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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-8-2 – 40 Points) vs.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (10-15-2 – 22 Points)
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2021
1 2 3 FINAL
CHICAGO 1 1 2 4
TORONTO 3 1 1 5

ON THE SCORESHEET

• John Tavares scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 2:54 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 13th goal of the season. Tavares also registered the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Tavares notched his 18th assist of the season. Tavares is currently on a four-game point streak
  where he has recorded six points (2G, 4A).
• William Nylander scored for Toronto at 9:14 of the first period. Nylander registered his 13th goal of the season. Nylander also posted the secondary assist on both Tavares’ power play goal and Matthews’ power play goal. Nylander has recorded 17 assists this season. Nylander posted his 14th
  career NHL three-point game, tying a single-game career high.
• Auston Matthews scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 14:32 of the first period. Matthews posted his 18th goal of the season. He also recorded the primary assist on Tavares’ power
  play goal. Matthews registered his 13th assist of the season. Matthews extended his point streak to nine games where he has recorded 16 points (11G, 5A).
• Pierre Engvall scored for Toronto at 3:25 of the second period. Engvall recorded his fourth goal of the season.
• David Kämpf scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 18:40 of the third period. Kämpf recorded his fourth goal of the season.
• Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Liljegren posted his third assist
  of the season.
• Ondřej Kaše registered the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Kaše recorded his fifth assist of the
  season. Kaše is currently on a four-game point streak where he has posted five points (3G, 2A).
• Kyle Clifford registered the primary assist on Engvall’s goal. Clifford recorded his second assist of
  the season.
• Alex Steeves posted the secondary assist on Engvall’s goal. With the assist, Steeves recorded his
  first career NHL point.
• Morgan Rielly recorded the primary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Rielly posted his 21st assist of the
  season. Rielly has registered an assist in three-consecutive games (6A).
• TJ Brodie registered the secondary assist on Kämpf’s goal. Brodie posted his sixth assist of the
  season.
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  CHICAGO 12 (9) 14 (12) 9 (8) 35 (29)
  TORONTO 11 (7) 3 (3) 12 (12) 26 (22)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  CHICAGO 16 (10) 18 (16) 13 (11) 47 (37)
  TORONTO 14 (10) 8 (8) 21 (21) 43 (39)
  ON HOME ICE
• The Maple Leafs are 12-4-1 at home this season.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 290-265-96-3 in 654 games against the Chicago Blackhawks and 168-
  102-54-2 in 326 games played in Toronto.
• Toronto is 9-3-1 against the Western Conference this season and 4-1-1 against the Central Division
  this season.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 5 (Matthews)
  Shot Attempts 8 (Matthews)
  Faceoff Wins 11 (Kämpf)
  Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
  Hits 3 (Holl, Clifford, Kämpf)
  Blocked Shots 1 (Holl, Muzzin, Liljegren, Rubīns)
  Takeaways 2 (Kerfoot, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander)
  TOI 24:53 (Muzzin)
  Power Play TOI 2:10 (Kaše, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander, Tavares)
  Shorthanded TOI 4:24 (Muzzin)
  Shifts 31 (Rielly)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 63.64% (Nylander – 14 for, 8 against)
  RECORD WHEN…
• The Maple Leafs were 2-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
• Toronto is 6-6-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 11-1-0 when leading after one period and 15-0-0 when leading after two periods.
• Toronto is 7-4-0 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 5-2-1 in Saturday games.
  OF NOTE…
• Per NHL Stats, John Tavares and Auston Matthews scored Toronto’s 24th and 25th power-play
  goals of 2021-22, the second most among all teams. Edmonton (26) is the only one with more.
• Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews’ seven power-play goals are the third most among all players this
  season, trailing only Leon Draisaitl (13) and Chris Kreider (10).
