TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (37-16-5 – 79 Points) vs. ARIZONA COYOTES (18-35-4 – 40 Points) THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 1 2 3 OT FINAL ARIZONA 2 2 0 1 5 TORONTO 0 1 3 0 4
SCORING NOTES
Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 4:55 of the second period. Engvall posted his 10th goal of the season. Engvall has recorded a point in three-consecutive games (1G, 2A).
Alexander Kerfoot scored for the Maple Leafs at 3:38 of the third period. Kerfoot posted his 10th goal of the season. Kerfoot also registered the primary assist on Engvall’s goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kerfoot has posted 32 assists this season.
Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 8:07 of the third period. Matthews posted his 44th goal of the season. Matthews has recorded eight points (7G, 1A) points through his last four games.
William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:17 of the third period. Nylander recorded his 23rd goal of the season. Nylander also posted the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Nylander registered his 31st assist of the season. Nylander has recorded four points through his last two games (2G, 2A).
Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. Liljegren posted his 14th assist of the season. Liljegren has registered an assist in four-consecutive games (4A) marking the longest point streak of his NHL career.
TJ Brodie recorded the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Brodie posted his 15th assist of the season. Brodie has recorded five assists through his last three games.
Michael Bunting registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting posted his 27th assist of the season. Bunting is currently on a seven-game point streak where he has recorded 12 points (3G, 9A). GOALTENDER NOTES
Petr Mrázek stopped 8 of 12 shots during tonight’s game.
Erik Källgren relieved Mrázek during the second period and stopped 9 of 10 shots in tonight’s overtime loss. Källgren made his NHL debut. SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
The Maple Leafs were 1-for-1 on the penalty kill tonight.
This is the second game this season where Toronto did not receive a power play opportunity (the first being Feb. 26, 2022 at DET.) OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs are 6-5 in overtime this season.
Alexander Kerfoot recorded three points (1G, 2A) during tonight’s game tying a single-game career-high which he has marked on seven occasions during his NHL career. Kerfoot registered his third three-point game of the season.
TJ Brodie recorded a single-game career-high seven shots during tonight’s game. He surpassed his previous career-high of six shots marked on Dec. 30, 2011 at OTT.
John Tavares recorded a single-game career-high seven hits during tonight’s game.
Timothy Liljegren posted a single-game career-high five shots during tonight’s game.
TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 32 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Ondřej Kaše finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 100 percent (6 for, 0 against). SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL ARIZONA 7 (6) 9 (6) 5 (5) 2 (0) 23 (17) TORONTO 8 (8) 11 (10) 18 (17) 1 (0) 38 (35) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL ARIZONA 12 (10) 14 (11) 9 (9) 3 (0) 38 (30) TORONTO 22 (22) 23 (20) 35 (32) 2 (0) 82 (74) ON HOME ICE
The Maple Leafs are 20-7-2 at home this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 39-54-8-3 in 104 games against the Arizona Coyotes and 22-27-2-3 in 54 games played in Toronto.
Toronto is 17-8-3 against the Western Conference this season and 6-3-3 against the Central Division this season. RECORD WHEN…
Toronto is 12-12-3 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 4-8-3 when trailing after one period and 4-13-1 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 22-11-4 when outshot by their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 4-3-1 in Thursday games. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 7 (Brodie) Shot Attempts 11 (Matthews) Faceoff Wins Faceoff Win Percentage Hits Blocked Shots Takeaways TOI Power Play TOI Shorthanded TOI Shifts 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 8 (Matthews) 75% (Nylander – 3 won, 1 lost) 7 (Tavares) 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Lyubushkin) 2 (Kerfoot, Bunting, Tavares) 25:22 (Brodie) N/A 1:24 (Brodie) 33 (Rielly) 100% (Kaše – 6 for, 0 against) UPCOMING GAMES: March 13 Leafs at Buffalo Tim Hortons Field 4:00 pm ET March 15 Leafs vs. Dallas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 17 Leafs vs. Carolina Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 19 Leafs at Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7:00 pm ET March 23 Leafs vs. New Jersey Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET March 26 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 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: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On Källgren’s NHL debut: “He was great. He was calm, cool, collected and big saves. He looked to be confident for a guy going in for his first start in those circumstances with no heads up. I thought he looked excellent. He didn’t get tested a lot and then when he did he was really good and obviously nothing he can do at all on the winning goal but he kept us alive with that save in overtime just before that. He gave us a chance to win the game the other way with Will’s breakaway so great showing by him. He should be proud of himself.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On tonight’s game and Källgren’s debut: “We gave ourselves a chance and he gave us a chance in there so we battled back and got a point but obviously not good enough from the start and we didn’t get playing until the third period.” ERIK KÄLLGREN On what was going through his mind as he stepped into the game tonight: “Not much to be honest. I tried to keep the head clear and just go out there and embrace the moment. It was a big moment for me to play my first minutes in the NHL so just tried to have fun.” PETR MRÁZEK On his play tonight: “Well it started with the first goal, early on with a bad rebound there and that set the game. I think I didn’t help the team get through the first period where it easily could have been 0-0.” On if there was any added pressure tonight: “No, I don’t think there were any nerves. We don’t think about those things, we just treat it like another game and like I said it was an easy first save, block save should go in the corner and the game would be different.”
2021-22 Matchups vs. Arizona: Second of Two 2021-22 Record vs. Arizona: 0-1-0 Toronto Season Record: 37-16-4 Toronto Home Record: 20-7-1 TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS March 10, 2022 Goaltender Erik Källgren has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. March 8, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). March 4, 2022 Defenceman Mac Hollowell has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 25, 2022 Forward Nick Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 6 vs. Seattle 4 Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 TOR Goals: Matthews (3x), Tavares, Nylander, Marner SEA Goals: Soucy, Wennberg, Blackwell, Schwartz TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 26/30, .867 SV% SEA Goaltender: Grubauer, 26/31, .839 SV% TOR Power Play: 3-for-6 TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3 Team Notes:
Auston Matthews scored three goals in Toronto’s win against Seattle marking his third hat trick of the season and sixth of his NHL career. With his three-goal performance, Matthews continues to lead the league in goals with 43.
Ilya Lyubushkin recorded a season-high seven hits in Tuesday’s game (his single-game career-high is eight hits).
The Maple Leafs recorded three power play goals in Tuesday’s win. This is the second time this season that the Maple Leafs have recorded three power play goals during a game (the first occasion dating back to January 26, 2022 vs. ANA). Toronto currently leads the league with a power play percentage of 29.9%.
