FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 110, ORLANDO MAGIC 109
DATE: OCTOBER 29, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
FINAL SCORE
RECORD
HIGH POINTS
HIGH REBOUNDS
HIGH ASSISTS
Orlando
109
1-5
Anthony – 24
Bamba – 18
Bamba/Anthony – 5
Toronto
110
3-3
Barnes – 21
Barnes – 9
VanVleet – 6
KEY RUN
The Raptors entered the fourth down 78-77 but started the quarter on a 13-2 run to lead 90-80 at the 8:37 mark. Fred VanVleet hit a 3-pointer with 2:04 left to put the Raptors ahead 110-98, their largest lead of the night.
KEY STAT
The Raptors shot a season-best .500 (43-86) from the field tonight, including .684 (13-19) in the fourth quarter … Fred VanVleet (16) and OG Anunoby (10) combined for 26 of Toronto’s 33 points in the final frame.
RAPTORS NOTES:
With the win, Toronto improves to 3-3 this season and 2-3 at home … The Raptors have won nine consecutive games against the Magic, dating back to the 2018-2019 season … Toronto will travel to Indiana to play the Pacers on Saturday night .. The Raptors recorded a 118-100 win over Indiana earlier this week at Scotiabank Arena.
Scottie Barnes finished with team highs of 21 points and nine rebounds … It’s the second time this season Barnes has recorded 20+ points – he scored a season-high 25 points Oct. 22 at Boston … He entered tonight’s game ranked second in rookie scoring and rebounding … Barnes has scored the most total points (106) for a Raptors rookie through the first six games of their career.
Dalano Banton scored 10 points off the bench for the second straight game … Banton shot 7-for-13 from the field and grabbed five rebounds in the win.
Fred VanVleet recorded 19 points on 7-for-16 shooting … VanVleet has scored in double-digits in all six of the Raptors games this season.
The Raptors had 11 steals tonight … It’s the third time Toronto has recorded 10+ steals … The Raptors entered tonight ranked second in the NBA in steals per game.
MAGIC NOTES:
With the loss Orlando falls to 1-5, including 1-3 on the road … The Magic will now travel to Detroit to play the Pistons Saturday.
Mo Bamba recorded 14 points and tied a career high with 18 rebounds for his fourth double-double in six games … Bamba has scored in double-digits in all six games this season.
Cole Anthony had a team-high 24 points and shot 7-for-13 from the field, recording his second consecutive 20+ point performance … Anthony has led the Magic in scoring three times this season.
Rookie Jalen Suggs scored a career-high 21 points and had five assists in the loss … It’s the first time Suggshas scored 20+ points this season.
Auston Matthews scored at 3:25 of the first period for the Maple Leafs. Matthews marked his first goal of the season and 200th of his NHL career.
Michael Bunting recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting registered his second assist of the season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL CAROLINA 15 (12) 6 (6) 15 (14) 36 (32) TORONTO 8 (8) 8 (6) 9 (9) 25 (23) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL CAROLINA 24 (19) 12 (12) 21 (19) 57 (50) TORONTO 13 (13) 22 (19) 20 (16) 55 (48) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 0-3-0 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 47-60-11-7 in 125 games against the Carolina Hurricanes and 23-28-6-5 in 62 games played in Carolina.
Toronto is 2-3-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 0-2-1 against the Metropolitan Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 5 (Ritchie) Shot Attempts 6 (Ritchie, Nylander) Faceoff Wins 10 (Spezza) Faceoff Win Percentage 53% (Spezza – 10 won, 9 lost and Tavares – 8 won, 7 lost) Hits 3 (Engvall) Blocked Shots 4 (Holl) Takeaways 3 (Spezza) TOI 23:12 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 2:24 (Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 3:21 (Muzzin) Shifts 28 (Rielly, Holl, Muzzin) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 61.54% (Dermott – 16 for, 10 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 1-1-0 when the club scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 1-1-0 when leading after one period and 0-4-0 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 1-2-0 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 0-1-1 in Monday games. OF NOTE…
Matthews’ goal was his 200th career goal in his 338th regular season game. Per NHL Stats, Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only Charlie Conacher (317 games). Matthews reached the 200-goal mark with the second-fewest games among all active NHLers, behind only Alexander Ovechkin (296 games). Just 18 players in NHL history recorded 200 career regular-season goals in fewer games than Matthews. He also became the fastest U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach the 200-goal milestone, eclipsing Kevin Stevens (363 games).
Matthews is the 14th player in Maple Leafs franchise history to record 200 goals with the team, joining Mats Sundin (420), Darryl Sittler (389), Dave Keon (365), Ron Ellis (332), Rick Vaive (299), George Armstrong (296), Frank Mahovlich (296), Wendel Clark (260), Bob Pulford (251), Ted Kennedy (230), Lanny McDonald (219), Syl Apps (201) & Charlie Conacher (200).
