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JETS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 3

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (17-7-2 – 36 Points) at
WINNIPEG JETS (12-8-4 – 28 Points)
SUNDAY, DECEMER 5, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 2 0 3
WINNIPEG 1 4 1 6
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Michael Bunting scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:08 of the first period.
    Bunting scored his seventh goal of the season and the fifth power play goal of his NHL career.
  • Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 14:20 of the second period.
    Matthews scored his 15th goal of the season and has scored in six consecutive games (8G).
  • Ondřej Kaše scored for the Maple Leafs at 15:46 of the second period. Kaše recorded his
    sixth goal of the season.
  • Pierre Engvall recorded the primary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. Engvall posted his
    sixth assist of the season.
  • Nick Ritchie registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s power play goal. Ritchie recorded
    his seventh assist of the season. Ritchie has posted an assist in three consecutive games
    (3A).
  • John Tavares posted the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Tavares recorded his
    15th assist of the season.
  • William Nylander registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Nylander
    posted his 14th assist of the season.
  • Rasmus Sandin recorded the primary assist on Kaše’s goal. Sandin posted his eighth assist
    of the season.
  • Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal. Holl recorded his first assist of
    the season.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 12 (10) 11 (8) 12 (6) 35 (24)
    WINNIPEG 13 (8) 12 (10) 16 (11) 41 (29)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 18 (15) 27 (19) 20 (10) 65 (44)
    WINNIPEG 16 (10) 20 (17) 22 (17) 58 (44)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 7-4-1 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 40-24-1-9 in 74 games against the Winnipeg Jets and 21-12-0-5 in 38
    games played in Winnipeg.
  • Toronto is 8-3-1 against the Western Conference this season and 3-1-1 against the Central Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 6 (Tavares)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Rielly, Nylander)
    Faceoff Wins 9 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 57% (Kämpf – 8 won, 6 lost)
    Hits 3 (Engvall)
    Blocked Shots 1 (Spezza, Ritchie, Sandin, Liljegren, Rielly,
    Kämpf, Brodie)
    Takeaways 2 (Nylander)
    TOI 24:55 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 6:01 (Spezza)
    Shorthanded TOI 3:35 (Holl)
    Shifts 28 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 76.92% (Engvall – 10 for, 3 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 2-for-5 on the power play and 2-for-5 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 5-6-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 6-3-0 when tied after one period and 2-7-0 when trailing after two periods.
  • Toronto is 6-4-0 when outshot by their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 2-1-0 in Sunday games and 2-3-0 in the second game of a back-to-back.
    OF NOTE…
  • Rasmus Sandin recorded his eighth assist of the season during tonight’s game, marking an NHL
    career season high.
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews extended his goal streak to six games, the longest in the NHL this
    season. This is the third time he has had a goal streak of six or more games (also 7 GP: Jan. 24 –
    Feb. 8, 2021 and 6 GP: Oct. 3-13, 2018).
  • Jake Muzzin and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 20 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-
    on-5.
  • Pierre Engvall finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 76.92 percent
    (10 for, 3 against).
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Dec. 11 Leafs vs. Chicago Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Dec. 14 Leafs at Edmonton Rogers Place 9:00 pm ET
    Dec. 16 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 pm ET
    Dec. 18 Leafs at Vancouver Rogers 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:
    JOHN TAVARES
    Q: On where the game got away from them:
    John Tavares: “We completely played into their game and allowed them to use their transition and
    they’re one of the best in the league in that area. We had two-on-ones and the opportunities that we gave
    up were disappointing. I think we really got away from out game today. We still battled to keep the door
    open going into the third and obviously we just weren’t able to generate enough… giving up those
    opportunities and the amount of goals, obviously you can’t win hockey games this late, yeah we just got
    away for whatever reason…”
    Q: On Joseph Woll’s play:
    John Tavares: Yeah, it could have been a lot worse. One hundred percent. It’s not good enough the way
    we defended tonight and the way we played through the neutral zone. Especially just allowed them to use
    their speed and their skill which they’re so good with… He did a good job making a bunch of saves
    keeping it what it was because of that we got it to 5-3 and gave ourselves a little bit of hope in the third
    and obviously you know what happened.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On the emotions of the game and where the game got away from them:
    Auston Matthews: “I’m not really sure to be honest, I think it was just kind of a snowball effect. It just kind
    of spiraled out of control. It wasn’t really hockey in that third period, it was a bit of a gong show. I don’t
    really know how else to put it.”
    MORGAN RIELLY
    Q: On an emotional game:
    Morgan Rielly: “Yeah I think it’s important to balance it. We want to try to win the game but you want to
    stick up for your teammates and try to stick together as a group. So, I think you have to find the balance
    and keep pushing all the way to the end.”
    TIMOTHY LILJEGREN
    Q: On getting back into the lineup:
    Timothy Liljegren: “It felt good. Obviously, it would have felt better if we had won but it felt good to get
    back out there.

