KEY RUN Trailing 87-73 early in the fourth, San Antonio scored 17 straight points to lead by three with 5:31 remaining … The Spurs outscored Toronto 36-22 in the fourth … San Antonio shot 65 per cent (13-for-20) from the field in the final frame, while holding the Raptors to .348 (8-for-23) shooting from the floor.
KEY STAT The Spurs outscored the Raptors 50-34 in the paint, including 18-6 in the fourth quarter … Twenty-five of San Antonio’s 38 made field goals were inside the paint.
RAPTORS NOTES: • With the loss, Toronto falls to 25-14 this season and 14-7 at home … The Raptors have lost two in a row at home (Jan. 7-12) and are now 2-3 in the month of January … Toronto’s next game is Wednesday night at Oklahoma City. • The Raptors had 30 assists on 39 made field goals … Toronto dished out 30+ assists for the second straight game and seventh time this season … The Raptors have 64 assists over the last two games. • Serge Ibaka recorded his career-long eighth straight double-double with a team-high 21 points and a season high-tying 14 rebounds in 32 minutes … Ibaka becomes just the third player in franchise history to record a double-double in eight straight games, joining Chris Bosh (five times) and Donyell Marshall. • Kyle Lowry posted his sixth double-double of the season with 16 points and a season-high 15 assists in 39 minutes … Lowry recorded 15+ assists for the fifth time as a Raptor. • Pascal Siakam (groin) and Norman Powell (left shoulder) returned to starting lineup after missing the previous 11 games (Dec. 20 – Jan. 8) … Both players were injured Dec. 18 at Detroit. • The Raptors had four players score double figures – Ibaka (21), Powell (20), Lowry (16) and Siakam (15) … Tonight was Powell’s eighth 20-point performance of the season.
SPURS NOTES: • With the win, San Antonio improves to 17-21 on the season and 6-12 on the road … The Spurs have won three of their last four games (Jan. 6-12) and are now 2-1 on their four-game road trip (Jan. 8-15) … San Antonio’s next game is Wednesday at Miami. • DeMar DeRozan led all scorers with 25 points, including eight in the fourth quarter … he added eight rebounds and four assists in 35 minutes … DeRozan has now scored more than 20 points in each of his last 11 games – the third longest streak of his career. • The Spurs had five players score in double digits – DeRozan (25), Rudy Gay (15), Derrick White (13), LaMarcus Aldridge (11) and Dejounte Murray (10). • Jakob Poeltl grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench – his sixth double-digit rebounding game this season.
Toronto: T. MacMaster (8) PP (D. Archibald, P. Aberg), S. Pooley (2) (T. MacMaster, M. Hollowell), N. Petan (7) PP (K. Agostino, K. Kossila), P. Aberg (14) (N. Petan, J. Bracco), G. Wilson (7) (T. Liljegren, T. Gaudet), S. Pooley (3) (T. Liljegren, R. Clune) Goaltender: J. Woll (40/41)
San Antonio: A. Toropchenko (4) PP (A. Poganski, D. Pouliot) Goaltender: V. Husso (18/23), A. Wilcox (10/11)
ON THE SCORESHEET
Tanner MacMaster opened the scoring on the power play at 8:02 of the first period and had the primary assist on Pooley’s first period goal. MacMaster has 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) in 35 games this season.
Scott Pooley scored at 13:05 of the first period and at 8:13 of the third period. Pooley has three goals through 11 games this season.
Nic Petan scored on the power play at 17:02 of the first period and later added the primary assist on Aberg’s second period goal. Petan has recorded three power play goals in two straight games. He’s collected five points (4 goals, 1 assists) through three games.
Pontus Aberg scored at 1:02 of the second period. Aberg leads the Marlies in scoring (10) on the road. Aberg has 31 points (14 goals, 17 assists) in 32 games.
Garrett Wilson scored at 16:31 of the second period. Wilson has 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists) in 32 games.
