The Kings will return to Staples Center for the first game of a season-long, seven-game homestand Wednesday against the Washington Capitals. They will have an opportunity to progress toward a franchise-record point streak and Washington winger Alex Ovechkin will continue his pursuit of the all-time record for goals. Following a triumphant 3-0-1 road trip that…
Kings kick off 7-game homestand with Caps and Ovechkin — Press Telegram
2021-22 Matchups vs. Nashville: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Nashville: N/A
Next Game vs. Nashville: Saturday, March 19 at Nashville
Toronto Season Record: 10-5-1
Toronto Home Record: 7-2-1
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 15, 2021 Forward Joey Anderson has been loaned the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
November 7, 2021
Forward Joey Anderson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
November 7, 2021
Forward Kirill Semyonov has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
November 6, 2021
Goaltender Joseph Woll has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL)
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Buffalo 4
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2021
TOR Goals: Kämpf, Kaše, Bunting, Tavares, Rielly
BUF Goals: Skinner (2), Thompson, Dahlin
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 23/27, .852 SV%
BUF Goaltender: Dell, 21/26, .808 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-1
BUF Power Play: 0-for-2
NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021
Opponent: vs. New York Rangers
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT
Petr Mrázek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Man Games Lost: 27
ALL-TIME VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 19, 1998 (Toronto 2 vs. Nashville 2)
All-Time Record: 12-12-1-1 (26 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 6-8-1-0 (15 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 6-4-0-1 (11 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 7, 2018 (Toronto 3 vs. Nashville 2 SOW)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 6-4-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (32), Wayne Simmonds (28), TJ Brodie (27)
Goals: Jason Spezza (16), Wayne Simmonds (10), John Tavares (10)
Assists: Jason Spezza (15), TJ Brodie (8), Jake Muzzin (7), Morgan Rielly (7)
Points: Jason Spezza (31), Wayne Simmonds (16), John Tavares (15)
Penalty Minutes: Nick Ritchie (30), Wayne Simmonds (25), Jason Spezza (12)
2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .656 2.69 2.63 25.0% 87.2% 34.1 30.6 53.9%
NHL Rank 10th-T 25th 8th 6th-T 4th 7th 21st-T 3rd-T
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 11/44 (25.0%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 3 – Matthews, Nylander
Power Play Point Leader: 6 – Marner, Nylander
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 41/47 (87.2%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A
Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 2nd of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 3 of 13
Record in first game of Back-to-Back 2-1-0
Record in second game of Back-to-Back 1-2-0
November games 8th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
RECENT MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
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 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).
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 300th NHL point with a goal on Feb. 8 vs. VAN, tying Charlie
Conacher to become the second-fastest Maple Leaf to reach the mark at
294 games.
MORGAN RIELLY
Recorded his 300th NHL point with an assist on Apr. 13 vs. CGY to
become the sixth defenceman in franchise history to record 300 points with
the club.
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
JACK CAMPBELL Two wins away from 50 career NHL wins
JACK CAMPBELL One game away from 100 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 Three goals away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Eight assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
Billups suggested it may be time to shake things up in Portland.
Billups rips Blazers after loss, “I don’t think we came to compete in this game” — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
10:00 (ET) TOR@POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Brown III, Greg Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Ankle; Sprain
Lillard, Damian Questionable Injury/Illness – Abdomen; Tendinopathy
Toronto Raptors
Achiuwa, Precious Questionable Injury/Illness – Right Shoulder; Tendinitis
Bonga, Isaac Out G League – On Assignment
Boucher, Chris Doubtful Injury/Illness – Back; Lower – soreness
Johnson, David Out G League – Two-Way
VanVleet, Fred Questionable Injury/Illness – Left Groin; Soreness
Watanabe, Yuta Out Injury/Illness – Left Calf; Strain
• The Toronto Raptors (7-7) begin a six-game road trip Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers (6-8) at Moda Center. Toronto is 5-1 on the road this season. The Raptors have dropped three in a row vs. Portland. Pascal Siakam recorded his first career triple-double with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists Jan. 11, 2021 at Portland. Toronto’s next home game is Sunday, Nov. 28 vs. Boston.
• Rookie Dalano Banton recorded a season-high 12 points (4-6 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-4 FT) Saturday against the Pistons, scoring in double figures for the fourth time. Banton currently leads all rookies with a .545 (30-55)
field goal percentage this season.
• Toronto had all five starters score in double figures Saturday vs. Detroit. The starting lineup combined for 92 points and shot .576 (38-66) from the field. Goran Dragic made his first start since the season opener,
finishing with 16 points and five rebounds in 28 minutes. Dragic was a DNP-CD the previous nine games.
• Fred VanVleet missed his first game of the season due to left groin soreness Saturday against the Pistons. VanVleet led the Raptors with 32 points and seven assists in their win Nov. 11 at Philadelphia. He scored 30+ points for the second time this season and 12th time in his career. With the victory, Toronto
improved to 10-2 all-time when VanVleet reaches the 30-point mark. The Raptors were 5-15 (.250) without
VanVleet in the lineup last season. He is questionable for Monday at Portland.
• Gary Trent Jr. scored 13 of his 23 points in the first quarter Saturday vs. Detroit. Trent Jr. scored 20+ points for the second straight game (Nov. 11-13) and fourth time this year. He is averaging 21.5 points and
shooting .421 (8-19) from beyond the arc over the last two games. Trent Jr. was acquired from Portland along with Rodney Hood in exchange for Norman Powell at the trade deadline last season. Powell averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 20.2 minutes in 349 games during six seasons (2015-21) in Toronto, and helped the Raptors capture their first NBA championship in 2019.
