Category: NHL

MAPLE LEAFS – COYOTES PREGAME NOTES




2021-22 Matchups vs. Arizona: First of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Arizona: 0-0-0
Next Game vs. Arizona: Thursday, March 10 vs. Arizona
Toronto Season Record: 23-8-3
Toronto Road Record: 9-4-2
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 7, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been assigned to the
Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 5, 2022
Forward Kyle Clifford has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad
from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 3, 2022
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 31, 2021
Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 at Vegas 3 – SOW
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
TOR Goals: Nylander, Matthews, Mikheyev, (Nylander – SOW)
VGK Goals: Kolesar, Karlsson, Pietrangelo
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 31/34, .912 SV%
VGK Goaltender: Lehner, 15/18, .833 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-5

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022
Opponent: at St. Louis Blues
Time: 7 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Pierre Engvall Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Mitch Marner Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA COYOTES:

First Matchup between Clubs: November 10, 1979 (Toronto 8 at Winnipeg 4)
All-Time Record: 39-53-8-2 (102 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 22-27-2-2 (53 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 17-26-6-0 (49 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 21, 2019 (Toronto 3 at Arizona 1)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ARIZONA COYOTES:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (49), Wayne Simmonds (35), TJ Brodie (33)
Goals:
Jason Spezza (9), Wayne Simmonds (9), John Tavares (9), Jake Muzzin
(6), TJ Brodie (6)
Assists: Jason Spezza (12), Jake Muzzin (11), TJ Brodie (10)
Points: Jason Spezza (21), Jake Muzzin (17), Wayne Simmonds (17)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (53), Jake Muzzin (38), Nick Ritchie (33)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .721 3.38 2.50 30.2% 82.5% 33.6 31.7 55.5%
Arizona .258 2.18 3.79 14.8% 72.2% 26.8 33.3 48.3%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 29/96 (30.2%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 80/97 (82.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 7th of 11 (5 home, 5 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 11
Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
January games 5th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
RECENT 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
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
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

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Ilya Mikheyev Two games away from 100 career NHL games played
William Nylander One point away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander Eight games away from 400 career NHL games played.

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 23 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 48 – Holl
ASSISTS 25 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 34 – Nylander
POINTS 37 – Matthews (23G, 14A) HITS 77 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 23:59 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:05 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:39 – Muzzin
SHOTS 138 – Matthews WINS 18 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.2% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.02 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.94% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .935 – Campbell

021-22 GAME HIGHS
TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-0-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1
Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-1 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 0-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 2-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0

2021-22 GAME HIGHS
CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game 3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL
2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21
at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN – Matthews,
Dec. 14 at EDM – Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A)
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A) – Kerfoot, Jan. 8 at COL (1G, 2A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec. 4 at MIN –Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL
Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 26:55 – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL
CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG
Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 49 – Jan. 8 at COL 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 18 – Jan. 11 at VGK 2 – 3rd, Jan. 11 at VGK
Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR

COYOTES NOTES

LAST GAME
Predators 4, Coyotes 2 – January 8, 2022 – Gila River Arena
ARI Goals: Keller (12), Crouse (9)
NSH Goals: Ekholm (2), Trenin (9), Jeannot (11), Josi (12)
ARI Goalie: Vemelka (L) – 25 saves on 29 shots
NSH Goalie: Saros (W) – 38 saves on 40 shots
PP: 0-6 PK: 5-6
Notes: Clayton Keller scored in his second consecutive game…Lawson Crouse picked up his 9th goal of the yr to put him in 2nd on the Coyotes’ goalscoring leaderboard… Riley Nash made his Coyotes debut and assisted on Crouse’s goal… Marked the second time this season Arizona has recorded
40+ shots in a game…ARI’s 15 shots in the 2nd period tied a season-high for a single period (1st period on 11/5 at Anaheim)…Travis Boyd won 14-of21 face-offs (67%), the 14 wins marking a single-game career-high…ARI logged 48 PIM as a team, their highest in a game since 12/20/07 at SJ (58)
CURRENT TAXI SQUAD
G Ivan Prosvetov
D Victor Soderstrom
D Vladislav Kolyachonok
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Barrett Hayton…IR…Upper-Body (1 / 1/6)
Jay Beagle…IR…Lower-Body (6 / 12/11)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (7 / 12/10)
Ryan Dzingel…IR …Upper-Body (7 / 12/10)
Dmitrij Jaskin…IR…Lower-Body…(18 / 11/13)
Conor Timmins…IR…Lower-Body…(27 / 10/25)
Carter Hutton…IR…Lower-Body…(27 / 10/25)
Total man games lost: 188 games
Nick Schmaltz (19), Ryan Dzingel (17), Alex Galchenyuk (15), Kyle Capobianco (12), Jay Beagle (12), Johan Larsson (10), Christian Fischer (8), Andrew
Ladd (6), Anton Stralman (4), Lawson Crouse (1), Matias Maccelli (1), Travis Boyd (1), Ilya Lyubushkin (1), Liam O’Brien (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/11 – Recalled D Victor Soderstrom, D Vladislav Kolyachonok and G Ivan Prosvetov to the Taxi Squad
-1/10 – Placed HC André Tourigny, GC Corey Schwab, G Scott Wedgewood, D Jakob Chychrun, D Cam Dinnen, D Anton Stralman in COVID protocol
-1/7 – Placed AC Mario Duhamel, D Kyle Capobianco in COVID Protocol
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
YOTES &LEAFS
-Tonight is 1 of 2 ARI-TOR games this season, and the only one in Arizona
Arizona Coyotes: Media Notes
DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Fri, Jan. 14 7pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona+ 98.7 FM
Sat, Jan. 15 7pm vs COL Gila River Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Mon, Jan. 17 2pm vs MTL Gila River Arena ESPN+/Hulu 620 AM
-The teams are also scheduled to go head-to-head in Toronto on 3/10
-The last meeting between the clubs took place in 2/11/20 (3-2 L, OT). The last time ARI played TOR in AZ was 11/21/19 (3-1 L)
-Andrew Ladd leads current Coyotes in career goals (10) and assists (13) vs TOR. He’s found the scoresheet in each of his last two games against the
Maple Leafs, recording an assist in each contest as a member of NYI
-Shayne Gostisbehere paces the Coyotes in points vs TOR among d-men, registering 5-7-12 in 15 GP
-The Coyotes franchise is 55-37-8-2 all-time against the Maple Leafs
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS
Andrew Ladd…10-13-23…33 career GP
Johan Larsson…5-8-13…19 career GP
Ryan Dzingel…4-10-14…17 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…5-7-12…15 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)
THIS DAY IN COYOTES HISTORY
Jan. 12, 2016 – Max Domi scored his first career hat trick as the Coyotes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Gila River Arena.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Points (Defensemen on new teams)
1 Seth Jones (CHI) – 25 pts
2 Tony DeAngelo (CAR) – 24 pts
3 Shayne Gostisbehere (ARI) – 23 pts
4 Alex Goligoski (MIN) – 21 pts
5 Dougie Hamilton (NJD) – 20 pts
TOI/G (Rookies | Min. 10 GP)
1 Moritz Seider (DET) – 22:23 TOI/G
2 Dysin Mayo (ARI) – 20:36 TOI/G
3 Alexandre Carrier (NSH) – 20:31 TOI/G
4 Jamie Drysdale (ANA) – 19:48 TOI/G
5 Bowen Byram (COL) – 19 :34 TOI/G
Blocked Shots (Rookies)
1 Moritz Seider (DET) – 63 BS
T2 Dysin Mayo (ARI) – 50 BS
T2 Alexandre Carrier (NSH) – 50 BS
4 Martin Fehervary (WSH) – 49 BS
5 Jacob Middleton (SJ) – 47 BS
KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight as Arizona’s leader in goals (12), points (26) and SOG (97) this season. Dating back to 11/18, he’s registered 20 points
(9-11-20) in his last 17 GP
-Keller has tallied 6 goals (9 pts) in his last 6 games, half of his season goal total
-With 7 SOG on Saturday, Keller has totaled 35 SOG in his last 6 GP. Keller is one of five NHLers with 5+ games of 7+ SOG this season (Pastrnak [6],
Matthews, McDavid, Ovechkin)
-Tonight is expected to be Keller’s 324th consecutive GP, the 4th-longest active streak in the NHL

