Poor shooting and a strong closing kick by Phoenix dropped the Celtics to 2-2 on their west coast road trip with a 100-91 loss. The day was pockmarked by frigid shooting stretches, as evidenced by Kemba Walker’s struggle to find the net in a 4-for-20, 14-point performance. Jayson Tatum, with 23 points on 8-for-22 shooting,…
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Hands on his hips, Stephen Curry posed, rocked his shoulders back-and-forth and let out a roar. The dramatic variation of his trademark shimmy punctuated a deep shot from the Mavericks’ logo. This was Curry’s ninth of 11 made 3-pointers during a 57-point eruption — an all-time performance even for one of the most decorated players…
Wayne Simmonds put the Maple Leafs on the board with a power play goal at 4:42 of the first period and later scored the fifth Maple goal of the night at 3:16 of the third period. Simmonds has four goals over his last five games played. Tonight’s game is his first multi-goal and multi-point game of the season. He had one multi-goal game and two multi-point games in 2019-20.
Auston Matthews scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 14:04 of the first period and later scored the fourth Toronto goal of the game at 1:28 of the third period. Matthews has goals (8) and points (8-1-9) in six consecutive games. With goals in six consecutive games, Matthews ties his career-long goal streak set over six games between October 3, 2018 and October 13, 2018 (10 goals). Tonight’s game is his second multi-goal and fourth multi-point of the season.
Zach Hyman registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first period goal and later scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the game at 7:36 of the second period. Hyman has points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his first multi-point performance of the season. He has five points (1-4-5) in six games on home ice this season. In nine career games against Vancouver, Hyman has seven points (3-4-7).
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Simmonds’ first period goal and later recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ first period goal before picking up the secondary assist on Hyman’s second period goal. Tonight’s three assist performance ties his career high for assists in a game (3 – 14x). Marner has assists (9) and points (3-9-12) in seven consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his fourth multi-assist and seventh multi-point performance of the season. He has 11 points (4-7-11) in six games on home ice this season.
Morgan Rielly collected the secondary assist on Simmonds’ first period goal. Rielly has assists (3) in two consecutive games. He has recorded six assists over his last five games played.
Mikko Lehtonen registered the primary assist on Hyman’s second period goal and later had the primary assist on Simmonds’ third period goal. He has three assists over his last two games played. Tonight’s game is his first career multi-assist and multi-point game.
John Tavares picked up a secondary assist on Simmonds’ third period goal. Tavares has points (1-4-5) in four consecutive games. He has seven points (4-3-7) in six games on home ice this season.
Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced in the loss.
The Maple Leafs went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play tonight.
Toronto has scored at least one power play goal in 11 of the club’s 12 games this season.
At 14:45 of the second period, the Maple Leafs initiated a Coach’s Challenge to review whether the Canucks were offside prior to JT Miller’s goal. It was determined that Vancouver’s Nils Hoglander was off-side prior to JT Miller’s goal and the original call was overturned – No Goal Vancouver.
Auston Matthews won 80% (4 won, 1 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs.
Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 22 shot attempts at 5-on-5 tonight. Matthews finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 68.8% (22 for, 10 against).
John Tavares won 67% (4 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Monday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. vs. Vancouver Canucks (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
Wednesday, February 10, 7:30 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Saturday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Monday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. vs. Ottawa Senators (TSN4, TSN 1050)
Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 p.m. vs. Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
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.