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Travis Dermott finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.54 percent (16 for, 10 against). UPCOMING GAMES:
Oct. 27 Leafs at Chicago United Center 7:30 pm ET
Oct. 30 Leafs vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 2 Leafs vs. Vegas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 4 Leafs vs. Tampa Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 6 Leafs vs. Boston Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Nov. 8 Leafs vs. Los Angeles Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distri
SERIES STATS Chicago swept the season series (3-0) against Toronto in 2020-21 … Zach LaVine posted a game-high 24 points, and Lauri Markkanen added 20 to lead the Bulls to a 114-102 season series sweep of the Raptors … Coby White (17 points/10 assists) and Nikola Vučević (16 points/16 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles for Chicago … In the second of three between the Bulls and the Raptors last year, Vučević and LaVine each scored 22 points to lead Chicago to a 122-113 victory … LaVine also had 15 assists, while Markkanen came off the bench to score 18 by making eight of 10 shots … Chris Boucher posted a career-high 38 points and 19 rebounds for Toronto, and Pascal Siakam added 27 points and eight rebounds …the first game between the Bulls and the Raptors was originally scheduled for Feb. 28th down in Tampa, FL but ended up being postponed due to Toronto not having eight players available per the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols … the league rescheduled the game for April 8th in Tampa …two weeks later the teams were able to take each other on in Chicago, where Bulls rookie Patrick Williams posted a career-best 23 points to lead Chicago, 118-95 … Chicago maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second half and enjoyed a nice cushion after Denzel Valentine made three 3-pointers during a 9-0 run that pushed the lead to 96-78 with eight minutes left. Toronto, which had won 12 straight against Chicago before that game, never got closer than 11 points the rest of the night … Norman Powell scored 32 points as the depleted Raptors, down five regulars, as they lost their fifth straight … Kyle Lowry had 20 points and eight assists before being ejected in the final minutes after picking up his second technical foul for arguing with officials … the Bulls matched a season-high in rebounding with 60 against Toronto and held the Raptors to just 37 boards … prior to this game, Chicago had last beaten the Raptors on Feb. 14, 2017.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Carolina: First of Three 2020-21 Record vs. Carolina: N/A Next Game vs. Carolina: Monday, January 3 vs. Carolina Toronto Season Record: 2-3-1 Toronto Road Record: 0-2-0 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS October 17, 2021 Goaltender Michael Hutchinson recalled on an emergency basis from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) October 16, 2021 Alex Bishop signed to a one-game amateur tryout October 11, 2021 Adam Brooks claimed off waivers by the Montréal Canadiens. October 10, 2021 Defenceman Alex Biega and forward Kurtis Gabriel have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 9, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 1 at Pittsburgh 7 Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021 TOR Goals: Spezza PIT Goals: O’Connor (2), Matheson, Zucker, Pettersson, Boyle, Rodrigues TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 16-21, .762 SV% – Hutchinson, 10-12, .833 SV% PIT Goaltender: Jarry, 28-29, .966 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-3 PIT Power Play: 1-for-5
NEXT GAME Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Opponent: at Chicago Blackhawks Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Petr Mrázek Groin Ilya Mikheyev Thumb Man Games Lost: 10
ALL-TIME VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES: First Matchup between Clubs: December 31, 1979 (Toronto 2, Hartford 4) All-Time Record: 47-59-11-7 (124 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 24-32-5-2 (63 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 23-27-6-5 (61 Games) Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road: December 11, 2018 (Toronto 4, Carolina 1) Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 6-4-0ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES: Games Played: Jason Spezza (44), John Tavares (39), Wayne Simmonds (33) Goals: John Tavares (27), Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (13) Assists: Jason Spezza (22), John Tavares (21), Wayne Simmonds (14) Points: John Tavares (48), Jason Spezza (42), Wayne Simmonds (27) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (45), John Tavares (26), Jason Spezza (20)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 3/19 (15.8%) Power Play Goal Leader: 1 (Engvall, Spezza, Nylander) Power Play Point Leader: 2 (Spezza, Nylander) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 18/21 (85.7%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Monday games 2 of 7 (3 home, 4 road) Back-to-Backs played 2 of 13 Record in first game of Back-to-Back 1-1-0 Record in second game of Back-to-Back 0-2-0 October games 7th of 9 (5 home, 4 road)
RECENT MILESTONES TRAVIS DERMOTT Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Apr. 24 at WPG. ALEXANDER KERFOOT Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf on Mar. 29 vs. EDM. MITCH MARNER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 24 at WPG. AUSTON MATTHEWS Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 20 at MTL. AUSTON MATTHEWS Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Feb. 8 vs. VAN, tying Charlie Conacher to become the second-fastest Maple Leaf to reach the mark at 294 games. JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 600th NHL game on March 1 at EDM. WILLIAM NYLANDER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 18 at VAN. MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 300th NHL point with an assist on Apr. 13 vs. CGY to become the sixth defenceman in franchise history to record 300 points with the club. WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL games played, Oct. 16 vs. OTT JOHN TAVARES Skated in his 200th game as a Maple Leaf on May 12 at OTT. JOHN TAVARES Registered his 100th assist as a Maple Leaf on April 18 at VAN. JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 800th career NHL point on April 5 at CGY. JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs on Oct. 18 vs. NYR.
