TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (1-0) vs. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (0-1) MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TAMPA BAY 0 0 – 0 TORONTO 1 3 1 5
SCORING NOTES
Jake Muzzin scored for Toronto at 18:19 of the first period. Muzzin scored his first goal of the playoffs and 10th goal of his NHL playoff career.
Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 6:18 of the second period. He scored his second goal of the game at 8:16 of the third period. Matthews recorded the second multi-goal game of his NHL postseason career. Matthews has scored 15 career playoff goals. Matthews also recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews recorded his first assist of the playoffs and 12th assist of his NHL playoff career. With a three-point game, Matthews tied a single-game NHL playoff career-high which he has recorded on one other occasion during the Stanley Cup Playoffs (May 22, 2021 vs. MTL).
David Kämpf scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs at 9:27 of the second period. Kämpf posted his first goal of the playoffs and second goal of his NHL playoff career. Kämpf’s first NHL career playoff goal was also scored shorthanded. Per NHL Stats, Kämpf became the eighth player to have each of his first two career playoff goals come shorthanded (since 1933-34).
Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 16:39 of the second period. Marner recorded his first goal of the playoffs and sixth goal of his NHL playoff career. Marner also registered the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal and the primary assist on Kämpf’s shorthanded goal. Marner has recorded 22 career playoff assists. With a three-point game, Marner tied his single-game NHL playoff career-high which he has marked on one other occasion (Aug. 7, 2020 at CBJ).
Ondřej Kaše recorded the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal and the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Kaše recorded the second multi-assist game of his NHL playoff career.
Ilya Mikheyev registered the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Mikheyev recorded his first assist of the playoffs and the first point of his NHL playoff career.
John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Tavares posted his first assist of the playoffs and 16th assist of his NHL playoff career.
Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Rielly recorded his first assist of the playoffs and 16th assist of his NHL playoff career. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 24 of 24 shots in tonight’s win. Campbell recorded the second shutout of his NHL playoff career, with his first dating back to May 25, 2021 at MTL. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs went 1-for-6 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
Pierre Engvall was on the ice for a team-high 13 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 72.22 percent (13 for, 5 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TAMPA BAY 5 (2) 11 (6) 7 (6) 23 (14) TORONTO 8 (6) 11 (6) 12 (6) 31 (18) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TAMPA BAY 12 (9) 24 (13) 17 (15) 53 (36) TORONTO 16 (10) 19 (11) 18 (9) 53 (30) MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 6 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 6 (Matthews, Engvall, Nylander) Face-off Wins 13 (Tavares) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 6 (Muzzin) Blocked Shots 5 (Rielly, Giordano) Takeaways 3 (Matthews) TOI 22:47 (Brodie) Power Play TOI 9:24 (Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 7:23 (Kämpf) Shifts 31 (Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 72.22% (Engvall – 13 for, 5 against) UPCOMING GAMES: Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 pm, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay Friday, May 6, 7:30 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay Sunday, May 8, 7:00 pm, Toronto at Tampa Bay Tuesday, May 10, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay* Thursday, May 12, TBD, Toronto at Tampa Bay* Saturday, May 14, TBD, Toronto vs. Tampa Bay* *if necessary
POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game and the team’s successful penalty kill: “…We had a lot of guys that were really good today, our team played really well. Our crowd was unbelievable tonight. I thought the crowd was the first star of the game, despite having a lot of guys that were good. I thought that they carried us through that five-minute kill. Our players played hard, they got life and we had some chances and the way that our crowd responded and then didn’t let up for the rest of the game from there. I always get asked questions down the stretch of the regular season about how important home ice was and I felt that it would be important, but I didn’t feel like it would be that important. It’s my first playoff game coaching the Leafs with a full building here and I certainly felt, and talking to some others who have been in the building and that have been through this, our crowd, you can feel the love for this team and the excitement for this team and I thought they were outstanding tonight and our team just didn’t look back.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s game: “I thought we played fast. I thought we played through the contact, we played through a long five-minute penalty kill there. Our penalty kill was huge tonight, I think that brought us a lot of momentum. Soupy was incredible and we were able to capitalize on some chances so I thought it was a really good effort by us. A lot of really good things that we did tonight but it’s a series. It’s going to be a long series, it’s a really good team on the other end and they’re going to be ready next game. Have to watch this one, learn from it, obviously a really great win but we have to move on to the next one.” MITCH MARNER On tonight’s game: “Happy with the way we just performed. Didn’t let anything really bother us. Two big penalty kills right off the start but just from there I think the whole group settled in nicely. Felt like there wasn’t a whole lot going on five-on-five to be honest but other than that we played our game, we played with speed, we played with quickness and we got around the net.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s win, earning a shutout: “I’m just really proud of the effort in front of me. Starting off the game with a couple huge kills and boys just played so hard. Obviously, they’re an amazing team over there, they aren’t going to be thrilled about the game one. But that’s what it is, it’s game one of the series and we really like the way we played but we have to refocus here.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (52-21-7 – 111 Points) at WASHINGTON CAPITALS (44-23-12 – 100 Points) SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 2022 1 2 3 OT SO FINAL TORONTO 1 0 2 0 1 (2 – 7) 4 WASHINGTON 1 0 2 0 0 (1 – 7) 3
SCORING NOTES
Ilya Lyubushkin scored for Toronto at 12:32 of the first period. Lyubushkin recorded his second goal of the season.
Ilya Mikheyev scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:36 of the third period. Mikheyev recorded his 20th goal of the season. Mikheyev has scored in three of his last four games (3G). Mikheyev also posted the primary assist on Spezza’s goal. Mikheyev recorded his 11th assist of the season.
Jason Spezza scored for Toronto at 19:02 of the third period. Spezza recorded his 12th goal of the season. Spezza is currently on a three-game point streak where he has posted three points (2G, 1A).
Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal. Marner registered his 62nd assist of the second. Marner has posted a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal and the secondary assist on Spezza’s goal. Matthews has recorded 46 assists of the season.
Carl Dahlström recorded the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Dahlström posted his second assist of the season.
Pierre Engvall registered the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Engvall posted his 19th assist of the season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Erik Källgren stopped 34 of 37 shots in tonight’s shootout win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
With his third period goal tonight, Jason Spezza posted his 500th career NHL point on the road (189G, 311A). Spezza has skated in 634 career road games.
With his second goal of the season recorded during tonight’s game, Ilya Lyubushkin set a new career-high in goals.
Mark Giordano recorded a single-game season-high seven hits during tonight’s win.
At 10:01 of the second period, a video review was initiated by Washington to determine whether or not Jason Spezza’s goal was offside. Video review determined the play was offside and the call on the ice was overturned. Result: No Goal Toronto. Explanation: Video review determined that Toronto’s Nicholas Abruzzese preceded the puck into the offensive zone and was in an off-side position prior to Jason Spezza’s goal. According to Rule 38.9, “The standard for overturning the call in the event of a “GOAL” call on the ice is that the NHL Situation Room, after reviewing any and all available replays and consulting with the On-Ice Official(s), determines that one or more Players on the attacking team preceded the puck into the attacking zone prior to the goal being scored and that, as a result, the play should have been stopped for an “Off-Side” infraction; where this standard is met, the goal will be disallowed.”
At 19:00 of the second period, a video review was initiated by Toronto to determine whether or not there was a Missed Game Stoppage Event – Hand Pass on the play that led to T.J. Oshie’s goal. Video review determined that there was a hand pass on the play and the original call was overturned. Result: No Goal Washington. Explanation: The Situation Room determined that John Carlson directed the puck to Nicklas Backstrom with a hand pass at 1:12 of the second period (18:48 elapsed time) – 12 seconds prior to T.J. Oshie’s goal. The decision was made in accordance with Rule 79.
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
David Kämpf finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 58.33 percent (14 for, 10 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 7 (7) 9 (8) 12 (8) 2 (0) 30 (23) WASHINGTON 13 (10) 8 (7) 12 (10) 3 (0) 36 (27) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 16 (16) 14 (13) 18 (12) 2 (0) 50 (41) WASHINGTON 23 (18) 21 (20) 19 (17) 7 (0) 70 (55) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 23-13-5 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 66-71-10-5 in 152 games against the Washington Capitals and 27-44-4-3 in 78 games played in Washington.
