Day: March 30, 2022

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (42-19-5 – 89 Points) at
BOSTON BRUINS (41-20-5 – 87 Points)
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 3 3 0 6
BOSTON 1 1 2 4

SCORING NOTES

• Colin Blackwell scored for Toronto at 5:09 of the first period. Blackwell recorded his ninth goal of the
  season and first as a Maple Leaf.
• Morgan Rielly scored for the Maple Leafs at 9:43 of the first period. Rielly posted his eighth goal of
  the season. Rielly has scored in back-to-back games. Rielly also posted the primary assist on
  Kämpf’s goal. Rielly recorded his 46th assist of the season. Rielly has posted five points through his
  last two games (2G, 3A).
• Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 18:44 of the first period. Kerfoot recorded his 11th goal of
  the season.
• Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:28 of the second period. Marner recorded his 28th goal
  of the season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal. Marner recorded his 48th
  assist of the season. Marner is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has posted 14
  points (5G, 9A).
• Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:00 of the second period.
  Matthews posted his 49th goal of the season. Matthews also recorded the primary assist on Marner’s
  goal. Matthews posted his 36th assist of the season. Matthews has recorded 17 points (12G, 5A)
  through his last 10 games played.
• David Kämpf scored for Toronto at 16:47 of the second period. Kämpf posted his ninth goal of the
  season.
• Jason Spezza recorded the primary assist on Blackwell’s goal. Spezza posted his 11th assist of the
  season.
• William Nylander posted the primary assist on Rielly’s goal. Nylander registered his 36th assist of
  the season.
• John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Rielly’s goal and the primary assist on Matthews’
  goal. Tavares has posted 41 assists this season. Tavares is currently on a three-game point streak
  where he has posted five points (2G, 3A).
• Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Bunting recorded his 31st assist
  of the season.
  GOALTENDER NOTES
• Petr Mrázek stopped 3 of 4 shots before he was relieved by Erik Källgren during the first period due
  to a groin injury. Källgren stopped 23 of 26 shots in tonight’s win.
  SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• The Maple Leafs were 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
  OF NOTE…
• With his 36th assist of the season posted tonight, Auston Matthews tied a career-high in assists.
• With his ninth goal of the season scored tonight, David Kämpf set a new career-high in goals.
• With a goal scored at 5:09 of the first period, Colin Blackwell recorded his first point as a Maple
  Leaf.
• Timothy Liljegren was on the ice for a team-high 16 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• Mark Giordano finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 71.43 percent
  (15 for, 6 against).
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  TORONTO 11 (8) 14 (9) 7 (5) 32 (22)
  BOSTON 10 (8) 9 (7) 11 (7) 30 (22)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  TORONTO 19 (11) 20 (14) 13 (11) 52 (36)
  BOSTON 16 (13) 15 (10) 20 (8) 51 (31)
  ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Maple Leafs are 18-12-3 on the road this season.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 280-291-98-10 in 679 games against the Boston Bruins and 105-180-47-7
  in 339 games played in Boston.
• Toronto is 24-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 11-6-0 against the Atlantic
  Division this season.
  RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 29-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 26-3-2 when leading after one period and 31-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Toronto is 25-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 9-0-1 in Tuesday games.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 4 (Marner, Tavares)
  Shot Attempts 7 (Tavares)
  Face-off Wins 12 (Matthews)
  Face-off Win Percentage 60% (Matthews– 12 won, 8 lost)
  Hits 4 (Liljegren)
  Blocked Shots 2 (Holl, Brodie)
  Takeaways 1 (Marner, Spezza, Matthews, Liljegren, Clifford,
  Rielly, Bunting, Kämpf)
  TOI 26:05 (Brodie)
  Power Play TOI 3:00 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
  Shorthanded TOI 2:45 (Brodie)
  Shifts 31 (Giordano)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 71.43% (Giordano – 15 for, 6 against)
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  March 31 Leafs vs. Winnipeg Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
  April 2 Leafs at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 7:00 pm ET
  April 4 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 7:30 pm ET
  April 5 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET
  April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET
  April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 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:
  “I would say complete. We gave a couple late ones up there in third, we don’t want to do that, but I just
  thought we didn’t give them a lot. We managed a couple of their strong pushes that they had but
  otherwise a real patient game and we took advantage of the opportunities that we had.”
  JOHN TAVARES
  On goaltender Petr Mrázek leaving the game with an injury:
  “He’s obviously has bounced back really well since some tough circumstances for himself personally and
  we know how hard he’s been working to get things going and wanting to contribute like he can with the
  type of goalie he is so you just hope it’s nothing more and something small, hopefully minor. You hate
  seeing it and hopefully he’s back quickly.”
  On Ilya Lyubushkin’s injury:
  “He’s come in and fit in really nice with us and obviously plays a really sound, strong defensive role and fit
  into our group really nicely off the ice as well and you don’t want to see anyone in that position so hate to
  see it and hopefully he’s alright and won’t be anything significant.”
  On playing with only four defenceman after Holl and Lyubushkin left the game due to injury:
  “Considering the circumstances of the game and the lead we’d built, it’s just important that we’re not
  getting caught in our end and getting hemmed in there having to spend a lot of energy because they’ve
  got a whole bunch of time to catch their breath in-between shifts so just making sure pucks are
  consistently moving forward and they have to come through all five of us defensively and we’re just doing
  really good things with the puck through the neutral zone, entering the offensive zone, making sure it’s
  just really good decisions and that we’re aren’t just giving them any easy plays back up our ice. Especially
  since they’re trying to change quick and stay fresh so not getting caught in any changes and just being
  aware of some of those circumstances and what we’re dealing with. Obviously building the lead that we
  did helps with that to.”
  MORGAN RIELLY
  On playing four defencemen in the third period:
  “It’s doable, in terms of the workload and conditioning side of it. You have to take shorter shifts and it’s a
  bit harder with structure because you have to be thinking about it a lot. You’re kind of hyper aware if
  you’re trapped in your own zone. I think we iced the puck more in the third than we would have liked to
  but I thought we did a good job of it tonight. Our forwards did a good job too helping us out, we talked
  about that in-between periods when we knew it was possible we were going to go down to four about not
  turning the puck over in the neutral zone, playing short and smart with it so I thought we did a good job.”
  ALEXANDER KERFOOT
  On tonight’s effort:
  “I think just the full 60 minutes, just stuck with it the whole game. It was a pretty complete game out of us,
  didn’t give them much life there. Towards the end they got a couple but we still felt like we were in control
  of the game and these guys have been playing as good as anyone in the league so that’s a really good
  divisional win for us.”
  On being down two defencemen:
  “I thought we were pretty calm and poised. Obviously it’s a big load for the d-men playing back there,
  playing with only four guys for a full period but they handled it well. All of those guys have played big
  minutes in the past and they did a great job for us. I thought we insolated them pretty well and Källgren
  did a great job in net.”
  COLIN BLACKWELL
  On scoring his first as a Leaf:
  “Yeah, I haven’t scored here since 2011 so it’s been a while since back in high school. First couple
  games, just getting comfortable. I thought I kind of had a little bit more to give and to get that goal in front
  of friends and family it definitely means a lot. My birthday was yesterday, parents 35th wedding
  anniversary was yesterday so pretty cool with a little return home.”
  On being able to see his family:
  “It’s awesome. Being in Seattle was pretty far away so didn’t get a chance to see them. I came here
  earlier in the season but just to be able to spend some time with them on a special occasion, you sacrifice
  a little bit during the season being away from your families so getting a chance to see them, I don’t take
  that for granted.”