Ducks goaltender John Gibson, right, stops a shot in front of the Maple Leafs’ Zach Hyman during the first period of Friday’s game at Honda Center. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Anaheim Ducks’ Jani Hakanpaa, right, reaches for the puck next to Toronto Maple Leafs’ Zach Hyman during the first period of an NHL hockey game…
Ducks score early, late, get solid relief to beat Maple Leafs — Press Telegram
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On the need to attack the opposition’s net to generate more offence next week:
Obviously, when you look at the last couple games on this trip, we haven’t been able to generate much offensively. So that’s part of it. You look at a lot of the goals that we’ve scored here in recent games, a lot of it’s been happening around the net. We need to have more of a presence in there, but it’s an interesting road trip. You’d never think that our team would give up two goals in two games and only come away with one point, you’d probably think we were talking about a different team, but that’s the reality, that’s the way it was this week. The offence dried up for us, a lot of things that have been going in for us haven’t and didn’t on this trip and we don’t get results as a result.
On the challenge of keeping the team’s spirits up after the road trip:
Well, it’s difficult, but I think just the fact that our team takes a lot of heat for how we defend and what we give up and how many goals we give up and all those types of things and how wide-open games are. We’ve focused a lot on that as a team, in terms of slowing a lot of that stuff down. I think we’ve done that for quite a while here now — and now today wasn’t as good as yesterday in that regard, but we’ve got to find ways within that to generate offence. I think that the positives are that our guys will feel good about the fact that they’re playing in these tight games and feel good about the fact on the back-to-back at the end of the trip here that we have our best period in the third and have a pretty strong push throughout the period, but we’ll regroup and be ready on home ice.
On the power play drying up in recent games:
Yeah, it has gone dry. Really, what I’m seeing is a lot of the shots that had been going in for us aren’t going in, in recent games. So when that happens, we’ve got to really look at things and see what we can change and see what we can do a little differently to find some different looks and change things up a little bit. Now, we’ve scored at pretty much a ridiculous pace for quite some time here now and over time those things dry up a little bit and you’ve got to make adjustments.
JACK CAMPBELL (26 SAVES)
On the pressure on him to be perfect when the team is struggling to score goals:
I have belief — full belief — in this team as far as their goal-scoring ability. Obviously, we’re a little snake-bitten right now, but I think they played well enough to score a couple and I just take ownership of that second one. If I can see it, I expect myself to stop it every time and he just beat me clean so that one’s on me and we should have had at least a point.
On his save on Getzlaf while shorthanded to end the second period:
Yeah, it was battling. It was a strange play at the net, it kind of went off a shin pad or something, I made a right pad save and the game kind of slowed down a little bit and I kind of saw it play out. I just tried to get my glove up and luckily, he put it there. So I’ll take that one for sure.
MITCH MARNER (22:26 TOI)
On the level of frustration at the recent lack of scoring for the team:
I just think we know it’s going to come so there’s no need to rush or put pressure on ourselves. We’re a team that can score and this road trip we showed that we can play in low-scoring games, it’s just our scoring wasn’t there, but it’ll come.
On what the team needs to do to generate more greasy goals:
Yeah, I just think those second opportunities. It starts with all of us. From our D to our forwards, we all come up top, we all get those shots through and tonight and through this road trip forward-wise, when we come in as F3, we’re not getting those shots through. We’re making those turnovers happen and getting caught with our D down and I just think ruining a little bit of chemistry and stuff like that. So, like I said, we know it’s going to turn around, there’s no reason to feel like we should put pressure on ourselves and we’ve just got to stay calm with it.
AUSTON MATTHEWS (23:03 TOI)
On the team having the personnel to be able to push through this week’s slump:
We’re all in this together. You play through the good and the bad and the adversity and obviously, in the position that we’re in, there’s lots of critics and lots of stuff that comes with it. But I think in this room we’re headstrong, and it doesn’t matter what’s going to get thrown our way, we’re going to come out of it stronger. Obviously, not the road trip that that we really wanted. So, that’s on us and we’ve got to just build forward and put this aside, learn from it and be better.
On what has prevented the team from generating offence:
I think it’s no secret you come on this road trip, it’s not easy and I think the teams that we played they’re more — their strategy and kind of structure is more to just kind of defend and push you to the outside and let you make the mistakes first. I think for us, we didn’t really challenge the middle of the goalie, he didn’t really have too many tough saves to make. I think that’s a bit of an issue for us right now. I think it’s a little bit of our structure too. I think we’re kind of one foot in the door, one foot out as far as the way we want to play, and I think we just all need to be 100 percent in.
JOHN TAVARES (21:18 TOI)
On what has led to a lack of goals in recent games:
Well, it’s that time of year, things get tighter. You don’t have as much room as maybe you get at times throughout the season. We’ve just got to find a way to get second and third opportunities, get a couple ugly ones. I thought we pressed hard and stayed with it. Obviously, we just didn’t cash in.
On if the struggle to score has led to the team playing tight:
Yeah, maybe. At times, I guess it’s just, honestly, don’t even think about where you’re putting it, just get it on net. I think get bodies there, find a way to cause some confusion, make it tough on them to have to defend you around their net, make it tough on the goaltender. Just got to stay patient, got to keep working and staying with it. Obviously, we’ve got to find a way to put some in and get some results. There was a lot of good things. Just got to find a way to, like I said, get inside that tough part of the ice. That’s tough to get opportunities at this time of year.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-25-9 – 79 Points) vs.
