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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (35-24-9 – 79 Points) vs.

ANAHEIM DUCKS (27-32-8 – 62 Points)

MARCH 6, 2020 ▪ 10:00 PM EST

HONDA CENTER (ANAHEIM, CA) ▪
TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus ANAHEIM

ALL-TIME RECORD:	28-11-5-1 (45 Games)
ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD:	11-8-1-0 (20 Games)
2019-20:	1-0-0
LAST FIVE:	5-0-0
LAST 10:	7-3-0

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus ANAHEIM

GAMES PLAYED:	Kyle Clifford (45), Jake Muzzin (30), Jason Spezza (24)
GOALS:	John Tavares (10), Kyle Clifford (4), Auston Matthews (4)
ASSISTS:	Jake Muzzin (12), Jason Spezza (11), John Tavares (10)
POINTS:	John Tavares (20), Jake Muzzin (14), Jason Spezza (13)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Kyle Clifford (83), Jake Muzzin (12), John Tavares (8)

MAPLE LEAFS – DUCKS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	ANAHEIM
GOALS FOR (Rank):	234 (1st)	169 (29th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	219 (28th)	213 (t-25th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	43/187 [23.0%] (7th)	25/175 [14.3%] (31st)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	144/187 [77.0%] (t-24th)	154/200 [77.0%] (t-24th)
SHOTS (Rank):	2235 (3rd)	2010 (27th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	3376 (t-2nd)	2978 (17th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	52.1% (6th)	48.4% (24th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	52.6% (3rd)	50.4% (12th)

MAPLE LEAFS – DUCKS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	November 17, 1993 (Toronto 4, Anaheim 3)
All-Time Record:	28-11-5-1 (45 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	17-3-4-1 (25 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	11-8-1-0 (20 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	November 16, 2018 (Toronto 2, Anaheim 1 OT)

MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. DUCKS

Frederik Andersen	Selected by Anaheim in the third round (87th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Appeared in 125 Games for the Ducks from 2013-16.
Jack Campbell	First NHL game (October 20, 2013 DAL at Anaheim) First game as a Maple Leaf (February 7, 2020 vs. Anaheim) First win as a Maple Leaf (February 7, 2020 vs. Anaheim)
Kyle Clifford	First game as a Maple Leaf (February 7, 2020 vs. Anaheim)
Zach Hyman	200th NHL game (November 16, 2018 at Anaheim)
Jake Muzzin	300th NHL game (November 1, 2016 (LAK) vs. Anaheim) First goal as a Maple Leaf (February 4, 2019 vs. Anaheim) First point as a Maple Leaf (Assist) (February 4, 2019 vs. Anaheim)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	46 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	49 (Marner)
POINTS	79 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS	24 (Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs	40 (Muzzin)
SHOTS	279 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	55.3% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	54.6% (Nylander)
BLOCKED SHOTS	110 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS	74 (Matthews)
HITS	109 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	24:15 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:10 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:50 (Ceci)

MAPLE LEAFS SNAPSHOTS

Faceoffs	– The Maple Leafs rank third among NHL teams in faceoff win percentage (52.6%) and are third among NHL teams in offensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.0%).
Goals by Strength	– The Maple Leafs hold the NHL lead in goals scored at 5-on-5 (159).
Goals by Period	– Toronto is second in the NHL in goals scored in the second period (86) and are tied for sixth in the NHL in goals scored in the third period (77).
Power Play	– The Maple Leafs are tied for the fewest power play opportunities (187) among NHL teams that have scored at least 40 power play goals (43).
Penalty Kill	– Toronto has been shorthanded 187 times this season, which is the eighth-fewest times shorthanded in the NHL.
Scoring First	– Toronto has a .767 win percentage when scoring first, which is tied for the fourth-highest in the NHL.