Darren Archibald recorded the primary assist on MacMaster’s first period goal. Archibald has 11 points (7 goals, 4 assists) in 26 games this season.
Mac Hollowell registered the secondary assist on Pooley’s first period goal.
Kenny Agostino recorded the primary assist on Petan’s first period goal. Agostino has points (2 goals, 3 assists) in five consecutive games. Agostino has 31 points (18 goals, 13 assists) through 31 games this season.
Kalle Kossila picked up the secondary assist on Petan’s first period goal.
Jeremy Bracco had the secondary assist on Aberg’s second period goal. Bracco has assists (2) in consecutive games. Bracco is fifth overall in assists (26) in the League.
Timothy Liljegren registered the primary assist on Pooley’s third period goal. He has points (1 goal, 7 assists) in seven consecutive games.
Tyler Gaudet recorded the secondary assist on Wilson’s second period goal.
Rich Clune collected the secondary assist on Pooley’s third period goal. He’s recorded points (1 goal, 1 assist) in consecutive games.
Joseph Woll stopped 40 of 41 shots he faced. Woll is now 7-8-1-1 on the season with a .898 Save Percentage and a 3.34 Goals Against Average. He is 2-0-1-0 when making 40 or more saves.
OF NOTE…
Toronto has recorded six or more goals in five games this season.
Toronto was 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and 2-for-3 on the power play. This is the ninth game where Toronto has scored multiple power play goals this season.
San Antonio had a 41-34 edge in shots in all situations. Darren Archibald led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
The Marlies are 10-5-0-0 against Central Division opponents and are 3-0-0-0 against the San Antonio Rampage.
Toronto played the San Antonio Rampage on Dec. 7 and 8, winning both games in the back-to-back by a combined score of 7-3.
Toronto is on their annual Boat Show road trip, returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum on January 31. Before the All-Star Break (January 26 to January 29), Toronto will face the Texas Stars, the San Antonio Rampage, the Charlotte Checkers and the Cleveland Monsters, each in two game series.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
Goals: K. Agostino (18)
Assists: J. Bracco (26)
Points: P. Aberg, K. Agostino (31)
PPG: N. Petan (6)
Shots: P. Aberg (98)
+/-: P. Aberg, G. Wilson (+9)
PIMS: G. Wilson (58)
ON THE ROAD
Toronto’s away record is 8-8-2-1 (19 points) this season. Toronto’s longest road point streak reached nine points from Oct. 11 to Nov. 2 (3-0-2-1).
The Marlies have been outscored 66-60. Pontus Aberg leads the Marlies in goals (10) and Timothy Liljegren in assists (13) on the road.
Goaltenders Kasimir Kaskisuo (5-3-1-0) and Joseph Woll (3-4-1-1) have combined to make 566 saves.
RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 16-3-1-1 when scoring first.
The Marlies are 9-2-1-1 when leading after the first period and 13-0-0-0 when leading after the second period.
Toronto is 14-8-1-1 when outshooting their opponent.
The Marlies are 6-1-1-0 in Sunday games and are 2-4-0-0 in January.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Kenny Agostino has points (2-3-5) in five consecutive games.
Jeremy Bracco has assists (2) in consecutive games.
Rich Clune has points (1-1-2) in consecutive games.
Timothy Liljegren has points (1-7-8) in six consecutive games.
Nic Petan has goals (4) in three consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
Ben Harpur (concussion)did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 8: Returned forward Giorgio Estephan on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Recalled forward Colt Conrad from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Reassigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Recalled forward Giorgio Estephan from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Reassigned defenceman Rasmus Sandin by Toronto (NHL) from Sweden (WJC).
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On Toronto sticking to the process, resulting in a win: Yeah, 100 hundred per cent. We didn’t get the result that we wanted yesterday but the character of the group came back and we played the way we did yesterday and got rewarded for the thing in the game that went the right direction. It was good to see some smiles and the team chemistry in the room after.
