BULLS-RAPTORS PREGAME NOTES

GAME #50 – TORONTO RAPTORS (26-23) vs. CHICAGO BULLS (32-18)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2022 – 7:30 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: TSN 1050 TORONTO

The Toronto Raptors continue a three-game homestand (Feb. 1-4) Thursday night when they host the Chicago Bulls in the first game of a back-to-back set. Atlanta visits Toronto on Friday. The Raptors have won three in a row and four of their last five. Thursday marks the third of four meetings with Chicago this
season – the Bulls have won the first two games, including a 111-105 victory last Wednesday in Chicago.
• Gary Trent Jr. match a season-high with 33 points (11-20 FG, 6-10 3PT, 5-8 FT) in Tuesday’s win vs. Miami. Trent Jr. has now scored 30+ points in a career-best five straight games (Jan. 25-31), tying the franchise record set by DeMar DeRozan (Oct. 26 – Nov. 4, 2016). Trent Jr. is averaging 32.2 points and
shooting .496 (56-113) from the field over the last five games.
• Gary Trent Jr. has made at least five three-pointers in a franchise record five straight games (Jan. 25-31), shooting .517 (31-60) from beyond the arc during this stretch. His 31 threes tied Fred VanVleet’s Raptors record for most threes made in a five-game span set earlier this season (Jan. 2-9).
• The Raptors are shooting .484 (30-62) from three-point range over the last two games (Jan. 31 – Feb. 1) after shooting a season-best 50 percent (18-36) Monday night at Atlanta. Gary Trent Jr. made a career-high nine threes in the win over the Hawks.
• The NBA announced Tuesday that sophomore Precious Achiuwa and rookie Scottie Barnes have been selected to participate in the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars, which will be played on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star 2022. Toronto will have two players in the showcase event for the first time since Andrea Bargnani and Jamario Moon in 2008.
• Pascal Siakam finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday against the Heat for his team-leading 14th double-double of the season. Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists. He is one of just five players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and
5.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, James Harden, and Nikola Jokic.
• Fred VanVleet is averaging career highs of 21.5 points, 7.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds this season. He leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.6) and has logged 40+ minutes 16 times this season – the most by a Raptor since Kyle Lowry (19) during the 2016-2017 campaign. VanVleet ranks second in the NBA in total deflections (174). VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons.
• The Raptors currently rank second in the NBA in both offensive rebounds (13.2) and second-chance points (16.4). Scottie Barnes has grabbed a team-high 110 offensive rebounds this season (first among rookies) the most by a Raptors rookie since Jonas Valanciunas (121) in 2012-13. Fred VanVleet leads Toronto
with 118 second chance points, followed closely by Barnes (112).
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 36.2 REB: 7.8 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.6
• Tallied 11 points, nine rebounds and two assists in 42 minutes Feb. 1 vs. Miami.
• Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (7.8), and fourth in both points (14.6) and assists (3.4).
• Has scored 20+ points in nine games – the most by a Raptors rookie since Charlie Villanueva (12) in 2005-06.
F – OG ANUNOBY #3

MIN: 37.1 REB: 5.6 AST: 2.6 STL: 1.7 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 18.7
• Contributed 13 points, three rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes Tuesday against the Heat.
• Has scored 20+ points in a single-season career-high 16 games; something he did in 13-of-43 contests last year.
• Averaging 19.0 points and shooting .534 (39-73) from the floor over the last five games (Jan. 25 – Feb. 1).
C – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 37.5 REB: 8.5 AST: 5.1 STL: 1.4 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 21.0
• Finished with 16 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals in 35 minutes Feb. 1 vs. Miami.
• Posted 14 double-doubles in 36 games – four shy of his single-season career high set in 2018-19 (18).
• Has recorded multiple steals in each of the last four games (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1), totalling 12 steals during this span.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33

MIN: 34.7 REB: 2.8 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.9 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.3 PTS: 18.2
• Scored a season high-tying 33 points (11-20 FG, 6-10 3PT, 5-8 FT) in 41 minutes Tuesday vs. Miami.
• Ranks fourth in the NBA in steals per game (1.85) and tied for sixth in total deflections (136).
• Averaging a team-high 26.7 points in seven games (Jan. 21 – Feb. 1) since returning to the lineup Jan. 21.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23

MIN: 38.6 REB: 4.7 AST: 7.0 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 21.5
• Recorded 21 points, six assists, four rebounds, and three steals in 38 minutes Feb. 1 vs. Miami.
• Ranks second in the NBA in total deflections (174) and seventh in steals per game (1.70).
• The Raptors are 7-1 when VanVleet scores 30+ points.
INJURY REPORT
Khem Birch (Nose; Fracture) – Out
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
UPDATED: Feb. 2, 2022
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Atlanta Hawks
Date: Friday, February 4
Tip-Off: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Television: TSN, NBA TV
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. ATLANTA
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 1-0 0-0 1-0
ALL-TIME 48-48 24-23 24-25
STREAKS Won 1 Lost 2 Won 1
LAST WIN: Jan. 31, 2022 (106-100)
LAST HOME WIN: Jan. 28, 2020 (130-114)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +44 (Dec. 3, 2016)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -31 (Dec. 2, 2009)
LAST TIME VS. ATLANTA
GAME 48 – JANUARY 31, 2022
TORONTO 106, ATLANTA 100
ATLANTA — Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 23
and the Toronto Raptors snapped Atlanta’s seven-game winning streak
with a 106-100 victory … Trent, who has scored at least 30 points in four
straight games, hit three 3s in the closing minutes of the third quarter,
including a buzzer-beater, and then connected again early in the fourth to
put the Raptors up 85-77 … Fred VanVleet, who scored 16, got hot in the
fourth, hitting consecutive 3s to push the lead to nine … The Hawks were
playing without All-Star guard Trae Young, who was scratched with a right
shoulder contusion … Kevin Huerter scored 26 points to lead Atlanta …
The Hawks pulled within one on Onyeka Okongwu’s lay-in midway
through the fourth and Bogdan Bogdanovich’s straightaway 3 with 1:52
remaining … Trent answered with a 3, and Bogdanovic made a corner 3 to
make it 101-100 … OG Anunoby then shot a 3-pointer to put the Raptors
up 104-100 with 20.1 seconds to go, and Toronto closed out the game …
The Raptors erased an 11-point deficit when Scottie Barnes converted a
three-point play to make it 63-61 midway through the third … It was the
Raptors’ first lead since it was 25-23 … Atlanta led 57-48 at halftime as
Huerter scored 16 points, going 6 for 6 from the field and hitting three 3s.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 25 23 32 26 106
ATLANTA 24 33 15 28 10

2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 26-23 18-14 8-9
HOME 14-12 8-7 6-5
AWAY 12-11 10-7 2-4
OVERTIME 1-1 1-1 0-0

CHICAGO BULLS (32-18) @ TORONTO RAPTORS (26-23)
Game 51, Road Game 26
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 – 6:30 PM CT
Scotiabank Arena
NBC SPORTS CHICAGO / WSCR-AM 670
PROB-A-BULL STARTERS
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Player Updates
F 24 JAVONTE GREEN 6-6 215
2021-22 Season: 6.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.0 apg, 22.5 mpg, .516 FG%, .311 3FG%, .778 FT%
Career vs. TOR: 8 games, 4.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.5 apg, 9.0 mpg, .583 FG%, .429 3FG%, .600 FT%
Note: Has scored in double figures in three of his last four games, shooting 18-for-31 (.581) FG%.
F 11 DeMAR DeROZAN 6-6 220
2021-22 Season: 26.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 5.0 apg, 35.0 mpg, .505 FG%, .357 3FG%, .858 FT%
Career vs. TOR: 8 games, 23.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 7.8 apg, 35.5 mpg, .518 FG%, .462 3FG%, .896 FT%
Note: Averaging 30.8 ppg while connecting on 60-of-95 (.632) from the floor over his last 5 games.
C 9 NIKOLA VUČEVIĆ 6-11 260
2021-22 Season: 16.8 ppg, 11.4 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.2 bpg, 33.4 mpg, .450 FG%, .324 3FG%, .746 FT%
Career vs. TOR: 35 games, 14.7 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 29.5 mpg, .474 FG%, .359 3FG%, .700 FT%
Note: Recorded his team-leading 27th double-double with 18 points & 13 rebounds vs. ORL (2/1/22)
G 8 ZACH LaVINE 6-5 202
2021-22 Season: 24.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.3 apg, 34.1 mpg, .484 FG%, .395 3FG%, .874 FT%
Career vs. TOR: 15 games, 17.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.6 apg, 33.5 mpg, .425 FG%, .284 3FG%, .788 FT%
Note: Has scored in double figures in 145 of his last 146 games; ranks 14th in the NBA in scoring.
G 12 AYO DOSUNMU 6-5 200
2021-22 Season: 7.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg, 23.6 mpg, .531 FG%, .432 3FG%, .660 FT%
Career vs. TOR: 1 game, 7.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 4.0 apg, 38.1 mpg, .300 FG%, .000 3FG%, .500 FT%
Note: In 12th start: 36 min, shot 4-of-7 from floor (3-of-5 from arc), with 9 asts & 1 turnover vs ORL (2/1).

NEXT FIVE GAMES:
DATE GAME OPPONENT SITE TIME (CT) TV RADIO
02/04 52 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6 p.m. NBCSCH WSCR-AM 670
02/06 53 PHILADELPHIA United Center 2:30 p.m. NBCSCH WSCR-AM 670 / WRTO 1200, TUDN
02/07 54 PHOENIX United Center 7 p.m. NBCSCH/NBATV WSCR-AM 670 / WRTO 1200, TUDN
02/09 55 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center 6:30 p.m. NBCSCH/ESPN WSCR-AM 670
02/11 56 MINNESOTA United Center 7 p.m. NBCSCH WSCR-AM 670 / WRTO 1200, TUDN
2021-22 RECORD HOME ROAD OT
OVERALL 32-18 19-6 13-12 0-0
EASTERN 21-11 12-5 9-6 0-0
WESTERN 11-7 7-1 4-6 0-0

REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
OCTOBER (5-1)
20 @ Detroit, W 94-88
22 vs. NOP, W 128-112
23 vs. DETROIT, W 97-82
25 @ Toronto, W 111-108
28 vs. NEW YORK, L 103-104
30 vs. UTAH, W 107-99
All times Central
NOVEMBER (9-7)
1 @ Boston, W 128-114
3 @ Philadelphia, L 98-103
6 vs. PHILADELPHIA, L 104-115
8 vs. BROOKLYN, W 118-95
10 vs. DALLAS, W 117-107
12 @ Golden State, L 93-119
14 @ L.A. Clippers, W 100-90
15 @ L.A. Lakers, W 121-103
17 @ Portland, L 107-112
19 @ Denver, W 114-108
21 vs. NEW YORK, W 109-103
22 vs. INDIANA, L 77-109
24 @ Houston L 113-118
26 @ Orlando, W 123-88
27 vs. MIAMI, L 104-107
29 vs. CHARLOTTE, W 133-119
DECEMBER (9-2)
2 @ New York, W 119-115
4 @ Brooklyn, W 111-107
6 vs. DENVER, W 109-97
8 @ Cleveland, L 92-115
11 @ Miami, L 92-118
14 vs. DETROIT POSTPONED
16 @ Toronto POSTPONED
19 vs. LA LAKERS, W 115-110
20 vs. HOUSTON, W 133-118
22 vs. TORONTO POSTPONED
26 vs. INDIANA, W 113-105
27 @ Atlanta, W 130-118
29 vs. ATLANTA W 131-117
31 @ Indiana, W 108-106
JANUARY (8-8)
1 @ Washington, W 120-119
3 vs. ORLANDO, W 102-98
7 vs. WASHINGTON W 130-122
9 @ Dallas, L 99-113
11 vs. DETROIT, W 133-87
12 vs. BROOKLYN, L 112-138
14 vs. GOLDEN STATE, L 96-138
15 @ Boston, L 112-114
17 @ Memphis, L 106-119
19 vs. CLEVELAND, W 117-104
21 @ Milwaukee, L 90-94
23 @ Orlando, L 95-114
24 @ Oklahoma City W 111-110
26 vs. TORONTO, W 111-105
28 @ San Antonio, L 122-131
30 vs. PORTLAND, W 130-116
FEBRUARY (1-0)
1 vs. ORLANDO, W 126-115
3 @ Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
4 @ Indiana 6 p.m.
6 vs. PHILADELPHIA, 2:30 p.m.
7 vs. PHOENIX, 7 p.m.
9 @ Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.
11 vs. MINNESOTA, 7 p.m.
12 vs. OKLA. CITY, 7 p.m.
14 vs. SAN ANTONIO, 7 p.m.
16 vs. SACRAMENTO, 7 p.m.
24 vs. ATLANTA, 7 p.m.
26 vs. MEMPHIS, 7 p.m.
28 @ Miami, 6:30 p.m.
MARCH (0-0)
3 @ Atlanta, 6 p.m
4 vs. MILWAUKEE, 6:30 p.m.
7 @ Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
9 @ Detroit, 6 p.m.
12 vs. CLEVELAND, 7 p.m.
14 @ Sacramento, 9 p.m.
16 @ Utah, 8 p.m.
18 @ Phoenix, 9 p.m.
21 vs. TORONTO, 7 p.m.
22 @ Milwaukee, 7 p.m.
24 @ New Orleans, 7 p.m.
26 @ Cleveland, 7 p.m.
28 @ New York, 6:30 p.m.
29 @ Washington, 6 p.m.
31 vs. L.A. CLIPPERS, 7 p.m.
APRIL (0-0)
2 vs. MIAMI, 7 p.m.
5 vs. MILWAUKEE, 7 p.m.
6 vs. BOSTON, 7 p.m.
8 vs. CHARLOTTE, 7 p.m.
10 @ Minnesota, TBD
2021-22 TRANSACTIONS: Acquired Lonzo Ball from New Orleans (8/8) … Signed free agent Alex Caruso (8/10) … Acquired DeMar DeRozan from San Antonio (8/11) … Re-signed
Javonte Green (8/11) … Signed Tony Bradley (8/11) … Signed Ayo Dosunmu (8/12) … Signed Marko Simonović (8/12) … Signed Devon Dotson to a Two-Way contract (8/13) …
Acquired Derrick Jones Jr. from Portland (8/28) … Signed Matt Thomas (9/4) … Signed Alize Johnson, Stanley Johnson and Ethan Thompson (9/6) … Signed Tyler Cook (9/7) …
Signed Daniel Oturu (9/26) … Waived Ethan Thompson and Daniel Oturu (10/11) … Waived Stanley Johnson (10/16) … Converted Tyler Cook to Two-Way contract (10/16) … Signed
Stanley Johnson to 10-Day contract (12/9) … Signed Alfonzo McKinnie to 10-Day contract (12/10) … Signed Alfonzo McKinnie to second 10-day contract (12/20) … Signed Mac McClung
to 10-day contract (12/22) … Signed Ersan Ílyasova to 10-Day contract (12/22) … Waived Alize Johnson (12/26) … Signed Alfonzo McKinnie to standard contract (12/26) … Signed

