Toronto: F. Kràl (2) (M. Abramov), A. Steeves (10) (C. Krys, C. Douglas), J. Ho-Sang (11) PP (M. Abramov, M. Hollowell), A. Steeves (11) (M. Abramov, J. Ho-Sang) Goaltender: J. Woll (26/28), E. Källgren (15/16) W
Hershey:A. Jonsson-Fjallby (10) SH (L. Johansen, B. Pinho), G. Pilon (12) PP (A. Jonsson-Fjallby, C. Franson), T. Geisser (2) (J. Snivley, G. Pilon) Goaltender:Z. Fucale (18/22) L
ON THESCORESHEET
Filip Kràl put the Marlies on the board at 5:21 of the second period.He has points (2-4-6) through four consecutive games. Kràl has 13 points (2 goals, 11 assists) in 26 games with the Marlies.
Alex Steeves scored at 14:10 of the second period and at 1:21 of overtime for the game-winning goal. He has points (4-1-5) in his last four games. Steeves is tied for third overall in goals (11) amongst AHL rookies.
Josh Ho-Sang scored on the power play 50 seconds into the third period and later added the secondary assist on Steeves’ game-winning goal. He has 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 25 games this season.
Mikhail Abramov had the lone assist on Kràl’s second period goal and the primary assists on Ho-Sang’s third period goal and Steeves’ overtime goal. He has points (2-6-8) in his last six games.
Chad Krys recorded the primary assist on Steeves’ second period goal.
Curtis Douglas registered the secondary assist on Steeves’ second period goal. He has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 26 games this season.
Mac Hollowell picked up the secondary assist on Ho-Sang’s third period goal. He has nine points (1 goal, 8 assists) in his last eight games.
Joseph Woll stopped 26 of 28 shots he faced in 34:10 of action before leaving the game due to injury. Erik Källgren stopped 15 of 16 shots he faced in relief of Woll.
OFNOTE
This was Toronto’s fourth overtime win of the season.
Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 11-6-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 7-5-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Hershey had a 44-22 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 13-7-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Marlies are 4-2-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 1-0-0-0 against the Hershey Bears. Toronto visited Hershey tonight for the first time since March 15, 2019 (5-4, OTW).
Toronto is on a 10-game, 4,958 kilometre road trip and will face off against seven teams – Belleville Senators, Cleveland Monsters, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It will be Toronto’s first meeting of the season with four opponents (HER, HFD, GR, WBS). The Marlies return to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Feb. 5.
RECORD WHEN
Trailing after 1 5-7-0-0 Tied after 2 3-1-0-0 On the Road 7-5-0-0 January 5-1-0-0 Saturday 6-4-0-0 1 Goal Game 6-2-1-1
This is an extremely hard building to play in. Notorious for coming out with strong starts. They have a good crowd. We didn’t come out with the start that we have recently in the last few games. On top of them coming out strong and us being flat, we may it hard on ourselves. The guys were saying the right things in the first intermission and responded in the second.
On Joseph Woll leaving the game in the second period: I think one of our defenceman accidentally collided into him into the side of his leg. He may have tweaked his knee a little bit. Well assess and have our doctors look at it and see what comes of it. It was a heck of a job for him up until that point. Really kept us in the game with how many shots there were and then for how hard it is for Källgren to come in cold off the bench and play the way he did and give us a chance to win the game is great.
ALEX STEEVES (2 GOALS)
On tonight’s game: We felt coming out of the first period only down one was kind of a moral victory for us. I don’t think it was our best period. We had a really good talk in the locker room that started with the players and I think that helped us gather some steam and have a better second period, score a power play goal which was huge and then the overtime goal is good to pick up the extra point in a tough barn.
UPCOMING GAMES: *All times Eastern Standard Time
January 16 at Lehigh Valley – 3:05 p.m. January 19 at Hartford – 7:00 p.m. January 21 at WB/Scranton – 7:05 p.m. January 22 at WB/Scranton – 6:05 p.m. January 24 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
01/15/2022 06:30 (ET) TOR@MIL Milwaukee Bucks Dowtin, Jeff Out G League – On Assignment Galloway, Langston Out Health and Safety Protocols Holiday, Jrue Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Soreness Lopez, Brook Out Injury/Illness – Back; Surgery Toronto Raptors Barnes, Scottie Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Injury Management Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way Trent Jr., Gary Doubtful Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Swelling
• The Toronto Raptors (20-19) continue a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Saturday night against the Milwaukee Bucks (27-17) at Fiserv Forum. The Raptors are 2-0 vs. the Bucks this season. Toronto has won five of their last six games against Milwaukee, including four straight on the road. Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet are averaging 26.5 and 24.0 points, respectively, against Milwaukee this season. The Raptors play eight-of-10 games on the road to end the month of January (Jan. 14-31). Toronto is 4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back set this season. • Fred VanVleet has made at least four three-pointers in a franchise record 10 consecutive games (Dec. 14 Jan 14) – the longest streak in the NBA this season. VanVleet is averaging 29.0 points and shooting .449 (57-127) from beyond the arc over his last 10 games. Only Stephen Curry and James Harden have longer streaks in NBA history. VanVleet’s 57 three-point field goals is also the franchise record for the most three-pointers made during a 10-game span. • The Raptors (13.4) are currently tied with Memphis for the NBA lead in offensive rebounds per game and rank second (16.8) in second-chance points per game – behind only the Grizzlies (17.7). Through seven games in January, the Raptors have outrebounded opponents 109-to-66 (+43) on the offensive glass. • Pascal Siakam recorded his team-leading ninth double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds Friday night at Detroit. Siakam is currently averaging 20.8 points and career highs of 8.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists. He is one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Nikola Jokic. • Fred VanVleet (3.9) and Gary Trent Jr. (3.5) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in deflections per game. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons,while Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals per game (1.91) and has recorded multiple steals in 20 games. The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game (18.5) and rank third in steals (9.2). • Fred VanVleet was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 3-9) for the first time in his career after leading the Raptors to a perfect 4-0 record, averaging 30.3 points (sixth in the NBA), 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 36.5 minutes. He shot .467 (42-90) from the field, .453 (24-53) from three-point range and was 13-for-13 at the free throw line. VanVleet scored 30+ points three times and recorded his first career triple-double with a season-best 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 7 vs. Utah. His 37 points was the most scored in a triple-double in franchise history. SECOND GAME OF A BACK-TO-BACK SET (4-2) FG% 3PT% FT% REB AST STL BLK TO PTS RAPTORS .441 .371 .775 47.0 21.7 8.0 6.0 14.3 110.2 OPPONENT .438 .333 .732 45.7 23.8 7.8 6.8 15.3 106.2 PROBABLE STARTERS F – OG ANUNOBY #3
MIN: 36.0 REB: 5.0 AST: 2.3 STL: 1.5 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.2 • Tallied 16 points, three rebounds and two assists in 37 minutes Jan. 14 at Detroit. • Has scored in double figures in eight straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 14), averaging 18.9 points during this stretch. • Averaging 20.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in nine road games this season. F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 35.9 REB: 8.4 AST: 4.6 STL: 1.0 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 20.8 • Finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes Jan. 14 at Detroit. • Reached 1,000 career assists against the Pistons, becoming just the 10th Raptor to reach this milestone. • Has nine double-doubles in 26 games this season, something he did 13 times in 56 contests last year. C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5
MIN: 24.4 REB: 7.5 AST: 1.3 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 7.7 • Recorded four points and led the bench with eight rebounds in 24 minutes Jan. 14 at Detroit. • Ranks second among sophomores in rebounding (7.5) – has led the Raptors in rebounding a team-high 12 times. • Averaging 7.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 26.7 minutes in 17 starts this season. G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.5 REB: 7.9 AST: 3.5 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.5 • Contributed eight points, seven rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes Jan. 14 at Detroit. • Leads the Raptors with 95 offensive rebounds; also ranks first among all rookies. • Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (7.9), fourth in assists (3.5), and fifth in scoring (14.5). G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 37.8 REB: 4.9 AST: 6.7 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 22.1 • Scored a game-high 24 points in 42 minutes Jan. 14 at Detroit; added 10 assists, five rebounds and two steals. • The Raptors are 13-7, including 4-2 this season, when VanVleet records a double-double. • Leads the NBA in minutes per game (37.8), has logged 40+ minutes nine times.
