TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 vs. Nashville 1
Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares, Marner (PP)
NSH Goals: Forsberg
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 32/33, .970 SV%
NSH Goaltender: Saros, 33/35, .943 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-5
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Player Notes: – Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal on a power play opportunity at 18:45 of the third period. Marner extended his point streak to six games where he has posted nine points (3G, 6A). Marner recorded his third game-winning goal of the season, marking an NHL career second-best.
- John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs at 16:54 of the first period and posted the secondary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Tavares extended his current goal streak to four games. He has posted eight points (5G, 3A) during that span. Tavares posted his 11th multi-point game of the season.
- William Nylander posted the primary assist on Tavares’ goal and posted the primary assist on Marner’s power play goal. Nylander recorded his sixth multi-assist game of the season and 12th multipoint game of the season.
- Bobby McMann skated in his NHL debut. McMann finished the game with 11:02 of ice time and two registered hits.
Team Notes: – The Maple Leafs have won three-straight games, outscoring their opponents by a total of 12-4.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Detroit: Third of Four
2021-22 Record vs. Detroit: 4-0-0
Toronto Season Record: 26-9-7
Toronto Road Record: 11-6-3
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the Detroit Red Wings tonight in the third of four games
between the clubs this season. Toronto and Detroit will play their final game of the 2022-23 regular
season on April 2 at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs have won nine-consecutive games against
Detroit (dating back to Oct. 12, 2019) while earning at least one point through their last 15 matchups (13-
0-2). The Maple Leafs are skating in their second game of a back-to-back. Toronto has posted a 5-0-1
record in the second game of a back-to-back this season.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: Sportsnet 590
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
NEXT GAME
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 10, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Bobby McMann from the Toronto Marlies
(AHL). Defenceman TJ Brodie has been placed on injured reserve.
January 2, 2023 The Maple Leafs loaned forward Joey Anderson to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
INJURY REPORT
TJ Brodie Rib (IR)
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (IR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (IR)
ALL-TIME VS. DETROIT RED WINGS:
First Matchup between Clubs: January 4, 1927 (Toronto 2 at Detroit 1)
All-Time Record: 299-281-93-5 (678 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 178-108-47-3 (336 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 121-173-46-2 (342 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 28, 2022 (Toronto 4 at Detroit 2)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. DETROIT RED WINGS:
Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (37), Morgan Rielly (32), John Tavares (31), Mark Giordano (31)
Goals: Auston Matthews (16), John Tavares (15), Mitch Marner (12)
Assists: John Tavares (29), Morgan Rielly (19), Wayne Simmonds (14), Auston Matthews (14)
Points: John Tavares (44), Auston Matthews (30), Mitch Marner (23), Morgan Rielly (23)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (49), Mark Giordano (24), Mitch Marner (12)
2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .702 3.41 2.57 24.8 78.9 31.7 28.6 53.3
Detroit .526 3.08 3.39 19.9 75.0 29.4 31.3 48.1
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 24.8%
Power Play Goal Leader: 9 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 20 – Tavares (8G, 12A), Marner (5G, 15A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2023
Opponent: at Boston Bruins
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 78.9%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Giordano, Järnkrok, Kerfoot, Liljegren, Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 3 – Järnkrok (1G, 2A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Thursday games 10th of 15 (7 home, 8 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 4-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 5-0-1
January games 6th of 14 (10 home, 4 road)
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 7 vs. WINNIPEG 5 (1/10/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Walman (Seider, Copp) 1:16-EV; DET Berggren (Copp, Seider) 7:21-EV; DET Sundqvist (Seider, Raymond) 15:27-
EV; WPG Pionk (Scheifele, Perfetti) 17:17-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Sundqvist) 2:57-EV; WPG Gagner (Gustafsson, Jonsson-Fjällby) 9:46-EV; WPG Schmidt (Perfetti, Wheeler) 12:08-EV; DET Larkin (Seider, Raymond) 17:38-PP
3RD PERIOD: WPG Ehlers (Connor, Pionk) 0:33-EV; DET Fabbri (Lindström, Veleno) 1:52-EV; WPG Scheifele (Dubois, Ehlers) 14:55- PP; DET Raymond (Larkin) 18:40-EN
SHOTS: DET 23 (8-9-6) / WPG 37 (7-17-13)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-37) / WPG Hellebuyck (L, 16-22)