ANAHEIM DUCKS (28-32-8 – 64 Points)
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| ANAHEIM | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 8 (5) | 8 (7) | 15 (8) | – | 31 (20) |
| ANAHEIM | 13 (13) | 13 (9) | 2 (2) | – | 28 (24) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 18 (12) | 15 (13) | 25 (14) | – | 58 (39) |
| ANAHEIM | 24 (24) | 22 (16) | 5 (5) | – | 51 (45) |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
| Record on the Road | 18-16-2 (36 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Anaheim | 28-12-5-1 (46 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Anaheim on the Road | 11-9-1-0 (21 Games) |
| Record vs. Western Conference | 16-10-3 (29 Games) |
| Record vs. Pacific Division | 9-5-2 (16 Games) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 5 (Nylander, Tavares) |
| Shot Attempts | 8 (Matthews, Tavares) |
| Faceoff Wins | 12 (Tavares) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 67% (Spezza – 4 won, 2 lost) |
| Hits | 3 (Dermott, Hyman, Malgin) |
| Blocked Shots | 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews) |
| Takeaways | 2 (Malgin, Matthews, Nylander) |
| TOI | 24:04 (Barrie) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:19 (Barrie, Matthews) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 2:43 (Ceci) |
| Shifts | 24 (Hyman) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 72.2% (Engvall – 13 for, 5 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
| Opponent scores first | 12-20-7 |
| Trail after 1 | 3-16-3 |
| Trail after 2 | 3-17-4 |
| Do not score a power play goal | 15-16-5 |
| Do not allow a power play goal | 21-9-5 |
| Outshooting opponent | 19-10-4 |
| Friday | 5-3-0 |
OF NOTE…
UPCOMING GAMES:
Toronto’s John Tavares, right, and the Kings’ Trevor Lewis battle for the puck during the first period of Thursday’s game at Staples Center. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 05: Blake Lizotte #46 of the Los Angeles Kings jumps over the puck in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs during…
Kings begin extended homestand with 4th win in a row — Daily News
LOS ANGELES — On a night when the Kings welcomed back some old friends, they continued their season-best winning streak with a 1-0 shootout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday at Staples Center. The Kings have won four straight for the first time this season.
Jonathan Quick held off the Leafs for 65 minutes, making 36 saves in his 52nd career shutout, and former Ducks goalie Freddie Andersen did the same for the Leafs, stopping 30 shots. It was the fourth shootout for the Kings this season but the first time they went into it scoreless. The previous three were all losses.
Center Anze Kopitar and left wing Adrian Kempe scored in the shootout for the Kings, while left wing William Nylander was the lone Leafs scorer. Kopitar also made a number of crucial defensive plays in the game.
“When you have the head of the snake, if you will, it makes it a lot easier for a coaching staff, the coach and players to respond,” Kings coach Todd McLellan said
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On tonight’s game:
I thought it was a pretty even hockey game all the way through. I thought our team did a good job in the game, especially as we got through that first period, staying with the process just with the way that they play, clogging the neutral zone and defend really well. I thought as we found our way through that, adjusted in the second and third I thought we did a good job as a team. It’s a game that really could have gone either way. We’re happy to get one point, we could have two in overtime or the shootout, it didn’t go our way in that sense, but not a lot to complain about for us as a group.
On how the team managed frustration when it couldn’t convert scoring chances:
I thought they dealt with it pretty well at times. I think they were 0-for-3 on breakaways so the guys that are missing those type of chances, you can see there’s a little frustration setting in, but in terms of the way the game was going I thought we managed it okay. At times I felt we turned it over a little bit through the neutral zone, but that’s the number one team in the NHL at holding their blueline. They’re going to make it hard on you, you know that going into the game and they did that at times. I thought we stayed with it, Fred in net was outstanding for us. We just couldn’t find a way to get one in. Tonight is a night where we need our power play to be the difference. So if there’s an area we’d like to certainly be better in, that would be it.
FREDERIK ANDERSEN (30 SAVES)
On playing behind tonight’s defensive effort:
It was a great game, a beautiful game. It was great to play behind a team like that. The way we played made it easy for me. It was unfortunate, obviously, we couldn’t get the extra point.
On how he felt after a few days without playing:
I felt pretty dialed in.
On how unusual it is for the team to be shutout:
I mean, he played incredible down there too. So I don’t think that’s odd. He’s one of the best in the League, I think, when he’s on his game. We could have easily scored but he pulled out some nice saves when we had our chances.
KYLE CLIFFORD (5 HITS)
On Jonathan Quick’s performance tonight:
Yeah, he’s a — Quick is a competitor. Obviously, he had a pretty good game and I felt like he stole it for them.
On tonight’s performance:
I thought for the most part we controlled the game, we played pretty well. We had a lot of scoring chances. I’m familiar with them, I know they’re a tight defensive team. It just would have been nice to come out with the win here.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-24-9 – 79 Points) vs.