INJURY REPORT Khem Birch (Nose; Broken) – Out Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – TBD
2021-22 Matchups vs. St. Louis: First of Two 2021-22 Record vs. St. Louis: 0-0-0 Toronto Season Record: 23-9-3 Toronto Road Record: 9-5-2 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS January 3, 2022 Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 1 at Arizona 2 Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 TOR Goals: Matthews ARI Goals: Dzingel (2x) TOR Goaltender: Mrázek, 16/18, .889 SV% ARI Goaltender: Vejmelka, 45/46, .978 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-2 TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
NEXT GAME Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Opponent: at New York Rangers Time: 7:30 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Justin Holl Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Ondrej Kaše Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Nick Ritchie Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
ALL-TIME VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES: First Matchup between Clubs: December 10, 1967 (Toronto 1 at St. Louis 2) All-Time Record: 94-96-25-6 (221 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 60-33-11-5 (109 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 34-63-14-1 (112 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 7, 2019 (Toronto 5 at St. Louis 2) Record in Last Five Games: 1-2-2
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES: Games Played: Jason Spezza (32), Wayne Simmonds (25), TJ Brodie (23) Goals: Jason Spezza (7), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jake Muzzin (6), John Tavares (6) Assists: Jason Spezza (13), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jake Muzzin (6) Points: Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (14), Jake Muzzin (12) Penalty Minutes: Jason Spezza (16), Wayne Simmonds (16), Jake Muzzin (14)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .700 3.31 2.49 29.6% 82.8% 34.0 31.3 55.4% St. Louis .662 3.41 2.62 29.6% 84.2% 31.9 31.8 49.8%
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 29/98 (29.6%) 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: 82/99 (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 Saturday games 11th of 21 (10 home, 12 road) Back-to-Backs played 6 of 11 Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-4-0 January games 6th 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 One game away from 100 career NHL games played Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points William Nylander One point away from 300 career NHL points William Nylander Seven games away from 400 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 24 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 51 – Holl ASSISTS 25 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 34 – Nylander POINTS 38 – Matthews (24G, 14A) HITS 79 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 24:01 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:05 – Marner PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:37 – Muzzin SHOTS 143 – Matthews WINS 18 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.3% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.02 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.42% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .935 – Campbell
BLUES NOTES
CURRENT INJURIES None 2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 83 LAST GAME Blues, 2 vs. Kraken, 1 -The Blues collected their league-leading 13th comeback win of the season -Ville Husso made 31 saves for his 5th win of the season -Pavel Buchnevich scored his 14th goal overall and his 3rd game-winner, which shares 2nd on the team -Robert Thomas scored his 4th goal of the year (3 of the 4 have come at home) BLUES VS. MAPLE LEAFS -Tonight marks the 222nd all-time reg-season meeting between the Blues and Leafs -The Leafs are one of 6 teams the Blues (102-91-25-3) have beaten at least 100 times (VAN, LAK, DET, DAL, CHI) -The Blues dropped the most recent meeting (Dec. 7, 2019), 5-2 at Enterprise Center -Overall, the Blues have won 7 of the last 8 matchups -The Blues and Maple Leafs each share 2nd in the NHL with a 29.6% power play percentage (1. EDM, 30.2%) -Robert Thomas is set to appear in his 200th career game tonight NUMBERS GAME 25 – #25 Jordan Kyrou was recently named to the 2022 NHL All-Star game. This will mark his first NHL ASG appearance. Previously, he participated in the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2016, was an OHL First Team All-Star in 2018 and played in the AHL All-Star Game in 2019 1.12 – Kyrou is averaging 1.12 pts/game this season. The last Blue to average as much or more was Pavol Demitra (1.19) in 2002-03 (min. 30 games played in a season) 200 – Brayden Schenn collected his 200th career goal on Jan. 5, vs. PIT, becoming the 5th different current Blue to reach that plateau (Perron, Neal, O’Reilly, Tarasenko) 274 – The Blues rank 3rd overall with 274 points from forwards (1. FLA, 295) 13 – The Blues are riding a 13-game home point streak (12-0-1)…since Nov. 18, the most home points in the league in that span 13 – The Blues share 1st overall with 13 comeback wins this season, including 11 1-goal comebacks, one 2-goal comeback and one 3-goal comeback (FLA, COL) 241 – Vladimir Tarasenko posted 2 assists vs. DAL on Dec. 14, giving him 241 for his career and passing Red Berenson for 12th on the all-time franchise list 2 – In Tyler Bozak (#2) and Torey Krug (#5), the Blues feature two of the top 5 players in terms of career points among active players that were undrafted (#1 Mark Giordano) 12 – The Blues lead the league with 12 wins (12-5-1) when conceding the first goal 25 – The Blues have scored on the PP in 25 of their 37 games this season and share 2nd overall (29.6%) for conversion rate for the season (1. EDM, 30.2%). The team’s all-time single-season record is 24.6% in 1986-87 1 – The Blues have lost 1 game in regulation this season when keeping the opponents power play scoreless (18-1-5) 6 – Logan Brown’s debut with the Blues marked the sixth different father/son duo to play for the franchise (Logan/Jeff Brown, Mike/BJ Crombeen, Basil/Philip McRae, Peter/Yan Stastny, Peter/Paul Stastny, Bob/Brent Johnson) 4,500 – With their win in the Winter Classic, the Blues reached 4,500 all-time points to become the second non-original 6 franchise to reach that milestone (Philadelphia) St. Louis Blues: Media Notes 428 – David Perron recorded the 428th point of his Blues career at the Winter Classic, moving ahead of Keith Tkachuk for 11th on the all-time franchise list 5 – Perron posted his 5th hat trick as a Blue, on Oct. 23 vs. LA. Perron joined Brett Hull (27), Bernie Federko (11), Brian Sutter (7), Garry Unger (7) Jorgen Pettersson (5) and Brendan Shanahan (5) as the only players in team history with at least 5 hat tricks ARMY CHASING 500 -Blues GM Doug Armstrong is currently in his 12th season as GM -Sitting with 494, he is just 6 wins shy of reaching 500 wins as GM of the Blues -He passed Larry Pleau (486) as the winningest GM in team history back on Dec. 11 -His teams have posted eight 90+-point seasons (2 more shortened season were on pace for 90-plus) -Overall, in 17 seasons as an NHL GM, his teams have missed the playoffs just 3 times -Upon reaching 500, he will become the 25th GM in NHL history to posted as many wins with one franchise -He (704) is one of 20 GMs in NHL history to accrue at least 700 wins overall (1. David Poile, 1,469) SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING BIG ROLE FOR BLUES -The Blues’ power play shares 2nd in the NHL this season at 29.6% (1. EDM, 30.2%) -The Blues’ home PP (28.6%) ranks 3rd, while their road mark (31.1%) ranks 2nd -The Blues are 16-6-3 this season when scoring at least 1 power play goal -The Blues’ penalty kill shares 5th in the NHL at 84.2% (1. CAR, 90.1%) -Pavel Buchnevich leads the Blues with 13 PP points overall -The Blues feature 7 different players with at least 3 PPG (Saad, Buchnevich, Barbashev, Perron, O’Reilly, Schenn, Kyrou) HOME SWEET HOME -The Blues are 12-0-1 in their last 13 home games (since Nov. 18), outscoring their opponents 51-24 over that span -Their 13-game home point streak is the 3rd longest home point streak in franchise history -The Blues have posted a 15-3-2 record at Enterprise Center this season for 32 points, giving them the 4th-best home pts% (.800) (1. FLA, .870) -The Blues rank 4th overall in home g/g (3.70) and 1st in ga/g (2.15) -Vladimir Tarasenko shares 12th in the NHL this season with 23 points at home (9g, 14a) (1. Huberdeau, 37 points) Longest Home Point Streaks in Franchise History
18-0-3 (21 GP) from Dec. 6, 2011 – Feb. 18, 2012
11-0-3 (14 GP) from Oct. 27 – Dec. 15, 2016
