TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (38-17-5 – 81 Points) vs. DALLAS STARS (32-23-3 – 67 Points) TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL DALLAS 0 0 0 0 TORONTO 2 0 2 4
SCORING NOTES
Rasmus Sandin scored for Toronto at 7:22 of the first period. Sandin posted his fifth goal of the season.
John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:16 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 20th goal of the season. Tavares also posted the secondary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares recorded his 37th assist of the season. Tavares has posted a point in back-to-back games (1G, 2A).
Ondřej Kaše scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 0:52 of the third period. Kaše recorded his 13th goal of the season and sixth power play goal of his NHL career.
Ilya Mikheyev scored on Dallas’ empty net at 18:36 of the third period. Mikheyev posted his 11th goal of the season.
Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Sandin’s goal and the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal. Marner has registered 41 assists this season.
William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Nylander recorded his 33rd assist of the season. Nylander is currently on a four-game point streak where he has recorded six points (2G, 4A).
Timothy Liljegren registered the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Liljegren posted his 15th assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly recorded the primary assist on Kaše’s goal and the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Rielly has posted 42 assists this season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Erik Källgren stopped 35 of 35 shots in tonight’s win. Källgren appeared in his first career NHL start and marked his first career NHL shutout.
Per NHL Stats, Erik Källgren became the fourth goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in his first career start. The only netminders to do so are Garret Sparks (Nov. 30, 2015), Al Rollins (March 25, 1950) and Benny Grant (March 9, 1929). SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs recorded their sixth shutout of the season.
With Toronto’s win tonight, Sheldon Keefe earned his 100th win as head coach (163 games played). Per NHL Stats, only five head coaches in NHL history have reached the milestone in 163 contests or fewer: Tom Johnson (138 GP w/ BOS), Mike Keenan (152 GP w/ PHI), Todd McLellan (158 GP w/ SJS), Terry Crisp (158 GP w/ CGY) and Dan Bylsma (163 GP w/ PIT).
Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner (0-1—1) factored on the opening goal and became the first player in franchise history to begin their career with six consecutive 40-assist seasons. Only two active players have done so: Artemi Panarin (7; 2015-16 to 2021-22) and Alex Ovechkin (6; 2005-06 to 2010-11).
Ilya Mikheyev registered a single-game career-high eight shots during tonight’s game.
John Tavares and Rasmus Sandin were on the ice for a team-high 23 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
John Tavares finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 76.67 percentErik (23 for, 7 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL DALLAS 13 (13) 13 (4) 9 (9) 35 (26) TORONTO 10 (10) 18 (10) 12 (10) 40 (30) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL DALLAS 23 (23) 19 (10) 19 (18) 61 (51) TORONTO 21 (21) 29 (20) 20 (17) 70 (58) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 21-7-2 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 98-92-28-1 in 219 games against the Dallas Stars and 56-39-17-0 in 112 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 21-9-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 7-3-3 against the Central Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 26-5-2 when scoring the first goal of the game. The Maple Leafs are 24-2-2 when leading after one period and 28-1-2 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 23-11-4 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 8-0-1 in Tuesday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 8 (Mikheyev) Shot Attempts 9 (Mikheyev) Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 69% (Tavares– 11 won, 5 lost) Hits 6 (Lyubushkin) Blocked Shots 2 (Liljegren, Sandin) Takeaways 4 (Engvall) TOI 22:47 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 3:37 (Rielly) Shorthanded TOI 3:02 (Holl) Shifts 27 (Rielly, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 76.67% (Tavares – 23 for, 7 against) UPCOMING GAMES: March 17 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 19 Leafs at Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7:00 pm ET March 23 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 26 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET March 27 Leafs vs. Florida Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 29 Leafs at Boston TD Garden 7:00 pm ET
POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s win and team effort: “He was great, he just continued where he left off in terms of not trying to do too much in the net. He was solid, pucks came to him and for the most part stuck to him. I thought our team played really well in front of him. Probably the toughest save he had was the first one, right away in the game there was a 2- on-1 with a clear shooter and he stands his ground and makes that save and I thought from there he was just solid with a lot of the saves were stuff from the perimeter and stuff like that but he made sure to settle our team down so it was impressive.” ONDŘEJ KAŠE On Kallgren’s shutout in his first NHL game: “I’m really happy for him. I think we played really good and he had good saves there in the first period so I’m very happy for him.” On what stands out about him: “He’s only been here for like four days so I don’t really know to be honest but he was very concentrated, maybe a little nervous before the game like everybody is before their first game but a shutout in his first game, it’s a dream.” RASMUS SANDIN On Kallgren’s play tonight: “He made some really good saves and he looked really comfortable and confident back there so really happy for him and we were saying we were going to do everything we could to get the shutout after he had two really good periods. He stepped up and made some really good saves for us and it’s nice to grab it for him.” ERIK KÄLLGREN On his first game, win and shutout in the NHL: “Feels good, there are a lot of emotions but I’m really happy with the win.” On if he was nervous before the game and heading into the third period: “Before the game I was just trying to treat it as a regular game. I have my routines so just tried to do my daily routines and during the game just tried to not think too much. Obviously at the end there I was just happy to get the shutout.”
2021-22 Matchups vs. Dallas: First of Two Toronto Season Record: 37-17-5 Toronto Home Record: 20-7-2 TV: TSN RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 10, 2022 Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. March 8, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 4, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 Forward Nick Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 2 at Buffalo 5 Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022 TOR Goals: Kaše, Matthews BUF Goals: Krebs (2x), Hinostroza (2x), Thompson TOR Goaltender: Mrázek, 33/37, .892 SV% BUF Goaltender: Anderson, 34/36, .944 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-3 TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-4 Team Notes:
Auston Matthews recorded his 45th goal of the season. Matthews paces NHL goal leaders and is ranked fifth in points with 77 (45G, 32A).
TJ Brodie recorded his 300th career NHL point with an assist on Auston Matthews’ second period goal. Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
NEXT GAME Opponent: vs. Carolina Hurricanes Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Jack Campbell Rib Injury Jake Muzzin Concussion ALL-TIME VS. DALLAS STARS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Minnesota 2) All-Time Record: 97-92-28-1 (218 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 55-39-17-0 (111 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 42-53-11-1 (107 Games) Last Home Win vs. Opponent: March 14, 2018 (Toronto 6 vs. Dallas 5 – SOW) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 7-3-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. DALLAS STARS: Games Played: Kyle Clifford (34), Wayne Simmonds (30), TJ Brodie (26) Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Auston Matthews (6) Assists: John Tavares (11), Mitch Marner (11), Morgan Rielly (10), Wayne Simmonds (8) Points: John Tavares (19), Wayne Simmonds (15), Mitch Marner (13) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (47), Kyle Clifford (42), Jake Muzzin (10)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 46/157 (29.3%) Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22| Penalty Kill: 139/165 (84.2%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Tuesday games 9th of 14 (8 home, 6 road) Back-to-Backs played 9 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 4-4-1 March games 7th of 14 (9 home, 5 road) UPCOMING MILESTONES
David Kämpf Six games away from 300 career NHL games played Ilya Lyubushkin 10 games away from 200 career NHL games played Mitch Marner Six assists away from 300 career NHL assists William Nylander Eight assists away from 200 career NHL assists Petr Mrazek Eight games away from 300 career NHL games played Jason Spezza 10 points away from 1,000 career NHL points John Tavares Nine assists away from 500 career NHL assists
RECENT MILESTONES TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 45 – Matthews HITS 100 – Simmonds ASSISTS 40 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 84 – Brodie POINTS 77 – Matthews (45G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 63 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:03 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:53 – Matthews PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 253 – Matthews WINS 24 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.4% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.98 – Källgren SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.72% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .914 – Campbell
DALLAS STARS
ABOUT LAST NIGHT — The Stars dropped a 7-4 decision to the New York Rangers on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. — Defenseman Esa Lindell registered two points (1-1=2) against the Rangers on Saturday. — Defenseman John Klingberg (0-2=2) and forward Roope Hintz (0-2=2) each posted two assists in the contest. — Goaltender Jake Oettinger turned aside 22 of the 28 shots he faced on Saturday night. — Dallas went 1-for-2 on the power play and was 1-for-2 on the penalty kill against New York. “SURRENDER HER PRONTO, OR WE’LL LEVEL TORONTO” — The Dallas Stars travel to Toronto to face off against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday in the first of two matchups scheduled between the two teams this season. — Dallas comes into Tuesday’s contest having posted wins in two of the last three games against the Maple Leafs (2-1-0) and have points in three of the last five (2-2=1). — The Stars are currently riding a three-game road point streak (2-0-1) against Toronto, including wins in back-to-back trips (2-0-0) to Scotiabank Arena. — Dallas owns a 93-94-31 record all time against the Maple Leafs, including a 39-53-19 mark on the road. — Forward Alexander Radulov logged two goals (2-0=2) in his last games against Toronto and has earned points (3-2=5) in each of his last two, and three of his last four (3-3=6) games against them. Radulov has tallied two points (1-1=2) in four career road games against the Maple Leafs and has 13 points (4-9=13) in 10 career games against them. — Defenseman Ryan Suter enters Tuesday’s contest having registered points (1-1=2) in two-straight and five of his last six games (1-4=5) against the Maple Leafs. Suter also has assists (0-2=2) in two of his last three against Toronto, while he’s logged 12 points (2-10=12) in 20 career games against them. — Defenseman John Klingberg is currently riding a five-game point streak (1-4=5) against the Maple Leafs, including notching points (0-3=3) in each of his last three trips to Scotiabank Arena. Klingberg has tallied points (0-4=4) in four of his six career trips to Toronto and has seven points (1-6=7) in 12 career games overall against them. — Forward Joe Pavelski has notched points in two of the last three games (2-1=3) against Toronto and has points in eight of his last 10 games against them (7-6=13). Pavelski has also recorded points (4-4=8) in six of eight career road games against the Maple Leafs. — Pavelski has earned 12 goals and 21 points (12-9=21) in 17 career games against Toronto. — Forward Tyler Seguin comes into Tuesday’s contest having tallied points (5-9=14) in seven of his last eight games against the Maple Leafs and has posted 15 points (5-10=15) over his last 10 games against them. Seguin is currently riding a five-game road point streak (3-5=8) and has 15 points (8- 7=15) in 15 career trips to Toronto. — Seguin paces all current Stars in goals, assists and points (15-18=33) in 30 career games against the Maple Leafs. — Captain Jamie Benn has earned points (2-1=3) in two of his last three road games at Toronto, while he’s notched four points (3-1=4) in his last five games overall against them. Benn has registered 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 career games against the Maple Leafs. — Goaltenders Jake Oettinger and Adam Scheel have yet to face the Maple Leafs in their NHL careers. — Netminder Braden Holtby owns a 12-8-1 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.66 goals against average in 22 career appearances against Toronto. 2021-22 Regular Season Schedule March 15 at Toronto April 7 vs. Toronto INJURIES Man-games lost, 2020-21: 144 Dallas Stars: Media Notes NAME INJURY # OF GMS DATES G Ben Bishop Lower Body 55 10/14 – Pres. D Andrej Sekera Illness 13 2/9 – Pres. COVID Protocol 6 1/14 – 1/24 D Miro Heiskanen Illness 3 3/4 – Pres. Illness 1 12/17 G Braden Holtby Lower Body 1 3/12 – Pres. TRANSACTIONS March 11 – Signed F Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension March 12 – Recalled G Adam Scheel from Texas (AHL) and reassigned F Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL) March 13 – Recalled F Marian Studenic from his conditioning assignment with Texas (AHL) ON THE ROAD AGAIN — The Stars come into Tuesday’s contest having earned points in nine of the last 11 road games, logging an 8-2-1 record dating back to Jan. 20. — Over that Span, the Stars rank fourth in the NHL with a .773 road points percentage, while the team has allowed just 23 goals against for a 2.09 average, good for second in the League. — Forward Joe Pavelski has tallied points in 10 of his last 12 road games (6-14=20) dating back to Jan. 15 with his 20 points over that span tied for third in the NHL. Pavelski shares 22nd in the League with a team-leading 30 points (10-20=30) away from home this season. — Forward Jason Robertson has logged 11 goals and 16 points (11-5=16) over his last 11 road games. Robertson shares 12th in the NHL with a team-high 16 road games and ranks second on the Stars with 25 points (16-9=25) in 22 road games this season. HERE’S TO YOU, MR. ROBERTSON — Forward Jason Robertson scored a power play goal (1-0=1) on Saturday and now has eight goals (8-0=8) over his last five games. — Robertson recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games (6-0=6) from March 4 – 6, becoming the first player in Dallas Stars history and the second player in franchise history to post hat tricks in consecutive games (Bill Goldsworthy – 1970-71). — The Arcadia, Calif. native ranks second in the NHL with a team-high nine game-winning goals this season, becoming just the sixth player in franchise history to earn at least nine game winners and the first since Bill Guerin scored 10 in 2003-04.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Buffalo: Third of Four 2021-22 Record vs. Buffalo: 1-1-0 Toronto Season Record: 37-16-5 Toronto Road Record: 17-9-3 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 10, 2022 Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. March 8, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 4, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 Forward Nick Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 4 vs. Arizona 5 – OTL Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 TOR Goals: Engvall, Kerfoot, Matthews, Nylander ARI Goals: Galchenyuk, Chychrun, Boyd, Fischer, Chychrun (OTW) TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 8/12, .667 SV%, Kallgren, 10/11, .909 SV% ARI Goaltender: Wedgewood, 34/38, .895 SV% TOR Power Play: N/A TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1 Team Notes:
Alexander Kerfoot recorded three points (1G, 2A) in Thursday’s overtime loss tying a single-game career-high which he has marked on seven occasions during his NHL career. Kerfoot registered his third threepoint game of the season.
