Month: April 2022

MAPLE LEAFS 3, RED WINGS 0

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (53-21-7 – 113 Points) vs.
DETROIT RED WINGS (31-40-10 – 72 Points)
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
DETROIT 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 0 1 2 3

SCORING NOTES

  • Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 15:48 of the second period and at 5:49 of the third period on a power play. Matthews has posted 60 goals this season. Matthews added to his career-high season with now 106 points on the year (60G, 46A). Matthews has recorded four points through his last two games (2G, 2A).
  • John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:03 of the third period. Tavares posted his 27th
    goal of the season.
  • Jason Spezza registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Spezza posted
    his 13th assist of the season. Spezza is currently on a four-game point streak where he has
    recorded four points (2G, 2A).
  • Colin Blackwell posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Blackwell registered his 10th assist of the season.
  • William Nylander recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ goal and the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Nylander has registered 46 assists this season.
  • Ilya Lyubushkin recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Lyubushkin posted his 13th assist of the season. Lyubushkin has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
  • Morgan Rielly registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Rielly recorded his 57th assist of the season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 20 of 20 shots in tonight’s win.
  • Campbell posted his fifth shutout of the season and ninth of his NHL career.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • With tonight’s win, the Maple Leafs established a new franchise record for most home wins in a
    single-season (30). Toronto is the third team in the league this season to reach the 30-win mark on
    home ice following Florida (34) and Colorado (31).
  • With tonight’s win, per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs clinched the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Division
    and will have home ice advantage in the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. It marks the
    second time in the NHL’s expansion era that Toronto will host the opening game in a best-of-seven
    first-round series in consecutive years (also 1999 CQF vs. PHI and 2000 CQF vs. OTT).
  • Auston Matthews is the first player to record a 60-goal season since Steven Stamkos in the 2011-12
    campaign. Along with Matthews and Stamkos, the only other active player who has recorded a 60-
    goal season is Alex Ovechkin who posted 65 goals during the 2007-08 season.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews became the ninth different player in the last 30 years to record 60+
    goals and 100+ points in a single season and just the second active – Alex Ovechkin posted 65-47—
    112 in 2007-08.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews became the first U.S.-born player to record 60 goals in a season.
  • With two goals tonight, Auston Matthews posted his 15th multi-goal outing of the season. Per NHL
    Stats, Matthews tied Rick Vaive for most multi-goal games by a Maple Leafs player in a single
    season.
  • With his secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game, Colin Blackwell tied a career-high in
    assists with his 10th of the season.
  • Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for
    at 5-on-5.
  • John Tavares finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 73.08 percent
    (19 for, 7 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    DETROIT 7 (7) 8 (5) 5 (4) 20 (16)
    TORONTO 14 (12) 10 (8) 12 (9) 36 (29)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    DETROIT 10 (10) 14 (8) 13 (10) 37 (28)
    TORONTO 27 (23) 18 (16) 22 (15) 67 (54)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 30-8-2 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 297-281-93-5 in 676 games against the Detroit Red Wings and 177-108-
    47-3 in 335 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 33-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 15-8-2 against the Atlantic
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 35-6-3 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 19-8-1 when tied after one period and 29-3-3 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 33-14-5 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 11-1-2 in Tuesday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 7 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 12 (Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 8 (Kämpf, Tavares)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Spezza – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 3 (Tavares)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Giordano)
    Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
    TOI 21:41 (Brodie)
    Power Play TOI 3:22 (Matthews)
    Shorthanded TOI 3:57 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 27 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 73.08% (Tavares – 19 for, 7 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 29 Leafs vs. Boston 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 Auston Matthews’ 60th goal of the season:
    “All I can say is that it’s special. It’s unique. It’s rare. I’m just really happy for him. He works extremely
    hard, you know the abilities that he has but he works extremely hard at his game, he works extremely
    hard off the ice and he takes his craft very seriously so to see him at the top of his game and to be
    reaching these milestones, it’s outstanding. So I’m really happy for him. You could tell he was really
    happy and I just loved how our fans took care of him tonight. Our fans were outstanding in recognition of
    his accomplishment.”
    JOHN TAVARES
    On Auston Matthews’ 60th goal of the season:
    “Pretty unreal. Obviously, a tremendous amount of love from the fans and a great way to do it. A beautiful
    goal, pretty textbook Auston Matthews snapper. I think we’re extremely proud of him, obviously really
    happy he’s on our side. A tremendous accomplishment. He should be very proud. You just see the
    determination and his drive, not just to score goals, but to lead the way and help us win hockey games. It
    took a while for us to break through but no doubt he just finds a way, finds different ways to score, finds
    different ways to get open so great job, big win and a great way to do it. He’s obviously hit some
    milestones here. It’s really cool for him to do it at home and I think for everyone who can enjoy the
    atmosphere and embrace it, I know it’s really great for our fans.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On the moment he scored his 60th goal of the season:
    “It was pretty special honestly. Just the reception from my teammates, the crowd, everything. It was just
    kind of sends chills down your bones, it’s just kind of hard to put into words.”
    On clinching home ice advantage in the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs with
    tonight’s win:
    “Yeah, I think it was a really good stepping stone for us tonight to clinch home ice. We’re obviously
    working towards something bigger. Definitely a moment for us to enjoy and be happy about but the job’s
    not done, the work’s not finished.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On Auston Matthews’ 60th goal of the season:
    “There is only a handful of guys who can do it and really get it done. I think last year with the pace he was
    on it could have happened with 82 games as well but obviously with what the game situation was we
    couldn’t get there but it’s a great accomplishment something that our whole team is very proud of, and
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MAPLE LEAFS 4, CAPITALS 3 (SO)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (52-21-7 – 111 Points) at
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (44-23-12 – 100 Points)
SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022
1 2 3 OT SO FINAL
TORONTO 1 0 2 0 1 (2 – 7) 4
WASHINGTON 1 0 2 0 0 (1 – 7) 3