Toronto is 32-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 18-4-2 against the Metropolitan Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 18-15-4 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 18-8-1 when tied after one period and 10-3-3 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 19-7-2 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 5-2-0 in Sunday games and 7-4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 4 (Matthews, Clifford, Kämpf, Mikheyev) Shot Attempts 10 (Matthews) Face-off Wins 10 (Matthews) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Nylander – 4 won, 0 lost, Kerfoot – 2 won, 0 lost, Marner– 2 won, 0 lost, Blackwell – 2 won, 0 lost) Hits 4 (Lyubushkin) Blocked Shots 7 (Giordano) Takeaways 3 (Rielly) TOI 25:49 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 3:15 (Matthews) Shorthanded TOI 2:58 (Marner) Shifts 32 (Marner) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 58.33% (Kämpf – 14 for, 10 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 26 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 29 Leafs vs. Boston Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game and the team’s comeback: “It was a real gutsy effort and real gritty effort for the guys to find a way there. We didn’t have much today it seemed like we were playing on fumes most of the night. So we’re encouraging the guys at 3-1 just to not accept their fate and keep pushing and start with one, huge goal by Mikheyev gets us going there and then the six-on-five comes through.” On Källgren’s response tonight following his last game against Tampa Bay: “I thought he was great. I thought the guys in front of him did a good job. I thought despite the fact that we didn’t play well today, we didn’t manage the puck well today, you could tell we just we’re sharp. I thought defensively we did a good job, we didn’t give up a lot of really high quality chances but the ones that we did, especially when we had some long shifts in our end, and then of course the shootout he was excellent. I love to see it, we talked about it the other night. It gets away on us, and him, in Tampa but you saw enough in that first period and that was the focus, to try and build on that and be encouraged by that. There are some of the world’s best shooters on this Washington team as well and he stood his ground so I’m really excited that the team found a way to get a win for him.” MARK GIORDANO On the tough schedule leading up to tonight, the last game of the road trip: “It definitely wasn’t our best game. We realize that, but I thought we made a huge push there towards the end to get it tied and that’s a big win. Finding ways to win like that is really important.” On what it says about the team to make a comeback and win the game: “I think it says a lot. Especially being on a back-to-back with some pretty tough travel last night too. So to be able to gut it out I thought, in the last ten minutes we obviously made a decision to make a push and it was huge to get those goals and then push it into overtime and win in a shootout.” JASON SPEZZA On a gritty win from the team: “Yeah for sure, we definitely didn’t have our best tonight, but you’re going to find yourself in those situations. The comeback was great it shows we stuck with the game. Huge goal by Mikheyev to give us a chance and then six-on-five good to see us execute, something we’ve been working on in practice quite a bit and something we’re going to need.” On Källgren’s response tonight following his last game against Tampa Bay: “Just really proud of him. It was tough to have to keep him in there for all those goals when the game got away from us in Tampa but was had to protect Soup and he knew that. I think he handled it really well. Huge bounce back game for him. The saves he makes in overtime just to get us to a shootout and then against some of the best shooters in the league and he looked real poised and calm. We had lots of confidence playing in front of him.” ERIK KÄLLGREN On tonight’s game: “It sure felt a lot better than the Tampa game.” On how he reset after the game against Tampa Bay: “I don’t know, just try to learn from it. That’s all you can do. I can change the past, so I just try to look at the video and learn from some mistakes I made and get better.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (51-21-7 – 109 Points) at FLORIDA PANTHERS (57-15-6 – 120 Points) SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 1 2 3 OT FINAL TORONTO 2 0 0 0 2 FLORIDA 0 2 0 1 3
SCORING NOTES
Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 3:25 of the first period. Marner recorded his 35th goal of the season. Marner has recorded six points through his last six games (4G, 2A).
Justin Holl scored for the Maple Leafs at 17:20 of the first period. Holl posted his third goal of the season.
TJ Brodie posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal and the secondary assist on Holl’s goal. Brodie has registered 24 assists this season. Brodie posted his fourth multi-assist game of the season.
Morgan Rielly recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Rielly posted his 56th assist of the season.
David Kämpf recorded the primary assist on Holl’s goal. Kämpf posted his 15th assist of the season. Kämpf has registered three points (2G, 1A) through his last four games. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 32 of 35 shots in tonight’s overtime loss. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 8-7 in overtime this season.
With his third goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Justin Holl recorded a career-high in goals.
With his primary assist on Holl’s goal, David Kämpf tied a career-high in assists with his 15th of the season.
Mitch Marner was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Michael Bunting finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 100 percent (3 for, 0 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 13 (11) 10 (7) 12 (12) 1 (0) 36 (30) FLORIDA 8 (7) 16 (12) 9 (9) 2 (0) 35 (28) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 21 (19) 18 (12) 25 (25) 2 (0) 66 (56) FLORIDA 12 (11) 25 (21) 14 (14) 2 (0) 53 (46) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 22-13-5 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-7 in 94 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-6 in 49 games played in Florida.
Toronto is 31-12-4 against the Eastern Conference this season and 14-8-2 against the Atlantic Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 34-6-3 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 28-3-3 when leading after one period and 38-1-4 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 32-14-5 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 13-7-3 in Saturday games and 7-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 14 (Matthews) Face-off Wins 14 (Matthews) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell, Clifford – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 3 (Holl, Clifford, Mikheyev) Blocked Shots 3 (Lyubushkin) Takeaways 3 (Matthews) TOI 22:40 (Brodie) Power Play TOI 2:34 (Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 1:13 (Marner) Shifts 29 (Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 100% (Bunting – 3 for, 0 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:00 pm ET April 26 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 29 Leafs vs. Boston Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay: “I thought our guys played hard tonight, easily could have won the game. I thought we won the first and third periods especially. I thought they won the second period not just in the scoring but they carried play and stuff like that but first and third period we had tons of opportunity. Against this team though, you have to score more than two. It’s real tough to win when you only get two against them and we had more than enough looks to have four or five, you don’t make them count and that team hangs around. That’s what they’ve been doing all season, they find ways to win.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On how he felt in his return to the lineup and on tonight’s game: “I didn’t feel too bad. I thought we created a lot, thought we had a lot of really good looks. Maybe bounces didn’t go our way tonight but all in all felt pretty solid. It’s a game of inches out there obviously and it’s a really good team on the other end and you know they’re never going to go away so really tight game and I thought we did a lot of good things but definitely would have liked to see us get that extra point.” On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay: “Much better effort. I thought we were a lot more competitive, physical. I thought we had much more of a purpose tonight and I think it showed but like I said dropping a point we definitely leave here with a little bit of a sour taste in your mouth but I definitely liked our effort much better than the other night.” MITCH MARNER On tonight’s game: “I thought we did good. I thought we did a pretty good job of limiting their chances off rushes. Still gave up too many opportunities around our net. For us I think it’s just hanging onto the puck a little bit more in the o-zone, trying to create more stuff in the o-zone, trying to hang onto it and not try and get into that rush game.” On Matthews’ return to the lineup: “He looked great. He was making a lot of great plays out there. Had a lot of great opportunities. I thought he was buzzing throughout the whole night.” JACK CAMPBELL On how the team responded from Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay: “I thought the guys responded well. Florida is played incredibly well, obviously their record speaks for itself but I thought the guys came out and competed all night and faced some adversity and battled through it. Obviously wanted to come away with two points and just kind of miss timed that poke check but it is what it is and proud of the effort from the guys.” On Matthews’ return to the lineup: “Just loved seeing him out there with the guys competing. I know it meant a lot to him. He looks amazing so great to see him back out there.”
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (48-20-6 – 102 Points) vs. WASHINGTON CAPITALS (41-23-10 – 92 Points) THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL WASHINGTON 0 2 1 3 TORONTO 2 4 1 7
SCORING NOTES
Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:37 of the first period and at 16:25 of the second period. Bunting has recorded 22 goals this season. Bunting marked his second multi-goal game with the Maple Leafs and third of his NHL career.
William Nylander scored for Toronto at 13:45 of the first period and at 10:37 of the second period. Nylander has recorded 30 goals this season. Nylander recorded his fifth multi-goal game of the season. With his first goal of the game, Nylander hit the 70-point mark for the first time in his NHL career.
Ilya Lyubushkin scored for Toronto at 10:19 of the second period. Lyubushkin recorded his first goal of the season and first as a Maple Leaf. Lyubushkin also recorded the primary assist Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Lyubushkin posted his 11th assist of the season. Lyubushkin tied a single-game career-high with two points (1G, 1A).
Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 14:44 of the second period and at 1:27 of the third period. Mikheyev has posted 17 goals this season. Mikheyev tied a single-game career-high with two goals which he has marked on one other occasion during his NHL career (Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT).
Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game. Marner posted his 60th assist of the season. Marner reached the 60-assist mark for the second occasion of his NHL career. Marner has recorded 29 points (8G, 21A) through his last 15 games.
Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game and the primary assist on Mikheyev’s first goal of the game. With his assist on Bunting’s goal, Matthews registered his 100th point of the season, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in his NHL career. Matthews recorded his ninth multi-assist game of the season.
Pierre Engvall recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game and the primary assist on Bunting’s second goal of the game. Engvall has registered 17 assists this season.
Jake Muzzin recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Muzzin posted his 11th assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the game. Rielly has recorded 55 assists this season. With his primary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, Rielly posted the 300th assist of his NHL career.
John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Lyubushkin’s goal, the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s first goal of the game and the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Tavares has posted 46 assists this season. With his secondary assist on Mikheyev’s first goal of the game, Tavares recorded the 500th assist of his NHL career. Tavares registered a single-game season-high three assists. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 22 of 25 shots in tonight’s win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
Tonight’s win earned the Maple Leafs their 102nd point of the season, the third-best point total in franchise history.
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (58-42—100 in 69 GP) became the third player in Maple Leafs history to hit 100 points in a season and the first in 28 years. He joined Doug Gilmour (127 in 1992-93 & 111 in 1993-94) and Darryl Sittler (117 in 1977-78 & 100 in 1975-76).
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews (69 GP) became the third U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach 100 points in a season in 69 games or fewer, joining Pat LaFontaine (55 GP in 1992-93 w/ BUF) and Kevin Stevens (63 GP in 1992-93 & 66 GP in 1991-92 w/ PIT).
During tonight’s win, William Nylander (2G), Ilya Mikheyev (2G) and Michael Bunting (2G) all recorded a multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, the last time the Maple Leafs had three players with a multi-goal outing was Jan. 7, 2011 (Clarke MacArthur, Mikhail Gabrovski & Nikolay Kulemin).
Michael Bunting skated in his 100th career NHL game.
