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SENATORS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES


2021-22 Matchups vs. Ottawa: Third of Four
2020-21 Record vs. Ottawa: 5-2-2
Next Game vs. Ottawa: Saturday, April 16 at Ottawa
Toronto Season Record: 20-8-2
Toronto Home Record: 12-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 31, 2021
Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 30, 2021
Defencemen Teemu Kivihalme and Chad Krys have been assigned to
the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 29, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been assigned to the Maple Leafs
taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 29, 2021
Forwards Joey Anderson and Kyle Clifford and defencemen Carl
Dahlström, Filip Král and Kristins Rubns have been reassigned to the
Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 28, 2021
Forward Brett Seney and Alex Steeves and goaltender Joseph Woll
have been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Edmonton 1
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
TOR Goals: Matthews (2), Simmonds, Brodie, Rielly
EDM Goals: Sceviour
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 35/36, .972 SV%
EDM Goaltender: Koskinen, 20/25, .800 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Opponent: vs. Edmonton Oilers
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Timothy Liljegren Placed on the NHL’s Covid-19 protocol list

ALL-TIME VS. OTTAWA SENATORS:
First Matchup between Clubs: Oct. 20, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Ottawa 3)
All-Time Record: 62-56-3-13 (134 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 35-22-2-8 (67 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 27-34-1-5 (67 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: Oct. 16, 2021 (Toronto 3 vs. Ottawa 1)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1
Record in Last 10 Games: 6-2-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. OTTAWA SENATORS:
Games Played: John Tavares (45), Wayne Simmonds (35), Morgan Rielly (34)
Goals: Auston Matthews (23), John Tavares (11), Wayne Simmonds (11)
Assists:
Mitch Marner (21), John Tavares (18), Auston Matthews (16), William
Nylander (16)
Points: Auston Matthews (39), Mitch Marner (30), John Tavares (29)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (38), John Tavares (26), Jake Muzzin (13)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .700 3.27 2.50 30.6% 82.1% 34.2 31.4 55.0%
Ottawa .357 2.79 3.61 19.8% 77.8% 28.8 33.7 48.4%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 26/85 (30.6%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 69/84 (82.1%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 9th of 21 (10 home, 11 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
January games 1st of 11 (5 home, 6 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ BRODIE Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
ONDREJ KAŠE Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR. Per NHL
Stats, Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in
Maple Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing
only Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
MORGAN RIELLY Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
Travis Dermott One point away from 50 career NHL points
David Kämpf Four assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Alexander Kerfoot Three assists away from 100 career NHL assists
Ilya Mikheyev Six games away from 100 career NHL games played
William Nylander Six points away from 300 career NHL points
John Tavares One game away from 900 career NHL games played

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 20 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 42 – Holl
ASSISTS 22 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 30 – Nylander
POINTS 33 – Matthews (20G, 13A) HITS 65 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 23:58 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:01 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:36 – Muzzin
SHOTS 121 – Matthews WINS 15 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.1% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.94 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.25% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .937 – Campbell

RECORD BY MONTH
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 3-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 4-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
MARCH APRIL
HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORD BY DAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-1-0 0-2-1 4-0-0 5-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 5-2-1

SENATORS NOTES

LAST GAME: Dec. 18, 4-3 OT loss at Philadelphia: Sanheim earned his third career overtime game-winning goal (moving into a tie for second all-time
among Flyers’ rearguards) at 1:35 of the extra session in Philadelphia’s 4-3 overtime win. Giroux opened the scoring for the home side with his 883rd
career point to move into a tie for second on the Flyers all-time points list before Lindblom gave the Flyers at 2-0 lead at 7:32 of the opening period.
Three consecutive goals from the Senators saw Stützle (with his 13th career road goal – tied for most by a teenager in Senators history), Formenton
(with his second shorthanded goal of the season – tied for first leaguewide) and Zub provided the visitors with a short lived lead. In his first game since
Dec. 1, Farabee replied 1:08 later to send the game to game to a fourth period. The game saw Chabot record the fourth instance of a Senator playing
over 35 minutes in a game (35:39) to establish the second most ice-time he has earned in a regular-season game in his career. Jones made 28 saves to
earn the win for Philadelphia while Forsberg turned aside 34 shots in taking the loss for Ottawa. Scratches: Gaudette; Injuries: Brannstrom, J. Brown,
Pinto, White, Zaitsev; Shots: OTT – 31, PHI – 38; PP: OTT – 0-1, PHI – 0-2.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: This evening’s game against Toronto will be broadcast nationally on Sportsnet, CBC and Citytv as a part of Hockey
Night in Canada and on TVA Sports. On the radio, the game will be available locally via TSN 1200 (English) and 94,5 Unique-FM (French).
WHAT’S NEXT: Ottawa heads to the state of Washington for the first time to face Seattle on Thursday evening at 10 p.m. EDT. The contest will mark
the first of two regular-season meetings and the lone matchup at Climate Pledge Arena.
INJURY REPORT: D J. Brown, C Pinto, C White and D Zaitsev are on IR and will not oppose the Leafs this evening. Total man-games lost: 104.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Recalled G Murray from Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 28; Signed F Boucher to a three-year, entry-level contract on Dec. 28;
Recalled F Bishop and F Shaw from Belleville (AHL) on Dec. 31.
OTTAWA vs. TORONTO – History:
2021-22 (1-1-0): Oct. 14 @ Ottawa (3-2 win), Oct. 16 @ Toronto (3-1 loss), Jan. 1 @ Toronto, April 16 @ Ottawa
2020-21 (4-4-1): 1/15/21 @ Ottawa (5-3 win), 10/16/21 @ Ottawa (3-2 loss), 2/15/21 @ Toronto (6-5 OT win), 2/17/21 @ Toronto (2-1 loss), 2/18/21 @
Toronto (7-3 loss), 3/14/21 @ Ottawa (4-3 win), 3/25/21 @ Ottawa (3-2 OT loss), 4/10/21 @ Toronto (6-5 loss), 5/12/21 @ Ottawa (4-3 OT win)
Series record: Overall: 69-51-3-11; Home: 39-21-1-6; Away: 30-30-2-5
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: Oct. 14 (3-2); @ Toronto: 2/15/21 (6-5 OT)
Last Toronto win: @ Ottawa: 3/25/21 (3-2 OT); @ Toronto: Oct. 16 (3-1)
Last OT result: 5/12/21 (4-3 OT win) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 1/21/17 (3-2 SO win) @ Toronto
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (3x, Last: 4/3/08, 8-2 win); Allowed: 7, (2/18/21, 7-3 loss); Both teams: 11, (3x, Last: 4/10/21, 6-5 loss)
Last Game: Oct. 16, 3-1 loss @ Toronto; OTT Goal: Norris; TOR Goals: Simmonds, Kerfoot, Bunting; OTT Scratches: Del Zotto, Sabourin, Tkachuk;
OTT Injuries: Bishop, Murray*, Watson, White; OTT Goalie: Forsberg; TOR Goalie: Campbell; OTT PP: 1-2; TOR PP: 0-3; Shots: 21-29.
Career vs. Toronto: Ennis leads all players in career games played (41), in goals (10), in assists (16) and in points (26); Tkachuk leads in penalty
minutes (15) against Toronto.
NEW SWEATER: The Senators enter their second season of wearing a primary logo which has seen the organization return to its roots with the
implementation of the modified original “2D” logo. The team has earned a 31-42-6 all-time record (9-17-2 this season) while wearing its current sweater.
The Senators hold an all-time record of 112-75-7-25 when wearing an alternate; 27-19-2-5 when wearing a red alternate, 84-55-5-19 when wearing a
black alternate and 1-1-0-1 when wearing a cream alternate.
HOME ON THE RANGE: The Senators have a record of 5-9-0 at home this season … Brady Tkachuk is the Senators leader with eight goals at home
while Drake Batherson and Thomas Chabot maintain the club lead with 10 assists at Canadian Tire Centre … Through 14 home games this season,
Batherson leads the team with 16 points on home ice … The Senators earned a record of 14-10-4 through 28 home contests in 2020-21.
ROAD SCHOLARS: The Senators have a record of 4-8-2 on the road this season … Josh Norris leads with nine goals on the road this season
while Batherson ranks first with nine assists while the Senators serve as visitors … Through 14 road games this season, Batherson and Norris maintain
the club lead with 12 points … The Senators registered a 9-18-1 record over 28 road contests in 2020-21.
FRANCHISE RECORD: Ottawa has posted an all-time record of 980-957-115-171 over 2,223 games … The Senators are 538-422-60-93 through 1,113
all-time home games and 442-535-55-78 through 1,110 all-time road games.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: Ottawa will play back-to-back games on 15 occasions in 2021-22 and will open their fifth set of the season on Jan. 22 when
they visit Washington ahead of playing in Columbus the following evening … The Senators played back-to-back games on 10 occasions last season and
earned a record of 6-4-0 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (2-4-0 this season) while posting a 0-8-2 record (2-3-1 this season) in the
second half of games on consecutive days.