NEXT GAME Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022 Opponent: at Buffalo Sabres Time: 4:00 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio) INJURY REPORT
Jake Muzzin Concussion
Jack Campbell Ribs
ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA COYOTES: First Matchup between Clubs: November 10, 1979 (Toronto 8 at Winnipeg 4) All-Time Record: 39-54-8-2 (103 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 22-27-2-2 (53 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 17-27-6-0 (50 Games) Last Home Win vs. Opponent: February 11, 2020 (Toronto 3 vs. Arizona 2) Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0 Record in Last 10 Games: 4-5-1
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ARIZONA COYOTES: Games Played: Kyle Clifford (49), Wayne Simmonds (36), TJ Brodie (34) Goals: Jason Spezza (9), Wayne Simmonds (9), John Tavares (9), Jake Muzzin (6), TJ Brodie (6) Assists: Jason Spezza (12), Jake Muzzin (12), TJ Brodie (10) Points: Jason Spezza (21), Jake Muzzin (18), Wayne Simmonds (17) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (53), Jake Muzzin (38), Simmonds (28)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 46/154 (29.9%) Power Play Goal Leader: 13 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 134/160 (83.8%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%) FAST FACTS
Thursday games 8th of 13 (9 home, 4 road) Back-to-Backs played 9 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 4-4-1 March games 5th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Two points away from 300 career NHL points Mitch Marner Six assists away from his 300th career NHL assist
2021-22 MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL Auston Matthews Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Jan. 31, 2022 vs. NJD Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Mitch Marner Skated in his 400th career NHL game, March 4, 2022 vs. BUF Mitch Marner Recorded his 400th career NHL point, Feb. 14, 2022 at SEA Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL William Nylander Skated in his 400th career NHL game, Feb. 1, 2022 at NJD William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5, 2022 vs. VAN Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
ARIZONA COYOTES LAST GAME Coyotes 9, Red Wings 2 – March 8, 2022 – Little Caesars Arena ARI Goals: Boyd (11), Ritchie (4, 5), Chychrun (4, 5), Schmaltz (15, 16), Fischer (4), Keller (24) DET Goals: Fabbri (17), Vrana (1) ARI Goalie: Vejmelka – 26 svs on 28 shots DET Goalie: Nedeljkovic (L) – 20 svs on 27 shots | Greiss – 1 sv on 3 shots PP: 0-1 PK: 2-4 Notes: ARI won its season-high 3rd straight game…Was team’s 4th straight W over DET…9 goals is the most the Coyotes have scored in a game since relocating from Winnipeg… ARI became the 3rd team (4th instance) this season to score 9+ goals in a game…ARI won by 7+ goals in game for first time since 12/30/06 vs SJ (8-0 W) and first time ever on the road since relocating from Winnipeg… Tue was 2nd time ever the franchise potted 8+ goals in back-to-back games…Last 2 ARI games mark the first NHL club since the 1995-96 Penguins (March 24-26, 1996) to score 8+ goals in back-to-back and first NHL club to score 17+ goals in 2-gm span since ’95-’96 Avs (Dec. 3-5, 1995 (18g)…ARI now has 3 gms of 7+ goals this season, their most since 1999-00…ARI enjoyed 3 different multi-goal scorers (Nick Schmaltz, Jakob Chychrun, Nick Ritchie) in a game for first time since 2/23/01 at BUF (Roenick, Ylonen, Doan)…Chychrun’s 3 pts tied his career-high…Barrett Hayton notched first career multi-assist game… ARI began a month 3-0- 0 for first time since April of 2021 MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played) Antoine Roussel…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (1 / 3/5) Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (4 / 2/25) Andrew Ladd…IR…Lower-Body (6 / 2/20) Johan Larsson…IR…Lower-Body (15 / 1/25) Jay Beagle…IR…Lower-Body (29 / 12/11) Dmitrij Jaskin…IR…Lower-Body…(41 / 11/13) Conor Timmins…IR…Lower-Body…(50 / 10/25) Total man games lost: 352 games C. Hutton (44), J. Beagle (35), J. Larsson (25), R. Dzingel (21), N. Schmaltz (19), K. Capobianco (17), B. Hayton (16), A. Galchenyuk (15), A. Ladd (12), J. Chychrun (11), C. Fischer (8), A. Stralman (8), S. Wedgewood (7), L. O’Brien (6), A. Roussel (5), C. Dineen (4), D. Mayo (4), L. Crouse (1), M. Maccelli (1), T. Boyd (1), I. Lyubushkin (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS -3/7 – Recalled F Hudson Fasching from Tucson (AHL) UPCOMING SCHEDULE YOTES &LEAFS -Tonight is the second of two ARI-TOR games this season -Arizona captured the first meeting 2-1 on 1/12 behind a 45-sv performance from Karel Vejmelka -Tonight is ARI’s first game at Scotiabank Arena since 2/11/20 (3-2 L, OT) -The last time ARI won in Toronto was 1/20/19 (4-2 W) Arizona Coyotes: Media Notes DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO Sat, Mar. 12 5pm at BOS TD Garden Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM Mon, Mar. 14 4:30pm at OTT Canadian Tire Centre Bally Sports Arizona 620 AM Tue, Mar. 15 4pm at MTL Bell Centre Bally Sports Arizona Extra TBD -The Coyotes franchise is 56-37-8-2 all-time against the Maple Leafs -The Coyotes enter tonight having taken at least a point in their last 10 road games against the Maple Leafs dating back to 1/14/06. It’s the 2nd longest road point streak the Coyotes/Jets franchise has ever produced against the Maple Leafs and tied for the 3rd-longest the franchise has rattled off against any opponent Longest road point streaks against opponent, franchise history: -Additionally, the Coyotes active road point streak against TOR is the 5th-longest an NHL franchise has ever strung together against the Leafs: SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS Andrew Ladd…10-13-23…34 career GP Alex Galchenyuk…8-9-17…28 career GP Shayne Gostisbehere…5-7-12…16 career GP Nick Schmaltz…1-4-5…7 career GP Career Leaders Goals (Ladd, 10)…Assists (Ladd, 13)…Points (Ladd, 23) Career Leaders Among Defensemen Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere 7)…Points (Gostisbehere, 12) IN THE NICK OF TIME -Nick Schmaltz on Tue picked up right where he left off from Sat’s 7-pt showing by tallying 4 pts (2-2-4) in ARI’s 9-2 rout of DET -The forward has 11 pts (4-7-11) in his last 2 GP, which is the most ever over a pair of contests by a player in Coyotes/Jets franchise history -Since 1986-87, only Bernie Nicholls (4-8-12 from Dec. 1-3, 1988) and Mario Lemieux (5-7-12 from Oct. 15-18, 1988) have registered more points in a span of 2 NHL games (source: NHL Stats &Info). The last NHLer to tally 11+ pts in back-to-back games was