The Toronto Marlies six-game winning streak came to a halt on Wednesday night, as they fell 5-2 to the Hartford Wolf Pack. The Marlies are now 5-3-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
In the first period, the Marlies outshot the Wolf Pack 12-8, but it was the home side who scored the only goal of the period, thanks to leading scorer, Jonny Brodzinski.
In the second, Ryan Chyzowski snuck one past Keith Kinkaid early in the frame to tie the game at 1. But, just 40 seconds later, Hartford took the lead back thanks to Austin Rueschhoff. Later in the period, Bobby McMann tied the game with his ninth of the season.
But, that would be all for the Marlies offensively in this one. Rueschhoff, Alex Whelan, and Anthony Greco all tallied goals for the home side in the third period, en route to a 5-2 victory.
The Marlies will be looking to get back in the win column on Friday when they head to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for two straight games. Puck drop is at 7:05pm.
Toronto: R. Chyzowski (4) (C. Douglas), B. McMann (9) (F. Kràl, C. Dahlström) Goaltender: E. Källgren (25/29)
Hartford: J. Brodzinski (11) (T. Gettinger), A. Rueschhoff (8) (P. Khodorenko, A. Bitetto), A. Rueschhoff (9) (J. Richards), A. Whelan (5) (A. Bitetto, M. O’Leary), A. Greco (8) EN (Unassisted) Goaltender: K. Kinkaid (28/30)
ON THE SCORESHEET
Ryan Chyzowski put the Marlies on the board at 3:18 of the second period. He has four goals in 13 games with the Marlies this season.
Bobby McMann scored at 11:27 of the second period. He has recorded a goal (3) in three consecutive games.
Curtis Douglas had the lone assist on Chyzowski’s second period goal. He has 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) in 28 games this season.
Filip Kràl recorded the primary assist on McMann’s second period goal. He has points (2-10-12) in nine of his last 11 games.
Carl Dahlström picked up the secondary assist on McMann’s second period goal. He has 10 assists through 27 games this season.
Erik Källgren stopped 25 of 29 shots he faced.
OF NOTE
Toronto went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and 0-for-1 on the power play. Toronto is 5-5-0-1 when not scoring on the power play and 10-6-0-0 when not allowing a goal on the penalty kill.
Toronto and Hartford both had 30 shots in all situations. Brett Seney led the Marlies with four shots on goal.
The Marlies are 5-3-0-0 against Atlantic Division opponents and 0-1-0-0 against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
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
Trailing after 1 5-8-0-0 Tied after 2 4-2-0-0 On the Road 8-6-0-0 January 6-2-0-0 Wednesday 2-3-0-1 3 Goal Game 4-2-0-0
They’re a highly skilled team. You could tell the pace of play was fast. You could tell there was a lot of skill on both sides with our team and their team. I felt it was pretty evenly matched throughout the game. If you look at outside of the empty net goal, the goals all came off of turnovers. That’s not to say we did a lot of good things with the puck but some puck decisions or mistakes we made with the puck ultimately resulted in grade A scoring chances which they capitalized on. The team had push, had effort right from the start. It didn’t feel like at any point the team wasn’t into it or that the compete and the process wasn’t there. Källgren still made some big saves for us. It was a weird game. Felt like we were in it for the most part with them but the puck play and the turnovers hurt us.
On the line of Joseph Blandisi, Ryan Chyzowski and Jack Kopacka:
It was excellent. Kopacka’s really turned on the last three, four games. He’s starting to use his tools – his power and his stride and just using his pace to drive the play up the rink and winning 50-50 pucks, setting up the o-zone for the team. Blandisi is abrasive, plays inside of contact, gets inside the net. They’re doing a lot of good things. Chyzowski has added a lot to our team the last couple of games in terms of his energy, his compete and his passion for playing the game. It’s been nice these last few games where we have these lines that step up in really big roles that build momentum for our group at the right times. Clune, Dougie are another couple of guys who have done that in the past couple of games who have done that for us. Guys are taking turns stepping up. That line definitely did it for us tonight.
BOBBY McMANN (1 GOAL)
On tonight’s game: We said it from the start, they’ve got some skill. Right from the backend to their forwards. They’ve got some good players and I think we matched that quite well actually. I was happy with our group effort. We were playing with some passion. We’ve been finding that lately and really playing as a team and this one just didn’t go our way.
UPCOMING GAMES: *All times Eastern Standard Time
January 21 at WB/Scranton – 7:05 p.m. January 22 at WB/Scranton – 6:05 p.m. 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.
Game Preview:
The Toronto Marlies head to Hartford on Wednesday for a battle with the Wolf Pack. The Marlies are looking for their seventh straight win.