ON THE POWER PLAY: The Senators are 18 for 91 (19.8%) on the power-play in 2021-22 … Norris leads with five power-play goals while Batherson
maintains the club lead with nine points on the power-play … Ottawa has tallied multiple power-play goals five times in an individual contest in 2021-22
after having done so five times in 2020-21.
ON THE PENALTY KILL: Ottawa has overcome 70 of the 90 occasions the team has been shorthanded in 2021-22 to maintain an efficiency of 77.8%
through 28 regular-season games … The team has registered three (Formenton x2, Gambrell) shorthanded markers this season after recording seven
such goals in 2020-21.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
COACH SMITH: D.J. Smith was introduced as the Senators’ 14th head coach in franchise history on 5/23/19. A native of Windsor, Ont., Smith spent the
four previous NHL seasons as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs (which was also the team for which he
made his NHL playing debut in 1996-97), Smith guided the Ontario Hockey League’s Oshawa Generals to a record of 135-53-3-13 over three campaigns
which included his having been recognized as the OHL’s Coach of the Year in 2013-14. One year later, he helped the team capture the Mastercard
Memorial Cup. His 57 head coaching victories with Ottawa see him rank seventh in franchise history.
FIRST SEASON AS CAPTAIN FOR CHUCKY: 2019-20 NHL All-Star Brady Tkachuk was appointed the 10th captain in Senators franchise history on
Nov. 5. A native of St. Louis, Tkachuk succeeded Erik Karlsson who served in the role for four seasons from 2014-15 to 2017-18. The bronze medal
winner with Team U.S.A. at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship is the first American born skater to serve as team captain. Tkachuk is assisted by
full-time alternate Thomas Chabot and a rotating group comprised of Connor Brown, Nick Paul and Nikita Zaitsev.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE: By way of skating in a game-high 35:39 on Dec. 18, Senators defenceman Thomas Chabot registered the fourth instance
of an Ottawa player skating in over 35 minutes in a game since ice-time began being tracked in 1997-98. The total marked the highest single game total
in the league this season and was the third most time-on-ice in one regular-season game since the 2014-15 campaign. The top three time-on-ice totals
since that season are now held by Senators’ following Chabot’s 37:50 (12/17/19 at Tampa Bay) and Erik Karlsson’s 36:34 (12/20/15 at Tampa Bay). The
two rearguards hold the top 16 time-on-ice totals with Ottawa since 2014-15 with only Cody Ceci (32:54 on 12/21/17 at Tampa Bay and 32:49 on 3/22/18
vs Edmonton) otherwise finding a place in the top 20. Ottawa’s alternate captain paces the league in average time-on-ice per-game (27:20) and even
strength time-on-ice per-game (23:31) while ranking ninth leaguewide in total time-on-ice (765:16).
ALL-TIME LEADERS: Chris Phillips is the Senators’ all-time leader in games played (1,179) … Daniel Alfredsson leads in goals (426), assists (682) and
points (1,108) … Following Phillips is Alfredsson (1,178), Chris Neil (1,026), Wade Redden (838), Radek Bonk (689), Jason Spezza (686) and Mike
Fisher (675) … Neil leads in penalty minutes (2,522) while Patrick Lalime holds the lead in shutouts (30) and ranks second (283) to Craig Anderson
(435) in games played among goaltenders. Anderson leads in wins (202).
MILESTONES WITHIN REACH:
C. Brown – Six points from 200
Ennis – Three assists from 200
Norris – 15 games from 100
Paul – Four games from 200


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MAPLE LEAFS-OILERS pregame notes



