TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (15-14-4 – 34 Points) vs.
EDMONTON OILERS (18-12-4 – 40 Points)
DECEMBER 14, 2019 ▪ 7:00 PM EST
ROGERS PLACE (EDMONTON, AB) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET/HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus EDMONTON
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 51-42-8-1 (102 Games) |
| ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD: | 22-25-6-1 (54 Games) |
| 2018-19: | 2-0-0 |
| LAST FIVE: | 5-0-0 |
| LAST 10: | 8-2-0 |
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus EDMONTON
| GAMES PLAYED: | Jake Muzzin (30), Jason Spezza (27), Tyson Barrie (20) |
| GOALS: | Tyson Barrie (8), Jason Spezza (8), John Tavares (6) |
| ASSISTS: | Jason Spezza (17), Tyson Barrie (12), John Tavares (12) |
| POINTS: | Jason Spezza (25), Tyson Barrie (20), John Tavares (18) |
| PENALTY MINUTES: | Jake Muzzin (18), Jason Spezza (10), Morgan Rielly (8) |
MAPLE LEAFS – OILERS TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | EDMONTON | |
| GOALS FOR (Rank): | 105 (5th) | 103 (9th) |
| GOALS AGAINST (Rank): | 106 (28th) | 104 (t-24th) |
| POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): | 18/91 [19.8%] (14th) | 32/100 [32.0%] (1st) |
| PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): | 78/101 [77.2%] (25th) | 89/105 [84.8%] (6th) |
| SHOTS (Rank): | 1104 (4th) | 981 (t-21st) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank): | 1683 (1st) | 1418 (14th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): | 52.8% (5th) | 47.8% (26th) |
| FACEOFF % (Rank): | 52.3% (t-2nd) | 48.0% (27th) |
MAPLE LEAFS – OILERS NOTES
| FIRST MATCHUP BETWEEN CLUBS: | Nov. 11, 1979 (Toronto 6, Edmonton 3) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 51-42-8-1 (102 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD AT HOME: | 29-17-2-0 (48 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD ON THE ROAD: | 22-25-6-1 (54 Games) |
| LAST WIN VS. OPPONENT ON THE ROAD: | March 9, 2019 (Toronto 3, Edmonton 2) |
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. OILERS
| Pontus Aberg | Skated in 16 games with Edmonton in 2018. |
| Tyson Barrie | 200th NHL assist (Nov. 11, 2018 (COL) at EDM) |
| Martin Marincin | Selected by Edmonton in the second round (46th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft. Skated in 85 games with the Oilers from 2013-15. |
| Jake Muzzin | Recorded his 100th NHL point (Jan. 30, 2014 (LAK) at EDM) |
| Jason Spezza | 500th NHL game (Feb. 12, 2011 (OTT) at EDM) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| CATEGORY | LEADER |
| GOALS | 19 (Matthews) |
| ASSISTS | 19 (Marner) |
| POINTS | 34 (Matthews) |
| POWER PLAY POINTS | 10 (Matthews) |
| SHORTHANDED POINTS | 2 (Engvall, Kapanen) |
| PIMs | 22 (Muzzin) |
| SHOTS | 119 (Matthews) |
| FACEOFF WIN% | 57.1% (Gauthier, Matthews) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % | 57.1% (Petan) |
| BLOCKED SHOTS | 58 (Ceci) |
| TAKEAWAYS | 33 (Marner) |
| HITS | 70 (Muzzin) |
| TOI PER GAME | 24:35 (Rielly) |
| PP TOI PER GAME | 3:04 (Marner) |
| SH TOI PER GAME | 3:12 (Ceci) |
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
| Frederik Andersen | – Is 8-4-0 on the road this season with a 2.43 goals-against average and a .922 save percentage. – Has made 12 career appearances against Edmonton and is 11-0-1 with a 2.16 goals-against average and a .928 save percentage.- Tied for second in the NHL in wins (15).- Second in the NHL in saves (741) and even-strength saves (617).- Tied for third in the NHL in shootout saves (11). |
| Tyson Barrie | – Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in shots on goal (84). – Has been on the ice for the third-most shot attempts for (643) among NHL skaters. – Has an on-ice shot attempt differential of plus-105, which ranks 12th among NHL defencemen.- Leads all Maple Leafs skaters and is 22nd among NHLers in slap shots taken (25). |
| Cody Ceci | – Seventh among NHL skaters in shorthanded time on ice (105:25).- Has started 205 shifts in the defensive zone, which is the 10th-most defensive zone starts among all NHL skaters. |
| Justin Holl | – Had his first career multi-point game (0-2-2) on December 10 at Vancouver.- Has an unblocked shot attempt percentage of 53.9 percent at 5-on-5, which leads Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games. |
| Michael Hutchinson | – Sixth among NHL goaltenders who have appeared in fewer than 10 games in saves (197). |