12-0-1 (13 GP) from Nov. 18 – Present KYROU -Kyrou has a 6-game point streak (5g, 7a) -Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 37 points (14g, 23a) -His 4 pts (2g, 2a) vs. MIN at Target Field were a league record for a Winter Classic -The Winter Classic marked the second time he has logged 4 pts in under 14 mins of ice time this season Blues with 4 points in under 14 mins of ice time (since 1997-98) Jordan Kyou – 1/1 at MIN (13:38) Jordan Kyrou – 10/18 at ARZ (13:06) Zach Sanford – 11/21 vs. CGY (13:19) Chris Stewart – 12/21 at EDM (13:42) KRUG -Torey Krug completed a full season with the Blues after reaching game 82 last Sunday vs. DAL -Krug posted 52 points and a +25 rating in his first “full season” -Since the beginning of 2020-21, he is one of 11 d-men with atleast 50 pts and a +25 rating -Only two d-men in Blues history have posted 50 pts and a +25 rating in a single season (98-99 Al MacInnis, 62 pts, +33 / 99-00 Chris Pronger, 62 pts, +52) BARBASHEV -Ivan Barbashev has 10 pts (3g, 7a) over his last 8 games -With 29 points (13g, 16a) through 36 games, he has set a new single-season career high -His 13 goals are 4th on the team and are just 1 shy of his career high (14 – 2018-19) -The Blues are 41-5-4 when he scores across his career -Scored his 50th career goal on Nov. 30 vs. TBL TARASENKO -Vladimir Tarasenko ranks 3rd on the Blues with 34 points (14g, 20a) this season -Tarasenko has a 6-game point streak (6g, 5a), scoring at least 1 goal in 5 of those games -He’s posted 5 multi-point efforts over his last 10 games, posting 15 points over that span (7g, 8a) -The Blues are 13-5-2 when has at least a point in a game this season BUCHNEVICH -Pavel Buchnevich has 12 points (3g, 9a) in his last 8 games) -Since Nov. 9, he ranks 5th overall with 32 points (1. Huberdeau, 39) -Since entering the NHL in 2016-17, he is one of 12 former 3rd-round draft picks that has accrued at least 200 points -Buchnevich has posted 20 or more goals in 2 of his last 3 seasons PERRON -David Perron has posted 8 points (2g, 6a) in his last 10 games -Last season, David Perron (58 pts, 56 gms) became the first Blue to post a point-per-game average for a season since Pavol Demitra (1.19 pts/gm in 2002-03) -Perron recorded his 28th career multi-goal game Oct. 16 in Denver and his 29th (hat trick) on Oct. 23 vs. LA (His teams are 25-3-1 when he scores at least twice) -Perron is getting better with age as he has eclipsed 55 points in 3 of his last 4 seasons after doing it once in his first 10 CAPTAIN O’REILLY -O’Reilly has a goal and 3 assists in his last 5 games -O’Reilly ranks 5th in the NHL this season with 406 FO wins (56.3%) (1. Bergeron, 493) -Over the last four seasons, he is one of 9 players with at least 200 points and a +55 rating (Marchand, MacKinnon, Panarin, Stone, Bergeron, Point, Aho, Rantanen) -Since 2018-19, only O’Reilly, Mika Zibanejad and Elias Lindholm have accrued 200 points while averaging over 2 mins of shorthanded ice time per game BERUBE REACHES RARE MILESTONE -On Dec. 29. vs. EDM, Berube recorded his 200th win as a head coach in the NHL, becoming the 7th different coach to win 200 games after playing in at least 1000 games Wins as Coach / Games Played Craig Berube – 204 / 1,054 Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055 Bob Pulford – 360 / 1,079 Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093 Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316 Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111 Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384 MILESTONE WATCH (reg. season) -James Neal is 4 shy of 300 career goals -Brayden Schenn is 9 shy of 100 goals as a Blue -Brandon Saad is 4 shy of 200 career goals…8 shy of 200 career assists -Tyler Bozak is 6 shy of 800 career games -Robert Thomas is 1 shy of 200 career games -Marco Scandella is 3 shy of 100 games as a Blue -Ryan O’Reilly is 7 shy of 900 career games
RAPTORS NOTES • The Toronto Raptors (20-18) begin a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Friday night against the Detroit Pistons (9-31) at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons beat the Raptors 127-121 in their first meeting this season Nov. 13 in Toronto. The Raptors will play eight of their next 10 games on the road (Jan. 14-31). Toronto had its season-high six-game win streak end Tuesday with 99-95 loss to Phoenix. OG Anunoby scored 25 points, Pascal Siakam had 22 and Fred VanVleet added 21 against the Suns. •Fred VanVleet has made at least four three-pointers in a franchise record nine consecutive games (Dec. 14 – Jan 11) – the longest streak in the NBA this season. VanVleet is averaging 29.6 points and shooting .451 (51-113) from beyond the arc over his last nine games. Only Stephen Curry and James Harden have longer streaks in NBA history. • Pascal Siakam is averaging 20.7 points and career highs of 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists. Siakam is one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Nikola Jokic. • Toronto grabbed a season-high 22 offensive rebounds Tuesday vs. Phoenix. Chris Boucher had a career high-tying nine offensive boards, while rookie Justin Champagnie collected five. The Raptors (13.4) are currently tied with Memphis for the NBA lead in offensive rebounds per game and rank second (16.8) in second-chance points per game – behind only the Grizzlies (17.7). Through six games in January, the Raptors have outrebounded opponents 93-to-57 (+36) on the offensive glass. • Chris Boucher recorded his third double-double of the season with 13 points and a team-high 16 rebounds in 37 minutes off the bench Tuesday against the Suns. He also blocked a season-high three shots. Boucher has now collected 15+ rebounds five times in his career, including three times off the bench – second most in franchise history behind Reggie Evans who had 15+ rebounds four times as a reserve. • Fred VanVleet was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 3-9) for the first time in his career after leading the Raptors to a perfect 4-0 record, averaging 30.3 points (sixth in the NBA), 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 36.5 minutes. He shot .467 (42-90) from the field, .453 (24-53) from three-point range and was 13-for-13 at the free throw line. VanVleet scored 30+ points three times and recorded his first career triple-double with a season-best 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 7 vs. Utah. His 37 points was the most scored in a triple-double in franchise history. • Fred VanVleet (138) and Gary Trent Jr. (117) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in total deflections. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons, while Trent Jr. is also tied for fourth in the league in steals per game (1.91) and has recorded multiple steals in 20 games. The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game (18.7) and rank third in steals (9.3). PROBABLE STARTERS F – YUTA WATANABE #18
MIN: 20.1 REB: 4.1 AST: 1.0 STL: 0.5 TO: 0.8 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 7.1 • Recorded one rebound and one steal in 15 minutes Jan. 11 vs. Phoenix. • Averaging 12.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 27.9 minutes in three games as a starter this season. • Has scored in double figures five times, including 20+ points once, and recorded one double-double. F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 35.7 REB: 8.3 AST: 4.6 STL: 1.0 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 20.7 • Recorded 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in 39 minutes Jan. 11 vs. Phoenix. • Passed Jose Calderon (5,234) for eighth on the Raptors’ all-time scoring list (5,255) against the Suns. • Has recorded 5+ assists in a career-high eight straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 11); averaging 6.5 assists. C – KHEM BIRCH #24
MIN: 21.8 REB: 5.4 AST: 1.3 STL: 0.9 TO: 0.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 6.0 • Contributed six points, six rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes Jan. 11 vs. Phoenix. • Has missed 14 games (Nov. 7-11, Nov. 24 – Dec. 18) this season with right knee swelling. • Averaging 8.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 22.6 minutes in six games as a starter. G – OG ANUNOBY #3
MIN: 36.0 REB: 5.1 AST: 2.3 STL: 1.6 TO: 1.6 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.3 • Scored a game-high 25 points in 39 minutes of action Jan. 11 vs. Phoenix; added two rebounds. • Has scored in double figures in seven straight games, averaging 19.3 points during this stretch. • Has scored 20+ points in 12-of-23 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year. G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 37.7 REB: 4.9 AST: 6.6 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 22.0 • Finished with 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in 44 minutes Jan. 11 vs. Phoenix. • Reached 1,500 career assists against the Suns, becoming just the seventh Raptor to reach this milestone. • Leads the NBA in minutes per game (37.7), has logged 40+ minutes eight times.
