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WILD-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES




2021-22 Matchups vs. Minnesota: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Minnesota: 0-0-1
Toronto Season Record: 32-14-4
Toronto Home Record: 18-5-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 21, 2022
The Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Carter Hutton from Arizona in
exchange for future considerations.
February 21, 2022
The San Jose Sharks claimed forward Ryan Dzingel off waivers from
Toronto.
February 19, 2022
The Maple Leafs acquired forward Ryan Dzingel and defenceman Ilya
Lyubushkin from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Nick
Ritchie and choice of Toronto’s third-round selection in 2023 or second-round selection in 2025.

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Columbus 4 – OTL
Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
TOR Goals: Bunting, Matthews, Spezza
CBJ Goals: Laine (2x), Boqvist, Gaunce
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 26/30, .867 SV%
CBJ Goaltender: Berube, 39/42, .929 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-2
Team Notes:

  • Auston Matthews posted an NHL career-high 11 shots during Tuesday’s
    game.
  • Auston Matthews recorded his fourth outing of the season with three or
    more points (1G, 2A).
  • Ilya Lyubushkin appeared in his Maple Leafs debut.

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022
Opponent: at Detroit Red Wings
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Jake Muzzin Concussion Protocol


ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA WILD:


First Matchup between Clubs: October 25, 2000 (Toronto 6 vs. Minnesota 1)
All-Time Record: 12-11-0-2 (25 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 8-5-0-0 (13 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 4-6-0-2 (12 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: October 15, 2019 (Toronto 4 vs. Minnesota 2)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-5-1

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MINNESOTA WILD:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (32), Wayne Simmonds (30), TJ Brodie (30)
Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jason Spezza (7)
Assists: Wayne Simmonds (13), Morgan Rielly (13), Jason Spezza (11)
Points: Wayne Simmonds (20), Jason Spezza (18), John Tavares (17)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (28), TJ Brodie (16), Alexander Kerfoot (10)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .680 3.54 2.80 30.4% 84.3% 34.9 30.6 55.9%
Minnesota .677 3.79 3.00 20.8% 79.0% 32.5 32.7 47.8%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 42/138 (30.4%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 118/140 (84.3%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A), Kämpf (2G, 1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Thursday games 7th of 13 (9 home, 4 road)
Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1
February games 10th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES

TJ Brodie Seven points away from 300 career NHL points
Mitch Marner Four games away from 400 career NHL games played
Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Wayne Simmonds Five games away from 1,000 career NHL games played

2021-22 MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

MINNESOTA WILD

UPCOMING GAMES (all times Central)
2/26 at CGY 9 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM
3/1 vs. CGY 7 p.m. – BSN+, KFAN 100.3 FM
3/3 at PHI 6 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM
INJURIES
Matt Dumba (lower body) – 5
Mats Zuccarello (upper body) – 1
2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 95
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Jordan Greenway – 99 career points
Dmitry Kulikov – 191 career points
Jared Spurgeon – 740 career games; 3 shy of tying Nick Schultz for all-time GP by Wild defensemen (743)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/23 – Recalled F Mason Shaw from Iowa (AHL)
SERIES NOTES VS. MAPLE LEAFS
All-Time Wild Record: 13-12-0 (8-4-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-8-0 at Toronto)
2021-22: Minnesota earned a 4-3 shootout win against Toronto in its first season meeting at Xcel Energy Center (12/4)…C Joel Eriksson Ek led the
Wild with two assists…LW Marcus Foligno, LW Jordan Greenway and RW Mats Zuccarello each netted a goal…G Cam Talbot stopped 39-of-42
shots…D Morgan Rielly (0-3=3) and C Jason Spezza (2-1=3) scored three points apiece…C Auston Matthews collected two points (1-1=2)…G Jack
Campbell made 37 saves.
WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads the Wild with 23 points (11-12=23) in 20 contests against Toronto…D Dmitry Kulikov owns 12 points (5-7=12) in 29
games…D Alex Goligoski has 11 assists in 24 matches…Foligno owns 12 points (4-8=12) in 29 contests…C Nick Bjugstad has 10 points (6-4=10) in
22 games.
WILD GOALIES: G Cam Talbot is 5-2-1 with a 2.80 GAA and a .909 SV% in nine games (eight starts) vs. the Maple Leafs…G Kaapo Kahkonen has
not faced Toronto.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS: RW Wayne Simmonds leads the Maple Leafs with 20 points (7-13=20) in 30 career games against Minnesota…C John
Tavares owns 17 points (8-9=17) in 18 matches…Spezza has 18 points (7-11=18) in 32 contests.
MAPLE LEAFS GOALIES: G Petr Mrazek is 3-2-0 with a 2.38 GAA and a .917 SV% in five starts vs. the Wild…G Jack Campbell is 0-2-1 with a 2.31
GAA and a .920 SV% in three starts.
CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson was selected by Toronto in the 1990 NHL Draft and skated in 233 games with the Maple
Leafs (1994-99)…D Justin Holl hails from Tonka Bay and skated in four seasons with the University of Minnesota (2010-14).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 10-4-0 in its last 14 games against Toronto, including a seven-game win streak (11/13/13-12/7/16)…The Wild has scored
one goal or less in eight of its 12 all-time losses to the Maple Leafs…In its 12 wins, Minnesota has outscored Toronto, 42-20, including two Wild shootout
goals.
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT

  • The Wild is 12-4-1 in its last 17 games, ranking fourth in the NHL in points percentage (.735) and T-4th in wins and seventh in points (25) since Jan. 6.
  • Minnesota has netted seven-plus goals in six of its games this season, the most seven-plus goal games in a single season in franchise history. The
    Wild is one of two teams to net seven-plus goals in six-or-more games this season: COL (7).
  • The Wild is one of four NHL teams to record multiple six-plus game win streaks this season: CGY, COL &PIT.
  • Minnesota won six straight from Jan. 21-Feb. 2 and recorded a season-high eight-game win streak, Nov. 24-Dec. 9.
  • The Wild went on a season-high 10-game point streak from Jan. 6-Feb. 2 (9-0-1) – tied for the third-longest point streak in team history. The team also
    posted a nine-game point streak from Nov. 21-Dec. 9 (8-0-1) – making it the first time in team history the Wild has recorded multiple point streaks of
    eight-or-more games in a single season.
  • Minnesota leads the League with a franchise-best 14 6-v-5 goals.
  • The Wild has scored three-plus goals in 17 of its last 19 games, ranking second in the NHL in goals/game (4.05) since Dec. 20.
  • Minnesota ranks third in the NHL in goals/game this season (3.79), netting three-plus goals in 38-of-48 games.
    Minnesota Wild: Media Notes
    ROAD TRIPPIN’
  • Minnesota continues its four-game Canadian road trip Thursday in Toronto (1-1-0) – tied for its longest road trip of the season.
  • The Wild is 6-3-1 in its last 10 road games, including a season-high six game point streak (5-0-1) from Jan. 6-Feb. 2.
  • Minnesota is 12-8-2 in its last 22 road games, including four shootout contests.
  • The Wild has scored three-plus goals and has held opponents to two goals or less in 12 of its 15 road wins this season.
    POWER PLAY
  • The Wild owns 12 PPG since Jan. 22, ranking T-5th in the NHL in PPG in that span.
  • The Wild has netted 18 of its 31 PPG this season on the road, including 14 PPG in the last 18 road contests.
  • Minnesota ranks T-2nd in the NHL in road PPG and fourth in road PP% (27.5) since Nov. 20 and ranks T-4th in road PPG this season.
  • The Wild set a season-high six-game road PPG streak (eight PPG) Dec. 7-Jan. 6 – tied for the second-longest road PPG streak in franchise history.
  • The Wild has seven games with multiple PPG this season and has netted a season-high three PPG twice (10/19 &2/14).
    FA-LA-LA FIALA
  • Kevin Fiala tallied two points (1-1=2) Tuesday in Ottawa, his second consecutive game with multiple points (3-2=5).
  • He owns 27 points (14-13=27) in the last 23 games and 34 points (15-19=34) in the last 34 contests.
  • He owns 42 points this season, his third straight campaign recording 40-plus points. He becomes the third Swiss-born NHL skater to reach 40-plus
    points in four-or-more seasons: Roman Josi (8) &Mark Streit (6).
  • The winger recorded 16 points (9-7=16) in a career-high 12-game point streak from Dec. 20-Feb. 2. He tied Mikael Granlund for the longest point
    streak in team history (last, 1/12-2/4/17) and the point streak is the fifth longest in the NHL this season.
    ZUCCY
  • Mats Zuccarello owns 10 points (3-7=10), including multiple points in four consecutive games and five PPP (1-4=5) in his last five games.
  • His assist Feb. 20 at EDM marked his 19th PPP of the season, setting a new career high for PPP in a season.
  • The Norwegian native owns 52 points this season, his most in a Wild sweater since joining the team in 2019-20. It’s his fifth NHL season reaching 50-
    plus points, first since 2017-18.
  • He owns 30 points (9-21=30) in his last 18 games, including 11 multi-point contests in the last 14 games. He ranks T-4th in the NHL in assists and
    points since Dec. 20.
  • He collected 18 points (5-13=18) in a career-high 10-game point streak, Dec. 20-Jan. 28. His and Fiala’s 12-game point streaks this season made
    them the third pair of NHL teammates to record point streaks of 10-plus games this season (COL &PIT).
  • The winger owned a franchise record of six consecutive games with multiple points from Jan 14-28. Per NHL Stats, he joined Connor McDavid as the
    only players to record multiple points in six straight games this season.
  • The 34-year-old has 39 points (13-26=39) in his last 27 games and 43 points (14-29=43) in his last 31 contests.
    KIRILL THE THRILL
  • Kirill Kaprizov saw his five-game point streak (4-5=9), including four PPP (1-3=4), come to an end Tuesday in Ottawa.
  • He has 22 points (9-13=22) in the last 15 games, including a career-best eight-game point streak (5-8=13) from Jan. 14-Feb. 2.
  • He owns 30 points (13-17=30) in his last 19 games, including 10 multi-point contests and 10 PPP (3-7=10).
  • He has 51 points (20-31=51) in his last 32 games, ranking second in the NHL in scoring, T-2nd in EVP (38), third in EVG (17) and T-4th in assists since
    Nov. 18.
  • The Russian ranks third in the NHL in EVP (46), T-6th in points and T-8th in assists.
  • The winger skated in his 100th career game Feb. 18 vs. FLA to become the 88th skater, third Russian native, in team history to reach the milestone.
  • He collected 112 career points in 100 career games. Per NHL Stats, the last time a player scored more than 110 points in their first 100 NHL games
    was Evgeni Malkin (114) in 2006-07.
    OH MY JEE
  • Joel Eriksson Ek saw his four-game point streak (3-2=5) come to an end Tuesday.
  • He owns eight points (5-3=8), including five power-play points (4-1=5) in the last 12 contests.
  • He leads the Wild with a career-high 10 PPG (T-8th in the NHL) and ranks third with 11 PPP.
  • The 25-year-old has tied his career-high two-game goal streak three times this season (11/20-11/21, 12/7-12/9 &2/14-2/16) and tied his career-best
    three-game assist streak (12/4-12/9).
  • He skated in his 300th career game Jan. 28 at NYR.
    HERE TO STAY
  • Matt Boldy has six points (4-2=6) in the last five games.
  • He recorded a career-high four points (3-1=4) and six shots, including his first career hat trick and three power-play points (2-1=3) Feb. 12 vs. DET. He
    is the sole NHL rookie to record three PPP in a game this season.
  • The 20-year-old became the first rookie in Wild history to record four points in a game and tied Kaprizov (4/7/21) for most PPP in a game by a Wild
    rookie.
  • He became the fourth rookie in team history to record a hat trick: Justin Fontaine (1/9/14), Kaprizov (3/12/21), and Rem Pitlick (11/13/21).
  • Per NHL Stats, the forward is the third NHL rookie to register four-plus points this season (Anton Lundell, Lucas Raymond) and fourth to earn a hat
    trick (Michael Bunting, Rem Pitlick, Lucas Raymond).
  • He owns 16 points (8-8=16) in his 17 career NHL contests, ranking second amongst NHL rookies in goals and T-2nd in points since making his debut
    on Jan. 6.
    FINNISH FLARE
  • Kaapo Kahkonen is 8-1-1 in his last 10 starts with a 2.47 GAA and a .930 SV% since Jan. 6.
  • He stopped a season-high 40-of-43 shots Jan. 30 at NYI – his second career game with 40-plus saves.
  • The left-glove backstop set a season-high six-game point streak (5-0-1), Jan. 6-22 – the longest point streak by an NHL rookie goaltender this season.
  • He also set a career-high six-game consecutive start streak, Jan. 6-22.
  • He is 12-3-2 in 19 games (17 starts) this season and ranks second amongst NHL rookie goalies in wins, GAA and SV%.
  • Since entering the NHL in 2019-20, he leads NHL rookies in wins (31) and surpassed Pekka Rinne for most wins by a Finnish-born rookie goaltender


