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SENATORS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 NOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-9-2 – 40 Points) vs.

OTTAWA SENATORS (10-20-1 – 21 Points)

SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	1	0	2	–	3
OTTAWA	2	2	0	–	4

GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

Zach Hyman put the Maple Leafs on the board at 11:38 of the first period and later had the second Toronto goal of the game at 14:40 of the third period. Tonight’s game is his first multi-goal and fourth multi-point game of the season. Hyman has a pair of goals over his last four games played. He has scored seven of his nine goals on the road this season. He has four goals in eight games during the month of March.
William Nylander recorded the primary assist on Hyman’s third period goal and later scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 17:48 of the third period. Nylander has goals (3) in three consecutive games and points (3-2-5) in four consecutive games. He has recorded eight points (5-3-8) in eight games during the month of March. He has five points (2-3-5) in six games against Ottawa this season.
Auston Matthews registered the primary assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Matthews has five points (3-2-5) over his last four games. He has 11 points (6-5-11) in six games against the Senators this season. In 12 games on the road this season, Matthews has recorded 13 points (7-6-13).
Morgan Rielly had the secondary assist on Hyman’s first period goal and later recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Tonight’s game is his seventh multi-assist and eighth multi-point game of the season. Rielly has five assists over his last four games. He has five assists in six games against the Senators. In 14 games on the road this season, he has recorded 13 points (1-12-13).
John Tavares had the secondary assist on Hyman’s third period goal. Tavares has four points (1-3-4) over his last five games played. He has 14 points (3-11-14) in 14 games on the road this season. In six games against the Senators in 2020-21, he has recorded five points (2-3-5).
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Marner has assists (4) and points (1-4-5) in four consecutive games. He has registered 17 points (4-13-17) in 14 games on the road this season. In six games against Ottawa in 2020-21, he has recorded nine points (2-7-9).
Michael Hutchinson stopped one of the three shots he faced.
Frederik Andersen stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced in relief of Hutchinson.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
TORONTO	9 (9)	12 (10)	15 (6)	–	36 (25)
OTTAWA	14 (10)	13 (9)	4 (4)	–	31 (23)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
TORONTO	14 (14)	29 (26)	28 (12)	–	71 (52)
OTTAWA	26 (21)	21 (15)	11 (8)	–	58 (44)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Record on the Road	9-4-1 (14 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Ottawa	59-55-3-12 (129 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Ottawa on the Road	26-33-1-4 (64 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	6 (Marner)
Shot Attempts	11 (Marner)
Faceoff Wins	10 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage	100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits	3 (Mikheyev)
Blocked Shots	4 (Rielly)
Takeaways	1 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Nylander)
TOI	27:56 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI	2:00 (Five players tied)
Shorthanded TOI	3:14 (Muzzin)
Shifts	28 (Muzzin, Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	70.7% (Muzzin – 29 for, 12 against)

RECORD WHEN…

Opponent scores first	6-6-1
Trail after 1	3-3-1
Trail after 2	1-6-0
Do not score a power play goal	5-7-0
Allow 1 power play goal	5-5-1
Outshooting opponent	8-6-1
Sunday	1-1-0

OF NOTE…

The Maple Leafs were 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play tonight.
TJ Brodie and Jake Muzzin were on the ice for a team-high 29 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. Brodie finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.7% (29 for, 25 against) while Muzzin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 70.7% (29 for, 12 against).
Auston Matthews won 71% (5 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
Jason Spezza was 4-for-4 (100%) when taking defensive zone faceoffs.
Jimmy Vesey was the lone Toronto skater to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.

UPCOMING GAMES:

Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Saturday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Thursday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (TSN4, FAN 590)
Saturday, March 27, 7:00 p.m. vs. Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Monday, March 29, 7:00 p.m. vs. Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)

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.

JETS 5, LEAFS 2 QUOTES

SHELDON KEEFE

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What made it harder to generate offence tonight versus the first couple of games in this series?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought we had a real time stringing together two passes tonight.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What’s your sense of where Freddie Andersen’s game is at right now?

Sheldon Keefe: I didn’t think anybody had a good game for us tonight.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: Considering that Sheldon, are you going to look at lineup changes for tomorrow?

Sheldon Keefe: We don’t have much flexibility at all to be able to make lineup changes within our roster with how it is. Not expecting many, no.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: Any chance Jack Campbell will be ready tomorrow?

Sheldon Keefe: I’m unsure, we’ll have to see. He wasn’t available today, that was the word I got. He remains day-to-day for us.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Can you talk about the three game series as a whole? They’re the first team to beat you in one of those sets. What challenges does Winnipeg present? Certainly, you’ve got them a few more times down the stretch.

Sheldon Keefe: Within the three games I think you saw different storylines and different parts of what was going on. They present unique challenges. I think, certainly, it’s as deep or the deepest forward group that we’ve seen in the division and they’ve got game breakers. You make mistakes, they make you pay for them. I don’t think in the first two games we made many mistakes, but when we did they capitalized. Obviously, goaltending was a strength of their games in the first two. Today we just didn’t have a good game. We weren’t sharp mentally, weren’t sharp physically, couldn’t get our game going. Credit to them and how they play. They forecheck hard, they had good sticks on puck and made it difficult on us, for sure, and again, they made good on their chances. We just weren’t even close tonight with how we played.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: The Jets controlled the play more tonight than in the previous two games. What did you see them do differently tonight?

Frederik Andersen: That’s a good question. I didn’t really focus on what they were doing. I was trying to be in the moment and trying to play my game and obviously try to stop the puck. That’s not really something I focus on during the game. I just try to see whatever comes at me I’ll try to focus on that.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: How do you feel you played tonight?

Frederik Andersen: Not good enough to win. I think there were some good parts. The third goal I’d like back. I thought he was going to go upstairs with it and obviously he snuck it under me. That one hurt us but besides that, I think there were some good things but, like I said, not good enough to win.

