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MAPLE LEAFS 4, STARS 3 (OT)

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (46-19-6 – 98 Points) at
DALLAS STARS (40-26-4 – 84 Points)
THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 1 1 1 1 4
DALLAS 1 0 2 0 3
SCORING NOTES

  • William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:28 of the first period. Nylander recorded his 28th
    goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ overtime goal. Nylander
    posted his 40th assist of the season. Nylander is currently on a five-game assist and point streak
    where he has posted nine points (4G, 5A).
  • Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 18:58 of the second period.
    Matthews also scored the overtime winning goal for the Maple Leafs at 2:10 of extra time. Matthews
    has posted 56 goals this season. Matthews has posted 29 points (19G, 10A) through his last 15
    games played.
  • Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto at 10:36 of the third period. Rielly recorded his 10th goal of the
    season.
  • Ilya Mikheyev recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Mikheyev posted his eighth assist of
    the season.
  • Justin Holl registered the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Holl posted his 16th assist of the
    season.
  • Mark Giordano posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Giordano recorded his
    20th assist of the season.
  • John Tavares registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Tavares recorded
    his 43rd assist of the season.
  • Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Rielly’s goal. Marner recorded his 58th assist of the
    season. Marner is currently on a 12-game point streak where he has posted 27 points (8G, 19A).
  • Michael Bunting registered the secondary assist on Rielly’s goal. Bunting recorded his 36th assist of
    the season.
  • TJ Brodie recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ overtime goal. Brodie posted his 20th assist
    of the season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 15 of 18 shots in tonight’s overtime win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • With his 55th goal of the season scored on a power play opportunity at 18:58 of the second period,
    Auston Matthews set the new franchise record for most goals scored during a single season.
  • With his game-winning goal scored at 2:10 of overtime, Auston Matthews claimed sole possession
    of fifth most game-winning goals in franchise history (44).
  • Per NHL Stats, Auston Matthews recorded his 52nd career multi-goal game, passing Pat
    LaFontaine (51) for the most by a U.S.-born player before age 25.
  • Auston Matthews recorded 12 shots during tonight’s game marking a single-game career-high.
    Matthews tied the third-best shot total recorded during a game in Maple Leafs franchise history, a
    total that has been marked by five other players including Wendel Clark (11/04/1991 vs. SJS), Sergio
    Momesso (10/17/1995 vs. SJS), Phil Kessel (11/23/2009 vs. NYI), Darryl Sittler 02/13/1974 vs. PHI)
    and Nazem Kadri (02/10/2019 at NYR) – according to NHL records, Most Shots on Goal, Game
    (Since 1959-60).
  • With his 28th road goal of the season scored tonight, Auston Matthews set a new franchise record
    for the most road goals in a single season, surpassing Rick Vaive who previously set the record with
    27 (1981-82).
  • With his assist on Matthews’ game-winning goal, William Nylander posted the 200th assist of his
    NHL career.
  • With his primary assist on Nylander’s goal, Ilya Mikheyev tied an NHL career-high with his 23rd point
    of the season.
  • Mitch Marner recorded a single-game career-high six hits during tonight’s game.
  • Auston Matthews skated in his 400th career NHL game.
  • Ilya Lyubushkin skated in his 200th career NHL game.
  • Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 73.68
    percent (14 for, 5 against).
  • The Maple Leafs are 7-6 in overtime this season.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 15 (11) 17 (12) 6 (4) 3 (0) 41 (27)
    DALLAS 7 (5) 4 (4) 6 (5) 1 (0) 18 (14)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
    TORONTO 24 (20) 27 (20) 10 (8) 3 (0) 64 (48)
    DALLAS 18 (15) 9 (9) 14 (12) 2 (0) 43 (36)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 21-12-4 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 99-92-28-1 in 220 games against the Dallas Stars and 43-53-11-1 in 108
    games played in Dallas.
  • Toronto is 20-9-3 against the Western Conference this season and 9-4-3 against the Central Division
    this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 31-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 15-7-1 when tied after one period and 34-1-3 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 28-13-4 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 7-3-1 in Thursday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 12 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews)
    Face-off Wins 10 (Matthews)
    Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot, Bunting – 1 won, 0 lost)
    Hits 6 (Marner)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Giordano)
    Takeaways 1 (Matthews, Lyubushkin, Tavares)
    TOI 24:09 (Marner)
    Power Play TOI 3:56 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander, Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 2:22 (Brodie)
    Shifts 28 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 73.68% (Matthews – 14 for, 5 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    April 9 Leafs vs. Montreal Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 12 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 14 Leafs vs. Capitals Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    April 16 Leafs at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 7:00 pm ET
    April 17 Leafs vs. NY Islanders Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
    April 19 Leafs vs. Philadelphia Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On Matthews’ 55th goal of the season, breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a
    season    :
    “Yeah, this is Auston’s night tonight. It’s much deserved and to finish it with an exclamation point. I think
    you write it like that. It’s pretty good.”
    On what he said to Matthews after scoring the goal:
    “Just congratulated him. I just told him it’s a great accomplishment. The Leafs organization has been
    around for a long time. A lot of great players. It’s pretty special for him to be at the top of that list.”
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On scoring his 55th goal of the season, breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a
    season:
    “It felt good. A lot of emotions running through your mind and body when you see the puck go in so I don’t
    really know what else to say but it’s definitely exciting and a really fun moment.”
    More on breaking the record:
    “I just saw the puck go in and I was just so excited honestly, there’s not really that much else to it. Gio
    made a really nice pass and he put it right in my wheelhouse, so I just tried to attack the puck and I was
    able to sneak it in. There was a lot of stuff going through my mind I guess.”
    MORGAN RIELLY
    On Matthews breaking the franchise record for most goals scored in a season:
    “We’re incredibly happy for Auston. He’s a great person, the way he lives his life, the way that he leads
    and the teammate that he is and how humble he is even though these accomplishments keep coming his
    way. You couldn’t be happier for a guy like that. He works extremely hard, he deserves it and he’s not
    done yet so it’s been cool to watch.”
    On what impresses him the most about Auston:
    “Well I think just how he plays every night. It’s always the same, he shows up and plays hard. He’s a dog
    on the puck and when he gets chances it often ends up going in the net. He’s a pretty unique player and
    like I said for all the things he’s accomplished at this point in his career, for him to be the type of person
    he is and how humble he is it is truly the most impressive part.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On Matthews breaking Rick Vaive’s franchise record of most goals in a single season:
    “It’s amazing, it’s very impressive. It’s a hard thing to score a lot of goals in this league and he’s made it
    look really easy, especially over the last couple games and really couple years. It’s been a lot of fun to
    watch and be on the ice for a lot of those and help him achieve that goal. He puts in a lot of work in the
    summer to make sure he keeps getting better and better and it’s coming out to show every single night.”
    MARK GIORDANO
    On assisting on Matthews record breaking 55th goal of the season:
    “It was pretty cool to be part of that tonight and for Matthews to get the winner like that, it felt right so it
    was a cool game to be a part of.”
    On the sequence leading to the goal:
    “We had a lot of looks on the powerplay, we sort of had them hemmed in there and any time you get a
    rebound or a second look you know the goalie is sort of moving around and you’re hoping to get one of
    those lanes open for those seams so that you get him moving and it was obviously a great shot. I just laid
    it there for him and he just pounded it.”