NOTE-A-BULL FOR TONIGHT
At 32-18 (.640), the Bulls own the best record in the East. Before this current
campaign, the last time the Bulls were 32-18 was January 20, 1974.
DeMAR DeROZAN and ZACH LaVINE have scored 20+ points in the same
game an NBA-best 27 times.
Tonight is the first of a back-to-back for Chicago. All-in-all the Bulls have 17
back-to-backs this season. So far they’ve won eight of 10 openers and six
closers.
TEAM NOTE-A-BULLS
This season the Bulls are 18-1 (.947) when its bench outscores their
counterparts. They are also 16-2 (.889) when they shoot 50% or better from
the floor, and 21-3 (.875) when they hand out more assists.
Chicago has hit the 130-point mark an NBA-best seven times this season.
The Bulls have also posted 70+ points by halftime five times this season.
Last year, they were only able to accomplish this twice in 72 games.
The Bulls have shot .500 or better from the field an NBA-best 18 times this
season.
The Bulls have also shot .500 or better from the field and .400 or better from
three in the same game an NBA-leading 15 times this season.
The Bulls have also dished 30+ helpers 13 times, tying them with Charlotte
for 4th most in the league.
Chicago’s 46-point drubbing (133-87) of the Detroit Pistons (1/11) was not only its 10th straight win over a longtime rival, it also marked the franchise’s
largest margin of victory since February, 22, 1991 when the Bulls stampeded past the Sacramento Kings, 129-82 (47 points).
The 133-points scored vs. Detriot (1/11) was the third time time this season the Bulls have torched the twine for that many points. Chicago last scored 133
points three times in a season in 1990-91.
The Bulls also tied a season-high with 18 treys (18-of-34 .529) vs. Detroit (1/11). Chicago had earlier knocked down 18 from long distance at Atlanta (12/27).
The Bulls definitely weren’t done rewriting the (season) record book after the opening 24 minutes against the Hawks (12/29), as the team went on to record
season-bests in shooting (52-of-84 .619 FG%) and assists 38, a total that hadn’t been reached since Dec. 2, 2014, in a double-overtime game vs. Dallas.
Also against Atlanta (12/29), all 12 active Bulls players saw the floor and scored, with seven notching double figures, and two posting double-doubles (Nikola
Vučević – 16 points/20 rebounds and Coby White – 17 points/12 assists).
PLAYER NOTE-A-BULLS
NIKOLA VUČEVIĆ notched his 27th double-double of the season vs. Orlando (2/1) with 18 points and 13 rebounds. That ties him with Giannis
Antetokounmpo for the 6th-most double-doubles in the NBA this season. Vučević has been on a roll of late, recording double-doubles (points/rebounds) in
eight of his last nine games.
AYO DOSUNMU shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the field to start the game at Oklahoma City (1/24), establishing a new Bulls rookie record. ORLANDO
WOOLRIDGE held the previous mark by shooting 8-of-8 at Indiana (1/17/82) during his first season. Dosunmu finished the night with 24 points on 10-of-14
shooting, including 4-of-6 from beyond the 3-point arc.
DeMAR DeROZAN posted a season-high 41 points at Orlando (1/23) on 15-of-21 shooting (.714) from the field – his highest shooting percentage when
scoring 40+ points. It was also his third straight game of scoring 30+ points.
DOSUNMU became the first rookie in NBA history to record 20+ points and 10 assists while shooting 90% (9-of-10, including 3-of-3 from beyond the arc)
from the floor in a game at Boston (1/15). It was his third career start, and he finished with 21 points, 10 assists and four rebounds.
DOSUNMU backed up his historic night in Boston (1/15) with a second consecutive double-double at Memphis (1/17), posting 15 points and 10 rebounds,
while also bagging four steals against the Grizzlies. He’s the first Bulls rookie to record back-to-back double-doubles since ELTON BRAND in April, 2000.
DeMAR DeROZAN became the first player in NBA history to hit game-winning buzzer-beaters on back-to-back days with clutch 3-pointers at Indiana (12/31)
and at Washington (1/1). Only one other player in NBA history (Boston Hall of Famer LARRY BIRD) hit back-to-back game-winning buzzer-beaters before,
but Bird’s occurred over three days (Jan. 27 and Jan. 29, 1985). (Basketball-Reference)
DeMAR DeROZAN (35 points, 10 assists) and ZACH LaVINE (30 points, nine assists) became the second pair of Bulls teammates to post 30+ points and
hand out 9+ assists in the same game (at Atlanta 12/27) since MICHAEL JORDAN (37 points, nine assists) and SCOTTIE PIPPEN (35 points, nine assists)
at Boston on March 31, 1991. (NBA History).
DeROZAN (38x) and LaVINE (37x) are two of only six players in the league (and the only teammates) to score 20+-points 37 times this season, and in the
same game an NBA-best 27 times. DeROZAN (13x) and LaVINE (12x) are also the only teammates to score 30+-points at least a dozen times this season.
When it comes to scoring down the stretch, Chicago’s Dynamic Duo are two of the best in the business. DeROZAN ranks 2nd overall in 4th-quarter scoring
with 337 points while LaVINE is 12th with 233 points.
DeROZAN ranks 6th in scoring with an average of 26.5 points. Only eight times has he failed to post 20+-points, but he’s scored in double-figures in every
appearance (46) this season.
LaVINE ranks 14th in in scoring with an average of 24.9 points per game. He has failed to score 20+-points only six times this season.
2021-22 NBA KEY DATES
2021
Oct. 19 Start of the 2021-22 NBA Regular Season
2022
Jan. 5 10-day contracts may now be signed
Jan. 10 All Standard NBA contracts are guaranteed for the
remainder of the season
Jan. 20 All Two-Way Contracts are guaranteed for the
remainder of the season
Feb. 10 NBA Trade Deadline (3 p.m. ET)
Feb. 18-20 NBA All-Star 2022 (Cleveland, OH)
Mar. 1 Playoff Eligibility Waiver Deadline
Apr. 12-15 NBA Play-In Tournament
Apr. 11 Rosters set for NBA Playoffs 2022 (3 p.m. ET)
Apr. 16 NBA Playoffs 2022 begin
May 2-3 Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to
April 30/May 1)
May 17 NBA Draft Lottery 2022 presented by State Farm
May 17-18 Conference Finals begin (sepossible move up to
May 15-16)
June 2 NBA Finals 2022 begin
SEEING STARS: The All-Stars on the Bulls roster are making more good cases to be included in the NBA’s marquee weekend
again this season. DeMAR DeROZAN, ZACH LaVINE and NIKOLA VUČEVIĆ are playing some of the best basketball in the East
at their positions, and AYO DOSUNMU is making his presence known among his rookie class as a Rising Star. DeROZAN was
named a starter in the All-Star Game on Jan. 27 for the third time in his career. It’s his first All-Star nod as a member of the Bulls,
but his fifth selection overall.
AYO DOSUNMU – Selected by NBA assistant coaches, Dosunmu was recently named one of 12 first-year players to participate in the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars
Game on Friday, Feb. 18 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland as part of NBA All-Star Weekend. TNT will televise the annual showcase of premier young
talent at 8 p.m. CT. In 12 games as a starter this season, Dosunmu has averaged 37.5 mpg, 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.3 assists and only 1.8 turnovers while
shooting .573 from the field, .459 from three and .842 from the free throw line.
o He’s one of five rookies to have consecutive double-double games this season (1/15 at BOS and 1/17 at MEM), and one of two to score at least 15 points
in both of the games.
o Is the only rookie to shoot .500 or better (.531) from the field and .400 or better (.432) from three (with a minimum of 40 games played).
TWO FOR THE ROAD: Ten times this season DeMAR DeROZAN and ZACH LaVINE combined to score 60+-points in a game. Each occasion has come on the road,
with Chicago winning eight of the 10 games.
DIALING LONG DISTANCE: ZACH LaVINE is quickly rising to the top of the Bulls’ All-Time Three-point list. In the fourth game of the season (and LaVine’s 209th as
a Bull), the 8th-year guard knocked down three treys at Toronto (10/25/21) to pass franchise icon MICHAEL JORDAN (555) for the No. 4 spot in Bulls history. LaVine
then moved ahead of fellow Bulls Hall of Famer, SCOTTIE PIPPEN (664), after hitting three more long distance shots vs. Portland (1/30/22) in his 247th game as a
Chicago Bull. The franchise’s No. 2 spot is in now sight and could LaVine’s by the end of this season

LEAFS 7, WINGS 4

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (27-10-3 – 57 Points) at
DETROIT RED WINGS (19-20-6 – 44 Points)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 1 5 7
DETROIT 1 3 0 4

ON THE SCORESHEET

Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 16:28 of the first period. Engvall recorded his sixth goal of the season. Engvall has posted five points (2G, 3A) through his last five games.
Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 12:07 of the second period, 9:28 of the third period and 11:58 of the third period. Bunting recorded his second career NHL hat trick (his first previously recorded with Arizona, April 5, 2021 at LAK).
Rasmus Sandin scored for Toronto at 17:09 of the third period. Sandin posted his first goal of the season and the second of his NHL career.
Mitch Marner scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 18:46 of the third period. Marner recorded his 11th goal of the season. Marner has scored in five-consecutive games marking the longest
goal streak of his NHL career. Marner also recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s third goal of the
game. Marner posted his 19th assist of the season.
John Tavares capitalized on Detroit’s empty net at 19:49 of the third period. Tavares recorded his 17th goal of the season. Tavares also posted the primary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares registered his
23rd assist of the season. Tavares has posted four points (2G, 2A) through his last two games.
Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Engvall’s goal and the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Rielly has recorded 31 assists this season. Rielly is currently on a three-game point streak where
he has recorded five points (1G, 4A).
Jason Spezza recorded the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. Spezza posted his sixth assist of the season.
Justin Holl registered the primary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game and the secondary assist on Bunting’s second goal of the game. Holl has recorded four assists this season. Holl tied a single-game career high with two assists which he has marked on four occasions. Holl also tied a single-game
career high with two points which he has marked on five occasions.
David Kämpf posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s first goal of the game as well as the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Kämpf has recorded eight assists this season. Kämpf tied a single-game career high with two assists which he has marked on three occasions and a single-game career high with two points which he has marked on six occasions.
Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on Bunting’s second goal of the game as well as the secondary assist on Bunting’s third goal of the game. Matthews has posted 20 assists this season.
Alexander Kerfoot recorded the secondary assist on Sandin’s goal as well as the primary assist on Marner’s goal. Kerfoot has registered 23 assists this season.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 9 (9) 15 (14) 13 (10) 37 (33)
DETROIT 15 (15) 13 (11) 7 (3) 35 (29)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 22 (22) 22 (19) 20 (15) 64 (56)
DETROIT 18 (18) 22 (20) 14 (9) 54 (47)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 12-6-2 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 295-281-93-5 in 674 games against the Detroit Red Wings and 119-173-46-2 in 340 games played in Detroit.
Toronto is 13-6-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 8-2-0 against the Atlantic Division this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 7 (Bunting)
Shot Attempts 10 (Bunting)
Faceoff Wins 11 (Matthews, Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage 75% (Kämpf – 6 won, 2 lost)
Hits 3 (Holl)
Blocked Shots 3 (Sandin)
Takeaways 1 (Matthews, Nylander)
TOI 24:47 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI 2:11 (Rielly, Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI 0:40 (Liljegren, Rielly)
Shifts 26 (Holl)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 81.25% (Simmonds – 13 for, 3 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 0-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 9-7-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 9-4-0 when tied after one period and 3-9-0 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 17-6-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 9-2-2 in Saturday games.
OF NOTE…
In marking his 11th goal of the season during the second period of tonight’s game, Michael Bunting
recorded an NHL career season-high.
Per NHL Stats, Michael Bunting became the fourth rookie in NHL history with at least one hat trick
for multiple franchises, joining Miroslav Frycer (4 w/ QUE, 1 w/ TOR), Harry Hyland (1 w/ MWN, 1 w/
SEN) and Michael Grabner (1 w/ VAN, 1 w/ NYI).
Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 28 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Wayne Simmonds finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 81.25 percent (13 for, 3 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Jan. 31 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
Feb. 1 Leafs at New Jersey Prudential Center 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 7 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 10 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 pm ET
Feb. 12 Leafs at Vancouver Rogers Arena 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 14 Leafs at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 9:00 pm ET

POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On the team’s comeback win:
“Our best people made big time plays in the third period but the most important thing was to stop the bleeding defensively. That’s really what we needed to do. I felt pretty confident that we’d be able to score
at least two in that period which was what we talked about. We wouldn’t be able to catch up if we didn’t stop the bleeding defensively so I thought we played better that way and then our best players made big time plays and put the pressure on Detroit and didn’t let up so it was a great win for us. It wasn’t a great game for us but a great win no doubt.
On changing the lines mid-game:
“We were just trailing in the game so not necessarily playing for control of the game anymore. We were playing to catch up in the game so needed to shorten the bench a little bit, needed to change the lines a little bit, so that’s really what I was going for there.”
MICHAEL BUNTING
On tonight’s game and the third period comeback:
“We knew going into the third period that if we were able to get the first goal of the period that we would have a good chance of winning this game and build that momentum on. We believed in there, and we knew were having our chances it just wasn’t going in for us and then fortunately they started going in in the third.
On what he’ll remember about his first hat trick as a Maple Leaf:
“Just the whole night. It was a fun night to be apart of, the comeback and then getting the win makes it even sweeter to be able to get a hat trick tonight. (Matthews) and Mitch played great tonight and they were a lot of fun to play with again and they made great plays. On that third goal, Mitch had me right
before that and I missed it and then he gave me a second chance to put it in so it was a lot of fun and that second goal was a great funnel by (Matthews) and I was able to just tip it in so it went good.”
RASMUS SANDIN
On his first goal of the season:
“I was just shrinking down a little bit, we had the puck pretty low there. John made a terrific pass. I had a lot of thoughts going on in my head there. I had a pretty similar situation in LA and I missed that one so I’m very happy this one went in and as I said that’s John’s goal for sure and he made a terrific pass.”
On Michael Bunting:
“Off the ice he’s such a fun guy to be around. On the ice, he scored a bunch of times today and he crashed into the boards there at the end too so you never know what to expect from him. He can start a fight, he can do everything so he’s a great addition to our team and we all love having him out here and
playing with him.”
PETR MRÁZEK
On the team’s comeback win:
“We did a great job in the third period, we came really hard and put a clinic on out there so I’m glad we got the win today.”
On regrouping after the first period:
“You just need to stay focused and try to stay positive and do the little things right. Take it save-by-save and sometimes the first two periods aren’t great but after the second period we just talked about it and we
were going to come strong and we did

RAPTORS-HEAT PREGAME NOTES

GAME #47 – TORONTO RAPTORS (23-23) at MIAMI HEAT (32-17)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022 – 8 P.M. (ET) – FTX ARENA
TV: TSN – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

INJURY REPORT AT 5:30 P.M.