| Zach Hyman | – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.5 percent, which ranks 10th among Toronto skaters who have played 10 games. – Averaging 18:04 per game in ice time through 14 games, which ranks fourth among Toronto forwards. |
| Kasperi Kapanen | – Ranks second among Maple Leafs in points on the road with 14 (6 goals, 8 assists) in 18 road games this season.- Seventh among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (6-7-13).- One of 20 NHL skaters to have recorded at least five shorthanded shots on goal (5) and five shorthanded takeaways (5). |
| Alex Kerfoot | – Tied for fifth among Toronto skaters in even-strength goals (4).- Lone Toronto centre to have recorded at least 20 hits (26) and 20 blocked shots (22) this season. |
| Mitch Marner | – Tied for fifth in the NHL in scoring over the last seven days (1-5-6; 3 GP).- Tied for first among NHLers who have appeared in 25 or fewer games in assists (19).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in takeaways (33).- Tied for eighth among NHL forwards in shifts per game (25.6).- Averages 2.57 assists per 60 minutes of ice time and 3.25 points per 60 minutes of ice time. |
| Auston Matthews | – Tied for seventh among NHL skaters in goals (19).- Tied for fifth among NHL skaters in even-strength goals (14).- Tied for 12th among NHL skaters in points (19-15-34).- Eighth in the NHL with 119 shots on goal.- Has been on the ice for a team-high 46 of the Maple Leafs’ 103 goals. |
| Ilya Mikheyev | – Tied for fifth among NHL skaters in shorthanded shots on goal (10).- Leads all NHL rookies in shorthanded ice time (67:56).- Tied for the lead among NHL rookies in shots on goal (81).- Second among NHL rookies and fourth on the Maple Leafs in even-strength points (4-13-17). |
| Jake Muzzin | – Leads Maple Leafs defencemen in takeaways (17).- Tied for 23rd among NHL defencemen in even-strength assists (9).- One of nine NHL defencemen and 27 NHL skaters to have registered at least 60 hits (70) and at least 60 shots on goal (63).- Averages 0:47 in ice time per shift, which is tied for the fourth-lowest average shift length among defencemen who average at least 21:00 per game in ice time. |
| William Nylander | – Has notched eight primary assists, which is tied for fourth among Toronto skaters. – Has registered at least one point in 19 of Toronto’s 33 games. – Has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 13 games against Western Conference opponents.- Has recorded eight points (2-6-8) in six career games against the Flames. |
| Morgan Rielly | – Tied for 13th among NHL defencemen in points (3-18-21).- Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (3-12-15).- Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in even-strength assists (12).- Ranks 12th among NHL skaters in TOI per game (24:35).- Sits 11th among NHL skaters in shifts per game (28.6).- Has 10 assists in 18 road games this season. |
| Jason Spezza | – Averaging 2.99 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters.- Has recorded 10 (4-6-10) of his 12 points this season in 14 road games. |
| John Tavares | – Has 18 points (6 goals, 12 assists) in 14 career games against Edmonton.- Averaging 2.88 shots on goal per game, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Tied for ninth among NHLers in points over the last seven days (3-2-5; 3 GP).- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 56.2 percent when the Maple Leafs are leading in games. |
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
| Cody Ceci | Has assists (2) in two consecutive games. |
| Mitch Marner | Has assists (5) and points (1-5-6) in three consecutive games. |
| John Tavares | Has goals (3), assists (2) and points (3-2-5) in two consecutive games. |
UPCOMING MILESTONES
| Frederik Andersen | One win from 200 career NHL wins. |
RECENT MILESTONES
| Pontus Aberg | Maple Leaf debut (December 7 at St. Louis)First point as a Maple Leaf (December 7 at St. Louis) |
INJURY REPORT
| Andreas Johnsson (Leg) | On injured reserve. |
| Trevor Moore (Shoulder) | On injured reserve. |
| Man Games Lost: 68 |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| December 13 | – Loaned forward Nic Petan to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
| December 6 | – Placed forward Andreas Johnsson on the LTIR. – Recalled forwards Pontus Aberg and Nic Petan, as well as defenceman Martin Marincin from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
OILERS NOTES
Saturday’s game will mark the first of two meetings against Toronto this season (Dec. 14, Jan. 6).