JAKE MUZZIN

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: This series obviously was a good showdown against two very good teams. They’re the first team to beat you in a three game set. How do you feel about the entire series, how it went? Obviously, you’ve got these guys five or six more times this year.

Jake Muzzin: It obviously didn’t go the way we wanted. There are some areas in our game that we have to improve on and I think that would help in a segment like this with a hard checking team like that. We’ve got to be cleaner in our zone in breakouts. We spent too time in our zone and you’re fatigued and not able to get through the neutral zone as easily or as efficient as usual and we’re tired. Then our offensive game, it’s not as crisp or sharp. There’s areas to improve on.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: You’re not known for shorthanded goals, obviously. How did that one feel?

Jake Muzzin: It was nice to get one. Just saw an opportunity to get in the play and Mitch made a nice pass and found a way in the net. Nice to get one.

MORGAN RIELLY

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: They’re the first team to beat you in a three-game set. What challenge did they present to you as far as chasing you down in the second half and you play them four or five more times?

Morgan Rielly: I think it’s more than that. I think we have them a bunch more times. I think it was bound to happen. We’ve been happy with how we’ve handled these extra game sets and we’ve managed to do all right. This one didn’t go our way and we’re obviously very aware of the standings. Where we are, where they are, we were aware of that going in. It’ll be interesting down the stretch. Like you said, we play them a bunch more times so it’s important that we enter those games prepared. We draw from these games, learn from them. Move forward and just get better.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What made it harder to generate offensive chances tonight?

Morgan Rielly: I think they did a good job. I don’t think they changed a lot. It was on us. I think the way that we managed the puck has to be better. I think as a D-corp, I don’t think it was our best game in terms of breaking out and creating flow that way. I think as a group we have to take responsibility a little bit for that. We just weren’t able to find our game and it was too little, too late. There was a stretch halfway through the game obviously where we got two goals, that’s important but it’s not enough.

JOHN TAVARES

Q. Mark Zwolinski, Toronto Star: Not the result you wanted. 21 shots on the board which is a little lower than you might expect from this team. Was it just tougher to get offence going tonight?

John Tavares: We just didn’t really seem to find our game consistently and generate momentum line after line or shift after shift. It wasn’t our best execution I don’t think. I don’t think we made it hard enough on their goalie and, saying that, we had a great opportunity going into the third. We’ve got to find a way to come on the right side of it and make the plays needed and obviously defend better than we did.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: A key three-game series, a lot of hockey left to play but how do you feel about matching up against Winnipeg over the course of this three-game series?

John Tavares: Well, results-wise obviously we came on the wrong end of it. First two games we generated a lot more than we did tonight. They’re a dangerous team, they’ve got a lot of depth. One of the best forward groups in the NHL. We played against some good goaltending. I don’t think today we tested their goalie enough and just didn’t end up on the right side of it. Not much time to really think about it. We’ve got to move forward and bounce back tomorrow.

MAPLE LEAFS-SENATORS PREGAME NOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-8-2 – 40 Points) vs.

OTTAWA SENATORS (9-20-1 – 19 Points)

MARCH 14, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE (OTTAWA, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus OTTAWA

ALL-TIME RECORD:	59-54-3-12 (128 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:	26-32-1-4 (63 Games)
2020-21:	3-1-1
LAST FIVE:	3-1-1
LAST 10:	6-3-1

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus OTTAWA

GAMES PLAYED:	Joe Thornton (60), John Tavares (39), Zach Bogosian (30), Wayne Simmonds (30)
GOALS:	Auston Matthews (19), Joe Thornton (19), Wayne Simmonds (10)
ASSISTS:	Joe Thornton (34), Mitch Marner (16), John Tavares (15)
POINTS:	Joe Thornton (53), Auston Matthews (32), Mitch Marner (24), John Tavares (24)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Joe Thornton (57), Wayne Simmonds (36), Zach Bogosian (25)

MAPLE LEAFS – SENATORS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	OTTAWA
GOALS FOR (Rank):	99 (2nd)	77 (t-18th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	75 (12th)	121 (31st)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	26/86 [30.2%] (2nd)	15/100 [15.0%] (26th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	63/83 [75.9%] (21st)	73/99 [73.7%] (26th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):	30.4 (12th)	31.4 (t-5th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):	28.6 (7th)	32.0 (t-28th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	1213 (8th)	1360 (1st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	49.2% (t-16th)	49.6% (t-14th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	52.2% (t-7th)	48.0% (24th)

