Month: May 2022

Smart: ‘Strong likelihood’ of Game 3 return — Boston Herald

Marcus Smart says there’s a “strong likelihood” that he returns from a one-game absence to play Saturday in Game 3 in Milwaukee, but even if he doesn’t, he knows how the Celtics should begin their afternoon in a hostile environment. 820 more words

Smart: ‘Strong likelihood’ of Game 3 return — Boston Herald

BLUE JAYS 2, YANKEES 1

Postgame Notes for Wednesday, May 4, 2022
NEW YORK YANKEES (18-7) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (16-10)
R H E LOB Win: Kikuchi (1-1)
NEW YORK 1 5 0 7 Loss: Cortes (1-1)
TORONTO 2 4 0 5 Save: Romano (12)
First Pitch: 7:08 pm One-Run Games: 10-3 Temperature: 20°C/68°F
Last Pitch: 9:52 pm Extra-Inning Games: 1-1 Wind: N/A
Game Time 2:44 Comeback Wins: 7 Attendance: 29,057
BLUE JAYS NOTES:
• Earned their 10th one-run win of the season (10-3), the most one-run victories in the Majors…Avoided
the sweep, improving to 16-10 overall this season and 10-6 at Rogers Centre…Have won 10 of their last 15
games…Moved to 8-6 against the AL East, and 3-4 against New York this season.
• YUSEI KIKUCHI picked up his 1st win as a Blue Jay, tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball, surrendering three
hits and a walk while racking up seven strikeouts…Marked his 1st quality start of the season…Induced a
season-high 15 swing-and-misses…Blue Jays starters have notched 11 quality starts this season, the most
in the American League, trailing only the Padres for the most in the Majors (13).
• MATT CHAPMAN opened the scoring with a solo home run in the 2nd, his 5th longball of the year…All five of
his homers this season have come at Rogers Centre…Has homered once in all five home series this year.
• BO BICHETTE doubled and scored in the 3rd, his 5th two-bagger of the year…All five of his doubles have
come against the Yankees, tied for the most against any single opponent this season in the Majors (Patrick
Wisdom – 5-2B vs. COL)…Also drew a walk in the 1st, finishing the game 1-for-3.
• VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. drove in the eventual game-winning run with a single in the 3rd inning…In 13
games against AL East opponents this season, has gone 12-for-46 (.261) with four doubles, three home
runs, and seven RBI (.895 OPS).
• JORDAN ROMANO escaped a bases-loaded jam, pitching a scoreless 9th inning to preserve the win (1.0
IP, 2H, BB, K)…Marked his MLB-leading 12th save of the season.
YANKEES NOTES:
• Had their season-high 11 game winning streak snapped, slipping to 18-7 overall on the season…Are now 8-
4 away from Yankee Stadium…Moved to 10-6 against divisional opponents this year and 15-2 when hitting
at least one home run.
• NESTOR CORTES allowed two runs on four hits over 4.0 innings with four walks and three strikeouts…Has
not allowed more than two runs in any of his five starts this season…Yankee starters have allowed 3ER or
fewer in 24 of 25 starts this season, and no more than 2ER in 20 of those starts.
• JOEY GALLO drilled a solo homer in the 3rd inning, his 3rd bomb of the season…Marked his 1st game in the
lineup since 4/30 at KC…All three of his longballs have come in his last five starts…Has reached base
safely in each of his last seven starts, batting .304 (7-for-23) with a double, three homers, and four RBI (.739
SLG, 1.124 OPS).
• JOSH DONALDSON notched a single in the top of the 9th to go along with his walk in the 7th, part of a 1-for3 effort…Has hit safely in a season-high eight straight games, going 8-for-29 (.276) with three doubles and
three RBI (.779 OPS).
HOME RUNS # Outs Type Field Count Off Inning Score Before
Matt Chapman 5 0 1R CF 3-2 Cortes 2nd 0-0
Joey Gallo 3 0 1R CF 0-0 Kikuchi 3rd 1-0
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern)
Thursday, May 5 at Cleveland Guardians, 6:10 pm…RHP José Berríos (2-0, 4.13) vs. RHP Aaron Civale (0-2, 10.67)
Friday, May 6 at Cleveland Guardians, 7:10 pm…RHP Kevin Gausman (2-1, 2.27) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (1-1, 2.45)
Saturday, May 7 at Cleveland Guardians, 6:10 pm…RHP Ross Stripling (0-0, 3.79) vs. RHP Triston McKenzie (1-2, 2.70)
Sunday, May 8 at Cleveland Guardians, 1:40 pm…RHP Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.45) vs. TBA