2021-22 Matchups vs. Edmonton: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Edmonton: 6-1-2
Next Game vs. Edmonton: Wednesday, January 5 vs. Edmonton
Toronto Season Record: 19-8-2
Toronto Road Record: 7-4-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 12, 2021
Defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and forward Brett Seney have been
recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 12, 2021
Defenceman Kristians Rubins has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
December 7, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 7, 2021
Defencemen Alex Biega and Kristians Rubins and forward Alex
Steeves have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Chicago 4
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021
TOR Goals: Tavares, Nylander, Matthews, Engvall, Kämpf
CHI Goals: Toews, Murphy, Kubalik, McCabe
TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 31/35, .886 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Lankinen, 21/26, .808 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, December 18, 2021
Opponent: at Vancouver Canucks
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 39

ALL-TIME VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1979 (Toronto 6 at Edmonton 3)
All-Time Record: 58-44-8-3 (113 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 31-19-2-1 (53 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 27-25-6-2 (60 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: March 3, 2021 (Toronto 6 at Edmonton 1)
Record in Last Five Games: 4-0-1
Record in Last 10 Games: 6-2-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
Games Played: TJ Brodie (48), Jake Muzzin (40), Jason Spezza (38)
Goals:
Jason Spezza (11), Wayne Simmonds (9), Wayne Simmonds (9), John
Tavares (9)
Assists: Jason Spezza (22), TJ Brodie (19), John Tavares (18)
Points: Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (27), TJ Brodie (21)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (47), Wayne Simmonds (26), Jake Muzzin (24)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .690 3.21 2.55 30.5% 81.7% 34.5 31.2 55.2%
Edmonton .615 3.39 3.08 31.7% 82.7% 32.1 33.7 52.2%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 25/82 (30.5%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 7 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 14 – Matthews (7G, 7A), Nylander (5G, 9A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 67/82 (81.7%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 4th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
December games 7th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES
UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ONDREJ KAŠE Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
MORGAN RIELLY Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Eight points away from 50 career NHL points
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Two games away from 900 career NHL games played.

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. TORONTO GP RECORD HOME (60) AWAY (53) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. TORONTO 113 47-53-8-5 27-25-6-2 20-28-2-3 200 210
OILERS vs. TORONTO – 2021-22 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0 0
QUICK FACTS
On Tuesday, Edmonton will face the Leafs for the first of two meetings this season and the lone game in Edmonton.
The last time these teams met was on March 29th, 2021 in Toronto, with the Oilers defeating the Leafs 3-2 in overtime.
Connor McDavid lead the Oilers with 25 career points against Toronto and Kyle Turris has appeared in a team leading 36 career games against
Toronto.
LEADING THE WAY
McDavid notched two assists on Dec. 9 and has posted 15 points (5G, 10A) in his last 10 games, including five multi-point games. He has recorded
points in all but four of the Oilers’ first 26 games.
Draisaitl registered two goals on Dec. 9 vs. BOS, marking his 9th two goal game of the season. He has recorded at least a point in all but seven of the
Oilers’ first 26 games, including three four-point efforts and six three-point games.
Draisaitl (23-22—45 in 26 GP) and McDavid (16 -29—45 in 26 GP) rank first and second in NHL scoring, while Draisaitl’s 23 goals lead the NHL.
The Oilers also have the top three players in the top five in the NHL this season: 1st – McDavid (29), T-4th – Draisaitl (22) and T-5th – Nugent-Hopkins
(21).
MOST POINTS SINCE START OF 2018-19 SEASON
McDavid – 363
Draisaitl – 344
Marchand -283
Kane – 282
MacKinnon – 278
MOST GOALS SINCE START OF 2018-19 SEASON
Draisaitl – 147
Ovechkin – 143
Matthews -143
McDavid – 124
Connor – 116
FOUR POINT FRENZY
Connor McDavid has registered two four point games this season, while Leon Draisaitl has notched three four-point games. McDavid (21) and Draisaitl
(16) rank first and second in the NHL in 4-point games since 2015-16.
WINNING &SCORING IN DIFFERENT WAYS
The Oilers rank tied for T-4th in the NHL in wins (9) when leading after one period and T-5th in wins (11) when leading after two periods.
The Oilers rank T-2nd in the NHL in wins (3) when trailing after two periods.
Edmonton Oilers: Media Notes
The Oilers are T-4th in the league in 3rd period goals (34) and rank T-5th in the league in 1st period goals (27).
The Oilers rank 1st in the NHL in wins (10) when being outshot by their opponent.
APPROACHING MILESTONES
Zach Hyman is three goals from his 100th NHL goal.
Derek Ryan is four assists from his 100th NHL assist.
Darnell Nurse (46) needs one goals to pass Steve Smith for sole possession of fourth for goals by an Oilers defenseman
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4) needs one overtime goal to tie Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth (5 each) for fourth-most in Oilers history, a list led by Leon
Draisaitl (10) in first and Connor McDavid (9) in second.
Connor McDavid (45) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Ryan Smyth (45) for the fourth-most in franchise history, while Leon Draisaitl (38) needs
six game winners to pass Mark Messier (43) for 6th place.
Connor McDavid (31) needs nine multi-goal games to pass Paul Coffey for the 6th most in franchise history
Mikko Koskinen (5) needs one shutout to tie Dwayne Roloson (6) for 7th place in franchise history.
Mikko Koskinen needs eight wins to pass Curtis Joseph for 7th in Oilers all-time wins
UPCOMING OILERS/NHL FIRSTS
Philip Broberg – First NHL Goal
Tyler Benson – First NHL goal
William Lagesson – First NHL goal
Markus Niemelainen – First NHL point/goal
Stuart Skinner – First NHL shutout
Brendan Perlini – First goal as an Oiler
Colton Sceviour – First goal as an Oiler
RECENT MILESTONES
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded his 500th NHL point (assist) on Dec. 3 at SEA
Leon Draisaitl played his 500th NHL game on Dec. 3 at SEA
Connor McDavid – Scored his 210th goal on Dec. 1 vs. PIT, passing Paul Coffey for 7th place in franchise history goals
Markus Niemelainen – Played his 1st NHL game on Dec. 1 vs. PIT
Kris Russell – Blocked two shots on Nov. 27 at VGK, becoming the NHL’s all-time blocked shots leader
Zach Hyman – Scored on Nov. 27 at VGK recording his 200th career point.
Connor McDavid – Posted his 400th NHL assist on Nov. 24 at ARI
Leon Draisaitl – Posted his 40th career multi-goal game on Nov. 16 at WPG, passing Paul Coffey for the 6th most in franchise history
Connor McDavid – Scored his 600th career NHL point on Nov. 14 at STL
Ryan McLeod – Scored his 1st career NHL goal on Nov. 14 at STL
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Scored his 186th goal, surpassing Craig Simpson (185) for sole possession of 9th in all-time Oilers scoring.
Leon Draisaitl – Scored his 76th power play goal to pass Craig Simpson (75) for the 6th spot in franchise history
Leon Draisaitl – Passed Paul Coffey for sole possession of 6th spot on the Oilers all-time goals list
Cody Ceci – Scored his 1st goal as an Oiler on Nov. 11 at BOS
Tyson Barrie – Posted his 400th career point (assist) on Nov. 5 vs. NYR
Mikko Koskinen – Passed Devan Dubnyk (61) for sole possession of 8th most wins in franchise history on Nov. 3 vs. NSH.
Leon Draisaitl – Passed Ryan Smyth (142) on Nov. 1 vs. SEA for 8th most multi-point games in Oilers history.
Duncan Keith – Played his 1200th career NHL game and scored his 1st goal as an Oiler on Nov. 1 vs. SEA.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. TORONTO
Record: 4-5-1
GF: 25 GA: 35
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 3-2 W (OT)
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 4-3 L (OT)
2020-21 3/3/21 @ EDM 6-1 L
2020-21 3/1/21 @ EDM 3-0 L
2020-21 2/27/21 @ EDM 4-0 L
2020-21 1/30/21 @ EDM 4-3 W
2020-21 1/28/21 @ EDM 4-3 L
2020-21 1/22/21 @ TOR 4-2 L
2020-21 1/20/21 @ TOR 3-1 W
2019-20 1/6/20 @ TOR 6-4 W
OILERS LEADERS vs. LEAFS
NHL CAREER
Games: Turris (36)
Goals: Turris (11)
Assists: Keith, McDavid (17)
Points: McDavid (25)
Penalty minutes: Kassian (43)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 8 F Devin Shore placed on IR, F Ryan McLeod recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 19 D Slater Koekkoek and D Darnell Nurse placed on IR, G Mike Smith place on LTIR
D Philip Broberg and D William Lagesson recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Nov. 30 D Cody Ceci placed on Covid protocol and D Duncan Keith placed on IR
D Markus Niemelainen recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
Dec. 7 F Brendan Perlini placed on waivers
Dec. 8 F Brendan Perlini cleared waivers
Dec. 9 D Cody Ceci activated off non-roster
D Philip Broberg loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Dec. 10 D Philip Broberg recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
D Kris Russell placed on IR
OILERS IN DECEMBER
Overall – 522 GP, 230-217-42-33 – 535 PTS
2021-22 – 6 GP, 1-5-0 – 2 PTS
2019-20 – 14 GP, 5-8-1 – 11 PTS