LOS ANGELES KINGS (26-35-6 – 58 Points)
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LOS ANGELES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
IN THE SHOOTOUT
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 5 (3) | 14 (12) | 11 (10) | 6 (0) | 36 (25) |
| LOS ANGELES | 11 (8) | 5 (5) | 7 (7) | 7 (0) | 30 (20) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 16 (11) | 27 (24) | 20 (18) | 7 (0) | 70 (53) |
| LOS ANGELES | 23 (16) | 9 (9) | 13 (13) | 13 (0) | 58 (38) |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
| Record on the Road | 18-15-2 (35 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Los Angeles | 65-64-21-3 (153 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Los Angeles on the Road | 25-38-10-2 (75 Games) |
| Record vs. Western Conference | 16-9-3 (28 Games) |
| Record vs. Pacific Division | 9-4-2 (15 Games) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 9 (Nylander) |
| Shot Attempts | 10 (Nylander) |
| Faceoff Wins | 10 (Tavares) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 100% (Engvall – 1 won, 0 lost) |
| Hits | 5 (Clifford) |
| Blocked Shots | 6 (Holl) |
| Takeaways | 3 (Hyman) |
| TOI | 26:14 (Barrie) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:35 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 5:22 (Dermott, Holl) |
| Shifts | 30 (Barrie) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 72.7% (Malgin – 16 for, 6 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
| Opponent scores first | 12-19-7 |
| Tied after 1 | 16-6-5 |
| Tied after 2 | 8-6-3 |
| Do not score a power play goal | 15-15-5 |
| Do not allow a power play goal | 21-8-5 |
| Outshooting opponent | 19-9-4 |
| Shootout | 1-5 |
| Thursday | 5-3-2 |
OF NOTE…
UPCOMING GAMES:
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-24-8 – 78 Points) vs.
LOS ANGELES KINGS (25-35-6 – 56 Points)
MARCH 5, 2020 ▪ 10:30 PM EST
STAPLES CENTER (LOS ANGELES, CA) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus LOS ANGELES
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 65-64-21-2 (152 Games) |
| ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD: | 25-38-10-1 (74 Games) |
| 2019-20: | 1-0-0 |
| LAST FIVE: | 4-1-0 |
| LAST 10: | 5-4-1 |
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus LOS ANGELES
| GAMES PLAYED: | Jason Spezza (24), Tyson Barrie (21), John Tavares (18) |
| GOALS: | John Tavares (4), Tyson Barrie (4), Jason Spezza (4) |
| ASSISTS: | John Tavares (12), Tyson Barrie (10), Jason Spezza (9) |
| POINTS: | John Tavares (16), Tyson Barrie (14), Jason Spezza (13) |
| PENALTY MINUTES: | Jason Spezza (12), Tyson Barrie (10), Mitch Marner (8) |
MAPLE LEAFS – KINGS TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | LOS ANGELES | |
| GOALS FOR (Rank): | 232 (1st) | 164 (30th) |
| GOALS AGAINST (Rank): | 219 (28th) | 203 (t-15th) |
| POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): | 43/184 [23.4%] (6th) | 32/180 [17.8%] (22nd) |
| PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): | 141/184 [76.6%] (26th) | 138/181 [76.2%] (28th) |
| SHOTS (Rank): | 2199 (4th) | 2186 (6th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank): | 3323 (3rd) | 3276 (4th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): | 52.0% (6th) | 53.3% (4th) |
| FACEOFF % (Rank): | 52.8% (3rd) | 50.7% (9th) |
MAPLE LEAFS – KINGS NOTES
| First Matchup between Clubs: | October 25, 1967 vs. LAK (Toronto 4, Los Angeles 2) |
| All-Time Record: | 65-64-21-2 (152 Games) |
| All-Time Record at Home: | 40-26-11-1 (78 Games) |
| All-Time Record on the Road: | 25-38-10-1 (74 Games) |
| Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road: | November 13, 2018 (Toronto 5, Los Angeles 1) |
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. KINGS
| Jack Campbell | Played for Los Angeles from 2016-20. With LAK: 57 GP, 20-24-5; 2.51 GAA; .918 SV% |
| Kyle Clifford | Played for Los Angeles from 2010-20. With LAK: 660 GP, 60 G – 69 A – 129 P |
| Alex Kerfoot | 100th career NHL game (Nov. 21, 2018 (COL) at LAK) |
| Jake Muzzin | Played for Los Angeles from 2010-19. With LAK: 496 GP, 51 G – 162 A – 213 P |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| CATEGORY | LEADER |
| GOALS | 46 (Matthews) |
| ASSISTS | 49 (Marner) |
| POINTS | 79 (Matthews) |
| POWER PLAY POINTS | 24 (Matthews) |
| SHORTHANDED POINTS | 2 (Engvall, Kapanen) |
| PIMs | 40 (Muzzin) |
| SHOTS | 275 (Matthews) |
| FACEOFF WIN% | 55.4% (Matthews, Tavares) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % | 54.5% (Nylander) |
| BLOCKED SHOTS | 110 (Muzzin) |
| TAKEAWAYS | 74 (Matthews) |
| HITS | 109 (Muzzin) |
| TOI PER GAME | 24:15 (Rielly) |
| PP TOI PER GAME | 3:09 (Marner) |
| SH TOI PER GAME | 2:50 (Ceci) |
MAPLE LEAFS SNAPSHOTS
| Faceoffs | – The Maple Leafs rank third among NHL teams in faceoff win percentage (52.8%) and are second among NHL teams in offensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.0%). |
| Goals by Strength | – The Maple Leafs hold the NHL lead in goals scored at 5-on-5 (159). |
| Goals by Period | – Toronto is second in the NHL in goals scored in the second period (86) and are tied for fifth in the NHL in goals scored in the third period (77). |
| Power Play | – The Maple Leafs have the fewest power play opportunities (184) among NHL teams that have scored at least 40 power play goals (43). |
| Penalty Kill | – Toronto has been shorthanded 184 times this season, which is the eighth-fewest times shorthanded in the NHL. |
| Scoring First | – Toronto has a .767 win percentage when scoring first, which is tied for the fourth-highest in the NHL. |
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
| Frederik Andersen | – Tied for third among NHL goaltenders in wins (28).- Ranks fourth in the NHL in saves (1,372).- Is 8-1-2 with a 2.21 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage in 16 career games against Los Angeles.- Has a 16-6-0 record on the road in 2019-20, with a 2.78 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage |
| Tyson Barrie | – Has eight multi-assist games, which is tied for the fourth-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for third among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (12). – Averages 14.29 shot attempts per game at 5-on-5, which is the fifth-highest average among NHL defencemen who have played in at least 50 games.- Ranks 16th among NHL defencemen in 5-on-5 time on ice per game (18:18).- Ranks 15th among NHL defencemen in slap shots taken (56). |