On Joseph Woll: He gave us confidence. He had some big stops, especially in the second period when we spent a little in our end but he looked really solid, really calm. He looked like he was seeing the puck really well through traffic tonight. It was good to see.
On Scott Pooley: He played great. He’s a goal scorer. It was good to see him get some puck touches and get some opportunities and he’s proven that he can put a puck in the back of the net. You can tell he’s playing with a little bit more calm, a little bit more confidence which is good. Sometimes it just takes guys some time to get assimilated to the level and get comfortable and he’s definitely done that.
On Toronto’s power play: They did really good tonight. I thought they played faster, they generated a lot more, they gave a couple of different looks keeping the other team on their toes. I really like what we did tonight.
SCOTT POOLEY (2 GOALS)
On what the team did the right way in today’s game: I think it stems back to last night. We thought we played a really good game and we just didn’t get the result we wanted so we wanted to carry that in for a full 60 or as close to a full 60 as we could tonight. I think we did a really good job. We had a little bit of a lull there in the second to start but we picked it right back up. I think we showed that we got to our game again and they weren’t able to keep up.
JOSEPH WOLL (40 SVS)
On the team sticking to their process: I think this is a huge bounce back win after last night. I think the guys really came together. It’s awesome to see us produce that much offensively. I think we’re really starting to come together. Coach’s message is each game kind of take it one per cent better so I think that was a step in the right direction for us.
On recent results not reflecting his performance: I think I came out this week and tried to have a really good week at practice. I think it translated really well. Just trying to stay a steady mindset whether or not I get the results I want so I think it was a good result tonight.
On facing 41 shots: It’s definitely a little bit easier to stay in it. Those games, I think, when you see pretty sporadic shots are kind of tough to stay locked in but when they’re throwing a lot of pucks on net, it’s nice.
NEXT GAME:
January 16 at San Antonio – 7:00 p.m. CST January 18 at Charlotte – 6:00 p.m. ET January 19 at Charlotte – 1:00 p.m. ET January 24 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. ET January 25 at Cleveland – 1:00 p.m. ET
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MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus FLORIDA
ALL-TIME RECORD:
43-33-7-5 (88 Games)
ALL-TIME ON THE ROAD:
18-18-5-4 (45 Games)
2018-19:
2-1-1
LAST FIVE:
3-1-1
LAST 10:
5-3-2
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus FLORIDA
GAMES PLAYED:
Jason Spezza (48), John Tavares (32), Cody Ceci (22)
GOALS:
John Tavares (19), Jason Spezza (11), Mitch Marner (5), Auston Matthews (5)
ASSISTS:
Jason Spezza (27), Morgan Rielly (16), John Tavares (10)
POINTS:
Jason Spezza (38), John Tavares (29), Morgan Rielly (17)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Jason Spezza (20), John Tavares (12), Tyson Barrie (10), William Nylander (10)
MAPLE LEAFS – PANTHERS TEAM STATS
TORONTO
FLORIDA
GOALS FOR (Rank):
161 (t-2nd)
155 (5th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
142 (t-16th)
145 (t-20th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
29/122 [23.8%] (6th)
32/139 [23.0%] (7th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
99/130 [76.2%] (25th)
90/115 [78.3%] (22nd)
SHOTS (Rank):
1500 (5th)
1487 (6th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
2278 (4th)
2017 (12th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
52.6% (6th)
50.5% (t-12th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
52.6% (3rd)
51.0% (t-8th)
MAPLE LEAFS – PANTHERS NOTES
FIRST MATCHUP BETWEEN CLUBS:
October 21, 1993 (Toronto 4, Florida 3 OT)
ALL-TIME RECORD:
43-33-7-5 (88 Games)
ALL-TIME RECORD AT HOME:
25-15-2-1 (43 Games)
ALL-TIME RECORD ON THE ROAD:
18-18-5-4 (45 Games)
LAST WIN VS. OPPONENT AT HOME:
December 18, 2016 (Toronto 3, Florida 2 SO)
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. PANTHERS
Michael Hutchinson
Appeared in four games for Florida during the 2018-19 season.
