TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Los Angeles 4
Date: Saturday, October 29, 2022
TOR Goals: Tavares (PPG), Engvall
LAK Goals: Kempe (PPG), Arvidsson (PPG), Vilardi, Fiala
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 25/29, .862 SV%
LAK Goaltender: Petersen, 26/28, .929 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-6
Team Notes: – John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 10:45 of the first period. Tavares is now five goals away from his 400th career NHL goal. Tavares is currently on a four-game point streak where he has recorded five points (3G, 2A). Tavares has recorded 10 points (4G, 6A) through the first nine games of the season. Per NHL Stats, “It marks his eighth career month of October with a double-digit Point total (15 in Oct. 2017, 13 in Oct. 2018 & 2013, 12 in Oct. 2014, 11 in Oct. 2015 & 2011 as well as 10 in Oct. 2009).”
- Mitch Marner recorded the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Marner has registered three points (1G, 2A) through his last two games.
- Mark Giordano posted the secondary assist on Pierre Engvall’s goal. Giordano is five assists away from 400 career NHL assists.
- Filip Král skated in his NHL debut. Král registered one shot, finished the game with a +1 and registered two hits through 11:48 of ice time in his debut.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Anaheim: First of Two
2021-22 Record vs. Anaheim: 2-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 4-4-1
Toronto Road Record: 1-3-1
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs face-off against the Anaheim Ducks tonight in the first of two matchups between the clubs this season. The Ducks will visit the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on December 13th for their second game of the season. Tonight will mark the second game of a back-to-back for Toronto. The club is 1-0-0 in the second game of a back-to-back so far this season
NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Opponent: vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
October 26, 2022 The Maple Leafs recalled defenceman Filip Král from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Forward Kyle Clifford has been placed on injured reserve.
INJURY REPORT
Kyle Clifford Shoulder (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Matt Murray Adductor Injury (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 17, 1993 (Toronto 4 at Anaheim 3)
All-Time Record: 30-12-5-1 (48 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 18-3-4-1 (26 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 12-9-1-0 (22 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 28, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Anaheim 1)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. ANAHEIM DUCKS:
Games Played: Mark Giordano (51), TJ Brodie (36), Wayne Simmonds (35)
Goals: Wayne Simmonds (12), John Tavares (11), Mark Giordano (9)
Assists: Mark Giordano (17), TJ Brodie (14), John Tavares (13)
Points: Mark Giordano (26), John Tavares (24), Wayne Simmonds (18)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (55), Mark Giordano (37), John Tavares (8)
2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .500 2.67 2.89 22.9 74.3 30.9 27.6 51.0
Anaheim .188 2.00 4.38 8.3 64.5 25.8 37.4 47.8
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 22.9%
Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 7 – Tavares (4G, 3A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 74.3%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A
Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Sunday games 1st of 8 (2 Home, 6 Road)
Back-to-Backs played 1 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 0-2-0
Record in second game of back-toback 1-0-0
October games 10th of 10 (4 home, 6 road)
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES;
LAST ANAHEIM DUCKS GAME
OCT. 28, 2022 – ANAHEIM 0 @ VEGAS 4
The Ducks were held scoreless for the first time in 2022-23 in a 4-0 loss Friday afternoon at Vegas. John Gibson stopped 14 shots in 40:00 of action while Anthony Stolarz denied all four shots faced in 20:00 of relief in the third period. Jakob Silfverberg (617) surpassed Steve Rucchin (616) for sole possession of fifth on the club’s all-time games played list.
PP: 0-2 PK: 1-2 SF: 29 SA: 22 TOI: Cam Fowler (22:17)
Three Stars: 1. L. Thompson 2. W. Karlsson 3. R. Smith Game Summary | Event Summary | Game Recap
UPCOMING GAME SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (PT) TV / AUDIO
Nov. 1 @ San Jose SAP Center 7:30 p.m. ESPN / Ducks Stream
Nov. 3 @ Vancouver Rogers Arena 7 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 5 @ San Jose SAP Center 7:30 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 6 Florida Honda Center 6 p.m. BSSC / Ducks Stream
Nov. 9 Minnesota Honda Center 7 p.m. TNT / BSSC / Ducks Stream
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 5 Assigned G Lukas Dostal to San Diego (AHL).
Oct. 10 Claimed RW Brett Leason on waivers from Washington and D Josh Mahura was claimed by Florida.
Oct. 11 Assigned C Glenn Gawdin to San Diego (AHL).
Oct. 13 Assigned D Noah Warren to Gatineau (QMJHL).
ANAHEIM DUCKS INJURIES
Man-Games Lost: 25
PLAYER INJURY/ILLNESS EXPECTED ABSENCE GAMES MISSED
Sam Carrick Hip surgery 6 months 8
John Moore Upper-body Indefinite 8
Urho Vaakanainen Upper-body Week-to-week 8
ANAHEIM DUCKS NOTES
TODAY’S GAME: The Anaheim Ducks host their final contest of October in a Dia De Muertos celebration vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs at Honda Center (5 p.m. PT, TV: Bally Sports SoCal, AUDIO: Ducks Stream, RADIO: 96.1 FM en Español). Anaheim owns an all-time record of 1,022-877-302, including 575-379-145 at home and 447-498-156 away from Orange County. Anaheim’s nine-game October schedule concludes tonight, with the month featuring three home and six road contests. Anaheim is 121-136-44 in the month all-time. Following today’s game, the Ducks will embark on a three-game road trip with visits to San Jose on Tuesday, Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m. PT), Vancouver on Thursday, Nov. 3 (7 p.m. PT) and San Jose again Saturday, Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m. PT).
