Wild’s balanced, prolific offense can take them a long way — Twin Cities

Though the Wild are still licking their wounds after Tuesday’s humbling loss to the Predators in Nashville, that doesn’t take away from how impressive they have been offensively this season. Long known as a group that lulls opposing teams to sleep with a style of play that dates back to the franchise’s original coach Jacques…

Wild’s balanced, prolific offense can take them a long way — Twin Cities

PANTHERS 7, MAPLE LEAFS 6 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (45-19-6 – 96 Points) at
FLORIDA PANTHERS (49-15-6 – 104 Points)
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 1 4 1 0 6
FLORIDA 1 3 2 1 7


SCORING NOTES

  • William Nylander scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 15:21 of the first period. Nylander
    recorded his 27th goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal.
    Nylander posted his 39th assist of the season. Nylander has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through
    his last four games played.
  • Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 0:30 of the second period. He scored his second
    goal of the game on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 1:07 of the second period. Marner has
    posted 31 goals this season. Marner also registered the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal and the
    primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner has recorded 57 assists this season. Marner is currently on
    an 11-game point streak where he has posted 26 points (8G, 18A).
  • Colin Blackwell scored for Toronto at 2:04 of the second period. Blackwell recorded his 10th goal of
    the season.
  • Jake Muzzin scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:40 of the second period. Muzzin posted his third goal of
    the season.
  • John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:06 of the third period. Tavares
    posted his 25th goal of the season. Tavares also recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s second
    goal of the game. Tavares posted his 42nd assist of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Nylander’s goal and the primary assist on Blackwell’s
    goal. Rielly has registered 51 assists this season.
  • Auston Matthews recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal, the primary assist on Marner’s
    second goal of the game and the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Matthews has posted 41 assists
    this season. Matthews has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through his last two games and 27 points
    (17G, 10A) through his last 14 games played.
  • Pierre Engvall posted the secondary assist on Blackwell’s goal. Engvall registered his 14th assist of
    the season. Engvall is currently on a four-game point streak, the longest point streak of his NHL
    career, where he has posted four points (2G, 2A).
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Erik Källgren stopped 20 of 23 shots through 37:12 of ice time. Jack Campbell relieved Källgren
    due to injury with 2:44 remaining in the second period and stopped 22 of 26 shots in tonight’s
    overtime loss.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 3-for-7 on the power play and 3-for-6 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner scored a shorthanded goal and power play tally 37 seconds apart, the
    shortest span between two such goals in NHL history – the previous mark was 0:47, set by Mario
    Lemieux on March 12, 1989.
  • Mitch Marner registered his third shorthanded goal of the season and fourth of his NHL career.
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-6 in overtime this season.
  • Mitch Marner scored his 30th goal of the season with a shorthanded tally at 0:30 of the second
    period. With the goal, Marner reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.
  • With four points (2G, 2A) recorded during tonight’s game, Mitch Marner posted his seventhconsecutive multi-point game. Marner has registered 19 points (4G, 15A) during his streak. Per NHL
    Stats, with his seventh-consecutive multi-point game Marner tied Auston Matthews (2018-19), Doug
    Gilmour (1992-93), Vincent Damphousse (1990-91), Rick Vaive (1983-84) and Corb Denneny (1919-
    20) for the longest run in Maple Leafs history.
  • Toronto has scored five or more goals in six-straight games. Per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs tied the
    franchise mark for most consecutive contests with as many goals set in 1975-76 and matched in
    1983-84.
  • John Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins during tonight’s game, his fifth occasion of the
    season to do so. Tavares leads Toronto with a 60.6 face-off win percentage this season.
  • Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.50
    percent (30 for, 18 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 11 (8) 12 (9) 12 (7) 0 (0) 35 (24)
    FLORIDA 13 (10) 13 (7) 19 (15) 3 (0) 48 (32)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 22 (14) 24 (18) 21 (15) 2 (0) 69 (47)
    FLORIDA 26 (20) 21 (12) 32 (26) 5 (0) 84 (58)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 20-12-4 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-6 in 93 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-5 in 48
    games played in Florida.
  • Toronto is 26-10-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 12-6-1 against the Atlantic
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 15-13-4 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 14-7-1 when tied after one period and 33-1-3 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 17-6-2 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 9-0-2 in Tuesday games and 5-4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

    Shots 8 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 17 (Tavares)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Marner – 2 won, 0 lost, Bunting – 1 won, 0
    lost)
    Hits 7 (Muzzin)
    Blocked Shots 4 (Holl, Muzzin)
    Takeaways 2 (Matthews)
    TOI 25:18 (Marner)
    Power Play TOI 7:20 (Marner)
    Shorthanded TOI 3:59 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 32 (Holl)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 62.50% (Matthews – 30 for, 18 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET
    April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET
    April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 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 the takeaways from tonight’s game:

    “Well obviously we go from being on a breakaway with a chance to make it 6-1 and don’t score there then
    follow that up with a too many men on the ice penalty right after so that sort of starts to snowball but
    outside of that we had some pretty terrible penalty killing but I’m not going to focus on all that kind of stuff.
    I’m going to focus on the fact that we played another good hockey game today. We were bad in
    moments, with the penalties, you can’t take a too many men on the ice penalty, you can’t give up a
    shorthanded goal on a clear shot from the blueline, you can’t have your fourth line take a penalty in the
    third period and you can’t chase the puck a penalty kill. All these things we can’t do in those moments,
    maybe that’s a sign of the fatigue factor coming in today, I don’t know, because obviously last night we
    didn’t do any of those types of things. So I’m going to watch those kind of things and for me this last little
    stretch we’ve been on here we played Florida at home, we played Boston on the road, we played Tampa
    last night, and played Florida here, to me I was looking to come out of this little segment of the schedule
    with a sense of where we were at as a team and whether we can compete with the very best in our
    division and the answer unequivocally yes so that’s all I’m taking out of this.”
    JOHN TAVARES
    On how Florida was able to make a comeback:

    “Well they’ve obviously done that a few times this year. Special teams was very influential in the game on
    both side tonight. Maybe would have liked to have done a better job to win that battle. Then I think we just
    didn’t weather the storm that we knew was coming in the third as well as we would have liked. Good job
    battling back, we had our opportunities to take the game. Obviously, unfortunately they got the lead that
    we had.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s game:

    “I thought we were doing a great job in the second of playing five-on-five and then just a lot of penalties
    and four-on-four then we let them get back in the game. In the third there, it just got away.”
    On the positive takeaways of tonight’s game:
    “I thought we were moving our feet very well. We were getting on the forecheck, I felt in the third we got a
    little bit away from that, who knows why. I thought overall we were competing out there, we were making
    a lot of efforts and they put their chances in when they got them.”
    JASON SPEZZA
    On tonight’s game:
    “Obviously disappointing to lose that game with the lead we had. It’s a team that when they get
    momentum they get feeling good and we let them get momentum there once we had it. There were some
    big momentum swings in that game. I think it’s good that we learn a lesson from this game, just knowing
    that we had too many men and special teams they were pretty good. I thought at five-on-five we
    controlled play but it was a frustrating game to lose but a good game to learn from.

MAPLE LEAFS 6, LIGHTNING 2

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (45-19-5 – 95 Points) at
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (43-19-7 – 93 Points)
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 3 2 6
TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 2


SCORING NOTES

  • Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 1:59 of the first period. Engvall recorded his 13th goal of the
    season. Engvall has scored in back-to-back games and registered a point in three-straight games
    (2G, 1A).
  • Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 1:46 of the second period, 9:57 of the second period and 7:08 of the third period. Matthews has posted 54 goals this season. Matthews also recorded the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews posted his 38th assist of the season. Matthews has scored
    in six-consecutive games (8G) and has posted 23 points (17G, 6A) through his last 13 games played.
  • Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 12:25 of the second period. Kerfoot posted his 12th goal of
    the season.
  • Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 11:24 of the third period. Marner recorded his 29th goal of the
    season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game and the primary
    assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Marner has posted 55 assists this season. Marner is
    currently on a 10 game-point streak where he has registered 22 points (6G, 16A).
  • David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Kämpf registered his 14th assist of the
    season.
  • Michael Bunting recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Bunting registered
    his 34th assist of the season. Bunting has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (3A).
  • TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Brodie posted his 19th assist of the season.
    Brodie has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
  • Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Holl posted his 15th assist of the
    season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 32 of 34 shots in tonight’s win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • With his 54th goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Auston Matthews tied the Maple
    Leafs franchise record for most goals scored in a season, previously set by Rick Vaive during the
    1981-82 season.
  • Auston Matthews marked his fourth hat trick of the season and seventh of his NHL career.
  • Per NHL Stats, only four other Maple Leafs players have recorded four or more hat tricks in a single
    season: Reg Noble (5x in 1917-18), Babe Dye (5x in 1924-25 & 4x in 1922-23), Darryl Sittler (5x in
    1980-81) and Rick Vaive (4x in 1983-84).
  • Auston Matthews tied a single-game career-high four points (3G, 1A) during tonight’s game,
    marking the 11th four-point outing of his NHL career.
  • Mitch Marner posted three points (1G, 2A) in tonight’s win, recording his six-straight multi-point
    games. Marner has registered 15 points (2G, 13A) during his streak.
  • Colin Blackwell recorded a single-game career-high six hits during tonight’s game.
  • TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 24 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Wayne Simmonds finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 72.73
    percent (8 for, 3 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 14 (12) 14 (13) 11 (10) 39 (35)
    TAMPA BAY 12 (11) 11 (11) 11 (10) 34 (32)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 21 (18) 21 (20) 16 (15) 58 (53)
    TAMPA BAY 17 (15) 21 (21) 22 (18) 60 (54)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 20-12-3 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 58-36-2-7 in 103 games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and 28-17-1-4
    in 50 games played in Tampa Bay.
  • Toronto is 26-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 12-6-0 against the Atlantic
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 30-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 14-7-0 when tied after one period and 33-1-2 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 27-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-3-1 in Monday games and 6-4-1 in the first game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 7 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Bunting)
    Face-off Wins 8 (Kämpf, Tavares)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Engvall – 2 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 6 (Blackwell)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Lyubushkin)
    Takeaways 2 (Marner)
    TOI 21:52 (Holl)
    Power Play TOI 1:06 (Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 2:21 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 27 (Holl, Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 72.73% (Simmonds – 8 for, 3 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:

    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
    April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET
    MapleLeafs.com/pressbox.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On whether he gets caught up in moments like Matthews tying the franchise record:
    “I wouldn’t say I get caught up in it but I’m aware of it. I think it’s outstanding. First of all, getting the 50
    goals, that in itself is a milestone for him and then no hesitation he’s onto the next thing which is the next
    game and the next challenge. I think his focus remains on leading this team and that’s the best part about
    him, he just stays humble and continues to work he knows he’s a great player and knows that goals are
    going to come it’s just part of what he does for our club but he’s leading our team in lots of different ways
    and that’s what I’m most excited about, but no doubt the accomplishment of tying that record here and
    doing it so convincingly here on the road against a team like this and just around the corner from getting
    the 55th is pretty outstanding.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On tonight’s hat trick, franchise tying record and the win:

    “This was a big game for us obviously and they’re a really good team, they know how to win so it was an
    important game for us. At this point in the season, all these points count and really matter so I thought it
    was just a really full effort from all 23 guys, all four lines and three sets of defence for a full 60 minutes. It
    was just a complete game from everybody.”
    On seeing hats fly onto the ice in a road game:
    “I don’t think it’s any secret that we travel pretty well, especially in this part of the US, in Florida. I think a
    lot of people migrate down here towards this area and especially in the winter time so it’s fun playing out
    here and fun having the visiting support from our fans coming from all over the place.”
    On having the chance to beat the single season franchise goal record:
    “It’s humbling, it means a lot. Obviously just to be in the same sentence as a guy like Rick Vaive and
    some of these other guys that have come before us and to kind of represent what it means to be a
    Toronto Maple Leaf so it means a lot and it’s extremely humbling.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On Matthew’s tying the franchise lead in goals scored during a season:
    “I feel like a proud brother to be honest. Even when that 50th went in – imagine how excited he was, I
    was trying to keep my energy pretty low but I was quite fired up when he got 50. He does a lot for us on
    that ice, it’s great to see him get rewarded. Like I said, it kind of feels like a proud brother moment. We’ve
    been through a lot together and just trying to continue pushing each other every day and it’s great to see
    it show.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On Matthews’ big night:
    “I mean it’s fun to watch him. He leads by example every day and works so hard. He’s such a great
    teammate and to see him get the results on the ice like he’s been doing it’s just incredible. Knowing him
    he’s just going to be more motivated to keep it going.”
    On tonight’s win:
    “It’s a big win for our team. We’re in a battle for the standings and they’re a great team so it was definitely
    nice to come in here and get two points and onto the next one.”
    On playing Vasilevskiy:
    “It’s always fun being at the other end and playing Vasilevskiy. He’s such an amazing goalie and athlete
    and it’s one of the most fun parts of the game is playing the best. Thankfully we came out with two points
    tonight

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The Celtics leave Tuesday on a three-city, season-ending road trip against three playoff teams – the first two, back-to-back in Chicago and Milwaukee, qualifying as important scouting stops.

