NHL – The view from left field

Kiszla vs. Chambers: Was Evander Kane’s one-game suspension slap in the face to Nazem Kadri? — The Denver Post

Kiz: Evander Kane. Rhymes with stain. One cheap shot at a time, he has established himself as Hockey Enemy No. 1 in Colorado. Kane took a run at Nazem Kadri in Game 3 and knocked the Avalanche center out of this playoff series between Colorado and Edmonton. The NHL responded by giving Kane a one-game…
Kiszla vs. Chambers: Was Evander Kane’s one-game suspension slap in the face to Nazem Kadri? — The Denver Post

New scrutiny for Avs’ Kadri after collision with Binnington — ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports

That water bottle tossed toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri hardly came out of nowhere.
New scrutiny for Avs’ Kadri after collision with Binnington — ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports

No discipline for Trouba; Crosby evaluated for upper-body injury — ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports

The Penguins hold a 3-2 series lead with Game 6 Friday night at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
No discipline for Trouba; Crosby evaluated for upper-body injury — ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports

Sharks lock up two pending UFA’s to two-year contracts — East Bay Times

SAN JOSE — The Sharks locked up two of their biggest pending unrestricted free agents, signing both forward Alexander Barabanov and defenseman Jaycob Megna to two-year contracts. Barabanov’s deal is worth $5 million with an average annual value of $2.5 million. Per a source, the contract contains a $1 million signing bonus for next season…
Sharks lock up two pending UFA’s to two-year contracts — East Bay Times

MAPLE LEAFS-LIGHTNING GAME 3

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
Petr Mrazek (Groin)
Rasmus Sandin (Knee)
THE SERIES
SERIES RECORD vs. TAMPA BAY: 1-1
ALL-TIME POSTSEASON RECORD vs. TAMPA BAY: 1-1
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 3 vs. Tampa Bay 5
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022
TOR Goals: Bunting, Marner, Kerfoot
TBL Goals: Hedman, Perry, Kucherov, Hagel, Point
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 29/34, .853 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 31/34, .912 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-7
Team Notes:

Michael Bunting appeared in his Stanley Cup Playoffs debut during
Wednesday’s game and went on to score his first career playoff goal. 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).
Mitch Marner scored during the third period of Wednesday’s game.
Marner also scored in Game One against Tampa Bay, marking the first
occasion of his Stanley Cup Playoffs career where he has scored in backto-back games.
Alexander Kerfoot scored Toronto’s third goal of the game shorthanded.
The Maple Leafs recorded their second shorthanded goal of the
postseason, currently leading all NHL playoff teams.
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 – 67 GP
3) Kyle Clifford – 65 GP
TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF GOAL LEADERS
1) Jason Spezza – 28 (92 GP)
t-2) John Tavares – 15 (39 GP)
t-2) Auston Matthews – 15 (34 GP)
TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF ASSIST LEADERS
1) Jason Spezza – 47 (92 GP)
2) Mitch Marner – 23 (34 GP)
t-3) Morgan Rielly – 17 (33 GP)
t-3) Jake Muzzin – 17 (67 GP)
TORONTO ACTIVE PLAYOFF POINTS LEADERS
1) Jason Spezza – 75 (92 GP)
2) John Tavares – 31 (39 GP)
3) Mitch Marner – 30 (34 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 262-289-4 in 555 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)
HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
THE MAN ADVANTAGE, 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Draft (7) Free Agent (11) Trade (8)
2018 – Sandin (29th overall) 2021 – Kaše (July 31) 2022 – Blackwell (Mar. 20)
2017 – Liljegren (17th overall) 2021 – Mrazek (July 28) 2022 – Giordano (Mar. 20)
2016 – Matthews (1st overall) 2021 – Bunting (July 28) 2022 – Lyubushkin (Feb. 19)
2015 – Marner (4th overall) 2021 – Kämpf (July 28) 2021 – Clifford (Nov. 16)
2014 – Engvall (188th overall) 2021 – Källgren (May 19) 2020 – Anderson (Oct. 10)
2014 – Nylander (8th overall) 2020 – Brodie (Oct. 9) 2020 – Campbell (Feb. 5)
2012 – Rielly (5th overall) 2020 – Simmonds (Oct. 9) 2019 – Kerfoot (July 1)
2019 – Spezza (July 1) 2019 – Muzzin (Jan. 28)
2019 – Mikheyev (May 6)
2018 – Tavares (July 1)
2016 – Holl (July 2)
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
Joey Anderson JOH-ee AN-duhr-suhn Timothy Liljegren TIH-moh-thee LIHL-yeh-grehn
Colin Blackwell KAW-lihn BLAK-wehll Ilya Lyubushkin IHL-yah loo-BUHSH-kihn
TJ Brodie TEE-JAY BROH-dee Mitch Marner MIHTCH MAHR-nuhr
Michael Bunting MIGH-kuhl BUHN-tihng Auston Matthews AW-stuhn MA-thewz
Jack Campbell JAK KAM-buhl Ilya Mikheyev ihl-YAH mihk-HAY-ehv
Kyle Clifford KIGHL KLIHF-fuhrd Petr Mrazek PEE-tuhr M’RAZ-ihk
Pierre Engvall pee-AIHR EHNG-vuhl Jake Muzzin JAYK MUH-zihn
Mark Giordano MAHRK jee-ohr-DAN-oh William Nylander WIHL-yuhm NEE-lan-duhr
Justin Holl JUHS-tihn HOHL Morgan Rielly MOHR-guhn RIGH-lee
Erik Källgren AIR-ihk SHAHL-grehn Rasmus Sandin RAZ-muhs san-DEEN
David Kämpf DAY-vihd KAMPF Wayne Simmonds WAYN SIH-muhnds
Ondrej Kaše AWN-dray KAH-sheh Jason Spezza JAY-suhn SPEHT-zuh
Alexander Kerfoot al-ehx-AN-duhr KUHR-fuht John Tavares JAWN tah-VAHR-ehs
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 BOLTS