BLUE JACKETS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES




2021-22 Matchups vs. Columbus: First of Three
2020-21 Record vs. Columbus: N/A
Next Game vs. Columbus: Monday, December 27 at Columbus
Toronto Season Record: 17-7-2
Toronto Home Record: 10-3-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590


RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 7, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) December 7, 2021
Defencemen Alex Biega and Kristins Rubns and forward Alex Steeves
have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
December 5, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
December 3, 2021
Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
on an LTIR conditioning loan

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Winnipeg 6
Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021
TOR Goals: Bunting, Matthews, Kaše
WPG Goals: Dubois, Copp, Svechnikov, Connor, Ehlers, Scheifele
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 35/41, .854 SV%
WPG Goaltender: Hellebuyck, 32/35, .914 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-5
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-5
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021

NEXT GAME
Opponent: vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve
Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 28

ALL-TIME VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS:
First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2001 (Toronto 2 vs. Columbus 2)
All-Time Record: 14-11-1-4 (30 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 6-6-1-3 (16 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 8-5-0-1 (14 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 19, 2018 (Toronto 4 vs. Columbus 2)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-1-1
Record in Last 10 Games: 5-3-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS:
Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (40), John Tavares (27), Jason Spezza (22)
Goals: John Tavares (14), Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch Marner (5)
Assists: John Tavares (19), Morgan Rielly (9), Jason Spezza (8)
Points:
John Tavares (33), Wayne Simmonds (17), Jason Spezza (12), Mitch
Marner (12)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (40), Kyle Clifford (23), John Tavares (16)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .692 3.08 2.35 25.7% 82.4% 34.5 31.2 55.0%
Columbus .565 3.22 3.26 20.0% 84.1% 29.6 34.4 50.9%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 19/74 (25.7%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 10 – Matthews (6G, 4A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22

Penalty Kill: 61/74 (82.4%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 3rd of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
December games 4th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
MORGAN RIELLY Two games away from 600 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Five games away from 900 career NHL games played

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 15 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 37 – Holl
ASSISTS 15 – Marner, Rielly, Tavares TAKEAWAYS 27 – Marner
POINTS 26 – Tavares (11G, 15A) HITS 61 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 10 – Matthews (6G, 4A) TOI PER GAME 24:12 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:12 – Matthews
PIMs 38 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:36 – Muzzin
SHOTS 104 – Matthews WINS 13 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.78 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 58.98% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .942 – Campbell

