TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (48-20-6 – 102 Points) vs.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS (41-23-10 – 92 Points)
THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
WASHINGTON 0 2 1 3
TORONTO 2 4 1 7
SCORING NOTES
- Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:37 of the first period and at 16:25 of the second
period. Bunting has recorded 22 goals this season. Bunting marked his second multi-goal game
with the Maple Leafs and third of his NHL career. - William Nylander scored for Toronto at 13:45 of the first period and at 10:37 of the second
period. Nylander has recorded 30 goals this season. Nylander recorded his fifth multi-goal game
of the season. With his first goal of the game, Nylander hit the 70-point mark for the first time in
his NHL career. - Ilya Lyubushkin scored for Toronto at 10:19 of the second period. Lyubushkin recorded his first
goal of the season and first as a Maple Leaf. Lyubushkin also recorded the primary assist
Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Lyubushkin posted his 11th assist of the season.
Lyubushkin tied a single-game career-high with two points (1G, 1A). - Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 14:44 of the second period and at 1:27 of the third period.
Mikheyev has posted 17 goals this season. Mikheyev tied a single-game career-high with two
goals which he has marked on one other occasion during his NHL career (Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT). - Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game. Marner posted his
60th assist of the season. Marner reached the 60-assist mark for the second occasion of his NHL
career. Marner has recorded 29 points (8G, 21A) through his last 15 games. - Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game and the
primary assist on Mikheyev’s first goal of the game. With his assist on Bunting’s goal, Matthews
registered his 100th point of the season, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in his NHL
career. Matthews recorded his ninth multi-assist game of the season. - Pierre Engvall recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game and the primary
assist on Bunting’s second goal of the game. Engvall has registered 17 assists this season. - Jake Muzzin recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Muzzin posted
his 11th assist of the season. - Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal and the primary assist on
Nylander’s second goal of the game. Rielly has recorded 55 assists this season. With his primary
assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, Rielly posted the 300th assist of his NHL career. - John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, the secondary assist on
Mikheyev’s first goal of the game and the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s second goal of the
game. Tavares has posted 46 assists this season. With his secondary assist on Mikheyev’s first
goal of the game, Tavares recorded the 500th assist of his NHL career. Tavares registered a
single-game season-high three assists.
GOALTENDER NOTES - Jack Campbell stopped 22 of 25 shots in tonight’s win.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES - The Maple Leafs were 0-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
OF NOTE… - Tonight’s win earned the Maple Leafs their 102nd point of the season, the third-best point total in
franchise history. - Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (58-42—100 in 69 GP) became the third player in Maple Leafs
history to hit 100 points in a season and the first in 28 years. He joined Doug Gilmour (127 in 1992-93
& 111 in 1993-94) and Darryl Sittler (117 in 1977-78 & 100 in 1975-76). - Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (69 GP) became the third U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach 100 points in a season in 69 games or fewer, joining Pat LaFontaine (55 GP in 1992-93 w/ BUF) and
Kevin Stevens (63 GP in 1992-93 & 66 GP in 1991-92 w/ PIT). - During tonight’s win, William Nylander (2G), Ilya Mikheyev (2G) and Michael Bunting (2G) all recorded a multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, the last time the Maple Leafs had three players with a multi-goal outing was Jan. 7, 2011 (Clarke MacArthur, Mikhail Gabrovski & Nikolay Kulemin).
- Michael Bunting skated in his 100th career NHL game.
- Mark Giordano was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
- Jake Muzzin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 84.62 percent
(11 for, 2 against).
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
WASHINGTON 4 (2) 10 (3) 11 (11) 25 (16)
TORONTO 11 (7) 15 (8) 6 (5) 32 (20)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
WASHINGTON 8 (4) 19 (7) 20 (19) 47 (30)
TORONTO 25 (20) 25 (14) 13 (9) 63 (43)
ON HOME ICE - The Maple Leafs are 27-8-2 at home this season.
- Toronto’s all-time record is 65-71-10-5 in 151 games against the Washington Capitals and 39-27-6-2
in 74 games played in Toronto. - Toronto is 28-11-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 15-4-2 against the Metropolitan
Division this season.
RECORD WHEN… - Toronto is 33-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
- The Maple Leafs are 28-3-2 when leading after one period and 36-1-3 when leading after two periods.
- Toronto is 30-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
- The Maple Leafs are 8-3-1 in Thursday games.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 4 (Nylander)
Shot Attempts 9 (Nylander)
Face-off Wins 13 (Tavares)
Face-off Win Percentage 68% (Tavares – 13 won, 6 lost)
Hits 6 (Simmonds)
Blocked Shots 3 (Matthews)
Takeaways 3 (Engvall, Kämpf)
TOI 21:17 (Giordano)
Power Play TOI 5:56 (Nylander)
Shorthanded TOI 4:17 (Brodie)
Shifts 27 (Liljegren, Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 84.62% (Muzzin – 11 for, 2 against)
UPCOMING GAMES:
April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET
April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
April 19 Leafs vs. Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
April 21 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 8:00 pm ET
April 23 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET
April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One 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.
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POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On if this was the bounce back game he was looking for:
“The guys were good tonight. It was more like we’ve been playing. Right from the start it was clear to me
we were more engaged here today, more engaged physically, way more pace, way more speed to our
game and then everything falls into place from there.”
AUSTON MATTHEWS
On tonight’s effort:
“Yeah absolutely. Just a full team effort, all four lines, three pairs of defence, Soupy. I just thought it was a
really complete game from everybody.”
On Bunting breaking is scoreless streak:
“It was great to see. Obviously, it’s not fun being snake bitten and he’s had a lot of opportunities over the
last couple weeks and it feels good to see that puck go in. I think it’s just going to boost his confidence
level and kind of gives you a little bit of an extra step when you breakthrough like that so it’s huge for him
and in that moment it was a big goal too.”
MICHAEL BUNTING
On if his scoreless streak was weighing on him:
“I think if anyone says it isn’t, they are probably lying. Obviously, that was in my mind a little bit but we
were winning and my line was producing and we were going really well so I couldn’t let that get in the way
of playing my game. That being said it felt good to get one tonight.”
On how he didn’t change the rest of his game despite not scoring for a period of time:
“I’ve got to stay true to myself and keep doing what has gotten me here and what kept me in the lineup
and what kept me producing throughout the year so I can’t shy away from that part of my game. I know I
can bring that side every single night, even when I’m not scoring so that’s part of my game and that’s who
I am.”
JACK CAMPBELL
On tonight’s game:
“It was a great game, the boys played great. We got a big two points and we’re back at it Saturday.”
On the collision with Tom Wilson:
“I just reached for the puck and it’s a hockey play. I met him at the All-Star game and he’s a nice guy so I
don’t think any harm was done by it and I love a little contact here and there so it’s fine.
The view from left field 