TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 2 at Florida 1 – OTW
Date: Monday, April 10, 2023
TOR Goals: Matthews, Tavares (OTW)
FLA Goals: Montour
TOR Goaltender: Samsonov, 45/46, .978 SV%
FLA Goaltender: Lyon, 23/25, .920 SV%
TOR Power Play: 0-for-1
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2
Player Notes:
- John Tavares scored the game-winning goal for Toronto at 4:38 of overtime. Tavares posted his 36th goal of the season and the 16th overtime goal of his NHL career. Tavares has scored three goals through his last two games, two of which were the game-winning goal. With his ninth game-winning goal of the season in Monday’s win, Tavares set a new career-high.
- Auston Matthews scored for Toronto at 17:47 of the second period. Matthews scored his 40th goal of the season, marking the fifth campaign of his NHL career with 40 or more goals. Per NHL Stats, “Matthews surpassed Darryl Sittler (4) for the most 40-goal seasons in Maple Leafs history while also taking over the franchise record for the most consecutive campaigns (4) with as many goals in the process.” With the 299th goal of his NHL career, Matthews tied Rick Vaive for fifth among franchise all-time goal leaders. Matthews has recorded five points through is last two games (2G, 3A).
- Mitch Marner posted the primary assist on Matthews’ goal. Marner recorded his 99th point of the season (30G, 69A). With his 69th assist of the season, Marner set a new career-high in assists. Marner has recorded four points (2G, 2A) through his last two games.
- Matthew Knies skated in his NHL debut during Monday’s game. Knies recorded one hit and one block in 13:09 of ice time.
- Ilya Samsonov stopped 45 of 46 shots he faced in Toronto’s win. With 45 saves, Samsonov posted a season-high and career second-best.
Team Notes:
- The Maple Leafs have posted an 8-11 record in games decided in overtime this season.
TONIGHT’S GAME
2022-23 Matchups vs. Tampa Bay: Third of Three
2021-22 Record vs. Tampa Bay: 2-2-0
Toronto Season Record: 48-21-11
Toronto Road Record: 21-13-5
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight in the third of three matchups between the clubs this season. Toronto has posted a 1-0-1 record against Tampa Bay during the 2022-23 campaign. Toronto is currently on a three-game road trip with games remaining against Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers that will conclude the team’s 2022-23 regular season schedule. The Maple Leafs are playing in the second game of back-to-back. The team has posted 8-4-1 record in such games this season. 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
NEXT GAME
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023
Opponent: at New York Rangers
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: TSN4 (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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.
April 4, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Joseph Woll from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis. Forward Radim Zohorna has been loaned to the Marlies.
April 2, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Nick Abruzzese from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis.
March 31, 2023 The Maple Leafs recalled forward Radim Zohorna from the Toronto Marlies (AHL) on an emergency basis.