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RAPTORS NOTES • The Toronto Raptors play the second game of a back-to-back set (Feb. 5-6) Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena. The Raptors have won 10 in a row over the Hawks, including the last six meetings in Atlanta. Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet averaged 25.3 and 21.3 points, respectively, in three victories vs. the Hawks last season. Saturday marks Toronto’s lone game with Atlanta during the first half of the season. The Raptors will host Atlanta twice in the second half. The Raptors are 0-2 in the second game of a back-to-back this season. • Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 33 points (12-23 FG, 9-10 FT) last night at Brooklyn. Siakam has now scored 30 or more points in three of the last four games (Jan. 29 – Feb. 5). He is averaging 26.8 points, while shooting .506 (39-77) from the field and .853 (29-34) at the free throw during this stretch. Siakam scored 30+ points once in his first 15 games. • The Raptors have won a season high-tying three straight games (Jan. 31 – Feb. 5). Over the last three games, Toronto is averaging 120.3 points and shooting .481 (130-270) from the floor. The Raptors have a +15 steal differential (32-to-17) and forced 46 opponent turnovers during the winning streak. • Kyle Lowry scored a season-high 30 points (12-18 FG, 6-9 3PT) yesterday against the Nets. Lowry needs 13 rebounds to pass Amir Johnson (2,836) for fourth on the franchise’s career rebounds list and is 16 away from passing Antonio Davis (2,839) for third. Lowry already ranks first in Raptors history in assists (4,073) and third in scoring (10.092). Only three active players are inside the top-three all-time for a team in scoring, rebounds and assists, but none of those players are currently with that team; LeBron James (Cleveland), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) and Marc Gasol (Memphis). • The Raptors continue a six-game road trip (Jan. 31 – Feb. 11) – their longest in the first half – Saturday at Atlanta. Toronto is on the road for 11 days as Super Bowl LV festivities take over the Tampa area. The Raptors will play 10-of-15 games on the road in the month of February. Toronto visits the Hawks having won consecutive road games (Feb. 2-5) for the first time this season. • Toronto scored a season-best 64 points in the paint Friday at Brooklyn. The Raptors have now scored 50 or more points in the paint in three of their last four games (Jan. 29 – Feb. 5), averaging 52.0 points during this span. Toronto currently ranks 26th in the NBA averaging 41.5 points in the paint this season. • Fred VanVleet scored a franchise record 54 points (17-23 FG, 11-14 3PT, 9-9 FT) Feb. 2 at Orlando, surpassing the previous record of 52 set by DeMar DeRozan on Jan. 1, 2018 vs. Milwaukee (OT). FVanVleet became just the fourth player in Raptors history to record a 50-point game, joining Vince Carter (51 – Feb. 27, 2000 vs. Phoenix, Terrence Ross (51 – Ja. 25, 2014 vs. L.A. Clippers) and DeRozan.
Joe Thornton (70), TJ Brodie (37), Jake Muzzin (33)
GOALS:
Joe Thornton (18), John Tavares (10), Jason Spezza (9)
ASSISTS:
Joe Thornton (56), TJ Brodie (12), John Tavares (11)
POINTS:
Joe Thornton (74), John Tavares (21), Jason Spezza (19)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Joe Thornton (51), Jake Muzzin (24), Wayne Simmonds (23)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS TEAM STATS
TORONTO
VANCOUVER
GOALS FOR (Rank):
40 (4th)
47 (1st)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
32 (20th)
55 (31st)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
14/35 [40.0%] (t-1st)
8/49 [16.3%] (19th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
31/41 [75.6%] (23rd)
49/61 [80.3%] (14th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):
30.5 (t-15th)
30.4 (18th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):
26.8 (6th)
36.1 (31st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
458 (t-9th)
556 (1st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
51.8% (11th)
46.3% (29th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
53.6% (4th)
52.3% (7th)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS NOTES
First Matchup between Clubs:
Oct. 11, 1970 (Vancouver 5, Toronto 3)
All-Time Record:
62-62-22-3 (149 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:
36-25-11-1 (73 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:
26-37-11-2 (76 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:
Feb. 4, 2021 (Toronto 7, Vancouver 3)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
8 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
11 (Marner)
POINTS
17 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS
6 (Marner, Tavares)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
N/A
PIMs
22 (Simmonds)
SHOTS
46 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
63.5% (Spezza)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
66.3% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS
17 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS
9 (Muzzin)
HITS
21 (Holl)
TOI PER GAME
23:45 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
3:02 (Rielly)
SH TOI PER GAME
3:55 (Holl)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Tied for third in the NHL in wins (6).- Ninth among NHL goaltenders in saves made (218).- Has an 11-2-5 record with a 1.63 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage in 18 career games against Vancouver.