| Jack Campbell | – Has a 3-1-1 record with a .913 save percentage and a 2.73 goals-against average since being acquired by the Maple Leafs.- Acquired by the Maple Leafs in a trade with Los Angeles on February 5. |
| Kyle Clifford | – Eighth among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.2%). – Averages 14.97 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks 18th among left wingers.- Ranks 10.14 hits per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks 30th among NHL skaters.- Acquired by the Maple Leafs in a trade with Los Angeles on February 5. |
| Pierre Engvall | – Ninth among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.5%). – Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 52.6 percent at 5-on-5, which is tied for the seventh highest among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games.- Ranks fourth among rookie forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 minutes (13.97). |
| Justin Holl | – Has started the eighth-lowest percentage of his 5-on-5 shifts (42.0%) in the offensive zone among right-handed defencemen.- Ranks second in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.7%) among NHL defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (42.0%).- Has the second-highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (52.3%) among NHL defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (42.0%) of their shifts in the offensive zone. |
| Zach Hyman | – Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.77).- Fourth among Toronto forwards in even-strength time on ice per game (16:07).- Ranks third among Toronto forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (1:47). |
| Kasperi Kapanen | – Has drawn 20 penalties this season and taken eight, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+12) and ranks tied for 12th among NHL forwards.- Tied for third among Maple Leafs and tied for 12th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.25) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 21 (9-12-21) of his 36 points on the road this season. |
| Alex Kerfoot | – Ranks second among Toronto skaters who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.27) at 5-on-5.- Eighth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (8-17-25).- Tied for second among Maple Leafs in primary assists at 5-on-5 (11). |
| Mitch Marner | – Tied for ninth among NHL skaters in assists (49).- Has 12 multi-assist games, which is tied for the seventh-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.16 points per game, which is tied for the 16th-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.78 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is tied for ninth among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Eighth in the NHL in primary assists (31).- Ranks fifth among NHL forwards in time on ice per game (21:29) |
| Auston Matthews | – Second among NHL skaters in goals (46).- Leads the NHL with 35 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (30).- Tied for first in the NHL in wrist shot goals (27).- Tied for second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- Tied for sixth in the NHL in multi-point games (25).- Ninth among NHL skaters in points (46-33-79).- Fourth in the NHL with 275 shots on goal. |
| William Nylander | – Leads the Maple Leafs and is tied for fifth among NHLers in game-winning goals (7).- Tied for 11th in the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (19).- One of 13 NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:30) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.20 (1.21).- Ranks eighth among NHL forwards who average 14:00 per game (14:30) in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.5%). |
| Rasmus Sandin | – Ranks eighth among rookie defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games in points per 60 minutes of ice time (1.07) at 5-on-5. – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.1 percent, which ranks fifth among rookie defencemen who have skated in at least 10 games. |
| Jason Spezza | – Averaging 2.05 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fourth-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 0.80 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 1.25 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is tied for the third-highest average among Toronto skaters. |
| John Tavares | – Tied for 22nd among NHL skaters in multi-point games (17).- Ranks 10th among NHL centres in 5-on-5 ice time per game (15:29).- Tied for 14th in the NHL in faceoff wins (588)- Has recorded 13 points (6-7-13) in 13 games against Pacific Division teams.- Has 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 31 games on the road. |
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
| Martin Marincin | Has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. |
| Mitch Marner | Has points (1-3-4) in four consecutive games. |
| Auston Matthews | Has goals (3) in three consecutive games and points (3-3-6) in four consecutive games. |
UPCOMING MILESTONES
| Zach Hyman | One game from 300 NHL games |
| Kasperi Kapanen | One game from 200 NHL games |
| Mitch Marner | Three games from 300 NHL games |
| Jason Spezza | One assist from 600 assists |
RECENT MILESTONES
| None | |
INJURY REPORT
| Cody Ceci (Ankle) | On injured reserve. |
| Andreas Johnsson (Knee) | On injured reserve. |
| Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration) | On injured reserve. |
| Jake Muzzin (Hand) | Sustained a broken hand on February 25 at Tampa Bay. |
| Morgan Rielly (Foot) | On injured reserve. |
| Man Games Lost: 187 |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| February 26 | Recalled defenceman Calle Rosen from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As much as Kyle Clifford, and Jake Muzzin, can bring a winning pedigree to the Maple Leafs, the man coaching their former club sees their potential impact a little differently. Read More
Ex-Kings Clifford, Muzzin making an impact as Leafs continue to grow — Toronto Sun
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As much as Kyle Clifford, and Jake Muzzin, can bring a winning pedigree to the Maple Leafs, the man coaching their former club sees their potential impact a little differently.
