2021-22 Matchups vs. Carolina: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Carolina: 1-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 38-17-5
Toronto Home Record: 21-7-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 10, 2022
Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) on an emergency basis.
March 8, 2022
Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
March 4, 2022
Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 vs. Dallas 0
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
TOR Goals: Sandin, Tavares, Kaše, Mikheyev
DAL Goals: –
TOR Goaltender: Källgren, 35/35, 1.000 SV%
DAL Goaltender: Oettinger, 36/39, .923 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Team Notes:
- Tuesday’s win marked Sheldon Keefe’s 100th regular season victory
with the Maple Leafs in his 163rd game behind the bench, making him the
fastest coach in team history to reach the 100-win mark. - Erik Källgren stopped 35 of 35 shots in Tuesday’s win. Källgren
appeared in his first career NHL start and marked his first career NHL win
with a shutout. - With Mitch Marner’s assist on the opening goal, he became the first
player in franchise history to begin their career with six consecutive 40-
assist seasons (per NHL Stats). - NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022
Opponent: at Nashville Predators
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) - INJURY REPORT
Jack Campbell Rib Injury
Jake Muzzin Concussion - ALL-TIME VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 31, 1979 (Toronto 2 vs. Hartford 4)
All-Time Record: 48-60-11-7 (126 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 25-32-5-2 (64 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 23-28-6-5 (62 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 7, 2022 (Toronto 4 vs. Carolina 3 – OTW)
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 (46), John Tavares (41), Wayne Simmonds (35)
Goals: John Tavares (27), Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (13)
Assists: John Tavares (23), Jason Spezza (22), Wayne Simmonds (14)
Points: John Tavares (50), Jason Spezza (42), Wayne Simmonds (27)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (50), Kyle Clifford (31), John Tavares (26) - 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .675 3.68 3.00 29.6% 84.5% 34.7 30.8 55.9%
Carolina .737 3.34 2.36 24.9% 89.4% 33.7 29.0 53.3% - THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 47/159 (29.6%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%) - ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 142/168 (84.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS
Thursday games 9th of 13 (9 home, 4 road)
Back-to-Backs played 9 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 4-4-1
March games 8th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
David Kämpf Five games away from 300 career NHL games played
Ilya Lyubushkin Nine games away from 200 career NHL games played
Mitch Marner Four assists away from 300 career NHL assists
Petr Mrázek Eight games away from 300 career NHL games played
William Nylander Seven assists away from 200 career NHL assists
Jason Spezza 10 points away from 1,000 career NHL points
John Tavares Eight assists away from 500 career NHL assists
RECENT MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF
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
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
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
HURRICANES vs. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Toronto in the third and final meeting between the teams during the 2021-22 season.
— The Hurricanes and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 127th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 67-42-11-6 overall record, including a 34-22-5-3
road record.
— The Hurricanes lead the season series 1-0-1 in 2021-22 (Maple Leafs: 1-1-0).
— Carolina posted a 4-1 win over Toronto at PNC Arena on 10/25. Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) and Jaccob Slavin (2a) each recorded two points, while
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves to earn a win against his former team.
— The Hurricanes fell to the Maple Leafs in overtime, 4-3, at Scotiabank Arena on 2/7. Tony DeAngelo tallied two points (1g, 1a), while Frederik
Andersen made 28 saves in net.
— Martin Necas has earned seven points (3g, 4a) in four career games against Toronto.
— Jordan Staal has posted 32 points (15g, 17a) in 42 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 12 points in 14 career games against Toronto.
— Vincent Trocheck has recorded 15 points (4g, 11a) in 20 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Brendan Smith is a native of Mimico, Ont.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason posted five points (1g, 4a) in 39 games with Toronto in 2013-14.
— Petr Mrazek played 92 games with Carolina from 2018-21, registering a 50-32-8 record, 2.48 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and 10
shutouts.
— William Nylander’s father, Michael, was drafted by the Whalers in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NHL Draft and tallied 77 points (22g, 55a)
in 117 games with Hartford from 1992-94.
— Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan skated in 76 games for the Whalers from 1995-96, recording 79 points (45g, 3, 4a). He was acquired from
STL in exchange for Chris Pronger on 7/27/95, and Hartford traded Shanahan to DET along with Brian Glynn in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith
Primeau and a first-round pick in the 1997 NHL Draft (Nikos Tselios) on 10/9/96.
— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Dean Chynoweth served as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes from 2018-21.
— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Manny Malhotra tallied 13 points (7g, 6a) in 69 games with Carolina in 2013-14.
PATRICK’S STARS
The Hurricanes are playing on St. Patrick’s Day for the 13th time in franchise history, and Hartford/Carolina has posted a 4-7-0-1 record in the previous
12 games on March 17 (3-3-0-1 since relocation). The Hurricanes most recently played on St. Patrick’s Day in 2018, when they suffered when they
suffered a 4-2 loss vs. PHI. Carolina’s last March 17 win came in 2012, as the team earned a 5-3 win at MIN. Ian Cole and Jordan Staal have skated in
the most St. Patrick’s Day games of any Hurricanes skaters (6), and Staal leads the team in career St. Patrick’s Day points (2-2—4). His two goals on
March 17 also rank tied with Nino Niederreiter for the team lead, while Cole paces the team in St. Patrick’s Day assists (3).