SCORING NOTES

  • Ilya Lyubushkin scored for Toronto at 12:32 of the first period. Lyubushkin recorded his second goal of the season.
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:36 of the third period. Mikheyev recorded his 20th goal of the season. Mikheyev has scored in three of his last four games (3G). Mikheyev also posted the primary assist on Spezza’s goal. Mikheyev recorded his 11th assist of the season.
  • Jason Spezza scored for Toronto at 19:02 of the third period. Spezza recorded his 12th goal of the season. Spezza is currently on a three-game point streak where he has posted three points (2G, 1A).
  • Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal. Marner registered his 62nd assist of the second. Marner has posted a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
  • Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal and the secondary assist on Spezza’s goal. Matthews has recorded 46 assists of the season.
  • Carl Dahlström recorded the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Dahlström posted his second assist of the season.
  • Pierre Engvall registered the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Engvall posted his 19th assist of the season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Erik Källgren stopped 34 of 37 shots in tonight’s shootout win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • With his third period goal tonight, Jason Spezza posted his 500th career NHL point on the road (189G, 311A). Spezza has skated in 634 career road games.
  • With his second goal of the season recorded during tonight’s game, Ilya Lyubushkin set a new career-high in goals.
  • Mark Giordano recorded a single-game season-high seven hits during tonight’s win.
  • At 10:01 of the second period, a video review was initiated by Washington to determine whether or not Jason Spezza’s goal was offside. Video review determined the play was offside and the call on
    the ice was overturned. Result: No Goal Toronto. Explanation: Video review determined that Toronto’s Nicholas Abruzzese preceded the puck into the offensive zone and was in an off-side
    position prior to Jason Spezza’s goal. According to Rule 38.9, “The standard for overturning the call in
    the event of a “GOAL” call on the ice is that the NHL Situation Room, after reviewing any and all
    available replays and consulting with the On-Ice Official(s), determines that one or more Players on
    the attacking team preceded the puck into the attacking zone prior to the goal being scored and that,
    as a result, the play should have been stopped for an “Off-Side” infraction; where this standard is
    met, the goal will be disallowed.”
  • At 19:00 of the second period, a video review was initiated by Toronto to determine whether or not
    there was a Missed Game Stoppage Event – Hand Pass on the play that led to T.J. Oshie’s goal.
    Video review determined that there was a hand pass on the play and the original call was overturned.
    Result: No Goal Washington. Explanation: The Situation Room determined that John Carlson
    directed the puck to Nicklas Backstrom with a hand pass at 1:12 of the second period (18:48 elapsed
    time) – 12 seconds prior to T.J. Oshie’s goal. The decision was made in accordance with Rule 79.
  • Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • David Kämpf finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 58.33 percent
    (14 for, 10 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 7 (7) 9 (8) 12 (8) 2 (0) 30 (23)
    WASHINGTON 13 (10) 8 (7) 12 (10) 3 (0) 36 (27)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 16 (16) 14 (13) 18 (12) 2 (0) 50 (41)
    WASHINGTON 23 (18) 21 (20) 19 (17) 7 (0) 70 (55)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 23-13-5 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 66-71-10-5 in 152 games against the Washington Capitals and 27-44-4-3
    in 78 games played in Washington.
  • Toronto is 32-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 18-4-2 against the Metropolitan
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 18-15-4 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 18-8-1 when tied after one period and 10-3-3 when tied after two periods.
