TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 vs. Boston 1
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews, Matthews (PPG)
BOS Goals: Marchand (PPG-PS)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 13/14, .929 SV%
Källgren, 7/7, 1.000 SV%
BOS Goaltender: Ullmark, 26/28, .929 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-3
Team Notes: – Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 7:19 of the first period and recorded his second goal of the game on a power play opportunity at 14:07 of the second period. Matthews has recorded five points (4G, 1A) through three games.
- Mitch Marner recorded the secondary assist on both of Matthews’ goals. Marner has recorded a multi-assist outing in back-to-back games. Marner has posted eight points (1G, 7A) through his last five games.
- William Nylander registered the primary assist on Matthews’ power play goal. Nylander extended his assist streak to four games where he has posted five assists.
- Denis Malgin skated in his 200th career NHL game and Rasmus Sandin skated in his 100th career NHL game.
- Ilya Samsonov stopped 13 of 14 shots he faced through two periods of play. Samsonov exited the game due to a knee injury and was relieved by Erik Källgren for the third period. Källgren turned away all seven shots he faced.
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena in the first of three matchups between the clubs this season. Their next meeting will be on March 17, 2023 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Tonight marks the Maple Leafs second game of a back-to-back with the club earning a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto is currently 1-0-1 in the second game of a back-to-back this season. Only one of the Maple Leafs’ last six games against Carolina have been played on the road.
NEXT GAME
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Opponent: vs. Vegas Golden Knights
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 5, 2022 The Washington Capitals claimed forward Nicolas Aubé-Kubel off waivers from Toronto.
November 4, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Wayne Simmonds from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Defenceman Filip Král has been loaned to the Marlies.
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)
Matt Murray Adductor Injury (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 31, 1979 (Toronto 2 vs. Hartford 4)
All-Time Record: 49-60-11-7 (127 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 26-32-5-2 (65 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 23-28-6-5 (62 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 11, 2018 (Toronto 4 at Carolina 1)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES:
Games Played: John Tavares (42), Wayne Simmonds (35), Morgan Rielly (22)
Goals: John Tavares (27), Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (7)
Assists: John Tavares (24), Wayne Simmonds (14), Mitch Marner (8), Morgan Rielly (8)
Points: John Tavares (51), Wayne Simmonds (27), Mitch Marner (15)
Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (50), Mark Giordano (27), John Tavares (26)
2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .583 2.83 2.75 26.7 76.1 32.2 27.8 50.7
Carolina .773 3.27 2.82 17.8 77.3 37.6 26.1 55.3
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 26.2%
Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 9 – Tavares (5G, 4A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 76.1%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A), Kerfoot (1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Sunday games 2nd of 8 (2 home, 6 road)
Back-to-Backs played 2 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 1-2-0
Record in second game of back-toback 1-0-1
November games 3rd of 15 (9 home, 6 road)
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Friday, extending their season-long win streak to four games. Sebastian Aho tallied four points (3g, 1a), including his fifth career hat trick, and Martin Necas added three points (1g, 2a) to extend his point streak to six games. Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov and Teuvo Teravainen each recorded two assists, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first goal of the season, which stood as the game winner. Antti Raanta stopped 22 of 25 shots faced in net.
INJURY REPORT
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 11 games (10/12-11/4)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 10 games (10/14-11/4)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 11 games (10/12-11/4)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 32
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 28 Acquired a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft from Vancouver in exchange for Ethan Bear and Lane Pederson.
STREAKS
Martin Necas has recorded a point in six consecutive games (10/24-11/4: 4g, 6a)
Andrei Svechnikov has tallied a point in three straight games (10/31-11/4: 1g, 3a)
Sebastian Aho has earned an assist/point in back-to-back games (11/3-11/4: 3g, 2a)
Seth Jarvis has registered a point in back-to-back games (11/3-11/4: 1g, 2a)
Andrei Svechnikov has posted an assist in back-to-back games (11/3-11/4: 3a)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Nov. 6 Toronto 5 p.m. ESPN HRN
Nov. 9 at Florida 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 10 Edmonton 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 12 at Colorado 9 p.m. BSSO HRN
Nov. 14 at Chicago 8:30 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Nov. 6 Sunday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Nov. 7 Monday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Nov. 8 Tuesday Invisalign Arena 11 a.m.
