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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (45-19-6 – 96 Points) at
FLORIDA PANTHERS (49-15-6 – 104 Points)
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2022
1 2 3 OT FINAL
TORONTO 1 4 1 0 6
FLORIDA 1 3 2 1 7

SCORING NOTES

• William Nylander scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 15:21 of the first period. Nylander
  recorded his 27th goal of the season. Nylander also recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal.
  Nylander posted his 39th assist of the season. Nylander has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through
  his last four games played.
• Mitch Marner scored shorthanded for Toronto at 0:30 of the second period. He scored his second
  goal of the game on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 1:07 of the second period. Marner has
  posted 31 goals this season. Marner also registered the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal and the
  primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Marner has recorded 57 assists this season. Marner is currently on
  an 11-game point streak where he has posted 26 points (8G, 18A).
• Colin Blackwell scored for Toronto at 2:04 of the second period. Blackwell recorded his 10th goal of
  the season.
• Jake Muzzin scored for the Maple Leafs at 8:40 of the second period. Muzzin posted his third goal of
  the season.
• John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 16:06 of the third period. Tavares
  posted his 25th goal of the season. Tavares also recorded the secondary assist on Marner’s second
  goal of the game. Tavares posted his 42nd assist of the season.
• Morgan Rielly posted the primary assist on Nylander’s goal and the primary assist on Blackwell’s
  goal. Rielly has registered 51 assists this season.
• Auston Matthews recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal, the primary assist on Marner’s
  second goal of the game and the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Matthews has posted 41 assists
  this season. Matthews has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) through his last two games and 27 points
  (17G, 10A) through his last 14 games played.
• Pierre Engvall posted the secondary assist on Blackwell’s goal. Engvall registered his 14th assist of
  the season. Engvall is currently on a four-game point streak, the longest point streak of his NHL
  career, where he has posted four points (2G, 2A).
  GOALTENDER NOTES
• Erik Källgren stopped 20 of 23 shots through 37:12 of ice time. Jack Campbell relieved Källgren
  due to injury with 2:44 remaining in the second period and stopped 22 of 26 shots in tonight’s
  overtime loss.
  SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• The Maple Leafs were 3-for-7 on the power play and 3-for-6 on the penalty kill tonight.
• Per NHL Stats, Mitch Marner scored a shorthanded goal and power play tally 37 seconds apart, the
  shortest span between two such goals in NHL history – the previous mark was 0:47, set by Mario
  Lemieux on March 12, 1989.
• Mitch Marner registered his third shorthanded goal of the season and fourth of his NHL career.
  OF NOTE…
• The Maple Leafs are 6-6 in overtime this season.
• Mitch Marner scored his 30th goal of the season with a shorthanded tally at 0:30 of the second
  period. With the goal, Marner reached the 30-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career.
• With four points (2G, 2A) recorded during tonight’s game, Mitch Marner posted his seventhconsecutive multi-point game. Marner has registered 19 points (4G, 15A) during his streak. Per NHL
  Stats, with his seventh-consecutive multi-point game Marner tied Auston Matthews (2018-19), Doug
  Gilmour (1992-93), Vincent Damphousse (1990-91), Rick Vaive (1983-84) and Corb Denneny (1919-
  20) for the longest run in Maple Leafs history.
• Toronto has scored five or more goals in six-straight games. Per NHL Stats, the Maple Leafs tied the
  franchise mark for most consecutive contests with as many goals set in 1975-76 and matched in
  1983-84.
• John Tavares tied a season-high 17 face-off wins during tonight’s game, his fifth occasion of the
  season to do so. Tavares leads Toronto with a 60.6 face-off win percentage this season.
• Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 30 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• Auston Matthews finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.50
  percent (30 for, 18 against).
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
  TORONTO 11 (8) 12 (9) 12 (7) 0 (0) 35 (24)
  FLORIDA 13 (10) 13 (7) 19 (15) 3 (0) 48 (32)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTAL
  TORONTO 22 (14) 24 (18) 21 (15) 2 (0) 69 (47)
  FLORIDA 26 (20) 21 (12) 32 (26) 5 (0) 84 (58)
  ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• The Maple Leafs are 20-12-4 on the road this season.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-6 in 93 games against the Florida Panthers and 19-19-5-5 in 48
  games played in Florida.
• Toronto is 26-10-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 12-6-1 against the Atlantic
  Division this season.
  RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 15-13-4 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 14-7-1 when tied after one period and 33-1-3 when leading after two periods.
• Toronto is 17-6-2 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 9-0-2 in Tuesday games and 5-4-2 in the second game of a back-to-back.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 8 (Matthews)
  Shot Attempts 13 (Matthews)
  Face-off Wins 17 (Tavares)
  Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Marner – 2 won, 0 lost, Bunting – 1 won, 0
  lost)
  Hits 7 (Muzzin)
  Blocked Shots 4 (Holl, Muzzin)
  Takeaways 2 (Matthews)
  TOI 25:18 (Marner)
  Power Play TOI 7:20 (Marner)
  Shorthanded TOI 3:59 (Kämpf)
  Shifts 32 (Holl)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 62.50% (Matthews – 30 for, 18 against)
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 pm ET
  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
  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 the takeaways from tonight’s game:
  “Well obviously we go from being on a breakaway with a chance to make it 6-1 and don’t score there then
  follow that up with a too many men on the ice penalty right after so that sort of starts to snowball but
  outside of that we had some pretty terrible penalty killing but I’m not going to focus on all that kind of stuff.
  I’m going to focus on the fact that we played another good hockey game today. We were bad in
  moments, with the penalties, you can’t take a too many men on the ice penalty, you can’t give up a
  shorthanded goal on a clear shot from the blueline, you can’t have your fourth line take a penalty in the
  third period and you can’t chase the puck a penalty kill. All these things we can’t do in those moments,
  maybe that’s a sign of the fatigue factor coming in today, I don’t know, because obviously last night we
  didn’t do any of those types of things. So I’m going to watch those kind of things and for me this last little
  stretch we’ve been on here we played Florida at home, we played Boston on the road, we played Tampa
  last night, and played Florida here, to me I was looking to come out of this little segment of the schedule
  with a sense of where we were at as a team and whether we can compete with the very best in our
  division and the answer unequivocally yes so that’s all I’m taking out of this.”
  JOHN TAVARES
  On how Florida was able to make a comeback:
  “Well they’ve obviously done that a few times this year. Special teams was very influential in the game on
  both side tonight. Maybe would have liked to have done a better job to win that battle. Then I think we just
  didn’t weather the storm that we knew was coming in the third as well as we would have liked. Good job
  battling back, we had our opportunities to take the game. Obviously, unfortunately they got the lead that
  we had.”
  MITCH MARNER
  On tonight’s game:
  “I thought we were doing a great job in the second of playing five-on-five and then just a lot of penalties
  and four-on-four then we let them get back in the game. In the third there, it just got away.”
  On the positive takeaways of tonight’s game:
  “I thought we were moving our feet very well. We were getting on the forecheck, I felt in the third we got a
  little bit away from that, who knows why. I thought overall we were competing out there, we were making
  a lot of efforts and they put their chances in when they got them.”
  JASON SPEZZA
  On tonight’s game:
  “Obviously disappointing to lose that game with the lead we had. It’s a team that when they get
  momentum they get feeling good and we let them get momentum there once we had it. There were some
  big momentum swings in that game. I think it’s good that we learn a lesson from this game, just knowing
  that we had too many men and special teams they were pretty good. I thought at five-on-five we
  controlled play but it was a frustrating game to lose but a good game to learn from.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (41-19-5 – 87 Points) vs.
FLORIDA PANTHERS (44-15-6 – 94 Points)
SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
FLORIDA 1 1 0 2
TORONTO 1 2 2 5

