Day: February 19, 2022

2021-22 Matchups vs. St. Louis: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. St. Louis: 1-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 32-12-3
Toronto Home Record: 18-4-1
TV: Sportsnet 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).

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 vs. Pittsburgh 1
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews, Rielly, Kämpf, Bunting
PIT Goals: Malkin
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 45/46, .978 SV%
PIT Goaltender: Jarry, 25/29, .862 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 5-for-5
Team Notes: – The Maple Leafs earned their seventh-straight win on home ice.

• Auston Matthews recorded two points (1G, 1A) in Toronto’s win.
  Matthews is currently on a nine-game point streak where he has posted 18
  points (8G, 10A).
• David Kämpf scored shorthanded at 18:36 of the second period. Kämpf
  has recorded a shorthanded goal in back-to-back games. The last
  occasion where a Maple Leaf recorded such a streak dates back to the
  2014-15 season (Tyler Bozak).
• John Tavares recorded a 73% face-off win percentage (17 won, 7 lost)
  during the game. Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins. Tavares is
  currently ranked second among NHL face-off percentage leaders with
  61.8%.
• Jack Campbell stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced in Thursday’s win,
  marking a season-high 45 saves.
  
• NEXT GAME
  Date: Monday, February 21, 2022
  Opponent: at Montréal Canadiens
  Time: 7:00 pm ET
  Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
• ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES:
  First Matchup between Clubs: December 10, 1967 (Toronto 1 at St. Louis 2)
  All-Time Record: 95-96-25-6 (222 Games)
  All-Time Record at Home: 60-33-11-5 (109 Games)
  All-Time Record on the Road: 35-63-14-1 (113 Games)
  Last Home Win vs. Opponent: January 2, 2016 (Toronto 4 vs. St. Louis 1)
  Record in Last Five Games: 2-2-1
  Record in Last 10 Games: 3-4-3
• 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
  Games Played: Jason Spezza (33), Wayne Simmonds (26), TJ Brodie (24)
  Goals: Jason Spezza (7), Wayne Simmonds (7), John Tavares (7), Jake Muzzin (6)
  Assists: Jason Spezza (13), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jake Muzzin (6), Mitch Marner (6)
  Points: Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (14), Jake Muzzin (12)
  Penalty Minutes: Jason Spezza (16), Wayne Simmonds (16), Jake Muzzin (14)
• THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
  Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
  Toronto .713 3.60 2.66 31.8% 84.4% 34.6 30.7 56.0%
  St. Louis .646 3.48 2.75 27.1% 84.5% 31.0 31.6 49.2%
• THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
  Power Play: 42/132 (31.8%)
  Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
  Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
  2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
• ON THE PK IN 2021-22
  Penalty Kill: 114/135 (84.4%)
  Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
  Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A), Kämpf (2G, 1A)
  2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  FAST FACTS
  
  Saturday games 15th of 23 (9 home, 14 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 7th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
• UPCOMING MILESTONES
  TJ Brodie Eight points away from 300 career NHL points
  Mitch Marner Seven games away from 400 career NHL games played
  Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
  Wayne Simmonds Eight games away from 1,000 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
  Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
  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

2021-22 GAME HIGHS
TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 2-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-1-0 New Jersey Devils 2-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 2-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-1-1
Calgary Flames 1-1-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 1-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 1-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-1 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 1-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 1-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 2-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-1-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 2-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0

2021-22 GAME HIGHS

CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game
3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL – Matthews, Jan.
31 vs. NJD
3 – Bunting, Jan. 29 at DET
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at
MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A) – Matthews, Jan. 31 vs.
NJD (3G, 1A)
4 – Marner, Feb. 1 at NJD (2G, 2A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
10 – Marner, Feb. 10 at CGY
Time on Ice, Game 27:58 – Rielly, Jan. 26 vs. ANA 27:41 – Rielly, Jan. 15 at STL
Most Saves, Game 45 – Campbell, Feb. 18 vs. PIT 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL

CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 5 – 3rd, Jan. 29 at DET
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT
4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT – 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG –
2nd, Feb. 10 at CGY
Most Shots, For 53 – Feb. 12 at VAN 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 49 – Jan. 8 at COL 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 18 – Jan. 11 at VGK 2 – 3rd, Jan. 11 at VGK
Fewest Shots, Against 18 – Jan. 12 at ARI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR – 3rd, Jan. 31 vs. NJD

ST. LOUIS BLUES

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich
2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 93
LAST GAME
Blues, 2 at Canadiens, 3 (OT)
–Pavel Buchnevhic recorded a goal and an assist, including his 3rd shorthanded point of the season, the most on the Blues
–Robert Thomas scored his 7th goal of the season, which came shorthanded
–Vladimir Tarasenko recorded his 27th assist, giving him points in 3 straight games (3g, 2a)
–Justin Faulk recorded his 16th assist and now has a point in 5 straight games (1g, 4a)
BLUES VS. MAPLE LEAFS
-This will be the second and final matchup between the Blues and Maple Leafs this season
-The Leafs won the first matchup of the season, 6-5 back on Jan. 15 in St. Louis
-The Blues have lost their last 2 games against Toronto, but won their previous 7 games against the Maple Leafs
-The Blues have won their last 4 games in Toronto, outscoring the Leafs 11-5 in those 4 games
-Going all the way back to April 1, 1998, the Blues are 13-1-1-1 in their last 16 trips to Toronto
-The Blues (27.1%) and Maple Leafs (31.8%) rank 2nd and 1st respectively in the NHL in power play percentage
-They Blues (84.5%) and Maple Leafs (84.4%) rank 5th and 6th respectively in the NHL in penalty kill percentage
-Maple Leafs’ forward Auston Matthews shares 2nd in the NHL with 33 goals this season (1. Draisaitl, 35)
-Criag Berube is set to coach his 239th game as the Blues Head Coach, which will move him ahead of Scotty Bowman for 6th on the all-time franchise
list
-It will also be Berube’s 400th game as an NHL Head Coach
NUMBERS GAME
16 – Brayden Schenn leads the team with 16 points (9g, 7a) since Jan. 1…Schenn had 10 points from the beginning of the season to Dec. 31
30 – Justin Faulk shares 7th overall with a +30 rating this season…he is a +38 overall since joining the Blues in 2019-20 (1. Gaudreau, +39)
1.91 – Ville Husso leads all goaltenders (min. 10 games) with a 1.91 GAA this season
25 – #25 Jordan Kyrou represented the Blues at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game and won the Faster Skater Competition
200 – Brayden Schenn collected his 200th career goal on Jan. 5, vs. PIT, becoming the 5th different current Blue to reach that plateau (Perron, Neal,
O’Reilly, Tarasenko)
361 – The Blues rank 4th overall with 361 points from forwards (1. FLA, 409)
13 – The Blues posted a 13-game home point streak (12-0-1) from Nov. 18 to Jan. 13, marking the 3rd longest home point streak in franchise history
14 – The Blues lead the league with 14 wins after conceding the first goal of the game
39 – The Blues rank 3rd in the league with 39 power play goals (1. COL/TOR, 42). COL leads the NHL with 282:41 total PP minutes while the Blues rank
19th at 228:44
241 – Vladimir Tarasenko posted 2 assists vs. DAL on Dec. 14, giving him 241 for his career and passing Red Berenson for 12th on the all-time
franchise list
2 – In Tyler Bozak (#2) and Torey Krug (#5), the Blues feature two of the top 5 players in terms of career points among active players that were
undrafted (#1 Mark Giordano)
32 – The Blues have scored on the PP in 32 of their 48 games this season and rank 2nd overall (27.1%) for conversion rate for the season (1. TOR,
31.8%). The team’s all-time single-season record is 24.6% in 1986-87
St. Louis Blues: Media Notes
2 – The Blues have lost 2 games in regulation this season when keeping the opponents power play scoreless (22-2-6)
6 – Logan Brown’s debut with the Blues marked the sixth different father/son duo to play for the franchise (Logan/Jeff Brown, Mike/BJ Crombeen,
Basil/Philip McRae, Peter/Yan Stastny, Peter/Paul Stastny, Bob/Brent Johnson)
4,500 – With their win in the Winter Classic, the Blues reached 4,500 all-time points to become the second non-original 6 franchise to reach that
milestone (Philadelphia)
428 – David Perron recorded the 428th point of his Blues career at the Winter Classic, moving ahead of Keith Tkachuk for 11th on the all-time franchise
list
5 – Perron posted his 5th hat trick as a Blue, on Oct. 23 vs. LA. Perron joined Brett Hull (27), Bernie Federko (11), Brian Sutter (7), Garry Unger (7)
Jorgen Pettersson (5) and Brendan Shanahan (5) as the only players in team history with at least 5 hat tricks
ARMY REACHES 500
-Blues GM Doug Armstrong is currently in his 12th season as GM
-With the Blues’ win at Ottawa on Feb. 15, Armstrong reached 500 wins as GM of the Blues
-He passed Larry Pleau (486) as the winningest GM in team history back on Dec. 11
-His teams have posted eight 90+-point seasons (2 more shortened season were on pace for 90-plus)
-Overall, in 17 seasons as an NHL GM, his teams have missed the playoffs just 3 times
-Upon reaching 500, he became the 25th GM in NHL history to posted as many wins with one franchise
-He (709) is one of 20 GMs in NHL history to accrue at least 700 wins overall
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING BIG ROLE FOR BLUES
-The Blues’ power play ranks 2nd in the NHL this season at 27.1% (1. TOR, 31.8%)
-The Blues are 22-7-3 this season when scoring at least 1 power play goal
-The Blues’ penalty kill ranks 5th in the NHL at 84.5% (1. CAR, 89.9%)

• Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with 15 PP points overall (4g, 11a)
  -The Blues feature 8 different players with at least 3 PPG (Saad, Buchnevich, Barbashev, Perron, O’Reilly, Schenn, Kyrou, Tarasenko)
  HUSSO STEPPING UP IN NET
  -Ville Husso is 8-1-1 since the start of the new year, posting a 1.55 GAA, a .945 SV%, and 1 SO in that span
  -Since Jan. 1, his 1.55 GAA ranks 1st in the NHL, while his .945 SV% ranks 2nd (1. Shesterkin, .948) (min. 5 GP)
  -Among goaltenders with at least 10 games played this season, Husso’s 1.91 GAA ranks 1st in the NHL, while his .937 SV% ranks 2nd (1. Shesterkin,
  .938%)
  -Husso’s 11 wins this season have more than doubled his career total (9 in 2020-21)
  -Over his last 5 road appearances, he is 3-0-1 while stoping 123 of 129 shots
  SCHENN
  -Brayden Schenn has 8 points in his last 6 games (4g, 4a)
  -Schenn has also posted 18 points (9g, a) in his last 14 games
  -Since Jan. 1, Schenn ranks 1st on the Blues with 16 points (9g, 7a)
  -Schenn now sits just 1 goal shy of 100 for his Blues career
  TARASENKO
  -Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with 45 points (18g, 27a) this season
  -Tarasenko has a 3-game point streak (3g, 2a)
  -He also has a point in 14 of his last 16 (10g, 12a), scoring at least 1 goal in 8 of those games
  -He’s posted 7 multi-point efforts over his last 20 games, posting 26 points over that span (11g, 15a)
  -The Blues are 19-6-3 when has at least a point in a game this season
  -His multi-goal game on Feb. 15 at Ottawa was the 34th multi-goal game of his career, which is more than twice as many multi-goal outings than the
  next closest Blue since Tarasenko’s NHL debut in 2012-13 (Jaden Schwartz: 15 GP)
  CAPTAIN O’REILLY
  -Ryan O’Reilly has 12 points in his last 14 games (5g, 7a)
  -O’Reilly ranks 4th in the NHL this season with 531 FO wins (55.6%) (1. Bergeron, 639)
  -Over the last four seasons, he is one of 12 players with at least 200 points and a +55 rating
  -Since 2018-19, only O’Reilly, Mika Zibanejad and Elias Lindholm have accrued 200 points while averaging over 2 mins of shorthanded ice time per
  game
  BUCHNEVICH
  -Pavel Buchnevich shares 2nd on the Blues with 43 points (16g, 27a)
  -Buchnevich has a 4-game point streak (1g, 6a)
  -He shares 7th in the NHL with 3 shorthanded points (1g, 2a) (1. 6 players tied with 4)
  -The last player to post 4+ shorthanded points in a season for the Blues was T.J. Oshie in 2008-09 (4 shorthanded points, 1g, 3a)
  -Buchnevich, 43 points in 42 games, is just 5 shy of his career high of 48 points, which his posted last season with the Rangers in 54 games (20g, 28a)