  • Toronto is 19-7-2 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 5-2-0 in Sunday games and 7-4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 4 (Matthews, Clifford, Kämpf, Mikheyev)
    Shot Attempts 10 (Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 10 (Matthews)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Nylander – 4 won, 0 lost, Kerfoot – 2 won,
    0 lost, Marner– 2 won, 0 lost, Blackwell – 2 won, 0
    lost)
    Hits 4 (Lyubushkin)
    Blocked Shots 7 (Giordano)
    Takeaways 3 (Rielly)
    TOI 25:49 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 3:15 (Matthews)
    Shorthanded TOI 2:58 (Marner)
    Shifts 32 (Marner)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 58.33% (Kämpf – 14 for, 10 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 26 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 29 Leafs vs. Boston 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 and the team’s comeback:
    “It was a real gutsy effort and real gritty effort for the guys to find a way there. We didn’t have much today
    it seemed like we were playing on fumes most of the night. So we’re encouraging the guys at 3-1 just to
    not accept their fate and keep pushing and start with one, huge goal by Mikheyev gets us going there and
    then the six-on-five comes through.”
    On Källgren’s response tonight following his last game against Tampa Bay:
    “I thought he was great. I thought the guys in front of him did a good job. I thought despite the fact that we
    didn’t play well today, we didn’t manage the puck well today, you could tell we just we’re sharp. I thought
    defensively we did a good job, we didn’t give up a lot of really high quality chances but the ones that we
    did, especially when we had some long shifts in our end, and then of course the shootout he was
    excellent. I love to see it, we talked about it the other night. It gets away on us, and him, in Tampa but you
    saw enough in that first period and that was the focus, to try and build on that and be encouraged by that.
    There are some of the world’s best shooters on this Washington team as well and he stood his ground so
    I’m really excited that the team found a way to get a win for him.”
    MARK GIORDANO
    On the tough schedule leading up to tonight, the last game of the road trip:
    “It definitely wasn’t our best game. We realize that, but I thought we made a huge push there towards the
    end to get it tied and that’s a big win. Finding ways to win like that is really important.”
    On what it says about the team to make a comeback and win the game:
    “I think it says a lot. Especially being on a back-to-back with some pretty tough travel last night too. So to
    be able to gut it out I thought, in the last ten minutes we obviously made a decision to make a push and it
    was huge to get those goals and then push it into overtime and win in a shootout.”
    JASON SPEZZA
    On a gritty win from the team:
    “Yeah for sure, we definitely didn’t have our best tonight, but you’re going to find yourself in those
    situations. The comeback was great it shows we stuck with the game. Huge goal by Mikheyev to give us
    a chance and then six-on-five good to see us execute, something we’ve been working on in practice quite
    a bit and something we’re going to need.”
    On Källgren’s response tonight following his last game against Tampa Bay:
    “Just really proud of him. It was tough to have to keep him in there for all those goals when the game got
    away from us in Tampa but was had to protect Soup and he knew that. I think he handled it really well.
    Huge bounce back game for him. The saves he makes in overtime just to get us to a shootout and then
    against some of the best shooters in the league and he looked real poised and calm. We had lots of
    confidence playing in front of him.”
    ERIK KÄLLGREN
    On tonight’s game:
    “It sure felt a lot better than the Tampa game.”
    On how he reset after the game against Tampa Bay:
    “I don’t know, just try to learn from it. That’s all you can do. I can change the past, so I just try to look at
    the video and learn from some mistakes I made and get better.