Zach Hyman
Selected by Florida in the fifth round (123rd overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Mitch Marner
100th NHL game (November 22, 2017 at FLA)
John Tavares
500th NHL point (January 13, 2017 (NYI) at FLA)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
31 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
31 (Marner)
POINTS
54 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS
16 (Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs
34 (Muzzin)
SHOTS
169 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
58.1% (Gauthier)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
55.3% (Matthews)
BLOCKED SHOTS
71 (Ceci)
TAKEAWAYS
50 (Marner, Matthews)
HITS
87 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME
24:19 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
3:05 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME
3:02 (Ceci)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Is 12-4-0 on the road this season with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. – Has made 14 career appearances against the Panthers and is 9-3-2 with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.- Third in the NHL in wins (21).- Third in the NHL in total saves (1,002) and second in even-strength saves (848).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in shootout saves (12).
Tyson Barrie
– Has four multi-assist games, which is tied for 12th-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (7) – One of 15 NHL defencemen to have recorded at least 110 shots on goal (117).- Has eight points (1 goal, 7 assists) in 13 games against Atlantic Division opposition.
Cody Ceci
– 12th among NHL skaters in shorthanded time on ice (136:12).- Has played 62.2 percent of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time, which is tied for the 13th-highest shorthanded time on ice percentage among NHLers who have appeared in at least 30 games.
Pierre Engvall
– Second among NHL rookies who have appeared in at least 20 games in goals per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (1.24).- Averages 4.3 shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time while shorthanded.
Justin Holl
– Has started 43.9 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen who have appeared in at least 20 games.- Has an unblocked shot attempt percentage of 52.2 percent at 5-on-5, which is the third-highest percentage among Toronto defencemen who have appeared in at least 20 games.- Has a 5-on-5 on-ice goals-for percentage of 56.4 percent, which is the highest percentage among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in at least 20 games.
Michael Hutchinson
– Appeared in four games for the Panthers in 2018-19 prior to being acquired by the Maple Leafs on December 30, 2018.
Zach Hyman
– Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.4 percent, which is eighth among Toronto skaters who have played 20 games.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 56.4 percent at 5-on-5, which is tied for third among Toronto skaters who have played 20 games. – Averaging 15:19 per game in 5-on-5 ice time, which ranks seventh among Maple Leafs.
Kasperi Kapanen
– Third among Maple Leafs in points (2-6-8; 6 GP) since the Christmas break.- Has scored 10 goals this season, which is tied for 10th most among NHLers with no power play goals.- Sixth among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (8-13-21).
Alex Kerfoot
– Tied for seventh among Maple Leafs in even-strength goals (6). – Ninth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (6-8-14).- Only Toronto forward to have recorded at least 25 hits (34) and 25 blocked shots (26) this season.
Mitch Marner
– Has eight multi-assist games, which is tied for the eighth-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.24 points per game, which is tied for the 10th-highest average among NHLers who have played in at least 30 games.- Averaging 1.34 primary assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is third among NHLers who have appeared in at least 30 games.- Tied for 11th in the NHL in primary assists (19). His 19 primary assists are tied for the most among NHLers who have appeared in fewer than 40 games.- Tied for third in the NHL in takeaways (50).- Tied for 12th among NHL forwards in shifts per game (25.1).
Auston Matthews
– Became the first Maple Leaf in franchise history to begin his career with four consecutive 30-goal seasons on January 8 vs. Winnipeg.- Second among NHL skaters in goals (31).- First NHLer to score 20 even-strength goals this season. Currently leads the League with 23 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (20).- Leads the NHL in multi-goal games (8).- Tied for ninth among NHL skaters in even-strength points (23-15-38).- Tied for fifth in the NHL with 169 shots on goal.
