TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (17-7-2 – 36 Points) at WINNIPEG JETS (12-8-4 – 28 Points) SUNDAY, DECEMER 5, 2021 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 1 2 0 3 WINNIPEG 1 4 1 6 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY ON THE SCORESHEET
Michael Bunting scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:08 of the first period. Bunting scored his seventh goal of the season and the fifth power play goal of his NHL career.
Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 14:20 of the second period. Matthews scored his 15th goal of the season and has scored in six consecutive games (8G).
Ondřej Kaše scored for the Maple Leafs at 15:46 of the second period. Kaše recorded his sixth goal of the season.
Pierre Engvall recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. Engvall posted his sixth assist of the season.
Nick Ritchie registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. Ritchie recorded his seventh assist of the season. Ritchie has posted an assist in three consecutive games (3A).
John Tavares posted the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Tavares recorded his 15th assist of the season.
William Nylander registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Nylander posted his 14th assist of the season.
Rasmus Sandin recorded the primary assist on Kaše’s goal. Sandin posted his eighth assist of the season.
Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal. Holl recorded his first assist of the season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 12 (10) 11 (8) 12 (6) 35 (24) WINNIPEG 13 (8) 12 (10) 16 (11) 41 (29) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 18 (15) 27 (19) 20 (10) 65 (44) WINNIPEG 16 (10) 20 (17) 22 (17) 58 (44) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 7-4-1 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 40-24-1-9 in 74 games against the Winnipeg Jets and 21-12-0-5 in 38 games played in Winnipeg.
Toronto is 8-3-1 against the Western Conference this season and 3-1-1 against the Central Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 6 (Tavares) Shot Attempts 9 (Rielly, Nylander) Faceoff Wins 9 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 57% (Kämpf – 8 won, 6 lost) Hits 3 (Engvall) Blocked Shots 1 (Spezza, Ritchie, Sandin, Liljegren, Rielly, Kämpf, Brodie) Takeaways 2 (Nylander) TOI 24:55 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 6:01 (Spezza) Shorthanded TOI 3:35 (Holl) Shifts 28 (Rielly) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 76.92% (Engvall – 10 for, 3 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 5-6-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 6-3-0 when tied after one period and 2-7-0 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 6-4-0 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 2-1-0 in Sunday games and 2-3-0 in the second game of a back-to-back. OF NOTE…
Rasmus Sandin recorded his eighth assist of the season during tonight’s game, marking an NHL career season high.
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews extended his goal streak to six games, the longest in the NHL this season. This is the third time he has had a goal streak of six or more games (also 7 GP: Jan. 24 – Feb. 8, 2021 and 6 GP: Oct. 3-13, 2018).
Jake Muzzin and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 20 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5- on-5.
Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 76.92 percent (10 for, 3 against). UPCOMING GAMES: Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 11 Leafs vs. Chicago Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET 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 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: JOHN TAVARES Q: On where the game got away from them: John Tavares: “We completely played into their game and allowed them to use their transition and they’re one of the best in the league in that area. We had two-on-ones and the opportunities that we gave up were disappointing. I think we really got away from out game today. We still battled to keep the door open going into the third and obviously we just weren’t able to generate enough… giving up those opportunities and the amount of goals, obviously you can’t win hockey games this late, yeah we just got away for whatever reason…” Q: On Joseph Woll’s play: John Tavares: Yeah, it could have been a lot worse. One hundred percent. It’s not good enough the way we defended tonight and the way we played through the neutral zone. Especially just allowed them to use their speed and their skill which they’re so good with… He did a good job making a bunch of saves keeping it what it was because of that we got it to 5-3 and gave ourselves a little bit of hope in the third and obviously you know what happened.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On the emotions of the game and where the game got away from them: Auston Matthews: “I’m not really sure to be honest, I think it was just kind of a snowball effect. It just kind of spiraled out of control. It wasn’t really hockey in that third period, it was a bit of a gong show. I don’t really know how else to put it.” MORGAN RIELLY Q: On an emotional game: Morgan Rielly: “Yeah I think it’s important to balance it. We want to try to win the game but you want to stick up for your teammates and try to stick together as a group. So, I think you have to find the balance and keep pushing all the way to the end.” TIMOTHY LILJEGREN Q: On getting back into the lineup: Timothy Liljegren: “It felt good. Obviously, it would have felt better if we had won but it felt good to get back out there.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Columbus: First of Three 2020-21 Record vs. Columbus: N/A Next Game vs. Columbus: Monday, December 27 at Columbus Toronto Season Record: 17-7-2 Toronto Home Record: 10-3-1 TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS December 7, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) December 7, 2021 Defencemen Alex Biega and Kristins Rubns 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 at Winnipeg 6 Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021 TOR Goals: Bunting, Matthews, Kaše WPG Goals: Dubois, Copp, Svechnikov, Connor, Ehlers, Scheifele TOR Goaltender: Woll, 35/41, .854 SV% WPG Goaltender: Hellebuyck, 32/35, .914 SV% TOR Power Play: 2-for-5 TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-5 Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
NEXT GAME Opponent: vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Travis Dermott (Shoulder) Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve Games Lost to Injury: 28
ALL-TIME VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2001 (Toronto 2 vs. Columbus 2) All-Time Record: 14-11-1-4 (30 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 6-6-1-3 (16 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 8-5-0-1 (14 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 19, 2018 (Toronto 4 vs. Columbus 2) Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-3-2
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (40), John Tavares (27), Jason Spezza (22) Goals: John Tavares (14), Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch Marner (5) Assists: John Tavares (19), Morgan Rielly (9), Jason Spezza (8) Points: John Tavares (33), Wayne Simmonds (17), Jason Spezza (12), Mitch Marner (12) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (40), Kyle Clifford (23), John Tavares (16)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 19/74 (25.7%) Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 10 – Matthews (6G, 4A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
FAST FACTS Tuesday games 3rd 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 4th 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 Nine 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 Two games away from 600 career NHL games played JOHN TAVARES Five games away from 900 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 15 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 37 – Holl ASSISTS 15 – Marner, Rielly, Tavares TAKEAWAYS 27 – Marner POINTS 26 – Tavares (11G, 15A) HITS 61 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 10 – Matthews (6G, 4A) TOI PER GAME 24:12 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:12 – Matthews PIMs 38 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:36 – Muzzin SHOTS 104 – Matthews WINS 13 – Campbell FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.78 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.98% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .942 – Campbell
BLUE JACKETS
THE LAST GAME: DEC. 5, 2021 – CBJ 6 vs. SJS 4 CBJ Goal Scorers: Boqvist, Kuraly, Sillinger, Roslovic, Boqvist, EN – Texier SJS Goal Scorers: Bonino, Karlsson, Burns, Hertl Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/34, 60:00); SJS – Hill (24/29, 58:59) CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / SJS: 34 3 Stars: 1. Boqvist, CBJ; 2. Peeke, CBJ; 3. Sillinger, CBJ Noteworthy: CBJ snapped season-long 4-game losing streak… CBJ picked up 4th-straight home win… The club was not whistled for a penalty for 1st time this season… Boqvist notched 2nd 2-goal game of the season/career… Danforth tallied assist for 2nd-straight game… Peeke notched 1st career multi-point game (0-2-2)… Texier recorded his 1st multi-point game of the season (1-1-2). OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT Kukan (wrist fracture); Placed on Injured Reserve (10/26); 8 weeks (17 games) Laine (oblique strain); Placed on Injured Reserve (11/5); 4-to-6 weeks (14 games) Korpisalo (non-COVID illness); Placed on Injured Reserve (12/1); (3 games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 69 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Dec. 3 Placed Korpisalo on IR retroactive to Dec. 1 (non-COVID illness) Dec. 2 Activated Bemstrom off IR and assigned to Cleveland (AHL) and added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) Nov. 20 Activated Domi off COVID-19 list AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS 2021-22 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at TOR) 2020-21 Series: Did Not Play 2019-20 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 at TOR) All-Time Series: 15-14-1-0 (9-6-1-0 at TOR) Last 10 (Overall | Away): 5-5-0 | 7-3-0 All-Time GF/GA: 86/91 All-Time SF/SA: 939/896 All-Time PP: 17-of-98 All-Time PK: 74-of-90 THE LAST GAME VS. TOR (REG. SEASON): Oct. 21, 2019 – CBJ (4) at TOR (3) OT CBJ Goal Scorers: SH – Nash, Dubois, PP – Wennberg, PS – Nyquist TOR Goal Scorers: SH – Kapanen, Matthews, Nylander Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (28/31, 61:57); TOR – Andersen (34/38, 61:57) CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 0/2 | Shots: CBJ: 38 / TOR: 31 3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Matthews, TOR; 3. Foligno, CBJ Noteworthy: Nyquist scored 1st penalty shot OT winner in CBJ history… 2nd time in CBJ history club scored a PPG, SHG and PSG (12/17/05 at NSH)… 18 blocked shots were a season-high for CBJ… Wennberg tied it with 9:51 remaining before Nyquist won the game 1:57 into OT. SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 27 at CBJ… Mar. 7 at CBJ CBJ/TOR CONNECTIONS CBJ: McRae (Beaverton), who played in four games for TOR (1983-85), served as GM of London Knights from 2014-16)… Harrington, born in Kingston, had 0-1-1 in 15 games (2015-16)… Legace (Toronto), Danforth (Oshawa) and Jenner (Dorchester) were all born in Ontario. NOTED (Team Highlights vs. TOR) The teams most recently met in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round with the Blue Jackets winning the series 3-2… CBJ have won 12-8-0 in the past 20 games of the series… CBJ are 9-3-0 in last 12 games at TOR… Winning team has scored 3+ goals in 28-of-30 victories and 17-straight… CBJ have both shutouts (MR: Bobrovsky, 4/8/15) in all-time series… Most goals scored at TOR: 6 (11/25/13)… Most goals allowed at TOR: 6 (2/14/18). Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes NOTED (Player Highlights vs. TOR) Carlsson notched his 1st NHL point (assist) on 4/9/17 at TOR… Domi tallied his 100th NHL career assist on 10/3/18 at TOR… Voracek played his 500th NHL game on 1/31/15 vs. TOR. HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured: 3) Drafted (12): Bjorkstrand, Carlsson, Chinakhov, Gavrikov, Jenner, Korpisalo (IR), Merzlikins, Peeke, Sillinger, Tarasov, Texier, Werenski Trade (8): Bean, Boqvist, Domi, Harrington, Hofmann, Laine (IR), Roslovic, Voracek Free Agent (6): Bayreuther, Danforth, Kukan (IR), Kuraly, Nyquist, Robinson BLUE JACKETS NOTES PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NET The Blue Jackets have been able to fill the back of the net this season, ranking 11th in the NHL in goals-per-game through the first 23 contests (3.22). The club has scored three-plus goals in 15 of their contests and four-plus goals in ten of them, including posting six on Sunday vs. the Sharks. The team has averaged almost a goal-a-game more compared to last season (2.39). CBJ have twice finished a campaign averaging better than three goals a game (club record 3.12 avg. in 2018-19 and 3.01 avg. in 2016-17). COMEBACK JACKETS The Blue Jackets have earned their victories this season with the club coming back at some point in the game in nine of their 13 wins. The club leads the NHL in wins when allowing the first goal of the game (7, tied) and when trailing heading into the second period (4). Columbus has come back from multiple goal deficits in two of its contests (Nov. 3 at COL and Nov. 15 vs. DET). The club has also had the flair for the dramatics this season, scoring the game-winning goal with less than 1:30 left in regulation twice (Nov. 6 vs. COL; Nov. 15 vs. DET). STAYING STRONG WHILE PLAYING SHORT CBJ’s penalty kill units have come up big over the past five weeks. The team has killed off all opponent power play attempts in 13 of the last 16 games since Oct. 31. The club is second in the NHL in penalty kill pct. over that span (PIT, 90.7), killing off 35-of-39 attempts (89.7). THE ROAD WELL TRAVELED Columbus is in the middle of a stretch dominated in road games. Prior to Sunday’s home game, the club had completed a four-game road trip. Following Thursday’s contest vs. Anaheim at Nationwide Arena, the team will head out on a five-game road trip to face Seattle, western Canadian teams (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary) before finishing at Buffalo from Dec. 11-20. CBJ play 7-of-9 games from Nov. 18-Dec. 4 and 13-of-17 from Nov. 18- Dec. 20 away from Nationwide Arena. THE KIDS ARE MORE THAN ALRIGHT The Blue Jackets kicked off the season as the youngest team in the NHL (avg. age 25.71) and many of the club’s youngest players have already made a big impact just 23 games into the season. Alexandre Texier (22), has already surpassed his career high in goals (8) and has recorded 6-4-10 in the past 14 games. Cole Sillinger (18), a 2021 first round pick, is the NHL’s youngest player and has 5-5-10 in 23 GP. Adam Boqvist (21) has racked up 5-3-8 and 2 multi-goal/point contests in the last 7 games and ranks 4th-T among NHL defensemen in goals this season with 6-3-9 in 16 GP . SUCCESS IN NET Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (10-4-0 in 14 GP) made franchise history in requiring the fewest games to reach 10 wins in a season with the victory on Sunday vs. San Jose. Sergei Bobrovsky previously held the record at 10 wins in the first 15 contests (2016-17 and 2017-18). Merzlikins ranks first-T in the NHL in wins and second in SV% at home this season (min. 8 home GP), going 9-1-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .935 SV% in 10 contests. Merzlikins notched his 1st shutout of the season on Nov. 24 vs. Winnipeg (8th of NHL career) and has a 2.72 GAA and .920 SV% in 14 GP. UPCOMING MILESTONES •Bjorkstrand is 4 points from 200 for his CBJ/NHL career •Boqvist is 8 games from 100 for his NHL career •Domi is 7 goals from 100 for his NHL career and 8 assists from 200 for his NHL career •Kuraly is 7 games from 300 for his NHL career •Nyquist is 7 games from 600 for his NHL career and 7 games from his 100 for his CBJ career •Voracek is 9 games from 1,000 for his NHL career 2021-22 TEAM QUICK HITS •CBJ had the most diverse roster to open the season with 10 countries represented •CBJ’s 9 wins and 18 points are the most through the 1st 12 home games of a season in club history •CBJ are 5-0-0 in OT/SO this season; marking the 2nd time the club has started a campaign with wins in their 1st 5 games that were decided after regulation (2005-06, finished 14-1-3) •CBJ rank 13th-T in the NHL on the power play at 20.0 percent (12-of-60), which would represent the 2nd-best PP pct. in club history (21.7 pct., 2014- 15) •CBJ rank 3rd in goals with 18 (COL-25, ANA-20) and 7th in the NHL in points (61) by defensemen •CBJ are in the middle of a stretch of 13-of-16 games played against Western Conference teams from 11/18-12/18 •CBJ rank 5th in the NHL in goals scored in the 3rd period (31) •CBJ, in partnership with WBNS-10TV, are holding a toy collection on 12/9 vs. ANA with the toys donated to The Salvation Army of Central Ohio’s Christmas Cheer program 2021-22 PLAYER QUICK HITS •CBJ have had 20 different players record goals this season, while 22-of-24 skaters have recorded at least 1 point •Domi has 2-4-6 in the last 8 GP •Gavrikov leads CBJ in +/- rating (+9), CBJ D-men in assists-T (11) and has 2-8-10 in his last 14 GP •Jenner scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on 12/2 at DAL and has 7-4-11 in his last 14 GP •Kuraly leads CBJ in hits (60) and has a hit in 21-of-23 games •Peeke (44) and Gavrikov (40) lead the club in blocked shots •Peeke, who notched his 1st career multi-point game (0-2-2) and played a career-high 23:16 on Sun. vs. SJS, has played 20+ minutes in 6 of last 7 games •Tarasov set the CBJ record for most saves in his NHL debut after stopping 34-of-37 shots on 12/2 at DAL •Voracek ranks 2nd in the NHL with 15 primary assists and 4th-T in PP assists (9) and 17th in assists overall (18) •Werenski became the 2nd blueliner in CBJ history (Jones, 223) to record 200 career points with his 1st of 2 assists on 11/18 at Vegas and ranks 3rd-T in the NHL in TOI/GP (26:10) CBJ 2021-22 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 8 (10/14 vs ARI)… GOALS AGAINST: 6 – 2x (MR: 11/30 at NSH)… PPG: 2 – 3x (MR: 11/27 at STL)… PPGA: 3 (10/23 vs CAR)… SHOTS: 46 (11/18 at ARI)… SHOTS AGAINST: 45 (10/19 at DET)… PIM: 22 (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 29 – 2x (MR: 11/6 vs COL)… FOW: 40 (11/20 at VGK)… BKS: 21 (11/3 at COL) CBJ 2021-22 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 2 – 9x, MR: Boqvist (12/5 vs SJS)… ASSISTS: 3, Bjorkstrand (10/21 vs NYI)… POINTS: 4, Bjorkstrand (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 9, Kuraly (10/16 vs SEA)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +4 – 2x, MR: Werenski, Domi (11/22 at BUF)… SOG: 10, Werenski (11/6 vs COL)… TOI: 33:03 – Werenski (10/31 at NJD)… SAVES: 41, Korpisalo (10/19 at DET, 43 shots
2021-22 Matchups vs. Winnipeg: First of Two 2020-21 Record vs. Winnipeg: 6-4-0 Next Game vs. Winnipeg: Thursday, March 31 vs. Winnipeg Toronto Season Record: 17-6-2 Toronto Road Record: 7-3-1 TV: TSN RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 3, 2021 Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an LTIR conditioning loan December 1, 2021 Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 3 at Minnesota 4 – SOL Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021 TOR Goals: Spezza (2), Matthews MIN Goals: Greenway, Zuccarello, Foligno, Kaprizov (SOW) TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 37/40, 9.25 SV% MIN Goaltender: Talbot, 39/40, .929 SV% TOR Power Play: 2-for-5 TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-5
NEXT GAME Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Opponent: vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve Games Lost to Injury: 25
ALL-TIME VS. WINNIPEG JETS: First Matchup between Clubs: October 27, 1999 (Toronto 4 vs. Atlanta 0) All-Time Record: 40-23-1-9 (73 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 19-12-1-4 (36 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 21-11-0-5 (37 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 24, 2021 (Toronto 4 at Winnipeg 1) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 6-4-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. WINNIPEG JETS: Games Played: Jason Spezza (60), John Tavares (38), Wayne Simmonds (34) Goals: Jason Spezza (16), John Tavares (12), Wayne Simmonds (8), Auston Matthews (8), Mitch Marner (8) Assists: Jason Spezza (39), John Tavares (25), Mitch Marner (13), Auston Matthews (13) Points: Jason Spezza (55), John Tavares (37), Mitch Marner (21), Auston Matthews (21)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 17/69 (24.6%) Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 9 – Matthews (5G, 4A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 59/69 (85.5%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Sunday games 3rd of 8 (1 home, 7 road) Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0 December games 3rd 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 BUFJ BRODIE 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 Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals 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 Three games away from 600 career NHL games played JOHN TAVARES Six games away from 900 career NHL games played.
