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MAPLE LEAFS 5, SABRES 4

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (10-5-1 – 21 Points) at
BUFFALO SABRES (6-6-2 – 14 Points)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 2 2 5
BUFFALO 1 1 2 4

ON THE SCORESHEET

Morgan Rielly scored the game-winning goal for the Maple Leafs at 19:48 of the third period posting
his first goal of the season. Rielly also recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ goal marking his second
multi-point outing of the season.
David Kämpf scored for the Maple Leafs at 2:43 of the first period. Kämpf recorded his second goal of
the season.
Ondřej Kaše scored for Toronto at 7:18 of the second period. Kaše recorded his fourth goal of the
season and has registered a goal in three consecutive games (3G).
Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:28 of the second period. Bunting posted his fourth
goal of the season.
John Tavares scored on a power play opportunity for Toronto at 9:22 of the third period. Tavares
posted his eighth goal of the season and 100th as a Maple Leaf. Tavares also recorded the primary
assist on Kaše’s goal posting his seventh assist of the season.
Alexander Kerfoot posted the primary assist on both Kämpf’s goal and Rielly’s game-winner. Kerfoot
is currently on a three-game assist streak (4A).
Pierre Engvall recorded the secondary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Engvall notched his third assist of the
season.
Auston Matthews posted the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal recording his sixth assist of the season.
Matthews has registered four points through the last three games (1G, 3A).
Jake Muzzin posted the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Muzzin recorded his fourth assist of the
season.
Jason Spezza registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal. Spezza posted his third assist of the
season.
Mitch Marner posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner notched his 11th assist of the
season.
Joseph Woll stopped 23 of 27 shots he faced in tonight’s win.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
BUFFALO 13 (11) 7 (7) 7 (7) 27 (25)
TORONTO 5 (3) 8 (8) 13 (11) 26 (22)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
BUFFALO 22 (18) 16 (16) 19 (18) 57 (39)
TORONTO 8 (5) 13 (13) 23 (21) 44 (52)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 3-3-0 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 84-106-18-11 in 219 games against the Buffalo Sabres and 33-66-6-6 in
111 games played in Buffalo.
Toronto is 7-3-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 6-1-0 against the Atlantic Division
this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 4 (Rielly)
Shot Attempts 5 (Rielly, Matthews)
Faceoff Wins 14 (Kämpf)
Faceoff Win Percentage 78% (Kämpf – 14 won, 4 lost)
Hits 2 (Ritchie)
Blocked Shots 4 (Brodie)
Takeaways 1 (Spezza)
TOI 24:35 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI 1:08 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander,
Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI 2:02 (Holl, Muzzin)
Shifts 29 (Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 86.67% (Engvall – 13 for, 2 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 5-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 5-2-0 when tied after one period and 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 4-2-0 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 4-1-0 in Saturday games and 1-2-0 in the second game of a back-to-back.
OF NOTE…
Goaltender Joseph Woll made his NHL debut in tonight’s game and earned his first career NHL win.
Per NHL PR, Joseph Woll (23 saves) became the first Maple Leafs goaltender to earn a win in his
NHL debut since Garret Sparks on Nov. 30, 2015.
John Tavares recorded his 100th goal as a Maple Leaf.
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 20 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 86.67 percent
(13 for, 2 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Nov. 16 Leafs vs. Nashville Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 18 Leafs vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 20 Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 21 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:30 pm ET
Nov. 24 Leafs at Los Angeles STAPLES Center 10:00 pm ET
Nov. 26 Leafs at San Jose SAP Arena at San Jose 10:30 pm ET
Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution
POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
Q: On getting the win for Joseph Woll in his debut:
Sheldon Keefe: “It was nice to get it for him. Obviously for him coming in here today, his focus is to
come in and do the job for the team and get two points so for us to get it out there, regardless of how we
got it, I’m happy for him and his family.”
JOHN TAVARES
Q: On Joseph Woll’s performance:
John Tavares: “I think he played great. I’m sure a lot of jitters, a lot of butterflies for him. He looked
confident and calm. It’s too bad we didn’t do a better job in front of him, but we fought right until the end
and then got a big W so always nice to get him the first one.”
MORGAN RIELLY
Q: On Joseph Woll’s performance:
Morgan Rielly: “He’s a good young man. He’s a smart kid, works hard and puts his time in… I thought Joe
was really good so that’s great and obviously there are areas of our game we need to clean up. But the
fact that he gets to walk out here with a win and a game puck and a game like that is awesome and he
deserves it and is playing hard.
MICHAEL BUNTING
Q: On getting the win for Joseph Woll in his debut:
Michael Bunting: “Yeah we definitely wanted to play for him and play strong in front of him. We had a
couple hiccups that weren’t his fault at all but I thought he played unbelievable in the net and he stood in
there strong for us when we weren’t playing our best so I’m really happy for him and I’m sure it’s going to
be a night he’s going to remember for the rest of his life.”
JOSEPH WOLL
Q: How his NHL debut has felt – from when he knew was getting the start until tonight:
Joseph Woll: “From the moment I knew I was getting the start it was pretty special. It’s something you
dream of as a kid and I’m just happy I was able to do it with the Leafs. Then for tonight, I think it was such
a special team win. I look at how well they played in front of me and especially after they came back and
made it 4-4 and then we just controlled and dominated the game until the end there. So I can’t say
enough good things about this team and it was pretty cool to see how much they had my back out there.”