The last time these teams met was on March 9
in Edmonton where the Leafs defeated the Oilers 3-2.
James Neal leads the Oilers in career points against Toronto (15) and Riley Sheahan leads the team in career games (23) against
the Leafs.
CAPTAIN CONNOR Connor McDavid posted a goal and an assist last game on Dec. 12 at Minnesota and owns the NHL scoring lead (57) by two points over teammate Leon Draisaitl. He has recorded points in 16 of his last 19 games, posting 34 points (14G, 20A) and has posted 26 points (9G, 17A) in his last 14 games. McDavid recorded a League-leading 26 of his 49 points in the month of November (13G, 13A – 26 PTS in 14 GP), the most by an Oilers player in November since Jari Kurri in 1988 (26 PTS in 15 GP). McDavid posted three consecutive games from Nov. 14-19 (4G, 8A –12PTS) with 3+ points, becoming the first Oiler to do so since Mark Messier from Jan. 25-30, 1990 (4G, 7A – 11PTS). On Nov. 19 at San Jose, McDavid became the first Oilers player to record 20 or more points in both October and November within a single season since Wayne Gretzky in 1987-88 (Oct.: 7-19—26 in 11 GP; Nov.: 11-23—34 in 13 GP). DYNAMIC DRAISAITL Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal last game on Dec. 12 to move to 55 points on the season, two behind McDavid for the for the league lead in points. He has recorded points in 20 of his last 24 games, posting 39 points (14G, 25A) and has registered five two-goal games and 16 multi-point games on the season. Draisaitl is just one of four players to post a point streak of at least 13 games this season (Marchand, MacKinnon, Pastrnak).
Draisaitl ranks second in the league with 33 even strength points in the first 34 games of the season, one point behind Brad Marchand.
OILERS DUO ATOP NHL SCORING RACE McDavid (20G, 37A – 57 PTS) and Draisaitl (20G, 35A -55 PTS) sit first and second respectively in NHL scoring, with McDavid leading the NHL in assists (37) and Draisaitl sits second with (35). They are also tied for fourth in the NHL in goals (20).
McDavid recorded his ninth 3+ point game of the season on Dec. 10 and has 16 multi-point games on the season, while Draisaitl has registered 16 multi-point games and has eight, 3+ point games.
Aside from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, only two other players in Edmonton Oilers history have posted 50+ points in the first 30 games of a season since Gretzky and Jurri reached the mark in 1984-85. Wayne Gretzky (7x) and Jari Kurri (1x).
They are also the first set of teammates in the NHL to post 50+ points in under 30 games since 1995-96.
PUTTING IN THEIR TIME Defenceman Oscar Klefbom leads the NHL in total ice time (868:23), averaging 25:32 per game which ranks second.
Leon Draisaitl leads NHL forwards with 22:48 per game and overall ice time (775:28), while Connor McDavid ranks second amongst forwards with 761:11 overall and a 22:23 average.
Edmonton Oilers: Media Notes
On Nov. 19 at San Jose, Klefbom posted a career high 31:38 of ice time, Klefbom’s ice time was the most by an Oiler in a regulation 60 minute game in nearly 14 years, dating back to Chris Pronger’s 31:51 on Jan. 16, 2006 against Buffalo.