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for third among NHL goaltenders in wins (28).- Ranks fourth in the NHL in saves (1,402).- Is 2-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage in four career games against Anaheim.- Has a 16-6-0 record on the road in 2019-20, with a 2.65 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage
Tyson Barrie	– Has eight multi-assist games, which is tied for the fourth-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for third among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (12). – Averages 14.26 shot attempts per game at 5-on-5, which is the fifth-highest average among NHL defencemen who have played in at least 50 games.- Ranks 17th among NHL defencemen in 5-on-5 time on ice per game (18:18).- Ranks 15th among NHL defencemen in slap shots taken (56).
Jack Campbell	– Has a 3-1-1 record with a .913 save percentage and a 2.73 goals-against average since being acquired by the Maple Leafs.- Has an 11-10-1 record in 25 career games against Pacific Division opponents with a 2.49 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage.
Kyle Clifford	– Tied for eighth among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.0%). – Averages 14.90 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks 19th among left wingers.- Ranks 10.38 hits per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks 28th among NHL skaters.
Pierre Engvall	– Sixth among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 40 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.4%). – Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 53.5 percent at 5-on-5, which is the sixth highest among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 40 games.- Ranks third among rookie forwards who have skated in 40 games in 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 minutes (13.90).
Justin Holl	– Has started the seventh-lowest percentage of his 5-on-5 shifts (41.9%) in the offensive zone among right-handed defencemen.- Ranks second in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.0%) among NHL defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (42.0%).- Tied for the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (52.7%) among NHL defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (42.0%) of their shifts in the offensive zone.
Zach Hyman	– Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.76).- Fourth among Toronto forwards in even-strength time on ice per game (16:08).- Ranks third among Toronto forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (1:48).
Kasperi Kapanen	– Has drawn 20 penalties this season and taken eight, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+12) and ranks tied for 13th among NHL forwards.- Fourth among Maple Leafs and tied for 14th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.23) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 21 (9-12-21) of his 36 points on the road this season.
Alex Kerfoot	– Ranks second among Toronto skaters who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.26) at 5-on-5.- Eighth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (8-17-25).- Tied for second among Maple Leafs in primary assists at 5-on-5 (11).
Mitch Marner	– Ranks 10th among NHL skaters in assists (49).- Has 12 multi-assist games, which is tied for the seventh-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.14 points per game, which is the 17th-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.74 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is 13th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Ninth in the NHL with 31 primary assists.- Tied for fifth among NHL forwards in time on ice per game (21:31)
Auston Matthews	– Third among NHL skaters in goals (46).- Leads the NHL with 35 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (30).- Tied for first in the NHL in wrist shot goals (27).- Tied for second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- Tied for sixth in the NHL in multi-point games (25).- Ninth among NHL skaters in points (46-33-79).- Fourth in the NHL with 279 shots on goal.
William Nylander	– Leads the Maple Leafs and is tied for fifth among NHLers in game-winning goals (7).- Tied for 12th in the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (19).- Tied for seventh among NHL forwards who average 14:00 per game (14:31) in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.6%).- Has 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 33 games on the road this season.
Rasmus Sandin	– Ranks ninth among rookie defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games in points per 60 minutes of ice time (1.02) at 5-on-5. – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.0 percent, which ranks fifth among rookie defencemen who have skated in at least 10 games.
Jason Spezza	– Averaging 2.03 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fourth-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 0.79 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 50 games.- Averaging 1.24 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is tied for the third-highest average among Toronto skaters.
John Tavares	– Tied for 22nd among NHL skaters in multi-point games (17).- Ranks 10th among NHL centres in 5-on-5 ice time per game (15:29).- Ranks 13th in the NHL in faceoff wins (598)- Has recorded 13 points (6-7-13) in 14 games against Pacific Division teams.- Has 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 32 games on the road.- Had two goals and an assist against Anaheim on February 7.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

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UPCOMING MILESTONES

Mitch Marner	Two games from 300 NHL games
Jason Spezza	One assist from 600 assists