Celtics notebook: Road trip wraps up regular season — Boston Herald

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Road to 50 wins: Warriors overcame many obstacles to reach milestone — Chico Enterprise-Record

Warriors rookie Moses Moody assigned to Santa Cruz ahead of G League playoffs — East Bay Times

SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors re-assigned rookie Moses Moody to G League affiliate Santa Cruz, the team announced Monday. After suffering a shoulder injury in a loss to the Boston Celtics March 16, Moody has fallen out of the Warriors’ rotation in recent weeks as coach Steve Kerr works to solidify his nine-man group for…

Warriors rookie Moses Moody assigned to Santa Cruz ahead of G League playoffs — East Bay Times

MAPLE LEAFS AT LIGHTNING

TONIGHT’S GAME
2021-22 Matchups vs. Tampa Bay: Third of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Tampa Bay: 1-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 44-19-5
Toronto Road Record: 19-12-3
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 1, 2022
Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL).
April 1, 2022 Defenceman Filip Kral has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
March 28, 2022
Forward Kyle Clifford and defenceman Carl Dahlstrom have been
recalled from the Toronto Marlies on an emergency basis.
March 26, 2022
The Maple Leafs announced that the hockey club has signed forward
Nicholas Abruzzese to a two-year, entry-level contract.

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 at Philadelphia 3
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022
TOR Goals: Simmonds, Liljegren, Matthews, Engvall, Rielly, Tavares
PHI Goals: Hayes, Provorov (2x)
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 29/32, .906 SV%
PHI Goaltender: Hart, 22/28, .786 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Team Notes:

  • Auston Matthews recorded the 250th goal of his NHL career.
    Matthews reached this feat in 397 games played. Per NHL Stats, only
    seven players in NHL history have reached the milestone in fewer
    contests: Wayne Gretzky (302 GP), Mike Bossy (315 GP), Mario Lemieux
    (324 GP), Brett Hull (328 GP), Alex Ovechkin (366 GP), Teemu Selanne
    (388 GP) and Jari Kurri (389 GP).
  • Mitch Marner recorded his fifth straight multi-point game and has
    posted 11 points (1G, 10A) during the streak. This marks Marner’s second
    time this season where he has recorded a five-game multi-point streak.
  • Pierre Engvall recorded his second shorthanded goal of the season
    and the third of his NHL career. With his goal, Toronto improved to a
    league-leading 12 shorthanded goals this season.
  • Nicholas Abruzzese made his NHL debut.
    NEXT GAME
    Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
    Opponent: at Florida Panthers
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
  • INJURY REPORT
    Ondrej Kaše Undisclosed
    Petr Mrázek Groin
    Jake Muzzin Concussion
    Rasmus Sandin Knee
  • ALL-TIME VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
  • First Matchup between Clubs: October 15, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Tampa Bay 3)
    All-Time Record: 57-36-2-7 (102 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 30-19-1-3 (53 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 27-17-1-4 (49 Games)
    Last Road Win vs. Opponent: February 25, 2020 (Toronto 4 at Tampa Bay 3)
    Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
    Record in Last 10 Games: 4-6-0
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
    Games Played: Jason Spezza (50), John Tavares (38), Wayne Simmonds (30)
    Goals: Jason Spezza (23), John Tavares (14), Wayne Simmonds (9)
    Assists:
    Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (28), Mitch Marner (10), Wayne Simmonds
    (10), Auston Matthews (10)
    Points: Jason Spezza (56), John Tavares (42), Wayne Simmonds (19)
    Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (67), John Tavares (20), Jason Spezza (18)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
  • Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .684 3.77 3.03 29.8% 83.9% 34.5 30.6 55.4%
    Tampa Bay .684 3.32 2.75 22.2% 81.5% 30.6 29.6 50.1%
    THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22

    Power Play: 54/181 (29.8%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 14 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 26 – Nylander (10G, 16A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
  • Penalty Kill: 161/192 (83.9%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A), Mikheyev (4G)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  • FAST FACTS
  • Monday games 10th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 10 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 5-4-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 5-4-1
    April games 2nd of 15 (6 home, 9 road)
  • UPCOMING MILESTONES
  • Michael Bunting Six games away from 100 career NHL games played
    Justin Holl Seven games away from 200 career NHL games played
    Ilya Lyubushkin Two games away from 200 career NHL games played
    Auston Matthews Three games away from 400 career NHL games played
    William Nylander Two assists away from 200 career NHL assists
    Morgan Rielly Five assists away from 300 career NHL assists
    Jason Spezza Nine points away from 1,000 career NHL points
    John Tavares Four assists away from 500 career NHL assists
    TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF
  • RECENT MILESTONES
  • David Kämpf Skated in his 300th career NHL game, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA
    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 Recorded his 300th career NHL assist, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA
    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
    William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
    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
  • LIGHTNING BOLTS

