The view from left field

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (15-6-1 – 31 Points) at
SAN JOSE SHARKS (10-9-1 – 21 Points)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 2 2 0 4
SAN JOSE 1 0 0 1
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET

• William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 0:32 of the first period. Nylander recorded his eighth
  goal of the season. Nylander also posted the primary assist on Tavares’ second period power play
  goal. Nylander has recorded three points through the last two games (1G, 2A).
• Wayne Simmonds scored for Toronto at 5:16 of the first period. Simmonds posted his second goal of
  the season. Simmonds has recorded three points through the last two games (1G, 2A).
• Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 4:57 of the season period. Matthews marked his ninth
  goal of the season and has scored in back-to-back games.
• John Tavares scored at 10:44 of the second period on a Toronto power play opportunity, marking his
  10th goal of the season. Tavares also posted the primary assist on Nylander’s first period goal, notching
  his 10th assist of the season. Tavares has recorded a multi-point outing in consecutive games (2G,
  2A).
• Morgan Rielly registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Rielly recorded his 11th assist of
  the season.
• David Kämpf notched the primary assist on Simmonds’ goal. Kämpf registered his fourth assist of the
  season.
• Nick Ritchie posted the secondary assist on Simmonds’ goal. Ritchie recorded his fourth assist of the season.
• Michael Bunting registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting posted his seventh assist of the season. Bunting is currently on a three-game point streak where he has recorded four points (1G, 3A).
• Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal. Liljegren posted his second assist of the season.
• Mitch Marner posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Marner posted his 12th assist of the season.
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  TORONTO 10 (9) 11 (6) 12 (10) 33 (25)
  SAN JOSE 8 (7) 11 (9) 16 (16) 35 (32)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  TORONTO 15 (12) 21 (11) 15 (13) 51 (36)
  SAN JOSE 18 (12) 16 (13) 23 (22) 57 (47)
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  ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Maple Leafs are 6-3-0 on the road this season.
• Toronto won their sixth-consecutive road game tonight.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 25-23-5-2 in 55 games against the San Jose Sharks and 10-13-3-0 in 26
  games played in San Jose.
• Toronto is 6-2-0 against the Western Conference this season and 4-2-0 against the Pacific Division
  this season.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 8 (Nylander)
  Shot Attempts 11 (Nylander)
  Faceoff Wins 13 (Kämpf)
  Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Semyonov – 1 won, 0 lost)
  Hits 5 (Ritchie)
  Blocked Shots 3 (Rielly, Tavares)
  Takeaways 3 (Spezza, Matthews, Rielly)
  TOI 23:38 (Rielly)
  Power Play TOI 2:42 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
  Shorthanded TOI 3:27 (Muzzin)
  Shifts 30 (Brodie)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 60.87% (Matthews – 14 for, 9 against)
  RECORD WHEN…
• The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
• Toronto is 10-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 8-1-0 when leading after one period and 11-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Toronto is 5-3-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 2-1-0 in Friday games.
  OF NOTE…
• William Nylander recorded a single-game season-high eight shots during tonight’s game.
• Alexander Kerfoot appeared in his 300th career NHL game.
• Joseph Woll stopped 34 of 35 shots he faced in tonight’s win.
• Per NHL PR, Joseph Woll became just the fifth goaltender in Maple Leafs history to start his career with at least three straight wins, joining Damian Rhodes (6 GP from 1990-91 – 1993-94), Frank McCool (6 GP in 1944-45), Jiri Crha (3 GP in 1979-80) and Mike Palmateer (3 GP in 1976-77).
• Per NHL PR, Toronto has earned six straight road wins for the third time in 15 years. The others: 2018-19 (6 GP from Oct. 7 – Nov. 3, 2018) and March 1-22, 2008).
• Per NHL PR, the Maple Leafs earned their 11th win in the month of November, the most in any calendar month in franchise history.
• Per NHL PR, the Maple Leafs earned their 15th win of the season (15-6-1, 31 points), tied with the
  Hurricanes (15-3-1, 31 points) for the most in the NHL. Toronto required 21 or fewer games to reach
  the mark for the fourth time in franchise history (also 18 GP in 1934-35, 21 GP in 2020-21 & 21 GP in 2018-19).
• Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 15 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 60.87 percent (14 for, 9 against)
• 
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  Nov. 28 Leafs at Anaheim Honda Center 8:00 pm ET
  Dec. 1 Leafs vs. Colorado Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
  Dec. 4 Leafs at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center 7:00 pm ET
  Dec. 5 Leafs at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 8:00 pm ET
  Dec. 7 Leafs vs. Columbus Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
  Dec. 9 Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
  Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution. Please consult official NHL game sheets (links
  above) to confirm no statistical changes were made.
  