INJURY REPORT Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out Scottie Barnes (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – Questionable
2021-22 RECORDS W-L EAST WEST OVERALL 20-18 12-11 8-7 HOME 12-11 6-7 6-4 AWAY 8-7 6-4 2-3 OVERTIME 0-1 0-1 0-0
Opponent: Detroit Pistons Date: Friday, January 14 Tip-Off: 7 p.m. (ET) Venue: Little Caesars Arena Television: TSN Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto SERIES RECAP VS. DETROIT OVERALL HOME ROAD 2021-22 0-1 0-1 0-0 ALL-TIME 38-58 19-27 19-31 STREAKS Lost 4 Lost 2 Lost 2 LAST WIN: Jan. 31, 2020 (105-92) LAST ROAD WIN: Jan. 31, 2020 (105-92) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +30 (Dec 23, 2009) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -44 (Jan. 4, 1997) LAST TIME VS. DETROIT GAME 14 – NOVEMBER 13, 2021 DETROIT 127, TORONTO 121 TORONTO — Jerami Grant scored 24 points, including two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Detroit beat Toronto 127-121, handing the Raptors their fourth loss in five games … Isaiah Stewart added 20 for the Pistons, who’ve beaten Toronto in their last four meetings … Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 12 rebounds in his third game back since missing the beginning of the season recovering from shoulder surgery … Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points while OG Anunoby had 17 … Goran Dragic added 16, Dalano Banton finished with 12 and Scottie Barnes had 11 … Neither team led by double digits through the first three quarters of the back-and-forth affair … Toronto took a 95-93 lead into the fourth … But the Raptors fizzled in the fourth quarter, as Detroit hit five consecutive three-pointers – two by Grant – that put the Pistons up 117-106 … The Raptors scored five straight points to pull to within six … Siakam converted a three-point play with 2:04 to play to slice the difference to just three … But Cade Cunningham shimmied to the hoop to make it a five-point game heading into the final minute … The Raptors missed four shots on their next possession, which all but ensured the loss … The Raptors were missing starting guard Fred VanVleet (groin strain) and Precious Achiuwa (sore shoulder). 1 2 3 4 TOT DETROIT 31 34 28 34 127 TORONTO 34 30 31 26 12
UPDATED: Jan. 13, 2022 NEXT GAME DETAILS Opponent: Milwaukee BucksDate: Saturday, January 15 Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m. (ET) Venue: Fiserv Forum Television: TSN Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN SERIES RECAP VS. MILWAUKEE OVERALL HOME ROAD 2021-22 2-0 1-0 1-0 ALL-TIME 43-54 21-27 22-27 STREAKS Won 4 Won 1 Won 4 LAST WIN: Jan. 5, 2022 (117-111) LAST ROAD WIN: Jan. 5, 2022 (117-111) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +42 (Nov. 21, 2014) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -27 (Nov. 6, 2007) LAST TIME VS. MILWAUKEE GAME 35 – JANUARY 5, 2022 TORONTO 117, MILWAUKEE 111 MILWAUKEE — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. had 22 apiece and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 117-111 … Fred VanVleet added 19 points for the Raptors … They improved to 18-17 and overcame Milwaukee’s hot-shooting first half and late rally … The defending NBA champion Bucks were without coach Mike Budenholzer after he entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols … Milwaukee played without NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo because of an illness unrelated to COVID-19 … Grayson Allen, George Hill and Pat Connaughton also entered protocols Wednesday … Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 25 points … Jordan Nwora had 17 and Jrue Holiday and DeMarcus Cousins each had 15 … Milwaukee connected on 61% of its shots to take a 77-68 at the half, tying the most points it has scored in the first half this season … The 77 points marked the most Toronto has surrendered in any half this season … The previous high was 72 in both halves of a 144-99 loss at Cleveland on Dec. 26 … Toronto erased a 14-point deficit and tied it at 85 midway through the third … The Raptors built a 15-point lead in the fourth, but the Bucks pulled within four points twice in the final minute. 1 2 3 4 TOT TORONTO 35 33 24 25 117 MILWAUKEE 42 35 11 23 111
DEROIT PISTONS
PROBABLE STARTERS PLAYER / 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES NOTES
6 Hamidou Diallo
F • 6-5 • 202 • Kentucky/USA • 4th Season GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 33/16 10.5 4.5 1.4 1.3 0.4 21.9 LAST GAME: Seven points, seven rebounds, one assist, two steals in 18 minutes at CHI (1/11)…Scored 10+ pts in 14 of last 17 games…Leads NBA in steals (31) since Dec. 18. NOTES: Became 1st player in NBA history with at least 30 pts/10 rebs/4 asts/5 stls in back-to-back games and 11th Piston with consecutive 30 pt/10 reb games (12/29-1/1)…10+ pts in 7-straight games (12/19-1/3).
41 Saddiq Bey
F • 6-8 • 215 • Villanova/USA • 2nd Season GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 40/40 15.2 6.3 2.5 0.9 0.2 33.8 LAST GAME: 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, one block in 37 minutes at CHI (1/11). NOTES: 20+ pts in nine of last 14 games; career-long fivestraight (12/23-1/3)…Career-high 34 points (8 3FGM) at MIL (1/3)…5th all-time in 3FGM (268) through 110 career games.
28 Isaiah Stewart
C • 6-9 • 250 • Washington/USA • 2nd Season GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 32/32 7.8 8.3 1.1 0.4 1.3 25.6 LAST GAME: 11 points (4-8 FG), seven rebounds, two assists, four blocks in 28 minutes at CHI (1/11)…4th-straight game with multiple blocks and 4th game with 3+ blocks in 2021-22. NOTES: NOTES: 10 games with 10+ rebs…11 games with 2+ blks this season…Leads team in rebounds and blocks.
2 Cade Cunningham
G • 6-6 • 217 • Oklahoma State/USA • Rookie GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 31/31 15.4 5.7 5.4 1.3 0.6 32.4 LAST GAME: Eight points, seven rebounds, three assists, one steal in 29 minutes at CHI (1/11)…Averaging 6.4 apg over last nine games (12/18-1/11). NOTES: Led team in passing 17 times; 8 of last 9 games he has played (12/18-1/10)…Youngest Piston (20 yrs, 57 days) ever with triple-double and 9th youngest in NBA history (vs. LAL, 11/21)…5 double-doubles, 1 triple-double in 2020-21.