RECENT MILESTONES

Zach Hyman	300th NHL game (March 5 at Los Angeles)
Kasperi Kapanen	200th NHL game (March 5 at Los Angeles)

INJURY REPORT

Cody Ceci (Ankle)	On injured reserve.
Andreas Johnsson (Knee)	On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)	On injured reserve.
Jake Muzzin (Hand)	Sustained a broken hand on February 25 at Tampa Bay.
Morgan Rielly (Foot)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 192

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

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(33-24) INDIANA PACERS, 81 VS. (42-15) TORONTO RAPTORS, 127 SCOTIABANK ARENA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020

TORONTO RAPTORS QUOTES

NICK NURSE (HEAD COACH)

On this being the best game you have played start to finish in a long time … Probably, yeah. Flying and executing the coverages, the ball was popping and every single guy that went in there was on, ready to go.

On the teams defence … Well, the defence starts with a lot of desire to do it, so there is want to out of this group to play it. Then it becomes how connected can these guys all be, it is hard to play if all five guys aren’t doing it. There are a lot of coverages and things and it takes a lot of connectivity between five guys. Just play hard and get some confidence, its builds momentum, you start jarring a few loose and the energy keeps rolling, you start making some good plays and tough shots and confidence builds.

On Kyle Lowry being a big factor in the defensive play … For sure, and I think again that I say this a lot, his compete level, I’ve never coached or seen anybody play as hard as this guy does in basketball. It is the ultimate compliment and it rubs off on the other guys. Not only does he do it that way, he plays it smart, he knows the coverages, he knows the opponents, he studies film, he gives his body up. All those things kind of transfer to the other guys I believe. Leadership.

On Pascal Siakam passing out of the post … I thought tonight he really was ready for them to swarm him and come at him and his timing was awesome. Sometimes you get caught in between your move and you are not quite to your move and then there are too many bodies there. He was working to score and when the nest person came the timing of what he was doing was pretty good. Impeccable really.

On getting the sense it will be a big night the way the game started … Well, I try not to. A lot of times its fool’s gold or games change pretty quickly. A lot of times you start 14-2 and you end up 24-22 at the quarter or something like that, so you don’t get too carried away. It was one of those where it just kept extending and there was not too many moments. There was one little lapse to start the second, where we turned it over, a little lapse to start the third where we didn’t stop them for about three or four possessions, but we answered a couple and after that there wasn’t any. There were some mistakes and there is going to be, but most of the time it was hard playing mistakes.

KYLE LOWRY (16 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds)

At what point in the first quarter did you start to see how this game was going to go? We played well. Our defence played well. They missed some shots early, missed some layups. We played them physical and kept our pace up. It was a good start for us.

Is this the ideal game you’d like to have as a team? I think every game is different. We came out and we played well. We made shots and they missed a lot of shots. We were physical. It’s something you can learn something from each game. Our third quarter start wasn’t good enough for us. We had a couple lulls in that third quarter that we didn’t like. These are the type of the games when you are a good team you have to continue to keep going and going and building and building. We had a couple of lax moments, but we figured a way out to keep it going and to keep building on it.

SERGE IBAKA (15 points, 15 rebounds)

On tonight’s game… We set the tone early. Normally when we start good like this, we relax. Tonight, as a team, we did a great job of focusing on us and keep working together.

Has your game improved because of the increase in minutes and touches? I feel like my teammates have been doing a great job of looking for me, especially my two point guards, Kyle and Freddie, so it’s big when you get a couple of touches on offence. It gets you loose and in your zone.

How much better is Pascal getting in recognizing when the help is coming? As good as Pascal is in the post it’s going to happen a lot. It’s on him to read that. We also have to do better job, sometimes they double and he tries to find us. We have to a better job of moving to make it easier for him. That’s what I did tonight. He kept feeding me.

Do you feel more comfortable cutting around him now when he’s in the post? I think some games I kind of hesitate. The good thing about watching film is that you learn from that. We watch film. The coaches keep telling me if your guys go, you are to go. I’m going to keep working on that and keep watching tape to get better and better.