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ BRODIE Four games away from 700 career NHL games played TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals JACK CAMPBELL Eight wins away from 50 career NHL wins TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points PIERRE ENGVALL Four games away from 100 career NHL games played JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Six goals away from 50 career NHL goals ONDREJ KAŠE Two points away from 100 career NHL points DAVID KÄMPF Nine assists away from 50 career NHL assists AUSTON MATTHEWS One goal away from 200 career NHL goals ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played MORGAN RIELLY One assist away from 250 career NHL assists
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
GOALS 3 – Spezza BLOCKED SHOTS 12 – Holl ASSISTS 3 – Rielly, Nylander TAKEAWAYS 9 – Nylander POINTS 5 – Nylander HITS 16 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 2 – Spezza, Nylander TOI PER GAME 24:26 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS N/A PP TOI PER GAME 3:39 – Nylander PIMs 9 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 3:04 – Kämpf SHOTS 24 – Tavares WINS 2 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPT % 61.2% – Nylander FACEOFF% 100% – Marner
GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.22 – Campbell SAVE PERCENTAGE .916 – Campbell
HURRICANES vs. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES NOTES — Carolina is facing Toronto in the first of three meetings between the teams during the 2021-22 season. The Hurricanes will visit Scotiabank Arena on 1/3 and 3/17. — The Hurricanes and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 125th time in their histories. Carolina holds a 66-42-11-5 overall record, including a 32-20-6-3 home record and a 16-13-2-3 record at PNC Arena. — Carolina and Toronto last met on 2/22/20, as Carolina did not face any North Division teams in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season series was tied 1-1-0 in 2019-20. — Martin Necas has earned six points (3g, 3a) in two career games against Toronto. — Jordan Staal has posted 32 points (15g, 17a) in 40 career games against the Maple Leafs. — Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 12 points in 13 career games against Toronto. — Vincent Trocheck has recorded 15 points (4g, 11a) in 18 career games against the Maple Leafs. — Frederik Andersen appeared in 268 games with Toronto from 2016-21, earning a 149-74-36 record, 2.79 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and 13 shutouts. — Brendan Smith is a native of Mimico, Ont., and has recorded two assists in 19 games against the Maple Leafs. — Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason posted five points (1g, 4a) in 39 games with Toronto in 2013-14. — Petr Mrazek played 92 games with Carolina from 2018-21, registering a 50-32-8 record, 2.48 goals-against average, .911 save percentage and 10 shutouts. — William Nylander’s father, Michael, was drafted by the Whalers in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NHL Draft and tallied 77 points (22g, 55a) in 117 games with Hartford from 1992-94. — Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan skated in 76 games for the Whalers from 1995-96, recording 79 points (45g, 3, 4a). — Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Dean Chynoweth served as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes from 2018-21. — Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Manny Malhotra tallied 13 points (7g, 6a) in 69 games with Carolina in 2013-14. COMING IN HOT The Hurricanes have started the season with a 4-0-0 record for the second time in three seasons (2019-20) and just the third time in franchise history (1995-96). With a win on Monday, Carolina would tie the longest season-opening win streak in franchise history (2019-20: 5-0-0). The Hurricanes posted a 5-1 win at CBJ (10/21) to increase their goal total to 18 through four games this season, tied for the most goals through as many games in any season in franchise history (1985-86, 1989-90). The team’s 4.50 goals per game ranks tied with PHI for fourth in the NHL behind only STL (5.50), PIT (4.60) and EDM (4.60). STEADY FREDDIE Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 28 shots at CBJ (10/23) to earn his fourth consecutive win. He has posted a 4-0-0 record, 1.75 goals-against average and .944 save percentage in four games in 2021-22, joining Jeff Reese (1993-94) as the second goaltender in franchise history to begin his Whalers/Hurricanes tenure with wins in each of his first four decisions. According to NHL Stats, Andersen is the fourth goalie in league history and the first in franchise history to win each of a team’s first four games of a season in his first season with the club. The last NHL netminder to accomplish the feat was Martin Jones (SJS) in 2015-16. Andersen spent the past five seasons (2016-21) with TOR and looks to face the Maple Leafs on Monday, for the first time since signing with Carolina on 7/28. POWER TRIP Carolina scored three power-play goals in the win at CBJ (10/23), which the team accomplished just twice in 56 games last season (1/30 vs. DAL, 3/11 vs. NSH). The Hurricanes are now 6-for-16 (37.5%) on the man-advantage this season after boasting the second-best power play in the NHL in 2020-21 (42-for-164: 25.6%). The team posted a 23-3-4 record when scoring at least one power-play goal last season and a 10-0-0 record when scoring at least two. Sebastian Aho, Jordan Staal and Vincent Trocheck each scored on the man-advantage on Saturday after ranking tied for the team lead with seven power-play goals apiece in 2020-21. INVINCEABLE Vincent Trocheck recorded a team-high three points (2g, 1a) at CBJ (10/23), including his second multi-goal game with Carolina (1/30 vs. DAL: 2g, 1a), and he has now tallied five points (2g, 3a) in his last two games. His first goal on Saturday stood as the 13th game winner of his NHL career and his fourth with the Hurricanes. Trocheck also registered his first two power-play points of the season (1g, 1a) after ranking tied with Sebastian Aho and Dougie Hamilton for the team lead in that category (18) in 2020-21. WE’RE GOING STREAKING Sebastian Aho (1g), Andrei Svechnikov (2a) and Teuvo Teravainen (1a) each extended their point streaks to four games at CBJ (10/23). Aho has registered six points (3g, 3a), including a team-high two power-play goals, and he is now three power-play goals away from tying Sami Kapanen for the 10th-most power-play goals in team history (since relocation). He has also won 68.2% of his faceoffs this season (30-of-44), which ranks fourth in the NHL (min. 30 draws). Svechnikov leads the team with seven points (4g, 3a) and ranks third in the NHL with a team-high 5.25 shots on goal per game. He also scored in each of the team’s first three games (10/14-10/21: 4g, 1a), tying the third-longest season-opening goal streak in franchise history for the second consecutive season (1/14-1/18: 3g). Teravainen has posted six points (2g, 4a), and his four assists are tied with Tony DeAngelo for the team lead in 2021-22. This season marks the second time in franchise history