• Per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs have scored multiple power-play goals in five straight games – tying
  the franchise’s longest such run (since 1933-34 when goals by type began being tracked). They also
  had five game stretches in 1992-93 (Jan. 8-16, 1993) and 1981-82 (Dec. 23-31, 1981).
• Per NHL Stats, Toronto is the sixth team in the last 25 years to score multiple power-play goals in five
  straight games, joining San Jose (5 GP from Jan. 20-27, 2013), Atlanta (5 GP from Jan. 1-7, 2006),
  Detroit (5 GP from Oct. 24 – Nov. 3, 2005), St. Louis (5 GP from Oct. 26 – Nov. 5, 2002) and
  Pittsburgh (March 2-10, 2001).
• Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• William Nylander finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 63.64
  percent (14 for, 8 against).
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  Dec. 14 Leafs at Edmonton Rogers Place 9:00 pm ET
  Dec. 16 Leafs at Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 9:00 pm ET
  Dec. 18 Leafs at Vancouver Rogers Arena 7:00 pm ET
  Dec. 19 Leafs at Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 9:00 pm ET
  Dec. 23 Leafs vs. St. Louis Scotiabank Arena 2:00 pm ET
  Dec. 27 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
  Stats reflect official NHL stats at the time of distribution.
  POSTGAME QUOTES:
  HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
  On tonight’s game:
  Sheldon Keefe: “Yeah, same story that it’s been here with just too many chances against. Too many freebees, too many guys behind us, same issues that were hurting us when we weren’t winning games early in the season. The fact that we won tonight is a good thing, fortunate to get a little bit of a bounce
  there but to me we win the game on special teams and goaltending but get outplayed pretty badly at 5-on-5.”
  On Mrazek’s first game back from injury:
  Sheldon Keefe: “I just thought he competed really hard. He looked good, made a lot of big saves. You know I think those two long ones he probably wants back but he made a number of high end saves that
  could have been goals. When it was 4-1 for a good chunk of that second period, I thought it could have been a tie game just with the level of chances we were giving up so that’s a good effort by him and the
  fact that he gets out of it feeling good from a health perspective is even better.”
  DAVID KÄMPF
  On his game winning goal:
  David Kämpf: “It feels great to score in the last couple minutes, big goal for us so yeah for sure feels
  good.”
  On if it feels better scoring against his former team:
  David Kämpf: “I don’t know, it doesn’t matter who it’s against.”
  On letting the Blackhawks back into the game after going up 4-1:
  David Kämpf: “I think we had a good lead there but then lost a couple plays there and they got a couple
  goals and it was tie game so there was a bit of bad but two big points for us is huge.”
  JOHN TAVARES
  On the powerplays recent success even without Mitch in the lineup:
  John Tavares: “Well we miss Mitchy, there is no doubt. I think all the guys that are out there with Mitchy
  and with Kaše who’s obviously shown the tremendous impact he’s made all year for us so he’s fit in really
  well for us and I think as a group and the type of players we have we all believe in our abilities to make
  the right plays and create opportunities. We aren’t making it too complicated. Just taking what’s given to
  us and getting some pucks to the net, working hard to retrieve pucks and winning lots of battles to
  continue the momentum and eventually break them down and I like our shooters that we got.”
  WILLIAM NYLANDER
  On tonight’s win:
  William Nylander: “Obviously a win is huge and I thought Mrazek played a really good game, made a
  couple huge saves for us. We got a good lucky bounce and we needed that one.”
  On what made it challenging for the team at 5-on-5:
  William Nylander: “I think we just lost track of our process, the way we want to play. I think we started to
  give pucks away and weren’t able to get pucks deep and play behind their goal line which is what led to
  the game opening up like that.”
  PETR MRÁZEK
  On his first game back from injury:
  Petr Mrázek: “It feels good to get two points at home, that’s all that matters. It feels good to be back.”
  On if there was any trepidation returning to the lineup:
  Petr Mrázek: “Not the start I wanted but that’s how hockey is sometimes. I tried to be focused on the next
  puck and I think I settled in pretty well after that.”