08:00 (ET) TOR@MIA

Miami Heat Butler, Jimmy Probable Injury/Illness – Left Big Toe; Irritation
Lowry, Kyle Out Personal Reasons
Morris, Markieff Out Return to Competition Reconditioning
Okpala, KZ Out Injury/Illness – Right Wrist; Sprain
Oladipo, Victor Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Injury recovery
Silva, Chris Out Ineligible To Play
Toronto Raptors Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness

• The Toronto Raptors continue a three-game road trip (Jan. 26-31) Saturday night against the Miami Heat at FTX Arena. Toronto has lost six of its last nine games. The Raptors erased a 19-point second half deficit Wednesday, but fell 111-105 to the Bulls in Chicago. Toronto will play 10 of its next 14 games (Jan. 29
Feb. 28) on the road. The Raptors will host Miami on Tuesday – the third of four meetings this season.
• Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-best 32 points (11-22 FG, 6-10 3PT, 4-5 FT) for the second straight game (Jan. 25-26) Wednesday against the Bulls. Trent Jr. has scored 30+ points in back-to-back games for the
first time in his career after also scoring 32 points Jan. 25 vs. Charlotte. He is shooting .512 (22-43) from the field and 55 percent (11-20) from beyond the arc over the last two games.
• Pascal Siakam has scored 20+ points in eight of the last 10 games (Jan. 9-26), averaging a team-high 22.7 points, while shooting .475 (86-181) from the field and .375 (9-24) from three-point range. Siakam has also recorded 69 assists over this stretch, the most assists in a 10-game span in his career.
• The Raptors rank second in the NBA in both offensive rebounds per game (13.3) and second-chance points (16.5). Through 14 games in January, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 197-to-138 (+59) on the offensive end. Chris Boucher has grabbed a team-high 39 offensive boards this month.
• Fred VanVleet is averaging career highs of 21.7 points, 7.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds. He leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.2) and has logged 40+ minutes 15 times this season – the most by a Raptor since Kyle Lowry (19) in 2016-17. VanVleet also ranks second in the NBA in total deflections (157) and fifth in steals (71). He has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons.
• With Fred VanVleet unavailable for the second straight game (Jan. 25-26) due to right knee soreness, Scottie Barnes started at point guard Wednesday in Chicago. Barnes ranks second among rookies in rebounds (7.7), and fourth in both points (14.7) and assists (3.5). He also has eight games with 20+ points
and 5+ rebounds – the most by any rookie this season.
• Pascal Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.2 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He is one of just five players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, James Harden, and Nikola Jokic.
• Heat guard Kyle Lowry spent nine seasons with the Raptors (2012-21), where he was a six-time NBA All-Star. Lowry is Toronto’s all-time leader in assists (4,277), steals (873), three-pointers made (1,518) and triple-doubles (16). During his time with Toronto, he led the Raptors to seven consecutive playoff appearances (2014-20), six Atlantic Division titles, five 50-win seasons and the 2019 NBA title. Toronto acquired Goran Dragic and Precious Achiuwa from the Heat for Lowry as part of a sign-and-trade in the summer.
POSSIBLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3

MIN: 36.6 REB: 5.4 AST: 2.5 STL: 1.7 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 18.9
• Recorded 23 points, five rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in 34 minutes Jan. 26 at Chicago.
• Has scored 20+ points in 15-of-31 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year.
• Averaging 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 14 road games this season.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 36.9 REB: 8.2 AST: 5.2 STL: 1.2 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.0
• Finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and three steals in 43 minutes Jan. 26 at Chicago.
• Leads the team with 12 double-doubles, despite missing 13 games this season.
• Averaging 22.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 6.6 assists through 14 games in January.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5

MIN: 25.0 REB: 7.5 AST: 1.2 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.6 PTS: 7.7
• Contributed three points, six rebounds, and one steal in 23 minutes Jan. 26 at Chicago.
• Has led the Toronto in rebounds a team-high 13 times; ranks second among sophomores in rebounds (7.5).
• Averaging 8.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 27.7 minutes in 22 games as a starter this season.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33

MIN: 33.8 REB: 2.6 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.8 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 17.0
• Matched a season high with 32 points (11-22 FG, 6-10 3PT, 4-5 FT) in 37 minutes Jan. 26 at Chicago.
• Ranks sixth in the NBA in steals (1.81) and fourth in deflections (3.4) per game.
• Shooting .484 (15-31) from beyond the arc over the last three games (Jan. 23-26).
G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 35.5 REB: 7.7 AST: 3.5 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.7
• Tallied 16 points, seven assists, and five rebounds in 38 minutes Jan. 26 at Chicago.
• Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (7.7), and fourth in both points (14.7) and assists (3.5).
• Has recorded 20+ points in eight games – the most by a Raptors rookie since Charlie Villanueva (12) in 2005-06.

INJURY REPORT
Khem Birch (Nose; Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) Out
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two Way) – Out
Fred VanVleet (Right Knee; Soreness) – Questionable

2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 23-23 15-14 8-9
HOME 13-12 7-7 6-5
AWAY 10-11 8-7 2-4
OVERTIME 0-1 0-1 0-0

NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Atlanta Hawks
Date: Monday, January 31
Tip-Off: 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: State Farm Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. ATLANTA
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2020-21 0-3 0-2 0-1
ALL-TIME 47-48 24-23 23-25
STREAKS Lost 3 Lost 2 Lost 1
LAST WIN: Jan. 28, 2020 (130-114)
LAST ROAD WIN: Jan. 20, 2020 (122-117)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +44 (Dec. 3, 2016)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -31 (Dec. 2, 2009)
LAST TIME VS. ATLANTA
GAME 55 – APRIL 13, 2021
ATLANTA 108, TORONTO 103
TAMPA – Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Clint Capela added 19
points and 21 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Toronto Raptors
107-103 for their seventh win in eight games … Kevin Huerter had 14 of
his 17 points in the first half for Atlanta, and Brandon Goodwin added 18
points … Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 30 points and rookie Malachi Flynn scored 22 … The Hawks played a second straight game without
Trae Young after Young’s 42-point, nine-assist performance against Chicago on Friday night … Young has a left calf contusion … Toronto played
from behind all night, but a 3-pointer by Flynn brought the Raptors within
eight with 6:20 left … Bogdanovic and Goodwin answered with 3s for
Atlanta … The Raptors made it closer in the final 72 seconds with the help
of three more 3-pointers by Flynn … Atlanta led 66-54 after shooting 53%
in the first half … Siakam scored 21 points in the half and hit a baseline
jumper with 0.6 seconds left — enough time for Solomon Hill to throw a
full-court pass to Huerter, who laid it in at the horn.

1 2 3 4 TOT
ATLANTA 28 38 24 18 108
TORONTO 27 27 24 25 103

LAST GAME HEAT STARTERS
POS PLAYER HT WT PPG RPG AST MISC. NOTES
F

22

JIMMY BUTLER
(Marquette)
6-7 230 21.5 6.0 6.1
Posted a 20-point, 10-rebound, 10-
assist triple-double on 1/23 vs. LAL,
his 10th as a member of the HEAT,
the most in team history.
F

17

P.J. TUCKER
(Texas)
6-5 245 8.6 5.4 2.1
Is shooting an NBA-best 47 percent
from three-point range this season
among qualified players.
C

13

BAM ADEBAYO
(Kentucky)
6-9 255 18.0 9.9 3.7
Grabbed the 2,500th rebound of his
career on 1/23 vs. LAL.
G

55

DUNCAN ROBINSON
(Michigan)
6-7 215 12.2 3.2 1.5
Has shot at least 50 percent from
three-point range over his last four
games, shooting 56.4 (22-of-39) over
that span.
G

2

GABE VINCENT
(UC Santa Barbara)
6-3 195 9.3 2.0 3.2
Has started six consecutive games,
helping Miami to a 5-1 record.

OVERALL RECORDS STREAKS
Overall: 32-17 (2020-21 Record: 40-32) Latest Streak: Won 3
Home: 18-5 (2020-21 Record: 21-15) Home Streak: Won 4
Road: 14-12 (2020-21 Record: 19-17) Road Streak: Won 1
Overtime: 0-2 (2020-21 Record: 0-4)
RECORDS VS. EASTERN CONFERENCE RECORDS VS. WESTERN CONFERENCE
Overall: 20-9 (2020-21 Record: 24-18) Overall: 12-8 (2020-21 Record: 16-14)
Home: 13-3 (2020-21 Record: 12-9) Home: 5-2 (2020-21 Record: 9-6)
Road: 7-6 (2020-21 Record: 12-9) Road: 7-6 (2020-21 Record: 7-8)
Overtime: 0-1 (2020-21 Record: 0-3) Overtime: 0-1 (2020-21 Record: 0-1

HOT TAKES:
 Miami’s 137 points in the season opener vs. MIL on 10/21 marked as the most for an opener in franchise history.
 Four different HEAT players scored at least 22 points on 11/2 at DAL, the first time it has happened in the same game in team history
(Herro-25, Butler-23, Adebayo-22 & Lowry-22).
 The HEAT connected on a franchise-tying 22 made three-point field goals on 1/8 at PHO, for the third time this season (12/21 & 12/8).
 Miami dished out 37 assists on 12/11 vs. CHI, tying the fourth-most for a single game in team history.
 Miami is holding teams to 104.1 points this season, the fourth-lowest in the NBA, and is 16-1 when holding teams under 100.
 The HEAT lead the league in charges drawn this season at 77 with Kyle Lowry taking 22, the most in the NBA.
 Miami is 19-1 when shooting at least 40 percent from three-point range and a perfect 11-0 when shooting at least 50 percent from the field.
 Miami only has five home losses this season, the fewest in the Eastern Conference.
 The HEAT has outscored opponents by +7.1 points at home this season, the best in the Eastern Conference.
 Miami has currently shot at least 90 percent from the foul line in a franchise-record four-straight games.
HOME AND HOME: The HEAT enter the second night of a back-to-back home set tonight after recording a, 121-114, win last night vs. the Clippers.
This marks as the third of five home back-to-backs this season, the second most during a single-season in franchise history. Only the seven sets of
back-to-back home games during the shortened 2011-12 season were more. Miami has played home games on consecutive nights 29 times in team
history, having won both games 10 times, splitting the pair 12 times and dropping both games on seven occasions.

RAPTORS 125, HORNETS 113

TORONTO & CHARLOTTE POSTGAME VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2j8fgl17gig3szo/AAB_ze09Pd9gbmQ4iXZXs3URa?dl=0

TORONTO RAPTORS
POSTGAME NOTES

FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 125, CHARLOTTE HORNETS 113

DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022

	FINAL SCORE	RECORD	HIGH POINTS	HIGH REBOUNDS	HIGH ASSISTS
Charlotte	113	26-22	Ball – 25	Plumlee – 9	Ball – 7
Toronto	125	23-22	Trent Jr. – 32	Siakam – 9	Siakam – 12

KEY RUN

Charlotte trailed by 15 points at the half (76-61) but went on a 14-2 run at the start of the third quarter to cut Toronto’s lead to just three points (78-75) with 7:29 remaining in the quarter … The Raptors countered with a 27-11 run and took a 19-point advantage heading into the final frame … Toronto led by double digits the rest of the game.

KEY STAT

The Raptors shot .524 (43-82) from the field, including a season-best .471 (16-34) from three-point range … Toronto improved to 5-1 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field … The Raptors also set a season high for points in a half with 76 in the first … Toronto shot .617 (29-47) from the field and .588 (10-17) from three-point range during the first two quarters.

RAPTORS NOTES:

With the win, Toronto improves to 23-22 this season and 13-12 at home … The Raptors have now won two of their last three (Jan. 21-25) … Toronto will begin a three-game road trip (Jan. 26-31) tomorrow night in Chicago.
Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 32 points (11-21 FG, 5-10 3PT, 5-5 FT) and added two rebounds, and two assists in 35 minutes … Trent Jr. has scored 30+ points five times in his career, including twice this season … Tonight, he scored 13 points in the first quarter and added 14 points in the third frame … Trent Jr. has recorded 12 double-digit quarters in 35 games played this year, something he did 13 times in 58 games last season.
Pascal Siakam finished with 24 points and a career high-tying 12 assists in 39 minutes for his team-leading 12^th double-double of the season … He also added nine rebounds in the win … Siakam has now scored 20+ points in four consecutive games (Jan. 19-25), averaging 23.3 points and shooting .521 (37-71) from the field during this stretch.
In the first half tonight, Pascal Siakam recorded 19 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds … Siakam became the first player in franchise history to record 15+ points, 7+ rebounds, and 7+ assists in a half.
OG Anunoby scored 24 points and added seven rebounds and two steals in 36 minutes … Anunoby has scored 20+ points in 14-of-30 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year.
Fred VanVleet (Right Knee; Soreness) and Scottie Barnes (Right Wrist; Swelling) were both out for Toronto.

HORNETS NOTES:

With the loss, Charlotte falls to 26-22, including 13-15 on the road … Charlotte will play the second half of a back-to-back (Jan. 25-26) tomorrow night in Indiana.
LaMelo Ball finished with 25 points, seven assists and three rebounds in 32 minutes … Ball has scored 25+ points 15 times in his career, including 10 times this season.
Miles Bridges recorded 22 points, four rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes … Bridges has now scored 20+ points in six of the last seven games (Jan. 12-25), averaging 23.4 points and shooting .539 (62-115) from the field during this span.
Terry Rozier scored 12 points and added six assists in 29 minutes … Tonight Rozier tied Glen Rice (508) for fourth on Charlotte’s all-time three-pointers list … Rozier (168 games) is the fastest Hornet to reach 500 career three-pointers.

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES		ALL-TIME RECORDS
DATE	SITE	RESULT		RAPTORS WINS	HORNETS WINS
01/25/2022	Toronto	W 125-113	Overall:	41	46
02/07/2022	Charlotte		at Toronto:	27	19
02/25/2022	Charlotte		at Charlotte:	14	27

HORNETS-RAPTORS PREGAME NOTES

INJURY REPORT AT 5:30 P.M.