JETS The Winnipeg Jets host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night in the third game of a four-game homestand. The Jets improved to 1-1-0 on the homestand with the 8-4 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Winnipeg wraps up the four-game set at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes. Things to Know Blake Wheeler is slated to play in his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, joining Paul Stastny as the two players on the Jets roster to reach the milestone. The Jets are in the midst of playing seven of nine games on home ice. Winnipeg is tied for third in the Central Division with a record of 11-8-4 and have won two of their past three games. Kyle Connor is seventh in the NHL with 14 goals this season and tied for ninth with 25 points. Last Game Dec. 3 vs. NJD – 8-4 W Jets Scorers: Scheifele (3, 4, 5), Ehlers (7, 8), Vesalainen (2), Morrissey (4), Lowry (3) Devils Scorers: Hughes (3), Hischier (3), Graves (3), Severson (2) Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck – 34 sv, 4 ga Devils Goaltenders: Jonathan Bernier – 26 sv, 6 ga; Mackenzie Blackwood 6 sv, 2 ga Jets PP: 1-for-4 Devils PP: 1-for-2 Recap: The Winnipeg Jets scored three consecutive goals to open the game and five unanswered goals to end the game in an 8-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Mark Scheifele tallied a hat trick, while Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Blake Wheeler tallied three assists. Current Injuries None Man Games Lost: 34 Recent Transactions Nov. 8 – Recalled F – Kristian Vesalainen from the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Nov. 8 – Reassigned G.- Mikhail Berdin to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Nov. 15 – Activated D – Dylan Samberg from injured reserve and reassigned him to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Upcoming Milestones Points Nathan Beaulieu – needs nine points to reach 100 in his NHL career Pierre-Luc Dubois – needs one point to reach 200 for his NHL career Assists Paul Stastny – needs three assists for 500 in his NHL career Games Played Blake Wheeler – needs one game played to reach 1,000 for his NHL career Riley Nash – needs seven games played to reach 600 for his NHL career Nathan Beaulieu – needs nine games played to reach 100 as a member of the Jets Mark Scheifele – needs eight games played to reach 600 for his NHL career The Jets set a season-high with eight goals in Friday’s win, surpassing the previous high of six. It matched the most goals scored in a game by an NHL team this season, joining the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs. The Jets had scored eight goals combined in their previous six games prior to Friday. Two-Faced November The Jets went an even 6-6-2 in November, but were 5-1-2 in their first eight games and 1-5-0 in their last six games. Winnipeg outscored their opponents 23-14 in the first eight games, while they were outscored 19-8 in the last six games. Kyle Connor led the Jets in November with 10 points and seven goals in 14 games, while Andrew Copp (1G, 7A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 3A) each had eight points. Dubois accounted for three of Winnipeg’s five power play goals in the month. Connor Hellebuyck was 4-4-2 during the month in goal for the Jets with a 2.00 goals-against average and .934 save percentage, while Eric Comrie went 2-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .907 SV%. Eastern Foes Sunday’s game is Winnipeg’s fifth against an Eastern Conference opponent, but first against an Atlantic Division squad. Friday’s win was Winnipeg’s first against an Eastern Conference team this season. The Jets play an Eastern Conference team just six times in their first 25 games of the season. PK Plugging Away Winnipeg is 13-for-16 (81.3%) on the penalty kill in its past five games. The Jets haven’t allowed a power play goal in five of their past 10 games. Winnipeg has gone consecutive games without allowing a power play goal against just twice this season. Home Comforts Winnipeg is 8-3-1 at home this season, which ranks tied for ninth in the NHL. Prior to Friday, Winnipeg had lost consecutive games in regulation at home for the first time this season. The Jets went 13-13-2 at home last season, but started the season 10-5-1. Winnipeg’s power play clicked at 22.5% at home last season, which was tied for 12th in the NHL, while their penalty kill was 13th at 81.9%. Winnipeg is 213-137-34 at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in five consecutive seasons. Extra Time Winnipeg is 2-4 in games that have gone to extra time this season, including 1-2 in overtime and 1-2 in shootouts. The Jets went 6-1 in games decided in overtime last season, which was tied for second in the NHL with a .857 winning percentage. Goal-Games Winnipeg is 4-3-4 in one-goal games this season. Monday’s game was the first time in their past five games for the Jets that the game was decided by one goal. Meanwhile, the Jets are 2-2 in games decided by two goals and 5-3 in games decided by three goals or more, which includes four of their past six wins. Goals By Period The Jets have scored 26 of their 67 goals in third periods this season. In fact, the Jets have gotten better throughout games with 17 first period goals and 23 second period goals.
Quick Starts Winnipeg is 7-2-2 when scoring first this season. The Jets scored first on Friday for the first time in five games. The Jets have scored 24 of their 67 goals this season in the first five minutes of a period, including three in the opening minute. Reaching 1,000 Jets captain Blake Wheeler is slated to play in his 1,000th game on Sunday against Toronto. He joins Paul Stastny as the only two players on the Jets roster that have reached the 1,000-game milestone. Wheeler will become the 26th active player (played in the NHL this season) to reach 1,000 games played. Wheeler made his NHL debut on Oct. 9/08 with the Boston Bruins in Colorado against the Avalanche. He had a goal in a 5-4 win. He holds the franchise record for points (707), assists (478), and power play assists (163). Multiple Multi-Point Outings The Jets had five players tally a multi-point game on Friday, which is a season high. Mark Scheifele netted Winnipeg’s first hat trick of the season, while Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals. It’s the first time this season the Jets had two players score multiple time in the same game. Pierre-Luc Dubois had his fifth multiple point game of the season with two assists, which matches his total of multi-point games from last season. Behaved Winnipeg is seventh in the NHL for fewest penalty minutes per game with an average of 7.7. The Jets have taken eight or less penalty minutes in 16 of their past 18 games, including four or less in seven games. Nate Schmidt is second among NHLers that haven’t taken a penalty this season with 21:29 of average ice time per game. Home Performers Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring at home with 12 points (8G, 4A) in 12 games. His eight goals also lead the team. Connor had a goal in four consecutive home games from Nov. 9-16. Nate Schmidt leads the Jets with nine assists at Canada Life Centre. Mark Scheifele has scored all five of his goals this season at home. Josh Morrissey, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Andrew Copp each have a team best plus-seven rating at home. As Expected The Jets have carried the share of expected goals in each of their past two games at 75.3% on Monday and 52.2% on Friday, according to Natural Stat Trick at five-on-five. The Jets has had more than 50% of the expected goals in 13 of their 23 games this season. Winnipeg has generated 24 high danger chances in their past two games after having a combined 17 high danger chances in their previous three games. Winnipeg had 23 high danger chances on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose, which is the most by a team in the NHL this season. On the Farm The Manitoba Moose have won three in a row after a 3-1 victory over the Belleville Senators on Saturday night. The Moose are 12-6-1 this season, which places them second in the Central Division. Cole Perfetti leads the Moose in scoring with 14 points (6G, 9A) in 15 games, while David Gustafsson (5G, 9A), Austin Poganski (4G, 10A), and Ville Heinola (2G, 12A) each have 14 points. Manitoba continues a three-game road trip on Sunday with their second tilt against Belleville. Jets vs. Maple Leafs Notes Life in the North The Jets went 4-4-2 against the Leafs last season in the all-Canadian North Division, including 1-3-1 in Winnipeg and 3-1-1 in Toronto. Winnipeg’s lone win at home against the Maple Leafs last season was in the last game of the regular season. Excluding shootouts, Winnipeg was outscored by a narrow 29-28 margin in the 10 games against Toronto, but only three of the games were decided by one goal. The Jets penalty kill allowed a goal in each of the first two meetings, but then went a perfect 23-for-23 in the last eight contests. Mark Scheifele led the Jets in scoring against Toronto last season with 11 points (3G, 8A) in 10 games, while Kyle Connor had 10 points (7G, 3A) in 10 games. Season’s Past Prior to last season, the Jets and Leafs had split their usual two-game season series in four of the past seven seasons. Winnipeg swept the two games during the 2013-14 and 2015-16 seasons, while the Leafs swept the Jets in 2018-19. Player Notes Mark Scheifele has 30 points (14G, 16A) in 24 career games against Toronto. Blake Wheeler is a perfect three-for-three in shootouts during his career against Toronto. Kyle Connor has 15 points (9G, 6A) in 16 career games against Toronto, including six points (5G, 1A) in his past four games. Two of Connor’s past four games against the Maple Leafs have been multi-goal games. Neal Pionk has 11 assists in 15 career games against Toronto. Pionk had a six-game assist streak against the Maple Leafs from Jan. 2/20-Mar. 13/21.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (17-6-2 – 36 Points) at MINNESOTA WILD (17-6-1 – 35 Points) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2021 1 2 3 OT SO FINAL TORONTO 0 3 0 0 0 (1-3) 3 MINNESOTA 1 2 0 0 1 (2-3) 4 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
Jason Spezza scored for Toronto at 12:47 of the second period. Spezza scored his second goal of the game on a Toronto power play opportunity at 17:51 of the second period. Spezza also recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Spezza posted his first multi-goal game of the season and his first three-point game of the season.
Auston Matthews scored on a power play opportunity at 19:10 of the second period. Matthews has scored in five-consecutive games (7G). Matthews also registered the primary assist on Spezza’s power play goal recording his 10th assist of the season. During Matthews’ five-game point streak, he has posted nine points (7G, 2A).
Nick Ritchie recorded the primary assist on Spezza’s first goal. Ritchie posted his sixth assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly registered the secondary assist on both of Spezza’s goals as well as Matthews’ goal. Rielly recorded his first three-point outing of the season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 6 (5) 20 (14) 11 (11) 5 (0) 42 (30) MINNESOTA 9 (9) 7 (3) 22 (15) 2 (0) 40 (27) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 16 (14) 28 (21) 15 (15) 6 (0) 65 (50) MINNESOTA 16 (16) 12 (7) 31 (22) 6 (0) 65 (45) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 7-3-1 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 12-11-0-2 in 25 games against the Minnesota Wild and 4-6-0-2 in 12 games played in Minnesota.
Toronto is 8-2-1 against the Western Conference this season and 3-0-1 against the Central Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 8 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 9 (Matthews, Nylander Faceoff Wins 17 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 74% (Tavares – 17 won, 6 lost) Hits 1 (Holl, Simmonds, Kaše, Kämpf) Blocked Shots 5 (Rielly) Takeaways 1 (Spezza, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares) TOI 26:55 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 4:59 (Rielly) Shorthanded TOI 4:34 (Muzzin) Shifts 30 (Rielly) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 66.67% (Ritchie – 8 for, 4 against, Simmonds – 10 for, 5 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 2-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 5-5-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 2-3-2 when trailing after one period and 2-0-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 11-3-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 4-2-1 in Saturday games and 2-2-1 in the first game of a back-to-back. OF NOTE…
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews recorded his sixth career five-game goal streak. Only two Maple Leafs players have recorded more: Babe Dye (8x) and Rick Vaive (7x).