MAPLE LEAFS 4, STARS 0

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (38-17-5 – 81 Points) vs.
DALLAS STARS (32-23-3 – 67 Points)
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
DALLAS 0 0 0 0
TORONTO 2 0 2 4

SCORING NOTES

  • Rasmus Sandin scored for Toronto at 7:22 of the first period. Sandin posted his fifth goal of the season.
  • John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:16 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 20th goal of the season. Tavares also posted the secondary assist on Sandin’s goal. Tavares recorded his 37th
    assist of the season. Tavares has posted a point in back-to-back games (1G, 2A).
  • Ondřej Kaše scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 0:52 of the third period. Kaše recorded his 13th goal of the season and sixth power play goal of his NHL career.
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored on Dallas’ empty net at 18:36 of the third period. Mikheyev posted his 11th goal of the season.
  • Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Sandin’s goal and the secondary assist on Kaše’s goal. Marner has registered 41 assists this season.
  • William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Nylander recorded his 33rd assist of the season. Nylander is currently on a four-game point streak where he has recorded six points (2G, 4A).
  • Timothy Liljegren registered the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal. Liljegren posted his 15th assist of the season.
  • Morgan Rielly recorded the primary assist on Kaše’s goal and the primary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Rielly has posted 42 assists this season.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Erik Källgren stopped 35 of 35 shots in tonight’s win. Källgren appeared in his first career NHL start
    and marked his first career NHL shutout.
  • Per NHL Stats, Erik Källgren became the fourth goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in his first career start. The only netminders to do so are Garret Sparks (Nov. 30, 2015), Al Rollins (March 25, 1950) and Benny Grant (March 9, 1929).
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
    OF NOTE…
  • The Maple Leafs recorded their sixth shutout of the season.
  • With Toronto’s win tonight, Sheldon Keefe earned his 100th win as head coach (163 games played). Per NHL Stats, only five head coaches in NHL history have reached the milestone in 163 contests or fewer: Tom Johnson (138 GP w/ BOS), Mike Keenan (152 GP w/ PHI), Todd McLellan (158 GP w/
    SJS), Terry Crisp (158 GP w/ CGY) and Dan Bylsma (163 GP w/ PIT).
  • Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner (0-1—1) factored on the opening goal and became the first player in
    franchise history to begin their career with six consecutive 40-assist seasons. Only two active players
    have done so: Artemi Panarin (7; 2015-16 to 2021-22) and Alex Ovechkin (6; 2005-06 to 2010-11).
  • Ilya Mikheyev registered a single-game career-high eight shots during tonight’s game.
  • John Tavares and Rasmus Sandin were on the ice for a team-high 23 Toronto shot attempts-for at
    5-on-5.
  • John Tavares finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 76.67 percentErik
    (23 for, 7 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    DALLAS 13 (13) 13 (4) 9 (9) 35 (26)
    TORONTO 10 (10) 18 (10) 12 (10) 40 (30)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    DALLAS 23 (23) 19 (10) 19 (18) 61 (51)
    TORONTO 21 (21) 29 (20) 20 (17) 70 (58)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 21-7-2 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 98-92-28-1 in 219 games against the Dallas Stars and 56-39-17-0 in 112
    games played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 21-9-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 7-3-3 against the Central Division
    this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 26-5-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
    The Maple Leafs are 24-2-2 when leading after one period and 28-1-2 when leading after two periods.
  • Toronto is 23-11-4 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 8-0-1 in Tuesday games.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 8 (Mikheyev)
    Shot Attempts 9 (Mikheyev)
    Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 69% (Tavares– 11 won, 5 lost)
    Hits 6 (Lyubushkin)
    Blocked Shots 2 (Liljegren, Sandin)
    Takeaways 4 (Engvall)
    TOI 22:47 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 3:37 (Rielly)
    Shorthanded TOI 3:02 (Holl)
    Shifts 27 (Rielly, Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 76.67% (Tavares – 23 for, 7 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    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
    March 27 Leafs vs. Florida Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    March 29 Leafs at Boston TD Garden 7:00 pm ET