2021-22 Matchups vs. Chicago: Second of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Chicago: N/A
Toronto Season Record: 18-8-2
Toronto Home Record: 11-4-1
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

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

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 vs. Tampa Bay 5
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
TOR Goals: Kaše (2), Nylander
TBL Goals: Bellemare, Stamkos, Palat (2), Raddysh
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 22/26, .846 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 35/38, .921 SV %
TOR Power Play: 2-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Opponent: at Edmonton Oilers
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Mitch Marner (Shoulder) *On Injured Reserve
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Petr Mrazek (Groin) *On Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin (Knee) *On Injured Reserve
Games Lost to Injury: 56

ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1926 (Toronto 1 at Chicago 4)
All-Time Record: 289-265-96-3 (653 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 167-102-54-2 (325 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 123-163-42-1 (329 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: October 9, 2017 (Toronto 4 vs. Chicago 3)
Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-4-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
Games Played: Kyle Clifford (30), TJ Brodie (28), Wayne Simmonds (28)
Goals: John Tavares (9), William Nylander (7), Auston Matthews (5)
Assists: Jason Spezza (14), Auston Matthews (10), TJ Brodie (9)
Points: Jason Spezza (18), John Tavares (17), Auston Matthews (15)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (30), John Tavares (18), Nick Ritchie (16)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .679 3.14 2.50 29.1% 81.0% 34.8 31.1 55.4%
Chicago .423 2.12 3.12 17.7% 81.7% 27.7 31.2 48.7%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 23/79 (29.1%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 12 – Matthews (6G, 6A), Nylander (5G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 64/79 (81.0%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 8th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 5 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-3-0
December games 6th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
RECENT MILESTONES

TJ BRODIE Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
JACK CAMPBELL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16 vs. NSH
JACK CAMPBELL Recorded his 50th career NHL win, Nov. 18 vs. NYR
PIERRE ENGVALL Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10 at PHI
ONDREJ KAŠE Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26 at SJS
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats,
Matthews required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple
Leafs history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only
Charlie Conacher (317 games)
MORGAN RIELLY Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27 at CHI
MORGAN RIELLY Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9 vs. TBL
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JASON SPEZZA Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28 at ANA
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18 vs. NYR
JOHN TAVARES Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13 at BUF

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
TRAVIS DERMOTT One point away from 50 career NHL points
JUSTIN HOLL Eight points away from 50 career NHL points
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Three games away from 900 career NHL games played
2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 17 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 41 – Holl
ASSISTS 20 – Rielly TAKEAWAYS 28 – Nylander
POINTS
29 – Matthews (17G, 12A), Tavares
(12G, 17A)
HITS 63 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS
12 – Matthews (6G, 6A), Nylander
(5G, 7A)
TOI PER GAME 24:06 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:03 – Matthews
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:35 – Muzzin
SHOTS 112 – Matthews WINS 14 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner, Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.99 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.09% – Clifford SAVE PERCENTAGE .935 – Campbell
OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 2-2-1 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
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-1-0 0-2-1 3-0-0 5-0-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-2-1
SEASON SERIES RECORDS

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 1-1-0
Carolina Hurricanes 0-1-0 Philadelphia Flyers 1-0-0
Chicago Blackhawks 1-0-0 Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2-0
Colorado Avalanche 1-0-0 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 0-0-0 Vancouver Canucks 0-0-0
Florida Panthers 0-0-0 Vegas Golden Knights 1-0-0
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
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
3 – Sandin, Nov. 24 at LAK (3A) – Rielly, Dec. 4
at MIN (3A)
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
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 39 – Campbell, Nov. 28 at ANA
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 44 – Nov. 6 vs. BOS 23 – 3rd, Nov. 6 vs. BOS
Fewest Shots, For 25 – Oct. 25 at CAR 3 – 3rd, Oct. 23 at PIT
Fewest Shots, Against 20 – Nov. 21 at NYI 2 – 2nd, Oct. 18 vs. NYR