MAPLE LEAFS – SENATORS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	Oct. 20, 1992 (Toronto 5, Ottawa 3)
All-Time Record:	59-54-3-12 (128 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	33-22-2-8 (65 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	26-32-1-4 (63 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	Jan. 16, 2021 (Toronto 3, Ottawa 2)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	21 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	27 (Marner)
POINTS	38 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS	13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	1 (Marner, Muzzin)
PIMs	28 (Bogosian)
SHOTS	110 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	59.3% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	56.5% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS	44 (Holl, Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS	26 (Marner, Matthews)
HITS	46 (Bogosian, Holl, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	23:52 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:20 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:50 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for fourth in the NHL in wins (13).- Seventh among NHL goaltenders in saves made (534).- Tied for 12th among goaltenders who have appeared in at least 15 games (21) in even-strength save percentage (.917).
Travis Boyd	– Averaging 2.51 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie	– Averaging 19:06 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (65.9%) at even strength among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in multiple games.- Tied for third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-10-10).
Jack Campbell	– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl	– Tied for 15th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:32) with a shot attempt percentage of 53.1% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 39th in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:50).- Tied for sixth among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson	– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season.
Zach Hyman	– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:02).- Has the second-highest on-ice goals for percentage (64.7%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot	– Tied for third among Maple Leafs forwards in on-ice goals for percentage (63.6%) at 5-on-5.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (20.0).- Has the sixth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.90) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Mitch Marner	– Fourth among NHLers in assists (27).- Fourth among NHLers in points (11-27-38).- Tied for second in the NHL in even-strength goals (11).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:32).- Has played 39.6% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the fifth highest on-ice goals for percentage (60.8%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews	– Leads the NHL in goals (21).- Leads the NHL in game-winning goals (7).- Sixth among NHLers in points (21-14-35).- Averaging 21:58 in time on ice per game, which is fifth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.0%).- Tied for third in the NHL in shots on goal (110).
Ilya Mikheyev	– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:48).- Has an average of 16.1 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which is sixth among NHLers who have played at least 50 minutes of shorthanded ice time (52:01). – Has started 36.1% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin	– Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen and tied for fifth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (1-11-12). – Has started 48.6 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.- Scored his first career shorthanded goal on March 13 vs. Winnipeg.
William Nylander	– Second among Maple Leafs in goals (12).- Tied for 15th among NHLers in even-strength goals (9).- Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.87) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.9%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 63.6% at 5-on-5, which is tied for the fourth highest mark among Toronto skaters.
Morgan Rielly	– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:52).- Tied for seventh among NHL defencemen in points (3-19-22).- Has a goal and 10 assists in 13 games on the road this season.- Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).
Jason Spezza	– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (2.90) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 56.5% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is the ninth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 125 defensive zone draws (131).
John Tavares	– Tied for 27th among NHLers in assists (16).- Has the third highest faceoff win percentage (59.3%) among NHLers who have taken at least 425 faceoffs (435).- Has three goals and 10 assists in 13 games on the road this season.- Has two goals and two assists in five games against Ottawa in 2020-21.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 66.6% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which is tied for first among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton	– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games at 56.5%.- Averaging 2.16 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Mitch Marner	Points (1-3-4) in three consecutive games.
William Nylander	Goals (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-1-3) in three consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach Bogosian	Two points from 200 NHL points
William Nylander	Two goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe Thornton	Two assists from 1,100 career NHL assists

RECENT MILESTONES

Kenny Agostino	First game as a Maple Leaf (March 11 vs. WPG)

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)	Did not play on March 13 vs. WPG.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 74

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 12	Acquired goaltender Veini Vehviläinen from Columbus in exchange for defenceman Mikko Lehtonen.

WINNIPEG-TORONTO PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-2 – 34 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-7-2 – 40 Points)

MARCH 13, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:	36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:	19-10-1-4 (34 Games)
2020-21:	2-1-0
LAST FIVE:	3-1-1
LAST 10:	7-2-1

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:	Jason Spezza (53), Joe Thornton (46), John Tavares (31)
GOALS:	Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:	Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (23)
POINTS:	Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (33)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	WINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):	97 (2nd)	86 (t-7th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	70 (t-10th)	75 (15th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	26/83 [31.3%] (2nd)	18/76 [23.7%] (12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	61/79 [77.2%] (19th)	49/64 [76.6%] (20th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):	30.8 (t-9th)	29.3 (21st)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):	28.4 (7th)	32.1 (28th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	1181 (8th)	1082 (16th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	49.4% (t-17th)	47.5% (27th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	52.2% (t-8th)	48.4% (22nd)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:	36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	19-10-1-4 (34 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	March 11, 2021 (Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3 OT)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	21 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	26 (Marner)
POINTS	37 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS	13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	N/A
PIMs	26 (Bogosian)
SHOTS	108 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	59.2% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	56.9% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS	43 (Brodie, Holl)
TAKEAWAYS	25 (Matthews)
HITS	46 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	23:56 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:22 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:50 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (13).- Tied for ninth among NHL goaltenders in saves made (507).- Has a 11-1-2 record with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in 15 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd	– Averaging 2.61 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie	– Averaging 19:05 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (65.1%) at even strength among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in multiple games.- Third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-10-10).
Jack Campbell	– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl	– Tied for 15th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:32) with a shot attempt percentage of 53.4% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 37th in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:50).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson	– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season.
Zach Hyman	– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:04).- Has the third-highest on-ice goals for percentage (64.7%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot	– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (70.0%) at 5-on-5.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).- Has the sixth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.97) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Mitch Marner	– Fourth among NHLers in assists (26).- Fourth among NHLers in points (11-26-37).- Tied for second in the NHL in even-strength goals (11).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:33).- Has played 39.5% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the sixth highest on-ice goals for percentage (60.8%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews	– Leads the NHL in goals (21).- Leads the NHL in game-winning goals (7).- Fifth among NHLers in points (21-14-35).- Averaging 21:58 in time on ice per game, which is fourth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.9%).- Third in the NHL in shots on goal (108).
Ilya Mikheyev	– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:46).- Has an average of 17.1 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which is tied for sixth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (49:14). – Has started 35.2% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin	– Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 30th among NHL defencemen and tied for eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 48.8 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander	– Tied for second among Maple Leafs in goals (11).- Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.77) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.1%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 61.9% at 5-on-5.
Morgan Rielly	– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:56).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in points (3-19-22).- Has a pair of goals and nine assists in 15 games at home this season.- Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).
Jason Spezza	– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (2.99) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 56.8% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the eighth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 125 defensive zone draws (125).
John Tavares	– Has the fourth highest faceoff win percentage (59.2%) among NHLers who have taken at least 400 faceoffs (419).- Has a goal and two assists in three games against the Jets this season.- Has 10 goals and 23 assists in 31 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 65.0% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks third among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton	– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 56.9%.- Averaging 2.00 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

TJ Brodie	Assists (3) in three consecutive games.
Mitch Marner	Assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games.
Auston Matthews	Goals (3) and points (3-1-4) in two consecutive games.
William Nylander	Points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Morgan Rielly	Assists (3) in two consecutive games.
John Tavares	Assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach Bogosian	Two points from 200 NHL points
William Nylander	Three goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe Thornton	Three assists from 1,100 career NHL assists

RECENT MILESTONES

Kenny Agostino	First game as a Maple Leaf (March 11 vs. WPG)

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)	Did not play on March 11 vs. WPG.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 72

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 12	Acquired goaltender Veini Vehviläinen from Columbus in exchange for defenceman Mikko Lehtonen.

