PHILADELPHIA FLYERS NOTES:
UPCOMING GAMES (all times Eastern)
11/5 at OTT, 7 p.m. (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic)
11/8 vs. STL, 7 p.m. (NBCSP, 97.5 The Fanatic)
11/10 at CBJ, 7 p.m. (NBCSP, 93.3 WMMR)
CURRENT INJURIES
Cam Atkinson (upper body, 9/25-present) – 9
Patrick Brown (IR – back, 9/21-present) – 9
Sean Couturier (back, 9/19-present) – 9
Ryan Ellis (LTIR – groin/hip/back, 10/11-present) – 9
James van Riemsdyk (IR – upper body, 10/27-present) – 3
2022-23 TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 52
PREVIOUS INJURIES
Felix Sandstrom (lower body, 10/1-10/17) – 2
Rasmus Ristolainen (lower body, 10/13-10/27) – 6
Owen Tippett (upper body, 10/15-10/27) – 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/27 – Claimed F Kieffer Bellows on waivers from New York Islanders
10/27 – Activated F Owen Tippett and D Rasmus Ristolainen from IR and placed F James van Riemsdyk on IR
10/26 – Acquired F Evan Barratt from Chicago in exchange for D Cooper Zech
FLYERS VS. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES NOTES
Overall Record: 100-62-27 (Home: 58-27-10, Away: 42-35-17)
The Flyers visit the Maple Leafs for the first of three season meetings. Philadelphia will return to Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 22 before hosting the Maple Leafs at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 8. The Flyers are 3-3-1 in the last seven meetings against the Maple Leafs. Philadelphia is 7-3-2 in the last 12 games at Wells Fargo Center and are 10-7-1 in the last 18 contests at Scotiabank Arena.
FLYERS LEADERS: Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 12 points (4-8=12) in 15 career games against the Rangers…Kevin Hayes has 11 points (4-7=11) in 19 contests…Rasmus RIstolainen owns 11 points (1-10=11) in 27 matches.
FLYERS GOALTENDERS: Carter Hart is 2-2-0 with a 3.43 GAA and a .893 SV% in four career starts vs. Toronto…Felix Sandstrom has not faced the Maple Leafs.
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS: John Tavares leads the Maple Leafs with 38 points (20-18=38) in 49 career games against the Flyers…William Nylander has 15 points (8-7=15) in 15 contests…Morgan Rielly owns 14 points (2-12=14) in 22 matches.
MAPLE LEAFS GOALTENDERS: Ilya Samsonov is 7-1-0 with a 2.33 GAA and a .919 SV% in nine career games (eight starts) vs. Philadelphia…Matt Murray and Erik Kallgren have not faced the Flyers.
NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER
- Wednesday’s game marks the Flyers second of nine road games this month – the most road games in a single month this season.
- Philadelphia plays 15 contests this month, its most in a month this season and the ninth time in franchise history the Flyers will play
15-plus games in the month of November. - The Flyers’ 17 games in 1990-91 are the most played in the month of November in NHL history.
- Philadelphia owns a 344-229-68-37 all-record for games played in the month of November. The Flyers’ .585 all-time November win percentage ranks second among all 32 NHL teams (NHL Stats).
QUICK HITS
- Philadelphia enters Wednesday’s contest 5-2-2 on the season, ranking T-3rd in the Metropolitan Division in points.
- The Flyers have killed seven straight opponent power-play opportunities in the last two games and is 24-for-29 on the penalty kill this season. Philadelphia ranks T-6th in the NHL in fewest PPG against (5) and seventh in penalty kill percentage (82.8).
- Philadelphia has allowed the opposing team to score first in eight of its nine games this season but leads the NHL with four wins when trailing first in a game.
- The Flyers have outscored their opponents, 24-22, this season. Philadelphia ranks second in the League in fewest goals against and third in fewest goals against per game (2.44).
BACK-TO-BACKS
- Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s games this week mark the Flyers’ third back-to-back set of 15 this season.
