TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (2-0-0 – 4 Points) vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (0-1-0 – 0 Points)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019
1 2 3 OT FINAL TORONTO 1 1 2 – 4 COLUMBUS 0 1 0 – 1
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Mitch Marner opened the scoring on the power play at 12:04 of the first period and later scored his second of the night at 2:16 of the third period. He added an assist on Matthews’ third period power player goal and has points (2-2-4) in consecutive games to start the season. Marner was tied with Morgan Rielly for the team lead in power play points last season with 21 (3 goals, 18 assists).
- – Cody Ceci scored his first of the season and first goal as a Maple Leaf at 10:35 of the second period. Ceci recorded 26 points (7 goals, 19 assists) in 74 games with the Ottawa Senators last season.
- – Auston Matthews scored on the power player for his third goal of the season at 14:04 of the third period. Matthews’ has three goals through the first two games of the season. Tonight marks Matthews’ 21st multi-goal game of his career.
- – John Tavares registered the primary assist on Marner’s first period power play goal and later set up Marner for his second of the night. Tavares has points (0-3-3) in consecutive games to start the season.
- – Morgan Rielly picked up the secondary assist on Marner’s first period power play goal and later set up Cody Ceci on his first goal as a Maple Leaf and registered the primary assist Matthews’ third period power play goal. Rielly has consecutive points (0-4-4) through the first two games of the season. Tonight marks Rielly’s 25th career multi-assist game.
- – William Nylander recorded the secondary assist on Cody Ceci’s second period goal. Nylander has registered an assist in consecutive games.
- – Jake Muzzin registered his first point of the season with the secondary assist on Marner’s third period goal.
- – Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of 29 shots to earn his second win of the season.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL - TORONTO 10 9 10 – 29
- COLUMBUS 9 11 9 – 29
- SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
- 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
- TORONTO 15 15 10 – 40
- COLUMBUS 15 15 10 – 40
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
- The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 on the road this season.
- – Toronto’s all-time record is 14-11-1-3 in 29 games against the Blue Jackets and 8-5-0-1 in 14 games played in Columbus.
- – Toronto is 2-0-0 against the Eastern Conference this season and 1-0-0 against the Metropolitan Division.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 4 (Marner, Matthews)
Shot Attempts 8 (Muzzin)
Faceoff Wins 10 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage 88% (Kerfoot – 7 won, 1 lost)
Hits 3 (Moore, Sandin)
Blocked Shots 3 (Matthews)
Takeaways 2 (Ceci)
TOI 23:33 (Ceci)
Power Play TOI 3:45 (Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI 3:25 (Muzzin)
Shifts 33 (Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 87.50% (Spezza – 7 for, 1 against)
RECORD WHEN…
- The Maple Leafs were 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and 2-for-5 on the power play tonight. Toronto is 1-00 when allowing a power play goal this season and 1-0-0 when scoring more than one power play goal.
- – Toronto is 1-0-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
- – The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 when leading after one period and 2-0-0 when leading after two periods.
- – Toronto is 1-0-0 when tied in shots on goal with their opponent.
- – The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 in Friday games.
OF NOTE… - Cody Ceci was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5. Ceci finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.66 percent (22 for, 19 against).
- – Alexander Kerfoot was 7-for-1 (88%) in the faceoff circle tonight.
- – Jason Spezza made his Maple Leaf debut tonight. Spezza led all skaters in 5-on-5 shot percentage (80.7% – 7 for, 1 against).
- – With a victory tonight head coach Mike Babcock moved into sole possession of eighth place in NHL history with 693 wins (Dick Irvin – 692).
UPCOMING GAMES:
- 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) – Tuesday, October 15, 7:00 p.m. vs. Minnesota Wild (TSN4, FAN 590)
The view from left field 