The view from left field

MONTREAL CANADIENS (24-20-9 – 57 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (34-13-6 – 74 Points)

MAY 8, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus MONTREAL

ALL-TIME RECORD:	306-344-88-18 (756 Games)
ALL-TIME at HOME:	193-129-45-10 (377 Games)
2020-21:	6-2-1
LAST FIVE:	3-1-1
LAST 10:	5-3-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus MONTREAL

GAMES PLAYED:	Jason Spezza (75), Joe Thornton (61), Nick Foligno (47)
GOALS:	Jason Spezza (32), Auston Matthews (19), John Tavares (17)
ASSISTS:	Jason Spezza (42), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (22)
POINTS:	Jason Spezza (74), Joe Thornton (47), John Tavares (39)
PENALTY MINUTES:	Zach Bogosian (59), Nick Foligno (58), Wayne Simmonds (54)

MAPLE LEAFS – CANADIENS TEAM STATS

	TORONTO	MONTREAL
GOALS FOR (Rank):	178 (7th)	150 (17th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):	138 (7th)	154 (17th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):	30/146 [20.6%] (15th)	29/145 [20.0%] (16th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):	105/136 [77.2%] (26th)	131/166 [78.9%] (t-19th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):	31.2 (7th)	31.4 (6th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):	28.0 (5th)	28.2 (t-7th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):	2323 (12th)	2565 (3rd)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):	50.9% (11th)	54.6% (2nd)
FACEOFF % (Rank):	50.7% (12th)	48.6 (24th)

MAPLE LEAFS – CANADIENS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:	Dec. 26, 1917 (Toronto Arenas 7, Montreal 5)
All-Time Record:	306-344-88-18 (756 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:	193-129-45-10 (377 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:	113-215-43-8 (379 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:	May 6, 2021 (Toronto 5, Montreal 2)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORY	LEADER
GOALS	40 (Matthews)
ASSISTS	47 (Marner)
POINTS	66 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS	14 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS	2 (Marner)
PIMs	49 (Bogosian)
SHOTS	210 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%	56.1% (Spezza)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %	55.3% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS	89 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS	49 (Marner)
HITS	96 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME	23:42 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME	3:15 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME	2:33 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

TJ Brodie	– Averaging 19:08 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (67.9%) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs defencemen.- Tied for first among Maple Leafs in shifts per game (26.2).- Tied for 19th among NHL defencemen in takeaways (22).
Adam Brooks	– Has four goals and an assist in nine games with the Maple Leafs this season.- Averaging 2.08 points per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks sixth among Toronto skaters.- Became the first player in franchise history to score his first career goal on the power play and second career goal while shorthanded on April 20 at Vancouver.
Jack Campbell	– Is 16-2-2 with a 2.11 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage this season.- Has the seventh-highest even-strength save percentage (.929) among goaltenders who have appeared in at least 10 games this season.- Is 4-1-2 in seven career games against Montreal with a 1.85 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage.- Established a Maple Leafs franchise record for consecutive wins by a goaltender (10) on April 7 vs. Montreal.- Established an NHL record for consecutive wins to start a season (11) on April 10 vs. Ottawa.
Nick Foligno	– Has registered four assists in five games with the Maple Leafs.- Averaging 1:49 per game in shorthanded ice time with Toronto since joining the club.- Averaging 12.86 hits per 60 minutes as a Maple Leaf, which is the highest rate among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.- Had 16 points (7-9-16) in 42 games with Columbus before being acquired by Toronto on April 11.
Alex Galchenyuk	– Averaging 2.25 points per 60 minutes of ice time, which is fifth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Averaging 12.27 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time as a Maple Leaf, which ranks 12th among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Justin Holl	– Tied for 15th among right handed defencemen in the NHL in time on ice at 5-on-5 (17:53).- Ranks 20th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:53) with a shot attempt percentage of 51.5% when the score is within one goal.
Michael Hutchinson	– Has a .919 save percentage and a 2.42 goals-against average with a 4-2-1 record through eight starts this season.
Alex Kerfoot	– Seventh among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.8).- Has the 11th highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.61) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Averaging 1:27 per game in shorthanded ice time, the highest mark of his career.
Mitch Marner	– Fourth among NHLers in assists (49).- Second in the NHL in assists at 5-on-5 (28).- Third among NHLers in points (19-47-66).- Tied for sixth in the NHL in even-strength goals (19).- Second in the NHL in primary assists (34).- Ranks second among NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:27).- Has the eighth highest on-ice goals for percentage (64.2%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto skaters.- Became the first Maple Leaf in franchise history to record 60 points in fewer than 50 games three times on April 28 at Montreal.
Auston Matthews	– Leads the NHL in goals (40).- Leads the NHL in even-strength goals (30).- Has scored the first goal of the game on nine occasions, which leads the NHL.- Leads the NHL in game-winning goals (12).- Tied for sixth among NHLers in points (40-24-64).- Leads the NHL in shots on goal (210).- Second among Maple Leafs forwards who have appeared in over 10 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (53.8%).- Became the first American born player to score 30 or more goals in each of his first five seasons on April 10 vs. Ottawa.
Ilya Mikheyev	– Has started 35.8% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Averages 8.03 shots per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks seventh among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least five games.
Jake Muzzin	– Tied for 13th among NHL defencemen in takeaways (24).- Tied for 17th among NHL defencemen and is tied for seventh among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (2-19-21). – One of 11 NHL defencemen to have recorded at least 85 hits (96) and 85 blocked shots (89).
Morgan Rielly	– Leads the Maple Leafs and is 21st among NHLers in average time on ice (23:42).- Tied for 12th among NHL defencemen in points (5-29-34).- Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in assists (29).- Tied for 16th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (14).- Became the sixth defenceman in franchise history to record 300 points with the club on April 13 vs. Calgary.
David Rittich	– Is 1-1-1 with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage in four appearances with Toronto.- Had a 4-7-1 record with a 2.90 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage in 15 games with Calgary prior to being acquired by Toronto on April 11.- Won his first game as a Maple Leaf on April 29 vs. Vancouver.
Jason Spezza	– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (3.14) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs and the third highest rate among NHLers who have appeared in at least 10 games games this season.- Ranks fifth among NHLers who have appeared in at least 10 games with an assists per 60 minutes rate of 2.05 at 5-on-5.- Has won 54.2% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is the 14th highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 225 defensive zone draws (225).
John Tavares	– Tied for 24th in the NHL in points (18-30-48).- Tied for 19th in the NHL in even-strength points (12-24-36).- Tied for the sixth highest faceoff win percentage (55.6%) among NHLers who have taken at least 800 faceoffs (808).- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 58.6% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which is 11th among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least five games.- Averages 13.77 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is fifth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least five games.- Has recorded nine points (3-6-9) in nine games against the Canadiens this season.
Joe Thornton	– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least five games at 55.3%.- Averaging 1.63 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is 10th among Toronto skaters.- Became the seventh player in NHL history to record 1,100 career assists on April 28 at Montreal.- Became the oldest player (41 years, 296 days) in franchise history to score a goal for the club on April 24 at Winnipeg, surpassing Allan Stanley (41 years, 252 days) who had held the mark since November 8, 1967 at Oakland.

