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TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (33-14-4 – 70 Points) vs.
MINNESOTA WILD (31-15-3 – 65 Points)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 1
TORONTO 0 1 2 3

SCORING NOTES

• Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 9:04 of the second period. Matthews scored his second
  goal of the game at 10:22 of the third period. Matthews has recorded 36 goals this season.
  Matthews has posted five points through his last two games (3G, 2A).
• Alexander Kerfoot scored on Minnesota’s empty net at 19:18 of the third period. Kerfoot
  recorded his eighth goal of the season.
• Timothy Liljegren posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Liljegren recorded his 10th assist of the season.
• Travis Dermott registered the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Dermott posted his fourth assist of the season.
• Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game and the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Marner has posted 31 assists this season. Marner has posted an assist in back-to-back games (3A).
• John Tavares registered the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Tavares posted his 31st assist of the season. Tavares has recorded an assist in back-to-back games.
  GOALTENDER NOTES
• Petr Mrázek stopped 29 of 30 shots in tonight’s win.
  SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• The Maple Leafs were 0-for-2 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
  OF NOTE…
• Auston Matthews currently leads the league in goals with 36.
• Auston Matthews tied a season-high (and a career second-best) with 17 face-off wins during tonight’s game.
• TJ Brodie tied a season-high with five blocks recorded during tonight’s win.
• Travis Dermott was on the ice for a team-high 20 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
• Travis Dermott finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 66.67 percent (20 for, 10 against).
  SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  MINNESOTA 6 (6) 11 (6) 13 (9) 30 (21)
  TORONTO 5 (4) 10 (7) 10 (9) 25 (20)
  SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
  1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
  MINNESOTA 16 (15) 20 (11) 21 (15) 57 (41)
  TORONTO 14 (9) 16 (12) 20 (19) 50 (40)
  ON HOME ICE
• The Maple Leafs are 19-5-1 at home this season.
• Toronto’s all-time record is 13-11-0-2 in 26 games against the Minnesota Wild and 9-5-0-0 in 14
  games played in Toronto.
• Toronto is 16-7-2 against the Western Conference this season and 6-3-2 against the Central Division this season.
  RECORD WHEN…
• Toronto is 12-10-2 when the opponent scores the first goal of the game.
• The Maple Leafs are 10-5-0 when tied after one period and 5-2-2 when tied after two periods.
• Toronto is 12-4-1 when outshot by their opponent.
• The Maple Leafs are 4-3-0 in Thursday games.
  MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
  Shots 4 (Matthews, Nylander)
  Shot Attempts 10 (Nylander)
  Faceoff Wins 17 (Matthews)
  Faceoff Win Percentage 100% (Kerfoot – 1 won, 0 lost)
  Hits 3 (Lyubushkin)
  Blocked Shots 5 (Brodie)
  Takeaways 6 (Matthews)
  TOI 24:48 (Brodie)
  Power Play TOI 2:36 (Marner, Matthews, Nylander)
  Shorthanded TOI 5:03 (Brodie)
  Shifts 26 (Marner)
  5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 66.67% (Dermott – 20 for, 10 against)
  UPCOMING GAMES:
  Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET
  Feb. 28 Leafs at Washington Capital One Arena 7:30 pm ET
  March 2 Leafs vs. Buffalo Scotiabank Arena 7:30 pm ET
  March 5 Leafs vs. Canucks Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
  March 7 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
  March 8 Leafs vs. Seattle Scotiabank Arena 8:00 pm ET
  
  POSTGAME QUOTES:
  HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
  On tonight’s defensive effort:
  “I thought it was really solid. We were disciplined and committed to it. It was a low event hockey game, not the most exciting game for sure and our guys I thought just stayed committed to it. Just kept trying to
  find ways to crack through offensively. We weren’t great offensively today but give Minnesota credit for how they competed and how they played but we’ve been challenging our guys to be more committed defensively and be more focused on it. So the fact that we stayed disciplined in this type of game when
  there is not a lot happening offensively is really big for our team.”
  AUSTON MATTHEWS
  On his team’s defensive effort tonight:
  “I just thought we stuck with it for the full 60 minutes. There wasn’t a whole lot going on out there offensively for both teams, pretty structured game but I thought Mrázek made some pretty incredible saves when we had breakdowns and we were able to capitalize on a couple of chances so it’s nice to get back in the win column and going to keep this momentum going.”
  PETR MRÁZEK
  On the importance of tonight’s game:
  “Every game is important especially after not winning the last three games so being patient in this game was a big factor and I think we waited for the right moment and great play by Matthews on the blue line there and finished it.”
  On showing some excitement after Kerfoot’s empty net goal:
  “I feel like I’m always excited after every win and empty net goal we score. Every game you want to bring
  joy and get the win, especially after three losses in a row.