LEAFS ACQUIRE VEHVILÄINEN FROM COLUMBUS FOR LEHTONEN

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced today that the hockey club has acquired goaltender Veini Vehviläinen from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for defenceman Mikko Lehtonen.

Vehviläinen, 24, made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on March 6. He has also appeared in one game with the Cleveland Monsters (AHL) and 13 games with JYP (Liiga) in 2020-21. He appeared in 33 games with Cleveland in 2019-20, posting a 10-18-5 record with a 2.76 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage as a rookie in the AHL. Prior to coming to North America, Vehviläinen earned the Urpo Ylönen Award as the Liiga’s best goaltender and was named to the Liiga All-Star Team in both the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons as a member of Kärpät.

The Jyväskylä, Finland native has represented his country on multiple occasions in international play. He captured a gold medal at the 2019 IIHF World Championships and previously won gold at the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships. He was also named a Top Three Player for Finland at the 2017 World Juniors after recording a 3-2-0 record with a 1.51 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage at the tournament.

Vehviläinen was originally selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the sixth round (173rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Draft.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, JETS 3 (OT)

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-2 – 34 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-7-2 – 40 Points)

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
WINNIPEG	1	1	1	0	3
TORONTO	0	1	2	1	4

GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

Mitch Marner put the Maple Leafs on the board at 3:14 of the second period and later had the secondary assist on Auston Matthews’ overtime goal. Tonight’s game is his 11th multi-point game of the season. Marner has assists (2) and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. He has 21 points (7-14-21) in 15 home games this season. He has five points (3-2-5) in three games against the Jets in 2020-21.
William Nylander scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 6:31 of the third period. Nylander has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. He has 15 points (6-9-15) in 15 games on home ice this season. He has a goal and two assists in three games against Winnipeg.
Ilya Mikheyev scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 12:39 of the third period. Mikheyev has two goals and an assist over his last five games. He has two goals and two assists through six games during the month of March.
Auston Matthews registered the primary assist on Marner’s second period goal and later scored the overtime winning goal at 0:59 of the extra frame. Tonight’s game is his 10th multi-point performance of the season. Matthews has goals (3) and points (3-1-4) in two consecutive games. He has 23 points (14-9-23) in 14 games on home ice. In 11 career games against the Jets, he has recorded 16 points (7-9-16). He leads the NHL in goals (20) and game-winning goals (7).
TJ Brodie picked up the secondary assist on Marner’s second period goal. Brodie has assists (3) in three consecutive games. He has a pair of assists in three games against Winnipeg this season.
John Tavares registered the primary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Tavares has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. He has five points (2-3-5) over his last five games played. He has a goal and two assists in three games against the Jets this season.
Morgan Rielly had the secondary assist on Nylander’s third period goal and later recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ overtime winner. Tonight’s game is Rielly’s sixth multi-assist and seventh multi-point game of the season. He has three assists in three games against Winnipeg this season.
Alex Kerfoot registered the primary assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. He has a pair of assists over his last three games. He has recorded six of his nine assists on home ice this season. In three games against Winnipeg this season, he has recorded two assists.
Pierre Engvall picked up the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. Engvall has a goal and two assists over his last five games played. He has recorded two goals and four assists in 19 games played this season.
Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots to earn his 13th win of the season.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
WINNIPEG	8 (8)	8 (8)	10 (8)	0 (0)	26 (24)
TORONTO	10 (10)	14 (10)	12 (11)	1 (0)	37 (31)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
WINNIPEG	11 (11)	13 (13)	16 (12)	0 (0)	41 (37)
TORONTO	20 (20)	27 (21)	23 (22)	1 (0)	72 (64)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home	10-4-1 (15 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg	36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg	19-10-1-4 (34 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	5 (Four players tied)
Shot Attempts	10 (Marner)
Faceoff Wins	13 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage	100% (Kerfoot, Nylander)
Hits	3 (Matthews, Muzzin)
Blocked Shots	1 (Six players tied)
Takeaways	2 (Brodie)
TOI	25:00 (Brodie)
Power Play TOI	1:13 (Matthews, Rielly)
Shorthanded TOI	2:18 (Muzzin)
Shifts	28 (Holl, Marner, Muzzin)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	75.0% (Agostino – 3 for, 1 against)

RECORD WHEN…

Opponent scores first	6-4-1
Trail after 1	3-2-1
Trail after 2	1-5-0
Do not score a power play goal	5-5-0
Do not allow a power play goal	12-1-1
Outshooting opponent	8-5-1
Overtime	3-2
Thursday	4-1-0

OF NOTE…

The Maple Leafs were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play tonight.
Toronto’s line of Kenny Agostino, Jason Spezza and Jimmy Vesey were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
Kenny Agostino played in his first game as a Maple Leaf.
Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 31 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. Matthews finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 60.9% (31 for, 20 against), while Rielly finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 66% (31 for, 16 against).
John Tavares won 78% (7 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and was 4-for-5 (80%) on defensive zone faceoffs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

Saturday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Sunday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Saturday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Thursday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (TSN4, FAN 590)

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.

JETS-LEAFS PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-1 – 33 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-7-2 – 38 Points)