Sam Gagner’s 11 from Feb. 2-4, 2012 -Schmaltz’s hot streak includes runs of 30 points (15-15-30) in his last 20 GP dating back to 1/17 and 21 points (11-10-21) in his last 10 GP dating back to 2/9 -Since Feb. 9, Schmaltz ranks among NHL-leaders in goals (T-4th), points (T-5th) and leads the League in points per game (2.10) KELLER INSTINCT -Clayton Keller followed up his 4-pt Saturday with a 3-pt game (1-2-3) at DET (3/8). He enters tonight with 24-30-54 in 56 GP, approx a 35-44-79 pace in 82-game season -He carries a 3-gm point streak, posting 3-5-8 in that span -He’s been held off the scoresheet twice in his last 17 GP, notching 24 pts (10-14-24) in that run since 1/22 TEAM OPPONENT ROAD POINT STREAK RECORD DATES PHX/ARI Edmonton 15 13-0-2 1/5/10 – 11/27/16 WIN (’79) Toronto 11 10-0-1 1/7/81 – 10/19/85 PHX/ARI Toronto 10 8-0-2 1/14/06 – present PHX Calgary 10 8-0-2 12/29/97 – 1/23/03 TEAM ROAD POINT STREAK AT TOR RECORD DATES BOS 13 10-0-3 3/26/77 – 11/21/81 WIN (’79) 11 10-0-1 1/7/81 – 10/19/85 MNS 11 9-0-2 10/16/85 – 1/6/88 STL 11 9-0-2 4/1/98 – 3/7/15 ARI/PHX 10 8-0-2 1/14/06 – present • • • • • • • • • • -Keller’s goal on 3/8 was his 24th of the season to set a new single-season career-high -The 24th marker was his 20th at even-strength. The last Coyote to post 20+ EVG in a season was Radim Vrbata (25) in 2011-12 -The winger also reached 30 assists this yr, marking the third time in his career he’s reached that benchmark (2017-18 (42), 2018-19 (33))
Keller has 48 pts (21-27-48) in his last 40 GP after beginning the yr with 6 pts (3-3-6) in his first 16 GP…Since Nov. 18 (40 GP), Keller ranks among League-leaders in goals (T-12th), EVG (19, 3rd) and EVP (42, 5th) CHYCHA CHYCHA BOOM BOOM -Jakob Chychrun had a 3-pt showing (2-1-3) last time out at DET. It was his 5th career multi-goal game and he cleared 50 career goals in the process -Chychrun is the fourth defenseman to record 5+ multi-goal games with the franchise -His 51 career goals rank 9th in franchise history among d-men -The Boca Raton, Fla. native enters Thursday with 8 pts (3-5-8) in his last 5 GP, tied for the 2nd most among NHL blueliners since 2/25 (Makar (12), Toews (8)) KEY CONNECTIONS Ex-Coyotes Ilya Lyubushkin (2018-22) Michael Bunting (2018-19, 2020-21) Ex-Maple Leafs Corey Schwab (2001-02) Phil Housley (2002-03) Anton Stralman (2007-09) Phil Kessel (2009-15) Alex Galchenyuk (2020-21) Travis Boyd (2020-21) Riley Nash (2021 Playoffs) Nick Ritchie (2021-22) Travis Boyd played with Justin Holl at the University of Minnesota from 2011-14 Lawson Crouse represented Team Canada with Mitch Marner and Travis Dermott at the 2016 WJC Hudson Fasching represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015 WJC…Played with Justin Holl at the Univ. of Minnesota in 2013-14 Christian Fischer was teammates with Auston Matthews at the USNTDP from 2013-15 Alex Galchenyuk skated with with Manny Malhotra in Montreal in 2014-15 Shayne Gostisbehere played with Wayne Simmonds (2014-19) and Petr Mrazek (2017-18) in Philadelphia Barrett Hayton played with Rasmus Sandin on the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds in 2017-18 Clayton Keller won a gold medal with Auston Matthews at the 2015 U18 World Championship
Nick Schmaltz represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015-16 World Junior Championships, capturing Bronze in 2016…Played with David Kampf in Chicago from 2017-19 MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player…Needs…Milestone) Clayton Keller…8 goals from…100 career NHL goals Clayton Keller…3 points from…250 career NHL points Phil Kessel…3 goals from…400 career NHL goals Phil Kessel…1 multi-assist game from…100 career NHL multi-assist games Nick Schmaltz…2 assists from…150 career assists Nick Schmaltz…One multi-point game from…50 career multi-point games 2021-22 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Blocked shots: Mayo (92) Hits: Crouse (158) Takeaways: Keller (55) Shots: Keller (158) TOI/G: Chychrun (23:24) YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE 2021-22: 1-for-2, 50% Last Challenge: (L) Nov. 12, 2022 – Original Call Confirmed; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a Missed Game Stoppage Event to further examine if an ARI player touched the puck during the delayed penalty, which was prior to when the puck exited the attacking zone before CHI’s Alex DeBrincat’s goal Interference Challenge Rate: 1-for-1 (100%) Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-) Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-1 (0%) 2021-22 OVERTIME RESULTS: (3-0-5) Last overtime win: 12/17/21 at ANA (W, 6-5, GWG – C. Keller) Last overtime loss: 5/1/21 vs. VGK (L, 3-2, GWG – J. Marchessault) Last overtime that led to shootout: 2/1/22 at COL
2021-22 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (1-4) Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, GDG – A. Galchenyuk) Last shootout loss: 1/14/22 at COL (L, 4-3, GDG – N. Kadri) CAREER OT POINT CHART PLAYER NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS Phil Kessel 11 15 26 Loui Eriksson 9 7 16 Shayne Gostisbehere 6 9 15 Andrew Ladd 5 6 11 Alex Galchenyuk 6 5 11 Clayton Keller 4 6 10 Anton Stralman 0 6 6 Nick Schmaltz 1 5 6 Jakob Chychrun 1 3 4 Christian Fischer 2 1 3 Riley Nash 0 3 3 Johan Larsson 0 2 2 Kyle Capobianco 1 0 1 Travis Boyd 0 1 1 COYOTES RECORD ON… 1-Day Rest: 7-10-3 2-Days Rest: 4-10-0 3+ Days Rest: 2-7-1 First Game of Back-to-Back: 3-8-1 Second Game of Back-to-Back: 4-8-0 COYOTES PROSPECT WATCH John Farinacci (3rd round, 76th overall in 2019) completed the regular season with 15 pts (8-7-15) in 25 GP for Harvard (NCAA) as the team gears up for the ECAC Tourney beginning 3/11
In some respects, Linus Ullmark has been the forgotten man in the Bruins’ fluid goaltending picture, if that can ever be the case for a player in the first year of a four-year, $20 million contract. There’s a section of the fandom who perceive Tuukka Rask as the returning savior. Another large contingent whats presumed…
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (23-9-3 – 49 Points) at ARIZONA COYOTES (8-23-3 – 19 Points) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2022 1 2 3 FINAL TORONTO 0 0 1 1 ARIZONA 1 0 1 2
ON THE SCORESHEET
Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs at 0:14 of the third period. Matthews posted his 24th goal of the season. With his goal in tonight’s game, Matthews set a Maple Leafs franchise record for consecutive road games with a goal (9). Matthews has posted 11 goals during the goal streak. Babe Dye (Jan. 3, 1921-Feb. 12, 1921), Frank Mahovlich (Dec. 1, 1960-Jan. 5, 1961) & Daniel Marois (Oct. 7-Nov. 9, 1989) held the previous mark of eight games.