2021-22 Matchups vs. Minnesota: First of Two
2020-21 Record vs. Minnesota: N/A
Next Game vs. Minnesota: Thursday, February 24 vs. Minnesota
Toronto Season Record: 17-6-1
Toronto Road Record: 7-3-0
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 3, 2021
Goaltender Petr Mrázek has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
on an LTIR conditioning loan
December 1, 2021
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been recalled from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL)

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 8 vs. Colorado 3
Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
TOR Goals: Nylander, Spezza, Matthews (3), Dermott, Tavares, Engvall
COL Goals: Girard, Kadri (2)
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 28/31, .903 SV%
COL Goaltender: Johansson, 33/41, .805 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-4

NEXT GAME
Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021
Opponent: at Winnipeg Jets
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT
Ondrej Kaše Upper Body
Ilya Mikheyev (Thumb) *On Injured Reserve
Man Games Lost: 27

ALL-TIME VS. MINNESOTA WILD:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 25, 2000 (Toronto 6 vs. Minnesota 1)
All-Time Record: 12-11-0-1 (24 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 8-5-0-0 (13 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 4-6-0-1 (11 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 31, 2019 (Toronto 4 at Minnesota 1)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0
Record in Last 10 Games: 4-6-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. MINNESOTA WILD:
Games Played:
Kyle Clifford (34), Jason Spezza (31), Wayne Simmonds (29), TJ Brodie
(29)
Goals: John Tavares (8), Wayne Simmonds (7), Jason Spezza (5)
Assists:
Wayne Simmonds (13), Jason Spezza (10), Morgan Rielly (10), TJ Brodie
(10)
Points: Wayne Simmonds (20), John Tavares (17), Jason Spezza (15)
Penalty Minutes:
Kyle Clifford (33), Wayne Simmonds (23), Morgan Rielly (16), TJ Brodie
(16)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .729 3.08 2.17 23.4% 85.9% 34.1 30.5 55.5%
Minnesota .717 3.74 2.91 13.5% 82.1% 33.9 30.4 48.4%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 15/64 (23.4%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 55/64 (85.9%)
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 7th of 22 (10 home, 12 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 2-2-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-2-0
December games 2nd 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, 2021 vs. VGK
ONDREJ KAŠE Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
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
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 Nine points away from 50 career NHL points
ONDREJ KAŠE Two goals away from 50 career NHL goals
DAVID KÄMPF Five assists away from 50 career NHL assists
ILYA MIKHEYEV Seven games away from 100 career NHL games played
MORGAN RIELLY Four games away from 600 career NHL games played
JOHN TAVARES Seven games away from 900 career NHL games played

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

GOALS 13 – Matthews BLOCKED SHOTS 37 – Holl
ASSISTS 15 – Marner TAKEAWAYS 27 – Marner
POINTS 25 – Tavares (11G, 14A) HITS 60 – Ritchie
POWER PLAY POINTS 8 – Nylander (3G, 5A) TOI PER GAME 24:03 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 1 – Marner (1G), Muzzin (1A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:01 – Marner
PIMs 19 – Ritchie SH TOI PER GAME 2:33 – Muzzin
SHOTS 93 – Matthews WINS 13 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 60.0% – Marner GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1.67 – Woll
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 56.2% – Bunting SAVE PERCENTAGE .943 – Campbell

RECORD BY MONTH

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY
HOME 3-1-1 6-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
AWAY 1-3-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0
TOTAL 4-4-1 12-2-0 1-0-0 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

RECORD BY DAY
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
2-0-0 0-2-1 2-0-0 5-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0