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 25 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Nick Ritchie (8 for, 4 against) and Wayne Simmonds (10 for, 5 against) finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 66.67 percent. UPCOMING GAMES: Dec. 5 Leafs at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 8:00 pm ET Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 11 Leafs vs. Chicago Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 14 Leafs at Edmonton Rogers Place 9:00 pm ET Dec. 16 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 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 Q: On tonight’s game: Sheldon Keefe: “It’s a big point for us. Love that our guys didn’t go away in 3-0 and instead just dug in and wanted to make a game of it. We took over the game at the back half of that second period and that was enough to earn us a point.” Q: On adjusting with Marner out of the lineup: Sheldon Keefe: “Yeah, it was difficult. We knew that going in. I mean Mitch is an important player for us for obvious reasons. Not having him and having Kaše coming back and it being his first game it would be a tough ask for him to go up into that situation, we wanted to give him some familiarity. I knew going into the game, I had talked to Wayne Simmonds before the game that I was going to start him there but that I fully expected that I was going to move things all over the place and move Auston all over the place, give him different wingers at different times. I wanted Spezza to get time there, but I knew that if I did that, that I would lose a centre in doing so and I didn’t want to move Kerfoot out. I was trying to have as little disruption as possible. Once we got down, I really just kind of lost some of our guys, Joey Anderson didn’t get much here today just because I felt we were a few guys short when I was moving other people around and then penalties of course were another factor.” MORGAN RIELLY Q: On coming back from a 3-0 deficit and getting a point: Morgan Rielly: “Yeah, it’s a good thing obviously. We haven’t had to do that a lot lately, but I think it’s a good sign that we were able to come back, obviously you don’t want to put yourself in a hole. But I thought we did a good job of coming back, power plays were a big part of that. I mean we’ll take the point but moving forward we want to have better starts.” Q: On the team killing off a five-on-three: Morgan Rielly: “Yeah. Huge kill. Obviously I thought those guys did a great job, Holl and Muzzin on the back end. That’s just character, I think those are the kills that you like late in the game to see and obviously a big point in the game for us.” AUSTON MATTHEWS Q: On tonight’s game: Auston Matthews: “I think there’s a lot of good that we can take from it except being down by three. Just the resiliency of this group to continue to play and battle back. It would have been easy to just pack it in and hope for best, to live to fight another day, but we just continued to work and compete and got some big goals and got the point. Obviously we’re still leaving a little bit sour but I think we could be proud of the effort that we had.” Q: On adjusting with Marner out of the lineup: Auston Matthews: “He’s not a guy you can just replace but we have a lot of belief in our group. No matter who I play with, I have confidence in every single guy out there and obviously tonight we had lot of mixing and matching and that’s fine with me. We just go out there and compete no matter who’s on the ice and just try to create plays and create offensive zone time and look to attack so obviously, like I said, Mitch is a guy you just can’t replace but we got a lot of really good players in this locker room and a lot of believe here within our group so not matter who it is I know we have full confidence.” JASON SPEZZA Q: On tonight’s game: Jason Spezza: “Great character win for us. I thought they got some lucky breaks on their goals and it didn’t deter us. We got a lucky break on my first one and good power plays and a little back and forth. Penalty kill came up huge to get us that point, but two good hockey clubs settled by a shootout, pretty good game.” Q: On adjusting with Marner out of the lineup: Jason Spezza: “It’s not ideal but we’re pros and we go through this stuff all the time. Take Mitch out and it’s a huge cog to our team to be out of the lineup obviously. He’s not replaced by just plugging someone else in and expecting it to be replaced, but we’re pros and we’re used to this stuff happening.” JACK CAMPBELL Q: On adjusting with Marner out of the lineup: Jack Campbell: “Mitch is such a huge part of our team everybody knows that and anytime he’s in the lineup it’s huge but it’s also a huge opportunity for guys to step up and handle some adversity there, three kind of flukey goals and we battled back to force overtime and a shootout and just proud of the way those guys battled all night.” Q: On his performance during tonight’s game: Jack Campbell: “I felt really good. I felt like I was dialed in all night and just had a couple unfortunate bounces and that’s a part of hockey, 82 games in a year, you’re going to have some of those nights and just focus on the next shot and we were able to get a point but obviously I expect myself to make some of those saves in the shootout for sure.
The Golden Knights are first in the NHL with six short-handed goals and have three in their past two games entering Sunday’s matchup against the Calgary Flames.
The Kings head to Western Canada for back-to-back games against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday and Vancouver Canucks on Monday, looking to reverse trends that have seen them on the short end of a series of close games. 611 more words
2021-22 Matchups vs. Minnesota: First of Two 2020-21 Record vs. Minnesota: N/A Next Game vs. Minnesota: Thursday, February 24 vs. Minnesota Toronto Season Record: 17-6-1 Toronto Road Record: 7-3-0 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS December 3, 2021 Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an LTIR conditioning loan December 1, 2021 Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 8 vs. Colorado 3 Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 TOR Goals: Nylander, Spezza, Matthews (3), Dermott, Tavares, Engvall COL Goals: Girard, Kadri (2) TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/31, .903 SV% COL Goaltender: Johansson, 33/41, .805 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-2 TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-4
NEXT GAME Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021 Opponent: at Winnipeg Jets Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondrej Kaše Upper Body Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve Man Games Lost: 27
ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA WILD: First Matchup between Clubs: October 25, 2000 (Toronto 6 vs. Minnesota 1) All-Time Record: 12-11-0-1 (24 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 8-5-0-0 (13 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 4-6-0-1 (11 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 31, 2019 (Toronto 4 at Minnesota 1) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 4-6-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MINNESOTA WILD: Games Played: Kyle Clifford (34), Jason Spezza (31), Wayne Simmonds (29), TJ Brodie (29) Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jason Spezza (5) Assists: Wayne Simmonds (13), Jason Spezza (10), Morgan Rielly (10), TJ Brodie (10) Points: Wayne Simmonds (20), John Tavares (17), Jason Spezza (15) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (33), Wayne Simmonds (23), Morgan Rielly (16), TJ Brodie (16)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 15/64 (23.4%) Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 55/64 (85.9%) 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 7th of 22 (10 home, 12 road) Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0 December games 2nd 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, 2021 vs. VGK ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 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 Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals 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 Four games away from 600 career NHL games played JOHN TAVARES Seven games away from 900 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
GOALS 13 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 37 – Holl ASSISTS 15 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 27 – Marner POINTS 25 – Tavares (11G, 14A) HITS 60 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) TOI PER GAME 24:03 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:01 – Marner PIMs 19 – Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:33 – Muzzin SHOTS 93 – Matthews WINS 13 – Campbell FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.67 – Woll SHOT ATTEMPTS% 56.2% – Bunting SAVE PERCENTAGE .943 – Campbell
RECORD BY MONTH
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 1-0-0 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 2-0-0 0-2-1 2-0-0 5-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
WILD NOTES
UPCOMING GAMES (all times Central) 12/7 at EDM 8 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM 12/9 at SJ 9:30 p.m. – BSN, KOOL 107.9 FM 12/11 at LA 9:30 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM INJURIES Frederick Gaudreau (NHL COVID-19 protocol) – 2 Jared Spurgeon (lower body) – 6 2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 26 UPCOMING MILESTONES Kevin Fiala – 94 career goals Marcus Foligno – 95 career goals Jordan Greenway – 91 career points Mats Zuccarello – 298 career assists SERIES NOTES VS. MAPLE LEAFS All-Time Wild Record: 12-12-0 (7-4-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-8-0 at Toronto) 2019-20: The Wild fell in its first meeting against the Maple Leafs, 4-2, at Scotiabank Arena (10/15/19) and dropped its second meeting, 4-1, at Xcel Energy Center (12/31/19)…D Ryan Suter led the Wild with two points (1-1=2)…C Luke Kunin and RW Gerald Mayhew each scored a goal…G Devan Dubnyk went 0-2-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .887 SV% in two starts…RW Mitchell Marner (1-3=4) and D Morgan Rielly (0-4=4) led the Maple Leafs with four points each…C Auston Matthews (2-1=3) and C John Tavares (2-1=3) tallied three points apiece…G Frederik Andersen went 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a .946 SV% in two starts. WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 22 points (10-12=22) in 19 contests against Toronto…D Dmitry Kulikov owns 12 points (5- 7=12) in 28 games…D Alex Goligoski has 11 assists in 23 matches…LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 28 contests…C Nick Bjugstad has 10 points (6-4=10) in 21 games. WILD GOALIES: G Cam Talbot is 4-2-1 with a 2.80 GAA and a .905 SV% in eight games (seven starts) vs. the Maple Leafs…G Kaapo Kahkonen has not faced Toronto. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS: RW Wayne Simmonds leads the Maple Leafs with 20 points (7-13=20) in 29 career games against Minnesota…Tavares owns 17 points (8-9=17) in 17 matches…C Jason Spezza has 15 points (5-10=15) in 31 contests. MAPLE LEAFS GOALIES: G Michael Hutchinson is 4-5-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 SV% in 11 games (seven starts) vs. the Wild…G Petr Mrazek is 3-2-0 with a 2.38 GAA and a .917 SV% in five starts…D Jack Campbell is 0-2-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .915 SV% in two starts…G Joseph Woll has not faced Minnesota. CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson was selected by Toronto in the 1990 NHL Draft and skated in 233 games with the Maple Leafs (1994-99)…RW Joey Anderson hails from Roseville and played two seasons at University of Minnesota Duluth (2016-18)…D Justin Holl hails from Tonka Bay and skated in four seasons with the University of Minnesota (2010-14). FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 9-4-0 in its last 13 games against Toronto, including a seven-game win streak (11/13/13-12/7/16)…The Wild has scored one goal or less in eight of its 12 all-time losses to the Maple Leafs…In its 12 wins, Minnesota has outscored Toronto, 38-17, including a Wild shootout goal.
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
Minnesota is on a season-high six-game point streak (5-0-1) since Nov. 21 and is on a season-high five-game win streak since Nov. 24. The five-game win streak is tied for the second-longest active win streak in the NHL.
The Wild leads the Central Division with 16 wins and 33 points. The Wild also ranks T-1st in the Western Conference in wins and points.
Minnesota’s 33 points after 23 games is the team’s best start in franchise history.
The Wild ranks second in the NHL with 86 goals this season. Per NHL stats, the 86 goals are the most goals through the team’s first 23 games in a single season.
Minnesota has netted four-plus goals in 12 of its last 15 games and leads the NHL in goals since Nov. 2 (64).
The Wild ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 13 four-plus goal contests this season (FLA, 14).
Minnesota defensemen have totaled 67 points (16-51=67) this season. Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in assists and scoring and is T-3rd in goals by defensemen. Minnesota Wild: Media Notes HOME SWEET HOME
Minnesota concludes its five-game homestand Saturday – its second-longest homestand of the season.
The Wild is on season-best five-game home win streak, ranking T-4th for longest active home win streak in the League (DAL, 7).
Minnesota has outscored its opponents, 28-9, in its five-game home win streak. Per NHL Stats, the 28 goals are a franchise record for most goals in five straight home games.
Minnesota is 9-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center this season, ranking T-3rd in the NHL in home wins.
The Wild has scored four-plus goals in all nine of its wins, outscoring opponents, 48-23. Minnesota ranks second in the NHL with 51 home goals.
Minnesota has won three of its 11 home games this season in overtime – ranking T-1st in the NHL in home OT wins (Florida).
The Wild is 30-7-2 at Xcel Energy Center since the start of the 2020-21 season and ranks second in the NHL in home wins and home points (62) and third in point percentage (.795). A WHOLE LOT OF HART
Ryan Hartman tied his season-high three points Thursday (1-2=3) to extend his point streak to a career-high five games (4-4=8). The five-game point streak is also the longest by a Wild player this season.