• Gary Trent Jr. (62) and Fred VanVleet (52) rank first and third respectively, in the NBA in deflections. Trent Jr. also ranks fourth in the NBA in steals per game (2.50) and has already matched his career high with five steals three times. VanVleet has led the league in deflections per game each of the past two seasons. Toronto currently ranks second in the NBA in steals per game (10.5).
• Rookie Scottie Barnes leads all rookies in scoring (16.2 ppg) and rebounds (8.3), and ranks third in field goal percentage (.519). Barnes has led the team in scoring in five of his first 12 games played, scored 20+ points four times and earned two double-doubles.
NEW YORK CITY — Draymond Green wasn’t having any of it. “Is that the headline? Tuesday’s the first day we see KD in a normal setting? I’m looking forward to seeing my brother.” He got up from behind the microphone and left it at that, summarizing well the Warriors’ feelings — at least publicly —…
Warriors insist reunion with Kevin Durant in Brooklyn is just another game — East Bay Times
USA Basketball has picked its initial team for the opening games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup.
Jordan Bell heads USA roster for initial 2 World Cup qualifiers — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (10-5-1 – 21 Points) at
BUFFALO SABRES (6-6-2 – 14 Points)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 1 2 2 5
BUFFALO 1 1 2 4
ON THE SCORESHEET
TORONTO MARLIES (7-4-0-0 – 14 Points) vs.
CHICAGO WOLVES (7-3-1-0 – 15 Points)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2021
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CHICAGO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: C. Douglas (1) (B. McMann, A. Biega), S. Der-Arguchintsev (2) (M. Abramov, J. Duszak)
Goaltender: M. Hutchinson (37/38)
Chicago: M. Letunov (3) PP (J. Rees, J. Keane)
Goaltender: E. Makiniemi (25/27)
ON THE SCORESHEET
ON THE ROAD
OF NOTE
| RECORD WHEN Trailing after 1 1-3-0-0 Tied after 2 2-1-0-0 Not scoring on the power play 3-4-0-0 Allowing a goal on the power play 3-3-0-0 Outshot by opponent 4-3-0-0 Sunday 2-1-0-0 | MARLIES LEADERSGoals 6 (J. Ho-Sang) Assists 7 (J. Duszak) Points 8 (J. Ho-Sang) PPG 2 (J. Ho-Sang) Shots 25 (B. Seney) +/- +5 (C. Dahlström, B. McMann) PIMS 36 (R. Clune) |
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On today’s game:
(Chicago) had a great start. We were a little flat. They made it tough on us. They didn’t turn pucks over, they kept putting it in behind. They were establishing their O-zone. We were a little slow closing out plays in our defensive zone. They were spending way too much time in there. We knew they were going to come. We knew they were hungry after yesterday. As the second period came, the team started to come around, started to find our game. I thought we just got better with very shift. The team really rallied around themselves. We got back to our game plan that we had success with yesterday.
On Michael Hutchinson:
He made a lot of big saves. He’s a goalie who has a lot of experience. We’re really luck to have him here. He gave us an opportunity today to come back and win.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 8: Recalled defenceman Matthew Hellickson from loan to Newfoundland (ECHL).
November 8: Recalled defenceman Noel Hoefenmayer from loanto Newfoundland (ECHL).
UPCOMING GAMES:
*All times Eastern Standard Time
November 17 vs Laval – 7:00 p.m.
November 20 vs Lehigh Valley – 4:00 p.m.
November 21 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
November 26 at Cleveland – 7:00 p.m.
November 27 vs Cleveland – 4:00 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — With the simple shift of putting Anthony Davis in the middle, the Lakers looked quite formidable on Sunday afternoon. On the heels of a disappointing loss to Minnesota, a lineup shift and fresh blood pushed the Lakers (8-6) to a 114-106 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs. The win gave the…
Lakers bounce back against Spurs as Anthony Davis scores 34 — Orange County Register
Olshey is under investigation for creating a “toxic” work environment.
Trail Blazers GM Neil Olshey reportedly fighting to keep job — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports
As he prepares to stand on stage at Meridian Hall in Toronto on Monday night to deliver his Hockey Hall of Fame induction speech, Doug Wilson will no doubt have spent time thinking about his journey and everyone who has influenced his life and career. Wilson will have thought about the people who helped shape…
Sharks’ Doug Wilson reflects on how family, and lost loved ones, influenced his life — East Bay Times
FINAL SCORE: DETROIT PISTONS 127, TORONTO RAPTORS 121
DATE: NOVEMBER 13, 2021 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout)
| FINAL SCORE | RECORD | HIGH POINTS | HIGH REBOUNDS | HIGH ASSISTS | |
| Detroit | 127 | 3-9 | Grant – 24 | Bey – 8 | Hayes – 10 |
| Toronto | 121 | 7-7 | Siakam – 25 | Siakam – 12 | Siakam – 7 |
| KEY RUN |
Detroit entered the fourth quarter down two points (95-93) but started the quarter on a 21-8 run and took its largest lead of the game (114-103) at the 6:03 mark … The Pistons shot 11-for-19 (.579) in the final frame and outscored the Raptors 34-26 … Jerami Grant scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter.
| KEY STAT |
The Pistons recorded season highs of 127 points and 34 assists in the win … Detroit’s bench, led by Josh Jackson (15) and Frank Jackson (14), outscored Toronto’s bench 44-29 … The Pistons entered tonight ranked fourth in the NBA in bench scoring (40.4 ppg).
RAPTORS NOTES:
PISTONS NOTES:
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