MARCH 11, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:	35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:	18-10-1-4 (33 Games)
2020-21:	1-1-0
LAST FIVE:	3-1-1
LAST 10:	6-2-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:	Jason Spezza (52), Joe Thornton (45), John Tavares (30)
GOALS:	Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:	Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (22)
POINTS:	Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (32)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	WINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):	93 (t-1st)	83 (t-6th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	67 (11th)	71 (t-14th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	26/82 [31.7%] (1st)	18/74 [24.3%] (12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	59/77 [76.6%] (21st)	48/63 [76.2%] (22nd)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):	30.5 (t-10th)	29.4 (21st)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):	28.5 (7th)	31.8 (t-27th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	1116 (9th)	1045 (17th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	48.8% (t-20th)	48.0% (t-23rd)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	52.0% (9th)	48.5% (t-20th)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:	35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	17-11-0-5 (33 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	Jan. 18, 2021 (Toronto 3, Winnipeg 1)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	20 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	25 (Marner)
POINTS	35 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS	13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	N/A
PIMs	24 (Bogosian)
SHOTS	103 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	58.8% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	55.5% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS	43 (Brodie)
TAKEAWAYS	25 (Matthews)
HITS	44 (Hyman, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	23:54 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:27 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:53 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (12).- Ranks 11th among NHL goaltenders in saves made (483).- Has a 10-1-2 record with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 14 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd	– Averaging 2.61 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie	– Averaging 18:56 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (63.4%) at even strength among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in multiple games.- Tied for third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-9-9).
Jack Campbell	– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl	– Tied for 18th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:25) with a shot attempt percentage of 52.9% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 31st in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:54).- Tied for third among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson	– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season.
Zach Hyman	– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:03).- Has the second-highest on-ice goals for percentage (63.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot	– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (68.4%) at 5-on-5.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).- Has the sixth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.87) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Mitch Marner	– Fourth among NHLers in assists (25).- Fourth among NHLers in points (10-25-35).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in even-strength goals (10).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:29).- Has played 39.5% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the fifth highest on-ice goals for percentage (62.7%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews	– Leads the NHL in goals (18).- Sixth among NHLers in points (20-13-33).- Averaging 21:51 in time on ice per game, which is fifth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.3%).- Third in the NHL in shots on goal (103).
Ilya Mikheyev	– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:49).- Has an average of 17.1 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks fifth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (49:14). – Has started 35.3% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin	– Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 27th among NHL defencemen and ranks eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 46.2 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander	– Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.68) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.7%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 60.0% at 5-on-5.- Averaging 1.90 takeaways per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs.
Morgan Rielly	– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:54).- Seventh among NHL defencemen in points (3-17-20).- Has a pair of goals and seven assists in 14 games at home this season.- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (7).
Jason Spezza	– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (3.07) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 57.5% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the seventh highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 100 defensive zone draws (120).
John Tavares	– Has the fourth highest faceoff win percentage (58.8%) among NHLers who have taken at least 400 faceoffs (400).- Has a goal and an assist in two games against the Jets this season.- Has 10 goals and 22 assists in 30 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 63.1% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton	– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 55.5%.- Averaging 2.15 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

TJ Brodie	Assists (2) in two consecutive games.
John Tavares	Points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach Bogosian	Two points from 200 NHL points
William Nylander	Four goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe Thornton	Three assists from 1,100 career NHL assists

RECENT MILESTONES

None

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)	Did not play on March 9 vs. WPG.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 70

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

None

JETS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 QUOTES

SHELDON KEEFE

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Your first three game losing streak this year. Where’s the team at, but also obviously considering you’re still first overall?

Sheldon Keefe: I think we’re just going through it here a little bit. I think every team goes through little stretches like this, but I think there’s lots for us to take away from it. I think it’s obviously a good thing for us that in all three games we’re right there, we’re in every game and we could have very easily gotten points out of each. That’s a good sign that we’re still right there. That said, I think what really clearly comes out of these games for me is usually games are close, the division is extremely competitive, that’s a very good team we’re playing against tonight, but you either have winning habits or you have losing habits. When you have losing habits you end up giving up free goals and then when you’re not scoring enough on the other side of it, you lose games. We’ve got to get back to having consistent winning habits and we’ll find that things will end up working out in our favour in the end. It’s obviously very disappointing that after three fantastic, perhaps three of our of best games of the season in Edmonton, that we’ve followed it up here now with, not poor performances, we’ve played fine in each game, but just not doing enough of the little things well that end up getting you to find ways to win games.

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Can you give me an example of a winning habit or two, as opposed to a losing habit or two? What do you mean by that?

Sheldon Keefe: A winning habit simply, for me, is when you don’t have a play, there’s nothing happening and force a play through the middle of the ice versus just moving the puck forward and putting it to safe place and get structure around it. It cost us a goal in Vancouver and essentially cost us the game, and then tonight very similar play. We’re stuck in the neutral zone and we’re tired and we turn it over. When we need to get fresh guys on we’re caught in a line change and then you don’t have any structure coming back in your end, the puck’s in your net. Little things like that that when you’re not scoring enough to allow for mistakes like that you’ve just got to keep piling positive and good habits and good shifts. Over time things will find their way. Those are the little things that come out of it that are just lessons that we need to continue to learn. As I said, we didn’t play poorly. I thought we played good enough certainly to get a point out of this game here today. We were right there. I’d like to see us generate more offence, but I still think we generated more than enough to score more than we did. Obviously, their goaltender, I think it’s fair to say, was their best player tonight. To me, you can still win games or get points if you’ve got good enough habits and those are the little things that have slipped a little bit for us here in the last few games.

Q. Chris Johnston, Sportsnet: You spoke after practice yesterday about different ways Auston was contributing. He scored a couple goals tonight in ways we don’t typically see him score. What did you think of his game as he continues to adapt to what he’s dealing with?

Sheldon Keefe: I think it just speaks to the calibre of player that he is. I also think he doesn’t get enough credit for scoring those types of goals. I think you go back through his goals he’s scored more than a fair share of those types of goals. He’s got extremely good hands in and around the net. He doesn’t typically play in those positions so he doesn’t get as many opportunities as other people, but he’s got a lot of goals – I’ve looked at his career goals – that he scores in around the net. That’s what I’m talking about where it’s him just adapting his game a little bit, going to different spaces and he’s good enough abilities and sense to make good on those chances.

Q. Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun: Tonight you get scored-on on a tough line change, your own deflection into your own goal and a tough penalty kill. Is this a case tonight of you beating you as opposed than them beating you?