TJ Brodie
– Averaging 18:51 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Fourth among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-4-4).- Tied for second among Maple Leafs in slap shots taken (4).
Justin Holl
– Ranks 17th among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:10) with a shot attempt percentage of 56.2%.- Tied for 18th among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:10) with a goals for percentage of 64.7%.- Ranks third among right-handed NHL defencemen in shorthanded ice time per game (3:55).
Zach Hyman
– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:49).- Has the highest on-ice goals for percentage (66.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.- One of 18 forwards in the NHL to start average over 12:00 minutes per game (14:25) of 5-on-5 ice time and start 40% or fewer of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (40.0%), while having a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage above 50% (51.9%).
Alex Kerfoot
– One of five Maple Leafs to average over 1:00 in ice timer per game on the power play (1:01) and 1:00 per game on the penalty kill (1:44).- Ranks seventh among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (20.3).
Mitch Marner
– Ranks third among NHLers in points (6-11-17).- Tied for the NHL lead in even-strength goals (6).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (23:05).- Has played 44.0% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.
Auston Matthews
– Tied for second in the NHL in goals (8).- Averaging 21:48 in time on ice per game, which ranks eighth among NHL forwards.- Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.9%).- Ranks second in the NHL in shots on goal (46).
Ilya Mikheyev
– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:13).- Has an average of 19.7 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks fourth among NHLers who have played at least 20 minutes of shorthanded ice time.
Jake Muzzin
– Ranks 10th among NHL skaters in shorthanded ice time per game (3:48).- Ranks 26th among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes per game in 5-on-5 ice time in shot attempts per 60 minutes (11.94).- Has the highest on-ice goals for percentage among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in every game this season (64.7%).
William Nylander
– Has the third highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (2.93) among Toronto skaters.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 57.6%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs forwards.- Has recorded six points (2-7-9) in five games on home ice this season.- Tied his career high for assists in a game and points in a game with his three assists performance on February 4 vs. Vancouver
Morgan Rielly
– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:45).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in assists (8).- Has eight points (1-7-8) in 14 career games against Vancouver.
Jason Spezza
– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (4.23) among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least five games.- Recorded his eighth career hat trick on February 4 vs. Vancouver.
John Tavares
– One of 34 NHLers to have appeared in at least 10 games while averaging at least a point per game (5-6-11).- Tied for third in the NHL in power play goals (4).- Has been on the ice for a team-high nine power play goals, which leads the Maple Leafs and is tied for the 12th most in the NHL.- Has the third-highest faceoff win percentage (60.4%) among NHLers who have taken at least 150 faceoffs (164).
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Zach Hyman
Points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Mitch Marner
Assists (8) and Points (3-8-11) in six consecutive games.
Auston Matthews
Goals (6) and points (6-1-7) in five consecutive games.
STREAKING: Joe Harris has made at least one 3-pointer in a Nets franchise-record 54 straight home games, dating to 2/25/19 vs. San Antonio. LAST THREE: Since scoring a season-low-tying six points and seeing his franchise-record 79-game streak with at least one 3-pointer made end on 1/27 at Atlanta, Harris has averaged 21.0 ppg (.561 FG), 2.0 rpg and 3.3 apg in 33.1 mpg in his last three games, scoring 20+ points twice and shooting 16-of-29 (.552) from 3-point range. 1/31 at WAS: Harris scored a career-high-tying 30 points (also: 3/25/18 vs. Cleveland) and made a career-high 8-of-13 3FG in 32 minutes. Harris is the seventh player in franchise history to make eight or more 3-pointers in a game (a total of 11 times), and the first since D’Angelo Russell sank 8-of-12 from distance on 1/18/19 at Orlando. SCORING: Brooklyn is 8-2 this season in games that Harris has tallied 15+ points in (5-1 when Harris scores 20+ points).
Fred VanVleet has made at least one 3-pointer in a Raptors franchise-record 53 straight games entering Friday. He made 11-for-14 shots from beyond the arc in scoring a franchise-record 54 points Tuesday against the Orlando Magic.