BELLEVILLE 4, MARLIES 3

BELLEVILLE SENATORS (39-28-4-0 – 82 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (36-29-3-1 – 76 Points)
SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
BELLEVILLE 1 1 2 – 4
TORONTO 0 3 0 – 3


SCORING SUMMARY

Belleville: L. Shaw (13) PP (V. Lodin, E. Sokolov), M. Kastelic (14) (J. Lucchini, Z. Senyshyn), V. Lodin (5) PP (Z. Leslie, A. Agozzino), L. Shaw (14) (E. Sokolov, J. Aspirot)
Goaltender: F. Gustavsson (32/35) W

Toronto: P. Holmberg (2) (M. Abramov, J. Ho-Sang), P. Myers (2) (T. Kivihalme, M. Michaelis), B. McMann (23) (C. Krys, M. Michaelis)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (31/35) L
ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Pontus Holmberg put the Marlies on the board at 2:46 of the second period on the power play. He has points (2-1-3) in three consecutive games.
  • Phil Myers scored at 7:29 of the second period. He has points (2-1-3) in three consecutive games.
  • Bobby McMann scored at 19:32 of the second period. This was his 23rd goal of the season which matches a franchise record for number of goals in a season by a rookie.
  • Mikhail Abramov recorded the primary assist on Holmberg’s second period goal. He has 26 points (6 goals, 20 assists) in 65 games this season.
  • Josh Ho-Sang had the secondary assist on Holmberg’s second period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games. Ho-Sang has 33 points (15 goals, 18 assists) in 45 games this season.
  • Teemu Kivihalme registered the primary assist on Myers’ second period goal. He has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 29 games this season.
  • Marc Michaelis picked up the secondary assists on Myers’ and McMann’s second period goals. This is his second multi-assist game in 19 games this season.
  • Chad Krys had the primary assist on McMann’s second period goal. He has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) in 33 games this season.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 31 of 35 shots he faced.
    OF NOTE
  • The Marlies went 2-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-7 on the power play. Toronto is 12-21-2-1 when not scoring on the power play and 18-18-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Both Belleville and Toronto recorded 35 shots. Nick Robertson led the Marlies with seven shots on goal. Toronto is 0-2-0 when recording the same number of shots as their opponent.
  • The Marlies are 19-15-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 6-4-1-0 against the Senators. Toronto has outscored Belleville 43-31 through 11 games.
    RECORD WHEN

Not scoring first 10-19-2-0
Trailing after 1st 10-18-1-0
Leading after 2nd 27-5-2-1
At home 18-15-2-1
April 4-6-0-0
Sunday 6-6-1-0 MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players

Goals 23 (J. Anderson, B. McMann)
Assists 44 (J. Duszak)
Points 57 (B. Seney)
PPG 8 (J. Anderson, A. Steeves)
Shots 171 (A. Steeves)
+/- +17 (B. Seney)
PIMS 103 (R. Clune)
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On the final three games of the season:
Constant message of consistency. This time of year when things are tight, every shift’s a big shift, every play’s a big play. We have really long stretches of doing things really well, and then there’s one lapse, or one or two shifts that change momentum, and not necessarily is a team earning it, sometimes it’s us giving it to them. We got to eliminate that stuff.

BOBBY McMANN (1 GOAL)

On how the team approaches the final three games of the season:
Basically, it comes down to execution. Efforts are great, but at this point of the season you’ve got to execute, and you’ve got to come out with wins because that’s what’s going to get you in to the playoffs and that’s what matters right now.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

April 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
April 28 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
April 30 at Belleville – 3:00 p.m.

PANTHERS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (51-21-7 – 109 Points) at
FLORIDA PANTHERS (57-15-6 – 120 Points)
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 2 0 0 0 2
FLORIDA 0 2 0 1 3