Mark Giordano was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Jake Muzzin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 84.62 percent (11 for, 2 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL WASHINGTON 4 (2) 10 (3) 11 (11) 25 (16) TORONTO 11 (7) 15 (8) 6 (5) 32 (20) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL WASHINGTON 8 (4) 19 (7) 20 (19) 47 (30) TORONTO 25 (20) 25 (14) 13 (9) 63 (43) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 27-8-2 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 65-71-10-5 in 151 games against the Washington Capitals and 39-27-6-2 in 74 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 28-11-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 15-4-2 against the Metropolitan Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 33-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 28-3-2 when leading after one period and 36-1-3 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 30-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 8-3-1 in Thursday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 4 (Nylander) Shot Attempts 9 (Nylander) Face-off Wins 13 (Tavares) Face-off Win Percentage 68% (Tavares – 13 won, 6 lost) Hits 6 (Simmonds) Blocked Shots 3 (Matthews) Takeaways 3 (Engvall, Kämpf) TOI 21:17 (Giordano) Power Play TOI 5:56 (Nylander) Shorthanded TOI 4:17 (Brodie) Shifts 27 (Liljegren, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 84.62% (Muzzin – 11 for, 2 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET April 19 Leafs vs. Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 21 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 8:00 pm ET April 23 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET April 24 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On if this was the bounce back game he was looking for: “The guys were good tonight. It was more like we’ve been playing. Right from the start it was clear to me we were more engaged here today, more engaged physically, way more pace, way more speed to our game and then everything falls into place from there.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s effort: “Yeah absolutely. Just a full team effort, all four lines, three pairs of defence, Soupy. I just thought it was a really complete game from everybody.” On Bunting breaking is scoreless streak: “It was great to see. Obviously, it’s not fun being snake bitten and he’s had a lot of opportunities over the last couple weeks and it feels good to see that puck go in. I think it’s just going to boost his confidence level and kind of gives you a little bit of an extra step when you breakthrough like that so it’s huge for him and in that moment it was a big goal too.” MICHAEL BUNTING On if his scoreless streak was weighing on him: “I think if anyone says it isn’t, they are probably lying. Obviously, that was in my mind a little bit but we were winning and my line was producing and we were going really well so I couldn’t let that get in the way of playing my game. That being said it felt good to get one tonight.” On how he didn’t change the rest of his game despite not scoring for a period of time: “I’ve got to stay true to myself and keep doing what has gotten me here and what kept me in the lineup and what kept me producing throughout the year so I can’t shy away from that part of my game. I know I can bring that side every single night, even when I’m not scoring so that’s part of my game and that’s who I am.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s game: “It was a great game, the boys played great. We got a big two points and we’re back at it Saturday.” On the collision with Tom Wilson: “I just reached for the puck and it’s a hockey play. I met him at the All-Star game and he’s a nice guy so I don’t think any harm was done by it and I love a little contact here and there so it’s fine.
The Avalanche scoring machine is reaching new heights. Colorado steamrolled the visiting Los Angeles Kings, 9-3, on Wednesday night at Ball Arena to mark a season-high for goals scored this season. Nathan Mackinnon recorded a hat trick and two assists. He joined six teammates with multi-point efforts: Nicolas Aube-Kubel (two goals), Andre Burakovsky (goal/assist), Bo…
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (46-19-6 – 98 Points) at DALLAS STARS (40-26-4 – 84 Points) THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022 1 2 3 OT FINAL TORONTO 1 1 1 1 4 DALLAS 1 0 2 0 3 SCORING NOTES
William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:28 of the first period. Nylander recorded his 28th goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ overtime goal. Nylander posted his 40th assist of the season. Nylander is currently on a five-game assist and point streak where he has posted nine points (4G, 5A).
Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 18:58 of the second period. Matthews also scored the overtime winning goal for the Maple Leafs at 2:10 of extra time. Matthews has posted 56 goals this season. Matthews has posted 29 points (19G, 10A) through his last 15 games played.
Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto at 10:36 of the third period. Rielly recorded his 10th goal of the season.
Ilya Mikheyev recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Mikheyev posted his eighth assist of the season.
Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Holl posted his 16th assist of the season.
Mark Giordano posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Giordano recorded his 20th assist of the season.
John Tavares registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Tavares recorded his 43rd assist of the season.
Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Rielly’s goal. Marner recorded his 58th assist of the season. Marner is currently on a 12-game point streak where he has posted 27 points (8G, 19A).
Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Rielly’s goal. Bunting recorded his 36th assist of the season.
TJ Brodie recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ overtime goal. Brodie posted his 20th assist of the season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 15 of 18 shots in tonight’s overtime win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
With his 55th goal of the season scored on a power play opportunity at 18:58 of the second period, Auston Matthews set the new franchise record for most goals scored during a single season.
With his game-winning goal scored at 2:10 of overtime, Auston Matthews claimed sole possession of fifth most game-winning goals in franchise history (44).
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews recorded his 52nd career multi-goal game, passing Pat LaFontaine (51) for the most by a U.S.-born player before age 25.
Auston Matthews recorded 12 shots during tonight’s game marking a single-game career-high. Matthews tied the third-best shot total recorded during a game in Maple Leafs franchise history, a total that has been marked by five other players including Wendel Clark (11/04/1991 vs. SJS), Sergio Momesso (10/17/1995 vs. SJS), Phil Kessel (11/23/2009 vs. NYI), Darryl Sittler 02/13/1974 vs. PHI) and Nazem Kadri (02/10/2019 at NYR) – according to NHL records, Most Shots on Goal, Game (Since 1959-60).
With his 28th road goal of the season scored tonight, Auston Matthews set a new franchise record for the most road goals in a single season, surpassing Rick Vaive who previously set the record with 27 (1981-82).
With his assist on Matthews’ game-winning goal, William Nylander posted the 200th assist of his NHL career.
With his primary assist on Nylander’s goal, Ilya Mikheyev tied an NHL career-high with his 23rd point of the season.
Mitch Marner recorded a single-game career-high six hits during tonight’s game.
Auston Matthews skated in his 400th career NHL game.
Ilya Lyubushkin skated in his 200th career NHL game.
Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 73.68 percent (14 for, 5 against).
The Maple Leafs are 7-6 in overtime this season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 15 (11) 17 (12) 6 (4) 3 (0) 41 (27) DALLAS 7 (5) 4 (4) 6 (5) 1 (0) 18 (14) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 24 (20) 27 (20) 10 (8) 3 (0) 64 (48) DALLAS 18 (15) 9 (9) 14 (12) 2 (0) 43 (36) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 21-12-4 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 99-92-28-1 in 220 games against the Dallas Stars and 43-53-11-1 in 108 games played in Dallas.
Toronto is 20-9-3 against the Western Conference this season and 9-4-3 against the Central Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 31-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 15-7-1 when tied after one period and 34-1-3 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 28-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 7-3-1 in Thursday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 12 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews) Face-off Wins 10 (Matthews) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot, Bunting – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 6 (Marner) Blocked Shots 3 (Giordano) Takeaways 1 (Matthews, Lyubushkin, Tavares) TOI 24:09 (Marner) Power Play TOI 3:56 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 2:22 (Brodie) Shifts 28 (Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 73.68% (Matthews – 14 for, 5 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET April 19 Leafs vs. Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On Matthews’ 55th goal of the season, breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a season: “Yeah, this is Auston’s night tonight. It’s much deserved and to finish it with an exclamation point. I think you write it like that. It’s pretty good.” On what he said to Matthews after scoring the goal: “Just congratulated him. I just told him it’s a great accomplishment. The Leafs organization has been around for a long time. A lot of great players. It’s pretty special for him to be at the top of that list.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On scoring his 55th goal of the season, breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a season: “It felt good. A lot of emotions running through your mind and body when you see the puck go in so I don’t really know what else to say but it’s definitely exciting and a really fun moment.” More on breaking the record: “I just saw the puck go in and I was just so excited honestly, there’s not really that much else to it. Gio made a really nice pass and he put it right in my wheelhouse, so I just tried to attack the puck and I was able to sneak it in. There was a lot of stuff going through my mind I guess.” MORGAN RIELLY On Matthews breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a season: “We’re incredibly happy for Auston. He’s a great person, the way he lives his life, the way that he leads and the teammate that he is and how humble he is even though these accomplishments keep coming his way. You couldn’t be happier for a guy like that. He works extremely hard, he deserves it and he’s not done yet so it’s been cool to watch.” On what impresses him the most about Auston: “Well I think just how he plays every night. It’s always the same, he shows up and plays hard. He’s a dog on the puck and when he gets chances it often ends up going in the net. He’s a pretty unique player and like I said for all the things he’s accomplished at this point in his career, for him to be the type of person he is and how humble he is it is truly the most impressive part.” MITCH MARNER On Matthews breaking Rick Vaive’s franchise record of most goals in a single season: “It’s amazing, it’s very impressive. It’s a hard thing to score a lot of goals in this league and he’s made it look really easy, especially over the last couple games and really couple years. It’s been a lot of fun to watch and be on the ice for a lot of those and help him achieve that goal. He puts in a lot of work in the summer to make sure he keeps getting better and better and it’s coming out to show every single night.” MARK GIORDANO On assisting on Matthews record breaking 55th goal of the season: “It was pretty cool to be part of that tonight and for Matthews to get the winner like that, it felt right so it was a cool game to be a part of.” On the sequence leading to the goal: “We had a lot of looks on the powerplay, we sort of had them hemmed in there and any time you get a rebound or a second look you know the goalie is sort of moving around and you’re hoping to get one of those lanes open for those seams so that you get him moving and it was obviously a great shot. I just laid it there for him and he just pounded it.”