BLACKHAWKS

TELEVISION: NBCSCH – Pat Foley (PxP) and Eddie Olczyk (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP), Nick Olczyk (analyst) and Joe Brand (studio host)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, Dec. 13 vs. CGY, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 vs. WSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Friday, Dec. 17 vs. NSH, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
Saturday, Dec. 18 at DAL, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 vs. FLA, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, TUDN Radio Chicago Univision)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 9 – Acquired forward Kurtis Gabriel from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for defenseman Chad Krys … Dec. 8 – Recalled forwards Philipp
Kurashev and Mike Hardman from Rockford … Re-assigned defensemen Wyatt Kalynuk and Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Activated forward
MacKenzie Entwistle from LTIR (left ankle) and assigned him to Rockford … Placed forward Jujhar Khaira on IR (concussion protocol).
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) at Montreal (0) – Thurs., Dec. 9, Centre Bell
CHI Goals: Toews (1), Borgstrom (2)
MTL Goals:
Goalies: CHI – Fleury (30/30, 59:37) MTL – Allen (23/25, 57:14)
CHI PP:0/2; PK: 4/4 NYR PP:2/2; PK: 4/4
Recap: Chicago won their seventh straight game in Montreal and stretched their point streak to nine games on the road against the Canadiens … In
those nine skates, the Blackhawks have allowed just one goal per game … Overall, Chicago is 13-2-2 in their last 17 games vs. Montreal … Marc-Andre
Fleury recorded his 500th career win, becoming the third goaltender in National Hockey League history to accomplish the feat … Jonathan Toews
opened the scoring with his first goal of the 2021-22 campaign … He also won 13 of 16 (81 percent) faceoffs against the Canadiens.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Chicago has recorded points (8-0-4) in 12 straight games against Toronto and since the beginning of the 2003-04 campaign, the Blackhawks are 16-2-0-
4) against the Maple Leafs for a .818 points percentage … In those 22 skates since 2003-04, Chicago averages over four goals per game … The clubs
met on Oct. 27 at the United Center with the Leafs winning 3-2 in overtime … Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat registered markers in the game … Seth
Jones notched one of his three multi-assist games in the loss to Toronto … Derek King played for the Maple Leafs from 1997-1999, tallying back-to-back 20-goal seasons during the 1997-98 and 1998-99 campaigns.
2021-22 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 27 (L-OT, 3-2) AWAY: Dec. 11
2020-21 Schedule/Results: Did not play.

BLACKHAWKS VS. TOR ALL-TIME
All-Time Record: 268-286-96-4 Home: 164-120-42-3 Road: 104-166-54-1
Last Home Win: Nov. 10, 2019 (5-4) Last Road Win: Jan. 18, 2020 (6-2) Last Home Loss: Oct. 27, 2021 (3-2 OT) Last Road Loss: Oct. 9, 2017 (4-3
OT)

TEAM NOTES
IN FULL BLOOM: Marc-Andre Fleury became the third goaltender in National Hockey League history to reach the 500-win plateau after he shutout the
Canadiens on Thursday evening … He required the fewest games (901) to reach the milestone … Fleury joined Martin Brodeur (908 GP to reach 500)
and Patrick Roy (933 GP to reach 500) in this exclusive club … The Sorel, Quebec native played in his 900th career NHL game on Tuesday against the
Rangers, becoming just the eighth goaltender in NHL history to reach the milestone and the only active goaltender with 900 games played … Dating
back to November 9 (10 appearances), Fleury is 7-3-0 and is sixth in the National Hockey League with a .939 save percentage, fifth with a 1.87 goals-against average and shares second with two shutouts (min. 5 appearances) … He now has 69 career shutouts, good for 14th in league history and two
away from matching Lorne Chabot and Harry Lumley for 12th … Of the goaltenders in the top 14 for most shutouts in league history, seven played at
least part of their career in Chicago … In addition, Fleury is the fourth netminder in team history to post a shutout at the age of 36 or older, joining: Tony Esposito (9), Hugh Lehman (6) and Nikolai Khabibulin (2).
MR. JONES: Seth Jones recorded his 20th assist of the 2021-22 campaign against the Canadiens … Only four different blueliners have required fewer
games in a season than Jones to reach the mark with Chicago: Doug Wilson (17 GP in 1982-83 &19 GP in 1989-90), Pat Stapleton (21 GP in 1968-69
&25 GP in 1969-70), Chris Chelios (25 GP in 1990-91) and Pierre Pilote (25 GP in 1965-66 &1964-65) … Jones logged a three-game point streak (1G,
4A) from Dec. 2-5 and skated in a game-high 28:45 of ice time on Sunday evening … He has skated in 28 or more minutes in five of his last seven
games, appearing in over 29 minutes in three of those contests … The Arlington, Texas native shares third among league blueliners in assists, shares
seventh in points and is fifth among all skaters averaging a career-high 26:00 of ice time per game this season … The last time a Blackhawks
defenseman averaged 26:00 of TOI or more came during the 2011-12 campaign when Duncan Keith averaged 26:54 per game … Jones recorded a
career-long eight-game point streak (2G, 6A) from Nov. 1-20 … The eight-game run is the longest by a defenseman in the National Hockey League this
season.