LAST GAME
Lightning 4 vs. Montreal 5 S/O
Tampa Bay had its four-game win streak snapped after falling 5-4 in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night at AMALIE Arena…The
Lightning had a 10-game home win streak (includes playoffs) versus Montreal stopped as well…The Bolts completed their 10th of 12 back-to-back sets
this season and fell to 8-0-2 in the second half of a back-to-back…The Lightning and Canadiens completed their three-game regular season series, the
Bolts getting at least a point out of each contest and going 2-0-1 against the Habs…Nick Suzuki was the only player from either squad to convert his
shootout attempt (3rd Rd.)…Steven Stamkos (8:57) and Anthony Cirelli (SH – 13:32) scored in the first period to provide a 2-0 lead to the Lightning…
Nikita Kucherov scored on a second period power play (11:34) to give the Bolts a 3-1 lead…Brayden Point tallied a power-play goal at 19:44 of the
second to put the Lightning back in front 4-3…Lightning netminder Brian Elliott made 27 saves on 31 shots in the shootout defeat, his record moving to
7-3-3 on the season.
PP: TBL – 2-3 MTL – 0-2
SOG: TBL – 41 MTL – 31
Attendance: 19,092
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their third of four meetings this season and the first of two at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay and Toronto
have split a pair of previous matchups, the Lightning taking three of a possible four points…The Bolts were 5-3 winners in the last meeting Dec. 9 at
Scotiabank Arena, Ondrej Palat scoring a pair of goals, part of a three-point night for the Czech forward…That early December victory capped a season
long-tying five-game win streak for the Lightning…Toronto earned a 2-1 overtime win in the first meeting between the teams Nov. 4 at Scotiabank Arena,
John Tavares tying the game with an extra attacker goal with :42 seconds remaining in regulation and William Nylander netting the game-winner on a
power play 2:43 into overtime…Tampa Bay and Toronto are facing off at AMALIE Arena for the first time since Feb. 25, 2020, a 4-3 Maple Leafs
victory…The Lightning have dropped three of their last four overall to Toronto…The Lightning and Maple Leafs are playing the 50th all-time meeting
between the two teams in Tampa.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Lightning complete a four-game homestand tonight as well as a stretch of three games in four days…Tampa Bay is on a five-game point streak (4-0-
1), tied for its third longest of the season (longest: 7-0-2 Oct. 26-Nov. 18)…The Lightning have scored multiple power-play goals in three of their last five
games and at least one power-play goal in four of the last five, netting eight PPGs over that stretch (8-for-16, 50%)…Tampa Bay and Toronto rank tied
for fifth in the overall NHL standings, each with 93 points, and tied for second in the Atlantic Division…The Lightning have 19 wins when allowing the
opening goal, tied with Florida for the most in the NHL.
INJURIES
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 176
Current injuries
Ryan McDonagh (Upper-body injury March 24; Out indefinitely) 5 Games
TRANSACTIONS
March 31 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract
March 21 – Acquired G Alexei Melnichuk from San Jose in exchange for F Antoine Morand
March 21 – Acquired F Riley Nash from Arizona in exchange for future considerations
IN THE NIK OF TIME
Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal and added two assists Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his fourth game of three or more points this
season and second over the last three games…Kucherov has posted multiple points in three-straight games and has 16 multi-point efforts in 33 games
this season…Kucherov is on a four-game assist/point streak (1-8–9 pts.), matching his longest assist/point streak of the season set twice previously
(last: 4-4–8 pts. in 4 GP Feb. 15-March 1)…Kucherov has notched an assist in six of the last seven contests (1-10–11 pts.)…Kucherov is averaging 1.30
points per game, ranking eighth in the NHL.
HED OF THE CLASS
Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman tallied two assists Apr. 2 vs. MTL, giving him 15 multi-point games this season, tied for the second most of his
career (most: 19 multi-pt. games in 2016-17)…Hedman has points in three of the last four games (2-2–4 pts.)…Hedman has scored 19 goals this
season, a career high for goals (previous high: 17 goals during 2017-18 Norris Trophy campaign) and one goal from becoming the second Lightning
defenseman all-time to score 20 goals in a season, joining Dan Boyle (20 goals in 2016-17)…Hedman ranks second among NHL defensemen for goals
and tied for third for scoring.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes
2021-22 NHL DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERS

  1. Roman Josi (NSH) – 18-63–81 pts. (66 GP)
  2. Cale Makar (COL) – 24-51–75 pts. (65 GP)
    T-3. Victor Hedman (TBL) – 19-47–66 pts. (68 GP)
    T-3. Adam Fox (NYR) – 10-56–66 pts. (67 GP)
  3. Kris Letang (PIT) – 7-53–60 pts. (66 GP)
    ANDREI THE GIANT
    Bolts goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21-of-23 shots his last start Apr. 1 vs. CHI to win his third-consecutive start…Vasilevskiy recorded his 35th
    win of the season Friday, the fourth season in his career he’s recorded 35 or more wins…Vasilevskiy continues to pace the NHL for wins and is
    attempting to finish the regular season first or tied for first for wins for a fifth-straight season.
    2021-22 NHL GOALIE WINS LEADERS
  4. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 35-14-4 (53 GS)
    T-2. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) – 33-6-3 (45 GS)
    T-2. Frederik Andersen (CAR) – 33-11-3 (46 GS)
    T-2. Tristan Jarry (PIT) – 33-15-6 (52 GS)
    T-2. Juuse Saros (NSH) – 33-21-3 (57 GS)
    STAMMER TIME
    Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the season Apr. 2 vs. MTL to extend his goal streak to three games (3-3–6
    pts.)…Stamkos has scored a goal in five of the last six games…Stamkos extended his point streak to six games (5-5—10 pts.) to match his season high
    for a scoring run (also: 3-4—7 pts. over 6 GP Dec. 14-31)…Stamkos is 11 points away from tying Martin St. Louis as Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring
    leader.
    TBL ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS
  5. Martin St. Louis – 365-588–953 pts. (972 GP)
  6. Steven Stamkos – 471-471–942 pts. (908 GP)
  7. Vincent Lecavalier – 383-491-874 pts. (1,037 GP)
    POINTING THE WAY
    Lightning center Brayden Point scored a power-play goal Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his 27th goal of the season and ninth on the power play, ranking second in
    both categories on the Bolts…Point has scored a goal in three-straight games and four of the last five contests…Point extended his point streak to six
    games (4-5—9 pts.), one game from matching the longest scoring run this season on the Lightning of seven games he set Jan. 4-16 (5-4–9 pts.) and
    again Feb. 1-March 1 (5-6–11 pts.).
    TONY THE TIGER
    Bolts forward Anthony Cirelli scored a shorthanded goal Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his first shorthanded goal of the season and ninth of his career, moving into
    fourth place among Tampa Bay’s all-time leading shorthanded goal scorers.
    TBL ALL-TIME LEADING SHORTHANDED GOAL SCORERS
  8. Martin St. Louis – 28 SHGs (972 GP)
  9. Rob Zamuner – 14 SHGs (475 GP)
  10. Vincent Lecavalier – 13 SHGs (1,037 GP)
  11. Anthony Cirelli – 9 SHGs (281 GP)
  12. Tyler Johnson – 8 SHGs (589 GP)
    Cirelli has points in four of the last five contests (1-5–6 pts.).
    SLICK NICK
    Lightning forward Nick Paul tallied an assist Apr. 2 vs. MTL, giving him four assists over the last two games…Paul has recorded 1-4–5 pts. in 7 GP
    since joining the Lightning March 20…Paul recorded his 23rd point of the season Saturday to add to his career high for scoring.

    MILESTONES
    Brayden Point needs two assists to reach 200 career assists
    NOTEWORTHY
    AMALIE Arena has sold out 266-consecutive games (includes playoffs), the NHL’s longest active sellout streak beginning 3/26/15 (2020-21 season
    excluded due to social distancing protocols).
    2021-22 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS
    Most Goals, Game: 3 (Kucherov – 1/11 at BUF)
    Most Assists, Game: 4 (Hedman – 10/14 at DET)
    Most Points, Game: 4 (Multiple players, Last: Point – 3/1 vs. OTT)
    Most Goals, Period: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Colton – 4/1 vs. CHI – 2nd PER)
    Most Assists, Period: 3 (Kucherov – 10/14 at DET – 2nd PER)
    Most Points, Period: 3 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 12/2 vs. STL – 3rd PER)
    Most SOG, Game: 8 (Kucherov – 2/10 at COL and 10/14 at DET)
    Most PIM, Game: 24 (Maroon – 10/28 vs. ARI)
    Best +/-, Game: +5 (Rutta – 12/5 at PHI)
    Most PPGs, Game: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 3/16 at SEA)
    Most Saves, Game: 45 (Elliott – 3/12 at EDM)
    Most Saves, Period: 22 (Vasilevskiy – 2/10 at COL – 1st PER)
    Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 5 (Stamkos – 2/11 at ARI to 3/1 vs. OTT)
    Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 5 (Multiple players, Last: Point – 3/24 at BOS to 4/1 vs. CHI)
    Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 7 (Point – 1/4 at CBJ to 1/18 at LAK and 2/1 vs. SJS to 3/1 vs. OTT)
    2021-22 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS
    Most Goals Scored, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 3/8 at WPG – 1st PER)
    Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (Multiple times, Last: 12/5 at PHI)
    Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 3/8 at WPG – 3rd PER)
    Most Goals Allowed, Game: 9 (12/30 at FLA)
    Most PPGs For, Game: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 3/29 vs. CAR)
    Most PPGs Against, Game: 2 (Multiple times, Last: 3/22 at CAR)
    Most PPs For, Game: 7 (10/14 at DET)
    Most PPs Against, Game: 7 (3/12 at EDM)
    Most SOG, Game: 48 (10/14 at DET)
    Most SOG, Period: 19 (Multiple times, Last: 4/1 vs. CHI – 1st PER)
    Fewest SOG, Game: 18 (11/9 vs. CAR)
    Fewest SOG, Period: 2 (11/21 vs. MIN – 3rd PER)
    Most SOG Allowed, Game: 49 (3/12 at EDM)
    Most SOG Allowed, Period: 24 (2/10 at COL – 1st PER)
    Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 17 (11/26 vs. SEA)
    Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 4/1 vs. CHI – 3rd PER)
    Most Blk/S, Game: 22 (Multiple times, Last: 2/10 at COL)
    Fewest Blk/S, Game: 5 (3/1 vs. OTT)
    Most Lightning PIM, Game: 38 (11/15 vs. NYI)
    Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: 2 (Multiple times, Last: 2/11 at ARI)
    Largest Margin of Victory: 6 (12/5 at PHI)
    Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 3/3 vs. PIT