FRANCHISE CAREER LEADERBOARD
All Skaters
Goals
24 Fredrik Olausson 86 (1986-94)
25 Dallas Drake 82 (1993-00)
T26 Clayton Keller 80 (2017-present)
T26 Scott Arniel 80 (1981-86, 1990-91)
T26 Randy Carlyle 80 (1983-93)
T26 Mikkel Boedker 80 (2008-16)
Assists
24 Darrin Shannon… 149 (1991-98)
25 Dallas Drake 143 (1993-00)
26 Clayton Keller… 139 (2017-present)
27 Ron Wilson … 134 (1979-83)
Points
26 Darrin Shannon… 226 (1991-98)
27 Dallas Drake 225 (1993-00)
28 Clayton Keller 219 (2017-present)
29 Mikkel Boedker 213 (2008-16)
PHIL THE THRILL
-Phil Kessel, who shares the second-highest point total on the Coyotes with Gostisbehere (23), has recorded a multi-point game in 3 of his last 5
outings, producing 1-7-8 in that span
-Kessel (5-18-23) is nearing his 20th assist of the season. With 33 games under his belt this year, the fastest he’s reached 20a in a season are: 2017-18
(25 GP), 2018-19 (27 GP), 2016-17 (28 GP), 2012-13 (31 GP), 2011-12 (32 GP), 2014-15 (35 GP)
-The winger has registered 14 points (2-12-14) in his last 14 GP
-Kessel is expected to skate in his 934th consecutive game tonight. Dating back to Nov. 3, 2009, Kessel also holds the second-longest active streak in
the NHL (Keith Yandle, 957)
NHL’s ’Iron Man’ Streak
Doug Jarvis (964; 10/8/75 – 10/10/87)
Keith Yandle (957; 3/26/09 – present)
Phil Kessel (933; 11/3/09 – present)
Garry Unger (914; 2/24/68 – 12/21/79)
NHL CAREER LEADERBOARD (PLAYERS OF U.S. NATIONALITY)
Goals
10 Joe Pavelski 407 (2006-present)
11 John LeClair 406 (1990-07)
12 Phil Kessel 396 (2006-present)
13 Zach Parise 394 (2005-present)
14 Ed Olczyk 342 (1984-00)
Power-Play Goals
11 Zach Parise 120 (2005-present)
12 John LeClair 118 (1990-07)
13 Phil Kessel 117 (2006-present)
14 Patrick Kane 113 (2007-present)
Power-Play Assists
17 Kevin Hatcher 208 (1984-01)
18 Scott Gomez 207 (1999-16)
19 Mark Howe 204 (1979-95)
20 Phil Kessel 201 (2006-present)
21 Scott Young 199 (1987-06)
Power-Play Points
13 Joe Mullen 339 (1981-97)
14 Joe Pavelski 319 (2006-present)
15 Phil Kessel 318 (2006-present)
16 Scott Young 307 (1987-06)
KEY CONNECTIONS
Ex-Coyotes
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)
Travis Boyd played with Justin Holl at the Univ. of Minnesota from 2011-14
Lawson Crouse won a gold medal with Nick Ritchie at the 2015 WJC for Team Canada…Also represented Canada with Mitch Marner and Travis
Dermott at the 2016 event
Alex Galchenyuk played with Manny Malhotra in MTL in 2014-15
Shayne Gostisbehere skated with with Wayne Simmonds (2014-19) and Petr Mrazek (2017-18) in Philly
Clayton Keller played with Joey Anderson at the USNTDP from 2014-16
Andrew Ladd played with John Tavares on NYI from 2016-18
Antoine Roussel was teammates with Jason Spezza in DAL from 2014-18
Nick Schmaltz represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015-16 WJCs…Played with David Kampf in CHI from 2017-19
Victor Soderstrom played with Rasmus Sandin on Team Sweden at the 2019-20 WJCs
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player…Needs…Milestone)
Travis Boyd…1 game from…150 career NHL games
Lawson Crouse…2 assists from…50 career NHL assists
Lawson Crouse…7 points from…100 career NHL points
Loui Eriksson…1 assist from … 350 career NHL assists
Alex Galchenyuk…2 games from…600 career NHL games
Alex Galchenyuk…4 assists from…200 career NHL assists
Phil Kessel…4 goals from…400 career NHL goals
Andrew Ladd…2 even-strength goals from…200 even-strength goals
Johan Larsson…1 goal from…50 career NHL goals
Anton Stralman…2 even-strength points from…200 career NHL even-strength points
2021-22 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Blocked shots: Mayo (50)
Hits: Crouse (87)
Shots: Keller (97)
TOI/G: Chychrun (24:50)
2021-22 OVERTIME RESULTS: (3-0-3)
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: 12/28/21 at SJS

2021-22 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-3)
Last shootout win: 3/23/21 vs. COL (W, 5-4, GDG – C. Dvorak)
Last shootout loss: 12/28/21 at SJS (L, 8-7, GDG – L. Couture)
CAREER OT POINT CHART
COYOTES RECORD ON…
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
Ryan Dzingel 2 1 3
Christian Fischer 2 1 3
Jay Beagle 1 1 2
Johan Larsson 0 2 2
Kyle Capobianco 1 0 1
Travis Boyd 0 1 1

MAPLE LEAFS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3 (SO)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (23-8-3 – 49 Points) at
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (23-14-2 – 48 Points)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022
1 2 3 OT SO FINAL
TORONTO 1 2 0 0 1 (1-3) 4
VEGAS 1 0 2 0 0 (0-3) 3