REAL TIME STATS
Blocked Shots Oscar Klefbom – 1st – NHL (103)
Kris Russell – 5th– NHL (73)
Takeaways Connor McDavid – 10th – NHL (30)
Hits – Forwards Zack Kassian – 10th – NHL (91)
INJURY REPORT 2019-20 Man games lost: 120
PLAYER INJURY DATE GAMES F ***Kyle Brodziak (Back) Oct. 2 – Present 34 D *Matt Benning (Concussion) Dec. 1 – Present 5 F *Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Hand) Nov. 24 – Dec. 7 6 F Zack Kassian (Back) Dec. 1 – Dec. 7 3 G Mike Smith (Leg) Dec. 1 – Dec. 4 1 D *Matt Benning (Concussion) Nov. 19 – Nov. 28 4 F Jujhar khaira (Undisclosed) Nov. 24 – Nov. 27 1 D Adam Larsson (Leg) Oct. 2 – Nov. 21 22 D*Brandon Manning (Hand) Nov. 14 – Nov. 21 3 F *Joakim Nygard (Ribs) Oct. 16 – Nov. 12 17 F Josh Archibald (Foot) Oct. 27 – Nov. 8 6 D Joel Persson (Concussion) Oct. 16 – Oct. 30 7 F Josh Archibald (Illness) Oct. 5 – Oct. 12 3 F Alex Chiasson (Illness) Oct. 5 – Oct. 12 3 F Riley Sheahan (upper body) Oct. 2 – Oct. 8 2 F Tomas Jurco (undisclosed) Oct. 2 – Oct.4 1 F Joel Persson (upper body) Oct. 2 – Oct. 4 1
NOTE – The Oilers had 200 man games lost in 2018-19.
*on IR (Injured Reserve) **on INR (Injured – Non-Roster) ***on LTIR (Long Term Injured Reserve)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 29 D Matt Benning was activated off injured reserve, F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was placed on injured reserve Dec. 1 G Stuart Skinner recalled on emergency conditions from Bakersfield (AHL) Dec. 3 G Stuart Skinner and D Caleb Jones were assigned to Bakersfield (AHL); D Joel Persson was recalled from Bakersfield Dec. 4 F Colby Cave was recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) Dec. 8 F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was activated off injured reserve; F Colby Cave was assigned to Bakersfield (AHL) Dec. 9 D Caleb Jones was recalled from Bakersfield (AHL); D Joel Persson was assigned to Bakersfield (AHL)
LAST OILERS REGULAR SEASON GAME 2019-20 –Thursday, December 12, 2019 EDMONTON 4 at MINNESOTA 6 at Xcel Energy Center
GOALS SAVES
MIN – Greenway, Zucker, Foligno, Donato, Staal, Kunin
MIN – Kahkonen (28/33)
EDM – Klefbom, Draisaitl, Haas, McDavid, Neal
EDM – Smith (20/26)
PP PK MIN – 0/1 MIN – 1/2 EDM – 1/2 EDM – 1/1
1stStar: Eric Staal (MIN)
2ndStar: Carson Soucy (MIN)
3rd Star: Jordan Greenway (MIN)
OILERS LAST GAME vs. TORONTO 2018-19 – Saturday, March 9, 2019 EDMONTON 2 vs. Toronto 3 at Rogers Place
GOALS SAVES
TOR – Rielly, Tavares, Muzzin TOR – Andersen (31/33)
EDM – Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom EDM – Stolarz (37/40)
PP PK TOR – 1/2 TOR – 4/4 EDM – 0/4 EDM – 1/2
1 stStar: John Tavares (TOR)
2 ndStar: Leon Draisaitl (EDM)
3rdStar: Morgan Rielly (TOR)
LAST TEN GAMES vs. TORONTO Record: 2-7-1 GF: 22 GA: 34
2018-19 3/9/19 @ EDM 3-2 L 2018-19 2/27/19 @ TOR 2-6 L 2017-18 12/10/17 @ TOR 0-1 L 2017-18 11/30/17 @ EDM 4-6 L 2016-17 11/29/16 @ EDM 2-4 L 2016-17 11116 @ TOR 2-3 L (OT) 2015-16 2/11/16 @ EDM 5-2 W 2015-16 11/30/16 @ TOR 0-3 L 2014-15 3/16/15 @ EDM 4-1 W 2014-15 2/7/15 @ TOR 1-5 L
The view from left field 