DIA DE MUERTOS: The Ducks will celebrate Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) tonight at Honda Center. In honor of the Hispanic holiday which celebrates and honors the remembrance of friends and family members who have died, Ducks players will wear custom warm-up jerseys designed by Anaheim-based artist and lifelong Ducks fan Gustavo Jaimes, with jersey proceeds raised by the Anaheim Ducks Foundation to benefit Latino Health Access, a Santa Ana based nonprofit organization that partners with communities to bring health, equity and sustainable change through education, services, consciousness-raising and civic participation. A live Spanish audio broadcast of tonight’s game will be available on Que Buena KRQB 96.1 FM in addition to a new alternate language Ducks Stream (Español) station via TuneIn. San Francisco Giants broadcaster Erwin Higueros will return as the play-by-play voice with Jesse Beltran returning as the color analyst.
TERRY TALK: Right Wing Troy Terry has recorded points 1-2=3 points his last three games and five points his last six games (1-4=5) to lead Anaheim in points (4-5=9) and assists, while he co-leads in goals. Terry has recorded multiple points in each of his first two home contests this season (also 1-2=3 Oct. 12 vs. SEA), the seventh player in Ducks history to post multiple points in each of his team’s first two home games of a season, the first since Corey Perry in 2013-14. Only one player in franchise history extended their stretch to three straight contests: Ryan Getzlaf (3 GP in 2010-11).
FEATURING FOWLER: Defenseman Cam Fowler ranks 10th among all NHL players in TOI/game (25:06), and has led Anaheim in TOI each of the first seven games this season. His 27.0 shifts per game also pace the club. In 2021-22, Fowler led Anaheim in TOI/game (24:25) while he led the Ducks in shifts per game the last two seasons: 2021-22 (27.4) and 2020-21 (27.3).
GENERATION Z: Center Trevor Zegras has recorded 4-1=5 points through eight games this season, co-leading the Ducks in goals in 2022-23. Zegras (30-49=79 points in 106 career GP) scored his 30th career goal Oct. 26 vs. TBL. Among players to debut with the Ducks, only four required fewer games to reach the mark with the franchise: Paul Kariya (63 GP), Bobby Ryan (81 GP), Dustin Penner (92 GP) and Ryan Getzlaf (99 GP). Through eight games last season, Zegras had 1-2=3 points while in 2020-21 he had recorded two assists through his first eight NHL games.
M(A)C ATTACK: Rookie Mason McTavish has picked up four assists (three primary) through Anaheim’s first eight games in 2022-23. McTavish leads the Ducks in primary assists and co-leads in assists, while he co-leads NHL rookies in primary assists (3), and ranks tied for second in assists (0-4=4) and tied for sixth in points (0-4=4). McTavish has already surpassed his 1-2=3 points in nine games with Anaheim last season.
KULI’S KORNER: Defenseman Dmitry Kulikov earned his second assist as a Duck, Oct. 26 vs. TBL, marking his 200th career NHL point (42-158=200). Of Kulikov’s 200 career points, two have come with Anaheim (0-2=2), 24 with Minnesota (7-17=24 in 80 GP in 2021-22), two with Edmonton (0-2=2 in 10 GP in 2020-21), two with New Jersey (0-2=2 in 38 GP in 2020-21), 27 with Winnipeg (5-22=27 in 2017-20), five with Buffalo (2-3=5 in 2016-17), and 138 in Florida (28-110=138 in 2009-16). Kulikov currently leads Anaheim in blocked shots (18) and co-leads the club in hits (15).
DUCKS-MAPLE LEAFS: Anaheim and Toronto open a two-game season series tonight at Honda Center. In the 2021-22 season series, Toronto earned a 5-1 win in Orange County (Nov. 28) and a 4-3 SO win in Toronto (Jan. 26). The Ducks own a 13-29-9 all-time record vs. the Maple Leafs, including a 9-11-2 mark in Orange County. Ryan Strome (7-10=17 in 21 GP) and Adam Henrique (7-10=17 in 27 GP) co-lead Ducks skaters in career scoring, goals and assists vs. the Maple Leafs. These two teams will wrap up the season series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Dec. 13 (4 p.m. PT).
ANA-TOR SEASON SERIES:
DATE LOCATION TIME / RESULT TV / AUDIO
Oct. 30 Honda Center 5 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
Dec. 13 Scotiabank Arena 4 p.m. PT Bally Sports SoCal / Ducks Stream
ANA-TOR ALL-TIME SERIES:
Overall @ Anaheim @ Toronto
All-Time Series: 13-26-9 9-11-2 4-15-7
Current Streak: Two TOR wins One TOR win Four TOR wins
Last ANA Win: Mar. 6, 2020 (2-1) Mar. 6, 2020 (2-1) Dec. 19, 2016 (3-2)
Last TOR Win: Jan. 26, 2022 (4-3 SO) Nov. 28, 2021 (5-1) Jan. 26, 2022 (4-3 SO)
ANA Last 10: 3-4-3 3-6-1 2-5-3
SCHEDULED: The Ducks’ 2022-23 schedule includes 26 games within the Pacific Division, 24 games versus Central Division opponents and 32 against the Eastern Conference. Anaheim will host 20 home weekend dates (10 Friday, three Saturday and seven Sunday). Anaheim will play 10 matinee games this season, two at Honda Center and eight on the road (puck drop prior to 5 p.m. local time). The Ducks will host the longest homestand in franchise history, a 10-game stretch of games from Dec. 21-Jan. 13. Anaheim will also host eight straight contests from Mar. 12-27. The Ducks will also have 11 back-to-back matchups this season, eight of which both games are road contests.