He has tallied six goals in the last eight games and owns 19 points (11-8=19) in the last 17 games, ranking T-1st in the NHL in plus/minus rating (+17), third in EVP (18) and T-5th in goals since Oct. 28.
The winger leads the Wild in goals (T-8th in NHL), GWG (T-3rd in NHL), plus/minus rating (+22, first in NHL), and shots and is second in scoring.
He ranks third in the NHL with 12 even strength goals this season.
His four GWG tie his career high set in 76 games during the 2016-17 season.
The forward netted a goal in three straight games, Nov. 24-28, tying his career-best three-game goal streak for the second time.
The 27-year-old scored his first overtime goal in a Wild sweater Oct. 23 vs. ANA – his second career OT goal. KIRILL THE THRILL
Kirill Kaprizov collected three points (2-1=3) Thursday night to extend his point streak to a season-high four games (4-6=10). It marked his 20th career multi-point game, seventh this season.
The forward has 17 points (6-11=17) in the last eight games, leading the NHL in assists, scoring, plus/minus rating (+15) and EVP (16), ranks T-2nd in EVG (6) and T-4th in goals.
The Russian native leads the Wild in assists (T-8th in NHL), scoring (T-5th in NHL) and multi-point games, ranks T-2nd in goals and PPP (4) and third in shots this season.
He ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 24 even strength points.
He has recorded a career-best four points twice this season (11/18 &11/26) while tying his career highs in assists (3) and plus/minus rating (+4) in each of those contests.
The 24-year-old ranks fifth in franchise history in OT goals – three of his five career GWG goals have come in overtime. THE GOOSE IS LOOSE
Alex Goligoski tallied two assists Thursday vs. NJ for his 79th career multi-point game, fourth this season.
He owns 10 points (2-8=10) and a plus-13 rating in his last eight games. He ranks second in the NHL in plus/minus rating and third in scoring amongst NHL defensemen since Nov. 18.
He owns 13 points (2-11=13) in the last 15 games, ranking T-3rd amongst NHL defensemen in scoring since Nov. 6.
The blueliner collected a season-high three points (1-2=3) Nov. 18 vs. DAL, tied for his third-most points in a single game. He also registered a seasonhigh plus-4 rating.
The 36-year-old leads team defensemen in scoring this season. He ranks second on the team in assists and third in EVP (14). FLASHING THE GLOVE
Cam Talbot ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 12 wins this season.
He has stopped 98 of 103 shots faced for a 1.62 GAA and a .951 SV% in his last three starts.
The backstop reached 10 wins in his first 15 starts of a single season for the second time in his career (2013-14).
He recorded his fourth career assist vs. TB (11/28) and became the ninth Wild goaltender to tally an assist in team history.
The 34-year-old stopped a season-high 40-of-42 shots at NJ (11/24). He is 9-2-2 in his career when stopping 40-plus shots in a game.
The Caledonia, Ontario native, started the season 5-0-0 for the first time in his career. He became the second goaltender in franchise history to start a season 5-0-0 – Manny Fernandez won his first six starts in 2002-03. ZUCCY
Mats Zuccarello tallied an assist in his return to the lineup Thursday after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury.
The winger owns four points (2-2=4) in his last three games and eight points (3-5=8) in the last six contests.
He recorded three points (1-2=3) Nov. 18 vs. DAL, his third multi-point game of the season and 25th career three-plus point contest. He also tied his career high in plus/minus rating (+4).
He ranks second on the team in plus/minus rating, T-2nd in multi-point games, third in scoring, T-3rd in EVG (6) and fourth in assists.
The Norwegian has collected five of his 11 assists on the power play to lead the Wild in PPP. MOOSE TRACKINGS
Marcus Foligno saw his three-game point streak, including a two-game goal streak come to an end Thursday.
The winger sits one goal shy of reaching 10-plus goals for the third consecutive season – a first in his career.
He owns five points (4-1=5) in the last seven games and leads the Wild in hits, ranks second in PPG and PIM, T-2nd in goals and T-5th in scoring.
He set a career high in PPG Nov. 21 at TB, netting his third of the season.
The Buffalo native, netted the GWG at ANA (10/15) with eight seconds remaining in regulation.
Per NHL Stats, his goal at 19:52 of the third period marked the latest go-ahead goal in franchise history, besting the previous mark of 19:44 set by Jim Dowd on Jan. 21, 2004. Foligno also became the third player in NHL history to score a go-ahead goal in the final 10 seconds of regulation in his team’s season opener: Steve Yzerman (2003-04 with DET, 19:58) and Dustin Penner (2008-09 with EDM, 19:54
William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:31 of the first period posting his 10th goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the primary assist on Dermott’s goal registering his 13th assist of the season. Nylander has posted seven points through the last four games (3G, 4A).
Jason Spezza scored for Toronto at 7:57 of the first period. Spezza recorded his fifth goal of the season.
Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 14:24 of the first period, 0:44 of the third period and 8:41 of the third period. Matthews posted his fourth career NHL hat trick. Matthews has scored in four consecutive games.
Travis Dermott scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:44 of the second period. Dermott scored his first goal of the season.
John Tavares scored for Toronto at 16:28 of the second period. Tavares recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s goal as well as the secondary assist on Dermott’s goal. Tavares has posted nine points (3G, 6A) through the last four games.
Pierre Engvall scored for the Maple Leafs at 10:08 of the third period. Engvall recorded his 3rd goal of the season. Engvall has registered a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
Alex Kerfoot posted the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal and the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Kerfoot has recorded a multi-point outing in back-to-back games (1G, 3A).
Nick Ritchie registered the primary assist on Spezza’s goal. Ritchie posted his fifth assist of the season.
Wayne Simmonds registered the secondary assist on Spezza’s goal. Simmonds recorded his sixth assist of the season. Simmonds is currently on a three-game point streak (2G, 1A).
Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game as well as Matthews’ second goal of the game. Marner has registered four assists through the last three games.
Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first and second goals of the game as well as the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Bunting posted a single-game career-high three assists. Bunting is currently on a five-game point streak where he has recorded nine points (2G, 7A).
TJ Brodie registered the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Brodie posted his fifth assist of the season.
Jake Muzzin recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ third goal of the game. Muzzin registered his seventh assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly posted the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. Rielly recorded his 12th assist of the season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL COLORADO 11 (11) 12 (7) 8 (7) 31 (25) TORONTO 13 (12) 11 (10) 17 (15) 41 (37) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL COLORADO 18 (18) 24 (18) 18 (16) 60 (52) TORONTO 27 (22) 15 (12) 19 (17) 61 (51) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 10-3-1 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 33-40-9-3 in 85 games against the Colorado Avalanche and 19-22-4-1 in 46 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 8-2-0 against the Western Conference this season and 3-0-0 against the Central Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 8 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 12 (Matthews) Faceoff Wins 12 (Matthews) Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Nylander – 2 won, 0 lost) Hits 3 (Holl, Ritchie) Blocked Shots 4 (Muzzin) Takeaways 2 (Marner, Simmonds, Rielly) TOI 25:23 (Muzzin) Power Play TOI 2:20 (Matthews, Rielly) Shorthanded TOI 3:02 (Muzzin) Shifts 29 (Muzzin) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 62.16% (Rielly – 23 for, 14 against)
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 12-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 9-1-0 when leading after one period and 13-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 11-3-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 5-0-0 in Wednesday games. OF NOTE…
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 23 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Morgan Rielly finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.16 percent (23 for, 14 against). UPCOMING GAMES: Dec. 4 Leafs at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 7:00 pm ET Dec. 5 Leafs at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 8:00 pm ET Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 11 Leafs vs. Chicago Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 14 Leafs at Edmonton Rogers Place 9:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On the importance of a strong start coming off the western road trip: Sheldon Keefe: “I liked our start for sure. We thought we needed to start quickly in the game and obviously playing with the lead is important, always, but especially against this team so to build the lead that we did was great to see. I thought we moved the puck really well in that first period which gave us a chance to get after it and get a chance to attack the net so it was nice to get that lead to start quick.” JOHN TAVARES On tonight’s win: John Tavares: “They’re a great hockey team, they’ve got a lot of depth and tremendous amount of highend talent so just thought we had good preparation coming in, good mindset and liked the way we came out. We had good energy, especially coming off of the west coast trip. Sometimes that jet leg can linger around and especially since we had some good success coming in with the right attitude and re-focusing. I don’t think we loved our second period but I think a good sign that we withheld their push and got the lead back and then came out with a great effort in the third and increased it obviously with some great plays and some finishes throughout the lineup. Good team win and we’ll build on it and get ready for the back-to-back.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On the team having a good response after Colorado scoring twice in the second period: Auston Matthews: “I think that is something we’ve done really well this year. You know when momentum shifts to the other side and kind of gets rolling around in our end we just don’t panic. We just try to find our way back and get the momentum back on our side. It helps when our goaltender makes some big saves and guys just go out there and win their shift and get things going in their end.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s win: Jack Campbell: “Yeah they are a really good team over there. They are super good offensively, they’ve got a lot of great players. I just thought we came out and continued playing how we’ve been playing for a while now and just stuck to the game plan. We had everyone contributing and it was a great win.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Colorado: First of Two 2020-21 Record vs. Colorado: N/A Next Game vs. Colorado: Saturday, January 8 at Colorado Toronto Season Record: 16-6-1 Toronto Home Record: 9-3-1 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS November 29, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) November 29, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 5 at Anaheim 1 Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021 TOR Goals: Matthews, Bunting, Kerfoot, Nylander, Simmonds ANA Goals: Lindholm TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 39/40, .975 SV% ANA Goaltender: Gibson, 26/30, .867 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-1 TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1
NEXT GAME Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021 Opponent: at Minnesota Wild Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondrej Kaše Upper Body Petr Mrázek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve Man Games Lost: 43
ALL-TIME VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE: First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1979 (Toronto 2 at Quebec Nordiques 4) All-Time Record: 32-40-9-3 (84 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 18-22-4-1 (45 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 14-18-5-2 (39 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 17, 2015 (Toronto 5 vs. Colorado 1) Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-4-1