BLUE JACKETS

THE LAST GAME: DEC. 5, 2021 – CBJ 6 vs. SJS 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: Boqvist, Kuraly, Sillinger, Roslovic, Boqvist, EN – Texier
SJS Goal Scorers: Bonino, Karlsson, Burns, Hertl
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (30/34, 60:00); SJS – Hill (24/29, 58:59)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / SJS: 34
3 Stars: 1. Boqvist, CBJ; 2. Peeke, CBJ; 3. Sillinger, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ snapped season-long 4-game losing streak… CBJ picked up 4th-straight home win… The club was not whistled for a penalty for 1st
time this season… Boqvist notched 2nd 2-goal game of the season/career… Danforth tallied assist for 2nd-straight game… Peeke notched 1st career
multi-point game (0-2-2)… Texier recorded his 1st multi-point game of the season (1-1-2).
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Kukan (wrist fracture); Placed on Injured Reserve (10/26); 8 weeks (17 games)
Laine (oblique strain); Placed on Injured Reserve (11/5); 4-to-6 weeks (14 games)
Korpisalo (non-COVID illness); Placed on Injured Reserve (12/1); (3 games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 69
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3 Placed Korpisalo on IR retroactive to Dec. 1 (non-COVID illness)
Dec. 2 Activated Bemstrom off IR and assigned to Cleveland (AHL) and added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 20 Activated Domi off COVID-19 list
AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS
2021-22 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 at TOR)
2020-21 Series: Did Not Play
2019-20 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 at TOR)
All-Time Series: 15-14-1-0 (9-6-1-0 at TOR)
Last 10 (Overall | Away): 5-5-0 | 7-3-0
All-Time GF/GA: 86/91
All-Time SF/SA: 939/896
All-Time PP: 17-of-98
All-Time PK: 74-of-90
THE LAST GAME VS. TOR (REG. SEASON): Oct. 21, 2019 – CBJ (4) at TOR (3) OT
CBJ Goal Scorers: SH – Nash, Dubois, PP – Wennberg, PS – Nyquist
TOR Goal Scorers: SH – Kapanen, Matthews, Nylander
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (28/31, 61:57); TOR – Andersen (34/38, 61:57)
CBJ PP: 1/5; PK: 0/2 | Shots: CBJ: 38 / TOR: 31
3 Stars: 1. Nyquist, CBJ; 2. Matthews, TOR; 3. Foligno, CBJ
Noteworthy: Nyquist scored 1st penalty shot OT winner in CBJ history… 2nd time in CBJ history club scored a PPG, SHG and PSG (12/17/05 at
NSH)… 18 blocked shots were a season-high for CBJ… Wennberg tied it with 9:51 remaining before Nyquist won the game 1:57 into OT.
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 27 at CBJ… Mar. 7 at CBJ
CBJ/TOR CONNECTIONS
CBJ: McRae (Beaverton), who played in four games for TOR (1983-85), served as GM of London Knights from 2014-16)… Harrington, born in Kingston,
had 0-1-1 in 15 games (2015-16)… Legace (Toronto), Danforth (Oshawa) and Jenner (Dorchester) were all born in Ontario.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. TOR)
The teams most recently met in the 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round with the Blue Jackets winning the series 3-2… CBJ have won 12-8-0 in the past
20 games of the series… CBJ are 9-3-0 in last 12 games at TOR… Winning team has scored 3+ goals in 28-of-30 victories and 17-straight… CBJ have
both shutouts (MR: Bobrovsky, 4/8/15) in all-time series… Most goals scored at TOR: 6 (11/25/13)… Most goals allowed at TOR: 6 (2/14/18).
Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. TOR)
Carlsson notched his 1st NHL point (assist) on 4/9/17 at TOR… Domi tallied his 100th NHL career assist on 10/3/18 at TOR… Voracek played his 500th
NHL game on 1/31/15 vs. TOR.
HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured: 3)
Drafted (12): Bjorkstrand, Carlsson, Chinakhov, Gavrikov, Jenner, Korpisalo (IR), Merzlikins, Peeke, Sillinger, Tarasov, Texier, Werenski
Trade (8): Bean, Boqvist, Domi, Harrington, Hofmann, Laine (IR), Roslovic, Voracek
Free Agent (6): Bayreuther, Danforth, Kukan (IR), Kuraly, Nyquist, Robinson
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
PUTTING PUCKS IN THE NET
The Blue Jackets have been able to fill the back of the net this season, ranking 11th in the NHL in goals-per-game through the first 23 contests (3.22).
The club has scored three-plus goals in 15 of their contests and four-plus goals in ten of them, including posting six on Sunday vs. the Sharks. The team
has averaged almost a goal-a-game more compared to last season (2.39). CBJ have twice finished a campaign averaging better than three goals a
game (club record 3.12 avg. in 2018-19 and 3.01 avg. in 2016-17).
COMEBACK JACKETS
The Blue Jackets have earned their victories this season with the club coming back at some point in the game in nine of their 13 wins. The club leads the
NHL in wins when allowing the first goal of the game (7, tied) and when trailing heading into the second period (4). Columbus has come back from
multiple goal deficits in two of its contests (Nov. 3 at COL and Nov. 15 vs. DET). The club has also had the flair for the dramatics this season, scoring the
game-winning goal with less than 1:30 left in regulation twice (Nov. 6 vs. COL; Nov. 15 vs. DET).
STAYING STRONG WHILE PLAYING SHORT
CBJ’s penalty kill units have come up big over the past five weeks. The team has killed off all opponent power play attempts in 13 of the last 16 games
