Laval: R. Harvey-Pinard (7) PP (Unassisted), L. Belpedio (7) (C. Hillis, R. Harvey-Pinard) Goaltender: M. McNiven (4/16) L, C. Primeau (19/21)
Toronto:J. Anderson (16) PP (B. McMann, A. Steeves), J. Anderson (17) SH (B. Seney), A. Suomela (10) (B. Seney, J. Anderson), J. Blandisi (7) (J. Kopacka, C. Douglas), J. Duszak (4) (J. Blandisi, J. Kopacka), K. Clifford (2) (A. Steeves, C. Douglas) Goaltender:M. Hutchinson (25/27) W
ON THE SCORESHEET
Joey Anderson opened the scoring on the power play at 5:36 of the first period and added a shorthanded goal at 7:43 of the first period. He also had the secondary assist on Suomela’s first period goal. This was his third shorthanded goal of the season and his fifth as a Marlie which places him tied for fifth in franchise history. With his first goal of the game, he set a career-high (17) this season
Antti Suomela scored at 18:48 of the first period. He has nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) in seven of his last eight games.
Joseph Blandisi scored at 19:47 of the first period and later added the primary assist on Duszak’s second period goal. This was his fifth multipoint game in 17 games this season.
Joseph Duszak scored at 2:46 of the second period. He has 30 points (4 goals, 26 assists) in 30 games this season.
Kyle Clifford scored at 9:00 of the third period. This is his second goal with the Marlies.
Bobby McMann recorded the primary assist on Anderson’s power play goal in the first period. He has 17 points (11 goals, 6 assists) in 31 games this season.
Alex Steeves registered the secondary assist on Anderson’s power play goal in the first period and the primary assist on Clifford’s third period goal. He has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 29 games with the Marlies.
Brett Seney had the primary assists on Anderson’s shorthanded goal and Suomela’s goal, both in the first period. This was his 11th multipoint game in 35 games this season.
Jack Kopacka picked up the primary assist on Blandisi’s first period goal and the secondary assist on Duszak’s second period goal. He has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 31 games with the Marlies.
Curtis Douglas recorded the secondary assists on Blandisi’ first period goal and Clifford’s third period goal. He has 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 37 games this season.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 25 of 27 shots he faced.
OF NOTE
Toronto has recorded four more goals in 24 games (20-1-2-1) this season.
The Marlies are 15-15-1-0 at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 17-8-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 12-7-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Toronto had a 37-27 edge in shots in all situations. Joey Anderson led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 8-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponents.
The Marlies are 13-8-2-1 against North Division opponents and 1-2-0-1 against the Rocket. Toronto has been outscored by Laval 18-12 through four games.
RECORD WHEN Scoring first 17-1-1-1 Leading after 1 12-1-2-1 Leading after 2 17-1-2-1 At home 12-5-2-1 February 4-1-1-0 Monday 4-0-0-0
This is a team that’s played us hard this year. Wanting to do well against a top opponent, a rival opponent in our division, a game where we get our fans back and feel their support, that gave us a big lift of energy today, and then in a special building as well.
On special teams:
They did a really good job. Establishing the shot there, it’s hard to get pucks down inside and Joey Anderson did a great job, as he always does, in that area of the rink, and penalty kill did a great job, obviously that short-handed goal. Special teams made a difference today.
On Michael Hutchinson:
I thought he did a really good job, and exactly what you said calm, gave the team confidence in front of him. At times there were a little bit of stretches where there weren’t a lot of shots and that can be a tough time for goalies to stay in it and stay engaged and he was ready for every opportunity.
JOEY ANDERSON (2 GOALS, 1 ASSIST)
On today’s game:
We know that they’re a team that’s never going to go away and they came out in that third period really hot and made a push and I think we responded well for the most part, especially after that timeout we settled down and got back to the things that had been giving us success. It’s just about finding that for as much of a 60 as we can and tonight, we did a lot of good things for a long portion of that game.
On his line with Brett Seney and Antti Suomela:
You guys can see, we all think the game very similar. We enjoy playing with each other too. That’s the thing you can see it out there when one of us scores, we’re just genuinely excited for each other. It just makes coming to the rink that much better and like I said, the style of play is very similar, everyone works hard, we’re in the right spots. Reading off each other is really nice and easy and Antti has fit right in there really well with us.