• 
  POSTGAME QUOTES:
  HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
  On tonight’s win:
  Sheldon Keefe: “I thought tonight the guys worked hard. I thought we were really good in key moments,
  we had big time plays from both John and Will to start the game to put us up one. We had a huge goal in
  response to giving up one and then a great sequence that leads to the Matthews goal to get us to 3-1 and
  then a clinical powerplay to get us to 4-1. So there are really key moments there where we were really
  good but in general, I didn’t think we were very good at 5-on-5. The penalty killing was good, goaltending
  was good but our game at 5-on-5 didn’t look anything like it’s looked here of late. I don’t blame our
  approach or our mindset or anything like that it’s just the game was a lot quicker and lot more open today
  than we would like it to be or has been in recent games. We led virtually for the entire game and that
  leads to interesting and challenging dynamics. In terms of our work and our results and being good in
  very key moments those are all really good things for us in a 4-1 game where I didn’t think we were very
  good in.”
  WAYNE SIMMONDS
  On the performance of his line:
  Wayne Simmonds: “I felt like our game was touch and go to be honest with you. I thought we did a lot of
  good things but there were a lot of things we could have done better. In saying that, I thought we did a
  good job offensively and were in on a big goal together that helped the team win so all-in-all it was a
  pretty solid game.”
  On the team’s commitment to defence:
  Wayne Simmonds: “I think that is what we’ve been keying in on over the last little bit here. Everyone has
  done a really good job. Joseph Woll played really great tonight, he played unbelievable and he made
  some huge saves, especially in the third period and we didn’t allow them to creep back into the game so
  that was huge. We’ve made a conservative effort over the last long haul here to make sure we play this
  game well defensively and offensive will come through.”
  WILLIAM NYLANDER
  On the team’s performance:
  William Nylander: “I think we came out and generated chances and it was a little too much back-andforth I thought but other than that Joe made some huge saves for us and we just have to keep building off
  of that.”
  On if he’s been trying to generate more shots on net:
  William Nylander: “Yeah, I think I was slipping on my shots and haven’t been putting stuff on net and I
  need to keep that going and score goals.

2021-22 Matchups vs. San Jose: Second of Two
2020-21 Record vs. San Jose: N/A
Toronto Season Record: 14-6-1
Toronto Road Record: 5-3-0
TV: Sportsnet Ontario RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 23, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
November 23, 2021 Forward Kyle Clifford has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2
Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021
TOR Goals: Kerfoot, Engvall, Tavares, Matthews, Spezza, Bunting
LAK Goals: Arvidsson, Durzi
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 30/32, .938 SV%
LAK Goaltender: Quick, 32/38, .842 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 1-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2021
Opponent: at Anaheim Ducks
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Petr Mrázek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Man Games Lost: 37

ALL-TIME VS. SAN JOSE SHARKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 4, 1991 (Toronto 4 vs. San Jose 1)
All-Time Record: 24-23-5-2 (54 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 15-10-2-2 (29 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 9-13-3-0 (25 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 15, 2018 (Toronto 5 at San Jose 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-5-1

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. SAN JOSE SHARKS:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (49), TJ Brodie (36), Wayne Simmonds (33)
Goals: Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (8), John Tavares (8)
Assists: Jason Spezza (15), TJ Brodie (14), John Tavares (12)
Points: John Tavares (20), Jason Spezza (19), Wayne Simmonds (17)
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (84), Jake Muzzin (31), Wayne Simmonds (30)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .690 2.71 2.24 23.7% 85.7% 34.0 29.8 55.5%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 14/59 (23.7%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 7 – Matthews (4G, 3A), Nylander (3G, 4A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 48/56 (85.7%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Friday games 3rd of 4 (3 home, 1 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0
November games 13th of 14 (8 home, 6 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, 2021 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal on 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 on Oct. 27 at CHI
KIRILL SEMYONOV Made his NHL debut, Nov. 10 at PHI
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game on Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs on 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
MICHAEL BUNTING Three games away from 50 career NHL games played
TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points 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 Six assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ALEXANDER KERFOOT One game away from 300 career NHL games played
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
JASON SPEZZA Two games away from 1,200 career NHL games played

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
RECORD BY MONTH
RECORD BY DAY
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 9 – Tavares BLOCKED SHOTS 32 – Holl
ASSISTS 11 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 25 – Marner
POINTS 18 – Tavares (9G, 9A) HITS 49 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 7 – Matthews (4G, 3A), Nylander
(3G, 4A)
TOI PER GAME 24:15 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:09 – Nylander, Marner
PIMs 15 – Simmonds, Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:35 – Muzzin
SHOTS 80 – Matthews WINS 11 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.68 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.8% – Sandin SAVE PERCENTAGE .943 – Campbell