Sheldon Keefe: Yeah I would say so, Steve. That’s kind of what I’m getting at. I think we definitely get caught on a line change but you need to make line changes, guys are tired so I think it’s about taking care of the puck and putting it in a good spot to let the line change happen in that case. Again, penalty kill has got to find a way to get a kill for us. We’ve got to get that stop, it’s a very similar goal to the one we gave up the other night. We’ve got to get a blocked shot and seven seconds left in the kill, you’ve got to get through it, we were right there. Winnipeg played a good game too, they defended well. They’re very opportunistic, but certainly when we’re talking about habits and mistakes, when you’re up against a goalie that’s playing really well and they’re not giving you anything for free on offense you can’t have those types of breakdowns if you’re expecting to get points out of games. For me that’s why we’ve come up empty handed in these three games. I don’t think we’ve played poorly. As I’ve said, it’s just little things that have end up going the other side and throughout the season a lot of nights, we’ve scored enough or bounces have gone our way. Looking back the other way I think we’re helping it go that way with some of our decisions and how things have slipped. Maybe we can chalk it up to fatigue, I don’t quite know. I just know we have to continue to learn from it.

Q. David Alter, The Hockey News: What was your overall assessment of Zach Hyman’s game tonight?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought he was really good. He’s been really good for us. He played hard, big time goal he scored for us. He’s working, he’s doing his job for us. He’s been really good.

JUSTIN HOLL

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Just your thoughts on this game, you guys now losing three in a row. What do you think is going on from your perspective?

Justin Holl: I thought we just made some critical errors tonight which put us in a bad spot. We surrendered some goals when we shouldn’t have and let the game get away from us a little bit. We all know that we have the ability to score goals and score goals in bunches. I thought we had our chances in the third but you have to give credit to their goalie who’s very good. We just couldn’t find a way to get the fourth one.

Q. Bob McGill, Leafs Nation Network: Tonight, you have a 2-1 lead and were there just some missed opportunities as well where you could have upped your lead before they were able to get back?

Justin Holl: Exactly, I think some missed opportunities in there and a 2-1 lead is obviously never safe. The more goals that we can score the better but we still feel like we defend well enough to protect a lead like that and get our goals through our structure. It’s disappointing for us but nothing to do but move forward.

ZACH HYMAN

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What did you see as the difference tonight?

Zach Hyman: We had some chances. We didn’t capitalize on all our chances and they had some grade A opportunities that they were able to capitalize on. They’ve got a bunch of elite players that can make plays, we just have to be ready for them for a full 60. It could have gone either way I think but they were able to capitalize a little more than us.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: After the first three game losing streak of the season, where do you think the team is at?

Zach Hyman: I think we’re in a good spot. I think all teams go through adversity, like you said this is the first time we’ve lost three in a row and we want to bounce back. We’re not happy about it obviously. Especially to a team that’s chasing us in the division and on home ice. We’ve got to be better but all teams face adversity throughout the year and it’s a good thing to go through a little adversity.

AUSTON MATTHEWS

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Two goals for you tonight. Obviously, you’d much rather have the win than the goals, but can you just assess the game tonight and give us an update on your wrist felt after playing tonight?

Auston Matthews: I thought it wasn’t a bad game, but definitely wasn’t our best. I think we had really good moments at times and had the puck in their zone and were creating lots of chances. I thought in the third period we had a couple really good looks and you’ve got to tip your hat to their goalie, he made some good saves. I don’t think chasing the game and being behind is obviously a position we’d like to be in, but I think a couple bounces either way we could have definitely been back in that game. I think we can take a lot from this one moving forward. We’ve got these guys two more times. Hopefully a good practice day tomorrow, rest up and make some adjustments and be ready for Thursday.

Q. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic: I’m just wondering how much pain or discomfort you’re in right now?

Auston Matthews: Once you get out there it dwindles away. I felt fine today and my legs felt good. We did some good stuff tonight. Obviously, we’d like to get the two points, but I think it’s always a positive when you’re helping the team in different areas of the game.

JOHN TAVARES

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Three losses in a row all in regulation. What’s your personal concern level here with what’s going on with the team?

John Tavares: We just haven’t been as crisp as we like to be for 60 minutes. We just don’t seem to be ending up on the right side of it. We’ve been in all these games, really tight. We’ve had chances to win them all. We’ve just got to make some key plays and obviously do a little better of a job defending against our opponent. We generated enough chances tonight. We just gave them a little bit too much off the rush.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: You seem to be running into a bunch of hot goalies here of late. What stands out to you about the challenge presented to you by Connor Hellebuyck?

John Tavares: He’s a great netminder. Tremendous here last year, doing great things again this year. You just have got to continue to find ways to solve him and get to the net and create opportunities. We’ve got quality shooters. We’ve just got to find ways to capitalize on what we’re generating.

JETS 4, LEAFS 3 POSTGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-1 – 33 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-7-2 – 38 Points)

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
WINNIPEG	1	2	1	–	4
TORONTO	2	0	1	–	3

GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

Zach Hyman put the Maple Leafs on the board at 8:16 of the first period. Hyman has scored three goals over his last five games played. He has a pair of goals and six assists in 12 games on home ice this season.
Auston Matthews scored the second Toronto goal of the game on the power play at 17:44 of the first period and later scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 18:06 of the third period. Tonight’s game is his sixth multi-goal and ninth multi-point performance of the season. Matthews has 21 points (13-8-21) in 13 games on home ice this season. In 10 career games against Winnipeg, he has recorded 14 points (5-9-14). His third period goal was his 20th of the season, marking the fifth time he has scored at least 20 goals in a season in his career.
TJ Brodie recorded the lone assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Brodie has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has registered three assists over his last five games played.
Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first period goal. Rielly has four points (1-3-4) over his last five games played. He has nine points (3-6-9) in 14 games on home ice this season.
Mitch Marner had the secondary assist on Matthews’ first period goal. Marner has three assists over his last five games played. He has two goals and an assist in two games against Winnipeg this season. In 14 games on home ice, he has recorded 19 points (6-13-19).
John Tavares registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Tavares has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. In 30 career games against the Jets, he has recorded 32 points (10 goals, 22 assists).
William Nylander picked up the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Nylander has four points (2-2-4) over his last five games played. He has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 games on home ice this season.
Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots in the loss.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
WINNIPEG	6 (3)	11 (10)	6 (6)	–	23 (19)
TORONTO	8 (7)	18 (17)	13 (8)	–	39 (32)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
WINNIPEG	17 (9)	15 (14)	9 (9)	–	41 (32)
TORONTO	14 (12)	29 (25)	26 (16)	–	69 (53)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home	9-4-1 (14 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg	35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg	18-10-1-4 (33 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	6 (Matthews)
Shot Attempts	11 (Marner)
Faceoff Wins	13 (Matthews)
Faceoff Win Percentage	72% (Matthews – 13 won, 5 lost)
Hits	2 (Five players tied)
Blocked Shots	2 (Brodie)
Takeaways	2 (Matthews)
TOI	25:39 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI	2:33 (Marner)
Shorthanded TOI	2:12 (Holl)
Shifts	25 (Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	82.4% (Thornton – 14 for, 3 against)

