2021-22 Matchups vs. Seattle: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Seattle: 1-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 36-16-4
Toronto Home Record: 19-7-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 4, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the
Toronto Marlies (AHL).
February 25, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL).
February 24, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Kyle Clifford from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Columbus 4
Date: Monday, March 7, 2022
TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Marner, Matthews, Kerfoot, Bunting
CBJ Goals: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Laine
TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 31/35, .886 SV%
CBJ Goaltender: Merzlikins, 28/33, .848 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Team Notes:
- Auston Matthews recorded his 40th goal of the season during Monday’s
game. He is the first player this season to reach the 40-goal mark.
Matthews has recorded the fourth 40-goal season of his NHL career; he is
only the second player in Maple Leafs franchise history to do so alongside
Darryl Sittler. - With his game-winning goal on Monday, Michael Bunting became the
first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark this season. - TJ Brodie recorded his second multi-assist game of the season (2A).
- NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Opponent: vs. Arizona Coyotes
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT
Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day
Jake Muzzin Concussion - ALL-TIME VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN:
First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Seattle 2)
All-Time Record: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game)
All-Time Record at Home: N/A
All-Time Record on the Road: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: N/A
Record in Last Five Games: 1-0-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 1-0-0 - ACTIVE LEADERS VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN:
Games Played: Ilya Lyubushkin (2), 18 skaters tied at (1)
Goals:
Jake Muzzin (1), Alexander Kerfoot (1), Mitch Marner (1), Ondej Kaše (1),
Michael Bunting (1), David Kämpf (1)
Assists:
Mitch Marner (2), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin
(2), William Nylander (2)
Points:
Mitch Marner (3), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin
(2), Michael Bunting (2), William Nylander (2)
Penalty Minutes: Justin Holl (2), Jake Muzzin (2), Mitch Marner (2), David Kämpf (2) - 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .679 3.66 2.96 29.1% 83.4% 34.6 30.8 56.1%
Seattle .336 2.53 3.55 15.2% 75.0% 28.4 28.8 47.6% - THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 43/148 (29.1%)
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: 131/157 (83.4%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 8th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1
March games 4th of 14 (9 home, 5 road) - UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Four points away from 300 career NHL points
Mitch Marner Seven assists away from his 300th career NHL assist - 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 Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF
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 1,000th career NHL game, March 5 vs. VAN
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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2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 40 – Matthews HITS 97 – Simmonds
ASSISTS 39 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 78 – Brodie
POINTS 72 – Matthews (40G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 60 – Matthews
POWER PLAY POINTS 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:04 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:53 – Marner, Matthews
PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin
SHOTS 239 – Matthews WINS 23 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.5% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.61 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.03% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .915 – Campbell - KRAKEN
LAST GAME
Sunday, March 6
Seattle 2 at Carolina 3
Goals: Wennberg, Jarnkrok
Goalie: Grubauer (30 saves/33 shots)
PP: 1/3; PK: 1/3; Shots: Carolina 33 – Seattle 30
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 199)
Brandon Tanev (ACL; IR) – 28 games
Karson Kuhlman (upper body; IR) – 14 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 3: Reassigned F Kole Lind to Charlotte (AHL)
March 5: Activated F Jared McCann and F Jaden Schwartz off IR; Placed F Austin Czarnik on waivers
March 6: F Austin Czarnik claimed off waivers by NYI
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 10: Seattle at Ottawa 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 12: Seattle at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19: Detroit at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22: Seattle at Arizona, 7 p.m.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Tonight’s game will mark the ninth of 13 games the Kraken will play against Original Six teams this season. They will play the Boston Bruins, Detroit
Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs twice each this season and the Chicago Blackhawks three times.
Jared McCann is the only former Maple Leaf on the Kraken’s roster. However, McCann was a member of the Maple Leafs organization for only four
days – he was traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto on July 17, 2021 and then selected by Seattle in the Expansion Draft of July, 2021.
Kraken Head Coach Dave Hakstol and assistant coach Paul McFarland both previously worked as assistant coaches for the Maple Leafs. General
Manager Ron Francis and assistant general manager Ricky Olczyk both also have ties to Toronto – Francis played for the Maple Leafs for part of the
2003-04 season and Olczyk worked as a scout for the team during the 2018-19 season.
An assist tonight would give Adam Larsson assists in three consecutive games for the first time since he had five assists in three games from Feb. 20
to 23, 2015.
The Kraken have recorded at least 30 shots in their last four games played, a season high.
Kraken captain Mark Giordano became the 364th player in NHL history to skate in 1,000 NHL games in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington.
Marcus Johansson enters tonight’s game two points shy of tallying 400 NHL points. There are currently only 11 skaters from the 2009 NHL Draft class
and 12 active Swedish players to have 400 points.
Jordan Eberle recorded an assist in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 21 for his 30th point of the season. Eberle has scored at least 30 points in each of his
12 NHL seasons.
HOT AGAINST TORONTO
Mason Appleton has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last four games against the Maple Leafs.
Jordan Eberle has 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 20 career games against Toronto.
Jaden Schwartz has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 11 career games against the Maple Leafs. Toronto is one of five teams (Boston, Buffalo,
Edmonton, Washington) that Schwartz has averaged a point-per-game or better against in his career.
Alex Wennberg has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five games in Toronto.
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WHAT MCCANN’T HE DO?
Jared McCann enters tonight’s game leading the Kraken in goals (21), points (33), even-strength goals (14), power-play goals (seven), power-play
points (12) and multi-point games (eight). His 33 points are just two shy of matching his career high of 35 that he had in both 2018-19 and 2019-20.