LAVAL 6, MARLIES 4

LAVAL ROCKET (22-15-3-0 – 47 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (23-14-3-1 – 50 Points)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2022

 123OTFINAL
LAVAL303–6
TORONTO202–4

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Laval: T. Dello (3) (S. Niku), R. Harvey-Pinard (8) (J. Dea, J. Ylonen), X. Ouellet (5) (Unassisted), A. Fortin (4) (S. St. Amant, T. Paquette-Bisson), J. Teasdale (3) (R. Harvey-Pindard), R. Harvey-Pinard (9) SH, EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: C. Primeau (30/34) W

Toronto: K. Clifford (3) (A. Steeves), J. Kopacka (5) (C. Douglas, A. Biega), A. Steeves (15) PP (B. Seney, J. Duszak), M. Hollowell (4) (A. Steeves, N. Robertson)
Goaltender: J. Woll (30/35) L        

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Kyle Clifford put the Marlies on the board at 12:46 of the first period. He has goals (2) in consecutive games.
  • Jack Kopacka scored at 14:41 of the first period. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games. Kopacka has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 32 games with the Marlies.
  • Alex Steeves scored on the power play at 2:52 of the third period. He also registered the lone assist on Clifford’s first period goal and the primary assist on Hollowell’s third period goal. He has points (2-4-6) in three consecutive games. This was his first career three-point game.
  • Mac Hollowell scored at 12:40 of the third period. He has points (2-3-5) in five of his last six games.
  • Curtis Douglas recorded the primary assist on Clifford’s first period goal. He has assists (3) in consecutive games. Douglas has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 38 games this season.
  • Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Kopacka’s first period goal. This was his 100th career AHL assist.
  • Brett Seney had the primary assist on Steeves’ third period power play goal. He has assists (3) in consecutive games. Seney has 38 points (13 goals, 25 assists) in 36 games with the Marlies.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Steeves’ third period power play goal. He has points (2-4-6) in his last six games.
  • Nick Robertson recorded the secondary assist on Hollowell’s third period goal. He has eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) in nine games this season.
  • Joseph Woll stopped 30 of 35 shots he faced. This was his first game since January 15 against Hershey.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto has recorded four more goals in 25 games (20-2-2-1) this season.
  • Toronto went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 17-9-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 11-7-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Laval had a 36-34 edge in shots in all situations. Brett Seney and Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 15-10-2-1 when outshot by their opponents.
  • The Marlies are 13-9-2-1 against North Division opponents and 1-3-0-1 against the Rocket. Toronto has been outscored by Laval 24-16 through five games.
RECORD WHEN

Not scoring first                      6-13-2-0
Trailing after 1                         6-11-1-0
Trailing after 2                         2-11-1-0
At home                                   12-6-2-1
February                                  4-2-1-0
Wednesday                              4-4-0-1
MARLIES LEADERS
*Amongst active players

Goals               17 (J. Anderson)
Assists            27 (J. Duszak)
Points              38 (B. Seney)
PPG                 6 (J. Anderson)
Shots               99 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +12 (B. Seney)
PIMS                57 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On the final Laval goal:

Coming back in the d-zone, we just need a better sorts and structure. In chaos moments like that, the energy or feel of the game is heightened. The experience and maturity of staying calm, seeing the game clearly, knowing our responsibilities. We just needed a better job of coming back and finding our spots there.

On Alex Steeves:

He’s done a great job (adjusting to professional hockey). Sometimes it’s not easy to be a first-year pro, especially from college when you’re playing two games on the weekends. He’s feeling the length of a pro season, the amount of games that we play. We have a big month coming up with a lot of games. Just the day-to-day management of your routine, your habits and taking care of your body, the recovery process. He’s handled it well, not just himself but a lot of our guys. Through January we had a big stretch of games, whether it was the COVID break or different things happening, we got through that tough stretch and now we’re in a little bit of a better place.

On Joseph Woll’s first game returning from injury:

Good. It was a tough one. They did a really good job at setting up the o-zone and just relying on point shots. It’s never easy for a goalie. I think most coaches in the game of hockey say get to the eyes of the goalie and be the screen. They made it really hard on us today, but he fought through a lot and made some good saves.

ALEX STEEVES (1 GOAL, 2 ASSISTS)

On Laval’s final goal:

We just got the shot blocked as we’re trying to get pucks to the net. Before the timeout, we got a really good look, a look that we wanted and the goalie made a really nice save and that’s kind of how it goes. The goalie makes a big save at a big time and we weren’t able to tie it up, so definitely frustrated but we had some good looks at the end. It’s tough being on the power play with the net empty. It’s kind of a high risk, high reward and they had a great block and they were able to get it in. It’s frustrating but I think we were getting some chances there and we just got the short end of the stick.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

February 26 at Rochester – 2:35 p.m.
February 27 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m.
March 2 vs. Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m.
March 5 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
March 6 at Cleveland – 12:00 p.m.

BLUE JACKETS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-14-4 – 68 Points) at
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (26-23-1 – 53 Points)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 1 1 1 0 3
COLUMBUS 0 1 2 1 4

SCORING NOTES

  • Michael Bunting scored for Toronto at 12:50 of the first period. Bunting recorded his 17th goal of the
    season. Bunting also recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting posted his 18th
    assist of the season.
  • Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 15:23 of the second period. Matthews recorded his
    34th goal of the season. Matthews registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal and the primary
    assist on Spezza’s goal. Matthews has posted 28 assists this season.
  • Jason Spezza scored for Toronto at 17:54 of the third period. Spezza posted his 10th goal of the
    season. Spezza has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
  • Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Marner recorded his 29th assist of the
    season.
  • David Kämpf registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Kämpf recorded his 11th assist of the
    season.
  • John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Spezza’s goal. Tavares posted his 30th assist of the
    season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 26 of 30 shots in tonight’s overtime loss.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • Auston Matthews posted an NHL career-high 11 shots during tonight’s game.
  • With a goal and two assists recorded during tonight’s game, Auston Matthews recorded his fourth
    outing of the season with three or more points. He also posted three points (2G, 1A) in Toronto’s first
    meeting against Columbus earlier this season on Dec. 7, 2021.
  • Michael Bunting paces all NHL rookies with 24 points (13G, 11A) recorded on the road this season.
  • Ilya Lyubushkin appeared in his Maple Leafs debut.
  • TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Ilya Mikheyev and Ondřej Kaše finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage
    of 77.78 percent (7 for, 2 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 10 (8) 17 (12) 15 (10) 0 (0) 42 (30)
    COLUMBUS 14 (13) 5 (3) 10 (9) 1 (0) 30 (25)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 15 (10) 24 (17) 28 (22) 0 (0) 67 (49)
    COLUMBUS 23 (22) 8 (6) 15 (14) 1 (0) 47 (42)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 14-9-3 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 15-11-1-5 in 32 games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and 8-5-0-2 in
    15 games played in Columbus.
  • Toronto is 17-7-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 9-4-2 against the Metropolitan
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 21-4-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 19-2-2 when leading after one period and 24-0-2 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 20-10-3 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-0-1 in Tuesday games and 3-4-1 in the second game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 11 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 14 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 10 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 57% (Spezza – 4 won, 3 lost)
    Hits 2 (Liljegren, Sandin)
    Blocked Shots 4 (Rielly)
    Takeaways 2 (Engvall, Tavares)
    TOI 26:09 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 4:18 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander,
    Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 1:49 (Brodie, Liljegren)
    Shifts 26 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 77.78% (Mikheyev and Kaše – 7 for, 2 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET
    Feb. 28 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:30 pm ET
    March 2 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
    March 5 Leafs vs. Canucks Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    March 7 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s game:
    “I thought our effort structurally was entirely better than it was last night, so I was happy with that. Even in the first period, I thought Columbus certainly won the territorial game in the first period while our guys
    were recalibrating a little bit in terms of how we were asking them to play and you could see they were really focused on it so it took away from some of their offensive play and puck play but I liked how we defended in that period despite losing the territorial game. We didn’t give up a whole lot in terms of quality
    looks, so that was good. We built on that into the second period which I thought was an excellent period, with the exception of the Laine goal, it’s as perfect of a period as it could probably be, in terms of our
    structure, in terms of carrying the play and all those kind of thing but then you take that penalty at the end of the second. That’s the one there we can’t take, we’ve got to manage the game better in that situation and we didn’t so we opened the door for them to get a power play opportunity to start the third and I
    thought that was the difference. I thought our guys competed hard today. The play was structured and I thought we easily could have had two points here today and the fact that we got the game even and got out of here with a point but lose the extra in overtime – we don’t like that but there were a lot of positive
    things here today and that’s a good team over. They’re feeling it, that’s eight games in the last 11 for them, they played hard against us, so it wasn’t any easy night for us and I liked a lot of things about how we played.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s game:
    “I thought the team played amazing and deserved two points.”
    On the goals that got past him tonight:
    “They just shot and beat me and it’s not acceptable on my part. We should have won 3-0 so just have to move on.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On tonight’s effort:
    “I think we can be a lot more proud of our effort tonight. We found our way back and got one point but obviously leaving the rink sour but thought we did a lot of good things tonight, better than our last two outings so definitely some positive stuff that we can take and move forward but we can be more proud of
    the effort tonight.”
    On Kämpf’s playmaking ability:
    “Just a really nice play by Bunts, to get the puck in and I was screaming for it and Kämpf made an unbelievable pass. I think his play making abilities are pretty underrated. He makes really good little plays
    even for the most part kind of in our d-zone. He makes really nice five-foot plays that go a long way to help us breakout but even in the o-zone he makes sneaky plays and that was really nice pass by him and I just had to bring it over and had an empty net to shoot at.”

Maple Leafs-Blue Jackets pregame notes



2021-22 Matchups vs. Columbus: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Columbus: 1-0-0
Next Game vs. Columbus: Monday, March 7 at Columbus
Toronto Season Record: 32-14-3
Toronto Road Record: 14-9-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 19, 2022
The Maple Leafs acquired forward Ryan Dzingel and defenceman Ilya
Lyubushkin from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Nick
Ritchie and choice of Toronto’s third-round selection in 2023 or second-round selection in 2025.

LAST GAME

Score: Toronto 2 at Montréal 5
Date: Monday, February 21, 2022
TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Engvall
MTL Goals: Anderson (2x), Caufield, Hoffman, Pitlick
TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 19/24, .792 SV%
MTL Goaltender: Montembeault, 35/37, .946 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Team Notes:

  • With their eighth goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, both
    Ilya Mikheyev and Pierre Engvall tied an NHL career-high in goals.
  • David Kämpf tied an NHL career-high with four hits recorded during
    tonight’s game.
  • NEXT GAME
    Date: Thursday, February 24, 2022
    Opponent: vs. Minnesota Wild
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: TSN (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
    ALL-TIME VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS:

    First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2001 (Toronto 2 vs. Columbus 2)
    All-Time Record: 15-11-1-4 (31 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 7-6-1-3 (17 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 8-5-0-1 (14 Games)
    Last Road Win vs. Opponent: October 4, 2019 (Toronto 4 at Columbus 1)
    Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1
    Record in Last 10 Games: 5-3-2
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS:
    Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (41), John Tavares (28), Jason Spezza (22)
    Goals:
    John Tavares (15), Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch Marner (5), Auston Matthews
    (5)
    Assists: John Tavares (19), Morgan Rielly (13), Jason Spezza (8)
    Points: John Tavares (34), Wayne Simmonds (17), Morgan Rielly (14)
    Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (40), John Tavares (16), Jake Muzzin (14)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .684 3.55 2.78 31.1% 84.8% 34.7 30.7 56.1%
    Columbus .520 3.27 3.65 17.2% 80.4% 29.9 35.2 49.2%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
  • Power Play: 42/135 (31.1%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
    Penalty Kill: 117/138 (84.8%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A), Kämpf (2G, 1A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  • FAST FACTS
    Tuesday games 7th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
    February games 9th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
    UPCOMING MILESTONES

    TJ Brodie Seven points away from 300 career NHL points
    Mitch Marner Five games away from 400 career NHL games played
    Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
    Wayne Simmonds Six games away from 1,000 career NHL games played
  • 2021-22 MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
    Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
    Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
    Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
    Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
    Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
    Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
    William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
    Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
    Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
    Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
    John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
    John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
    John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
  • COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES