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE: Games Played: Jason Spezza (33), Kyle Clifford (30), Wayne Simmonds (28) Goals: Jason Spezza (6), Wayne Simmonds (6), Kyle Clifford (6) Assists: TJ Brodie (14), Jason Spezza (11), Wayne Simmonds (9) Points: Jason Spezza (17), Wayne Simmonds (15), TJ Brodie (14) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (57), Kyle Clifford (18), Jake Muzzin (16)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 15/62 (24.2%) Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 52/60 (86.7%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Wednesday games 5th of 12 (7 home, 5 road) Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0 December games 1st 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, 2021 vs. VGK ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 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 MICHAEL BUNTING One game away from 50 career NHL games played TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals 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 Five games away from 600 career NHL games played JOHN TAVARES Eight games away from 900 career NHL games played HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 10 – Tavares, Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 36 – Holl ASSISTS 13 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 25 – Marner POINTS 22 – Tavares (10G, 12A) HITS 57 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) TOI PER GAME 24:09 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:03 – Nylander, Marner PIMs 19 – Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:32 – Muzzin SHOTS 85 – Matthews WINS 12 – Campbell FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.64 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.5% – Sandin SAVE PERCENTAGE .946 – Campbell
RECORD BY MONTH OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 0-0-0 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 2-0-0 0-2-1 2-0-0 4-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
AVALANCHE NOTES
UPCOMING GAMES (times MT) Date Opponent Time TV Radio Wed, Dec. 1 at Toronto 5:30 p.m. Altitude 950 AM Thu, Dec. 2 at Montreal 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 Sat, Dec. 4 at Ottawa 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 Mon, Dec, 6 at Philadelphia 5 p.m. Altitude 92.5 Wed, Dec, 8 at NY Rangers 5 p.m. Altitude 2 92.5 LAST GAME (Colorado 6, Nashville 2) Mikko Rantanen had a hat trick and one assist to lead the Avalanche to a 6-2 victory over the Nashville Predators at Ball Arena … Valeri Nichushkin and Tyson Jost had the other goals for Colorado, and Cale Makar notched three assists … Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews added two helpers apiece and Jonas Johansson made 26 saves. SF: 35 SA: 28 PP: 2-4 PK: 2-2 NOTING LAST GAME • The Avalanche finished with their highest points percentage ever in a single November (.750, 7-2-1) … The previous mark was held by the 1995-96 and 1996-97 teams, who were both 8-2-3 for a .731 points percentage in November. • The Avalanche averaged 4.90 goals-a-game in November, the highest ever by an Avalanche team in a single month … The previous mark was 4.69 in November 1995 • Colorado’s last five home games featured goal totals of 7, 6, 7, 5, 6 for 31 goals … This is the fourth time in franchise history—and first time since relocating to Colorado—that the club has scored at least five goals in five consecutive home games. • The Avs are 7-1-0 in their last eight games and 9-2-1 in their last 12 after starting the year 2-4-0 in their first six. • Colorado has won five straight at home and is 6-0-1 in its last seven at Ball Arena … The Avs are 23-2-2 in their last 27 home games dating back to March 10, 2021 (27-3-2 including playoffs). • Rantanen tallied his third career hat trick (also Jan 4, 2020 at New Jersey and Feb. 7, 2017 vs Montreal). • Rantanen’s four points equaled a personal best for the 10th time. • Rantanen scored twice on the power play, both in the first period, the first Avalanche player to score two PPG in a single period since Dec. 31, 2017 (Gabriel Landeskog vs. NY Islanders). • Byram’s goal was his fourth of the season, which leads all rookie defenseman despite him playing only 12 games. • Makar saw his five-game goal streak end but did extend his point streak to six games, a new career high. • Makar finished with 14 points (7g/7a) in eight November games, the first NHL defenseman to average 1.75 points/game in a single month (min 8 GP) since Ray Bourque (1.80) in March 1994. • Kadri finished with a team-best 21 points (4g/17a) in 10 November games, becoming only the second player in Avalanche history to average two points-per-game in a single month (Joe Sakic, March 2000). TONIGHT’S GAME COLORADO @ TORONTO 7:42 p.m. ET / 5:42 p.m. MT Sportsnet, Altitude / 950 AM TV: Chris Cuthbert, Craig Simpson, Shawn McKenzie (Sportsnet). Marc Moser, Peter McNab (Altitude) / Radio: Conor McGahey The Avalanche begins a season-long, five-game road trip tonight in Toronto against the Maple Leafs … This is Colorado’s first visit to Toronto since Dec. 4, 2019 (3-1 Avs win) … This five-game trip will include stops in Montreal, Ottawa, Philadelphia and Manhattan … Tonight is the first half of a back-to-back for the Avs, who will play in Montreal tomorrow night. WHAT TO WATCH FOR • Tonight is the Avalanche’s 1,000th regular-season road game since relocating to Denver in 1995. • Cale Makar, the NHL’s Third Star in each of the last two weeks, has a career-long six-game point streak. • Devon Toews has a four-game assist/point streak, one shy of his career best (five, Feb. 14-23, 2019) • Nazem Kadri needs two goals to reach 200 for his NHL career. • Erik Johnson needs one goal to pass Rob Blake (62) for fourth among franchise defensemen. BACK-TO-BACK The Avalanche are playing their second consecutive back-to-back as they split games at Dallas (L, 1-3) and at home against Nashville (W, 6-2) last weekend … Colorado will play 11 back-to-back sets in 2021-22 … The Avalanche went a combined 16-1-3 in their back-to-back games last season, 9-1- 0 in the first contest and 7-0-3 in the second. Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes STAR STRUCK Cale Makar has been named the NHL’s Third Star in each of the last two weeks, Nov. 15-21 and again Nov. 22-28 … He becomes only the second Avalanche player to ever be named one of the weekly stars in consecutive weeks, joining Pavel Francouz in February 2020. NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER The Avalanche finished 7-2-1 (.750) in November, posting their highest points percentage ever in a single November … The previous mark was held by the 1995-96 and 1996-97 teams, who were both 8-2-3 (.731) in that month … Nazem Kadri led the team with 21 points (4g/17a) in 10 November games, becoming only the second player in Avalanche history to average two points-per-game in a single month (min 10 GP) … Joe Sakic had 26 points in 13 contests (2.00) in March 2000 … Kadri’s 21 points were a career high for a single month, besting his 18 in March of 2013 with Toronto … Cale Makar had seven goals and 14 points in eight November games, with his seven goals tying a franchise record for a defenseman in a single month and his 1.75 points-per-game average being the highest by an NHL defenseman in any month since Ray Bourque (1.80) in March 1994 with Boston. ALL HAIL CALE As of Tuesday, Cale Makar was leading all NHL defensemen in goals (9) and points-per-game (1.25) while ranking third in points (20-tied) … Makar has reached the 20-point mark faster than any blueliner in franchise history (18 team games) … Jeff Brown (1988-89) and Steve Duchesne (1992-93) both hit 20 in Quebec’s 19th contest … Seven of Makar’s nine goals came in November, tying the franchise record for goals by a defenseman in a single month … His 1.75 points-per-game average in November was the highest by an NHL defenseman in any month (min 8 GP) since Ray Bourque (1.80) in March 1994 with Boston … Makar scored in five straight games from Nov. 17-26, setting a new franchise record for the longest goal streak by a defenseman … He was only the second NHL blueliner over the last 10 years to score in five straight (Roman Josi, Dec 16-23, 2019). LONGEST GOAL STREAK BY COL/QUE DEFENSEMAN 5 – Cale Makar, Nov. 17-26 4 – Sandis Ozolinsh, Nov. 13-20, 1996 4 – Erik Johnson, Dec. 20-27, 2014 GOALS BY COL/QUE DEFENSEMAN, MONTH 7 – Cale Makar, Nov. 2021 7 – Cale Makar, Nov. 2019 7 – Rob Blake, Mar. 2003 7 – Ray Bourque, Mar. 2000 7 – Sandis Ozolinsh, Dec. 1999 THE KADRI MAN CAN Nazem Kadri leads the Avalanche with 27 points (7g/20a) in 18 games, tied for fourth in the NHL as of Tuesday … His 20 assists were tied for second in the league … Naz has points in 11 of his last 12 games (5g/17a), which included a 10-game point streak … Kadri’s 27 points this season are tied for the third-highest total through 18 team games in Avalanche history, behind only Mikko Rantanen (29 in 2018-19) and Peter Forsberg (28 in 1995-96). GETTING OFFENSIVE The Avs are averaging 4.00 goals-per-game, the only NHL team to average over four goals a game (as of Tuesday) … The Avalanche averaged 4.90 goals-a-game in November, the highest ever by an Avalanche team in a single month … The previous mark was 4.69 in November 1995 … The Avs scored 36 goals during their recent six-game win streak, equaling the most over a six-game stretch in Avalanche history (Dec. 3-13, 1995) … Colorado scored seven goals in consecutive games, Nov. 19-22, the first Avalanche team to ever accomplish that feat … The Avs are the only NHL team to score seven goals on three different occasions in 2021-22. D-LIGHTFUL Colorado’s defensemen have combined for 20 goals, the most of any team … The blueline’s 61 points were also leading all teams as of Tuesday. AN AVALANCHE OF WINS With a 5-2 victory over Anaheim on Nov 24, Jared Bednar became the winningest coach in Avalanche history with 194 regular season wins … He surpassed Bob Hartley, who won 193 contests …. Bednar, who agreed to a two-year contract extension on Nov. 19, owns a 195-155-40 (.551) career record in six seasons behind the bench, which includes a 173-99-36 (.620) mark and four straight playoff appearances since 2017-18 … Overall, Bednar’s 195 wins and 390 games trail only Michel Bergeron (265 wins, 634 games) in franchise annals … Hired on Aug. 25, 2016, Bednar is the fifthlongest tenured coach in the NHL behind Tampa Bay’s Jon Cooper (March 25, 2013), Winnipeg’s Paul Maurice (Jan. 12, 2014), Detroit’s Jeff Blashill (June 9, 2015) and Pittsburgh’s Mike Sullivan (Dec. 12, 2015). MOST COACHING WINS AVALANCHE HISTORY 195 – Jared Bednar 193 – Bob Hartley 135 – Marc Crawford 131 – Joel Quenneville MOST COACHING WINS FRANCHISE HISTORY 265 – Michel Bergeron 195 – Jared Bednar 193 – Bob Hartley 165 – Marc Crawford AVALANCHE & MAPLE LEAFS Tonight is Colorado’s first visit to Toronto since Dec. 4, 2019 (3-1 win) … The Avs have won four straight here at the Air Canada Centre and are 8-1-1 in their last 10 trips to Toronto. SERIES RECORD All-Time: 43-31-10 H: 20-14-5 A: 23-17-5 Since 1995-96: 20-15-3 H: 7-9-0 A: 13-6-3 SEASON SCHEDULE Dec. 1 @ TOR Jan. 8 vs. TOR CONNECTIONS Former Avs: Alexander Kerfoot (2017-19) Former Leafs: Nazem Kadri (2010-19, first round pick 2009) SHORT AND TO THE POINT The Avs have scored four shorthanded goals, tied for the most in the NHL as of Tuesday. TIP OF CAP Gabriel Landeskog is in his 11th NHL season and 10th as team captain … He is the second-longest serving captain in franchise history behind only Joe Sakic (17 seasons, 16 consecutive) … Only four players have been captain of their current teams longer Sidney Crosby (PIT) 15th season (since 2007-08) Jonathan Toews (CHI) 14th (2008-09) Alex Ovechkin (WSH) 13th (2009-10) Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) 12th (2010-11) Gabriel Landeskog (COL) 10th (2012-13) Claude Giroux (PHI) 10th (2012-13) THIS DAY IN AVALANCHE HISTORY Dec. 1, 2000 — Patrick Roy made 40 saves to lift the Avs to a 4-2 victory over the Stars in Denver CURRENT INJURIES – Man Games Lost: 92 Compher (upper body) Francouz (lower body) MacKinnon (lower body) Matteau (lower body) Murray (lower body
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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (16-6-1 – 33 Points) at ANAHEIM DUCKS (11-8-3 – 25 Points) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2021 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 0 2 3 5 ANAHEIM 0 0 1 1
ON THE SCORESHEET
Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 7:48 of the second period. Matthews recorded his 10th goal of the season. Matthews has scored in three consecutive games (3G).
Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:03 of the second period. Bunting registered his sixth goal of the season. Bunting also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal, marking his second multi-point game of the season. Bunting has recorded six points (2G, 4A) through the last four games.
Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 0:13 of the third period. Kerfoot recorded his fourth goal of the season. Kerfoot also registered the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kerfoot posted his 10th assist of the season and his fourth multi-point game of the season.
William Nylander scored on Anaheim’s empty net at 16:53 of the third period. Nylander recorded his ninth goal of the season. Nylander also registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Nylander posted his 12th assist of the season and his sixth multi-point game of the season. Nylander has registered five points (2G, 3A) through the last three games.
Wayne Simmonds scored for Toronto at 17:08 of the third period. Simmonds has scored in back-to-back games (2G).
TJ Brodie posted the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Brodie recorded his fourth assist of the season.
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Marner recorded his 13th assist of the season. Marner has posted an assist in back-to-back games (2A).
Jake Muzzin posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal. Muzzin registered his sixth assist of the season.
John Tavares registered the secondary assist on both Kerfoot’s goal and Nylander’s goal. Tavares has recorded 12 assists this season and has posted five points through the last three games (1G, 4A).
Pierre Engvall posted the primary assist on Simmonds’ goal. Engvall recorded his fifth assist of the season.
Jack Campbell stopped 38 of 39 shots he faced in tonight’s victory. Campbell is currently tied for first in the league with 12 wins this season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 10 (10) 10 (10) 11 (8) 31 (28) ANAHEIM 14 (14) 6 (5) 19 (16) 39 (35) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 14 (14) 18 (18) 21 (17) 53 (49) ANAHEIM 20 (20) 14 (13) 24 (20) 58 (53) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 7-3-0 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 29-12-5-1 in 47 games against the Anaheim Ducks and 12-9-1-0 in 22 games played in Anaheim.
Toronto is 7-2-0 against the Western Conference this season and 5-2-0 against the Pacific Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 5 (Rielly) Shot Attempts 7 (Tavares) Faceoff Wins 7 (Matthews) Faceoff Win Percentage 58% (Matthews – 7 won, 5 lost) Hits 4 (Clifford) Blocked Shots 2 (Holl, Muzzin, Dermott) Takeaways 4 (Matthews) TOI 22:17 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 1:23 (Matthews, Rielly) Shorthanded TOI 1:30 (Kämpf) Shifts 24 (Rielly, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 68.97% (Marner – 20 for, 9 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 11-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 6-2-0 when tied after one period and 12-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 6-3-0 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 2-0-0 in Sunday games. OF NOTE…
Per NHL PR, with the Maple Leafs earning their 12th win of the month, the club ties the NHL record for most wins in a single November (also CHI: 12-2-1 in 2013-14, BOS: 12-0-1 in 2011-12, VAN: 12- 1-0 in 2002-03, PHI: 12-2-0 in 1985-86, NYI: 12-1-2 in 1980-81, MTL: 12-2-1 in 1975-76 & BUF: 12-1- 3 in 1974-75).
Per NHL PR, with Toronto earning their seventh consecutive road win, the club ties the franchise record for longest road winning streak (7 GP in 2002-03, 1960-61 & 1940-41).
Jason Spezza appeared in his 1200th career NHL game. Per NHL PR, he is the seventh active player to reach the milestone.
Kyle Clifford made his season debut with the Maple Leafs.
Per NHL PR, Auston Matthews scored his 37th career game-opening goal. He surpassed Phil Kessel and Busher Jackson (both w/ 36) and moved into a tie for 10th place on the franchise’s all-time list with Sid Smith.
Morgan Rielly recorded five shots during tonight’s game, tying his single-game season-high.
Rasmus Sandin was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Mitch Marner finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 68.97 percent (20 for, 9 against). UPCOMING GAMES: Dec. 1 Leafs vs. Colorado Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET Dec. 4 Leafs at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 7:00 pm ET Dec. 5 Leafs at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 8:00 pm ET Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Dec. 11 Leafs vs. Chicago 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 what he saw from the group today that allowed the team to finish this road trip strong: Sheldon Keefe: “I thought we regrouped after the first period. I thought Anaheim was definitely the better team in that first period. We were able to regroup and find our game in the second. They really in the first period made it hard for us to get to the neutral zone, harder to sustain that in a second period setting and that allowed us to really get our legs going. So that was a good period for us obviously, we got a lead again. Jack Campbell was great all the way throughout. We gave up certainly a lot more volume than we would have liked but I thought we defended pretty well tonight and kept things to the perimeter and limited rebound opportunities and such. Just a good team effort all the way through. Great road trip for us, this is a challenging game here to get through at the end of a long road trip, but the guys dug in and got a win and let us go home with a nice clean trip here. Really proud of the group. AUSTON MATTHEWS On the teams recent run of success: Auston Matthews: “It feels great. We’re rolling. It seems like we’re just getting consistent play out of all four lines. Our goaltending has been amazing, whether it’s Woller, obviously Soup has been unbelievable for us all year. I can’t say enough good things about him. I think just all throughout our lineup we’re getting what we need from everybody and it’s been a full team effort every single night.” On whether it’s a mindset or the way it worked out that his three goals this road trip were scored from close to the net: Auston Matthews: “I think a little bit of both. I like to think I can score from different areas. Just try to get to the net. Obviously, that’s usually where goals are scored a big percentage of the time. A lot of times when it’s not going in from outside you just have to get to the net. I was fortunate to get a couple good bounces, a couple good tips and be able to cash in on some plays.” MICHAEL BUNTING On the teams recent run of success: Michael Bunting: “It’s fun to be apart of obviously when you’re winning hockey games. The mood in the room is upbeat everyone is happy so it’s really fun to be a part of. It was a great road trip for us, and we have to head home and face a good team in Colorado so enjoy tonight and look forward to that game on Wednesday.” On the team’s confidence level: Michael Bunting: “I think the confidence level is good. Everyone is contributing now. Guys are getting on the scoresheet and guys are playing their game and it showed tonight and it showed all road trip so I think everyone is having fun.” JACK CAMPBELL On the teams recent run of success: Jack Campbell: “Yeah the boys are having a blast out there, we’re working hard and executing the game plan. We’re just enjoying it and trying to get better.” On what impresses him about the team in front of him: Jack Campbell: “They’re just going above and beyond. Everyone is doing what the game plan is and sacrificing their bodies and just committing to their rolls and playing super hard for 60 plus minutes, if it takes more, they keep it going. Just really proud of the effort out there.” ALEXANDER KERFOOT On the teams recent run of success: Alexander Kerfoot: “Yeah, it’s a lot of fun, I mean anytime you’re winning in good stretches like this it’s a lot of fun. There’s lots of energy coming to the rink everyday and we’re playing good hockey so we’ve just got to keep it up. We’ve talked all year about consistent and it’s a long haul the 82-game season so trying to not get to high but also enjoying the good run we’re on right now. On if anything feels different to last year’s regular season success: Alexander Kerfoot: “I don’t know. Anytime you’re winning games it feels good and I think during the regular season last year we had good stretches and were playing really good hockey then as well so it’s tough to say. Defensively we’ve been really solid all year long this year and that has kind of allowed us to be in most games and obviously Soupy has been unbelievable so it doesn’t really feel a ton different I don’t think. I think we were playing good hockey last season as well but it’s good to keep the momentum going.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Anaheim: First of Two 2020-21 Record vs. Anaheim: N/A Next Game vs. Anaheim: Wednesday, January 26 vs. Anaheim Toronto Season Record: 15-6-1 Toronto Road Record: 6-3-0 TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS November 23, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned the Toronto Marlies (AHL) November 23, 2021 Forward Kyle Clifford has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) Score: Toronto 4 at San Jose 1
LAST GAME Date: Friday, November 26, 2021 TOR Goals: Nylander, Simmonds, Matthews, Tavares SJS Goals: Bonino TOR Goaltender: Woll, 34/35, .971 SV% SJS Goaltender: Reimer, 13/17, .765 SV%, Hill 16/16, 1.000 SV% TOR Power Play: 1-for-2 TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
NEXT GAME Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Opponent: vs. Colorado Avalanche Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondrej Kaše Upper Body Petr Mrázek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve Man Games Lost: 40 ALL-TIME VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1993 (Toronto 4 at Anaheim 3) All-Time Record: 28-12-5-1 (46 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 17-3-4-1 (25 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 11-9-1-0 (21 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 16, 2018 (Toronto 2 at Anaheim 1 – OTW) Record in Last Five Games: 4-1-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 7-3-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (53), TJ Brodie (34), Wayne Simmonds (33) Goals: Wayne Simmonds (11), John Tavares (10), Kyle Clifford (6) Assists: TJ Brodie (13), Jake Muzzin (12), Jason Spezza (11) Points: John Tavares (20), Wayne Simmonds (17), TJ Brodie (16) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (95), Wayne Simmonds (55), Jake Muzzin (12)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 15/61 (24.6%) Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 51/59 (86.4%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Sunday games 2nd of 8 (1 home, 7 road) Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0 November games 14th of 14 (8 home, 6 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, 2021 vs. VGK ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS AUSTON MATTHEWS Recorded his 200th career NHL goal on 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 on Oct. 27 at CHI KIRILL SEMYONOV Made his NHL debut, Nov. 10 at PHI WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game on Oct. 16 vs. OTT JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs on 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 MICHAEL BUNTING Two games away from 50 career NHL games played TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals 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 JASON SPEZZA One game away from 1,200 career NHL games played.