Timothy Liljegren posted a single-game career-high five shots on Thursday. With his assist on Engvall’s second period goal, Liljegren has registered an assist in four-consecutive games (4A) marking the longest point streak of his NHL career.
TJ Brodie recorded a single-game career-high seven shots during the game. He surpassed his previous career-high of six shots marked on Dec. 30, 2011 at OTT.
John Tavares recorded a single-game career-high seven hits in Thursday’s overtime loss. NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Opponent: vs. Dallas Stars Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: TSN (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Jack Campbell Rib Injury Jake Muzzin Concussion
ALL-TIME VS. BUFFALO SABRES: First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1970 (Toronto 2 vs. Buffalo 7) All-Time Record: 84-107-18-11 (220 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 51-41-12-5 (109 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 33-66-6-6 (111 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 13, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Buffalo 4) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 7-3-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. BUFFALO SABRES: Games Played: Jason Spezza (68), John Tavares (36), Wayne Simmonds (31) Goals: Jason Spezza (23), John Tavares (22), Auston Matthews (11) Assists: Jason Spezza (50), John Tavares (20), Morgan Rielly (14) Points: Jason Spezza (73), John Tavares (42), Auston Matthews (18) Penalty Minutes: Jason Spezza (46), Wayne Simmonds (27), John Tavares (18)
2022 TIM HORTONS NHL HERITAGE CLASSIC NOTES PER NHL STATS PACK:
The 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic will be the fourth outdoor game for the Maple Leafs and third for the Sabres.
The Maple Leafs (2-1-0) are in search of their third win outdoors, which would tie the Capitals (3-0-0) and Bruins (3-1-0) for the second-most in the outdoor game standings, behind the Rangers (4-0-0).
A total of 13 Toronto players have appeared in at least one NHL outdoor game: Morgan Rielly (0-1—1 in 3 GP), Wayne Simmonds (3 GP), Kyle Clifford (1-0—1 in 2 GP), Mitchell Marner (1-0—1 in 2 GP), Jake Muzzin (0-1—1 in 2 GP), William Nylander (0-1—1 in 2 GP), Auston Matthews (2-0—2 in 1 GP), Travis Dermott (0-1—1 in 1 GP), David Kampf (0-1—1 in 1 GP), Petr Mrazek (1-0-0 in 1 GP), Jason Spezza (0-1—1 in 1 GP), TJ Brodie (1 GP) and John Tavares (1 GP).
Morgan Rielly is the only skater on the Maple Leafs current roster to have appeared in each of the franchise’s three outdoor games to date. He logged 13:06 as a rookie in the 2014 Winter Classic, tallied a third-period assist in the 2017 Centennial Classic and collected a game-high six shots on goal in the 2018 Stadium Series.
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .681 3.71 3.02 29.9% 83.9% 34.6 30.6 56.0% Buffalo .390 2.63 3.54 19.9% 76.3% 29.6 34.1 46.0% THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 46/154 (29.9%) Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 135/161 (83.9%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Sunday games 4th of 7 (2 home, 5 road) Back-to-Backs played 9 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 4-4-1 March games 6th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie One point away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Six assists away from his 300th career NHL assist
2021-22 MILESTONES Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 44 – Matthews HITS 98 – Simmonds ASSISTS 40 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 82 – Brodie POINTS 76 – Matthews (44G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 61 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:01 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:51 – Marner, Matthews PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 248 – Matthews WINS 24 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.2% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.98 – Källgren SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.60% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .914 – Campbell
BUFFALO SABRES
LAST GAME Thursday, March 10 Vegas 1 at Buffalo 3 Goals: Krebs, Olofsson, Tuch Goalie: Anderson (30 saves/31 shots) PP: 1/4; PK: 4/4; Shots: Vegas 31 – Buffalo 24 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 404) Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed Drake Caggiula (upper body, Nov. 26; IR) – 40 games Malcolm Subban (upper body, Jan. 13; IR) – 24 games Colin Miller (upper body, Jan. 17; IR) – 22 games Zemgus Girgensons (undisclosed, Jan. 29; IR) – 17 games Will Butcher (lower body, Jan. 30; IR) – 16 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS 3/6: Activated F Vinnie Hinostroza off IR UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, March 17: Buffalo at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Friday, March 18: Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m. Sunday, March 20: Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 23: Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25: Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m. TODAY’S GAME MAPLE LEAFS at SABRES This is the third of four meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season. Last meeting: Buffalo defeated Toronto 5-1 in Toronto on March 2. Next meeting: Tuesday, April 12 in Toronto. The Sabres are 3-5-2 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs; 4-5-1 at home. This is the 221st game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 118-74-28 series record. The Sabres are 72-30-9 at home against the Maple Leafs all-time. THIS DAY IN SABRES HISTORY The Sabres are 7-8-4 all-time on March 13. March 13, 1977: Don Edwards turns aside 32 of 33 Toronto shots and the Sabres get goals from five different scorers as they defeat the Maple Leafs, 6-1, in Buffalo. March 13, 1991: The Sabres top the Jets, 6-2, on the strength of a Dale Hawerchuk hat trick and a 37-save performance by Clint Malarchuk. March 13, 2001: The Sabres acquire Donald Audette from Atlanta for Kamil Piros and a fourth-round pick in 2001 NHL Draft and acquire Steve Heinze from Columbus for a third-round draft pick in 2001 NHL Draft. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson earned his 300th career NHL win career on Thursday, stopping 30 of 31 shots faced. Anderson became the 39th goaltender in NHL history to win 300 career games and the sixth American-born goaltender to reach the 300-win plateau. Anderson is now one of five active NHL goaltenders to win 300 games in their career. Kyle Okposo has seven points (4+3) in his last eight games. Buffalo Sabres: Media Notes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 of Buffalo’s last 27 games have been decided in regulation, including each of the last 13 contests. Since Jan. 1, the Sabres have gone 11-for-39 on the power play (28.1 percent) and have scored at least one goal with the man advantage in eight of those 13 contests. GOING TO PLAY OUTSIDE Today’s game marks Buffalo’s third appearance in an outdoor game as a franchise (2008 Winter Classic vs. Pittsburgh at Ralph Wilson Stadium; 2018 Winter Classic vs. NY Rangers at Citi Field). The Sabres will become 12th team in NHL history to play in at least three regular-season outdoor games and the fourth to have three appearances as the designated home team. Buffalo is the first U.S.-based team to appear in a Heritage Classic. Buffalo has earned a point in each of its previous two outdoor games. Craig Anderson has won both of his previous two outdoor games: the 2014 Heritage Classic at BC Place (29 saves w/ OTT) and NHL100 Classic at Lansdowne Park (28 saves w/ OTT). Only Henrik Lundqvist (4-0-0) has more career outdoor wins among NHL netminders. Kyle Okposo has appeared in two outdoor games in his career, including the 2018 Winter Classic at Citi Field vs. the NY Rangers, where he recorded two assists. Seven Sabres have previously appeared in an NHL outdoor game: Craig Anderson (2-0-0 in 2 GP), Kyle Okposo (0+2 in 2 GP), Robert Hagg (2 GP), Vinnie Hinostroza (2 GP), Alex Tuch (1+0 in 1 GP), Anders Bjork (1 GP) and Zemgus Girgensons (1 GP). HOME AWAY FROM HOME The Sabres are playing a regular-season home game away from the team’s home arena for the ninth time in franchise history today. Buffalo is 1-4-3 in the eight previous games, with the lone win coming against the Anaheim Ducks in Helsinki, Finland as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere. TAKING IT TO TORONTO Rasmus Dahlin has eight points (2+6) in eight career games against the Maple Leafs and currently holds a five-game point streak against Toronto, registering six points (2+3) in the five contests. Dahlin has registered a plus-2 rating in each of his last three games against Toronto. Kyle Okposo has six points (3+3) in his last five games against Toronto, including at least a point in each of the last four meetings. Okposo has tallied three points (1+2) and holds a plus-3 rating in two games against Toronto this season. Jeff Skinner has five points (3+2) in two games against Toronto this season, recording multi-point performances in both contests. Victor Olofsson has five points (3+2) in five career games against the Maple Leafs, including at least a point in each of the last three games. Mark Pysyk has seven points (4+3) and holds a plus-9 rating in his last six games against Toronto.