Michael Bunting recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Bunting posted his 15th assist of the season. Bunting has recorded an assist in three consecutive games.
Jake Muzzin registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ goal. Muzzin recorded his 10th assist of the season. SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 20 (7) 15 (14) 11 (10) 46 (31) ARIZONA 6 (3) 6 (3) 6 (5) 18 (11) SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets) 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL TORONTO 29 (13) 32 (31) 24 (18) 85 (62) ARIZONA 19 (15) 10 (7) 10 (9) 39 (31) ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Maple Leafs are 9-5-2 on the road this season.
Toronto’s all-time record is 39-54-8-2 in 103 games against the Arizona Coyotes and 17-27-6-0 in 50 games played in Arizona.
Toronto is 12-4-2 against the Western Conference this season and 4-2-2 against the Central Division this season. MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS Shots 8 (Nylander) Shot Attempts 11 (Nylander) Faceoff Wins 8 (Tavares) Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Simmonds – 1 won, 0 lost) Hits 6 (Simmonds) Blocked Shots 3 (Holl) Takeaways 3 (Liljegren) TOI 24:59 (Rielly) Power Play TOI 2:36 (Matthews, Rielly, Nylander, Tavares) Shorthanded TOI 2:20 (Kämpf) Shifts 27 (Muzzin, Rielly) 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 78.57% (Mikheyev – 11 for, 3 against) RECORD WHEN…
The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
Toronto is 6-7-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
The Maple Leafs are 2-4-2 when trailing after one period and 2-9-0 when trailing after two periods.
Toronto is 14-5-2 when outshooting their opponent.
The Maple Leafs are 6-1-0 in Wednesday games and 2-4-0 in the second game of a back-to-back. OF NOTE…
TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 27 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
Ilya Mikheyev finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 78.57 percent (11 for, 3 against). UPCOMING GAMES: Jan. 15 Leafs at St. Louis Enterprise Center 7:00 pm ET Jan. 19 Leafs at New York Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:30 pm ET Jan. 22 Leafs at New York Islanders UBS Arena 7:00 pm ET Jan. 26 Leafs vs. Anaheim Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET Jan. 29 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:00 pm ET Feb. 1 Leafs at New Jersey Prudential Center 7:00 pm ET Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution POSTGAME QUOTES: HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE On tonight’s game: “Our power play wasn’t very good tonight. Had a chance to grab ahold of the game for us and failed to do so. Our execution offensively wasn’t really good enough either. Clearly didn’t make good on our chances, we generated more than enough to score far more than we did. But we didn’t execute and didn’t find ways to make it harder on their goaltender once he got in a groove.” JOHN TAVARES On tonight’s game and facing a strong goaltender: “Obviously I think we just have to find a way to capitalize on our chances and just make it a little bit more difficult around him and around the net but certainly we had our looks and our opportunities. Just one of those nights where you have to find a way to break through and unfortunately, we didn’t. We have to do a better job here of winning some third periods.” On his line during tonight’s game: “Yeah I think certainly much better tonight. I think we generated more. Much more connected. Better things to build off of and it’s a long season so try not to get hung up too much on a night where it doesn’t go so well and we still got a really good result at the end of the day so it was a good team effort with everyone contributing but certainly we want to be at a high level and be counted on and be consistent. So better today and still want to be a lot better and find ways to be more productive than we were.” AUSTON MATTHEWS On the team having a strong offensive game but facing a strong goaltender: “I think you just kind of stick to it and continue to fight, continue to push, continue to force that pressure and eventually break them. Obviously with the amount of shots and chances we had tonight sometimes you have to tip your hat. I thought we really controlled the play for the most part of the game, especially that second period. Sometimes you just run into a hot goalie and you have to tip your hat to him.” On if his goal tonight was meaningful to him, in setting a Maple Leafs franchise record for consecutive road games with a goal (9): “Yeah, I suppose. Like you said I would have obviously rather taken the win tonight but have to give credit to the guys out there with me on my line making plays and stuff. Obviously still leaving the rink a little bit sour in not getting those two points.” PETR MRÁZEK On drawing back into the lineup: “Yeah, I felt pretty good out there. I think early on I didn’t have many shots but I think I managed it pretty well.” On facing a strong goaltender: “That’s how it is sometimes, that’s how it is. You just have to stay focused and track the puck when they’re in our zone.” TIMOTHY LILJEGREN On drawing back into the lineup: “Yeah, it was fun. I think the first period I tried to get my legs back and made a couple mistakes I think but as the game went on, I think I played solid. Not my best game by any means but I think it was okay.” On having a strong offensive game but facing a strong goaltender: “Yeah, we just tried to talk about staying patient and sticking with it and eventually one will go in and obviously (Matthews) got one there early in the third just their goalie had an unbelievable night and it just wasn’t our night.”