HEAT 114, RAPTORS 109

TORONTO & MIAMI POSTGAME VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2j8fgl17gig3szo/AAB_ze09Pd9gbmQ4iXZXs3URa?dl=0

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FINAL SCORE: MIAMI HEAT 114, TORONTO RAPTORS 109

DATE: SUNDAY APRIL 3, 2022 ATTENDACE: 19,800 (Sellout)

 FINAL SCORERECORDHIGH POINTSHIGH REBOUNDSHIGH ASSISTS
Miami11451-28Strus – 23Adebayo/Herro – 9Lowry – 10
Toronto10945-33Siakam/VanVleet – 29Siakam – 8VanVleet – 7
KEY RUN

Tied at 93 with 5:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Heat went on a 14-4 run to push its lead to 107-97 with 2:22 left in the game … Miami led for the rest of the contest.

KEY STAT

Miami shot .474 (18-38) from beyond the arc, including 75 percent (6-8) in the final quarter … The Heat improve to 27-2 when shooting 40 percent from three-point range.

RAPTORS NOTES:

  • With the loss, Toronto falls to 45-33 this season and 21-17 at home … The Raptors continue a four-game homestand (Apr. 3-8) Tuesday vs. Philadelphia.
  • Fred VanVleet finished with 29 points, a team-high seven assists and three steals in 41 minutes … VanVleet connected on four three-point field goals tonight and has now set a single-season franchise record with 240 three-pointers this year.
  • Pascal Siakam recorded 29 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 43 minutes … Siakam has now scored 20+ points in 14 of the last 17 games (Mar. 3 – Apr. 3), averaging 26.0 points and shooting .525 (168-320) during this stretch … Siakam has tallied 20+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a single-season franchise record 25 games this year.
  • Scottie Barnes scored 19 points and added seven rebounds in 35 minutes … Barnes has tallied 15+ points in 39 games this season, ranking second All-time among Raptors rookies behind only Damon Stoudamire (52) during the 1995-96 season.

HEAT NOTES:

  • With the win, Miami improves to 51-28, including 24-16 on the road … The Heat have now won four consecutive games (Mar. 28 – April 3) for the first time since Feb. 17-28, 2021 … Miami will return home to play Charlotte Tuesday night.
  • Max Strus scored a team-high 23 points and went seven-for-nine from three-point range tonight … Strus has scored 20+ points 10 times in his career, including in eight games this season.
  • Victor Oladipo recorded a season-best 21 points, including a career high-tying six three-point field goals … Oladipo has appeared in seven games for Miami this season after undergoing surgery on his right quadriceps tendon in May 2021.
  • Kyle Lowry finished with 16 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in 34 minutes for his 16th double-double of the season … The Heat are 11-5 this season when Lowry records a double-double.
  • Bam Adebayo tallied 16 points and nine rebounds in 36 minutes … Adebayo went 6-for-12 from the field and has now shot 50 percent in a career-best 14 consecutive games (Mar. 7 – Apr. 3).
  • The Heat’s bench outscored Toronto’s 45-to-13 … Miami’s reserves have totaled 3,183 points this year, the third most in franchise history behind just the 2018-19 reserves (3,564) and 2017-18 bench (3,313).