SCORING NOTES

  • Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 3:25 of the first period. Marner recorded his 35th goal of the season. Marner has recorded six points through his last six games (4G, 2A).
  • Justin Holl scored for the Maple Leafs at 17:20 of the first period. Holl posted his third goal of the season.
  • TJ Brodie posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal and the secondary assist on Holl’s goal. Brodie has registered 24 assists this season. Brodie posted his fourth multi-assist game of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Rielly posted his 56th assist of the season.
  • David Kämpf recorded the primary assist on Holl’s goal. Kämpf posted his 15th assist of the season. Kämpf has registered three points (2G, 1A) through his last four games.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 32 of 35 shots in tonight’s overtime loss.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs are 8-7 in overtime this season.
  • With his third goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Justin Holl recorded a career-high in
    goals.
  • With his primary assist on Holl’s goal, David Kämpf tied a career-high in assists with his 15th of the
    season.
  • Mitch Marner was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Michael Bunting finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 100 percent
    (3 for, 0 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 13 (11) 10 (7) 12 (12) 1 (0) 36 (30)
    FLORIDA 8 (7) 16 (12) 9 (9) 2 (0) 35 (28)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 21 (19) 18 (12) 25 (25) 2 (0) 66 (56)
    FLORIDA 12 (11) 25 (21) 14 (14) 2 (0) 53 (46)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 22-13-5 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-7 in 94 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-6 in 49
    games played in Florida.
  • Toronto is 31-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 14-8-2 against the Atlantic
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 34-6-3 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 28-3-3 when leading after one period and 38-1-4 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 32-14-5 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 13-7-3 in Saturday games and 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 7 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 14 (Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 14 (Matthews)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell, Clifford – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 3 (Holl, Clifford, Mikheyev)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Lyubushkin)
    Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
    TOI 22:40 (Brodie)
    Power Play TOI 2:34 (Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 1:13 (Marner)
    Shifts 29 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 100% (Bunting – 3 for, 0 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 26 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 29 Leafs vs. Boston 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 how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
    “I thought our guys played hard tonight, easily could have won the game. I thought we won the first and
    third periods especially. I thought they won the second period not just in the scoring but they carried play
    and stuff like that but first and third period we had tons of opportunity. Against this team though, you have
    to score more than two. It’s real tough to win when you only get two against them and we had more than
    enough looks to have four or five, you don’t make them count and that team hangs around. That’s what
    they’ve been doing all season, they find ways to win.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On how he felt in his return to the lineup and on tonight’s game:
    “I didn’t feel too bad. I thought we created a lot, thought we had a lot of really good looks. Maybe bounces
    didn’t go our way tonight but all in all felt pretty solid. It’s a game of inches out there obviously and it’s a
    really good team on the other end and you know they’re never going to go away so really tight game and
    I thought we did a lot of good things but definitely would have liked to see us get that extra point.”
    On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
    “Much better effort. I thought we were a lot more competitive, physical. I thought we had much more of a
    purpose tonight and I think it showed but like I said dropping a point we definitely leave here with a little
    bit of a sour taste in your mouth but I definitely liked our effort much better than the other night.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s game:
    “I thought we did good. I thought we did a pretty good job of limiting their chances off rushes. Still gave up
    too many opportunities around our net. For us I think it’s just hanging onto the puck a little bit more in the
    o-zone, trying to create more stuff in the o-zone, trying to hang onto it and not try and get into that rush
    game.”
    On Matthews’ return to the lineup:
    “He looked great. He was making a lot of great plays out there. Had a lot of great opportunities. I thought
    he was buzzing throughout the whole night.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
    “I thought the guys responded well. Florida is played incredibly well, obviously their record speaks for
    itself but I thought the guys came out and competed all night and faced some adversity and battled
    through it. Obviously wanted to come away with two points and just kind of miss timed that poke check
    but it is what it is and proud of the effort from the guys.”
    On Matthews’ return to the lineup:
    “Just loved seeing him out there with the guys competing. I know it meant a lot to him. He looks amazing
    so great to see him back out there.”

RAPTORS 110, 76ERS 102

 TORONTO RAPTORS

POSTGAME NOTES

FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 110, PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 102
DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 23, 2022 ATTENDACE: 19,800 (Sellout)

FINAL SCORE RECORD  HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS   HIGH ASSISTS

Philadelphia 102 3-1 Harden – 22 Harris – 11 Harden – 9
Toronto 110 1-3 Siakam – 34 Barnes – 11 Siakam/Young – 5

KEY RUN
Leading 82-81 at the 10:35 mark in the fourth quarter, the Raptors went on a 19-6 run to extend their lead to its largest of the game (101-87) with 3:28 remaining … Pascal Siakam led the way for Toronto with 15 points in the fourth quarter.