RECORD BY MONTH

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 10-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
MARCH APRIL
HOME 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 0-0-0 0-0-0

RECORD BY DAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1-0-0 0-2-1 2-0-0 4-0-0 2-1-

SHARKS

LAST GAME
11/24 – SJS 6 vs OTT 3…Six different players lit the lamp as the Sharks reached a new season high in goals for. Timo Meier (1g, 2a) led all Sharks
skaters with three points. Jake Middleton (1g, 0a) recorded his first NHL career goal. Nick Bonino (1g, 0a) scored in his 700th NHL career game.
SJ Goals: Nieto (1), Hertl (8), Bonino (1), Meier (7), Couture (7), Middleton (1)
SF: 29
SA: 29
SJ PP: 1/5
SJ PK: 4/4
W: Reimer (6)
L: Murray
RECENT SHARKS TRANSACTIONS
11/22 Recalled F Scott Reedy from the San Jose Barracuda; Reassigned F Jeffrey Viel to the San Jose Barracuda
11/20 Recalled F Jeffrey Viel from the San Jose Barracuda
11/19 Activated F Jeffrey Viel off IR; Reassigned F Jeffrey Viel and F Nick Merkley to the San Jose Barracuda
11/12 Reassigned F Sasha Chmelevski, F Joel Kellman, D Artemi Kniazev, F John Leonard, D Ryan Merkley, D Jaycob Megna and
D Nicolas Meloche to the San Jose Barracuda
11/12 Removed F Kevin Labanc, D Erik Karlsson, F Timo Meier, D Jake Middleton, F Matt Nieto, D Radim Simek and D Marc-Edouard
Vlasic from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
The San Jose Sharks (10-8-1, 21 points) are facing the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second and final time this season. San Jose won the first game of
the season between the two on Oct. 22 by a score of 5-3 at Scotiabank Arena. Logan Couture (2g 1a) led all skaters in scoring and fired a team-high
six shots on net. All-time, the Sharks are 25-23-5-1 against the Maple Leafs.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Marc-Edouard Vlasic: 1 game played from 1,100 NHL games played, he could become the 17th active player to reach 1,100 and third Shark to play
1,100 games with the franchise
James Reimer: 4 games played from 400 NHL games played
Timo Meier: 5 goals from 100 NHL goals
Matt Nieto: 8 assists from 100 NHL assists
Logan Couture: 7 points from 600 NHL points
RECENT MILESTONES
Jake Middleton (11/24): First NHL goal
Nick Bonino (11/24): 700th NHL career game
Erik Karlsson (11/22): 800th NHL career game
Scott Reedy (11/22): NHL Debut
Timo Meier (11/13): 200th NHL point (assist)
HALL OF FAMER
General Manager Doug Wilson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 15. Wilson became the sixth player with Sharks roots to be
enshrined, following Igor Larionov (2008), Ed Belfour (2011), Rob Blake (2014), Sergei Makarov (2016) and Teemu Selanne (2017). In 1,024 NHL
games with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Sharks, Wilson recorded 827 career points (237g, 590a), which ranks 15th all-time amongst NHL
defensemen. Wilson was the recipient of the 1982 James Norris Trophy, was named to three NHL All-Star teams and played in seven NHL All-Star
Games. Internationally, he was selected to represent Canada in the 1984 Canada Cup and the Rendez-vous ’87 series. Acquired by the Sharks in 1991,
the blueliner served as the Sharks first captain during his two seasons (1991-1993) with the club as a player.

