Tag: Winnipeg Jets

MAPLE LEAFS 3, JETS 1 POSTGAME NOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (23-10-3 – 49 Points) vs.

WINNIPEG JETS (22-13-2 – 46 Points)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2021

 123OTFINAL
TORONTO210–3
WINNIPEG010–1

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

–                  Auston Matthews opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 4:40 of the first period and later recorded the primary assist on Zach Hyman’s first period goal. Tonight’s game is Matthews’ 12th multi-point game of the season. He has goals (3) in three consecutive games and points (3-3-6) in four consecutive games. Matthews leads the NHL in goals (24) and is tied for the NHL lead in times scoring the first goal of the game (6). He has seven points (4-3-7) in five games against Winnipeg this season.

–                  Zach Hyman registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first period goal and later scored the second Toronto goal of the night at 10:47 of the first period. Tonight’s game is Hyman’s fifth multi-point game of the season. He has assists (2) and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. He has recorded 14 (9-5-14) of his 24 points on the road this season. He has 12 points (7-5-12) in 14 games during the month of March. 

–                  Alex Kerfoot scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the game while shorthanded at 16:40 of the second period. The goal is Kerfoot’s first career shorthanded goal. He has a goal and two assists in five games against the Jets this season. The Maple Leafs are 10-3-1 when Kerfoot records a point this season.

–                  Mitch Marner had the secondary assist on Matthews’ first period goal before adding the secondary assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Tonight’s game is Marner’s seventh multi-assist and 13th multi-point game of the season. He has assists (5) and points (1-5-6) in four consecutive games. In five games against Winnipeg this season, Marner has recorded eight points (3-5-8). He has 20 points (4-16-20) in in 16 games played on the road this season.

–                  Ilya Mikheyev registered the primary assist on Kerfoot’s second period goal. Mikheyev has a goal and an assist over his last four games played. He has recorded six (3-3-6) of his 11 points during the month of March. The shorthanded assist is his second career shorthanded point.

–                  Morgan Rielly had the secondary assist on Kerfoot’s second period goal. Rielly has a pair of assists over his last three games played. He ranks seventh among NHL defencemen in assists (23). He has recorded four assists in five games against the Jets this season. In 14 games during the month of March, Rielly has recorded 10 points (1-9-10).

–                  Jack Campbell stopped 26 of the 27 shots he faced to earn his seventh win of the season.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO14 (9)7 (4)5 (4)–26 (17)
WINNIPEG6 (4)16 (11)5 (4)–27 (19)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
TORONTO20 (14)13 (10)10 (7)–43 (31)
WINNIPEG11 (8)29 (21)12 (10)–     52 (39)

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Record on the Road11-4-1 (16 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg  37-21-1-9 (68 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg on the Road18-10-0-5 (33 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots6 (Hyman)
Shot Attempts6 (Hyman)
Faceoff Wins12 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage67% (Engvall – 2 won, 1 lost)
Hits5 (Muzzin)
Blocked Shots3 (Brodie)
Takeaways2 (Mikheyev)
TOI25:12 (Holl)
Power Play TOI4:50 (Rielly)
Shorthanded TOI6:10 (Holl)
Shifts25 (Brodie, Muzzin)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage63.2% (Dermott – 12 for, 7 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first16-3-1
Lead after 112-2-2
Lead after 215-2-2
Do not score a power play goal9-8-1
Allow 1 power play goal6-6-1
Outshot by opponent11-3-1
Wednesday6-1-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and 0-for-5 on the power play tonight.
  • Toronto’s line of Pierre Engvall, Ilya Mikheyev and Wayne Simmonds were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone tonight.
  • Zach Bogosian, Travis Dermott and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 12 shot attempts for at 5-on-5.
  • John Tavares was 4-or-6 (67%) in the faceoff circle when taking draws in the offensive zone.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Friday, April 2, 8:00 p.m. at Winnipeg Jets (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • Sunday, April 4, 9:00 p.m. at Calgary Flames (TSN4, FAN 590)
  • Monday, April 5, 9:30 p.m. at Calgary Flames (TSN4, FAN 590)
  • Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. vs. Montreal Canadiens (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, April 10, 7:00 p.m. vs. Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)

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.

MAPLE LEAFS-JETS PREGAME NOTES

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (22-10-3 – 47 Points) vs.

WINNIPEG JETS (22-12-2 – 46 Points)

MARCH 31, 2021 ▪ 7:30 PM EST

BELL MTS PLACE (WINNIPEG, MB) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:36-21-1-9 (67 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
2020-21:2-2-0
LAST FIVE:2-2-1
LAST 10:6-3-1

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:Jason Spezza (54), Joe Thornton (47), John Tavares (32)
GOALS:Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (33), John Tavares (23)
POINTS:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (45), John Tavares (33)
PENALTY MINUTES:Joe Thornton (43), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

 TORONTOWINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):116 (7th)119 (t-3rd)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       91 (10th)98 (15th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):26/100 [26.0%] (5th)27/103 [26.2%] (4th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):75/97 [77.3%] (20th)69/88 [78.4%] (t-16th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):30.9 (7th)29.6 (t-17th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):28.1 (7th)31.4 (t-23rd)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):1519 (11th)1494 (14th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):50.7% (12th)47.1% (t-26th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):51.8% (7th)48.7 (t-22nd)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:36-21-1-9 (67 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:19-11-1-4 (35 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:Jan. 2, 2020 (Toronto 6, Winnipeg 3)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS23 (Matthews)
ASSISTS31 (Marner)
POINTS44 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTS1 (Marner, Muzzin)
PIMs45 (Bogosian)
SHOTS131 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%58.2% (Spezza)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %56.5% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS54 (Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS32 (Matthews)
HITS56 (Holl, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME23:59 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME3:19 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME2:44 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

TJ Brodie– Averaging 19:12 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the second highest on-ice goals-for percentage (63.2%) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs skaters.- Has two assists in four games against Winnipeg this season.
Jack Campbell– Is 6-0-0 with a 1.48 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage this season.- Has appeared in four career games against Winnipeg and is 1-2-1 with a 2.01 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage.
Justin Holl– Ranks 10th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:33) with a shot attempt percentage of 54.9% when the score is within one goal.- Tied for 42nd in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:44).- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (10).
Michael Hutchinson– Has a .915 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average with a 3-2-1 record through seven starts this season. 
Zach Hyman–  Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:02).- Has the highest on-ice goals for percentage (65.1%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto skaters.- Ranks fourth among Maple Leafs in goals (11).
Alex Kerfoot– Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.6).- Has the fourth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.87) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a pair of assists in four games against Winnipeg this season.
Mitch Marner– Fourth among NHLers in assists (31).- Fourth among NHLers in points (13-31-44).- Tied for seventh in the NHL in even-strength goals (13).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:51).- Tied for 10th among NHLers in primary assists at 5-on-5 (9).- Has the fourth highest on-ice goals for percentage (61.5%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto skaters.
Auston Matthews– Leads the NHL in goals (23).- Leads the NHL in game-winning goals (8).- Tied for sixth among NHLers in points (23-17-40).- Averaging 22:13 in time on ice per game, which is third among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (53.5%).- Third in the NHL in shots on goal (131).
Ilya Mikheyev– Has an average of 16.6 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which is the seventh most among NHLers who have played at least 55 minutes of shorthanded ice time (57:59).  – Has started 35.2% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs skaters.
Jake Muzzin– Tied for 16th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (9).- Tied for 21st among NHL defencemen and 10th among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (1-12-13). – One of 18 NHL defencemen to have recorded at least 50 hits (56) and 50 blocked shots (54).
William Nylander– Tied for second among Maple Leafs in goals (13).- Tied for 20th among NHLers in even-strength goals (10).- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.0%, which is the second highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 59.2% at 5-on-5, which is the sixth highest mark among Toronto skaters.
Morgan Rielly– Leads the Maple Leafs and is 19th among NHLers in average time on ice (23:59).- Tied for 13th among NHL defencemen in points (3-22-25).- Has three assists in four games against the Jets this season.- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (10).
Jason Spezza– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (2.94) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 57.3% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is the sixth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 150 defensive zone draws (164).
John Tavares– Has the fifth highest faceoff win percentage (57.9%) among NHLers who have taken at least 500 faceoffs (513).- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 62.9% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which is third among Toronto skaters.- Averages 13.97 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks third among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least 20 games.
Joe Thornton– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters who have appeared in at least five games at 56.5%.- Averaging 1.67 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which is tied for sixth among Toronto skaters.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Justin HollAssists in two consecutive games (3) and points (1-3-4) in three consecutive games.
Mitch MarnerAssists (3) and points (1-3-4) in three consecutive games.
Auston MatthewsGoals (2) in two consecutive games and points (2-2-4) in three consecutive games.
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach BogosianOne point from 200 NHL points
Mitch MarnerFour goals from 100 NHL goals
William NylanderOne goal from 100 NHL goals
Morgan RiellyFive points from 300 NHL points
John TavaresThree points from 800 NHL points
Joe ThorntonTwo assists from 1,100 career NHL assists
  