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NHL postpones more games due to COVID. So why did the Sharks have to play on? — Chico Enterprise-Record

MAPLE LEAFS 5, BLACKHAWKS 4 notes and quotes

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-8-2 – 40 Points) vs.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (10-15-2 – 22 Points)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
CHICAGO 1 1 2 4
TORONTO 3 1 1 5

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • John Tavares scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 2:54 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 13th goal of the season. Tavares also registered the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Tavares notched his 18th assist of the season. Tavares is currently on a four-game point streak
    where he has recorded six points (2G, 4A).
  • William Nylander scored for Toronto at 9:14 of the first period. Nylander registered his 13th goal of the season. Nylander also posted the secondary assist on both Tavares’ power play goal and Matthews’ power play goal. Nylander has recorded 17 assists this season. Nylander posted his 14th
    career NHL three-point game, tying a single-game career high.
  • Auston Matthews scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 14:32 of the first period. Matthews posted his 18th goal of the season. He also recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ power
    play goal. Matthews registered his 13th assist of the season. Matthews extended his point streak to nine games where he has recorded 16 points (11G, 5A).
  • Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 3:25 of the second period. Engvall recorded his fourth goal of the season.
  • David Kämpf scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 18:40 of the third period. Kämpf recorded his fourth goal of the season.
  • Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Liljegren posted his third assist
    of the season.
  • Ondřej Kaše registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Kaše recorded his fifth assist of the
    season. Kaše is currently on a four-game point streak where he has posted five points (3G, 2A).
  • Kyle Clifford registered the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Clifford recorded his second assist of
    the season.
  • Alex Steeves posted the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. With the assist, Steeves recorded his
    first career NHL point.
  • Morgan Rielly recorded the primary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Rielly posted his 21st assist of the
    season. Rielly has registered an assist in three-consecutive games (6A).
  • TJ Brodie registered the secondary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Brodie posted his sixth assist of the
    season.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    CHICAGO 12 (9) 14 (12) 9 (8) 35 (29)
    TORONTO 11 (7) 3 (3) 12 (12) 26 (22)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    CHICAGO 16 (10) 18 (16) 13 (11) 47 (37)
    TORONTO 14 (10) 8 (8) 21 (21) 43 (39)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 12-4-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 290-265-96-3 in 654 games against the Chicago Blackhawks and 168-
    102-54-2 in 326 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 9-3-1 against the Western Conference this season and 4-1-1 against the Central Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 5 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 8 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 11 (Kämpf)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 3 (Holl, Clifford, Kämpf)
    Blocked Shots 1 (Holl, Muzzin, Liljegren, Rubīns)
    Takeaways 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander)
    TOI 24:53 (Muzzin)
    Power Play TOI 2:10 (Kaše, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 4:24 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 31 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 63.64% (Nylander – 14 for, 8 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 2-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 6-6-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 11-1-0 when leading after one period and 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 7-4-0 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 5-2-1 in Saturday games.
    OF NOTE…
  • Per NHL Stats, John Tavares and Auston Matthews scored Toronto’s 24th and 25th power-play
    goals of 2021-22, the second most among all teams. Edmonton (26) is the only one with more.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews’ seven power-play goals are the third most among all players this
    season, trailing only Leon Draisaitl (13) and Chris Kreider (10).
  • Per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs have scored multiple power-play goals in five straight games – tying
    the franchise’s longest such run (since 1933-34 when goals by type began being tracked). They also
    had five game stretches in 1992-93 (Jan. 8-16, 1993) and 1981-82 (Dec. 23-31, 1981).
  • Per NHL Stats, Toronto is the sixth team in the last 25 years to score multiple power-play goals in five
    straight games, joining San Jose (5 GP from Jan. 20-27, 2013), Atlanta (5 GP from Jan. 1-7, 2006),
    Detroit (5 GP from Oct. 24 – Nov. 3, 2005), St. Louis (5 GP from Oct. 26 – Nov. 5, 2002) and
    Pittsburgh (March 2-10, 2001).
  • Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • William Nylander finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 63.64
    percent (14 for, 8 against).
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Dec. 14 Leafs at Edmonton Rogers Place 9:00 pm ET
    Dec. 16 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 pm ET
    Dec. 18 Leafs at Vancouver Rogers Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Dec. 19 Leafs at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 9:00 pm ET
    Dec. 23 Leafs vs. St. Louis Scotiabank Arena 2:00 pm ET
    Dec. 27 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s game:
    Sheldon Keefe    : “Yeah, same story that it’s been here with just too many chances against. Too many freebees, too many guys behind us, same issues that were hurting us when we weren’t winning games early in the season. The fact that we won tonight is a good thing, fortunate to get a little bit of a bounce
    there but to me we win the game on special teams and goaltending but get outplayed pretty badly at 5-on-5.”
    On Mrazek’s first game back from injury:
    Sheldon Keefe: “I just thought he competed really hard. He looked good, made a lot of big saves. You know I think those two long ones he probably wants back but he made a number of high end saves that