Nov. 9 Wednesday FLA Live Arena 11:30 a.m.
Nov. 10 Thursday No morning skate
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
HURRICANES vs. MAPLE LEAFS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing Toronto in the first of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Hurricanes will travel to Scotiabank Arena on 3/17, and the Maple Leafs will return to PNC Arena on 3/25.
— The Hurricanes and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 128th time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 67-43-11-6 overall record, including a 33-20-6-3 home record and a 40-29-4-6 record since relocation.
— The Maple Leafs won the season series 2-1-0 in 2021-22 (Hurricanes: 1-1-1).
— Carolina posted a 4-1 win over Toronto at PNC Arena on 10/25/21. Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 1a) and Jaccob Slavin (2a) each recorded two points, while Frederik Andersen stopped 24 of 25 shots faced in net.
— The Hurricanes fell to the Maple Leafs in overtime, 4-3, at Scotiabank Arena on 2/7/22. Tony DeAngelo tallied two points (1g, 1a), while Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in net.
— Carolina suffered a 3-2 loss against the Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on 3/17/22. Jaccob Slavin (2a) assisted on goals by Ethan Bear and Vincent Trocheck as Frederik Andersen made 18 saves in net.
— Martin Necas has earned seven points (3g, 4a) in five career games against Toronto.
— Jordan Staal has posted 32 points (15g, 17a) in 43 career games against the Maple Leafs.
— Teuvo Teravainen has tallied 12 points (4g, 8a) in 15 career games against Toronto.
— Frederik Andersen appeared in 268 games with Toronto from 2016-21, earning a 149-74-36 record, 2.79 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and 13 shutouts.
— Stefan Noesen spent part of the 2020-21 season with Toronto, skating in one game with the Maple Leafs and tallying three points (1g, 2a) in four AHL games with the Marlies.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Tim Gleason posted five points (1g, 4a) in 39 games with Toronto in 2013-14.
— William Nylander’s father, Michael, was drafted by the Whalers in the third round (59th overall) of the 1991 NHL Draft and tallied 77 points (22g, 55a) in 117 games with Hartford from 1992-94.
— Maple Leafs President Brendan Shanahan skated in 76 games for the Whalers from 1995-96, recording 79 points (45g, 3, 4a). He was acquired from STL in exchange for Chris Pronger on 7/27/95, and Hartford traded Shanahan to DET along with Brian Glynn in exchange for Paul Coffey, Keith Primeau and a first-round pick in the 1997 NHL Draft (Nikos Tselios) on 10/9/96.
— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Dean Chynoweth served as an assistant coach for the Hurricanes from 2018-21.
— Maple Leafs Assistant Coach Manny Malhotra tallied 13 points (7g, 6a) in 69 games with Carolina in 2013-14.
ROD’S PLAN
Sunday’s game will mark Rod Brind’Amour’s 300th game as the Hurricanes’ head coach. He will join Jack Evans (1983-88: 374 GC), Paul Maurice (1995-03, 2008-11: 920 GC), Peter Laviolette (2003-08: 323 GC) and Bill Peters (2014-18: 328 GC) as the fifth coach in franchise history to reach the milestone, and he has already posted 25 more wins than any of the other four managed through their first 300 games behind the bench (Laviolette: 157-111-6-26). Brind’Amour’s 182 career wins rank fifth in NHL history by any head coach through his first 300 games, and with a win over the Maple Leafs, he would tie for third on that list. Since he took over as Carolina’s head coach in 2018-19, the Hurricanes rank first in the NHL in penalty kill percentage (84.5%), third in wins, tied for third in shots on goal per game (28.5), fourth in points (393) and points percentage (.657) and fifth in faceoff win percentage (51.9%), and they have allowed the fewest shots against per game (28.5) and the third-fewest goals against per game (2.61).