that the Whalers/Hurricanes have had three players open the season with point streaks of four games or longer, as Nelson Emerson (3-3-6 in 5 GP), Brendan Shanahan (0-6-6 in 5 GP) and Andrew Cassels (3-3-6 in 4 GP) accomplished the feat in 1995-96. KEEPING IT 600 Ian Cole is looking to play his 600th career NHL game vs. TOR (10/25). Cole signed with Carolina as a free agent on 7/28 and has skated in all four games with the team this season. Since making his NHL debut with STL on 11/6/10, Cole has registered 146 points (27g, 119a) in 599 career games with STL, PIT, CBJ, COL, MIN and CAR. He has also tallied 24 points (1g, 23a) in 96 career NHL playoff games and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with PIT in 2016 and 2017. BETTER CALL STAAL Jordan Staal earned two points (1g, 1a) at CBJ on Saturday, scoring his first goal of the season on the power play. Staal ranked tied for the team lead with a career-high seven power-play goals in 2020-21. He recorded 38 points (16g, 22a) in 53 games last season, marking his highest scoring rate (0.72 points per game) in any season in his NHL career. The 2021-22 season marks his 10th year with the Hurricanes since being acquired from PIT on 6/22/12, and he is the seventh player in franchise history to skate in as many seasons with Carolina/Hartford. FAST AND FURIOUS Jesper Fast scored the Hurricanes’ opening goal at CBJ (10/23), and he now ranks tied for second on the team with three goals in four games this season after scoring six goals in 46 games with Carolina in 2020-21. Entering this season, Fast had never scored more than one goal through the first four games of any season in his NHL career, and when he scored a career-high 13 goals with NYR in 2017-18, his third goal of the season came in the Rangers’ 17th game (11/22/17 at CAR
TORONTO FC (1) – CF MONTRÉAL (1) POST GAME SUMMARY
SCORING SUMMARY
MTL – Sunusi Ibrahim 55’
TOR – Jozy Altidore 90+5’
MISCONDUCT SUMMARY
TOR – Patrick Mullins 6’ (caution)
TOR – Noble Okello 54’ (caution)
TOR – Jonathan Osorio 58’ (caution)
MTL – Emanuel Maciel 58’ (caution)
TOR – Jacob Shaffelburg 64’ (caution)
RECORDS (W-L-D)
Toronto FC 6-17-8 26 points
CF Montréal 11-10-10 43 points
LINEUPS
TORONTO FC – Quentin Westberg; Auro Jr., Michael Bradley (C), Chris Mavinga, Richie Laryea; Mark Delgado, Noble Okello, Jonathan Osorio; Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Jozy Altidore 66’), Patrick Mullins (Alejandro Pozuelo HT), Jacob Shaffelburg (Jayden Nelson 85’)
Substitutes Not Used: Alex Bono, Justin Morrow, Eriq Zavaleta, Julian Dunn, Nick DeLeon, Jordan Perruzza
CF MONTRÉAL – James Pantemis; Joel Waterman, Rudy Camacho, Kamal Miller; Zachary Brault-Guillard (Zorhan Bassong 85’), Emanuel Maciel (Ahmed Hamdi 66’), Samuel Piette (C), Mathieu Choinière; Joaquín Torres (Bjørn Johnsen 89’), Djordje Mihailovic, Sunusi Ibrahim (Matko Miljevic 84’)
Substitutes Not Used: Sebastian Breza, Mustafa Kizza, Aljaž Struna, Ballou Tabla, Rida Zouhir
JAVIER PÉREZ – HEAD COACH, TORONTO FC
Q.Your team really came on strong in the second half. Do you feel this is a game where you finally — your team finally got what it deserved?
I think we deserved more. I think the numbers say that we deserved more, and it’s a little bit unbelievable that we were 10 seconds away from going empty-handed. We crossed the ball 19 times against five from them. We got more possessions. We got the expected goal higher than them. Everything was on our side except one thing, which is the scoreboard. So I think in the end, we are happy with that point. I think the team looks like a team, and I think — I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I’m every day with the players and I’m every day with the guys and I know how hard they are working, how they are trying to get out of this situation, and it’s very difficult, but I think tonight, that extra effort that it was needed, they put it — they put them — they put it on the field, the energy, and in the end, we got a point, I think well deserved.
Q.I think it was earlier this week, you were asked about the team’s lack of finishing in front of goal and you didn’t really have any sort of definitive answers. I wonder if today, was it just a matter of just on Pantemis was playing really well and you ran into a hard goalkeeper before Jozy scored with a free kick late in the game?
No, I think — I still struggle to find answers because we have the opportunities. Again, the statistics, they showed up, goal expected is 2.7, visitors 1.8. I think we have enough opportunities to be ahead in the scoreboard, but we were not.
Obviously it’s no question, right. When I say is no — I don’t have answers; I do have answers. We are not a team that is really built to capitalize or have players that they score a lot of goals, and when we look at the goals that we scored this season, it’s very well spread out with our players. I mention already that in our previous press conference with maybe also the top scorer, but we have a lot of players with three goals. That means with we don’t really have goal scorers. We have a team that collectively we enjoy playing and we have the possession, we are a possession-based team but we don’t have players that they can capitalize with a lot of goals. That’s the answer, really, to the question.
But I think — I think we have the ability to move the ball quick. We have the ability to have the control of the game. And I think this is an appealing part of the game, too. I would like to have more players, they can find double-digits scoring goals. That would be helpful for the team. I think the way we have to go is finding that collective effort to score goals — goal-scoring opportunities, and again, I think to know we have the chances. We just struggled to capitalize.
Q.Just listening to you, it sounds like you’re disappointed by this point. Would that be fair to say that you’re a little bit disappointed by this result and that you’re not coming way with more here?
No, I’m not disappointed. I think it would be ungrateful to be disappointed, because we didn’t have any points all the way up till the 90-minute plus, almost four, right. I think we have to be very grateful that we got a point out of this game. We were very close to be empty-handed. So the only thing I’m saying is that we did all the right things to — and we were the better team statistically to get away with three points.
Somehow we didn’t capitalize, we don’t score the goals. But I think it would be unfair to be unhappy or to be — I think it would be being ungrateful for that point that I think tonight, it was well-deserved because the players, they gave everything and they played really well.
Q.We haven’t seen Michael Bradley play at center back a whole lot. I asked you a question earlier this week about the back three last match, it’s very much the same here with Michael. Was this a necessity they played at center back or was that something you wanted to try out?
It was both things. It was a necessity, and it was something that I had in mind. I think that proves that when Michael needs to step up for the team, does it, and tonight he showed up again. He came up big doing a great job as a center back.