01/25/2022 07:00 (ET)

CHA@TOR

Charlotte Hornets

Hayward, Gordon Out Injury/Illness – Right Foot; Discomfort
Kulboka, Arnoldas Out G League – Two-Way
Lewis, Scottie Out G League – Two-Way
McDaniels, Jalen Out Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Sprain

Toronto Raptors

Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Johnson, David Out Health and Safety Protocols
VanVleet, Fred Out Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness

Barnes, Scottie Questionable, right wrist swelling.

And we’ve got a Scottie Barnes is questionable due to right wrist swelling to add to the log

GAME #45 – TORONTO RAPTORS (22-22) vs. CHARLOTTE HORNETS (26-21)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022 – 7 P.M. (ET) – SCOTIABANK ARENA
TV: SPORTSNET – RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

• The Toronto Raptors play the first game of a back-to-back set Tuesday night when they host the Charlotte Hornets at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto begins a three-game road trip (Jan. 26-31) Wednesday at Chicago. The Raptors have lost five of their last seven (Jan. 11-23) following a six-game winning streak – their longest of the season. Toronto is 7-5 in the month of January. Tuesday is the first of three meetings between the Raptors and Hornets this season – Toronto will visit Charlotte twice in February. The Raptors will play
11 of their next 15 games (Jan. 26 – Feb. 28) on the road after Tuesday.
• Portland held on to beat Toronto 114-105 on Sunday night. Pascal Siakam scored 28 points and Fred VanVleet had 19 for the Raptors, who started the game 1-for-16 from the field and trailed by as many 34 points late in the first half. Toronto tied season highs with 18 three-pointers and nine blocks in the loss. The Raptors also attempted a season-high 54 threes – one shy of the single-game franchise record.

• Pascal Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He is
one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden, and Nikola Jokic.
• Reserve Chris Boucher recorded 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds in 24 minutes Sunday against the Trail Blazers. Boucher has now scored in double figures in a career high-tying seven straight games
(Jan. 11-23). He is averaging 13.9 points and 9.6 rebounds, and is shooting .493 (34-69) from the floor and .429 (12-28) from three-point distance, over the last seven games.
• Pascal Siakam has scored 20+ points in seven of the last eight games (Jan. 9-23), averaging a team-high 23.9 points during this stretch. Siakam is shooting .484 (74-153) from the field and .364 (8-22) from threepoint range over the last eight games.
• The Raptors lead the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.6) and rank second (16.7) in second-chance points. Through 12 games in January, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 182-to-119 (+63) on the offensive end. Chris Boucher has grabbed a team-high 39 offensive boards this month.
• Fred VanVleet (157) and Gary Trent Jr. (122) currently rank second and eighth, respectively, in the NBA in total deflections. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons, while
Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals (1.86). The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per game
(18.1) and rank third in steals (9.3) this season.
• Fred VanVleet is averaging career highs of 21.7 points, 7.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds. VanVleet is one of
just six players in the NBA currently averaging 20.0 points, 7.0 assists and 4.0 rebounds, along with Luka
Doncic, James Harden, Nikola Jokic , Damian Lillard and Trae Young.
POSSIBLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3

MIN: 36.7 REB: 5.3 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.7 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 18.6
• Finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, a season high-tying five assists and three steals Jan. 23 vs. Portland.
• Has scored in double figures in 13 straight games (Dec. 31 – Jan. 23), averaging 17.8 points during this stretch.
• Scored 20+ points in 13-of-29 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year.
F – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 35.4 REB: 7.8 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.6
• Contributed nine points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks in 34 minutes Jan. 23 vs. Portland.
• Ranks second among rookies in rebounds (7.8), and fourth in both scoring (14.6) and assists (3.4).
• Has scored 20+ points eight times – the most by Raptors rookie since Charlie Villanueva (12 times) in 2005-06.
C – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 36.6 REB: 8.3 AST: 4.9 STL: 1.2 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.2
• Scored a team-high 28 points Jan. 23 vs. Portland; added eight rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes.
• Has scored 20+ points in seven of the last eight games (Jan. 9-23), averaging 23.9 points during this span.
• Averaging 23.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 6.1 assists through 12 games in January.
G – GARY TRENT JR. #33

MIN: 33.7 REB: 2.7 AST: 2.0 STL: 1.9 TO: 1.0 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 16.2
• Tallied 13 points, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes of action Jan. 23 vs. Portland.
• Returned to the lineup Jan. 21 at Washington after missing the previous six games with left ankle swelling.
• Ranks fourth in the NBA in steals (1.86); has recorded multiple steals in 20-of-35 games.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23

MIN: 38.2 REB: 4.7 AST: 7.0 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.7
• Recorded 19 points, five rebounds, eight assists and a season-high five steals in 42 minutes Jan. 23 vs. Portland.
• The Raptors are 7-1 this season when he scores 30+ points.
• Leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.2) and ranks sixth in steals (1.73).

2021-22 RECORDS
W-L EAST WEST
OVERALL 22-22 14-13 8-9
HOME 12-12 6-7 6-5
AWAY 10-10 8-6 2-4
OVERTIME 0-1 0-1 0-0

NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Chicago Bulls
Date: Wednesday, January 26
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. (ET)
Venue: United Center
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
SERIES RECAP VS. CHICAGO
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 0-1 0-1 0-0
ALL-TIME 44-52 23-25 21-27
STREAKS Lost 4 Lost 2 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Feb. 2, 2020 (129-102)
LAST ROAD WIN: Dec. 9, 2019 (93-92)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +39 (Nov. 17, 2018)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -37 (Feb. 19, 1998)
LAST TIME VS. CHICAGO
GAME 4 – OCTOBER 25, 2021
CHICAGO 111, TORONTO 108
TORONTO – DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points to lead his Chicago Bulls
past the Toronto Raptors 111-108 in a return to Scotiabank Arena against
his former team … DeRozan had three late field goals to help Chicago (4-
0) remain undefeated. Bulls guard Zach LaVine added 22 points … OG
Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. led the Raptors (1-3) offensively with 22 and
18 points, respectively … Toronto is winless in three starts at home this
season … After DeRozan pushed the Bulls to a 108-102 lead with just
over a minute remaining, Raptors guard Fred VanVleet hit an inside shot
to pull Toronto to within four … The Raptors had the ball back with 40
seconds remaining, but VanVleet’s pass was picked off by Chicago guard
Alex Caruso … A Bulls miscue on an inbounds pass led to an easy layup
for Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes and a two-point deficit with 14 seconds
left … But Chicago hung on with a late free throw from Nikola Vucevic and
a game-ending three-point miss from VanVleet …The Bulls led by 10 at
the half and swiftly expanded that margin to 20 points at 73-53 before the
third quarter was three minutes old … Chicago enjoyed a 92-80 advantage at the end of three quarters … The Raptors closed to within two
points when Anunoby hit a three-pointer with 5:09 remaining and then hit
a layup for a 97-95 deficit.
1 2 3 4 TOT
CHICAGO 24 37 31 19 111
TORONTO 24 27 29 28 10

HORNETS POSSIBLE STARTERS

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CODY MARTIN
F • 6-6 • 200 • Nevada
PPG: 8.2 | RPG: 4.2 | APG: 2.7
Last game: 7 points (3-5 FG, 1-1
3pt), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal,
1 block in 29 minutes
•Ranks 20th in steals (1.44) and fifth in charges
drawn (0.31) per game; sixth in total charges
drawn (12)
•Had a career-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting
at San Antonio on Dec. 15
•Scored 10+ points in four straight games
(12/5-12/10)
0
MILES BRIDGES
F • 6-7 • 225 • Michigan State
PPG: 20.1 | RPG: 7.4 | APG: 3.5
Last game: 19 points (8-13 FG,
0-4 3pt, 3-4 FT), 6 rebounds,
1 block in 34 minutes
•Has seven 30-point games and 24 20-point
games this season
•25th in the NBA in scoring and 18th in total
points (903)
•Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
on 10/25 for games played from 10/19-10/24
•Increased his scoring average from last season
(12.7) to this season by +7.4 points per game.
24
MASON PLUMLEE
C • 7-0 • 250 • Duke
PPG: 6.6 | RPG: 7.1 | APG: 2.7
Last game: 6 points (3-5 FG, 0-2
FT), 11 rebounds, 1 block
in 19 minutes
•Went a perfect 7-for-7 for a season-high 15
points to go with three blocks vs. HOU on
•Had two triple-doubles during the 2020-21
season, one of four centers with multiple tripledoubles along with Jokic, Adebayo and Vucevic
•Averaged a career-high 9.3 rebounds per game
last season
3
TERRY ROZIER
G • 6-1 • 195 • Louisville
PPG: 18.5 | RPG: 4.1 | APG: 4.0
Last game: 7 points (2-14 FG, 0-6
3pt, 3-5 FT), 5 rebounds, 7 assists,
3 steals in 30 minutes
•Recorded 42 points and a career-high 10 3PM
at CLE on 12/23, set an NBA record for 3s in a
season opener
•Has 507 made 3s with CHA, passing Nic Batum
(496) on Jan. 17 for fifth in franchise history
•Ranks 18th (113) in total 3s this season and 13th
in 3s (3.0) per game
2
LaMELO BALL
G • 6-7 • 185 • Illawarra
PPG: 19.0 | RPG: 7.3 | APG: 7.6
Last game: 19 points (6-17 FG,
0-8 3pt, 7-7 FT), 6 rebounds,
4 assists, 1 block in 34 minutes
•Named 2020-21 Rookie of the Year
•30th in ppg, eighth in apg, 12th in spg (1.55),
seventh in FT% (.890%)
•Has four career triple-doubles, third youngest
player in NBA history to reach four triple-doubles
•2nd youngest player in NBA history (19y, 140d)