    could have been goals. When it was 4-1 for a good chunk of that second period, I thought it could have been a tie game just with the level of chances we were giving up so that’s a good effort by him and the
    fact that he gets out of it feeling good from a health perspective is even better.”
    DAVID KÄMPF
    On his game winning goal:
    David Kämpf: “It feels great to score in the last couple minutes, big goal for us so yeah for sure feels
    good.”
    On if it feels better scoring against his former team:
    David Kämpf: “I don’t know, it doesn’t matter who it’s against.”
    On letting the Blackhawks back into the game after going up 4-1:
    David Kämpf: “I think we had a good lead there but then lost a couple plays there and they got a couple
    goals and it was tie game so there was a bit of bad but two big points for us is huge.”
    JOHN TAVARES
    On the powerplays recent success even without Mitch in the lineup:
    John Tavares: “Well we miss Mitchy, there is no doubt. I think all the guys that are out there with Mitchy
    and with Kaše who’s obviously shown the tremendous impact he’s made all year for us so he’s fit in really
    well for us and I think as a group and the type of players we have we all believe in our abilities to make
    the right plays and create opportunities. We aren’t making it too complicated. Just taking what’s given to
    us and getting some pucks to the net, working hard to retrieve pucks and winning lots of battles to
    continue the momentum and eventually break them down and I like our shooters that we got.”
    WILLIAM NYLANDER
    On tonight’s win:
    William Nylander: “Obviously a win is huge and I thought Mrazek played a really good game, made a
    couple huge saves for us. We got a good lucky bounce and we needed that one.”
    On what made it challenging for the team at 5-on-5:
    William Nylander: “I think we just lost track of our process, the way we want to play. I think we started to
    give pucks away and weren’t able to get pucks deep and play behind their goal line which is what led to
    the game opening up like that.”
    PETR MRÁZEK
    On his first game back from injury:
    Petr Mrázek: “It feels good to get two points at home, that’s all that matters. It feels good to be back.”
    On if there was any trepidation returning to the lineup:
    Petr Mrázek: “Not the start I wanted but that’s how hockey is sometimes. I tried to be focused on the next
    puck and I think I settled in pretty well after that.”

BLACKHAWKS-MAPLE LEAFS pregame notes




2021-22 Matchups vs. Chicago: Second of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Chicago: N/A
Toronto Season Record: 18-8-2
Toronto Home Record: 11-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 7, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 7, 2021
Defencemen Alex Biega and Kristians Rubins and forward Alex
Steeves have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 5, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
December 3, 2021
Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
on an LTIR conditioning loan

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 vs. Tampa Bay 5
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
TOR Goals: Kaše (2), Nylander
TBL Goals: Bellemare, Stamkos, Palat (2), Raddysh
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 22/26, .846 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 35/38, .921 SV %
TOR Power Play: 2-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Opponent: at Edmonton Oilers
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Petr Mrazek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 56

ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1926 (Toronto 1 at Chicago 4)
All-Time Record: 289-265-96-3 (653 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 167-102-54-2 (325 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 123-163-42-1 (329 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: October 9, 2017 (Toronto 4 vs. Chicago 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-4-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (30), TJ Brodie (28), Wayne Simmonds (28)
Goals: John Tavares (9), William Nylander (7), Auston Matthews (5)
Assists: Jason Spezza (14), Auston Matthews (10), TJ Brodie (9)
Points: Jason Spezza (18), John Tavares (17), Auston Matthews (15)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (30), John Tavares (18), Nick Ritchie (16)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .679 3.14 2.50 29.1% 81.0% 34.8 31.1 55.4%
Chicago .423 2.12 3.12 17.7% 81.7% 27.7 31.2 48.7%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 23/79 (29.1%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 12 – Matthews (6G, 6A), Nylander (5G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 64/79 (81.0%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 8th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
December games 6th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ONDREJ KAŠE Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
MORGAN RIELLY Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Eight points away from 50 career NHL points
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Three games away from 900 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 17 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 41 – Holl
ASSISTS 20 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 28 – Nylander
POINTS
29 – Matthews (17G, 12A), Tavares
(12G, 17A)
HITS 63 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS
12 – Matthews (6G, 6A), Nylander
(5G, 7A)
TOI PER GAME 24:06 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:03 – Matthews
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:35 – Muzzin
SHOTS 112 – Matthews WINS 14 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner, Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.99 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.09% – Clifford SAVE PERCENTAGE .935 – Campbell
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 2-2-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
MARCH APRIL
HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 0-0-0 0-0-0
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-1-0 0-2-1 3-0-0 5-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-2-1
SEASON SERIES RECORDS

Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-0-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1
Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 1-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 1-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-0 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 0-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 0-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 1-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0