    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s win and team effort:
    “He was great, he just continued where he left off in terms of not trying to do too much in the net. He was solid, pucks came to him and for the most part stuck to him. I thought our team played really well in front of him. Probably the toughest save he had was the first one, right away in the game there was a 2-
    on-1 with a clear shooter and he stands his ground and makes that save and I thought from there he was just solid with a lot of the saves were stuff from the perimeter and stuff like that but he made sure to settle our team down so it was impressive.”
    ONDŘEJ KAŠE
    On Kallgren’s shutout in his first NHL game:
    “I’m really happy for him. I think we played really good and he had good saves there in the first period so I’m very happy for him.”
    On what stands out about him:
    “He’s only been here for like four days so I don’t really know to be honest but he was very concentrated, maybe a little nervous before the game like everybody is before their first game but a shutout in his first
    game, it’s a dream.”
    RASMUS SANDIN
    On Kallgren’s play tonight:
    “He made some really good saves and he looked really comfortable and confident back there so really happy for him and we were saying we were going to do everything we could to get the shutout after he had two really good periods. He stepped up and made some really good saves for us and it’s nice to grab it for him.”
    ERIK KÄLLGREN
    On his first game, win and shutout in the NHL:
    “Feels good, there are a lot of emotions but I’m really happy with the win.”
    On if he was nervous before the game and heading into the third period:
    “Before the game I was just trying to treat it as a regular game. I have my routines so just tried to do my daily routines and during the game just tried to not think too much. Obviously at the end there I was just
    happy to get the shutout.”

Stars-Maple Leafs pregame notes




2021-22 Matchups vs. Dallas: First of Two
Toronto Season Record: 37-17-5
Toronto Home Record: 20-7-2
TV: TSN 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 2 at Buffalo 5
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022
TOR Goals: Kaše, Matthews
BUF Goals: Krebs (2x), Hinostroza (2x), Thompson
TOR Goaltender: Mrázek, 33/37, .892 SV%
BUF Goaltender: Anderson, 34/36, .944 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-4
Team Notes:

  • Auston Matthews recorded his 45th goal of the season. Matthews paces
    NHL goal leaders and is ranked fifth in points with 77 (45G, 32A).
  • TJ Brodie recorded his 300th career NHL point with an assist on Auston
    Matthews’ second period goal.
    Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
  • NEXT GAME
    Opponent: vs. Carolina Hurricanes
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
  • INJURY REPORT
    Jack Campbell Rib Injury
    Jake Muzzin Concussion
    ALL-TIME VS. DALLAS STARS:

    First Matchup between Clubs: November 11, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Minnesota 2)
    All-Time Record: 97-92-28-1 (218 Games)
    All-Time Record at Home: 55-39-17-0 (111 Games)
    All-Time Record on the Road: 42-53-11-1 (107 Games)
    Last Home Win vs. Opponent: March 14, 2018 (Toronto 6 vs. Dallas 5 – SOW)
    Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
    Record in Last 10 Games: 7-3-0
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. DALLAS STARS:
    Games Played: Kyle Clifford (34), Wayne Simmonds (30), TJ Brodie (26)
    Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Auston Matthews (6)
    Assists:
    John Tavares (11), Mitch Marner (11), Morgan Rielly (10), Wayne
    Simmonds (8)
    Points: John Tavares (19), Wayne Simmonds (15), Mitch Marner (13)
    Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (47), Kyle Clifford (42), Jake Muzzin (10)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .669 3.68 3.05 29.3% 84.2% 34.6 30.7 56.1%
    Dallas .588 2.93 2.93 23.8% 78.8% 30.6 30.8 55.0%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Power Play: 46/157 (29.3%)
    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: 139/165 (84.2%)
    Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Kämpf, Marner, Mikheyev
    Shorthanded Point Leader: 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A)
    2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)
  • FAST FACTS
    Tuesday games 9th of 14 (8 home, 6 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 7th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
    UPCOMING MILESTONES

    David Kämpf Six games away from 300 career NHL games played
    Ilya Lyubushkin 10 games away from 200 career NHL games played
    Mitch Marner Six assists away from 300 career NHL assists
    William Nylander Eight assists away from 200 career NHL assists
    Petr Mrazek Eight games away from 300 career NHL games played
    Jason Spezza 10 points away from 1,000 career NHL points
    John Tavares Nine assists away from 500 career NHL assists
  • RECENT MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Recorded his 300th career NHL point, March 13, 2022 at BUF
    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
    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
    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 Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
    GOALS 45 – Matthews HITS 100 – Simmonds
    ASSISTS 40 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 84 – Brodie
    POINTS 77 – Matthews (45G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 63 – Matthews
    POWER PLAY POINTS 23 – Matthews (13G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:03 – Rielly
    SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:53 – Matthews
    PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin
    SHOTS 253 – Matthews WINS 24 – Campbell
    FACEOFF% 61.4% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.98 – Källgren
    SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.72% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .914 – Campbell
  • DALLAS STARS