Pysyk recorded a hat trick on Feb. 3, 2020 at Toronto as a member of the Florida Panthers. Tage Thompson has three points (2+1) in two games against Toronto this season. In 34 career games (33 starts) against Toronto, Craig Anderson holds a record of 18-9-4, along with a .918 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average. Sabres Regular-Season Home Games Away From Home Arena Season Date Opponent Result City 1992-93 March 3, 1993 Vancouver 5-2 loss Hamilton, Ontario 1993-94 Nov. 3, 1993 Pittsburgh 6-2 loss Sacramento, California 2003-04 Nov. 12, 2003 New Jersey 2-2 tie Rochester, New York 2005-06 Oct. 26, 2005 Washington 3-2 loss Rochester, New York 2007-08 Jan. 1, 2008 Pittsburgh 2-1 loss (SO) Orchard Park, New York 2011-12 Oct. 7, 2011 Anaheim 4-1 win Helsinki, Finland 2017-18 Jan. 1, 2018 NY Rangers 3-2 loss (OT) Queens, New York 2019-20 Nov. 8, 2019 Tampa Bay 3-2 loss Stockholm, Sweden
Pysyk recorded a hat trick on Feb. 3, 2020 at Toronto as a member of the Florida Panthers. WHAT’S THE SKINNY? Jeff Skinner has recorded 23 goals this season, marking the eighth 20-goal season of his 12-year NHL career. Since Jan. 13, Skinner has recorded 22 points (12+10) in 24 games played, including 13 points (7+6) in his last 14 games. Entering play Saturday, Skinner was tied for 14th in the NHL with 20 even-strength goals this season. Since he entered the league in 2010-11, Skinner ranked 14th among all NHL skaters with 288 goals and was sixth in the league during that span with 231 even-strength tallies going into Saturday’s games. Among all players to have played at least 10 career games for the Sabres, Skinner ranks eighth with .287 even-strength goals per game (72 EVG in 251 GP). SETTING THE PACE A number of Sabres players are on pace for or have already established new career highs in goals, assists and points this season. With two goals on Nov. 26 in Buffalo’s 20th game of the season, Tage Thompson set a new single-season career high in goals (10) and points (15). His previous career highs of eight goals and 14 points came in 38 games during the 2020-21 season. Dylan Cozens has already eclipsed his 2020-21 totals in goals (4), assists (9) and points (13). Cozens established new career highs in goals (5 goals in 21 GP), assists (10 assists in 38 GP) and points (14 points in 23 GP) in fewer games than the 41 contests he played in as a rookie. Kyle Okposo is on pace for 22 goals and 49 points this season, which would be Okposo’s highest totals since he registered 22 goals and 64 points in his last season as a member of the New York Islanders in 2015-16. Rasmus Dahlin is on pace for 11 goals, 41 assists and 52 points, all of which would surpass his previous career-high marks. Despite missing 22 games this season, Henri Jokiharju is on pace for five goals, 16 assists and 21 points, all of which would be new career highs. HEY NOW, YOU’RE A DAHL-STAR Rasmus Dahlin currently leads the Sabres in assists (29) and is third on the team in points (37). Dahlin’s 15 power-play points are also good for the team lead. Since Nov. 21, 2021, Dahlin was tied for 11th among NHL defensemen in scoring entering play Saturday, tallying 29 points (6+23) during that span. In less than four full seasons, Dahlin is already climbing up Buffalo’s record books. Among all Sabres defensemen in franchise history, Dahlin ranks… 17th in goals (26), one away from matching Richie Dunn for 16th all-time 14th in assists (118) 16th in points (144), one away from tying Dmitri Kalinin for 15th all-time 14th in power-play goals (10), two shy of moving into a five-way tie for 10th all-time Eighth in power-play points (65) Among Sabres defensemen to play at least 82 games for the franchise, Dahlin ranks fifth in both assists per game (0.46) and points per game (0.57) and 11th in goals per game (0.10). Including this season, Dahlin owns two of the three most productive seasons by a Sabres defenseman in the last 25 years (dating back to 1996-97). Brian Campbell, .683 P/GP (2008-09) Rasmus Dahlin, .678 P/GP (2019-20) Rasmus Dahlin, .650 P/GP (2021-22) SABRES REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Hayden (94), Hagg (87), Dahlin (77) Blocked Shots: Hagg (88), Pysyk (81), Dahlin (66) Shots: Thompson (183), Skinner (182), Okposo (129) SABRES’ RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: 5-4-1 (11), 29/27, 7/27, 25/28 11-20: 3-6-1: (7), 28/40, 4/26, 17/26 21-30: 2-5-3: (7), 24/36, 3/23, 18/21 31-40: 2-6-2 (6), 23/35, 6/30, 20/31 41-50: 4-5-1 (9), 30/36, 7/31, 24/30 51-60: 3-6-0 (6), 22/35, 5/24, 15/20 OVERTIME RESULTS (1-7; 127-145 all-time) Oct. 23 at NJD: L, 2-1 (GWG-Zacha) Oct. 28 at ANA: W, 4-3 (GWG-Asplund) Nov. 6 vs. DET: L, 4-3 (GWG-Seider) Nov. 27 at DET: L, 3-2 (GWG-Raymond) Dec. 17 at PIT: L, 3-2 (GWG-Carter) Jan. 1 at BOS: L, 4-3 (GWG-Coyle) Jan. 17 vs. DET, L, 3-2 (GWG-Larkin) Feb. 10 vs. CBJ, L, 4-3 (GWG-Voracek) SHOOTOUT RESULTS (2-1; 83-75 all-time) Oct. 16 vs. ARI: W, 2-1 (GDG-Ruotsalainen) Dec. 11 vs. WSH: L, 3-2 (GDG-Oshie) Dec. 16 at MIN: W, 3-2 (GDG-Thompson) RECENT MILESTONES Craig Anderson won his 300th career NHL game on March 10 vs. Vegas Tage Thompson played in his 200th career NHL game on March 10 vs. Vega
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (37-16-5 – 79 Points) vs. ARIZONA COYOTES (18-35-4 – 40 Points) THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 1 2 3 OT FINAL ARIZONA 2 2 0 1 5 TORONTO 0 1 3 0 4
SCORING NOTES
Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 4:55 of the second period. Engvall posted his 10th goal of the season. Engvall has recorded a point in three-consecutive games (1G, 2A).
Alexander Kerfoot scored for the Maple Leafs at 3:38 of the third period. Kerfoot posted his 10th goal of the season. Kerfoot also registered the primary assist on Engvall’s goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kerfoot has posted 32 assists this season.
Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 8:07 of the third period. Matthews posted his 44th goal of the season. Matthews has recorded eight points (7G, 1A) points through his last four games.
William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:17 of the third period. Nylander recorded his 23rd goal of the season. Nylander also posted the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Nylander registered his 31st assist of the season. Nylander has recorded four points through his last two games (2G, 2A).
Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. Liljegren posted his 14th assist of the season. Liljegren has registered an assist in four-consecutive games (4A) marking the longest point streak of his NHL career.
TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Brodie posted his 15th assist of the season. Brodie has recorded five assists through his last three games.
Michael Bunting registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting posted his 27th assist of the season. Bunting is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has recorded 12 points (3G, 9A). GOALTENDER NOTES
Petr Mrázek stopped 8 of 12 shots during tonight’s game.
Erik Källgren relieved Mrázek during the second period and stopped 9 of 10 shots in tonight’s overtime loss. Källgren made his NHL debut. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
This is the second game this season where Toronto did not receive a power play opportunity (the first being Feb. 26, 2022 at DET.) OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 6-5 in overtime this season.
Alexander Kerfoot recorded three points (1G, 2A) during tonight’s game tying a single-game career-high which he has marked on seven occasions during his NHL career. Kerfoot registered his third three-point game of the season.
TJ Brodie recorded a single-game career-high seven shots during tonight’s game. He surpassed his previous career-high of six shots marked on Dec. 30, 2011 at OTT.
John Tavares recorded a single-game career-high seven hits during tonight’s game.
Timothy Liljegren posted a single-game career-high five shots during tonight’s game.
TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 32 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Ondřej Kaše finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 100 percent (6 for, 0 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL ARIZONA 7 (6) 9 (6) 5 (5) 2 (0) 23 (17) TORONTO 8 (8) 11 (10) 18 (17) 1 (0) 38 (35) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL ARIZONA 12 (10) 14 (11) 9 (9) 3 (0) 38 (30) TORONTO 22 (22) 23 (20) 35 (32) 2 (0) 82 (74) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 20-7-2 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 39-54-8-3 in 104 games against the Arizona Coyotes and 22-27-2-3 in 54 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 17-8-3 against the Western Conference this season and 6-3-3 against the Central Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 12-12-3 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 4-8-3 when trailing after one period and 4-13-1 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 22-11-4 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 4-3-1 in Thursday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Brodie) Shot Attempts 11 (Matthews) Faceoff Wins Faceoff Win Percentage Hits Blocked Shots Takeaways TOI Power Play TOI Shorthanded TOI Shifts 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 8 (Matthews) 75% (Nylander – 3 won, 1 lost) 7 (Tavares) 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Lyubushkin) 2 (Kerfoot, Bunting, Tavares) 25:22 (Brodie) N/A 1:24 (Brodie) 33 (Rielly) 100% (Kaše – 6 for, 0 against) UPCOMING GAMES: March 13 Leafs at Buffalo Tim Hortons Field 4:00 pm ET March 15 Leafs vs. Dallas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 17 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 19 Leafs at Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7:00 pm ET March 23 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 26 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On Källgren’s NHL debut: “He was great. He was calm, cool, collected and big saves. He looked to be confident for a guy going in for his first start in those circumstances with no heads up. I thought he looked excellent. He didn’t get tested a lot and then when he did he was really good and obviously nothing he can do at all on the winning goal but he kept us alive with that save in overtime just before that. He gave us a chance to win the game the other way with Will’s breakaway so great showing by him. He should be proud of himself.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s game and Källgren’s debut: “We gave ourselves a chance and he gave us a chance in there so we battled back and got a point but obviously not good enough from the start and we didn’t get playing until the third period.” ERIK KÄLLGREN On what was going through his mind as he stepped into the game tonight: “Not much to be honest. I tried to keep the head clear and just go out there and embrace the moment. It was a big moment for me to play my first minutes in the NHL so just tried to have fun.” PETR MRÁZEK On his play tonight: “Well it started with the first goal, early on with a bad rebound there and that set the game. I think I didn’t help the team get through the first period where it easily could have been 0-0.” On if there was any added pressure tonight: “No, I don’t think there were any nerves. We don’t think about those things, we just treat it like another game and like I said it was an easy first save, block save should go in the corner and the game would be different.”
2021-22 Matchups vs. Arizona: Second of Two 2021-22 Record vs. Arizona: 0-1-0 Toronto Season Record: 37-16-4 Toronto Home Record: 20-7-1 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 10, 2022 Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. March 8, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 4, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 Forward Nick Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 vs. Seattle 4 Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 TOR Goals: Matthews (3x), Tavares, Nylander, Marner SEA Goals: Soucy, Wennberg, Blackwell, Schwartz TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 26/30, .867 SV% SEA Goaltender: Grubauer, 26/31, .839 SV% TOR Power Play: 3-for-6 TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3 Team Notes:
Auston Matthews scored three goals in Toronto’s win against Seattle marking his third hat trick of the season and sixth of his NHL career. With his three-goal performance, Matthews continues to lead the league in goals with 43.
Ilya Lyubushkin recorded a season-high seven hits in Tuesday’s game (his single-game career-high is eight hits).
The Maple Leafs recorded three power play goals in Tuesday’s win. This is the second time this season that the Maple Leafs have recorded three power play goals during a game (the first occasion dating back to January 26, 2022 vs. ANA). Toronto currently leads the league with a power play percentage of 29.9%.