SCORING NOTES

• Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto at 0:49 of the first period. Rielly recorded his seventh goal of
  the season. Rielly also registered the secondary assist on both of Tavares’ goals. Rielly has
  recorded 45 assists this season.
• John Tavares scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 5:10 of the second period. He
  scored his second goal of the game on another Toronto power play opportunity at 11:12 of the
  second period. Tavares has posted 22 goals this season and marked his second multi-goal
  outing of the season. Tavares has recorded three points (2G, 1A) through his last two games.
• Ilya Mikheyev scored for Toronto at 9:12 of the third period. Mikheyev recorded his 14th goal of
  the season.
• Auston Matthews capitalized on Florida’s empty net at 19:59 of the third period. Matthews
  recorded his 48th goal of the season. Matthews also recorded the secondary assist on Rielly’s
  goal. Matthews posted his 35th assist of the season. Matthews has registered 15 points (11G,
  4A) through his last nine games played.
• TJ Brodie registered the primary assist on Rielly’s goal. Brodie posted his 17th assist of the
  season.
• Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on both of Tavares’ goals as well as the primary assist
  on Mikheyev’s goal. Marner has posted 47 assists this season. Marner is currently on a six-game
  point streak where he has recorded 12 points (4G, 8A).
• Justin Holl posted the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s goal. Holl recorded his 13th assist of the
  season.
  GOALTENDER NOTES
• Petr Mrázek stopped 30 of 32 shots in tonight’s win.
  SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• The Maple Leafs were 2-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
  OF NOTE…
• With his 48th goal of the season scored during tonight’s game, Auston Matthews set a new careerhigh in goals.
• With his assist on John Tavares’ first goal of the game, Mitch Marner recorded his 300th career NHL
  assist. Marner becomes the 15th player in Maple Leafs history to record 300 assists and is the fastest
  to accomplish the feat (411 games), surpassing the previous mark of 469 games set by Borje
  Salming.
• Mitch Marner tied a single-game career-high three assists during tonight’s game, marking the 18th
  occasion of his NHL career to do so.
• With a three-point game (1G, 2A) tonight, Morgan Rielly recorded his third game of the season with
  three or more points and his 14th multi-point game of the season.
• David Kämpf skated in his 300th career NHL game.
• John Tavares and TJ Brodie were on the ice for a team-high 12 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• Alexander Kerfoot finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 61.11
  percent (11 for, 7 against).
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  FLORIDA 11 (7) 9 (6) 11 (6) 31 (19)
  TORONTO 7 (7) 13 (9) 3 (2) 23 (18)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  FLORIDA 16 (12) 16 (13) 20 (9) 52 (34)
  TORONTO 11 (11) 21 (14) 3 (2) 35 (27)
  ON HOME ICE
• The Maple Leafs are 24-7-2 at home this season.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 45-35-7-5 in 92 games against the Florida Panthers and 26-16-2-1 in 45
  games played in Toronto.
• Toronto is 23-10-2 against the Eastern Conference this season and 10-6-0 against the Atlantic
  Division this season.
  RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 28-6-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 12-7-0 when tied after one period and 13-1-2 when leading after two periods.
• Toronto is 16-6-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 3-2-0 in Sunday games and 5-4-1 in the second game of a back-to-back.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 4 (Marner, Kerfoot)
  Shot Attempts 5 (Marner, Tavares)
  Face-off Wins 10 (Tavares)
  Face-off Win Percentage 100% (Blackwell, Engvall – 1 won, 0 lost)
  Hits 6 (Lyubushkin)
  Blocked Shots 5 (Giordano)
  Takeaways 3 (Matthews, Bunting)
  TOI 24:04 (Brodie)
  Power Play TOI 2:03 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander,
  Tavares)
  Shorthanded TOI 4:06 (Giordano, Kämpf)
  Shifts 26 (Rielly)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 61.11% (Kerfoot – 11 for, 7 against)
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  March 29 Leafs at Boston TD Garden 7:00 pm ET
  March 31 Leafs vs. Winnipeg Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
  April 2 Leafs at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 7:00 pm ET
  April 4 Leafs at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena 7:30 pm ET
  April 5 Leafs at Florida FLA Live Arena 7:00 pm ET
  April 7 Leafs at Dallas American Airlines Center 8:30 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 tonight’s defensive effort:
  “I think we remained committed to it all the way from the start of the game. We made a mistake on the
  first goal for sure but that’s the most dangerous team in the league, maybe say for Colorado, on the rush
  and I didn’t think we gave up anything on the rush today so it was a huge challenge for our team to do
  that and we stuck with that all the way through. So when you do that and you’re playing against the top
  offensive team in the NHL, you’re taking away a lot of their weapons right there and it gave us a chance.
  Obviously, the start was huge today you know so we’re a leg up in the game all the way throughout, not
  unlike Montreal last night but obviously we finished it all the way through with an outstanding performance
  on special teams, great goaltending, good third period where we didn’t give up a ton and then we scored
  to extend our lead and we did a good job in hanging on there in the six-on-five so great effort, good win
  from our team.”
  JOHN TAVARES
  On tonight’s win:
  “I think it was a really good sixty minutes for us. I think over the last little bit here our game has started to
  round out a little more consistently and into the form we’d like. Obviously we didn’t get the result last night
  but I think overall tons of good things and just the way we stuck with it. We really tried to slow them down
  given how good they’ve been offensively this year and with the type of players they have and how
  dangerous they can be and how quickly the game can change. We tried to make it difficult on them to get
  on the inside and not create in the middle of the ice and especially off the rush. It was good attention to
  detail all around and good job of getting some pucks to the net and sustaining some offence but also
  understanding and being responsible defensively as well. Teams have countered on us at times this year
  and we knew this team was quick on the transition so good job there too.”
  MITCH MARNER
  On tonight’s game:
  “We played the way we wanted to, not giving up a whole lot. Offensively I thought our line did a good job
  and both the penalty kill and power play came through when we needed them to. All aspects, what we
  asked for out of each other, we did it.”
  On tonight’s defensive effort:
  “Just like I said, we didn’t give up too many chances offensively with odd man rushes or anything like that.
  We played well with our gap control, forwards made reads quickly and our defence had great gaps as
  well with being tight up so just overall the five guys on the ice always were just playing in sync there and
  that’s what we talked about and what we needed to do so just a good job executing.”
  MORGAN RIELLY
  On tonight’s win:
  “It felt good, obviously these back-to-back games are not always easy but it’s good to have a strong effort
  and we haven’t played these guys, they’re in our division and having a great year so it was a good reason
  to be ready and we were, so that’s a good sign.”
  On what he noticed in tonight’s defensive effort:
  “I think just the commitment. We’ve talked about it a lot and it’s just the mindset for us I feel like. When we
  commit ourselves and we play with that structure and we buy in and understand the importance we are
  able to do it and execute good offensive plays and good defensive structure so it’s just a matter of being
  consistent for us.”
  PETR MRÁZEK
  On tonight’s win:
  “I felt good. We two points against a really good team, at home, a division opponent so a huge win.”
  On facing such an offensive team:
  “They threw a lot of pucks to the net, looking for first seams and backdoors and you have to be aware and
  be patient in the crease.”