  FAULK
  -Justin Faulk has a 5-game point streak (1g, 4a), which is his longest as a Blue and shares the 2nd longest of his career (1. 7-game point streak in 2015-
  16 with CAR, 3g, 6a)
  -He has also posted 9 points in his last 11 games (2g, 7a)
  -Faulk leads the Blues and shares 7th in the NHL with a +30 rating (No Blue has posted a +30 or better season since David Backes was +32 in 2010-11)
  -Faulk, 23 points (7g, 16a) in 42 games, is just 2 points shy of tying his most in a season as a Blue (25 points in 2020-21)
  -Faulk is currently on pace for 42 points, which would be the 2nd highest single-season point total of his career (49 points in 2014-15 with CAR)
  KRUG
  -Torey Krug has 14 points (2g, 12a) in his last 17 games
  -Krug completed a full season with the Blues after reaching game 82 on Jan. 9 vs. DAL
  -Krug posted 52 points and a +25 rating in his first “full season”
  -Since the beginning of 2020-21, he is one of 7 d-men with at least 50 pts and a +30 rating
  -Only two d-men in Blues history have posted 50 pts and a +25 rating in a single season (98-99 Al MacInnis, 62 pts, +33 / 99-00 Chris Pronger, 62 pts,
  +52)
  BERUBE REACHES RARE MILESTONE
  -On Dec. 29. vs. EDM, Berube recorded his 200th win as a head coach in the NHL, becoming the 7th different coach to win 200 games after playing in
  at least 1000 games
  Wins as Coach / Games Played
  Craig Berube – 210 / 1,054
  Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
  Bob Pulford – 360 / 1,079
  Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
  Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
  Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
  Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
  MILESTONE WATCH (reg. season)
  -Brayden Schenn is 1 shy of 100 goals as a Blue
  -Brandon Saad is 1 shy of 200 career goals…2 shy of 200 career assists…3 shy of 400 career points
  -Craig Berube is 1 shy of 400 career games coached
  -Torey Krug is 3 shy of 400 career points
  FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE (reg. season)
  Assists

1. Bernie Federko, 721
2. David Backes, 254
3. David Perron, 252
4. Vladimir Tarasenko, 251
   Points
5. Bernie Federko, 1073
6. Pavol Demitra, 493
7. Vladimir Tarasenko, 487
8. Alex Pietrangelo, 450
9. David Perron, 430
   PPG
10. Brett Hull, 195
11. Pavol Demitra, 63
12. Vladimir Tarasenko, 62
13. Joe Mullen, 50
14. David Perron, 48
    Games Coached
15. Joel Quenneville, 593
16. Jacques Demers, 240
17. Criaig Berube, 238
18. Scott Bowman, 238
    Wins as Coach
19. Joel Quenneville, 307
20. Ken Hitchcock, 248
21. Brian Sutter, 153
22. Craig Berube, 13