MARLIES 2, WOLVES 1 (OT)

TORONTO MARLIES (7-4-0-0 – 14 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-1-0 – 15 Points)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2021

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	0	1	0	1	2
CHICAGO	1	0	0	0	1

GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: C. Douglas (1) (B. McMann, A. Biega), S. Der-Arguchintsev (2) (M. Abramov, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (37/38)

Chicago: M. Letunov (3) PP (J. Rees, J. Keane)
Goaltender: E. Makiniemi (25/27)

ON THE SCORESHEET

Curtis Douglas put the Marlies on the board at 4:25 of the second period. This was his first goal for the Marlies this season. He has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored the game-winning goal at 5:48 of overtime. This was his first career AHL game-winning goal. He has goals (2) in consecutive games. Der-Arguchintsev has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in his last six games.
Bobby McMann recorded the primary assist on Douglas’ second period goal. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.
Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Douglas’s second period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
Mikhail Abramov registered the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s overtime goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games.
Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s overtime goal. He has seven assists through eight games.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 37 of 38 shots he faced. He is 1-1-0 this season with a 1.94 goals against average and a 0.938 save percentage.

ON THE ROAD

Toronto’s away record is 4-2-0-0 (8 points) this season.
The Marlies have outscored their opponents 18-15 on the road. Josh Ho-Sang and Alex Steeves lead the Marlies in goals (3). Ho-Sang also leads in points (3-2-5).

OF NOTE

This is Toronto’s first overtime win of the season.
Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
Chicago had a 38-27 edge in shots in all situations. Curtis Douglas led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
The Marlies are 3-1-0-0 against Central Division opponents and 2-0-0-0 against the Chicago Wolves.

RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     1-3-0-0
Tied after 2                                          2-1-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            3-4-0-0
Allowing a goal on the power play      3-3-0-0
Outshot by opponent                          4-3-0-0
Sunday                                                2-1-0-0

MARLIES LEADERSGoals               6 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists            7 (J. Duszak)
Points              8 (J. Ho-Sang)
PPG                 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               25 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +5 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann)
PIMS                36 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:
(Chicago) had a great start. We were a little flat. They made it tough on us. They didn’t turn pucks over, they kept putting it in behind. They were establishing their O-zone. We were a little slow closing out plays in our defensive zone. They were spending way too much time in there. We knew they were going to come. We knew they were hungry after yesterday. As the second period came, the team started to come around, started to find our game. I thought we just got better with very shift. The team really rallied around themselves. We got back to our game plan that we had success with yesterday.

On Michael Hutchinson:
He made a lot of big saves. He’s a goalie who has a lot of experience. We’re really luck to have him here. He gave us an opportunity today to come back and win.

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.