LIGHTNING 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3 SERIES 1-1

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1-1) vs.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (1-1)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TAMPA BAY 1 2 2 5
TORONTO 0 1 2 3

SCORING NOTES

  • Michael Bunting scored for Toronto at 7:47 of the second period. Bunting recorded his first goal of the playoffs. Bunting appeared in his first career NHL playoff game.
  • Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:53 of the third period. Marner recorded his second goal of the playoffs. This marks the first occasion of his Stanley Cup Playoffs career
    where he has scored in back-to-back games. Marner also posted the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Marner recorded his third assist of the playoffs.
  • Alexander Kerfoot scored shorthanded for Toronto 15:43 of the third period. Kerfoot recorded his first goal of the playoffs and the first shorthanded goal of his NHL playoff career.
  • Auston Matthews registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal and the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews has posted three assists through his last two playoff games. Matthews
    recorded the third multi-assist outing of his NHL playoff career.
  • Jake Muzzin recorded the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Muzzin posted his first assist of the playoffs. Muzzin has posted a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
  • TJ Brodie registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s shorthanded goal. Brodie posted his first
    assist of the playoffs.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 29 of 34 shots in tonight’s loss.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-4 on the power play and 4-for-7 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto has scored shorthanded in back-to-back playoff games.
    OF NOTE…
  • Michael Bunting scored in his first career NHL playoff game. Per NHL Stats, Bunting became the
    fourth Maple Leafs rookie in the past 30 years to score in their playoff debut, joining Mitchell Marner
    (Game 1 of 2017 R1), Adam Mair (Game 3 of 1999 CSF) and Mark Kolesar (Game 3 of 1996 CQF).
  • TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 17 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • David Kämpf finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 63.16 percent
    12 for, 7 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TAMPA BAY 9 (5) 14 (8) 11 (8) 34 (21)
    TORONTO 13 (6) 8 (7) 13 (9) 34 (22)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TAMPA BAY 17 (12) 22 (14) 14 (10) 53 (36)
    TORONTO 29 (15) 17 (16) 19 (9) 65 (40)
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 6 (Marner)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Marner, Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 10 (Kämpf)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 3 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 5 (Muzzin, Lyubushkin)
    Blocked Shots 2 (Muzzin, Brodie)
    Takeaways 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews)
    TOI 23:28 (Marner)
    Power Play TOI 6:30 (Matthews)
    Shorthanded TOI 5:51 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 27 (Muzzin, Liljegren, Rielly, Giordano, Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 63.16% (Kämpf – 12 for, 7 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Friday, May 6, 7:30 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
    Sunday, May 8, 7:00 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
    Tuesday, May 10, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay
    Thursday, May 12, TBD, Toronto at Tampa Bay*
    Saturday, May 14, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay*
    *if necessary
    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 Tampa Bay’s pushback:
    “I thought that they would play better, that’s more of the team that we prepared for. I think it’s obviously
    the difference of the game is special teams. At five-on-five it’s a pretty even hockey game, but their power
    play was better and we took too many penalties.”
    JOHN TAVARES
    On tonight’s game:
    “I think in the second half of the game, especially after we made it 2-1, I don’t think we grabbed the game
    as well as they did. Obviously being shorthanded as much as we were, especially when we got down it
    was hard to really get our game going and find our way back into it. So a couple opportunities off the rush
    for them that they capitalized on, and obviously with that many power plays and the players they have on
    their power play that puts a lot of stress on Soup and our penalty kill so we have to be more disciplined.
    We came out pretty well, I think we had a pretty good start to the period, obviously tough break there on
    the first goal against but in saying that in playoffs not everything is going to go your way you have to
    overcome some things like that and I just think we weren’t able to get our game going just because of
    how many times we were shorthanded today.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s game:
    “We took too many penalties and gave their power play so many opportunities that eventually they’re
    going to score, they’ve got a lot of skill over there and a lot of guys who can make plays. We were giving
    up a lot of opportunities on the power play and we just got to make sure we stay out of the box and make
    sure we’re playing five-on-five.

Led by Al Horford and Grant Williams, Celtics bottle up Bucks in Game 2 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

As Giannis Antetokounmpo walked into the tunnel, a Boston fan pushed him in the arm.

Led by Al Horford and Grant Williams, Celtics bottle up Bucks in Game 2 — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

After Game 2 win, Morant let Curry know he was right, this is going to be fun — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

“I always say, this is my favorite matchup playing against a guy like him, a great talent.”