CLOSING TIME Kevin Durant (8.4), James Harden (8.3) and Kyrie Irving (8.2) are first, second and third in the league in fourth-quarter scoring this season. Next-highest: 7.3 points (Beal and Lillard). Since quarter stats were first tracked (1996-97), the highest fourth-quarter ppg a Net has ever posted was 7.3 fourth-quarter ppg for Vince Carter in 2005-06.
• PG FROM THREE: On 1/3 at Phoenix, Paul George had his 10th game as Clipper with at least six three-pointers made. George passed J.J. Redick for the most such games in franchise history. On 2/3 at Cleveland, George was 8-for-9 from beyond the arc. It was the seventh instance in franchise history that a player had made at least eight three-pointers. George is the only player in franchise history to achieve the feat twice. George currently is first in the NBA in 3P% (.478, min 7.0 attempts) and fifth in three-pointers made (67). • LAST 13: The Clippers are 11-2 in their last 12 games. Since 1/10 the Clippers have the second-best record in the NBA, rank first in 3P% (.431), tied for first in plus/minus differential (13.3) and net rating (13.1), second in FT% (.851) and offensive rating (120.5), are third in points (118.8) and FG% (.491) and have the fourth-least amount of turnovers (11.9). • THIRD QUARTER DOMINANCE: The Clippers are one of the best teams in the NBA in the third quarter. In the third frame the Clippers rank first in plus/minus differential (4.7), 3P% (.485) and points (31.0), second in FG% (.525) and third in FT% (.850). • HOLDING LEADS: The Clippers are 16-2 this season when building a lead of at least 10 points. LA is the only team in the NBA this season to not lose consecutive games. • BEYOND THE ARC: On 1/10 vs. Chicago, the Clippers were 20-for-38 (52.6%) from beyond the arc. It was the fifth game in franchise history that the Clippers have made at least 20 three-pointers. Kawhi Leonard was 7-for-9 from the three-point line which tied his career high. Leonard was 5-for-5 in the third quarter alone, which was the most three-pointers he has made in a single quarter in his career. On 1/28 at Miami, the Clippers made nine three-pointers in the third quarter which was tied for the most three-pointers made in a single quarter in franchise history. On 2/3 at Cleveland, the Clippers made 20 three-pointers for the sixth time in franchise history and second time this season. The Clippers lead the NBA in 3P% (.423) and in most games shooting at least 50% from beyond the arc (6), and are second in most games with at least 15 three-pointers made (14). LA had a five-game streak with at least 15 three-pointers made (1/10 – 1/20) which was the longest such streak in franchise history. • HOT START: The Clippers went 4-1 through the first five games of the season. It is the 11th time in franchise history the Clippers have at least four wins in the teams’ first five games and the first time since 2017-18. The Clippers improved to 11-4 on 1/20 vs. Sacramento which is the third-best 15-game start in franchise history (13-2, 2016-17; 12-3, 1974-75). LA improved to 15-5 on 1/29 at Orlando which is tied for the second-best 20-game start in franchise history (16-4, 1974-75; 15-5, 2014-15 and 2016-17). • HOME SWEET HOME: The Clippers are currently on a five-game home win streak and have the fourth-best home record in the NBA at 8-2. At home, LA ranks second in 3P% (.411) and FT% (.837), third in plus/minus differential (7.4) and ninth in points (115.1). • DYNAMIC DUO: Paul George (24.4) and Kawhi Leonard (26.2) are the fourth-highest scoring duo in the NBA so far this season. • PERFECT FROM THE STRIPE: On 1/6 at Golden State, the Clippers were a perfect 25-for-25 from the free-throw line which was the third-most free-throws made without a miss in a game in franchise history. This is the 24th time in franchise history that the Clippers were perfect from the free-throw line. The last time an NBA team made at least 25 free-throws while remaining perfect was the Chicago Bulls on 2/2/19 at Charlotte. LA currently leads the NBA in FT% (.849). • KAWHI: Kawhi Leonard is the winningest player in NBA regular-season history with a 408-135 (.751) record.