LAST GAME
Lightning 5 at Toronto 3
Tampa Bay bounced back with a 5-3 victory over Toronto in Game 2 of the teams’ best-of-seven First Round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs to
level the series at a game apiece…The Lightning have won their last eight Game 2s and are 23-10 all-time in Game 2s, including a 10-3 mark in road
Game 2s…Tampa Bay improved to 16-0 in games following a loss over the last three postseasons, a streak that started with a win in an opening round
robin game in the 2020 Playoffs and is the longest-such streak in NHL playoff history…Victor Hedman notched a career-high four points (goal, 3
assists) and Nikita Kucherov chipped in three points (goal, 2 assists) to lead the Lightning charge…Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped
31-of-34 shots to pick up his 50th career playoff win…Tampa Bay never trailed in the win…Brandon Hagel netted what would prove to be the gamewinning goal at 1:33 of the third period for his first career playoff goal, which gave the Bolts a 4-1 lead at the time…Pat Maroon skated in his 50th career
playoff game with Tampa Bay.
PP: TBL – 3-7 TOR – 0-4
SOG: TBL – 34 TOR – 34
Attendance: 19,135
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing Game 3 of their best-of-seven First Round series in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs…The Bolts and Leafs
are meeting for the first time in the postseason in Tampa…Tampa Bay is 19-13 all-time in Game 3s, including a 6-6 mark in home Game 3s…The
Lightning are 11-9 in Game 3s under head coach Jon Cooper, including a 2-3 mark at home…Steven Stamkos is Tampa Bay’s all-time leader for
scoring against Toronto (reg. season and playoffs), notching 22-37–59 pts. in 45 games.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The First Round series between the Lightning and Maple Leafs is tied one game apiece and shifts to Tampa’s AMALIE Arena for the first time in the
series…Tampa Bay is 6-7 in playoff home openers (includes 2020 Playoffs home opener in Toronto bubble at Scotiabank Arena)…The Lightning are
playing their first playoff game at AMALIE Arena since a Cup-clinching Game 5 vs. Montreal in the Stanley Cup Final July 7, 2021, a 1-0 victory where
then-rookie Ross Colton scored the only goal of the game (2nd – 13:27)…The Bolts are 12-6 all-time in playoff series when splitting the opening two
games of the series (2-5 when starting the series on the road).
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
HED OF THE CLASS
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman scored a goal and added three assists Game 2 at TOR to set a career high and a record for a Lightning
defenseman for scoring in a playoff contest and match his career high for assists in the postseason (also: 0-3–3 pts. Game 1 2021 1st Rd. at FLA and 0-
3–3 pts. Game 3 2021 1st Rd. vs. FLA)…Hedman became the sixth different player in franchise history to register four or more points in a playoff
contest, joining Nikita Kucherov (3x), Brayden Point (2x), Tyler Johnson, Alex Killorn and Vincent Lecavalier…Hedman scored his 20th career
playoff goal with three seconds left in the first period on a power play for Tampa Bay’s first goal of the series, the Swedish defenseman becoming the
ninth Lightning player all-time to reach 20 goals in the postseason and the third active defenseman to notch at least 20 career postseason goals, joining
Kris Letang (22) and Brent Burns (20)…Hedman owns the most postseason points among active NHL defensemen.
NHL ALL-TIME ACTIVE DEFENSEMAN PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS

Victor Hedman (TBL) – 20-72–92 pts. (134 GP)
T-2. Kris Letang (PIT) – 22-65–87 pts. (144 GP)
T-2. Duncan Keith (EDM) – 18-69–87 pts. (137 GP)
Hedman became the 19th defenseman in NHL history to reach the 90-point mark for his postseason career and pulled into a tie for 16th place among
the NHL’s all-time defenseman playoff scoring leaders.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes
NHL ALL-TIME DEFENSEMAN PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
Brian Leetch – 28-69–97 pts. (95 GP)
T-16. Bobby Orr – 26-66–92 pts. (74 GP)
T-16. Victor Hedman – 20-72–92 pts. (134 GP)
T-16. Red Kelly – 33-59–92 pts. (164 GP)
T-19. Sandis Ozolinsh – 23-67–90 pts. (137 GP)
T-19. Sergei Gonchar – 22-68–90 pts. (141 GP)
ANDREI THE GIANT
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31-of-34 shots Game 2 at TOR to collect his 50th career playoff win and become the 22nd NHL goalie
all-time to win at least 50 playoff games and just the third active NHL goalie, joining Marc-Andre Fleury (91) and Braden Holtby (50)…Playing his 83rd
career postseason game, Vasilevskiy required the seventh-fewest games to 50 wins all-time in the NHL, behind only Jacques Plante (69 GP), Ken
Dryden (73 GP), Billy Smith (74 GP), Gerry Cheevers (80 GP), Patrick Roy (82 GP) and Turk Broda (82 GP)…Vasilevskiy improved to 15-0 (1.31 GAA
and .948 save percentage) in games following a postseason loss since 2020.
IN THE NIK OF TIME
Bolts forward Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal and added two assists Game 2 at TOR for his 18th career playoff game with three or more
points…Kucherov has posted multiple points in seven of his last 10 games going back to the regular season and has registered at least one point in nine
of the last 10 contests…Kucherov is Tampa Bay’s franchise leader for playoff goals (45), assists (85), points (130), power-play scoring (55 PP pts.) and
plus/minus (+28)…Since Kucherov entered the NHL in 2013-14, he leads all NHL players for postseason scoring by a wide margin.
NHL PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS SINCE 2013-14
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – 45-85–130 pts. (115 GP)
Sidney Crosby (PIT) – 30-60–90 pts. (94 GP)
Victor Hedman (TBL) – 20-66–86 pts. (116 GP)
SCOREY PERRY
Tampa Bay forward Corey Perry scored a goal Game 2 at TOR for his first playoff goal as a member of the Lightning and his 46th career playoff
goals…Perry ranks eighth among active NHL players for playoff goals.
NHL ACTIVE PLAYOFF GOAL LEADERS
T-6. Logan Couture (SJS) – 48 goals (116 GP)
T-6. Patrice Bergeron (BOS) – 48 goals (162 GP)
Corey Perry (TBL) – 46 goals (169 GP)
T-9. Nikita Kucherov (TBL) – 45 goals (115 GP)
T-9. Brad Marchand (BOS) – 45 goals (134 GP)
T-9. Jonathan Toews (CHI) – 45 goals (137 GP)
Perry registered his 109th career playoff point and ranks 12th among active NHL players for postseason scoring.
NHL ACTIVE PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
Jonathan Toews (CHI) – 119 pts. (137 GP)
Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) – 110 pts. (135 GP)
Corey Perry (TBL) – 109 pts. (169 GP)
Brad Marchand (BOS) – 108 pts. (134 GP)
STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos tallied a power-play assist Game 2 at TOR for his first point of these playoffs and his 73rd career playoff
point…Stamkos pulled into a tie with Ondrej Palat for fourth place among Tampa Bay’s all-time playoff scoring leaders.
TBL ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
Nikita Kucherov – 45-85–130 pts. (115 GP)
Victor Hedman – 20-72–92 pts. (134 GP)
Brayden Point – 37-37–74 pts. (69 GP)
T-4. Steven Stamkos – 32-41–73 pts. (96 GP)
T-4. Ondrej Palat – 37-36–73 pts. (117 GP)
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PUTTING UP PALAT OF POINTS
Bolts forward Ondrej Palat skated in his 117th career playoff contest in Game 2 at TOR to move into sole possession of second place among Tampa
Bay’s all-time playoff games played leaders and is one of five Lightning players with over 100 games of playoff experience with the franchise.
TBL ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GAMES PLAYED LEADERS
Victor Hedman – 134 GP
Ondrej Palat – 117 GP
Tyler Johnson – 116 GP
Nikita Kucherov – 115 GP
Alex Killorn – 113 GP
POINTING THE WAY
Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point scored a power-play goal Game 2 at TOR for his first point of these playoffs and his 37th career playoff goal, pulling
into a tie with Ondrej Palat for second place among the Bolts’ all-time playoff goal leaders.
TBL ALL-TIME PLAYOFF GOAL LEADERS
Nikita Kucherov – 45 goals (115 GP)
T-2. Brayden Point – 37 goals (69 GP)
T-2. Ondrej Palat – 37 goals (117 GP)
Alex Killorn – 34 goals (113 GP)
Point led the NHL playoffs for goals in 2020 and 2021, netting 14 goals in each postseason…Point is the eighth different player in NHL history to lead the
playoffs for goals in consecutive seasons, joining Jari Kurri (1987-88 and 1984-85), Mike Bossy (1981-83), Phil Esposito (1969-70), Bobby Hull (1962-
63), Maurice Richard (1946-47), Gordie Drillon (1938-39) and Howie Morenz (1924-25)…Point is aiming to become just the second player in NHL history
to lead the playoffs for goals in three-consecutive seasons and join Mike Bossy (1981-83).
MAC TRUCK
Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh blocked two shots Game 2 at TOR and has seven blocked shots total for the 2022 Playoffs, ranking tied for
second among all skaters…McDonagh now has 368 blocked shots for his playoff career, ranking second all-time in the NHL.
NHL PLAYOFF ALL-TIME BLOCKED SHOTS LEADERS
Dan Girardi – 383 blocked shots (143 GP)
Ryan McDonagh – 368 blocked shots (164 GP)
Brooks Orpik – 349 blocked shots (156 GP)
GOING IN FOR THE KILL
Bolts forward Alex Killorn tallied an assist Game 2 at TOR for his first point of these playoffs and his 69th career playoff point, pulling ahead of Martin
St. Louis and into sixth place among Tampa Bay’s all-time playoff scoring leaders.
TBL ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
Ondrej Palat – 37-36–73 pts. (117 GP)
Alex Killorn – 34-35–69 pts. (113 GP)
Martin St. Louis – 33-35–68 pts. (63 GP)
Tyler Johnson – 32-33–65 pts. (116 GP)
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
NOTEWORTHY
AMALIE Arena has sold out 275-consecutive games (includes playoffs), the NHL’s longest active sellout streak beginning 3/26/15 (2020-21 season
excluded due to social distancing protocols