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • William Nylander scored for Toronto at 1:24 of the first period. Nylander scored his 16th goal of the season. During the shootout, Nylander scored the game-winning goal for the Maple Leafs.
  • Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:43 of the second period. Matthews recorded his 23rd goal of the season. Matthews has posted four points (3G, 1A) through the last three games.
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 16:46 of the second period. Mikheyev posted his fourth goal of the season. Mikheyev has recorded five points (4G, 1A) through the last four games.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Rielly recorded his 25th assist of the season. Rielly has registered an assist in consecutive games.
  • Alexander Kerfoot registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kerfoot posted his 19th assist of the season. Kerfoot has recorded nine points (2G, 7A) through the last four games.
  • Michael Bunting recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting registered his 14th assist of the season. Bunting has registered an assist in consecutive games.
  • Ondřej Kaše posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal. Kaše recorded his ninth assist of the season.
  • Wayne Simmonds recorded the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Simmonds posted his eighth assist of the season. Simmonds has registered an assist in consecutive games.
  • Justin Holl posted the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Holl recorded his second assist of the season.
  • Jack Campbell stopped 31 of 34 shots he faced in tonight’s win. With his win tonight, Campbell posted his 18th win of the season recording an NHL career high.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 9 (8) 6 (6) 2 (1) 1 (0) 18 (15)
    VEGAS 6 (5) 14 (14) 12 (7) 2 (0) 34 (26)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 24 (19) 11 (11) 7 (6) 4 (0) 46 (36)
    VEGAS 8 (7) 22 (21) 21 (14) 3 (0) 54 (42)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 9-4-2 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 6-2-0 in 8 games against the Vegas Golden Knights and 2-2-0 in 4 games played in Vegas.
  • Toronto is 12-3-2 against the Western Conference this season and 8-2-0 against the Pacific Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 3 (Kaše, Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 6 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 13 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Spezza – 3 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 10 (Sandin)
    Blocked Shots 4 (Muzzin)
    Takeaways 3 (Bunting)
    TOI 24:45 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 2:21 (Sandin)
    Shorthanded TOI 5:41 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 32 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 60.00% (Ondřej Kaše – 12 for, 8 against, Travis
    Dermott – 9 for, 6 against, Kyle Clifford – 6 for, 4
    against and Nick Ritchie – 6 for, 4 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 17-2-1 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 8-4-0 when tied after one period and 18-0-1 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 9-4-1 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 5-0-0 in Tuesday games and 3-2-1 in the first game of a back-to-back.
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs have a 1-1 shootout record this season.
  • With his second period goal in tonight’s game, Auston Matthews has tied the team record for consecutive road games with a goal (8). He is the fourth players to accomplish this feat joining Babe Dye (Jan. 3 to Feb. 12, 1921), Frank Mahovlich (Dec. 1, 1960 to Jan. 5, 1961) and Daniel Marois (Oct. 7 to Nov. 9, 1989).
  • Rasmus Sandin posted a single-game career high 10 hits during tonight’s game.
  • Justin Holl was on the ice for a team-high 15 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Ondřej Kaše (12 for, 8 against), Travis Dermott (9 for, 6 against), Kyle Clifford (6 for, 4 against) and Nick Ritchie (6 for, 4 against) finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt
    percentage of 60.00 percent.
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Jan. 12 Leafs at Arizona Gila River Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 15 Leafs at St. Louis Enterprise Center 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 19 Leafs at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:30 pm ET
    Jan. 22 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 26 Leafs vs. Anaheim Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 29 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s win:
    “I thought that we started the second period, gave them the game back and opened it up, and it led to one of those stretches – a three, four minute stretch – where we really couldn’t get the puck, couldn’t get
    anything going. We really allowed their game to take hold. That was the type of game we thought it would be. They’re that type of team. We make a mistake on an entry, have no structure coming back up ice and make it easy on them to get through the neutral zone which we really hadn’t done through the whole first
    period. Then they got their o-zone game going from there. That made it a tougher second period for us. We were able to get two goals which was obviously huge for us. We had an opportunity in the third period to make good on what we failed to do the other night [in Colorado] and we failed to do that again here today. I think the third period is a lot different than it was the
    other night. I didn’t think we gave up very much in the third period. In fact, at five-on-five I think we gave up two scoring chances in the third period. One is the goal early in the third. Obviously, we make an unacceptable and rare mistake on the penalty kill, take the too many men that puts us down five-on-three. That’s the difference there. We go from missing a shorthanded breakaway and breaking the game into a two-goal lead again, instead we’re killing five-on-three and the game is tied. Disappointed with that. To
    look at it here, we’ve played two very elite teams here in the west and got three out of four points, so we feel good about that but if we want to be a serious hockey team we need to be better in third periods and
    find ways to control the game.”
    WILLIAM NYLANDER
    On tonight’s game:
    “I think our line, we weren’t good tonight. We struggled. They had heavy o-zone pressure on us, made a couple sloppy plays. We were able to get the win which was big but we have to bear down in those areas.”
    On the shootout:
    “Yeah they’re great. You have a lot of space so it’s fun being out there on the three-on-three and then the
    shootout you just try and score and get the W.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On the chemistry he has developed with Michael Bunting:
    “It’s been great, honestly. I think ever since training camp we’ve got to know each other pretty well and have got pretty close so I think ever since we’ve started playing together it’s been a lot of fun. We just try
    to feed off each other and get better and better every day and just read off each other no matter who we’re playing with. It’s been a lot of fun playing with him. He works hard. He’s easy to play with. He goes into those dirty areas and he fishes out pucks and he makes plays. Just an easy guy to play with.”
    On if he wants to raise his game for Bunting’s return to Arizona tomorrow night:
    “Absolutely. We’re expecting big things. He’s been talking about this game for a long time and there should be a pretty big video tribute for him and all that stuff. I think he’s excited. I know I’m excited to go back home and play in front of friends and family. We’ve got a team that’s waiting for us back there so I
    think we’ll be ready to go.”
    MICHAEL BUNTING
    On his chemistry with Auston Matthews:
    “Obviously playing with him has been a great opportunity for myself. I’ve said this before, but he and I hang out quite a bit off the ice so we’ve built that chemistry off the ice and we bring it on the ice. Just playing with him is a lot of fun and I try to get open and dig pucks for him and make plays because
    obviously he’s one of the best players in the world. Every single night he’s bringing his game so I know I’ve got to bring mine.”
    On returning to Arizona tomorrow:
    “I’m really excited to go back. Obviously, they’re the team that drafted me and pretty much started my pro career. I spent a long time in that organization, mostly in the minors with the Tucson Roadrunners, so I’m sure there’s going to be some fans from Tucson coming to support. I saw a couple here tonight, actually, so that was pretty cool. Just playing in front of the Coyotes fans will be a lot of fun as well. They treated me great, that organization, and I had a blast while I was playing there. I’ve been looking forward to this
    since the season has started and I know [Matthews] has as well, obviously growing up in Arizona. Obviously, it’s a special game for him as well.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On his recent play:
    “Yeah, I’m just having a blast in there playing with the group we have and another hard-fought battle tonight. It’s nice to finish the job and get the two points.”
    On the goaltender tandem between himself and Petr Mrázek:
    “Yeah, I’m just excited for Petr to get in there and do his thing. Whenever coach taps one of us on the shoulder and tells us it’s our time, we’ll be ready. I’m just excited to keep working on my game and the partnership Petr and I have

MAPLE LEAFS-GOLDEN KNIGHTS PREGAME NOTES


RECENT TRANSACTIONS


2021-22 Matchups vs. Vegas: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Vegas: 1-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 22-8-3
Toronto Road Record: 8-4-2
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
January 7, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been assigned to the
Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 5, 2022
Forward Kyle Clifford has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad
from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 3, 2022
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 31, 2021
Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 at Colorado 5 – OTL
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022
TOR Goals: Kerfoot, Matthews (x2), Ritchie
COL Goals: MacKinnon, Makar, Landeskog, Compher, Toews
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 44/49, .898 SV%
COL Goaltender: Kuemper, 5/8, .625 SV%, Francouz, 18/19, .947 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-4

NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Opponent: at Arizona Coyotes
Time: 10 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Pierre Engvall Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Mitch Marner Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day
ALL-TIME VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS:

First Matchup between Clubs: November 6, 2017 (Toronto 4 vs. Vegas 3 – SOW)
All-Time Record: 5-2-0 (7 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 4-0-0 (4 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 1-2-0 (3 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: February 14, 2019 (Toronto 6 at Vegas 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 4-1-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (18), Jake Muzzin (12), Nick Ritchie (10), TJ Brodie (10)
Goals:
Auston Matthews (7), Mitch Marner (3), Wayne Simmonds (3), John
Tavares (3)
Assists:
Mitch Marner (5), Morgan Rielly (5), Jake Muzzin (4), William Nylander (4),
John Tavares (4)
Points: Auston Matthews (9), Mitch Marner (8), John Tavares (7)
Penalty Minutes:
Kyle Clifford (7), Justin Holl (4), Jake Muzzin (4), Alexander Kerfoot (4),
Wayne Simmonds (4), Michael Bunting (4), John Tavares (4)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .712 3.39 2.49 30.9% 83.7% 34.1 31.6 55.6%
Vegas .618 3.47 2.97 19.0% 77.7% 34.2 30.0 46.7%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 29/94 (30.9%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 77/92 (83.7%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 5th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 11
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
January games 4th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
RECENT 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
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
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

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Ilya Mikheyev Three games away from 100 career NHL games played
William Nylander Two points away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander Nine games away from 400 career NHL games playe

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AVALANCHE 5, MAPLE LEAFS 4 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (22-8-3 – 47 Points) at
COLORADO AVALANCHE (21-8-2 – 44 Points)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 3 1 0 0 4
COLORADO 1 1 2 1 5

  • Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 7:54 of the first period. Kerfoot posted his sixth goal of the season. Kerfoot also registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game as well as the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Kerfoot has posted 18 assists this season.
    Kerfoot has recorded eight points (2G, 6A) through the last three games.
  • Auston Matthews scored his first goal of the game at 14:17 of the first period. Matthews scored his second goal of the game at 14:50 of the first period. Matthews posted his seventh multi-goal game of the season. Matthews has registered 22 goals this season.
  • Nick Ritchie scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 5:39 of the second period. Richie scored his second goal of the season.
  • Michael Bunting registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Bunting recorded his 13th assist of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Rielly posted his 24th assist of the season.
  • Jake Muzzin recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Muzzin posted his ninth assist of the season.
  • Wayne Simmonds posted the primary assist on Ritchie’s power play goal. Simmonds recorded his seventh assist of the season.
  • Ilya Mikheyev registered the secondary assist on Ritchie’s power play goal. Mikheyev posted his first assist of the season. Mikheyev is currently on a three-game point streak where he has posted four points (3G, 1A).
  • Jack Campbell stopped 44-of-49 shots in tonight’s overtime loss. Campbell recorded the second highest shots against total of his NHL career (49).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 10 (10) 10 (9) 5 (4) 2 (0) 27 (23)
    COLORADO 12 (8) 15 (12) 21 (14) 3 (0) 51 (34)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 8-4-2 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 33-40-10-3 in 86 games against the Colorado Avalanche and 14-18-6-2 in 40 games played in Colorado.
  • Toronto is 11-3-2 against the Western Conference this season and 4-1-2 against the Central Division this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 7 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 7 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 18 (Kämpf)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 79% (Tavares – 11 won, 3 lost)
    Hits 6 (Ritchie)
    Blocked Shots 4 (Muzzin)
    Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
    TOI 25:28 (Holl)
    Power Play TOI 1:15 (Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 5:53 (Kämpf)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 16-2-1 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 13-1-1 when leading after one period and 17-0-1 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 8-4-1 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-2-2 in Saturday games.
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs are 3-3 in overtime decisions this season.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews scored twice in a span of 33 seconds. It marks his 45th career multi-goal game, one shy of Alex Ovechkin (46) for the most among all players since the Maple Leafs forward entered the NHL in 2016-17.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews’ two goal in a span of 33 seconds were the fastest by a Maple Leafs player since Mark Arcobello on Feb. 13, 2016 (0:17).
  • David Kämpf earned 18 face-off wins during tonight’s game, recording an NHL single-game career high.
  • Justin Holl recorded a season-high 25:28 in time on ice.
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Jan. 11 Leafs at Vegas T-Mobile Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 12 Leafs at Arizona Gila River Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 15 Leafs at St. Louis Enterprise Center 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 19 Leafs at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:30 pm ET
    Jan. 22 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 26 Leafs vs. Anaheim Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On what could have been done to secure tonight’s early lead:
    “Hard to say. I’m going to watch it back. There aren’t many teams in the league that could keep these guys below four these days. I think it’s tough, it’s tough to do that, especially with a short bench today and missing three very important forwards. Three guys that will be vital for us in protecting a lead like that and
    allowing us to use more of our bench. Three penalty killers as well. We had to kill four penalties today and we had one power play. Penalty kill did an outstanding job, but I take nothing but positive out of this game
    tonight. I know the way you give up the lead in the third and you end up losing in overtime… We tie the game here today, it’s a huge point for us, and all things considered, this team we’re playing tonight is
    rolling. It’s a tough building to play in. It’s probably the loudest building we’ve played in all year, so you come out of playing in front of no fans and then you’re into this. The response from our group to start the
    game I thought was outstanding, even though it took us a little bit to get our offence moving I just thought our guys worked, our structure was really good and even though the shot volume goes up throughout the
    game, I just don’t think we gave up much in terms of dangerous scoring chances when we did, Soupy was unbelievable with some of the saves he made. I thought our guys did what we asked of them today, would we liked to get two points? Absolutely. Should we have had two points? Absolutely, but that’s a
    very good team and to come out here on the road and get a point is huge for our group.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s game:
    “It was a good game. Crowd was really loud, it was fun out there and I thought our guys competed really hard. If I play up to my standard, we win that game every time.”
    On Toronto’s penalty kill:
    “Yeah, it was huge for us. The guys in front of me did a great job. We had a bunch of big blocks in the first, and in the third again, and they have a great power play over there and I just thought our guys in
    front of me did the best job they could possibly do to go into overtime, big kill at the end of the game, unfortunately we didn’t get the second point.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On Jack Campbell’s play tonight:
    “First of all, I think Soup played unbelievable tonight honestly. I mean some of the saves he made tonight, one of them is going to be save of the year honestly so I think he did everything he could. That’s a really good team over there and obviously they aren’t going to go away, you saw that tonight, but Soup did
    everything he could. They make plays, they have some good players on their side and they kind of got the momentum going their way in the second half of the game and were able to tie it up but by no means do I think Jack Campbell didn’t play up to his standard tonight cause he was unbelievable for us just like
    he’s been unbelievable for us all year.”
    On starting the road trip with a point:
    “Yeah, it would have nice to get the second point but that’s a really good team over there, they are going to get their chances and I think they just were able to get the momentum on their side and able to score a couple goals and kind of get that shift over there, the crowd was really into it and they forced OT. I think
    the whole time we obviously expected a win and just a couple minor details that kind of slipped that they were able to capitalize on. Like I said, that’s a good team over there and I think we feel really strongly
    about ourselves as well. I think we did a lot of really good things but obviously were leaving a little bit disappointed not getting that second point.”
    ALEXANDER KERFOOT
    On starting the road trip with a point:
    “It is tough coming in here. We’re playing in front of no fans. I don’t know, the energy was high in that game, the crowd was into it. When they started pushing there in the third it was a lot of fun to be out there but I thought our start was good, all things considered. Got out to a lead, held it, the game flow kind of
    turned in their favour, they gave it to us pretty good there in the latter half of the game, we were on our
    heels a bit. But then we had pushed ourselves, Soupy was great all night keeping us in it and obviously it is disappointing giving up the lead and only giving up one point.”
    On playing on a line with Auston Matthews:
    “Yeah, that’s pretty self-explanatory. I think he’s obviously an elite player in this league and I think that anyone who gets to play with him is lucky to play with him. You’ve seen it all year and we see it every day.”

MAPLE LEAFS-AVALANCHE PREGAME NOTES



2021-22 Matchups vs. Colorado: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Colorado: 1-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 22-8-2
Toronto Road Record: 8-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 7, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been assigned to the
Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 5, 2022
Forward Kyle Clifford has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad
from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
January 3, 2022
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 31, 2021
Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 vs. Edmonton 2
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022
TOR Goals: Tavares, Brodie, Mikheyev, Kerfoot
EDM Goals: Perlini, Draisaitl
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/30, .933 SV%
EDM Goaltender: Smith, 29/32, .906 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Opponent: at Vegas Golden Knights
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Pierre Engvall Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Mitch Marner Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day
ALL-TIME VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE:

First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1979 (Toronto 2 at Quebec Nordiques 4)
All-Time Record: 33-40-9-3 (85 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 19-22-4-1 (46 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 14-18-5-2 (39 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 23, 2019 (Toronto 5 at Colorado 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 5-4-1

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLORADO AVALANCHE:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (34), Wayne Simmonds (29), TJ Brodie (27)
Goals: Jason Spezza (7), Auston Matthews (7), Wayne Simmonds (6)
Assists: TJ Brodie (15), Jason Spezza (11), Wayne Simmonds (10)
Points: Jason Spezza (18), Wayne Simmonds (16), TJ Brodie (15)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (57), Jake Muzzin (16), David Kämpf (12)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .719 3.38 2.41 30.1% 83.0% 34.3 31.1 55.3%
Colorado .700 4.30 3.23 25.4% 73.9% 34.0 30.9 47.0%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 28/93 (30.1%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 73/88 (83.0%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 10th of 21 (9 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 11
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
January games 3rd of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
RECENT 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
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
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

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Ilya Mikheyev Four games away from 100 career NHL games played
William Nylander Two points away from 300 career NHL points
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 20 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 45 – Holl
ASSISTS 23 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 32 – Nylander
POINTS 35 – Nylander (15G, 20A) HITS 66 – Muzzin
POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 23:56 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:05 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:34 – Muzzin
SHOTS 127 – Matthews WINS 17 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.9% – Nylander GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.87 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.17% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .939 – Campbell

RECORD BY MONTH
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 4-2-1 2-0-0 0-0-0
MARCH APRIL
HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORD BY DAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-1-0 0-2-1 4-0-0 6-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 6-2-1
SEASON SERIES RECORDS
2021-22 GAME HIGHS
TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-0-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1
Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-0 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 0-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 1-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0
CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game 3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL
2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21
at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN – Matthews,
Dec. 14 at EDM
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at
MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A)
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec.
4 at MIN
Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 26:55 – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 39 – Campbell, Nov. 28 at ANA
CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG
Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 44 – Nov. 6 vs. BOS 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 25 – Oct. 25 at CAR, Dec. 14 at EDM 3 – 3rd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 11 vs. CHI
Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NY

AVALANCHE NOTES

CURRENT INJURIES
J. Johnson (lower body)
MacDonald (upper body)
Matteau (lower body)
Nichushkin (upper body)
Games Lost: 160