2021-22 Matchups vs. Arizona: First of Two 2021-22 Record vs. Arizona: 0-0-0 Next Game vs. Arizona: Thursday, March 10 vs. Arizona Toronto Season Record: 23-8-3 Toronto Road Record: 9-4-2 TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
RECENT TRANSACTIONS January 7, 2022 Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) January 5, 2022 Forward Kyle Clifford has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) January 3, 2022 Defenceman Teemu Kivihalme has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad December 31, 2021 Defenceman Chad Krys has been reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad
LAST GAME Score: Toronto 4 at Vegas 3 – SOW Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 TOR Goals: Nylander, Matthews, Mikheyev, (Nylander – SOW) VGK Goals: Kolesar, Karlsson, Pietrangelo TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 31/34, .912 SV% VGK Goaltender: Lehner, 15/18, .833 SV% TOR Power Play: 0-for-2 TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-5
NEXT GAME Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022 Opponent: at St. Louis Blues Time: 7 pm ET Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
INJURY REPORT Pierre Engvall Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol Mitch Marner Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol ALL-TIME VS. ARIZONA COYOTES:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 10, 1979 (Toronto 8 at Winnipeg 4) All-Time Record: 39-53-8-2 (102 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 22-27-2-2 (53 Games) All-Time Record on the Road: 17-26-6-0 (49 Games) Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 21, 2019 (Toronto 3 at Arizona 1) Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ARIZONA COYOTES: Games Played: Kyle Clifford (49), Wayne Simmonds (35), TJ Brodie (33) Goals: Jason Spezza (9), Wayne Simmonds (9), John Tavares (9), Jake Muzzin (6), TJ Brodie (6) Assists: Jason Spezza (12), Jake Muzzin (11), TJ Brodie (10) Points: Jason Spezza (21), Jake Muzzin (17), Wayne Simmonds (17) Penalty Minutes: Kyle Clifford (53), Jake Muzzin (38), Nick Ritchie (33)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22 Power Play: 29/96 (30.2%) Power Play Goal Leader: 8 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) 2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2021-22 Penalty Kill: 80/97 (82.5%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A) 2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
FAST FACTS Wednesday games 7th of 11 (5 home, 5 road) Back-to-Backs played 5 of 11 Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1 Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0 January games 5th of 10 (3 home, 7 road) RECENT MILESTONES TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
UPCOMING MILESTONES TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points David Kämpf Three assists away from 50 career NHL assists Ilya Mikheyev Two games away from 100 career NHL games played William Nylander One point away from 300 career NHL points William Nylander Eight games away from 400 career NHL games played.
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER GOALS 23 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 48 – Holl ASSISTS 25 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 34 – Nylander POINTS 37 – Matthews (23G, 14A) HITS 77 – Ritchie POWER PLAY POINTS 15 – Matthews (8G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 23:59 – Rielly SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:05 – Marner PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:39 – Muzzin SHOTS 138 – Matthews WINS 18 – Campbell FACEOFF% 61.2% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.02 – Campbell SHOT ATTEMPTS% 57.94% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .935 – Campbell
021-22 GAME HIGHS TEAM RECORD TEAM RECORD Anaheim Ducks 1-0-0 Nashville Predators 1-0-0 Arizona Coyotes 0-0-0 New Jersey Devils 0-0-0 Boston Bruins 1-0-0 New York Islanders 1-0-0 Buffalo Sabres 1-0-0 New York Rangers 1-0-1 Calgary Flames 1-0-0 Ottawa Senators 2-1-0 Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0 Chicago Blackhawks 2-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0 Colorado Avalanche 1-0-1 San Jose Sharks 1-1-0 Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0-0 Seattle Kraken 0-0-0 Dallas Stars 0-0-0 St. Louis Blues 0-0-0 Detroit Red Wings 1-0-0 Tampa Bay Lightning 1-1-0 Edmonton Oilers 2-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0 Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 2-0-0 Los Angeles Kings 1-1-0 Washington Capitals 0-0-0 Minnesota Wild 0-0-1 Winnipeg Jets 0-1-0 Montréal Canadiens 1-0-0
2021-22 GAME HIGHS CATEGORY HOME ROAD Most Goals, Game 3 – Matthews, Dec. 1 vs. COL 2 – Nylander, Nov. 10 at PHI – Marner, Nov. 21 at NYI – Spezza, Dec. 4 at MIN – Matthews, Dec. 14 at EDM – Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL Most Assists, Game 4 – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ 3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN Most Points, Game 4 – Marner, Nov. 6 vs. BOS, (1G, 3A) – Rielly, Dec. 7 vs. CBJ (4A) 3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN (3A) – Kerfoot, Jan. 8 at COL (1G, 2A) Most Shots, Game 8 – Matthews, Oct. 18 vs. NYR, Nov. 12 vs. CGY, Dec. 1 vs. COL 8 – Nylander, Nov. 26 at SJS – Matthews, Dec. 4 at MIN –Matthews, Jan. 8 at COL Time On Ice, Game 26:23 – Rielly, Nov. 20 vs. PIT 26:55 – Rielly, Dec. 4 at MIN Most Saves, Game 42 – Campbell, Nov. 6 vs. BOS 44 – Campbell, Jan. 8 at COL CATEGORY GAME PERIOD Most Goals, For 8 – Dec. 1 vs. COL 4 – 2nd, Nov. 24 at LAK Most Goals, Against 7 – Oct. 23 at PIT 4 – 2nd, Oct. 23 at PIT, 2nd, Dec. 5 at WPG Most Shots, For 48 – Oct. 14 at OTT 25 – 3rd, Oct. 14 at OTT Most Shots, Against 49 – Jan. 8 at COL 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS Fewest Shots, For 18 – Jan. 11 at VGK 2 – 3rd, Jan. 11 at VGK Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
COYOTES NOTES