20 AND COUNTING: Hornets forward Miles Bridges was on a tear during a five-game stretch from Jan. 12-21, scoring 20+ points in five consecutive outings, including a double-double with 22 points
and a season-high 14 rebounds vs. Oklahoma City on Jan. 21, which followed his career-high 38 points at the Knicks on Jan. 17. This is the second time this season and in his career that Bridges has totaled
20 points or more in five straight games, which began on Jan. 12, including a five-game streak with 20+ points from Oct. 22-29, 2021. During the five-game stretch, Bridges is averaged 24.6 and 8.8
rebounds per game while shooting .522% from the floor, ranking 13th in the NBA in scoring over every player’s last five games.
Over that period, Bridges was just one of three players averaging at least 24.0 points and 8.5 boards per contest while making .500% of their field goal attempts. He has now scored 20+ points in 24
games this season, which ranks tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference, as he had just 24 career 20-point games in his first three seasons.
ELITE ON THE CATCH-AND-SHOOT: Hornets guard Terry Rozier has been excellent since Dec. 20, scoring 20+ points in 10 of the 15 games he has appeared in over that stretch, averaging 21.7 points,
5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. Rozier scored 24 points vs. Oklahoma City on Jan. 21 after he totaled 28 points to go with a season-high 10 assists at Boston on Jan. 19 for his first double-double
of the season as he also added six made 3s. He is averaging 3.9 3-point field goals per game since Dec. 20, which ranks second in the NBA since then. Rozier is just one of two players along with Steph
Curry to average 20.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while also making at least 3.5 3-point field goals per contest.
Amongst players averaging at least 3.0 made 3-pointers per game during that stretch, Rozier ranks 10th in 3-point shooting percentage, knocking down .410% of his 3-point attempts over his last 15 games.
He has been terrific on the catch-and-shoot for Charlotte, posting 7.7 points per game on the catch-and-shoot since Dec. 20, which is 10th in the NBA over that span as he is averaging 2.5 catch-and-shoot
3-pointers per game, tied for ninth, and making .413% of his catch-and-shoot 3-point attempts. Prior to Dec. 20, Rozier had 54 total 3s and ranked tied for 61st in the NBA in total made 3s as he has
knocked down 59 3s since then, which is the second most over that time. Rozier now ranks 17th in the NBA this season in total 3s with 113 and is 11th in 3s per game, averaging 3.1 3-pointers per contest.
RETURNING WITH FURY: Hornets forward Miles Bridges is averaging 21.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.1 blocks per game on .523% shooting from the field in his last 11 games after returning
from a two-game absence. He is just one of three players to average 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game over their last 11 contests, including LeBron James and Karl-Anthony
Towns. Bridges notched his ninth double-double with 22 points and a season-high tying 14 rebounds marking his fifth straight game with 20 points or more vs. Oklahoma City on Jan. 21. He now has
24 20-point games this season, which ranks tied for ninth in the East in 20-point games. In his second game back, he posted 23 points, a season-high 14 rebounds and a career-high tying four steals at
Washington on Jan. 3, totaling 17 points and nine boards in the first half alone. He tied his career-high for rebounds in a half.
Since his return, Bridges has scored 10+ points in the paint in nine of his 11 eight games, including 16 in the painted area at New York on Jan. 17 as that has been one of his strengths this season, marking his
seventh game of the season scoring 16 points or more in the paint. In his last 11 games, Bridges is averaging 12.0 points per game in the paint, scoring 10+ points in the paint in eight straight games, while
averaging 10.7 points per game in the paint this season, which ranks 17th in the NBA and ninth among forwards, scoring 10+ points in the paint in 27 games on the year.
PROLIFIC SCORING: Hornets forward Miles Bridges had yet another 30-point outing, totaling 38 points and 12 rebounds at New York on Jan. 17. He has seven 30-point games and 23 20-point games through just 43 games this season. In franchise history, Bridges tied Kemba Walker (4,
2018-19) for the most 30-point performances through the Hornets first 10 games of a season with four. Bridges is averaging 20.1 points per game
after averaging 12.7 points per contest during the 2020-21 season, a +7.4 scoring average increase, which is the third largest in the NBA among
players to attempts with at least 100 field goal attempts this season and last season, per Elias Sports Bureau. He has scored 903 points this season,
which ranks 18th in the NBA, through just 45 games as the most points he scored in a season previously was 843 points during the 2018-19 season.
Bridges’ high scoring average increase is from a multitude of high scoring outings this season, including seven 30-point games and 24 20-point
games after he had just three 30-point games and 24 20-point games during his first three seasons combined. He had four consecutive games
with 25 points or more from Oct. 22-27, a new career long streak and scored 30 or more points in three of the first five games and in five of his first 20 games the Hornets played this season. He is the only
player in franchise history with 30+ points three times in his first five games and the team’s first five games of a season. After scoring 32 points at Golden State on Nov. 3, Bridges’ 25-point streak earlier this
season is the longest by a Hornets player since Terry Rozier (2/10-2/20/21) as the fourth-year pro out of Michigan State only had eight games with 25 points or better before the start of the 2021-22 season.
ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball posted 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists at Boston on Jan. 19 for his third triple-double of the season and fourth of his career. Ball
is one of 10 players with three or more triple-doubles this season as he is the third youngest player (20 years, 150 days) to notch their fourth career triple-double only behind Luka Doncic and LeBron
James. In franchise history, Ball is tied with Anthony Mason (1999-00) for the second most triple-doubles in a single season and ranks fourth overall in triple-doubles with four, trailing only Mason (7),
Nic Batum (5) and Larry Johnson (5).
After Ball posted a triple-double on Nov. 27 at Houston, he became just the third player in franchise history with multiple triple-doubles through the team’s first 25 games of a season along with Baron
Davis (2, 2000-01) and Kendall Gill (1995-96). He dished out 13 assists at Chicago on Nov. 29, notching 13 or more assists in three consecutive games. for the first time in his career He now has five
games this season with 13+ assists, which is tied for the sixth most in the NBA as he has the most games with 13 or more assists by a Hornets player since Brevin Knight (13) during the 2005-06 season.
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: Hornets forward Miles Bridges had yet another career outing on his way to the seventh 30-point game of the season after he poured in a career-high 38 points in a win at
the Knicks on Jan. 17. Bridges also added 12 rebounds and five assists to his stat line to become just the fourth player in the last 30 seasons to post at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists against
New York at Madison Square Garden, joining Kevin Durant (1/26/16), Kobe Bryant (12/23/07) and Hakeem Olajuwon (12/02/93). He is also just fourth player in franchise history with 35-10-5 in a game
along with Kemba Walker (3x), Gerald Wallace (1/16/08 vs. ORL) and Larry Johnson (12/2/92 at GSW) as this marked his second straight game with 30+ points at Madison Square Garden after he scored
30 points there on May 15, 2021.
Bridges got the ball rolling with a 22-point first quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, including three 3-pointers, setting a career-high for points in a quarter and the most points in an opening quarter for the franchise
since the 1996-97 season when play-by-play data first became available. He ended the first half with 28 points and became just the fourth Hornets player in the last 25 seasons in with 28+ points in the
first 25 minutes of play. Bridges has scored 30+ points in each of his last four games in New York with two 30-point games each against the Knicks and Nets, averaging 33.3 points per contest during
those games, as only he and Kemba Walker (3) have had multiple 30-point performances at MSG in a Hornets uniform. This was the second game this season where Bridges totaled at least 35 points and
10 boards making him just one of six players this season with multiple games with 35 points and 10 rebounds.
ANOTHER HORNETS MILESTONE: After climbing his way into the top 10 among Hornets 3-point field goals franchise leaders and finishing with the fifth most made 3s in a single season (222)
during the 2021-22, Hornets guard Terry Rozier knocked down four 3s at New York on Jan. 17 to eclipse Nic Batum (496) for fifth all time in 3-pointers in Hornets franchise history. He also made six 3s at
Houston on Nov. 27 to Devonte’ Graham (431) for sixth all-time in made 3s in franchise history as he currently has 508. He capped off another milestone with four 3-point field goals vs. Cleveland on Nov.
1 which then put him at 402 during his Charlotte tenure as he became just the seventh player in franchise history to reach the 400 made 3s mark, doing so in his 135th game, which made him the fastest
Hornets player to 400 treys, passing Devonte’ Graham (157).
Rozier recorded his 30th career game with the Hornets where he has knocked down five-plus 3-point field goals at Chicago on Nov. 29 after making six 3s as he passed Devonte’ Graham (27) for the second
most such games in franchise history on Nov. 22. He now has 35 career games with five or more 3 with Charlotte after making five at Boston on Jan. 19. In team history, the Hornets have had a player make
eight or more 3s in 16 games with Rozier doing so in a franchise-leading five games, which also surpassed Graham (4).
30 MORE FOR MILES: Hornets forward Miles Bridges had a career night, scoring a then career-high 35 points on career-bests of 15 field goals and 28 attempts while adding 10 rebounds at Atlanta
on N. Bridges is the first Hornets player to post 35 points and 10 rebounds in a game since Kemba Walker on Mar. 23, 2019 who had 36 points and 11 boards vs. Boston. This season, Bridges is one of 22
players to post at least 35 points and 10 rebounds and just one of six with multiple games with 35-10 after totaling 38 points and 12 boards at New York. He scored 30 points or more in five games in 20
games or less as he is just the fifth player in franchise history with five or more 30-point performances through the team’s first 20 games of a season.
PASS FIRST POINT GUARD: Hornets guard LaMelo Ball finished with his fourth double-double of the year in a win vs. Washington on Nov. 17, posting 11 points and a new career-high 14 assists.
Ball recorded the most assists by a Hornets player since Devonte’ Graham had 15 assists on Nov. 27, 2019 vs. Detroit, which is also the last time a Charlotte played had a double-double with at least
14 assists. Ball has recorded 10 point-assist double-doubles this season after totaling 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, tied for the 11th most this season, including in three consecutive games
after posting 18 points and 13 assists at Chicago on Nov. 29, a triple-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists at Houston on Nov. 27 and 10 points and 13 assists vs. Minnesota on Nov. 26.
He is one of nine players this season to record a point-assist double-double in three straight outings as this also marked his third consecutive game with 13 assists. Ball is just one of two players
along with Chris Paul to record 13+ assists in three games in a row and the first since Brevin Knight (3/23-3/26) as he is the third player in franchise history with such a three-game streak. He has had
10 games with 10+ dimes, which is tied for the 11th most games with 10 or more assists as the second-year guard is averaging 7.6 assists per contest, the seventh highest assists per game average.
This season, Ball is averaging 62.0 passes made per game, which ranks sixth in the NBA and sits at ninth among league leaders in assists points created. He is averaging 19.2 assists points created points.
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TRAIL BLAZERS 114, RAPTORS 105

TORONTO RAPTORS
POSTGAME NOTES

FINAL SCORE: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 114, TORONTO RAPTORS 105

DATE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2022

	FINAL SCORE	RECORD	HIGH POINTS	HIGH REBOUNDS	HIGH ASSISTS
Portland	105	20-26	Three players – 19	Nurkic – 11	McCollum/Smith Jr. – 6
Toronto	114	22-22	Siakam – 28	Boucher – 9	VanVleet – 8

KEY RUN

The Trail Blazers started the game on a 25-4 run to take a 21-point lead at the 4:48 mark of the first quarter … Portland outscored Toronto 33-15 in the first … The Trail Blazers led by as many as 34 points late in the first half and took a 64-34 lead into the break … Toronto’s 34 points was the fewest they’ve scored in a half this season.

KEY STAT

Portland shot .529 (45-85) from the field, including a season-high .562 (18-32) from beyond the arc … The Trail Blazers are a perfect 7-0 when they shoot 50 percent or better from the field.

RAPTORS NOTES:

With the loss, Toronto falls to 22-22 this season and 12-12 at home … The Raptors will host Charlotte on Tuesday.
Pascal Siakam finished with 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes … Siakam has now scored 20+ points in seven of the last eight games (Jan. 9-23), averaging 23.9 points and shooting .484 (74-153) from the field during this stretch.
Fred VanVleet recorded 19 points, a team-high eight assists, five rebounds and a season-high five steals in 42 minutes … With his eight assists tonight, VanVleet (1,555) passed Vince Carter (1,553) for sixth on the Raptors’ all-time assists list.
Toronto tied a season high with nine blocks, led by a season high-tying three blocks by Chris Boucher.
OG Anunoby tallied 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 42 minutes … Anunoby has now scored in double-digits in 13 straight games (Dec. 31 – Jan. 23), averaging 17.8 points and shooting .429 (82-191) from the field during this stretch.
The Raptors matched a season-best with 18 three-point field goals on a season-high 54 three-point field goals attempts.

TRAIL BLAZERS NOTES:

With the win, Portland improves to 20-26, including 6-15 on the road … The Trail Blazers have now won four of their last five games and finish their six-game road trip (Jan. 13-23) at 4-2 … Portland returns home to play Minnesota on Tuesday.
Jusuf Nurkic tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes for his 21st double-double of the season … Nurkic has now matched a career-best with his fifth consecutive double-double (Jan. 15-23) … Entering tonight’s game, Nurkic had collected 136 rebounds in the month of January, second most in the NBA behind only Nikola Jokic (149).
CJ McCollum finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for his first double-double of the season … McCollum collected 10+ rebounds for the fifth time in his career (Last: Jan. 26, 2019 vs. Atlanta).
Anfernee Simons recorded 19 points, five assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes … Simons has scored 15+ points in four of the last five games (Jan. 15-23), averaging 22.2 points and shooting .442 (38-86) from the field during this stretch.
Portland dished out a season-high 31 assists, led by CJ McCollum (6), Dennis Smith Jr. (6), Robert Covington (5) and Anfernee Simons (5) … With his six assists tonight, McCollum (1,852) passed Mychal Thompson (1,848) for eighth on the Trail Blazers’ all-time assists List.

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES		ALL-TIME RECORDS
DATE	SITE	RESULT		RAPTORS WINS	BLAZERS WINS
11/15/2021	Portland	L 118-113	Overall:	18	33
01/23/2022	Toronto	L 114-105	at Toronto:	10	16
			at Portland:	8	17

MAPLE LEAFS 3, ISLANDERS 1

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (25-10-3 – 53 Points) at
NEW YORK ISLANDERS (14-14-6 – 34 Points)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 2 1 0 3
NEW YORK 1 0 0 1
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET

Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 13:25 of the first period. Marner scored his second shorthanded goal of the season and third of his NHL career. Marner scored his ninth goal of the season.
Marner has scored in three-consecutive games (3G).
Pierre Engvall scored for the Maple Leafs at 19:59 of the first period. Engvall recorded his fifth goal of
the season. Engvall has recorded a point in three-consecutive games (1G, 3A).
Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto at 9:42 of the second period. Rielly recorded his fifth goal of the season. Rielly also posted the primary assist on Marner’s shorthanded goal. Rielly posted his 28th assist of the season.
William Nylander registered the primary assist on Rielly’s goal. Nylander posted his 22nd assist of the season. Nylander has recorded an assist in back-to-back games.
Alexander Kerfoot recorded the secondary assist on Rielly’s goal. Kerfoot posted his 21st assist of
the season.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 9 (6) 10 (10) 4 (4) 23 (20)
NEW YORK 7 (6) 6 (3) 15 (10) 28 (19)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 15 (10) 18 (18) 9 (9) 42 (37)
NEW YORK 11 (10) 11 (8) 25 (15) 47 (33)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 11-6-2 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 76-68-7-10 in 161 games against the New York Islanders and 33-38-3-6 in
80 games played in New York.
Toronto is 12-6-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 5-4-1 against the Metropolitan
Division this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 4 (Rielly)
Shot Attempts 6 (Matthews)
Faceoff Wins 7 (Tavares, Kämpf)
Faceoff Win Percentage 75% (Spezza – 6 won, 2 lost)
Hits 3 (Simmonds, Engvall)
Blocked Shots 2 (Kerfoot)
Takeaways 2 (Rielly)
TOI 26:00 (Brodie)
Power Play TOI 2:20 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander,
Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI 3:29 (Kämpf)
Shifts 28 (Rielly, Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 75.00% (Engvall – 9 for, 3 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 18-3-1 when the scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 15-2-1 when leading after one period and 19-0-1 when leading after two periods.
Toronto is 10-4-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 8-2-2 in Saturday games.
OF NOTE…
Carl Dahlström skated in his debut with the Maple Leafs.
TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 19 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75.00 percent
(9 for, 3 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Jan. 26 Leafs vs. Anaheim Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 29 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 31 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
Feb. 1 Leafs at New Jersey Prudential Center 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 7 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 10 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 pm ET

POSTGAME QUOTES:
HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
On the play of the defencemen and goaltender Petr Mrázek during tonight’s game:
“I thought it was a good effort by all of our defence tonight and our goaltender. I liked a lot of what our whole lineup did. Each line I think gave us good shifts and good efforts, loved our second period and how we took care of that. We took the 3-1 lead and I thought we were really good and in full control of the
second half of that second period that was really good. The third period wasn’t perfect in terms of us controlling the play, we’d like to spend more time in their half of the ice like we did in the second. But I thought it was progress and I thought we defended really well. We didn’t give any clean looks really at our
net at all and Petr was strong with anything that they threw at him.”
On Mitch Marner’s play:
“He’s an important player for us so having him back makes us a far deeper team, everybody else just slots in a lot better. He obviously plays a lot of minutes, important minutes for us. Huge goal through the
penalty kill, to get a shorthanded goal like that, and to get it to go in, that’s big for him. Those special teams goals are really important. Obviously, we had our power plays early on and didn’t convert and then they get their chance on their power play and we have to get a kill there. Not only do we get the kill but we
get a goal so to be a plus one on special teams no matter how you get it done is important and Mitch contributes so much in that area.”
JOHN TAVARES
On closing out the road trip with a win:
“Yeah, nice to be able to finish off the way we did. Like I said, I still think we feel we have a lot more to our game and we can get back to some of the rhythm we had at different points in the year already but no
doubt, we just have to keep staying at it and tonight we did some really good things. Great response when they tied it 1-1, big goal by Pierre and grabbed the momentum and the life back and we seemed to just keep it rolling from there and had a really good second period.”
On Morgan Rielly’s game tonight:
“Yeah, (Morgan Rielly) was excellent for us, as he is most nights. Just a catalyst for us, not just on our back end, but just for our team in general just such a great player, one of the best defenceman I’ve played with. Even as good as he is, and as much recognition as he gets, I still think he’s looked upon as a little bit underrated. He just does so much for us in so many different areas and was great tonight.”
MORGAN RIELLY
On tonight’s game and holding onto the early lead:
“Yeah obviously that has been an important area for us over the past few weeks. I think if you look back at the start of the game, I think there were plenty of good things as there has been lately. You know we jumped out to a lead, and they score, then we were able to respond, that’s a great sign. Then to go into
the third with a two-goal lead and like you said just play well enough to hang onto it, it’s good. That’s what we want to do every night and obviously hasn’t been going that way as of late but by no means was there panic within the dressing room about that trend so tonight was a good example of us playing well. I thought Petr played really well and a huge two points for us.”
On his goal:
“I thought (Brodie) was going to score a highlight-reel goal. Then the goalie made good play. Just came out around the side then obviously just a good pass from (William Nylander) and you know when that happened you just have to finish it so just about everyone else on the ice did that work on that one.”
MITCH MARNER
On tonight’s game and Petr Mrázek’s play:
“I think in the game we did what we wanted to. I think in the third it got a little bit away from us there, but obviously just maintained that lead and keep the pressure on. (Mrázek) made a couple huge saves for us as well. He’s worked extremely hard since his injury to get back and it’s nice to see him come out here and play with that confidence and swagger and help us to win.”
On how he feels about his good play as of late:
“Obviously good. Just want to make sure I keep trying to do the things I can to help this team to win games. Whether it’s on the kill, power play or even strength. Great play by (Morgan Rielly) there to pressure up zone and put that out into an area for me to skate onto it.”
PETR MRÁZEK
On his play tonight:
“I felt good there. I saw a lot of pucks in the third period. The guys did a great job in front of me. I could see the puck well and they made the work easier.”
On how the team’s play helped him:
“Well they boxed out really well. I could the puck from the blueline. They gave me the first shot and if there was a rebound, they cleared the puck out, so they did a great job in front of me today.”