THE LAST GAME: FEB. 20, 2022 – CBJ 7 vs BUF 3
CBJ Goal Scorers: Kukan (2), Jenner (21), Kukan (3), Werenski (8), Gaunce (2), EN – Nyquist (13), Danforth (3)
BUF Goal Scorers: Pysyk (2), Thompson (20), Okposo (12)
Goalies: CBJ – Berube (33/36; 60:00); BUF– Anderson (32/38; 59:00)
CBJ PP: 0/2; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 39 / BUF: 36
3 Stars: 1. Kukan, CBJ; 2. Gaunce, CBJ; 3. Berube, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ won 2nd consecutive game… CBJ scored 7 goals in back-to-back games for 1st time in club history… Berube earned victory in CBJ
debut and 1st NHL action since 4/6/18… Gaunce collected 1st career multi-assist and 3-point game (1-2-3)… Kukan notched 1st career 2-goal and 3-
point game (2-1-3)… Laine stretched points streak to 9-straight (10-8-18) with 2 assists… Werenski scored a goal to extend his points streak to 5-
straight (2-4-6).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Tarasov (lower body); Placed on Injured Reserve (1/4); out indefinitely (19 games)
Texier (fractured finger); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/26); 4 weeks (9 games)
Bean (groin strain); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/30); 4 weeks (7 games)
Robinson (MCL strain right knee); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to 1/31); 6 weeks (6 games)
Korpisalo (lower body); day-to-day (2 games)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 184
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 20 Signed Greaves to 3-year entry level contract through 2023-24 season
Feb. 19 Activated Danforth off IR and assigned Fix-Wolansky to Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 16 Added Berube to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Feb. 11 Assigned Meyer to Cleveland (AHL)
AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS
2021-22 Series: 0-1-0 (0-0-0 vs. TOR)
2020-21 Series: Did Not Play
2019-20 Series: 1-1-0 (0-1-0 vs. TOR)
All-Time Series: 15-15-1-0 (6-8-0-0 vs. TOR)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-5-0 | 5-5-0
All-Time GF/GA: 90/96
All-Time SF/SA: 971/936
All-Time PP: 18-of-100
All-Time PK: 76-of-93
THE LAST GAME VS. TOR: DEC. 7, 2021 – CBJ 4 at TOR 5
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Bjorkstrand (7), Bjorkstrand (8), Kuraly (5), Domi (4)
TOR Goal Scorers: PP – Nylander (11), Matthews (16), Ritchie (1), PP – Tavares (12), Matthews (17)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (25/30, 39:35), Tarasov (10/10, 17:06); TOR – Campbell (28/32, 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/2; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 32 / TOR: 40
3 Stars: 1. Rielly, TOR; 2. Matthews, TOR; 3. Bjorkstrand, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 5-1 going into the 3rd period, but scored final 3 goals… Bjorkstrand recorded his 2nd multi-goal of the season… Kuraly scored
a goal for 2nd-straight game.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Mar. 7 at CBJ
CBJ/TOR CONNECTIONS
CBJ: McRae (Beaverton), who played in four games for TOR (1983-85), served as GM of London Knights from 2014-16)… Legace (Toronto), Danforth
(Oshawa), Gaunce (Sudbury), Greaves (Cambridge) and Jenner (Dorchester) were all born in Ontario.
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. TOR)
The teams met in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round with the Blue Jackets winning the series 3-2… Road team is 3-1-0 in the last 4 games of the
series… CBJ are 8-6-0 since 1/13/16, but TOR has earned victories in 5 of the last 7 meetings since 2/14/18… Winning team has scored 3+ goals in 18-
straight games and 4-plus in each of the last 7 meetings… CBJ have both shutouts (MR: Bobrovsky, 4/8/15) in all-time series… Most goals scored vs.
TOR: 5 – 3x (MR: 2/15/17)… Most goals allowed vs. TOR: 6 – 2x (MR: 10/16/15).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. TOR)
Carlsson notched his 1st NHL point (assist) on 4/9/17 at TOR… Domi tallied his 100th NHL career assist on 10/3/18 at TOR… Voracek played his 500th
NHL game on 1/31/15 vs. TOR.
HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 24, Injured Reserve: 4)
Drafted (13): Bemstrom, Bjorkstrand, Carlsson, Chinakhov, Gavrikov, Jenner, Korpisalo, Merzlikins, Peeke, Sillinger, Tarasov (IR), Texier (IR),
Werenski
Trade (6): Bean (IR), Boqvist, Domi, Laine, Roslovic, Voracek
Free Agent (9): Bayreuther, Berube, Danforth, Gaunce, Greaves, Kukan, Kuraly, Nyquist, Robinson (IR)
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
BACK AT NATIONWIDE ARENA
Columbus concluded a season-long five-game road trip (Feb. 7-17) with a 7-4 victory on Thursday at Chicago. The club went 4-1-0 on the road trip that
also had stops at Washington (5-4; W), Buffalo (4-3; OTW), Montreal (2-1; W) and Calgary (6-2; L). The club has won seven of its last nine road outings
since Jan. 13 and five of the last six games overall. On Sunday, the Blue Jackets returned to Nationwide Arena with a 7-3 victory vs. Buffalo. It’s the first
time in club history that CBJ have scored seven goals in back-to-back games. Columbus plays one more game at home on Tuesday vs. Toronto before
playing back-to-back games on the road (FLA on Thu. and CAR on Fri.).
COMEBACK JACKETS
The Blue Jackets have earned their victories this season with the club coming back at some point in the game in 15 of their 25 wins, including five of
their last seven victories. The 15 comeback victories are tied for the third-most in the NHL. The club’s six wins when trailing heading into the second
period are tied for the NHL lead (FLA). Columbus also has five multi-goal comeback victories this season (Nov. 3 at COL, Nov. 15 vs. DET, Jan. 27 vs.
NYR, Feb. 8 at WSH and Feb. 10 at BUF).
PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NET
Columbus has been able to fill the back of the net this season, averaging 3.27 goals-per-game through 49 contests. The club ranks second in the NHL in
scoring since Jan. 27 (4.67 avg., 42 goals total) with the 42 goals the most in franchise history through any nine-game stretch (previously 40, Mar. 19-
Apr. 3, 2018). Columbus has scored three-plus goals in 29 of its contests (includes SO goals) and is 20-3-0 when scoring four goals or more in a contest
this season. CBJ, who averaged 2.39 goals-a-game in 2020-21, have twice finished a campaign averaging better than three goals a game (club record
3.12 avg. in 2018-19 and 3.01 avg. in 2016-17).
LAINE HOT STEAK
Laine collected multiple points for the third time in the last four games with two assists on Sunday. He has posted points in nine-straight games (10-8-
18), the second longest points streak of his career (15 games in 2017-18) and fifth-T longest in franchise history. He leads the NHL in goals and points
since the streak started on Jan. 27. The 23-year-old forward (166-138-304, 380 GP) recorded his ninth career hat trick in Thursday’s win at Chicago and
became the third player from the 2016 NHL Draft to reach 300 career points (Auston Matthews with 410 and Matthew Tkachuk with 332). It was his first
hat trick since Feb. 8, 2020 while with Winnipeg. Since he entered the League in 2016-17, only three players have notched more performances of threeplus goals: Alex Ovechkin (13), David Pastrnak (11) and Connor McDavid (10).
JENNERATING RESULTS
Boone Jenner recorded his ninth multi-point effort of the campaign vs. Buffalo (1-1-2). He has 3-6-9 in the last six games and has recorded 9-10-19 with
five multi-point efforts in the last 17 contests. The 28-year-old captain is the first CBJ player to reach 20 goals this season and leads the club in goals,
points and PPG with 21-18-39 and 7 PPG in 49 appearances. He is on pace to set single-season career highs in both goals and points (30-19-49 in 82
GP in 2015-16). His 142 career goals are tied with Nick Foligno for the third-most in club history.
ZACH ATTACK
Zach Werenski scored his eighth goal of the campaign on Sunday to extend his points streak to five consecutive games (2-4-6) and has 2-8-10 in his
last 11 games. He has been heavily counted on as the club’s top defenseman this season, ranking 5th in the NHL in TOI/GP with 26:04. The 24-year-old
skated in his 2nd All-Star Game on Feb. 5, helping the Metropolitan Division win the title. At 220 career points (73-147-220, 382 GP), he is three points
shy of tying Seth Jones (50-173-223, 381 GP) for the most career points by a blueliner in franchise history.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
•Bjorkstrand is 2 goals from 100 for his NHL career
•Domi is 1 goal from 100 and 1 point from 300 for his NHL career
2021-22 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ are 8-0-1 in OT/SO this season (3-1 in SO) with the club leading the NHL in W% (.889) and 2 off the League-lead in wins
•CBJ have scored a PPG in 4 of the last 6 games (5-of-14; 35.7 pct.), ranking 3rd in the NHL since 2/8
•CBJ have killed off 44-of-50 opponent PP chances over the last 17 games and rank 4th-T in the NHL in PK pct. since 1/8 (88.0 pct.)
•CBJ rank 4th-T in the NHL in goals with 28 and 11th in the NHL in points (114) by defensemen after combining for 3-3-6 vs. BUF
•CBJ boast 6 30-point scorers on the team, tied for 4th-most in the NHL (STL) and trailing only FLA (9) as well as COL/TOR (7)
2021-22 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•Bjorkstrand has points in 5 of the last 6 games (3-2-5)
•Gavrikov recorded his 20th assist of the season on Sun. and has 0-4-4 in the last 5 contests
•Nyquist has 3-7-10 in the last 9 games and 9-12-21 with 7 multi-point outings in 22 games since 12/16
•Peeke has played 21+ minutes in each of the last 15 games since 1/13 (avg. 24:22)
•Voracek, who has 1-6-7 in the last 7 games, ranks 6th-T in the NHL in primary assists (25) and leads the club in assists overall (32)
CBJ 2021-22 TEAM GAME HIGHS
GOALS: 8 (10/14 vs ARI)… GOALS AGAINST: 9 (1/15 at FLA)… PPG: 2 – 4x (MR: 2/8 at WSH)… PPGA: 3 – 2x (MR: 1/4 vs TBL)… SHOTS: 46 (11/18
at ARI)… SHOTS AGAINST: 62 (1/26 vs CGY)… PIM: 22 (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 33 (1/31 vs FLA)… FOW: 40 (11/20 at VGK)… BKS: 21 – 3x (MR: 2/17
at CHI)
CBJ 2021-22 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS
GOALS: 3, Laine (2/17 at CHI)… ASSISTS: 3 – 2x, Werenski (MR:1/27 vs NYR)… POINTS: 4, Bjorkstrand (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 9, Kuraly (10/16 vs
SEA)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +4 – 3x, MR: Gavrikov (1/13 at CAR)… SOG: 10, Werenski (11/6 vs COL)… TOI: 33:03 – Werenski (10/31 at NJD)…
SAVES: 56, Merzlikins (1/26 vs CGY, 62 shots

MARLIES 6, LAVAL 2

LAVAL ROCKET (21-15-3-0 – 45 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (23-13-3-1 – 50 Points)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022

 123OTFINAL
LAVAL011–2
TORONTO411–6

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Laval: R. Harvey-Pinard (7) PP (Unassisted), L. Belpedio (7) (C. Hillis, R. Harvey-Pinard)
Goaltender: M. McNiven (4/16) L, C. Primeau (19/21) 

Toronto: J. Anderson (16) PP (B. McMann, A. Steeves), J. Anderson (17) SH (B. Seney), A. Suomela (10) (B. Seney, J. Anderson), J. Blandisi (7) (J. Kopacka, C. Douglas), J. Duszak (4) (J. Blandisi, J. Kopacka), K. Clifford (2) (A. Steeves, C. Douglas)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (25/27) W       