JOSEPH BLANDISI (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)
On his line with Curtis Douglas and Jack Kopacka:
Our line was great all-night creating chances. The puck squirted out and it was a great net drive by Dougie. Jack threw it off the pads and it kicked out to me and I was able to pull it and find the corner which was good.
On Michael Hutchinson’s performance: It’s every day with him. He comes in ready to work every day. He’s dialled in. His details are amazing and just having that calm presence back there, same with (Källgren), Woll. All the guys we have are calm back there and it gives the team an extra oomph when you need it. When they’re a rock, they can keep pucks out of the net and build momentum for the team.
UPCOMING GAMES: *All times Eastern Standard Time
February 23 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m. February 26 at Rochester – 2:35 p.m. February 27 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m. March 2 vs. Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m. March 5 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
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2021-22 Matchups vs. Montréal: Second of Four 2021-22 Record vs. Montréal: 1-0-0 Next Game vs. Montréal: Saturday, March 26 at Montréal Toronto Season Record: 32-13-3 Toronto Road Record: 14-8-2 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS February 19, 2022 The Maple Leafs acquired forward Ryan Dzingel and defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Nick Ritchie and choice of Toronto’s third-round selection in 2023 or second-round selection in 2025.
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 3 vs. St. Louis 6 Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022 TOR Goals: Nylander (2x), Brodie STL Goals: Buchnevich (2x), Kostin, Schenn, Saad, O’Reilly TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/33, .848 SV% STL Goaltender: Husso, 34/37, .919 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-1 TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1
Team Notes:
William Nylander scored twice in Saturday’s game. Nylander recorded his third multi-goal game of the season.
David Kämpf is currently on a three-game point streak where he has recorded three points (2G, 1A). Kämpf tied the longest point streak of his NHL career which he has marked on four occasions.
Jake Muzzin (5) and TJ Brodie (4) both tied a season-high in shots during the game.
NEXT GAME Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Opponent: at Columbus Blue Jackets Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) ALL-TIME VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 26, 1917 (Toronto 7 vs. Montréal 5) All-Time Record: 308-344-88-18 (758 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 195-129-45-10 (379 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 113-215-43-8 (379 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 28, 2021 (Toronto 4 at Montréal 1) Record in Last Five Games: 4-0-1 Record in Last 10 Games: 7-2-1
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (77), John Tavares (46), Morgan Rielly (37) Goals: Jason Spezza (32), Auston Matthews (19), John Tavares (17) Assists: Jason Spezza (43), John Tavares (23), Mitch Marner (20) Points: Jason Spezza (75), John Tavares (40), Auston Matthews (31)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (54), Jason Spezza (37), John Tavares (20) Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .698 3.58 2.73 31.6% 84.6% 34.7 30.8 56.1% Montréal .270 2.20 3.90 12.8% 73.8% 29.5 34.3 48.1%
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 42/133 (31.6%) 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: 115/136 (84.6%) 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 Monday games 7th 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 8th of 12 (4 home, 8 road) UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Seven points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Six games away from 400 career NHL games played Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points Wayne Simmonds Seven games away from 1,000 career NHL games played
2021-22 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
CANADIENS vs. TOR 362-296-88-12 (758 PJ / GP) Dom. / Home 223-106-43-7 (379 PJ / GP) Étr. / Away 139-190-45-5 (379 PJ / GP) Dern. Match / Last game: D 2-1 L @ TOR (13/10/21) J. Allen 2-30 | J. Campbell 1-32 BG / WG: W. Nylander 10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TORONTO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TORONTO: 13/10/21 – MTL 1 @ TOR 2 08/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3 06/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 5 03/05/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT) 28/04/21 – TOR 4 @ MT 1 12/04/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4 07/04/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3 20/02/21 – TOR 5 @ MTL 3 13/02/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 1 10/02/21 – TOR 4 @ MTL 2 CETTE SAISON CONTRE TORONTO / THIS SEASON VS. TORONTO Match #1: 13/10/2021 @ TOR Match #2: 21/02/2022 @ MTL Match #3: 26/03/2022 @ MTL Match #4: 09/04/2022 @ TOR MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO: 1) Mike Hoffman (12-9-21, 27 pj/gp) 2) Brendan Gallagher (10-9-19, 36 pj/gp) 3) Josh Anderson (8-2-10, 24 pj/gp) MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING SCORERS VS. TORONTO: 1) Mike Hoffman (12-9-21, 27 pj/gp) 2) Jeff Petry (5-16-21, 35 pj/gp) 3) Brendan Gallagher (10-9-19, 36 pj/gp) MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TORONTO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TORONTO: 1) Cedric Paquette (23, 19 pj/gp) 2) Brendan Gallagher (19, 36 pj/gp) 3) Jeff Petry (18, 35 pj/gp) LIENS MONTRÉAL – TORONTO CONNECTIONS
Christian Dvorak a évolué avec Michael Bunting entre 2018 et 2021 en Arizona.