NEXT GAME Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022 Opponent: at Buffalo Sabres Time: 4:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) INJURY REPORT
Jake Muzzin Concussion
Jack Campbell Ribs
ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA COYOTES: First Matchup between Clubs: November 10, 1979 (Toronto 8 at Winnipeg 4) All-Time Record: 39-54-8-2 (103 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 22-27-2-2 (53 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 17-27-6-0 (50 Games) Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 11, 2020 (Toronto 3 vs. Arizona 2) Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 4-5-1
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ARIZONA COYOTES: Games Played: Kyle Clifford (49), Wayne Simmonds (36), TJ Brodie (34) Goals: Jason Spezza (9), Wayne Simmonds (9), John Tavares (9), Jake Muzzin (6), TJ Brodie (6) Assists: Jason Spezza (12), Jake Muzzin (12), TJ Brodie (10) Points: Jason Spezza (21), Jake Muzzin (18), Wayne Simmonds (17) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (53), Jake Muzzin (38), Simmonds (28)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 46/154 (29.9%) Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 134/160 (83.8%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%) FAST FACTS
Thursday games 8th of 13 (9 home, 4 road) Back-to-Backs played 9 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 4-4-1 March games 5th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Two points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Six assists away from his 300th career NHL assist
2021-22 MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
ARIZONA COYOTES LAST GAME Coyotes 9, Red Wings 2 – March 8, 2022 – Little Caesars Arena ARI Goals: Boyd (11), Ritchie (4, 5), Chychrun (4, 5), Schmaltz (15, 16), Fischer (4), Keller (24) DET Goals: Fabbri (17), Vrana (1) ARI Goalie: Vejmelka – 26 svs on 28 shots DET Goalie: Nedeljkovic (L) – 20 svs on 27 shots | Greiss – 1 sv on 3 shots PP: 0-1 PK: 2-4 Notes: ARI won its season-high 3rd straight game…Was team’s 4th straight W over DET…9 goals is the most the Coyotes have scored in a game since relocating from Winnipeg… ARI became the 3rd team (4th instance) this season to score 9+ goals in a game…ARI won by 7+ goals in game for first time since 12/30/06 vs SJ (8-0 W) and first time ever on the road since relocating from Winnipeg… Tue was 2nd time ever the franchise potted 8+ goals in back-to-back games…Last 2 ARI games mark the first NHL club since the 1995-96 Penguins (March 24-26, 1996) to score 8+ goals in back-to-back and first NHL club to score 17+ goals in 2-gm span since ’95-’96 Avs (Dec. 3-5, 1995 (18g)…ARI now has 3 gms of 7+ goals this season, their most since 1999-00…ARI enjoyed 3 different multi-goal scorers (Nick Schmaltz, Jakob Chychrun, Nick Ritchie) in a game for first time since 2/23/01 at BUF (Roenick, Ylonen, Doan)…Chychrun’s 3 pts tied his career-high…Barrett Hayton notched first career multi-assist game… ARI began a month 3-0- 0 for first time since April of 2021 MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played) Antoine Roussel…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (1 / 3/5) Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (4 / 2/25) Andrew Ladd…IR…Lower-Body (6 / 2/20) Johan Larsson…IR…Lower-Body (15 / 1/25) Jay Beagle…IR…Lower-Body (29 / 12/11) Dmitrij Jaskin…IR…Lower-Body…(41 / 11/13) Conor Timmins…IR…Lower-Body…(50 / 10/25) Total man games lost: 352 games C. Hutton (44), J. Beagle (35), J. Larsson (25), R. Dzingel (21), N. Schmaltz (19), K. Capobianco (17), B. Hayton (16), A. Galchenyuk (15), A. Ladd (12), J. Chychrun (11), C. Fischer (8), A. Stralman (8), S. Wedgewood (7), L. O’Brien (6), A. Roussel (5), C. Dineen (4), D. Mayo (4), L. Crouse (1), M. Maccelli (1), T. Boyd (1), I. Lyubushkin (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS -3/7 – Recalled F Hudson Fasching from Tucson (AHL) UPCOMING SCHEDULE YOTES &LEAFS -Tonight is the second of two ARI-TOR games this season -Arizona captured the first meeting 2-1 on 1/12 behind a 45-sv performance from Karel Vejmelka -Tonight is ARI’s first game at Scotiabank Arena since 2/11/20 (3-2 L, OT) -The last time ARI won in Toronto was 1/20/19 (4-2 W) Arizona Coyotes: Media Notes DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO Sat, Mar. 12 5pm at BOS TD Garden Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM Mon, Mar. 14 4:30pm at OTT Canadian Tire Centre Bally Sports Arizona 620 AM Tue, Mar. 15 4pm at MTL Bell Centre Bally Sports Arizona Extra TBD -The Coyotes franchise is 56-37-8-2 all-time against the Maple Leafs -The Coyotes enter tonight having taken at least a point in their last 10 road games against the Maple Leafs dating back to 1/14/06. It’s the 2nd longest road point streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has ever produced against the Maple Leafs and tied for the 3rd-longest the franchise has rattled off against any opponent Longest road point streaks against opponent, franchise history: -Additionally, the Coyotes active road point streak against TOR is the 5th-longest an NHL franchise has ever strung together against the Leafs: SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS Andrew Ladd…10-13-23…34 career GP Alex Galchenyuk…8-9-17…28 career GP Shayne Gostisbehere…5-7-12…16 career GP Nick Schmaltz…1-4-5…7 career GP Career Leaders Goals (Ladd, 10)…Assists (Ladd, 13)…Points (Ladd, 23) Career Leaders Among Defensemen Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere 7)…Points (Gostisbehere, 12) IN THE NICK OF TIME -Nick Schmaltz on Tue picked up right where he left off from Sat’s 7-pt showing by tallying 4 pts (2-2-4) in ARI’s 9-2 rout of DET -The forward has 11 pts (4-7-11) in his last 2 GP, which is the most ever over a pair of contests by a player in Coyotes/Jets franchise history -Since 1986-87, only Bernie Nicholls (4-8-12 from Dec. 1-3, 1988) and Mario Lemieux (5-7-12 from Oct. 15-18, 1988) have registered more points in a span of 2 NHL games (source: NHL Stats &Info). The last NHLer to tally 11+ pts in back-to-back games was Sam Gagner’s 11 from Feb. 2-4, 2012 -Schmaltz’s hot streak includes runs of 30 points (15-15-30) in his last 20 GP dating back to 1/17 and 21 points (11-10-21) in his last 10 GP dating back to 2/9 -Since Feb. 9, Schmaltz ranks among NHL-leaders in goals (T-4th), points (T-5th) and leads the League in points per game (2.10) KELLER INSTINCT -Clayton Keller followed up his 4-pt Saturday with a 3-pt game (1-2-3) at DET (3/8). He enters tonight with 24-30-54 in 56 GP, approx a 35-44-79 pace in 82-game season -He carries a 3-gm point streak, posting 3-5-8 in that span -He’s been held off the scoresheet twice in his last 17 GP, notching 24 pts (10-14-24) in that run since 1/22 TEAM OPPONENT ROAD POINT STREAK RECORD DATES PHX/ARI Edmonton 15 13-0-2 1/5/10 – 11/27/16 WIN (’79) Toronto 11 10-0-1 1/7/81 – 10/19/85 PHX/ARI Toronto 10 8-0-2 1/14/06 – present PHX Calgary 10 8-0-2 12/29/97 – 1/23/03 TEAM ROAD POINT STREAK AT TOR RECORD DATES BOS 13 10-0-3 3/26/77 – 11/21/81 WIN (’79) 11 10-0-1 1/7/81 – 10/19/85 MNS 11 9-0-2 10/16/85 – 1/6/88 STL 11 9-0-2 4/1/98 – 3/7/15 ARI/PHX 10 8-0-2 1/14/06 – present • • • • • • • • • • -Keller’s goal on 3/8 was his 24th of the season to set a new single-season career-high -The 24th marker was his 20th at even-strength. The last Coyote to post 20+ EVG in a season was Radim Vrbata (25) in 2011-12 -The winger also reached 30 assists this yr, marking the third time in his career he’s reached that benchmark (2017-18 (42), 2018-19 (33))
Keller has 48 pts (21-27-48) in his last 40 GP after beginning the yr with 6 pts (3-3-6) in his first 16 GP…Since Nov. 18 (40 GP), Keller ranks among League-leaders in goals (T-12th), EVG (19, 3rd) and EVP (42, 5th) CHYCHA CHYCHA BOOM BOOM -Jakob Chychrun had a 3-pt showing (2-1-3) last time out at DET. It was his 5th career multi-goal game and he cleared 50 career goals in the process -Chychrun is the fourth defenseman to record 5+ multi-goal games with the franchise -His 51 career goals rank 9th in franchise history among d-men -The Boca Raton, Fla. native enters Thursday with 8 pts (3-5-8) in his last 5 GP, tied for the 2nd most among NHL blueliners since 2/25 (Makar (12), Toews (8)) KEY CONNECTIONS Ex-Coyotes Ilya Lyubushkin (2018-22) Michael Bunting (2018-19, 2020-21) Ex-Maple Leafs Corey Schwab (2001-02) Phil Housley (2002-03) Anton Stralman (2007-09) Phil Kessel (2009-15) Alex Galchenyuk (2020-21) Travis Boyd (2020-21) Riley Nash (2021 Playoffs) Nick Ritchie (2021-22) Travis Boyd played with Justin Holl at the University of Minnesota from 2011-14 Lawson Crouse represented Team Canada with Mitch Marner and Travis Dermott at the 2016 WJC Hudson Fasching represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015 WJC…Played with Justin Holl at the Univ. of Minnesota in 2013-14 Christian Fischer was teammates with Auston Matthews at the USNTDP from 2013-15 Alex Galchenyuk skated with with Manny Malhotra in Montreal in 2014-15 Shayne Gostisbehere played with Wayne Simmonds (2014-19) and Petr Mrazek (2017-18) in Philadelphia Barrett Hayton played with Rasmus Sandin on the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds in 2017-18 Clayton Keller won a gold medal with Auston Matthews at the 2015 U18 World Championship
Nick Schmaltz represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015-16 World Junior Championships, capturing Bronze in 2016…Played with David Kampf in Chicago from 2017-19 MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player…Needs…Milestone) Clayton Keller…8 goals from…100 career NHL goals Clayton Keller…3 points from…250 career NHL points Phil Kessel…3 goals from…400 career NHL goals Phil Kessel…1 multi-assist game from…100 career NHL multi-assist games Nick Schmaltz…2 assists from…150 career assists Nick Schmaltz…One multi-point game from…50 career multi-point games 2021-22 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Blocked shots: Mayo (92) Hits: Crouse (158) Takeaways: Keller (55) Shots: Keller (158) TOI/G: Chychrun (23:24) YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE 2021-22: 1-for-2, 50% Last Challenge: (L) Nov. 12, 2022 – Original Call Confirmed; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a Missed Game Stoppage Event to further examine if an ARI player touched the puck during the delayed penalty, which was prior to when the puck exited the attacking zone before CHI’s Alex DeBrincat’s goal Interference Challenge Rate: 1-for-1 (100%) Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-) Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-1 (0%) 2021-22 OVERTIME RESULTS: (3-0-5) Last overtime win: 12/17/21 at ANA (W, 6-5, GWG – C. Keller) Last overtime loss: 5/1/21 vs. VGK (L, 3-2, GWG – J. Marchessault) Last overtime that led to shootout: 2/1/22 at COL
2021-22 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (1-4) Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, GDG – A. Galchenyuk) Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, GDG – N. Kadri) CAREER OT POINT CHART PLAYER NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS Phil Kessel 11 15 26 Loui Eriksson 9 7 16 Shayne Gostisbehere 6 9 15 Andrew Ladd 5 6 11 Alex Galchenyuk 6 5 11 Clayton Keller 4 6 10 Anton Stralman 0 6 6 Nick Schmaltz 1 5 6 Jakob Chychrun 1 3 4 Christian Fischer 2 1 3 Riley Nash 0 3 3 Johan Larsson 0 2 2 Kyle Capobianco 1 0 1 Travis Boyd 0 1 1 COYOTES RECORD ON… 1-Day Rest: 7-10-3 2-Days Rest: 4-10-0 3+ Days Rest: 2-7-1 First Game of Back-to-Back: 3-8-1 Second Game of Back-to-Back: 4-8-0 COYOTES PROSPECT WATCH John Farinacci (3rd round, 76th overall in 2019) completed the regular season with 15 pts (8-7-15) in 25 GP for Harvard (NCAA) as the team gears up for the ECAC Tourney beginning 3/11
Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 3:18 of the first period. Matthews recorded his second goal of the game at 9:03 of the third period and his third at 19:18 of the third period. Matthews has posted 43 goals this season. Matthews has registered seven points through his last three games (6G, 1A).
John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 9:55 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 19th goal of the season. Tavares also recorded the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Tavares registered his 35th assist of the season.
William Nylander scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 5:14 of the second period. Nylander recorded his 22nd goal of the season. Nylander also posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Nylander registered his 30th assist of the season.
Mitch Marner scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 9:43 of the third period. Marner recorded his 23rd goal of the season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Marner notched his 39th assist of the season. Marner is currently on an eight-game point streak where he has recorded 17 points (6G, 11A).
Morgan Rielly recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Rielly posted his 40th assist of the season.
Pierre Engvall registered the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Engvall posted his 12th assist of the season. Engvall has registered an assist in consecutive games.
TJ Brodie recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Brodie has recorded 14 assists this season. Brodie has posted a multi-assist outing in backto-back games.
Ondřej Kaše recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kaše posted his 13th assist of the season.
Michael Bunting posted the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game and the secondary assist on Matthews’ third goal of the game. Bunting has recorded 27 assists this season. Bunting is currently on a six-game point where he has posted 12 points (3G, 9A).
Timothy Liljegren registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third goal of the game. Liljegren recorded his 13th assist of the season. Liljegren has recorded an assist in three-consecutive games, the first time in his NHL career to do so. GOALTENDER NOTES
Jack Campbell stopped 26 of 30 shots in tonight’s win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 3-for-6 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
This is the second time this season that the Maple Leafs have recorded three power play goals during a game (the first occasion dating back to January 26, 2022 vs. ANA). Toronto currently leads the league with a power play percentage of 29.9%.
Toronto allowed just their second shorthanded goal of the season. The Maple Leafs are tied for first in the league with the fewest shorthanded goals against. OF NOTE…
Auston Matthews scored three goals during tonight’s game marking his third hat trick of the season and sixth of his NHL career. With his three-goal performance, Matthews continues to lead the league in goals with 43.