After Game 2 win, Morant let Curry know he was right, this is going to be fun — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Kyrie Irving reflects on heavy criticism for refusing the vaccine: ‘The life of a martyr’ — Boston Herald

Surprised by a vaccine mandate that left him unable to play for much of last season, Kyrie Irving described himself as a “martyr” for refusing the COVID-19 shot while facing heavy scrutiny. 533 more words

Kyrie Irving reflects on heavy criticism for refusing the vaccine: ‘The life of a martyr’ — Boston Herald

Celtics notebook: Grant Williams expands his postseason profile — Boston Herald

He’s been called everything from Batman (by himself) to a mini Al Horford (Ime Udoka), and based on how he has guarded Giannis Antetokounmpo and helped bail out the Celtics’ offense in Game 2, Grant Williams has provided some much-needed clout off the Celtics bench. 777 more words

Celtics notebook: Grant Williams expands his postseason profile — Boston Herald

LIGHTNING-MAPLE LEAFS GAME 2

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2022 STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Monday, May 2, 7:30 pm, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay
Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 pm, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay
Friday, May 6, 7:30 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
Sunday, May 8, 7:00 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
Tuesday, May 10, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay (TBD)*
Thursday, May 12, Toronto at Tampa Bay (TBD)*
Saturday, May 14, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay (TBD)*
*If Necessary
INJURY REPORT
Michael Bunting (Undisclosed)
Petr Mrazek (Groin)
Rasmus Sandin (Knee)
THE SERIES
SERIES RECORD vs. TAMPA BAY: 1-0
ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RECORD vs. TAMPA BAY: 1-0
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RECORD vs. TAMPA BAY: 58-37-2-7 (HOME: 30-19-1-3/ROAD: 28-18-1-4)
LAST GAME
2021-22 REGULAR SEASON SERIES
RESULTS: The Maple Leafs went 2-2-0 in four games against Tampa Bay during the 2021-22 season. Toronto was 1-1-0 in two games played on
home ice and held a 1-1-0 record in two games in Tampa Bay.
LEADING SCORERS
Toronto: Matthews (3-4-7), Marner (1-4-5), Tavares (1-2-3)
Tampa Bay: Stamkos (2-7-9), Palat (3-3-6), Killorn (2-3-5)
GOALTENDERS
Toronto: Campbell (2-1-0; 2.33 GAA; .918 SV%), Kallgren (0-1-0; 8.02 GAA, 778 SV%)
Tampa Bay: Vasilevskiy (2-1-1; 2.97 GAA; 919 SV%)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Tampa Bay 0
Date: Monday, May 2, 2022
TOR Goals: Muzzin, Matthews (2x), Kämpf, Marner
TBL Goals: –
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 24/24, 1.000 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 27/32, .848 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-6
TOR Penalty Kill: 5-for-5
Team Notes:

  • Both Auston Matthews (2G, 1A) and Mitch Marner (1G, 2A) recorded
    three points during Monday’s Game One win. Matthews and Marner tied
    single-game NHL playoff career-highs.
  • David Kämpf scored shorthanded in Monday’s win. This marked the
    second shorthanded goal of Kämpf’s postseason career. Per NHL Stats,
    Kämpf became the eighth player to have each of his first two career playoff
    goals come shorthanded (since 1933-34).
  • Jack Campbell stopped 24 of 24 shots in Monday’s win. Campbell
    recorded the second shutout of his NHL playoff career, with his first dating
    back to May 25, 2021 at MTL.
  • Colin Blackwell, Timothy Liljegren and Ilya Lyubushkin made their
    Stanley Cup Playoffs debut, May 2 vs. TBL.
    MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
    Games Played: Jason Spezza (51)
    Goals: Jason Spezza (23)
    Assists: Jason Spezza (34)
    Points: Jason Spezza (57)
    Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (92)
    TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING CAREER LEADERS vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
    Games Played: Steven Stamkos (45)
    Goals: Steven Stamkos (22)
    Assists: Steven Stamkos (36)
    Points: Steven Stamkos (58)
    Penalty Minutes: Pat Maroon (38)
    TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF GAME LEADERS
    1) Jason Spezza – 92 GP
    2) Jake Muzzin – 66 GP
    3) Kyle Clifford – 65 GP
    TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF GOAL LEADERS
    1) Jason Spezza – 28 (92 GP)
    t-2) John Tavares – 15 (38 GP)
    t-2) Auston Matthews – 15 (33 GP)
    TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF ASSIST LEADERS
    1) Jason Spezza – 47 (92 GP)
    2) Mitch Marner – 22 (33 GP)
    3) Morgan Rielly – 17 (33 GP)
    TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF POINTS LEADERS
    1) Jason Spezza – 75 (92 GP)
    2) John Tavares – 31 (38 GP)
    3) Mitch Marner – 28 (33 GP)
    MAPLE LEAFS POSTSEASON HISTORY
  • The 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs mark the Maple Leafs’ 71st appearance in the postseason.
  • The Maple Leafs are playing in their 114th Stanley Cup Playoffs series.
  • Toronto has a record of 262-288-4 in 554 postseason games for the franchise.
    TORONTO ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GOAL LEADERS
    1) Wendel Clark – 34 (79 GP)
    t-2) Mats Sundin – 32 (77 GP)
    t-2) Dave Keon – 32 (89 GP)
    4) Ted Kennedy – 29 (78 GP)
    t-5) Steve Thomas – 26 (63 GP)
    t-5) George Armstrong – 26 (110 GP)
    TORONTO ALL-TIME PLAYOFF ASSIST LEADERS
    1) Doug Gilmour – 60 (52 GP)
    2) Darryl Sittler – 40 (64 GP)
    t-3) Red Kelly – 38 (70 GP)
    t-3) Mats Sundin – 38 (77 GP)
    5) Borje Salming – 37 (81 GP)
    TORONTO ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
    1) Doug Gilmour – 77 (52 GP)
    2) Mats Sundin – 70 (77 GP)
    3) Dave Keon – 67 (89 GP)
    4) Darryl Sittler – 65 (64 GP)
    5) Wendel Clark – 61 (79 GP)
  • ON THE POWER PLAY
  • Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 16 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 31 – Nylander (13G, 18A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
    ON THE PK, 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
    2021-22 REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
    2021-22 REGULAR SEASON GAME HIGHS
    Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Mikheyev (4G), Kämpf (2G, 2A), Marner (3G, 1A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
    CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
    GOALS 60 – Matthews HITS 148 – Simmonds
    ASSISTS 62 – Marner BLOCKED SHOTS 106 – Brodie
    POINTS 106 – Matthews (60G, 46A) TAKEAWAYS 92 – Matthews
    POWER PLAY POINTS 31 – Nylander (13G, 18A) TOI PER GAME 23:44 – Rielly
    SHORTHANDED POINTS
    4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A), Mikheyev (4G),
    Marner (3G, 1A)
    PP TOI PER GAME 3:06 – Marner, Matthews
    PIMs 96 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:36 – Muzzin
    SHOTS 348 – Matthews WINS 31 – Campbell
    FACEOFF% 60.6% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.64 – Campbell
    5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % 59.71% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .914 – Campbell
    CATEGORY HOME ROAD
    Most Goals, Game
    3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL, Jan. 31 vs. NJD,
    March 8 vs. SEA
    4 – Marner, Feb. 26 at DET
    Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ 4 – Bunting, Feb. 26 at DET
    Most Points, Game
    4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
    Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A) – Matthews, Jan. 31 vs. NJD
    (3G, 1A)
    6 – Marner, Feb. 26 at DET (4G, 2A)
    Most Shots, Game
    8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs. CGY,
    Dec. 1 vs. COL, March 5 vs. VAN – Mikheyev,
    March 15 vs. DAL
    12 – Matthews, April 7 at DAL
    Time on Ice, Game 27:58 – Rielly, Jan. 26 vs. ANA 27:41 – Rielly, Jan. 15 at STL
    Most Saves, Game 45 – Campbell, Feb. 18 vs. PIT 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL
    CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
    Most Goals, For 10 – Feb. 26 at DET 5 – 3rd, Jan. 29 at DET
    Most Goals, Against 8 – Apr. 21 at TBL 5 – 3rd, Feb. 26 at DET
    Most Shots, For 53 – Feb. 12 at VAN 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
    Most Shots, Against 49 – Jan. 8 at COL, April 5 at FLA 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
    Fewest Shots, For 18 – Jan. 11 at VGK 2 – 3rd, Jan. 11 at VGK
    Fewest Shots, Against
    18 – Jan. 12 at ARI, Mar. 26 at MTL, April 7 at
    DAL
    2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR – 3rd, Jan. 31 vs. NJD
  • LIGHTNING

