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.
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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.”
The view from left field 