LAST GAME Predators 4, Coyotes 2 – January 8, 2022 – Gila River Arena ARI Goals: Keller (12), Crouse (9) NSH Goals: Ekholm (2), Trenin (9), Jeannot (11), Josi (12) ARI Goalie: Vemelka (L) – 25 saves on 29 shots NSH Goalie: Saros – 38 saves on 40 shots PP: 0-6 PK: 5-6 Notes: Clayton Keller scored in his second consecutive game…Lawson Crouse picked up his 9th goal of the yr to put him in 2nd on the Coyotes’ goalscoring leaderboard… Riley Nash made his Coyotes debut and assisted on Crouse’s goal… Marked the second time this season Arizona has recorded 40+ shots in a game…ARI’s 15 shots in the 2nd period tied a season-high for a single period (1st period on 11/5 at Anaheim)…Travis Boyd won 14-of21 face-offs (67%), the 14 wins marking a single-game career-high…ARI logged 48 PIM as a team, their highest in a game since 12/20/07 at SJ (58) CURRENT TAXI SQUAD G Ivan Prosvetov D Victor Soderstrom D Vladislav Kolyachonok MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played) Barrett Hayton…IR…Upper-Body (1 / 1/6) Jay Beagle…IR…Lower-Body (6 / 12/11) Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (7 / 12/10) Ryan Dzingel…IR …Upper-Body (7 / 12/10) Dmitrij Jaskin…IR…Lower-Body…(18 / 11/13) Conor Timmins…IR…Lower-Body…(27 / 10/25) Carter Hutton…IR…Lower-Body…(27 / 10/25) Total man games lost: 188 games Nick Schmaltz (19), Ryan Dzingel (17), Alex Galchenyuk (15), Kyle Capobianco (12), Jay Beagle (12), Johan Larsson (10), Christian Fischer (8), Andrew Ladd (6), Anton Stralman (4), Lawson Crouse (1), Matias Maccelli (1), Travis Boyd (1), Ilya Lyubushkin (1), Liam O’Brien (1) RECENT TRANSACTIONS -1/11 – Recalled D Victor Soderstrom, D Vladislav Kolyachonok and G Ivan Prosvetov to the Taxi Squad -1/10 – Placed HC André Tourigny, GC Corey Schwab, G Scott Wedgewood, D Jakob Chychrun, D Cam Dinnen, D Anton Stralman in COVID protocol -1/7 – Placed AC Mario Duhamel, D Kyle Capobianco in COVID Protocol UPCOMING SCHEDULE YOTES &LEAFS -Tonight is 1 of 2 ARI-TOR games this season, and the only one in Arizona Arizona Coyotes: Media Notes DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO Fri, Jan. 14 7pm at COL Ball Arena Bally Sports Arizona+ 98.7 FM Sat, Jan. 15 7pm vs COL Gila River Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM Mon, Jan. 17 2pm vs MTL Gila River Arena ESPN+/Hulu 620 AM -The teams are also scheduled to go head-to-head in Toronto on 3/10 -The last meeting between the clubs took place in 2/11/20 (3-2 L, OT). The last time ARI played TOR in AZ was 11/21/19 (3-1 L) -Andrew Ladd leads current Coyotes in career goals (10) and assists (13) vs TOR. He’s found the scoresheet in each of his last two games against the Maple Leafs, recording an assist in each contest as a member of NYI -Shayne Gostisbehere paces the Coyotes in points vs TOR among d-men, registering 5-7-12 in 15 GP -The Coyotes franchise is 55-37-8-2 all-time against the Maple Leafs SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE MAPLE LEAFS Andrew Ladd…10-13-23…33 career GP Johan Larsson…5-8-13…19 career GP Ryan Dzingel…4-10-14…17 career GP Shayne Gostisbehere…5-7-12…15 career GP Career Leaders Goals (Ladd, 10)…Assists (Ladd, 13)…Points (Ladd, 23) Career Leaders Among Defensemen Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere 7)…Points (Gostisbehere, 12) THIS DAY IN COYOTES HISTORY Jan. 12, 2016 – Max Domi scored his first career hat trick as the Coyotes defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 at Gila River Arena. LEAGUE LEADERS Points (Defensemen on new teams) 1 Seth Jones (CHI) – 25 pts 2 Tony DeAngelo (CAR) – 24 pts 3 Shayne Gostisbehere (ARI) – 23 pts 4 Alex Goligoski (MIN) – 21 pts 5 Dougie Hamilton (NJD) – 20 pts TOI/G (Rookies | Min. 10 GP) 1 Moritz Seider (DET) – 22:23 TOI/G 2 Dysin Mayo (ARI) – 20:36 TOI/G 3 Alexandre Carrier (NSH) – 20:31 TOI/G 4 Jamie Drysdale (ANA) – 19:48 TOI/G 5 Bowen Byram (COL) – 19 :34 TOI/G Blocked Shots (Rookies) 1 Moritz Seider (DET) – 63 BS T2 Dysin Mayo (ARI) – 50 BS T2 Alexandre Carrier (NSH) – 50 BS 4 Martin Fehervary (WSH) – 49 BS 5 Jacob Middleton (SJ) – 47 BS KELLER INSTINCT -Clayton Keller enters tonight as Arizona’s leader in goals (12), points (26) and SOG (97) this season. Dating back to 11/18, he’s registered 20 points (9-11-20) in his last 17 GP -Keller has tallied 6 goals (9 pts) in his last 6 games, half of his season goal total -With 7 SOG on Saturday, Keller has totaled 35 SOG in his last 6 GP. Keller is one of five NHLers with 5+ games of 7+ SOG this season (Pastrnak [6], Matthews, McDavid, Ovechkin) -Tonight is expected to be Keller’s 324th consecutive GP, the 4th-longest active streak in the NHL FRANCHISE CAREER LEADERBOARD All Skaters Goals 24 Fredrik Olausson 86 (1986-94) 25 Dallas Drake 82 (1993-00) T26 Clayton Keller 80 (2017-present) T26 Scott Arniel 80 (1981-86, 1990-91) T26 Randy Carlyle 80 (1983-93) T26 Mikkel Boedker 80 (2008-16) Assists 24 Darrin Shannon… 149 (1991-98) 25 Dallas Drake 143 (1993-00) 26 Clayton Keller… 139 (2017-present) 27 Ron Wilson … 134 (1979-83) Points 26 Darrin Shannon… 226 (1991-98) 27 Dallas Drake 225 (1993-00) 28 Clayton Keller 219 (2017-present) 29 Mikkel Boedker 213 (2008-16) PHIL THE THRILL -Phil Kessel, who shares the second-highest point total on the Coyotes with Gostisbehere (23), has recorded a multi-point game in 3 of his last 5 outings, producing 1-7-8 in that span -Kessel (5-18-23) is nearing his 20th assist of the season. With 33 games under his belt this year, the fastest he’s reached 20a in a season are: 2017-18 (25 GP), 2018-19 (27 GP), 2016-17 (28 GP), 2012-13 (31 GP), 2011-12 (32 GP), 2014-15 (35 GP) -The winger has registered 14 points (2-12-14) in his last 14 GP -Kessel is expected to skate in his 934th consecutive game tonight. Dating back to Nov. 3, 2009, Kessel also holds the second-longest active streak in the NHL (Keith Yandle, 957) NHL’s ’Iron Man’ Streak Doug Jarvis (964; 10/8/75 – 10/10/87) Keith Yandle (957; 3/26/09 – present) Phil Kessel (933; 11/3/09 – present) Garry Unger (914; 2/24/68 – 12/21/79) NHL CAREER LEADERBOARD (PLAYERS OF U.S. NATIONALITY) Goals 10 Joe Pavelski 407 (2006-present) 11 John LeClair 406 (1990-07) 12 Phil Kessel 396 (2006-present) 13 Zach Parise 394 (2005-present) 14 Ed Olczyk 