This is the first of two meetings between the two teams this season. The last meeting between these two teams came back on February 13th, 2019, where the Wolf Pack edged the Marlies 3-2.
The Marlies are coming off of a 4-3 OT win vs. Lehigh Valley on Sunday, while the Wolf Pack took home a 4-0 win vs. Laval on Saturday. Toronto is 7-3-0-0 in their last 10, while Hartford is 4-4-1-1.
Some players to watch on the Marlies side include Joey Anderson who picked up his second hat trick of the season in Sunday’s game, and has points (5-1-6) in his last two games with the Marlies. Brett Seney tallied four points in Sunday’s victory. He and Anderson are currently tied for the team lead in goals with 13. On the Hartford side, Jonny Brodzinski leads the team with 24 points.
Puck drops at 7:00 PM EST on AHLTV. Fans can also follow along on Twitter (@TorontoMarlies) for game updates.
IRVINE — Corey Perry stole an opponent’s stick once. Just skated by the bench and swiped it right out of the unsuspecting guy’s hands. Perry once squirted water from his bottle into a distracted player’s glove. Just reached over from his bench to the other one and filled it up during a stoppage in play.…
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (24-10-3 – 51 Points) at NEW YORK RANGERS (26-10-4 – 56 Points) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 3 0 0 3 NEW YORK 1 2 3 6 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY ON THE SCORESHEET
Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 2:44 of the first period. Mikheyev recorded his sixth goal of the season. Mikheyev has posted six goals through his last seven games.
Mitch Marner scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 3:30 of the first period. Marner recorded his eighth goal of the season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal. Marner registered his 17th assist of the season. Marner has posted four points through his last two games (2G, 2A).
Michael Bunting scored for Toronto at 17:50 of the first period. Bunting recorded his ninth goal of the season. Bunting is currently on a five-game point streak where he has recorded five points (2G, 3A).
Pierre Engvall posted the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Engvall registered his ninth assist of the season. Engvall has posted three assists through his last two games.
William Nylander recorded the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Nylander posted his 21st assist of the season. With the assist, Nylander posted his 300th career NHL point.
John Tavares registered the secondary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Tavares posted his 21st assist of the season. Tavares has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on Bunting’s goal. Matthews recorded his 16th assist of the season. Matthews is currently on a six-game point streak where he has posted eight points (5G, 3A). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 11 (9) 10 (6) 17 (11) 38 (26) NEW YORK 7 (5) 11 (11) 9 (7) 27 (23) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 20 (15) 17 (12) 26 (18) 63 (45) NEW YORK 8 (6) 18 (18) 23 (18) 49 (42) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 10-6-2 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 289-224-95-12 in 620 games against the New York Rangers and 120-130- 56-5 in 320 games played in New York.
Toronto is 11-6-1 against the Eastern Conference this season and 4-4-1 against the Metropolitan Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Tavares) Shot Attempts 9 (Tavares) Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Engvall – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 2 (Dermott, Simmonds, Biega, Mikheyev) Blocked Shots 3 (Liljegren, Brodie) Takeaways 2 (Matthews) TOI 27:19 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 4:59 (Matthews) Shorthanded TOI 3:29 (Rielly) Shifts 26 (Rielly, Brodie) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 75.00% (Mikheyev – 15 for, 5 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 17-3-1 when scoring the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 14-2-1 when leading after one period and 4-1-2 when tied after two periods.
