FLAMES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2: Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Tavares’ first-period goal and scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 14:06 of the second period. Marner has assists (5) and points (1-5-6) in three consecutive games.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (15-14-4 – 34 Points) vs.

CALGARY FLAMES (18-12-4 – 40 Points)

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2019

 123OTFINAL
TORONTO110–2
CALGARY103–4

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY


ON THE SCORESHEET

  • John Tavares opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 8:24 of the first period and later registered the primary assist on Mitch Marner’s second period goal. Tavares has goals (3), assists (2) and points (3-2-5) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Tavares’ ninth multi-point game of the season and his fifth multi-point game in his last eight games played. He has 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists) in 15 career games against the Flames.
  • Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Tavares’ first period goal and later scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 14:06 of the second period. Marner has assists (5) and points (1-5-6) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third consecutive multi-point game and his seventh multi-point game in 22 games played this season. He has 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists) in nine games on the road in 2019-20.
  • Tyson Barrie picked up the secondary assist on Tavares’ first period goal. Barrie has registered eight (3-5-8) of his 13 points on the road in 2019-20. He has 17 points (2-15-17) in 23 career games against the Flames.
  • Cody Ceci collected the secondary assist on Marner’s second period goal. Ceci has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has recorded three assists over his last four games. He has recorded five of his six assists in 13 games against Western Conference opponents this season.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 20 of the 24 shots he faced in the loss.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO10 (10)13 (13)11 (7)–34 (30)
CALGARY9 (8)8 (8)7 (7)–24 (23)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO16 (16)23 (22)23 (11)–62 (49)
CALGARY22 (21)19 (19)14 (11)–55 (51)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Record on the Road8-10-0 (18 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Calgary61-60-12-4 (137 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Calgary on the Road:25-41-5-2 (73 Games)
Record vs. Western Conference8-5-0 (13 Games)
Record vs. Pacific Division5-2-0 (7 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots5 (Marner, Mikheyev, Tavares)
Shot Attempts9 (Tavares)
Faceoff Wins11 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage75% (Spezza – 3 won, 1 lost)
Hits3 (Muzzin)
Blocked Shots3 (Rielly)
Takeaways4 (Marner)
TOI24:53 (Marner)
Power Play TOI3:48 (Barrie)
Shorthanded TOI1:24 (Hyman)
Shifts27 (Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage75.0% (Spezza – 6 for, 2 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first8-3-1
Tied after 16-5-2
Lead after 211-1-2
Do not score a power play goal6-10-2
Do not allow a power play goal10-5-0
Outshoot opponent7-4-1
Thursday2-2-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play tonight.
  • Cody Ceci started 14.3 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
  • Auston Matthews won 67 percent (4 won, 2 lost) when matched up with Calgary centre Elias Lindholm.
  • John Tavares was on the ice for a team-high 23 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Tavares finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 50 percent (23 for, 23 against).
  • John Tavares was 5-for-8 (63%) in the faceoff circle when taking defensive zone draws.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Saturday, December 14, 7:00 p.m. at Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Tuesday, December 17, 7:00 p.m. vs. Buffalo Sabres (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • Friday, December 20, 7:00 p.m. at New York Rangers (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, December 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Detroit Red Wings (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Monday, December 23, 2:00 p.m. vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)


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