 percent (26 for, 15 against).
- Auston Matthews was 3-for-4 (75%) in the faceoff circle when in the offensive zone.
- William Nylander started 16.7 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
- John Tavares won 73 percent (8 won, 3 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
UPCOMING GAMES:
- Friday, October 4, 7:00 p.m. at Columbus Blue Jackets (TSN4, FAN 590)
- Saturday, October 5, 7:00 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
- Monday, October 7, 7:00 p.m. vs. St. Louis Blues (TSN4, TSN 1050)
- Thursday, October 10, 7:00 p.m. vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
- Saturday, October 12, 7:00 p.m. at Detroit Red Wings (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
The view from left field 