7 Killian Hayes
G • 6-5 • 216 • ratiopharm Ulm (Germany)/France • 2nd Season GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 30/30 6.3 3.0 3.7 1.2 0.4 26.0 LAST GAME: Eight points, three rebounds, team-high five assists, four steals in 33 minutes at CHI (1/11). NOTES: Tied for third on team in steals (37)…Has led team in passing nine times in 2021-22…Joined Isiah Thomas as only Pistons with at least three games of five+ steals over first 36 career games at CLE (11/12).
2021-22 REGULAR SEASON PISTONS RECORDS RECORD HOME ROAD OT OVERALL 9-31 6-13 3-18 1-1 WESTERN 3-12 2-5 1-7 1-0 EASTERN 6-19 4-8 2-11 0-1 CENTRAL 2-7 1-2 1-5 — STREAKS OVERALL Lost 1 HOME Won 3 ROAD Lost 3 INJURY/STATUS REPORT Jerami Grant (Right Thumb Sprain), Frank Jackson (Return to Competition Reconditioning), Isaiah Livers (Right Foot Soreness), Kelly Olynyk (Left Knee Sprain) and Chris Smith (G League – Two-Way) are OUT
TEAM NOTES FROM 2021-22 SECOND HALF COMEBACK: The Pistons defeated Utah, 126-116, on Jan. 10 after trailing by 22 points in the second quarter. Detroit’s comeback against the Jazz tied the team’s second largest comeback since 1996-97, but also set several other franchise records thanks to the Pistons second half heroics:
Set a new franchise record for threes in a half with their 15 made triples in the final two quarters.
Detroit’s 78 points scored in the second half marks the highest scoring total the Pistons have recorded in any half since 1996-97 (when play-by-play data was first recorded) (via Basketball Reference).
Recorded the fourth win in the first 10 days of the new year, their most wins in the first 10 days of a new year since 2014-15 (five wins). HITTING THE TRIFECTA: The Pistons had three players record 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds vs. San Antonio on Jan. 1, marking the third time in the last 50 years that the Pistons have had three or more players with 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds in a game. Hamidou Diallo (34 points and 14 rebounds), Saddiq Bey (21 points and 17 rebounds) and Luka Garza (20 points and 14 rebounds) accomplished the feat. The trio also became the first group of players in the NBA to score 20-plus points and grab 14-or-more rebounds in a game in over 40 years. DYNAMIC DUO: Cade Cunningham (11 assists) and Killian Hayes (10 assists) both recorded double-digit assists Dec. 18 vs. Houston, making them the first duo in NBA history with 10-plus assists in the same game at the age of 20 or younger (via Elias Sports Bureau). THREE FROM THREE: Three current Pistons (Cade Cunningham, Jerami Grant, Saddiq Bey) rank within the top five in franchise history for three-point field goals made per game. Below are the top five averages in Pistons history (via Basketball Reference): PISTONS PLAYERS WITH MOST 3FGM PER GAME PLAYER 3FGM/GM GAMES Wayne Ellington 2.7 74 Saddiq Bey 2.4 110 Cade Cunningham 2.2 31 Blake Griffin 2.2 138 Jerami Grant 2.0 78 CAUSING TURNOVERS: The Pistons are third in the NBA in forced turnovers per-game (15.7), trailing only the Minnesota Timberwolves (17.0) and Toronto Raptors (16.3) for tops in the league. The Pistons have forced more turnovers than they have turned the ball over in 18 of their 40 games so far this season. STEALS GALORE: The Pistons are eighth in the NBA in steals this season (8.3 spg). Below are the top eight teams in steals in the NBA through Jan. 14: 2021-22 STEALS RANKINGS TEAM SPG Memphis 10.2 Golden State 9.6 Toronto 9.3 Charlotte 9.0 Phoenix 8.8 Minnesota 8.7 L.A. Lakers 8.3 Detroit 8.3 FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH: As of Jan. 6, the Pistons have the fourth-youngest roster by average age in the NBA. YOUNGEST NBA ROSTERS – AVERAGE AGE TEAM AGE Oklahoma City 24 years, 4 days Memphis 24 years, 95 days Toronto 24 years, 281 days Detroit 24 years, 285 days PISTONS IN 2021-22: The Pistons return 10 players from its final 2020-21 roster to go along with five rookie additions (Cade Cunningham, Luka Garza, Isaiah Livers, Jamorko Pickett, Chris Smith) and two free agents (Kelly Olynyk and Trey Lyles). Detroit doesn’t have any players still on the roster from the 2019-20 season. CROSSING BORDERS: The Pistons roster three Canadian-born players (Cory Joseph, Trey Lyles, Kelly Olynyk), marking the most players from Canada on any NBA roster as of Jan. 14
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)
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 – 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
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)
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
GAME #38 – TORONTO RAPTORS (20-17) vs. PHOENIX SUNS (30-9) TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2022 – 7:30 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA TV: TSN – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
• The Toronto Raptors (20-17) finish a three-game homestand (Jan. 7-11) Tuesday night when they host the Phoenix Suns (30-9) at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto begins a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Friday night in Detroit. The Suns swept the season-series in 2020-21. Prior to last season, the Raptors had won six in a row against Phoenix. Toronto is three games above .500 for the first time since opening the season 6-3. • The NBA announced Monday that Fred VanVleet has been named as Eastern Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 3-9) for the first time in his career. VanVleet led the Raptors to a perfect 4-0 record, averaging 30.3 points (sixth in the NBA), 6.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 36.5 minutes. He shot .467 (42-90) from the field, .453 (24-53) from three-point range and was 13-for-13 at the free throw line. VanVleet scored 30+ points three times and recorded his first career triple-double with a season-best 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 7 vs. Utah. His 37 points was the most scored in a triple-double in franchise history. • The Raptors extended their winning streak to a season-high six games (Dec. 31 – Jan. 9) with a 105-101 win over New Orleans on Sunday. Fred VanVleet scored 32 points and Pascal Siakam had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. The Raptors have now won five straight and 10 of their last 12 at home. Over the last six games, VanVleet and Siakam are averaging 31.2 and 23.7 points, respectively. VanVleet has scored 30+ in five of the last six, while Siakam has recorded four double-doubles. The last time Toronto won seven in a row was March 3 – Aug. 5, 2020. • Toronto outrebounded New Orleans 15-7 on the offensive glass Sunday night, leading to a 24-6 advantage in second-chance points for the Raptors. During the team’s six-game win streak, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 89-to-50 on the offensive end and hold a +30 turnover differential (73-to-103). The Raptors currently rank second in the NBA in both offensive rebounds (13.1) and second-chance points (16.8). • Fred VanVleet has made at least four three-pointers in a franchise record eight consecutive games (Dec. 14 – Jan 9) – tied with Stephen Curry for the longest streak in the NBA this season. VanVleet is averaging 30.6 points and shooting .456 (47-103) from beyond the arc over the last eight games. • Fred VanVleet (136) and Gary Trent Jr. (116) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in total deflections. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons, while Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals per game (1.91) and has recorded multiple steals in 20 games. The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game (18.9) and rank third in steals (9.2). PROBABLE STARTERS F – OG ANUNOBY #3
MIN: 35.8 REB: 5.2 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.6 TO: 1.5 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.0 • Finished with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes of action Jan. 9 vs. New Orleans. • The Raptors are 6-0 since Anunoby and VanVleet returned to the lineup Dec. 31 vs. the LA Clippers. • Has scored in double figures in six straight games, averaging 18.3 points during this stretch. F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 35.6 REB: 8.4 AST: 4.5 STL: 0.9 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 20.6 • Recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 43 minutes Jan. 9 vs. New Orleans. • Has recorded 5+ assists in a career-high seven straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 9); averaging 6.4 assists. • Leads the team with eight double-doubles this season despite missing 13 games. C – KHEM BIRCH #24
• Contributed six points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes Jan. 9 vs. New Orleans. • Has missed 14 games (Nov. 7-11, Nov. 24 – Dec. 18) this season with right knee swelling. • Averaging 8.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 21.9 minutes in five games as a starter. G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4
MIN: 35.5 REB: 8.0 AST: 3.5 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.7 • Tallied seven points, four rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes of action Jan. 9 vs. New Orleans. • Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (8.0), fourth in assists (3.5) and fifth in scoring (14.7). • Averaging 9.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists through five games in January. G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 37.5 REB: 5.0 AST: 6.7 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 22.0 • Scored a game-high 32 points Jan. 9 vs. New Orleans; added four rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes. • The Raptors improved to 15-3, including 7-1 this season, when he scores 30 or more points. • Leads the NBA in minutes per game (37.5), has logged 40+ minutes seven times.