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 3, MARLIES 2 (OT)

TORONTO MARLIES (17-12-2-1 – 37 Points) vs.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS (13-16-1-3 – 30 Points)

SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
TORONTO	2	0	0	0	2
W-B/SCRANTON	0	0	2	1	3

GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Toronto: J. Kopacka (3) (B. Seney, J. Blandisi), M. Abramov (4) (F. Král, J. Kopacka)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (31/34) L

W-B/Scranton: V. Puustinen (13) (F. Robert, F. Hallander), A. Nylander (13) (V. Puustinen, J. Rikola), A. Nylander (14) PP (J. Riikola, V. Puustinen)
Goaltender: A. D’Orio (22/24)

ON THE SCORESHEET

Jack Kopacka opened the scoring at 9:46 of the first period and later added the secondary assist on Abramov’s goal. This is Kopacka’s second multi-point game of the season.
Mikhail Abramov scored at 15:44 of the first period. He has 17 points (4 goals, 13 assists) in 32 games this season.
Brett Seney recorded the primary assist on Kopacka’s first period goal. He has 10 points (2 goals, 8 assists) in his last eight games.
Joseph Blandisi registered the secondary assist on Kopacka’s first period goal. He has assists (2) in consecutive games. Blandisi has seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 10 games with the Marlies this season.
Filip Král had the primary assist on Abramov’s first period goal. He is tied for fifth in assists (13) amongst all rookie defencemen.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 31 of 34 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

The Marlies are 5-2 in overtime games this season.
Toronto went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play. Toronto is 5-5-1-1 when not scoring on the power play and 7-6-2-1 when allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton had 34-24 edge in shots in all situations. Joseph Blandisi led the Marlies with four shots on goal. Toronto is 13-8-2-1 when outshot by their opponent.
The Marlies are 5-4-1-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-1-0 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
Toronto is on a 10-game, 4,958 kilometre road trip and will face off against seven teams – Belleville Senators, Cleveland Monsters, Grand Rapids Griffins, Hartford Wolf Pack, Hershey Bears, Lehigh Valley Phantoms and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. It will be Toronto’s first meeting of the season with four opponents (HER, HFD, GR, WBS). The Marlies return to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Feb. 5.

RECORD WHEN

Scoring first                            12-1-1-1
Leading after 1                        9-1-2-1
Leading after 2                         12-1-2-1
On the Road                            8-7-1-0
January                                   6-3-1-0
Saturday                                  3-2-1-0
1 Goal Game                            7-2-2-1

MARLIES LEADERS
*Amongst active players

Goals               12 (B. Seney)
Assists            22 (J. Duszak)
Points              26 (B. Seney)
PPG                 5 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               73 (A. Steeves)
+/-                    +10 (B. Seney)
PIMS                55 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On tonight’s game:

I thought throughout the entire game the effort was better. It was a good response from yesterday’s game. This team that we’re playing is really hard working. They don’t make it easy to gain inches of the ice and gain zones. It was a good start. Overall, a more consistent 60 minutes which is what we’ve been looking for. During that stretch of games where we had more success in the win column, this is more of what we looked like and how we were playing. It’s definitely not the result we want, especially having the lead but in terms of the effort and how we played, it was in a much better place.

On Michael Hutchinson:

He did a great job, especially against a team that’s a volume shooting team. He definitely kept us in there, gave us a chance to win the game. It’s really, really hard with the dynamic now of taxi squads and the COVID season to expect these guys to come in, not having played that long and also knowing tat they’d do anything for the organization given the position that they are in. Good on him for coming in today and putting in a good effort.

JOSEPH BLANDISI (1 ASSIST)

On tonight’s game:

We were upset coming into this one tonight. I think we came out pretty hard but it’s one of those games that we got to find a way to hold the lead. It’s on the veteran guys on the ice at the end of the game – myself included I’ve got to get the block there.

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

January 24 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
January 28 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
January 29 at Belleville – 7:00 p.m.
February 2 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.
February 3 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.

RAPTORS-WIZARDS PREGAME NOTES

At 5:30 p.m.

TOR@WAS

Toronto Raptors

Banton, Dalano Out G League – On Assignment
Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Johnson, David Out Health and Safety Protocols
Trent Jr., Gary Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Swelling

Washington Wizards

Ayayi, Joel Out G League – Two-Way

Winston, Cassius Out G League – Two-Way

• The Toronto Raptors finish a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Friday night against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena. The Raptors have lost four of their five games following a six-game winning streak –
their longest of the season. Toronto is 6-4 in the month of January. The Raptors have won five in a row at Washington and have taken two of the first three meetings with the Wizards this season.
• Pascal Siakam finished a team-high 20 points (7-18 FG, 6-8 FT), eight rebounds, three assists and three steals in a career high-tying 44 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas. Siakam has now scored 20+ points in five of the
last six games (Jan. 9-19), averaging 23.7 points. He is shooting .457 (53-116) from the field, .368 (7-19)
from beyond the arc and .725 (29-40) at the free throw line during this stretch.
• Pascal Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists. He is one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Nikola Jokic.
• Chris Boucher recorded his second straight double-double (Jan. 17-19), and fifth of the season, with 15 points and 12 rebounds in 34 minutes off the bench Jan. 19 at Dallas. Boucher has scored in double figures in each of the last five games (Jan. 11-19). He is averaging 15.2 points and shooting .473 (26-55)
from the floor, including 35 percent (7-20) from three-point range, during this span.
• Fred VanVleet leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.1) this season. VanVleet has logged 40+ minutes in 12 games, including each of the last five (Jan. 11-19) – the longest streak in the NBA this season.
VanVleet is the first Raptor since Chris Bosh (Nov. 9-18, 2008) to play 40+ points in five straight games.
• Fred VanVleet (3.8) and Gary Trent Jr. (3.5) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in deflections per game. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons,
while Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals (1.91). The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per
game (18.2) this season and rank third in steals (9.1).
• The Raptors lead the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.6) and rank second (16.9) in second-chance points. Through 10 games in January, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 156-to-98 (+58) on
the offensive end. Chris Boucher (34) is sixth in the NBA in offensive rebounds this month, while Scottie Barnes leads the Raptors – and all rookies – with 98 offensive boards this season.
• Yuta Watanabe and Wizards forward Rui Hachimura are both expected to be in the lineup for the first time since they made history as the first pair of Japanese players to share an NBA court when Watanabe, then
a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, visited Washington on Dec. 14, 2019. Watanabe and Hachimura were
teammates last summer as part of Japan’s Olympic roster.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3

MIN: 36.3 REB: 5.1 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.5 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.1
• Finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a career high-tying 43 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Has scored in double figures in 11 straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 19), averaging 18.9 points during this stretch.
• Scored 20+ points in 13-of-27 games this season, something he did 13 times in 43 contests last year.
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 36.5 REB: 8.3 AST: 4.9 STL: 1.2 TO: 2.6 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 21.0
• Contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a career high-tying 44 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Averaging 23.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists through 10 games in January.
• Has totaled 10 steals in the last three games (Jan. 15-19), including a career high-tying five Jan. 17 at Miami.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5

MIN: 25.5 REB: 7.8 AST: 1.3 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 8.0
• Tallied 12 points and five rebounds in 33 minutes of action Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Ranks second among sophomores in rebounding (7.8) – has led the Raptors in rebounding a team-high 13 times.
• Averaging 8.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 28.1 minutes in 20 games as a starter this season.
G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 35.4 REB: 7.9 AST: 3.4 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.4
• Finished with 11 points, five rebounds, one steal and one block in 28 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Leads all rookies in rebounds (7.9), ranks fourth in assists (3.4) and fifth in scoring (14.4).
• Has recorded five double-doubles – the most by a Raptors rookie since Jonas Valanciunas (2012-13) had eight.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23

MIN: 38.1 REB: 4.8 AST: 6.8 STL: 1.6 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.8
• Recorded his seventh double-double with 18 points and 12 assists in 42 minutes Jan. 19 at Dallas.
• Has made six or more three-point field goals in a single-season franchise record nine games.
• Ranks third in the NBA with 152 three-pointers made – behind Stephen Curry (202) and Buddy Hield (165).

INJURY REPORT
Dalano Banton – (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Khem Birch (Nose; Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – Questionable
UPDATED: Jan. 21, 2022
NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Portland Trail Blazers
Date: Sunday, January 23
Tip-Off: 6 p.m. (ET)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1050 Toronto
SERIES RECAP VS. PORTLAND
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 0-1 0-0 0-1
ALL-TIME 18-32 10-15 8-17
STREAKS Lost 4 Lost 2 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Nov. 13, 2019 (114-106)
LAST HOME WIN: Mar. 1, 2019 (119-117)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +36 (Jan. 28, 1997)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -24 (Jan. 4, 2000)
LAST TIME VS. PORTLAND
GAME 15 – NOVEMBER 15, 2021
PORTLAND 118, TORONTO 113
PORTLAND — CJ McCollum had 29 points and Damian Lillard added 24
to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 118-113 victory over the Toronto
Raptors … OG Anunoby had 27 points for the Raptors, who have lost five
of six … Pascal Siakam added 20 … It was a streaky fourth quarter for
both teams … The Raptors rallied with a 9-0 run, pulling to 105-101 on
Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer with 5:34 left … Lillard’s 3 stretched the Blazers’
lead to 110-101 … VanVleet made consecutive 3-pointers to narrow it to
112-111 with 1:51 to go … After Norman Powell made free throws for
Portland, McCollum hit a jumper to make it a five-point game … Nance’s
dunk all but sealed the win with 38.5 seconds left … Nance finished with
15 points off the bench … VanVleet returned to the Raptors after missing
a game with groin soreness … Toronto led by 14 early and went into the
second quarter up 33-24 … Anunoby had 14 points, including four 3-
pointers in the opening quarter alone … The Blazers ended the first half
on a 9-0 run to take a 61-60 lead at the break … Portland stretched the
lead to eight in the third quarter, but Toronto tied it at 85 going into the
final period on Malachi Flynn’s driving layup … All five of Toronto’s starters were in double figures.
1 2 3 4 TOT
TORONTO 33 27 25 28 113
PORTLAND 24 37 24 33 118

LAST GAME STARTERS
2021-22 REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

QUICK HITS
BRADLEY BEAL
• Beal (1,878) recorded his fifth-straight season with at least 1700 points in
2020-21, the longest streak in team history and second behind Elvin Hayes’
total of six seasons overall. Beal also tallied his third season with at least
1,800 points, tied for the second-most in franchise history.
• Beal (641) needs THREE games played to surpass Greg Ballard (643, 1978-
85) for the third-most games played in Wizards history.
• Beal recorded a new career-high for assists on 1/1 vs. CHI, dishing out 17
assists.
• Has 5+ assists 13 straight outings, tied for the longest such streak of his
career (13, 2/6/19-3/9/19).
SPENCER DINWIDDIE
• Has scored at least 15 points in seven of his last 10 appearances
DANIEL GAFFORD
• Gafford is averaging career-bests in points (9.3), rebounds (6.4) and blocks
(1.7) in 21.9 minutes per game through 45 games this season.
• His career-best eight blocks on 11/26 at OKC are the most blocks recorded
by a Wizards player since JaVale McGee on 3/15/11 (12) and are the most in a
single game in the NBA this season.
• Gafford (991) Needs NINE points to reach 1,000 career points scored.
KYLE KUZMA
• Kuzma has a career-high 18 double-doubles this season, including in 10 of
the last 14 games.
• Amassed 27 points and a career-high 22 rebounds on 1/9 at ORL, becoming the
first Wizards player since Antawn Jamison (1/30/10 at NYK) to record a 20/20 game.
• Has 20 games with 10+ rebounds this season, the most in his career.
KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE
• Is shooting the ball at a team-high .377 clip from beyond the arc this season.
AVERAGES VS. TORONTO CAREER SEASON
Beal: 27 g, 23.4 pts, 4.6 reb, 5.0 ast | 3 g, 20.7 pts, 3.7 reb, 6.0 ast
Dinwiddie: 20 g, 12.5 pts, 3.0 reb, 4.9 ast | 3 g, 11.3 pts, 3.3 reb, 3.7 ast
Gafford: 7 g, 5.1 pts, 3.3 reb, 0.3 ast | 3 g, 7.0 pts, 5.0 reb, 0.0 ast
Kuzma: 8 g, 12.5 pts, 6.1 reb, 1.5 ast | 3 g, 7.3 pts, 8.0 reb, 2.7 ast
Caldwell-Pope: 24 g, 10.5 pts, 2.7 reb, 1.9 ast | 3 g, 13.0 pts, 4.3 reb, 1.0 ast

RAPTORS-MAVERICKS PREGAME NOTES

INJURY REPORT AT 6:30 P.M.