Toronto is 15-6-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 6-2-0 in Wednesday games. OF NOTE…
Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie were on the ice for a team-high 18 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Ilya Mikheyev finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75.00 percent (15 for, 5 against). UPCOMING GAMES: 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 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
POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game: “Yeah I thought we obviously did have a very good start to the game. We’ve had a lot of really good starts to games here of late. Obviously, it’s been the finish that hasn’t gone well or the second half of games hasn’t gone well. Tonight maybe a fast start ended up working against us, I don’t know because I just thought we just played the game as though it was going to be really easy the rest of the way and paid for it.” On his concern regarding developing patterns over the past few weeks: “In the previous games, I thought it was different. Today I just thought we played soft and we made poor decisions defensively and we couldn’t sort anything out. I just thought it was far different. Each game has been different so it’s hard to talk about patterns other than the obvious in that we’ve been giving up leads but I just thought we got exposed today for being a team that was soft and purposeless and just playing the game and just hoping it was going to work out but we were missing important people tonight, on defence in particular so our team game had to be very solid and purposeful and try to make life easier for our defenceman and our goaltender and we didn’t do that nearly enough. Because of our good start we were in a position to get at least a point out of this game here tonight. We get two breakaways in the third period and if we score on either of those (John Tavares) has a really good look on a pass from below the goal-line, if those go in then in changes the result of the game but it doesn’t change how we play and how we played was not nearly good enough. I didn’t think we had anybody that played well tonight, coaches didn’t coach well tonight, so today is a much different game than we’ve played in the others where we’ve given up leads and such. I just didn’t think we had nearly enough urgency or purpose.” MITCH MARNER On tonight’s game: “I think our first was good. We were moving the puck, we were moving our feet, we weren’t being too pretty with it. I think in the second we took our foot off the gas and it’s becoming too much and it’s becoming something that we really need to stop doing and fix because this wasn’t something that we were doing at the start of the year and even before this whole break and everything kind of happened. Second periods we just have to make sure we are dialed in. We get these leads and then go into the second and think it’s just going to be an easy 40 minutes and everything is coming to bite us in the butt and we just have to make sure that we don’t lose the game plan that we come in with that makes us successful, that’s something that is kind of slipping on us right now and we have to make sure that we dial it back in and I’m sure we will dial that in.” On which circumstances have contributed to the team’s lapses during games: “I don’t know, it’s hard to kind of pinpoint that but it probably doesn’t help much really taking all that time off and playing in front of no fans. It’s just something that’s hard to pinpoint at the moment but like I said at the start of the year, even before the break, we were a team that never gave up and never stopped. I don’t think that we are doing but it’s something that I think we are getting away from is just playing the same way that we are in the first 20 and trying to start playing all this pretty game and trying to make too many plays and trying to take it back every time and setting things up and going up the ice. I think we just have to stick to our game plan of going quick up if we have the opportunity, getting pucks in and keeping away from their goalie and making sure our forecheck is on point. I think that’s something also got away from us tonight a little bit and when we’re forechecking well we’re getting pucks back and we’re making it hard on other teams.” RASMUS SANDIN On tonight’s game: “The game overall, we had a pretty good first period. I think we were moving the puck decently well. We came out of the period with a lead and we didn’t have a good second or third period, that’s happened a lot over the last couple games here and that’s something we need to clean up for sure. For me too, I think I was on for three goals that we let in so that’s obviously not good. I need to watch the game afterwards and clean some stuff up obviously, as every game, so I’m looking forward to the next one and try to look at things that I can clean up and move forward from it so just looking forward to next game.” On taking on a greater role in Jake Muzzin’s absence: “Well first off we miss (Muzzin) out there for sure. He’s a huge part of our team so we miss him for sure but at the same time, that’s when other guys need to step up and do stuff that maybe can fill in for missing a key player on our team but I’m looking forward to it for sure. I think me and (Timothy Liljegren) we know what we can do out there. Even if I play with him or with Dermott or anyone, we know what we are capable of doing. As I said, we’re just going to clean some stuff up from today and move forward from it and looking forward to next game.” MICHAEL BUNTING On tonight’s game: “I thought we were bringing our game early, we had a really good first period. We responded after their first goal pretty quick and got that two-goal lead back and then we just let them back in the game in the second and we didn’t bring it in the third. We have to bring a little bit more urgency. We’re a good team and we can’t be letting other teams come back into games like that. We believe in one another and we believe in our ability and we just kind of have to move on from this game.” On what Mitch Marner brings off the ice: “Yeah, Mitch is the kind of guy that is talking all the time. He’s always in the mix with everybody and he definitely brings a lot of energy into the locker room every single day. He’s a fun guy to be around off the ice and he’s a fun guy to play with on the ice. Exactly what he brings on the ice is exactly is pretty much the energy he brings off the ice.” JACK CAMPBELL On tonight’s game: “Just not good enough.” On what Mitch Marner brings off the ice: “He’s such a special part of our team. The way he plays out there, he’s buzzing around and creating so many chances and doing such a great job in the d-zone. He’s the same way off the ice where he’s getting all his teammates involved and he loves his teammates, loves asking how your day is going. He’s a special person and a special leader for our group and he means the world to us.”
Timberwolves fans and players alike have felt all season as though they’ve gotten the short end of the officiating stick. The team is often on the negative side of the discrepancy. That was not the case in their 112-110 win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday, per the NBA Officiating Last Two Minute Report.…
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). FOLLOW THE MAVS … OFFICIAL WEBSITE: MAVS.COM | TWITTER: @DALLASMAVS | FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/DALLASMAVS. 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
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Avalanche center Nazem Kadri is particularly proud of being named to his first NHL All-Star Game because he got in from the “last man in” fan vote on Tuesday, after the Central Division’s first 10 players were named last week by league officials. “This is why you play — to get some…
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. • • • • • • • 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
The view from left field 