Pistons 127, Raptors 121 postgame notes

FINAL SCORE: DETROIT PISTONS 127, TORONTO RAPTORS 121

DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)

	FINAL SCORE	RECORD	HIGH POINTS	HIGH REBOUNDS	HIGH ASSISTS
Detroit	127	3-9	Grant – 24	Bey – 8	Hayes – 10
Toronto	121	7-7	Siakam – 25	Siakam – 12	Siakam – 7

KEY RUN

Detroit entered the fourth quarter down two points (95-93) but started the quarter on a 21-8 run and took its largest lead of the game (114-103) at the 6:03 mark … The Pistons shot 11-for-19 (.579) in the final frame and outscored the Raptors 34-26 … Jerami Grant scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.

KEY STAT

The Pistons recorded season highs of 127 points and 34 assists in the win … Detroit’s bench, led by Josh Jackson (15) and Frank Jackson (14), outscored Toronto’s bench 44-29 … The Pistons entered tonight ranked fourth in the NBA in bench scoring (40.4 ppg).

RAPTORS NOTES:

With the loss, Toronto falls to 7-7 this season and 2-6 at home … The Raptors will begin a season long-tying six-game road trip (Nov. 15-26) Monday against the Portland Trail Blazers … Toronto is 5-1 away from home and started the season 4-0 on the road for the first time in franchise history.
Pascal Siakam recorded season highs of 25 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the year … Siakam sat out Toronto’s game Nov. 11 in Philadelphia for left shoulder injury management and missed the first 10 games (Oct. 20 – Nov. 5) recovering from shoulder surgery he had in June.
Gary Trent Jr. tallied 23 points in the loss … Trent Jr. tied a season high with four three-pointers and shot 8-for-16 from the field … He has recorded 20+ points four times this year.
Dalano Banton scored a career-high 12 points in 19 minutes off the bench … Banton shot 4-for-6 from the field and led the Raptors bench in scoring for the fourth time this season … He entered tonight ranked first in field goal percentage among rookies (.531).

PISTONS NOTES:

With the win Detroit improves to 3-9, including 2-5 on the road … Tonight’s victory marked the Pistons’ fourth-straight win over the Raptors … Detroit will return home to play the Sacramento Kings on Monday.
Isaiah Stewart tied a career high with 20 points and added two blocks in the win … Stewart shot 9-for-11 from the field and recorded multiple blocks for the fifth time this season.
Jerami Grant scored 24 points on 8-for-16 shooting and grabbed five rebounds tonight … This is the sixth time Grant has scored 20+ points this year.
Killian Hayes recorded 13 points, 10 assists, and seven rebounds for his first career double-double … Hayes’ fell just one assist shy of matching his career high of 11 that he recorded Apr. 29, 2021 vs. Dallas.

Golden Knights report: Marchessault, Dadonov named stars — Las Vegas Review-Journal

Jonathan Marchessault and Evgenii Dadonov each scored two goals in the Golden Knights’ victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Golden Knights report: Marchessault, Dadonov named stars — Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pistons-Raptors pregame notes

07:30 (ET) DET@TOR

Detroit Pistons

Lee, Saben Out G League – On Assignment
Livers, Isaiah Out G League – On Assignment
Olynyk, Kelly Out Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Sprain
Pickett, Jamorko Out G League – Two-Way
Smith, Chris Out G League – Two-Way

Toronto Raptors

Achiuwa, Precious Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Shoulder; Tendinitis
Birch, Khem Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Swelling
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Groin; Soreness
Watanabe, Yuta Out Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain

• The Toronto Raptors (7-6) host the Detroit Pistons (2-9) on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. The Pistons swept the season-series (3-0) with Toronto last season. Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet hit backto-back 3-pointers over the final 1:10 to lift the Raptors past the 76ers, 115-109, on Thursday night. The
victory snapped a three-game winless streak for Toronto. Following Saturday’s game, the Raptors begin a
season long-tying six-game road trip (Nov. 15-26) Monday in Portland.
• Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 32 points and seven assists in 40 minutes of action Nov. 11 at Philadelphia. VanVleet scored 30+ points for the second time this season and 12th time in his career. With Thursday’s victory, Toronto improved to 10-2 when VanVleet reaches the 30-point mark.
• After being outrebounded 24-14 on the offensive glass the previous two games (Nov. 7-10), the Raptors grabbed 16 offensive boards in Thursday’s win over Philadelphia, and outscored the Sixers 32-15 in second chance points. Toronto ranks second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.3) this season.
• Rookie Scottie Barnes finished with 13 points, a team high-tying nine rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes Nov. 11 at Philadelphia. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (16.6 ppg), rebounds (8.5) and field goal percentage (.527 – min. 50 FGA). He has led the team in scoring in five of his first 11 games
played, scored 20+ points four times and earned two double-doubles. Barnes sat out two games (Nov. 1-3) with a sprained right thumb.
• Gary Trent Jr. (59) and Fred VanVleet (52) rank first and tied for second, respectively, in the NBA in deflections. Trent Jr. also ranks third in the NBA in steals per game (2.46) and has already tied his career
high with five steals three times. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. Toronto currently ranks second in the NBA in steals per game (10.6).
• Precious Achiuwa recorded four points and a team high-tying nine rebounds Thursday vs. the Sixers. He has now grabbed eight-or-more rebounds in six straight games (Nov. 1-11). Achiuwa is averaging a teamhigh 8.7 rebounds this season and has led the team on the glass in eight games.
• Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is Toronto’s all-time leader in coaching victories (320). He helped the Raptors increase its win total five times during his six seasons as head coach, including a franchise-record
59 victories during the 2017-18 campaign. Toronto reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 2016 and recorded three consecutive 50-win seasons under Casey’s direction (2015-18).

QUICK FACTS
The Pistons went 3-0 against Toronto in last season’s series after going 0-3 in 2019-20.
Detroit has an 6-7 record against Toronto over the past four seasons.
Detroit holds a 57-38 all-time record against the Raptors with a 31-19 home record and a 26-19 road record.
SERIES TRENDS
Detroit will play two games on the road against Toronto this season and one at home. This season will be the team’s first time playing more
games on the road than at home against the Raptors since the 2013-14 season.
The Pistons have traded series sweeps with the Raptors since 2017-18, with Detroit going 3-0 in both 2020-21 and 2018-19.
CONNECTIONS
Detroit head coach Dwane Casey coached the Toronto Raptors from 2011-12. Casey led the Raptors to a franchise record five-straight
postseasons and won Coach of the Year in 2017-18. Casey went 320-238 in seven seasons with Toronto.
Pistons guard Cory Joseph played for Toronto for two seasons, averaging 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.8 steals in 160 games (26
starts) from 2015-17.

MAPLE LEAFS 2, FLAMES 1 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (9-5-1 – 19 Points) vs.
CALGARY FLAMES (7-3-4 – 18 Points)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 0 0 1 1 2
CALGARY 0 0 1 0 1