Ilya Lyubushkin recorded a season-high seven hits during tonight’s game (his single-game careerhigh is eight).
Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Mitch Marner finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75.00 percent (18 for, 6 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL SEATTLE 11 (11) 10 (6) 9 (7) 30 (24) TORONTO 11 (10) 11 (4) 10 (6) 32 (20) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL SEATTLE 14 (14) 20 (13) 13 (10) 47 (37) TORONTO 23 (22) 20 (9) 18 (13) 61 (44) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 19-7-1 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 2-0-0-0 in two games against the Seattle Kraken and 1-0-0-0 in one game played in Toronto.
Toronto is 17-8-2 against the Western Conference this season and 11-5-0 against the Pacific Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 25-4-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 23-2-2 when leading after one period and 6-2-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 22-11-3 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 7-0-1 in Tuesday games and 4-4-1 in the second game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 4 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 8 (Matthews) Faceoff Wins 12 (Matthews) Faceoff Win Percentage 67% (Matthews – 12 won, 6 lost) Hits 7 (Lyubushkin) Blocked Shots 3 (Brodie) Takeaways 2 (Rielly) TOI 24:24 (Brodie) Power Play TOI 4:14 (Nylander) Shorthanded TOI 2:42 (Holl) Shifts 28 (Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 75.00% (Marner – 18 for, 6 against) UPCOMING GAMES: March 10 Leafs vs. Arizona Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 13 Leafs at Buffalo Tim Hortons Field 4:00 pm ET March 15 Leafs vs. Dallas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 17 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 19 Leafs at Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7:00 pm ET March 23 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
POSTGAME QUOTES: AUSTON MATTHEWS On the team’s resiliency after giving up the lead: “Obviously it’s not a position that we like to be in. Especially over the course of the last couple weeks but we pulled out the two points and just the resiliency and poise of the group to just keep playing even when the momentum switches and I think we’d really just like to be more consistent throughout the 60 minutes, especially in that second period. Obviously some things for us to clean up but I just think the resiliency of the team is to stick with it and continue to play and some good goals.” MITCH MARNER On tonight’s game: “Obviously we don’t want to give up that lead, we’ve been doing it too much lately but kind of from that 10-minute point on in the third to the end I thought we did a great job of maintaining that neutral zone and making it hard to get through us. I thought we were breaking out cleanly and breaking the puck up the ice and making it kind of ugly for them to try and create anything there in that last 10.” On tonight’s powerplay: “A lot of puck movement, guys moving to the net and getting shots through and we were getting results off of it.” MICHAEL BUNTING On the team’s response after losing the lead: “I thought our team played great, obviously we can’t be giving up leads like that again and they took the lead but I thought we responded pretty well and our line had a good tying goal and then Mitch right away on the powerplay scored a really nice one. I thought we responded pretty well tonight.” On the team’s ability to come back in games: “As a team we don’t want to be giving up leads like that but we have faith in one another and we have the offensive power through all four lines to come back. We always believe in ourselves no matter what the score is we believe that we can come back and that’s huge for us.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s win: “It was great, we got two points and the team played well. Happy for Simmer, we got the win for him.” On how he felt in net tonight: “Stevie [Briere] came up with a good game plan, it doesn’t change much from the rest of the year but I just executed it better tonight. I gave up four but I’m not going to beat myself up too hard tonight. I’m going to look at it and keep working on some details, but I felt much better, and the team played great in front of me.”
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RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 24, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Kyle Clifford from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 5 at Columbus 4 Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Marner, Matthews, Kerfoot, Bunting CBJ Goals: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Laine TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 31/35, .886 SV% CBJ Goaltender: Merzlikins, 28/33, .848 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-1 TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3 Team Notes:
Auston Matthews recorded his 40th goal of the season during Monday’s game. He is the first player this season to reach the 40-goal mark. Matthews has recorded the fourth 40-goal season of his NHL career; he is only the second player in Maple Leafs franchise history to do so alongside Darryl Sittler.
With his game-winning goal on Monday, Michael Bunting became the first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark this season.
TJ Brodie recorded his second multi-assist game of the season (2A).
NEXT GAME Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022 Opponent: vs. Arizona Coyotes Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio) INJURY REPORT
Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day Jake Muzzin Concussion
ALL-TIME VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN: First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Seattle 2) All-Time Record: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game) All-Time Record at Home: N/A All-Time Record on the Road: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game) Last Home Win vs. Opponent: N/A Record in Last Five Games: 1-0-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 1-0-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN: Games Played: Ilya Lyubushkin (2), 18 skaters tied at (1) Goals: Jake Muzzin (1), Alexander Kerfoot (1), Mitch Marner (1), Ondej Kaše (1), Michael Bunting (1), David Kämpf (1) Assists: Mitch Marner (2), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin (2), William Nylander (2) Points: Mitch Marner (3), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin (2), Michael Bunting (2), William Nylander (2) Penalty Minutes: Justin Holl (2), Jake Muzzin (2), Mitch Marner (2), David Kämpf (2)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 43/148 (29.1%) Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 131/157 (83.4%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%) FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 8th of 14 (8 home, 6 road) Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1 March games 4th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Four points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Seven assists away from his 300th career NHL assist
2021-22 MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT l (July 2) 2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 40 – Matthews HITS 97 – Simmonds ASSISTS 39 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 78 – Brodie POINTS 72 – Matthews (40G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 60 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:04 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:53 – Marner, Matthews PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 239 – Matthews WINS 23 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.5% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.61 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.03% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .915 – Campbell
KRAKEN
LAST GAME Sunday, March 6 Seattle 2 at Carolina 3 Goals: Wennberg, Jarnkrok Goalie: Grubauer (30 saves/33 shots) PP: 1/3; PK: 1/3; Shots: Carolina 33 – Seattle 30 CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 199) Brandon Tanev (ACL; IR) – 28 games Karson Kuhlman (upper body; IR) – 14 games TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS March 3: Reassigned F Kole Lind to Charlotte (AHL) March 5: Activated F Jared McCann and F Jaden Schwartz off IR; Placed F Austin Czarnik on waivers March 6: F Austin Czarnik claimed off waivers by NYI UPCOMING GAMES Thursday, March 10: Seattle at Ottawa 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12: Seattle at Montreal, 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19: Detroit at Seattle, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22: Seattle at Arizona, 7 p.m. THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW Tonight’s game will mark the ninth of 13 games the Kraken will play against Original Six teams this season. They will play the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs twice each this season and the Chicago Blackhawks three times. Jared McCann is the only former Maple Leaf on the Kraken’s roster. However, McCann was a member of the Maple Leafs organization for only four days – he was traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto on July 17, 2021 and then selected by Seattle in the Expansion Draft of July, 2021. Kraken Head Coach Dave Hakstol and assistant coach Paul McFarland both previously worked as assistant coaches for the Maple Leafs. General Manager Ron Francis and assistant general manager Ricky Olczyk both also have ties to Toronto – Francis played for the Maple Leafs for part of the 2003-04 season and Olczyk worked as a scout for the team during the 2018-19 season. An assist tonight would give Adam Larsson assists in three consecutive games for the first time since he had five assists in three games from Feb. 20 to 23, 2015. The Kraken have recorded at least 30 shots in their last four games played, a season high. Kraken captain Mark Giordano became the 364th player in NHL history to skate in 1,000 NHL games in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington. Marcus Johansson enters tonight’s game two points shy of tallying 400 NHL points. There are currently only 11 skaters from the 2009 NHL Draft class and 12 active Swedish players to have 400 points. Jordan Eberle recorded an assist in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 21 for his 30th point of the season. Eberle has scored at least 30 points in each of his 12 NHL seasons. HOT AGAINST TORONTO Mason Appleton has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last four games against the Maple Leafs. Jordan Eberle has 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 20 career games against Toronto. Jaden Schwartz has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 11 career games against the Maple Leafs. Toronto is one of five teams (Boston, Buffalo, Edmonton, Washington) that Schwartz has averaged a point-per-game or better against in his career. Alex Wennberg has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five games in Toronto.
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WHAT MCCANN’T HE DO? Jared McCann enters tonight’s game leading the Kraken in goals (21), points (33), even-strength goals (14), power-play goals (seven), power-play points (12) and multi-point games (eight). His 33 points are just two shy of matching his career high of 35 that he had in both 2018-19 and 2019-20. McCann scored his 20th goal of the season in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 14 vs. Toronto, setting a new career high. The goal also tied his career high in power-play goals (seven) that he first set during the 2020-21 season. McCann’s 21 goals are the most among players who are in their first year with a new team. McCann’s two-point performance (one goal, one assist) against the New York Islanders on Feb. 2 was his eighth multi-point game of the year, which leads all Kraken skaters. Despite only playing in 47 games this season, McCann’s eight multi-point games the most in his career. He previously had a career-high seven multipoint games during the 2018-19 season. McCann tallied his 100th NHL assist on Feb. 2 against the New York Islanders, becoming the 14th skater from the 2014 draft class to reach this milestone. He is on pace to finish the year with 49 points (31 goals, 18 assists), which would set a new career high. HE CALM SO I ADD HIM TO THE CALLE Calle Jarnkrok had two points (one goal, one assist) in the Kraken’s last game on March 6 at Carolina, marking his fifth multi-point game of the season. Despite only playing in 46 games this season, Jarnkrok is only one multi-point game shy of tying his career high of six that he set during the 2016-17 season and then matched in both 2017-18 and 2019-20. Jarnkrok’s goal on Feb. 9 at Calgary was his 10th of the year. It is the seventh-consecutive season that he has scored double-digit goals. He enters tonight’s game one power-play goal shy of matching his career high (three). Since Dec. 1, Jarnkrok has recorded 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 32 games played, which leads all Kraken skaters. With 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 46 games this season, the 30-year-old is on pace to finish the year with 18 goals, 20 assists and 38 points, all of which would set new career highs. His 12 goals this season are tied with Yanni Gourde for the third-most on the team. BLACKWELL’S BACK, ALRIGHT! Colin Blackwell has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in the Kraken’s last three games, including scoring his first game-winning goal of the season in Seattle’s win over Nashville on March 2. Blackwell’s game-winner on March 2 was also the first shorthanded goal in his career. Since Feb. 24, Blackwell and linemates Mason Appleton and Yanni Gourde have played 52:40 at five-on-five together. During that span, the duo has outshot their opponents 25-23 and outscored them 2-1.* With 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 34 games this season, the 28-year-old is on pace to tie his career highs in goals (12), assists (10) and points (22). *According to Natural Stat Trick SETTING THE PACE Fifty-eight games into the season, five Kraken skaters are on pace to set new career highs in scoring: Ryan Donato, Calle Jarnkrok, Jared McCann, Jamie Oleksiak and Carson Soucy. Colin Blackwell (22) and Adam Larsson (24) are both one pace to tie their respective career highs in points. Morgan Geekie has already set new career highs in goals (four), assists (10) and points (14) this season. He is on pace to finish the year with six goals, 15 assists and 21 points.