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 10 – Tavares BLOCKED SHOTS 34 – Holl ASSISTS 12 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 25 – Marner POINTS 20 – Tavares (10G, 10A) HITS 54 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) TOI PER GAME 24:14 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:08 – Nylander, Marner PIMs 19 – Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:37 – Muzzin SHOTS 82 – Matthews WINS 11 – Campbell FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.67 – Woll SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.4% – Sandin SAVE PERCENTAGE .943 – Campbell
DUCKS
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME NOV. 26, 2021 – ANAHEIM 4 vs. OTTAWA 0 The Ducks earned a 4-0 shutout win over the Ottawa Senators Friday afternoon at Honda Center…Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots, his first shutout of the season and second straight win…Troy Terry scored his team-leading 13th goal (PPG), marking 13 goals his last 17 games (13-6=19)…he is the fourth player (11th occasion) in Ducks history and first in 10 years to score 13 goals in a 17-game span, joining Corey Perry (twice; last: 19-11=30 in 16 games Mar. 9, 2011-Apr. 9, 2011), Teemu Selanne (six times) and Paul Kariya (twice)…Terry is the fifth player in the NHL to score 13 goals in 17 games since the start of 2020-21, joining Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews, Andrew Mangiapane and Chris Kreider…Trevor Zegras recorded two assists (0-2=2) to push his point streak to a season-high three games (0-4=4)…Rickard Rakell scored his sixth goal and added an assist for his second multipoint game, pushing his point streak to three games (2-2=4)…Derek Grant netted his first goal of the season and Isac Lundestrom scored his fourth goal…Sonny Milano earned a point (assist) for the third straight game (2-4=4)…Jakob Silfverberg also earned an assist. PP: 1-3 PK: 4-4 SF: 33 SA: 34 TOI: Cam Fowler (23:43) Three Stars: 1. Stolarz 2. Milano 3. Drysdale RECENT TRANSACTIONS Nov. 19 – Assigned C Bo Groulx to San Diego (AHL) Nov. 20 – Assigned C Mason McTavish to Peterborough (OHL) Nov. 21 – Recalled C Bo Groulx and RW Vinni Lettieri from San Diego (AHL) Nov. 27 – Reassigned C Bo Groulx and RW Vinni Lettieri to San Diego (AHL) ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES Man Games Lost: 56 ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks conclude a two-game homestand tonight vs. the Ottawa Senators at Honda Center (5 p.m. PT, Bally Sports SoCal, AM 830)
…Anaheim enters tonight with wins in nine of their past 12 games (9-3-0), standings points in 11 of the last 14 games (9-3-2, 20 pts.) and 12 of the last 16 (9-4-3)
…Anaheim is 7-1-1 its last nine home games dating to Oct. 31, outscoring opponents 31-13…Anaheim has only allowed 20 goals in 12 games at home this season, posting the top goals against per game in the NHL on home ice (1.67 per game) and the fewest goals against in club history through 12 home games (previously 21 through 12 games in 2013-14)…Anaheim ranks second among NHL clubs in PP goals (18), third in overall PP% (28.1) and sixth in PK% (86.7)…Anaheim has killed 29 of the last 41 power plays (93.5%, spanning 12 games) and 37 of 41 penalties the last 15 games (90.2%)
…the Ducks continue their 13-game November schedule, with an 8-3-0 mark in addition to a 151-124-65 record in the month all-time…Anaheim leads the NHL with the top penalty kill and fewest PPGA (92.9%, 26-of-28), and rank second in wins (8) and goals against per game (1.91, 21 goals against) in November
…following tonight’s game, Anaheim will visit Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Staples Center (7:30 p.m. PT). MR. 1000: Ryan Getzlaf became the 92nd player all-time to record 1,000 points (280-720=1000) with a primary assist Nov. 16 vs. WSH…he is the 39th player (seventh active) in NHL history to record his first 1,000 points all with the same club and the 45th player all-time to record 1,000 points with a single franchise
…of the 29 retired players to record their first 1,000 points with a single franchise, 26 have been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame (an additional 10 players, including Getzlaf, are not yet eligible)…Getzlaf passed Teemu Selanne for Anaheim’s all-time points record with an assist on the GWG Oct. 31 vs. MTL, marking his 989th career point with the Ducks (279-710=989)…Getzlaf now leads the Ducks in all-time assists (721), PPA (250) and GP (1,122)
…among players selected in the 2003 Draft, Getzlaf, leads in points per game (.89), assists, PPP (335), PPA and OT points (36), ranks second in points, seventh in games played and ninth in goals (280).
DUCKS-MAPLE LEAFS: Anaheim and Toronto open a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center…the Ducks have posted a 13-25-8 record in 46 games against the Maple Leafs, including 9-10-2 in Orange County…Adam Henrique (7-10=17) leads the Ducks in career scoring vs. the Maple Leafs, while Ryan Getzlaf has 2-5=7 points his last seven games and 2-9=11 points in his last 12 games vs. Toronto dating to Mar. 10, 2014…in addition, Rickard Rakell has five goals and six points in his last seven contests vs. the Maple Leafs…these two teams will wrap up the season series Jan. 26 in Toronto (4 p.m. PT).
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXEPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED Max Jones Torn pectoralis major 4-6 months 18 Max Comtois Hand 6 weeks 6 TERRYING IT UP: Troy Terry recorded points in a career-best 16 straight games Oct. 18-Nov. 18 (12-10=22), the second-longest point streak in the NHL this season (Connor McDavid, 17 GP))…over the last 10-plus NHL seasons (since 2011), Terry, Jack Eichel (17 games in 2019-20) and McDavid (17 games in 2021-22) are the only three players under 25 years old to have point streaks of 16-or-more games…Terry (24 years, 69 days) is the youngest Duck in club history to record a point streak of at least 15 games…his point streak was the third longest in Ducks history and the longest since Corey Perry’s club record 19 straight games Oct. 21-Dec. 1, 2009 (10-16=26)…only two players in Ducks history recorded longer point streaks: Perry (19 GP in 2009-10) and Teemu Selanne (17 GP in 1998-99). Terry reached 20 points in his 15th game this season (assist Nov. 14 vs. VAN), the second fastest Ducks to that mark…only Teemu Selanne recorded 20 points as a Duck in fewer games (13 GP in 1995-96)…Terry ranks tied for sixth in goals (13) and points (13-10=23) among NHL leaders…he has 13 goals his last 17 games (13-6=19, +8) and 10 goals his last 13 (10-5=15)…below are the only point streaks in Ducks history of 16-plus games: BETWEEN THE PIPES: John Gibson ranks tied for eighth among NHL goaltenders in wins (9), and is fourth and saves (473) and sixth in minutes (974:05)…Gibson posted a career-high seven straight wins Oct. 31-Nov. 16, surpassing his prior best of six set Feb. 15-Mar. 6, 2018…during the seven games, he posted one shutout, a 1.69 GAA and .942 SV%…his win streak ranks as the second-longest in the NHL this season (CAR’s F. Anderson, eight games)…Gibson is currently 7-3-0 his last 10 starts, posting a 2.19 GAA and .929 SV%, while allowing two or fewer goals in seven of the 10…he has also helped Anaheim earn points in eight of his last 11 starts (7-3-1), with one shutout, a 2.33 GAA and .926 SV%….he was named the NHL’s Third Star for the week ending Nov. 7 after stopping 62-of-63 shots faced, going 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 GAA and .984 SV%…Anthony Stolarz stopped all 34 shots Nov. 26 vs. OTT in his first shutout of the season…he has back-to-back wins stopping 62-of-63 shots with a 0.50 GAA and .984 SV%…the two goals have combined for the second fewest goals against (21) and ranks second in GAA (1.91) in November among NHL clubs. BY THE NUMBERS: Ryan Getzlaf ranks tied for fifth among NHL leaders in assists (18) and tied for seventh in primary assists (11)…he had assists in five straight Nov. 9-18 (0-8=8), the only player in the NHL this season with multiple five-game assist streaks (also Oct. 28-Nov. 5; 1-6=7)…Getzlaf also has 0-8=8 assists his last eight games and 17 assists his last 18 games (1-17=18)…Trevor Zegras has 4-5=9 points his last six games, including three multi-point efforts in that span…Zegras ranks tied for second in scoring (6-8=14) and tied for third in goals and assists among NHL rookies…he also has 6-7=13 points his last 13 games…Kevin Shattenkirk is tied for sixth in goals (4) and tied 12th in scoring (4-10=14) among NHL blueliners…Cam Fowler had a career-tying five-game point streak Nov. 7-16 (1-4=5), matching his personal best set three prior times (last: Feb. 22-Mar. 3,2021; 1-6=7)…he now has 1-7=8 points his last 12 games…Adam Henrique recorded points in four straight games Nov. 11-18 (1-3=4, +6) and has 5-6=11 points his last 13… Jamie Drysdale has points 1-2=3 points his last three games, including his second career two-assist game Nov. 24 @ COL (0-2=2)…Sonny Milano has 4-5=9 points his last 10 games has 11 points his last 13 contests (4-7=11)…Rickard Rakell has a three-game point streak since his return to the lineup Nov. 22 (2-2=4) and 4-2=6 points his last six games. POINTING IT OUT: Anaheim had standings points in 10 straight games from Oct. 28-Nov. 16 (8-0-2), the longest point streak by the Ducks since Mar. 12-Apr. 9, 2016-17 (11-0-3)…the point streak marked only the seventh time in club history of points in 10-or-more consecutive games…the Ducks won eight straight games Oct. 31-Nov 16, the second-longest win streak in the NHL this season and the club’s longest win streak since Feb. 13-Mar. 5, 2016 (11-0-0)…Anaheim’s win streak tied the third-longest streak in club history (8-0-0, Dec. 31, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014), with only two longer streaks in club history: 11-0-0 in 2015-16 and 10-0-0 in 2013-14…during the win streak, Anaheim outscored opponents 33-14 (4.1 goals per game)…Ducks goaltenders John Gibson and Anthony Stolarz combined to post a league-best 1.63 GAA &.945 SV% during the eight games. MILESTONES WITHIN REACH: John Gibson – 5 wins to tying Jonas Hiller (162) for third among franchise goaltenders in wins Jakob Silfverberg – 2 points to 300 points as a Duck
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