ON THE SCORESHEET

Auston Matthews scored the overtime winner at 2:32 of extra time. Matthews posted his first overtime goal of the season and eighth of his NHL career.
Ondřej Kaše scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:54 of the third period. Kaše marked his third of the
season and has posted a goal in consecutive games.
William Nylander posted the primary assist on both Kaše’s goal and Matthews’ overtime winner.
Nylander is currently on a six-game point streak where he has posted nine points (4G, 5A).
Alexander Kerfoot registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kerfoot marked his sixth assist
of the season. He has posted an assist in back-to-back games.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
TORONTO 13 (12) 13 (9) 7 (7) 4 (0) 37 (28)
CALGARY 10 (10) 10 (9) 9 (8) 2 (0) 31 (27)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
TORONTO 23 (22) 21 (15) 19 (18) 5 (0) 68 (55)
CALGARY 18 (18) 18 (16) 16 (15) 4 (0) 56 (49)
HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 7-2-1 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 68-62-12-6 in 148 games against the Calgary Flames and 39-21-7-4 in 71
games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 3-2-0 against the Western Conference this season and 2-2-0 against the Pacific Division
this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 8 (Matthews)
Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews)
Faceoff Wins 10 (Matthews)
Faceoff Win Percentage 67% (Matthews– 10 won, 5 lost and Kerfoot– 2
won, 1 lost)
Hits 5 (Muzzin)
Blocked Shots 2 (Holl, Marner, Rielly, Brodie)
Takeaways 4 (Marner, Matthews)
TOI 24:18 (Matthews)
Power Play TOI 3:38 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander)
Shorthanded TOI 1:22 (Holl)
Shifts 30 (Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 64.29% (Engvall – 9 for, 5 against)
RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 5-4-1 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 4-2-0 when tied after one period and 2-0-1 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 6-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 1-1-0 in Friday games and 2-1-0 in the first game of a back-to-back.
OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 3-1 in overtime this season.
Toronto went 0-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
Auston Matthews registered eight shots during tonight’s game, tying his single-game high of the 2021-
22 season.
Mitch Marner was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Alexander Kerfoot finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 64.29
percent (9 for, 5 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Nov. 13 Leafs at Buffalo KeyBank Center 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 16 Leafs vs. Nashville Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 18 Leafs vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 20 Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 21 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:30 pm ET
Nov. 24 Leafs at Los Angeles STAPLES Center 10:00 pm ET
Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links
above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.

RAPTORS AT 76ERS PREGAME NOTES –SIAKAM OUT

GAME #13 – TORONTO RAPTORS (6-6) vs. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (8-4)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 – 7 P.M. (ET) – WELLS FARGO CENTER
TV: TSN – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

• The Toronto Raptors (6-6) play the second game of a back-to-back set Thursday night against the Philadelphia 76ers (8-4) at Wells Fargo Center. The Raptors lost 104-88 to the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday
and have now dropped three in a row for the first time this season. Toronto hosts Detroit on Saturday before starting a season long-tying six-game road trip (Nov. 15-26) Monday night in Portland.
• Rookie Scottie Barnes scored a team-high 21 points (7-11 FG, 7-8 FT) yesterday at Boston. Barnes currently leads all rookies in scoring (17.0 ppg), rebounds (8.5) and field goal percentage (.533 – min. 50
FGA). He has led the team in scoring in five of his first 10 games played, scored 20+ points four times and earned two double-doubles. Barnes sat out two games (Nov. 1-3) with a sprained right thumb.
• Gary Trent Jr. (54) and Fred VanVleet (50) rank first and second, respectively, in the NBA in deflections.
Trent Jr. also ranks third in the NBA in steals per game (2.50) and has already tied his career high with five
steals three times. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons.
Toronto has recorded 10+ steals eight times this season, and currently leads the NBA in steals (10.7).
• Pascal Siakam (Left Shoulder; Injury Management) will sit out tonight in Philadelphia. Siakam returned to the lineup Nov. 7 vs. Brooklyn after missing the first 10 games of the regular season recovering from left
shoulder surgery. He underwent surgery in June to repair a torn labrum.
• Centre Khem Birch (Right Knee; Swelling) will miss his third straight game against the Sixers. The Raptors rank second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.1) this season, but have been outrebounded 24-14 on the offensive glass the last two games. Birch leads the team with 35 offensive boards
this season (tied for 11th in the NBA).
• Svi Mykhailiuk led the reserves with 10 points Nov. 10 at Boston. Mykhailiuk has now scored in double figures in four of the last six games (Oct. 30 – Nov. 10). He is averaging 10.7 points and shooting .512 (22-
43) from the floor, inlcuding 40 percent (8-20) from beyond the arc, during this stretch.
• Sixers guard Danny Green played one season with the Raptors, helping Toronto capture the 2019 NBA championship. Green averaged 10.3 points in 80 games during the 2018-19 season. In 24 postseason
contests, he averaged 6.9 points, and scored 18 points in a Game 3 victory over Golden State in the finals.