RECENT MILESTONES

Alex Kerfoot100th game as a Maple Leaf (March 29 vs. EDM)
  

INJURY REPORT

Frederik Andersen (Lower Body)Did not play on March 29 vs. Edmonton.
 Man Games Lost: 80
  

NOTABLE TRANSACTIONS

None 
  

JETS 5, LEAFS 2 QUOTES

SHELDON KEEFE

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What made it harder to generate offence tonight versus the first couple of games in this series?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought we had a real time stringing together two passes tonight.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What’s your sense of where Freddie Andersen’s game is at right now?

Sheldon Keefe: I didn’t think anybody had a good game for us tonight.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: Considering that Sheldon, are you going to look at lineup changes for tomorrow?

Sheldon Keefe:  We don’t have much flexibility at all to be able to make lineup changes within our roster with how it is. Not expecting many, no.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: Any chance Jack Campbell will be ready tomorrow?

Sheldon Keefe: I’m unsure, we’ll have to see. He wasn’t available today, that was the word I got. He remains day-to-day for us. 

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Can you talk about the three game series as a whole? They’re the first team to beat you in one of those sets. What challenges does Winnipeg present? Certainly, you’ve got them a few more times down the stretch.

Sheldon Keefe: Within the three games I think you saw different storylines and different parts of what was going on. They present unique challenges. I think, certainly, it’s as deep or the deepest forward group that we’ve seen in the division and they’ve got game breakers. You make mistakes, they make you pay for them. I don’t think in the first two games we made many mistakes, but when we did they capitalized. Obviously, goaltending was a strength of their games in the first two. Today we just didn’t have a good game. We weren’t sharp mentally, weren’t sharp physically, couldn’t get our game going. Credit to them and how they play. They forecheck hard, they had good sticks on puck and made it difficult on us, for sure, and again, they made good on their chances. We just weren’t even close tonight with how we played.  

FREDERIK ANDERSEN

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: The Jets controlled the play more tonight than in the previous two games. What did you see them do differently tonight?

Frederik Andersen: That’s a good question. I didn’t really focus on what they were doing. I was trying to be in the moment and trying to play my game and obviously try to stop the puck. That’s not really something I focus on during the game. I just try to see whatever comes at me I’ll try to focus on that.

Q. Luke Fox, Sportsnet: How do you feel you played tonight?

Frederik Andersen: Not good enough to win. I think there were some good parts. The third goal I’d like back. I thought he was going to go upstairs with it and obviously he snuck it under me. That one hurt us but besides that, I think there were some good things but, like I said, not good enough to win.

JAKE MUZZIN 

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: This series obviously was a good showdown against two very good teams. They’re the first team to beat you in a three game set. How do you feel about the entire series, how it went? Obviously, you’ve got these guys five or six more times this year.

Jake Muzzin: It obviously didn’t go the way we wanted. There are some areas in our game that we have to improve on and I think that would help in a segment like this with a hard checking team like that. We’ve got to be cleaner in our zone in breakouts. We spent too time in our zone and you’re fatigued and not able to get through the neutral zone as easily or as efficient as usual and we’re tired. Then our offensive game, it’s not as crisp or sharp. There’s areas to improve on.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: You’re not known for shorthanded goals, obviously. How did that one feel?

Jake Muzzin: It was nice to get one. Just saw an opportunity to get in the play and Mitch made a nice pass and found a way in the net. Nice to get one. 

MORGAN RIELLY

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: They’re the first team to beat you in a three-game set. What challenge did they present to you as far as chasing you down in the second half and you play them four or five more times?

Morgan Rielly: I think it’s more than that. I think we have them a bunch more times. I think it was bound to happen. We’ve been happy with how we’ve handled these extra game sets and we’ve managed to do all right. This one didn’t go our way and we’re obviously very aware of the standings. Where we are, where they are, we were aware of that going in. It’ll be interesting down the stretch. Like you said, we play them a bunch more times so it’s important that we enter those games prepared. We draw from these games, learn from them. Move forward and just get better.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What made it harder to generate offensive chances tonight?

Morgan Rielly: I think they did a good job. I don’t think they changed a lot. It was on us. I think the way that we managed the puck has to be better. I think as a D-corp, I don’t think it was our best game in terms of breaking out and creating flow that way. I think as a group we have to take responsibility a little bit for that. We just weren’t able to find our game and it was too little, too late. There was a stretch halfway through the game obviously where we got two goals, that’s important but it’s not enough.

JOHN TAVARES

Q. Mark Zwolinski, Toronto Star: Not the result you wanted. 21 shots on the board which is a little lower than you might expect from this team. Was it just tougher to get offence going tonight?

John Tavares: We just didn’t really seem to find our game consistently and generate momentum line after line or shift after shift. It wasn’t our best execution I don’t think. I don’t think we made it hard enough on their goalie and, saying that, we had a great opportunity going into the third. We’ve got to find a way to come on the right side of it and make the plays needed and obviously defend better than we did.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: A key three-game series, a lot of hockey left to play but how do you feel about matching up against Winnipeg over the course of this three-game series?

John Tavares: Well, results-wise obviously we came on the wrong end of it. First two games we generated a lot more than we did tonight. They’re a dangerous team, they’ve got a lot of depth. One of the best forward groups in the NHL. We played against some good goaltending. I don’t think today we tested their goalie enough and just didn’t end up on the right side of it. Not much time to really think about it. We’ve got to move forward and bounce back tomorrow.