(33-24) INDIANA PACERS, 81 VS. (42-15) TORONTO RAPTORS, 127 SCOTIABANK ARENA SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2020

INDIANA PACERS QUOTES

NATE MCMILLAN (HEAD COACH)

On from the start of the game, you were overwhelmed… That’s a wakeup call, man. I mean that team is playing for something big and they showed us what February, March, April, if you can get into May and June, what it’s going to look like, and what you got to play against. They jumped on us, they came with the intensity, they play with a sense of urgency. That team is connected out there. We’re back on our heels from the start of this game. Its NBA basketball, and we got to get to that level.

How do you get this team to respond Tuesday night? This is about pride. You get kicked like this, the response is come out and play basketball, it’s as simple as that. We’ve got to play with more energy, more effort, more connection, more of everything. It’s as simple as that.

At times you have been able to overcome slow starts, this was just too big, wasn’t it? Again, that team, they’re champions and they’re playing great basketball on both ends of the floor. Tonight, they jumped on us and really everything we had to get we had to earn it. Really never got a rhythm or was able to get anything going defensively, never was able to get any stops. This is the type of basketball we got to expect to see the rest of the season. Teams are playing for positioning; this team is playing for home court and to win the East. Some of these teams that are not in the race, those guys are going to be playing for jobs. So you are going to see this type of intensity going down the stretch and you got to be ready for it.

JEREMY LAMB (five points, one assists, one steal)

Is the injury serious? I’m not sure. Hopefully it’s not too serious and I can get right back on the court, but I just have to wait on it.

What’s it like? It’s sore (and) swelling, so I just have to wait on it. I mean, I don’t have much to say. I don’t really know. Nothing was cracked or nothing like that, but (I) just have to wait on it at this point.

Do you think the play was dangerous? No. I’m not upset about it. He tried to make a play on it and that happens all the time. He bumped me in the air and I hung on the rim, so I don’t think it was dirty or nothing like that. It just happens, and obviously looking back on it, I probably should have not hung on the rim or I don’t know, try to slow him up or something, lay it up, whatever it was. I missed so many layups already, so I was like, “I’m dunking this to make sure it goes in.” Just a freak accident.

DOMANTAS SABONIS (14 points, 11 rebounds, five assists)

On tonight’s game… We just didn’t come out ready to play. As you saw the first three minutes we dug ourselves a hole and couldn’t get out of it.

Did you have trouble with their pressure? I feel like at the beginning we were down like 10 or 15, but we were getting open looks. We just weren’t converting, even easy ones under the basket, and then as the game went on, we just couldn’t even get open.

Does it feel like the same issues are persisting this month? Yeah. Nate has been saying ever since the All-Star break (that) every game is going to be different. Everyone is fighting for position. It’s going to be tough and today we just thought we could come out here and beat the champions, and you just can’t do that in this league.

CAROLINA HURRICANES (35-22-4 – 74 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-23-8 – 72 Points)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2020

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
CAROLINA	0	4	2	–	6
TORONTO	1	2	0	–	3