Most wins through 300 games coached, NHL history:
Dan Bylsma, PIT (2009-13): 186
Bruce Boudreau, WSH (2007-11): 184
Todd McLellan, SJS (2008-12): 183
Mike Keenan, PHI (1984-88): 183
Rod Brind’Amour, Carolina (2018-present): 182
Most wins through 300 games coached, franchise history:
Rod Brind’Amour, 2018-present: 182
Peter Laviolette, 2003-08: 157
Bill Peters, 2014-18: 125
Jack Evans, 1983-88: 129
Paul Maurice, 1995-03, 2008-11: 123
TOO GOOD
Sebastian Aho tallied four points (3g, 1a) vs. BUF (11/4), including the fifth hat trick of his NHL/Hurricanes career. With his third goal, he
tied Erik Cole (2008, 2009-11) for the second-most hat tricks since relocation (Eric Staal, 2003-16: 13) and registered his 416th career point (189g, 227a), tying Jeff O’Neill (1995-04: 198-218—416) for the fifth-most points by any player in Whalers/Hurricanes history. Aho posted the seventh four-point game of his career and his first since 12/7/19 vs. MIN (3-2—5), tying Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99) for the fourth-most in franchise history. He scored his first two goals in the first period, marking his first multi-goal period since 3/18/21, when he scored twice in the second period against CBJ.
Most points, franchise history:
Ron Francis (1984-91, 1998-04): 382-793—1,175
Eric Staal (2003-16): 322-453—775
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 250-294—544
Rod Brind’Amour (2000-10): 174-299—473
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 189-227—416
Most four-or-more-point games, franchise history:
Ron Francis (1981-91, 1998-04): 30
Eric Staal (2003-16): 12
Blaine Stoughton (1978-84): 10
Sebastian Aho (2016-present): 7
Kevin Dineen (1984-91, 1995-99): 7
MARTIN’S ROOM
Martin Necas recorded three points (1g, 2a) vs. BUF (11/4), extending his career-long point streak to six games (10/24-11/4: 4g, 6a). He paces the team in assists (10) and points (17) this season, and his 17 points are the second-most by any Whalers/Hurricanes player through the first 11 games of a season (Eric Staal, 2005-06: 9-13—22). Necas has scored a goal in four of his last five games (10/28-11/4: 4g) and earned a point in 10 of 11 games this season, becoming just the seventh player in franchise history to accomplish the latter (11: Ron Francis, 1984-85; Sebastian Aho: 2018-19 // 10: Jeff O’Neill, 2002-03; Eric Staal, 2005-06; Rod Brind’Amour: 2007-08; Andrei Svechnikov, 2021-22).
8 OUT OF 11
The Hurricanes won their fourth consecutive game vs. BUF (11/4), marking their longest win streak in 2022-23. Friday’s game marked their first regulation win during the streak, as they defeated PHI in overtime on 10/29 before posting back-to-back shootout wins over WSH (10/31) and TBL (11/3). Carolina has now posted an 8-2-1 record (.773) this season, marking the third-highest points percentage of any NHL team in 2022-23 (BOS, 10-2-0: .833; VGK, 11-2-0: .846) and tied for the Whalers/Hurricanes’ second-most wins through the opening 11 games of any campaign (10: 2021-22 // 8: 2020-21, 2005-06).
MAJOR DISTRIBUTION
Sebastian Aho (3-1—4), Martin Necas (1-2—3), Seth Jarvis (0-2—2), Andrei Svechnikov (0-2—2) and Teuvo Teravainen (0-2—2) each earned two or more points against the Sabres on Friday, marking the first time this season that five Hurricanes skaters accomplished the feat in the same game. Jarvis and Teravainen each posted their first multi-point games in 2022-23, while Aho registered his first multigoal game. Necas has now posted three multi-assist games and five multi-point games this season (both team highs), and he has become just the fifth player since relocation to post at least five multi-point outings through Carolina’s opening 11 games of any season (6: Sami Kapanen, 1999-00; Eric Staal, 2005-06 // 5: Eric Staal, 2007-08; Andrei Svechnikov, 2019-20).
