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MAPLE LEAFS 6, KRAKEN 4

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (37-16-4 – 78 Points) vs.
SEATTLE KRAKEN (17-37-5 – 39 Points)
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
SEATTLE 1 2 1 4
TORONTO 2 1 3 6

SCORING NOTES

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  • Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 3:18 of the first period. Matthews recorded his second goal of the game at 9:03 of the third period and his third at 19:18 of the third period. Matthews has posted 43 goals this season. Matthews has registered seven points through his last three games (6G, 1A).
  • John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 9:55 of the first period. Tavares recorded his 19th goal of the season. Tavares also recorded the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Tavares registered his 35th assist of the season.
  • William Nylander scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 5:14 of the second period. Nylander recorded his 22nd goal of the season. Nylander also posted the primary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Nylander registered his 30th assist of the season.
  • Mitch Marner scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 9:43 of the third period. Marner recorded his 23rd goal of the season. Marner also posted the secondary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game. Marner notched his 39th assist of the season. Marner is currently on an
    eight-game point streak where he has recorded 17 points (6G, 11A).
  • Morgan Rielly recorded the secondary assist on Matthews’ first goal of the game. Rielly posted his 40th assist of the season.
  • Pierre Engvall registered the primary assist on Tavares’ goal. Engvall posted his 12th assist of the season. Engvall has registered an assist in consecutive games.
  • TJ Brodie recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ goal and the primary assist on Nylander’s goal. Brodie has recorded 14 assists this season. Brodie has posted a multi-assist outing in backto-back games.
  • Ondřej Kaše recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s goal. Kaše posted his 13th assist of the season.
  • Michael Bunting posted the primary assist on Matthews’ second goal of the game and the secondary assist on Matthews’ third goal of the game. Bunting has recorded 27 assists this season. Bunting is currently on a six-game point where he has posted 12 points (3G, 9A).
  • Timothy Liljegren registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third goal of the game. Liljegren recorded his 13th assist of the season. Liljegren has recorded an assist in three-consecutive games, the first time in his NHL career to do so.
    GOALTENDER NOTES
  • Jack Campbell stopped 26 of 30 shots in tonight’s win.
    SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
  • The Maple Leafs were 3-for-6 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • This is the second time this season that the Maple Leafs have recorded three power play goals during a game (the first occasion dating back to January 26, 2022 vs. ANA). Toronto currently leads the league with a power play percentage of 29.9%.
  • Toronto allowed just their second shorthanded goal of the season. The Maple Leafs are tied for first in the league with the fewest shorthanded goals against.
    OF NOTE…
  • Auston Matthews scored three goals during tonight’s game marking his third hat trick of the season and sixth of his NHL career. With his three-goal performance, Matthews continues to lead the league in goals with 43.
  • Ilya Lyubushkin recorded a season-high seven hits during tonight’s game (his single-game careerhigh is eight).
  • Auston Matthews was on the ice for a team-high 21 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5.
  • Mitch Marner finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75.00 percent
    (18 for, 6 against).
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    SEATTLE 11 (11) 10 (6) 9 (7) 30 (24)
    TORONTO 11 (10) 11 (4) 10 (6) 32 (20)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    SEATTLE 14 (14) 20 (13) 13 (10) 47 (37)
    TORONTO 23 (22) 20 (9) 18 (13) 61 (44)
    ON HOME ICE
  • The Maple Leafs are 19-7-1 at home this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 2-0-0-0 in two games against the Seattle Kraken and 1-0-0-0 in one game
    played in Toronto.
  • Toronto is 17-8-2 against the Western Conference this season and 11-5-0 against the Pacific Division
    this season.
    RECORD WHEN…
  • Toronto is 25-4-2 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 23-2-2 when leading after one period and 6-2-2 when tied after two periods.
  • Toronto is 22-11-3 when outshooting their opponent.
  • The Maple Leafs are 7-0-1 in Tuesday games and 4-4-1 in the second game of a back-to-back.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 4 (Matthews)
    Shot Attempts 8 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Wins 12 (Matthews)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 67% (Matthews – 12 won, 6 lost)
    Hits 7 (Lyubushkin)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Brodie)
    Takeaways 2 (Rielly)
    TOI 24:24 (Brodie)
    Power Play TOI 4:14 (Nylander)
    Shorthanded TOI 2:42 (Holl)
    Shifts 28 (Brodie)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 75.00% (Marner – 18 for, 6 against)
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    March 10 Leafs vs. Arizona Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    March 13 Leafs at Buffalo Tim Hortons Field 4:00 pm ET
    March 15 Leafs vs. Dallas Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    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

