CANADIENS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1 (OT). John Tavares scored at 1:06 of the third period and he has goals (5) and points (5-2-7) in four consecutive games. In 25 road games, he has registered 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists). He has registered 17 points (10-7-17) in 17 career games at Bell Centre. Tonight’s game was his 800th in the NHL.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (29-19-8 – 66 Points) vs.

MONTREAL CANADIENS (27-23-7 – 61 Points)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020

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GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY


ON THE SCORESHEET

  • John Tavares opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 1:06 of the third period. Tavares has goals (5) and points (5-2-7) in four consecutive games. In 25 road games, he has registered 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists). He has registered 17 points (10-7-17) in 17 career games at Bell Centre. Tonight’s game was Tavares’ 800th NHL game.
  • Alex Kerfoot registered the primary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Kerfoot has four points (1-3-4) in three games against the Canadiens this season. He has recorded 14 (4 goals, 10 assists) of his 22 points on the road this season.
  • Zach Hyman collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ third period goal. Hyman has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has registered 10 points (3-7-10) in 10 games against Atlantic Division opposition in 2019-20.
  • Jack Campbell stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced in the overtime loss.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO7 (7)14 (11)1 (1)1 (0)23 (19)
MONTREAL7 (7)4 (4)16 (15)3 (0)30 (26)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO19 (19)25 (18)7 (6)1 (0)52 (44)
MONTREAL13 (13)12 (11)29 (26)3 (0)57 (50)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Record on the Road15-12-1 (28 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Montreal300-342-88-17 (747 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Montreal on the Road110-214-43-7 (374 Games)
Record vs. Eastern Conference15-12-6 (33 Games)
Record vs. Atlantic Division8-7-2 (17 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots4 (Muzzin, Spezza)
Shot Attempts8 (Matthews)
Faceoff Wins9 (Matthews)
Faceoff Win Percentage100% (Engvall – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits3 (Hyman)
Blocked Shots3 (Muzzin)
Takeaways3 (Matthews)
TOI25:38 (Holl)
Power Play TOI3:53 (Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI3:16 (Holl)
Shifts27 (Barrie, Holl)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage65.2% (Hyman – 15 for, 8 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first20-4-2
Tied after 112-5-4
Tied after 26-5-2
Do not score on the power play11-11-4
Do not allow a power play goal15-7-4
Outshot by opponent13-11-4
Overtime7-8
Saturday10-3-4

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play tonight.
  • Tyson Barrie, Justin Holl and Alex Kerfoot were on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Barrie had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 52.8 percent (19 for, 17 against), Holl had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 50.0 percent (19 for, 19 against) and Kerfoot finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.3 percent (19 for, 12 against).
  • Jake Muzzin started 14.3 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Maple Leafs skaters.
  • Auston Matthews won 63 percent (5 won, 3 lost) of his faceoffs when matched up against Montreal centre Phillip Danault in all situations.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 p.m. vs. Arizona Coyotes (TSN, TSN 1050)
  • Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Dallas Stars (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • Sunday, February 16, 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo Sabres (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)

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