Bruins notebook: Nick Foligno returns, Craig Smith drops down — Boston Herald

With the return of Nick Foligno, coach Bruce Cassidy decided to drop Craig Smith down to the third line with Jake DeBrusk and Erik Haula and put Foligno with Taylor Hall and Charlie Coyle, at least to start Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. Smith, who missed three games earlier in the season with a…
Bruins notebook: Nick Foligno returns, Craig Smith drops down — Boston Herald

LEAFS 3, FLYERS 0 POSTGAME NOTES, QUOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (8-5-1 – 17 Points) at
PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (6-3-2 – 14 Points)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 0 1 2 3
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0

ON THE SCORESHEET

William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:11 of the second period. Nylander scored his second goal of the game on a power play opportunity at 5:09 of the third period. Nylander is currently
on a five-game point streak where he has posted seven points (4G, 3A).
Ondřej Kaše scored for Toronto at 13:33 of the third period. Kaše posted his second goal of the season.
Jake Muzzin posted the primary assist on Nylander’s second period goal. Muzzin registered his third assist of the season.
Nick Ritchie posted the primary assist on Nylander’s third period power play goal. Ritchie notched his second assist of the season.
Auston Matthews recorded the secondary assist on both of Nylander’s goals. Matthews registered his fourth multi-point game of the season.
Alexander Kerfoot posted the primary assist on Kaše’s goal. Kerfoot recorded his fifth assist of the season.
David Kämpf notched the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal. Kämpf posted his first assist as a Maple Leaf after signing with the club as a free agent on July 28, 2021.
Jack Campbell stopped all 36 shots he faced in tonight’s win recording his second shutout of the season and sixth of his NHL career.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
PHILADELPHIA 11 (9) 12 (11) 13 (11) 36 (31)
TORONTO 12 (9) 7 (7) 14 (9) 33 (25)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
PHILADELPHIA 16 (14) 26 (24) 23 (19) 65 (57)
TORONTO 18 (13) 14 (14) 19 (13) 51 (40)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 2-3-0 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 65-93-22-7 in 187 games against the Philadelphia Flyers and 28-55-8-3 in
94 games played in Philadelphia.
Toronto is 6-3-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 1-2-1 against the Metropolitan Division this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 7 (Ritchie)
Shot Attempts 7 (Ritchie)
Faceoff Wins 11 (Matthews, Kämpf)
Faceoff Win Percentage 55% (Matthews – 11 won, 9 lost)
Hits 3 (Simmonds, Semyonov)
Blocked Shots 4 (Muzzin)
Takeaways 1 (Kaše, Engvall, Brodie)
TOI 23:32 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI 2:58 (Ritchie, Nylander)
Shorthanded TOI 4:11 (Rielly)
Shifts 26 (Muzzin, Holl)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 56.00% (Brodie – 14 for, 11 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-3 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 4-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 3-2-0 when tied after one period and 5-0-0 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 3-2-0 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 3-0-0 in Wednesday games.
OF NOTE…
At 11:11 of the second period, a video review was initiated to determine whether or not there was a
distinct kicking motion on the play. Video review determined that the puck deflected off of William
Nylander’s skate and entered the net in a legal fashion. The call on the ice was overturned – Goal
Toronto.
Per the NHL Situation Room, the decision was made in accordance with Rule 37.4 that states, in part,
“a puck that deflects into the net off an attacking Player’s skate who does not use a ‘distinct kicking
motion’ shall be ruled a GOAL. A puck that is directed into the net by an attacking Players’ skate shall
also be ruled a GOAL, as long as no ‘distinct kicking motion’ is evident.”
Kirill Semyonov made his NHL debut during tonight’s game.
With his third period goal, Ondřej Kaše registered his 100th career NHL point (45G, 55A).
Nick Ritchie recorded seven shots during tonight’s game, marking a single-game career high.
Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 15 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
TJ Brodie finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 56.00 percent (14
for, 11 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Nov. 12 Leafs vs. Calgary Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 13 Leafs at Buffalo KeyBank Center 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 16 Leafs vs. Nashville Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 18 Leafs vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 20 Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 21 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:30 pm ET
Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.

POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
Q: On tonight’s game:
Sheldon Keefe: I just thought we did a really good job of defending our net today both coming into our
zone and into the defensive zone. I really liked our special teams, penalty killing was outstanding. That
gives us a lot of life and lot of chances obviously to keep it out of our net. If we keep the score down and
keep the game manageable as offence was hard to come by. And then we get a goal and I don’t think we
gave them very much after that, and the power play come through and we get a nice insurance goal so I
just liked the intensity of our team played with defensively in a game we knew was going to be low event
and hard to get much offence as a team in Philadelphia that hasn’t given up much throughout the season
in terms of chances against and goals against so we needed to be able to be comfortable playing in a
tight game. When we went into the third, we talked about being comfortable winning the game 1-0 if that’s
what it was going to take and we thought that if we had that approach there would be some offence
available to us. Textbook third period in a lot of ways. It was a clean win for our team.
AUSTON MATTHEWS (TWO ASSISTS)
Q: Good response game?
Matthews: “…Really good response from us. Everybody down the lineup just really, really solid all
throughout. Soupy was unbelievable for us, just like he’s been all year. Big kudos to him but I just thought
our effort from puck drop was just really solid throughout the whole game.”
Q: On William Nylander:
Matthews: When he’s going, he’s going. When he’s skating and moving his feet, he’s dangerous all over
the ice and he leads the play well obviously with his skills and his skating. He sees the ice well and he’s
easy to play with. He’s been shooting the puck a little bit more and it’s obviously been going in so he’s
obviously a huge part of this team so when he’s going it obviously makes it a lot easier on us.
JACK CAMPBELL (36 SAVES)
Q: Do you feel like you were able to bounce back from the other night?
Campbell: “Certainly. You could tell right from the get-go that we had a serious purpose out there and
just executed the whole night. To beat a team like Philly in their own building, and then you gotta win the
net front, they have a lot of great players in front of the net and they weren’t able to get any tips out there
and we were just doing such a great job in front.”
Q: Did you feel like you were in the zone tonight?
Campbell: “I felt like everybody was in the zone, top to bottom. Doesn’t matter who it was, everybody did
their job and did it for 60 minutes. It’s great to see.
WILLIAM NYLANDER (TWO GOALS)
Q: Did you think your first goal was going to survive video review?
Nylander: “I didn’t really know. I didn’t know if I kicked it or not but when I got to the bench they told me it
was a goal so I was pretty confident that it would be a goal.”
Q: Do you feel like you’re in a zone right now?
Nylander: “Yeah, I think we’re buzzing as a line, creating a lot of chances, and the power play is starting
to get really good.

KINGS 5, LEAFS 1 POSTGAME NOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (7-5-1 – 15 Points) vs.
LOS ANGELES KINGS (6-5-1 – 13 Points)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 0 1 0 1
LOS ANGELES 2 1 2 5

ON THE SCORESHEET

John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 1:51 of the second period. Tavares has
scored in three consecutive games (4G) and has posted six goals through the last six games.
Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner has registered eight assists
through the last four games.
William Nylander posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Nylander has recorded an assist in
back-to-back games.
Jack Campbell stopped 24-of-28 shots in tonight’s loss.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 6 (6) 14 (9) 14 (13) 34 (28)
LOS ANGELES 12 (10) 8 (8) 9 (7) 29 (25)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 15 (15) 29 (24) 26 (23) 70 (62)
LOS ANGELES 26 (20) 14 (14) 12 (9) 52 (43)
HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 6-2-1 on home ice this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 65-65-21-3 in 154 games against the Los Angeles Kings and 40-27-11-1
in 79 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 2-2-0 against the Western Conference this season and against the Pacific Division this 1-
2-0 season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 6 (Engvall)
Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews)
Faceoff Wins 8 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Nylander – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits 4 (Dermott, Ritchie)
Blocked Shots 2 (Brodie)
Takeaways 1 (Spezza, Matthews, Liljegren, Rielly, Engvall)
TOI 23:18 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI 2:46 (Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI 3:41 (Kämpf)
Shifts 28 (Rielly, Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 76.47% (Matthews – 26 for, 8 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 4-4-1 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 2-2-1 when trailing after one period and 2-5-0 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 5-3-1 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 0-2-1 in Monday games.
OF NOTE…
Pierre Engvall recorded an NHL single-game career high six shots during tonight’s game.
Travis Dermott tied his second-best NHL single-game career high of four hits.
Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 27 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 76.47
percent (26 for, 8 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Nov. 10 Leafs at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 7:30 pm ET
Nov. 12 Leafs vs. Calgary Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 13 Leafs at Buffalo KeyBank Center 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 16 Leafs vs. Nashville Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 18 Leafs vs. New York Rangers Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 20 Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.