Though the Wild are still licking their wounds after Tuesday’s humbling loss to the Predators in Nashville, that doesn’t take away from how impressive they have been offensively this season. Long known as a group that lulls opposing teams to sleep with a style of play that dates back to the franchise’s original coach Jacques…
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (45-19-6 – 96 Points) at FLORIDA PANTHERS (49-15-6 – 104 Points) TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022 1 2 3 OT FINAL TORONTO 1 4 1 0 6 FLORIDA 1 3 2 1 7
SCORING NOTES
William Nylander scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 15:21 of the first period. Nylander recorded his 27th goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Nylander posted his 39th assist of the season. Nylander has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through his last four games played.
Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 0:30 of the second period. He scored his second goal of the game on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 1:07 of the second period. Marner has posted 31 goals this season. Marner also registered the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal and the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner has recorded 57 assists this season. Marner is currently on an 11-game point streak where he has posted 26 points (8G, 18A).
Colin Blackwell scored for Toronto at 2:04 of the second period. Blackwell recorded his 10th goal of the season.
Jake Muzzin scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:40 of the second period. Muzzin posted his third goal of the season.
John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:06 of the third period. Tavares posted his 25th goal of the season. Tavares also recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s second goal of the game. Tavares posted his 42nd assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Nylander’s goal and the primary assist on Blackwell’s goal. Rielly has registered 51 assists this season.
Auston Matthews recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal, the primary assist on Marner’s second goal of the game and the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Matthews has posted 41 assists this season. Matthews has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through his last two games and 27 points (17G, 10A) through his last 14 games played.
Pierre Engvall posted the secondary assist on Blackwell’s goal. Engvall registered his 14th assist of the season. Engvall is currently on a four-game point streak, the longest point streak of his NHL career, where he has posted four points (2G, 2A). GOALTENDER NOTES
Erik Källgren stopped 20 of 23 shots through 37:12 of ice time. Jack Campbell relieved Källgren due to injury with 2:44 remaining in the second period and stopped 22 of 26 shots in tonight’s overtime loss. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 3-for-7 on the power play and 3-for-6 on the penalty kill tonight.
Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner scored a shorthanded goal and power play tally 37 seconds apart, the shortest span between two such goals in NHL history – the previous mark was 0:47, set by Mario Lemieux on March 12, 1989.
Mitch Marner registered his third shorthanded goal of the season and fourth of his NHL career. OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 6-6 in overtime this season.
Mitch Marner scored his 30th goal of the season with a shorthanded tally at 0:30 of the second period. With the goal, Marner reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.
With four points (2G, 2A) recorded during tonight’s game, Mitch Marner posted his seventhconsecutive multi-point game. Marner has registered 19 points (4G, 15A) during his streak. Per NHL Stats, with his seventh-consecutive multi-point game Marner tied Auston Matthews (2018-19), Doug Gilmour (1992-93), Vincent Damphousse (1990-91), Rick Vaive (1983-84) and Corb Denneny (1919- 20) for the longest run in Maple Leafs history.
Toronto has scored five or more goals in six-straight games. Per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs tied the franchise mark for most consecutive contests with as many goals set in 1975-76 and matched in 1983-84.
John Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins during tonight’s game, his fifth occasion of the season to do so. Tavares leads Toronto with a 60.6 face-off win percentage this season.
Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.50 percent (30 for, 18 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 11 (8) 12 (9) 12 (7) 0 (0) 35 (24) FLORIDA 13 (10) 13 (7) 19 (15) 3 (0) 48 (32) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL TORONTO 22 (14) 24 (18) 21 (15) 2 (0) 69 (47) FLORIDA 26 (20) 21 (12) 32 (26) 5 (0) 84 (58) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 20-12-4 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-6 in 93 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-5 in 48 games played in Florida.
Toronto is 26-10-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 12-6-1 against the Atlantic Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 15-13-4 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 14-7-1 when tied after one period and 33-1-3 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 17-6-2 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 9-0-2 in Tuesday games and 5-4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 8 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews) Face-off Wins 17 (Tavares) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Marner – 2 won, 0 lost, Bunting – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 7 (Muzzin) Blocked Shots 4 (Holl, Muzzin) Takeaways 2 (Matthews) TOI 25:18 (Marner) Power Play TOI 7:20 (Marner) Shorthanded TOI 3:59 (Kämpf) Shifts 32 (Holl) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 62.50% (Matthews – 30 for, 18 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On the takeaways from tonight’s game: “Well obviously we go from being on a breakaway with a chance to make it 6-1 and don’t score there then follow that up with a too many men on the ice penalty right after so that sort of starts to snowball but outside of that we had some pretty terrible penalty killing but I’m not going to focus on all that kind of stuff. I’m going to focus on the fact that we played another good hockey game today. We were bad in moments, with the penalties, you can’t take a too many men on the ice penalty, you can’t give up a shorthanded goal on a clear shot from the blueline, you can’t have your fourth line take a penalty in the third period and you can’t chase the puck a penalty kill. All these things we can’t do in those moments, maybe that’s a sign of the fatigue factor coming in today, I don’t know, because obviously last night we didn’t do any of those types of things. So I’m going to watch those kind of things and for me this last little stretch we’ve been on here we played Florida at home, we played Boston on the road, we played Tampa last night, and played Florida here, to me I was looking to come out of this little segment of the schedule with a sense of where we were at as a team and whether we can compete with the very best in our division and the answer unequivocally yes so that’s all I’m taking out of this.” JOHN TAVARES On how Florida was able to make a comeback: “Well they’ve obviously done that a few times this year. Special teams was very influential in the game on both side tonight. Maybe would have liked to have done a better job to win that battle. Then I think we just didn’t weather the storm that we knew was coming in the third as well as we would have liked. Good job battling back, we had our opportunities to take the game. Obviously, unfortunately they got the lead that we had.” MITCH MARNER On tonight’s game: “I thought we were doing a great job in the second of playing five-on-five and then just a lot of penalties and four-on-four then we let them get back in the game. In the third there, it just got away.” On the positive takeaways of tonight’s game: “I thought we were moving our feet very well. We were getting on the forecheck, I felt in the third we got a little bit away from that, who knows why. I thought overall we were competing out there, we were making a lot of efforts and they put their chances in when they got them.” JASON SPEZZA On tonight’s game: “Obviously disappointing to lose that game with the lead we had. It’s a team that when they get momentum they get feeling good and we let them get momentum there once we had it. There were some big momentum swings in that game. I think it’s good that we learn a lesson from this game, just knowing that we had too many men and special teams they were pretty good. I thought at five-on-five we controlled play but it was a frustrating game to lose but a good game to learn from.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (45-19-5 – 95 Points) at TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (43-19-7 – 93 Points) MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 1 3 2 6 TAMPA BAY 1 1 0 2 SCORING NOTES
Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 1:59 of the first period. Engvall recorded his 13th goal of the season. Engvall has scored in back-to-back games and registered a point in three-straight games (2G, 1A).
Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 1:46 of the second period, 9:57 of the second period and 7:08 of the third period. Matthews has posted 54 goals this season. Matthews also recorded the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews posted his 38th assist of the season. Matthews has scored in six-consecutive games (8G) and has posted 23 points (17G, 6A) through his last 13 games played.
Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 12:25 of the second period. Kerfoot posted his 12th goal of the season.
Mitch Marner scored for Toronto at 11:24 of the third period. Marner recorded his 29th goal of the season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game and the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Marner has posted 55 assists this season. Marner is currently on a 10 game-point streak where he has registered 22 points (6G, 16A).
David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Kämpf registered his 14th assist of the season.
Michael Bunting recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Bunting registered his 34th assist of the season. Bunting has recorded an assist in back-to-back games (3A).
TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Brodie posted his 19th assist of the season. Brodie has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Holl posted his 15th assist of the season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 32 of 34 shots in tonight’s win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
With his 54th goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Auston Matthews tied the Maple Leafs franchise record for most goals scored in a season, previously set by Rick Vaive during the 1981-82 season.
Auston Matthews marked his fourth hat trick of the season and seventh of his NHL career.
Per NHL Stats, only four other Maple Leafs players have recorded four or more hat tricks in a single season: Reg Noble (5x in 1917-18), Babe Dye (5x in 1924-25 & 4x in 1922-23), Darryl Sittler (5x in 1980-81) and Rick Vaive (4x in 1983-84).
Auston Matthews tied a single-game career-high four points (3G, 1A) during tonight’s game, marking the 11th four-point outing of his NHL career.
Mitch Marner posted three points (1G, 2A) in tonight’s win, recording his six-straight multi-point games. Marner has registered 15 points (2G, 13A) during his streak.
Colin Blackwell recorded a single-game career-high six hits during tonight’s game.
TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 24 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Wayne Simmonds finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 72.73 percent (8 for, 3 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 14 (12) 14 (13) 11 (10) 39 (35) TAMPA BAY 12 (11) 11 (11) 11 (10) 34 (32) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 21 (18) 21 (20) 16 (15) 58 (53) TAMPA BAY 17 (15) 21 (21) 22 (18) 60 (54) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 20-12-3 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 58-36-2-7 in 103 games against the Tampa Bay Lightning and 28-17-1-4 in 50 games played in Tampa Bay.