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Alex Kerfoot put the Maple Leafs on the board at 19:24 of the first period. Kerfoot has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. He has a goal and an assist in two games against the Hurricanes. He has six points (1-5-6) in 12 games during the month of February.
• Tyson Barrie registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal before adding the primary assist on Engvall’s second period goal. Tonight’s game is Barrie’s sixth multi-assist and 10th multi-point game of the season. Barrie has four points (1-3-4) in two games against the Hurricanes this season.
• William Nylander had the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Nylander has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. He has 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 19 games against Metropolitan Division teams this season. He has eight points (3-5-8) in 10 games played during the month of February.
• Jake Muzzin registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s first period goal. Muzzin has assists (5) in four consecutive games and points (2-5-7) in five consecutive games. He has registered 10 (1-9-10) of his 22 points in 15 games against Metropolitan Division teams.
• Kasperi Kapanen had the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s first period goal and later picked up the secondary assist on Engvall’s second period goal. Kapanen has points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Kapanen’s third multi-assist and seventh multi-point performance of the season. He has seven points (2-5-7) in 11 games during the month of February.
• Tyson Barrie registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal before adding the primary assist on Engvall’s second period goal. Tonight’s game is Barrie’s sixth multi-assist and 10th multi-point game of the season. Barrie has four points (1-3-4) in two games against the Hurricanes this season.
• William Nylander had the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Nylander has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. He has 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in 19 games against Metropolitan Division teams this season. He has eight points (3-5-8) in 10 games played during the month of February.
• Frederik Andersen stopped 42 shots in the loss.

SHOTS ON GOAL

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
CAROLINA	17	21	10	–	48
TORONTO	11	8	7	–	26

SHOT ATTEMPTS

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
CAROLINA	25	33	18	–	76
TORONTO	19	15	13	–	47

Please note: 5-on-5 shot data is unavailable for this game.

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home	16-9-7 (32 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Carolina	47-59-11-7 (124 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Carolina at Home	24-32-5-2 (63 Games)
Record vs. Eastern Conference	17-15-6 (38 Games)
Record vs. Metropolitan Division	8-7-4 (19 Games)
Attendance	19,414

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	4 (Hyman, Kapanen, Matthews)
Shot Attempts	7 (Barrie)
Faceoff Wins	11 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage	75% (Hyman – 3 won, 1 lost)
Hits	2 (Four players tied)
Blocked Shots	6 (Muzzin)
Takeaways	3 (Matthews)
TOI	23:29 (Holl)
Power Play TOI	4:48 (Matthews, Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI	4:58 (Holl)
Shifts	29 (Holl)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	N/A

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first	22-5-2
Lead after 1	15-3-1
Trail after 2	3-16-4
Do not score on the power play	13-14-4
Allow multiple power play goals	1-5-1
Outshot by opponent	13-13-4
Saturday	11-4-4

OF NOTE…

• The Maple Leafs went 2-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play tonight.
• William Nylander skated in his 300th NHL game.
• John Tavares was 5-for-7 (71%) in the faceoff circle when taking offensive zone draws.

UPCOMING GAMES:

• Tuesday, February 25, 7:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Lightning (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
• Thursday, February 27, 7:00 p.m. at Florida Panthers (TSN4, FAN 590)
• Saturday, February 29, 7:00 p.m. vs. Vancouver Canucks (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
• Tuesday, March 3, 10:30 p.m. at San Jose Sharks (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
• Thursday, March 5, 10:30 p.m. at Los Angeles Kings (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050

CAROLINA HURRICANES (34-22-4 – 72 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-22-8 – 72 Points)

FEBRUARY 22, 2020 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET/HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA ▪

RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus CAROLINA

ALL-TIME RECORD:	47-58-11-7 (123 Games)
ALL-TIME AT HOME:	24-31-5-2 (62 Games)
2019-20:	1-0-0
LAST FIVE:	3-2-0
LAST 10:	6-4-0

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus CAROLINA

GAMES PLAYED:	Jason Spezza (43), John Tavares (38), Morgan Rielly (19)
GOALS:	John Tavares (26), Jason Spezza (20), Tyson Barrie (4), Mitch Marner (4)
ASSISTS:	Jason Spezza (22), John Tavares (21), Mitch Marner (7)
POINTS:	John Tavares (47), Jason Spezza (42), Mitch Marner (11)
PENALTY MINUTES:	John Tavares (26), Kyle Clifford (24), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – HURRICANES TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	CAROLINA
GOALS FOR (Rank):	216 (t-1st)	193 (t-8th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	200 (27th)	169 (9th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	41/168 [24.4%] (3rd)	39/180 [21.7%] (10th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	132/172 [76.7%] (25th)	176/213 [82.6%] (t-7th)
SHOTS (Rank):	2064 (3rd)	1967 (11th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	3122 (2nd)	2849 (7th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	52.4% (6th)	54.3% (1st)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	52.8% (3rd)	48.4% (t-27th)