CELTICS NOTES
LAST GAME SACRAMENTO 116, BOSTON 111 – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA (2/3/21) Jayson Tatum missed a game-tying three pointer with the clock winding down as the C’s fell to the Kings 116-111…Tatum finished with a game-high 27 points to go along with 10 assists and nine rebounds…Tristan Thompson added a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds while Jaylen Brown added 21 points, three rebounds and four assists…Daniel Theis added 11 points and four assists…The Kings were led by De’Aaron Fox and his 26 points and 11 assists while Harrison Barnes added 24 points and six assists…Tyrese Haliburton scored 21 off of the bench for Sacramento as well.
BROWN GOES OFF AGAINST CLEVELAND… Jaylen Brown netted 33 points on 13-of-20 shooting in just 19:14 of game time against Cleveland on Jan. 24 en route to the C’s 141-103 win…It was the most points scored by a player in under 20 minutes of game time during the shot clock era. TATUM NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK… Jayson Tatum was named the Eastern Conference’s Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 10 when he averaged 33.0 points to go along with 5.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists while shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 52.0 percent from three…It was the second time in Tatum’s career that he was named Player of the Week and the first time during the 2020-21 season. BROWN/TATUM ENTER ELITE SCORING DUOS THROUGH FIRST 10 GAMES… Jayson Tatum (269) and Jaylen Brown (263) have each surpassed the 250+ point mark through the first ten games of the 2020-21 season…They became just the third pair of teammates in the past 20 seasons to each record 250 or more points in their team’s first ten games…They join Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant (2001-02) and Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant (3x, 2016-17 through 2018-19). PRITCHARD HAS IMPRESSIVE GAME OFF BENCH AGAINST TORONTO… Payton Pritchard had 23 points and eight assists on 8-of-13 shooting against Toronto on Jan. 4…According to the Elias Sports Bureau he is just the fifth Celtic rookie since 1970-71 to have at least 20 points and five assists while shooting 60% from the field coming off of the bench. TATUM AND BROWN SHOW OUT IN SEASON OPENER EACH NETTING 30+ POINTS… Jayson Tatum recorded 30 points including the game-winning three-pointer while Jaylen Brown added 33 points on opening night against Milwaukee on Dec. 23…According to the Elias Sports Bureau they are the first duo in C’s history to record 30 points or more in the season opening game in franchise history. TEAGUE POSTS TERRIFIC GAME OFF THE BENCH FOR C’S IN OPENER… Jeff Teague made his presence felt in his first game as a Celtics becoming the first Celtics reserve to tally at least 19 points and four three-pointers in the team’s opening game since Walter McCarty on Nov. 2, 1999….Teague finished the game against Milwaukee on Dec. 23 with 19 points and a perfect 4-for-4 from three.
Auston Matthews opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 2:55 of the first period and later scored the third Toronto goal of the game at 3:04 of the second period. Matthews has goals (6) and points (6-1-7) in five consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Matthews’ first multi-goal and third multi-point performance of 2020-21. He has 10 points (7-3-10) in nine career games against Vancouver. Matthews has registered at least one point in nine of his 10 games played this season. He has five points (3-2-5) in four games on home ice.
Jason Spezza scored the second Maple Leafs goal of the night on the power play at 10:14 of the first period and later scored the fourth Maple Leafs goal of the night at 8:44 of the second period before completing the hat trick at 4:34 of the third period. Tonight’s game is his eighth career hat trick and his first since April 9, 2016 vs. Nashville as a member of the Dallas Stars. Spezza has seven points (4-3-7) over his last five games played. He has five points (3-2-5) in five games on home ice. He has 19 points (9-10-17) in 29 career games against the Canucks.
John Tavares scored the fifth Toronto goal of the game at 17:56 of the second period. Tavares has points (1-3-4) in three consecutive games. He has six points (4-2-6) in five games on home ice this season. In 17 career games against the Canucks, he has recorded 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists).
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first period goal and later registered the primary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Marner has assists (8) and points (2-8-10) in six consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Marner’s third multi-assist and sixth multi-point game of the season. He has seven points (3-4-7) in five games on home ice this season. In two games against the Canucks in 2019-20, he recorded three assists.