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Alex Galchenyuk	Points (2-2-4) in four consecutive games.
Auston Matthews	Goals (6) in five consecutive games.
Jake Muzzin	Assists (3) in two consecutive games.
William Nylander	Assists (3) in three consecutive games and points (2-4-6) in six consecutive games.
Joe Thornton	Points (2-5-7) in seven consecutive games.

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach Hyman	One assist from 100 NHL assists
Auston Matthews	Two goals from 200 NHL goals
John Tavares	Two games from 200 games as a Maple Leaf

RECENT MILESTONES

Sheldon Keefe	100th game as Maple Leaf head coach (May 6 vs. MTL)

INJURY REPORT

Frederik Andersen (Lower Body)	On conditioning loan with the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Zach Bogosian (Shoulder)	Expected to miss four weeks.
Nick Foligno (Upper Body)	Did not play on May 6 vs. MTL.
Zach Hyman (Knee)	Expected to miss two weeks.
Riley Nash (Knee)	On Injured Reserve.
	Man Games Lost: 142

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

May 6	Assigned goaltender Frederik Andersen to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on a conditioning loan.
May 5	Signed forward Kirill Semyonov to a one-year entry level contract.

MONTREAL CANADIENS (24-20-9 – 57 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (34-13-6 – 74 Points)