Ben Chiarot (2013 à 2018) et Joel Armia (2015 à 2018) ont été coéquipiers avec Michael Hutchinson à Winnipeg.
Cedric Paquette a côtoyé Petr Mrazek en Caroline en 2020-2021.
Brett Kulak a joué avec TJ Brodie à Calgary entre 2014 et 2018.
Christian Dvorak played with Michael Bunting in Arizona from 2017 to 2021.
Ben Chiarot (2013 to 2018) and Joel Armia (2015 to 2018) were teammates with Michael Hutchinson in Winnipeg.
Cedric Paquette played with Petr Mrazek in Carolina in 2002-21.
Brett Kulak skated with TJ Brodie in Calgary from 2014 to 2018. JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE CANADIENS Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games 36 – Mats Naslund – 617 37 – Brendan Gallagher – 614 38 – Jimmy Roberts – 611 MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals 26 – Pierre Mondou – 194 27 – Brendan Gallagher – 191 28 – Saku Koivu – 191 MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists 49 – Mike Keane – 179 50 – Brendan Gallagher – 176 51 – David Desharnais – 171 MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points 38 – Patrice Brisebois – 371 39 – Brendan Gallagher – 367 40 – J.C. Tremblay – 363 GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE VICTOIRES AVES LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST WINS IN CANADIENS HISTORY Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Victoires/Wins 1 – Carey Price – 360 2 – Jacques Plante – 314 3 – Patrick Roy – 289 GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE JEUX BLANCS AVES LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST SHUTOUTS IN CANADIENS HISTORY Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Blanchissages/Shutouts 1 – George Hainsworth – 75 2 – Jacques Plante – 58 3 – Carey Price – 49 FORMATION DES CANADIENS / THE MAKING OF THE CANADIENS Repêchage / Draft (8): Cole Caufield, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen, Michael Pezzetta, Ryan Poehling, Carey Price, Alexander Romanov. Joueurs autonomes / Free agents (6): Ben Chiarot, Mike Hoffman, Cedric Paquette, Mathieu Perreault, David Savard, Chris Wideman. Échanges / Trades (13): Jake Allen, Josh Anderson, Joel Armia, Joel Edmundson, Laurent Dauphin, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Andrew Hammond, Brett Kulak, Jeff Petry, Tyler Pitlick, Nick Suzuki, Shea Weber. Ballottage / Waivers (4): Paul Byron, Kale Clague, Samuel Montembeault, Rem Pitlick. *Blessés / Injured RÉALISATIONS À VENIR / MILESTONE ALERT Paul Byron est à 5 buts de son 100e en carrière dans la LNH. Paul Byron is 5 goals away from his 100th in career in the NHL. Joel Edmundson est à 8 matchs de son 400e en carrière dans la LNH. Joel Edmundson is 8 games removed from his 400th in career in the NHL. Cedric Paquette est à 5 points de son 100e en carrière dans la LNH. Cedric Paquette is 5 points away from his 100th in career in the NHL. Mathieu Perreault est à 3 matchs de son 700e en carrière dans la LNH. Mathieu Perreault is 3 games away from his 700th in career in the NHL. PLATEAUX ATTEINTS / MILESTONES REACHED Alexander Romanov a joué son 100e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 17 fév. c. STL. Alexander Romanov played his 100th career game in the NHL on Feb. 17 vs. STL. Paul Byron a disputé son 500e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 17 fév. c. STL. Paul Byron skated in his 500th career game in the NHL on Feb. 17 vs. STL. Brett Kulak a disputé son 300e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 10 fév. c. WSH. Brett Kulak played his 300th career game in the NHL on Feb. 10 vs. WSH. Jeff Petry a obtenu son 300e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 24 jan. à MIN. Jeff Petry registered his 300th career point in the NHL on Jan. 24 at MIN. Ben Chiarot a récolté son 100e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 13 jan. à CHI. Ben Chiarot recorded his 100th career point in the NHL on Jan. 13 at CHI. Nick Suzuki a récolté son 100e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 7 déc. c. TBL. Nick Suzuki registered his 100th point in career in the NHL on Dec. 7 vs. TBL. Chris Wideman a pris part à son 200e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 4 déc. à NSH. Chris Wideman played his 200th career game in the NHL on Dec. 4 at NSH. Tyler Toffoli a disputé son 600e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 27 nov. à PIT. Tyler Toffoli skated in his 600th NHL career game on Nov. 27 à PIT. Brendan Gallagher a disputé son 600e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 18 nov. c. PIT. Brendan Gallagher skated in his 600th NHL career game on Nov. 18 vs. PIT. Jonathan Drouin a disputé son 400e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 26 oct. à SEA. Jonathan Drouin played his 400th game in career in the NHL on Oct. 26 at SEA. Mike Hoffman a récolté son 400e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 6 nov. c. VGK. Mike Hoffman recorded his 400th point in career in the