LAST GAME
Lightning 0 at Toronto 5
Tampa Bay lost its 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs opener, falling 5-0 at Toronto in Game 1 of a First Round series…The Lightning and Maple Leafs met
each other for the first time in a playoff game…Tampa Bay was shut out for the 15th time in a playoff game in franchise history and the first time since
Game 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Final vs. Washington…Toronto netted the opening goal of the First Round series at 18:19, Jake Muzzin
sending a shot through traffic into the back of the net to give Maple Leafs a 1-0 lead…Auston Matthews netted a power-play goal at 6:18 of the second to
increase the Leafs’ lead to 2-0…David Kampf scored shorthanded at 9:27 of the second to make it 3-0 Toronto…The Maple Leafs took a 4-0 lead when
Mitchell Marner scored at 16:39 of the second…Auston Matthews scored his second goal of the game at 8:16 of the third period for the 5-0 final…Andrei
Vasilevskiy surrendered five goals on 33 shots in defeat…The Lightning suffered their largest margin of defeat in the postseason under head coach
Jon Cooper and tied for the largest playoff margin of defeat in franchise history (also: 6-1 loss in Game 6 of Eastern Conference Quarterfinal vs. PHI
Apr. 27, 1996).
PP: TBL – 0-5 TOR – 1-6
SOG: TBL – 24 TOR – 33
Attendance: 19,338
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing Game 2 of their best-of-seven First Round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs…Tampa Bay has won
its last seven Game 2s and is 22-10 all-time in Game 2s…The Bolts are 9-3 all-time in road Game 2s…Tampa Bay was a perfect 15-0 in games following
a loss over its back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021 (includes 2020 Stanley Cup round robin games plus a win in the opening
2020 round robin game following a loss to Columbus in the 2019 First Round) and holds the NHL record for consecutive wins in the playoffs following a
loss, four more wins than the next highest mark of 11 set by Montreal from Apr. 11, 1985 to May 18, 1986.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Lightning have been shut out four times in franchise history in a series opener following their Game 1 loss at Toronto but have rallied to win two of
those previous three series: Tampa Bay lost 3-0 at Pittsburgh in Game 1 of a 2011 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal and won the series in seven games;
the Bolts were blanked 3-0 vs. Washington in Game 1 of a 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinal and won the series in six games…Tampa Bay is 10-8
all-time in a playoff series when losing Game 1 with wins in its last three such instances, all three coming during its back-to-back Stanley Cup
championships (lost Game 1 of 2020 Eastern Conference Semifinal vs. BOS, came back to win the series in five games; lost Game 1 of 2020 Stanley
Cup Final vs. DAL, came back to win the series in six games; lost Game 1 of 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinal vs. NYI, came back to win the series in seven
games)…The Lightning are 13-5 all-time in Game 2s when suffering a Game 1 loss, including an 8-3 mark under head coach Jon Cooper.
INJURIES
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 185
2022 Playoffs Man Games Lost: 0
Current injuries
None
TRANSACTIONS
Apr. 30 – Recalled F Riley Nash from AHL Syracuse
Apr. 15 – Re-signed G Brian Elliott to a one-year contract through the 2022-23 season
STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos ranks fifth in Lightning franchise history for playoff scoring (72 pts.) and sixth for goals (32)…Stamkos needs one
goal to move past Tyler Johnson and tie Martin St. Louis for fifth place among the Bolts’ all-time leading playoff goal scorers.
TBL ALL-TIME LEADING PLAYOFF GOAL SCORERS