I think that’s an example right there for the rest of the team and for everybody else. He inspires us in a way that he played tonight, and he embraced the role.
Q.In the past you’ve talked about how hard Jozy has worked in training to get back. Tonight we got the pay off and we got to see Jozy the way we used to see him, causing havoc, creating scoring chances and then delivering the final blow. Can you just talk a little bit about his performance and his fight really to get back on the pitch given everything that’s happened to him this year?
Yes, I think I mentioned already that every time I was even coming here to the stadium, seeing him in the training facility, working by himself, it’s difficult for me because I know how emotional and how much he wants to succeed and to help the club.
But at the same time, when I come here to the games and I see that he’s working really hard, and tonight, I think it was paying off for him. I think it was really a relief. It was a great relief to see that finally he can come, help the team, being part of the group. I think it paid off all the effort that he made.
Now we have to keep building up on that. I think his quality is undeniable. His quality is right there, and I think he can be the player that he was before. Again, I think it’s been a really difficult year for him, being out with a lot of rhythm that has been cut out of his training or his games. When I first was in charge, I thought he was going to come back. Then he got the injury, and he’s been out for a long time.
So hopefully now, the team that it starts to look like a team, we can fight together for this last stretch of the season, and we can get a title and we can add up some points in the table.
JOZY ALTIDORE – FORWARD, TORONTO FC
Q.It’s been a long, difficult season for both you and the team. I’m just wondering, how good did that goal feel tonight?
It felt great to score again. Especially against Montréal, who is always an added bonus with the rivalry. So it was great to see the people that came out tonight behind the goal, to see them out there even with the season we had, knowing obviously it’s an important game, that was special. To have that moment with them and just talk with them a bit, and manage to come out with a result tonight, not many positives, but it was a positive.
Q.Can you just sort of break down the goal a little bit? Pantemis came up with some pretty big saves on you. Was he cheating off his line? How did you bend it over the free kick? Can you give us some insight?
No, I just tried to hit the target. It was a good distance to go around the wall or up and over the wall. I just figured I’d try to go around that. Haven’t tried that in a while, so said, let me try to go around with a little bit of power and caught him by surprise. I’m happy it worked out, and like I said, I’m happy we were able to get a result, a somewhat positive result.
Q.Obviously you’re happy to get the goal. How happy does it make you to maybe put a serious dent in their playoff aspirations?
Oh, that was obviously a plus. You know, we don’t have much to play for with the season winding down aside from the Canadian championship, so obviously we are aware that they are pushing for a playoff spot. You want to be respectful to everybody else who are competing and trying to make the playoffs. Obviously whether it was Montréal, doesn’t matter who it was, we were going to try to give our best, especially at home but obviously it feels a bit sweeter when you slow Montréal down a bit. That never gets old.
Q.I know you’re a big supporter of a lot of the young guys on this team, and what have your thoughts been on seeing guys like Jahkeele and Noble and Jayden all getting chances?
Yeah, I’m very happy. It’s something to be said because, you know, Jahkeele, when I came here, I used to see him at some of the camps. He was a little guy, and to see him now getting meaningful minutes, to see him locked in improving every day, it brings me so much joy because a lot of these guys were is he very young when I arrived, and to see them making a difference and playing important minutes, it’s just as rewarding as winning a trophy.
To see Noble today in a different role in a tough game, I thought he was fantastic. Never looked phased. Was in control throughout the 90 minutes and then Jacob, we all know he’s been great throughout this season, and Jahkeele now emerging. We have some very, very good young players that have to continue working, but the talent is there. To see Jayden Nelson come on and be full of energy, pushing the game, trying to help us get that goal, like I tell you, it means so much because we spent a lot of time with these guys over the years, and to see them now playing and getting important minutes, it means the world. Hopefully it’s something to build on and they can keep improving as the season goes on and into next season.
Q.You guys launched wave after wave of attack the last few minutes. Was there any sense at all that the goal might come as long as you kept playing hard?
Yeah, I mean, myself, I think I got robbed the first one. I didn’t — I was surprised as how open I was and he made a good point-blank save, and I just wasn’t — I don’t have that game sharpness, normally a couple of chances, even the second one I should just pass in the goal.
I think it’s kind of the story of the season. We’ve never quite lifted off fully as a group. You know, certain guys in, certain guys out. It’s been the story of our year.
But the quality is there, and I think you saw that, and to be able to repeat attacks like you said. Look, we have to take the positives away, and we put a team, a good team that’s fighting for the playoffs on the road.
Q.It’s been a hectic schedule recently and the club has been cautious with you and the other players in terms of minutes, bringing you on off the bench. You talked about game sharpness just now. How do you feel in terms of your game and your fitness at this stage?
To be honest, I feel the best I’ve felt in a long time. You know, I kind of paid the price playing with some injuries, with some broken bones here and there. Eventually, they catch up to you, but to be able to have the surgery and my foot is starting to feel much much better, just to be able to run and not feel pain is a huge boon. So I’m excited about that and I’m taking it day-by-day, but I feel so much better now finally, and I just want to play.
I just want to play. I missed the game. I’m just disappointed about how this year has gone, and you know, I’ll be the first guy to tell you it’s disappointing. But nobody is running away from anything. We take all the criticism on the chin and rightly so, but you know, there’s more here. I’m a firm believer in that. People will come up with their pitchforks but that’s part of the business. I just feel better, man. Like I told you, to run and move around without pain, it just feels amazing, because it’s been awhile. I’m just very, very happy and I just thank God for that.