    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    AUSTON MATTHEWS
    On the team’s resiliency after giving up the lead:
    “Obviously it’s not a position that we like to be in. Especially over the course of the last couple weeks but
    we pulled out the two points and just the resiliency and poise of the group to just keep playing even when
    the momentum switches and I think we’d really just like to be more consistent throughout the 60 minutes,
    especially in that second period. Obviously some things for us to clean up but I just think the resiliency of
    the team is to stick with it and continue to play and some good goals.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s game:
    “Obviously we don’t want to give up that lead, we’ve been doing it too much lately but kind of from that
    10-minute point on in the third to the end I thought we did a great job of maintaining that neutral zone and
    making it hard to get through us. I thought we were breaking out cleanly and breaking the puck up the ice
    and making it kind of ugly for them to try and create anything there in that last 10.”
    On tonight’s powerplay:
    “A lot of puck movement, guys moving to the net and getting shots through and we were getting results
    off of it.”
    MICHAEL BUNTING
    On the team’s response after losing the lead:
    “I thought our team played great, obviously we can’t be giving up leads like that again and they took the
    lead but I thought we responded pretty well and our line had a good tying goal and then Mitch right away
    on the powerplay scored a really nice one. I thought we responded pretty well tonight.”
    On the team’s ability to come back in games:
    “As a team we don’t want to be giving up leads like that but we have faith in one another and we have the
    offensive power through all four lines to come back. We always believe in ourselves no matter what the
    score is we believe that we can come back and that’s huge for us.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s win:
    “It was great, we got two points and the team played well. Happy for Simmer, we got the win for him.”
    On how he felt in net tonight:
    “Stevie [Briere] came up with a good game plan, it doesn’t change much from the rest of the year but I
    just executed it better tonight. I gave up four but I’m not going to beat myself up too hard tonight. I’m
    going to look at it and keep working on some details, but I felt much better, and the team played great in
    front of me.”

KRAKEN-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES

2021-22 Matchups vs. Seattle: Second of Two

2021-22 Record vs. Seattle: 1-0-0

Toronto Season Record: 36-16-4

Toronto Home Record: 19-7-1

TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590


RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 4, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled defenceman Mac Hollowell from the
Toronto Marlies (AHL).
February 25, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Nick Robertson from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL).
February 24, 2022
The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Kyle Clifford from the Toronto
Marlies (AHL).

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 at Columbus 4
Date: Monday, March 7, 2022
TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Marner, Matthews, Kerfoot, Bunting
CBJ Goals: Kuraly, Bjorkstrand, Roslovic, Laine
TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 31/35, .886 SV%
CBJ Goaltender: Merzlikins, 28/33, .848 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Team Notes:

  • Auston Matthews recorded his 40th goal of the season during Monday’s
    game. He is the first player this season to reach the 40-goal mark.
    Matthews has recorded the fourth 40-goal season of his NHL career; he is
    only the second player in Maple Leafs franchise history to do so alongside
    Darryl Sittler.
  • With his game-winning goal on Monday, Michael Bunting became the
    first rookie to reach the 20-goal mark this season.
  • TJ Brodie recorded his second multi-assist game of the season (2A).
  • NEXT GAME
    Date: Thursday, March 10, 2022
    Opponent: vs. Arizona Coyotes
    Time: 7:00 pm ET
    Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
    INJURY REPORT