INJURY REPORT Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out Scottie Barnes (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – Questionable
2021-22 RECORDS W-L EAST WEST OVERALL 20-17 12-11 8-6 HOME 12-10 6-7 6-3 AWAY 8-7 6-4 2-3 OVERTIME 0-1 0-1 0-0
NEXT GAME DETAILS Opponent: Detroit Pistons Date: Friday, January 14 Tip-Off: 7 p.m. (ET) Venue: Little Caesars Arena Television: TSN Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto SERIES RECAP VS. DETROIT OVERALL HOME ROAD 2021-22 0-1 0-1 0-0 ALL-TIME 38-58 19-27 19-31 STREAKS Lost 4 Lost 2 Lost 2 LAST WIN: Jan. 31, 2020 (105-92) LAST ROAD WIN: Jan. 31, 2020 (105-92) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +30 (Dec 23, 2009) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -44 (Jan. 4, 1997) LAST TIME VS. DETROIT GAME 14 – NOVEMBER 13, 2021 DETROIT 127, TORONTO 121 TORONTO — Jerami Grant scored 24 points, including two key three-pointers in the fourth quarter, and Detroit beat Toronto 127-121, handing the Raptors their fourth loss in five games … Isaiah Stewart added 20 for the Pistons, who’ve beaten Toronto in their last four meetings … Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 12 rebounds in his third game back since missing the beginning of the season recovering from shoulder surgery … Gary Trent Jr. had 23 points while OG Anunoby had 17 … Goran Dragic added 16, Dalano Banton finished with 12 and Scottie Barnes had 11 … Neither team led by double digits through the first three quarters of the back-and-forth affair … Toronto took a 95-93 lead into the fourth … But the Raptors fizzled in the fourth quarter, as Detroit hit five consecutive three-pointers – two by Grant – that put the Pistons up 117-106 … The Raptors scored five straight points to pull to within six … Siakam converted a three-point play with 2:04 to play to slice the difference to just three … But Cade Cunningham shimmied to the hoop to make it a five-point game heading into the final minute … The Raptors missed four shots on their next possession, which all but ensured the loss … The Raptors were missing starting guard Fred VanVleet (groin strain) and Precious Achiuwa (sore shoulder). 1 2 3 4 TOT DETROIT 31 34 28 34 127 TORONTO 34 30 31 26 121
SUNS NOTES
Regular Season Game #40 | Road Game #18 Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, Canada January 11, 2022 | 5:30 p.m. (Phoenix time) RADIO: ESPN Phoenix 620 AM/KSUN-La Mejor | TV: Bally Sports Arizona (20-17)
QUICKLY: With a win tonight, the Suns would move to 31-9 on the season in what would tie as the team’s best start in franchise history through the first 40 games of a season (31-8 start in three different seasons) … With a win tonight, the Suns would move to 16-9 all-time against the Raptors on the road, which would match their all-time home record against Toronto … Cam Johnson extended his career-long streak to 19-straight games of scoring 10+ points Saturday and has made 2+ 3FG in 22-straight games, the longest streak in the NBA this season and the longest in franchise history … After shooting 13-for-13 from the charity stripe on Saturday, Devin Booker moved into sole possession of third place on the Suns’ all-time free throw percentage list at 87.1 percent, sitting just ahead of Eddie Johnson (87.0 FT%) and trails only Steve Nash (90.7 FT%) and Kyle Macy (88.4 FT%). LAST GAME’S STARTERS (2021-22 record when starting this lineup: 15-5) F 25 MIKAL BRIDGES6-6 209 LAST GAME: Tallied 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting (4-of-7 3FG) and 6 rebounds vs. MIA SEASON VS. TOR: Averaged 12.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in 2 games vs. TOR last season
In 2020-21, posted 1 of just 4 seasons in NBA history shooting at least 54 FG% and 42 3P%
… Only NBA player to not miss a game for any reason past 3 seasons entering 21-22 F 99 JAE CROWDER 6-6 235 LAST GAME: Returned to the court to score 3 points and grab 5 rebounds vs. MIA SEASON VS. TOR: Averaged 14.5 points, 4.0 3FG and 4.0 rebounds in 2 games vs. TOR
Has scored 10+ points in a career-long 18-straight games and has made 2+ three-pointers in 21-straight games, the most in the NBA this season and a franchise record C 22 DEANDRE AYTON 6-11 250 LAST GAME: Notched 12 points, 8 rebounds and a block vs. MIA on Saturday SEASON VS. TOR: In 2 games vs. TOR last season, averaged 15.0 pts on 70 FG% & 12.5 rebs
Shot 65.8 FG% during 2021 Playoffs, the best FG% (min. 100 FGM) by a player in a single postseason in NBA history (prev. 62.2% by James Worthy in 1985) G 1 DEVIN BOOKER 6-5 206 LAST GAME: Scored a team-high 26 points (13-for-13 FT) to go with 4 rebounds and 2 steals SEASON VS. TOR: Averaged 20.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 2 games vs. TOR last season
Having notched 2,000 career assists earlier in the season, Booker became the seventh youngest player in NBA history to 10,000 career points on 12/29/21 vs. OKC G 3 CHRIS PAUL 6-1 175 LAST GAME: Totaled 9 points and a team-high 7 assists Saturday against Miami SEASON VS. TOR: Averaged 15.5 points, 8.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in 2 games
Named to NBA 75th Anniversary Team, joined by Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and Shaquille O’Neal as Suns players all-time selected to the team INJURIES/ROSTER NOTES Justin Jackson is not with team Cam Johnson (left ankle sprain) is out Frank Kaminsky (right knee stress reaction) is out; missed last 26 games Abdel Nader (right knee injury management is out); missed last 24 games Dario Šarić (right ACL rehab) is out; tore ACL in Game 1 of 2021 NBA Finals Landry Shamet (return to competition reconditioning) is probable; missed last 3 games Ish Wainright is in Health & Safety Protocols
DEVIN BOOKER scored a team-high 26 points Saturday against the Heat to go along with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals (matches season high, which he’s now done 10 times). Booker shot a perfect 13-for-13 from the free throw line, just the fifth time in his career he’s shot 100 percent from the charity stripe with a minimum of 13 free throw attempts.
After shooting 13-for-13 from the charity stripe on Saturday, DEVIN BOOKER moved into sole possession of third place on the Suns’ all-time free throw percentage list at 87.1 percent. Booker currently sits just ahead of Eddie Johnson (87.0 FT%) and trails only Steve Nash (90.7 FT%) and Kyle Macy (88.4 FT%).
CAM JOHNSON totaled 15 points Saturday to go along with 5 rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench. Johnson extended his careerlong streak to 19-straight games scoring 10+ points tonight. Additionally, with his second three, it marked his 22nd consecutive game with at least two three-point field goals, which is the longest streak in the NBA this season and a franchise record. After averaging 8.5 points on 40.5 FG% (38.7 3FG%) and 1.8 three-point field goals through the first 20 games of the season, Johnson is averaging 15.6 points on 49.8 FG% (47.4 3FG%) and 3.3 three-pointers over the last 19.