WINNIPEG-TORONTO PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-2 – 34 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-7-2 – 40 Points)

MARCH 13, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

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

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:19-10-1-4 (34 Games)
2020-21:2-1-0
LAST FIVE:3-1-1
LAST 10:7-2-1

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:Jason Spezza (53), Joe Thornton (46), John Tavares (31)
GOALS:Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (23)
POINTS:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (33)
PENALTY MINUTES:Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

 TORONTOWINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):97 (2nd)86 (t-7th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       70 (t-10th)75 (15th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):26/83 [31.3%] (2nd)18/76 [23.7%] (12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):61/79 [77.2%] (19th)49/64 [76.6%] (20th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):30.8 (t-9th)29.3 (21st)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):28.4 (7th)32.1 (28th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):1181 (8th)1082 (16th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):49.4% (t-17th)47.5% (27th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):52.2% (t-8th)48.4% (22nd)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:19-10-1-4 (34 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:March 11, 2021 (Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3 OT)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS21 (Matthews)
ASSISTS26 (Marner)
POINTS37 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTSN/A
PIMs26 (Bogosian)
SHOTS108 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%59.2% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %56.9% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS43 (Brodie, Holl)
TAKEAWAYS25 (Matthews)
HITS46 (Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME23:56 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME3:22 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME2:50 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (13).- Tied for ninth among NHL goaltenders in saves made (507).- Has a 11-1-2 record with a 2.93 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage in 15 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd– Averaging 2.61 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie– Averaging 19:05 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (65.1%) at even strength among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in multiple games.- Third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-10-10).
Jack Campbell– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl– Tied for 15th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:32) with a shot attempt percentage of 53.4% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 37th in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:50).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season. 
Zach Hyman–  Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:04).- Has the third-highest on-ice goals for percentage (64.7%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (70.0%) at 5-on-5.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).- Has the sixth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.97) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Mitch Marner– Fourth among NHLers in assists (26).- Fourth among NHLers in points (11-26-37).- Tied for second in the NHL in even-strength goals (11).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:33).- Has played 39.5% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the sixth highest on-ice goals for percentage (60.8%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews– Leads the NHL in goals (21).- Leads the NHL in game-winning goals (7).- Fifth among NHLers in points (21-14-35).- Averaging 21:58 in time on ice per game, which is fourth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.9%).- Third in the NHL in shots on goal (108).
Ilya Mikheyev– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:46).- Has an average of 17.1 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which is tied for sixth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (49:14).  – Has started 35.2% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin– Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 30th among NHL defencemen and tied for eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 48.8 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander– Tied for second among Maple Leafs in goals (11).- Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.77) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 54.1%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 61.9% at 5-on-5.
Morgan Rielly– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:56).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in points (3-19-22).- Has a pair of goals and nine assists in 15 games at home this season.- Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).
Jason Spezza– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (2.99) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 56.8% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the eighth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 125 defensive zone draws (125).
John Tavares– Has the fourth highest faceoff win percentage (59.2%) among NHLers who have taken at least 400 faceoffs (419).- Has a goal and two assists in three games against the Jets this season.- Has 10 goals and 23 assists in 31 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 65.0% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks third among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 56.9%.- Averaging 2.00 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

TJ BrodieAssists (3) in three consecutive games.
Mitch MarnerAssists (2) in two consecutive games and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games.
Auston MatthewsGoals (3) and points (3-1-4) in two consecutive games.
William NylanderPoints (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Morgan RiellyAssists (3) in two consecutive games.
John TavaresAssists (2) in two consecutive games and points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach BogosianTwo points from 200 NHL points
William NylanderThree goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe ThorntonThree assists from 1,100 career NHL assists
  

RECENT MILESTONES

Kenny AgostinoFirst game as a Maple Leaf (March 11 vs. WPG)
  

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)Did not play on March 11 vs. WPG.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)On injured reserve.
 Man Games Lost: 72
  

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 12Acquired goaltender Veini Vehviläinen from Columbus in exchange for defenceman Mikko Lehtonen.
  

MAPLE LEAFS 4, JETS 3 (OT)

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-2 – 34 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (19-7-2 – 40 Points)

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021

 123OTFINAL
WINNIPEG11103
TORONTO01214

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Mitch Marner put the Maple Leafs on the board at 3:14 of the second period and later had the secondary assist on Auston Matthews’ overtime goal. Tonight’s game is his 11th multi-point game of the season. Marner has assists (2) and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. He has 21 points (7-14-21) in 15 home games this season. He has five points (3-2-5) in three games against the Jets in 2020-21.
  • William Nylander scored the second Toronto goal of the game at 6:31 of the third period. Nylander has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. He has 15 points (6-9-15) in 15 games on home ice this season. He has a goal and two assists in three games against Winnipeg.
  • Ilya Mikheyev scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 12:39 of the third period. Mikheyev has two goals and an assist over his last five games. He has two goals and two assists through six games during the month of March.
  • Auston Matthews registered the primary assist on Marner’s second period goal and later scored the overtime winning goal at 0:59 of the extra frame. Tonight’s game is his 10th multi-point performance of the season. Matthews has goals (3) and points (3-1-4) in two consecutive games. He has 23 points (14-9-23) in 14 games on home ice. In 11 career games against the Jets, he has recorded 16 points (7-9-16). He leads the NHL in goals (20) and game-winning goals (7).
  • TJ Brodie picked up the secondary assist on Marner’s second period goal. Brodie has assists (3) in three consecutive games. He has a pair of assists in three games against Winnipeg this season.
  • John Tavares registered the primary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Tavares has points (1-2-3) in three consecutive games. He has five points (2-3-5) over his last five games played. He has a goal and two assists in three games against the Jets this season.
  • Morgan Rielly had the secondary assist on Nylander’s third period goal and later recorded the primary assist on Matthews’ overtime winner. Tonight’s game is Rielly’s sixth multi-assist and seventh multi-point game of the season. He has three assists in three games against Winnipeg this season.
  • Alex Kerfoot registered the primary assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. He has a pair of assists over his last three games. He has recorded six of his nine assists on home ice this season. In three games against Winnipeg this season, he has recorded two assists.
  • Pierre Engvall picked up the secondary assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. Engvall has a goal and two assists over his last five games played. He has recorded two goals and four assists in 19 games played this season.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots to earn his 13th win of the season.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG8 (8)8 (8)10 (8)0 (0)26 (24)
TORONTO10 (10)14 (10)12 (11)1 (0)37 (31)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG11 (11)13 (13)16 (12)0 (0)41 (37)
TORONTO20 (20)27 (21)23 (22)1 (0)72 (64)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home10-4-1 (15 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg  36-20-1-9 (66 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg 19-10-1-4 (34 Games) 

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots5 (Four players tied)
Shot Attempts10 (Marner)
Faceoff Wins13 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage100% (Kerfoot, Nylander)
Hits3 (Matthews, Muzzin)
Blocked Shots1 (Six players tied)
Takeaways2 (Brodie)
TOI25:00 (Brodie)
Power Play TOI1:13 (Matthews, Rielly)
Shorthanded TOI2:18 (Muzzin)
Shifts28 (Holl, Marner, Muzzin)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage75.0% (Agostino – 3 for, 1 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Opponent scores first6-4-1
Trail after 13-2-1
Trail after 21-5-0
Do not score a power play goal5-5-0
Do not allow a power play goal12-1-1
Outshooting opponent8-5-1
Overtime3-2
Thursday4-1-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and 0-for-2 on the power play tonight.
  • Toronto’s line of Kenny Agostino, Jason Spezza and Jimmy Vesey were the lone Maple Leafs to not start a 5-on-5 shift in the offensive zone.
  • Kenny Agostino played in his first game as a Maple Leaf.
  • Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 31 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. Matthews finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 60.9% (31 for, 20 against), while Rielly finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 66% (31 for, 16 against).
  • John Tavares won 78% (7 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and was 4-for-5 (80%) on defensive zone faceoffs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Saturday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Sunday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • Thursday, March 25, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (TSN4, FAN 590)

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.