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Joey Anderson opened the scoring on the power play at 5:36 of the first period and added a shorthanded goal at 7:43 of the first period. He also had the secondary assist on Suomela’s first period goal. This was his third shorthanded goal of the season and his fifth as a Marlie which places him tied for fifth in franchise history. With his first goal of the game, he set a career-high (17) this season
  • Antti Suomela scored at 18:48 of the first period. He has nine points (5 goals, 4 assists) in seven of his last eight games.
  • Joseph Blandisi scored at 19:47 of the first period and later added the primary assist on Duszak’s second period goal. This was his fifth multipoint game in 17 games this season.
  • Joseph Duszak scored at 2:46 of the second period. He has 30 points (4 goals, 26 assists) in 30 games this season.
  • Kyle Clifford scored at 9:00 of the third period. This is his second goal with the Marlies.
  • Bobby McMann recorded the primary assist on Anderson’s power play goal in the first period. He has 17 points (11 goals, 6 assists) in 31 games this season.
  • Alex Steeves registered the secondary assist on Anderson’s power play goal in the first period and the primary assist on Clifford’s third period goal. He has 27 points (14 goals, 13 assists) in 29 games with the Marlies.
  • Brett Seney had the primary assists on Anderson’s shorthanded goal and Suomela’s goal, both in the first period. This was his 11th multipoint game in 35 games this season.
  • Jack Kopacka picked up the primary assist on Blandisi’s first period goal and the secondary assist on Duszak’s second period goal. He has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 31 games with the Marlies.
  • Curtis Douglas recorded the secondary assists on Blandisi’ first period goal and Clifford’s third period goal. He has 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 37 games this season.
  • Michael Hutchinson stopped 25 of 27 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto has recorded four more goals in 24 games (20-1-2-1) this season.
  • The Marlies are 15-15-1-0 at Scotiabank Arena.
  • Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 1-for-4 on the power play. Toronto is 17-8-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 12-7-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Toronto had a 37-27 edge in shots in all situations. Joey Anderson led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 8-3-1-0 when outshooting their opponents.
  • The Marlies are 13-8-2-1 against North Division opponents and 1-2-0-1 against the Rocket. Toronto has been outscored by Laval 18-12 through four games.
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                            17-1-1-1
Leading after 1                         12-1-2-1
Leading after 2                         17-1-2-1
At home                                   12-5-2-1
February                                  4-1-1-0
Monday                                    4-0-0-0
MARLIES LEADERS
*Amongst active players

Goals               17 (J. Anderson)
Assists            26 (J. Duszak)
Points              37 (B. Seney)
PPG                 6 (J. Anderson)
Shots               94 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +16 (B. Seney)
PIMS                57 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:

This is a team that’s played us hard this year. Wanting to do well against a top opponent, a rival opponent in our division, a game where we get our fans back and feel their support, that gave us a big lift of energy today, and then in a special building as well.

On special teams:

They did a really good job. Establishing the shot there, it’s hard to get pucks down inside and Joey Anderson did a great job, as he always does, in that area of the rink, and penalty kill did a great job, obviously that short-handed goal. Special teams made a difference today.

On Michael Hutchinson:

I thought he did a really good job, and exactly what you said calm, gave the team confidence in front of him. At times there were a little bit of stretches where there weren’t a lot of shots and that can be a tough time for goalies to stay in it and stay engaged and he was ready for every opportunity.

JOEY ANDERSON (2 GOALS, 1 ASSIST)

On today’s game:

We know that they’re a team that’s never going to go away and they came out in that third period really hot and made a push and I think we responded well for the most part, especially after that timeout we settled down and got back to the things that had been giving us success. It’s just about finding that for as much of a 60 as we can and tonight, we did a lot of good things for a long portion of that game.

On his line with Brett Seney and Antti Suomela:

You guys can see, we all think the game very similar. We enjoy playing with each other too. That’s the thing you can see it out there when one of us scores, we’re just genuinely excited for each other. It just makes coming to the rink that much better and like I said, the style of play is very similar, everyone works hard, we’re in the right spots. Reading off each other is really nice and easy and Antti has fit right in there really well with us.

JOSEPH BLANDISI (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On his line with Curtis Douglas and Jack Kopacka:

Our line was great all-night creating chances. The puck squirted out and it was a great net drive by Dougie. Jack threw it off the pads and it kicked out to me and I was able to pull it and find the corner which was good.

On Michael Hutchinson’s performance:
It’s every day with him. He comes in ready to work every day. He’s dialled in. His details are amazing and just having that calm presence back there, same with (Källgren), Woll. All the guys we have are calm back there and it gives the team an extra oomph when you need it. When they’re a rock, they can keep pucks out of the net and build momentum for the team.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

February 23 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m.
February 26 at Rochester – 2:35 p.m.
February 27 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m.
March 2 vs. Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m.
March 5 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.

MAPLE LEAFS-CANADIENS PREGAME NOTES

2021-22 Matchups vs. Montréal: Second of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Montréal: 1-0-0
Next Game vs. Montréal: Saturday, March 26 at Montréal
Toronto Season Record: 32-13-3
Toronto Road Record: 14-8-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 19, 2022
The Maple Leafs acquired forward Ryan Dzingel and defenceman Ilya
Lyubushkin from the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for forward Nick
Ritchie and choice of Toronto’s third-round selection in 2023 or second-round selection in 2025.

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 vs. St. Louis 6
Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
TOR Goals: Nylander (2x), Brodie
STL Goals: Buchnevich (2x), Kostin, Schenn, Saad, O’Reilly
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/33, .848 SV%
STL Goaltender: Husso, 34/37, .919 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-1


Team Notes:

  • William Nylander scored twice in Saturday’s game. Nylander recorded
    his third multi-goal game of the season.
  • David Kämpf is currently on a three-game point streak where he has
    recorded three points (2G, 1A). Kämpf tied the longest point streak of his
    NHL career which he has marked on four occasions.
  • Jake Muzzin (5) and TJ Brodie (4) both tied a season-high in shots
    during the game.
  • NEXT GAME
    Date: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
    Opponent: at Columbus Blue Jackets
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
    ALL-TIME VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:

    First Matchup between Clubs: December 26, 1917 (Toronto 7 vs. Montréal 5)
    All-Time Record: 308-344-88-18 (758 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 195-129-45-10 (379 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 113-215-43-8 (379 Games)
    Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 28, 2021 (Toronto 4 at Montréal 1)
    Record in Last Five Games: 4-0-1
    Record in Last 10 Games: 7-2-1
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MONTRÉAL CANADIENS:
  • Games Played: Jason Spezza (77), John Tavares (46), Morgan Rielly (37)
    Goals: Jason Spezza (32), Auston Matthews (19), John Tavares (17)
    Assists: Jason Spezza (43), John Tavares (23), Mitch Marner (20)
    Points: Jason Spezza (75), John Tavares (40), Auston Matthews (31)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (54), Jason Spezza (37), John Tavares (20)
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .698 3.58 2.73 31.6% 84.6% 34.7 30.8 56.1%
    Montréal .270 2.20 3.90 12.8% 73.8% 29.5 34.3 48.1%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Power Play: 42/133 (31.6%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
    Penalty Kill: 115/136 (84.6%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A), Kämpf (2G, 1A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  • FAST FACTS
    Monday games 7th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
    February games 8th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
    UPCOMING MILESTONES

    TJ Brodie Seven points away from 300 career NHL points
    Mitch Marner Six games away from 400 career NHL games played
    Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
    Wayne Simmonds Seven games away from 1,000 career NHL games played
  • 2021-22 MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
    Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
    Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
    Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
    Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
    Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
    Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
    William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
    Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
    Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
    Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
    John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
    John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
    John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

CANADIENS vs. TOR 362-296-88-12 (758 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 223-106-43-7 (379 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 139-190-45-5 (379 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 2-1 L @ TOR (13/10/21)
J. Allen 2-30 | J. Campbell 1-32
BG / WG: W. Nylander
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE TORONTO / LAST 10 GAMES VS. TORONTO:
13/10/21 – MTL 1 @ TOR 2
08/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
06/05/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 5
03/05/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
28/04/21 – TOR 4 @ MT 1
12/04/21 – TOR 2 @ MTL 4
07/04/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 3
20/02/21 – TOR 5 @ MTL 3
13/02/21 – MTL 2 @ TOR 1
10/02/21 – TOR 4 @ MTL 2
CETTE SAISON CONTRE TORONTO / THIS SEASON VS. TORONTO
Match #1: 13/10/2021 @ TOR
Match #2: 21/02/2022 @ MTL
Match #3: 26/03/2022 @ MTL
Match #4: 09/04/2022 @ TOR
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (12-9-21, 27 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (10-9-19, 36 pj/gp)
3) Josh Anderson (8-2-10, 24 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE TORONTO / LEADING SCORERS VS. TORONTO:
1) Mike Hoffman (12-9-21, 27 pj/gp)
2) Jeff Petry (5-16-21, 35 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (10-9-19, 36 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE TORONTO / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. TORONTO:
1) Cedric Paquette (23, 19 pj/gp)
2) Brendan Gallagher (19, 36 pj/gp)
3) Jeff Petry (18, 35 pj/gp)
LIENS MONTRÉAL – TORONTO CONNECTIONS

  • Christian Dvorak a évolué avec Michael Bunting entre 2018 et 2021 en Arizona.
  • Ben Chiarot (2013 à 2018) et Joel Armia (2015 à 2018) ont été coéquipiers avec Michael Hutchinson à Winnipeg.
  • Cedric Paquette a côtoyé Petr Mrazek en Caroline en 2020-2021.
  • Brett Kulak a joué avec TJ Brodie à Calgary entre 2014 et 2018.
  • Christian Dvorak played with Michael Bunting in Arizona from 2017 to 2021.
  • Ben Chiarot (2013 to 2018) and Joel Armia (2015 to 2018) were teammates with Michael Hutchinson in Winnipeg.
  • Cedric Paquette played with Petr Mrazek in Carolina in 2002-21.
  • Brett Kulak skated with TJ Brodie in Calgary from 2014 to 2018.
    JOUEURS AVEC LE PLUS DE MATCHS AVEC LES CANADIENS / PLAYERS WITH THE MOST GAMES WITH THE CANADIENS
    Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Matchs/Games
    36 – Mats Naslund – 617
    37 – Brendan Gallagher – 614
    38 – Jimmy Roberts – 611
    MEILLEURS MARQUEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME TOP SCORERS
    Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Buts/Goals
    26 – Pierre Mondou – 194
    27 – Brendan Gallagher – 191
    28 – Saku Koivu – 191
    MEILLEURS PASSEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS
    Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Aides/Assists
    49 – Mike Keane – 179
    50 – Brendan Gallagher – 176
    51 – David Desharnais – 171
    MEILLEURS POINTEURS DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS’ ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS
    Rang/Rank – Joueurs/Players – Points/Points
    38 – Patrice Brisebois – 371
    39 – Brendan Gallagher – 367
    40 – J.C. Tremblay – 363
    GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE VICTOIRES AVES LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST WINS IN CANADIENS HISTORY
    Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Victoires/Wins
    1 – Carey Price – 360
    2 – Jacques Plante – 314
    3 – Patrick Roy – 289
    GARDIENS AVEC LE PLUS DE JEUX BLANCS AVES LES CANADIENS / GOALTENDERS WITH THE MOST SHUTOUTS IN CANADIENS
    HISTORY
    Rang/Rank – Gardiens/Netminders – Blanchissages/Shutouts
    1 – George Hainsworth – 75
    2 – Jacques Plante – 58
    3 – Carey Price – 49
    FORMATION DES CANADIENS / THE MAKING OF THE CANADIENS
    Repêchage / Draft (8): Cole Caufield, Jake Evans, Brendan Gallagher, Artturi Lehkonen, Michael Pezzetta, Ryan Poehling, Carey Price, Alexander Romanov. Joueurs autonomes / Free agents (6): Ben Chiarot, Mike Hoffman, Cedric Paquette, Mathieu Perreault, David Savard, Chris Wideman. Échanges / Trades (13): Jake Allen, Josh Anderson, Joel Armia, Joel Edmundson, Laurent Dauphin, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Andrew Hammond, Brett Kulak, Jeff Petry, Tyler Pitlick, Nick Suzuki, Shea Weber.
    Ballottage / Waivers (4): Paul Byron, Kale Clague, Samuel Montembeault, Rem Pitlick.
    *Blessés / Injured
    RÉALISATIONS À VENIR / MILESTONE ALERT
    Paul Byron est à 5 buts de son 100e en carrière dans la LNH.
    Paul Byron is 5 goals away from his 100th in career in the NHL.
    Joel Edmundson est à 8 matchs de son 400e en carrière dans la LNH.
    Joel Edmundson is 8 games removed from his 400th in career in the NHL.
    Cedric Paquette est à 5 points de son 100e en carrière dans la LNH.
    Cedric Paquette is 5 points away from his 100th in career in the NHL.
    Mathieu Perreault est à 3 matchs de son 700e en carrière dans la LNH.
    Mathieu Perreault is 3 games away from his 700th in career in the NHL.
    PLATEAUX ATTEINTS / MILESTONES REACHED
    Alexander Romanov a joué son 100e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 17 fév. c. STL.
    Alexander Romanov played his 100th career game in the NHL on Feb. 17 vs. STL.
    Paul Byron a disputé son 500e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 17 fév. c. STL.
    Paul Byron skated in his 500th career game in the NHL on Feb. 17 vs. STL.
    Brett Kulak a disputé son 300e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 10 fév. c. WSH.
    Brett Kulak played his 300th career game in the NHL on Feb. 10 vs. WSH.
    Jeff Petry a obtenu son 300e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 24 jan. à MIN.
    Jeff Petry registered his 300th career point in the NHL on Jan. 24 at MIN.
    Ben Chiarot a récolté son 100e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 13 jan. à CHI.
    Ben Chiarot recorded his 100th career point in the NHL on Jan. 13 at CHI.
    Nick Suzuki a récolté son 100e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 7 déc. c. TBL.
    Nick Suzuki registered his 100th point in career in the NHL on Dec. 7 vs. TBL.
    Chris Wideman a pris part à son 200e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 4 déc. à NSH.
    Chris Wideman played his 200th career game in the NHL on Dec. 4 at NSH.
    Tyler Toffoli a disputé son 600e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 27 nov. à PIT.
    Tyler Toffoli skated in his 600th NHL career game on Nov. 27 à PIT.
    Brendan Gallagher a disputé son 600e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 18 nov. c. PIT.
    Brendan Gallagher skated in his 600th NHL career game on Nov. 18 vs. PIT.
    Jonathan Drouin a disputé son 400e match en carrière dans la LNH, le 26 oct. à SEA.
    Jonathan Drouin played his 400th game in career in the NHL on Oct. 26 at SEA.
    Mike Hoffman a récolté son 400e point en carrière dans la LNH, le 6 nov. c. VGK.
    Mike Hoffman recorded his 400th point in career in the