    Ondrej Kaše Day-to-Day
    Jake Muzzin Concussion
  • ALL-TIME VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN:
    First Matchup between Clubs: February 14, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Seattle 2)
    All-Time Record: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game)
    All-Time Record at Home: N/A
    All-Time Record on the Road: 1-0-0-0 (1 Game)
    Last Home Win vs. Opponent: N/A
    Record in Last Five Games: 1-0-0
    Record in Last 10 Games: 1-0-0
  • ACTIVE LEADERS VS. SEATTLE KRAKEN:
    Games Played: Ilya Lyubushkin (2), 18 skaters tied at (1)
    Goals:
    Jake Muzzin (1), Alexander Kerfoot (1), Mitch Marner (1), Ondej Kaše (1),
    Michael Bunting (1), David Kämpf (1)
    Assists:
    Mitch Marner (2), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin
    (2), William Nylander (2)
    Points:
    Mitch Marner (3), Auston Matthews (2), Timothy Liljegren (2), Ilya Lyubushkin
    (2), Michael Bunting (2), William Nylander (2)
    Penalty Minutes: Justin Holl (2), Jake Muzzin (2), Mitch Marner (2), David Kämpf (2)
  • 2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
    Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
    Toronto .679 3.66 2.96 29.1% 83.4% 34.6 30.8 56.1%
    Seattle .336 2.53 3.55 15.2% 75.0% 28.4 28.8 47.6%
  • THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
    Power Play: 43/148 (29.1%)
    Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
    Power Play Point Leader: 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A)
    2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)
  • ON THE PK IN 2021-22
    Penalty Kill: 131/157 (83.4%)
    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 8th of 14 (8 home, 6 road)
    Back-to-Backs played 8 of 13
    Record in first game of back-to-back 5-3-1
    Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-1
    March games 4th of 14 (9 home, 5 road)
  • UPCOMING MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Four points away from 300 career NHL points
    Mitch Marner Seven assists away from his 300th career NHL assist
  • 2021-22 MILESTONES
    TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
    TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
    Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
    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
    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
    Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
    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
    Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
    Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
    Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 1,000th career NHL game, March 5 vs. VAN
    Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
    John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
    John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
    John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
    l (July 2)
    2021-22 TEAM LEADERS

    CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
    GOALS 40 – Matthews     HITS 97 – Simmonds
    ASSISTS 39 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 78 – Brodie
    POINTS 72 – Matthews (40G, 32A) TAKEAWAYS 60 – Matthews
    POWER PLAY POINTS 22 – Matthews (12G, 10A) TOI PER GAME 24:04 – Rielly
    SHORTHANDED POINTS 4 – Kämpf (2G, 2A) PP TOI PER GAME 2:53 – Marner, Matthews
    PIMs 51 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:41 – Muzzin
    SHOTS 239 – Matthews WINS 23 – Campbell
    FACEOFF% 61.5% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.61 – Campbell
    SHOT ATTEMPTS% 59.03% – Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .915 – Campbell
  • KRAKEN

