TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 vs. Vancouver 2
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2022
TOR Goals: Matthews (PPG), Engvall, Benn
VAN Goals: Horvat, Miller
TOR Goaltender: Källgren, 27/29, .931 SV%
VAN Goaltender: Martin, 31/34, .912 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-4
Team Notes: – Jordie Benn scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 10:01 of the second period posting his first goal as a Maple Leaf in his debut with the club. Per NHL Stats, “Jordie Benn (35 years, 109 days) became the second oldest player in Maple Leafs history to score a goal in his franchise debut, behind only Patrick Marleau (38 years, 19 days; 2-0—2 on Oct. 4, 2017). Benn also became the second defenceman in Maple Leafs franchise history to score the gamewinning goal in his club debut, doing so over 100 years after it was first done by Joe Matte on Jan. 17, 1920.”
- Mitch Marner recorded the primary assist on Auston Matthews’ power play goal. Marner extended his assist and point streak to nine games where he has posted 13 points (2G, 11A). Marner tied the second-longest assist streak of his NHL career, he previously posted a nine-game assist streak during the 2021-22 season (March 26 to April 9).
- With his assist on Pierre Engvall’s second period goal, Mark Giordano is now four assists away from 400 career NHL assists.
- Morgan Rielly is currently on a three-game assist streak (3A) and William Nylander has recorded a point in back-to-back games (1G, 1A).
- Erik Källgren stopped 27 of 29 shots he faced in Saturday’s win.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Pittsburgh: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Pittsburgh: 1-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 8-5-3
Toronto Road Record: 2-3-2
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will face-off against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight in the second of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto will visit Pittsburgh on November 26 for their third and final matchup of the 2022-23 campaign.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 14, 2022 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg and defenceman Mac Hollowell from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
INJURY REPORT
TJ Brodie Oblique (IR)
Kyle Clifford Shoulder (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Matt Murray Adductor Injury (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Ilya Samsonov Knee (IR)
ALL-TIME VS. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 13, 1967 (Toronto 1 vs. Pittsburgh 2)
All-Time Record: 85-83-17-7 (192 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 48-34-11-3 (96 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 37-49-6-4 (96 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 3, 2018 (Toronto 5 at Pittsburgh 0)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 26.4%
Power Play Goal Leader: 5 – Tavares, Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 10 – Tavares (5G, 5A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 76.4%
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
Tuesday games 2nd of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 14
Record in first game of back-toback 1-3-0
Record in second game of back-toback 3-0-1
November games 7th of 15 (9 home, 6 road)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Nov. 12: Montreal 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) – Bell Centre
PIT Goals: Petry (PP), Rakell, Malkin, McGinn
Multiple Points: Zucker (3A), Petry (1G-1A), Rakell (1G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (37 saves/42 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker recorded the second three-assist game of his career as Pittsburgh finished the road trip with a
2-0-1 record.
PP: 1-3
PK: 4-5
Nov. 11: Pittsburgh 4, Toronto 2 – Scotiabank Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin, Zucker, McGinn, Guentzel (EN)
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (28 saves/30 shots)
Key Stats: Casey DeSmith turned aside 28 of 30 shots (.933 SV%) to help the Penguins improve to 2-0-0 on their three-game road trip.
PP: 0-1
PK: 2-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Teddy Blueger Upper-Body 15 15
D P.O Joseph Lower-Body 2 2
F Filip Hallander Illness 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 29
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Nov. 13 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Nov. 11 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL). F Sam Poulin re-assigned to WBS.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Toronto: 90-78-24
In Pittsburgh: 53-35-8
In Toronto: 37-43-16
OT Record vs. Maple Leafs: 8-7-4
Shootout Record vs. Maple Leafs: 5-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. MAPLE LEAFS:
Mario Lemieux: 33 GP, 71 PTS (31G-40A)
Evgeni Malkin: 41 GP, 67 PTS (24G-43A)
Sidney Crosby: 48 GP, 64 PTS (28G-36A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second time in five days at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh won its lone home game against Toronto last season, taking them down 7-1 on Oct. 23, 2021.
- The Penguins have won three-straight, and have points in nine of their last 12 home games versus the Maple Leafs (9-2-1) dating back to Nov. 27, 2013.
- The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points versus the Maple Leafs in five of their last seven games (5-2-0).
- Going back further, the Penguins have gone 19-10-2 in the last 31 games against the Maple Leafs.
QUICK HITS
1) Last season, the Penguins went 18-5-2 in games when they have two or more days of rest before a game. In the 22 of those games that Jake Guentzel dressed, he put up 16 goals, 16 assists and 32 points.
2) Kris Letang has 10 points (1G-9A) in his last 12 games against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
3) Jeff Carter has 15 goals, nine assists and 24 points in 34 games against Toronto with six of those games being multi-point efforts. He also has four career game-winning goals versus the Maple Leafs which is tied for fourth among all active players.
4) Tristan Jarry is 4-2-0 with a 2.51 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in seven career games against the Maple Leafs.
5) Defenseman Brian Dumoulin became just the 13th defenseman in Penguins history to register 100 assists with the team after he registered one helper Saturday night in Montreal.
TEAM NOTES
CLIMBING THE RANKS
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby enters tonight’s game tied with Hall-of-Fame forward Bryan Trottier for 17th place on the NHL’s all-time points list:
Rank Player GP PTS PTS/GM
16 Teemu Selanne 1,451 1,457 1.00
T-17 Sidney Crosby 1,123 1,425 1.27
T-17 Bryan Trottier 1,279 1,425 1.11
19 Alex Ovechkin 1,291 1,424 1.10
20 Adam Oates 1,337 1,420 1.06
Crosby began the season tied with Dale Hawerchuk (1,409 PTS) for 22nd place on the NHL’s all-time points list and has since accumulated 16 points (6G-10A) in 15 games this season, tied with Evgeni Malkin for the team lead.
ZUCKER-MALKIN-RAKELL
Pittsburgh’s second line of Jason Zucker, Evgeni Malkin and Rickard Rakell were a driving force behind the team picking up a point on Saturday in Montreal, as the trio combined for six points (2G-4A) and generated six of Pittsburgh’s 11 scoring chances in the game at 5-on-5, according to Natural Stat Trick. They’ve also accounted for four of the Penguins’ last seven goals at even strength (57.1%), and no line combination for Pittsburgh has scored more goals at 5-on-5 than the Zucker-Malkin-Rakell combo this season
PENGUINS COACH’S CHALLENGES
2022-23 Record: 3-for-4, 75.0%
All-Time (Since 2015-16): 29-for-52, 55.8%
Last Challenge: (L) Nov. 12, 2022 – Call upheld; Video review confirmed no goaltender interference infractions occurred prior to Cole Caufield’s goal in Montreal.
Type of Challenge: Play Stoppage: 1-for-1, 100.0% Interference: 12-for-28, 42.9% Offsides: 16-for-23, 70.0%
MALKIN VS. THE LEAFS
Evgeni Malkin has made a habit of turning in big performances against the Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of his career. In 41 games, Malkin has 24 goals, 43 assists and 67 points. He has been held scoreless against Toronto only seven times in his career, and has recorded three or more points 10 times. In the 19 games that he’s recorded multiple points versus the Maple Leafs, the Penguins are 14- 4-1. Malkin’s 1.63 points-per-game average is his highest against any team, and is the highest against Toronto among all active players (min. 10 games)