After missing the last six games, DEANDRE AYTON returned to the starting lineup tonight, adding 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting and a team-high 8 rebounds, the 20th time this season he’s led the Suns in rebounding.
With the loss Saturday, the Suns moved to 30-9 on the season, the team’s second-best start to a season through the first 39 games in franchise history trailing only the 2006-07, 2004-05, 1994-95, 1992-93 and 1980-81 seasons Suns, who all opened up the season 31-8. WINNING STREAK
The Suns won 18 consecutive games after starting the season 1-3 this season, the team’s longest winning streak in franchise history.
Springfield: W. Bitten (5) PP (T. Cross, N. Alexander), D. Joshua (2) (M. MacEachern, A. Toropchenko), K. Washkurak (9) (Unassisted), H. McGing (8) (C. Rosen, S. Anas) Goaltender: C. Lindgren (1/4), J. Hofer (25/27) L
Toronto: A. Suomela (2) (C. Dahlström, F. Kràl), A. Steeves (9) (M. Abramov, F. Kràl), B. McMann (7) PP (J. Duszak, A. Steeves), A. Suomela (3) (C. Dahlström, F. Kràl), J. Blandisi (2) (F. Kràl, P. Gogolev) Goaltender:J. Woll (37/41) W
ON THE SCORESHEET
Antti Suomela scored at 1:40 and 11:55 of the first period. This is his second career multi-goal game.
Alex Steeves scored at 4:03 of the first period and later added the secondary assist on McMann’s power play goal. He has points (2-1-3) in consecutive games. Steeves has 17 points (9 goals, 8 assists) in 17 games this season.
Bobby McMann scored on the power play at 5:15 of the first period. This was his third power play goal of the season. He has 10 points (7 goals, 3 assists) in 19 games with the Marlies.
Joseph Blandisi scored at 19:47 of the first period. He has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in his last three games.
Filip Kràl recorded one primary and three secondary assists in the first period. He has 10 assists in his last seven games. He set a Marlies franchise record for most assists by a player in a single period.
Carl Dahlström registered the primary assists on both of Suomela’s first period goals. This is his third game recording more than one assist this season.
Mikhail Abramov had the primary assist on Steeves’ first period goal. He has points (2-3-5) in four consecutive games.
Joseph Duszak picked up the primary assist on McMann’s power play goal.
Pavel Gogolev collected the secondary assist on Blandisi’s first period goal. He has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 19 games this season.
Joseph Woll stopped 37 of 41 shots he faced. He is 5-2-0 this season with a 0.909 save percentage and a 3.31 goals against average.
OF NOTE
Filip Kràl set a Marlies franchise record for most assists by a player (forward or defence) in a single period. He had one primary and three secondary assists in the first period of today’s game.
Toronto went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-5 on the power play. Toronto is 9-6-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 6-5-1-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Springfield had a 41-31 edge in shots in all situations. Antti Suomela led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 11-7-1-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Marlies are 3-2-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 2-0-0-0 against the Springfield Thunderbirds. Toronto does not have a loss against Springfield in franchise history.
RECORD WHEN
Scoring first 10-1-0-1 Leading after 1 7-1-1-1 Leading after 2 11-1-1-1 January 3-1-0-0 Monday 2-0-0-0 1 Goal Game 5-2-1-1
On how the Marlies have been putting together consecutive quick starts:
A lot of discussion. Leadership too has done a great job of talking with the group and just giving insights of how important it is in this league, how hard it is to win games if we don’t give ourselves a chance from the start, it makes it really challenging to come back and find your way back into it. It was a good start, good process. The guys were diligent about the game plan and how to score against these guys and went out and executed.
ALEX STEEVES (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)
On the first period: It was definitely something we talked about in the locker room before the game started that we really wanted to start fast and get on them. Obviously, that happened. It was one of those first periods that everything was kind of just going right for us. I think we were earning it. We got some really good plays, I think my line got pretty hot there and it’s good that our power play stepped up and got us a goal which is always really important to win the special teams battle, so it was just a really good first period.
On playing with the lead: It’s always important to reflect on how games transpire. Personally, at this point of the year I think we got to get over that hump. We’ve had some stretches, we’ve had leads this year so I think we’re kind of over the fact where we have to understand how to finish the game, we just got to do it. It was a good game for us to get the win, unbelievable first period, probably our best first period of the year in terms of production but at the same time, I think at some point we just got to step and be a little more assertive to finish games.
JOSEPH WOLL (37 SAVES)
On playing with the lead:
Honestly, I try to treat it exactly the same as if we were tied or down. I think that’s the best mindset I could have is to always try to play the same way regardless of the situation but seeing us come out like that and play like that in the first is pretty cool to watch. We have been talking a lot about our starts and you couldn’t really have a better start then that so it’s pretty nice.
UPCOMING GAMES: *All times Eastern Standard Time
January 12 vs. Belleville – 7:00 p.m. January 15 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m. January 16 at Lehigh Valley – 3:05 p.m. January 19 at Hartford – 7:00 p.m. January 21 at WB/Scranton – 7:05 p.m.
FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 105, NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 101
DATE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022
FINAL SCORE
RECORD
HIGH POINTS
HIGH REBOUNDS
HIGH ASSISTS
New Orleans
101
14-26
Ingram – 22
Valanciunas – 17
Temple – 6
Toronto
105
20-17
VanVleet – 32
Siakam – 10
Siakam – 7
KEY RUN
Trailing 99-96 with 2:26 left, Fred VanVleet hit back-to-back three-point field goals to put the Raptors up by three points (102-99) … Toronto led the rest of the game.
KEY STAT
Toronto outrebounded New Orleans 46-35, including 15-7 on the offensive glass … The Raptors tallied 24 second chance points compared to the Pelicans’ 6 … Toronto has outrebounded opponents 89-50 on the offensive end over the last six games (Dec. 31- Jan. 9).
RAPTORS NOTES:
With the win, Toronto improves to 20-17 this season and 12-10 at home … The Raptors have now set a season-high with their sixth consecutive win (Dec. 31 – Jan. 9) … The last time Toronto won six straight games was Mar. 3 – Aug. 5, 2020 … The Raptors willcomplete a three-game homestand (Jan. 7-11), Tuesday against the Phoenix Suns.
Fred VanVleet tallied 32 points and made season-best eight three-point field goals … He added four rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes … VanVleet has scored 30+ points in six of the last eight games played (Dec. 14 – Jan. 9), averaging 30.6 points and shooting .471 (82-for-174) from the field, including .456 (47-for-103) from beyond the arc during this stretch.
Fred VanVleet scored in double digits in both the first quarter (13) and fourth quarter (12) tonight … He has now scored 10+ points in 21 quarters this season, something he did 31 times in 52 games last season.
Pascal Siakam finished with 29 points (8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT, 10-10 FT), 10 rebounds and seven assists for his team-leading eighth double-double of the season … Tonight marks the 16th time in his career and fifth time this season that Siakam has recorded 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists … Siakam has now dished out five or more assists in a career-high seven consecutive games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 9), averaging 6.4 assists per game during this stretch.
Fred VanVleet (32)and Pascal Siakam (29)combined to score 61 of Toronto’s 105 points, including 19 of the team’s 26 points in the fourth quarter…The Raptors are 4-1 this season when Siakam and VanVleet each score 20+ points.
Reserves Precious Achiuwa (9)and Chris Boucher (8) combined for 17 of Toronto’s 46 rebounds, including six of the team’s 15 offensive rebounds.