342 (1984-00) Power-Play Goals 11 Zach Parise 120 (2005-present) 12 John LeClair 118 (1990-07) 13 Phil Kessel 117 (2006-present) 14 Patrick Kane 113 (2007-present) Power-Play Assists 17 Kevin Hatcher 208 (1984-01) 18 Scott Gomez 207 (1999-16) 19 Mark Howe 204 (1979-95) 20 Phil Kessel 201 (2006-present) 21 Scott Young 199 (1987-06) Power-Play Points 13 Joe Mullen 339 (1981-97) 14 Joe Pavelski 319 (2006-present) 15 Phil Kessel 318 (2006-present) 16 Scott Young 307 (1987-06) KEY CONNECTIONS Ex-Coyotes Michael Bunting (2018-19, 2020-21) Ex-Maple Leafs Corey Schwab (2001-02) Phil Housley (2002-03) Anton Stralman (2007-09) Phil Kessel (2009-15) Alex Galchenyuk (2020-21) Travis Boyd (2020-21) Riley Nash (2021 Playoffs) Travis Boyd played with Justin Holl at the Univ. of Minnesota from 2011-14 Lawson Crouse won a gold medal with Nick Ritchie at the 2015 WJC for Team Canada…Also represented Canada with Mitch Marner and Travis Dermott at the 2016 event Alex Galchenyuk played with Manny Malhotra in MTL in 2014-15 Shayne Gostisbehere skated with with Wayne Simmonds (2014-19) and Petr Mrazek (2017-18) in Philly Clayton Keller played with Joey Anderson at the USNTDP from 2014-16 Andrew Ladd played with John Tavares on NYI from 2016-18 Antoine Roussel was teammates with Jason Spezza in DAL from 2014-18 Nick Schmaltz represented Team USA with Auston Matthews at the 2015-16 WJCs…Played with David Kampf in CHI from 2017-19 Victor Soderstrom played with Rasmus Sandin on Team Sweden at the 2019-20 WJCs MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player…Needs…Milestone) Travis Boyd…1 game from…150 career NHL games Lawson Crouse…2 assists from…50 career NHL assists Lawson Crouse…7 points from…100 career NHL points Loui Eriksson…1 assist from … 350 career NHL assists Alex Galchenyuk…2 games from…600 career NHL games Alex Galchenyuk…4 assists from…200 career NHL assists Phil Kessel…4 goals from…400 career NHL goals Andrew Ladd…2 even-strength goals from…200 even-strength goals Johan Larsson…1 goal from…50 career NHL goals Anton Stralman…2 even-strength points from…200 career NHL even-strength points 2021-22 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS Blocked shots: Mayo (50) Hits: Crouse (87) Shots: Keller (97) TOI/G: Chychrun (24:50) 2021-22 OVERTIME RESULTS: (3-0-3) Last overtime win: 12/17/21 at ANA (W, 6-5, GWG – C. Keller) Last overtime loss: 5/1/21 vs. VGK (L, 3-2, GWG – J. Marchessault) Last overtime that led to shootout: 12/28/21 at SJS
2021-22 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-3) Last shootout win: 3/23/21 vs. COL (W, 5-4, GDG – C. Dvorak) Last shootout loss: 12/28/21 at SJS (L, 8-7, GDG – L. Couture) CAREER OT POINT CHART COYOTES RECORD ON… PLAYER NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS Phil Kessel 11 15 26 Loui Eriksson 9 7 16 Shayne Gostisbehere 6 9 15 Andrew Ladd 5 6 11 Alex Galchenyuk 6 5 11 Clayton Keller 4 6 10 Anton Stralman 0 6 6 Nick Schmaltz 1 5 6 Jakob Chychrun 1 3 4 Ryan Dzingel 2 1 3 Christian Fischer 2 1 3 Jay Beagle 1 1 2 Johan Larsson 0 2 2 Kyle Capobianco 1 0 1 Travis Boyd 0 1 1
Goalie Robin Lehner was handed a rare loss, and the Golden Knights saw their 10-game winning streak snapped Friday with a 3-0 setback to the Arizona Coyotes.
Late-game drama wasn’t needed Wednesday when the Golden Knights won a team record fourth straight game to open a season, this a 5-2 final against the Arizona Coyotes.
The siblings have not forgotten what their mother, Lucia Velez, used to chant at their Eastside San Jose home. Duro duro a los libros — hit the books hard. Xavier Gutierrez, Lucia’s oldest child, took those words to heart as a student at Bellarmine College Prep, and later at Harvard University and when earning a law…
Zach Hyman put the Maple Leafs on the board at 14:23 of the first period and later scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 1:33 of the third period. Hyman has points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-goal game and seventh multi-point game of the season. He has 16 points (7-9-16) in 17 games on home ice this season. In six games during the month of February, he has recorded six points (2 goals, 4 assists).
Kasperi Kapanen scored the overtime winning goal at 3:43 . Kapanen has four points (1-3-4) over his past five games played. He has 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 15 games played since January 1. His overtime goal is the second of his career.
Tyson Barrie registered the primary assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Barrie has registered 16 of his 27 assists on home ice this season. In two games against the Coyotes, he has recorded a goal and an assist. Fifteen (3-12-15) of his 32 points have come in 24 games against Western Conference opponents.
Alex Kerfoot had the secondary assist on Hyman’s first period goal and later had the secondary assist on Hyman’s third period goal. Kerfoot has assists (3) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-assist and fifth multi-point game of the season. In eight career games against the Coyotes, he has registered seven points (2-5-7).
John Tavares registered the primary assist on Hyman’s third period goal. Tavares has points (5-3-8) in five consecutive games. He has 12 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 11 games against Pacific Division opponents this season.
Jack Campbell stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced to earn his second win as a Maple Leaf.
The Maple Leafs went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and 0-for-3 on the power play tonight.
Tyson Barrie was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Barrie had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 48.9 percent (22 for, 23 against).
Alex Kerfoot and John Tavares started 22.2 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
Auston Matthews was 4-for-6 (67%) in the faceoff circle when taking draws in the defensive zone.
John Tavares won 63 percent (5 won, 3 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and was 6-for-9 (67%) on the draw when matched up with Arizona centre Derek Stepan.