Toronto is 26-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 12-6-0 against the Atlantic Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 30-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 14-7-0 when tied after one period and 33-1-2 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 27-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 6-3-1 in Monday games and 6-4-1 in the first game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 9 (Bunting) Face-off Wins 8 (Kämpf, Tavares) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Engvall – 2 won, 0 lost) Hits 6 (Blackwell) Blocked Shots 3 (Lyubushkin) Takeaways 2 (Marner) TOI 21:52 (Holl) Power Play TOI 1:06 (Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 2:21 (Kämpf) Shifts 27 (Holl, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 72.73% (Simmonds – 8 for, 3 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 5 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On whether he gets caught up in moments like Matthews tying the franchise record: “I wouldn’t say I get caught up in it but I’m aware of it. I think it’s outstanding. First of all, getting the 50 goals, that in itself is a milestone for him and then no hesitation he’s onto the next thing which is the next game and the next challenge. I think his focus remains on leading this team and that’s the best part about him, he just stays humble and continues to work he knows he’s a great player and knows that goals are going to come it’s just part of what he does for our club but he’s leading our team in lots of different ways and that’s what I’m most excited about, but no doubt the accomplishment of tying that record here and doing it so convincingly here on the road against a team like this and just around the corner from getting the 55th is pretty outstanding.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s hat trick, franchise tying record and the win: “This was a big game for us obviously and they’re a really good team, they know how to win so it was an important game for us. At this point in the season, all these points count and really matter so I thought it was just a really full effort from all 23 guys, all four lines and three sets of defence for a full 60 minutes. It was just a complete game from everybody.” On seeing hats fly onto the ice in a road game: “I don’t think it’s any secret that we travel pretty well, especially in this part of the US, in Florida. I think a lot of people migrate down here towards this area and especially in the winter time so it’s fun playing out here and fun having the visiting support from our fans coming from all over the place.” On having the chance to beat the single season franchise goal record: “It’s humbling, it means a lot. Obviously just to be in the same sentence as a guy like Rick Vaive and some of these other guys that have come before us and to kind of represent what it means to be a Toronto Maple Leaf so it means a lot and it’s extremely humbling.” MITCH MARNER On Matthew’s tying the franchise lead in goals scored during a season: “I feel like a proud brother to be honest. Even when that 50th went in – imagine how excited he was, I was trying to keep my energy pretty low but I was quite fired up when he got 50. He does a lot for us on that ice, it’s great to see him get rewarded. Like I said, it kind of feels like a proud brother moment. We’ve been through a lot together and just trying to continue pushing each other every day and it’s great to see it show.” JACK CAMPBELL On Matthews’ big night: “I mean it’s fun to watch him. He leads by example every day and works so hard. He’s such a great teammate and to see him get the results on the ice like he’s been doing it’s just incredible. Knowing him he’s just going to be more motivated to keep it going.” On tonight’s win: “It’s a big win for our team. We’re in a battle for the standings and they’re a great team so it was definitely nice to come in here and get two points and onto the next one.” On playing Vasilevskiy: “It’s always fun being at the other end and playing Vasilevskiy. He’s such an amazing goalie and athlete and it’s one of the most fun parts of the game is playing the best. Thankfully we came out with two points tonight
TONIGHT’S GAME 2021-22 Matchups vs. Tampa Bay: Third of Four 2021-22 Record vs. Tampa Bay: 1-1-0 Toronto Season Record: 44-19-5 Toronto Road Record: 19-12-3 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS April 1, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). April 1, 2022 Defenceman Filip Kral has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 28, 2022 Forward Kyle Clifford and defenceman Carl Dahlstrom have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies on an emergency basis. March 26, 2022 The Maple Leafs announced that the hockey club has signed forward Nicholas Abruzzese to a two-year, entry-level contract.
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 6 at Philadelphia 3 Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022 TOR Goals: Simmonds, Liljegren, Matthews, Engvall, Rielly, Tavares PHI Goals: Hayes, Provorov (2x) TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 29/32, .906 SV% PHI Goaltender: Hart, 22/28, .786 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-1 TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2 Team Notes:
Auston Matthews recorded the 250th goal of his NHL career. Matthews reached this feat in 397 games played. Per NHL Stats, only seven players in NHL history have reached the milestone in fewer contests: Wayne Gretzky (302 GP), Mike Bossy (315 GP), Mario Lemieux (324 GP), Brett Hull (328 GP), Alex Ovechkin (366 GP), Teemu Selanne (388 GP) and Jari Kurri (389 GP).
Mitch Marner recorded his fifth straight multi-point game and has posted 11 points (1G, 10A) during the streak. This marks Marner’s second time this season where he has recorded a five-game multi-point streak.
Pierre Engvall recorded his second shorthanded goal of the season and the third of his NHL career. With his goal, Toronto improved to a league-leading 12 shorthanded goals this season.
Nicholas Abruzzese made his NHL debut. NEXT GAME Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 Opponent: at Florida Panthers Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondrej Kaše Undisclosed Petr Mrázek Groin Jake Muzzin Concussion Rasmus Sandin Knee
ALL-TIME VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 15, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Tampa Bay 3) All-Time Record: 57-36-2-7 (102 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 30-19-1-3 (53 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 27-17-1-4 (49 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: February 25, 2020 (Toronto 4 at Tampa Bay 3) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 4-6-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING: Games Played: Jason Spezza (50), John Tavares (38), Wayne Simmonds (30) Goals: Jason Spezza (23), John Tavares (14), Wayne Simmonds (9) Assists: Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (28), Mitch Marner (10), Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (10) Points: Jason Spezza (56), John Tavares (42), Wayne Simmonds (19) Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (67), John Tavares (20), Jason Spezza (18)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .684 3.77 3.03 29.8% 83.9% 34.5 30.6 55.4% Tampa Bay .684 3.32 2.75 22.2% 81.5% 30.6 29.6 50.1% THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 54/181 (29.8%) Power Play Goal Leader: 14 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 26 – Nylander (10G, 16A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
Monday games 10th of 10 (3 home, 7 road) Back-to-Backs played 10 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-4-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 5-4-1 April games 2nd of 15 (6 home, 9 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Michael Bunting Six games away from 100 career NHL games played Justin Holl Seven games away from 200 career NHL games played Ilya Lyubushkin Two games away from 200 career NHL games played Auston Matthews Three games away from 400 career NHL games played William Nylander Two assists away from 200 career NHL assists Morgan Rielly Five assists away from 300 career NHL assists Jason Spezza Nine points away from 1,000 career NHL points John Tavares Four assists away from 500 career NHL assists TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF
RECENT MILESTONES
David Kämpf Skated in his 300th career NHL game, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Mitch Marner Recorded his 300th career NHL assist, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
LIGHTNING BOLTS
LAST GAME Lightning 4 vs. Montreal 5 S/O Tampa Bay had its four-game win streak snapped after falling 5-4 in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night at AMALIE Arena…The Lightning had a 10-game home win streak (includes playoffs) versus Montreal stopped as well…The Bolts completed their 10th of 12 back-to-back sets this season and fell to 8-0-2 in the second half of a back-to-back…The Lightning and Canadiens completed their three-game regular season series, the Bolts getting at least a point out of each contest and going 2-0-1 against the Habs…Nick Suzuki was the only player from either squad to convert his shootout attempt (3rd Rd.)…Steven Stamkos (8:57) and Anthony Cirelli (SH – 13:32) scored in the first period to provide a 2-0 lead to the Lightning… Nikita Kucherov scored on a second period power play (11:34) to give the Bolts a 3-1 lead…Brayden Point tallied a power-play goal at 19:44 of the second to put the Lightning back in front 4-3…Lightning netminder Brian Elliott made 27 saves on 31 shots in the shootout defeat, his record moving to 7-3-3 on the season. PP: TBL – 2-3 MTL – 0-2 SOG: TBL – 41 MTL – 31 Attendance: 19,092 TONIGHT’S MATCHUP The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing their third of four meetings this season and the first of two at AMALIE Arena…Tampa Bay and Toronto have split a pair of previous matchups, the Lightning taking three of a possible four points…The Bolts were 5-3 winners in the last meeting Dec. 9 at Scotiabank Arena, Ondrej Palat scoring a pair of goals, part of a three-point night for the Czech forward…That early December victory capped a season long-tying five-game win streak for the Lightning…Toronto earned a 2-1 overtime win in the first meeting between the teams Nov. 4 at Scotiabank Arena, John Tavares tying the game with an extra attacker goal with :42 seconds remaining in regulation and William Nylander netting the game-winner on a power play 2:43 into overtime…Tampa Bay and Toronto are facing off at AMALIE Arena for the first time since Feb. 25, 2020, a 4-3 Maple Leafs victory…The Lightning have dropped three of their last four overall to Toronto…The Lightning and Maple Leafs are playing the 50th all-time meeting between the two teams in Tampa. TONIGHT’S STORYLINES The Lightning complete a four-game homestand tonight as well as a stretch of three games in four days…Tampa Bay is on a five-game point streak (4-0- 1), tied for its third longest of the season (longest: 7-0-2 Oct. 26-Nov. 18)…The Lightning have scored multiple power-play goals in three of their last five games and at least one power-play goal in four of the last five, netting eight PPGs over that stretch (8-for-16, 50%)…Tampa Bay and Toronto rank tied for fifth in the overall NHL standings, each with 93 points, and tied for second in the Atlantic Division…The Lightning have 19 wins when allowing the opening goal, tied with Florida for the most in the NHL. INJURIES 2021-22 Reg. Season Man Games Lost: 176 Current injuries Ryan McDonagh (Upper-body injury March 24; Out indefinitely) 5 Games TRANSACTIONS March 31 – Signed D Nick Perbix to a one-year, entry-level contract March 21 – Acquired G Alexei Melnichuk from San Jose in exchange for F Antoine Morand March 21 – Acquired F Riley Nash from Arizona in exchange for future considerations IN THE NIK OF TIME Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal and added two assists Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his fourth game of three or more points this season and second over the last three games…Kucherov has posted multiple points in three-straight games and has 16 multi-point efforts in 33 games this season…Kucherov is on a four-game assist/point streak (1-8–9 pts.), matching his longest assist/point streak of the season set twice previously (last: 4-4–8 pts. in 4 GP Feb. 15-March 1)…Kucherov has notched an assist in six of the last seven contests (1-10–11 pts.)