BELLEVILLE 5, MARLIES 4 (OT)

BELLEVILLE SENATORS (21-19-0-0 – 42 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (22-13-3-1 – 48 Points)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022

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BELLEVILLE22015
TORONTO02204

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Belleville: M. Kastelic (8) (L. Shaw, C. Reinhardt), L. Shaw (5) (M. Kastelic, C. Williams), A. Agozzino (13) (J. Lucchini), M. Del Zotto (7) (R. Jarventie, L. Thomson), E. Sokolov (14) (A. Agozzino, L. Thomson)
Goaltender: K. Mandolese (36/40) W

Toronto: N. Roberson (3) (K. Rubīns, B. Menell), A. Suomela (9) (Unassisted), S. Der-Arguchintsev (9) (N. Robertson, M. Hellickson), A. Steeves (14) (M. Hollowell, M. Abramov)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (21/26) L      

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Nick Robertson put the Marlies on the board at 1:48 of the second period and later added the primary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s third period goal. He has seven points (3 goals, 4 assists) in seven games this season.
  • Antti Suomela scored unassisted at 9:59 of the second period. He has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in six of his last seven games. This was Suomela’s 100th career AHL game.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev scored at 1:06 of the third period. He goals (2) in consecutive games and has seven points (4 goals, 3 assists) through his last six games.
  • Alex Steeves scored at 9:35 of the third period. He has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists) in 28 games with the Marlies.
  • Kristiāns Rubīns recorded the primary assist on Robertson’s second period goal. He had a career-high six shots on net. Rubīns has six points (1 goal, 5 assists) in 29 games this season.
  • Brennan Menell had the secondary assist on Robertson’s second period goal. He has four points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 13 games this season.
  • Matthew Hellickson registered the secondary assist on Der-Arguchintsev’s third period goal. He has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 22 games this season.
  • Mac Hollowell recorded the primary assist on Steeves’ third period goal. He has points (1-3-4) in four straight games.
  • Mikhail Abramov picked up the secondary assist on Steeves’ third period goal.
  • Erik Källgren stopped 21 of 26 shots he faced. This was his fourth overtime game of the season and first loss.

OF NOTE

  • This was Toronto’s ninth overtime game of the season (6-3).
  • Toronto went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play. Toronto is 6-5-2-1 when not scoring on the power play and 11-6-1-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
  • Toronto had a 40-26 edge in shots in all situations. Kristiāns Rubīns and Brett Seney led the Marlies with six shots on goal. Toronto is 7-3-1-0 when shooting their opponents.
  • The Marlies are 12-8-2-1 against North Division opponents and 6-2-1-0 against the Senators. Toronto’s last game against Belleville was on Feb. 18 in a 4-3 road loss. Toronto has outscored Belleville 36-22 through nine games.
RECORD WHEN

Not scoring first                      6-12-2-0
Trailing after 1                         6-10-1-0
Trailing after 2                         2-10-1-0
At home                                   11-5-2-1
February                                  3-1-1-0
Saturday                                  7-4-2-0
MARLIES LEADERS
*Amongst active players

Goals               15 (J. Anderson)
Assists            26 (J. Duszak)
Points              34 (B. Seney)
PPG                 5 (J. Anderson)
Shots               92 (B. Seney)
+/-                    +14 (B. Seney)
PIMS                57 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On today’s game:

If we’re looking at the two games, there were two slow starts and two losses. The starts were a strength of ours for awhile there. We’ll have to reset and discuss it as a group. If you look at the six periods, I thought we had four really good periods of the six. The first two periods of the games were our crux.

On taking one point out of the game:
I had talked to them after yesterday’s game. We’re proud of the character to fight back, to find their game in the second period and to push for 40 minutes, get back to playing the way we know we can play. There’s definitely something to that and not just packing it in after a bad start and not coming back into it. It’s a competitive group. We’ll have to make sure that come into the next game with a better start and find our game earlier than we have.

MAC HOLLOWELL (1 ASSIST)

On today’s game:
It’s always good to come back from a 2-0 deficit. At the end of the day, we had to last game and we had to tonight. It’s the second half of the season now, we’ve got to start getting better starts.

On the compete level:
The compete level and urgency was just really low in the first. It seemed like we were still just warming up out there. We didn’t really get our legs going until the second period.

On Kyle Clifford:
Just being in the locker room with a guy like that who’s won a Stanley Cup, who’s been throughout the NHL for so long. Just when he’s out there, when he’s speaking in the room, we’re listening that’s for sure.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

February 21 vs. Laval – 3:00 p.m. (Scotiabank Arena)
February 23 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m.
February 26 at Rochester – 2:35 p.m.
February 27 vs. Rochester – 4:00 p.m.
March 2 vs. Abbotsford – 7:00 p.m.

BLUES 6, MAPLE LEAFS 3

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-13-3 – 67 Points) vs.
ST. LOUIS BLUES (29-14-6 – 64 Points)
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
ST. LOUIS 2 1 3 6
TORONTO 1 2 0 3

SCORING NOTES

  • William Nylander scored for Toronto at 15:33 of the first period. Nylander scored his second goal
    of the game at 5:30 of the second period. Nylander has recorded 19 goals this season.
  • TJ Brodie scored for the Maple Leafs at 17:44 of the second period. Brodie registered his fourth
    goal of the season. Brodie has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
  • Alexander Kerfoot posted the primary assist on both of Nylander’s goals. Kerfoot has registered
    26 assists this season.
  • John Tavares recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s first goal of the game. Tavares
    posted his 29th assist of the season.
  • Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s second goal of the game. Holl
    recorded his sixth assist of the season.
  • David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Brodie’s goal. Kämpf registered his 10th assist of the
    season. Kämpf is currently on a three-game point streak where he has recorded three points (2G,
    1A).
  • Ondřej Kaše recorded the secondary assist on Brodie’s goal. Kaše posted his 10th assist of the
    season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 28 of 33 shots in tonight’s loss.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 0-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • Jake Muzzin (5) and TJ Brodie (4) both tied a season-high in shots during tonight’s game.
  • Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Rasmus Sandin finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 71.88
    percent (23 for, 9 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    ST. LOUIS 12 (9) 12 (12) 10 (9) 34 (30)
    TORONTO 9 (9) 12 (11) 16 (15) 37 (35)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    ST. LOUIS 14 (11) 15 (15) 17 (16) 46 (42)
    TORONTO 17 (17) 22 (20) 28 (27) 67 (64)
    ON HOME ICE
  • Toronto lost their first game on home ice since December 9, 2021 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
  • The Maple Leafs are 18-5-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 95-97-25-6 in 223 games against the St. Louis Blues and 60-34-11-5 in
    110 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 15-7-2 against the Western Conference this season and 5-3-2 against the Central Division
    this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 11-9-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 4-6-2 when trailing after one period and 4-2-2 when tied after two periods.
  • Toronto is 20-9-2 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 9-4-2 in Saturday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 5 (Muzzin)
    Shot Attempts 7 (Muzzin, Marner)
    Faceoff Wins 14 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 5 (Simmonds)
    Blocked Shots 2 (Kerfoot)
    Takeaways 2 (Matthews, Tavares)
    TOI 23:10 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 1:24 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 1:30 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 26 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 71.88% (Sandin – 23 for, 9 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Feb. 21 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 22 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET
    Feb. 28 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:30 pm ET
    March 2 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
    Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links
    above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.
    For Maple Leafs notes, transcripts, audio clips and media guides, please visit MapleLeafs.com/pressbox.
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s game:
    “Yeah. We didn’t defend well enough to give ourselves a chance to win.”
    On Nylander’s two-goal game and the second line’s play:
    “Yeah. I had said they had been generating chances and it just seemed like it was just a matter of time
    particularly for Will. Those shots that he’s had, where he’s been in behind the defence and kind of alone
    with the goalie, he’s had those for a while now and they haven’t gone for him and normally they do and
    tonight they did. So that’s a really good sign for him and us.”
    WILLIAM NYLANDER
    On his team’s effort tonight:
    “I thought we battled back well there to the beginning of the third but then lost our man there in the d-zone
    and then a tip which is sloppy and that’s been happening a bit lately and we need to dial that down.”
    On his line playing better of late:
    “It started a little bit in Seattle there, I think we got something going and I thought last game we had a lot
    of chances but there were a lot of penalties kills out there so we didn’t get out too much. But other than
    that, I think we’ve been creating more and more every game which is positive.”
    TJ BRODIE
    On his team’s effort tonight:
    “We knew that they were going to be a rush team and we just didn’t find a way to shut them down on the
    rush tonight.”
    On the frustration of taking a too many men penalty:
    “Yeah. It happens but we found a way to kill it off so in the end it all equals out.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s loss:
    “We lost so it’s not good enough but you know practice tomorrow, work hard and get back at it.”
    On how quickly the team can move on:
    “It’s something you need to do in this league. You play a lot, a lot of good teams and you need to be
    ready when the next game comes

BLUES-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES




2021-22 Matchups vs. St. Louis: Second of Two
2021-22 Record vs. St. Louis: 1-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 32-12-3
Toronto Home Record: 18-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS


January 28, 2022
Defenceman Carl Dahlstrom has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Alex Biega has been reassigned to the Marlies from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 24, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson, defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and goaltender
Erik Kallgren have be reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 22, 2022
Goaltender Erik Kallgren has been reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 vs. Pittsburgh 1
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews, Rielly, Kämpf, Bunting
PIT Goals: Malkin
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 45/46, .978 SV%
PIT Goaltender: Jarry, 25/29, .862 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 5-for-5
Team Notes: – The Maple Leafs earned their seventh-straight win on home ice.