UPCOMING GAMES (times MT)
Date Opponent Time TV Radio
Sat, Jan. 8 TORONTO 5 p.m. Altitude, CBC, NHLN 92.5
Mon, Jan. 10 SEATTLE 7 p.m. Altitude 92.5
Tue, Jan. 11 at Nashville 6 p.m. Altitude 2 92.5
LAST GAME — Jan. 6 (Colorado 7, Winnipeg 1 at Ball Arena)
Gabriel Landeskog recorded a hat trick and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had five points (1g/4a) and fellow linemate Mikko Rantanen added a goal and
two helpers as the Avalanche beat the Jets, 7-1, at Ball Arena … Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 shots for his seventh consecutive victory as Colorado tied a
franchise record with its 10th straight home win.
SF: 42 SA: 35 PP: 3-4 PK: 4-5
NOTES
• Colorado tied a franchise record with its 10th straight home win.
• The Avs scored seven goals for the seventh different time this season … It’s the most seven-goal games within the first 30 contests of a season since
the 1995-96 Penguins (9).
• The Avs have won three straight, are 8-1-0 in their last nine games, 9-1-1 in their last 11 and 16-3-1 in their last 20
• Kuemper won his seventh consecutive start (2.28 GAA, .929 Sv%), matching his career-long winning streak set Feb. 16–March 2, 2019 … It was
his ninth consecutive win at home, tied for the second longest home winning streak in franchise history.
• Kuemper is 12-1-0 in his last 14 appearances (2.51 GAA, .915 Sv%)
• MacKinnon tied his career high with five points (third time, last: March 2, 2018 vs Minnesota).
• MacKinnon extended his point streak to 12 games (3g/20a), longest active streak in the NHL and fourth longest this season … It’s his fifth career
streak of at least 10 games, fourth-most in franchise history behind Joe Sakic (10), Peter Stastny (10) and Michel Goulet (7)
• Landeskog notched his fourth career hat trick and first since Oct. 18, 2018 at New Jersey … It’s the fifth-most hat tricks by an Avalanche player
since the franchise relocated, trailing only Joe Sakic (10), Peter Forsberg (7), Milan Hejduk (5) and Valeri Kamensky (5).
• Landeskog’s effort was the Avalanche’s third hat trick of the season, tied for the second most of any team behind only Pittsburgh (4).
• Landeskog has points in each of his last 13 appearances (7g/12a) **not an official point streak as he missed three games during this stretch
• MacKinnon, Landeskog, Rantanen each recorded three-plus points in the same game for the sixth time … Only one active trio has done so more:
Boston’s David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron (7x) … Only one trio in Avalanche/Nordiques history has recorded more such instances:
Peter Stastny, Anton Stastny and Michel Goulet (11x).
• Nazem Kadri has points in 20 of his last 21 games (11g/27a), including each of his last 10 appearances (5g/12a).
• The Avs tied a season high with three power-play goals
• Bowen Byram’s goal was his fifth of the season, tops among NHL rookie defensemen.
TONIGHT
COLORADO vs. TORONTO
5:15 p.m.
Altitude, CBC, NHLN / 92.5
The Avalanche continues their three-game homestand tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Ball Arena … The Avs, who opened the home stay
with a 7-1 win over Winnipeg on Thursday, will host Seattle on Monday to wrap up the homestand … Colorado has won 10 straight at Ball Arena,
matching its longest home winning streak in franchise history … The Avs are 8-1-0 in their last nine games, 9-1-1 in their last 11, 16-3-1 in their last 20
and 18-4-2 in their last 24 …. Colorado’s 16-3-1 (.825) mark since Nov. 11 is the best in the NHL
BEST SINCE NOV. 11
COL 16-3-1 .825
TOR 14-3-1 .806
PIT 16-5-1 .750
TBL 17-5-2 .750
HOME COOKING
Colorado has won 10 straight home games, matching its longest home winning streak in franchise history … It’s the second-longest streak in the NHL
this season, one behind Florida’s 11-game run … The Avs are 11-0-1 in their last 12 at Ball Arena and 28-2-2 in their last 32 home dates going back to
March 10, 2021 (32-3-2 including playoffs).
Colorado Avalanche: Media Notes
HOME WINNING STREAKS FRANCHISE HISTORY
10 Dec. 29, 2017–Feb. 14, 2018
10 Mar. 6–April 16, 1995
10 Nov. 26, 1983–Jan. 10, 1984
10 Nov. 11, 2021 – present
HOME WINNING STREAKS BY A GOALIE, FRANCHISE HISTORY
10 Jonathan Bernier Dec. 31, 2017–April 7, 2018
9 Darcy Kuemper Oct. 30, 2021 – present
9 Dan Bouchard Nov. 26, 1983–Jan. 10, 1984
GETTING OFFENSIVE
The Avs are the highest scoring team in the league, averaging 4.30 goals per game … Colorado’s 130 goals (including shootout-deciding tallies) are its
second-most through 30 games since relocating to Denver, trailing only the 1995-96 squad (134) … Over the last 25 years, only one NHL team has
scored more goals through its first 30 games, the 2005-06 Senators (132) … Six different Avalanche players have 10+ goals this year, the most doubledigit scorers of any club … The Avs have scored seven goals on seven different occasions this season, by far the most of any team (next closest is
Tampa Bay with three) … It’s the most seven-goal efforts within the first 30 games of a season since the 1995-96 Penguins (nine) … Only one Avalanche
team had more games with seven+ goals in a single season, 1995-96 (11) … Colorado also leads all clubs this year in six-goal outings (nine)
MOST GOALS IN FIRST 30
GAMES OF A SEASON
(last 25 years since 1996-97)
132 2005-06 Senators
130 2021-22 Avalanche
124 2006-07 Sabres
MOST 7-GOAL GAMES IN FIRST
30 GAMES OF A SEASON
(last 30 years since 1991-92)
9 1995-96 PIT
7 2021-22 COL
7 1991-92 PIT
7 1992-93 PIT
MACK ATTACK
Nathan MacKinnon leads the NHL in points/game at 1.65 … MacKinnon’s 33 points are a career-high through 20 games of a season and
the most through a player’s first 20 games in Avalanche history (previous: 32 by Mikko Rantanen in 2018-19 and Peter Forsberg in 2003-04) …
MacKinnon now has 593 points in 593 career games, 662 in 643 games including playoffs.
POINTS/GAME LEADERS
1.65 Nathan MacKinnon
1.61 Connor McDavid
1.56 Leon Draisaitl
1.56 Nazem Kadri
1.50 Nikita Kucherov
KADRI MAN CAN
Nazem Kadri leads the Avalanche and ranks fifth in NHL scoring with 42 points (12g/30a) in 27 games … He is tied for third in the league in assists (30),
which matches his single-season career high set in 2013-14 with Toronto
ALL HAIL CALE
Cale Makar leads all NHL defensemen with a career-high 14 goals … His 14 goals were the fourth most by a defenseman through his first 25 games of a
season in the modern era (since 1943-44), trailing only Dave Ellett (15 in 1988-89) and Bobby Orr (15 in both 1974-75 and 1973-74) … Makar has 122
career points (34g/88a) in 127 NHL contests, the third-most ever by a defenseman through 127 games behind only Harry Cameron (137) and Mark
Howe (136) … Makar’s 0.96 points/game average is the sixth-highest by a rearguard in league history.
HOW D-LIGHTFUL
Colorado’s defensemen have scored a league-high 33 goals and also lead all teams in points (104) … The blueline’s 33 goals are more than their total
(26) from all of last season in 56 games
TOEWS-ER SHARP
Devon Toews, who is one shy of 100 career points, leads all NHL defensemen in points/game (1.16) and plus/minus rating (+22) … Toews is +51 over
the past two seasons, the highest mark of any NHL player … The Avs are 15-3-1 with Toews in the lineup this year and 52-16-4 since he joined
Colorado.
POINTS/GAME, DEFENSEMAN (10 GP)
1.16 Devon Toews
1.13 Drew Doughty
1.08 Cale Makar
1.00 Adam Fox
1.00 Victor Hedman
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Erik Johnson on Tuesday night in Chicago passed Steven Finn for sole possession of the second most games played by a defenseman in franchise
history with 606 … He now trails only Adam Foote (967) on that list … Johnson has 228 points (65g/163a) with Colorado, ranking fourth in goals, fifth in
points and assists among franchise blueliners.
SOLID START
The Avalanche’s 20-8-2 record ranks among their best starts since relocating to Denver

Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon touts NHL-leading points streak despite scoring slump — The Denver Post

Nathan MacKinnon isn’t scoring goals at his normally torrid pace. No cause for alarm. The Avalanche’s star center is finding other ways to get involved with the NHL’s longest active points streak (11 games) entering a Thursday night home tilt against the Winnipeg Jets. MacKinnon is the setup king over that span with 16 assists…

Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon touts NHL-leading points streak despite scoring slump — The Denver Post

Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 2 postgame notes, quotes

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (22-8-2 – 46 Points) vs.
EDMONTON OILERS (18-14-2 – 38 Points)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
EDMONTON 2 0 0 2
TORONTO 2 0 2 4

