TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 4 at Tampa Bay 3
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2023
TOR Goals: Nylander (PP), Schenn, Järnkrok (PP), O’Reilly
TBL Goals: Killorn, Perbix, Sergachev
TOR Goaltender: Woll, 45/48, .938 SV%
TBL Goaltender: Vasilevskiy, 20/24, .833 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-6
TOR Penalty Kill: 8-for-8
Player Notes: – William Nylander recorded three points in Toronto’s win (1G, 2A). With two assists, Nylander improved to 47 assists this season setting a new career-high in assists. Nylander posted his 23rd multi-point game of the season and his seventh game of the season with three or more points.
- Luke Schenn scored for Toronto at 16:01 of the first period. Schenn scored his first goal with the Maple Leafs since being reacquired by the team via trade from Vancouver on Feb. 28, 2023. Per NHL Stats, “Schenn scored his first goal with the Maple Leafs since Feb. 4, 2012 (11 years, 66 days ago). It marked the second-longest span by a player between goals with Toronto (regular season or playoffs), behind Steve Thomas (11 years, 176 days between Game 2 of 1987 DF & Oct. 16, 1998).”
- Calle Järnkrok reached the 20-goal mark for the first time in his NHL career. Järnkrok also recorded the secondary assist on Nylander’s power play goal. With his 19th assist of the season, Järnkrok tied a career-high in assists which he has marked on two occasions during his NHL career (2017-18, 2019-20). Järnkrok posted his fifth multi-point game of the season.
- Ryan O’Reilly scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 12:33 of the third period and posted the primary assist on Nylander’s power play goal. With his assist, O’Reilly posted the 700th point of his NHL career. O’Reilly recorded his sixth multi-point game of the season.
- Noel Acciari posted the primary assist on Schenn’s goal. Acciari posted his first assist as a Maple Leaf and his ninth assist of the season, setting a new career-high in assists.
- John Tavares posted the primary assist on Järnkrok’s goal. With the assist, Tavares posted his 80th point of the season (36G, 44A). Tavares reached the 80-point mark for the fifth occasion of his NHL career.
- Matthew Knies posted the primary assist on O’Reilly’s goal, recording the first point of his NHL career.
- Morgan Rielly skated in his 718th career NHL game on Tuesday, claiming sole possession of fifth on Toronto’s all-time leader board in games played by a defenceman and 14th among all-time franchise leaders.
- Joseph Woll stopped 45 of 48 shots he faced in Tuesday’s win. Woll set a single-game NHL career-high in both saves and shots faced. Woll has won five-consecutive starts. Per NHL Stats, “Woll became the third Maple Leafs rookie goaltender in the last 30 years with a run of that length. The others are Jonas Gustavsson (7 GP in 2009-10) and Damian Rhodes (5 GP in 1993-94).”
Team Notes – With the Maple Leafs’ 49th win of the season on Tuesday, the team tied for the second-most wins in franchise history. Toronto also tied for fourth all-time with their 22nd road win of the season. The current franchise record for most road wins in a single-season is 23 which has been set on three occasions in franchise history (2003-04, 2018-19, 2021-22).
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. New York: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 1-1-1
Toronto Season Record: 49-21-11
Toronto Road Record: 22-13-5
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs will conclude their 2022-23 regular season schedule with the team’s third and final matchup against the New York Rangers tonight at Madison Square Garden. Toronto has posted a 1-1-0 record against the Rangers this season. The Maple Leafs are concluding a three-game road trip where the team has posted a 2-0-0 record. The club has earned at least one point through their last five games played (4-0-1) while earning a 5-1-1 record through the month of April. With the Ottawa Senators 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Monday, March 27th, the Maple Leafs clinched a playoff spot for the seventh-straight season. Earning a playoff spot in seven-consecutive seasons is the fourth-longest streak in franchise history. Toronto earned their spot in the playoffs for the 72nd time in franchise history. The Maple Leafs were the fourth team to clinch a playoff spot for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs following Boston, Carolina and New Jersey. With the Maple Leafs earning one point in their matchup against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, April 6th and the Tampa Bay Lightning losing in regulation to the New York Islanders, Toronto secured home-ice advantage in their first round meeting with Tampa Bay in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 11, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Goaltender Matt Onuska has signed an amateur tryout agreement.
April 10, 2023 The Maple Leafs signed goaltender Nick Chenard to an amateur tryout agreement.
April 9, 2023 The Maple Leafs signed forward Matthew Knies to a three-year, entry-level contract.
April 8, 2023 The Maple Leafs signed goaltender Jett Alexander to an amateur tryout agreement.