since Oct. 31. The club is second in the NHL in penalty kill pct. over that span (PIT, 90.7), killing off 35-of-39 attempts (89.7).
THE ROAD WELL TRAVELED
Columbus is in the middle of a stretch dominated in road games. Prior to Sunday’s home game, the club had completed a four-game road trip. Following
Thursday’s contest vs. Anaheim at Nationwide Arena, the team will head out on a five-game road trip to face Seattle, western Canadian teams
(Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary) before finishing at Buffalo from Dec. 11-20. CBJ play 7-of-9 games from Nov. 18-Dec. 4 and 13-of-17 from Nov. 18-
Dec. 20 away from Nationwide Arena.
THE KIDS ARE MORE THAN ALRIGHT
The Blue Jackets kicked off the season as the youngest team in the NHL (avg. age 25.71) and many of the club’s youngest players have already made a
big impact just 23 games into the season. Alexandre Texier (22), has already surpassed his career high in goals (8) and has recorded 6-4-10 in the past
14 games. Cole Sillinger (18), a 2021 first round pick, is the NHL’s youngest player and has 5-5-10 in 23 GP. Adam Boqvist (21) has racked up 5-3-8
and 2 multi-goal/point contests in the last 7 games and ranks 4th-T among NHL defensemen in goals this season with 6-3-9 in 16 GP .
SUCCESS IN NET
Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (10-4-0 in 14 GP) made franchise history in requiring the fewest games to reach 10 wins in a season with the victory on
Sunday vs. San Jose. Sergei Bobrovsky previously held the record at 10 wins in the first 15 contests (2016-17 and 2017-18). Merzlikins ranks first-T in
the NHL in wins and second in SV% at home this season (min. 8 home GP), going 9-1-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .935 SV% in 10 contests. Merzlikins
notched his 1st shutout of the season on Nov. 24 vs. Winnipeg (8th of NHL career) and has a 2.72 GAA and .920 SV% in 14 GP.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
•Bjorkstrand is 4 points from 200 for his CBJ/NHL career
•Boqvist is 8 games from 100 for his NHL career
•Domi is 7 goals from 100 for his NHL career and 8 assists from 200 for his NHL career
•Kuraly is 7 games from 300 for his NHL career
•Nyquist is 7 games from 600 for his NHL career and 7 games from his 100 for his CBJ career
•Voracek is 9 games from 1,000 for his NHL career
2021-22 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ had the most diverse roster to open the season with 10 countries represented
•CBJ’s 9 wins and 18 points are the most through the 1st 12 home games of a season in club history
•CBJ are 5-0-0 in OT/SO this season; marking the 2nd time the club has started a campaign with wins in their 1st 5 games that were decided after
regulation (2005-06, finished 14-1-3)
•CBJ rank 13th-T in the NHL on the power play at 20.0 percent (12-of-60), which would represent the 2nd-best PP pct. in club history (21.7 pct., 2014-
15)
•CBJ rank 3rd in goals with 18 (COL-25, ANA-20) and 7th in the NHL in points (61) by defensemen
•CBJ are in the middle of a stretch of 13-of-16 games played against Western Conference teams from 11/18-12/18
•CBJ rank 5th in the NHL in goals scored in the 3rd period (31)
•CBJ, in partnership with WBNS-10TV, are holding a toy collection on 12/9 vs. ANA with the toys donated to The Salvation Army of Central Ohio’s
Christmas Cheer program
2021-22 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•CBJ have had 20 different players record goals this season, while 22-of-24 skaters have recorded at least 1 point
•Domi has 2-4-6 in the last 8 GP
•Gavrikov leads CBJ in +/- rating (+9), CBJ D-men in assists-T (11) and has 2-8-10 in his last 14 GP
•Jenner scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season on 12/2 at DAL and has 7-4-11 in his last 14 GP
•Kuraly leads CBJ in hits (60) and has a hit in 21-of-23 games
•Peeke (44) and Gavrikov (40) lead the club in blocked shots
•Peeke, who notched his 1st career multi-point game (0-2-2) and played a career-high 23:16 on Sun. vs. SJS, has played 20+ minutes in 6 of last 7
games
•Tarasov set the CBJ record for most saves in his NHL debut after stopping 34-of-37 shots on 12/2 at DAL
•Voracek ranks 2nd in the NHL with 15 primary assists and 4th-T in PP assists (9) and 17th in assists overall (18)
•Werenski became the 2nd blueliner in CBJ history (Jones, 223) to record 200 career points with his 1st of 2 assists on 11/18 at Vegas and ranks 3rd-T
in the NHL in TOI/GP (26:10)
CBJ 2021-22 TEAM GAME HIGHS
GOALS: 8 (10/14 vs ARI)… GOALS AGAINST: 6 – 2x (MR: 11/30 at NSH)… PPG: 2 – 3x (MR: 11/27 at STL)… PPGA: 3 (10/23 vs CAR)… SHOTS: 46
(11/18 at ARI)… SHOTS AGAINST: 45 (10/19 at DET)… PIM: 22 (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 29 – 2x (MR: 11/6 vs COL)… FOW: 40 (11/20 at VGK)… BKS:
21 (11/3 at COL)
CBJ 2021-22 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS
GOALS: 2 – 9x, MR: Boqvist (12/5 vs SJS)… ASSISTS: 3, Bjorkstrand (10/21 vs NYI)… POINTS: 4, Bjorkstrand (10/14 vs ARI)… HITS: 9, Kuraly (10/16
vs SEA)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +4 – 2x, MR: Werenski, Domi (11/22 at BUF)… SOG: 10, Werenski (11/6 vs COL)… TOI: 33:03 – Werenski (10/31 at
NJD)… SAVES: 41, Korpisalo (10/19 at DET, 43 shots