LAST GAME
Sunday, March 6
Seattle 2 at Carolina 3
Goals: Wennberg, Jarnkrok
Goalie: Grubauer (30 saves/33 shots)
PP: 1/3; PK: 1/3; Shots: Carolina 33 – Seattle 30
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 199)
Brandon Tanev (ACL; IR) – 28 games
Karson Kuhlman (upper body; IR) – 14 games
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
March 3: Reassigned F Kole Lind to Charlotte (AHL)
March 5: Activated F Jared McCann and F Jaden Schwartz off IR; Placed F Austin Czarnik on waivers
March 6: F Austin Czarnik claimed off waivers by NYI
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, March 10: Seattle at Ottawa 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 12: Seattle at Montreal, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 19: Detroit at Seattle, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, March 22: Seattle at Arizona, 7 p.m.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Tonight’s game will mark the ninth of 13 games the Kraken will play against Original Six teams this season. They will play the Boston Bruins, Detroit
Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs twice each this season and the Chicago Blackhawks three times.
Jared McCann is the only former Maple Leaf on the Kraken’s roster. However, McCann was a member of the Maple Leafs organization for only four
days – he was traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto on July 17, 2021 and then selected by Seattle in the Expansion Draft of July, 2021.
Kraken Head Coach Dave Hakstol and assistant coach Paul McFarland both previously worked as assistant coaches for the Maple Leafs. General
Manager Ron Francis and assistant general manager Ricky Olczyk both also have ties to Toronto – Francis played for the Maple Leafs for part of the
2003-04 season and Olczyk worked as a scout for the team during the 2018-19 season.
An assist tonight would give Adam Larsson assists in three consecutive games for the first time since he had five assists in three games from Feb. 20
to 23, 2015.
The Kraken have recorded at least 30 shots in their last four games played, a season high.
Kraken captain Mark Giordano became the 364th player in NHL history to skate in 1,000 NHL games in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington.
Marcus Johansson enters tonight’s game two points shy of tallying 400 NHL points. There are currently only 11 skaters from the 2009 NHL Draft class
and 12 active Swedish players to have 400 points.
Jordan Eberle recorded an assist in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 21 for his 30th point of the season. Eberle has scored at least 30 points in each of his
12 NHL seasons.
HOT AGAINST TORONTO
Mason Appleton has four points (one goal, three assists) in his last four games against the Maple Leafs.
Jordan Eberle has 23 points (12 goals, 11 assists) in 20 career games against Toronto.
Jaden Schwartz has 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in 11 career games against the Maple Leafs. Toronto is one of five teams (Boston, Buffalo,
Edmonton, Washington) that Schwartz has averaged a point-per-game or better against in his career.
Alex Wennberg has five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five games in Toronto.

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WHAT MCCANN’T HE DO?
Jared McCann enters tonight’s game leading the Kraken in goals (21), points (33), even-strength goals (14), power-play goals (seven), power-play
points (12) and multi-point games (eight). His 33 points are just two shy of matching his career high of 35 that he had in both 2018-19 and 2019-20.
McCann scored his 20th goal of the season in the Kraken’s game on Feb. 14 vs. Toronto, setting a new career high. The goal also tied his career high
in power-play goals (seven) that he first set during the 2020-21 season.
McCann’s 21 goals are the most among players who are in their first year with a new team.
McCann’s two-point performance (one goal, one assist) against the New York Islanders on Feb. 2 was his eighth multi-point game of the year, which
leads all Kraken skaters.
Despite only playing in 47 games this season, McCann’s eight multi-point games the most in his career. He previously had a career-high seven multipoint games during the 2018-19 season.
McCann tallied his 100th NHL assist on Feb. 2 against the New York Islanders, becoming the 14th skater from the 2014 draft class to reach this
milestone.
He is on pace to finish the year with 49 points (31 goals, 18 assists), which would set a new career high.
HE CALM SO I ADD HIM TO THE CALLE
Calle Jarnkrok had two points (one goal, one assist) in the Kraken’s last game on March 6 at Carolina, marking his fifth multi-point game of the
season.
Despite only playing in 46 games this season, Jarnkrok is only one multi-point game shy of tying his career high of six that he set during the 2016-17
season and then matched in both 2017-18 and 2019-20.
Jarnkrok’s goal on Feb. 9 at Calgary was his 10th of the year. It is the seventh-consecutive season that he has scored double-digit goals.
He enters tonight’s game one power-play goal shy of matching his career high (three).
Since Dec. 1, Jarnkrok has recorded 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 32 games played, which leads all Kraken skaters.
With 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) in 46 games this season, the 30-year-old is on pace to finish the year with 18 goals, 20 assists and 38 points, all of
which would set new career highs. His 12 goals this season are tied with Yanni Gourde for the third-most on the team.
BLACKWELL’S BACK, ALRIGHT!
Colin Blackwell has tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in the Kraken’s last three games, including scoring his first game-winning goal of the
season in Seattle’s win over Nashville on March 2.
Blackwell’s game-winner on March 2 was also the first shorthanded goal in his career.
Since Feb. 24, Blackwell and linemates Mason Appleton and Yanni Gourde have played 52:40 at five-on-five together. During that span, the duo
has outshot their opponents 25-23 and outscored them 2-1.*
With 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in 34 games this season, the 28-year-old is on pace to tie his career highs in goals (12), assists (10) and
points (22).
*According to Natural Stat Trick
SETTING THE PACE
Fifty-eight games into the season, five Kraken skaters are on pace to set new career highs in scoring: Ryan Donato, Calle Jarnkrok, Jared McCann,
Jamie Oleksiak and Carson Soucy.
Colin Blackwell (22) and Adam Larsson (24) are both one pace to tie their respective career highs in points.
Morgan Geekie has already set new career highs in goals (four), assists (10) and points (14) this season. He is on pace to finish the year with six
goals, 15 assists and 21 points.