- The set marks the second of four road back-to-backs this season:
- Oct. 18 at TBL (3-2 W); Oct. 19 at FLA (4-3 L)
- Nov. 1 at NYR (1-0 OTL); Nov. 2 at TOR
- Dec. 22 at TOR; Dec. 23 at CAR
- Feb. 20 at CGY; Feb. 21 at EDM
- The Flyers are 2-0-1 in the first game of a back-to-back this season and 0-2-0 in the second.
WHOLE LOT OF HART
- Carter Hart stopped 35-of-36 shots through overtime Tuesday to extend his point streak to seven games (5-0-2).
- Per NHL Stats, only four netminders in team history have started a season with a longer point streak: Pete Peeters (22-0-5 in 1979-80), Bob Froese (9-0-1 in 1982-83 & 7-0-0 in 1985-86) and Dominic Roussel (8-0-0 in 1993-94).
- He ranks T-3rd among NHL goaltenders in wins, fourth in SV% (.943) and ninth in GAA (2.10).
- He made a career-high 48 shots and tied his career high with 51 shots faced vs. FLA on Oct. 27.
- He recorded a career-high season-opening five-game win streak.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the seventh goaltender in Flyers history to win each of his first five games of a season and first since Ron Hextall (5-0-0 in 1995-96). The longest such stretch in franchise history is eight straight games, achieved by Dominic Roussel (1993-94) and Bob Froese (1982-83).
- The 24-year-old’s 48 saves tied for the eighth-most by a Flyers goaltender while his 51 shots faced T-10th. Per NHL Stats, his 48 saves mark the highest single-game save total by a Flyers goaltender since Steve Mason on March 22, 2016 (51 at CBJ).
- Three of his seven contests this season have seen 37-plus shots against, and he is 16-2-2 in his career when making 36-plus saves.
- Outside of Philadelphia, he only has two NHL teams he has not earned a win against: Colorado and St. Louis.
KONNECT FOUR
- Travis Konecny owns three assists in the last three games.
- He leads the team in goals (4) and shots (30), ranks T-1st in multi-point games (4) and second in points (9) this season.
- The forward recorded his first career shorthanded assist/point vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 25-year-old netted two goals Oct. 13 vs. NJ for his 11th career multi-goal game. Per NHL Stats, he became the second player in Flyers history to have two-or-more multi-goal games in a season opener (Bill Barber, 3x, 10/9/80, 10/9/81 & 10/7/82).
- He ranks second in Flyers history in GWG (17), third in goals (114), fourth in scoring (280) and assists (166) and fifth in PPG (21) since entering the NHL in 2016-17.
LUCKY NUMBER 13
- Kevin Hayes ranks T-1st on the team with four multi-point games, including three multi-point games in the last six contests.
- The 30-year-old leads the team in assists, PPA (4) and points this season. He also ranks T-8th in the NHL in assists.
- He collected eight points (1-7=8) in a career-high five-game season-opening point streak, Oct. 13-22.
- He tallied his 200th career assist Oct. 19 at FLA.
- Set a career-high three-game PPP streak (3a) from Oct. 13-18.
IVAN THE GREAT
- Ivan Provorov owns five assists in nine games and ranks T-2nd on the team in assists, T-4th in hits (18) and fifth in shots (19) this
season. - The 25-year-old leads the Flyers and ranks third in the NHL with 34 blocked shots.
- He tallied two assists, a plus-4 rating and 10 blocked shots in Philadelphia’s season opener on Oct. 13 vs. NJ.
- His 10 blocked shots tied the franchise record for most in a game for the third time: Andrew MacDonald (3/11/16); Provorov (11/2/17 &
10/13/22). - The Russian native needs one more goal to tie Shayne Gostisbehere (60) for fourth place in Flyers history among defensemen.
LOCKED ON LAUGHTON
- Scott Laughton netted his first career power-play goal and recorded a career-high 19 faceoff wins vs. FLA (10/27).
- He owns three goals in the last eight games, including his second career shorthanded goal vs. VAN (10/15).