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Ilya Mikheyev scored the game-winning goal on a Toronto power play opportunity at 11:25 of the third period. Mikheyev scored his third goal of the season. Mikheyev has scored in back-to-back games (3G).
  • John Tavares opened the scoring for Toronto at 4:25 of the first period. Tavares scored his 14th goal of the season. Tavares is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has recorded nine points (3G, 6A).
  • TJ Brodie scored for the Maple Leafs at 19:32 of the first period. Brodie recorded his third goal of the season. Brodie has scored in his last three games and has posted six points through his last four games (3G, 3A).
  • Alexander Kerfoot scored on Edmonton’s empty net at 19:45 of the third period. Kerfoot marked his fifth goal of the season. Kerfoot also posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Kerfoot recorded his 16th assist of the season.
  • William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ goal as well as the primary assist on Brodie’s goal. Nylander has registered 20 assists this season. Nylander is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has posted 12 points (5G, 7A).
  • Auston Matthews registered the secondary assist on Brodie’s goal. Matthews posted his 14th assist of the season.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    EDMONTON 9 (9) 8 (5) 13 (10) 30 (24)
    TORONTO 15 (15) 7 (7) 11 (7) 33 (29)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    EDMONTON 15 (15) 13 (10) 23 (19) 51 (44)
    TORONTO 23 (23) 17 (13) 22 (18) 62 (54)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 14-4-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 60-44-8-3 in 115 games against the Edmonton Oilers and 32-19-2-1 in 54
    games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 11-3-1 against the Western Conference this season and 7-2-0 against the Pacific Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 6 (Mikheyev)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 15 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 4 (Muzzin, Sandin)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Brodie)
    Takeaways 2 (Tavares)
    TOI 23:40 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 2:22 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 1:20 (Kerfoot)
    Shifts 29 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 66.67% (Kämpf, Mikheyev – 14 for, 7 against and Engvall – 12 for, 6 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 16-2-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 7-4-0 when tied after one period and 3-0-2 when tied after two periods.
  • Toronto is 14-4-2 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-0-0 in Wednesday games.
    OF NOTE…
  • Per NHL Stats, TJ Brodie scored his third goal of the season, all of which have come in consecutive
    games (3-2—5). Only four different defensemen in Maple Leafs history have recorded a longer goal streak: Harry Cameron (3x: 5 GP in 1921-22 & 1920-21; 4 GP in 1920-21), Al Iafrate (2x: 4 GP in
    1987-88), Ian Turnbull (4 GP in 1977-78) and Flash Hollett (4 GP in 1934-35).
  • Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 23 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • David Kämpf (14 for, 7 against), Ilya Mikheyev (14 for, 7 against) and Pierre Engvall (12 for, 6 against) finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 66.67 percent.
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Jan. 8 Leafs at Colorado Ball Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 11 Leafs at Vegas T-Mobile Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 12 Leafs at Arizona Gila River Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 15 Leafs at St. Louis Enterprise Center 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 19 Leafs at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:30 pm ET
    Jan. 22 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On Mikheyev’s play since his return from injury:
    “Well, he makes us a better team, there’s no question about that. That’s not just because he’s scored here, we’ve know that as long as Mickey’s been with us. He makes us a deeper team, he makes us a
    better team. I thought he had a great camp, a great preseason. He was taking advantage of any of the additional opportunities that we were giving him. It’s nice to see that continue here. Because he had such
    a good camp, we wanted to try to get him off to a good start here, try to pick up where he left off, so that’s why we’ve had him right away take the spot on the power play and get some minutes that way. I don’t
    think it could have worked out any better in terms of him getting the production here early to get him a boost after such a long layoff.”
    On the team’s effort after falling behind 2-1:
    “I was happy we found our way back there. Obviously, a huge goal for us there at the end of the first period. I didn’t like, obviously, that segment of the period there in the first. We got the lead then we had quite an edge in shots and territory and things like that, and I thought we got a little sloppy with our
    structure defensively and it just opened things up for them and all of a sudden it’s 2-1. We gave them life – that’s something we didn’t want to do at all tonight – we did that but I thought we handled it well from
    there so that was a good sign.”
    JOHN TAVARES
    On tonight win:
    ‘Yeah it was hard fought and you know they’re a desperate hockey team obviously looking to get back on track and competed hard, every 50-50 loose puck was a battle. They play a quick game. We got off to a decent start actually in the first and then I think they tied it up and seemed to get their game going and obviously we got a big goal to tie it up and kind of regroup and knew we needed to be a lot better. Overall, it still wasn’t our best but we’re kind of getting back in the swing of things coming off of the long break we
    had but did some better things tonight and thought it was a good hard fought game and we were able to find a way to get it done in the third period. It was great to see Mickey keep it rolling and seeing guys finish the job defensively. Soup was tremendous again and we just competed till the end and found a
    way.”
    WILLIAM NYLANDER
    On the play of Ilya Mikheyev since the return to play:
    “He’s been flying and the pucks are going in for him right now which is great. He’s had so many chances and for example last season but he’s got an unbelievable shot so he’s been capitalizing and flying out there.”
    On what it means for Mikheyev to get some powerplay time:
    “It’s huge, it gets your confidence up and feel for the puck. You obviously touch the puck a little bit more on the powerplay with a little bit more time and it helps a lot.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On facing the Oilers:
    “We knew they were going to come out and make a push early and they did, they scored a couple nice goals but our team has great resilience and we came back to tie it up after the first period. I thought it was a great battle, kind of playoff feel a little bit and we were able to sneak away with two big points.”
    On the team’s defensive play:
    “The guys did a great job. They have some super talented players over there and were making some plays but I thought our guys did a great job of adjusting and committing to the structure. We got a couple big goals at the other end and it was just a great win.

OILERS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES




2021-22 Matchups vs. Edmonton: Second of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Edmonton: 6-1-2
Toronto Season Record: 21-8-2
Toronto Home Record: 13-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 3, 2022
Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 31, 2021
Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
December 30, 2021
Defencemen Teemu Kivihalme and Chad Krys have been assigned to
the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 29, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been assigned to the Maple Leafs
taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 vs. Ottawa 0
Date: Saturday, January 1, 2022
TOR Goals: Holl, Mikheyev (x2), Brodie, Nylander (x2)
OTT Goals: N/A
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 23/23, 1.000 SV%
OTT Goaltender: Murray, 34/40, .850 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-6
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022
Opponent: at Colorado Avalanche
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

ALL-TIME VS. EDMONTON OILERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1979 (Toronto 6 at Edmonton 3)
All-Time Record: 59-44-8-3 (114 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 31-19-2-1 (53 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 28-25-6-2 (61 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: March 27, 2021 (Toronto 4 vs. Edmonton 3 – OTW)
Record in Last Five Games: 4-0-1
Record in Last 10 Games: 7-1-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. EDMONTON OILERS
Games Played: TJ Brodie (49), Jake Muzzin (41), Jason Spezza (38)
Goals: Jason Spezza (11), Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (10)
Assists: Jason Spezza (22), TJ Brodie (19), John Tavares (19)
Points: Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (28), TJ Brodie (22)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (26), Jake Muzzin (24), Jason Spezza (14)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .710 3.36 2.42 29.7% 82.8% 34.4 31.1 55.3%
Edmonton .576 3.30 3.24 30.5% 81.2% 32.6 32.9 52.4%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 27/91 (29.7%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 72/87 (82.8%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)


FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 6th of 11 (6 home, 5 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 11
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
January games 2nd of 11 (4 home, 7 road)
RECENT 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
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
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

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Ilya Mikheyev Five games away from 100 career NHL games played
William Nylander Four points away from 300 career NHL points
HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT

Draft (8) Free Agent (12) Trade (3)
2018 – Sandin (29th overall) 2021 – Kaše (July 31) 2020 – Campbell (Feb. 5)
2017 – Liljegren (17th overall) 2021 – Ritchie (July 31) 2019 – Kerfoot (July 1)
2016 – Matthews (1st overall) 2021 – Mrazek (July 28) 2019 – Muzzin (Jan. 28)
2015 – Marner (4th overall) 2021 – Bunting (July 28)
2015 – Dermott (34th overall) 2021 – Kämpf (July 28)
2014 – Engvall (188th overall) 2021 – Biega (July 28)
2014 – Nylander (8th overall) 2020 – Brodie (Oct. 9)
2012 – Rielly (5th overall) 2020 – Simmonds (Oct. 9)
2019 – Spezza (July 1)
2019 – Mikheyev (May 6)
2018 – Tavares (July 1)
2016 – Holl (July 2)

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 20 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 44 – Holl
ASSISTS 23 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 31 – Nylander
POINTS
33 – Matthews (20G, 13A), Tavares
(13G, 20A), Nylander (15G, 18A)
HITS 65 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 23:57 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:07 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:36 – Muzzin
SHOTS 124 – Matthews WINS 16 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.9% – Nylander GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.86 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.24% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .939 – Campbell

RECORD BY MONTH
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 1-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 4-2-1 1-0-0 0-0-0
MARCH APRIL
HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORD BY DAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-1-0 0-2-1 4-0-0 5-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 6-2-1


TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-0-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1
Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-0 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 0-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 1-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 1-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0

2021-22 GAME HIGHS
CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game 3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL
2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21
at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN – Matthews,
Dec. 14 at EDM
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at
MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A)
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec.
4 at MIN
Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 26:55 – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN
Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 39 – Campbell, Nov. 28 at ANA
CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG
Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 44 – Nov. 6 vs. BOS 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 25 – Oct. 25 at CAR, Dec. 14 at EDM 3 – 3rd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 11 vs. CHI
Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NY

OILERS NOTES

“We have enough players to play but it wreaks havoc with your lineup.” —Dave Tippett

With three players (McDavid, Ryan & Barrie) placed in COVID protocol today, the #Oilers will forge onward with a depleted lineup tonight in Toronto.