MAPLE LEAFS – HURRICANES NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	October 31, 1979 vs. Hartford (Hartford 4, Toronto 2)
All-Time Record:	47-58-11-7 (123 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	24-31-5-2 (62 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	23-27-6-5 (61 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:	December 23, 2019 (Toronto 8, Carolina 6)

MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. HURRICANES

Frederik Andersen	Originally selected by Carolina in the seventh round (187th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft. 200th NHL game (October 26, 2017 vs. Carolina)
Travis Dermott	100th NHL game (April 2, 2019 vs. Carolina)
John Tavares	700th NHL game (December 11, 2018 at Carolina)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	43 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	46 (Marner)
POINTS	73 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS	23 (Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs	40 (Muzzin)
SHOTS	250 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	57.0% (Gauthier)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	55.3% (Nylander)
BLOCKED SHOTS	104 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS	66 (Matthews)
HITS	106 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	24:15 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:05 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:50 (Ceci)

MAPLE LEAFS SNAPSHOTS

Faceoffs	– The Maple Leafs rank third among NHL teams in faceoff win percentage (52.9%) and are tied for third among NHL teams in offensive zone faceoff win percentage (53.9%).
Goals by Period	– Toronto ranks third in the NHL in goals scored in the second period (80) and tied for fourth in the NHL in goals scored in the third period (73).
When Leading	– The Maple Leafs are 15-2-1 when leading after a period, which is tied for the fifth-highest win percentage (.833) when leading through 20 minutes.
Power Play	– The Maple Leafs are the lone NHL to score at least 40 power play goals (41) with fewer than 170 power play opportunities.
Penalty Kill	– Toronto has been shorthanded 172 times this season, which is tied the eighth-fewest times shorthanded in the NHL.
Scoring First	– Toronto has a .786 win percentage when scoring first, which is tied for the third highest in the NHL.

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen	– Tied for fourth among NHL goaltenders in wins (25).- Ranks sixth in the NHL in saves (1,256).- Has a save percentage of .919 in 18 games played on one day rest.
Tyson Barrie	– Has five multi-assist games, which is tied for 14th-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for 12th among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (9). – Averages 14.64 shot attempts per game at 5-on-5, which is the fourth-highest average among NHL defencemen who have played in at least 50 games.
Jack Campbell	– Has a 3-0-1 record with a .919 save percentage and a 2.40 goals-against average since being acquired by the Maple Leafs.
Kyle Clifford	– Tied for sixth among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.6%). – Averages 15.08 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks 17th among NHL forwards.
Pierre Engvall	– Has played 32.4 percent of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time since joining the team, which is the second-highest shorthanded time on ice percentage among the League’s rookie forwards who have appeared in at least 30 games.- Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 54.8 percent at 5-on-5, which is the third-highest among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games.
Justin Holl	– Ranks second in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.3%) among NHL defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (43.3%).- Has the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (53.0%) among NHL defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (43.3%) of their shifts in the offensive zone.- Has recorded seven (1-6-7) of his 16 points in 18 games against Metropolitan Division teams.
Zach Hyman	– Third among Toronto skaters and tied for 30th among NHLers in points since January 1 (10-9-19; 21 GP).- Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.79).- Fourth among Toronto skaters in even-strength time on ice per game (15:58).
Kasperi Kapanen	– Has drawn 15 penalties this season and taken six, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+9) and ranks tied for 28th among NHL forwards.- Ranks third among Maple Leafs and 15th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.18) at 5-on-5.
Alex Kerfoot	– Ranks second among Toronto skaters who have appeared in 40 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.29) at 5-on-5.- Tied for seventh among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (7-16-23).- Seventh among Maple Leafs in primary assists (11).
Mitch Marner	– Ninth among NHL skaters in assists (46).- Has 12 multi-assist games, which is tied for the fourth-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.20 points per game, which is the 15th-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.87 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is tied for fourth among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Tied for ninth in the NHL in primary assists (29).
Auston Matthews	– Tied for first among NHL skaters in goals (43).- Leads the NHL with 32 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (27).- Leads the NHL in wrist shot goals (26).- Second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- Ranks 11th among NHL skaters in points (43-30-73).- Fourth in the NHL with 250 shots on goal.
William Nylander	– Leads the Maple Leafs in game-winning goals (5).- One of nine NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:34) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.20 (1.24).- Tied for eighth in the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (18).- Averaging 13.11 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks ninth among NHL right wingers who average 14:00 per game at 5-on-5 (14:34).
Rasmus Sandin	– Ranks sixth among rookie defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games in points per 60 minutes of ice time (1.06) at 5-on-5. – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.9 percent, which ranks third among rookie defencemen who have skated in at least 10 games.
Jason Spezza	– Averaging 2.01 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fourth-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Averaging 0.88 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks fourth among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Averaging 1.13 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is the sixth-highest average among Toronto skaters.
John Tavares	– Tied for 20th among NHL skaters in multi-point games (16).- Has 12 points (5-7-12) in 11 games during the month of February.- Ranks 13th in the NHL in faceoff wins (544)- Has drawn a team-high 15 penalties this season. – Has 19 points (6-13-19) in 15 games against Metropolitan Division teams this season.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Auston Matthews	Has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Jake Muzzin	Has assists (4) in three consecutive games and points (2-4-6) in four consecutive games.
William Nylander	Has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