KEY STAT
Toronto forced 16 Philadelphia turnovers leading to a 22-to-3 advantage in points off turnovers … Through four games, the Raptors have scored 70 points off Sixers’ turnovers.

RAPTORS NOTES:
• With the win, Toronto now trails the first round series 3-1 … Game five will be played Monday night in Philadelphia.
• Pascal Siakam finished with a postseason career-high 34 points and added eight rebounds and five assists in 44 minutes … Siakam has scored 30-or-more in the postseason three times in his career and the Raptors are 3-0 in these games … Siakam has recorded 20+ points in three of four games this series (Apr. 16-23), averaging a team-high 22.5 points while shooting .438 (32-73) from the field.
• Gary Trent Jr. recorded a playoff career high-tying 24 points in 39 minutes … Trent Jr. has scored 48 points in the last two games combined after recording just nine through Games 1 & 2.
• The Raptors bench outscored Philadelphia’s reserves 36-27 … Thaddeus Young led the way for Toronto, scoring 13 points, while adding five rebounds and five assists.
• Scottie Barnes collected a team-high 11 rebounds and added six points in 26 minutes off the bench … Barnes returned to the lineup after missing the last two games with a sprained left ankle … Barnes joins Jamario Moon (Apr. 24, 2008) as one of just two rookies in franchise history to collect 10+ rebounds in a playoff game.

76ERS NOTES:
• With the loss, Philadelphia now leads the series 3-1 … Game five will be played Monday night in Philadelphia.
• Tobias Harris finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for his third consecutive double-double (Apr. 18-23) … During this stretch Harris is averaging 15.3 points and 11.0 rebounds, while shooting .563 (18-32) from the field.
• James Harden recorded 22 points, nine assists and five rebounds in 42 minutes … Through four games this series, Harden is averaging a team-high 9.8 assists … He has totaled a league-best 39 assists during the postseason.
• Joel Embiid scored 21 points, eight rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes … Embiid has scored 20+ points in three consecutive games, averaging a team-high 28.3 points and shooting .538 (28-52) from the field during this stretch.
•

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES 2021-22 PLAYOFFS
DATE SITE RESULT DATE SITE RESULT
11/10/2021 Philadelphia W 115-109 04/16/2022 Philadelphia L 131-11
12/28/2021 Toronto L 114-109 04/18/2022 Philadelphia L 112-97
03/20/2022 Philadelphia W 93-88 04/20/2022 Toronto L 104-101 (OT)
04/07/2022 Toronto W 119-114 04/23/2022 Toronto W 110-102

ALL-TIME RECORDS
RAPTORS WINS 76ERS WINS
Overall: 61 42
at Toronto: 33 18
at Philadelphia: 28 24

Siakam scores career playoff high 34, Raptors beat 76ers to stay alive in series — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

This was the Raptors’ team — and the style of game — Toronto backers expected to see more of in this series.

Siakam scores career playoff high 34, Raptors beat 76ers to stay alive in series — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Bucks bounce back without Middleton, rout Bulls to take 2-1 series lead — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Grayson Allen knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks.

Bucks bounce back without Middleton, rout Bulls to take 2-1 series lead — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Column: Chicago Bulls fans were ready to rock the United Center — but Grayson Allen plays the villain to perfection — Twin Cities

Chicago Bulls fans were ready to rock Friday night before Game 3 at the United Center. But they also were ready to boo and got it out of their system in the second half of the Bulls’ embarrassing 111-81 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. A night that began with so much anticipation turned ugly early…

Column: Chicago Bulls fans were ready to rock the United Center — but Grayson Allen plays the villain to perfection — Twin Cities

Marlies 5, Laval 1

TORONTO MARLIES (36-28-3-1 – 76 Points) vs.
LAVAL ROCKET (37-24-4-2 – 80 Points)
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 0 3 2 – 5
LAVAL 1 0 0 – 1


SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Anderson (23) (B. Seney), R. Clune (4) (J. Ho-Sang, J. Duszak), P. Myers (1) (N. Robertson, C. Dahlström), N. Robertson (15) (Unassisted), P. Holmberg (1) EN (B. Seney, J. Anderson)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (35/36) W