2021-22 GAME HIGHS
CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game 3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL
2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21
at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at
MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec.
4 at MIN
Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 26:55 – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 39 – Campbell, Nov. 28 at ANA
CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG
Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 44 – Nov. 6 vs. BOS 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 25 – Oct. 25 at CAR 3 – 3rd, Oct. 23 at PIT
Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR

BLACKHAWKS


TELEVISION: NBCSCH – Pat Foley (PxP) and Eddie Olczyk (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP), Nick Olczyk (analyst) and Joe Brand (studio host)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, Dec. 13 vs. CGY, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 vs. WSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Friday, Dec. 17 vs. NSH, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Saturday, Dec. 18 at DAL, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 vs. FLA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 9 – Acquired forward Kurtis Gabriel from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Chad Krys … Dec. 8 – Recalled forwards Philipp
Kurashev and Mike Hardman from Rockford … Re-assigned defensemen Wyatt Kalynuk and Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Activated forward
MacKenzie Entwistle from LTIR (left ankle) and assigned him to Rockford … Placed forward Jujhar Khaira on IR (concussion protocol).
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) at Montreal (0) – Thurs., Dec. 9, Centre Bell
CHI Goals: Toews (1), Borgstrom (2)
MTL Goals:
Goalies: CHI – Fleury (30/30, 59:37) MTL – Allen (23/25, 57:14)
CHI PP:0/2; PK: 4/4 NYR PP:2/2; PK: 4/4
Recap: Chicago won their seventh straight game in Montreal and stretched their point streak to nine games on the road against the Canadiens … In
those nine skates, the Blackhawks have allowed just one goal per game … Overall, Chicago is 13-2-2 in their last 17 games vs. Montreal … Marc-Andre
Fleury recorded his 500th career win, becoming the third goaltender in National Hockey League history to accomplish the feat … Jonathan Toews
opened the scoring with his first goal of the 2021-22 campaign … He also won 13 of 16 (81 percent) faceoffs against the Canadiens.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Chicago has recorded points (8-0-4) in 12 straight games against Toronto and since the beginning of the 2003-04 campaign, the Blackhawks are 16-2-0-
4) against the Maple Leafs for a .818 points percentage … In those 22 skates since 2003-04, Chicago averages over four goals per game … The clubs
met on Oct. 27 at the United Center with the Leafs winning 3-2 in overtime … Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat registered markers in the game … Seth
Jones notched one of his three multi-assist games in the loss to Toronto … Derek King played for the Maple Leafs from 1997-1999, tallying back-to-back 20-goal seasons during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 campaigns.
2021-22 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 27 (L-OT, 3-2) AWAY: Dec. 11
2020-21 Schedule/Results: Did not play.

BLACKHAWKS VS. TOR ALL-TIME
All-Time Record: 268-286-96-4 Home: 164-120-42-3 Road: 104-166-54-1
Last Home Win: Nov. 10, 2019 (5-4) Last Road Win: Jan. 18, 2020 (6-2) Last Home Loss: Oct. 27, 2021 (3-2 OT) Last Road Loss: Oct. 9, 2017 (4-3
OT)


TEAM NOTES
IN FULL BLOOM: Marc-Andre Fleury became the third goaltender in National Hockey League history to reach the 500-win plateau after he shutout the
Canadiens on Thursday evening … He required the fewest games (901) to reach the milestone … Fleury joined Martin Brodeur (908 GP to reach 500)
and Patrick Roy (933 GP to reach 500) in this exclusive club … The Sorel, Quebec native played in his 900th career NHL game on Tuesday against the
Rangers, becoming just the eighth goaltender in NHL history to reach the milestone and the only active goaltender with 900 games played … Dating
back to November 9 (10 appearances), Fleury is 7-3-0 and is sixth in the National Hockey League with a .939 save percentage, fifth with a 1.87 goals-against average and shares second with two shutouts (min. 5 appearances) … He now has 69 career shutouts, good for 14th in league history and two
away from matching Lorne Chabot and Harry Lumley for 12th … Of the goaltenders in the top 14 for most shutouts in league history, seven played at
least part of their career in Chicago … In addition, Fleury is the fourth netminder in team history to post a shutout at the age of 36 or older, joining: Tony Esposito (9), Hugh Lehman (6) and Nikolai Khabibulin (2).
MR. JONES: Seth Jones recorded his 20th assist of the 2021-22 campaign against the Canadiens … Only four different blueliners have required fewer
games in a season than Jones to reach the mark with Chicago: Doug Wilson (17 GP in 1982-83 &19 GP in 1989-90), Pat Stapleton (21 GP in 1968-69
&25 GP in 1969-70), Chris Chelios (25 GP in 1990-91) and Pierre Pilote (25 GP in 1965-66 &1964-65) … Jones logged a three-game point streak (1G,
4A) from Dec. 2-5 and skated in a game-high 28:45 of ice time on Sunday evening … He has skated in 28 or more minutes in five of his last seven
games, appearing in over 29 minutes in three of those contests … The Arlington, Texas native shares third among league blueliners in assists, shares
seventh in points and is fifth among all skaters averaging a career-high 26:00 of ice time per game this season … The last time a Blackhawks
defenseman averaged 26:00 of TOI or more came during the 2011-12 campaign when Duncan Keith averaged 26:54 per game … Jones recorded a
career-long eight-game point streak (2G, 6A) from Nov. 1-20 … The eight-game run is the longest by a defenseman in the National Hockey League this
season.

LIGHTNING-MAPLE LEAFS pregame notes




2021-22 Matchups vs. Tampa Bay: First of Four
2020-21 Record vs. Tampa Bay: N/A
Next Game vs. Tampa Bay: Monday, April 4 at Tampa Bay
Toronto Season Record: 18-7-2
Toronto Home Record: 11-3-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 7, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 7, 2021
Defencemen Alex Biega and Kristians Rubins and forward Alex
Steeves have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 5, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
December 3, 2021
Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
on an LTIR conditioning loan

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Columbus 4
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
TOR Goals: Nylander, Matthews (2), Ritchie, Tavares
CBJ Goals: Bjorkstrand (2), Kuraly, Domi
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/32, .875 SV%
CBJ Goaltender: Merzlikins, 25/30, .833 SV% – Tarasov, 10/10, 1.000 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-2

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, December 11, 2021
Opponent: vs. Chicago Blackhawks
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 32