JETS-LEAFS PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-1 – 33 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-7-2 – 38 Points)

MARCH 11, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:18-10-1-4 (33 Games)
2020-21:1-1-0
LAST FIVE:3-1-1
LAST 10:6-2-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:Jason Spezza (52), Joe Thornton (45), John Tavares (30)
GOALS:Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (22)
POINTS:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (32)
PENALTY MINUTES:Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

 TORONTOWINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):93 (t-1st)83 (t-6th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       67 (11th)71 (t-14th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):26/82 [31.7%] (1st)18/74 [24.3%] (12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):59/77 [76.6%] (21st)48/63 [76.2%] (22nd)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):30.5 (t-10th)29.4 (21st)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):28.5 (7th)31.8 (t-27th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):1116 (9th)1045 (17th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):48.8% (t-20th)48.0% (t-23rd)
FACEOFF % (Rank):52.0% (9th)48.5% (t-20th)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:17-11-0-5 (33 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:Jan. 18, 2021 (Toronto 3, Winnipeg 1)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS20 (Matthews)
ASSISTS25 (Marner)
POINTS35 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS13 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTSN/A
PIMs24 (Bogosian)
SHOTS103 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%58.8% (Tavares)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %55.5% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS43 (Brodie)
TAKEAWAYS25 (Matthews)
HITS44 (Hyman, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME23:54 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME3:27 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME2:53 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (12).- Ranks 11th among NHL goaltenders in saves made (483).- Has a 10-1-2 record with a 2.81 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 14 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd– Averaging 2.61 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie– Averaging 18:56 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Has the highest on-ice goals-for percentage (63.4%) at even strength among Maple Leafs defencemen who have appeared in multiple games.- Tied for third among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-9-9).
Jack Campbell– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl– Tied for 18th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:25) with a shot attempt percentage of 52.9% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 31st in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:54).- Tied for third among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season. 
Zach Hyman–  Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:03).- Has the second-highest on-ice goals for percentage (63.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (68.4%) at 5-on-5.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).- Has the sixth highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.87) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.
Mitch Marner– Fourth among NHLers in assists (25).- Fourth among NHLers in points (10-25-35).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in even-strength goals (10).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:29).- Has played 39.5% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the fifth highest on-ice goals for percentage (62.7%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews– Leads the NHL in goals (18).- Sixth among NHLers in points (20-13-33).- Averaging 21:51 in time on ice per game, which is fifth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (52.3%).- Third in the NHL in shots on goal (103).
Ilya Mikheyev– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:49).- Has an average of 17.1 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks fifth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (49:14).  – Has started 35.3% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin– Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 27th among NHL defencemen and ranks eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 46.2 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander– Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.68) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.7%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 60.0% at 5-on-5.- Averaging 1.90 takeaways per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs.   
Morgan Rielly– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:54).- Seventh among NHL defencemen in points (3-17-20).- Has a pair of goals and seven assists in 14 games at home this season.- Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (7).
Jason Spezza– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (3.07) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 57.5% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the seventh highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 100 defensive zone draws (120).
John Tavares– Has the fourth highest faceoff win percentage (58.8%) among NHLers who have taken at least 400 faceoffs (400).- Has a goal and an assist in two games against the Jets this season.- Has 10 goals and 22 assists in 30 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 63.1% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 55.5%.- Averaging 2.15 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

TJ BrodieAssists (2) in two consecutive games.
John TavaresPoints (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach BogosianTwo points from 200 NHL points
William NylanderFour goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe ThorntonThree assists from 1,100 career NHL assists
  

RECENT MILESTONES

None 
  

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)Did not play on March 9 vs. WPG.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)On injured reserve.
 Man Games Lost: 70
  

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

None 
  

JETS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 3 QUOTES

SHELDON KEEFE

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Your first three game losing streak this year. Where’s the team at, but also obviously considering you’re still first overall?

Sheldon Keefe: I think we’re just going through it here a little bit. I think every team goes through little stretches like this, but I think there’s lots for us to take away from it. I think it’s obviously a good thing for us that in all three games we’re right there, we’re in every game and we could have very easily gotten points out of each. That’s a good sign that we’re still right there. That said, I think what really clearly comes out of these games for me is usually games are close, the division is extremely competitive, that’s a very good team we’re playing against tonight, but you either have winning habits or you have losing habits. When you have losing habits you end up giving up free goals and then when you’re not scoring enough on the other side of it, you lose games. We’ve got to get back to having consistent winning habits and we’ll find that things will end up working out in our favour in the end. It’s obviously very disappointing that after three fantastic, perhaps three of our of best games of the season in Edmonton, that we’ve followed it up here now with, not poor performances, we’ve played fine in each game, but just not doing enough of the little things well that end up getting you to find ways to win games. 

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Can you give me an example of a winning habit or two, as opposed to a losing habit or two? What do you mean by that?

Sheldon Keefe: A winning habit simply, for me, is when you don’t have a play, there’s nothing happening and force a play through the middle of the ice versus just moving the puck forward and putting it to safe place and get structure around it. It cost us a goal in Vancouver and essentially cost us the game, and then tonight very similar play. We’re stuck in the neutral zone and we’re tired and we turn it over. When we need to get fresh guys on we’re caught in a line change and then you don’t have any structure coming back in your end, the puck’s in your net. Little things like that that when you’re not scoring enough to allow for mistakes like that you’ve just got to keep piling positive and good habits and good shifts. Over time things will find their way. Those are the little things that come out of it that are just lessons that we need to continue to learn. As I said, we didn’t play poorly. I thought we played good enough certainly to get a point out of this game here today. We were right there. I’d like to see us generate more offence, but I still think we generated more than enough to score more than we did. Obviously, their goaltender, I think it’s fair to say, was their best player tonight. To me, you can still win games or get points if you’ve got good enough habits and those are the little things that have slipped a little bit for us here in the last few games. 

Q. Chris Johnston, Sportsnet: You spoke after practice yesterday about different ways Auston was contributing. He scored a couple goals tonight in ways we don’t typically see him score. What did you think of his game as he continues to adapt to what he’s dealing with?

Sheldon Keefe: I think it just speaks to the calibre of player that he is. I also think he doesn’t get enough credit for scoring those types of goals. I think you go back through his goals he’s scored more than a fair share of those types of goals. He’s got extremely good hands in and around the net. He doesn’t typically play in those positions so he doesn’t get as many opportunities as other people, but he’s got a lot of goals – I’ve looked at his career goals – that he scores in around the net. That’s what I’m talking about where it’s him just adapting his game a little bit, going to different spaces and he’s good enough abilities and sense to make good on those chances. 

Q. Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun: Tonight you get scored-on on a tough line change, your own deflection into your own goal and a tough penalty kill. Is this a case tonight of you beating you as opposed than them beating you?

Sheldon Keefe: Yeah I would say so, Steve. That’s kind of what I’m getting at. I think we definitely get caught on a line change but you need to make line changes, guys are tired so I think it’s about taking care of the puck and putting it in a good spot to let the line change happen in that case. Again, penalty kill has got to find a way to get a kill for us. We’ve got to get that stop, it’s a very similar goal to the one we gave up the other night. We’ve got to get a blocked shot and seven seconds left in the kill, you’ve got to get through it, we were right there. Winnipeg played a good game too, they defended well. They’re very opportunistic, but certainly when we’re talking about habits and mistakes, when you’re up against a goalie that’s playing really well and they’re not giving you anything for free on offense you can’t have those types of breakdowns if you’re expecting to get points out of games. For me that’s why we’ve come up empty handed in these three games. I don’t think we’ve played poorly. As I’ve said, it’s just little things that have end up going the other side and throughout the season a lot of nights, we’ve scored enough or bounces have gone our way. Looking back the other way I think we’re helping it go that way with some of our decisions and how things have slipped. Maybe we can chalk it up to fatigue, I don’t quite know. I just know we have to continue to learn from it. 