ABOUT LAST NIGHT
— The Stars dropped a 7-4 decision to the New York Rangers on Saturday night at American Airlines Center.
— Defenseman Esa Lindell registered two points (1-1=2) against the Rangers on Saturday.
— Defenseman John Klingberg (0-2=2) and forward Roope Hintz (0-2=2) each posted two assists in the contest.
— Goaltender Jake Oettinger turned aside 22 of the 28 shots he faced on Saturday night.
— Dallas went 1-for-2 on the power play and was 1-for-2 on the penalty kill against New York.
“SURRENDER HER PRONTO, OR WE’LL LEVEL TORONTO”
— The Dallas Stars travel to Toronto to face off against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday in the first of two matchups scheduled between the two teams this
season.
— Dallas comes into Tuesday’s contest having posted wins in two of the last three games against the Maple Leafs (2-1-0) and have points in three of
the last five (2-2=1).
— The Stars are currently riding a three-game road point streak (2-0-1) against Toronto, including wins in back-to-back trips (2-0-0) to Scotiabank Arena.
— Dallas owns a 93-94-31 record all time against the Maple Leafs, including a 39-53-19 mark on the road.
— Forward Alexander Radulov logged two goals (2-0=2) in his last games against Toronto and has earned points (3-2=5) in each of his last two, and
three of his last four (3-3=6) games against them. Radulov has tallied two points (1-1=2) in four career road games against the Maple Leafs and has 13
points (4-9=13) in 10 career games against them.
— Defenseman Ryan Suter enters Tuesday’s contest having registered points (1-1=2) in two-straight and five of his last six games (1-4=5) against the
Maple Leafs. Suter also has assists (0-2=2) in two of his last three against Toronto, while he’s logged 12 points (2-10=12) in 20 career games against
them.
— Defenseman John Klingberg is currently riding a five-game point streak (1-4=5) against the Maple Leafs, including notching points (0-3=3) in each of
his last three trips to Scotiabank Arena. Klingberg has tallied points (0-4=4) in four of his six career trips to Toronto and has seven points (1-6=7) in 12
career games overall against them.
— Forward Joe Pavelski has notched points in two of the last three games (2-1=3) against Toronto and has points in eight of his last 10 games against
them (7-6=13). Pavelski has also recorded points (4-4=8) in six of eight career road games against the Maple Leafs.
— Pavelski has earned 12 goals and 21 points (12-9=21) in 17 career games against Toronto.
— Forward Tyler Seguin comes into Tuesday’s contest having tallied points (5-9=14) in seven of his last eight games against the Maple Leafs and has
posted 15 points (5-10=15) over his last 10 games against them. Seguin is currently riding a five-game road point streak (3-5=8) and has 15 points (8-
7=15) in 15 career trips to Toronto.
— Seguin paces all current Stars in goals, assists and points (15-18=33) in 30 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Captain Jamie Benn has earned points (2-1=3) in two of his last three road games at Toronto, while he’s notched four points (3-1=4) in his last five
games overall against them. Benn has registered 13 points (6-7=13) in 17 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Goaltenders Jake Oettinger and Adam Scheel have yet to face the Maple Leafs in their NHL careers.
— Netminder Braden Holtby owns a 12-8-1 record with a .916 save percentage and a 2.66 goals against average in 22 career appearances against
Toronto.
2021-22 Regular Season Schedule
March 15 at Toronto
April 7 vs. Toronto
INJURIES
Man-games lost, 2020-21: 144
Dallas Stars: Media Notes
NAME INJURY # OF GMS DATES
G Ben Bishop Lower Body 55 10/14 – Pres.
D Andrej Sekera Illness 13 2/9 – Pres.
COVID Protocol 6 1/14 – 1/24
D Miro Heiskanen Illness 3 3/4 – Pres.
Illness 1 12/17
G Braden Holtby Lower Body 1 3/12 – Pres.
TRANSACTIONS
March 11 – Signed F Joe Pavelski to a one-year contract extension
March 12 – Recalled G Adam Scheel from Texas (AHL) and reassigned F Riley Tufte to Texas (AHL)
March 13 – Recalled F Marian Studenic from his conditioning assignment with Texas (AHL)
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
— The Stars come into Tuesday’s contest having earned points in nine of the last 11 road games, logging an 8-2-1 record dating back to Jan. 20.
— Over that Span, the Stars rank fourth in the NHL with a .773 road points percentage, while the team has allowed just 23 goals against for a 2.09
average, good for second in the League.
— Forward Joe Pavelski has tallied points in 10 of his last 12 road games (6-14=20) dating back to Jan. 15 with his 20 points over that span tied for third
in the NHL. Pavelski shares 22nd in the League with a team-leading 30 points (10-20=30) away from home this season.
— Forward Jason Robertson has logged 11 goals and 16 points (11-5=16) over his last 11 road games. Robertson shares 12th in the NHL with a team-high 16 road games and ranks second on the Stars with 25 points (16-9=25) in 22 road games this season.
HERE’S TO YOU, MR. ROBERTSON
— Forward Jason Robertson scored a power play goal (1-0=1) on Saturday and now has eight goals (8-0=8) over his last five games.
— Robertson recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games (6-0=6) from March 4 – 6, becoming the first player in Dallas Stars history and the second
player in franchise history to post hat tricks in consecutive games (Bill Goldsworthy – 1970-71).
— The Arcadia, Calif. native ranks second in the NHL with a team-high nine game-winning goals this season, becoming just the sixth player in franchise
history to earn at least nine game winners and the first since Bill Guerin scored 10 in 2003-04.

