TORONTO 2, VEGAS 1 (OT) POSTGAME NOTES: “Frederik Andersen stopped 37 shots to earn the win. Tonight’s game was Andersen’s 205th appearance as a Maple Leafs, which places him in a tie with Alan Bester for 11th on Toronto’s goaltending register.”

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (9-5-3 – 21 Points) 1 vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (9-5-3 – 21 Points) 2 (OT)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019

ON THE SCORESHEET

Auston Matthews put the Maple Leafs on the board with a power play goal at 8:14 of the third period. Matthews has goals (2) and points (2-1-3) in two consecutive games. He has five goals and seven points (5-2-7) in four career games against Vegas. Matthews has 12 goals in 11 home games this season.
John Tavares registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third period goal before scoring the overtime-winning goal at 2:33 of the extra frame. Tavares’ assist was his first point since returning from injury on November 5 vs. Los Angeles. He has six points (3-3-6) in five career games against the Golden Knights. His goal tonight is the 13th overtime goal of his career. Tonight’s game is his second multi-point performance of 2019-20.
Morgan Rielly collected the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Rielly has four assists over his last five games. He has recorded six points (1-5-6) in five games against Western Conference opponents in 2019-20.
Mitch Marner registered the lone assist on Tavares’ overtime goal. Marner has four points (1-3-4) over his last five games. Of his 14 assists this season, 12 have come on home ice. He is tied for sixth in the NHL in primary assists (10).
Frederik Andersen stopped 37 shots to earn the win. Tonight’s game was Andersen’s 205th appearance as a Maple Leafs, which places him in a tie with Alan Bester for 11th on Toronto’s goaltending register.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home	6-2-3 (11 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Vegas	4-1-0-0 (5 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Vegas at Home	3-0-0-0 (3 Games)
Record vs. Western Conference	4-1-0 (5 Games)
Record vs. Pacific Division	3-0-0 (3 Games)
Attendance	19,218

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

RECORD WHEN…

OF NOTE…

The Maple Leafs went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill and 1-for-6 on the power play tonight.
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.
Mike Babcock won his 700th career game behind the bench to become the eighth coach in NHL history with 700 career wins.
Cody Ceci was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. He finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 48.8 percent (21 for, 22 against).
Jake Muzzin blocked six shots, which ties the Maple Leafs single-game high for blocked shots in a game (Previous: Cody Ceci, Oct. 5 vs. MTL).
Nick Shore was 3-for-3 (100%) in the faceoff circle when matched up with Vegas centre Nicolas Roy.

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