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Balanced Clippers outlast depleted Blazers — Orange County Register

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RAPTORS 102, WIZARDS 90

FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 102, WASHINGTON WIZARDS 90

DATE: DECEMBER 5, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)

 FINAL SCORERECORDHIGH POINTSHIGH REBOUNDSHIGH ASSISTS
Washington9014-10Caldwell-Pope – 26Harrell – 14Beal – 7
Toronto10211-13Siakam – 31Achiuwa – 14Banton – 6
KEY RUN

The Raptors went on a 17-6 run to start the second quarter to extend their lead to 22 points with 7:47 left in the frame … Toronto scored a season-high 40 points in the second quarter, led by Pascal Siakam who had 17 points in the frame … The Raptors led by double-digits for the rest of the game.

KEY STAT

Toronto has held opponents to fewer than 100 points in three consecutive games (Nov. 30 – Dec. 5) for the first time since a four-game streak Dec. 28, 2019 – Jan. 2, 2020.

RAPTORS NOTES:

  • With the win, Toronto improves to 11-13 this season and 4-8 at home … The Raptors lead the season-series 2-1 with Washington … Toronto continues a season-long seven-game homestand (Nov. 28 – Dec. 13) Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
  • Pascal Siakam finished with a team-high 31 points (10-21 FG, 1-1 3PT, 10-12 FT) and six rebounds … Siakam has now scored 20+ points in three consecutive games (Nov. 30 – Dec. 5), shooting .482 (28-for-58) from the field during this stretch … Tonight marks the second time this season he has scored 30+ points.
  • Precious Achiuwa recorded 10 points and a team-high 14 rebounds in 31 minutes for his team-leading fourth double-double of the season … Achiuwa recorded three double-doubles in 61 games as a rookie with Miami last season … He has led (or tied) the Raptors in rebounding in three of the last four games.
  • Chris Boucher tallied 14 points and six rebounds in 18 minutes … Boucher led the Raptors bench in scoring for the fifth game this year, the first time since Nov. 26 at Indiana.
  • Dalano Banton recorded five points and a career-high six assists in 15 minutes.
  • Toronto outscored Washington 46-34 in the paint in the win … The Wizards entered tonight ranked third in the NBA in points in the paint (50.0 points per game).

WIZARDS NOTES:

  • With the loss, Washington falls to 14-10, including 6-7 on the road … The Wizards will continue their three-game road trip tomorrow night against the Indiana Pacers.
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope recorded a season-high 26 points (8-9 FG, 4-4 3PT, 6-6 FT) and added two rebounds and two assists in 28 minutes … Caldwell-Pope has now scored 20+ points three times this season … Tonight’s game marked just the second time he has led the Wizards in scoring.
  • Bradley Beal finished with 14 points and a team-high seven assists … Beal has tallied 7+ assists in four of the last five games, and has led the Wizards in assists in four of the last six games.
  • Montrezl Harrell contributed six points a team-best 14 rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench … Harrell recorded his fifth career games with 14+ rebounds, three of them coming this season (Oct. 30 vs. Boston, Nov. 22 vs. Charlotte, Dec. 5 vs. Toronto).

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2021-22 SEASON-SERIES ALL-TIME RECORDS
DATESITERESULT  RAPTORS WINSWIZARDS WINS
10/20/2021TorontoL 98-83 Overall:5839
11/03/2021WashingtonW 109-100 at Toronto:3516
12/05/2021TorontoW 102-90 at Washington:2323
01/21/2022Washington     

ROCKET 5, MARLIES 1

LAVAL ROCKET (9-9-2-0 – 20 Points) vs.
TORONTO MARLIES (9-6-1-1 – 20 Points)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2021

 123OTFINAL
LAVAL122–5
TORONTO010–1

GAME SUMMARY    |    GAME SHEET |    PHOTOS    |      SCRUMS

SCORING SUMMARY

Laval: D. Martel (4) (B. Gignac, K. Roy), J. Dea (7) (T. Amorosa, J. Ylonen), B. Gignac (3) (D. Martel, T. Paquette-Bisson), A. Belzile (2) PP (Unassisted), J. Dea (8) EN (Unassisted)
Goaltender: C. Primeau (34/35)

Toronto: B. Seney (9) (S. Der-Arguchintsev, A. Biega)
Goaltender: P. Mrázek (22/26)

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Brett Seney put the Marlies on the board at 8:20 of the second period. This was Seney’s eighth goal at home. He has 14 points (9 goals, 5 assists) in 17 games this season.
  • Semyon Der-Arguchintsev recorded the primary assist on Seney’s second period goal. He has 13 points (4 goals, 9 assists) in 17 games this season.
  • Alex Biega had the secondary assist on Seney’s second period goal. This was Biega’s fourth assist in 15 games this season.
  • Petr Mrázek stopped 22 of 26 shots he faced.