Q. David Alter, The Hockey News: What was your overall assessment of Zach Hyman’s game tonight?

Sheldon Keefe: I thought he was really good. He’s been really good for us. He played hard, big time goal he scored for us. He’s working, he’s doing his job for us. He’s been really good.

JUSTIN HOLL

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Just your thoughts on this game, you guys now losing three in a row. What do you think is going on from your perspective?

Justin Holl: I thought we just made some critical errors tonight which put us in a bad spot. We surrendered some goals when we shouldn’t have and let the game get away from us a little bit. We all know that we have the ability to score goals and score goals in bunches. I thought we had our chances in the third but you have to give credit to their goalie who’s very good. We just couldn’t find a way to get the fourth one.

Q. Bob McGill, Leafs Nation Network: Tonight, you have a 2-1 lead and were there just some missed opportunities as well where you could have upped your lead before they were able to get back?

Justin Holl: Exactly, I think some missed opportunities in there and a 2-1 lead is obviously never safe. The more goals that we can score the better but we still feel like we defend well enough to protect a lead like that and get our goals through our structure. It’s disappointing for us but nothing to do but move forward.

ZACH HYMAN

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What did you see as the difference tonight?

Zach Hyman: We had some chances. We didn’t capitalize on all our chances and they had some grade A opportunities that they were able to capitalize on. They’ve got a bunch of elite players that can make plays, we just have to be ready for them for a full 60. It could have gone either way I think but they were able to capitalize a little more than us.

Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: After the first three game losing streak of the season, where do you think the team is at?

Zach Hyman: I think we’re in a good spot. I think all teams go through adversity, like you said this is the first time we’ve lost three in a row and we want to bounce back. We’re not happy about it obviously. Especially to a team that’s chasing us in the division and on home ice. We’ve got to be better but all teams face adversity throughout the year and it’s a good thing to go through a little adversity.

AUSTON MATTHEWS

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Two goals for you tonight. Obviously, you’d much rather have the win than the goals, but can you just assess the game tonight and give us an update on your wrist felt after playing tonight?

Auston Matthews: I thought it wasn’t a bad game, but definitely wasn’t our best. I think we had really good moments at times and had the puck in their zone and were creating lots of chances. I thought in the third period we had a couple really good looks and you’ve got to tip your hat to their goalie, he made some good saves. I don’t think chasing the game and being behind is obviously a position we’d like to be in, but I think a couple bounces either way we could have definitely been back in that game. I think we can take a lot from this one moving forward. We’ve got these guys two more times. Hopefully a good practice day tomorrow, rest up and make some adjustments and be ready for Thursday.

Q. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic: I’m just wondering how much pain or discomfort you’re in right now?

Auston Matthews: Once you get out there it dwindles away. I felt fine today and my legs felt good. We did some good stuff tonight. Obviously, we’d like to get the two points, but I think it’s always a positive when you’re helping the team in different areas of the game. 

JOHN TAVARES

Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Three losses in a row all in regulation. What’s your personal concern level here with what’s going on with the team?

John Tavares: We just haven’t been as crisp as we like to be for 60 minutes. We just don’t seem to be ending up on the right side of it. We’ve been in all these games, really tight. We’ve had chances to win them all. We’ve just got to make some key plays and obviously do a little better of a job defending against our opponent. We generated enough chances tonight. We just gave them a little bit too much off the rush.

Q. Mark Masters, TSN: You seem to be running into a bunch of hot goalies here of late. What stands out to you about the challenge presented to you by Connor Hellebuyck?

John Tavares: He’s a great netminder. Tremendous here last year, doing great things again this year. You just have got to continue to find ways to solve him and get to the net and create opportunities. We’ve got quality shooters. We’ve just got to find ways to capitalize on what we’re generating.

 

JETS 4, LEAFS 3 POSTGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (16-8-1 – 33 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-7-2 – 38 Points)

TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021

 123OTFINAL
WINNIPEG121–4
TORONTO201–3

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • Zach Hyman put the Maple Leafs on the board at 8:16 of the first period. Hyman has scored three goals over his last five games played. He has a pair of goals and six assists in 12 games on home ice this season.
  • Auston Matthews scored the second Toronto goal of the game on the power play at 17:44 of the first period and later scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night at 18:06 of the third period. Tonight’s game is his sixth multi-goal and ninth multi-point performance of the season. Matthews has 21 points (13-8-21) in 13 games on home ice this season. In 10 career games against Winnipeg, he has recorded 14 points (5-9-14). His third period goal was his 20th of the season, marking the fifth time he has scored at least 20 goals in a season in his career. 
  • TJ Brodie recorded the lone assist on Hyman’s first period goal. Brodie has assists (2) in two consecutive games. He has registered three assists over his last five games played.
  • Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on Matthews’ first period goal. Rielly has four points (1-3-4) over his last five games played. He has nine points (3-6-9) in 14 games on home ice this season.
  • Mitch Marner had the secondary assist on Matthews’ first period goal. Marner has three assists over his last five games played. He has two goals and an assist in two games against Winnipeg this season. In 14 games on home ice, he has recorded 19 points (6-13-19).
  • John Tavares registered the primary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Tavares has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. In 30 career games against the Jets, he has recorded 32 points (10 goals, 22 assists).
  • William Nylander picked up the secondary assist on Matthews’ third period goal. Nylander has four points (2-2-4) over his last five games played. He has 14 points (5-9-14) in 14 games on home ice this season.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots in the loss.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG6 (3)11 (10)6 (6)–23 (19)
TORONTO8 (7)18 (17)13 (8)–39 (32)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG17 (9)15 (14)9 (9)–41 (32)
TORONTO14 (12)29 (25)26 (16)–69 (53)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home9-4-1 (14 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg  35-20-1-9 (65 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg 18-10-1-4 (33 Games) 

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots6 (Matthews)
Shot Attempts11 (Marner)
Faceoff Wins13 (Matthews)
Faceoff Win Percentage72% (Matthews – 13 won, 5 lost)
Hits2 (Five players tied)
Blocked Shots2 (Brodie)
Takeaways2 (Matthews)
TOI25:39 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI2:33 (Marner)
Shorthanded TOI2:12 (Holl)
Shifts25 (Brodie)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage82.4% (Thornton – 14 for, 3 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first13-3-1
Lead after 110-2-1
Trail after 20-5-0
Score 1 power play goal8-1-2
Allow 1 power play goal5-4-1
Outshooting opponent7-5-1
Tuesday1-1-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and 1-for-2 on the power play tonight.
  • Jake Muzzin was on the ice for a team-high 30 shot attempts for at 5-on-5. Muzzin finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 75% (30 for, 10 against).
  • Auston Matthews won 67% (4 won, 2 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs and 100% (6 won, 0 lost) of his defensive zone faceoffs.
  • John Tavares won 63% (5 won, 3 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Thursday, March 11 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (TSN4, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, March 13, 7:00 p.m. vs. Winnipeg Jets (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Sunday, March 14, 7:00 p.m. at Ottawa Senators (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)
  • Friday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Saturday, March 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Calgary Flames (Sportsnet, TSN 1050)

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.