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. TORONTO GP RECORD HOME (61) AWAY (53) GF GA
OILERS ALL-TIME vs. TORONTO 114 47-54-8-5 27-26-6-2 20-28-2-3 201 215
OILERS vs. TORONTO – 2021-22 1 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1 5
QUICK FACTS
On Wednesday, Edmonton will face the Leafs for the second of two meetings this season and the lone game in Toronto.
The last time these teams met was on December 14th in Edmonton, with the Leafs defeating the Oilers 5-1.
Connor McDavid lead the Oilers with 25 career points (8G, 17A) against Toronto and Kyle Turris has appeared in a team leading 37 career games
against Toronto.
LEADING THE WAY
Draisaitl scored on Dec. 29 against St. Louis, becoming the first Oilers player to score 24 goals in the team’s first 30 games since Wayne Gretzky in
1987-88. The goal also marked his 50th point of the season, making him the first player to reach 50 points this season.
Draisaitl has posted nine two goal games this season and has recorded three four-point efforts and seven three-point games.
McDavid (19 -34—53 in 33 GP) and Draisaitl (25-27—52 in 33 GP) rank first and second in NHL scoring, while Draisaitl’s 25 goals lead the NHL.
McDavid notched a multi-goal game (2G) on Dec. 31 at NJD and has posted points in five of his last six games, notching three two-point games. He has
posted 11 points (3G, 8A) in his last 10 games, including four multi-point games. He has recorded points in all but six of the Oilers’ games.
The Oilers also have the top three players in the top 10 in the NHL this season: 1st – McDavid (34), T-4th – Draisaitl (27) and T-8th – Nugent-Hopkins
(23).
MOST POINTS SINCE START OF 2018-19 SEASON
McDavid – 371
Draisaitl – 351
Kane -286
Marchand – 286
MacKinnon – 284
MOST GOALS SINCE START OF 2018-19 SEASON
Draisaitl – 149
Ovechkin – 147
Matthews -145
McDavid – 127
Connor – 117
FOUR POINT FRENZY
Connor McDavid has registered two four point games this season, while Leon Draisaitl has notched three four-point games. McDavid (21) and Draisaitl
(16) rank first and second in the NHL in 4-point games since 2015-16.
Edmonton Oilers: Media Notes
WINNING &SCORING IN DIFFERENT WAYS
The Oilers rank tied for T-5th in the NHL in wins (10) when leading after one period and T-5th in wins (12) when leading after two periods.
The Oilers rank T-3rd in the NHL in wins (3) when trailing after two periods.
The Oilers rank T-2nd in the league in 1st period goals (35) and are T-4th in the league in 3rd period goals (40) and
The Oilers rank 2nd in the NHL in wins (10) when being outshot by their opponent.
APPROACHING MILESTONES
Zach Hyman is three goals from his 100th NHL goal.
Derek Ryan is four assists from his 100th NHL assist.
Darnell Nurse (46) needs one goals to pass Steve Smith for sole possession of fourth for goals by an Oilers defenseman
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4) needs one overtime goal to tie Taylor Hall and Ryan Smyth (5 each) for fourth-most in Oilers history, a list led by Leon
Draisaitl (10) in first and Connor McDavid (9) in second.
Connor McDavid (45) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Ryan Smyth (45) for the fourth-most in franchise history, while Leon Draisaitl (38) needs
six game winners to pass Mark Messier (43) for 6th place.
Connor McDavid (30) needs eight multi-goal games to pass Paul Coffey for the 6th most in franchise history
Mikko Koskinen (5) needs one shutout to tie Dwayne Roloson (6) for 7th place in franchise history.
Mikko Koskinen needs eight wins to pass Curtis Joseph for 7th in Oilers all-time wins
UPCOMING OILERS/NHL FIRSTS
Tyler Benson – First NHL goal
William Lagesson – First NHL goal
RECENT MILESTONES
Brendan Perlini – Scored his first goal as an Oiler on Dec. 16 vs. CBJ
Colton Sceviour – Scored his first goal as an Oiler on Dec. 14 vs. TOR
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded his 500th NHL point (assist) on Dec. 3 at SEA
Leon Draisaitl played his 500th NHL game on Dec. 3 at SEA
Connor McDavid – Scored his 210th goal on Dec. 1 vs. PIT, passing Paul Coffey for 7th place in franchise history goals
Markus Niemelainen – Played his 1st NHL game on Dec. 1 vs. PIT
Kris Russell – Blocked two shots on Nov. 27 at VGK, becoming the NHL’s all-time blocked shots leader
Zach Hyman – Scored on Nov. 27 at VGK recording his 200th career point.
Connor McDavid – Posted his 400th NHL assist on Nov. 24 at ARI
Leon Draisaitl – Posted his 40th career multi-goal game on Nov. 16 at WPG, passing Paul Coffey for the 6th most in franchise history
Connor McDavid – Scored his 600th career NHL point on Nov. 14 at STL
Ryan McLeod – Scored his 1st career NHL goal on Nov. 14 at STL
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Scored his 186th goal, surpassing Craig Simpson (185) for sole possession of 9th in all-time Oilers scoring.
Leon Draisaitl – Scored his 76th power play goal to pass Craig Simpson (75) for the 6th spot in franchise history
Leon Draisaitl – Passed Paul Coffey for sole possession of 6th spot on the Oilers all-time goals list
Cody Ceci – Scored his 1st goal as an Oiler on Nov. 11 at BOS
Tyson Barrie – Posted his 400th career point (assist) on Nov. 5 vs. NYR
Mikko Koskinen – Passed Devan Dubnyk (61) for sole possession of 8th most wins in franchise history on Nov. 3 vs. NSH.
Leon Draisaitl – Passed Ryan Smyth (142) on Nov. 1 vs. SEA for 8th most multi-point games in Oilers history.
Duncan Keith – Played his 1200th career NHL game and scored his 1st goal as an Oiler on Nov. 1 vs. SEA.
LAST 10 GAMES vs. TORONTO
Record: 3-6-1
GF: 20 GA: 36
2021-22 12/14/21 @ EDM 5-1 L
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 3-2 W (OT)
2020-21 3/29/21 @ TOR 4-3 L (OT)
2020-21 3/3/21 @ EDM 6-1 L
2020-21 3/1/21 @ EDM 3-0 L
2020-21 2/27/21 @ EDM 4-0 L
2020-21 1/30/21 @ EDM 4-3 W
2020-21 1/28/21 @ EDM 4-3 L
2020-21 1/22/21 @ TOR 4-2 L
2020-21 1/20/21 @ TOR 3-1 W
OILERS LEADERS vs. LEAFS
NHL CAREER
Games: Turris (37)
Goals: Turris (11)
Assists: Keith, McDavid (17)
Points: McDavid (25)
Penalty minutes: Kassian (45)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 9 D Cody Ceci activated off non-roster
D Philip Broberg loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Dec. 10 D Philip Broberg recalled from Bakersfield (AHL)
D Kris Russell placed on IR
Dec. 14 F Ryan McLeod placed in COVID protocol
Head Coach Dave Tippett placed in COVID protocol
D Duncan Keith activated from IR
F Brendan Perlini recalled from Bakersfield
D Philip Broberg assigned to Bakersfield
Dec. 17 F Ryan Nugent-Hopkins placed in COVID protocol
Dec. 18 F Jesse Puljujarvi placed in COVID protocol
Dec. 20 F Seth Griffith and F Cooper Marody loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
D Darnell Nurse and D William Lagesson placed in COVID protocol
Dec. 26 D Dmitri Samorukov and D Philip Broberg recalled on emergency basis from Bakersfield
F Zack Kassian placed in COVID protocol
Dec. 30 D Dmitri Samorukov loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
Jan. 1 D Philip Broberg loaned to Bakersfield (AHL)
OILERS IN JANUARY
Overall – 526 GP, 247-204-52-23 – 569 PTS
2021-22 –2 GP, 0-1-1 – 1 PTS
2020-21 – 11 GP, 5-6-0 – 10 PTS
LAST TIME (OILERS/ TEAM) 2021-22 PREVIOUS TIME
Last regulation win (home): 5-2 vs. CBJ – 12/16/21 5-2 vs. PIT – 12/1/21
Last regulation win (road): 5-3 at SEA – 12/18/21 3-2 at VGK – 11/27/21
Last regulation loss (home): 5-1 vs. TOR – 12/14/21 3-1 vs. CAR – 12/11/21
Last regulation loss (road): 4-1 at NYR – 1/3/21 4-2 at STL – 12/29/21
Last overtime win (home): 6-5 vs. NYR – 11/5/21 4-3 vs. TOR – 1/30/21
Last overtime win (road): – 4-3 at MTL – 5/12/21
Last overtime loss (home): – 3-2 vs. VGK – 3/9/20
Last overtime loss (road): 3-2 at NYI – 1/1/22 6-5 at NJD – 12/31/21
Last shootout win (home): 2-1 vs. WPG – 11/18/21 3-2 vs. VAN – 10/13/21
Last shootout win (road): – 4-3 @ ARI – 11/24/19
Last shootout loss (home) – 4-3 vs. CGY – 1/29/20
Last shootout loss (road): – 1-0 @ WPG – 10/20/19