•Ryan Donato (16), Calle Jarnkrok (18), Adam Larsson (six), Jared McCann (31) and Carson Soucy (10) are all on pace to set new career highs in goals. Colin Blackwell (12) and Haydn Fleury (four) are on pace to match their career highs in goals. Mason Appleton (14), Calle Jarnkrok (20) and Jamie Oleksiak (18) are on pace to set new career highs in assists. Oleksiak tied his career high with his 12th assist of the season in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington. Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg remain the only two skaters to appear in every game this season. CHEERS TO BENIERS Matty Beniers and the #2 Michigan Wolverines will advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semi Finals after their two-game sweep of #7 Michigan State. Beniers scored the tying goal in the first period of the teams’ first matchup on March 2, an eventual 4-1 Michigan win. The sophomore went eight-for-14 at the faceoff dot and was a plus-4 in the Wolverines 8-0 rout of the Spartans on March 5. The Wolverines will next take the ice on Saturday, March 12 against Notre Dame in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Beniers had two goals and one assist in four regular-season games against the Fighting Irish this season. Beniers finished the regular season with 37 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 30 games, which led all Michigan skaters and ranked 12th in the NCAA. KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Hits: Lauzon (165), Larsson (127), Oleksiak (124) Blocked Shots: Larsson (103), Giordano (93), H. Fleury (55) Shots: McCann (135), Eberle (119), Giordano (114) KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK] 1-10: 3-6-1 (7), 25/33, 3/32, 20/23 11-20: 3-7-0 (6), 29/39, 7/27, 16/21 21-30: 4-4-2 (10), 30/35, 4/21, 16/21 31-40: 2-7-1 (5), 21/36, 5/29, 27/35 41-50: 4-6-0 (8), 27/33, 4/33, 16/25 51-60: 1-7-0 (2), 16/31, 1/16, 16/22 OVERTIME RESULTS (1-4) Oct. 16, 2021 at Columbus: Laine Dec. 11, 2021 vs. Columbus: Bean Dec. 29, 2021 vs. Philadelphia: Provorov Jan. 27, 2022 at Pittsburgh: Larsson Feb. 24, 2022 vs. Boston: DeBrusk SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-1) Dec. 1, 2021 at Detroit: Erne Jan. 17, 2022 vs. Chicago: Donato MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone) Games Played Jaden Schwartz … 9 games … 600 career games Goals Yanni Gourde … 8 goals … 100 career goals Assists Alex Wennberg … 8 assists … 200 career assists Points Ryan Donato … 4 points … 100 career points Marcus Johansson … 2 points … 400 career points RECENT MILESTONES Jared McCann … 400th NHL game … Feb. 21, 2022 at VAN Mark Giordano … 1,000th NHL game … March, 2022 at WS
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (36-16-4 – 76 Points) at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (28-26-3 – 59 Points) MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 3 0 2 5 COLUMBUS 0 2 2 4
SCORING NOTES
Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 8:06 of the first period. Mikheyev recorded his 10th goal of the season.
Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 14:01 of the first period. Marner recorded his 22nd goal of the season. Marner also registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Marner posted his 38th assist of the season. Marner is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has recorded 15 points (5G, 10A).
Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 17:06 of the first period. Matthews posted his 40th goal of the season. Matthews has scored in back-to-back games (3G). Matthews also recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Matthews registered his 32nd assist of the season.
Alexander Kerfoot scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:19 of the third period. Kerfoot posted his ninth goal of the season.
Michael Bunting scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 11:21 of the third period. Bunting recorded his 20th goal of the season. Bunting also posted the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Bunting registered his 25th assist of the season. Bunting is currently on a five-game point streak where he has posted 10 points (3G, 7A).
Pierre Engvall posted the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Engvall registered his 11th assist of the season.
David Kämpf recorded the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Kämpf posted his 13th assist of the season.
Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Liljegren posted his 12th assist of the season. Liljegren has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
TJ Brodie registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal and the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal. Brodie has recorded 12 assists this season.
Jason Spezza posted the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Spezza recorded his 10th assist of the season.
Wayne Simmonds registered the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Simmonds posted his 10th assist of the season. GOALTENDER NOTES
Petr Mrázek stopped 31 of 35 shots in tonight’s win. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight. OF NOTE…
Auston Matthews recorded his 40th goal of the season during tonight’s game. He is the first player this season to reach the 40-goal mark. Matthews has recorded the fourth 40-goal season of his NHL career; he is only the second player in Maple Leafs franchise history to do so alongside Darryl Sittler.
With his goal tonight, Michael Bunting became the first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark this season.
Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner became the fifth active player to start their career with at least six 60- point seasons. He joined Alex Ovechkin (7 from 2005-06 to 2011-12), Auston Matthews (6 from 2016- 17 to present), Anze Kopitar (6 from 2006-07 to 2011-12) and Sidney Crosby (6 from 2005-06 to 2010-11).
TJ Brodie recorded his second multi-assist game of the season (2A).
Timothy Liljegren was on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
David Kämpf finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 77.78 percent (14 for, 4 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 13 (12) 13 (13) 7 (7) 33 (32) COLUMBUS 5 (3) 14 (13) 16 (11) 35 (27) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 31 (27) 21 (21) 13 (13) 65 (61) COLUMBUS 10 (7) 25 (24) 27 (18) 62 (49) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 17-9-3 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 16-11-1-5 in 33 games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and 9-5-0-2 in 16 games played in Columbus.
Toronto is 20-8-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 11-4-2 against the Metropolitan Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 24-4-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 22-2-2 when leading after one period and 27-1-2 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 14-5-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 5-3-1 in Monday games and 5-3-1 in the first game of a back-to-back. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Matthews) Shot Attempts 11 (Matthews, Tavares) Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 65% (Tavares – 11 won, 6 lost) Hits 1 (Holl, Kerfoot, Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Lyubushkin, Bunting, Robertson, Tavares) Blocked Shots 4 (Lyubushkin) Takeaways 1 (Spezza, Simmonds, Engvall, Kämpf) TOI 25:06 (Brodie) Power Play TOI 1:09 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander, Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 4:25 (Kämpf) Shifts 29 (Rielly, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 77.78% (Kämpf – 14 for, 4 against) UPCOMING GAMES: March 8 Leafs vs. Seattle Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET March 10 Leafs vs. Arizona Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 13 Leafs at Buffalo Tim Hortons Field 4:00 pm ET March 15 Leafs vs. Dallas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 17 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 19 Leafs at Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made. For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox. POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game: “I liked a lot about our game. Obviously don’t like the start of the second period, that goal they scored early in the second that’s a real downer on the game for me that piece but obviously the first period was as good as we could ask for. You want to follow that up and keep building on it but we weren’t able to do that so that was the disappointing part of the game. But when you look at it we outscored them five-to-one on even strength, they score a four-on-four goal, power play goal and one with their goalie out so five at even strength. We probably could have had two or three in the second period there pucks laying on the goal line a couple times, we had a couple two-on-ones. I thought we actually out chanced them in the second period despite them carrying the play a little bit against us so the fact that we weren’t able to get the fourth goal I thought was significant in the second period. And then take a penalty and they get one to even it up but loved how our guys were calm and went out there and made plays to get us our lead back.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s win: “Yeah it’s a big win for us. Obviously after dropping a couple, I think we felt like we did a lot of really good things on Saturday, so I think the start that we had was really positive. Obviously letting them back in the game but I thought our bench and team as a whole just stayed poised and confident and we just kept playing and scored a couple big goals to give ourselves a lead.” On the mood on the bench when Columbus tied the game: “I think the mood is just go out and win your next shift and just keep playing. Obviously nothing that we change after that, just keep playing ,everybody together, make sure structure wise that we are doing the right things and just a really, really nice all around play by Spezza, Simmonds and Kerfoot to give us that fourth goal and then just a little insurance on the fifth one too so just keep playing and stay calm and confident.” MICHAEL BUNTING On his season so far: “I think our lines mesh pretty well. We’ve built some good chemistry and I’ve had a little bit of success offensively and I’m just trying to keep rolling with it and just trying to stick to my game and stick to what’s working and right now it’s working so I don’t want to change anything up but it’s been so much fun playing with Mitch and Matthews both are great players to play with.” On Matthews’ offensive play this season: “Some of the stuff he does I just kind of giggle to myself mid-game because it’s pretty remarkable and he’s such an exceptional player. He’s fun to play with, you never know what he’s going to pull out, even last game when he tried the Michigan, he’s so quick and it’s too bad it didn’t go in but he’s a fun player to play with and he’s one of the best or the best in the league.” PETR MRÁZEK On tonight’s game: “A win is a win, that’s what matters the most. That’s what we came here for and that’s what we’re taking home so I’m happy with that.” On his mindset when Columbus tied the game in the third period: “Just regroup. We gave them an early power play in the third period where they tied the game and we did a really good job after that scoring two goals and getting the lead back
2021-22 Matchups vs. Columbus: Third of Three 2021-22 Record vs. Columbus: 1-0-1 Toronto Season Record: 35-16-4 Toronto Road Record: 16-9-3 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 24, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Kyle Clifford from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 4 vs. Vancouver 6 Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022 TOR Goals: Tavares, Robertson, Matthews (2x) VAN Goals: Miller, Hamonic, Boeser, Pearson, Chiasson, Motte TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 23/28, .821 SV% VAN Goaltender: Demko, 34/38, .895 SV% TOR Power Play: 1-for-2 TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-2 Team Notes: – Wayne Simmonds skated in his 1,000th career NHL game.
Nick Robertson recorded the first regular-season goal of his NHL career. Robertson scored his first career NHL goal in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifiers on August 6th against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
John Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins on Saturday. Tavares leads the Maple Leafs with a 61.4 face-off win percentage.
Auston Matthews recorded two goals during Saturday’s game. Matthews regained sole possession of first place among league goals leaders with 39.
NEXT GAME Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Opponent: vs. Seattle Kraken Time: 7:30 pm ET Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) INJURY REPORT
Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day Jake Muzzin Concussion
ALL-TIME VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2001 (Toronto 2 vs. Columbus 2) All-Time Record: 15-11-1-5 (32 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 7-6-1-3 (17 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 8-5-0-2 (15 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: October 4, 2019 (Toronto 4 at Columbus 1) Record in Last Five Games: 3-0-2 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-2-3
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS: Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (42), John Tavares (29), Jason Spezza (23) Goals: John Tavares (15), Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (6) Assists: John Tavares (20), Morgan Rielly (13), Jason Spezza (8), Mitch Marner (8) Points: John Tavares (35), Wayne Simmonds (17), Morgan Rielly (14) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (40), Kyle Clifford (23), John Tavares (16)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 43/147 (29.3%) Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 129/154 (83.8%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%) FAST FACTS
Monday games 9th of 10 (3 home, 7 road) Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1 March games 3rd of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Six points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Eight assists away from his 300th career NHL assist.
2021-22 MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 39 – Matthews HITS 97 – Simmonds ASSISTS 39 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 76 – Brodie POINTS 70 – Matthews (39G, 31A) TAKEAWAYS 60 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:08 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:56 – Marner PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 232 – Matthews WINS 23 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.4% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.61 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.95% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .915 – Campbell
BLUE JACKETS
THE LAST GAME: MAR. 5, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs. BOS 5 (SO) CBJ Goal Scorers: Nyquist (14), Gavrikov (3), PP – Werenski (9), PP – Voracek (3) BOS Goal Scorers: DeBrusk (15), Haula (8), Smith (10), PP – Bergeron (16), SO – Pastrnak Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (28/32; 63:33); BOS– Swayman (20/24; 64:57) CBJ PP: 2/3; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 24 / BOS: 32 3 Stars: 1. Pastrnak, BOS; 2. Voracek, CBJ; 3. Bergeron, BOS Noteworthy: CBJ fell in the shootout for the 2nd time this season and 3rd time after reg. (9-1-2)… CBJ scored game-tying goal with 2.8 seconds left – 2nd latest tying goal in club history (3/7/08; 59:59)… Laine recorded team-leading 13th multi-point game of campaign with 2 assists… Voracek tallied 10th multi-point effort of season (1-1-2)… Domi skated in 100th career CBJ game. OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT Tarasov (hip); Placed on Injured Reserve (1/4); out for season (26 games) Texier (fractured finger); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/26); 4 weeks (16 games) Bean (groin strain); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/30); 4 weeks (14 games) Robinson (MCL strain right knee); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/31); 6 weeks (13 games) Korpisalo (lower body); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 2/15); day-to-day (9 games) Boqvist (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 2/27); day-to-day (3 games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 229 RECENT TRANSACTIONS Mar. 5 Assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL) Mar. 4 Placed Boqvist on IR retroactive to 2/27 Feb. 28 Added Christiansen to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) Feb. 26 Assigned Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL) Feb. 25 Activated Merzlikins off IR and assigned Greaves to Cleveland (AHL) AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS 2021-22 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. TOR) 2020-21 Series: Did Not Play 2019-20 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 vs. TOR) All-Time Series: 16-15-1-0 (7-8-0-0 vs. TOR) Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-5-0 | 5-5-0 All-Time GF/GA: 94/99 All-Time SF/SA: 1,001/978 All-Time PP: 19-of-102 All-Time PK: 79-of-96 THE LAST GAME VS TOR: FEB. 22, 2022 – CBJ 4 vs TOR 3 (OT) CBJ Goal Scorers: Laine (17), PP – Boqvist (10), Gaunce (3), OT – Laine (18) TOR Goal Scorers: Bunting (17), Matthews (34), Spezza (10) Goalies: CBJ – Berube (39/42; 60:20); TOR– Campbell (26/30; 59:50) CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 3/3 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / TOR: 42 3 Stars: 1. Laine, CBJ; 2. Berube, CBJ; 3. Gaunce, CBJ Noteworthy: CBJ won 3rd-straight game… CBJ came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficit… Berube notched 1st career NHL point (assist)… Gaunce scored in 2nd-straight game (2-2-4)… Jenner recorded assist in new career-high 4th-straight game (2-5-7)… Laine recorded 5th multi-goal game of the season (2- 0-2), including GWG 20 seconds into OT, giving him points in 10-straight (12-8-20)… Werenski stretched points-streak to 6 games with 2 assists (2-6-8). SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series complete.