Belleville: M. Kastelic (8) (L. Shaw, C. Reinhardt), L. Shaw (5) (M. Kastelic, C. Williams), A. Agozzino (13) (J. Lucchini), M. Del Zotto (7) (R. Jarventie, L. Thomson), E. Sokolov (14) (A. Agozzino, L. Thomson) Goaltender: K. Mandolese (36/40) W
Toronto:N. Roberson (3) (K. Rubīns, B. Menell), A. Suomela (9) (Unassisted), S. Der-Arguchintsev (9) (N. Robertson, M. Hellickson), A. Steeves (14) (M. Hollowell, M. Abramov) Goaltender:E. Källgren (21/26) L
ON THE SCORESHEET
Nick Robertson put the Marlies on the board at 1:48 of the second period and later added the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s third period goal. He has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in seven games this season.
Antti Suomela scored unassisted at 9:59 of the second period. He has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in six of his last seven games. This was Suomela’s 100th career AHL game.
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored at 1:06 of the third period. He goals (2) in consecutive games and has seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) through his last six games.
Alex Steeves scored at 9:35 of the third period. He has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) in 28 games with the Marlies.
Kristiāns Rubīns recorded the primary assist on Robertson’s second period goal. He had a career-high six shots on net. Rubīns has six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in 29 games this season.
Brennan Menell had the secondary assist on Robertson’s second period goal. He has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 13 games this season.
Matthew Hellickson registered the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s third period goal. He has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 22 games this season.
Mac Hollowell recorded the primary assist on Steeves’ third period goal. He has points (1-3-4) in four straight games.
Mikhail Abramov picked up the secondary assist on Steeves’ third period goal.
Erik Källgren stopped 21 of 26 shots he faced. This was his fourth overtime game of the season and first loss.
OF NOTE
This was Toronto’s ninth overtime game of the season (6-3).
Toronto went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 6-5-2-1 when not scoring on the power play and 11-6-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Toronto had a 40-26 edge in shots in all situations. Kristiāns Rubīns and Brett Seney led the Marlies with six shots on goal. Toronto is 7-3-1-0 when shooting their opponents.
The Marlies are 12-8-2-1 against North Division opponents and 6-2-1-0 against the Senators. Toronto’s last game against Belleville was on Feb. 18 in a 4-3 road loss. Toronto has outscored Belleville 36-22 through nine games.
RECORD WHEN Not scoring first 6-12-2-0 Trailing after 1 6-10-1-0 Trailing after 2 2-10-1-0 At home 11-5-2-1 February 3-1-1-0 Saturday 7-4-2-0
If we’re looking at the two games, there were two slow starts and two losses. The starts were a strength of ours for awhile there. We’ll have to reset and discuss it as a group. If you look at the six periods, I thought we had four really good periods of the six. The first two periods of the games were our crux.
On taking one point out of the game: I had talked to them after yesterday’s game. We’re proud of the character to fight back, to find their game in the second period and to push for 40 minutes, get back to playing the way we know we can play. There’s definitely something to that and not just packing it in after a bad start and not coming back into it. It’s a competitive group. We’ll have to make sure that come into the next game with a better start and find our game earlier than we have.
MAC HOLLOWELL (1 ASSIST)
On today’s game: It’s always good to come back from a 2-0 deficit. At the end of the day, we had to last game and we had to tonight. It’s the second half of the season now, we’ve got to start getting better starts.
On the compete level: The compete level and urgency was just really low in the first. It seemed like we were still just warming up out there. We didn’t really get our legs going until the second period.