PELICANS NOTES:
With the loss, New Orleans is now14-26, including 6-15 on the road … The Pelicans will return home to play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.
Jonas Valanciunas recorded 20 points and 17 rebounds for his team-leading 27th double-double of the season … Valanciunas has also led (or tied) the Pelicans in rebounding in three of the last four games (Jan. 3-9), averaging 13.0 rebounds during this span … Only Rudy Gobert (31), Nikola Jokic (28) and Domantas Sabonis (28) have recorded more double-doubles than Valanciunas this season.
Brandon Ingram finished with a team-high 22 points, five rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes … Ingram has now scored 20+ points in consecutive games (Jan. 6-9), averaging 27.0 points and shooting .529 (18-for-34) from the floor.
Brandon Ingram has led New Orleans in scoring in consecutive games (Jan. 6-9), for the first time since Dec. 21-23 … Entering tonight the Pelicans have had six different players lead the team in scoring over the last six games (Dec. 26 – Jan. 6).
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.”
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)
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
• The Toronto Raptors (18-17) begin a three-game homestand (Jan. 7-11) Friday night when they host the Utah Jazz (28-10) at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors have won four in a row after beating the Bucks in Milwaukee, 117-111, on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 33 points, and OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. had 22 apiece in the victory. Toronto has won eight of its past 10 games at home. The Raptors are above .500 for the first time since Nov. 11. Toronto announced today they have signed forward D.J. Wilson to a second 10-day contract via the COVID hardship exception. • The Raptors allowed an opponent season-high 77 points in the first half Wednesday at Milwaukee, but held the Bucks to an opponent season-low 34 points in the second half, including just 11 points in the third quarter. Milwaukee shot .136 (3-22) from the field and missed all eight of its three-point attempts in the third after shooting .614 (27-44) from the floor and .619 (13-21) from beyond the arc in the first half. • Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with a season-high 33 points in Wednesday’s win over the Bucks. Siakam added five rebounds and six assists. Siakam has now recorded five or more assists in five straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 5) – tied for the second longest streak of his career. He dished out five assists in six consecutive games Feb. 14-23, 2021. Siakam has tallied a team-high 33 assists over the last five games. • Gary Trent Jr. has scored 20+ points in back-to-back games (Jan. 4-5). He is averaging 21.5 points and shooting .485 (16-33) from the field over the last two contests. The Raptors are 8-4 this season when Trent Jr. reaches the 20-point mark. • Fred VanVleet is averaging 29.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 7.8 assists over his last six games (Dec. 14 – Jan. 5). He is shooting .472 (59-125) from the field and .473 (35-74) from three-point range during this stretch. VanVleet has made at least four threes in all six games and scored 30+ points four times. • Rookie Scottie Barnes has scored 452 points through his first 30 games – the most by a Raptors rookie since Vince Carter scored 528 points in his first 30 games during the 1998-99 season. Barnes currently ranks second among rookies in rebounds (8.1), and fourth in both scoring (15.1) and assists (3.5). • Fred VanVleet (125) and Gary Trent Jr. (114) currently rank first and third, respectively, in the NBA in total deflections. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons, while Trent Jr. is also ranks third in the league in steals per game (1.97) and has recorded multiple steals in 20 games. The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game (18.7) and rank third in steals (9.2). • JAZZ CONNECTIONS: Utah forward Rudy Gay played parts of two seasons (2012-14) with Toronto, averaging 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 51 games … Raptors assistant coach Earl Watson averaged 3.3 points and 3.8 assists in 178 games during three seasons (2010-12) with the Jazz. PROBABLE STARTERS
• Recorded 22 points, six rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes Jan. 5 at Milwaukee. • Averaging 19.0 points and shooting .451 (23-51) from the field over the last four games (Jan. 31 – Jan. 5). • Has scored 20+ points 10 times in 20 games; something he did 13 times in 43 games last season.
• Tallied six points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 38 minutes Jan. 5 at Milwaukee. • Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (8.1), and fourth in both scoring (15.1) and assists (3.5). • Has posted five double-doubles, including three games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43
MIN: 35.1 REB: 8.4 AST: 4.4 STL: 0.9 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 20.4 • Scored a season-high 33 points Jan. 5 vs. Milwaukee; added five rebounds and six assists in 42 minutes. • The Raptors improved to a perfect 3-0 this season when he scores 30 or more points. • Leads the team with seven double-doubles despite missing 13 games this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33
MIN: 34.0 REB: 2.9 AST: 2.1 STL: 2.0 TO: 0.9 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 16.6 • Contributed 22 points, five rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes Jan. 5 at Milwaukee. • Ranks third in the NBA in steals per game (1.97); has recorded multiple steals in 20 games. • Averaging 19.4 points in 14 games on the road, compared to 14.3 points at home (18 games) this season.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23
MIN: 37.5 REB: 4.9 AST: 6.7 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 21.3 • Finished with 19 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals in 39 minutes Jan. 5 at Milwaukee. • Leads the NBA in minutes per game (37.5), has logged 40+ minutes seven times. • Has recorded multiple steals in seven of his last eight games (Dec. 10 – Jan. 5); totalling 17 steals.
RAPTORS INJURY REPORT Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out Yuta Watanabe (Health and Safety Protocols) – Out
JAZZ INJURY REPORT
OUT – Joe Ingles (Health and Safety Protocols) OUT – Rudy Gobert (Health and Safety Protocols) OUT – Mike Conley (Right Knee Injury Recovery) OUT – Bojan Bogdanovic (Left Middle Finger Sprain) OUT – Donovan Mitchell (Left Low Back Strain) QUESTIONABLE – Royce O’Neale (Right Patellar Tendonitis) QUESTIONABLE – Hassan Whiteside (Concussion Protocol) QUESTIONABLE – Jordan Clarkson (Low Back Tightness) QUESTIONABLE – Rudy Gay (Right Heel Injury Recovery)
Opponent: Utah Jazz Date: Friday, January 7 Tip-Off: 7:30 p.m. (ET) Venue: Scotiabank Arena Television: TSN Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN SERIES RECAP VS. UTAH OVERALL HOME ROAD 2021-22 0-1 0-0 0-1 ALL-TIME 20-30 10-14 10-16 STREAKS Lost 3 Lost 1 Lost 2 LAST WIN: Mar. 9, 2020 (101-92) LAST HOME WIN: Dec. 1, 2019 (130-110) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +24 (Nov. 9, 2013) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -32 (Dec. 7, 2012) LAST TIME VS. UTAH GAME 16 – NOVEMBER 18, 2021 UTAH 119, TORONTO 103 SALT LAKE CITY — Rudy Gay hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in his season debut to help the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 119-103 … Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points for the Jazz … Utah shot 55% from the field and scored 48 points in the paint … The Jazz also made 19 3- pointers … Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 31 points for Toronto, and Fred VanVleet added 24 … The Raptors lost for the sixth time in seven games despite scoring 37 points off 24 Jazz turnovers … Khem Birch gave Toronto an early spark, scoring all 14 of his points before halftime … He made back-to-back baskets to kickstart a 9-2 run that gave the Raptors a 23-17 lead in the first quarter … Gay made three 3-pointers and assisted another basket to help the Jazz rally and take a 42-31 lead early in the second quarter … VanVleet made 3-pointers on three straight possessions to erase Utah’s lead and put the Raptors ahead 53-51 shortly before halftime … The Jazz tightened up on defense in the third quarter … Toronto made only three baskets over the final nine minutes of the quarter … It opened the door for Utah to rebuild a double-digit lead … Joe Ingles fed Rudy Gobert for a pair of dunks and drained a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 15-2 run that put the Jazz up 98-80 early in the fourth quarter. 1 2 3 4 TOT TORONTO 27 36 17 23 103 UTAH 32 29 31 27 119
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