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first	13-3-1
Lead after 1	10-2-1
Trail after 2	0-5-0
Score 1 power play goal	8-1-2
Allow 1 power play goal	5-4-1
Outshooting opponent	7-5-1
Tuesday	1-1-0

OF NOTE…

The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the power play tonight.
Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 30 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. Muzzin finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75% (30 for, 10 against).
Auston Matthews won 67% (4 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and 100% (6 won, 0 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs.
John Tavares won 63% (5 won, 3 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

Thursday, March 11 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (TSN4, FAN 590)
Saturday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Sunday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Saturday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)

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.

JETS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (15-8-1 – 31 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-6-2 – 38 Points)

MARCH 9, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:	35-19-1-9 (64 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:	18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
2020-21:	1-0-0
LAST FIVE:	4-0-1
LAST 10:	6-2-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:	Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (29)
GOALS:	Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:	Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (21)
POINTS:	Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (31)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	WINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):	90 (1st)	79 (t-8th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	63 (9th)	68 (t-14th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	25/80 [31.3%] (1st)	17/72 [23.6%] (t-12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	58/75 [77.3%] (19th)	47/61 [77.1%] (t-20th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):	30.2 (13th)	29.7 (t-19th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):	28.7 (7th)	31.5 (26th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	1063 (10th)	1012 (16th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	48.3% (t-22nd)	48.4% (21st)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	51.8% (11th)	48.8% (20th)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:	35-19-1-9 (64 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	Jan. 18, 2021 (Toronto 3, Winnipeg 1)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	18 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	24 (Marner)
POINTS	34 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS	12 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	N/A
PIMs	22 (Bogosian, Simmonds)
SHOTS	97 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	58.8% (Nylander)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	54.0% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS	42 (Holl, Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS	24 (Marner)
HITS	42 (Hyman, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	23:50 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:30 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:54 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (12).- Ranks 11th among NHL goaltenders in saves made (464).- Has a 10-0-2 record with a 2.700 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 13 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd	– Averaging 2.71 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie	– Averaging 18:57 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Fourth among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-8-8).
Jack Campbell	– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl	– Ranks 17th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:27) with a shot attempt percentage of 53.2% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 31st in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:54).- Tied for second among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson	– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season.
Zach Hyman	– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:03).- Has the second-highest on-ice goals for percentage (66.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot	– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (68.4%) at 5-on-5.- Had an assist in Toronto’s game against Winnipeg on January 18 vs. Winnipeg.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).
Mitch Marner	– Third among NHLers in assists (24)- Fourth among NHLers in points (10-24-34).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in even-strength goals (10).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:25).- Has played 39.3% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the third highest on-ice goals for percentage (65.8%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews	– Leads the NHL in goals (18).- Sixth among NHLers in points (18-13-31).- Averaging 21:49 in time on ice per game, which is tied for fourth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.4%).- Tied for third in the NHL in shots on goal (97).
Ilya Mikheyev	– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:50).- Has an average of 17.6 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks fourth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (47:45). – Has started 34.8% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin	– Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 29th among NHL defencemen and ranks eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 46.2 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander	– Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.75) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 52.9%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 60.0% at 5-on-5.- Averaging 1.99 takeaways per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs.
Morgan Rielly	– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:50).- Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in points (3-16-19).- Has a pair of goals and six assists in 13 games at home this season.- Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (7).
Jason Spezza	– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (3.17) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 57.3% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the sixth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 100 defensive zone draws (117).
John Tavares	– Tied for the third-highest faceoff win percentage (58.3%) among NHLers who have taken at least 375 faceoffs (386).- Had a goal in Toronto’s January 18 game against the Jets.- Has 10 goals and 21 assists in 29 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 63.1% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton	– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 54.0%.- Averaging 2.28 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.- Has three goals and eight assists in 14 games this season.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Pierre Engvall	Points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Ilya Mikheyev	Points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach Bogosian	Two points from 200 NHL points
William Nylander	Four goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe Thornton	Three assists from 1,100 career NHL assists

RECENT MILESTONES

None

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)	Did not play on March 6 at VAN.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 68

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

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CANUCKS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 2 QUOTES

SHELDON KEEFE

Q. Terry Koshan, Toronto Sun: This third period started out okay, but what did you see from your vantage point as the Canucks got the power play going and things unfolded from there?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought we had an excellent start to the third period. Our second period was not very good at all and then started off the third period really well. All the things that we wanted to do with a lead and I thought we gave ourselves a few chances even to extend the lead and couldn’t get it to go in. We shoot the puck over the glass and give them a free power play, and then we just don’t get the kill. Obviously, we didn’t get any kills against Vancouver here in these two games and it’s a huge part of the game, but it’s a tie game and we’re on the road, end of a long trip and a chance to either win the game or ensure we get a point out of it. Then we get back to the things that were a problem for us in the second period. We force a play on the entry, turn it over and we stop playing on defending it and that’s the game. When you only score two goals, the games are fragile and you have to take care of them. We didn’t do that very well here. More lessons for us here.

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: What do you make of this particular road trip? Some incredible highs in sweeping Edmonton and keeping their big names shut down, and then you get swept yourself by Vancouver and your own big names get shut down. What do you make of that going forward, say, lessons you take into your homestand against Winnipeg?