TOR@DAL

Dallas Mavericks Brown, Sterling Out Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Soreness
Bullock, Reggie Probable Injury/Illness – Right Knee; Soreness
Kleber, Maxi Probable Injury/Illness – Left Knee; Soreness
Toronto Raptors Birch, Khem Out Injury/Illness – Nose; Fracture
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Dragic, Goran Out Not With Team
Game Date Game Time Matchup Team Player Name Current Status Reason
Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way
Trent Jr., Gary Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Swelling

• The Toronto Raptors (21-20) continue a five-game road trip (Jan. 14-21) Wednesday night against the Dallas Mavericks (25-19) at American Airlines Center. The Raptors are 6-3 in the month of January. Toronto and Dallas meet for the second time this season after the Mavericks won, 103-95, in Toronto in late October. The Raptors play eight-of-10 games on the road to end the month (Jan. 14-31).
• Pascal Siakam finished with 18 points, a season high-tying 10 assists and matched a career-best with five
steals Jan. 17 at Miami. Siakam has now recorded seven double-doubles in the last 10 games (Dec. 31 -Jan. 17), averaging 23.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists during this span. Siakam became just the ninth player in franchise history to dish out 10+ assists with no turnovers against the Heat.
• Chris Boucher recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a team-high 23 points and 10 rebounds in career high-tying 38 minutes off the bench Jan. 17 at Miami. He has now scored 10+ points in a season high-tying four straight games (Jan. 11-17), averaging 15.3 points and 9.8 rebounds. Boucher
holds the franchise-record with 17 career double-doubles off the bench, including three this season.
• Fred VanVleet has made 3+ three-pointers in a franchise-record 12 straight games (Dec. 14 – Jan. 17). He is averaging 27.4 points and shooting .437 (66-151) from beyond the arc during this stretch. VanVleet ranks third in the NBA with 149 threes this season – behind Stephen Curry (196) and Buddy Hield (165).
• Pascal Siakam is currently averaging 21.0 points, and career highs of 8.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists. He is one of just six players in the NBA averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists this season, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Nikola Jokic.
• Precious Achiuwa matched his career high with 15 rebounds against his former team Monday night. Achiuwa and Chris Boucher grabbed six offensive boards apiece vs. Miami and accounted for 12 of Toronto’s 15 offensive rebounds. The Raptors currently lead the NBA in offensive rebounds per game (13.5) and rank second (16.8) in second-chance points – behind only Memphis (17.5). Through nine contests in January, Toronto has outrebounded opponents 140-to-88 (+52) on the offensive end. Boucher (29) and Achiuwa (28) rank tied for sixth and seventh, respectively, in the NBA in offensive rebounds this month.
• Fred VanVleet (3.9) and Gary Trent Jr. (3.5) currently rank second and fourth, respectively, in the NBA in deflections per game. VanVleet has led the NBA in deflections per game each of the past two seasons, while Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the league in steals (1.91). The Raptors lead the NBA in deflections per
game (18.3) this season and rank third in steals (9.1).
• DID YOU KNOW? Wednesday’s game against the Mavericks features an NBA season-high 17 international players from 13 countries. Toronto’s current roster has 10 international players, including three from
Canada – Khem Birch, Chis Boucher and Dalano Banton.
PROBABLE STARTERS
F – OG ANUNOBY #3

MIN: 36.1 REB: 5.0 AST: 2.4 STL: 1.5 TO: 1.7 BLK: 0.4 PTS: 19.2
• Tallied 14 points, two rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes Jan. 17 at Miami.
• Has scored in double figures in 10 straight games (Dec. 28 – Jan. 17), averaging 18.9 points during this stretch.
• Averaging 20.5 points in 11 games on the road this season, compared to 18.2 at home (15 games played).
F – PASCAL SIAKAM #43

MIN: 36.3 REB: 8.4 AST: 5.0 STL: 1.1 TO: 2.5 BLK: 0.8 PTS: 21.0
• Recorded 18 points, 10 assists and six rebounds Jan. 17 at Miami; added a career high-tying five steals.
• Blocked his 250th career shot against the Heat; became just the 10th Raptor to reach this milestone.
• Has dished out 10 assists in consecutive games (Jan. 15-17) for the first time in his career.
C – PRECIOUS ACHIUWA #5

MIN: 25.3 REB: 7.8 AST: 1.3 STL: 0.6 TO: 1.1 BLK: 0.7 PTS: 7.9
• Finished with six points and a career high-tying 15 rebounds in 37 minutes Jan. 17 at Miami.
• Ranks second among sophomores in rebounding (7.8) – has led the Raptors in rebounding a team-high 13 times.
• Averaging 8.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 27.9 minutes in 19 starts this season.
G – SCOTTIE BARNES #4

MIN: 35.6 REB: 7.9 AST: 3.5 STL: 1.0 TO: 1.9 BLK: 0.9 PTS: 14.5
• Contributed 16 points, eight rebounds and six assists in 39 minutes Jan. 17 at Miami.
• Tied for the lead among rookies in rebounds (7.9), ranks fourth in assists (3.5) and fifth in scoring (14.5).
• Leads the Raptors, and all rookies, with 96 offensive rebounds this season.
G – FRED VANVLEET #23

MIN: 38.0 REB: 4.8 AST: 6.7 STL: 1.7 TO: 2.7 BLK: 0.5 PTS: 21.9
• Contributed 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes Jan. 17 at Miami.
• Has already made six or more three-point field goals in a single-season franchise record nine games this year.
• Leads the NBA in minutes per game (38.0), has logged 40+ minutes 11 times.
INJURY REPORT
Khem Birch (Nose; Fracture) – Out
Isaac Bonga (G League – On Assignment) – Out
Goran Dragic (NWT) – Out
David Johnson (G League – Two-Way) – Out
Gary Trent Jr. (Left Ankle; Swelling) – Questionable

NEXT GAME DETAILS
Opponent: Dallas Mavericks
Date: Wednesday, January 19
Tip-Off: 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Venue: American Airlines Center
Television: Sportsnet
Radio: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
SERIES RECAP VS. DALLAS
OVERALL HOME ROAD
2021-22 0-1 0-1 0-0
ALL-TIME 22-28 15-10 7-18
STREAKS Lost 2 Lost 1 Lost 2
LAST WIN: Jan. 18, 2021 (116-93)
LAST ROAD WIN: Jan. 27, 2019 (123-120)
LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY: +23 (Jan. 18, 2021)
LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT: -28 (Nov. 7, 2009)
LAST TIME VS. DALLAS
GAME 3 – OCTOBER 23, 2021
DALLAS 103, TORONTO 95
TORONTO – The one-two punch of Dallas Maverick guards Luka Doncic
and Tim Hardaway Jr. delivered a second-half knockout blow to the Toronto Raptors … After a slow start, Doncic and Hardaway heated up in the
third and fourth quarters to finish with 27 and 25 points, respectively, in
the Mavericks 103-95 victory before a sellout gathering of 19,800 at Scotiabank Arena … It was the Mavericks’ (1-1) first win of the season, while
Toronto (1-2) could not build on its first win in Boston against the Celtics
the night before … The Mavericks trailed by as much as 14 points early.
But before the third quarter hit the midway point, Dallas had tied the game
62-62 thanks to a couple of three-point jumpers from Hardaway … Canadian forward Dwight Powell then gave the Mavericks the lead for the first
time on a nifty pass from guard Doncic … Doncic nailed a three-pointer on
Dallas’s next trip down the floor for a 67-62 lead. At the end of the third
quarter, a brilliant alley-oop play from Fred VanVleet to Precious Achiuwa
pulled the Raptors to within 74-72 … VanVleet finished with 20 points.
1 2 3 4 TOT
DALLAS 18 27 29 29 103
TORONTO 25 26 21 23 95

MAVERICKS PROBABLE STARTERS
PLAYER / 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON AVERAGES NOTES

10 Dorian Finney-Smith

F • 6-7 • 220 • Florida/USA • 6th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
43/43 10.5 4.8 1.9 1.2 0.5 32.0
LAST GAME: 17 points (6-11 FG, 4-7 3FG), 10 rebounds (4 OR), 2
assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes vs. OKC (1/17/22). NOTES: Averaging
a career-high 10.5 ppg … scored a season-high 23 points at MIN
(12/19/21) … increased his ppg, FG% and 3FG% in each of his first five
seasons, joining Gary Payton as the only players in NBA history to
accomplish the feat.

42 Maxi Kleber

F • 6-10 • 240 • Bayern Munich/Germany • 5th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
29/12 7.4 5.8 1.0 0.4 0.9 24.6
LAST GAME: 8 points (3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG) and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes
vs. OKC (1/17/22). NOTES: Has started the last eight games (11 this
season) … connected on a career-high-tying 6 3-pointers (6-9 3FG) en
route to scoring a season-high 18 points vs. CHI (1/9/22) … DAL is 2-0
this season when he scores 15+ points.

6 Kristaps Porzingis

C • 7-3 • 240 • Cajasol Seville/Latvia • 6th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
28/28 20.3 7.9 2.2 0.8 1.8 30.2
LAST GAME: 13 points (6-11 FG), 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks in
28 minutes vs. OKC (1/17/22). NOTES: Returned vs. ORL (1/15/22) after
missing the previous seven games, including the previous six due to
health and safety protocols … DAL is 3-0 this season when he scores 30+
points.

13 Jalen Brunson

G • 6-1 • 190 • Villanova/USA • 4th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
43/25 16.0 3.8 5.7 1.0 0.0 31.0
LAST GAME: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals in 38 minutes
vs. OKC (1/17/22). NOTES: Averaging career highs in points (16.0),
rebounds (3.8) and assists (5.7) … has scored 10+ points in 25 straight
games, the longest double-figure scoring streak of his career … has
started the last 19 games (18.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 6.8 apg and 13-6 record in
stretch).

77 Luka Dončić

G • 6-7 • 230 • Real Madrid/Slovenia • 4th Season
GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG
29/29 24.6 8.6 8.8 1.2 0.5 34.8
LAST GAME: 20 points (12-14 FT), 11 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and
3 blocks in 39 minutes vs. OKC (1/17/22). NOTES: DAL is 18-8 this
season when he scores 20+ points, including 11-5 when he goes for 25+
… named All-NBA First Team in each of the past two seasons (youngest
ever with multiple First Team selections) … franchise leader in tripledoubles (41).
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2021-22 REGULAR SEASON MAVERICKS RECORDS
RECORD HOME ROAD OT
OVERALL 25-19 13-8 12-11 1-1
WESTERN 20-10 9-3 11-7 1-1
EASTERN 5-9 4-5 1-4 —
SOUTHWEST 9-2 3-2 6-0 —
STREAKS OVERALL: WON 3 HOME: WON 5 ROAD: WON 1
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV
Thu, Jan. 20 vs. PHX 6:30 pm TNT
Sun, Jan. 23 vs. MEM 6:30 pm BSSW
Tue, Jan. 25 at GSW 9:00 pm TNT
Wed, Jan. 26 at POR 9:00 pm BSSW
Sat, Jan. 29 vs. IND 6:00 pm BSSW
MAVERICKS BROADCAST INFORMATION: Bally Sports Southwest will televise 72 of the Mavericks’ regular season games with Mark Followill, Derek
Harper and Jeff “Skin” Wade calling the action. 97.1 The Eagle (KEGL) will broadcast every game with Chuck Cooperstein and Brad Davis on the call.
Games can also be heard in Spanish on Univision 99.1 FM (KFZO) with Victor Villalba providing the play-by-play

MAPLE LEAFS-RANGERS PREGAME NOTES

2021-22 Matchups vs. New York: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 1-0-1
Toronto Season Record: 24-9-3
Toronto Road Record: 10-5-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

January 16, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been reassigned to the
Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad.

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 at St. Louis 5
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022
TOR Goals: Bunting, Marner, Tavares, Liljegren, Matthews, Mikheyev
STL Goals: O’Reilly (2x), Saad, Thomas, Mikkola
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 20/25, .800 SV%
STL Goaltender: Binnington, 34/40, .850 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022
Opponent: at New York Islanders
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Justin Holl Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Ondrej Kaše Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Nick Ritchie Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol

ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:

First Matchup between Clubs: November 20, 1926 (Toronto 1 vs. New York 5)
All-Time Record: 289-223-95-12 (619 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 169-94-39-7 (309 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 120-129-56-5 (310 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 20, 2019 (Toronto 6 at New York 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 2-1-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:
Games Played: John Tavares (51), Jason Spezza (47), Wayne Simmonds (44)
Goals: John Tavares (15), Jason Spezza (13), Wayne Simmonds (13)
Assists: John Tavares (31), Jason Spezza (22), Wayne Simmonds (12)
Points: John Tavares (46), Jason Spezza (35), Wayne Simmonds (25)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (76), John Tavares (46), Kyle Clifford (29)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .708 3.39 2.56 29.7% 83.2% 34.1 31.1 55.5%
New York .692 2.85 2.44 23.2% 85.6% 28.4 31.7 47.8%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 30/101 (29.7%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 9 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 16 – Matthews (9G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 84/101 (83.2%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 8th of 11 (6 home, 5 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 11
Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-4-0
January games 7th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
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 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
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

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander One point away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander Six games away from 400 career NHL games played.

TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD
Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0
Arizona Coyotes 0-1-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0
Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0
Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1
Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-1 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0
Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0
Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 1-0-0
Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0
Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
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
2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21
at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN – Matthews,
Dec. 14 at EDM – Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL
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)
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A) – Kerfoot, Jan. 8 at COL (1G, 2A)
Most Shots, Game
8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs.
CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL
8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec.
4 at MIN –Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL – Nylander,
Jan. 12 at ARI – Matthews, Jan. 15 at STL
Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 27:41 – Rielly, Jan. 15 at STL
Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL
CATEGORY GAME PERIOD
Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK
Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG
Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 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. NY

NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES

LAST GAME
New York Rangers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2, – Jan. 15, 2022 (Wells Fargo Center)
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (14), F. Chytil (4), C. Kreider (24)
PHI Goals: O. Lindblom (5), C. York (1)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 26/28)
PHI Goalie: C. Hart (L – 24/27)
NYR Shots: 27
PHI Shots: 28
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 1/1
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers closed out their five-game road trip with a 3-2 win in Philly, going 3-2-0 on the trip. The Rangers took the lead first with
Mika Zibanejad’s 150th goal with New York but fell behind 2-1 midway through the third period. The Blueshirts scored two goals in the next few minutes
and closed out their 11th comeback victory of the season.
TONIGHT’S GAME
The New York Rangers return home for the first time since January 3 when they play the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden (7:30 PM ET

TV: TNT – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
Tonight will be the final matchup between the two teams this season (1-1-0).
The Rangers are 10-2-0 against Atlantic Division opponents (4-0-0 at home) and 16-3-0 against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Blueshirts are scheduled to play six of their next eight games at home.
New York has won six of its last eight games and earned a point in eight of its last 11 games (7-3-1).
UPCOMING GAMES (All Times ET)
Fri, Jan. 21 – at CAR – 7:00 PM (TV: MSG – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM)
Sat, Jan. 22 – vs. ARI – 7:00 PM (TV: MSG – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM)
Mon, Jan. 24 – vs. LAK – 7:00 PM (TV: MSG+ – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM)
Thu, Jan. 27 – at CBJ – 7:00 PM (TV: MSG – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM)
Fri, Jan. 28 – vs. MIN – 8:00 PM (TV: MSG+, NHLN – Radio: ESPN 1050 AM)
LAST FIVE GAMES
Jan. 15 – at PHI – W, 3-2
Jan. 13 – at SJS – W, 3-0
Jan. 10 – at LAK – L, 3-1
Jan. 8 – at ANA – W, 4-1
Jan. 6 – at VGK – L, 5-1
INJURIES (95 MGL)
Player Injury Cons. Games Missed/Dates
Sammy Blais Lower-body 24/Nov. 16-Jan. 15
Alexis Lafreniére Covid Protocol 2/Jan. 13-15
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 18 – Barclay Goodrow cleared Covid protocol, Dryden Hunt removed from IR.
RANGERS VS. MAPLE LEAFS
All-Time: 235-282-95-7 (134-116-56-4 at home; 101-166-39-3 on the road)
New York enters tonight’s game with wins in three of its last four games against Toronto and wins in five of its last seven contests against them.
The Rangers have won two of their last three home games against the Maple Leafs.