  • Auston Matthews recorded two points (1G, 1A) in Toronto’s win.
    Matthews is currently on a nine-game point streak where he has posted 18
    points (8G, 10A).
  • David Kämpf scored shorthanded at 18:36 of the second period. Kämpf
    has recorded a shorthanded goal in back-to-back games. The last
    occasion where a Maple Leaf recorded such a streak dates back to the
    2014-15 season (Tyler Bozak).
  • John Tavares recorded a 73% face-off win percentage (17 won, 7 lost)
    during the game. Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins. Tavares is
    currently ranked second among NHL face-off percentage leaders with
    61.8%.
  • Jack Campbell stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced in Thursday’s win,
    marking a season-high 45 saves.
  • NEXT GAME
    Date: Monday, February 21, 2022
    Opponent: at Montréal Canadiens
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ST. LOUIS BLUES:
    First Matchup between Clubs: December 10, 1967 (Toronto 1 at St. Louis 2)
    All-Time Record: 95-96-25-6 (222 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 60-33-11-5 (109 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 35-63-14-1 (113 Games)
    Last Home Win vs. Opponent: January 2, 2016 (Toronto 4 vs. St. Louis 1)
    Record in Last Five Games: 2-2-1
    Record in Last 10 Games: 3-4-3
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Games Played: Jason Spezza (33), Wayne Simmonds (26), TJ Brodie (24)
    Goals: Jason Spezza (7), Wayne Simmonds (7), John Tavares (7), Jake Muzzin (6)
    Assists: Jason Spezza (13), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jake Muzzin (6), Mitch Marner (6)
    Points: Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (14), Jake Muzzin (12)
    Penalty Minutes: Jason Spezza (16), Wayne Simmonds (16), Jake Muzzin (14)
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .713 3.60 2.66 31.8% 84.4% 34.6 30.7 56.0%
    St. Louis .646 3.48 2.75 27.1% 84.5% 31.0 31.6 49.2%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Power Play: 42/132 (31.8%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
    Penalty Kill: 114/135 (84.4%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A), Kämpf (2G, 1A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
    FAST FACTS

    Saturday games 15th of 23 (9 home, 14 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
    February games 7th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
  • UPCOMING MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Eight points away from 300 career NHL points
    Mitch Marner Seven games away from 400 career NHL games played
    Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
    Wayne Simmonds Eight games away from 1,000 career NHL games played
  • RECENT MILESTONES
  • TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
    Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
    Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
    Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
    Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
    Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
    Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
    William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
    Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
    Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
    Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
    John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
    John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
    John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

2021-22 GAME HIGHS
TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 2-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-1-0 New Jersey Devils 2-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 2-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-1-1
Calgary Flames 1-1-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 1-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 1-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-1 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 1-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 1-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 2-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-1-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 2-0-0
Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0
Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0
Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0

2021-22 GAME HIGHS

CATEGORY HOME ROAD
Most Goals, Game
3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL – Matthews, Jan.
31 vs. NJD
3 – Bunting, Jan. 29 at DET
Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at
MIN
Most Points, Game
4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly,
Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A) – Matthews, Jan. 31 vs.
NJD (3G, 1A)
4 – Marner, Feb. 1 at NJD (2G, 2A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
10 – Marner, Feb. 10 at CGY
Time on Ice, Game 27:58 – Rielly, Jan. 26 vs. ANA 27:41 – Rielly, Jan. 15 at STL
Most Saves, Game 45 – Campbell, Feb. 18 vs. PIT 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL


CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 5 – 3rd, Jan. 29 at DET
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT
4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT – 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG –
2nd, Feb. 10 at CGY
Most Shots, For 53 – Feb. 12 at VAN 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT
Most Shots, Against 49 – Jan. 8 at COL 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 18 – Jan. 11 at VGK 2 – 3rd, Jan. 11 at VGK
Fewest Shots, Against 18 – Jan. 12 at ARI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR – 3rd, Jan. 31 vs. NJD

ST. LOUIS BLUES

CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich
2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 93
LAST GAME
Blues, 2 at Canadiens, 3 (OT)
–Pavel Buchnevhic recorded a goal and an assist, including his 3rd shorthanded point of the season, the most on the Blues
–Robert Thomas scored his 7th goal of the season, which came shorthanded
–Vladimir Tarasenko recorded his 27th assist, giving him points in 3 straight games (3g, 2a)
–Justin Faulk recorded his 16th assist and now has a point in 5 straight games (1g, 4a)
BLUES VS. MAPLE LEAFS
-This will be the second and final matchup between the Blues and Maple Leafs this season
-The Leafs won the first matchup of the season, 6-5 back on Jan. 15 in St. Louis
-The Blues have lost their last 2 games against Toronto, but won their previous 7 games against the Maple Leafs
-The Blues have won their last 4 games in Toronto, outscoring the Leafs 11-5 in those 4 games
-Going all the way back to April 1, 1998, the Blues are 13-1-1-1 in their last 16 trips to Toronto
-The Blues (27.1%) and Maple Leafs (31.8%) rank 2nd and 1st respectively in the NHL in power play percentage
-They Blues (84.5%) and Maple Leafs (84.4%) rank 5th and 6th respectively in the NHL in penalty kill percentage
-Maple Leafs’ forward Auston Matthews shares 2nd in the NHL with 33 goals this season (1. Draisaitl, 35)
-Criag Berube is set to coach his 239th game as the Blues Head Coach, which will move him ahead of Scotty Bowman for 6th on the all-time franchise
list
-It will also be Berube’s 400th game as an NHL Head Coach
NUMBERS GAME
16 – Brayden Schenn leads the team with 16 points (9g, 7a) since Jan. 1…Schenn had 10 points from the beginning of the season to Dec. 31
30 – Justin Faulk shares 7th overall with a +30 rating this season…he is a +38 overall since joining the Blues in 2019-20 (1. Gaudreau, +39)
1.91 – Ville Husso leads all goaltenders (min. 10 games) with a 1.91 GAA this season
25 – #25 Jordan Kyrou represented the Blues at the 2022 NHL All-Star Game and won the Faster Skater Competition
200 – Brayden Schenn collected his 200th career goal on Jan. 5, vs. PIT, becoming the 5th different current Blue to reach that plateau (Perron, Neal,
O’Reilly, Tarasenko)
361 – The Blues rank 4th overall with 361 points from forwards (1. FLA, 409)
13 – The Blues posted a 13-game home point streak (12-0-1) from Nov. 18 to Jan. 13, marking the 3rd longest home point streak in franchise history
14 – The Blues lead the league with 14 wins after conceding the first goal of the game
39 – The Blues rank 3rd in the league with 39 power play goals (1. COL/TOR, 42). COL leads the NHL with 282:41 total PP minutes while the Blues rank
19th at 228:44
241 – Vladimir Tarasenko posted 2 assists vs. DAL on Dec. 14, giving him 241 for his career and passing Red Berenson for 12th on the all-time
franchise list
2 – In Tyler Bozak (#2) and Torey Krug (#5), the Blues feature two of the top 5 players in terms of career points among active players that were
undrafted (#1 Mark Giordano)
32 – The Blues have scored on the PP in 32 of their 48 games this season and rank 2nd overall (27.1%) for conversion rate for the season (1. TOR,
31.8%). The team’s all-time single-season record is 24.6% in 1986-87
St. Louis Blues: Media Notes
2 – The Blues have lost 2 games in regulation this season when keeping the opponents power play scoreless (22-2-6)
6 – Logan Brown’s debut with the Blues marked the sixth different father/son duo to play for the franchise (Logan/Jeff Brown, Mike/BJ Crombeen,
Basil/Philip McRae, Peter/Yan Stastny, Peter/Paul Stastny, Bob/Brent Johnson)
4,500 – With their win in the Winter Classic, the Blues reached 4,500 all-time points to become the second non-original 6 franchise to reach that
milestone (Philadelphia)
428 – David Perron recorded the 428th point of his Blues career at the Winter Classic, moving ahead of Keith Tkachuk for 11th on the all-time franchise
list
5 – Perron posted his 5th hat trick as a Blue, on Oct. 23 vs. LA. Perron joined Brett Hull (27), Bernie Federko (11), Brian Sutter (7), Garry Unger (7)
Jorgen Pettersson (5) and Brendan Shanahan (5) as the only players in team history with at least 5 hat tricks
ARMY REACHES 500
-Blues GM Doug Armstrong is currently in his 12th season as GM
-With the Blues’ win at Ottawa on Feb. 15, Armstrong reached 500 wins as GM of the Blues
-He passed Larry Pleau (486) as the winningest GM in team history back on Dec. 11
-His teams have posted eight 90+-point seasons (2 more shortened season were on pace for 90-plus)
-Overall, in 17 seasons as an NHL GM, his teams have missed the playoffs just 3 times
-Upon reaching 500, he became the 25th GM in NHL history to posted as many wins with one franchise
-He (709) is one of 20 GMs in NHL history to accrue at least 700 wins overall
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYING BIG ROLE FOR BLUES
-The Blues’ power play ranks 2nd in the NHL this season at 27.1% (1. TOR, 31.8%)
-The Blues are 22-7-3 this season when scoring at least 1 power play goal
-The Blues’ penalty kill ranks 5th in the NHL at 84.5% (1. CAR, 89.9%)

  • Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with 15 PP points overall (4g, 11a)
    -The Blues feature 8 different players with at least 3 PPG (Saad, Buchnevich, Barbashev, Perron, O’Reilly, Schenn, Kyrou, Tarasenko)
    HUSSO STEPPING UP IN NET
    -Ville Husso is 8-1-1 since the start of the new year, posting a 1.55 GAA, a .945 SV%, and 1 SO in that span
    -Since Jan. 1, his 1.55 GAA ranks 1st in the NHL, while his .945 SV% ranks 2nd (1. Shesterkin, .948) (min. 5 GP)
    -Among goaltenders with at least 10 games played this season, Husso’s 1.91 GAA ranks 1st in the NHL, while his .937 SV% ranks 2nd (1. Shesterkin,
    .938%)
    -Husso’s 11 wins this season have more than doubled his career total (9 in 2020-21)
    -Over his last 5 road appearances, he is 3-0-1 while stoping 123 of 129 shots
    SCHENN
    -Brayden Schenn has 8 points in his last 6 games (4g, 4a)
    -Schenn has also posted 18 points (9g, a) in his last 14 games
    -Since Jan. 1, Schenn ranks 1st on the Blues with 16 points (9g, 7a)
    -Schenn now sits just 1 goal shy of 100 for his Blues career
    TARASENKO
    -Vladimir Tarasenko leads the Blues with 45 points (18g, 27a) this season
    -Tarasenko has a 3-game point streak (3g, 2a)
    -He also has a point in 14 of his last 16 (10g, 12a), scoring at least 1 goal in 8 of those games
    -He’s posted 7 multi-point efforts over his last 20 games, posting 26 points over that span (11g, 15a)
    -The Blues are 19-6-3 when has at least a point in a game this season
    -His multi-goal game on Feb. 15 at Ottawa was the 34th multi-goal game of his career, which is more than twice as many multi-goal outings than the
    next closest Blue since Tarasenko’s NHL debut in 2012-13 (Jaden Schwartz: 15 GP)
    CAPTAIN O’REILLY
    -Ryan O’Reilly has 12 points in his last 14 games (5g, 7a)
    -O’Reilly ranks 4th in the NHL this season with 531 FO wins (55.6%) (1. Bergeron, 639)
    -Over the last four seasons, he is one of 12 players with at least 200 points and a +55 rating
    -Since 2018-19, only O’Reilly, Mika Zibanejad and Elias Lindholm have accrued 200 points while averaging over 2 mins of shorthanded ice time per
    game
    BUCHNEVICH
    -Pavel Buchnevich shares 2nd on the Blues with 43 points (16g, 27a)
    -Buchnevich has a 4-game point streak (1g, 6a)
    -He shares 7th in the NHL with 3 shorthanded points (1g, 2a) (1. 6 players tied with 4)
    -The last player to post 4+ shorthanded points in a season for the Blues was T.J. Oshie in 2008-09 (4 shorthanded points, 1g, 3a)
    -Buchnevich, 43 points in 42 games, is just 5 shy of his career high of 48 points, which his posted last season with the Rangers in 54 games (20g, 28a)
    FAULK
    -Justin Faulk has a 5-game point streak (1g, 4a), which is his longest as a Blue and shares the 2nd longest of his career (1. 7-game point streak in 2015-
    16 with CAR, 3g, 6a)
    -He has also posted 9 points in his last 11 games (2g, 7a)
    -Faulk leads the Blues and shares 7th in the NHL with a +30 rating (No Blue has posted a +30 or better season since David Backes was +32 in 2010-11)
    -Faulk, 23 points (7g, 16a) in 42 games, is just 2 points shy of tying his most in a season as a Blue (25 points in 2020-21)
    -Faulk is currently on pace for 42 points, which would be the 2nd highest single-season point total of his career (49 points in 2014-15 with CAR)
    KRUG
    -Torey Krug has 14 points (2g, 12a) in his last 17 games
    -Krug completed a full season with the Blues after reaching game 82 on Jan. 9 vs. DAL
    -Krug posted 52 points and a +25 rating in his first “full season”
    -Since the beginning of 2020-21, he is one of 7 d-men with at least 50 pts and a +30 rating
    -Only two d-men in Blues history have posted 50 pts and a +25 rating in a single season (98-99 Al MacInnis, 62 pts, +33 / 99-00 Chris Pronger, 62 pts,
    +52)
    BERUBE REACHES RARE MILESTONE
    -On Dec. 29. vs. EDM, Berube recorded his 200th win as a head coach in the NHL, becoming the 7th different coach to win 200 games after playing in
    at least 1000 games
    Wins as Coach / Games Played
    Craig Berube – 210 / 1,054
    Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
    Bob Pulford – 360 / 1,079
    Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
    Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
    Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
    Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
    MILESTONE WATCH (reg. season)
    -Brayden Schenn is 1 shy of 100 goals as a Blue
    -Brandon Saad is 1 shy of 200 career goals…2 shy of 200 career assists…3 shy of 400 career points
    -Craig Berube is 1 shy of 400 career games coached
    -Torey Krug is 3 shy of 400 career points
    FRANCHISE PERSPECTIVE (reg. season)
    Assists
  1. Bernie Federko, 721
  2. David Backes, 254
  3. David Perron, 252
  4. Vladimir Tarasenko, 251
    Points
  5. Bernie Federko, 1073
  6. Pavol Demitra, 493
  7. Vladimir Tarasenko, 487
  8. Alex Pietrangelo, 450
  9. David Perron, 430
    PPG
  10. Brett Hull, 195
  11. Pavol Demitra, 63
  12. Vladimir Tarasenko, 62
  13. Joe Mullen, 50
  14. David Perron, 48
    Games Coached
  15. Joel Quenneville, 593
  16. Jacques Demers, 240
  17. Criaig Berube, 238
  18. Scott Bowman, 238
    Wins as Coach
  19. Joel Quenneville, 307
  20. Ken Hitchcock, 248
  21. Brian Sutter, 153
  22. Craig Berube, 13