LAST TIME (OILERS/ INDIVIDUAL) 2021-22 PREVIOUS TIME
Last hat trick (home) McDavid – 10/16/21 vs. CGY Draisaitl – 3/10/21 vs. OTT
Last hat trick (road): – McDavid – 4/26/21 at WPG
Last penalty shot (home): – Ennis (NO GOAL) – 1/30/21 vs. TOR
Last penalty shot (road): – Haas (GOAL) – 2/1/20 @ CGY
Last succ. penalty shot: – McDavid (GOAL) – 10/12/16 vs. CGY
Last succ. penalty shot (road): – M-A. Pouliot (GOAL) – 2/17/07 @ TOR
Last shutout (home): – Ko


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MAPLE LEAFS 6, SENATORS 0

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (21-8-2 – 44 Points) vs.
OTTAWA SENATORS (9-18-2 – 20 Points)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
OTTAWA 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 2 1 3 6
GAME SUMMARYhttp://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/GS020567.HTM | EVENT SUMMARhttp://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/ES020567.HTMY | FACE-OFF SUMMARYhttp://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20212022/FS020567.HTM

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Justin Holl scored shorthanded for Toronto at 14:06 of the first period. Holl recorded his first goal of the season.
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs at 14:33 of the first period. Mikheyev scored his second goal of the game on a power play opportunity at 14:42 of the third period. Mikheyev has
    recorded two goals this season and posted the first multi-goal game of his NHL career.
  • TJ Brodie scored for Toronto at 7:18 of the second period. Brodie recorded his second goal of the season. Brodie also registered the secondary assist on Holl’s goal and Mikheyev’s first goal of the
    game. Brodie has recorded eight assists this season. Brodie recorded his first multi-point game of the
    season and is currently on a three-game point streak (2G, 3A).
  • William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 13:41 of the third period. Nylander posted his
    second goal of the game at 17:14 of the third period. Nylander posted his second multi-goal outing of
    the season. Nylander is currently on a six-game point streak where he has posted 10 points (5G, 5A).
  • David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Holl’s goal. Kämpf registered his sixth assist of the
    season. Kämpf has posted three points (1G, 2A) through the last three games.
  • Alexander Kerfoot recorded the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Kerfoot also registered the
    secondary assist on Brodie’s goal and Nylander’s first goal of the game. Tonight marked the second
    occasion of Kerfoot’s NHL career where he has posted three assists during a game. Kerfoot also tied
    his single-game career-high of three points, which has recorded on five occasions. In recording three
    assists during tonight’s game, Kerfoot posted the 100th assist of his NHL career.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Brodie’s goal. Rielly posted his 23rd assist of the
    season. Rielly has recorded an assist in five-consecutive games (8A).
  • Travis Dermott recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Dermott registered
    his second assist of the season.
  • Ondřej Kaše posted the primary assist on Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Kaše recorded his
    eighth assist of the season.
  • Jason Spezza registered the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s second goal of the game. Spezza posted
    his fifth assist of the season.
  • John Tavares recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the game. Tavares registered
    his 20th assist of the season. Tavares is currently on a six-game point streak where he has posted
    eight points (2G, 6A).
  • Rasmus Sandin posted the secondary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the game. Sandin recorded his ninth assist of the season.
  • Jack Campbell stopped all 23 shots he faced in tonight’s victory. Campbell posted his fourth shutout of the season and eighth of his NHL career.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    OTTAWA 4 (4) 9 (5) 10 (10) 23 (19)
    TORONTO 11 (5) 15 (10) 13 (11) 39 (26)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    OTTAWA 7 (6) 13 (8) 17 (17) 37 (31)
    TORONTO 22 (12) 32 (20) 20 (17) 74 (49)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 13-4-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 63-56-3-13 in 135 games against the Ottawa Senators and 36-22-2-8 in
    68 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 11-5-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 7-2-0 against the Atlantic Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 7 (Mikheyev)
    Shot Attempts 8 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot, Nylander – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 3 (Marner, Biega)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Dermott)
    Takeaways 2 (Holl)
    TOI 23:16 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 5:21 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 2:23 (Kämpf)
    Shifts 27 (Rielly, Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 77.78% (Simmonds – 14 for, 4 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-6 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 15-2-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 13-1-0 when leading after one period and 17-0-0 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 13-4-2 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-2-1 in Saturday games.
    OF NOTE…
  • Per NHL Stats, Ilya Mikheyev’s shorthanded goal tied the Maple Leafs record for the two fastest shorthanded goals in a game (27 seconds). Previously recorded on November 16, 1986 at Chicago.
  • TJ Brodie recorded two shorthanded assists during tonight’s game. Per NHL Stats, the only other Toronto defenceman with two shorthanded assists in a game is Larry Hillman on Dec. 4, 1966.
  • John Tavares skated in his 900th career NHL game.
  • Ilya Mikheyev registered seven shots during tonight’s game, tying a single-game career-high.
  • TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Wayne Simmonds finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 77.78
    percent (14 for, 4 against).
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Jan. 5 Leafs vs. Edmonton Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 8 Leafs at Colorado Ball Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 11 Leafs at Vegas T-Mobile Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 12 Leafs at Arizona Gila River Arena 10:00 pm ET
    Jan. 15 Leafs at St. Louis Enterprise Center 7:00 pm ET
    Jan. 17 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s game:
    Sheldon Keefe: “I thought we did a good job early in the game not giving them any life or giving them any opportunities to get towards our net. Funny game for so many reasons, first game in a few weeks here
    really for both teams pretty much and no fans and all that. Then right out of the gate we get two power plays in the first six minutes which when you haven’t played in three weeks, from my perspective, is kind
    of a worst-case scenario. The players haven’t really had time to get engaged in the game and get going, then you’re on a power play. I’d much prefer that to happen when the game is moving but we weren’t able
    to cash in early there. Then you’re on a kill and you kind of see it the other way with the other team’s power play, they aren’t sharp, they aren’t ready and then we capitalized on that. The way it worked out to
    get those two shorthanded goals were big and to get those contributions from our defence, great for Justin Holl to score such an important goal to get us going. Brodie’s goal and his contributions throughout. I just thought we had a good effort from our defence as a whole tonight. Sandin, Biega, Rielly
    those guys as well just did a really good job for us.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On playing for the first time after a long layoff:
    Jack Campbell: “Yeah it was an impressive game by the boys in front of me tonight. They played superfast and doing everything coach talked about so fun time out there and great to be back.”
    On the teams play in front of him tonight:
    Jack Campbell: “The boys were awesome and it speaks volumes. Ottawa has been playing really well
    and they’re really skilled offensively so when you hold them to 23 shots and not a ton of great looks it’s
    just a credit to the boys in front of me.”
    JUSTIN HOLL
    On playing in front of an no fans:
    Justin Holl: “It was a lot like last year, kind of one of those games where you’ve got to form your own
    energy and kind of create your own juice as a team. I thought we did a pretty good job of that and the
    guys seemed to have a lot of energy and looked good out there.”
    On scoring his first of the season shorthanded:
    Justin Holl: “We were laughing about it, Muzz and I in the locker room, we don’t score very often so
    obviously when you do get on the jumbotron and my nose is double plugged so it was kinda funny.”