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES ALL-TIME RECORDS
DATESITERESULT  RAPTORS WINSHEAT WINS
01/17/2022MiamiL 104-99 Overall:3858
01/29/2022MiamiW 124-120 (3OT) at Toronto:2324
02/01/2022TorontoW 110-106 at Miami:1534
04/03/2022TorontoL 114-109    

MANITOBA 4, MARLIES 3

TORONTO MARLIES (32-25-3-1 – 68 Points) vs.
MANITOBA MOOSE (36-20-4-2 – 78 Points)

SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2022

 123OTFINAL
TORONTO2103
MANITOBA1214

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: N. Robertson (9) (J. Blandisi, A. Steeves), B. McMann (19) SH (Unassisted), C. Krys (1) (M. Hollowell)
Goaltender: B. Christopoulos (24/28) L

Manitoba: N. Jones (9) PP (C. Suess, D. Stewart), J. Kovaceiv (11) (D. Stewart, N. Jones), B. Lynch (7) (A. Poganski, D. Samberg), D. Gustafsson (14) PP (J. Malott, L. Gawanke)
Goaltender: M. Berdin (28/31) W

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Nick Robertson opened the scoring at 10:22 of the first period. He has five points (4 goals, 1 assists) in four of his last five games.
  • Bobby McMann scored shorthanded at 19:07 of the first period. This was his second shorthanded goal of the season. McMann has 28 points (19 goals, 9 assists) in 52 games.
  • Chad Krys scored at 8:51 of the second period. This was his first goal with the Marlies. He has seven points (1 goal, 6 assists) in 35 games this season.
  • Joseph Blandisi recorded the primary assist on Robertson’s first period goal. He has 23 points (8 goals, 15 assists) in 32 games with the Marlies.
  • Alex Steeves had the secondary assist on Robertson’s first period goal. He is 11th overall amongst rookies in points (20-21-41).
  • Mac Hollowell picked up the lone assist on Krys’ second period goal. He has 22 points (5 goals, 17 assists) in 36 games this season.
  • Billy Christopoulos stopped 24 of 28 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto has scored 11 shorthanded goals this season which is tied for third overall in the league.
  • The Marlies went 2-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 9-15-2-1 when not scoring on the power play and 17-8-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Toronto had a 31-28 edge in shots in all situations. Bobby McMann led the Marlies with seven shots on goal. Toronto is 12-6-1-0 when outshooting their opponents.
  • The Marlies are 6-4-0-0 against Central Division opponents and finish the season 1-3-0-0 against the Moose. Manitoba outscored Toronto 15-3 through four games.
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                            24-8-1-1
Leading after 1 
                        16-5-2-1
Tied after 2                              5-4-0-0
On the road                             17-12-1-0
April                                        
0-2-0-0
Sunday                                    5-5-1-0
MARLIES LEADERS *Amongst active players

Goals               21 
(J. Anderson)
Assists            39 (J. Duszak)
Points              47 (B. Seney)
PPG                 7 (J. Anderson, A. Steeves)
Shots               143 (A. Steeves)
+/-                    +13 (B. Seney)
PIMS                101 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:

It’s been a long road trip and in different ways if we’re looking at the four games, this was one of the three that we executed really well as a team. Obviously, we didn’t come out with the points that we needed and wanted right now but our team gave in a good effort today.

On the four-game road trip:

We definitely went through some things that were unexpected during the trip and the team stepped up in big ways. Today was a good way to cap it off just in terms of what our process is, the intensity and passion and competitiveness that our team played with.

CHAD KRYS (1 GOAL)

On today’s game:

I liked our effort today. After the last game, we didn’t really bring much of anything so I liked the way we showed up today. A little bit unlucky getting scored on a power play in the third on a delay of game but I liked our effort today and hopefully we can roll a couple.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

April 6 vs. Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
April 9 vs. Grand Rapids – 4:00 p.m.
April 10 vs. Grand Rapids – 4:00 p.m.
April 15 vs. Hartford – 7:00 p.m.
April 16 at Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra sidelined in Toronto by COVID protocols; Chris Quinn again coaches — The Denver Post

Last week, when asked whether he would bypass taking some of his players to Toronto for Sunday night’ s game against the Raptors due to the requirement to test for COVID when crossing the border, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra summarily dismissed the notion. As a requirement for re-entry into the United States, the Heat were subjected Sunday to a round of testing.

Heat’s Erik Spoelstra sidelined in Toronto by COVID protocols; Chris Quinn again coaches — The Denver Post