MAPLE LEAFS 4, PENGUINS 1

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (32-12-3 – 67 Points) vs.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (31-12-8 – 70 Points)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
PITTSBURGH 0 0 1 1
TORONTO 1 2 1 4

SCORING NOTES

  • Auston Matthews scored for Toronto 21 seconds into the first period. Matthews posted his 33rd
    goal of the season. Matthews also registered the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Matthews
    recorded his 26th assist of the season. Matthews is currently on a nine-game point streak where
    he has posted 18 points (8G, 10A).
  • Morgan Rielly scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 5:31 of the second period. Rielly
    posted his sixth goal of the season. Rielly also posted the primary assist on Kämpf’s shorthanded
    goal. Rielly recorded his 36th assist of the season.
  • David Kämpf scored shorthanded for the Maple Leafs at 18:36 of the second period. Kämpf
    posted his seventh goal of the season and marked the third shorthanded goal of his NHL career.
  • Michael Bunting scored for Toronto at 6:06 of the third period. Bunting recorded his 16th goal of
    the season. Bunting has posted three points through his last two games (2G, 1A).
  • TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Brodie registered his ninth assist of the
    season.
  • Mitch Marner posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal and the secondary assist on
    Bunting’s goal. Marner has recorded 28 assists this season. Marner has posted five points (1G,
    4A) through his last two games.
  • Jack Campbell recorded the primary assist on Rielly’s power play goal. Campbell registered his
    second career NHL assist. His first, a secondary assist dating back to Nov. 6, 2018 with the Los
    Angeles Kings.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced in tonight’s win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • With Toronto’s seventh shorthanded goal of the season, the Maple Leafs are now tied for second with
    the Florida Panthers on the NHL’s leaderboard, only trailing the Vegas Golden Knights (9).
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs earned their seventh-straight win on home ice. Per NHL stats, this marks the
    longest home win streak since the 2017-18 season (13 wins).
  • David Kämpf has scored shorthanded in back-to-back games.
  • Per NHL Stats, David Kämpf holds the longest such streak by a Maple Leafs player since Tyler
    Bozak (2 GP in 2014-15). Only two Toronto skaters have scored a shorthanded goal in more
    consecutive contests: Dave Reid (4 GP in 1990-91) and Russ Courtnall (3 GP in 1986-87).
  • John Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins.
  • Michael Bunting currently leads all NHL rookies with 16 goals this season.
  • Travis Dermott was on the ice for a team-high 18 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Ilya Mikheyev finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.50 percent
    (10 for, 6 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    PITTSBURGH 12 (11) 15 (9) 19 (17) 46 (37)
    TORONTO 15 (13) 6 (3) 8 (8) 29 (24)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    PITTSBURGH 20 (19) 25 (12) 24 (22) 69 (53)
    TORONTO 25 (22) 15 (10) 13 (13) 53 (45)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 18-4-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 85-82-17-7 in 191 games against the Pittsburgh Penguins and 48-33-11-3
    in 95 games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 17-6-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 9-4-1 against the Metropolitan
    Division this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 21-4-1 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 19-2-1 when leading after one period and 24-0-1 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 11-4-1 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 3-3-0 in Thursday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 3 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Sandin, Rielly, Kämpf)
    Shot Attempts 5 (Rielly, Mikheyev)
    Faceoff Wins 17 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 73% (Matthews – 8 won, 3 lost)
    Hits 3 (Simmonds, Sandin)
    Blocked Shots 2 (Muzzin)
    Takeaways 3 (Matthews)
    TOI 22:54 (Brodie)
    Power Play TOI 1:49 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 6:13 (Muzzin)
    Shifts 30 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 62.50% (Mikheyev – 10 for, 6 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Feb. 19 Leafs vs. St. Louis Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 21 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 22 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET
    Feb. 28 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:30 pm ET
    S
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    SHELDON KEEFE
    On his team’s performance tonight:
    “That we started fast. Anytime you can play with a lead for 59 minutes or whatever it was is a good thing
    and then obviously special teams was really good again tonight and it needed to be. We talked about it
    before the game and this team on both sides of it, powerplay and penalty kill, was going to challenge us
    better than anybody we’ve seen in quite a while and the guys were excellent today. The powerplay we
    had early that we didn’t score, I thought we were able to get some looks and move the puck through
    pressure pretty well and big-time goal by Morgan, a huge goal for us. But then the penalty kill in that
    second period, I mean the game could have changed dramatically if we don’t get it done there and not
    only do we get it done and get out of there clean but we get a huge shorthanded goal again so love those
    parts of it and then Jack Campbell was just outstanding in net.”
    MORGAN RIELLY
    On the team’s performance tonight:
    “I think it was good, obviously a good win against a really good team that has been playing really well
    lately. The special teams stick out when we take that many penalties so I thought the PK did a great job.”
    On his goal tonight:
    “I just saw some room, that’s all. Those powerplay breakouts with those two guys behind me it’s normally
    an automatic drop so when there is a chance to go you want to be able to take advantage of it.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On Rielly’s power play goal:
    “Great read by him, we kind of talked a bit before the game about how they like to come down ice and
    pressure. Obviously he saw a lane and trusted himself and I think everyone knows we’ve got a lot of trust
    in Mo on that powerplay so when he sees a lane and takes it we have all the confidence in him and it was
    a hell of a shot there.”
    On the group’s effort tonight:
    “I just didn’t think we backed down off of anything. We were all engaged in puck battles. Special team
    wise, everyone was dialed in regardless of powerplay so that’s something we talked about before the
    game – we just need to make sure we’re going to match or be better than them at but especially our
    penalty kill did a great job.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On his primary assist tonight:
    “I saw Morgan streaking back on the right side and just left it for him perfectly and that’s about it. He
    made an unbelievable play and just a world class player and it was fun to watch.”
    On if he saw the ice opening up from his angle:
    “I don’t want to say too much because I’m not a player so I’m not out there but it looked like they gave him
    a little bit of room for how good of a skater he is and he made a great move with a ton of speed and made
    a perfect shot.

PENGUINS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES



2021-22 Matchups vs. Pittsburgh: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Pittsburgh: 0-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 31-12-3
Toronto Home Record: 17-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Carl Dahlstrom has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Alex Biega has been reassigned to the Marlies from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 24, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson, defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and goaltender
Erik Kallgren have be reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 22, 2022
Goaltender Erik Kallgren has been reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Score: Toronto 6 at Seattle 2

LAST GAME
Date: Monday, February 14, 2022
TOR Goals: Kerfoot, Bunting, Kaše, Marner, Kämpf, Muzzin
SEA Goals: Jarnkrok, McCann
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 23/25, .920 SV%
SEA Goaltender: Grubauer, 8/11, .727 SV% – Driedger, 11/14, .786 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-4
Team Notes:

  • With his second period goal, Mitch Marner recorded the 400th point of
    his NHL career.
  • David Kämpf posted the second shorthanded goal of his NHL career.
  • Timothy Liljegren recorded the first multi-point game of his NHL career (2A).
  • NEXT GAME
    Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
    Opponent: vs. St. Louis Blues
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
  • ALL-TIME VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
    First Matchup between Clubs: December 13, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Pittsburgh 2)
    All-Time Record: 84-82-17-7 (190 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 47-33-11-3 (94 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 37-49-6-4 (96 Games)
    Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 20, 2020 (Toronto 4 vs. Pittsburgh 0)
    Record in Last Five Games: 1-4-0
    Record in Last 10 Games: 4-6-0
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
    Games Played: John Tavares (51), Jason Spezza (50), Wayne Simmonds (42)
    Goals: Jason Spezza (20), Wayne Simmonds (13), John Tavares (11)
    Assists: Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (24), Wayne Simmonds (12)
    Points: Jason Spezza (53), John Tavares (35), Wayne Simmonds (25)
    Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (57), Jason Spezza (33), John Tavares (12)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .707 3.59 2.70 31.5% 83.9% 34.7 30.4 56.0%
    Pittsburgh .700 3.34 2.54 22.2% 87.7% 34.6 30.2 50.8%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Power Play: 41/130 (31.5%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
    Penalty Kill: 109/130 (83.9%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner, Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Marner (2G, 1A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  • FAST FACTS
    Thursday games 6th of 13 (9 home, 4 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
    February games 6th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
    UPCOMING MILESTONES

    TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
    Mitch Marner Eight games away from 400 career NHL games played
    Jake Muzzin Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
    Wayne Simmonds Nine games away from 1,000 career NHL games played
  • 2021-22 MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
    Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
    Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
    Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
    Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
    Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA
    Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
    William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD
    William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
    Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
    Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
    Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
    John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
    John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
    John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
  • With his second period goal, Mitch Marner recorded the 400th point of
    his NHL career.
  • David Kämpf posted the second shorthanded goal of his NHL career.
  • Timothy Liljegren recorded the first multi-point game of his NHL career (2A).

PENGUINS

LAST 2 GAMES:
Feb. 15: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby (PP), Simon, Guentzel (PP), Ruhwedel, Letang
Multiple Points: Crosby (1G-1A), Letang (1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (23 saves, 27 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby became the 46th player in NHL history to record 500 NHL goals and Kris Letang’s overtime winner capped off a two-goal
comeback win.
PP: 2-4
PK: 4-4
Feb. 13: Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2 – Prudential Center
PIT Goals: Matheson, Rust, Boyle, Guentzel (EN)
Multiple Points: Boyle (1G-1A), Matheson (1G-1A), Rust (1G-1A), Crosby (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (28 saves, 30 shots)
Key Stats: Pittsburgh extended its win streak to three games and claimed first place in the Metropolitan Division.
PP: 0-3
PK: 2-2
INJURIES
Position, Player, Status (Consecutive Games Missed, Total Games Missed)
F Drew O’Connor, upper-body (13 consecutive, 16 total)
F Jason Zucker, lower-body (12 consecutive, 19 total)
G Louis Domingue, lower-body (12 consecutive, 12 total)
F Teddy Blueger, upper-body (9 consecutive, 10 total)
2021-22 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 187
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 11 – F Michael Chaput and F Valtteri Puustinen re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Feb. 6 – F Michael Chaput and F Valtteri Puustinen recalled from WBS (AHL).
Feb. 6 – F Evgeni Malkin added to the NHL’s COVID-19 Protocol List.
Feb. 2 – F Kasper Bjorkqvist, F Michael Chaput, D Juuso Riikola and D P.O Joseph re-assigned to WBS.
TONIGHT’S GAME
-The Penguins hit the road for a brief stop as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
-Pittsburgh is looking to sweep the season series with Toronto for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign when they went 3-0-0 versus them.
-Pittsburgh is outscoring Toronto 9-1 in two games this season.
-The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points versus the Maple Leafs in four of their last five games (4-1-0).
-Following tonight’s game, the Penguins will play four-straight, and five of their next six games, against divisional opponents.
QUICK HITS
1) No team has scored more power play goals than the Penguins (20) since Jan. 1. Only Toronto (33.3%) has a better power play percentage than
Pittsburgh’s 31.1% in 2022.
2) Kris Letang has 10 points (1G-9A) in his last 10 games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
3) Since the 2015-16 season, Pittsburgh’s power play ranks second-best (13/49, 26.5%) against the Toronto Maple Leafs behind only Washington’s
(15/49, 30.6%).
4) Tristan Jarry is 4-1-0 with a 2.20 goals-against average and .929 save percentage in six career games against the Maple Leafs. His .929 save
percentage against Toronto is tied for first among all active goaltenders (min. 5 GP).
5) John Marino (8) and Mike Matheson (6) rank first and second in the league in penalties drawn among defensemen since Jan. 16.


