LEAFS-DEVILS PREGAME NOTES





2021-22 Matchups vs. New Jersey: Second of Three
Next Game vs. New Jersey: Wednesday, March 23 vs. New Jersey
Toronto Season Record: 28-10-3
Toronto Road Record: 12-6-2
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590


RECENT TRANSACTIONS

January 28, 2022
Defenceman Carl Dahlstrom has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Alex Biega has been reassigned to the Marlies from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 24, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson, defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and goaltender
Erik Kallgren have be reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 22, 2022
Goaltender Erik Kallgren has been reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Score: Toronto 6 vs. New Jersey 4


LAST GAME
Date: Monday, January 31, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews (3x), Spezza, Marner, Mikheyev
NJD Goals: Zacha, Boqvist, Johnsson, Bastian
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 6/9, .667 SV% – Mrazek, 19/20, .950 SV%
NJD Goaltender: Schmid, 27/32, .844 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Monday, February 7, 2022
Opponent: vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Jake Muzzin Concussion

ALL-TIME VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 9, 1974 (Toronto 6 vs. Kansas City 2)
All-Time Record: 76-41-20-9 (146 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 49-17-5-4 (75 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 27-24-15-5 (71 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 27, 2019 (Toronto 5 at New Jersey 4 – OTW)
Record in Last Five Games: 5-0-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW JERSEY DEVILS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (43), John Tavares (43), Wayne Simmonds (40)
Goals: John Tavares (19), Wayne Simmonds (13), Auston Matthews (11)
Assists: Jason Spezza (28), John Tavares (18), Wayne Simmonds (8)
Points: John Tavares (37), Jason Spezza (37), Wayne Simmonds (21)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (101), Jason Spezza (20), John Tavares (16)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .720 3.51 2.68 31.0% 83.9% 34.2 30.7 55.9%
New Jersey .398 2.82 3.46 16.7% 81.7% 31.6 30.5 47.3%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 36/116 (31.0%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 10 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 19 – Matthews (10G, 9A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 94/112 (83.9%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Marner (2G), Mikheyev (2G), Brodie (2A), Kerfoot (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 6th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-4-0
February games 1st of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES

TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander One game away from 400 career NHL games played

RECENT MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

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