POT O’ GOALS
Sebastian Aho scored an extra-attacker goal at PIT (3/13), extending his point streak to five games (3/4-3/13: 3g, 2a). Aho has now also scored a goal
in each of his last three games (3/10-3/13: 3g), tied for the longest goal streak of any Hurricanes player in 2021-22 and for his own season-long goal
streak (10/21-10/25: 4g, 1a; 12/7-12/11: 5g, 2a). He has recorded 16 points in his last 16 games (2/8-3/13: 8g, 8a), with points in 14 of those games.
Half of Aho’s points over that span (4-4—8) have come on the power play, where he ranks tied for fifth in the NHL with a career- and team-high 12 goals
this season. He has now scored 172 goals in his NHL/Hurricanes career and trails Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10: 174) by only two goals for the fourthmost goals in team history (since relocation).
LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN
After missing the last 10 games due to an upper-body injury suffered at PIT (2/20), Brendan Smith looks to make his return to the lineup on Thursday.
Signed as a free agent in the offseason, Smith has tallied five points (3g, 2a) in 28 games in 2021-22 and ranks tied for fourth in goals among
Hurricanes defensemen. He also ranks third among Carolina’s blueliners in hits (45), and his 6.80 hits per 60 minutes of ice time trail only Jalen
Chatfield (8.11) for the lead among that group.
GREEN BERETS
The Hurricanes went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill at PIT (3/13), and they are now 64-for-70 on the kill over their last 21 games (1/25-3/13: 91.4%). Carolina
is 31-8-3 (.774) when holding the opposing power play scoreless, and the Hurricanes are one of only two NHL teams to accomplish the feat 42 times in
2021-22 (PIT). Carolina’s 89.4% penalty kill percentage leads the league this season and would mark the highest single-season mark in franchise
history (2000-01: 87.2%). The Hurricanes also boast the NHL’s fourth-best power play (24.9%), but they have been held scoreless on the manadvantage in three straight games (3/10-3/13: 0-for-7) after converting on nine of their previous 25 power plays (2/18-3/6: 36.0%).
GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT
Jordan Staal tallied an assist at PIT (3/13), and he has now recorded 11 points in his last 16 games (2/8-3/13: 6g, 5a), matching his total through the
opening 41 games of the season (10/14-2/7: 2g, 9a). He also posted a team-high six hits on Sunday, and he leads the Hurricanes in that category this
season (175). Staal also paces the team in faceoff percentage (56.6%, min. 3 GP), and his faceoff win rate ranks tied for ninth in the NHL (min. 500
draws) as he aims to top 54.0% in the faceoff circle for the ninth consecutive season (2013-22: 56.5%).
FORTUNE 100
Steven Lorentz is set to play his 100th career NHL/Hurricanes game against Toronto on Thursday. He has recorded 11 points (7g, 4a) in 54 games this
season and ended a 21-game goal drought with the opening goal vs. PHI (3/12). Selected by Carolina in the seventh round (186th overall) of the 2015
NHL Draft, Lorentz looks to join Craig Adams (1996, 9-223: 427 GP) and Steve Halko (1992, 10-225: 155 GP) as the third player drafted by
Hartford/Carolina with the 186th overall pick or later to skate in at least 100 games with the franchise. A native of Kitchener, Ont., he has posted two
points (1g, 1a) in two career games against the Maple Leafs.
SOUTHERN CHARM
The Hurricanes are making their final trip north of the border to face Toronto on Thursday. Carolina has posted a 10-3-1 record against Canadian
opponents in 2021-22, including a 5-2-1 record in games played in Canada. Since Rod Brind’Amour took over behind the bench in 2018-19, the
Hurricanes are 20-9-5 against Canadian teams and 10-5-4 north of the border.
EXTRA STOUT
Since the start of December, Frederik Andersen has posted a 19-3-2 record, 2.07 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and two shutouts,
while Antti Raanta has earned a 7-4-1 record, 2.27 goals-against average, .921 save percentage and two shutouts. The Hurricanes lead the league in
goals-against average (2.33) and rank second in save percentage (.919) behind only NYR (.920). Andersen, who registered a 149-74-36 record, 2.79
goals-against average, .914 save percentage and 13 shutouts in 268 appearances with Toronto from 2016-21, ranks first in the NHL in goals-against
average (2.06), tied for second in wins (30) and second in save percentage (.929) in 2021-22 (min. 15 GP).
DUBLIN UP
The Hurricanes are opening their 11th of 14 sets of back-to-back games in 2021-22. Carolina is currently 7-2-1 in the first game and 5-4-1 in the second
game of back-to-backs this season, and the team’s .750 points percentage in the first game ranks tied with FLA (6-2-0) for fifth in the NHL.
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