TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at Chicago 5
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP), Acciari, Marner
CHI Goals: Kane (3x), Guttman, Domi (EN)
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 23/27, .852 SV%
CHI Goaltender: Stauber, 32/35, .914 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-2
TOR Penalty Kill: 3-for-3
Player Notes: – Noel Acciari scored for Toronto at 17:46 of the second period. Acciari scored his first goal as a Maple Leaf and his 11th of the season. With the goal, Acciari is currently four points away from 100 career NHL points.
- Mitch Marner scored for the Maple Leafs at 7:38 of the third period. Marner scored his 20th goal of the season, marking the fifth campaign of his NHL career to reach 20 or more goals.
- Morgan Rielly registered the primary assist on John Tavares’ power play goal and the primary assist on Marner’s goal. With his first assist of the game, Rielly recorded his 400th career NHL point. Per NHL Stats, Rielly “became just the fifth defenseman to reach the milestone with the Maple Leafs. Borje Salming is the franchise leader among blue liners with 768 points.” Rielly posted his sixth multi-assist game of the season.
- William Nylander posted the secondary assist on Tavares’ power play goal. Nylander extended his point streak to four games where he has recorded seven points (3G, 4A).
- David Kämpf posted the primary assist on Acciari’s goal. Kämpf has recorded a point in backto-back games (1G, 1A).
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Buffalo: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Buffalo: 1-3-0
Toronto Season Record: 34-15-8
Toronto Road Record: 12-9-4
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Buffalo Sabres tonight in the second of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto won their first meeting of the 2022-23 campaign against Buffalo by a 5-2 score on November 19, 2022. John Tavares (1G, 2A), William Nylander (2G) and Mitch Marner (2A) all recorded a multi-point game in Toronto’s win over Buffalo. The third and final matchup of the season between the clubs will be played on March 13th at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs return home for one game on Friday, February 24th against Minnesota before beginning a five-game road trip.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN4 RADIO: TSN 1050
Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
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RECENT TRANSACTIONS
February 18, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled goaltender Erik Källgren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Forward Pontus Holmberg has been loaned to the Marlies. February 17, 2023 The Maple Leafs acquired Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari in a three-team trade with St. Louis and Minnesota. St. Louis receives Mikhail Abramov and Adam Gaudette, Toronto’s 1st round pick in ’23, Ottawa’s 3rd round pick in ’23 and Toronto’s 2nd round pick in ’24. Minnesota receives Toronto’s 4th round pick in ’25. St. Louis will retain 50% and Minnesota will retain 25% of O’Reilly’s salary as part of the trade. Toronto also received Josh Pillar from the Minnesota Wild as part of the transaction. February 15, 2023 The Maple Leafs have loaned forward Alex Steeves to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). February 14, 2023 The Maple Leafs have recalled forward Pontus Holmberg, forward Alex Steeves and goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
INJURY REPORT
Carl Dahlström Shoulder (LTIR)
Victor Mete Lower Body (LTIR)
Matt Murray Ankle (LTIR)
Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
Nick Robertson Shoulder (LTIR)
ALL-TIME VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
First Matchup between Clubs: November 18, 1970 (Toronto 2 vs. Buffalo 7)
All-Time Record: 85-109-18-11 (223 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 52-42-12-5 (111 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 33-67-6-6 (112 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 13, 2021 (Toronto 5 at Buffalo 4)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. BUFFALO SABRES:
Games Played: John Tavares (39), Morgan Rielly (31), William Nylander (24)
Goals: John Tavares (23), Auston Matthews (12), Mitch Marner (6), William Nylander (6)
Assists: John Tavares (23), Morgan Rielly (17), Mitch Marner (13)
Points: John Tavares (46), Auston Matthews (20), Morgan Rielly (20)
Penalty Minutes: John Tavares (20), Zach Aston-Reese (19), TJ Brodie (14)
BUFFALO SABRES NOTES:
LAST GAME
Saturday, Feb. 18
Buffalo 4 at San Jose 2
Goals: Cozens, Power, Skinner, Tuch
Goalie: Luukkonen (33 saves/35 shots)
PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1; Shots: San Jose 35 – Buffalo 31
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 102)
Player (injury, first game missed) – total games missed
N/A
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST SEVEN DAYS
N/A
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Feb. 23: Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 24: Buffalo at Florida, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 26: Washington at Buffalo, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 28: Columbus at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2: Buffalo at Boston, 7:0 p.m.
TODAY’S GAME
MAPLE LEAFS AT SABRES
• This is the second of three meetings between the Sabres and Maple Leafs this season.
• Last meeting: Toronto defeated Buffalo 5-2 in Toronto on Nov. 19, 2022.
• Next meeting: Monday, March 13 in Toronto
• The Sabres are 5-4-1 in their last 10 games against the Maple Leafs; 5-4-1 at home.
• This is the 224th game all-time between Buffalo and Toronto; Buffalo has a 120-75-28 series record.
• The Sabres are 73-30-9 at home against the Maple Leafs all-time.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Buffalo has earned a win in three of its last four games against Toronto, outscoring the Maple Leafs 17-10 in that span.
• The Sabres have earned wins against the Maple Leafs in three of their last four matchups at home and they have scored at least four goals in each of those contests.
• Dylan Cozens has tallied 40 points (16+24) in his last 40 games, including five points (3+2) in his last four games.
• With a point in tonight’s game Cozens would record his second point streak of five or more games this season and would join Rasmus Dahlin, Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch as the only Sabres skaters to record multiple point streaks of five or more games in 2022-23.
• A goal in tonight’s game would give Cozens a four-game goal streak for the first time in his career and would make him the fifth Sabres skater (Dahlin, Victor Olofsson, Skinner, Thompson, Tuch) to record a goal streak of four or more games this season.
• Cozens needs one point to reach 100 in his career.
• Rasmus Dahlin has recorded 42 points (7+35) in his last 39 games, including 11 points (1+10) in his last 11 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Dahlin his eighth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23. Dahlin would become just the second defenseman in franchise history to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games. Phil Housley recorded 10 such streaks in 1983-84. Jason Pominville (nine in 2011-12) was the last Sabres skater to record eight or more point streaks of three or more games in a single season.
• In his last four games, Casey Mittelstadt has tallied five points (2+3).
• Peyton Krebs has recorded three points (2+1) in his last three games.
• Alex Tuch has notched 14 points (6+8) in his last 13 games, including four points (2+2) in his last two games.
• With a point in tonight’s game, Tuch would earn his sixth point streak of three or more games in 2022-23.
• Tuch is one goal away from 100 in his career. A goal in tonight’s game would mark his third goal streak of three or more games in 2022-23.
• Tage Thompson has recorded 20 points (9+11) in his last 19 games.
• A point in tonight’s game would give Thompson a three-game point streak, marking the seventh time this season, and the 16th time in his career, he has notched a point streak of three or more games.
• In his last 33 games, Jeff Skinner has notched 39 points (16+23).
• With a point tonight, Skinner will have recorded a point in three straight contests.
