Andreas Johnsson opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 4:36 of the first period. Johnsson has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. He has five points (2-3-5) over his last five games played. He had a team-high four points (2-2-4) in two games against Anaheim last season.
John Tavares scored the second Toronto goal of the night on the power play at 3:38 of the second period before registering the primary assist on Auston Matthews’ second period goal and later scoring the overtime-winning goal at 4:54 of overtime. Tavares has assists (3) in two consecutive games and goals (4) and points (4-3-7) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-goal and 15th multi-point performance of the season. He has scored three overtime-winning goals this season.
Auston Matthews had the secondary assist on Johnsson’s first period goal and later registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal before scoring the third Maple Leafs goal of the game at 13:18 of the second period and picking up the secondary assist on Tavares’ overtime-winner. Matthews has goals (4) in three consecutive games and points (6-5-11) in six consecutive games. His second period goal is his 40th of the season, tying his single-season career-high for goals set as a rookie in 2016-17. Tonight’s game is his 22nd multi-point performance of 2019-20, which is tied for the third-most among NHL skaters. His four points tonight tie his single-game career-high for points (4 – 5x).
Jason Spezza scored the fourth Toronto goal of the night at 16:33 of the third period. He has two goals over his last four games played. He has five points (3-2-5) in nine games against Pacific Division opponents this season.
Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Johnsson’s first period goal before picking up the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal and the primary assist on Tavares’ overtime winner. Marner has assists (6) in three consecutive games and points (1-10-11) in seven consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Marner’s 12th multi-assist game of 2019-20, which is tied for second most multi-assist games among NHLers. With three assists in tonight’s game, Marner tied his career-high for assists in a game (3 – 13x). He has registered 31 of his 43 assists on home ice this season.
Zach Hyman had the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Hyman has registered 14 points (5-9-14) in 16 games on home ice this season. He has six points (2-4-6) over his last six games played.
Kasperi Kapanen recorded the primary assist on Spezza’s third period goal. Kapanen has assists (3) in three consecutive games. In 13 games since January 1, Kapanen has recorded 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists).
Jake Muzzin picked up the secondary assist on Spezza’s third period goal. Muzzin has 15 points (3 goals, 12 assists) in 44 games this season. He had a goal and two assists in two games against Anaheim last season.
Jack Campbell stopped 26 of the 30 shots he faced in the win. Tonight’s game was Campbell’s first game as a Maple Leaf and first win as a Maple Leaf.
The Maple Leafs went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and 2-for-5 on the power play tonight.
Kyle Clifford, Travis Dermott and Jake Muzzin were on the ice for a team-high 16 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Clifford had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.3 percent (16 for, 14 against), Dermott had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 43.2 percent (16 for, 21 against) and Muzzin had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 43.2 percent (16 for, 21 against).
Kyle Clifford played in his first game as a Maple Leaf.
Pierre Engvall was the lone Maple Leaf to notstart a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
Auston Matthews won 83 percent (5 won, 1 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and was 5-for-7 (71%) on the draw when matched up against Anaheim centre Ryan Getzlaf in all situations.