JONES: Expect repercussions in Calgary after huge Game 6 Flameout against Dallas — Edmonton Sun

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JONES: Expect repercussions in Calgary after huge Game 6 Flameout against Dallas — Edmonton Sun

Four days earlier Calgary fans were quite enjoying the contrast between the booted-out-of-their-own-bubble Oilers and the surprisingly fabulous Flames being led by former Edmonton goaltender Cam Talbot.

Calgary was 15 seconds away from taking a three-games-to-one series lead over the Dallas Stars when they ended up in overtime and lost the game.

Thursday, the Flames became the first team in the history of the Stanley Cup playoffs to be ahead by three goals and then behind by four in the same game.

From Calgary’s trip to the final in 2004 to defeating Vancouver in the opening round in 2015, it was a steady stream of one-and-done for the Flameouts. In 2016, the Flames missed the playoffs. They were swept by Anaheim in 2017, missed again in 2018 and were out in five to Colorado last year.

STARS 3, LEAFS 2: WHAT THEY SAID –“They just play a really structured game; they don’t really give you much. They’re a patient team, they wait on their chances. They just all kind of fall inside, they’ve got a good neutral zone and obviously, I think they give up the least amount of chances in the NHL. I think that’s something that you expect, especially if you watch the pre-scout. If you look at all those stats and everything coming into it, it’s tough generate offence and they obviously do a really good job.” –AUSTON MATTHEWS.

HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE

On what the team learns from playing against Dallas:

I think what we learned is you’re playing against a team that knows how to make it hard on you defensively. You can’t spot them a lead just because you make it even harder. That’s a real tough team to play against when you’re chasing a game. It was the opposite when we were down in Dallas, we played with the lead virtually the whole game, all the way through and they had to open up, so we had lots of chances, lots of good things happening for us. It was a much different hockey game. We spot them the lead here really at the start of every period, spot them goals like, and it’s going to make it real tough.

On his level of concern with the team taking four minor penalties tonight:

Concerned about it. The Marner call, if we were to go back and pull out the video, I think we would could call that penalty 30 times in the game both ways. For some reason, that one was selected. Funny things that happened, I thought we could have been on the power play more than we were, but that’s not the difference in the game.

On Johnsson’s status:

We’ll know more tomorrow, but it’s a knee injury and it’s not going to be short term.

On if the goals against early in periods is a focus issue or the way the game played out:

I think it’s the kind of the way the game went. I thought we started the game pretty well in terms of our ability to have the puck and be in control. We were a little bit casual on the one, don’t get a stick on it and they get in behind us and then it’s in the net. Is it a focus thing? An execution thing? We’ve got to be a lot sharper. We had all the numbers; we were in full control of it. We just need to take care of it.

On how to prevent mixups when the team wants to play fast vs. focus on building up possession:

I think part of it is a symptom of what’s happening in the game. You give a team like them a lead and after that point they’re really not trying to score much. They’re going to be in their structure the entire time. When that’s the case, it’s a real balance. Sometimes you want to go real fast, but you’re going real fast into a wall. So, you want to make sure you’re organized and then you get impatient. To me it’s just a symptom of the way the game goes and it’s going to happen. That’s how they’re trying to play as a team, it’s going to be an issue for us, at times. It’s even harder when a team is going to sit back and play in its structure like they do.

On if he expects to see more defensive play like Dallas as the team gets closer to the postseason:

I think it will depend on who we play. I don’t think it’s the kind of thing you flip a switch and do overnight. That team has been committed to it all season, they’re doing that as good or better than anybody in the League. Like I said, it’s a much different hockey game down in Dallas when we get the lead and the game is way different. We spot them a lead here, they’re on the road, that makes it a real hard game. Obviously, I thought Clifford got his fight and the emotion and energy level of the game changed significantly, players responded very well, and we started to come. That didn’t last long enough for us, we didn’t get an even-strength goal. It was a bail bond power play goal we got and then we’re coming, trying to push to start the third and now you’re shorthanded before you know it. They win a faceoff, don’t get an exit and it’s in your net. That’s it. You can’t spot a team like that goals.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN (16 SAVES)

On facing Dallas and getting back into game action:

They came pretty hard on those turnovers, but that’s their game. I felt good. I would have liked to come up with a couple of saves early on in those two periods, especially, even in the third. Obviously, would have been nice to come out with a win.

On the challenge of the Stars’ style of play:

They have their structure and they stick to it through the game. Them getting a lead is huge for their style of play and they just try to shut ‘er down and make the best of their opportunities. That’s really what happened today.

AUSTON MATTHEWS (1 GOAL)

On tonight’s loss:

Yeah, they came out really fast. Just a couple of careless plays in both periods and they got behind us there with their speed and their skill and they were able to capitalize. Obviously, that’s an area of concern and something we’d like to clean up because everything is starting to amp up, it’s something that’s extremely important and we’ve been struggling with throughout the year.

On what makes it difficult to score against Dallas:

They just play a really structured game; they don’t really give you much. They’re a patient team, they wait on their chances. They just all kind of fall inside, they’ve got a good neutral zone and obviously, I think they give up the least amount of chances in the NHL. I think that’s something that you expect, especially if you watch the pre-scout. If you look at all those stats and everything coming into it, it’s tough generate offence and they obviously do a really good job.