INJURY REPORT
2021-22 Matchups vs. Chicago: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Chicago: N/A
Next Game vs. Chicago: Saturday, December 11 vs. Chicago
Toronto Season Record: 2-4-1
Toronto Road Record: 0-3-0
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: TSN 1050

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 17, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson recalled on an emergency basis from
the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
October 16, 2021 Alex Bishop signed to a one-game amateur tryout
October 11, 2021 Adam Brooks claimed off waivers by the Montréal Canadiens.
October 10, 2021
Defenceman Alex Biega and forward Kurtis Gabriel have been assigned
to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
October 9, 2021 Forward Kirill Semyonov has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 1 at Carolina 4
Date: Monday, October 25, 2021
TOR Goals: Matthews
CAR Goals: Aho, Lorentz, Niederreiter, Svechnikov
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 32/35, .914 SV%
CAR Goaltender: Andersen, 24/25, .960 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
CAR Power Play: 0-for-3

NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, October 30, 2021
Opponent: vs. Detroit Red Wings
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Petr Mrázek Groin
Ilya Mikheyev Thumb
Man Games Lost: 12

ALL-TIME VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1926 (Toronto 1, Chicago 4)
All-Time Record: 289-265-96-3 (653 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 167-102-54-2 (325 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 122-163-42-1 (328 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road: October 7, 2018 (Toronto 7, Chicago 6 – OTW)
Record in Last Five Games: 2-3-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 3-5-2

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS:
Games Played: TJ Brodie (27), Wayne Simmonds (27), Jason Spezza (26)
Goals: John Tavares (8), William Nylander (6), Auston Matthews (5)
Assists: Jason Spezza (14), TJ Brodie (9), Auston Matthews (9)
Points: Jason Spezza (18), John Tavares (16), Auston Matthews (14)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (30), John Tavares (18), Nick Ritchie (16)

2021-22 AVERAGES &RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .357 1.86 3.29 13.6% 87.5% 33.6 30.3 55.6%
NHL Rank 23rd-T 29th 21st 25th-T 6th-T 9th-T 13th 3rd

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 3/22 (13.6%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 1 (Engvall, Spezza, Nylander)
Power Play Point Leader: 2 (Spezza, Nylander)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 21/24 (87.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A
Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Wednesday games 2 of 11 (6 home, 5 road)
Back-to-Backs played 2 of 13
Record in first game of Back-to-Back 1-1-0
Record in second game of Back-to-Back 0-2-0
October games 8th of 9 (5 home, 4 road)

RECENT MILESTONES
TRAVIS DERMOTT Skated in his 200th career NHL game on Apr. 24 at WPG.
ALEXANDER KERFOOT Skated in his 100th game as a Maple Leaf on Mar. 29 vs. EDM.
MITCH MARNER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 24 at WPG.
AUSTON MATTHEWS
Recorded his 200th NHL goal, Oct. 25 at CAR. Per NHL Stats, Matthews
required the second-fewest games to reach 200 goals in Maple Leafs
history among players who debuted with the team, trailing only Charlie
Conacher (317 games). Matthews is the 14th player in Maple Leafs
franchise history to record 200 goals with the team.
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.
JAKE MUZZIN Skated in his 600th NHL game on March 1 at EDM.
WILLIAM NYLANDER Scored his 100th career NHL goal on Apr. 18 at VAN.
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.
WAYNE SIMMONDS Skated in his 950th career NHL games played, Oct. 16 vs. OTT
JOHN TAVARES Skated in his 200th game as a Maple Leaf on May 12 at OTT.
JOHN TAVARES Registered his 100th assist as a Maple Leaf on April 18 at VAN.
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 800th career NHL point on April 5 at CGY.
JOHN TAVARES Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs on Oct. 18 vs. NYR.