UPCOMING GAMES:
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)
Tuesday, February 18, 7:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Penguins (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Thursday, February 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (TSN4, TSN 1050)
Kyle Clifford (41), Jake Muzzin (30), Jason Spezza (23)
GOALS:
John Tavares (9), Jason Spezza (9), Jake Muzzin (6)
ASSISTS:
Jason Spezza (12), Jake Muzzin (11), Morgan Rielly (6), John Tavares (6)
POINTS:
Jason Spezza (21), Jake Muzzin (17), John Tavares (15)
PENALTY MINUTES:
Kyle Clifford (46), Jake Muzzin (36), Morgan Rielly (8)
MAPLE LEAFS – COYOTES TEAM STATS
TORONTO
ARIZONA
GOALS FOR (Rank):
199 (t-1st)
158 (t-20th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):
183 (t-27th)
155 (9th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):
39/154 [25.3%] (3rd)
35/183 [19.1%] (t-19th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):
120/155 [77.4%] (24th)
137/166 [82.5%] (10th)
SHOTS (Rank):
1873 (4th)
1810 (9th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):
2838 (3rd)
2555 (8th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):
52.5% (5th)
48.1% (25th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):
52.8% (3rd)
49.3% (20th)
MAPLE LEAFS – COYOTES NOTES
First Matchup between Clubs:
November 10, 1979 at Winnipeg (Toronto 8, Winnipeg 4)
All-Time Record:
38-53-8-2 (101 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:
21-27-2-2 (52 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:
17-26-6-0 (49 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:
December 19, 2013 (Toronto 2, Arizona 1 SO)
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. COYOTES
Tyson Barrie
First goal as a Maple Leaf (November 21, 2019 at ARI)
Kyle Clifford
100th NHL point (December 27, 2018 LAK vs. ARI)
Pierre Engvall
First NHL point (Goal) (November 21, 2019 at ARI)
Martin Marincin
First NHL point (January 24, 2014 (EDM) vs. PHX)
Auston Matthews
100th career NHL game (November 20, 2017 vs. ARI)
Jake Muzzin
First NHL goal (January 26, 2013 (LAK) at PHX)
William Nylander
100th career NHL point (December 28, 2017 at ARI)
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
CATEGORY
LEADER
GOALS
40 (Matthews)
ASSISTS
43 (Marner)
POINTS
68 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS
21 (Marner, Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS
2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs
34 (Muzzin)
SHOTS
225 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%
57.6% (Gauthier)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %
55.4% (Nylander)
BLOCKED SHOTS
85 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS
61 (Matthews)
HITS
99 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME
24:15 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME
3:08 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME
2:50 (Ceci)
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
Frederik Andersen
– Tied for second among NHL goaltenders in wins (24).- Has a 10-5-6 record on home ice with a .900 save percentage and a 3.16 goals-against average.- Is 8-3-4 in 16 career appearances against Arizona with a .936 save percentage and a 1.82 goals-against average.- Has a save percentage over .900 in 57.1 percent of his starts this season, which is the sixth-highest percentage among goaltenders who have appeared in 40 games.
Tyson Barrie
– Has five multi-assist games, which is tied for 11th-most among NHL defencemen.- Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in multi-point games (9). – Scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf on November 21 at Arizona.- Leads the Maple Leafs in slap shots taken (48). Lone Toronto skater to have taken over 30 slap shots.
Jack Campbell
– Is 3-2-1 in six career games against the Coyotes with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage.
Kyle Clifford
– Ranks sixth among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (55.1%). – Ranks 24th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games played in hits per 60 minutes (8.88).
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 first in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of (52.5%) among right-handed defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (44.5%).- Has the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (52.9%) among right-handed defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (44.5%) of their shifts in the offensive zone.
Michael Hutchinson
– Had made the second-most saves (373) among NHL goaltenders who have appeared in 15 or fewer games.
Zach Hyman
– Tied for fourth among Toronto skaters in points since January 1 (5-8-13; 15 GP).- Has 14 points (5-9-14) in 16 games on home ice this season. – Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.76).
Andreas Johnsson
– Averages 1.88 shots per game, which ranks seventh among Toronto forwards.- Has drawn 11 penalties this season, which is tied for fourth-most among Toronto skaters.- Has 46 points (22 goals, 24 assists) in 64 career games on home ice.
Kasperi Kapanen
– Fifth among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (8-18-26).- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 14th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 40 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.30) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 10 points (1 goal, 9 assists) in 14 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 (7-12-19).- Has five points (2-3-5) in seven career games against Arizona.
Mitch Marner
– Ranks eighth among NHL skaters in assists (43). Has the most assists among NHLers who have appeared in fewer than 50 games.- Has 12 multi-assist games, which is tied for the second-most among NHL skaters.- Averaging 1.27 points per game, which is the seventh-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.97 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks third among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Tied for sixth in the NHL in primary assists (28). His 28 primary assists are the most among NHLers who have appeared in 50 or fewer games.
Auston Matthews
– Tied for first among NHL skaters in goals (40).- Leads the NHL with 30 even-strength goals.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (25).- Leads the NHL in wrist shot goals (24).- Second in the NHL in multi-goal games (10).- Tied for ninth among NHL skaters in points (40-28-68).- Fourth in the NHL with 225 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).- One of 10 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 1.20 (1.30).
Jason Spezza
– Averaging 2.04 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 1.02 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which ranks third among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Averaging 1.02 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is seventh among Maple Leafs who have appeared in at least 40 games.
John Tavares
– Tied for 21st among NHL skaters in multi-point games (15).- Has 11 points (6 goals, 5 assists) in 10 games against Pacific Division opponents this season.- Has an on-ice shot attempt percentage of 54.3 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 (15:43).- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 20th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games in shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time (16.83).- Has drawn a team-high 15 penalties this season.
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
Zach Hyman
Has assists (2) in two consecutive games.
John Tavares
Has goals (5) and points (5-2-7) in four consecutive games.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Jason Spezza
Five assists from 600 assists
RECENT MILESTONES
Jack Campbell
First game as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA) First win as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA)
Kyle Clifford
First game as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA)
Mitch Marner
200th NHL assist (February 7 vs. ANA)
John Tavares
800th NHL game (February 8 at Montreal)
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen (Neck)
Day-to-Day
Cody Ceci (Ankle)
On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)
On injured reserve.
William Nylander (Illness)
Did not play on February 8 at Montreal
Morgan Rielly (Foot)
On injured reserve.
Man Games Lost: 141
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 10
Recalled forward Pontus Aberg from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Placed goaltender Frederik Andersen on injured reserve.
February 7
Recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Placed defenceman Cody Ceci on injured reserve.
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.
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The view from left field 