JAKE MUZZIN (21:10 TOI)

On what the difference in tonight’s game:

They capitalized on a few turnovers and odd man rushes. Once they get the lead, they’re tough to crack. I thought we did a good job of coming back and we had really good spurts, but a few kind of lapses where they capitalized. Overall, I thought we did a pretty good job.

On what the team can take away from playing a team like Dallas:

Yeah, just we’ve got to stay patient, stay with it. We can’t start changing our game plan because we’re getting frustrated or things aren’t working. We’ve got to stick with it and eventually we’ll break through and get our chance.

JOHN TAVARES (1 ASSIST)

On playing against one of the League’s best defensive teams when down a goal:

Yeah, they’re very well structured and don’t mind if it’s a sleepy type of night. They’ve got good depth through all four lines that play extremely hard, very good mobile D that handle pressure really well and have really good sticks whether it’s just closing time and space or closing off shooting lanes. We just tried to stay with it. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get it done today.

On if the team got energy from Clifford’s fight in the second period:

Yeah, absolutely, it was a great job by Cliff that provided some good life for us and we got a big goal from Matty. Certainly was a really good spark, got the building into it and we seemed to have a better jump after that.

STARS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 2 –POSTGAME NOTES: Auston Matthews put the Maple Leafs on the board with a power-play goal at 11:21 of the second period. Matthews’ goal is his 41st of 2019-20, which establishes a new single-season career-high for goals, surpassing his previous high of 40 set in 2016-17. He has seven points (4-3-7) over his past five games played. Thirty of his 41 goals have come on home ice. In two games against the Stars, Matthews has recorded two goals and an assist.

DALLAS STARS (33-19-5 – 71 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (30-20-8 – 68 Points)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020

 123OTFINAL
DALLAS111–3
TORONTO011–2

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY


ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Auston Matthews put the Maple Leafs on the board with a power play goal at 11:21 of the second period. Matthews’ goal is his 41st of 2019-20, which establishes a new single-season career-high for goals, surpassing his previous high of 40 set in 2016-17. He has seven points (4-3-7) over his last five games played. Thirty of his 41 goals have come on home ice. In two games against the Stars, Matthews has recorded two goals and an assist.
  • Zach Hyman scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 18:41 of the third period. Hyman has goals (3) in two consecutive games and points (3-2-5) in four consecutive games. He has registered 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) in 18 games on home ice this season. Hyman has scored seven of his 17 goals in 10 games against Central Division opponents.
  • Tyson Barrie registered the primary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Barrie has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has a goal and two assists in two games against the Stars this season. His 24 points (7 goals, 17 assists) in 27 career games against the Stars stand as his second-highest point total against a single opponent.
  • William Nylander collected the secondary assist on Matthews’ second period goal. Nylander has four points (1-3-4) in five games during the month of February. In 13 games against Central Division opposition, he has recorded 15 points (9 goals, 6 assists).
  • John Tavares registered the primary assist on Hyman’s third period goal. Tavares has assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (5-4-9) in six consecutive games. He has 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) in 18 career games against Dallas.
  • Mitch Marner collected the secondary assist on Hyman’s third period goal. Marner is tied for eighth in the NHL with 44 assists. He has recorded 33 of his 44 assists in 28 games on home ice this season. In two games against Dallas this season, Marner recorded three assists.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 16 of the 19 shots he faced in the loss.

SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
DALLAS6 (6)10 (5)3 (2)–19 (13)
TORONTO3 (3)14 (7)12 (8)–29 (18)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
DALLAS13 (13)16 (8)6 (5)–35 (26)
TORONTO18 (18)28 (14)23 (17)–69 (49)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home15-8-7 (30 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Dallas97-92-28-1 (218 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Dallas at Home55-39-17-0 (111 Games)
Record vs. Western Conference15-8-2 (25 Games)
Record vs. Central Division7-5-1 (13 Games)
Attendance19,107

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots5 (Matthews, Nylander)
Shot Attempts13 (Barrie)
Faceoff Wins10 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage71% (Spezza – 5 won, 2 lost)
Hits3 (Matthews)
Blocked Shots1 (Four players tied)
Takeaways2 (Engvall)
TOI27:03 (Barrie)
Power Play TOI1:27 (Barrie, Marner)
Shorthanded TOI2:59 (Muzzin)
Shifts30 (Barrie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage100% (Johnsson – 1 for, 0 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Opponent scores first10-16-6
Trail after 13-13-3
Trail after 23-13-4
Score one power play goal9-8-4
Allow one power play goal13-10-3
Outshooting opponent15-8-3
Thursday3-3-1

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs went 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the power play tonight.
  • Zach Hyman was 3-for-5 (60%) in the faceoff circle when taking draws in the defensive zone.
  • Mitch Marner was on the ice for a team-high 27 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Marner had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 77.1 percent (27 for, 8 against).
  • John Tavares won 67 percent (8 won, 4 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • 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)
  • Saturday, February 22, 7:00 p.m. vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Sportsnet, FAN 590)

STARS AT MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES: Kasperi Kapanen has drawn 12 penalties this season and taken four, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+8) and ranks tied for 29th among NHL forwards.- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 12th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.28) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 15 games since January 1.

