CAROLINA HURRICANES (22-13-2 – 46 Points) vs.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (20-14-4 – 44 Points)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2019
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| CAROLINA | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 6 |
| TORONTO | 3 | 0 | 5 | – | 8 |
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY
ON THE SCORESHEET
- Jason Spezza opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 0:30 of the first period and later registered the primary assist on John Tavares’ first period goal. Spezza’s goal is the fastest goal to open a game by the Maple Leafs this season (Previous: 0:40; Oct. 29, 2019 vs WSH (Johnsson)). Tonight’s game is his third multi-point performance of the season. The goal is his first on home ice.
- William Nylander scored Toronto’s second goal of the game on the power play at 3:40 of the first period. Nylander has five points (3-2-5) over his last three games played. He has 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in 11 games against Metropolitan Division teams in 2019-20.
- John Tavares registered the primary assist on Spezza’s first period goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s second period goal before scoring the third Maple Leafs goal of the night on the power play at 5:10 of the first period. Today’s game is Tavares’ second multi-assist and 10th multi-point game of the season. He has nine points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 10 games during the month of December.
- Auston Matthews scored the fourth Toronto goal of the game at 2:35 of the third period and later registered the primary assist on Mitch Marner’s first third period goal. Matthews has points (5-4-9) in four consecutive games. Tonight’s game is Matthews’ 14th multi-point game of the season. In 18 games on home ice this season, he has recorded 28 points (18 goals, 10 assists). He is tied for the NHL lead in even-strength goals (18).
- Mitch Marner had the secondary assist on Nylander’s first period goal and later had the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Marner scored the fifth Maple Leaf goal of the night at 11:01 of the third period before recording the primary assist on Tyson Barrie’s third period goal. He added the seventh Maple Leaf goal of the game at 12:00 of the third period. Marner has points (6-11-15) in eight consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-goal game, his seventh multi-assist game and his 10th multi-point game of the season. He has 17 assists in 16 games on home ice this season. Marner tied his career-high for goals (2 – 7x), assists (3 – 12x) and points (5 – 2x).
- Tyson Barrie collected the secondary assist on Marner’s first goal in the third period before scoring the sixth Toronto goal of the game at 11:54 of the third period. Tonight’s game is his sixth multi-point game of the season. Barrie’s goal is his first on home ice this season. He has five points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 10 games during the month of December.
- Pierre Engvall scored the eighth Toronto goal of the game into an empty net at 18:20 of the third period. Engvall has four points (2-2-4) over his last five games played. The Maple Leafs are 6-0-0 when Engvall records a point this season.
- Ilya Mikheyev collected the secondary assist on Spezza’s first period goal. Mikheyev has five points (3 goals, 2 assists) over his last four games played. He has 16 points (5 goals, 11 assists) in 24 games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Alex Kerfoot picked up the secondary assist on Tavares’ first period goal. Kerfoot has four points (1-3-4) over his last five games played.
- Zach Hyman registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third period goal and later had the secondary assist on Barrie’s third period goal before collecting the lone assist on Engvall’s third period goal. Hyman has points (2-4-6) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his first multi-assist and third multi-point game of the season. His three assists establish a new career-high for assists in a game and tie his career-high for points in a game (3x).
- Frederik Andersen stopped 35 shots to earn his 19th win of the season.
SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| CAROLINA | 16 (11) | 14 (9) | 11 (9) | – | 41 (29) |
| TORONTO | 12 (10) | 8 (6) | 19 (18) | – | 39 (34) |
SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | TOTAL | |
| CAROLINA | 23 (16) | 25 (17) | 18 (11) | – | 66 (44) |
| TORONTO | 20 (15) | 18 (15) | 25 (24) | – | 63 (54) |
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
| Record at Home | 10-4-4 (18 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Carolina | 47-58-11-7 (123 Games) |
| All-Time Record vs. Carolina at Home: | 24-31-5-2 (62 Games) |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference | 11-9-4 (24 Games) |
| Record vs. Metropolitan Division | 4-4-3 (11 Games) |
| Attendance | 19,176 |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| Shots | 4 (Barrie, Marner, Tavares) |
| Shot Attempts | 8 (Marner) |
| Faceoff Wins | 13 (Tavares) |
| Faceoff Win Percentage | 68% (Tavares – 13 won, 6 lost) |
| Hits | 2 (Muzzin) |
| Blocked Shots | 3 (Muzzin) |
| Takeaways | 2 (Marner, Matthews, Spezza) |
| TOI | 24:36 (Marner) |
| Power Play TOI | 4:55 (Nylander, Tavares) |
| Shorthanded TOI | 4:21 (Ceci) |
| Shifts | 29 (Rielly) |
| 5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage | 66.7% (Ceci – 18 for, 9 against) |
RECORD WHEN…
| Scoring first | 13-3-1 |
| Leading after 1 | 9-2-1 |
| Trail after 2 | 1-8-1 |
| Score multiple power play goals | 4-1-0 |
| Allow one power play goal | 8-6-3 |
| Outshot by opponent | 10-9-3 |
| Monday | 1-1-1 |
OF NOTE…
- The Maple Leafs went 1-for-1 on the penalty kill and went 1-for-2 on the power play tonight.
- The Maple Leafs established new season-highs for goals scored (8) and goals in a period (5 – 3rd period) in tonight’s game.
- Toronto scored three goals in the span of 0:59 (Marner, Barrie, Marner) during the third period of tonight’s game, which is the fastest three goals scored by the team this season (Previous: 4:59,
- Oct. 25, 2019 vs SJS (Rielly, Mikheyev, Matthews)).
- The Maple Leafs scored two goals in 0:06 (Barrie, Marner) during the third period of tonight’s game, which is the pair of goals scored by the club this season (Previous: 0:18, Oct. 25, 2019 vs SJS (Mikheyev, Matthews)).
- Frederik Gauthier and Dmytro Timashov were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
- Morgan Rielly was on the ice for a team-high 26 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Rielly finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 49.1 percent (26 for, 27 against).
- John Tavares won 71 percent (5 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
UPCOMING GAMES:
- Friday, December 27, 7:00 p.m. at New Jersey Devils (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
- Saturday, December 28, 7:00 p.m. vs. New York Rangers (Sportsnet, Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
- Tuesday, December 31, 6:00 p.m. at Minnesota Wild (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
- Thursday, January 2, 8:00 p.m. at Winnipeg Jets (TSN4, FAN 590)
- Saturday, January 4, 7:00 p.m. vs. New York Islanders (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
The view from left field 