. Morgan Rielly’s four second period assists tie the franchise record for assists in a period (Previous: Rick Vaive – March 12, 1984). His assist on Johnsson’s second period goal is his 200th career NHL assist. Rielly’s four assists match his single-game career-highs for assists (3x) and points (4x) in a game.

Morgan Rielly equals career best with four assists

MINNESOTA WILD (1-5-0 – 2 Points) 2 vs. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (4-2-1 – 9 Points) 4

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019

1 2 3 OT FINAL

MINNESOTA 1 0 1 – 2 TORONTO 0 4 0 – 4

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • John Tavares put the Maple Leafs on the board at 1:58 of the second period. Tavares has points (21-3) in three consecutive games. He has six points (2-4-6) in seven games this season. In 16 career games against the Wild, Tavares has recorded 15 points (7-8-15).
  • – Mitch Marner scored Toronto’s second goal of the night on the power play at 7:17 of the second period and later registered the primary assist on Andreas Johnsson’s second period goal before recording the primary assist on Auston Matthews’ second period goal. Tonight’s game is Marner’s first multi-assist and second multi-point performance of the season. He has 40 career multi-assist games and 61 career multi-point games. Marner leads the Maple Leafs in power play points (2-4-6).
  • – Andreas Johnsson recorded the primary assist on Marner’s second period goal and later scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the game on the power play at 8:29 of the second period. Johnsson has four points (2-2-4) over his last four games. Tonight’s game is his first multi-point game this season and the 12th of his career.
  • – Auston Matthews scored the fourth Toronto goal of the night at 13:05 of the second period. Matthews has four goals and five points (4-1-5) over his last five games. He has six goals in five games on home ice this season.
  • – Morgan Rielly collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal, the secondary assist on Marner’s second period goal, the secondary assist on Johnsson’s second period goal and the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Rielly’s four second period assists tie the franchise record for assists in a period (Previous: Rick Vaive
  • – March 12, 1984). His assist on Johnsson’s second period goal is his 200th career NHL assist. Rielly’s four assists match his single-game career-highs for assists (3x) and points (4x) in a game.
  • – Cody Ceci registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. He has three assists over his last five games. – Frederik Andersen stopped 27 shots to earn the victory.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL

MINNESOTA 8 (4) 10 (10) 11 (6) – 29 (20)

TORONTO 9 (8) 19 (15) 6 (6) – 34 (29)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL

MINNESOTA 12 (7) 17 (17) 23 (12) – 52 (36)

TORONTO 19 (16) 30 (26) 13 (13) – 62 (55)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

  • The Maple Leafs are 2-2-1 at home this season.
  • – Toronto’s all-time record is 11-11-0-1 in 23 games against the Wild and 8-5-0-0 in 13 games played in Toronto.
  • – Toronto is 1-1-0 against the Western Conference this season and 1-1-0 against the Central Division.
  • – Tonight’s attendance was 19,149.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 6 (Rielly)
    Shot Attempts 8 (Rielly)
    Faceoff Wins 12 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 80% (Tavares – 12 won, 3 lost)
    Hits 2 (Moore, Timashov)
    Blocked Shots 2 (Ceci, Holl, Muzzin)
    Takeaways 2 (Mikheyev)
    TOI 24:20 (Muzzin)
    Power Play TOI 2:38 (Matthews, Rielly)
    Shorthanded TOI 5:04 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 30 (Muzzin)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 71.4% (Kapanen – 15 for, 6 against)

RECORD WHEN…

  • The Maple Leafs were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play tonight. Toronto is 3-10 when not allowing a power play goal this season and 2-0-0 when scoring multiple power play goals. – Toronto is 3-2-1 when their opponent scores the first goal of the game. – The Maple Leafs are 2-1-0 when trailing after one period and 4-0-1 when leading after two periods. – Toronto is 3-1-0 when outshooting their opponent. – The Maple Leafs are 1-0-0 in Tuesday games.
    OF NOTE. …
  • The Maple Leafs tied their season-high for goals in a period with four (Previous: 2nd, Oct. 2 vs. Ottawa). – Toronto scored multiple power play goals in a game for the second time this season (Previous: Oct. 4 at Columbus). – Toronto’s line of Frederik Gauthier, Nick Shore and Dmytro Timashov were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone. – Frederik Gauthier was 4-for-4 (100%) in the faceoff circle when matched up with Minnesota centre Eric Staal. – William Nylander was on the ice for a team-high 24 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5. Nylander finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 68.6 percent (24 for, 11 against). – John Tavares was 8-for-11 (73%) in the faceoff circle when taking draws in the offensive zone.
    UPCOMING GAMES:
  • Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 p.m. at Washington Capitals (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • – Saturday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Boston Bruins (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • – Monday, October 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • – Tuesday, October 22, 7:00 p.m. at Boston Bruins (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • – Friday, October 25, 7:00 p.m. vs. San Jose Sharks (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
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