William Nylander	One game from 300 games.
Jason Spezza	Three assists from 600 assists

RECENT MILESTONES

Kyle Clifford	First goal as a Maple Leaf (February 18 at Pittsburgh)
Egor Korshkov	First NHL game (February 16 at Buffalo) First NHL goal (February 16 at Buffalo) First NHL point (Goal) (February 16 at Buffalo)
Denis Malgin	First game as a Maple Leaf (February 20 vs. Pittsburgh)

INJURY REPORT

Cody Ceci (Ankle)	On injured reserve.
Andreas Johnsson (Knee)	On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)	On injured reserve.
Morgan Rielly (Foot)	On injured reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 164

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

February 21	Loaned forward Egor Korshkov to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
February 19	Acquired forward Max Veronneau from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Aaron Luchuk and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
February 19	Acquired forward Denis Malgin from the Florida Panthers in exchange for forward Mason Marchment.
February 18	Loaned forward Mason Marchment to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
February 16	Recalled forwards Egor Korshkov and Mason Marchment from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Placed forward Andreas Johnsson on injured reserve.

NEW YORK RANGERS 5, CAROLINA HURRICANES 2 Postgame Notes – February 21, 2020 Attendance: 18,680 (Sellout)

CAROLINA HURRICANES SCORING NOTES Per Time Goal Scorer Assists STR Score 2 3:25 Brock McGinn (7) Jordan Staal (14), Jaccob Slavin (26) EV 1-1 3 5:12 Sebastian Aho (35) Andrei Svechnikov (32), Jaccob Slavin (27) PP NYR 4-2 — Jordan Staal posted an assist tonight and has now registered three points in his last four games (2/14-2/21: 1g, 2a). — Jaccob Slavin tallied two assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season and the 16th of his career.