UTICA 5, MARLIES 2 (Saturday).

TORONTO MARLIES (5-4-0-0 – 10 Points) vs.
UTICA COMETS (6-0-0-0 – 12 Points)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 1 1 0 – 2
UTICA 1 1 3 – 5

SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: A. Steeves (4) (J. Ho-Sang, K. Semyonov), A. Steeves (5) (Unassisted),
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (24/27)
Utica: C. De Leo (2) PP (N. Schnarr, R. Russo), J. Gambardella (1) (A. Greer), N. Foote (1) PP (R. Walsh, J. Boqvist), G.
Clarke (1) EN (C. De Leo), J. Gambardella (2) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: A. Schmid (24/26)
ON THE SCORESHEET

Alex Steeves scored at 5:49 of the first period and unassisted 19 seconds into the second period. He has points (5-1-
6) in his first four professional games. This is Steeves’ second multi-goal game of the season. He is tied for second
overall in goals (5) amongst all rookies.
Josh Ho-Sang recorded the primary assist on Steeves’ first period goal. This was his first assist of the season. He
has points (4-1-5) in four consecutive games.
Kirill Semyonov had the secondary assist on Steeves’ first period goal. He leads the Marlies in assists (8) and is tied
for sixth overall.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 24 of 27 shots he faced in his first start with the Marlies this season.
OF NOTE…
This is Toronto’s first game against the Utica Comets under their new affiliation with the New Jersey Devils.
Toronto went 3-for-5 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play.
Utica had a 29-26 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
The Marlies are 4-3-0-0 against North Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Utica Comets.
RECORD WHEN
Tied after 1 2-1-0-0
Tied after 2 1-1-0-0
Not scoring on the power play 1-4-0-0
Allowing a power play goal 2-3-0-0
Outshot by opponent 2-3-0-0
Saturday 2-2-0-0
MARLIES LEADERS
Goals 6 (J. Ho-Sang)
Assists 8 (K. Semyonov)
Points 9 (K. Semyonov)
PPG 2 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots 22 (J. Anderson)
+/-: +6 (K. Semyonov, A. Steeves)
PIMS 36 (R. Clune)
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On tonight’s game:
This loss stings a bit. I thought our team played a really good game. I think we had three or four posts in the second
period and another one in the third. The team did a lot of good stuff. We found our game today. We had a great start,
which is something we’ve been struggling with the team being ready at the beginning of the game. We started to get into
some penalty trouble at the end of the first which is something that we’ve discussed a lot. We’ve got to make sure we
clean it up out of our game because when we’re playing top opponents who are undefeated, we can play with them, we
can win hockey games but if we’re going to continue to take penalties especially the stick infractions, it just puts us behind
a little. Overall the effort, the compete, our offensive and defensive structure, the energy and just the whole process of
how the guys played today was the right way. It was just one of those games. Sometimes you do everything that you can
and the bounces just don’t go in your favour but we should feel pretty proud of how we played today.
ALEX BIEGA
On tonight’s game:
I think it was a good test for our group being in a high energy building like that. For the most part, we had a really solid
game. A couple of bounces here and there could have gone the other way but for the most part, pretty happy with two
points on the road and we just have to take what we have to get better at in this week in practice and execute next week.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 6: Recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from loan by Toronto (NHL)
November 4: Loaned defenceman Matthew Hellickson to Newfoundland (ECHL)
November 4: Returned defenceman Kristiāns Rubīns on loan from Toronto (NHL)
November 4: Recalled defenceman Kristiāns Rubīns from loan by Toronto (NHL)
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
November 13 at Chicago – 8:00 p.m.
November 14 at Chicago – 4:00 p.m.
November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.