  1. Alex Killorn – 34 goals (112 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 33 goals (63 GP)
    T-6. Steven Stamkos – 32 goals (95 GP)
    T-6. Tyler Johnson – 32 goals (116 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 24 goals (63 GP)
    Stamkos set career highs for assists (64) and scoring (106 pts.) in the 2021-22 regular season and produced just the fifth 100-point season in Lightning
    history, joining Nikita Kucherov (2x), Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier as Bolts to register 100 points in a season…Stamkos scored 42 goals in
    2021-22, boosted by a hat trick in the regular season finale Apr. 29 at NYI, to record his franchise-most sixth season with 40+ goals…Stamkos paced the
    Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes
    Lightning for goals (T-9th in NHL), scoring (T-6th in NHL), power-play goals (T-3rd in NHL) and game-winning goals (T-1st in NHL) in the regular season
    ANDREI THE GIANT
    Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28-of-33 shots in a loss Game 1 at TOR, his first defeat since Apr. 19 (27-of-31 saves in 4-3 loss vs.
    DET) after finishing the 2021-22 regular season on a four-game win streak…Vasilevskiy needs one win to record his 50th career playoff victory and
    become the 22nd goalie all-time in the NHL and fifth active goalie to reach the milestone…Since entering the NHL in 2014-15, Vasilevskiy has more
    playoff victories than any other NHL goalie by a sizable margin.
    NHL POSTSEASON WINS LEADERS SINCE 2015 PLAYOFFS
  4. Andrei Vasilevskiy – 49 wins (77 GS)
  5. Braden Holtby – 40 wins (75 GS)
  6. Marc-Andre Fleury – 38 wins (69 GS)
    HED OF THE CLASS
    Bolts defenseman Victor Hedman established career highs for goals (20), assists (65) and scoring (85) in the 2021-22 regular season and set franchise
    marks for assists and scoring by a defenseman…Hedman recorded just the second 20-goal season by a Lightning defenseman all-time, joining Dan
    Boyle, who netted 20 goals in 2006-07…Hedman paced all Lightning skaters for assists and ranked eighth among all NHL skaters in the regular
    season…Hedman posted an assist in the final eight games of the regular season (1-16–17 pts.) for the longest assist streak and also the longest point
    streak of his career…Hedman finished the regular season ranked third among NHL defensemen for scoring behind only Roman Josi (23-73–96 pts.) and
    Cale Makar (28-58–86 pts.)…Since entering the NHL in 2009-10, Hedman ranks first among all NHL defensemen for playoff scoring.
    NHL PLAYOFF DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERS SINCE 2010 PLAYOFFS
  7. Victor Hedman – 19-69–88 pts. (133 GP)
  8. Duncan Keith – 18-63–81 pts. (119 GP)
  9. Kris Letang – 18-54–72 pts. (104 GP)
    Hedman ranks 20th all-time in the NHL for playoff scoring among defensemen and can tie Sandis Ozolinsh (90 pts.) and Sergei Gonchar (90 pts.) for
    18th place with two more points and can tie Bobby Orr (94 pts.) for 17th place with four more points…Hedman ranks second all-time in the NHL for
    playoff scoring among Swedish defensemen and trails only Nicklas Lidstrom (54-129–183 pts. in 263 GP).
    PUTTING UP PALAT OF POINTS
    Lightning forward Ondrej Palat skated in his 116th career playoff game in Game 1 at TOR to pull into a tie with Tyler Johnson for the second-most
    playoff games played in franchise history and will take over sole possession of second place with his next game.
    TBL ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
  10. Victor Hedman – 133 games
    T-2. Ondrej Palat – 116 games
    T-2. Tyler Johnson – 116 games
  11. Nikita Kucherov – 114 games
    Palat skated in 77 games during the 2021-22 regular season, the second most in a season for his career and most since logging a career-high 81
    games during his rookie season in 2013-14…Palat scored 18 goals in 2021-22, the second most in a season for his career…Of Palat’s 18 goals, 15 were
    scored prior to Jan. 12.
    MAC TRUCK
    Bolts defenseman Ryan McDonagh has qualified for the playoffs every season in his 12-year career and leads the NHL for playoff games played since
    entering the League in 2010-11.
    NHL PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED LEADERS SINCE 2011 PLAYOFFS
  12. Ryan McDonagh – 163 games played
  13. Carl Hagelin – 141 games played
    T-3. Victor Hedman – 133 games played
    T-3. Brad Marchand – 133 games played
    McDonagh blocked a team-high five shots in Game 1 at TOR and has now blocked 366 shots for his playoff career, ranking second all-time in the NHL.
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    NHL PLAYOFF ALL-TIME BLOCKED SHOTS LEADERS
  14. Dan Girardi – 383 blocked shots (143 GP)
  15. Ryan McDonagh – 366 blocked shots (163 GP)
  16. Brooks Orpik – 349 blocked shots (156 GP)
    IN THE NIK OF TIME
    Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov became the sixth different player in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) to lead the Stanley Cup Playoffs in
    points in consecutive years (outright or tied) after posting 8-24–32 pts. in the 2021 Playoffs, joining Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur, Mario Lemieux, Rick
    MacLeish and Phil Esposito…Kucherov was just the third player to record 30-plus points in consecutive playoff years (7-27–34 pts. in 25 GP in 2020, 8-
    24–32 pts. in 23 GP in 2021), joining Mario Lemieux (1991-1992) and Wayne Gretzky (1983-1985 &1987-1988)…Kucherov’s combined 66 points over
    the 2020 and 2021 postseasons trailed only Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux for total points across two consecutive playoff years…Wayne Gretzky
    (60 from 1987-1988 and 52 from 1984-1985) is the only player to record more assists than Kucherov (51) across two postseasons.
    MILESTONES
    Ondrej Palat (9 career playoff GWGs) can pass Tyler Johnson and take sole possession of first place among TBL’s all-time playoff game-winning
    goal leaders with his next game-winning goal
    Pat Maroon will play in his 50th career playoff game with Tampa Bay his next game
    NOTEWORTHY
    The Lightning are 107-79 all-time in the postseason, their .575 playoff point percentage ranking fourth among all NHL franchises behind only Edmonton
    (.586), Montreal (.577) and Vegas (.576)…Of Tampa Bay’s top 10 all-time playoff scoring leaders, six players — Nikita Kucherov (1st – 127 pts.), Victor
    Hedman (2nd – 88 pts.), Ondrej Palat (T-3rd – 73 pts.), Brayden Point (T-3rd – 73 pts.), Steven Stamkos (5th – 72 pts.) and Alex Killorn (T-6th – 68
    pts.) — are on the current squad