DALLAS STARS (32-19-5 – 69 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (30-19-8 – 68 Points)

FEBRUARY 13, 2020 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus DALLAS

ALL-TIME RECORD:97-91-28-1 (217 Games)
ALL-TIME AT HOME:55-38-17-0 (110 Games)
2019-20:1-0-0
LAST FIVE:4-1-0
LAST 10:8-2-0

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus DALLAS

GAMES PLAYED:Kyle Clifford (33), Tyson Barrie (26), Jake Muzzin (24)
GOALS:John Tavares (8), Tyson Barrie (7), Auston Matthews (5), Jason Spezza (5)
ASSISTS:Tyson Barrie (16), Mitch Marner (10), Morgan Rielly (10), John Tavares (10)
POINTS:Tyson Barrie (23), John Tavares (18), Mitch Marner (12)
PENALTY MINUTES:Kyle Clifford (37), Tyson Barrie (20), Jake Muzzin (10)

MAPLE LEAFS – STARS TEAM STATS

 TORONTODALLAS
GOALS FOR (Rank):202 (1st)149 (t-24th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       185 (t-26th)140 (3rd)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):39/157 [24.8%] (4th)34/167 [20.4%] (t-12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):123/158 [77.8%] (23rd)149/182 [81.9%] (t-10th)
SHOTS (Rank):1914 (4th)1717 (21st)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):2893 (2nd)2441 (20th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):52.5% (5th)49.2% (19th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):52.9% (3rd)52.2% (4th)

MAPLE LEAFS – STARS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:November 11, 1967 (Minnesota 2, Toronto 1)
All-Time Record:97-91-28-1 (217 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:55-38-17-0 (110 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:42-53-11-1 (107 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:March 14, 2018 (Toronto 6, Dallas 5 SO)
  

MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. STARS

Frederik AndersenFirst NHL game (Oct. 20, 2013 (ANA) vs. DAL)
First NHL win (Oct. 20, 2013 (ANA) vs. DAL)
Tyson Barrie300th NHL point (Mar. 21, 2019 (COL) at DAL)
Jack CampbellSelected by Dallas in the first round (11th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft.
Andreas JohnssonFirst NHL game (March 14, 2018 vs. DAL)
Jason SpezzaSkated in 379 games for Dallas from 2014-19, recording 228 points (81 goals, 147 assists)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS40 (Matthews)
ASSISTS43 (Marner)
POINTS68 (Matthews)
POWER PLAY POINTS21 (Marner, Matthews)
SHORTHANDED POINTS2 (Engvall, Kapanen)
PIMs36 (Muzzin)
SHOTS231 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%57.6% (Gauthier)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %55.2% (Nylander)
BLOCKED SHOTS86 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS63 (Matthews)
HITS99 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME24:15 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME3:10 (Marner)
SH TOI PER GAME2:50 (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 13-5-2 in 21 games against Western Conference opponents with a .929 save percentage and a 2.31 goals-against average this season.- 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).
– Leads the Maple Leafs in slap shots taken (49).- Has 23 points (7 goals, 16 assists) in 26 career games against the Stars, which is his second-highest career point total against a single opponent.
Jack Campbell– Was drafted by Dallas in the first round (11th overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft. Appeared in one game for the Stars during the 2013-14 season.- Has made one start against the Stars (January 17, 2019) and stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced to earn a victory.
Kyle Clifford– Ranks sixth among NHL left wingers who have appeared in 50 games in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (54.9%).
– Ranks 25th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 50 games played in hits per 60 minutes (9.04).
Pierre Engvall– Signed a two-year contract extension on February 12.- Has played 30. 7 percent of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time since joining the team, which is the second-highest shorthanded time on ice percentage among the League’s rookie forwards.- Has an on-ice goals-for percentage of 57.1 percent at 5-on-5, which is the third highest among NHL rookie forwards who have appeared in 30 games.
Justin Holl– Ranks first in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.5%) among right-handed defencemen who have started less than 45 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone (44.3%).- Has the highest unblocked shot attempt percentage at 5-on-5 (53.0%) among right-handed defencemen to have started fewer than 45 percent (44.3%) 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– Third among Toronto skaters and tied for 32nd among NHLers in points since January 1 (7-8-15; 16 GP).- Has 16 points (7-9-16) in 17 games on home ice this season. – Ranks fifth among Maple Leafs skaters in points per game (0.79).
Andreas Johnsson– Has drawn 11 penalties this season, which is fifth-most among Toronto skaters.- Has 46 points (22 goals, 24 assists) in 65 career games on home ice.
Kasperi Kapanen– Has drawn 12 penalties this season and taken four, which gives him the highest net penalties among Toronto skaters (+8) and ranks tied for 29th among NHL forwards.- Ranks second among Maple Leafs and 12th among NHL right wingers who have appeared in 50 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.28) at 5-on-5.- Has recorded 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists) in 15 games since January 1.
Alex Kerfoot– Ranks third among Toronto skaters who have appeared in 40 games in assists per 60 minutes of ice time (1.23) at 5-on-5.- Ninth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (7-14-21).- Has four points (1-3-4) in nine career games against Dallas.
Mitch Marner– Tied for ninth 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 1.24 points per game, which is the ninth-highest average in the NHL.- Averaging 1.93 assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks third among NHLers who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Ninth 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 second 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 10th among NHL skaters in points (40-28-68).- Fourth in the NHL with 231 shots on goal.
William Nylander– 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 (14:36) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.20 (1.27).- Averages 2.16 takeaways per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks third among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 40 games.- Averaging 13.68 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks eighth among right wingers who average 14:00 per game at 5-on-5 (14:35).
Rasmus Sandin– Ranks third among rookie defencemen who have appeared in at least 10 games in points per 60 minutes of ice time (1.40) at 5-on-5. – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 55.3 percent, which ranks third among rookie defencemen who have skated in at least 10 games.
Jason Spezza– Averaging 1.99 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 1.00 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 1.00 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 22nd among NHL skaters in multi-point games (15).- Has eight points (5-3-8) in six games during the month of February.- 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).- Has drawn a team-high 15 penalties this season. – Has won 55 percent of his offensive zone faceoffs this seasons, which is the 11th-highest percentage among NHLers who have taken 900 draws in all situations.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Zach HymanHas points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games.
Alex KerfootHas assists (3) in two consecutive games.
John TavaresHas points (5-3-8) in five consecutive games.
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Jason SpezzaFive assists from 600 assists
  