OF NOTE

  • Toronto went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play.
  • Toronto had a 35-27 edge in shots in all situations. Alex Biega, Curtis Douglas and Alex Steeves led the Marlies with five shots on goal.
  • The Marlies are 5-5-1-1 against North Division opponents and 0-2-0-1 against the Laval Rocket.
RECORD WHEN

Trailing after 1                                     3-5-0-0
Trailing after 2                                     1-5-0-0
Not scoring on the power play            4-5-0-1
Allowing a goal on the power play      4-5-1-1
Outshooting opponent             3-2-0-0
Sunday                                                2-2-0-0		MARLIES LEADERS

Goals               9 (J. Ho-Sang, B. Seney)
Assists            14 (J. Duszak)
Points              14 (J. Duszak, B. Seney)
PPG                 3 (J. Ho-Sang)
Shots               39 (B. Seney, A. Steeves)
+/-                    +4 (A. Biega, K. Rubīns)
PIMS                38 (R. Clune)

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH GREG MOORE

On Toronto’s performance:

Inconsistent. The last time we played them, we had a better start, we had a better first 40 minutes. It wasn’t until the 10-minute mark, the shots were 5-1 them and then we got our game. We found it in the second half, the last 10 minutes of the first period, we outshot them nine to nothing. Came out in the second period, started to get rolling again and then they score a couple and it felt like there was lack of passion, lack of response, lack of energy on the bench.

On what Laval does well against Toronto:

They’re an aggressive team, they pressure hard. So, if we’re not finding our way on our retrievals and our breakouts they make it hard for us and the way they crash the net, we talked about it before the game of how much we’ve got to protect the crease and in-and-around our goalie and it was too easy for them to get there tonight. They had a couple tap-ins there where we just weren’t strong enough and having numbers at our net.

On Mrázek’s performance:
Petr played well. He looked good, didn’t look like he was hesitant. I thought he gave us a great effort and kept us in the game and a lot of mistakes and reasons for the pucks going in the net were on us.

PETR MRÁZEK

On how it felt to return to play following his injury:

It felt great. I haven’t played for a while and it’s good to get the action going and see the plays from the ice and how the game goes. So, happy to be back and happy to see the action.

On what he was looking to accomplish:

To make sure I settled in and see the play, be patient in the D zone and be aware of everything. Those things I’ve worked on in practice in more detail, but you know how it is, the game is always different.

TRANSACTIONS

December 5: Returned goaltender Michael Hutchinson on loan from Toronto (NHL).
December 3: Placed goaltender Petr Mrázek on conditioning loan from Toronto (NHL).
December 1: Recalled goaltender Michael Hutchinson from loan by Toronto (NHL).
November 30: Recalled forward Joey Anderson from loan by Toronto (NHL).

UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time

December 10 at Springfield – 7:05 p.m.
December 11 at Bridgeport – 7:00 p.m.
December 12 at Providence – 3:05 p.m.
December 15 vs. Syracuse – 7:00 p.m.
December 18 at Grand Rapids – 7:00 p.m.

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“For me, winning is enough. Why do you need to do a stupid, childish dance and disrespect the other team.”

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MAPLE LEAFS-JETS PREGAME NOTES


2021-22 Matchups vs. Winnipeg: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Winnipeg: 6-4-0
Next Game vs. Winnipeg: Thursday, March 31 vs. Winnipeg
Toronto Season Record: 17-6-2
Toronto Road Record: 7-3-1
TV: TSN RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS


December 3, 2021
Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
on an LTIR conditioning loan
December 1, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been recalled from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Minnesota 4 – SOL
Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021
TOR Goals: Spezza (2), Matthews
MIN Goals: Greenway, Zuccarello, Foligno, Kaprizov (SOW)
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 37/40, 9.25 SV%
MIN Goaltender: Talbot, 39/40, .929 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-5
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-5

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Opponent: vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 25

ALL-TIME VS. WINNIPEG JETS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 27, 1999 (Toronto 4 vs. Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record: 40-23-1-9 (73 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 19-12-1-4 (36 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 21-11-0-5 (37 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 24, 2021 (Toronto 4 at Winnipeg 1)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 6-4-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. WINNIPEG JETS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (60), John Tavares (38), Wayne Simmonds (34)
Goals:
Jason Spezza (16), John Tavares (12), Wayne Simmonds (8), Auston
Matthews (8), Mitch Marner (8)
Assists:
Jason Spezza (39), John Tavares (25), Mitch Marner (13), Auston
Matthews (13)
Points:
Jason Spezza (55), John Tavares (37), Mitch Marner (21), Auston
Matthews (21)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (36), Wayne Simmonds (29), John Tavares (27)
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .720 3.08 2.20 24.6% 85.5% 34.4 30.8 55.4%
Winnipeg .565 2.91 2.74 17.4% 68.3% 32.9 31.4 50.0%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 17/69 (24.6%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 9 – Matthews (5G, 4A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 59/69 (85.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Sunday games 3rd of 8 (1 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0
December games 3rd of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUFJ BRODIE his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF


UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
MORGAN RIELLY Three games away from 600 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Six games away from 900 career NHL games played.