Laval: J. Teasdale (13) (L. Condotta, T. Paquette-Bisson)
Goaltender: K. Poulin (26/30) L
ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Joey Anderson put the Marlies on the board at 9:26 of the second period and later added the secondary assist on Holmberg’s third period goal. He has points (2-1-3) in consecutive games. Anderson has 38 points (23 goals, 15 assists) in 52 games this season.
  • Rich Clune scored the game-winning goal at 14:06 of the second period. This was his fourth goal and first game-winning goal in 55 games this season.
  • Phil Myers scored at 15:51 of the second period. He has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games. This was his first goal with the Marlies.
  • Nick Robertson scored unassisted at 10:13 of the third period and earlier picked up the primary assist on Myers’ second period goal. He has points (7-3-10) in eight consecutive games.
  • Pontus Holmberg scored on the empty net at 14:33 of the third period. This was his first career AHL goal in his second game.
  • Brett Seney had the lone assist on Anderson’s second period goal and the primary assist on Holmberg’s third period goal. He has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) in his last five games.
  • Josh Ho-Sang recorded the lone assist on Clune’s second period goal. He has 32 points (15 goals, 17 assists) in 44 games this season.
  • Joseph Duszak had the secondary assist on Clune’s second period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games. Duszak has 51 points (7 goals, 44 assists) in 58 games this season.
  • Carl Dahlström collected the secondary assist on Myers’ second period goal. He has 14 assists in 47 games this season.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 35 of 36 shots he faced.
    OF NOTE
  • The Marlies went 6-for-6 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 12-20-2-1 when not scoring on the power play and 18-11-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Laval had a 36-31 edge in shots in all situations. Joey Anderson led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 22-20-2-1 when outshot by their opponents.
  • The Marlies are 19-14-2-1 against North Division opponents and are 2-3-0-1 against the Rocket. Laval has outscored Toronto 25-21 through six games.
    RECORD WHEN

Not scoring first 10-18-2-0
Trailing after 1st 10-17-1-0
Leading after 2nd 27-4-2-1
On the road 18-14-1-0
April 4-5-0-0
Friday 7-5-0-0 MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players

Goals 23 (J. Anderson)
Assists 44 (J. Duszak)
Points 57 (B. Seney)
PPG 8 (J. Anderson, A. Steeves)
Shots 168 (A. Steeves)
+/- +17 (B. Seney)
PIMS 103 (R. Clune)
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On tonight’s game:
This is a tough building to come in in the first period, sold out crowd. This team plays very heavy. I thought our team did a really good job being prepared and ready for that. Once we go through that energy and that push by Laval, we got stronger, we got better. A couple of big kills by our penalty kill, they were really important in the win today. Hutchy making some big saves. We’ve been chasing a 60-minute game all year, I think this was as close to it as we’ve had.

On Rich Clune and his game-winning goal:
It’s electric. Cluner does a lot for our group and when he can add offensively like that, it’s a big lift. The boys get really vibrant on the bench and excited for him. He does so much for us in other areas.

On Filip Král leaving the game in the first period:
Kind of a weird play. It was a great play by him. A good hit on the entry against, put the guy into the glass and got a stall. Things we definitely ask our D to do. Just unfortunate how the skate, probably of the opponent, grazed him on the inside of the leg. A leg laceration so just for precautionary reasons, we made sure we kept him out, not knowing how deep it was or what was the damage.

JOEY ANDERSON (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On tonight’s game:
This was one of our most complete games. It was a must-win for us. There are no excuses. It has to be that way and it’s got to be that way the rest of the year.

On the penalty kill:
Just like the rest of the game, we were winning battles. A lot of the inconsistencies with our team this year have been competing and battles and structure. Tonight, we battled the whole time. Even when things weren’t perfect, we competed, blocked shots, didn’t panic when things broke down. Those are the things we need to do if we want to do anything come into the springtime, we’ve got to have that effort every night.

RICH CLUNE (GAME-WINNING GOAL)

On tonight’s game:
Based on our penalty kills, that was probably the difference of us being down a few goals early. You could really see the character and the courage and what we know we have in that room, we have a tight-knit group who will do things for each other and it came out there with the blocks and the clears and the saves. That’s what gave us momentum to get going in that game

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

April 24 vs. Belleville – 4:00 p.m.
April 27 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
April 28 at Laval – 7:00 p.m.
April 30 at Belleville – 3:00 p.m.