“I think that sometimes the winner tag is overrated,” Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan said on Wednesday. “I think it’s the ability to fit in — the chemistry tag should be the one that is addressed more than the winner tag.”
The Leafs have been getting that symmetry with Muzzin, who signed a four-year extension with Toronto last week, for more than a year after acquiring Muzzin from the Kings in January 2019. The experience of having Clifford, and goalie Jack Campbell, as an influence on the group will hit one month on Thursday following the trade with the Kings on Feb. 5 that brought both to Toronto.
Clifford and Muzzin hoisted the Stanley Cup with the Kings, though as McLellan indicated, that’s only part of the package.
While Muzzin has taken on the status of a spectator after breaking a knuckle on his right hand last week against Tampa Bay — Muzzin said on Wednesday he would like to be back before the original prognosis of four weeks’ absence is up, but only if it “makes sense” — Clifford continues to take on a greater role, off the ice as much as on.
“He has really been terrific,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said following practice at the Kings’ facility near the Los Angeles International Airport. “His perspective that he has, the experiences he has, also the type of personality he has to be able to talk to anyone on the team.
“He is a competitor and he brings it every day. Those types of things rub off on the rest of your team.”
The Leafs could have used Muzzin’s guidance and presence on the ice on Tuesday night in San Jose, when there was general disorganization in the defensive zone during a 5-2 loss against the Sharks. While Muzzin and the rest of the injured Leafs might not have liked what they witnessed, the defenceman had some perspective a day later.
“It’s tough to be at the top of your game consistently night in and night out,” Muzzin said. “The teams that find a way to do that the most are at the top of the league and get themselves to win a Cup.
“It’s a battle throughout the season to continually bring your emotion and compete level. We’re working to get to that.
“We believe in the group in there. It’s just that getting there is tough.”
The Leafs, who take on the Kings on Thursday night at the Staples Center, won their previous three games and four in five before the Sharks attacked.
Veterans such as Muzzin, Clifford, Jason Spezza and captain John Tavares, whether they have won the Cup, are a positive influence, but with the emphasis in Toronto on a younger core of players, the learning curve will have bumps.
“We don’t want to be responding to anything that is happening,” Keefe said. “We want to be dictating it and we want to be confident when we come to the arena every day.”
So the work continues to try to be, as Muzzin said, as close to consistent every night as possible.
“We don’t want to say ‘Hey, we put together three pretty good games last week and that was just a one-off,’” Keefe said of the San Jose loss. “There have been other times where we have looked like that.
“One of the bigger issues is that when we have looked bad, we have been really bad. We’re not going to have great nights every night and we’re not going to win every night. But we’re capable of putting together a level of competitiveness and work ethic and structure every day to make sure it doesn’t go south to that degree.”
The Leafs will be better once Muzzin returns. Clifford is making in-roads.
We come back to something else McLellan said, which applies to the NHL as a whole.
“Sometimes coaches, media, fans, we live in this fantasy world that we’re just going to run over teams and take advantage no matter how we are built,” McLellan said. “The parity in the league is immense and they’re human beings. They’re going to have off-nights.”
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On tonight’s loss:
They played really hard today. We just finished a stretch of games here where we played against some of the top teams in the League. For me, that was a harder game for us to play today, just the pace the puck moved, the pace that their feet moved, how competitive they were. Our inability to respond to that and find another level in our game causes a problem where we just — the ice tilted in that second period and we just couldn’t get it back. So that was really tough. The third period to me was pretty even, we just gave up some chances that ended up in our net, but the second period was where they really established their game and took it to us. Strange as it is, that’s the one that we win. We win that period of the three. So we’re in a good spot to try and play there in the third but we gave up too many chances and eventually cost us. You don’t win games when you score two goals.
On Jack Campbell’s play tonight:
I thought he battled all through that second period. There’s a lot of shots, a lot of pucks coming at him. He made some great saves for us there to keep us in the game and give us a chance to win that period and then set us up for the third. Some of the goals — when you look at the goals that go in, there’s some funny stuff happening behind the net, behind the goal line, stuff like that, but he battled and made saves for us. As I said, their goaltender made saves too. We had some real high-end chances that didn’t go in for us, but we’ve got to find a way to generate more than two goals if we want to have a chance to win, and then we can’t give up nearly what we gave up today. A lot of things that haven’t been issues for us in terms of odd-man rushes against and guys getting behind us — we’ve been talking about how we’ve cleaned that up pretty well, but It came back into our game today, I think, in part due to the pace of play, and we just didn’t respond well to it.