THE CATCH UP
After facing 1-0 and 2-1 deficits in the first period against BUF on Friday, Carolina scored four unanswered goals en route to a 5-3 win over the Sabres. The Hurricanes have now come from behind to win each of their last four games, as they also recovered from a 3-2 deficit in the third period at PHI (10/29), a 2-1 deficit in the second period vs. WSH (10/31) and a 3-2 deficit in the third period at TBL (11/3). This stretch marks the fourth time in franchise history that Hartford/Carolina has registered four or more consecutive comeback wins (5: 1/31/96-2/11/96, 10/24/05-11/3/05 // 4: 1/8/17-1/14/17), and with additional comeback victories vs. CBJ (10/12) and at SJS (10/14), the Hurricanes now lead the NHL with six come-from-behind wins in 2022-23.
TREACHEROUS FINNS
Teuvo Teravainen (2a) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g) each found the scoresheet vs. BUF (11/4), ending scoring droughts of four games (10/28-11/3) and seven games (10/20-11/3), respectively. Teravainen ranks tied for fourth on the team with five assists in 2022-23, with all five coming on goals scored by Sebastian Aho. He has now posted 45 multi-assist games in his Hurricanes career, marking the seventh-most of any player in franchise history and the most of any Hurricanes skater since 2016-17. Kotkaniemi scored his first goal of the season on Friday, and it stood as the seventh game-winning goal of his NHL career. He scored three game-winning goals in 2021- 22, finishing tied for sixth on the team in that category. Kotkaniemi also won 72.7% of his faceoffs against BUF (8-for-11) and has now won a career-high 58.0% of his draws this season.
SHOT FOR ME
The Hurricanes outshot the Sabres 33-25 on Friday, and they have now outshot their opponent in 10 of 11 games this season. Carolina registered a season-high 55 shots at TBL (11/3), marking the second-most shots in a single game by any NHL team in 2022-23 (FLA, 10/29 vs. OTT: 58), and nine different Hurricanes skaters recorded at least four shots on goal for just the second time in franchise history (10/13/18 at MIN: 9). Carolina has now posted the third-most shots of any team per game this season (37.6) while allowing the second-fewest shots of any team (26.1), and the team’s +11.5 shot differential ranks second in the NHL, behind only NJD (+15.3). Brent Burns posted a team-high six shots on Friday, and his team-high 47 shots in 2022-23 are the second-most of any NHL defenseman this season, trailing only Roman Josi (NSH, 50).
LIGHT UP
Sebastian Aho scored on the power play vs. BUF (11/4), marking Carolina’s third straight game with a goal on the man-advantage (10/31-11/4: 3 PPG). The Hurricanes have tied their longest streak of games with a power-play goal from last season, as they accomplished the feat in three straight games five times in 2021-22. Carolina’s last such streak of four or more games came in 2020-21, when the Hurricanes scored a goal on the man-advantage in seven consecutive games (2/27-3/11: 12 PPG). Aho now ranks tied for second on the team in power-play goals (2) and power-play points (5), while Andrei Svechnikov, who registered the secondary assist on his goal, leads the team in both of those categories (3-3—6). Martin Necas tallied the primary assist and has now tallied five points (2g, 3a) on the man-advantage this season, surpassing his point total on the man-advantage in 78 games in 2021-22 (2-2—4).
STAAL ME
Against the Sabres on Friday, Jordan Staal won 66.7% of his faceoffs, marking his second-highest win rate in any game this season (10/14 at SJS: 68.8%) and registered a team-high four hits. His next game will mark his 673rd with the Hurricanes, as he looks to tie Jeff O’Neill (1995-04) for the sixth-most games played in franchise history. Staal recently passed Cam Ward (2005-18: 668 GP) for seventh on that list at PHI (10/29).