SUPER MARIO
Mario Ferraro blocked a season-high seven shots and recorded a pair of assists on Nov. 24 against Ottawa. The 23-year-old defenseman has 10 points
(2g, 8a) through the first 19 games of the season, his most through the first 19 games of a season in his career. Ferraro paces all NHL players in
blocked shots (58) and sits 12th among League skaters with 24:53 of ice time per game. In the month of November, he ranks tied-seventh among NHL
defensemen in points (2g, 7a) and eighth in time on ice per game (25:33). The alternate captain played a game-high and career-high 31:12 on Nov. 6
against New Jersey and is one of eight League skaters to play 30 or more minutes in a game this season.
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT
San Jose recorded a season-high 40 hits on Nov. 20 against Washington. This marked the 22nd time that the franchise had tallied 40 or more hits in a
game and the first time that the team recorded 40 or more hits since Oct. 2, 2019 at Vegas (also 40 hits). Rudolfs Balcers (six) and Radim Simek (five)
both tied career-highs for hits in the game. Jacob Middleton recorded a new career high for hits in a period and hits in a game with four hits in the first
period of the Sharks Nov. 22 game against Carolina.
SUBLIME REIM
James Reimer is sixth in save percentage (.936) and seventh in goals-against-average (2.04) among NHL goaltenders with five or more games played.
Reimer has helped the Sharks earn points in seven of his ten starts and earned the win in the Sharks Nov. 22 game against Carolina (22 saves) and
Nov. 24 game against Ottawa (26 saves). No goaltender in franchise history with five or more games played has posted a better save percentage (.950)
or goals-against-average (1.54) through the first ten games of a season. Reimer’s .936 save percentage and 1.86 goals-against-average in 19 regular
season games in a Sharks uniform leads all franchise goaltenders with more than ten games played.
TIMO TIME ALL THE TIME
Timo Meier has recorded at least one point in eleven of the fourteen games he has played in this year. This season, he is averaging career-bests in
points per game (1.29), time on ice per game (18:02), shots per game (4.21) and blocked shots per 60 minutes (2.85). Meier has recorded the gamewinning goal in two of the Sharks last three wins. The winger tallied three points (1g, 2a), three hits, two blocked shots and two takeaways in San Jose’s
6-3 win over Ottawa on Nov. 24.
KILLER EFFORT
Since Bob Boughner took over coaching duties on Dec. 11, 2019, San Jose has manned the sixth ranked penalty kill (82.5%) in the league and
are tied-eighth with ten short-handed goals in that span. This season, the Sharks currently rank second in the NHL on the penalty kill (48-for-54, 88.9%)
and are first in short-handed goal differential (minus-four).
ROOKIE CONTRIBUTIONS
Scott Reedy made his NHL debut on Nov. 22 to become the league-leading seventh club skater to make their debut this season (others: Jonathan
Dahlen, William Eklund, Santeri Hatakka, Artemi Kniazev, Ryan Merkley and Jasper Weatherby). San Jose also leads the NHL in number of
rookies to play games (ten) and number of rookie defensemen to play games (five). Entering Nov. 23, Dahlen is second among all League rookies in
goals (seven) and first in game-winning goals (two) and became the third Sharks skater ever to record two or more game-winning goals within their first
ten NHL career games (others: Marco Sturm – 3 GWG, Joe Pavelski – 2 GWG). Weatherby is first among 2021-22 League rookies (min. 100 faceoffs) in
faceoff percentage (50.3%).
MODEL OF CONSISTENCY
Since being named the team’s general manager on May 13, 2003, Doug Wilson has strategically built the San Jose Sharks into one of the NHL’s top
franchises through strong drafting, shrewd trades and timely free agent signings. In his 19 seasons in charge of the Sharks hockey department, Wilson
has guided the team to its most successful era since the franchise’s inception, capturing a Presidents’ Trophy (2009), five Pacific Division titles,
advancing to the Western Conference Final on five occasions (2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2019) and appearing in the Stanley Cup Final (2016). In his
tenure as general manager, no other franchise has more wins than the Sharks (741):

RANK TEAM GP W L OT PTS PTS%
1 SAN JOSE 1441 741 445 155 1,637 61.0%
2 Boston 1,338 728 431 179 1,635 61.1%
3 Pittsburgh 1,340 736 460 144 1,616 60.3%
4 Washington 1,341 721 453 164 1,612 60.1%
5 Nashville 1,340 717 465 158 1,592 59.4%

BONINO BACK HOME
On Oct. 16, Sharks forward Nick Bonino became the fifth player in league history to play more than 500 career regular-season games before playing
their first game for the club that originally drafted them. Bonino was drafted by the Sharks in the sixth round (173rd overall) in 2007 but was traded to the
Anaheim Ducks on March 4, 2009.
On Nov. 24, Bonino scored his first goal for the Sharks and joined seven other players who had played 500 or more career regular-season games before
scoring their first goal for the club that originally drafted them.
HOW THE SHARKS WERE BUILT
NHL Entry Draft (10): Vlasic, Couture, Hertl, Labanc, Meier, Gregor, Ferraro, Reedy, Weatherby, Hatakka
Free Agents (6): Simek, Middleton, Nieto, Bonino, Reimer, Cogliano
Acquired via Trade (5): Burns, Karlsson, Dahlen, Barabanov, Hill
Acquired via Waivers (2): Balcers, Gadjovich
FUTURE FISH REPORT
PROSPECT OF THE WEEK (11/24)…Benjamin Gaudreau recorded his first OHL career shutout with a 26 save performance on Nov. 21. Sarnia has
recorded points in five-straight games (4-0-1) with Gaudreau between the pipes and the netminder has a .943 save percentage in that span. Gaudreau
was named OHL Goaltender of the Week on Nov. 22.
FISH IN FORM
Brandon Coe is riding a nine game point streak (5g, 15a) in the month of November and sits first in OHL scoring with 36 points (11g, 25a) in 19 games.
The forward has posted multi-point games in each of his last five appearances and was named OHL Player of the Week on Nov. 22.