GAME #1 – TORONTO RAPTORS (0-0) vs. WASHINGTON WIZARDS (0-0) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 – 7:30 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA TV: TSN – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
RAPTORS NOTES • The Toronto Raptors will tip-off their 27th season in the NBA on Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto returns eight players that finished last season with the team. The Raptors played the entire 2020-21 season in Tampa, Florida and have not hosted a regular season game in Toronto since Feb. 28, 2020 vs. Charlotte. Only four players — OG Anunoby, Chris Boucher, Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet — remain from the team that played the Hornets that night. • Wednesday night marks the 10th straight season and the 21st time in team history Toronto has started the regular season at home. The Raptors sport a 16-10 record in season openers, including 13-7 at home. It is the third time Toronto has opened the season against the Wizards. The two clubs faced off to start the 2002-03 (W 74-68) and 2005-06 (L 99-96) campaigns. • The Raptors finished their 2021 preseason schedule with a 3-2 record. Toronto averaged 113.4 points and finished with a +22 point differential (567-to-545). OG Anunoby averaged a team-high 19.3 points and shot .542 (13-for-24) from three-point range in four appearances. Newcomer Precious Achiuwa averaged a team-best 8.6 rebounds in five games, while rookie Scottie Barnes averaged 9.8 points, a team-high 5.6assists and 4.8 rebounds. Barnes tallied 28 assists compared to just nine turnovers in five games. • The Raptors picked guard-forward Scottie Barnes fourth overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. Barnes averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 24.7 minutes in 24 games as a freshman at Florida State last season. A native of West Palm Beach, Barnes was named ACC Freshman and Sixth Man of the Year and was selected to the All-ACC Third Team. He was also among the 10 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. • DID YOU KNOW? A native of Toronto, guard Dalano Banton became the first Canadian picked by the Raptors when he was selected 46th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. • The Raptors have exercised the third-year team option on the rookie scale contracts of Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn. Both players are now signed through the 2022-23 season. Achiuwa averaged 5.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 12.1 minutes in 61 games as a rookie last season with Miami, and was named to the World Team roster for the 2021 NBA Rising Stars. Flynn averaged 7.5 points, 2.9 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 19.7 minutes in 47 appearances, and was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April. • Pascal Siakam underwent surgery in early June to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The surgery was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. The injury to Siakam’s shoulder occurred May 8 vs. Memphis. The expected recovery and rehabilitation time for this procedure is approximately five months, and his condition will be updated as appropriate. Siakam appeared in 56 games last season, averaging 21.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and a career-high 4.5 assists.
Toronto Maple Leafs 2021-22 Matchups vs. New York: First of Three 2020-21 Record vs. New York N/A Next Game vs. New York: Thursday, Nov. 18 vs. New York Toronto Season Record: 2-1-0 Toronto Home Record: 2-0-0 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050 October 17, 2021 Goaltender Michael Hutchinson recalled on an emergency basis from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) October 16, 2021 Alex Bishop signed to a one-game amateur tryout October 11, 2021 Adam Brooks claimed off waivers by the Montréal Canadiens. October 10, 2021 Defenceman Alex Biega and forward Kurtis Gabriel have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 9, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Score: Maple Leafs 3, Ottawa 1 Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 TOR Goals: Simmonds, Kerfoot, Bunting OTT Goals: Norris TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 20-21, .952% OTT Goaltender: Forsberg, 26-29, .897% TOR Power Play: 1/2 OTT Power Play: 0/3 Date: Friday, Oct. 22, 6:00 p.m. Opponent: vs. San Jose Sharks Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV); Sportsnet 590 (Radio) INJURIES Petr Mrázek Groin Ilya Mikheyev Thumb Man Games Lost: 4 FAST FACTS First Matchup between Clubs: Nov. 20, 1926 (Toronto 1 vs. New York 5) All-Time Record: 288-223-95-11 (617 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 168-94-39-6 (307 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 120-129-56-5 (310 Games) Last Win vs. Opponent at Home: December 22, 2018 (Toronto 5, New York 3) Record in Last Five Games: 1-2-2 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-2-3 Games Played: John Tavares (49), Jason Spezza (45), Wayne Simmonds (42) Goals: John Tavares (15), Jason Spezza (13), Wayne Simmonds (13) Assists: John Tavares (29), Jason Spezza (22), Wayne Simmonds (11) Points: John Tavares (44), Jason Spezza (35), Wayne Simmonds (24) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (76), John Tavares (46), Jason Spezza (24) Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .667 2.33 1.67 27.3% 80.0% 35.7 29.7 59.0% NHL Rank 14th-T 22nd-T 7th 15th 12th-T 8th 19th 2nd Power Play: 3/11 (27.3%) Power Play Goal Leader: 1 (Engvall, Spezza, Nylander) Power Play Point Leader: 2 (Spezza, Nylander) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%) Penalty Kill: 8/10 (80.0%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 31/144 (78.5%) Monday games 1 of 7 (3 home, 4 road) Back-to-Backs played 1 of 13 Record in first game of Back-to-Back 1-0-0 Record in second game of Back-to-Back 0-1-0 October games 4th of 9 (5 home, 4 road) RECENT MILESTONES
TRAVIS DERMOTT Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Apr. 24 at WPG. ALEXANDER KERFOOT Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf on Mar. 29 vs. EDM. MITCH MARNER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 24 at WPG. AUSTON MATTHEWS Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 20 at MTL. AUSTON MATTHEWS Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Feb. 8 vs. VAN, tying Charlie Conacher to become the second-fastest Maple Leaf to reach the mark at 294 games. JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 600th NHL game on March 1 at EDM.INJURIE WILLIAM NYLANDER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 18 at VAN. MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 300th NHL point with an assist on Apr. 13 vs. CGY to become the sixth defenceman in franchise history to record 300 points with the club. WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL games played, Oct. 16 vs. OTT JOHN TAVARES Skated in his 200th game as a Maple Leaf on May 12 at OTT. JOHN TAVARES Registered his 100th assist as a Maple Leaf on April 18 at VAN. JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 800th career NHL point on April 5 at CGY.