…Kucherov is averaging 1.30 points per game, ranking eighth in the NHL. HED OF THE CLASS Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman tallied two assists Apr. 2 vs. MTL, giving him 15 multi-point games this season, tied for the second most of his career (most: 19 multi-pt. games in 2016-17)…Hedman has points in three of the last four games (2-2–4 pts.)…Hedman has scored 19 goals this season, a career high for goals (previous high: 17 goals during 2017-18 Norris Trophy campaign) and one goal from becoming the second Lightning defenseman all-time to score 20 goals in a season, joining Dan Boyle (20 goals in 2016-17)…Hedman ranks second among NHL defensemen for goals and tied for third for scoring. Tampa Bay Lightning: Media Notes 2021-22 NHL DEFENSEMAN SCORING LEADERS
Roman Josi (NSH) – 18-63–81 pts. (66 GP)
Cale Makar (COL) – 24-51–75 pts. (65 GP) T-3. Victor Hedman (TBL) – 19-47–66 pts. (68 GP) T-3. Adam Fox (NYR) – 10-56–66 pts. (67 GP)
Kris Letang (PIT) – 7-53–60 pts. (66 GP) ANDREI THE GIANT Bolts goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21-of-23 shots his last start Apr. 1 vs. CHI to win his third-consecutive start…Vasilevskiy recorded his 35th win of the season Friday, the fourth season in his career he’s recorded 35 or more wins…Vasilevskiy continues to pace the NHL for wins and is attempting to finish the regular season first or tied for first for wins for a fifth-straight season. 2021-22 NHL GOALIE WINS LEADERS
Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) – 35-14-4 (53 GS) T-2. Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) – 33-6-3 (45 GS) T-2. Frederik Andersen (CAR) – 33-11-3 (46 GS) T-2. Tristan Jarry (PIT) – 33-15-6 (52 GS) T-2. Juuse Saros (NSH) – 33-21-3 (57 GS) STAMMER TIME Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored his team-leading 32nd goal of the season Apr. 2 vs. MTL to extend his goal streak to three games (3-3–6 pts.)…Stamkos has scored a goal in five of the last six games…Stamkos extended his point streak to six games (5-5—10 pts.) to match his season high for a scoring run (also: 3-4—7 pts. over 6 GP Dec. 14-31)…Stamkos is 11 points away from tying Martin St. Louis as Tampa Bay’s all-time scoring leader. TBL ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS
Martin St. Louis – 365-588–953 pts. (972 GP)
Steven Stamkos – 471-471–942 pts. (908 GP)
Vincent Lecavalier – 383-491-874 pts. (1,037 GP) POINTING THE WAY Lightning center Brayden Point scored a power-play goal Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his 27th goal of the season and ninth on the power play, ranking second in both categories on the Bolts…Point has scored a goal in three-straight games and four of the last five contests…Point extended his point streak to six games (4-5—9 pts.), one game from matching the longest scoring run this season on the Lightning of seven games he set Jan. 4-16 (5-4–9 pts.) and again Feb. 1-March 1 (5-6–11 pts.). TONY THE TIGER Bolts forward Anthony Cirelli scored a shorthanded goal Apr. 2 vs. MTL for his first shorthanded goal of the season and ninth of his career, moving into fourth place among Tampa Bay’s all-time leading shorthanded goal scorers. TBL ALL-TIME LEADING SHORTHANDED GOAL SCORERS
Martin St. Louis – 28 SHGs (972 GP)
Rob Zamuner – 14 SHGs (475 GP)
Vincent Lecavalier – 13 SHGs (1,037 GP)
Anthony Cirelli – 9 SHGs (281 GP)
Tyler Johnson – 8 SHGs (589 GP) Cirelli has points in four of the last five contests (1-5–6 pts.). SLICK NICK Lightning forward Nick Paul tallied an assist Apr. 2 vs. MTL, giving him four assists over the last two games…Paul has recorded 1-4–5 pts. in 7 GP since joining the Lightning March 20…Paul recorded his 23rd point of the season Saturday to add to his career high for scoring. • MILESTONES Brayden Point needs two assists to reach 200 career assists NOTEWORTHY AMALIE Arena has sold out 266-consecutive games (includes playoffs), the NHL’s longest active sellout streak beginning 3/26/15 (2020-21 season excluded due to social distancing protocols). 2021-22 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals, Game: 3 (Kucherov – 1/11 at BUF) Most Assists, Game: 4 (Hedman – 10/14 at DET) Most Points, Game: 4 (Multiple players, Last: Point – 3/1 vs. OTT) Most Goals, Period: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Colton – 4/1 vs. CHI – 2nd PER) Most Assists, Period: 3 (Kucherov – 10/14 at DET – 2nd PER) Most Points, Period: 3 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 12/2 vs. STL – 3rd PER) Most SOG, Game: 8 (Kucherov – 2/10 at COL and 10/14 at DET) Most PIM, Game: 24 (Maroon – 10/28 vs. ARI) Best +/-, Game: +5 (Rutta – 12/5 at PHI) Most PPGs, Game: 2 (Multiple players, Last: Hedman – 3/16 at SEA) Most Saves, Game: 45 (Elliott – 3/12 at EDM) Most Saves, Period: 22 (Vasilevskiy – 2/10 at COL – 1st PER) Most Consecutive Games With A Goal: 5 (Stamkos – 2/11 at ARI to 3/1 vs. OTT) Most Consecutive Games With An Assist: 5 (Multiple players, Last: Point – 3/24 at BOS to 4/1 vs. CHI) Most Consecutive Games With A Point: 7 (Point – 1/4 at CBJ to 1/18 at LAK and 2/1 vs. SJS to 3/1 vs. OTT) 2021-22 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 3/8 at WPG – 1st PER) Most Goals Scored, Game: 7 (Multiple times, Last: 12/5 at PHI) Most Goals Allowed, Period: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 3/8 at WPG – 3rd PER) Most Goals Allowed, Game: 9 (12/30 at FLA) Most PPGs For, Game: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 3/29 vs. CAR) Most PPGs Against, Game: 2 (Multiple times, Last: 3/22 at CAR) Most PPs For, Game: 7 (10/14 at DET) Most PPs Against, Game: 7 (3/12 at EDM) Most SOG, Game: 48 (10/14 at DET) Most SOG, Period: 19 (Multiple times, Last: 4/1 vs. CHI – 1st PER) Fewest SOG, Game: 18 (11/9 vs. CAR) Fewest SOG, Period: 2 (11/21 vs. MIN – 3rd PER) Most SOG Allowed, Game: 49 (3/12 at EDM) Most SOG Allowed, Period: 24 (2/10 at COL – 1st PER) Fewest SOG Allowed, Game: 17 (11/26 vs. SEA) Fewest SOG Allowed, Period: 3 (Multiple times, Last: 4/1 vs. CHI – 3rd PER) Most Blk/S, Game: 22 (Multiple times, Last: 2/10 at COL) Fewest Blk/S, Game: 5 (3/1 vs. OTT) Most Lightning PIM, Game: 38 (11/15 vs. NYI) Fewest Lightning PIM, Game: 2 (Multiple times, Last: 2/11 at ARI) Largest Margin of Victory: 6 (12/5 at PHI) Largest Margin of Defeat: 4 (Multiple times, Last: 3/3 vs. PIT
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (44-19-5 – 93 Points) at PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (21-36-11 – 53 Points) SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 0 2 4 6 PHILADELPHIA 0 2 1 3
SCORING NOTES
Wayne Simmonds scored for Toronto at 10:23 of the second period. Simmonds posted his fifth goal of the season.
Timothy Liljegren scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:32 of the second period. Liljegren posted his third goal of the season. Liljegren has scored in back-to-back games.
Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 7:41 of the third period. Matthews posted his 51st goal of the season. Matthews is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has recorded 11 points (6G, 5A) and has posted 20 points (14G, 6A) through his last 12 games played.
Pierre Engvall scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs at 11:43 of the third period. Engvall recorded his 12th goal of the season. Engvall has recorded a point in consecutive games (1G, 1A).
Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto at 13:47 of the third period. Rielly posted his ninth goal of the season. Rielly also recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal and the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Rielly has posted 49 assists this season. Rielly is currently on a four-game point streak where he has recorded nine points (3G, 6A).
John Tavares scored at 15:49 of the third period. Tavares recorded his 24th goal of the season. Tavares is currently on a five-game point streak where he has posted seven points (4G, 3A).
TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Simmonds’ goal. Brodie posted his 18th assist of the season.
Mark Giordano registered the primary assist on Liljegren’s goal. Giordano recorded his 19th assist of the season. Giordano has posted three points through his last two games (1G, 2A).
Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Liljegren’s goal and the primary assist Rielly’s goal. Bunting has recorded 33 assists this season.
Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Matthews’ goal and the secondary assist on Rielly’s goal. Marner has registered 53 assists this season. Marner is currently on a nine-game point streak where he posted 19 points (5G, 14A).
William Nylander recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Nylander posted his 38th assist of the season. Nylander has registered five points (2G, 3A) through his last three games. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 29 of 32 shots in tonight’s win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
Pierre Engvall recorded his second shorthanded goal of the season and the third of his NHL career. With his goal, Toronto improved to a league-leading 12 shorthanded goals this season. OF NOTE…
Auston Matthews recorded the 250th goal of his NHL career during tonight’s game. Matthews reached this feat in 397 games played. Per NHL Stats, only seven players in NHL history have reached the milestone in fewer contests: Wayne Gretzky (302 GP), Mike Bossy (315 GP), Mario Lemieux (324 GP), Brett Hull (328 GP), Alex Ovechkin (366 GP), Teemu Selanne (388 GP) and Jari Kurri (389 GP).