McCann scored his 20th goal of the season in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 14 vs. Toronto, setting a new career high. The goal also tied his career high
in power-play goals (seven) that he first set during the 2020-21 season.
McCann’s 21 goals are the most among players who are in their first year with a new team.
McCann’s two-point performance (one goal, one assist) against the New York Islanders on Feb. 2 was his eighth multi-point game of the year, which
leads all Kraken skaters.
Despite only playing in 47 games this season, McCann’s eight multi-point games the most in his career. He previously had a career-high seven multipoint games during the 2018-19 season.
McCann tallied his 100th NHL assist on Feb. 2 against the New York Islanders, becoming the 14th skater from the 2014 draft class to reach this
milestone.
He is on pace to finish the year with 49 points (31 goals, 18 assists), which would set a new career high.
HE CALM SO I ADD HIM TO THE CALLE
Calle Jarnkrok had two points (one goal, one assist) in the Kraken’s last game on March 6 at Carolina, marking his fifth multi-point game of the
season.
Despite only playing in 46 games this season, Jarnkrok is only one multi-point game shy of tying his career high of six that he set during the 2016-17
season and then matched in both 2017-18 and 2019-20.
Jarnkrok’s goal on Feb. 9 at Calgary was his 10th of the year. It is the seventh-consecutive season that he has scored double-digit goals.
He enters tonight’s game one power-play goal shy of matching his career high (three).
Since Dec. 1, Jarnkrok has recorded 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 32 games played, which leads all Kraken skaters.
With 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 46 games this season, the 30-year-old is on pace to finish the year with 18 goals, 20 assists and 38 points, all of
which would set new career highs. His 12 goals this season are tied with Yanni Gourde for the third-most on the team.
BLACKWELL’S BACK, ALRIGHT!
Colin Blackwell has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in the Kraken’s last three games, including scoring his first game-winning goal of the
season in Seattle’s win over Nashville on March 2.
Blackwell’s game-winner on March 2 was also the first shorthanded goal in his career.
Since Feb. 24, Blackwell and linemates Mason Appleton and Yanni Gourde have played 52:40 at five-on-five together. During that span, the duo
has outshot their opponents 25-23 and outscored them 2-1.*
With 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 34 games this season, the 28-year-old is on pace to tie his career highs in goals (12), assists (10) and
points (22).
*According to Natural Stat Trick
SETTING THE PACE
Fifty-eight games into the season, five Kraken skaters are on pace to set new career highs in scoring: Ryan Donato, Calle Jarnkrok, Jared McCann,
Jamie Oleksiak and Carson Soucy.
Colin Blackwell (22) and Adam Larsson (24) are both one pace to tie their respective career highs in points.
Morgan Geekie has already set new career highs in goals (four), assists (10) and points (14) this season. He is on pace to finish the year with six
goals, 15 assists and 21 points.
•Ryan Donato (16), Calle Jarnkrok (18), Adam Larsson (six), Jared McCann (31) and Carson Soucy (10) are all on pace to set new career highs in
goals.
Colin Blackwell (12) and Haydn Fleury (four) are on pace to match their career highs in goals.
Mason Appleton (14), Calle Jarnkrok (20) and Jamie Oleksiak (18) are on pace to set new career highs in assists.
Oleksiak tied his career high with his 12th assist of the season in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington.
Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg remain the only two skaters to appear in every game this season.
CHEERS TO BENIERS
Matty Beniers and the #2 Michigan Wolverines will advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semi Finals after their two-game sweep of #7 Michigan State.
Beniers scored the tying goal in the first period of the teams’ first matchup on March 2, an eventual 4-1 Michigan win. The sophomore went eight-for-14
at the faceoff dot and was a plus-4 in the Wolverines 8-0 rout of the Spartans on March 5.
The Wolverines will next take the ice on Saturday, March 12 against Notre Dame in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Beniers had two goals and
one assist in four regular-season games against the Fighting Irish this season.
Beniers finished the regular season with 37 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 30 games, which led all Michigan skaters and ranked 12th in the NCAA.
KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Lauzon (165), Larsson (127), Oleksiak (124)
Blocked Shots: Larsson (103), Giordano (93), H. Fleury (55)
Shots: McCann (135), Eberle (119), Giordano (114)
KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 3-6-1 (7), 25/33, 3/32, 20/23
11-20: 3-7-0 (6), 29/39, 7/27, 16/21
21-30: 4-4-2 (10), 30/35, 4/21, 16/21
31-40: 2-7-1 (5), 21/36, 5/29, 27/35
41-50: 4-6-0 (8), 27/33, 4/33, 16/25
51-60: 1-7-0 (2), 16/31, 1/16, 16/22
OVERTIME RESULTS (1-4)
Oct. 16, 2021 at Columbus: Laine
Dec. 11, 2021 vs. Columbus: Bean
Dec. 29, 2021 vs. Philadelphia: Provorov
Jan. 27, 2022 at Pittsburgh: Larsson
Feb. 24, 2022 vs. Boston: DeBrusk
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-1)
Dec. 1, 2021 at Detroit: Erne
Jan. 17, 2022 vs. Chicago: Donato
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)
Games Played
Jaden Schwartz … 9 games … 600 career games
Goals
Yanni Gourde … 8 goals … 100 career goals
Assists
Alex Wennberg … 8 assists … 200 career assists
Points
Ryan Donato … 4 points … 100 career points
Marcus Johansson … 2 points … 400 career points
RECENT MILESTONES
Jared McCann … 400th NHL game … Feb. 21, 2022 at VAN
Mark Giordano … 1,000th NHL game … March, 2022 at WS
The view from left field 