CBJ/TOR CONNECTIONS CBJ: McRae (Beaverton), who played in four games for TOR (1983-85), served as GM of London Knights from 2014-16)… Legace (Toronto), Danforth (Oshawa), Gaunce (Sudbury) and Jenner (Dorchester) were all born in Ontario. NOTED (Team Highlights vs. TOR) The teams met in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round with the Blue Jackets winning the series 3-2… CBJ are 9-6-0 since 1/13/16, but TOR has earned victories in 5 of the last 8 meetings since 2/14/18… Winning team has scored 3+ goals in 19-straight games and 4-plus in each of the last 8 meetings… CBJ have both shutouts (MR: Bobrovsky, 4/8/15) in all-time series… Most goals scored vs. TOR: 5 – 3x (MR: 2/15/17)… Most goals allowed vs. TOR: 6 – 2x (MR: 10/16/15). NOTED (Player Highlights vs. TOR) Berube notched 1st career NHL point (assist) on 2/22/22… Carlsson posted 1st NHL point (assist) on 4/9/17 at TOR… Domi tallied 100th NHL career assist on 10/3/18 at TOR… Voracek played 500th NHL game on 1/31/15 vs. TOR. HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 21, Injured Reserve: 6) Drafted (13): Bemstrom, Bjorkstrand, Carlsson, Chinakhov, Gavrikov, Jenner, Korpisalo (IR), Merzlikins, Peeke, Sillinger, Tarasov (IR), Texier (IR), Werenski Trade (6): Bean (IR), Boqvist (IR), Domi, Laine, Roslovic, Voracek Free Agent (8): Bayreuther, Berube, Danforth, Gaunce, Kukan, Kuraly, Nyquist, Robinson (IR) BLUE JACKETS NOTES HONORING NASH Rick Nash, the Blue Jackets’ all-time leader in goals, assists, points and games played, became the first player in CBJ history to have his number retired when his number “61” was lifted to the rafters at Nationwide Arena prior to Saturday’s game vs. Boston. The former captain, who finished his NHL career with the Bruins in 2017-18, registered 289-258-547 in 674 games and appeared in five All-Star games as a Blue Jacket from 2002-12. HOME AT NATIONWIDE The Blue Jackets picked up a point for the third consecutive game with a 5-4 shootout loss to Boston on Saturday. The team picked up a point in both games of a back-to-back set vs. the Kings and Bruins. The club closes out its five-game homestand on Monday vs Toronto. It’s part of a stretch of 9-of11 contests played at Nationwide Arena from Feb. 27-Mar. 19. CBJ moved to 10-4-2 in their last 16 games and rank second-T in the NHL in wins and third-T in points since Jan. 27. COMEBACK JACKETS The Blue Jackets have earned their victories this season with the club coming back at some point in the game in 18 of their 28 wins, including eight of their last ten victories. The 18 comeback victories are tied for the most in the NHL (COL, NYR & TBL). The club leads the league with seven wins when trailing heading into the third period. Columbus also has five multi-goal comeback wins this season (Nov. 3 at COL, Nov. 15 vs. DET, Jan. 27 vs. NYR, Feb. 8 at WSH and Feb. 10 at BUF). PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NET Columbus has been able to fill the back of the net this season, averaging 3.27 goals-per-game through 56 contests (9th in NHL). The club ranks third in the NHL in goals-per-game since Jan. 27 (4.06 avg), trailing only Florida (4.33) and Toronto (4.31). Columbus has scored three-plus goals in 34 of its contests (includes SO goals). The club is 23-3-1 when scoring four goals or more in a contest this season, recording four-plus goals in six of the last nine games. CBJ, who averaged 2.39 goals-a-game in 2020-21, have twice finished a campaign averaging better than three goals a game (club record 3.12 avg. in 2018-19 and 3.01 avg. in 2016-17). LAINE HOT STREAK Patrik Laine notched his team-leading 13th multi-point effort of the season and stretched his points streak to three-straight games (2-3-5) with two assists on Saturday. The forward leads the NHL in goals and GWG (tied) and ranks third in points since Jan. 27 with 15-11-26 and four GWG in 16 contests, recording points in 14 of those outings. He also leads the League in overtime winners (3, tied) and ranks third-T in game-winners (7) this season. JENNERATING RESULTS Boone Jenner has posted 5-9-14 in the last 13 games and 11-13-24 with six multi-point efforts in the last 24 contests. The 28-year-old captain leads the club in goals, points and PPG with 23-21-44 and 8 PPG in 56 appearances. He is on pace to set single-season career highs in both goals and points (30-19-49 in 82 GP in 2015-16). His 144 career goals are the third-most in club history, trailing only Rick Nash (289) and Atkinson (213). UPCOMING MILESTONES •Bemstrom is 7 games from 100 for his NHL career •Domi is 1 goal from 100 for his NHL career •Kuraly is 11 points from 100 for his NHL career •Merzlikins is 3 games from 100 for his NHL career •Werenski (74-149-223, 384 GP) is 1 point from surpassing Seth Jones (50-173-223, 381 GP) for the most in CBJ history among blueliners 2021-22 TEAM QUICK HITS •CBJ are 9-1-2 in OT/SO this season (3-1 in SO) with the club ranking 2nd the NHL in W% (.750) and 2 off the League-lead in wins •CBJ rank 2nd in the NHL in goals (33) and 11th-T in the NHL in points (126) by defensemen •CBJ are 3-0-0 when their game has been on ESPN+/Hulu this season (6-0 W at CAR on 1/13, 6-3 W at FLA on 2/24 and 4-3 W vs NJD on 3/1) •CBJ are 3-1-0 in Mon. games this season 2021-22 PLAYER QUICK HITS •Bjorkstrand has recorded points in 4-straight games (3-1-4) and has points in 10 of last 13 games (7-4-11) •Danforth picked up his 5th goal of the season on Fri., recording 4 of his 5 goals in his last 10 games played •Gavrikov, who notched a goal on Sat. and has points in 2-straight (1-1-2), has already set single-season career highs in assists and points (3-22-25, 54 GP) •Kuraly is on pace to set single-season career highs with 8-13-21 in 55 GP •Nyquist has 4-7-11 in last 16 games and 10-12-22 with 7 multi-point outings in 29 games since 12/16 •Peeke has played 21-plus minutes in each of the last 22 games since 1/13 (avg. 24:54, 19th in NHL), including a career-high 29:09 vs. NJD on 3/1 •Voracek notched his 10th multi-point effort on Sat. (1-1-2), including the game-tying goal with 2.8 seconds left in regulation; has 1-9-10 in the last 9 appearances, ranks 3rd in the NHL in primary assists (30) and leads the club in assists (39) •Voracek averaging .72 A/GP – 2nd highest avg. in CBJ history, trails only Panarin .75 A/GP (2018-19; 59 assists, 79 GP) •Werenski notched his 9th goal of season on Sat. and has 3-10-13 in his last 14 games CBJ 2021-22 TEAM GAME HIGHS GOALS: 8 (10/14 vs ARI)… GOALS AGAINST: 9 (1/15 at FLA)… PPG: 2 – 5x (MR: 3/5 vs BOS)… PPGA: 3 – 2x (MR: 1/4 vs TBL)… SHOTS: 46 (11/18 at ARI)… SHOTS AGAINST: 62 (1/26 vs CGY)… PIM: 22 (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 43 (2/24 at FLA)… FOW: 44 (3/1 vs NJD)… BKS: 24 (3/1 vs NJD) CBJ 2021-22 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS GOALS: 3, Laine (2/17 at CHI)… ASSISTS: 3 – 2x, Werenski (MR:1/27 vs NYR)… POINTS: 4, Bjorkstrand (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 9, Kuraly (10/16 vs SEA)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +4 – 3x, MR: Gavrikov (1/13 at CAR)… SOG: 10, Werenski (11/6 vs COL)… TOI: 33:03 – Werenski (10/31 at NJD)… SAVES: 56, Merzlikins (1/26 vs CGY, 62 shots
2021-22 Matchups vs. Vancouver: Second of Two 2021-22 Record vs. Vancouver: 0-1-0 Toronto Season Record: 35-15-4 Toronto Home Record: 19-6-1
BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 24, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Kyle Clifford from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 1 vs. Buffalo 5 Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 TOR Goals: Sandin BUF Goals: Bryson, Olofsson, Thompson, Skinner, Okposo TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 26/31, .839 SV% BUF Goaltender: Anderson, 29/30, .967 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-1 TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-2 Team Notes: – Mitch Marner skated in his 400th career NHL game.
With his assist recorded on Wednesday, Michael Bunting holds sole possession of second place among rookie scoring leaders with 42 points (19G, 23A).
NEXT GAME Date: Monday, March 7, 2022 Opponent: at Columbus Blue Jackets Time: 7:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day Jake Muzzin Concussion ALL-TIME VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 11, 1970 (Toronto 3 at Vancouver 5) All-Time Record: 66-66-22-4 (158 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 40-25-11-1 (77 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 26-41-11-3 (81 Games) Last Home Win vs. Opponent: May 1, 2021 (Toronto 5 vs. Vancouver 1) Record in Last Five Games: 2-2-1 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-4-1
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Games Played: TJ Brodie (46), Jake Muzzin (41), Kyle Clifford (39) Goals: Auston Matthews (15), John Tavares (13), Jason Spezza (9) Assists: John Tavares (17), Mitch Marner (15), Jason Spezza (14) Points: John Tavares (30), Jason Spezza (23), Auston Matthews (19) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (61), Jake Muzzin (30), Wayne Simmonds (28)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 42/145 (29.0%) Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 128/152 (84.2%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%) FAST FACTS
Saturday games 17th of 23 (9 home, 14 road) Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1 March games 2nd of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Six points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Nine assists away from his 300th career NHL assist Wayne Simmonds One game away from 1,000 career NHL games played.