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.

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

Alex Killorn – 34 goals (112 GP)
Martin St. Louis – 33 goals (63 GP)
T-6. Steven Stamkos – 32 goals (95 GP)
T-6. Tyler Johnson – 32 goals (116 GP)
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
Andrei Vasilevskiy – 49 wins (77 GS)
Braden Holtby – 40 wins (75 GS)
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
Victor Hedman – 19-69–88 pts. (133 GP)
Duncan Keith – 18-63–81 pts. (119 GP)
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
Victor Hedman – 133 games
T-2. Ondrej Palat – 116 games
T-2. Tyler Johnson – 116 games
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
Ryan McDonagh – 163 games played
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
Dan Girardi – 383 blocked shots (143 GP)
Ryan McDonagh – 366 blocked shots (163 GP)
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

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.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, CAPITALS 3 (SO)

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

SCORING NOTES

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

PANTHERS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 (OT)

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

SCORING NOTES

Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 3:25 of the first period. Marner recorded his 35th goal of the season. Marner has recorded six points through his last six games (4G, 2A).
Justin Holl scored for the Maple Leafs at 17:20 of the first period. Holl posted his third goal of the season.
TJ Brodie posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal and the secondary assist on Holl’s goal. Brodie has registered 24 assists this season. Brodie posted his fourth multi-assist game of the season.
Morgan Rielly recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Rielly posted his 56th assist of the season.
David Kämpf recorded the primary assist on Holl’s goal. Kämpf posted his 15th assist of the season. Kämpf has registered three points (2G, 1A) through his last four games.
GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 32 of 35 shots in tonight’s overtime loss.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 8-7 in overtime this season.
With his third goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Justin Holl recorded a career-high in
goals.
With his primary assist on Holl’s goal, David Kämpf tied a career-high in assists with his 15th of the
season.
Mitch Marner was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Michael Bunting finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 100 percent
(3 for, 0 against).
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
TORONTO 13 (11) 10 (7) 12 (12) 1 (0) 36 (30)
FLORIDA 8 (7) 16 (12) 9 (9) 2 (0) 35 (28)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
TORONTO 21 (19) 18 (12) 25 (25) 2 (0) 66 (56)
FLORIDA 12 (11) 25 (21) 14 (14) 2 (0) 53 (46)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 22-13-5 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-7 in 94 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-6 in 49
games played in Florida.
Toronto is 31-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 14-8-2 against the Atlantic
Division this season.
RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 34-6-3 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 28-3-3 when leading after one period and 38-1-4 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 32-14-5 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 13-7-3 in Saturday games and 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 7 (Matthews)
Shot Attempts 14 (Matthews)
Face-off Wins 14 (Matthews)
Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell, Clifford – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits 3 (Holl, Clifford, Mikheyev)
Blocked Shots 3 (Lyubushkin)
Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
TOI 22:40 (Brodie)
Power Play TOI 2:34 (Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI 1:13 (Marner)
Shifts 29 (Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 100% (Bunting – 3 for, 0 against)
UPCOMING GAMES:
April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:00 pm ET
April 26 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
April 29 Leafs vs. Boston Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links
above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.
For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox.
POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
“I thought our guys played hard tonight, easily could have won the game. I thought we won the first and
third periods especially. I thought they won the second period not just in the scoring but they carried play
and stuff like that but first and third period we had tons of opportunity. Against this team though, you have
to score more than two. It’s real tough to win when you only get two against them and we had more than
enough looks to have four or five, you don’t make them count and that team hangs around. That’s what
they’ve been doing all season, they find ways to win.”
AUSTON MATTHEWS
On how he felt in his return to the lineup and on tonight’s game:
“I didn’t feel too bad. I thought we created a lot, thought we had a lot of really good looks. Maybe bounces
didn’t go our way tonight but all in all felt pretty solid. It’s a game of inches out there obviously and it’s a
really good team on the other end and you know they’re never going to go away so really tight game and
I thought we did a lot of good things but definitely would have liked to see us get that extra point.”
On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
“Much better effort. I thought we were a lot more competitive, physical. I thought we had much more of a
purpose tonight and I think it showed but like I said dropping a point we definitely leave here with a little
bit of a sour taste in your mouth but I definitely liked our effort much better than the other night.”
MITCH MARNER
On tonight’s game:
“I thought we did good. I thought we did a pretty good job of limiting their chances off rushes. Still gave up
too many opportunities around our net. For us I think it’s just hanging onto the puck a little bit more in the
o-zone, trying to create more stuff in the o-zone, trying to hang onto it and not try and get into that rush
game.”
On Matthews’ return to the lineup:
“He looked great. He was making a lot of great plays out there. Had a lot of great opportunities. I thought
he was buzzing throughout the whole night.”
JACK CAMPBELL
On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay:
“I thought the guys responded well. Florida is played incredibly well, obviously their record speaks for
itself but I thought the guys came out and competed all night and faced some adversity and battled
through it. Obviously wanted to come away with two points and just kind of miss timed that poke check
but it is what it is and proud of the effort from the guys.”
On Matthews’ return to the lineup:
“Just loved seeing him out there with the guys competing. I know it meant a lot to him. He looks amazing
so great to see him back out there.”

MAPLE LEAFS 7, CAPITALS 3

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.
For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox.
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.

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