JETS
The Winnipeg Jets host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night in the third game of a four-game homestand. The Jets improved to 1-1-0 on the
homestand with the 8-4 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday night. Winnipeg wraps up the four-game set at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday
against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Things to Know
Blake Wheeler is slated to play in his 1,000th NHL game on Sunday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, joining Paul Stastny as the two players on the
Jets roster to reach the milestone.
The Jets are in the midst of playing seven of nine games on home ice.
Winnipeg is tied for third in the Central Division with a record of 11-8-4 and have won two of their past three games.
Kyle Connor is seventh in the NHL with 14 goals this season and tied for ninth with 25 points.
Last Game
Dec. 3 vs. NJD – 8-4 W
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (3, 4, 5), Ehlers (7, 8), Vesalainen (2), Morrissey (4), Lowry (3)
Devils Scorers: Hughes (3), Hischier (3), Graves (3), Severson (2)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck – 34 sv, 4 ga
Devils Goaltenders: Jonathan Bernier – 26 sv, 6 ga; Mackenzie Blackwood 6 sv, 2 ga
Jets PP: 1-for-4
Devils PP: 1-for-2
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets scored three consecutive goals to open the game and five unanswered goals to end the game in an 8-4 victory over the New
Jersey Devils on Friday night. Mark Scheifele tallied a hat trick, while Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice and Blake Wheeler tallied three assists.
Current Injuries
None
Man Games Lost: 34
Recent Transactions
Nov. 8 – Recalled F – Kristian Vesalainen from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Nov. 8 – Reassigned G.- Mikhail Berdin to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Nov. 15 – Activated D – Dylan Samberg from injured reserve and reassigned him to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Upcoming Milestones
Points
Nathan Beaulieu – needs nine points to reach 100 in his NHL career
Pierre-Luc Dubois – needs one point to reach 200 for his NHL career
Assists
Paul Stastny – needs three assists for 500 in his NHL career
Games Played
Blake Wheeler – needs one game played to reach 1,000 for his NHL career
Riley Nash – needs seven games played to reach 600 for his NHL career
Nathan Beaulieu – needs nine games played to reach 100 as a member of the Jets
Mark Scheifele – needs eight games played to reach 600 for his NHL career
The Jets set a season-high with eight goals in Friday’s win, surpassing the previous high of six.
It matched the most goals scored in a game by an NHL team this season, joining the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Jets had scored eight goals combined in their previous six games prior to Friday.
Two-Faced November
The Jets went an even 6-6-2 in November, but were 5-1-2 in their first eight games and 1-5-0 in their last six games.
Winnipeg outscored their opponents 23-14 in the first eight games, while they were outscored 19-8 in the last six games.
Kyle Connor led the Jets in November with 10 points and seven goals in 14 games, while Andrew Copp (1G, 7A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 3A) each
had eight points.
Dubois accounted for three of Winnipeg’s five power play goals in the month.
Connor Hellebuyck was 4-4-2 during the month in goal for the Jets with a 2.00 goals-against average and .934 save percentage, while Eric Comrie
went 2-2-0 with a 2.59 GAA and .907 SV%.
Eastern Foes
Sunday’s game is Winnipeg’s fifth against an Eastern Conference opponent, but first against an Atlantic Division squad.
Friday’s win was Winnipeg’s first against an Eastern Conference team this season.
The Jets play an Eastern Conference team just six times in their first 25 games of the season.
PK Plugging Away
Winnipeg is 13-for-16 (81.3%) on the penalty kill in its past five games.
The Jets haven’t allowed a power play goal in five of their past 10 games.
Winnipeg has gone consecutive games without allowing a power play goal against just twice this season.
Home Comforts
Winnipeg is 8-3-1 at home this season, which ranks tied for ninth in the NHL.
Prior to Friday, Winnipeg had lost consecutive games in regulation at home for the first time this season.
The Jets went 13-13-2 at home last season, but started the season 10-5-1.
Winnipeg’s power play clicked at 22.5% at home last season, which was tied for 12th in the NHL, while their penalty kill was 13th at 81.9%.
Winnipeg is 213-137-34 at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in five consecutive seasons.
Extra Time
Winnipeg is 2-4 in games that have gone to extra time this season, including 1-2 in overtime and 1-2 in shootouts.
The Jets went 6-1 in games decided in overtime last season, which was tied for second in the NHL with a .857 winning percentage.
Goal-Games
Winnipeg is 4-3-4 in one-goal games this season. Monday’s game was the first time in their past five games for the Jets that the game was decided by
one goal.
Meanwhile, the Jets are 2-2 in games decided by two goals and 5-3 in games decided by three goals or more, which includes four of their past six wins.
Goals By Period
The Jets have scored 26 of their 67 goals in third periods this season.
In fact, the Jets have gotten better throughout games with 17 first period goals and 23 second period goals.