2021-22
Oct. 18 at TOR (OTW, 2-1)
New York outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, 2-1, in the first matchup of the season. Mika Zibanejad opened the scoring for the Rangers in
the first period, their first goal in the first period this season. After Toronto evened things up in the second period, New York pushed the game to
overtime where Artemi Panarin scored his first overtime goal as a Ranger. Igor Shesterkin was incredible in net, making 40 saves on 41 shots.
Nov. 18 at TOR (L, 2-1)
New York fell behind 2-0 at Scotiabank Arena before Dryden Hunt scored his first goal of the season, becoming the 15th different goal scorer for the
Rangers this season. Notably, Artemi Panarin skated in his 450th career game while Filip Chytil skated in his 200th career game.
Jan. 19 vs. TOR
INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. MAPLE LEAFS
Chris Kreider – 21 GP, 5G-13A=18 PTS – Over his career, Kreider has points in 14 of 21 games against the Maple Leafs and has points in seven of his
last nine games against Toronto (2G-8A). Kreider has recorded four multi-point games against Toronto.
Mika Zibanejad – 30 GP, 10G-8A=18 PTS – Zibanejad has points in four of his last five games against the Maple Leafs (3G-3A), five out of seven
games, and has multi-point games in two of his last three outings against them.
Artemi Panarin – 15 GP, 5G-12A=17 PTS – Panarin scored the overtime winner in the first meeting with the Maple Leafs on October 18. Panarin has at
least one point in 11 of his 15 career matchups against the Maples Leafs, including two three-point games and two games with two points. Panarin has
points in six of his past eight games against Toronto (2G-6A).
Goalies vs. TOR
Igor Shesterkin (3 GP, 2-1-0, 6 GA, .941 SV%, 1.98 GAA).
Alexandar Georgiev (5 GP, 3-2-0, 16 GA, .929 SV%, 3.20 GAA)
RANGERS AND MAPLE LEAFS CONNECTIONS
Greg McKegg played in the Maple Leafs organization for parts of four seasons (2010-11; 2012-13 – 2014-15) and skated in four NHL games with
Toronto over parts of two seasons (2013-14 and 2014-15).
The Rangers have three Ontario-born players on their roster: Greg McKegg (St. Thomas, ON), Ryan Strome (Mississauga, ON), and Barclay Goodrow
(Toronto, ON).
Maple Leafs President and Alternate Governor Brendan Shanahan played two seasons with the Rangers (2006-07 and 2007-08).
THREE RANGERS SELECTED TO ASG
Forwards Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad and defenseman Adam Fox were selected to the 2022 NHL All-Star Game in Vegas. Zibanejad was selected as
the “Last Man In” fan vote but will not be attending the game.
It is the 34th time in franchise history that the Rangers have had three or more players selected to the same All-Star Game and first since 2011-12
(Henrik Lundqvist, Dan Girardi, Marian Gaborik). Since 1976-77, New York has had three or more players selected to an All-Star Game nine times.
Fox will be making his first career ASG appearance and Kreider will be making his second career ASG appearance and second in three seasons.
MIKA MAGIC
Mika Zibanejad is currently riding a season-long five-game point streak (3G-2A) and has points in six of his last seven games (6G-2A). With a point
tonight, Zibanejad will have his ninth-career point streak of six or more games and his first since Apr. 9-18, 2021 (6 GP).
In his last 11 games, Zibanejad has nine goals and five assists for 14 points. Since December 15, Zibanejad is tied for the most goals (9) in the NHL and
is tied for the 10th-most points (14).
THIS IS 40
The Rangers will play their 40th game of the season tonight and are tied for the fourth-most wins in the NHL (25). The Blueshirts’ 54 points are the third=most (tied) in the league. New York’s 54 points through 39 games are the most since recording 56 points through 39 games in 2011-12.
The Rangers have won six of their last eight games, earned at least one point in eight of their last 11 games (7-3-1), have wins in 15 of their last 22
games, 19 of their last 27 games and points in 23 of their last 31 games (20-8-3). The Rangers have at least one point in 29 of their 39 games this
season.
HOME AGAIN
The Rangers have earned a point in 12 of their 15 home games this season (10-3-2) and have earned a point in three-straight home games (2-0-1). New
York has played the second fewest (tied) home games (15) in the league.
Since October 29, New York is 10-2-1 at home for a .808-point percentage, tied for the fourth-best point percentage in that span.
SHESTERKIN BY THE NUMBERS
Igor Shesterkin has won four-straight starts and has earned a shutout in two of his last three starts. Shesterkin has won eight out of his last nine games
and allowed two or fewer goals in nine of his last 11 starts.
Among NHL goaltenders with a min. of 10 starts, Shesterkin ranks among the best in several categories:
Save % (.939) – 1st
GAA (1.99) – T-1st
Shutouts (3) – T-3rd
Wins (16) – T-7th
IN OUR DEFENSE
New York has allowed one or fewer goals in four of its last seven games and on the year has averaged 2.44 goals against per game, the second-best
mark in the NHL:
GA/GP LEADERS
CAR – 2.25
NYR – 2.44
CGY – 2.51
The Rangers have the third-most (tied) hits in the league (1,021) and third-most blocked shots (603).
CHRIS-TAL CLEAR
Chris Kreider has points in five of his last seven games (5G-3A) and six of his last nine games (6G-3A). He has five goals in his last six games.
Kreider’s 24 goals this season are the fourth-most in the NHL:
Alex Ovechkin – 27
Leon Draisaitl – 26
Auston Matthews – 25
Chris Kreider – 24
His 12 power play goals the second-most in the league and his 17 power-play points are the fifth most in the league.
FOX TROT
Adam Fox leads NHL defensemen in assists (34) and ranks third among d-men in points (39). Among all skaters, Fox’s 34 assists are tied for the thirdmost.
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Fox has recorded eight assists in his last seven games and has points in four of his last six games (6A).
Fox has 11 multi-point games this season, the most among NHL defensemen.
FIL-IP ‘EM UP
Filip Chytil is riding a four-game point streak (1G-3A), tied for the second-longest of his career. His career-long was a five-game streak from Nov. 12-21,

The Rangers are 6-2-1 when Chytil has recorded a point this season.
PANARIN WITH THE POINTS
Artemi Panarin notched his first two points (2A) of 2022 on Saturday against Philadelphia. Panarin has recorded points in three of his last five games
(1G-4A) and has points in 10 of his last 15 games (6G-13A). He has 15 points (4G-11A) in his last 12 games.
Panarin has notched 11 multi-point games this season and since 2019-20, has registered 58 multi-point games, tied for the fourth-most in the NHL:
Connor McDavid – 77
Leon Draisaitl – 73
Nathan MacKinnon – 59
Artemi Panarin – 58
Brad Marchand – 58
THE GOOD(ROW) PLACE
Barclay Goodrow is playing some of the best hockey of his career as he has points in four of his last five games (3G-3A) and a point in five of his last
nine games (3G-4A).
SPREADING THE WEALTH
The Rangers have four players with 35 or more points and along with Colorado (5) are the only two teams with four or more players with 35 or more
points.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Kaapo Kakko
1 game away from 150 GP
POWER PLAY
The Rangers are 26-for-112 (23.2%) on the power play this season, 10th-best in the NHL.
The Rangers are 16-2-3 in games which they have scored a power play goal.

PENALTY KILL
New York is 95-for-111 (85.6%) on the penalty kill this season, third-best in the NHL.
The Rangers have killed off 45 of their last 49 penalties (91.8) since Nov. 28, the second-best mark in that span.
The Blueshirts have been perfect on the PK in seven of their last nine games, 11 of their last 14 games and 17 of their last 21 games.
The Rangers are 21-3-2 in games this season where they have not allowed a power play goal

MAPLE LEAFS 6, BLUES 5

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (24-9-3 – 51 Points) at
ST. LOUIS BLUES (22-11-5 – 49 Points)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 3 1 2 6
ST. LOUIS 1 3 1 5

ON THE SCORESHEET

Michael Bunting scored for Toronto at 5:43 of the first period. Bunting recorded his eighth goal of the season. Bunting has registered four points (1G, 3A) through his last four games.
Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:32 of the first period. Marner recorded his seventh goal of the season. Marner also registered the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Marner posted
his 16th assist of the season.
John Tavares scored for Toronto at 9:27 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 15th goal of the season.
Timothy Liljegren scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:18 of the second period. Liljegren posted his first career NHL goal.
Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 11:24 of the third period. Matthews posted his 25th goal of the season. Matthews has scored a goal in 10-straight road games (12G). Matthews also recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Matthews registered his 15th assist of
the season. Matthews has posted seven points (5G, 2A) through his last five games.
Ilya Mikheyev scored the game-winning goal for the Maple Leafs at 16:45 of the third period. Mikheyev posted his fifth goal of the season, scoring all five goals through his last six games.
Alexander Kerfoot registered the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Kerfoot recorded his 20th assist of the season.
Morgan Rielly posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal as well as the secondary assist on Matthew’s power play goal. Rielly has registered 27 assists this season.
Travis Dermott recorded the primary assist on Liljegren’s goal. Dermott posted his third assist of the season.
Pierre Engvall registered the secondary assist on Liljegren’s goal as well as the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Engvall registered his eighth assist of the season. Engvall recorded his second-multi point game of the season and third of his NHL career.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 14 (14) 13 (10) 13 (10) 40 (34)
ST. LOUIS 10 (8) 11 (11) 4 (1) 25 (20)
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
TORONTO 18 (18) 20 (15) 20 (16) 58 (49)
ST. LOUIS 15 (13) 15 (15) 11 (7) 41 (35)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 10-5-2 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 95-96-25-6 in 222 games against the St. Louis Blues and 35-63-14-1 in
113 games played in St. Louis.
Toronto is 13-4-2 against the Western Conference this season and 5-2-2 against the Central Division
this season.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots 8 (Matthews)
Shot Attempts 12 (Tavares)
Faceoff Wins 14 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Engvall – 1 won, 0 lost)
Hits 3 (Muzzin)
Blocked Shots 2 (Matthews, Brodie)
Takeaways 1 (Brodie)
TOI 28:27 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI 4:18 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI 1:22 (Muzzin)
Shifts 30 (Rielly)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 72.41% (Nylander – 21 for, 8 against)
RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 7-7-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 14-1-1 when leading after one period and 4-0-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 15-5-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 7-2-2 in Saturday games.
OF NOTE…
Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews collected a point in his 10th straight road game (11-3—14) – the
second double-digit road point streak of his career (11 GP in 2016-17).
Timothy Liljegren scored his first career NHL goal.
Ilya Mikheyev skated in his 100th career NHL game.
Timothy Liljegren was on the ice for a team-high 24 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
William Nylander finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 72.41
percent (21 for, 8 against).
UPCOMING GAMES:
Jan. 19 Leafs at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:30 pm ET
Jan. 22 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 26 Leafs vs. Anaheim Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
Jan. 29 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 1 Leafs at New Jersey Prudential Center 7:00 pm ET
Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 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 the emotions of tonight’s game:
“A little bit crazy. You know, it’s just in the way it works out – a game like this – which kind of sums up the way the road trip went for us but obviously thrilled the way it worked out. Each time, when we needed to push back and respond, we did. Whether it was after the first goal of the game, whether it was after giving up the lead and getting it back, or in the third period there having to get a key goal on the power play and then grinding it out in the end, it was good to see for our guys. This is an important win for us going home.”
On Liljegren’s first NHL goal:
“It’s huge and we’re happy for him. It’s interesting you say I’ve been with him so long. I’ve been with him so long that I had to be reminded that it was his first goal. It feels like he’s been here a while and I’ve certainly seen him score but I guess that was just as the AHL level. I wasn’t really aware that it was his
first one, but it certainly was a great one and we’re thrilled for him. I thought he played a great game today. He moved the puck really well, helped us on the breakout, got us out of trouble sometimes and, at times, got himself into trouble but then bailed himself out. It was great for him and huge to see him get
rewarded.”
On Marner’s return to the lineup:
“I thought he was great tonight. For a guy who hasn’t played in a while and just had the one team practice
on this trip, he had good legs. Whether it was his goal or the big-time pass he makes on Matthews’ power
play goal to tie the game. That’s what Mitch does. He’s a game-breaker like that. It was certainly nice to
have him back in the mix here tonight.”
AUSTON MATTHEWS
On tonight’s game:
“Tough one and fun. I think you kind of hit it right on the head, just back-and-forth and up-and-down a bit of rollercoaster but we found a way to win and we’re going home with two points which is all that matters.”
On Marner’s return to the lineup:
“Well anytime he’s in the lineup he’s going to give you a lot of looks. He’s a world class player and he just
finds a way out there. He makes plays, he’s sees the ice really well and he’s extremely dynamic so we’re a better hockey team when he’s playing so we’re happy to have him back.”
MITCH MARNER
On his return to the lineup after missing the last three games:
“Coming in yesterday, it was just great being back with the guys. Especially with the injury and then the COVID situation, I didn’t really get to see the guys for two months or something like that so just being back with the guys brings me a lot of energy and a lot of joy. Obviously tonight, I just wanted to come in
and keep it simple. If I had plays to be made, then try them, but obviously it feels nice to come back and contribute and help this team win.”
On tonight’s win:
“It was crazy. A rollercoaster ride. Obviously, that’s not the kind of game we want to play but I think we did a great job of staying with it, making sure we’re doing the right things no matter if we gave up the lead, they took it or anything like that, we just kept fighting back. Obviously, our power play wasn’t doing what we needed it to do tonight but that’s a big goal when we needed it. It’s a gritty win. We wanted to finish the trip off right and I think we’re all happy with how we finished this game.”
TIMOTHY LILJEGREN
On his first NHL goal:
“I think we moved the puck well there in the o-zone and [Dermott] got the puck and I was open, got the pass and just thought I’d give it a go. I actually didn’t see the puck go in myself so I was kind of hesitant to
celebrate there at first but it was nice.”
On assessing his game with increased ice time tonight:
“I don’t know. I felt kind of good out there. Obviously, I was on the ice for three goals in our net so the play in front of our net was not good enough today, especially from my side. I think all of the goals they scored
when I was in was in front of the net so just not good enough. Other than that, I thought it was better than last game for my part.”
ILYA MIKHEYEV
On his improvement this season:
“Just trying to help the team be better because we want to have progress ever game and step-by-step I just feel more confident now.”