JACK CAMPBELL (33 SAVES)
On what San Jose did well in the second period:
I just know they got a lot better. I’m just disappointed. I thought we played, we battled and, you know, I just think Jones outplayed me, bottom line. So I’m not happy about that and I just feel responsible for this one.
On if San Jose is known for lively boards when pucks are shot into the zone:
I’ve played well here before and yeah, I don’t know what was going on there. They must have greased them up before the game. The pucks were coming off pretty strange angles, but no excuses. I’ve just got to find the puck and make the save.
On if he felt any rust after not playing the prior seven games:
No. I felt sharp and dialed in and no excuse for giving up four. It’s just not acceptable.
MITCH MARNER (1 GOAL)
On where the game got away from the team:
Most of that second period they dominated us. They did what they wanted to and we didn’t win enough puck battles. The only reason we really had a chance going into that third period was because of Jack. He played great tonight like usual for us and made it feel possible, got us through that second period and that third we just gave up too many chances. We weren’t stopping on pucks or being strong enough on pucks and it came back to haunt us.
On if the team is still learning how to be more consistent when things go wrong:
I think it’s just the consistency of every shift. It’s just knowing that you want to watch guys go on before you and battle, get in lanes. Coming into this game we talked about how they have one of the best, if not the best guy, at getting pucks through. When that’s happening, we know their game plan is going to be trying to get pucks through on tips, high tips, low tips. We need guys to get in lanes, we need guys to sacrifice for each other and I think that’s something that we’re just missing. It’s just guys needing to buy in more and getting themselves ready.
AUSTON MATTHEWS (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)
On trying to play catch up tonight:
Yeah, they play fast. I think the momentum kind of tipped their way and I think we didn’t really do a very good job of getting it back. I think they just kept coming and coming and a lot of times, we just had no pushback. Tough to get stuff going that way.
On San Jose making a big push in the second period:
Yeah, for sure. I think we just got caught out there and they were able to just continue to play in our zone and kind of tire us out, tire our back end out and just kind of wear on us. So, like I said, they came with a good push there and we just really had no answer.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-24-8 – 78 Points) vs.
SAN JOSE SHARKS (29-33-4 – 62 Points)
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 |
| SAN JOSE | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 |
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 14 (10) | 6 (3) | 7 (6) | – | 27 (19) |
| SAN JOSE | 11 (8) | 18 (16) | 9 (8) | – | 38 (32) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| TORONTO | 21 (16) | 12 (8) | 20 (13) | – | 53 (37) |
| SAN JOSE | 16 (12) | 31 (28) | 13 (11) | – | 60 (51) |
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
| Record on the Road | 18-15-1 (34 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. San Jose | 24-22-5-2 (53 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. San Jose on the Road | 9-13-3-0 (25 Games) |
| Record vs. Western Conference | 16-9-2 (27 Games) |
| Record vs. Pacific Division | 9-4-1 (14 Games) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 5 (Matthews) |
| Shot Attempts | 6 (Matthews) |
| Faceoff Wins | 10 (Matthews) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 67% (Spezza – 4 won, 2 lost) |
| Hits | 6 (Clifford) |
| Blocked Shots | 3 (Holl) |
| Takeaways | 2 (Hyman, Spezza) |
| TOI | 26:27 (Barrie) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:26 (Barrie) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 2:11 (Marincin) |
| Shifts | 28 (Dermott) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 52.9% (Dermott – 18 for, 16 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
| Opponent scores first | 12-19-6 |
| Trail after 1 | 3-15-3 |
| Tied after 2 | 8-6-2 |
| Do not score a power play goal | 15-15-4 |
| Allow one power play goal | 13-11-3 |
| Outshot by opponent | 14-14-4 |
| Tuesday | 8-5-1 |
OF NOTE…
UPCOMING GAMES:
“We wanted to get Jack involved,” Sheldon Keefe said. “He’s comfortable in California, he’s won a game here in San Jose here this season” Campbell stopped 22 of 24 shots in win at San Jose on Dec. 27. He last played on Feb. 15 in Ottawa
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-23-8 – 78 Points) vs.