On Kyle Clifford: Just being in the locker room with a guy like that who’s won a Stanley Cup, who’s been throughout the NHL for so long. Just when he’s out there, when he’s speaking in the room, we’re listening that’s for sure.
UPCOMING GAMES: *All times Eastern Standard Time
February 21 vs. Laval – 3:00 p.m. (Scotiabank Arena) February 23 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m. February 26 at Rochester – 2:35 p.m. February 27 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m. March 2 vs. Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-13-3 – 67 Points) vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES (29-14-6 – 64 Points) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL ST. LOUIS 2 1 3 6 TORONTO 1 2 0 3
SCORING NOTES
William Nylander scored for Toronto at 15:33 of the first period. Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 5:30 of the second period. Nylander has recorded 19 goals this season.
TJ Brodie scored for the Maple Leafs at 17:44 of the second period. Brodie registered his fourth goal of the season. Brodie has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
Alexander Kerfoot posted the primary assist on both of Nylander’s goals. Kerfoot has registered 26 assists this season.
John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Tavares posted his 29th assist of the season.
Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the game. Holl recorded his sixth assist of the season.
David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Brodie’s goal. Kämpf registered his 10th assist of the season. Kämpf is currently on a three-game point streak where he has recorded three points (2G, 1A).
Ondřej Kaše recorded the secondary assist on Brodie’s goal. Kaše posted his 10th assist of the season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 28 of 33 shots in tonight’s loss. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
Jake Muzzin (5) and TJ Brodie (4) both tied a season-high in shots during tonight’s game.
Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Rasmus Sandin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 71.88 percent (23 for, 9 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL ST. LOUIS 12 (9) 12 (12) 10 (9) 34 (30) TORONTO 9 (9) 12 (11) 16 (15) 37 (35) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL ST. LOUIS 14 (11) 15 (15) 17 (16) 46 (42) TORONTO 17 (17) 22 (20) 28 (27) 67 (64) ON HOME ICE
Toronto lost their first game on home ice since December 9, 2021 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Maple Leafs are 18-5-1 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 95-97-25-6 in 223 games against the St. Louis Blues and 60-34-11-5 in 110 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 15-7-2 against the Western Conference this season and 5-3-2 against the Central Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 11-9-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 4-6-2 when trailing after one period and 4-2-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 20-9-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 9-4-2 in Saturday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 5 (Muzzin) Shot Attempts 7 (Muzzin, Marner) Faceoff Wins 14 (Matthews) Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 5 (Simmonds) Blocked Shots 2 (Kerfoot) Takeaways 2 (Matthews, Tavares) TOI 23:10 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 1:24 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 1:30 (Muzzin) Shifts 26 (Rielly) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 71.88% (Sandin – 23 for, 9 against) UPCOMING GAMES: Feb. 21 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET Feb. 22 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET Feb. 28 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:30 pm ET March 2 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game: “Yeah. We didn’t defend well enough to give ourselves a chance to win.” On Nylander’s two-goal game and the second line’s play: “Yeah. I had said they had been generating chances and it just seemed like it was just a matter of time particularly for Will. Those shots that he’s had, where he’s been in behind the defence and kind of alone with the goalie, he’s had those for a while now and they haven’t gone for him and normally they do and tonight they did. So that’s a really good sign for him and us.” WILLIAM NYLANDER On his team’s effort tonight: “I thought we battled back well there to the beginning of the third but then lost our man there in the d-zone and then a tip which is sloppy and that’s been happening a bit lately and we need to dial that down.” On his line playing better of late: “It started a little bit in Seattle there, I think we got something going and I thought last game we had a lot of chances but there were a lot of penalties kills out there so we didn’t get out too much. But other than that, I think we’ve been creating more and more every game which is positive.” TJ BRODIE On his team’s effort tonight: “We knew that they were going to be a rush team and we just didn’t find a way to shut them down on the rush tonight.” On the frustration of taking a too many men penalty: “Yeah. It happens but we found a way to kill it off so in the end it all equals out.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s loss: “We lost so it’s not good enough but you know practice tomorrow, work hard and get back at it.” On how quickly the team can move on: “It’s something you need to do in this league. You play a lot, a lot of good teams and you need to be ready when the next game comes
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
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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
Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe scored 2:18 into overtime Friday night, and the Golden Knights lost to the Kings in front of an announced crowd of 18,238 at T-Mobile Arena.
The view from left field 