NEW YORK RANGERS SCORING NOTES Per Time Goal Scorer Assists STR Score 1 16:41 Mika Zibanejad (27) Unassisted EV NYR 1-0 2 9:48 Jesper Fast (9) Artemi Panarin (50), Jacob Trouba (18) EV NYR 2-1 2 16:09 Brady Skjei (8) Ryan Strome (37), Mika Zibanejad (31) EV NYR 3-1 3 1:10 Artemi Panarin (31) Mika Zibanejad (32), Filip Chytil (9) PP NYR 4-1 3 18:12 Ryan Strome (16) Jacob Trouba (19) EV-EN NYR 5-2

GO FISH Sebastian Aho scored a goal tonight to extend his point streak to 11 games (1/21-2/21: 11g, 6a), marking his longest point streak of the season and the second-longest of his career. He is currently on his longest point streak since opening last season with a 12-game point/assist streak from 10/4/18-10/30/18 (4g, 13a). Aho’s active streak is the longest point streak by a Hurricanes skater this season. In team history (since relocation) he is one of two players to record multiple 10-game point streaks, joining Eric Staal, who accomplished the feat four times.

SEABASS FINDS THE NET Sebastian Aho’s goal tonight marked his 10th goal in nine games this month, which leads all NHL skaters in February 2020. He has now recorded the third 10-goal month of his NHL career, having previously accomplished the feat earlier this season in both November and December.

YEAH SVECH Andrei Svechnikov posted an assist tonight to extend his point streak to nine games (2/2-2/21: 5g, 6a). This ties the longest point streak of his career, matching his nine-game point streak earlier this season from 11/9-11/27 (5g, 8a). Svechnikov currently ranks second on the team in goals (24) and assists (32), and he is tied with Teuvo Teravainen for second on the team in points (56).

BROCK ON Brock McGinn scored a goal in his 300th career NHL/Hurricanes game tonight. He is Carolina’s fifth skater to play their 300th career NHL game this season, joining Sebastian Aho, Ryan Dzingel, Joel Edmundson and Brett Pesce. McGinn is also the fourth player on the team to play their 300th career Hurricanes game in 2019-20, joining Aho, Pesce and Teuvo Teravainen.

SLAVIN AWAY Jaccob Slavin posted two assists tonight and has now recorded 10 points in the 13 games that Dougie Hamilton has missed due to injury (1/17-2/21: 1g, 9a). Slavin has now tallied 32 points (5g, 27a) through 60 games this season, surpassing the 31 points (8g, 23a) he registered in 82 games during the 201819 season. His career-high for points in a season is 34, set during the 2016-17 season (5g, 29a).

FULL HOUSE Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 18,680, marking Carolina’s third consecutive sellout and 11th of the season. The Hurricanes are averaging 16,690 fans per game through 31 games at PNC Arena in 2019-20, for an increase of 20.1% over their average through 31 home games last season (13,902).

GOING BACK-TO-BACK Carolina opened their 10th of 16 sets of back-to-back games this season tonight. After tonight, the Hurricanes are 6-4-0 in the first game and 5-4-0 in the second game of back-to-backs in 2019-20.

BACK IN BLACK Carolina wore their black alternate uniforms for the 12th of 15 times in 2019-20, and they now own a 7-4-1 record so far this season in those games. Since debuting their current third jerseys in the 2018-19 season, the Hurricanes have posted a 23-8-3 record (including regular season and playoffs) when wearing their black uniforms.

FULL SIXTY The Hurricanes played their 60th game of the season tonight and have posted a 34-22-4 record for 72 points in 2019-20. Carolina has posted their secondmost wins and points through 60 games in franchise history, trailing only the 2005-06 season when the Hurricanes posted a 42-14-4 record for 88 points through their first 60 games.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Carolina went 1-for-4 on the power play tonight and is now 39-for-180 (21.7%) on the man-advantage this season. The Hurricanes went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and are now 176-for-213 (82.6%) on the kill this season. – New York went 1-for-4 on the power play tonight and is now 45-for-193 (23.3%) on the man-advantage this season. The Rangers went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and are now 159-for-200 (79.5%) on the kill this season.

SHOTS BY PERIOD TEAMS

1st 2nd 3rd OT Total

New York 10 19 7 – 36

Carolina 11 8 10 – 29