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ BRODIE 7 games away from 700 career NHL games played TJ BRODIE 1 goal away from 50 career NHL goals JACK CAMPBELL 8 wins away from 50 career NHL wins TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points PIERRE ENGVALL 7 games away from 100 career NHL games played JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Seven goals away from 50 career NHL goals ONDREJ KAŠE Three points away from 100 career NHL points DAVID KÄMPF Nine assists away from 50 career NHL assists AUSTON MATTHEWS One goal away from 200 career NHL goals ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played MORGAN RIELLY Two assists away from 250 career NHL assists
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE Q: Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: On tonight’s slow start. Sheldon Keefe: I don’t put this start even remotely in the same category as yesterday’s start and yesterday’s start we gave up grade A scoring chances, odd-man rushes and all of that. I don’t see it that way at all for us in terms of our start. You know they were out shooting us early on, but they had six point shots out of their first seven shots so nothing dangerous. We gifted them a goal so we make that big mistake and then they get a powerplay goal that they wrist one in from the point that we did 50 times tonight but it hits a body and goes in, 2-0, and then we give them another gift at the end of the first period so I don’t put this in the same category in terms of our start but it certainly wasn’t the type of period that we wanted in terms of gifting them goals. Then we had a real strong push towards the end of the first period, lots of strong chances to score ourselves and their goaltender was great. I don’t put this in the same category as yesterday in terms of our start. Q. Regarding an update on Mrazek: Sheldon Keefe: I don’t have an update at all other than he was unable to finish the game tonight. JASON SPEZZA (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST) Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: On the teams start tonight. Jason Spezza: Yeah they pushed the pace and were flipping a lot of pucks out and I think we weren’t getting enough of a good forecheck in, give them too much time to make plays and then we weren’t breaking out clean and that led to us chasing the game. Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: On his goal tonight. Jason Spezza: We knew if we got one, we’d probably get two and make it interesting. Teams generally sit back once you get a couple and tighten up a little bit so just wanted to get a goal there on the powerplay but unfortunate we get the call there against us because we were coming back on the powerplay. At that point you’re just trying to gain some momentum and the goalie played well and to get one by him opened the flood gates a little bit. JOHN TAVARES (1 ASSIST) Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: John your thoughts on the game tonight and another slow start. John Tavares: It’s not ideal being down three goals. I think we wanted to start a lot better, they came out with a lot of energy. We knew coming onto the road of a back-to-back we’d need to play a smart game and get ourselves involved early and we didn’t execute as well as we wanted to. We seemed to get our game going for periods at a time and then think we lost it during other periods. We fought hard until the end but unfortunately didn’t get the last one in. JACK CAMPBELL (10 SAVES) Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: How did you feel coming into the game? Jack Campbell: I felt good and loved the way the team never gave up – we just kept battling. Their goalie made a lot of great saves, so we’ll get back at it and be ready to go Saturday. Q. Terry Koshan, Toronto Star: What goes through your mind when you see Petr go down? Jack Campbell: It’s too bad you never want to see that on anybody, and I went through it last year and he really battled for us in the second period, so many great saves. I wish him well and I’m sure he’ll get healthy quick and be stronger than ever. WILLIAM NYLANDER (1 GOAL) Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: On second slow start in two nights. William Nylander: The slow start is getting to us, I mean, with back-to-backs your obviously going to start slow when you’ve got a fresh team playing their first game but it’s something we’ve got to work on. We battled back but we gave them more space so we’ve got to work on that. Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: On tonight’s powerplay clicking. William Nylander: I think we started bad too but then we were able to step it up in the third period which is obviously big but we’ve got to start the way we ended it.
2021-22 Matchups vs. Ottawa: Second of Four 2020-21 Record vs. Ottawa: 5-2-2 Next Game vs. Ottawa: Saturday, Jan. 1 vs. OTT Toronto Season Record: 1-1-0 Toronto Home Record: 1-0-0 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590 October 11, 2021 Adam Brooks claimed off waivers by the Montréal Canadiens. October 10, 2021 Defenceman Alex Biega and forward Kurtis Gabriel have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 9, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 6, 2021 Defencemen Carl Dahlström and Brennan Menell and forwards Brett Seney and Joey Anderson have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 5, 2021 Forward Josh Ho-Sang has been released from his PTO and has signed an AHL contract with the Marlies. Score: Maple Leafs 2, Ottawa 3 Date: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021 TOR Goals: Spezza, Nylander OTT Goals: Tierney, Ennis, Formenton TOR Goaltender: Mrázek, 23/26, .885 SV%, Campbell, 10/10, 1.000 SVV% OTT Goaltender: Forsberg, 46/48, .958% TOR Power Play: 2/5 OTT Power Play: 1/4 Date: Monday, Oct. 18, 7:00 p.m. Opponent: vs. New York Rangers Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV); TSN Radio 1050 (Radio) Auston Matthews Wrist Ilya Mikheyev Thumb Man Games Lost: 4