SAN JOSE SHARKS (28-33-4 – 60 Points)
MARCH 3, 2020 ▪ 10:30 PM EST
SAP CENTER (SAN JOSE, CA) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus SAN JOSE
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 24-21-5-2 (52 Games) |
| ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD: | 9-12-3-0 (24 Games) |
| 2019-20: | 1-0-0 |
| LAST FIVE: | 4-1-0 |
| LAST 10: | 4-4-2 |
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus SAN JOSE
| GAMES PLAYED: | Kyle Clifford (41), Jake Muzzin (30), Jason Spezza (23) |
| GOALS: | Auston Matthews (7), John Tavares (7), Kyle Clifford (5) |
| ASSISTS: | Jason Spezza (15), John Tavares (12), Mitch Marner (8), Jake Muzzin (8) |
| POINTS: | John Tavares (19), Jason Spezza (18), Jake Muzzin (11) |
| PENALTY MINUTES: | Kyle Clifford (61), Jake Muzzin (24), Morgan Rielly (9) |
MAPLE LEAFS – SHARKS TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | SAN JOSE | |
| GOALS FOR (Rank): | 232 (1st) | 167 (28th) |
| GOALS AGAINST (Rank): | 214 (28th) | 208 (26th) |
| POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): | 43/181 [23.8%] (5th) | 27/174 [15.5%] (27th) |
| PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): | 140/182 [76.9%] (t-24th) | 183/212 [86.3%] (1st) |
| SHOTS (Rank): | 2172 (5th) | 1928 (28th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank): | 3286 (3rd) | 2841 (21st) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): | 52.1% (6th) | 50.6% (14th) |
| FACEOFF % (Rank): | 52.7% (3rd) | 49.1% (22nd) |
MAPLE LEAFS – SHARKS NOTES
| First Matchup between Clubs: | November 4, 1991 (Toronto 4, San Jose 1) |
| All-Time Record: | 24-21-5-2 (52 Games) |
| All-Time Record at Home: | 15-9-2-2 (28 Games) |
| All-Time Record on the Road: | 9-12-3-0 (24 Games) |
| Last Win vs. Opponent at Home: | November 15, 2018 (Toronto 5, San Jose 3) |
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. SHARKS
| Frederik Andersen: | 100th game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 4, 2018 vs. SJS) |
| Cody Ceci: | 100th NHL point (Dec. 1, 2018 (OTT) vs. SJS) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| CATEGORY | LEADER |
| GOALS | 45 (Matthews) |
| ASSISTS | 49 (Marner) |
| POINTS | 77 (Matthews) |
| POWER PLAY POINTS | 24 (Matthews) |
| SHORTHANDED POINTS | 2 (Engvall, Kapanen) |
| PIMs | 40 (Muzzin) |
| SHOTS | 270 (Matthews) |
| FACEOFF WIN% | 55.5% (Gauthier) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % | 54.7% (Nylander) |
| BLOCKED SHOTS | 110 (Muzzin) |
| TAKEAWAYS | 73 (Matthews) |
| HITS | 109 (Muzzin) |
| TOI PER GAME | 24:15 (Rielly) |
| PP TOI PER GAME | 3:08 (Marner) |
| SH TOI PER GAME | 2:50 (Ceci) |
MAPLE LEAFS SNAPSHOTS
| Faceoffs | – The Maple Leafs rank third among NHL teams in faceoff win percentage (52.7%) and are second among NHL teams in offensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.1%). |
| Goals by Strength | – The Maple Leafs hold the NHL lead in goals scored at 5-on-5 (157). |
| Goals by Period | – Toronto is tied for second in the NHL in goals scored in the second period (84) and are fifth in the NHL in goals scored in the third period (77). |
| Power Play | – The Maple Leafs have the fewest power play opportunities (181) among NHL teams that have scored at least 40 power play goals (43). |
| Penalty Kill | – Toronto has been shorthanded 182 times this season, which is the eighth-fewest times shorthanded in the NHL. |
| Scoring First | – Toronto has a .767 win percentage when scoring first, which is tied for the third-highest in the NHL. |
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
| Frederik Andersen | – Third among NHL goaltenders in wins (28).- Ranks third in the NHL in saves (1,372).- Is 6-8-1 with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage in 16 career games against San Jose. |
| Tyson Barrie | – Has eight multi-assist games, which is tied for the fourth-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for third among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (12). – Averages 14.38 shot attempts per game at 5-on-5, which is the fifth-highest average among NHL defencemen who have played in at least 50 games.- Ranks 17th among NHL defencemen in 5-on-5 time on ice per game (18:16). |
| Jack Campbell | – Has a 3-0-1 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.40 goals-against average since being acquired by the Maple Leafs.- Is 1-1-0 in two career appearances against the Sharks with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. |
| Kyle Clifford | – Tied for seventh among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.3%). – Averages 14.93 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks 18th among left wingers.- Ranks 9.79 hits per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks 32nd among NHL skaters. |
| Pierre Engvall | – Ninth among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.6%). – Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 54.0 percent at 5-on-5, which is the sixth highest among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games.- Ranks sixth among rookie forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 minutes (13.73). |
| Justin Holl | – Has started the eighth-lowest percentage of his 5-on-5 shifts (42.4%) in the offensive zone among right-handed defencemen.- Ranks second in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.0%) among NHL defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (42.4%).- Has the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (52.6%) among NHL defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (42.4%) of their shifts in the offensive zone. |
| Zach Hyman | – Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.79).- Fourth among Toronto forwards in even-strength time on ice per game (16:05).- Ranks second among Toronto forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (1:47). |
| Kasperi Kapanen | – Has drawn 20 penalties this season and taken eight, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+12) and ranks tied for 11th among NHL forwards.- Ranks fourth among Maple Leafs and tied for 12th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.26) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 21 (9-12-21) of his 36 points on the road this season. |
| Alex Kerfoot | – Ranks second among Toronto skaters who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.29) at 5-on-5.- Eighth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (8-17-25).- Tied for second among Maple Leafs in primary assists at 5-on-5 (11). |