Quick Starts
Winnipeg is 7-2-2 when scoring first this season. The Jets scored first on Friday for the first time in five games.
The Jets have scored 24 of their 67 goals this season in the first five minutes of a period, including three in the opening minute.
Reaching 1,000
Jets captain Blake Wheeler is slated to play in his 1,000th game on Sunday against Toronto.
He joins Paul Stastny as the only two players on the Jets roster that have reached the 1,000-game milestone.
Wheeler will become the 26th active player (played in the NHL this season) to reach 1,000 games played.
Wheeler made his NHL debut on Oct. 9/08 with the Boston Bruins in Colorado against the Avalanche. He had a goal in a 5-4 win.
He holds the franchise record for points (707), assists (478), and power play assists (163).
Multiple Multi-Point Outings
The Jets had five players tally a multi-point game on Friday, which is a season high.
Mark Scheifele netted Winnipeg’s first hat trick of the season, while Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals. It’s the first time this season the Jets had two players
score multiple time in the same game.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had his fifth multiple point game of the season with two assists, which matches his total of multi-point games from last season.
Behaved
Winnipeg is seventh in the NHL for fewest penalty minutes per game with an average of 7.7.
The Jets have taken eight or less penalty minutes in 16 of their past 18 games, including four or less in seven games.
Nate Schmidt is second among NHLers that haven’t taken a penalty this season with 21:29 of average ice time per game.
Home Performers
Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring at home with 12 points (8G, 4A) in 12 games. His eight goals also lead the team.
Connor had a goal in four consecutive home games from Nov. 9-16.
Nate Schmidt leads the Jets with nine assists at Canada Life Centre.
Mark Scheifele has scored all five of his goals this season at home.
Josh Morrissey, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Andrew Copp each have a team best plus-seven rating at home.
As Expected
The Jets have carried the share of expected goals in each of their past two games at 75.3% on Monday and 52.2% on Friday, according to Natural Stat
Trick at five-on-five.
The Jets has had more than 50% of the expected goals in 13 of their 23 games this season.
Winnipeg has generated 24 high danger chances in their past two games after having a combined 17 high danger chances in their previous three
games. Winnipeg had 23 high danger chances on Nov. 11 vs. San Jose, which is the most by a team in the NHL this season.
On the Farm
The Manitoba Moose have won three in a row after a 3-1 victory over the Belleville Senators on Saturday night.
The Moose are 12-6-1 this season, which places them second in the Central Division.
Cole Perfetti leads the Moose in scoring with 14 points (6G, 9A) in 15 games, while David Gustafsson (5G, 9A), Austin Poganski (4G, 10A), and Ville
Heinola (2G, 12A) each have 14 points.
Manitoba continues a three-game road trip on Sunday with their second tilt against Belleville.
Jets vs. Maple Leafs Notes
Life in the North
The Jets went 4-4-2 against the Leafs last season in the all-Canadian North Division, including 1-3-1 in Winnipeg and 3-1-1 in Toronto.
Winnipeg’s lone win at home against the Maple Leafs last season was in the last game of the regular season.
Excluding shootouts, Winnipeg was outscored by a narrow 29-28 margin in the 10 games against Toronto, but only three of the games were decided by
one goal.
The Jets penalty kill allowed a goal in each of the first two meetings, but then went a perfect 23-for-23 in the last eight contests.
Mark Scheifele led the Jets in scoring against Toronto last season with 11 points (3G, 8A) in 10 games, while Kyle Connor had 10 points (7G, 3A) in 10
games.
Season’s Past
Prior to last season, the Jets and Leafs had split their usual two-game season series in four of the past seven seasons.
Winnipeg swept the two games during the 2013-14 and 2015-16 seasons, while the Leafs swept the Jets in 2018-19.
Player Notes
Mark Scheifele has 30 points (14G, 16A) in 24 career games against Toronto.
Blake Wheeler is a perfect three-for-three in shootouts during his career against Toronto.
Kyle Connor has 15 points (9G, 6A) in 16 career games against Toronto, including six points (5G, 1A) in his past four games. Two of Connor’s past four
games against the Maple Leafs have been multi-goal games.
Neal Pionk has 11 assists in 15 career games against Toronto. Pionk had a six-game assist streak against the Maple Leafs from Jan. 2/20-Mar. 13/21.