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FLORIDA PANTHERS (29-17-5 – 63 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (28-18-7 – 63 Points)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

• John Tavares put the Maple Leafs on the board with a power play goal at 3:21 of the second period. Tavares has 13 points (7 goals, 6 assists) in 13 games against Atlantic Division opponents. He has two goals in two games against the Panthers. In 23 games on home ice, he has recorded seven goals and 11 assists.
• William Nylander scored Toronto’s second goal of the night at 19:05 of the second period. Nylander has points (6-4-10) in eight consecutive games. He has a goal and an assist in two games against the Panthers this season. In 31 games against Eastern Conference opposition in 2019-20, he has registered 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists).
• Auston Matthews scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the game at 0:38 of the third period. Matthews has points (3-2-5) in four consecutive games. He has scored 28 of his 37 goals on home ice this season. His third period goal is his 148th career goal, moving him into a tie with Borje Salming and Darcy Tucker for 29th place on the Maple Leafs’ all-time goal register.
• Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal and later had the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Marner has points (1-6-7) in five consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his 11th multi-assist performance of 2019-20. He has 32 points (4 goals, 28 assists) in 25 games on home ice this season. In two games against the Panthers in 2019-20, he has registered four points (2-2-4).
• Tyson Barrie collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Barrie has five assists over his last five games played. He has registered 15 of his 26 assists on home ice this season. He has two assists in two games against Florida.
• Kasperi Kapanen recorded the primary assist on Nylander’s second period goal. He has a pair of assists in two games against Florida this season. In 10 games during the month of January, Kapanen recorded seven points (1-6-7).
• Andreas Johnsson had the secondary assist on Nylander’s second period goal. Johnsson has three points (1-2-3) over his last three games. He has registered 11 (3-8-11) of his 19 points on home ice this season.
• Zach Hyman registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Hyman has assists (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-3-5) in four consecutive games. He has 11 points (4 goals, 7 assists) in 16 career games against the Panthers, which is his highest point total against a single opponent.
• Frederik Andersen stopped seven of eight shots in in 20:00 of action.
• Michael Hutchinson stopped 10 of the 13 shots he faced in relief of Andersen.

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

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

RECORD WHEN…

OF NOTE…

• The Maple Leafs went 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-3 on the power play tonight.
• Toronto allowed three shots on goal in the second period of tonight’s game, which ties the club’s season-low for shots against in a period.
• Frederik Andersen (upper body) left tonight’s game and did not return.
• Justin Holl started 33.3 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
• Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 22 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Muzzin had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 78.6 percent (22 for, 6 against).

UPCOMING GAMES:

• Wednesday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. at New York Rangers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
• Friday, February 7, 7:00 p.m. vs. Anaheim Ducks (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
• Saturday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. at Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
• Tuesday, February 11, 7:00 p.m. vs. Arizona Coyotes (TSN, TSN 1050)
• Thursday, February 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Dallas Stars (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)