ALL-TIME VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 15, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Tampa 3)
All-Time Record: 57-35-2-7 (101 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 30-18-1-3 (52 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 27-17-1-4 (49 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 4, 2021 (Toronto 2 vs. Tampa Bay 1 – OTW)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-5-1

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (50), John Tavares (37), Wayne Simmonds (29)
Goals: Jason Spezza (23), John Tavares (14), Wayne Simmonds (9)
Assists:
Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (26), Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch
Marner (10)
Points: Jason Spezza (56), John Tavares (40), Wayne Simmonds (19)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (65), Nick Ritchie (28), John Tavares (20)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .704 3.15 2.41 27.3% 81.6% 34.7 31.3 54.9%
Tampa Bay .720 3.28 2.60 19.2% 83.8% 29.6 30.0 49.2%
Power Play: 21/77 (27.3%)

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 11 – Matthews (6G, 5A), Nylander (4G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 62/76 (81.6%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)


FAST FACTS
Thursday games 4th of 16 (10 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
December games 5th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Eight points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
MORGAN RIELLY One game away from 600 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Four games away from 900 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 17 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 38 – Brodie, Holl
ASSISTS 19 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 27 – Nylander, Marner
POINTS 28 – Matthews (17G, 11A) HITS 61 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS
11 – Matthews (6G, 5A), Nylander
(4G, 7A)
TOI PER GAME 24:09 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:09 – Matthews
PIMs 38 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:33 – Muzzin
SHOTS 109 – Matthews WINS 14 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.92 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 61.25% – Clifford SAVE PERCENTAGE .939 – Campbell

LIGHTNING

BOLT NOTES

LAST GAME
Tampa Bay 3 at Montreal 2
Tampa Bay scored two goals 1:31 apart in the final 2:09 of the game to erase a 2-1 deficit and earn a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on
Tuesday at Bell Centre…The Lightning have won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 in the regular season over Montreal…The Bolts have come out
victorious in their last three regular season trips to Montreal and five of their last six…The Lightning overcame a deficit in the final 150 seconds to win for
the second time this season (also: 7-6 OT win Oct. 14 at DET)…Tampa Bay netted the game’s opening goal at 10:31 on Pat Maroon’s sixth marker of
the season…Nick Suzuki (2nd – 4:20) and Mike Hoffman (2nd – 7:08) scored back-to-back goals to put Montreal ahead…Corey Perry tied the game 2-2
at 17:51 of the third…Ondrej Palat netted the game-winner with 38 seconds remaining…Tampa Bay and Montreal played for the first time since the 2021
Stanley Cup Final.
PP: TBL – 0-3 MTL – 0-1
SOG: TBL – 27 MTL – 23
Attendance: 19,976
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their second of four meetings this season and the second of two at Scotiabank Arena…The two teams
won’t play again until April when the Bolts host the Leafs Apr. 4 and 21 at AMALIE Arena…In the first meeting between the two teams, Toronto’s John
Tavares scored an extra-attacker goal with 42 seconds to tie the game 1-1 and William Nylander won it 2:43 into overtime with a power-play goal in a 2-
1 Maple Leafs OT win…The Lightning have lost three in a row to the Maple Leafs, including two straight to them at Scotiabank Arena…Since the start of
the 2015-16 season, Tampa Bay is 13-7-1 overall against the Maple Leafs, including an 8-4-0 record in Toronto…Steven Stamkos has recorded 20
goals and 49 points in 42 career games versus Toronto, tied for the third-most points he’s put up against any team for his career.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is on a season-long four game win streak, its longest since posting victories in four-straight games Apr. 22-29, 2021…The Lightning are on a
five-game point streak (4-0-1), their second-longest of the season (7-0-2 over 9 games Oct. 26-Nov. 18)…The Bolts have collected points in four consecutive road contests (3-0-1)…Tampa Bay’s .750 road point percentage is tied with Carolina for the best in the NHL…The Lightning are the only
NHL team with two or fewer road regulation losses…Since 2016-17, the Bolts own the best road record in the NHL (118-61-20, .643 pts.
percentage)…Tampa Bay has given up two or fewer goals four-straight games.
INJURIES
2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 89
Current injuries
Erik Cernak (Lower-body injury Dec. 4; Day-to-day) 2 Games
Nikita Kucherov (Lower-body injury; Underwent successful procedure Oct. 26; Out 8-10 weeks) 22 Games
Brayden Point (Upper-body injury Nov. 20; Out 4-6 weeks) 9 Games
Gemel Smith (Lower-body injury Sept. 28; Out indefinitely) 25 Games
TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 7 – Claimed F Riley Nash off waivers from Winnipeg
Dec. 7 – Recalled D Fredrik Claesson from AHL Syracuse
Dec. 7 – Re-assigned F Alex Barre-Boulet to AHL Syracuse
HANGING WITH MR. COOPER
Lightning head coach Jon Cooper recorded his 399th career win in the NHL Dec. 7 at MTL and needs one more to reach win No. 400…Cooper will
become the 39th NHL coach all-time to reach the 400-win milestone when he accomplishes the feat…Of the NHL coaches with 400+ wins, only one
(Scotty Bowman – .657) has a better reg. season point percentage than Cooper’s .650…Currently with 658 games coached, Cooper can become the
fastest NHL coach in history to reach 400 wins (current fastest: Bruce Boudreau – 663 games to reach 400 wins).
ANDREI THE GIANT
Tampa Bay goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21-of-23 shots Dec. 7 at MTL to collect his third-straight win and fifth win in his last six
starts…Vasilevskiy has given up two or fewer goals in 12 of his last 15 starts and 13 of 20 starts overall…Vasilevskiy earned his 13th win of the season
on Tuesday and ranks tied for third in the NHL for wins.
Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes
NHL GOALIE WINS LEADERS
T-1. Jack Campbell (TOR) – 14 wins (20 GS)
T-1. Cam Talbot (MIN) – 14 wins (19 GS)
T-3. Igor Shesterkin (NYR) – 13 wins (17 GS)
T-3. Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 13 wins (20 GS)
2 goalies tied with 12 wins
Vasilevskiy (60-21-4) recorded his 60th win of the calendar year (regular season &playoffs combined) on Tuesday; the next closest goalie is Philipp
Grubauer (43-22-3)…Vasilevskiy became the second goaltender in NHL history to record at least 60 wins in a calendar year, joining Marc-Andre Fleury
(62-30-6 in 2009 w/ PIT).
STAMMER TIME
Lightning captain Steven Stamkos posted an assist Dec. 7 at MTL to extend his point streak to four games (1-3–4 pts.), matching his season long (also:
2-4–6 pts. over 4 GP Nov. 21-28)…Stamkos has recorded at least one point in the last eight games he’s played (3-7–10 pts.)…Stamkos continues to
pace the Bolts for goals (T-14th in NHL) and scoring (T-9th in NHL)…Stamkos has recorded at least one point in 18 of the 24 games he’s played this
season, tied with Victor Hedman for the most games with at least a point on the Lightning.
HED OF THE CLASS
Bolts defenseman Victor Hedman notched an assist Dec. 7 at MTL to extend his assist and point streak to five games (2-7–9 pts.), establishing a new
season high for an assist streak and matching his season long for a point run (also: 2-5–7 pts. over 5 GP Nov. 13-21)…Hedman was named the NHL’s
Second Star of the week Monday for the week ending Dec. 5 after putting up 2-6–8 pts. in 4 GP to pace the Bolts…Hedman has recorded at least one
assist in 15 of 25 games this season and leads all NHL defensemen for assists and ranks tied for third among all NHL skaters.
NHL ASSIST LEADERS