John Tavares won 71 percent (5 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and was 5-for-7 (71%) on the draw when matched up against Anaheim centre Ryan Getzlaf in all situations.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Saturday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 p.m. vs. Arizona Coyotes (TSN, TSN 1050)
Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Dallas Stars (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Saturday, February 15, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
Sunday, February 16, 7:00 p.m. at Buffalo Sabres (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Jake Muzzin (29), Jason Spezza (23), Tyson Barrie (17)
GOALS:
John Tavares (8), Auston Matthews (3), William Nylander (3)
ASSISTS:
Jason Spezza (11), Jake Muzzin (11), John Tavares (9)
POINTS:
John Tavares (17), Jake Muzzin (13), Jason Spezza (11)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Jake Muzzin (12), Zach Hyman (6), John Tavares (6)
MAPLE LEAFS – DUCKS TEAM STATS
TORONTO
ANAHEIM
GOALS FOR (Rank):
193 (3rd)
134 (30th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
177 (27th)
165 (t-14th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
37/147 [25.2%] (3rd)
20/142 [14.1%] (31st)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
116/150 [77.3%] (25th)
129/165 [78.2%] (22nd)
SHOTS (Rank):
1815 (4th)
1613 (24th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
2749 (2nd)
2389 (14th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
52.7% (5th)
48.8% (20th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
52.9% (3rd)
51.1% (8th)
MAPLE LEAFS – DUCKS NOTES
First Matchup between Clubs:
November 17, 1993 (Toronto 4, Anaheim 3)
All-Time Record:
27-11-5-1 (44 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:
16-3-4-1 (24 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:
11-8-1-0 (20 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:
February 4, 2019 (Toronto 6, Anaheim 1)
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. DUCKS
Frederik Andersen
Selected by Anaheim in the third round (87th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft Appeared in 125 Games for the Ducks from 2013-16.
Zach Hyman
200th NHL game (Nov. 16, 2018 at ANA)
Jake Muzzin
300th NHL game (Nov. 1, 2016 (LAK) vs. ANA) First goal as a Maple Leaf (Feb. 4, 2019 vs. ANA) First point as a Maple Leaf (Assist) (Feb. 4, 2019 vs. ANA)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
39 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
40 (Marner)
POINTS
64 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS
20 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs
34 (Muzzin)
SHOTS
216 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
57.8% (Gauthier)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
55.4% (Nylander)
BLOCKED SHOTS
77 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS
58 (Matthews)
HITS
95 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME
24:15 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
3:05 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME
2:50 (Ceci)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Is 10-5-6 at home this season with a 3.16 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. – Tied for second in the NHL in wins (24).- Has recorded a save percentage over .900 in 24 of his starts, which is tied for fourth-most starts with a save percentage of .900 or higher.
Tyson Barrie
– Has five multi-assist games, which is tied for ninth-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for sixth among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (9). – Has scored 15 of his 26 at home this season.- Leads the Maple Leafs in slap shots taken (46). Lone Toronto skater to have taken over 30 slap shots.
Jack Campbell
– Is 9-9-1 with a 2.38 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage in 22 career games against Pacific Division opposition.
Kyle Clifford
– Ranks fifth among NHL left wingers in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (55.2%). – Ranks 22nd among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games played in hits per 60 minutes (8.71).
Pierre Engvall
– Has started 40.6 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the third-lowest percentage among NHL rookies who have appeared in at least 30 games.- Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 57.1 percent at 5-on-5, which is the seventh highest among NHL rookies who have appeared in 30 games.
Justin Holl
– Ranks sixth among right-handed defencemen who have started less than 46 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (45.1%) with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 51.9 percent.- Has the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (52.9%) among right-handed defencemen to have started fewer than 46 percent (45.1%) of their shifts in the offensive zone.
Michael Hutchinson
– Is 3-2-1 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage on home ice in 2019-20.
Zach Hyman
– Fourth among Toronto skaters in points since January 1 (5-6-11; 13 GP).- Has 13 points (5-8-13) in 15 games on home ice this season. – Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.74).
Andreas Johnsson
– Averages 1.92 shots per game, which ranks seventh among Toronto forwards.- Has drawn 11 penalties this season, which is tied for fourth-most among Toronto skaters.
Kasperi Kapanen
– Fifth among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (8-17-25).- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 10th among NHL right wingers in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.26).- Has recorded nine points (1 goal, 8 assists) in 12 games since January 1.
Alex Kerfoot
– Tied for seventh among Maple Leafs in even-strength goals (7). – 10th among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (7-11-18).
Mitch Marner
– Has 11 multi-assist games, which is tied for the third-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.26 points per game, which is the ninth-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.41 primary assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks second among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Tied for eighth in the NHL in primary assists (26). His 26 primary assists are the most among NHLers who have appeared in 45 or fewer games.- Ranks fifth among NHL right wingers in shorthanded ice time per game (2:11).