William Nylander
– Averages 1.19 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks second among Toronto skaters and is tied for 20th among NHL skaters who have appeared in 40 games.- One of 17 NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:32) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.10 (1.19).- Has 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) in 23 road games.
Morgan Rielly
– Tied for 15th among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (3-16-19).- Tied for sixth among NHL defencemen in assists recorded at 5-on-5 (14).- 14th among NHL skaters in TOI per game (24:19).- Tied for 12th among NHL skaters in shifts per game (28.2).- Averaging 13.88 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks 10th among NHL defencemen who have appeared in at least 30 games.
Jason Spezza
– Has recorded 12 points (4-8-12) of his 17 points in 19 games on the road this season.- Averaging 2.31 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is tied for the third-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 10 games.- Averaging 1.35 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks third among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 10 games.
John Tavares
– Tied for 18th among NHL skaters in multi-point games (12).- Tied for 32nd among NHLers in even-strength goals (13). His 13 even-strength goals are tied for second among NHLers who have appeared in fewer than 40 games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.5 percent, which is tied for 20th among NHL centres who have appeared in 30 games.- Averaging 17.68 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is the fourth-highest average among NHL centres who have appeared in 30 games.- Averaging 9.19 shots on goal at 5-on-5 per 60 minutes of ice time, which is ninth among NHL centres who have appeared in 30 games.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Adam Brooks
Has assists (2) in two consecutive games.
Kasperi Kapanen
Has assists (5) and points (1-5-6) in four consecutive games.
Mitch Marner
Has assists (4) in three consecutive games and points (1-6-7) in six consecutive games.
Auston Matthews
Has goals (4) in three consecutive games and points (7-4-11) in six consecutive games.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Alex Kerfoot
Four games from 200 NHL games
Jason Spezza
Three games from 1,100 NHL games
RECENT MILESTONES
Mason Marchment
First NHL point (January 6 vs. EDM)
INJURY REPORT
Andreas Johnsson (Leg)
On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)
On injured reserve.
Trevor Moore (Concussion)
On injured reserve.
Jake Muzzin (Foot)
Is week-to-week with a broken foot sustained on December 27 at New Jersey.
Man Games Lost: 104
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 10
Signed defenceman Martin Marincin to a one-year contract extension.
Toronto: R. Clune (3) (T. Liljegren), N. Petan (5) PP (K. Agostino, R. Sandin), N. Petan (6) PP (R. Sandin, J. Bracco) Goaltender: K. Kaskisuo (21/25)
Texas: T. Kero (2) PP (A. Louis, S. Johns), S. Johns (1) PP (Unassisted), J. Robertson (13) (Unassisted), T. Felhaber (2) (S. Johns, R. Gardner), M. Mersch (13) EN (S. Johns, T. Kero) Goaltender: L. Bow (29/32)
ON THE SCORESHEET
Rich Clune put the Marlies on the board at 10:10 of the first period. This was his 50th career AHL goal and his third in 10 games this season.
Nic Petan scored twice on the power play at 7:26 and 10:15 of the third period. This is Petan’s fourth multi-point game of the season. Petan has 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in 12 games this season.
Timothy Liljegren picked up the lone assist on Clune’s first period goal. He has seven points (1 goal, 6 assists) in six consecutive games.
Kenny Agostino recorded the primary assist on Petan’s third period goal. Agostino has four points (2 goals, 2 assists) in four consecutive games. Agostino has 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) through 30 games this season.
Rasmus Sandin registered the secondary assist on Petan’s first goal and the primary assist on Petan’s second goal in the third period. This was Sandin’s first game since returning from the World Junior Championship. He has 14 points (2 goals, 12 assists) in 20 games.
Jeremy Bracco collected the secondary assist on Petan’s second goal of the third period. This is Bracco’s 12th power play assist.
Kasimir Kaskisuo stopped 21 of 25 shots he faced. He is now 11-5-1-0 on the season with a .911 save percentage and a 2.66 goals against average.