First Matchup between Clubs: Oct. 20, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Ottawa 3) All-Time Record: 61-56-3-13 (133 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 33-22-2-8 (65 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 27-34-1-5 (67 Games) Last Win vs. Opponent at Home: April 10, 2021 (Toronto 6, Ottawa 5) Record in Last Five Games: 2-2-1 Record in Last 10 Games: 5-3-2 Games Played: John Tavares (44), Wayne Simmonds (34), Morgan Rielly (33) Goals: Auston Matthews (23), John Tavares (11), Wayne Simmonds (10) Assists: Mitch Marner (21), John Tavares (18), Auston Matthews (16) Points: Auston Matthews (39), Mitch Marner (30), John Tavares (29) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (38), John Tavares (26), Jake Muzzin (13) Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO% Toronto .500 2.00 2.00 37.5% 87.5% 39.0 34.0 56.4% NHL Rank 13th-T 18th-T 15th-T 11th-T 8th 4th-T 9th-T 2nd Power Play: 3/8 (37.5%) Power Play Goal Leader: 1 (Engvall, Spezza, Nylander) Power Play Point Leader: 2 (Spezza, Nylander) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%) Penalty Kill: 7/8 (87.5%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 31/144 (78.5%) Saturday games 1 of 22 (10 home, 12 road) Back-to-Backs played 1 of 13 Record in first game of Back-to-Back 1-0-0 Record in second game of Back-to-Back 0-1-0 October games 3rd of 9 (5 home, 4 road)
TRAVIS DERMOTT Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Apr. 24 at WPG. ALEXANDER KERFOOT Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf on Mar. 29 vs. EDM. MITCH MARNER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 24 at WPG. AUSTON MATTHEWS Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 20 at MTL. AUSTON MATTHEWS Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Feb. 8 vs. VAN, tying Charlie Conacher to become the second-fastest Maple Leaf to reach the mark at 294 games. JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 600th NHL game on March 1 at EDM. WILLIAM NYLANDER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 18 at VAN. MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 300th NHL point with an assist on Apr. 13 vs. CGY to become the sixth defenceman in franchise history to record 300 points with the club. JOHN TAVARES Skated in his 200th game as a Maple Leaf on May 12 at OTT. JOHN TAVARES Registered his 100th assist as a Maple Leaf on April 18 at VAN. JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 800th career NHL point on April 5 at CGY. TJ BRODIE 8 games away from 700 career NHL games played TJ BRODIE 1 goal away from 50 career NHL goals JACK CAMPBELL 9 wins away from 50 career NHL wins TRAVIS DERMOTT Three points away from 50 career NHL points PIERRE ENGVALL 8 games away from 100 career NHL games played JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points ONDREJ KAŠE Seven goals away from 50 career NHL goals ONDREJ KAŠE Three points away from 100 career NHL points DAVID KÄMPF Nine assists away from 50 career NHL assists AUSTON MATTHEWS One goal away from 200 career NHL goals ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played MORGAN RIELLY Two assists away from 250 career NHL assists MORGAN RIELLY One power play goal away from 100 career NHL power play goals WAYNE SIMMONDS One game away from 950 career NHL games played
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes 2021-22 Matchups vs. Ottawa: First of Four 2020-21 Record vs. Ottawa: 5-2-2 Next Game vs. Ottawa: Saturday, Oct. 16 vs. OTT Toronto Season Record: 1-0-0 Toronto Road Record: 0-0-0 TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590 October 11, 2021 Adam Brooks claimed off waivers by the Montréal Canadiens. October 10, 2021 Defenceman Alex Biega and forward Kurtis Gabriel have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 9, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 6, 2021 Defencemen Carl Dahlström and Brennan Menell and forwards Brett Seney and Joey Anderson have been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). October 5, 2021 Forward Josh Ho-Sang has been released from his PTO and has signed an AHL contract with the Marlies. Score: Maple Leafs 2, Montréal 1 Date: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 TOR Goals: Engvall, Nylander MTL Goals: Drouin TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 31/32, .933 SV% MTL Goaltender: Allen, 28/30, .969 SV% TOR Power Play: 1/3 MTL Power Play: 0/4 Date: Saturday, Oct. 16, 7:00 p.m. Opponent: vs. Ottawa Senators Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV); Sportsnet 590 The FAN (Radio) Auston Matthews Wrist Ilya Mikheyev Thumb Man Games Lost: 2 ALL-TIME VS. OTTAWA: ACTIVE LEADERS VS. OTTAWA: 2021-22 AVERAGES &RANKINGS THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 ON THE PK IN 2021-22 FAST FACTS First Matchup between Clubs: Oct. 20, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Ottawa 3) All-Time Record: 61-55-3-13 (132 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 33-22-2-8 (65 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 27-33-1-5 (66 Games) Last Win vs. Opponent at Home: April 10, 2021 (Toronto 6, Ottawa 5) Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1 Record in Last 10 Games: 6-2-2 Games Played: John Tavares (43), Wayne Simmonds (33), Morgan Rielly (32) Goals: Auston Matthews (23), John Tavares (11), Wayne Simmonds (10) Assists: Mitch Marner (21), John Tavares (17), Auston Matthews (16) Points: Auston Matthews (39), Mitch Marner (30), John Tavares (28) Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (36), John Tavares (24), Jake Muzzin (11) Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G Toronto 1.000 2.00 1.00 33.3% 100.0% 30.0 32.0 NHL Rank — — — — — — — Power Play: 1/3 (33.3%) Power Play Goal Leader: 1 (Engvall) Power Play Point Leader: 1 (Bunting, Sandin) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%) Penalty Kill: 4/4 (100%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 31/144 (78.5%) Thursday games 0 of 16 (10 home, 6 road) Back-to-Backs played 0 of 13 Record in first game of Back-to-Back 1-0-0 Record in second game of Back-to-Back 0-0-0 October games 2nd of 9 (5 home, 4 road) RECENT MILESTONES UPCOMING MILESTONES TRAVIS DERMOTT Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Apr. 24 at WPG. ALEXANDER KERFOOT Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf on Mar. 29 vs. EDM. MITCH MARNER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 24 at WPG. AUSTON MATTHEWS Appeared in his 300th NHL game on Feb. 20 at MTL. AUSTON MATTHEWS Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Feb. 8 vs. VAN, tying Charlie Conacher to become the second-fastest Maple Leaf to reach the mark at 294 games. JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 600th NHL game on March 1 at EDM. JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf and recorded his 200th career NHL assist on Feb. 17 vs. OTT. WILLIAM NYLANDER Scored his 100th caree
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