PENGUINS vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Maple Leafs: 89-77-24
In Pittsburgh: 53-35-8
In Toronto: 36-42-16
OT Record vs. Maple Leafs: 8-7-4
Shootout Record vs. Maple Leafs: 5-1
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh is 2-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
Mario Lemieux – 33GP, 71 PTS (31G-40A)
Evgeni Malkin – 39GP, 64 PTS (22G-42A)
Sidney Crosby – 46GP, 63 PTS (28G-35A)
TEAM NOTES:
SIMPLY SID-SATIONAL
Sidney Crosby scored his 500th NHL goal on Tuesday night against Philadelphia. In doing so, he became the second active player (Alex Ovechkin),
and the 46th player in NHL history, to record 500 career regular-season goals.
Crosby enters tonight’s game riding a seven-game point streak (3G-9A) and has points in 12 of his last 14 games (9G-13A), seven of which have been
multi-point efforts. Since this stretch began on Jan. 15, Crosby is tied with Toronto’s Mitch Marner for most second-most points in the NHL:
Points Leaders Since Jan. 15
Player GP G A PTS
Johnny Gaudreau 13 5 19 24
Sidney Crosby 14 9 13 22
Mitch Marner 11 11 11 22
Matthew Tkachuk 13 7 15 22
Crosby also has points in each of his last six road games (5G-5A).
POINT STREAKIN’
Tonight’s game features three of the league’s longest active point streaks, as Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel are both riding seven-game point
streaks entering tonight’s game, while Toronto’s Auston Matthews (8 games) has the NHL’s longest active point streak:
Player GP G A PTS
Auston Matthews 8 7 9 16
Johnny Gaudreau 8 4 8 12
Elias Lindholm 8 7 6 13
Sidney Crosby 7 3 9 12
Jake Guentzel 7 4 7 11
Guentzel has been one Pittsburgh’s of the most consistent skaters this season. Dating back to Nov. 13, he has been held off the scoresheet in just four
of his last 33 games, and he has points in all but one road game that he’s played in this season (22GP, 17G-14A).
ROAD WARRIORS
The Penguins have been the NHL’s best team on the road in 2021-22 as they enter tonight’s game with a 17-5-3 road record. The team’s 17 road wins,
37 road points, .740 road points percentage and 2.24 road goals-against per games are all tops in the NHL, while their 84 goals for away from home are
tied for fourth most.
Pittsburgh has won six-consecutive road games (6-0-0) dating back to Jan. 15 and with a win tonight can tie the longest road winning streak in the NHL
this season (Toronto, 7GP; Vegas, 7GP). A win tonight would also tie the second-longest road winning streak in franchise history:
Longest Road Winning Streaks in Franchise History
Streak Season Road Win Streak Dates
8 Games 2015-16 Mar. 11-Apr. 7, 2016
7 Games 2009-10 Oct. 3-Nov. 3, 2009
7 Games 2010-11 Nov. 6-Dec. 11, 2010
6 Games* 2021-22 Jan. 15, 2022-Present
6 Games Three Times N/A
KRIS IS CLUTCH
With his overtime winner on Tuesday night against Philadelphia, Kris Letang now has the most overtime points by a defenseman in NHL history (30). It
also marked his eighth-career overtime goal tying him for fifth most in NHL history among defensemen.
All-Time Overtime Points Among Defensemen
Player OTP
Kris Letang* 30
Erik Karlsson* 29
Nicklas Lindstrom 26
Tomas Kaberle 25
Duncan Keith* 25
Brent Burns* 25
*Active
Letang’s 45 points (6G-39A) are fifth most among NHL defensemen this season, and he is one assist shy of hitting the 40 assist plateau for the sixth
time in his career.

CROSBY IN CANADA
This season, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has played seven games in his home country, recording two goals, five assists and seven points, helping
Pittsburgh to 5-1-1 record in those games. Overall, Crosby thrives when playing Canada, as he’s picked up points in 18 of his last 22 games in Canadian
cities. In those 18 games which date back to Nov. 4, 2017 in Vancouver, Crosby has tallied 28 points (11G-17A).
In 23 career road games against the Maple Leafs, he has 13 goals, 13 assists and 26 points.
MALKIN VS. THE LEAFS
Evgeni Malkin has made a habit of turning in big performances against the Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of his career. In 39 games, Malkin has
22 goals, 42 assists and 64 points. He has been held scoreless against Toronto only seven times in his career, and has recorded three or more points
10 times. In the 18 games that he’s recorded multiple points versus the Maple Leafs, the Penguins are 13-4-1. Malkin’s 1.64 points-per-game average is
his highest against any team:
Team GP G A PTS PTS/GM
Toronto 39 22 42 64 1.64
Detroit 22 11 21 32 1.45
Winnipeg 36 20 32 52 1.44
Arizona 19 7 19 26 1.37
Nashville 14 6 13 19 1.36
Malkin is quickly closing in on Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for points against the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 33 career games, Lemeiux recorded 71
points (31G-40A).
GAME-WINNING GURUS
Evgeni Malkin tallied his 74th career game-winning goal in his season debut. His next game-winner will surpass Mario Lemieux for sole possession of
second place on the team’s all-time game-winning goals list, while Sidney Crosby sits one game-winner shy of a three-way tie for second place:
Player GWGs
Jaromir Jagr 78
Evgeni Malkin 74
Mario Lemieux 74
Sidney Crosby 73
Jean Pronovost 42
PENGUINS COACH’S CHALLENGE
2021-22: 4-for-4, 100%
Last Challenge: (W) Feb. 1, 2022 – Call overturned; Capitals skater Nic Dowd impared Tristan Jarry’s ability to make a save, therefore no goal for
Washington.
All-Time (since 2015-16): 23-for-45, 51.1% (Interference: 11-for-26, 42.3%; Offsides: 12-for-19, 63.2%)
2021-22 PENS’ MULTIPLE-GOAL GAME LEADERS
Name Total 2G 3G 4G
Bryan Rust 5 4 1 0
Jake Guentzel 4 3 1 0
Jeff Carter 3 3 0 0
Evan Rodrigues 2 1 1 0
Sidney Crosby 1 0 1 0
Kasperi Kapanen 1 0 1 0
Teddy Blueger 1 1 0 0
Danton Heinen 1 1 0 0
Kris Letang 1 1 0 0
Evgeni Malkin 1 1 0 0
Mike Matheson 1 1 0 0
Drew O’Connor 1 1 0 0
Jason Zucker 1 1 0 0
2021-22 PENS’ OVERTIME POINT LEADERS
Name G A PTS
Kris Letang 2 2 4
Jeff Carter 1 1 2
Jake Guentzel 1 0 1
Sidney Crosby 0 1 1
2021-22 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play
Overall: 33-149, 22.1%
5-on-4: 29-143, 20.3%
5-on-3: 3-9, 33.3%
4-on-3: 1-3, 33.3%
Penalty Kill
Overall: 106-121, 87.6%
5-on-4: 103-117, 88.0%
5-on-3: 1-2, 50.0%
4-on-3: 3-3, 100.0%
MILESTONES WATCH
F Bryan Rust 8 games from 400
F Brock McGinn 8 games from 400
MILESTONES ACHIEVED
F Sidney Crosby recorded his 500th NHL goal on Feb. 15, 2022 vs. Philadelphia.
D Chad Ruhwedel skated in his 200th game with Pittsburgh on Feb. 15, 2022 vs. Philadelphia.
F Zach Aston-Reese skated in his 200th NHL game on Feb. 8, 2022 vs. Boston.
F Jake Guentzel recorded his 300th NHL point on Jan. 30, 2022 vs. Los Angeles


MARLIES 6, UTICA 2

UTICA COMETS (28-9-5-0 – 61 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (22-12-2-1 – 47 Points)

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2022

 123OTFINAL
UTICA011–2
TORONTO222–6

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Utica: F. Zetterlund (18) PP (R. Russo, J. Gambardella), A. Holtz (17) (C. De Leo, M. Vukojevic)
Goaltender: A. Schmid (25/31) L    

Toronto: N. Ritchie (1) PP (J. Anderson, B. Seney), A. Steeves (13) (J. Anderson, B. Seney), J. Blandisi (5) (N. Robertson, J. Duszak), J. Kopacka (4) (B. McMann), J. Blandisi (6) (C. Dahlström), B. McMann (11) (M. Hollowell, B. Seney)
Goaltender: E. Källgren (32/34) W     

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Nick Ritchie opened the scoring on the power play at 12:34 of the first period in his first game with the Marlies.
  • Alex Steeves scored on the power play at 17:53 of the first period. This was Steeves’ third power play goal of the season. He has 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) in 26 games this season.
  • Joseph Blandisi scored at 3:12 of the second period and 8:14 of the third period. He has points (4-6-10) in six of his last seven games.
  • Jack Kopacka scored at 4:23 of the second period. He has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 28 games this season.
  • Bobby McMann scored at 14:58 of the third period and earlier had the lone assist on Kopacka’s second period goal. He has 16 points (11 goals, 5 assists) in 28 games this season.
  • Joey Anderson recorded the primary assists on Ritchie and Steeves’ first period goals. He has points (1-2-3) in consecutive games.
  • Brett Seney collected the secondary assists on Ritchie and Steeves’ first period goals and McMann’s third period goal. He has nine points (1 goal, 8 assists) through his last six games. This was his fifth three-point game of the season.
  • Nick Robertson registered the primary assist on Blandisi’s second period goal. He has five points (2 goals, 3 assists) in five games.
  • Joseph Duszak picked up the secondary assist on Blandisi’s second period goal. He is tied for second overall amongst defencemen in assists (26).
  • Mac Hollowell recorded the primary assist on McMann’s third period goal. He has points (1-2-3) in his last three games played. Hollowell has 14 points (3 goals, 11 assists) in 23 games this season.
  • Erik Källgren stopped 32 of 34 shots he faced. This was his fourth consecutive win. He is 13-6-0 on the season with a 0.913 save percentage.

OF NOTE

  • The Marlies are on a six-game point streak (5-0-1-0) and have outscored their opponents 26-13.
  • This was Greg Moore’s 50th win as head coach of the Marlies.
  • This is the second game this season Toronto has recorded six goals, both against Utica.
  • Toronto went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 2-for-5 on the power play. Toronto is 15-7-1-0 when scoring on the power play and 10-6-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill. Toronto has recorded two power play goals in seven games this season.
  • Utica had a 34-31 edge in shots in all situations. Nick Robertson and Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal. Toronto is 15-8-2-1 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Marlies are 12-7-1-1 against North Division opponents and 2-1-0-0 against the Comets. Toronto’s last game against Utica was on Jan. 5 in a 6-4 home win. Toronto has outscored Utica 14-11 through three games. 
RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                            16-1-1-1
Leading after                           11-1-2-1
Leading after 2                        16-1-2-1
At home                                   11-5-1-1
February                                  3-0-0-0
Wednesday                              4-3-0-1
MARLIES LEADERS
*Amongst active players

Goals               14 (J. Anderson)
Assists            26 (J. Duszak)
Points              34 (B. Seney)
PPG                 5 (J. Anderson)
Shots               87 (A. Steeves)
+/-                    +13 (B. Seney)
PIMS                55 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On Toronto’s power play (2 goals):

Power play looked sharp, along with the overall team game in terms of our puck play, looked really clean. You could tell that they were anticipating where to go with the puck before they got it and the mindset of everybody using each other and using all five guys on the ice.

On Joseph Blandisi:

He’s been really good. He’s been scoring a lot lately, he’s really, really competitive. He works really hard, does a lot of little things well defensively, makes it hard on other guys and the other team. He closes quickly, plays inside of contact and finishes his hits. He brings a lot of energy, not only physically but verbally on our bench.

On Nick Ritchie:
He played great. Obviously, a goal there to get us started. He was a presence for us on the power play. Good strong wall plays on breakouts. For a big guy he moves really well, sees the ice really well and has really subtle hands to make small area plays and make his teammates better.

JACK KOPACKA (1 GOAL)

On Toronto’s forecheck:
It’s a big part of our game plan. We have a lot of skilled players on our team, a lot of guys with a lot of speed and we can get behind their D and work the cycle game. We’ve got big bodies as well as skilled players that can make plays out of the corners and we’re having a lot of success.

On the team’s attitude:
We’re going good right now, but you got to keep it going. I think we have a lot to prove to ourselves going into trying to make a playoff push. It’s going to be exciting.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

February 18 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
February 19 vs. Belleville – 4:00 p.m.
February 21 vs. Laval – 3:00 p.m. (Scotiabank Arena)
February 23 vs. Laval – 7:00 p.m.
February 26 at Rochester – 3:05 p.m.