- The 28-year-old ranks second on the Flyers in goals and is one of four skaters on the team that is averaging over two minutes a game
for both PP TOI/GP and SH TOI/GP (also, N. Cates, DeAngelo & Konecny).
WELCOME HOME
- Tony DeAngelo ranks T-1st on the team in PPP (4), T-2nd in assists and third in points this season.
- He recorded five points (1-4=5) in a four-game point streak, Oct. 13-19.
- Per NHL Stats, he became the fifth defenseman in Flyers history to start a season on a point streak of at least four games: Behn Wilson (7 games in 1981-82), Chris Pronger (5 games in 2011-12), Gary Galley (four games in 1993-94) and Mark Howe (four games in 1988-89 & 1984-85).
- The blueliner scored his first goal in a Flyers sweater, on the power play, Oct. 15 vs. VAN.
- The Sewell, NJ native, made his Flyers debut on Oct. 13, registering two assists, a plus-3 rating and three blocked shots in a team-high 3:46 TOI.
STEADY AT THE HELM
- Head Coach John Tortorella became the second head coach to win each of his first three games behind the Flyers bench – only Paul Holmgren (4-0-0 in 1988-89) had done so to date. Tortorella, who has coached four other NHL clubs, has never won each of his first three games behind a team’s bench. (NHL Stats)
- He is 678-543-171 in 1,392 career games as an NHL head coach.
- He ranks second amongst U.S.-born head coaches in all-time wins. Per NHL Stats, he will become the 12th head coach in NHL history to reach 700 wins.
- He is eight games shy of becoming the 12th head coach in NHL history to serve 1,400 regular season games.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Anaheim 4 – OTL
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews (PPG), Malgin, Järnkrok (SHG)
ANA Goals: Silfverberg, Zegras, Kulikov, Zegras (OTW)
TOR Goaltender: Källgren, 35/39, .897 SV%
ANA Goaltender: Gibson, 33/36, .917 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Team Notes: – Auston Matthews scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 4:23 of the first period. Matthews recorded the 65th power play goal of his NHL career, tying Dave Keon for fifth on the franchise leader board for most power play goals, career.
- Calle Järnkrok scored shorthanded for Toronto at 0:45 of the third period. Järnkrok posted the ninth shorthanded goal of his NHL career.
- William Nylander registered the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal and the primary assist on Malgin’s goal. Nylander recorded the 25th multi-assist game of his NHL career. Nylander has recorded three assists in his last two games.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Philadelphia: First of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Philadelphia: 3-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 4-4-2
Toronto Home Record: 3-1-0
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs return home following a five-game road trip to face-off against the Philadelphia Flyers. The clubs will meet three times this season, their next game will also be played at Scotiabank Arena on December 22. Through three games during the 2021-22 season, Toronto went 3-0-0. Through their last 10 meetings at Scotiabank Arena, the Maple Leafs have earned at least a point in eight of those games.
NEXT GAME
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
Opponent: vs. Boston Bruins
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 1, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Forward Wayne Simmonds has been loaned to the Marlies.
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
Jordie Benn Groin (LTIR)
Kyle Clifford Shoulder (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Timothy Liljegren Hernia (LTIR)
Matt Murray Adductor Injury (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 24, 1968 (Toronto 1 vs. Philadelphia 2)
All-Time Record: 67-93-22-7 (189 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 38-38-14-4 (94 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 29-55-8-3 (95 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: April 19, 2022 (Toronto 5 vs. Philadelphia 2)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS:
Games Played: John Tavares (49), Morgan Rielly (22), Mark Giordano (19)
Goals: John Tavares (20), William Nylander (8), Auston Matthews (4), TJ Brodie (4)
Assists: John Tavares (18), Morgan Rielly (12), Mark Giordano (9)
Points: John Tavares (38), William Nylander (15), Morgan Rielly (14)
Penalty Minutes Mark Giordano (15), John Tavares (14), Zach Aston-Reese (6)