OF NOTE…
Toronto was 1-for-3 on the penalty kill and 2-for-5 on the power play. This is the eighth game where Toronto has scored multiple power play goals this season.
Toronto had a 32-26 edge in shots in all situations. Nic Petan led the Marlies with six shots on goal.
The Marlies are 9-5-0-0 against Central Division opponents and finish their regular season series 2-2-0-0 against the Texas Stars.
Toronto played the Texas Stars on Nov. 16 and 17, winning both games in the back-to-back by a combined score of 12-7. Toronto recorded their most goals scored in a period (6) and in a game (8) with Kenny Agostino picking up his first hat trick of the season.
Toronto is on their annual Boat Show road trip, returning to Coca-Cola Coliseum on January 31. Before the All-Star Break (January 26 to January 29), Toronto will face the Texas Stars, the San Antonio Rampage, the Charlotte Checkers and the Cleveland Monsters, each in two game series.
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
Goals: K. Agostino (18)
Assists: J. Bracco (25)
Points: K. Agostino (30)
PPG: N. Petan (5)
Shots: P. Aberg (98)
+/-: P. Aberg, J. Lindgren, G. Wilson (+8)
PIMS: G. Wilson (58)
ON THE ROAD
Toronto’s away record is 7-8-2-1 (17 points) this season. Toronto’s longest road point streak reached nine points from Oct. 11 to Nov. 2 (3-0-2-1).
The Marlies have been outscored 65-54. Pontus Aberg leads the Marlies in goals (9) and Timothy Liljegren in assists (11) on the road.
Goaltenders Kasimir Kaskisuo (5-3-1-0) and Joseph Woll (2-4-1-1) have combined to make 526 saves.
RECORD WHEN…
The Marlies are 5-4-0-0 when tied after the first period and 3-10-2-0 when trailing after the second period.
Toronto is 7-5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent.
The Marlies are 8-4-1-1 in Saturday games and are 1-4-0-0 in January.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Kenny Agostino has points (2-2-4) in four consecutive games.
Timothy Liljegren has points (1-6-7) in six consecutive games.
Nic Petan has goals (3) in consecutive games.
MARLIES UPDATES.
Kevin Gravel (illness) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
Ben Harpur (concussion)did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
Egor Korshkov (lower leg laceration) did not dress for tonight’s game against Texas.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 8: Returned forward Giorgio Estephan on loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Recalled forward Colt Conrad from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Reassigned defenceman Joseph Duszak by Toronto (NHL) to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Recalled forward Giorgio Estephan from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
January 6: Reassigned defenceman Rasmus Sandin by Toronto (NHL) from Sweden (WJC).
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On whether the team improved from the previous game: It’s tough to talk on it. The group really wanted this hockey game. We thought as a staff the process was there – the team played the right way, the effort, our details, our habits, controlled a good portion of the game, controlled the puck, played the style of game we wanted to play. I think the frustration sets in, we just didn’t get the result we wanted but if we’re looking at the longevity of this group and the direction we’re going, tonight was some good signs.
On if the power play got the looks he wanted: Yes and no. There are still times where we’re a little slow. We give the PK time to get comfortable. We need to find a way to be more of a threat and get more interior looks. It’s definitely an area we’ve got to be better at power plays, got to execute and find ways to have more of an impact on the hockey game and find a way to be a little more dynamic.
On the play of the defencemen: I was really happy with our D. I thought our gaps were phenomenal. I thought we denied lines. I thought we got pucks out of their hands early, allowed us to counter and play fast and really have the ice tilted. They really steered the ship for us tonight.
NEXT GAME:
January 12 at San Antonio – 3:00 p.m. CST January 16 at San Antonio – 7:00 p.m. CST January 18 at Charlotte – 6:00 p.m. ET January 19 at Charlotte – 1:00 p.m. ET January 24 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m. ET
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