Auston Matthews
– Second among NHL skaters in goals (39).- Leads the NHL with 29 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (24).- Leads the NHL in wrist shot goals (24).- Second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- 12th among NHL skaters in points (39-25-64).- Tied for fourth in the NHL with 216 shots on goal.
William Nylander
– Ranks first in goals (25) and second in points (25-24-49) among Swedish skaters this season.- Tied for the Maple Leaf lead in game-winning goals (4).- Has scored the first goal of the game three times for the Maple Leafs, which is tied for the most first goals among Toronto skaters.- One of five NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:32) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.30 (1.30).
Jason Spezza
– Averaging 2.00 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fourth-highest average among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Averaging 1.07 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is fourth among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 40 games.
John Tavares
– Tied for 21st among NHL skaters in multi-point games (14).- Has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in nine games against Pacific Division opponents this season.- Has an on-ice shot attempt percentage of 54.9 percent at 5-on-5 when the Maple Leafs are leading in games, which is the highest percentage when leading among NHL forwards who have appeared in at least 40 games and average 15 minutes per game in 5-on-5 ice time (15:42).- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 19th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games in shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time (16.92).- Has drawn a team-high 15 penalties this season.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Andreas Johnsson
Has assists (2) in two consecutive games.
Kasperi Kapanen
Has assists (2) in two consecutive games.
Mitch Marner
Has assists (3) in two consecutive games and points (1-7-8) in six consecutive games.
Auston Matthews
Has goals (3) in two consecutive games and points (5-2-7) in five consecutive games.
William Nylander
Has points (6-5-11) in nine consecutive games.
John Tavares
Has goals (2) and points (2-1-3) in two consecutive games.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Mitch Marner
Three assists from 200 assists
Jason Spezza
Five assists from 600 assists
John Tavares
Two games from 800 games
RECENT MILESTONES
None
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen (Neck)
Day-to-Day
Cody Ceci
On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)
On injured reserve.
Morgan Rielly (Foot)
On injured reserve.
Man Games Lost: 131
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 6
Loaned goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
February 5
Acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from Los Angeles in exchange for forward Trevor Moore, Columbus’ third round pick in 2020 and a conditional third round pick in 2021.
February 4
Recalled goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME FEBRUARY 6, 2020 – ANAHEIM 2 @ MONTREAL 3 OT The Ducks extended their point streak to three straight games (2-0-1, 5 pts.) in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center…Derek Grant tied the game at 2-2 in the third period with his 12th goal to match his single-season career high for goals (2017-18)…Jakob Silfverberg also found the back of the net for Anaheim, marking his 16th of 2019-20…Rickard Rakell (20), Jacob Larsson (4) and Carter Rowney drew assists…John Gibson turned aside 24-of-27 shots. PP: 0-2 PK: 1-5 SF: 37 SA: 27 TOI: Hampus Lindholm (24:05) Three Stars: 1. Suzuki 2. Fowler 3. Gallagher ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES Man games lost: 103