WILD NOTES

UPCOMING GAMES (all times Central)
12/7 at EDM 8 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM
12/9 at SJ 9:30 p.m. – BSN, KOOL 107.9 FM
12/11 at LA 9:30 p.m. – BSN, KFAN 100.3 FM
INJURIES
Frederick Gaudreau (NHL COVID-19 protocol) – 2
Jared Spurgeon (lower body) – 6
2021-22 Total Man Games Lost: 26
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Kevin Fiala – 94 career goals
Marcus Foligno – 95 career goals
Jordan Greenway – 91 career points
Mats Zuccarello – 298 career assists
SERIES NOTES VS. MAPLE LEAFS
All-Time Wild Record: 12-12-0 (7-4-0 at Xcel Energy Center, 5-8-0 at Toronto)
2019-20: The Wild fell in its first meeting against the Maple Leafs, 4-2, at Scotiabank Arena (10/15/19) and dropped its second meeting, 4-1, at Xcel
Energy Center (12/31/19)…D Ryan Suter led the Wild with two points (1-1=2)…C Luke Kunin and RW Gerald Mayhew each scored a goal…G Devan
Dubnyk went 0-2-0 with a 3.58 GAA and .887 SV% in two starts…RW Mitchell Marner (1-3=4) and D Morgan Rielly (0-4=4) led the Maple Leafs with
four points each…C Auston Matthews (2-1=3) and C John Tavares (2-1=3) tallied three points apiece…G Frederik Andersen went 2-0-0 with a 1.50
GAA and a .946 SV% in two starts.
WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads the Wild with 22 points (10-12=22) in 19 contests against Toronto…D Dmitry Kulikov owns 12 points (5-
7=12) in 28 games…D Alex Goligoski has 11 assists in 23 matches…LW Marcus Foligno owns 11 points (3-8=11) in 28 contests…C Nick Bjugstad
has 10 points (6-4=10) in 21 games.
WILD GOALIES: G Cam Talbot is 4-2-1 with a 2.80 GAA and a .905 SV% in eight games (seven starts) vs. the Maple Leafs…G Kaapo Kahkonen has
not faced Toronto.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS: RW Wayne Simmonds leads the Maple Leafs with 20 points (7-13=20) in 29 career games against Minnesota…Tavares
owns 17 points (8-9=17) in 17 matches…C Jason Spezza has 15 points (5-10=15) in 31 contests.
MAPLE LEAFS GOALIES: G Michael Hutchinson is 4-5-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 SV% in 11 games (seven starts) vs. the Wild…G Petr Mrazek
is 3-2-0 with a 2.38 GAA and a .917 SV% in five starts…D Jack Campbell is 0-2-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .915 SV% in two starts…G Joseph Woll has
not faced Minnesota.
CONNECTIONS: Wild Assistant Coach Darby Hendrickson was selected by Toronto in the 1990 NHL Draft and skated in 233 games with the Maple
Leafs (1994-99)…RW Joey Anderson hails from Roseville and played two seasons at University of Minnesota Duluth (2016-18)…D Justin Holl hails
from Tonka Bay and skated in four seasons with the University of Minnesota (2010-14).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 9-4-0 in its last 13 games against Toronto, including a seven-game win streak (11/13/13-12/7/16)…The Wild has scored
one goal or less in eight of its 12 all-time losses to the Maple Leafs…In its 12 wins, Minnesota has outscored Toronto, 38-17, including a Wild shootout
goal.

