TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2023-24 Matchups vs. Ottawa:
Second of Four
2022-23 Record vs. Ottawa: 3-1-0
Toronto Season Record: 12-6-4
Toronto Road Record: 5-2-3
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the Ottawa Senators tonight at Canadian Tire Centre in the second of four matchups between the clubs this season. The Maple Leafs have won three-consecutive road games against the Senators while earning a point in five of their last six road meetings (4-1-1). The Maple Leafs are skating in one road game before returning to Scotiabank Arena to play against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Toronto has posted a 5-2-3 record on the road this season.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 6, 2023 Goaltender Martin Jones has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis.
December 5, 2023 Goaltender Martin Jones has been loaned to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
INJURY REPORT
Mark Giordano Broken Finger (Week-to-Week)
John Klingberg LTIR
Timothy Liljegren LTIR (Ankle)
Jake Muzzin LTIR
Matt Murray LTIR
ALL-TIME VS. OTTAWA SENATORS
First Matchup between Clubs: October 20, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Ottawa 3)
All-Time Record: 67-58-3-13 (141 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 37-24-2-8 (71 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 30-34-1-5 (70 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 1, 2023 (Toronto 3 at Ottawa 0)
FAST FACTS
Thursday Games 5th of 15 (5 home, 10 road)
Back-to-Backs played 2 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 1-0-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 1-1-0
December games 2nd of 13 (7 home, 6 road)
OTTAWA SENATORS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT:
Defenceman Thomas Chabot and forward Mark Kastelic are on IR and are unexpected to oppose Toronto this evening.
Total man-games lost: 50.
OTTAWA vs. TORONTO – History:
2023-24 (1-0-0): Nov. 8 @ Toronto (6-3 win), Dec. 7 @ Ottawa, Dec. 27 @ Toronto, Feb. 10 @ Ottawa
2022-23 (1-2-1): 10/15/22 @ Toronto (3-2 loss), 1/27/23 @ Toronto (6-2 win), 3/18/23 @ Ottawa (5-4 SO loss), 4/1/23 @ Ottawa (3-0 loss)
Series record: Overall: 71-54-3-13, Home: 39-22-1-8, Away: 32-32-2-5
Last Ottawa win: @ Ottawa: 10/14/21 (3-2); @ Toronto: Nov. 8 (6-3)
Last Toronto win: @ Ottawa: 4/1/23 (3-0); @ Toronto: 10/15/22 (3-2)
Last OT result: 4/16/22 (5-4 OT loss) @ Ottawa
Last shootout: 3/18/23 (5-4 SO loss) @ Ottawa
Most goals, game: Scored: 8, (3x, last: 4/3/08, 8-2 win); Allowed: 7, (2/18/21, 7-3 loss); Both teams: 11, (3x, last: 4/10/21, 6-5 loss)
Last Game: Nov. 8, 6-3 win @ Toronto; OTT Goals: Kubalik (2x), Giroux (2x), Chychrun, Stutzle; TOR Goals: Nylander, Bertuzzi, Robertson; OTT Scratches: None; OTT Injuries: Brannstrom, Chabot, Greig, Kastelic, Zub; OTT Goalie: Korpisalo; TOR Goalie: Woll; OTT PP: 1-3; TOR PP: 1-2; Shots: 31-30. Career vs. Toronto: Giroux leads all players in career games played (46), in goals (19), in assists (30) and in points (49); Hamonic leads in penalty minutes (26) against Toronto.
HOME ON THE RANGE:
Ottawa has posted a record of 8-7-0 at home this season … Brady Tkachuk paces the club with 10 goals at home … Tim Stützle maintains the assist lead with 13 when the Senators have served as the home team … Stützle (three goals, 13 assists) also owns the team’s home scoring lead with 16 points when the team has last change this season … The Senators earned a record of 24-14-3 at home in 2022-23.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES:
The Senators will play back-to-back games on 14 occasions in 2023-24. The fourth set is scheduled to begin on Dec. 14 when the team visits St. Louis ahead of making its lone trip of the season to Dallas the following evening … The Senators played 12 back-to-back sets last season and earned a record of 7-5-0 in the first half of contests on consecutive nights (2-1-0 this season) while posting an 6-5-1 record (2-1-0 this season) in the second half of games on consecutive days.
ON THE POWER PLAY:
The Senators are 15 for 85 (17.7%) on the power play in 2023-24 … Brady Tkachuk maintains the team lead with four power-play goals this season … Jakob Chychrun and Tim Stützle share the club lead with five power-play assists … Tkachuk (four goals, three assists) is the team’s leader with seven points on the power play this season … Ottawa has tallied multiple power-play goals in an individual contest on one occasion this season after having done so on 18 occasions in 2022-23 … The Senators were 72-for-306 (23.5%) on the power play in 2022-23.
ON THE PENALTY KILL:
Ottawa has allowed 18 power-play goals this season while having overcome 50 of 68 shorthanded situations to maintain an efficiency rating of 73.5% … Parker Kelly’s first shorthanded goal of his career, scored in the Oct. 11 season-opener at Carolina, is the team’s lone shorthanded tally of 2023-24 after it notched nine such markers in each of the past two seasons.
