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Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
2021-22 Matchups vs. Carolina: Second of Three
Next Game vs. Carolina: Thursday, March 17 vs. Carolina
Toronto Season Record: 29-10-3
Toronto Home Record: 16-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
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).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 7 at New Jersey 1
Date: Tuesday, February 1, 2022
TOR Goals: Spezza, Matthews, Kämpf, Marner (2x), Bunting, Engvall
NJD Goals: Hughes
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 31/32, .969 SV%
NJD Goaltender: Gillies, 22/28, .786 SV%, Schmid 7/8, .875 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022
Opponent: at Calgary Flames
Time: 9:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT
Jake Muzzin Concussion
ALL-TIME VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 31, 1979 (Toronto 2 vs. Hartford 4)
All-Time Record: 47-60-11-7 (125 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 24-32-5-2 (63 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 23-28-6-5 (62 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: December 23, 2019 (Toronto 8 vs. Carolina 6)
Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 5-5-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (45), John Tavares (40), Wayne Simmonds (34)
Goals: John Tavares (27), Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (13)
Assists: Jason Spezza (22), John Tavares (21), Wayne Simmonds (14)
Points: John Tavares (48), Jason Spezza (42), Wayne Simmonds (27)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (45), John Tavares (26), Jason Spezza (20)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .726 3.60 2.64 30.5% 84.4% 34.3 30.8 55.9%
Carolina .762 3.48 2.33 25.0% 89.0% 32.9 28.2 54.3%
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 36/118 (30.5%)
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: 97/115 (84.4%)
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
Monday games 5th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
February games 2nd of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Mitch Marner Five points away from 400 career NHL points
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
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 Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
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
The view from left field 