PP: DET 1-3 / WPG 1-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (28 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (26 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (13 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 204
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Tyler Bertuzzi (29), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/10 – Activated forward Tyler Bertuzzi from injured reserve
1/8 – Assigned forward Elmer Söderblom to Grand Rapids
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning … Activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve
… Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 679th all-time meeting, 343rd in Detroit … Third of four games this season, second of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. TOR: 286-292-93-7 / HOME: 175-117-46-4 / LAST 10: 1-9-0 / IN 2021-22: 0-4-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-2-0
DET top scorers vs. TOR: Dylan Larkin (8-10-18 in 23 GP), David Perron (1-10-11 in 17 GP), Andrew Copp (5-6-11 in 18 GP), Filip
Hronek (3-5-8 in 11 GP), Moritz Seider (1-6-7 in 6 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-2-5 in 6 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-3-5 in 6 GP), Tyler
Bertuzzi (3-2-5 in 10 GP), Jordan Oesterle (0-5-5 in 10 GP), Joe Veleno (2-2-4 in 6 GP), Jake Walman (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
TOR top scorers vs. DET: John Tavares (15-29-44 in 31 GP), Auston Matthews (16-14-30 in 20 GP), Mitchell Marner (12-11-23 in
20 GP), Morgan Rielly (4-19-23 in 32 GP), Wayne Simmonds (7-14-21 in 37 GP), Mark Giordano (9-9-18 in 31 GP), William
Nylander (8-7-15 in 22 GP), Michael Bunting (5-5-10 in 5 GP), Alexander Kerfoot (2-6-8 in 12 GP), Justin Holl (0-6-6 in 8 GP),
Rasmus Sandin (2-2-4 in 6 GP), Pontus Holmberg (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Jan. 14: RED WINGS vs. BLUE JACKETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Jan. 16: RED WINGS at AVALANCHE / 3:00 p.m. / Ball Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Jan. 17: RED WINGS at COYOTES / 9:00 p.m. / Mullett Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg – 7-5 W
Detroit captured a 7-5 victory over Winnipeg to improve to 17-15-7 overall and 10-8-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings matched a season high with seven goals, which was previously accomplished on Nov. 17 at San Jose and Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay … Detroit also picked up seven goals from seven different goal scorers on Nov. 17 at San Jose … Detroit is 3-1-0 against Winnipeg dating back to Dec. 12, 2019 … Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (4) and points (4) … Seider became the first Red Wings defenseman to record four assists in a contest since Mike Green did so on Oct. 5, 2017 vs. Minnesota … Seider also became the fourth active defenseman to record four assists in a game at age 21-or-younger, joining Samuel Girard (0-4-4 on Jan. 2, 2020), Cale Makar (0-4-4 on Nov. 16, 2019) and Drew Doughty (0-4-4 on Jan. 4, 2010) … Seider racked up three assists in the opening frame, becoming the first Red Wings skater to record three assists in a single period since Anthony Mantha did so in the third period on Feb. 20, 2019 vs. Chicago … Additionally, Seider became the first Detroit defenseman to record three assists in a single period since Nicklas Lidström did so in the third period on March 23, 1998 vs. Chicago … Lucas Raymond finished with an empty-net goal and two assists for his seventh multi-point game of the campaign … Raymond also tied Dominik Kubalík for the team lead in power play points (13) … In all, Raymond has 10 points (4-6-10) in his last 10 games since Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Dylan Larkin recorded a power play goal and an assist for his eighth multi-point game of the season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (14), points (35) and shots (120) through 38 games … Larkin also tied Kubalík for the team lead with his sixth power play goal of the season … Larkin has eight points (4-4-8) in nine games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Oskar Sundqvist logged a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season, and first since Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo … Andrew Copp dished out a pair of assists for his fifth multipoint game in a Detroit uniform … Copp, who has six assists in his last nine contests, became the third Red Wings skater to reach the 20-assist mark, joining Filip Hronek (22) and Larkin (21) … Jake Walman opened the scoring for the second-consecutive game, giving him four points (3-1-4) in his last seven outings … Walman also leads all Detroit skaters with a plus-14 rating in 23 appearances … Jonatan Berggren gave Detroit a 2-0 lead with his seventh goal of the season … Berggren has six points (3-3-6) in nine games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Kubalík added his 13th goal of the season and tied Hronek for second place among Detroit skaters with 29 points (13-16-29) in 39 games … Robby Fabbri scored what proved to be the game-winning goal 1:52 into the third period … Fabbri has netted a goal in each of his last two appearances … Joe Veleno tallied an assist on Fabbri’s goal, giving him seven points (2-5-7) in 10 games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa.