JETS-MAPLE LEAFS PREGAME NOTES

WINNIPEG JETS (15-8-1 – 31 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (18-6-2 – 38 Points)

MARCH 9, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: TSN4 ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:35-19-1-9 (64 Games)
ALL-TIME on the ROAD:18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
2020-21:1-0-0
LAST FIVE:4-0-1
LAST 10:6-2-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (29)
GOALS:Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (10)
ASSISTS:Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (21)
POINTS:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (31)
PENALTY MINUTES:Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

 TORONTOWINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):90 (1st)79 (t-8th)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       63 (9th)68 (t-14th)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):25/80 [31.3%] (1st)17/72 [23.6%] (t-12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):58/75 [77.3%] (19th)47/61 [77.1%] (t-20th)
SHOTS PER GAME (Rank):30.2 (13th)29.7 (t-19th)
SHOTS AGAINST PER GAME (Rank):28.7 (7th)31.5 (26th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):1063 (10th)1012 (16th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):48.3% (t-22nd)48.4% (21st)
FACEOFF % (Rank):51.8% (11th)48.8% (20th)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:35-19-1-9 (64 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:18-9-1-4 (32 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent on the Road:Jan. 18, 2021 (Toronto 3, Winnipeg 1)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS18 (Matthews)
ASSISTS24 (Marner)
POINTS34 (Marner)
POWER PLAY POINTS12 (Marner)
SHORTHANDED POINTSN/A
PIMs22 (Bogosian, Simmonds)
SHOTS97 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%58.8% (Nylander)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %54.0% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS42 (Holl, Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS24 (Marner)
HITS42 (Hyman, Muzzin)
TOI PER GAME23:50 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME3:30 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME2:54 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen– Tied for second in the NHL in wins (12).- Ranks 11th among NHL goaltenders in saves made (464).- Has a 10-0-2 record with a 2.700 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in 13 career games against Winnipeg.
Travis Boyd– Averaging 2.71 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks fourth among Toronto skaters who have appeared in multiple games.
TJ Brodie– Averaging 18:57 in even-strength ice time, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- Fourth among Maple Leafs defencemen in points (0-8-8).
Jack Campbell– Is 3-0-0 with a 1.33 goals-against average and a .951 save percentage this season.
Justin Holl– Ranks 17th among NHL right handed defencemen who average at least 15 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time (17:27) with a shot attempt percentage of 53.2% when the score is within one goal.- Ranks 31st in the NHL in shorthanded ice time per game (2:54).- Tied for second among NHL defencemen in primary assists at 5-on-5 (5).
Michael Hutchinson– Has a .934 save percentage and a 2.03 goals-against average through five starts this season. 
Zach Hyman–  Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:03).- Has the second-highest on-ice goals for percentage (66.6%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards.
Alex Kerfoot– Leads the Maple Leafs in on-ice goals for percentage (68.4%) at 5-on-5.- Had an assist in Toronto’s game against Winnipeg on January 18 vs. Winnipeg.- Sixth among Toronto forwards in shifts per game (19.9).
Mitch Marner– Third among NHLers in assists (24)- Fourth among NHLers in points (10-24-34).- Tied for fifth in the NHL in even-strength goals (10).- Leads NHL forwards in time on ice per game (22:25).- Has played 39.3% of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time.- Has the third highest on-ice goals for percentage (65.8%) at 5-on-5 among Toronto forwards..
Auston Matthews– Leads the NHL in goals (18).- Sixth among NHLers in points (18-13-31).- Averaging 21:49 in time on ice per game, which is tied for fourth among NHL forwards.- Third among Maple Leafs forwards in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (51.4%).- Tied for third in the NHL in shots on goal (97).
Ilya Mikheyev– Ranks third among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (1:50).- Has an average of 17.6 shot attempts per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, which ranks fourth among NHLers who have played at least 45 minutes of shorthanded ice time (47:45).  – Has started 34.8% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest percentage among Maple Leafs.
Jake Muzzin– Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (8).- Tied for 29th among NHL defencemen and ranks eighth among Maple Leafs in points (1-12-13). – Has started 46.2 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen.
William Nylander– Has the seventh highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (1.75) among Toronto skaters who have appeared in over five games.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 52.9%, which is the second-highest percentage among Maple Leafs.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 60.0% at 5-on-5.- Averaging 1.99 takeaways per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks fifth among Maple Leafs.   
Morgan Rielly– Leads Maple Leafs in average time on ice (23:50).- Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in points (3-16-19).- Has a pair of goals and six assists in 13 games at home this season.- Tied for ninth among NHL defencemen in assists at 5-on-5 (7).
Jason Spezza– Has the highest points per 60 minutes rate (3.17) at 5-on-5 among Maple Leafs who have appeared in over five games.- Has won 57.3% of his defensive zone faceoffs, which is tied for the sixth highest percentage among NHLers who have taken at least 100 defensive zone draws (117).
John Tavares– Tied for the third-highest faceoff win percentage (58.3%) among NHLers who have taken at least 375 faceoffs (386).- Had a goal in Toronto’s January 18 game against the Jets.- Has 10 goals and 21 assists in 29 career games against Winnipeg.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 63.1% at 5-on-5 in 2020-21, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.
Joe Thornton– Has the highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage among Toronto skaters at 54.0%.- Averaging 2.28 points per 60 minutes of ice time this season, which ranks fifth among Toronto skaters.- Has three goals and eight assists in 14 games this season.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

Pierre EngvallPoints (1-1-2) in two consecutive games.
Ilya MikheyevPoints (1-2-3) in three consecutive games.
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach BogosianTwo points from 200 NHL points
William NylanderFour goals from 100 NHL goals
Joe ThorntonThree assists from 1,100 career NHL assists
  

RECENT MILESTONES

None 
  

INJURY REPORT

Jack Campbell (Lower Body)Did not play on March 6 at VAN.
Wayne Simmonds (Wrist)On injured reserve.
 Man Games Lost: 68
  

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

None 
  

Leafs 3, Jets 1: Postgame quotes.