INJURY REPORT
Bobby McMann Knee (IR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Matt Murray Head Injury (Day-to-Day)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 20, 1926 (Toronto 1 vs. New York 5)
All-Time Record: 290-225-95-12 (622 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 170-94-39-7 (310 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 120-131-56-5 (312 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: December 20, 2019 (Toronto 6 at New York 3)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK RANGERS:
Games Played: John Tavares (54), Luke Schenn (39), Ryan O’Reilly (22), Morgan Rielly (22)
Goals: John Tavares (15), Mitch Marner (6), Ryan O’Reilly (6)
Assists: John Tavares (33), Ryan O’Reilly (11), Mitch Marner (10)
Points: John Tavares (48), Ryan O’Reilly (17), Mitch Marner (16)
Penalty Minutes: Luke Schenn (55), John Tavares (46), Mark Giordano (12)
2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .673 3.40 2.69 26.1 82.1 32.2 29.6 53.0
New York .660 3.35 2.63 23.9 81.1 31.6 29.4 49.2
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 26.1%
Power Play Goal Leader: 18 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 39 – Tavares (18G, 21A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 82.1%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 5 – Marner (4G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Thursday games 15th of 15 (7 home, 8 road)
Back-to-Backs played 14 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 9-5-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 9-4-1
April games 8th of 8 (3 home, 5 road)
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Buffalo Sabres 3, New York Rangers 2 – SHOOTOUT – April 10, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: A. Panarin (27, 28)
BUF Goals: J. Peterka (12), C. Mittelstadt (13, SOW)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (OTL – 36/38)
BUF Goalie: D. Levi (W – 26/28)
NYR Shots: 28
BUF Shots: 38
NYR PP: 1/2
NYR PK: 2/2
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers rallied from down 1-0 to take a 2-1 lead into the third but ultimately fell to the Sabres in a shootout. In a pregame ceremony, Ryan Lindgren was named the winner of the Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award, presented annually to the Ranger who, as chosen by the fans, “goes above and beyond the call of duty.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers end their regular season with a Thursday night affair with the Toronto Maple Leafs (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
- The Blueshirts have clinched a spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the 62nd time in team history they have made the postseason. New York’s 14 playoff appearances since the 2005-06 season are tied for the second most in the NHL.
- The Rangers have reached the 100-point plateau for a second consecutive year and 12th time in team history. The Blueshirts’ 107 points are the seventh most in franchise history while their 47 wins are tied for the ninth most. With a win, their 109 points would tie the fourth most in team history.
- New York has points six-straight contests (3-0-3), 16 of its last 18 games (12-2-4). Since March 9, the Rangers’ two regulation losses are tied for the second fewest in the NHL behind Edmonton (1).
- With a point tonight, the Rangers would finish a season with point streak of six-plus games for the first time in franchise history. Only three times before has the team closed out a regular season with points in four or more consecutive games (2007-08, 1967-68, 1935-36).
- At home, the Rangers have won seven of their last nine and 12 of their last 16. The Blueshirts are 15-5-1 in their last 21 home games.
- Since December 5, New York is 36-11-8 for 80 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers rank second in points, points
percentage (.727), tied for third in wins, third in goals per game (3.55), and third in power play percentage (25.8). - Seven Rangers (Adam Fox, Barclay Goodrow, Kaapo Kakko, Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Jacob Trouba, Mika Zibanejad) head into tonight’s game having played every game this season. If all seven play tonight, it would mark the third time since 1958-59 and second since 2011-12 that the Blueshirts have had seven or more players play in every regular season game.
- On Wednesday, the Blueshirts announced that Mika Zibanejad was named the Rangers’ Most Valuable Player, as voted on by members of the Rangers media, and Ryan Lindgren was named the winner of the Players’ Player Award, as voted on by his teammates.
- Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad have both notched 90 points this season, marking the first time since 1991-92 the Blueshirts have had multiple players with 90-plus points (Messier, Leetch). Other years: 1974-75, 1971-72
- New York’s plus-58 goal differential ranks fifth in the NHL and plus-29 differential in the third period ranks fourth in the NHL.
- With a 2.63 mark, the Rangers have allowed the third fewest goals against per game in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have 21 comeback victories this season, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. New York is 15-2-5 when tied after two periods – their 15 wins are the most in the NHL.
- When scoring four or more goals, New York is 33-0-0 and the only team in the NHL to have a perfect such record.
- Against Toronto, the Rangers have points in six of their last seven contests (5-0-1) and eight of their last 10 (7-2-1) against them. At home against Toronto, the Blueshirts have won three in a row and four of their last five.
- The Rangers defensemen group has compiled 192 points, the fifth most in the NHL.
- Mika Zibanejad has 20 power play goals on the year. The Rangers are the first team since the 1992-93 & 1993-94 Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins to have a different player score 20+ power play goals in back-to-back seasons as Chris Kreider had 26 last year.
- Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin are the third pair of teammates in Rangers history to simultaneously post consecutive 80-point campaigns following Rod Gilbert and Steve Vickers (1974-75 – 1975-76) as well as Gilbert and Jean Ratelle (1971-72 – 1972-73).
- For the fourth time (2022-23, 2015-16, 2010-11 and 2006-07) in the past 20 years, the Rangers have five different 20-plus goal scorers (Panarin, Zibanejad, Chytil, Trocheck, Kreider).
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Apr. 10 Buffalo SOL, 3-2
Apr. 8 at Columbus W, 4-0
Apr. 6 at St. Louis OTL, 3-2
Apr. 5 Tampa Bay W, 6-3
Apr. 2 at Washington W, 5-2
ALL-TIME RECORD 237-282-95-8 (577 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-1
2021-22 2-1-0
NYR HOME 136-116-56-4 (332 PTS)
NYR AWAY 101-166-39-4 (245 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-1-1
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kane (17) – A: Kane (17) – Pts: Kane (34)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Bathgate (51) – A: Bathgate (82) – Pts: Bathgate (133)
2022-23 SEASON SERIES
December 15 at MSG W, 5-3
January 25 at Toronto OTL, 3-2
April 13 at MSG 7:00 PM ET
SPECIAL TEAMS
- On the penalty kill, New York has been perfect in 12 of its last 15 games.
- The Rangers have scored five power play goals over their last four games and have tallied a PPG in six of their last eight contests.
- In the NHL, the Blueshirts have the seventh best power play percentage (23.9).
- Since the trade deadline on March 3, the Blueshirts’ 89.1 PK percentage ranks second in the NHL.