UPCOMING MILESTONES
TJ BRODIE Three games away from 700 career NHL games played
TJ BRODIE One goal away from 50 career NHL goals
JACK CAMPBELL Eight wins away from 50 career NHL wins
TRAVIS DERMOTT Two points away from 50 career NHL points
PIERRE ENGVALL Three games away from 100 career NHL games played
JUSTIN HOLL Nine points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE Six goals away from 50 career NHL goals
ONDREJ KAŠE Two points away from 100 career NHL points
DAVID KÄMPF Nine assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
MORGAN RIELLY One assist away from 250 career NHL assists
HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT

Draft (8) Free Agent (13) Trade (3)
2018 – Sandin (29th overall) 2021 – Kaše (July 31) 2020 – Campbell (Feb. 5)
2017 – Liljegren (17th overall) 2021 – Ritchie (July 31) 2019 – Kerfoot (July 1)
2016 – Matthews (1st overall) 2021 – Amadio (July 29) 2019 – Muzzin (Jan. 28)
2015 – Marner (4th overall) 2021 – Bunting (July 28)
2015 – Dermott (34th overall) 2021 – Kämpf (July 28)
2014 – Engvall (188th overall) 2021 – Mrázek (July 28)
2014 – Nylander (8th overall) 2020 – Hutchinson (October 30)
2012 – Rielly (5th overall) 2020 – Brodie (October 9)
2020 – Simmonds (October 9)
2019 – Spezza (July 1)
2019 – Mikheyev (May 6)
2018 – Tavares (July 1)
2015 – Holl (July 2)
NAME PRONUNCIATION NAME PRONUNCIATION
Michael Amadio MIGHK uh-MA-dee-oh Mitch Marner MIHTCH MAHR-nuhr
TJ Brodie TEE-JAY BROH-dee Auston Matthews AW-stuhn MA-thewz
Michael Bunting MIGH-kuhl BUHN-tihng Ilya Mikheyev ihl-YAH mihk-HAY-ehv
Jack Campbell JAK KAM-buhl Petr Mrázek JAYK MUH-zihn
Travis Dermott TRA-vihs DUHR-mawt Jake Muzzin JAYK MUH-zihn
Pierre Engvall pee-AIHR EHNG-vuhl William Nylander WIHL-yuhm NEE-lan-duhr
Justin Holl JUHS-tihn HOHL Morgan Rielly MOHR-guhn RIGH-lee
Michael Hutchinson MIGH -kuhl HUH-chihn-suhn Nick Ritchie NIHK RIH -chee
David Kämpf DAY-vihd KAMPF Jason Spezza JAY-suhn SPEHT-zuh
Ondej Kaše AWN-dray KAH-sheh Wayne Simmonds WAYN SIH-muhnds
Alexander Kerfoot al-ehx-AN-duhr KUHR-fut Jason Spezza JAY-suhn SPEHT-zuh
Timothy Liljegren TIH-moh-thee LIHL-yeh-grehn John Tavares JAWN tah-VAHR-ehs

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 3 – Spezza BLOCKED SHOTS 16 – Holl
ASSISTS 3 – Rielly, Nylander TAKEAWAYS 9 – Nylander
POINTS 5 – Nylander HITS 17 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 2 – Spezza, Nylander TOI PER GAME 24:16 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS N/A PP TOI PER GAME 3:26 – Nylander, Tavares
PIMs 9 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:59 – Holl
SHOTS 25 – Tavares WINS 2 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 100% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.39 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPT % 59.2%- Nylander SAVE PERCENTAGE .915 – Campbell