| Mitch Marner | – Tied for ninth among NHL skaters in assists (49).- Has 12 multi-assist games, which is tied for the seventh-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.16 points per game, which is tied for the 15th-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.81 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is eighth among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Eighth in the NHL in primary assists (31).- Ranks fifth among NHL forwards in time on ice per game (21:29) |
| Auston Matthews | – Tied for second among NHL skaters in goals (45).- Leads the NHL with 34 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (29).- Tied for first in the NHL in wrist shot goals (27).- Second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- Seventh in the NHL in multi-point games (24).- Tied for ninth among NHL skaters in points (45-32-77).- Fourth in the NHL with 270 shots on goal. |
| William Nylander | – Leads the Maple Leafs and is tied for fifth among NHLers in game-winning goals (7).- Tied for ninth in the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (19).- One of 10 NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:30) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.20 (1.23).- Ranks seventh among NHL forwards who average 14:00 per game (14:30) in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.7%). |
| Rasmus Sandin | – Ranks seventh among rookie defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games in points per 60 minutes of ice time (1.07) at 5-on-5. – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.1 percent, which ranks fifth among rookie defencemen who have skated in at least 10 games. |
| Jason Spezza | – Averaging 2.09 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fourth-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 0.81 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 1.28 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is the third-highest average among Toronto skaters. |
| John Tavares | – Tied for 20th among NHL skaters in multi-point games (17).- Had 17 points (8-9-17) in 15 games during the month of February.- Tied for 15th in the NHL in faceoff wins (579)- Has recorded 13 points (6-7-13) in 12 games against Pacific Division teams.- Has 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 30 games on the road. |
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
| Zach Hyman | Has goals (2) and points (2-1-3) in two consecutive games. |
| Martin Marincin | Has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. |
| Mitch Marner | Has assists (3) in three consecutive games. |
| Auston Matthews | Has goals (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games. |
| John Tavares | Has assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (3-4-7) in five consecutive games. |
UPCOMING MILESTONES
| Zach Hyman | Two games from 300 NHL games |
| Kasperi Kapanen | Two games from 200 NHL games |
| Mitch Marner | Four games from 300 NHL games |
| Jason Spezza | One assist from 600 assists |
RECENT MILESTONES
| William Nylander | 300th NHL game (February 22 vs. Carolina) |
INJURY REPORT
| Cody Ceci (Ankle) | On injured reserve. |
| Andreas Johnsson (Knee) | On injured reserve. |
| Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration) | On injured reserve. |
| Jake Muzzin (Hand) | Sustained a broken hand on February 25 at Tampa Bay. |
| Morgan Rielly (Foot) | On injured reserve. |
| Man Games Lost: 182 |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| February 26 | Recalled defenceman Calle Rosen from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
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Leafs hope Hotel California is hospitable — Toronto Sun
California could indeed be the Land of Milk and Honey for the Maple Leafs.
Rarely have the state’s three NHL teams been this bad simultaneously, a combined 38 games under .500 before Sunday and well out of playoff contention. Now, here come the Leafs this week into the Pacific theatre, on a three-game win streak and looking to bolster their current five-point lead as third seed in the Atlantic Division.
But these are the mercurial Leafs were talking about, a team that has seemed safely on its way up many times this season only to veer badly off course. And there are rarely gimmies in the NHL, never mind expecting three in four nights. San Jose, the first stop on Tuesday, just shut out Pittsburgh 5-0.
“We have to win our games there,” coach Sheldon Keefe said. “It will be important for us to take this week (after beating playoff contenders Tampa Bay, Florida and Vancouver), feel good about it. We’re going against teams that when you look at the standings you think there’s real opportunity there for us. But we’ve been watching those teams, they’re playing good hockey and beating good teams.
“We’ve done pretty well on the road (a record of 18-14-1) and the sun seems to work in our favour.”
The Leafs under predecessor Mike Babcock also did well in California last year, sweeping all three, but that had only happened one other time for Toronto since San Jose and Anaheim joined Los Angeles in that NHL market in the 1990s. There’s a Kings-Ducks back-to-back later this week to complete the Leafs trip with Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell returning to L.A. for the first time since last month’s trade. Keefe could let Campbell start in goal against his old team and have Frederik Andersen against his former Anaheim club the next night.
Thankfully for team morale, falling further in the rearview mirror is last Saturday’s loss to Carolina and 42-year-old fill-in goalie David Ayres.
“I’ve learned just what we’re capable of when we’re going about it properly with our preparation, habits and work ethic,” said Keefe of what has ensued since that stinging defeat. “We weren’t as sharp (against Vancouver) as we were on the road but, once again, it was finding our way through it and we stayed with it.”
Defenceman Cody Ceci will be on this trip to continue working through his ankle injury. He should be the first of three injured rearguards along with Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin to return.
Meanwhile, Tyson Barrie, Travis Dermott and even Martin Marincin showed enough offensive chops on Saturday to take the focus off the club’s defensive concerns.
“We know what we have to do to have the rest of the season (16 games) go the way we want,” said Dermott. “We’re getting on the right track now, we have some momentum, we just have to ride it. We’re heading into grind time, we’ll try and get three wins and see where it goes from there.”
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