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Jan. 3 – Reassigned C Sam Carrick, RW Daniel Sprong and D Chris Wideman to San Diego (AHL). Jan. 4 – Recalled RW Kiefer Sherwood and RW Daniel Sprong from San Diego (AHL). Jan. 7 – Reassigned RW Kiefer Sherwood to San Diego (AHL). Jan. 10 – Recalled C Chase De Leo from San Diego (AHL). Assigned RW Troy Terry to San Diego (AHL). Jan. 16 – Reassigned LW Max Comtois and C Isac Lundestrom to San Diego (AHL). Jan. 18 – Reassigned C Chase De Leo, LW Max Jones and RW Daniel Sprong to San Diego (AHL). Recalled LW Blake Pietila from San Diego. Jan. 26 – Recalled C Chase De Leo, LW Max Jones and RW Troy Terry from San Diego (AHL). Reassigned LW Blake Pietila to San Diego. Jan. 29 – Reassigned C Chase De Leo to San Diego (AHL). Feb. 3 – Recalled RW Daniel Sprong from San Diego (AHL). ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES TONIGHT’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks play the penultimate contest of a five-game road trip this evening vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena (4 p.m. PT, Prime Ticket, AM 830)…the Ducks have earned standings points in three straight games (2-0-1, 5 pts.), won three of their last five games (3-1-1) and gone 5-2-1 in the last eight…away from Honda Center, Anaheim has earned points in five of its last six road games (4-1-1, 9 pts.)…the Ducks have also scored three SHG in the last eight games to push their season total to nine, one shy of the single-season franchise record for SHG (10, set three times in 1995-96, 2013-14 and 2017- 18)…tonight concludes Anaheim’s seventh set of back-to-back games this season…the Ducks are 6-7-0 in back-to-back contests, including a 3-3-0 mark in the second game…following tonight’s game, the Ducks will travel to Buffalo to conclude the road trip vs. the Sabres on Sunday, Feb. 9 at the KeyBank Center (12 p.m. PT). DUCKS-MAPLE LEAFS: Anaheim and Toronto begin a two-game season series tonight at Scotiabank Arena…the Ducks have posted a 12-25-7 record in the previous 44 games against the Maple Leafs…in Toronto, Anaheim owns a 4-15-5 all-time record in 24 games… Adam Henrique (5-9=14) and Ryan Getzlaf (2-12=14) co-led the Ducks in career scoring vs. the Maple Leafs…Getzlaf has points in four of his last six games (2-4=6) and 2-8=10 points in his last 10 games against Toronto dating to Mar. 10, 2014…Getzlaf also owns points in four of his last five games (2-3=5) in Toronto…Josh Manson has assists in three of his four career games at Scotiabank Arena (0-3=3), while Rickard Rakell has five goals and six points in his last five contests vs. the Maple Leafs…after tonight’s game, the Ducks and Maple Leafs will meet again next month to conclude the season set Friday, Mar. 6 at Honda Center (7 p.m. PT). DUCKS-MAPLE LEAFS CONNECTIONS: Michael Del Zotto: Played three years of junior hockey with John Tavares for Oshawa and London (OHL) from 2006-09…represented Team Canada at the 2010 World Championship with John Tavares…played with Jason Spezza for Rapperswil-Jona Lakers (Swiss) during the NHL lockout at the beginning of the 2012-13 season…Del Zotto and John Tavares were both named to the 2010 NHL AllRookie Team…was born in Stoufville, Ontario, about 30 miles northeast of Toronto. Nicolas Deslauriers: Played two seasons for the Manchester Monarchs, the former AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, with Jake Muzzin (2011-13). Cam Fowler: Played with William Nylander for Sdertälje SK (Sweden-2) during the NHL lockout at the beginning of the 2012-2013 season…played one season for the U.S. National Team Development Program with Jack Campbell (2008-09)…won gold at the 2010 World Junior Championship and the 2009 U-18 World Championship with Campbell…also represented Team USA at the 2011 World Championship with Campbell…Fowler and Campbell were both named to the 2010 World Junior Championship All-Star Team. Ryan Getzlaf: Won gold at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey with John Tavares and Jake Muzzin…also won gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games with Tavares…earned silver at the 2008 World Championship with Jason Spezza. John Gibson: Represented Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey with Auston Matthews and Morgan Reilly…played one season for the U.S. National Team Development Program with Jack Campbell (2009-10)…represented Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Championship with Campbell. Derek Grant: Played three seasons for the Ottawa Senators with Cody Ceci and Jason Spezza (2012-15). Max Jones: Played for the U.S. National Team Development Program with Auston Matthews (2014-15)…played one season with Mitch Marner for London (OHL), winning the 2016 Memorial Cup. Jacob Larsson: Played two seasons for Frolunda (Sweden) with Pierre Engvall (2013-15). Hampus Lindholm: Lindholm was named to the 2014 NHL All-Rookie Team with Frederik Andersen. Nick Ritchie: Was named to the 2015 OHL All-Star Team with Mitch Marner…was born 50 miles from Toronto in Orangeville, Ontario. Devin Shore: Played four seasons for the Dallas Stars with Jason Spezza (2015-19)…was teammates in the Dallas Stars organization for two seasons with Jack Campbell. Jakob Silfverberg: Was teammates with Jason Spezza in Ottawa (2012-13)…Spezza assisted on Silfverberg’s first NHL goal, Jan. 21, 2013…played with Cody Ceci for Binghamton (AHL) for part of one season (2012-13)…was born in the same city as Andreas Johnsson (Gävle). Troy Terry: Won gold at the 2015 U-18 World Junior Championship with Auston Matthews…played for the U.S. National Team Development Program with Matthews (2014-15). IN NET: John Gibson is tied for the eighth-highest career SV% (.919) among all-time NHL goaltenders with at least 200 games played…Gibson also ranks third among active goaltenders, behind Tuukka Rask (.922) and Ben Bishop (.921)…Gibson recorded his first shutout of the season and 19th of his career, the fourth-most in franchise history, in a 3-0 win over the Islanders Nov. 25 at Honda Center…Ryan Miller moved one shy from tying Mike Vernon (385) for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list for goaltenders Feb. 1 at Los Angeles…Miller’s 46 saves that night were three shy of his career high set Dec. 29, 2013 (49).
BY THE NUMBERS: Captain Ryan Getzlaf leads the club in points (11-24=35), assists, game-winning goals (5), and even-strength points (9-20=29)…Getzlaf owns 1-9=10 points in 13 games since Jan. 5 vs. Nashville…Jakob Silfverberg ranks second among team leaders in goals (16), co-leads in PPG (3) and ranks third in points (16-15=31)…Silfverberg has 6-6=12 points in his last 21 games… Adam Henrique, who leads the team with 17 goals and 14 even-strength goals, enters tonight’s contest with 5-1=6 points in his last 12 games and 8-3=11 points in his last 18…Rickard Rakell, who is riding a four-game point streak (1-4=5, +5), leads the Ducks in pointsper-game (0.69) and shots (135), ranks second in points (13-20=33) and third in goals…Hampus Lindholm, who has 1-3=4 points and a +4 rating in his last seven games, leads Anaheim blueliners and ranks third among team leaders in assists (19)…Derek Grant, currently tied for fifth in the NHL in SHP (3-1=4), is one goal shy of setting a single-season career high in goals (12)…Grant’s linemate, Carter Rowney, is also one goal from matching his single-season personal best established with the Ducks last season (7). MILESTONES WITHIN REACH: Cam Fowler: 2 points to 300 NHL points; 1 PPG from surpassing Chris Kunitz (26) for 10th on the club’s all-time PPG list; 1 SHP from surpassing Scott Niedermayer (8) for the all-time franchise lead in SHP by defensemen Ryan Getzlaf: 1 SHG from tying Samuel Pahlsson for third on the franchise’s all-time SHG list; 1 SHP from tying Steve Rucchin (15) for third on the franchise’s all-time SHP list Korbinian Holzer: 3 appearances to 200 NHL games Ondrej Kase: 3 appearances to 200 NHL games; 5 points to 100 NHL points Jacob Larsson: 3 appearances to 100 NHL games Hampus Lindholm: 8 points to 200 NHL points Josh Manson: 6 points to 100 NHL points Ryan Miller: 1 win from tying Mike Vernon (385) for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list; 6 appearances from matching Tom Barrasso for second place on the NHL’s all-time games played list among U.S.-born goaltenders; 82 saves from tying Gilles Meloche (21,138) for 13th place on the NHL’s all-time saves list Rickard Rakell: 1 PPG from tying Andy McDonald (28) for eighth on the club’s all-time PPG list
IRVINE — Ryan Getzlaf called out the Ducks after they succumbed to the quick-strike offense of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. He said they quit after giving up the tiebreaking goal in a 6-2 loss. He said they weren’t tough enough in front of the nets. He also didn’t spare himself from criticism. Harsh…
The view from left field 