Jake Muzzin collected the secondary assist on Matthews’ first period goal and later had the secondary assist on Spezza’s third period goal. Muzzin has assists (3) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his first multi-assist and multi-point game of the season. He has recorded five points (1-4-5) over his last five games played.
Morgan Rielly recorded the primary assist on Spezza’s first period goal and later collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Tonight’s game is Rielly’s third multi-assist and multi-point game of the season. Rielly has eight assists over his last five games played. He has eight points (1-7-8) in 14 career games against the Canucks.
William Nylander picked up the secondary assist on Spezza’s first period goal and later registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal before recording the primary assist on Spezza’s third period goal. Nylander has points (2-3-5) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Nylander’s second multi-assist and third multi-point performance of 2020-21. He has nine points (2-7-9) in five games at Scotiabank Arena this season.
Nic Petan registered the primary assist on Spezza’s second period goal. Petan’s assist is his first point of the 2020-21 season. He had three assists in 16 appearances with the Maple Leafs in 2019-20, while also recording 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 25 games with the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Travis Boyd picked up the secondary assist on Spezza’s second period goal and later recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s third period goal. Boyd has recorded a goal and three assists in three games played this season. Tonight’s game is his first multi-assist and first multi-point game of 2020-21. He had one multi-assist and multi-point game in 2019-20 as a member of the Washington Capitals. Tonight’s game is his first as a Maple Leaf at Scotiabank Arena.
Zach Bogosian registered the primary assist on Marner’s third period goal. Bogosian’s assist is his first point as a Maple Leaf. He had a goal and six assists in 27 games between Buffalo and Tampa Bay last season.
Frederik Andersen stopped 16 of the 19 shots he faced to earn his sixth win of the season.
The Maple Leafs went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play tonight.
Toronto has scored at least one power play goal in 10 of the club’s 11 games this season.
Toronto’s line of Alex Kerfoot, Ilya Mikheyev and Jimmy Vesey were the lone Toronto skaters to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
Travis Dermott (leg) left tonight’s game due to injury and did not return.
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 22 shot attempts at 5-on-5 tonight. Rielly finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 73.3% (22 for, 8 against).
Jason Spezza won 80% (4 won, 1 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Saturday, February 6, 7:00 p.m. vs. Vancouver Canucks (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Monday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. vs. Vancouver Canucks (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
Wednesday, February 10, 7:30 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Saturday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Monday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. vs. Ottawa Senators (TSN4, TSN 1050)
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.
SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪ TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus VANCOUVER
ALL-TIME RECORD:
61-62-22-3 (148 Games)
ALL-TIME AT HOME:
35-25-11-1 (72 Games)
2019-20:
2-0-0
LAST FIVE:
4-0-1
LAST 10:
7-1-2
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus VANCOUVER
GAMES PLAYED:
Joe Thornton (70), TJ Brodie (36), Jake Muzzin (32)
GOALS:
Joe Thornton (18), John Tavares (9), Auston Matthews (5)
ASSISTS:
Joe Thornton (56), TJ Brodie (12), John Tavares (11)
POINTS:
Joe Thornton (74), John Tavares (20), TJ Brodie (12)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Joe Thornton (51), Jake Muzzin (24), Wayne Simmonds (18)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS TEAM STATS
TORONTO
VANCOUVER
GOALS FOR (Rank):
33 (9th)
44 (t-1st)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
29 (t-15th)
48 (t-30th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
13/30 [43.3%] (1st)
7/47 [14.9%] (21st)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
30/39 [76.9%] (23rd)
45/56 [80.4%] (13th)
SHOTS (Rank):
299 (12th)
406 (1st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
414 (13th)
530 (1st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
50.8% (t-14th)
46.9% (t-25th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
53.32% (4th)
52.9% (6th)
MAPLE LEAFS – CANUCKS NOTES
First Matchup between Clubs:
Oct. 11, 1970 (Vancouver 5, Toronto 3)
All-Time Record:
61-62-22-3 (148 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:
35-25-11-1 (72 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:
26-37-11-2 (76 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:
Feb. 29, 2020 (Toronto 4, Vancouver 2)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
6 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
9 (Marner)
POINTS
14 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS
6 (Marner, Tavares)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
N/A
PIMs
17 (Simmonds)
SHOTS
39 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
62.7% (Spezza)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
66.3% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS
17 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS
9 (Muzzin)
HITS
20 (Holl)
TOI PER GAME
23:32 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
2:56 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME
4:01 (Holl)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Tied for fourth in the NHL in wins (5).- Ninth among NHL goaltenders in saves made (199).- Has an 10-2-5 record with a 1.55 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in 17 career games against Vancouver.