•Ryan Donato (16), Calle Jarnkrok (18), Adam Larsson (six), Jared McCann (31) and Carson Soucy (10) are all on pace to set new career highs in
goals.
Colin Blackwell (12) and Haydn Fleury (four) are on pace to match their career highs in goals.
Mason Appleton (14), Calle Jarnkrok (20) and Jamie Oleksiak (18) are on pace to set new career highs in assists.
Oleksiak tied his career high with his 12th assist of the season in the Kraken’s game on March 5 at Washington.
Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg remain the only two skaters to appear in every game this season.
CHEERS TO BENIERS
Matty Beniers and the #2 Michigan Wolverines will advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semi Finals after their two-game sweep of #7 Michigan State.
Beniers scored the tying goal in the first period of the teams’ first matchup on March 2, an eventual 4-1 Michigan win. The sophomore went eight-for-14
at the faceoff dot and was a plus-4 in the Wolverines 8-0 rout of the Spartans on March 5.
The Wolverines will next take the ice on Saturday, March 12 against Notre Dame in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. Beniers had two goals and
one assist in four regular-season games against the Fighting Irish this season.
Beniers finished the regular season with 37 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 30 games, which led all Michigan skaters and ranked 12th in the NCAA.
KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Lauzon (165), Larsson (127), Oleksiak (124)
Blocked Shots: Larsson (103), Giordano (93), H. Fleury (55)
Shots: McCann (135), Eberle (119), Giordano (114)
KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 3-6-1 (7), 25/33, 3/32, 20/23
11-20: 3-7-0 (6), 29/39, 7/27, 16/21
21-30: 4-4-2 (10), 30/35, 4/21, 16/21
31-40: 2-7-1 (5), 21/36, 5/29, 27/35
41-50: 4-6-0 (8), 27/33, 4/33, 16/25
51-60: 1-7-0 (2), 16/31, 1/16, 16/22
OVERTIME RESULTS (1-4)
Oct. 16, 2021 at Columbus: Laine
Dec. 11, 2021 vs. Columbus: Bean
Dec. 29, 2021 vs. Philadelphia: Provorov
Jan. 27, 2022 at Pittsburgh: Larsson
Feb. 24, 2022 vs. Boston: DeBrusk
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (1-1)
Dec. 1, 2021 at Detroit: Erne
Jan. 17, 2022 vs. Chicago: Donato
MILESTONES APPROACHING (Player … Needs … Milestone)
Games Played
Jaden Schwartz … 9 games … 600 career games
Goals
Yanni Gourde … 8 goals … 100 career goals
Assists
Alex Wennberg … 8 assists … 200 career assists
Points
Ryan Donato … 4 points … 100 career points
Marcus Johansson … 2 points … 400 career points
RECENT MILESTONES
Jared McCann … 400th NHL game … Feb. 21, 2022 at VAN
Mark Giordano … 1,000th NHL game … March, 2022 at WS