Mitch Marner recorded his fifth straight multi-point game and has posted 11 points (1G, 10A) during the streak. This marks Marner’s second time this season where he has recorded a five-game multipoint streak. Per NHL Stats, only three Maple Leafs skaters have posted two multi-point streaks of five-plus games in one campaign: Doug Gilmour (7 GP & 6 GP in 1992-93), Rick Vaive (7 GP & 5 GP in 1983-84) and Bill Derlago (6 GP & 5 GP in 1981-82).
Nick Abruzzese made his NHL debut during tonight’s game.
Morgan Rielly, Michael Bunting and Auston Matthews were on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
William Nylander finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 57.14 percent (16 for, 12 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 6 (5) 12 (10) 10 (9) 28 (24) PHILADELPHIA 11 (10) 13 (13) 8 (8) 32 (31) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 15 (14) 21 (16) 15 (14) 51 (44) PHILADELPHIA 20 (18) 17 (17) 18 (18) 55 (53) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 19-12-3 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 66-93-22-7 in 188 games against the Philadelphia Flyers and 29-55-8-3 in 95 games played in Philadelphia.
Toronto is 25-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 14-4-2 against the Metropolitan Conference this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 15-13-3 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 13-7-0 when tied after one period and 8-3-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 17-6-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 11-7-2 in Saturday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 6 (Rielly) Shot Attempts 7 (Marner, Matthews) Face-off Wins 10 (Tavares) Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Engvall, Nylander – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 5 (Simmonds) Blocked Shots 3 (Liljegren) Takeaways 1 (Holl, Kerfoot, Marner, Nylander, Tavares) TOI 23:21 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 2:00 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander) Shorthanded TOI 2:14 (Rielly) Shifts 28 (Rielly) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 57.14% (Nylander– 16 for, 12 against) UPCOMING GAMES: April 4 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 7:30 pm ET April 5 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET 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 tonight’s game: “We got some really good opportunities in the third period and made good on them. Did some good things leading to the Matthews goal. We didn’t win many shifts today but that was one that we did a good job of. Had the puck, had them really running and it leads to an empty net so those kind of things we capitalized on really well. That Rielly goal was similar, but yeah not a very good hockey game by us.” On Campbell’s first game back since injury: “He just looked like Jack. I loved the way he played tonight. That first period especially, the first 10 minutes or so was a disaster by us in front of him. That save he made early in the game, those kind of things, that’s Jack at his best so really good to see him and great to have him back.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s effort: “I just think we were a little bit flat coming out. We couldn’t really establish much in their zone, I think just a lot of quick in and outs. I thought halfway through the second we got a little more life going and obviously in the third I think we just took over. It definitely wasn’t a pretty one, especially those first two periods but I think just sticking with it and sometimes you’ve just got to grind these games out when the offence isn’t clicking on all cylinders so I thought we got it together in the third and put a couple goals in and gave ourselves some insurance. I definitely think those first two periods we’d like to clean up.” On Campbell’s first game back since injury: “I thought he looked great. He looked really comfortable in there, looked really confident, he looked like Soup. It’s been a bit of a rough road the last couple weeks or months with coming back from his injury but he’s put in a lot of work into it obviously and everyone knows how hard he works and how much he cares and wants to compete for us every night. I thought he looked really good tonight and that’s just a really positive thing moving forward for us as a team and him individually.” WAYNE SIMMONDS On his goal and tonight’s win: “It was nice to obviously chip in and help out in the cause. Obviously the most important thing was we got the two points so it was good.” On his breakaway goal: “Yeah it was a really good feed from TJ. I actually had one right before but I’m happy I didn’t catch it because I think we would have had too many men on the ice but we were given another shot and honestly Blackwell told me it was the ugliest breakaway move he’s ever seen and I don’t think he’s wrong.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s win: “Great win by the guys, they’ve been playing great and watching them the past month and just wanted to get back in there and get back to stopping pucks and having fun. The boys played amazing in front of me and get a big two points.” On coming back from injury: “I definitely felt like myself, just having fun and competing and playing my game. There are some details that I want to clean up but I really liked the game from the boys in front of me and I liked my game and just going to keep building from it.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Philadelphia: Second of Three 2021-22 Record vs. Philadelphia: 1-0-0 Toronto Season Record: 43-19-5 Toronto Road Record: 18-12-3 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 1, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). April 1, 2022 Defenceman Filip Kral has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 28, 2022 Forward Kyle Clifford and defenceman Carl Dahlstrom have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies on an emergency basis. March 26, 2022 The Maple Leafs announced that the hockey club has signed forward Nicholas Abruzzese to a two-year, entry-level contract.
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 7 vs. Winnipeg 3 Date: Thursday, March 31, 2022 TOR Goals: Giordano, Nylander (2x), Tavares, Mikheyev, Matthews, Liljegren WPG Goals: Wheeler, Stastny, Ehlers TOR Goaltender: Kallgren, 20/23, .870 SV% WPG Goaltender: Comrie, 31/37, .838 SV% TOR Power Play: 3-for-6 TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Team Notes:
Auston Matthews recorded his 50th goal of the season during Thursday’s win. Matthews became the fourth Maple Leaf in franchise history to reach the 50-goal mark, joining Dave Andreychuk (1993-94), Gary Leeman (1989-90) and Rick Vaive (1981-82, 1982-83 &1983-84).
With his 37th assist of the season, Auston Matthews set a new career-high in assists.
William Nylander recorded a three-point game with two goals and an assist. With his second goal of the night, Nylander set a new-career high in points with his 62nd of the season.
Ilya Mikheyev recorded a single-game career-high three points (1G, 2A).
With a goal and an assist, Timothy Liljegren tied a single-game career-high two points, previously set on Feb. 12, 2022 at SEA (2A).
Ilya Mikheyev scored Toronto’s league-leading 11th shorthanded goal of the season. Mikheyev leads the Maple Leafs with four shorthanded goals scored this season.
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Date: Monday, April 4, 2022 Opponent: Tampa Bay Lightning Time: 7:30 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondej Kaše Undisclosed Ilya Lyubushkin Head Injury Petr Mrázek Groin Jake Muzzin Concussion Rasmus Sandin Knee
ALL-TIME VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 24, 1968 (Toronto 1 vs. Philadelphia 2) All-Time Record: 65-93-22-7 (187 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 37-38-14-4 (93 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 28-55-8-3 (94 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 10, 2021 (Toronto 3 at Philadelphia 0) Record in Last Five Games: 2-1-2 Record in Last 10 Games: 4-3-3
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS:
Games Played: John Tavares (47), Jason Spezza (43), Morgan Rielly (20) Goals: John Tavares (19), Jason Spezza (10), William Nylander (7) Assists: Jason Spezza (24), John Tavares (17), Morgan Rielly (10) Points: John Tavares (36), Jason Spezza (34), William Nylander (12) Penalty Minutes Jason Spezza (69), Kyle Clifford (23), Mark Giordano (15)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .679 3.73 3.03 30.0% 83.7% 34.6 30.6 55.3% Philadelphia .396 2.57 3.48 13.4% 75.4% 30.5 34.1 52.5% THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 54/180 (30.0%) Power Play Goal Leader: 14 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 26 – Nylander (10G, 16A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
Penalty Kill: 159/190 (83.7%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A), Mikheyev (4G) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS
Saturday games 20th of 23 (9 home, 14 road) Back-to-Backs played 10 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-4-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 5-4-1 April games 1st of 15 (6 home, 9 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Michael Bunting Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played Justin Holl Eight games away from 200 career NHL games played Ilya Lyubushkin Three games away from 200 career NHL games played Auston Matthews Four games away from 400 career NHL games played Petr Mrázek Five games away from 300 career NHL games played William Nylander Three assists away from 200 career NHL assists Morgan Rielly Seven assists away from 300 career NHL assists Jason Spezza Nine points away from 1,000 career NHL points John Tavares Four assists away from 500 career NHL assists