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT

• Minnesota is on a season-high six-game point streak (5-0-1) since Nov. 21 and is on a season-high five-game win streak since Nov. 24. The five-game
  win streak is tied for the second-longest active win streak in the NHL.
• The Wild leads the Central Division with 16 wins and 33 points. The Wild also ranks T-1st in the Western Conference in wins and points.
• Minnesota’s 33 points after 23 games is the team’s best start in franchise history.
• The Wild ranks second in the NHL with 86 goals this season. Per NHL stats, the 86 goals are the most goals through the team’s first 23 games in a
  single season.
• Minnesota has netted four-plus goals in 12 of its last 15 games and leads the NHL in goals since Nov. 2 (64).
• The Wild ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 13 four-plus goal contests this season (FLA, 14).
• Minnesota defensemen have totaled 67 points (16-51=67) this season. Minnesota ranks second in the NHL in assists and scoring and is T-3rd in goals
  by defensemen.
  Minnesota Wild: Media Notes
  HOME SWEET HOME
• Minnesota concludes its five-game homestand Saturday – its second-longest homestand of the season.
• The Wild is on season-best five-game home win streak, ranking T-4th for longest active home win streak in the League (DAL, 7).
• Minnesota has outscored its opponents, 28-9, in its five-game home win streak. Per NHL Stats, the 28 goals are a franchise record for most goals in
  five straight home games.
• Minnesota is 9-2-0 at Xcel Energy Center this season, ranking T-3rd in the NHL in home wins.
• The Wild has scored four-plus goals in all nine of its wins, outscoring opponents, 48-23. Minnesota ranks second in the NHL with 51 home goals.
• Minnesota has won three of its 11 home games this season in overtime – ranking T-1st in the NHL in home OT wins (Florida).
• The Wild is 30-7-2 at Xcel Energy Center since the start of the 2020-21 season and ranks second in the NHL in home wins and home points (62) and
  third in point percentage (.795).
  A WHOLE LOT OF HART
• Ryan Hartman tied his season-high three points Thursday (1-2=3) to extend his point streak to a career-high five games (4-4=8). The five-game point
  streak is also the longest by a Wild player this season.
• He has tallied six goals in the last eight games and owns 19 points (11-8=19) in the last 17 games, ranking T-1st in the NHL in plus/minus rating (+17),
  third in EVP (18) and T-5th in goals since Oct. 28.
• The winger leads the Wild in goals (T-8th in NHL), GWG (T-3rd in NHL), plus/minus rating (+22, first in NHL), and shots and is second in scoring.
• He ranks third in the NHL with 12 even strength goals this season.
• His four GWG tie his career high set in 76 games during the 2016-17 season.
• The forward netted a goal in three straight games, Nov. 24-28, tying his career-best three-game goal streak for the second time.
• The 27-year-old scored his first overtime goal in a Wild sweater Oct. 23 vs. ANA – his second career OT goal.
  KIRILL THE THRILL
• Kirill Kaprizov collected three points (2-1=3) Thursday night to extend his point streak to a season-high four games (4-6=10). It marked his 20th
  career multi-point game, seventh this season.
• The forward has 17 points (6-11=17) in the last eight games, leading the NHL in assists, scoring, plus/minus rating (+15) and EVP (16), ranks T-2nd in
  EVG (6) and T-4th in goals.
• The Russian native leads the Wild in assists (T-8th in NHL), scoring (T-5th in NHL) and multi-point games, ranks T-2nd in goals and PPP (4) and third
  in shots this season.
• He ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 24 even strength points.
• He has recorded a career-best four points twice this season (11/18 &11/26) while tying his career highs in assists (3) and plus/minus rating (+4) in each
  of those contests.
• The 24-year-old ranks fifth in franchise history in OT goals – three of his five career GWG goals have come in overtime.
  THE GOOSE IS LOOSE
• Alex Goligoski tallied two assists Thursday vs. NJ for his 79th career multi-point game, fourth this season.
• He owns 10 points (2-8=10) and a plus-13 rating in his last eight games. He ranks second in the NHL in plus/minus rating and third in scoring amongst
  NHL defensemen since Nov. 18.
• He owns 13 points (2-11=13) in the last 15 games, ranking T-3rd amongst NHL defensemen in scoring since Nov. 6.
• The blueliner collected a season-high three points (1-2=3) Nov. 18 vs. DAL, tied for his third-most points in a single game. He also registered a seasonhigh plus-4 rating.
• The 36-year-old leads team defensemen in scoring this season. He ranks second on the team in assists and third in EVP (14).
  FLASHING THE GLOVE
• Cam Talbot ranks T-2nd in the NHL with 12 wins this season.
• He has stopped 98 of 103 shots faced for a 1.62 GAA and a .951 SV% in his last three starts.
• The backstop reached 10 wins in his first 15 starts of a single season for the second time in his career (2013-14).
• He recorded his fourth career assist vs. TB (11/28) and became the ninth Wild goaltender to tally an assist in team history.
• The 34-year-old stopped a season-high 40-of-42 shots at NJ (11/24). He is 9-2-2 in his career when stopping 40-plus shots in a game.
• The Caledonia, Ontario native, started the season 5-0-0 for the first time in his career. He became the second goaltender in franchise history to start a
  season 5-0-0 – Manny Fernandez won his first six starts in 2002-03.
  ZUCCY
• Mats Zuccarello tallied an assist in his return to the lineup Thursday after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury.
• The winger owns four points (2-2=4) in his last three games and eight points (3-5=8) in the last six contests.
• He recorded three points (1-2=3) Nov. 18 vs. DAL, his third multi-point game of the season and 25th career three-plus point contest. He also tied his
  career high in plus/minus rating (+4).
• He ranks second on the team in plus/minus rating, T-2nd in multi-point games, third in scoring, T-3rd in EVG (6) and fourth in assists.
• The Norwegian has collected five of his 11 assists on the power play to lead the Wild in PPP.
  MOOSE TRACKINGS
• Marcus Foligno saw his three-game point streak, including a two-game goal streak come to an end Thursday.
• The winger sits one goal shy of reaching 10-plus goals for the third consecutive season – a first in his career.
• He owns five points (4-1=5) in the last seven games and leads the Wild in hits, ranks second in PPG and PIM, T-2nd in goals and T-5th in scoring.
• He set a career high in PPG Nov. 21 at TB, netting his third of the season.
• The Buffalo native, netted the GWG at ANA (10/15) with eight seconds remaining in regulation.
• Per NHL Stats, his goal at 19:52 of the third period marked the latest go-ahead goal in franchise history, besting the previous mark of 19:44 set by Jim
  Dowd on Jan. 21, 2004. Foligno also became the third player in NHL history to score a go-ahead goal in the final 10 seconds of regulation in his team’s
  season opener: Steve Yzerman (2003-04 with DET, 19:58) and Dustin Penner (2008-09 with EDM, 19:54