MAPLE LEAFS 6, KRAKEN 2

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (31-12-3 – 65 Points) at
SEATTLE KRAKEN (16-29-4 – 36 Points)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022
1 2 3 FINAL
TORONTO 3 1 2 6
SEATTLE 1 0 1 2
ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Alexander Kerfoot scored for Toronto at 3:56 of the first period. Kerfoot recorded his seventh goal of the season.
  • Michael Bunting scored for the Maple Leafs at 11:06 of the first period. Bunting recorded his 15th goal of the season. Bunting also posted the primary assist on Kaše’s power play goal. Bunting recorded his 17th assist of the season.
  • Ondřej Kaše scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 14:03 of the first period. Kaše recorded his 10th goal of the season. Kaše has scored in back-to-back games.
  • Mitch Marner scored on a Maple Leafs power play opportunity at 9:15 of the second period. Marner recorded his 17th goal of the season. With his second period goal, Marner recorded the 400th point of his NHL career. Marner also registered the secondary assist on Bunting’s goal and the primary assist
    on Kämpf’s shorthanded goal. Marner has posted 26 assists this season.
  • David Kämpf scored shorthanded for Toronto at 3:37 of the third period. Kämpf recorded his sixth goal of the season. Kämpf posted the second shorthanded goal of his NHL career.
  • Jake Muzzin scored for the Maple Leafs at 18:19 of the third period. Muzzin recorded his second goal of the season.
  • John Tavares registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s goal. Tavares posted his 28th assist of the season. Tavares is currently on a four-game assist streak where he has recorded five assists.
  • Timothy Liljegren recorded the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s goal as well as the primary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Liljegren has registered nine assists this season. Liljegren recorded the first multi-point game of his NHL career.
  • Auston Matthews posted the primary assist on Bunting’s goal and the secondary assist on Marner’s goal. Matthews has recorded 25 assists this season. Matthews is currently on an eight-game point streak where he has recorded 16 points (7G, 9A).
  • Jason Spezza recorded the secondary assist on Kaše’s power play goal. Spezza posted his eighth assist of the season.
  • William Nylander registered the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal and the secondary assist on Muzzin’s goal. Nylander has recorded 28 assists this season.
    SHOTS ON GOAL (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 11 (8) 8 (4) 6 (5) 25 (17)
    SEATTLE 6 (6) 8 (5) 11 (8) 25 (19)
    SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)
    1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL
    TORONTO 19 (13) 14 (10) 13 (12) 46 (35)
    SEATTLE 15 (14) 24 (19) 19 (16) 58 (49)
    ON THE ROAD AGAIN
  • The Maple Leafs are 14-8-2 on the road this season.
  • Toronto’s all-time record is 1-0-0-0 in one game against the Seattle Kraken and 1-0-0-0 in one game
    played in Seattle.
  • Toronto is 15-6-2 against the Western Conference this season and 10-4-0 against the Pacific Division
    this season.
    MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
    Shots 3 (Kerfoot, Kaše, Nylander)
    Shot Attempts 6 (Nylander)
    Faceoff Wins 11 (Tavares)
    Faceoff Win Percentage 79% (Tavares – 11 won, 3 lost)
    Hits 3 (Muzzin, Sandin)
    Blocked Shots 3 (Matthews, Brodie)
    Takeaways 2 (Spezza)
    TOI 23:40 (Rielly)
    Power Play TOI 1:39 (Marner, Matthews, Rielly, Nylander,
    Tavares)
    Shorthanded TOI 3:35 (Kerfoot)
    Shifts 28 (Rielly)
    5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage 55.56% (Kerfoot – 15 for, 12 against)
    RECORD WHEN…
  • The Maple Leafs were 2-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill tonight.
  • Toronto is 20-4-1 when scoring the first goal of the game.
  • The Maple Leafs are 18-2-1 when leading after one period and 23-0-1 when leading after two periods.
  • The Maple Leafs are 3-2-1 in Monday games.
    OF NOTE…
  • Per NHL Stats, Mitchell Marner (120-280—400) became the second player from the 2015 NHL Draft to record 400 career points, joining Connor McDavid (218-419—637). The only player drafted after 2015 to reach the milestone is Marner’s teammate Auston Matthews (231-177—408).
  • Per NHL Stats, Mitchell Marner (120-280—400 in 392 GP) recorded his 400th career point and tied Rick Valve for the fifth-fewest games needed to hit the mark in franchise history, trailing Doug Gilmour (342 GP), Auston Matthews (372 GP), Mats Sundin (385 GP) and Syl Apps (387 GP).
  • Alexander Kerfoot and Rasmus Sandin were on the ice for a team-high 15 Toronto shot attempts for at 5-on-5.
  • Alexander Kerfoot finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 55.56 percent (15 for, 12 against).
    UPCOMING GAMES:
    Feb. 17 Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 19 Leafs vs. St. Louis Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 21 Leafs at Montreal Bell Centre 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 22 Leafs at Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 24 Leafs vs. Minnesota Scotiabank Arena 7:00 pm ET
    Feb. 26 Leafs at Detroit Little Caesars Arena 7:30 pm ET