RECENT MILESTONES

Jack CampbellFirst game as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA)
First win as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA)
Kyle CliffordFirst game as a Maple Leaf (February 7 vs. ANA)
Mitch Marner200th NHL assist (February 7 vs. ANA)
John Tavares800th NHL game (February 8 at Montreal)
  

INJURY REPORT

Frederik Andersen (Neck)On injured reserve.
Cody Ceci (Ankle)On injured reserve.
Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration)On injured reserve.
Morgan Rielly (Foot)On injured reserve.
 Man Games Lost: 145

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

February 12Signed forward Pierre Engvall to a two-year contract extension.
February 10Recalled forward Pontus Aberg from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
Placed goaltender Frederik Andersen on injured reserve.
February 7Recalled defenceman Timothy Liljegren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Placed defenceman Cody Ceci on injured reserve.
  

MAPLE LEAFS 5, STARS 3–WHAT THEY SAID: “We’ve definitely been starting strong on the road these past couple games. It’s important. When you start a period you want to start ahead. Usually when you score the first goal more often than not you win the game, so the first goal is big.” –ZACH HYMAN.

HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE

On the team improving to 20-1-2 when leading after two periods tonight:

I thought we had a real good period there, a good process. Obviously, wouldn’t like to give them a goal back like we did but I thought we started really well, we generated a number of really good scoring chances ourselves and maybe we could have had even more goals, especially early there. And then I just liked how we battled. Getting wins like this on the road, late penalty kill, goalie’s out for a long period of time there like this. Those are tough, tough sequences. You’re relying on a small number of guys to get that done. The guys just found a way.

On the team improving at defending late leads with more experience doing it:

Well, I think that’s part of it, for sure. We’d rather not be in that position. We had a two-goal lead and that’s where we would rather be. You score the first goal in the third period and that puts you in an even better spot. But certainly, if you give it back, then you’ve got to just battle and find a way and limit what you give up on the inside and know that they’re going to have a push, but try to keep it from stuff on the outside that you can block or Freddie can see.

On what he has seen from Matthews of late:

I don’t need to tell you that Auston is a very talented player. He puts himself in good spots. Obviously, today Mitch gave him a puck in a great spot and that’s a world class finish. We’ve become accustomed to seeing that and that’s what he’s capable of doing. When he’s really playing and really skating and when he’s engaged in the game he’s hard to stop.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN (31 SAVES)

On how it feels to put two wins together coming out of the All-Star break:

It’s nice. It’s always fun to win. I think we’ve been doing a lot of good things. We’ll look to continue to build on that and keep working at it and, like I said, build off of it.

On what exactly the team has done well these past two games:

Just playing as a group and playing smarter hockey. I think we’ve been good at not giving up too much and controlling the play a lot, going to the net hard and getting some good goals there at big times.

ZACH HYMAN (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On tonight’s game and the importance of each remaining game:

It was good. We knew we need to start getting on the right side of games. Especially coming off of the break, this was a hard-fought win. We really had to earn this one so it’s big. 

On their success getting the first goal of the game on the road:

I think it just happens sometimes like that. We’ve definitely been starting strong on the road these past couple games. It’s important when you start a period you want to start ahead. Usually when you score the first goal more often than not you win the game, so the first goal is big.

AUSTON MATTHEWS (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On picking up an important two points:

All these games matter. It doesn’t really matter if it’s Western Conference, our conference or our division, all these points matter. They all add up, so we’ve got to make sure we’re taking advantage of these games.

On what he attributes his consistent scoring to:

My linemates. I think we’re just trying to stay consistent each night, just compete out there. We work off each other, make plays and obviously play as much offense as we can. We just want to continue that.

WILLIAM NYLANDER (1 GOAL)

On the team’s staying aggressive on offence against a tough defensive team:

Yeah, for sure. We need to keep doing it. We’re chasing in the standings here so we kind of have a playoff push right now. We’ve got to be sharp every game.

On how they generated five goals against the team with the fewest goals against:

I think we play that kind of game where we’re kind of unpredictable. We were able to create a lot of good, solid quality scoring chances, which eventually lead to goals.

On the play that led to Hyman’s goal:

Yeah, that was just a beautiful hockey goal. We were just smiling on the bench when we saw that goal, it was beautiful.

Stars interim coach Rick Bowness hopes lucky ring can help beat Maple Leafs — Toronto Sun

DALLAS — Rick Bowness brought out some old Toronto bling for some reverse luck against the high-scoring Maple Leafs. The interim coach of the Dallas Stars showed off the 1938 gold NHL all-star ring that belonged to Gordie Drillon, the Leafs’ last scoring champion in 1937-38, a gift to Bowness’s father Bob from when the […]

Stars interim coach Rick Bowness hopes lucky ring can help beat Maple Leafs — Toronto Sun