SHELDON KEEFE
Q. Terry Koshan, Toronto Sun: John Tavares described the team as being more connected tonight, things are coming together that way. To what would you attribute that?
Sheldon Keefe: I definitely agree. I think what I would attribute it to is just time – more time together, more games, more meetings, more discussions as a group. I think we’ve definitely seen progress in a lot of areas. We leave the game feeling good about the effort the guys put in today. At the same time, I’m fairly confident we’re going to have a number of things to discuss tomorrow and where we can continue to get better. That’s obviously very positive. We’re still not where we can be. It’s going to take us a little more time, keep getting a little bit better every day, but to get another win here today and have a good second period like we did to set us up well is very positive. As I said, there’s going to be a number of things that we can look at and discuss as a group tomorrow that will help us next time.
Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: What did you think of Mikko’s debut tonight and what did [seven defencemen and 11 forwards] look like for you tonight?
Sheldon Keefe: Mikko, he didn’t play a lot in the second half of the game. I’d have to go back and watch all his shifts just to see the details and stuff inside of it, but from the bench when he was out there I thought he looked good and looked confident. He skated well, moved well, when the puck came to him he didn’t panic so those were all positive signs. I think today’s a good positive step for him. As for our 7-11, I thought it was fine. At times it felt we were maybe a forward short, you’re feeling the effects of not having a guy and then there’s other times you like it. We were able to get Auston extra shifts with a really favourable matchup at different times, whether it’s John or Will or Mitch, those guys are getting extra shifts down there. There’s pros and cons to it and I think I felt both sides of it here tonight.
Q. Jonas Siegel, The Athletic: Could you get a sense tonight for how the Kerfoot line can open some things up for some of the other lines?
Sheldon Keefe: Yeah, I would say so. That’s the intent behind it is that those guys can give us a really good shift against anybody and give us a chance to rest our top people, yet still have them come over the boards in a favourable position. That’s the way it’s set up. I’ve got to go back and watch it obviously, I think it was Kerfoot-Mikheyev-Simmonds was on the line when we gave up that goal right after we had made it 2-0. That was a tough shift for us there, but as a whole, I think when Kerfoot, Mikheyev and Hyman have been playing together they’ve been giving us real good minutes.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN
Q. Chris Johnston, Sportsnet: Can you give us an idea of how you used the Saturday when you didn’t dress for that game and how you felt that went in terms of getting ready for this one?
Frederik Andersen: A little new thing we’re trying. I think it was good. I think me and Steve Briere got some good time in, extra time on the ice just to work on a few things that we were talking about the night before. I thought it was good. It’s obviously something new. Got to stay at the hotel for a little bit longer and just come for the game.
Q. Terry Koshan, Toronto Sun: I think Tavares used the word connected to describe the team’s play in front of you tonight. Are you seeing that grow a bit here through the first four games?
Frederik Andersen: Yeah, that’s probably a good way to put it. I think we were good at keeping them to the outside and then, as they turned the puck over after a shot, I thought we were good at breaking out and pushing it down their end and making them defend a little bit more and get them a little bit tired. I thought that we showed simplifying our game a little bit both defensively and just cycling the puck offensively. I thought the guys played well today. That was fun.
MIKKO LEHTONEN
Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: How did it feel out there in your first game?
Mikko Lehtonen: I think it felt good. I was confident and felt good. Good to get the first one done.
Q. Lance Hornby, Toronto Sun: Was anyone watching you back home?
Mikko Lehtonen: Yeah, I think a lot of my friends and family. They were excited to see me play and that was fun. Huge thing for my family, too.
Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: Just wondered what was going through your head while you weren’t playing and how you were practicing?
Mikko Lehtonen: Of course I think everybody wants to play every night, but I wasn’t in the lineup the first three games. I worked hard and stayed positive. What I can focus on is giving my best every day. That’s the thing. When the coaches say, go play, I will play. I came here to play so it’s fun to play.
MITCH MARNER
Q. Mark Masters, TSN: What are you appreciating about what John Tavares has brought to the table early in the season?
Mitch Marner: His work ethic every day has been great. He’s come ready to play and being very competitive, every puck he’s out there against. I mean that’s what you want out of your leaders. You want them to show and be an example for everyone else and he’s done a great example of everyone else.
Q. Mark Masters, TSN: This rivalry seems to be bubbling nicely. I’m not sure what Pionk was trying to do there at the end and then Scheifele was quite upset with you it seemed. What was your perspective on that final sequence?
Mitch Marner: Who cares, we won the game. That’s all that matters, that’s all I care about.
Q. Josh Clipperton, The Canadian Press: You guys were dominant in the second period, what was working so well for your group?
Mitch Marner: Speed, breaking out of our zone quickly, finding easy exits. I think we were really communicating and also controlling the puck in the O-zone. I feel like a lot of times when they were exiting they were pretty fatigued so they couldn’t really forecheck our D too much and we were going right back into them. That’s something we’ve talked about wanting to get better at every game. I thought tonight in the second period we really took over and did that well. It’s just something we’ve got to keep doing.
JOHN TAVARES
Q. Mark Masters, TSN: It seemed like you guys found another gear, especially in that second period. What did you like most about the win tonight?
John Tavares: Yeah, I think we’re just starting to build some good habits over the last couple of games and just staying with it. Obviously, we didn’t love giving up the goal at the end of the period, but we faced some adversity here with how well we played in the second and we fought hard to get the two goal lead. Good job in the third still being able to create some opportunities, being aggressive on the forecheck and making them really have to work to get up the ice and then create chances on the penalty kill was great tonight but a lot of good stuff especially with amount of opportunities that they had. Good hard fought win.
Q. Mark Masters, TSN: The power play also seemed to have a dominant stretch there obviously with a lot of chances before the goal. What was your sense in the lead up to the goal about the momentum that was building?
John Tavares: Well we’re just sticking to what team’s are giving us and we’re just trying to execute the framework that we’re playing off of and the structure that we have and just taking what’s there. And obviously when you create opportunities and you’re able to retrieve pucks and break them down and get them tired, those open looks start to come and being able to draw people in and Willy made a great play, really selling the shot and I had the easy job of just firing it in.
Q. Kevin McGran, Toronto Star: You’re off to a terrific start production wise. What do you attribute that to?
John Tavares: Well I’m just trying to play my game. I know it’s been part of what’s helped me get to this point in my career, just continuing to find ways to be productive and consistent. The power play’s doing a really good job. Every game 5-on-5 continues to build a little bit better so just trying to build on that and find different ways to create opportunities and produce.

Maple Leafs 3, Jets 1: Postgame notes

WINNIPEG JETS (1-1-0 – 2 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (3-1-0 – 6 Points)

MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021

 123OTFINAL
WINNIPEG010–1
TORONTO021–3

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACEOFF SUMMARY

ON THE SCORESHEET

  • John Tavares opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs with a power play goal at 5:28 of the second period. Tavares is tied for the NHL lead in goals, and leads the League in power play goals, power play points and points. He has 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 29 career games against the Jets franchise. 
  • Mitch Marner scored Toronto’s second goal of the night at 18:39 of the second period and later scored Toronto’s third goal of the night into an empty net at 19:37 of the third period. Marner has goals (3) and points (3-2-5) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his first multi-goal and second multi-point performance of 2020-21. He has 10 points (4-6-10) in eight career games against the Jets.
  • William Nylander registered the primary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Nylander has two goals and two assists in two games on home ice this season. In seven career games against Winnipeg, he has recorded nine points (5-4-9).
  • Jake Muzzin collected the secondary assist on Tavares’ second period goal. Muzzin’s assist is his first point of the season. He had six goals and 17 assists in 53 games during the 2019-20 season.
  • Justin Holl recorded the primary assist on Marner’s second period goal. Holl has three assists in four games to begin the season. He has a pair of assists in two games on home ice.
  • Auston Matthews had the secondary assist on Marner’s second period goal. Matthews has assists (2) and points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. He has two assists in two games at home this season. In nine career games against the Jets he has recorded 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists). 
  • Alex Kerfoot had the lone assist on Marner’s empty net goal. Kerfoot’s assist is his first assist of 2020-21. He has a goal and an assist through four games this season.
  • Frederik Andersen stopped 27 of 28 shots to earn his second win of the season.