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YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 2

Postgame Notes for Monday, May 2, 2022
NEW YORK YANKEES (17-6) at TORONTO BLUE JAYS (15-9)
R H E LOB Win: Holmes (2-0)
NEW YORK 3 7 0 5 Loss: García (0-2)
TORONTO 2 9 1 6 Save: Green (1)
First Pitch: 7:07 pm One-Run Games: 9-3 Temperature: 20°C/68°F
Last Pitch: 10:01 pm Extra-Inning Games: 1-1 Wind: N/A
Game Time 2:54 Comeback Wins: 7 Attendance: 18,577
BLUE JAYS NOTES:
• Dropped to 15-9 overall this season and 9-5 at Rogers Centre…Have still won nine of their last 13
games…Slipped to 5-3 in series openers this year and 7-5 against the AL East…Are now 2-3 against New
York this season…Moved to 7-3 on the year when outhitting their opponent, and 9-3 in one-run games.
• ROSS STRIPLING tossed 4.0 innings, giving up a pair of runs on five hits with no walks and three
strikeouts…The only damage came on a Gleyber Torres two-run homer in the 4th, the first home run
surrendered by Stripling this season…Has given up exactly five hits in each of his last three
outings…Marked the 10th time a Blue Jays starter has not issued a walk this season, tied with Tampa for the
most such instances in the Majors.
• BO BICHETTE drove in Toronto’s first run of the game with an RBI double in the 4th, his 3rd double of the
season, all of which have come against New York…Also singled in the 6th, finishing the game 2-for-4, his 6th
multi-hit game of the year.
• GEORGE SPRINGER singled in the 1st and 4th innings, going 2-for-4 on the night…Marked his 9th multi-hit
game of the season…Has hit safely in four of five games against the Yankees this year, batting .364 (8-for22) with two doubles, a home run, and four RBI (.982 OPS).
• LOURDES GURRIEL JR. hit safely for a 5th straight game after a single in the bottom of the 8th…Has
notched at least one hit in 18 of 24 games this season.
• TYLER HEINEMAN extended his hitting streak to three games with a double in the 7th, part of a 1-for-3
effort…Has gone 4-for-11 (.364) across six games this season with a pair of doubles and an RBI (.909
OPS).
YANKEES NOTES:
• Extended their season-high winning streak to 10 games, the longest streak in the Majors this season…The
10-game win streak is tied for their 2nd longest since 2006, trailing only a 13-game streak from 8/14-
8/27/21…Moved to 17-6 overall on the season and 7-3 away from Yankee Stadium…Are now 9-5 against
divisional opponents this year, and 14-1 when hitting at least one home run.
• JORDAN MONTGOMERY gave up two runs on six hits over 5.0 innings with no walks and five
strikeouts…Has allowed 3ER or fewer in every start this year, and in 29 of his 35 starts since the beginning
of 2021…Yankee starters have allowed 3ER or fewer in 22 of 23 starts this season, and no more than 2ER
in 18 of those starts.
• GLEYBER TORRES opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the 4th, his 3rd longball of the year…Also drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 9th with a two-out single…Finished the game 2-for-4
with 3 RBI, his 4th multi-hit game of the season.
• DJ LeMAHIEU singled and stole a base in the 3rd, part of a 1-for-4 night…Has reached base safely in 17 of his last 18 games, hitting .324 (23-for-71) with 12 runs, five doubles, a home run, and eight RBI in that span.
HOME RUNS # Outs Type Field Count Off Inning Score Before
Gleyber Torres 3 2 2R RCF 1-1 Stripling 4th 0-0
UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS: (All Times Eastern)
Tuesday, May 3 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm…RHP Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.44) vs. RHP Jameson Taillon (1-1, 3.26)
Wednesday, May 4 vs. New York Yankees, 7:07 pm…LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-1, 5.52) vs. LHP Nestor Cortes (1-0, 1.31)

MAPLE LEAFS 5, LIGHTNING 0

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1-0) vs.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (0-1)
MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TAMPA BAY 0 0 – 0
TORONTO 1 3 1 5