BLACKHAWKS NOTES

TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Pat Foley (PxP) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Paul Caponigri (analyst) and Joe Brand (studio host)
RADIO (Spanish): TUDN-AM 1200 – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Oct. 29 at CAR, 6 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Oct. 30 at STL, 7 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, Nov. 1 vs. OTT, 7 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision TUDN-AM 1200)
Wednesday, Nov. 3 vs. CAR, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision TUDN-AM 1200)
Friday, Nov. 5 at WPG, 7 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 24 – Recalled defenseman Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Oct. 23 – Recalled forward Reese Johnson from Rockford … Oct. 21 – Placed forward
Mike Hardman in concussion protocol … Oct. 18 – Recalled forward Mike Hardman from Rockford and assigned defenseman Ian Mitchell to Rockford
… Oct. 14 – Activated defenseman Alec Regula from injured reserve (lower back) and assigned him to Rockford … Oct. 12 – Recalled forwards Philipp
Kurashev and MacKenzie Entwistle from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League … Placed forward Andrew Shaw (concussion
protocol) and defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk (right ankle sprain) on long-term injured reserve.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Detroit (6) at Chicago (3) – Sun., Oct. 24, United Center
CHI Goals: Johnson (1), PP-Kubalik (3), Borgstrom (1)
DET Goals: Raymond (1), Rowney (1), Namestnikov (3), Bertuzzi (6), Raymond (3), PP-Raymond (4)
Goalies: CHI – Fleury (31/37, 60:00) DET – Nedeljkovic (32/35, 60:00)
CHI PP:1/4; PK:7/8 DET PP:1/8; PK: 3/4
Recap: Detroit jumped out to a one-goal advantage in the first period as Lucas Raymond scored his second goal of the year … Tyler Johnson provided
the equalizer later in the frame with his first goal as a Blackhawk … The Blackhawks and Red Wings headed into the first intermission tied at one …
Three straight goals from Detroit in the second period gave the club a 4-1 lead … Dominik Kubalik cut into the deficit with his second power-play
marker of the 2021-22 campaign … The Red Wings led 4-2 going into the final 20 minutes … Raymond added two more tallies in the third to record his
first career hat trick … Chicago struck for their third goal of the game as Henrik Borgstrom recorded his first goal in a Blackhawks uniform.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – TORONTO
The Maple Leafs travel to Chicago for their first game against the Blackhawks since Nov. 10, 2019 when Chicago 5-4 at the United Center … Chicago
has registered a point in 11 straight games against Toronto (8-0-3) and is 16-2-3 vs. Toronto dating back to the 2003-04 campaign … In the clubs last
matchup (Jan. 18, 2020 in TOR) the Blackhawks struck for six goals … Dominik Kubalik notched a three-point night (2G, 1A) and Erik Gustafsson
posted two helpers in 19:57 of total ice time.
2021-22 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 27 AWAY: Dec. 11
2020-21 Schedule/Results: Did not play
All-Time Record: 268-286-96-3 Home: 164-120-42-2 Road: 104-166-54-1
Last Home Win: Nov. 10, 2019 (5-4) Last Road Win: Jan. 18, 2020 (6-2) Last Home Loss: Oct. 7, 2019 (7-6 OT) Last Road Loss: Oct. 9, 2017 (4-3
OT)
BLACKHAWKS VS. TOR ALL-TIME

GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
Patrick Kane 14 Patrick Kane 16 Patrick Kane 30
Jonathan Toews 7 Jonathan Toews 7 Jonathan Toews 14
Dominik Kubalik/Alex DeBrincat 2 Dylan Strome 4 Alex DeBrincat 5
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LAYING THE LUMBER: The Blackhawks logged 41 hits on Sunday against the Red Wings … It was their most in a single game since Oct. 27, 2019
against the LA Kings dating back to the 2011-12 campaign … Since that season Chicago has notched 40 or more hits in a game on just three occasions
… The 41 hits against Detroit share fifth for most hits in a single game this year.
500 CLUB: Connor Murphy skated in his 500th career National Hockey League game on Sunday vs. Detroit … He joined his father, Gord (862 games
played) in reaching the milestone … The Murphy’s are at least the 17th father-son duo to each play 500 NHL games … Their 1,362 combined games
played would put them 13th on the all-time list.
MARATHON MAN: Seth Jones skated in a game-high 27:06 of total ice time on Sunday night against the Red Wings … It was the third time this season
he skated in over 27:00 of ice time … The Arlington, Texas native is currently ninth in the National Hockey League averaging 25:54 of TOI … He
averaged a career-best 25:49 of TOI during the 2018-19 season with the Blue Jackets … Duncan Keith paced the club in average TOI in each of the
past 16 seasons.
SPECIAL TEAMING UP: The Blackhawks killed off a season-high seven of eight power-play chances by the Detroit Red Wings in Sunday’s game …
Chicago currently ranks third in the NHL in penalty kill percentage, killing off 20 of 22 (90.9 percent) opponent power plays this season … The
Blackhawks have recorded a power-play marker in five of their six games this season (6-for-23; 26.1 percent) … Their six power-play goals this season
are tied for the third most in the NHL … The Blackhawks finished 11th in the National Hockey League with a 21.7% PP% during the 2020-21 season …
Dominik Kubalik’s two power-play markers share seventh in the league … He recorded four goals on the man advantage in each of his first two
seasons in the league.
KIRBY FULLY LOADED: Third-year forward Kirby Dach recorded a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) from Oct. 15-19 … His career long is five games,
which he accomplished twice during his rookie season … Dach netted a goal in consecutive games (Oct. 15 and 16) for the first time since his rookie
season (Nov. 10 and Nov. 13, 2019) … Dach shares 10th in the league with seven takeaways this year, including registering a season high of three on
Sunday.
HELLO MY NAME IS: The Blackhawks featured six players in their opening-night lineup who made their team debuts … Henrik Borgstrom, Tyler
Johnson, Jujhar Khaira, Seth Jones, Jake McCabe and Marc-Andre Fleury appeared in their first games in a Blackhawks sweater … The group
includes five Stanley Cup rings, 10 All-Star Game appearances, one Vezina Trophy and over 2,700 games of National Hockey League experience.
FOLLOW THE LEADERS: On Oct. 12, Head Coach Jeremy Colliton named Jonathan Toews team captain and announced that Patrick Kane,
Connor Murphy and Alex DeBrincat would serve as alternate captains during the 2021-22 campaign … Murphy will wear an “A” on the road, while
DeBrincat wears an “A” at the United Center … Toews is the second-longest tenured captain in the league, trailing only Sidney Crosby who was named
the Penguins captain prior to the 2007-08 season.
CAT TRICK: Alex DeBrincat recorded two points (1G, 1A) in last year’s season finale to extend his career-long goal streak (9G) to seven games and
his point streak to eight games (9G, 3A) … The point streak matched a season high and was the longest by a Blackhawk during the 2020-21
campaign … He matched Darryl Suter and Bill Mosienko for the third longest goal streak by a Blackhawks player age 23 or younger … It was his 15th
multi-point outing of the season … The Farmington Hills, Michigan native is the seventh U.S.-born skater in National Hockey League history with a 30+
and 40+ goal campaign within their first four seasons per NHL Stats … His 32 markers during the 2020-21 campaign were third in the National Hockey
League … His 1.08 points per game average last year was a new career high.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Ryan Carpenter
Needs 6 games for 250 career
Marc-Andre Fleury
Needs 8 wins for 500 career
Patrick Kane
Needs one goal to match Larmer for third on the Blackhawks all-time goals list and three points to match Savard for third on the team’s all-time points
list
BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES POINTS GOALS ASSISTS

1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Stan Mikita 1,467 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926
2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Bobby Hull 1,153 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Denis Savard 719
3. Brent Seabrook 1,114 3. Denis Savard 1,096 3. Steve Larmer 406 3. Patrick Kane 688
4. Bobby Hull 1,036 4. Patrick Kane 1,093 4. Patrick Kane 405 4. Doug Wilson 554
5. Patrick Kane 1,034 5. Steve Larmer 923 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549
6. Eric Nesterenko 1,013 6. Jonathan Toews 817 6. Jonathan Toews 345 6. Duncan Keith 520
7. Bob Murray 1,008 7. Doug Wilson 779 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517
8. Jonathan Toews 949 8. Dennis Hull 640 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 472
9. Doug Wilson 938 9. Pit Martin 627 9. Jeremy Roenick 267 9. Pierre Pilote 400
10. Dennis Hull 904 10. Duncan Keith 625 10. Bill Mosienko 258 10. Chris Chelios 395