  1. Connor McDavid (EDM) – 27 assists (24 GP)
  2. Nazem Kadri (TOR) – 23 assists (22 GP)
    T-3. Leon Draisaitl (EDM) – 22 assists (24 GP)
    T-3. Adam Fox (NYR) – 22 assists (25 GP)
    T-3. Victor Hedman (TBL) – 22 assists (25 GP)
    T-3. Artemi Panarin (NYR) – 22 assists (25 GP)
    Hedman ranks second on the Lightning for scoring, one point behind Steven Stamkos, and is tied for the NHL scoring lead among defensemen.
    NHL DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERS
    T-1. Adam Fox (NYR) – 5-22–27 pts. (25 GP)
    T-1. Victor Hedman (TBL) – 5-22–27 pts. (25 GP)
    T-3. Roman Josi (NSH) – 8-16–24 pts. (25 GP)
    T-3. John Carlson (WSH) – 6-18–24 pts. (26 GP)
    PUTTING UP PALAT OF POINTS
    Tampa Bay forward Ondrej Palat netted the game-winning goal Dec. 7 at MTL for his fourth game-winner this season, most on the Bolts and tied for
    third most in the NHL…Over the last two seasons, Palat has 10 game-winners, fourth most in the NHL behind Auston Matthews (16), Leon Draisaitl (14)
    and Connor McDavid (12)…Palat has scored a goal in three of the last four games.
    TONY THE TIGER
    Lightning center Anthony Cirelli tallied an assist Dec. 7 at MTL, giving him points in four of the last five contests (2-3–5 pts.)…Cirelli has eight goals
    through 25 games this season, already nearly matching his total from last season (9 goals in 50 GP).
    GOING IN FOR THE KILL
    Bolts forward Alex Killorn tallied an assist Dec. 7 at MTL to end his two-game scoring slump…Killorn hasn’t gone more than two games this season
    without recording a point…Killorn has points in four of the last six games (1-3–4 pts.).
    SCOREY PERRY
    Tampa Bay forward Corey Perry scored the game-tying goal Dec. 7 at MTL for his third goal over the last two games…Perry has scored all six of his
    goals this season in the last eight games…Perry has points in seven of the last nine games (6-3–9 pts.) after posting just one point in the first 16
    contests.
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    MILESTONES
    Steven Stamkos is six points from 900 career points
    NOTEWORTHY
    Lightning assistant athletic trainer Mike Poirier will work his 1,500th professional hockey game his next game.
    2021-22 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS
    Most Goals, Game: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Perry – 12/5 at PHI)
    Most Assists, Game: 4 (Hedman – 10/14 at DET)
    Most Points, Game: 4 (Hedman and Kucherov – 10/14 at DET)
    Most Goals, Period: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 12/2 vs. STL – 3rd PER)
    Most Assists, Period: 3 (Kucherov – 10/14 at DET – 2nd PER)
    Most Points, Period: 3 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 12/2 vs. STL – 3rd PER)
    Most SOG, Game: 8 (Kucherov – 10/14 at DET)
    Most PIM, Game: 24 (Maroon – 10/28 vs. ARI)
    Best +/-, Game: +5 (Rutta – 12/5 at PHI)
    Most PPGs, Game: 2 (Stamkos – 10/14 at DET)
    Most Saves, Game: 38 (Elliott – 12/5 at PHI)
    Most Saves, Period: 16 (Vasilevskiy – 11/28 at MIN – 2nd PER)
    Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 4 (Killorn – 10/25 at BUF to 11/1 vs. WSH)
    Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 5 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 11/30 at STL to 12/7 at MTL)
    Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 5 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 11/30 at STL to 12/7 at MTL)
    2021-22 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS
    Most Goals Scored, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 12/5 at PHI – 2nd PER)
    Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (Multiple times, Last: 12/5 at PHI)
    Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 11/20 vs. NJD – 3rd PER)
    Most Goals Allowed, Game: 6 (Multiple times, Last: 10/14 at DET)
    Most PPGs For, Game: 3 (10/14 at DET)
    Most PPGs Against, Game: 2 (12/2 vs. STL)
    Most PPs For, Game: 7 (10/14 at DET)
    Most PPs Against, Game: 6 (10/23 vs. COL)
    Most SOG, Game: 48 (10/14 at DET)
    Most SOG, Period: 18 (11/6 at OTT – 2nd PER)
    Fewest SOG, Game: 18 (11/9 vs. CAR)
    Fewest SOG, Period: 2 (11/21 vs. MIN – 3rd PER)
    Most SOG Allowed, Game: 39 (Multiple times, Last: 12/5 at PHI)
    Most SOG Allowed, Period: 16 (Multiple times, Last: 12/4 at BOS – 2nd PER)
    Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 17 (11/26 vs. SEA)
    Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 11/26 vs. SEA – 3rd PER)
    Most Blk/S, Game: 22 (12/2 vs. STL)
    Fewest Blk/S, Game: 7 (Multiple times, Last: 12/7 at MTL)
    Most Lightning PIM, Game: 38 (11/15 vs. NYI)
    Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: 2 (Multiple times, Last: 12/4 at BOS)
    Largest Margin of Victory: 6 (12/5 at PHI)
    Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 10/25 at BU