SCORING NOTES

  • Jake Muzzin scored for Toronto at 18:19 of the first period. Muzzin scored his first goal of the
    playoffs and 10th goal of his NHL playoff career.
  • Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 6:18 of the second period. He
    scored his second goal of the game at 8:16 of the third period. Matthews recorded the second multi-goal game of his NHL postseason career. Matthews has scored 15 career playoff goals.
    Matthews also recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews recorded his first assist of the playoffs and 12th assist of his NHL playoff career. With a three-point game, Matthews tied
    a single-game NHL playoff career-high which he has recorded on one other occasion during the Stanley Cup Playoffs (May 22, 2021 vs. MTL).
  • David Kämpf scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs at 9:27 of the second period. Kämpf posted his first goal of the playoffs and second goal of his NHL playoff career. Kämpf’s first NHL career playoff goal was also scored shorthanded. Per NHL Stats, Kämpf became the eighth player to have each of his first two career playoff goals come shorthanded (since 1933-34).
  • Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 16:39 of the second period. Marner recorded his first goal of
    the playoffs and sixth goal of his NHL playoff career. Marner also registered the primary assist on
    Matthews’ power play goal and the primary assist on Kämpf’s shorthanded goal. Marner has
    recorded 22 career playoff assists. With a three-point game, Marner tied his single-game NHL playoff career-high which he has marked on one other occasion (Aug. 7, 2020 at CBJ).
  • Ondřej Kaše recorded the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal and the primary assist on Matthews’
    second goal of the game. Kaše recorded the second multi-assist game of his NHL playoff career.
  • Ilya Mikheyev registered the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Mikheyev recorded his first
    assist of the playoffs and the first point of his NHL playoff career.
  • John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Tavares posted his
    first assist of the playoffs and 16th assist of his NHL playoff career.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Rielly recorded
    his first assist of the playoffs and 16th assist of his NHL playoff career.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 24 of 24 shots in tonight’s win. Campbell recorded the second shutout of his
    NHL playoff career, with his first dating back to May 25, 2021 at MTL.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs went 1-for-6 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • Pierre Engvall was on the ice for a team-high 13 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 72.22 percent
    (13 for, 5 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TAMPA BAY 5 (2) 11 (6) 7 (6) 23 (14)
    TORONTO 8 (6) 11 (6) 12 (6) 31 (18)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TAMPA BAY 12 (9) 24 (13) 17 (15) 53 (36)
    TORONTO 16 (10) 19 (11) 18 (9) 53 (30)
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 6 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 6 (Matthews, Engvall, Nylander)
    Face-off Wins 13 (Tavares)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 6 (Muzzin)
    Blocked Shots 5 (Rielly, Giordano)
    Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
    TOI 22:47 (Brodie)
    Power Play TOI 9:24 (Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 7:23 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 31 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 72.22% (Engvall – 13 for, 5 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 pm, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay
    Friday, May 6, 7:30 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
    Sunday, May 8, 7:00 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay
    Tuesday, May 10, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay*
    Thursday, May 12, TBD, Toronto at Tampa Bay*
    Saturday, May 14, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay*
    *if necessary

    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s game and the team’s successful penalty kill:
    “…We had a lot of guys that were really good today, our team played really well. Our crowd was
    unbelievable tonight. I thought the crowd was the first star of the game, despite having a lot of guys that
    were good. I thought that they carried us through that five-minute kill. Our players played hard, they got
    life and we had some chances and the way that our crowd responded and then didn’t let up for the rest of
    the game from there. I always get asked questions down the stretch of the regular season about how
    important home ice was and I felt that it would be important, but I didn’t feel like it would be that important.
    It’s my first playoff game coaching the Leafs with a full building here and I certainly felt, and talking to
    some others who have been in the building and that have been through this, our crowd, you can feel the
    love for this team and the excitement for this team and I thought they were outstanding tonight and our
    team just didn’t look back.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On tonight’s game:
    “I thought we played fast. I thought we played through the contact, we played through a long five-minute
    penalty kill there. Our penalty kill was huge tonight, I think that brought us a lot of momentum. Soupy was
    incredible and we were able to capitalize on some chances so I thought it was a really good effort by us.
    A lot of really good things that we did tonight but it’s a series. It’s going to be a long series, it’s a really
    good team on the other end and they’re going to be ready next game. Have to watch this one, learn from
    it, obviously a really great win but we have to move on to the next one.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s game:
    “Happy with the way we just performed. Didn’t let anything really bother us. Two big penalty kills right off
    the start but just from there I think the whole group settled in nicely. Felt like there wasn’t a whole lot
    going on five-on-five to be honest but other than that we played our game, we played with speed, we
    played with quickness and we got around the net.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s win, earning a shutout:
    “I’m just really proud of the effort in front of me. Starting off the game with a couple huge kills and boys
    just played so hard. Obviously, they’re an amazing team over there, they aren’t going to be thrilled about
    the game one. But that’s what it is, it’s game one of the series and we really like the way we played but
    we have to refocus here.

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