Sheldon Keefe: Two completely different series. The games are completely different. The style of play is different. Like I said, I think the lessons we take away from it are, especially tonight’s game, we have enough offence to win the game or at least be in control at 2-1 in the third period. You have an excellent start, everything’s going the way we want it to and, as I said, we take a penalty that we can’t take — can’t just give them a freebie like that — but then you’ve got to get a kill. We’ve got to get a kill. We’ve got to get a blocked shot. These are the kind of things that make a big difference. We didn’t really go through that in the Edmonton series. We were in full control. We built big leads for the most part. It’s different type of games. These are really close, very fragile games. You’ve got to be good every single shift and every puck. Vancouver plays four lines. They play extremely hard and very competitive. They don’t give you anything for free. We weren’t good enough in the details of our game and staying with it all the way through. It just goes to show that, first of all, anybody in our division can beat you on any given night. We’ve got to be good all the time and we’ve got to stay with the process that works for us. Go off script and get the results you get here.

Q. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic: Have you felt like the Matthews line has been a little out of sync the last couple here?

Sheldon Keefe: No. You go back through it, I don’t know how many shots Auston had tonight, but he had five last game, some point blank opportunities, open nets and if those fall in you’re not asking me the question.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: It failed you tonight but overall how satisfied are you with your penalty kill?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought we had shown tremendous growth in our penalty kill. These two games, I thought if you go back and watch the penalty kill we had the other night against Vancouver, I thought we actually did an unbelievable job killing the penalties. In fact we had more chances to score than they did and they score a funny one on a bad angle on us. Chalk that one up as not a big deal, but today the goal we give up on the rush that’s not good enough and then we’ve got to get a block and keep the puck out of our net with the game on the line in the third. It’s not a great sign for us there, but there has been a lot of really good things happening on our penalty kill here for the last 10 games or so. We’ll hope we can get back to it.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: How do you feel the Tavares line is coming along here of late? John was just saying him and William are starting to feel it a bit?

Sheldon Keefe: Yeah I would agree with that. I thought that line in the first period, I thought they were our best line. They were moving very well. Willy himself could have had two or three in the first period, some really great looks. Obviously, it was great to see John get one in, it was a big goal for us. I would definitely say that line looked good.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: What did you see that Vancouver was doing out there that was successful for them?

Frederik Andersen: I thought they were working really hard to pressure us and eliminate our time through the neutral zone. They came hard at us and obviously worked hard all night.

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: How are you feeling? You’re able to head home now, sleep in your bed and get ready for Winnipeg. How does the end of a road trip and the beginning of a homestand feel for you?

Frederik Andersen: Obviously, the end of the road trip we’d like to finish on a good note. We can go home and work on some things and get ready for Winnipeg. That’s what we’re going to do. Look forward and work on improving some things and keep trying to set a high standard for ourselves.

MITCH MARNER

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Do you think your line is a little out of sync or a lot out of sync?

Mitch Marner: Obviously, these two games weren’t what we wanted. Time to refresh, get a couple practice days. Just make sure we get talking trying to find our chemistry. I just think for our line we’ve just got to control the puck more in the O zone, keep the puck in our hands, try and make the right play when it’s there. Right now maybe we’re just forcing it a little bit too much.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: You guys have been pretty good at playing with the lead down the stretch in games this season. What was your perspective on what happened in the third period tonight and what allowed the Canucks to get a grip on this game?

Mitch Marner: We almost kill of that whole kill and they got that tipped one in. Then obviously the next one just trying to make a play in, doesn’t go the way we want, quick up, bobbling puck, bounces everywhere, goes in. I think we’ve done a great job holding leads. I think sometimes it slips away. It happened tonight. Turnovers were the reason for it so just make sure we clean that part up, obviously starting for myself.

MORGAN RIELLY

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Usually guys have done a better job this year in general facing adversity, but things fell apart towards the end of the game tonight. Can you talk about that please?

Morgan Rielly: In games past recently we’ve done a good job with holding leads and we talked about that going into the third. Obviously, it’s not the outcome that we wanted and there areas that we can clean up moving forward to get back to how we were playing before this. I think we have to learn from it and move forward.

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: What do you think the difference is in your game – I mean the team game, not your personal game – against Vancouver as opposed to what it was against Edmonton?

Morgan Rielly: They’re two different teams so it’s hard to compare. It’s a completely different game playing completely different pace of play. The special teams are different. It’s tough to compare. I think as a broad statement we’re happy with the outcomes we got in Edmonton and the way that we competed and held on to leads. We weren’t able to do that here in Vancouver, but in terms of comparing the two series, I think it’s tough just because the teams are so different.

JOHN TAVARES

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: You guys have done a good job playing with the league a lot of this season. What was your perspective on the third period tonight and what allowed the Canucks to grab this game?

John Tavares: I think we were having a really good third and then the power play goal really gave them some life. It happened quickly and changed quickly and all of sudden bang, bang, they’re up one. We just have to find a way to regroup well after they tie it up. It’s a long season, things like that are going to happen even when you’re playing well and controlling a lot of the play. I thought before the penalty we had a lot of opportunities. We were on their half of the ice a lot. We didn’t give them much room. And then after that, we were trying to generate offence and try to find a way to tie one up and we just weren’t able to come through and unfortunately they found the next one too to get the lead as we were pressing and trying to find it.

Q. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic: What you think had led to you and Nylander heating up a little bit here?

John Tavares: We’re just both of us individually feeling a little bit better. Just continuing to stay with it and good habits, doing a good job away from the puck without it to get the puck in good spots. As you continue to play, continue to get a better feel for one another and create more time and space. Building confidence off your instincts and taking what’s given to us and simplifying a little bit and being predictable and seem to be moving well off the puck. I think we’re doing a pretty good job in our own end for the most part and we’re able to break out quick and have the ability to enter the zone with control or at least give yourself a good chance to recover pucks.