    POSTGAME QUOTES:
    HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE
    On tonight’s win:
    “I thought we were elite on special teams. I thought we had a real potential advantage coming into the game tonight and it played out that way. The plan put forth by Spencer and Dean on both the power play and the penalty kill and then the execution of the players was high-level today, especially on the power play. It was fun to watch. So, that really set us up to win the hockey game. We made good on the chances that we got in around the net and there’s lots in the game that I didn’t like, and then I thought
    Seattle did a good job against us. I liked a lot about the third period, especially the last half of it. A good game to finish the road trip off the right way. Let’s go home.”
    MITCH MARNER
    On tonight’s win    :
    “I thought we were good. Special teams obviously a big part of that win. I thought we got away from our game a little bit there in the second. Didn’t play how we wanted to, too many turnovers and stuff like that
    but I think that third period is how we want to finish out games. Be relentless on pucks, be on our toes, playing on the forecheck and not giving them a whole lot.”
    ALEXANDER KERFOOT
    On tonight’s win:
    “It’s great to end this road trip off with a win. Obviously, it didn’t go the way we wanted it to, but it was a great response coming here. You never want to come out empty handed so I thought we did the job tonight and we closed it out pretty well in third period in not giving them much.”
    JACK CAMPBELL
    On tonight’s win:
    “The team played a complete game. Seattle has a lot of speed. Fun to play them and see what they’ve got. Great building. I thought our guys came out and just played a great game.”
    On Marner’s assist on Kämpf’s shorthanded goal:
    “He’s a tough player to defend and thankfully I don’t have to worry about that, he’s on our team. Just an incredible player, incredible teammate and incredible play.

MAPLE LEAFS-KRAKEN PREGAME NOTES



2021-22 Matchups vs. Seattle: First of Two
Next Game vs. Seattle: Tuesday, March 8 vs. Seattle
Toronto Season Record: 30-12-3
Toronto Road Record: 13-8-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Carl Dahlstrom has been assigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 28, 2022
Defenceman Alex Biega has been reassigned to the Marlies from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 24, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson, defenceman Carl Dahlstrom and goaltender
Erik Kallgren have be reassigned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the
Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 22, 2022
Goaltender Erik Kallgren has been reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi
squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Vancouver 3
Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews, Kaše
VAN Goals: Miller, Boeser, Lammikko
TOR Goaltender: Mrazek, 21/24, .875 SV%
VAN Goaltender: Demko, 51/53, .962 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-5

NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022
Opponent: vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .700 3.53 2.71 30.5% 84.1% 35.0 30.5 55.9%
Seattle .375 2.63 3.46 15.4% 76.0% 28.5 28.2 48.5%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 39/128 (30.5%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 12 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 21 – Matthews (12G, 9A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 106/126 (84.1%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 2 – Marner, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Marner (2G), Mikheyev (2G), Brodie (2A), Kerfoot (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Monday games 6th of 10 (3 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 7 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 3-4-0
February games 5th of 12 (4 home, 8 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES

TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Mitch Marner Two points away from 400 career NHL points
Mitch Marner Nine games away from 400 career NHL games played
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
Wayne Simmonds 10 games away from 1,000 career NHL games played

RECENT MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
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
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
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
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
Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

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