RECENT MILESTONES TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF David Kämpf Skated in his 300th career NHL game, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Mitch Marner Recorded his 300th career NHL assist, March 27, 2022 vs. FLA Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS RECORD BY MONTH RECORD BY DAY CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 50 – Matthews HITS 112 – Simmonds ASSISTS 51 – Marner BLOCKED SHOTS 96 – Brodie POINTS 87 – Matthews (50G, 37A) TAKEAWAYS 75 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 26 – Nylander (16G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 23:59 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A), Mikheyev (4G) PP TOI PER GAME 3:00 – Matthews PIMs 61 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 283 – Matthews WINS 24 – Campbell FACEOFF% 60.7% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.65 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.82% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .914 – CampbelL
FLYERS
The Flyers get back to action after a three-day break as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs in their 68th game of the season and 35th at home. The Flyers are 21-36-10 on the season after a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in a game that concluded a season-long five-game road trip. This is the Flyers’ first home game since March 20 and is the first of a 15-game month of April; it’s also the first half of a back-to-back that concludes tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers. BROADCAST INFO TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia Radio: Flyers Broadcast Network – 97.5 The Fanatic, worldwide at FlyersRadio247.com and via the Flyers Mobile App FLYERS VS. MAPLE LEAFS This is the second of three games between the clubs this season. The Leafs took a 3-0 win here in Philadelphia on November 10, and the Flyers will make their only visit to Toronto on April 19. LIFETIME vs. TOR Home: 94 GP, 58-26-8-2, 126 pts (.670) Road: 93 GP, 42-34-14-3, 101 pts (.543) Totals: 187 GP, 100-60-22-5, 227 pts (.607) PHI CAREER VS TOR Konecny – 13 GP, 4-6-10, 0.77 PPG Laughton – 12 GP, 3-6-9, 0.75 PPG Yandle – 28 GP, 2-18-20, 0.71 PPG Atkinson – 20 GP, 6-7-13, 0.65 PPG Couturier – 27 GP, 4-11-15, 0.56 PPG Jones – 11 GP, 8-2-0-1, 1.98 GAA, 2 SO Hart – 3 GP, 2-1-0-0, 2.59 GAA, 0 SO TOR CAREER VS PHI Nylander – 13 GP, 7-5-12, 0.92 PPG Matthews – 11 GP, 3-7-10, 0.91 PPG Spezza – 43 GP, 10-24-34, 0.79 PPG Ritchie – 14 GP, 4-7-11, 0.79 PPG Tavares – 47 GP, 19-17-36, 0.77 PPG Campbell – 3 GP, 1-2-0-0, 2.67 GAA, 1 SO Hutchinson – 3 GP, 1-1-0-1, 3.59 GAA, 0 SO LAST TIME OUT Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Minnesota 4, Flyers 1 at Xcel Energy Center Game Summary Event Summary Notes: Noah Cates made his NHL debut. He had three shots on goal, three hits and three takeaways in 14:52 of ice time. Travis Sanheim led all players in the game with 27:26 of ice time. James van Riemsdyk led all players in the game with seven shots. Philadelphia Flyers: Media Notes • Morgan Frost scored the lone goal and now has points in back-to-back games (1g-1a). MILESTONE WATCH Jones 6 wins to reach 200 in the NHL Lindblom 7 points to reach 100 as a Flyer &in the NHL Atkinson 6 games to reach 700 in the NHL Farabee 9 points to reach 100 as a Flyer &in the NHL Hayes 6 points to reach 100 as a Flyer Laughton 10 assists to reach 100 as a Flyer &in the NHL Yandle 1 game to reach 1100 in the NHL INJURY UPDATE CURRENT Morin – 67 (knee surgery, 10/15 – present) Ellis – 63 (lower body, 10/23 – 11/12, 11/16 – present) Couturier – 45 (season-ending back surgery 2/11, has missed 12/29 – present) Thompson – 48 (shoulder surgery, 11/28 – present) Laughton – 10 (head injury, 3/12 – present) PREVIOUS Brown – 7 (dislocated thumb, 11/18 – 12/1); 14 (sprained MCL, 1/13 – 2/17) Brassard – 15 (lower body, 11/24 – 12/6; 12/10 – 1/4); 10 (lower body, 1/8 – 2/1); 5 (lower body, 2/12 – 2/22) Hayes – 18 (abdominal surgery, 10/15 – 11/12; 11/18 – 11/28); 16 (adductor procedure, 1/18 – 3/3) Farabee – 7 (upper body, 12/5 – 12/16); 11 (upper body, 1/20 – 2/22) Hart – 1 (non-COVID illness, 12/18); 2 (eye infection, 2/21 – 2/22); 1 (nagging injury, 3/29) Ristolainen – 2 (upper body, 10/15 – 10/18; 3 (2/12 – 2/17) Allison – 13 (lower body, 1/24 – 3/5) Lindblom – 1 (banged up, 3/24) Konecny – 1 (lower body, 3/25) Total games lost to COVID protocol: 26, among 11 players 2021-22 TOTAL MAN-GAMES LOST: 379 Here are the Flyers’ man-games lost over the past 11 seasons where data is available. 2019-20: 230 2018-19: 245 2017-18: 135 2017-16: 193 2015-16: 163 2014-15: 322 2013-14: 205 2012-13: 264 2011-12: 440 2010-11: 240 2009-10: 205 NOTES OF THE NIGHT The Flyers come into today’s game riding a five-game home unbeaten streak, having gone 4-0-1 dating back to March 5. The Flyers have seven home games remaining including tonight. Ronnie Attard is expected to become the third Flyer to make his NHL debut in a little over a week, joining Hayden Hodgson (3/24) and Noah Cates (3/29). Attard was a third-round pick (72nd overall) in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and signed a two-year entry-level contract on Tuesday following the conclusion of his third season at Western Michigan University. Attard posted 13 goals and 23 assists for 36 points in 39 games this season to lead the Broncos to a berth in the NCAA tournament and the first NCAA tournament win in school history. Western Michigan finished with a record of 26-12-1, the most wins in program history. Hayden Hodgson had a goal and an assist last Thursday night in his NHL debut in St. Louis and followed that up with six shots on goal Friday night in Colorado, while playing more than 16 minutes in each game. On Sunday in Nashville, he played 13:53 while registering his first NHL fight. Per NHL Stats, Hodgson became just the eighth player in franchise history to record a multi-point game in his NHL debut that included at least one goal, and the first to do so since David Laliberte in 2009. The full list is below: Travis Konecny had a four-game scoring streak come to an end Tuesday in Minnesota. Konecny’s streak included three consecutive multi-point games, one of two goals and the others of two assists each. Per NHL Stats, Konecny became the second Flyer to have three straight multi-point games this season after Joel Farabee did it in the first three games of the year. Konecny has at least a point in 21 of his last 30 games dating back to January 15, posting a total of seven goals and 17 assists for 24 points in that stretch. It included a career-high seven-game scoring streak (1G, 6A) from Jan. 29 – Feb. 22. He has 33 points in 43 games since the Flyers’ coaching change on December 5 for an average of 0.77 points per game after posting 10 points in the first 21 games of the year (0.47 PPG). Konecny’s 31 assists on the season lead the Flyers and are just six off his career high of 37 set in 66 games during the shortened 2019-20 season, when he was an NHL AllStar. Joel Farabee has 11 goals and 14 assists for 25 points in his last 32 games dating back to November 24, a period of time which included him missing a total of 18 games with upper-body injuries. He has four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in 16 games since returning to the lineup on February 26. He has points in seven of his last nine games, three of which were two-point contests, and he has a total of four goals and six assists for 10 points in that most recent nine-game run. Rasmus Ristolainen has 214 hits on the season, which leads the Flyers and is third among NHL defensemen. The total is 77 more than anyone else on the roster despite missing seven games. Ristolainen has at least one hit in 27 consecutive games and in 58 of the 60 games he has played this season. He had six hits and six blocked shots March 8 vs. Vegas, becoming the first Flyer to accomplish that feat since Radko Gudas in November 2016 and just the fifth Flyer to do so since the league started tracking the stats in 2005-06. He followed that up with seven hits and five blocks March 13 vs. Montreal. Cam Atkinson leads the Flyers in scoring with 50 points (23G, 27A). He’s posted 30 points in his last 35 games. Atkinson leads the team in evenstrength points with 42 and in shots on goal with 203. His six game-winning goals also lead the team, as do his three shorthanded goals on the season; he is one of 11 players in the NHL to have three or more and is just the second Flyer to have that many since the 2013-14 season, joining Kevin Hayes’ four SHG in 2019-20. Seventeen of Atkinson’s 23 goals this season have come on home ice. Atkinson posted five goals and 10 assists for 15 points over 13 games in the month of January, which was seven points more than anyone else on the roster. Keith Yandle became the NHL’s all-time ironman on Jan. 25 when he played his 965th consecutive game in the Flyers’ visit to the New York Islanders. Yandle’s streak, which reached 989 on Tuesday, dates back 13 years ago yesterday to March 26, 2009 and has included time with Phoenix/Arizona, the New York Rangers, Florida, and now the Flyers. Tonight is slated to be Yandle’s 1100th career game.
34: Auston Matthews (C) 6′ 3″, 205 lbs. / Sep 17, 1997 (24 years and 197 days)
AW-stuhn MA-thewz Drafted: Toronto – 1st Round (1st overall, 2016) Acquired: N/A Last Goal: MAR 31, 2022 vs WINNIPEG Last Assist: MAR 31, 2022 vs WINNIPEG Career Shootouts: 9/26 (35%), 1 GDG GP G A P +/- PIM Season 62 50 37 87 11 14 Career 396 249 189 438 69 70 Career vs. Opp 11 3 7 10 -2 2 Season Highs: G A P PIM TOI Shots Hits +/- 3 3 times 3 2/26 vs DET 4 2 times 2 7 times 24:29 12/9 vs TBL 11 2/22 vs CBJ 5 2/28 vs WSH +3 3 times 2021-22 Notes: Recorded his 50th goal of the season, Mar. 31 vs. WPG, marking the first occasion of his NHL career to do so and the fourth Maple Leaf in franchise history to hit the 50-goal mark. Matthews set a new career-high with his 37th assist of the season, Mar. 31 vs. WPG. Matthews set a Maple Leafs franchise record for consecutive road games with a goal (10 games). Named the NHL’s first star for the month of December. Games lost to Injury: 3 2020-21 Notes: Won the Rocket Richard Trophy, leading the NHL in goals (41), even-strength goals (31) and game-winning goals (12). Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 20 at MTL. Named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s most valuable player. Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team. 2020-21 Stats: 52 GP, 41-25-66 2020-21 Playoff Stats: 7 GP, 1-4-5 NHL Single-Game Highs: Goals (4 – Oct. 12, 2016 at OTT); Assists (4 – Nov. 10, 2019 at CHI); Points (4 – 10x
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