2021-22 MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT
J2021-22 TEAM LEADERS CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 37 – Matthews HITS 93 – Simmonds ASSISTS 38 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 74 – Brodie POINTS 68 – Matthews (37G, 31A) TAKEAWAYS 59 – Matthews POWER PLAY POINTS 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:10 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:57 – Marner PIMs 49 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin SHOTS 224 – Matthews WINS 23 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.3% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.55 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.72% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .917 – Campbell 0 10-4-2
CANUCKS AT MAPLE LEAFS PREVIEW TV: Sportsnet Radio: SN650 MATCH-UP INFO Tonight marks the second and final meeting between Vancouver and Toronto this season: Feb. 12 (3-2 W), Mar. 5 (away). Vancouver has a 70-63-22-3 all-time record against the Maple Leafs, including a 26-39-11-1 record on the road against Toronto. The Canucks are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Toronto (3-2-0 in their last 5). Among active Canucks skaters, J.T. Miller leads the team in career scoring vs Toronto with 23 points (10-13-23) in 29 games. Thatcher Demko has faced the Maple Leafs six times (3-3-0) in his career, owning a .913 SV% and a 3.20 GAA. Jaroslav Halak has a record of 10-4-5 in 20 games vs Toronto, posting a .910 SV% and a 2.90 GAA. QUICK NUMBERS Elias Pettersson has 14 points (6-8-14) in his last 10 games. J.T. Miller has 17 points (6-11-17) in his last 10 games and is currently on an eight-game point streak. Brock Boeser has 12 points (5-7-12) in his last 14 games. Quinn Hughes has 11 points (2-9-11) in his last 10 games. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has seven points (1-6-7) in his last 10 games. Tanner Pearson has six points (4-2-6) in his last six games. Bo Horvat has eight points (4-4-8) in his last 10 games. LAST MEETING – FEB. 12/22: VAN 3 vs TOR 2 J.T. Miller opened the scoring with a goal at 1:29 in the first period…Bo Horvat and Brock Boeser recorded assists on the play…Boeser followed up with a power play goal at 6:00 in the first…Oliver Ekman-Larsson and J.T. Miller collected assists…Juho Lammikko scored the GWG in the second period, assisted by Alex Chiasson and Tyler Motte…Luke Schenn led the game in hits (7)…Bo Horvat led the team in shots (4)…J.T. Miller (1-1-2) led the team in TOI (25:59)…Thatcher Demko made a career high 51 saves tying a franchise record for most saves in a win (51), matching Richard Brodeur on Feb. 10/85 vs WPG. 2021.22 TEAM RANKS LAST GAME PLAYED – MAR. 3/22: VAN 4 at NYI 3 Brad Hunt notched his first goal of the season (unassisted) and first as a Canuck to even the score at 7:19 in the second period…J.T. Miller gave the Canucks their first lead of the game with his team-leading 21st goal of the season at 11:50 in the second…Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes assisted on the play…Nils Höglander pulled Vancouver even again at 9:34 in the third period, assisted by Conor Garland and Hughes…Vasily Podkolzin netted the GWG just 45 seconds later on a backhand pass from Bo Horvat…Luke Schenn led the team in hits (4)…Bo Horvat went 15-4 on face-offs…Thatcher Demko made 24 saves. LAST 5 vs TORONTO
Feb. 12/22: VAN 3 vs TOR 2
May 1/21: VAN 1 at TOR 5 Apr. 29/21: VAN 1 at TOR 4 Apr. 20/21: VAN 6 vs TOR 3 Apr. 18/21: VAN 3 vs TOR 2 (OT)
2021.22 TEAM RANKS VAN TOR Goals For/Game 2.77 (23rd) 3.63 (4th) Goals Against/Game 2.82 (t-11th) 2.89 (15th) Power Play % 20.6 (17th) 29.0 (1st) Penalty Kill % 70.4 (32nd) 84.2 (6th) Penalty Min./Game 8:28 (13th) 7:03 (2nd) RECENT TRANSACTIONS Tucker Poolman placed on LTIR, Feb. 26 Kyle Burroughs placed on IR, Feb. 26 Phillip Di Giuseppe recalled from Abbotsford, Feb. 25 STREAK-KING Extending his point streak to eight games (5-10-15) with a goal on Mar. 3 at NYI, J.T. Miller became the only player in the NHL to record three separate point streaks of 8+ games this season: Feb. 6-Mar. 3, 5-10-15, 8GP Dec. 6-Jan. 1, 3-10-13, 9GP Oct. 30-Nov. 14, 6-4-10, 8GP Miller is also the seventh player to have accomplished the feat in the last 10 years, joining Connor McDavid (x2), Leon Draisaitl (x2), Nikita Kucherov, Sidney Crosby, Ryan Johansen, and Evgeni Malkin. COMEBACK COMPLETE Clawing back from 1-0 and 3-2 deficits on Mar. 3 at NYI, the Canucks recorded their second regulation win on the season when coming back from multiple deficits. They also came back from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits to win 4-2 in regulation on Oct. 23 at SEA. HOMETOWN HUNT-ING With Maple Ridge-native Brad Hunt netting his first goal of the season on Mar. 3 at NYI, the Canucks have received goals from multiple Greater Vancouver-born defenders (Kyle Burroughs – Vancouver) in the same season for the first time in club history. PEARSON-AL BEST Collecting his 11th goal of the season and fourth in five games on Feb. 28 at NJD, Tanner Pearson established a career-high five-game point streak (4- 2-6). It also represented his 100th point as a Canuck (51-49-100) in his 190th game. SCORING IN BUNCHES The Canucks scored at least five goals for the third straight game during a 5-2 win at NYR on Feb. 27, accomplishing the feat for just the fifth time in the past 25 years. The other instances occurred from Oct. 22-30/19 (4 GP), Dec. 1-6/11 (3 GP), Oct. 14-18/05 (3 GP), and Feb. 6-25/98 (3 GP). PUTTING UP THE POINTS Recording three points (2-1-3) on Feb. 24 vs CGY, Elias Pettersson registered his fourth consecutive multipoint game for the first time in his career. In four games from Feb. 17-24, Pettersson collected 10 points (3-7-10). DIFFERENT FASHIONS Trouncing the Flames 7-1 on home ice on Feb. 24, Vancouver scored four different types of goals for the first time in franchise history: Power play (Pettersson, Miller, Horvat), shorthanded (Pettersson), penalty shot (Miller), even strength (Horvat, Garland). THREE CAN PLAY THAT GAME J.T. Miller, Elias Pettersson, and Bo Horvat each notched two goals on Feb. 24 vs CGY, marking the first time the Canucks had multiple goals from three or more players in a game since Oct. 29/11 vs WSH (Higgins, Lappiere, Edler). STREAK SNAPPERS Defeating Calgary by a score of 7-1 on Feb. 24, Vancouver became the first team in NHL history to beat an opponent on a 10+ game winning streak by six or more goals.
MOTTE SO FAST Tyler Motte (0:11) scored the fastest goal from the start of a game by any player this season on Feb. 21 vs SEA. It also equaled the fourth-fastest to begin a game in franchise history: Alex Burrows (Mar 16/13) :06, Trevor Linden (Jan 16/94) :09, Henrik Sedin (Oct 24/14) :10.
RECENT CANUCKS MILESTONES Brock Boeser – 300 GP, Feb. 24 vs CGY Travis Hamonic – 200 points, Feb. 21 vs SEA J.T. Miller – 400 points, Feb. 8 vs ARI Oliver Ekman-Larsson – 400 points, Feb. 8 vs ARI CURRENT INJURIES Jason Dickinson – 3 games Kyle Burroughs – 5 games Tucker Poolman – 13 games Brady Keeper – 56 games Brandon Sutter – 56 games Total man games lost (due to injuries or illness): 289 games
THE LAST TIME… The Canucks won when leading after 1P: Feb. 27/22 at NYR The Canucks lost when leading after 1P: Nov. 13/21 at VGK The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 1P: Jan. 21/22 vs FLA The Canucks won when leading after 2P: Feb. 27/22 at NYR The Canucks lost when leading after 2P: Nov. 28/21 at BOS The Canucks lost in OT/SO when leading after 2P: Jan. 25/22 vs EDM The Canucks won when trailing after 1P: Feb. 21/22 vs SEA The Canucks lost when trailing after 1P: Feb. 28/22 at NJD
The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 1P: Nov. 9/21 vs ANA The Canucks won when trailing after 2P: Dec. 29/21 at ANA The Canucks lost when trailing after 2P: Feb. 28/22 at NJD The Canucks lost in OT/SO when trailing after 2P: Dec. 30/21 at LAK The Canucks won when tied after 1P: Mar. 3/22 at NYI The Canucks lost when tied after 1P: Feb. 1/22 at NSH The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 1P: Jan. 29/22 at CGY The Canucks won when tied after 2P: Mar. 3/22 at NYI The Canucks lost when tied after 2P: Nov. 26/21 at CBJ The Canucks lost in OT/SO when tied after 2P: Jan. 29/22 at CGY PLAYER MILESTONE ENTERING 2021.22 NEEDS Travis Hamonic 700 GP 675 8 Elias Pettersson 200 Points 153 9
HIGHS Player Number Date Opponent Goals Miller 3 Jan. 27 at WPG Assists Hughes 4 Dec. 1 at OTT Points Miller (2x), Hughes 4 Latest Feb. 24 vs CGY (Miller) Shots Miller, Pearson 7 Latest Dec. 29 at ANA (Pearson) Blocked Shots Myers (2x), Schenn 7 Latest Feb. 19 vs ANA (Schenn) Hits Schenn 12 Jan. 31 at CHI Face-Off Wins Horvat 21 Nov. 9 vs ANA Penalty Minutes Myers, Chiasson 12 Latest Jan. 29 at CGY (Myers)
. 2021.22 SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS Most Goals Scored, Game: 7, Feb. 24 vs CGY Most Goals Scored, Period: 5, Feb. 24 vs CGY, 2nd period Most Goals Allowed, Game: 7 (4x), Latest Feb. 28 at NJD Most Goals Allowed, Period: 5, Feb. 9 vs NYI, 1st period Fewest Goals Scored, Game: 0 (2x), Latest Jan. 29 at CGY Fewest Goals Allowed, Game: 0, Dec. 6 vs LAK Most PPG Scored, Game: 3 (2x), Latest Feb. 24 vs CGY Most PPG Allowed, Game: 3, Nov. 17 vs COL Most SHG Scored, Game: 1 (3x), Latest Feb. 24 vs CGY Most SHG Allowed, Game: 1 (3x), Latest Jan. 11 at FLA Most Shots, Game: 46, Feb. 21 vs SEA Most Shots, Period: 23, Oct. 16 at DET, 3rd period Fewest Shots, Game: 15, Jan. 29 at CGY Fewest Shots, Period: 1, Jan. 29 at CGY, 1st period Most Shots Allowed, Game: 53, Feb. 12 vs TOR Most Shots Allowed, Period: 24, Feb. 12 vs TOR, 2nd period Fewest Shots Allowed, Game: 21 (5x), Latest Jan. 13 at TBL Fewest Shots Allowed, Period: 3 (2x), Latest Jan. 23 vs STL, 3rd period Most Hits, Game: 41, Oct. 28 vs PHI Fewest Hits, Game: 5, Oct. 16 at DET Most Blocked Shots, Game: 25 (2x), Latest Feb. 24 vs CGY Fewest Blocked Shots, Game: 8 (3x), Latest Jan. 23 vs STL Largest Margin of Victory: 6 goals, Feb. 24 vs CGY (7-1) Largest Margin of Defeat: 6 goals, Nov. 11 at COL (7-1) Longest Win Streak: 7 games, Dec. 6-29 Longest Point Streak: 9 games, Dec. 6-Jan. 1 Longest Winless Streak: 5 games, Nov. 9-17 Longest Pointless Streak: 4 games (2x), Latest Nov. 24-28
VANCOUVER’S 2021.22 RECORD WHEN… Score 4+ Goals: 18-2-0 Score 3 Goals or Less: 9-21-6 Scoring First: 19-5-2 Allow 4+ Goals: 2-15-0 Allow 3 Goals or Less: 25-8-6 Allowing First Goal: 9-17-4 On 0 Days Rest: 2-5-1 On 1 Day Rest: 17-11-3 On 2 Days Rest: 5-6-1 On 3+ Days Rest: 3-1-1 Score a PPG: 21-3-3 Give up a PPG: 11-18-3 25 or More Shots on Goal: 25-19-4 Less than 25 shots: 2-4-2 THREE STARS – MARCH Hughes – 5 pts Miller – 5 pts FEBRUARY WINNIER – MILLER (20) JANUARY WINNER – MARTIN (15) DECEMBER WINNER – DEMKO, MILLER (20) NOVEMBER WINNER – GARLAND (15) OCTOBER WINNER – DEMKO (15) *5 points are awarded for each Three Stars selectio
IRVINE — Lukas Dostal saw plenty of pucks flying at him in an AHL game Wednesday, so when the Colorado Eagles sent one more in his direction with the final seconds ticking down, the San Diego Gulls’ goaltender figured he might as well take a crack at firing one back at the opposition’s empty net.…
– 26 svs on 28 shots
The view from left field 