TJ Brodie
– Averaging 18:28 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto defencemen.- Tied for third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-4-4).- Tied for second among Maple Leafs in slap shots taken (4).
Justin Holl
– Tied for 20th among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:07) with a shot attempt percentage of 55.5%.- Tied for seventh among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:07) with a goals for percentage of 61.5%.- Leads right-handed NHL defencemen in shorthanded ice time per game (4:01).
Zach Hyman
– Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:57).- Has the highest on-ice goals for percentage (63.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.- One of 12 forwards in the NHL to start average over 12:00 minutes per game (14:34) of 5-on-5 ice time and start fewer than 40% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (37.0%), while having a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage above 50% (51.8%).
Alex Kerfoot
– Averaging 1.68 penalties drawn per 60 minutes of ice time, which leads the Maple Leafs.- Has won 55.6% (10 won, 8 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
Mitch Marner
– Tied for third among NHLers in points (5-9-14).- Tied for third in the NHL in even-strength goals (5).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (23:28).- Has played 44.2% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.
Auston Matthews
– Tied for seventh in the NHL in goals (6).- Averaging 22:15 in time on ice per game, which is tied for fourth among NHL forwards.- Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.6%).- Tied for seventh in the NHL in shots on goal (39).
Ilya Mikheyev
– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:16).- Has an average of 18.6 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks sixth among NHLers who have played at least 20 minutes of shorthanded ice time.
Jake Muzzin
– Ranks 11th among NHL skaters in shorthanded ice time per game (3:53).- Ranks 20th among NHL defencemen who average at least 15 minutes per game in 5-on-5 ice time in shot attempts per 60 minutes (12.55).- Has the highest on-ice goals for percentage among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in every game this season (64.3%).
William Nylander
– Has the second highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (2.28) among Toronto skaters.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 56.4%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs forwards.- Has recorded six points (2-4-6) in four games on home ice this season.
Morgan Rielly
– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:32).- Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in assists (6).- Has six points (1-5-6) in 13 career games against Vancouver.
Jason Spezza
– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (2.95) among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least five games.
John Tavares
– One of 27 NHLers to have appeared in at least 10 games while averaging at least a point per game (4-6-10).- Tied for second in the NHL in power play goals (4).- Has been on the ice for a team-high eight power play goals, which leads the Maple Leafs and is tied for the 15th most in the NHL.- Has the third-highest faceoff win percentage (60.3%) among NHLers who have taken at least 150 faceoffs (151).
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Mitch Marner
Assists (6) and Points (2-6-8) in five consecutive games.
Auston Matthews
Goals (4) and points (4-1-5) in four consecutive games.
BLUE JAYS ANNOUNCE 2021 MAJOR LEAGUE COACHING STAFF
The TorontoBlue Jays today announce the club’s 2021 Major League Coaching staff that will be working with third-year manager, Charlie Montoyo.
Dave Hudgens, Bench Coach
Guillermo Martinez, Hitting Coach
Pete Walker, Pitching Coach
Mark Budzinski, First Base Coach
Luis Rivera, Third Base Coach
Matt Buschmann, Director of Pitching Development & Bullpen Coach
John Schneider, Major League Coach
Gil Kim, Director, Player Development
Dante Bichette will remain with the club as a Special Assistant and continue to have an impact on players throughout multiple levels of the organization.