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021

	1	2	3	OT	FINAL
MONTREAL	0	1	1	–	2
TORONTO	4	0	1	–	5

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

• Alex Galchenyuk opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 0:15 of the first period. Galchenyuk has points (2-2-4) in four consecutive games. He has recorded nine points (3-6-9) in 11 games on home ice with the Maple Leafs this season. His first period goal is his first career goal against the Canadiens after skating in 418 games for Montreal from 2012-18. At 15 seconds, Galchenyuk’s goal is the Maple Leafs’ fastest to start a game in 2020-21 (Previous: 0:27, Matthews; April 22, 2021 at Winnipeg).
• John Tavares had the secondary assist on Galchenyuk’s first period goal and scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 3:24 of the first period. Tonight’s game is Tavares’ 14th multi-point game of 2020-21. He has registered four points (1-3-4) over his last four games. He has nine points (3-6-9) in nine games against Montreal this season. He is tied for 19th among NHLers in even-strength points (12-24-36).
• Pierre Engvall scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 10:38 of the first period. Engvall has recorded a goal in consecutive appearances for Toronto after scoring on April 29 vs. Vancouver. With his goal against Montreal tonight, he has registered at least one point against every North Division opponent this season. He has scored four of his five goals on home ice.
  Mitch Marner scored the fourth Toronto goal of the game at 17:23 of the first period and later recorded the primary assist on Auston Matthews’ third period goal. Marner has seven points (2-5-7) over his last five games. Tonight’s game is his 18th multi-point performance of the season. Marner has 38 points (12 goals, 26 assists) in 27 games on home ice this season. He has registered 10 points (3-7-10) in nine games against the Canadiens in 2020-21. Marner is tied for fourth among NHLers in goals scored at 5-on-5 (16). He ranks third among NHLers in points (19-47-66).
• Auston Matthews scored the fifth Maple Leafs goal of the night at 15:41 of the third period. Matthews has goals (6) in five consecutive games. He has 36 points (24 goals, 12 assists) in 25 games on home ice this season. He has recorded 13 points (7-6-13) in nine games against the Canadiens in 2020-21. With his third period goal, Matthews has reached the 40-goal mark for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career. Per NHL Stats, the only player in Maple Leafs franchise history to require fewer contests than Matthews (49 GP) to reach the 40-goal mark is Frank Mahovlich (48 GP in 1960-61).
• William Nylander recorded the primary assist on Galchenyuk’s first period goal. Nylander has assists (3) in three consecutive games and points (2-4-6) in six consecutive games. He has 21 points (9-12-21) in 23 games on home ice this season. In seven games against the Canadiens, he has recorded six points (3-3-6). He ranks third among Maple Leafs in primary assists (15).
• Jason Spezza registered the primary assist on Engvall’s second period goal. Spezza has five assists over his last five games played. He has registered five assists in nine games against the Canadiens this season. He has recorded 13 points (5-8-13) in 26 games at Scotiabank Arena. Coming into tonight’s game, Spezza ranked fourth among NHLers in assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 (1.95).
• TJ Brodie had the secondary assist on Engvall’s first period goal. Brodie’s assist is his first against the Canadiens in 2020-21. He has now recorded an assist against every North Division opponent this season. He has seven points (1-6-7) in 27 games on home ice in 2020-21.
• Joe Thornton notched the primary assist on Marner’s first period goal. Thornton has assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-5-7) in seven consecutive games. He has recorded four assists in seven games against the Canadiens this season. In 20 games at Scotiabank Arena in 2020-21, he has registered 10 points (3-7-10). 
• Rasmus Sandin collected the secondary assist on Marner’s first period goal. Sandin has a pair of assists over his last four games played. He has recorded three assists in four games on home ice this season. Tonight’s assist is his first career point against the Canadiens in five career games.
• Jake Muzzin had the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Muzzin has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has recorded six points (1-5-6) in nine games against the Canadiens this season. Muzzin is tied for 20th among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (2-18-20).
• Jack Campbell stopped 20 shots to earn his 16th win of the season.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
MONTREAL	9 (8)	5 (4)	8 (7)	–	22 (19)
TORONTO	15 (14)	10 (8)	10 (8)	–	35 (30)

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	TOTAL
MONTREAL	16 (14)	13 (10)	15 (13)	–	44 (37)
TORONTO	21 (18)	19 (15)	20 (18)	–	60 (57)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home	17-7-3 (27 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Montreal	306-344-88-18 (756 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Montreal at Home	193-129-45-10 (377 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots	5 (Muzzin)
Shot Attempts	9 (Matthews)
Faceoff Wins	10 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage	100% (Engvall, Thornton)
Hits	3 (Matthews)
Blocked Shots	3 (Holl)
Takeaways	4 (Tavares)
TOI	23:37 (Marner)
Power Play TOI	4:50 (Marner, Matthews)
Shorthanded TOI	3:58 (Muzzin)
Shifts	29 (Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage	72.7% (Thornton – 16 for, 6 against)

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first	25-5-3
Lead after 1	18-3-4
Lead after 2	23-2-4
Do not score a power play goal	18-9-3
Do not allow a power play goal	24-2-3
Outshooting opponent	18-9-4
Thursday	8-2-0

OF NOTE…

• The Maple Leafs were 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-4 on the power play tonight.
• Alex Kerfoot and Ilya Mikheyev started 16.7% of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
• Alex Kerfoot won 67 percent (4 won, 2 lost) of his faceoffs in the defensive zone.
• Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 21 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. He finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.8 percent (21 for, 13 against).
• Stefan Noesen skated in his first game as a Maple Leaf.
• Jason Spezza won 71 percent (5 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs tonight.

UPCOMING GAMES:

• Saturday, May 8, 7:00 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
• Wednesday, May 12, 8:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, 680 News)
• Friday, May 14, 8:00 p.m. at Winnipeg Jets (TSN4, TSN 1050)

Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.