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

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG10 (6)6 (4)12 (8)–28 (18)
TORONTO10 (10)22 (11)6 (5)–38 (26)
      

SHOT ATTEMPTS (5-on-5 in brackets)

 1st2nd3rdOTTOTAL
WINNIPEG14 (9)11 (9)23 (14)–48 (32)
TORONTO16 (16)36 (22)13 (11)–65 (49)

NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Record at Home2-0-0 (2 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg  35-19-1-9 (64 Games)
All-Time Record vs. Winnipeg at Home18-9-1-4 (32 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

Shots10 (Hyman)
Shot Attempts10 (Hyman, Matthews, Tavares)
Faceoff Wins10 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage100% (Nylander, Simmonds)
Hits3 (Five players tied)
Blocked Shots2 (Dermott, Holl)
Takeaways2 (Matthews, Nylander)
TOI24:38 (Marner)
Power Play TOI1:15 (Five players tied)
Shorthanded TOI4:20 (Bogosian)
Shifts31 (Marner)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage93.3% (Vesey – 14 for, 1 against)
  

RECORD WHEN…

Scoring first3-0-0
Tied after 12-1-0
Lead after 22-0-0
Score 1 power play goal2-0-0
Do not allow a power play goal2-0-0
Outshoot opponent3-0-0
Monday1-0-0

OF NOTE…

  • The Maple Leafs went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and 1-for-1 on the power play tonight.
  • TJ Brodie was on the ice for a team-high 23 shot attempts at 5-on-5 tonight. Brodie finished the game with a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 67.7% (23 for, 11 against).
  • Mikko Lehtonen appeared in his first career NHL game.
  • Zach Hyman started 14.3% of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters. He led the team in shots on goal tonight (10).

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Wednesday, January 20, 7:00 p.m. vs. Edmonton Oilers (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
  • Friday, January 22, 7:00 p.m. vs. Edmonton Oilers (TSN4, TSN 1050)
  • Sunday, January 24, 4:00 p.m. at Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
  • Tuesday, January 26, 9:00 p.m. at Calgary Flames (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
  • Thursday, January 28, 10:00 p.m. at Edmonton Oilers (TSN4, TSN 1050)

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.

Maple Leafs-Winnipeg Jets pregame notes

WINNIPEG JETS (1-0-0 – 2 Points) vs.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (2-1-0 – 4 Points)

JANUARY 18, 2021 ▪ 7:00 PM EST

SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪
TV: SPORTSNET ONTARIO ▪ RADIO: TSN 1050

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus WINNIPEG

ALL-TIME RECORD:34-19-1-9 (63 Games)
ALL-TIME AT HOME:17-9-1-4 (31 Games)
2019-201-0-1
LAST FIVE:3-1-1
LAST 10:5-3-2

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus WINNIPEG

GAMES PLAYED:Jason Spezza (50), Joe Thornton (43), John Tavares (28)
GOALS:Jason Spezza (15), Joe Thornton (12), John Tavares (9)
ASSISTS:Jason Spezza (36), Joe Thornton (32), John Tavares (21)
POINTS:Jason Spezza (51), Joe Thornton (44), John Tavares (30)
PENALTY MINUTES:Joe Thornton (41), John Tavares (25), Jason Spezza (20)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS TEAM STATS

 TORONTOWINNIPEG
GOALS FOR (Rank):11 (t-1st)4 (t-23rd)
GOALS AGAINST (Rank):       11 (t-26th)3 (t-2nd)
POWER PLAY [%] (Rank):5/13 [38.5%] (4th)1/4 [25.0%] (t-12th)
PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank):10/13 [76.9%] (15th)2/3 [66.7%] (t-24th)
SHOTS (Rank):97 (3rd)34 (29th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank):142 (2nd)39 (29th)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank):57.3% (3rd)52.7% (8th)
FACEOFF % (Rank):57.1% (2nd)54.6% (5th)

MAPLE LEAFS – JETS NOTES

First Matchup between Clubs:Oct. 27, 1999 (Toronto 4, Atlanta 0)
All-Time Record:34-19-1-9 (63 Games)
All-Time Record at Home:17-9-1-4 (31 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road:17-10-0-5 (32 Games)
Last Win vs. Opponent at Home:Oct. 27, 2018 (Toronto 3, Winnipeg 2)
  

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS

CATEGORYLEADER
GOALS2 (Nylander, Tavares)
ASSISTS3 (Marner, Tavares)
POINTS5 (Tavares)
POWER PLAY POINTS3 (Tavares)
SHORTHANDED POINTSN/A
PIMs15 (Simmonds)
SHOTS16 (Matthews)
FACEOFF WIN%100% (Marner, Mikheyev)
5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT %67.5% (Thornton)
BLOCKED SHOTS5 (Holl, Muzzin)
TAKEAWAYS2 (Four players tied)
HITS5 (Holl, Tavares)
TOI PER GAME25:33 (Rielly)
PP TOI PER GAME4:39 (Matthews)
SH TOI PER GAME5:11 (Muzzin)

MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES

Frederik Andersen– Has a 9-0-2 record with a 2.84 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage in 12 career games against Winnipeg.  
TJ Brodie– Averaging 17:05 in even-strength ice time through three games, which ranks second among Toronto defencemen.- Recorded his first point as a Maple Leaf with an assist on January 16 at Ottawa.  
Jack Campbell– Earned his first win of the season on January 16 at Ottawa after making 17 saves on 19 shots.
Justin Holl– Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 62.7% which ranks fourth among NHL defencemen who have started less than 50% (45.4%) of their shifts in the offensive zone.
Zach Hyman–  Leads Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (3:09).
Alex Kerfoot– Leads the Maple Leafs in penalties drawn (3) through three games.- One of two Maple Leafs who haven’t been on the ice for an even-strength goal against (Ilya Mikheyev). 
Mitch Marner– Ranks second among NHL forwards in time on ice per game (24:18).- Tied for second among NHL skaters in assists (3). 
Auston Matthews– Averaging 23:19 in time on ice per game, which ranks fourth among NHL forwards.- Ranks second among Maple Leafs in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (64.9%).- Averaging 25.11 shot attempts per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time, which ranks sixth among NHL forwards who have appeared in multiple games.
Ilya Mikheyev– Ranks second among Maple Leafs forwards in shorthanded ice time per game (2:52).- One of two Maple Leafs who haven’t been on the ice for an even-strength goal against (Alex Kerfoot). 
Jake Muzzin– Ranks third among NHL skaters in shorthanded ice time per game (5:11).- Ranks sixth among NHL defencemen in shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time (20.25).
William Nylander– Averaging the highest points per 60 minutes at 5-on-5 (3.26) among Toronto skaters.- Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 58.2%.
Morgan Rielly– Ranks 10th among NHLers who have appeared in multiple games in average time on ice (25:33).- Has the second-highest 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (57.4%) among NHLers who average at least 19:00 (19:16) per game in 5-on-5 ice time.
John Tavares– Tied for the NHL lead in points (2-3-5) through three games.- Tied for the lead among NHL skaters in power play shot attempts (9).- Has the second-highest faceoff win percentage (67.4%) among NHLers who have taken at least 40 faceoffs.
Joe Thornton– Leads the Maple Leafs in 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage (67.5%).  – Recorded his first point as a Maple Leaf on January 16 at Ottawa with a goal.
  

CURRENT POINT STREAKS

None 
  

UPCOMING MILESTONES

Zach BogosianFour points from 200 NHL points
Mitch MarnerFive points from 300 NHL points
Wayne SimmondsOne point from 500 NHL points
  

RECENT MILESTONES

Alexander BarabanovFirst NHL game (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
Zach BogosianFirst game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
TJ BrodieFirst game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
First point as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 16 at OTT)
Nick RobertsonFirst NHL regular season game (Jan. 16 at OTT)
Wayne SimmondsFirst game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
Jason Spezza600th NHL assist (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
Joe ThorntonFirst game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
First point as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 16 at OTT)
Jimmy VeseyFirst game as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
First goal as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
First point as a Maple Leaf (Jan. 13 vs. MTL)
  

INJURY REPORT

Nick Robertson (Knee)Left Toronto’s game on Jan. 16 and did not return.
 Man Games Lost: 0
  

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Jan. 16Recalled forward Nick Robertson from the club’s taxi squad. Loaned forward Alexander Barabanov to the taxi squad.