INJURY REPORT
Calle Järnkrok Undisclosed (Day-to-Day)
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. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 15, 1992 (Toronto 5 at Tampa Bay 3)
All-Time Record: 59-37-2-8 (106 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 31-19-1-3 (54 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 28-18-1-5 (52 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: April 4, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Tampa Bay 2)
ACTIVE LEADERS VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
Games Played: John Tavares (42), Luke Schenn (34), Morgan Rielly (31)
Goals: John Tavares (14), Auston Matthews (9), William Nylander (9)
Assists: John Tavares (28), Mitch Marner (13), Auston Matthews (12), Calle Järnkrok (12)
Points: John Tavares (42), Auston Matthews (21), Mitch Marner (19)
Penalty Minutes: Luke Schenn (26), John Tavares (22), Mark Giordano (19), Jake McCabe (19)
2022-23 AVERAGES
Points% GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .669 3.39 2.69 25.9 81.5 32.3 29.4 53.1
Tampa Bay .600 3.40 3.10 25.9 79.8 31.8 31.6 51.5
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 25.9%
Power Play Goal Leader: 18 – Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 38 – Tavares (18G, 20A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 81.5%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 4 – Marner
Shorthanded Point Leader: 5 – Marner (4G, 1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Tuesday games 13th of 13 (6 home, 7 road)
Back-to-Backs played 13 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 9-5-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 8-4-1
April games 7th of 8 (3 home, 5 road)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:
LAST GAME
Lightning 4 at Ottawa 7
The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped a third-consecutive contest with a 7-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators April 8 at Canadian Tire Centre…Tampa Bay fell to 45-29-6 on the season with a road record of 18-22-1…The Bolts finished the season series vs. OTT with a 1-2-0 record…Drake Batherson opened the scoring just 30 seconds into the contest to give OTT an early 1-0 lead…Steven Stamkos responded with a power-play goal 2:21 later when he hammered a slap shot past Cam Talbot to tie the game at one with Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov recording the assists…Julien Gauthier put OTT back in front when he scored his ninth goal of the year at the 10:57 mark of the first to make it a 2- 1 game…Patrick Brown gave OTT a 3-1 lead with 13:39 left in the second period with his fourth goal of the season…With the Lightning on a 5-on-3 power play, Brandon Hagel jumped on a rebound in front and scored his 29th goal of the season to make it a 3-2 game with Stamkos and Kucherov picking up the helpers at the 13:38 mark of the second…Hedman tied the game with a power-play goal of his own just 28 seconds later when he took a pass from Kucherov and fired a heavy slap shot past Talbot for his ninth goal of the campaign with Stamkos recording the secondary assist…At the 19:43 mark of the middle frame, OTT regained the lead with Alex DeBrincat scoring a powerplay goal to make it a 4-3 game heading into the second intermission…Egor Sokolov scored his first career NHL goal 2:07 into the third period to give OTT a 5-3 advantage…With 13:59 remaining in regulation, Brayden Point scored his 49th goal of the season after Mikey Eyssimont sent a pass across the offensive zone to Hedman, who found Point on the back door to get Tampa Bay back within one…Mark Kastelic restored OTT’s two-goal lead when he scored at the 10:49 mark of the third to make it 6-4…Claude Giroux scored the final goal of the game when he found the empty net with 18.9 seconds remaining to wrap up the 7-4 loss for the Bolts…Brian Elliott got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 33 saves.
PP: TBL – 3-5 OTT – 1-4
SOG: TBL – 24 OTT – 40
Attendance: 19,044
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Maple Leafs are playing the third of three matchups this season and the second of two meetings at AMALIE Arena…The Bolts are 1-1-0 vs. TOR this season following a 4-3 overtime win Dec. 3 at AMALIE Arena and a 4-1 loss Dec. 20 at Scotiabank Arena…Anthony Cirelli, Corey Perry and Steven Stamkos are tied for the Tampa Bay team lead in points vs. TOR this season (all: 0-2—2)…Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in 11 of his last 12 games vs. TOR (9-7—16) and has found the scoresheet in seven consecutive meetings at AMALIE Arena (6-3—9) with goals in four straight and six of the seven games total…Stamkos has pointed in five consecutive games vs. TOR (2-9—11) and eight of the last nine matchups (4-14—18)…Stamkos has picked up points in five straight home games vs. TOR (1-7—8) and 14 of the last 15 meetings at AMALIE Arena (5-16—21)…Stamkos has recorded at least one point in 20 of his 23 career home games vs. TOR (10-21—31)…Alex Killorn has six points over his last five games vs. TOR (3-3—6)…Ross Colton has picked up four points over his last three contests vs. TOR (3-1—4)…Perry has recorded six points in as many games vs. TOR since joining the Lightning (0-6—6)…Victor Hedman has seven points in his last seven home games vs. TOR (2-5—7)…In 11 career home starts vs. TOR, Andrei Vasilevskiy is 6-4-1 with a .913 save percentage, 2.95 goals against average and one shutout…Tampa Bay has scored 20 goals over their last five games vs. TOR…The Bolts have allowed 34 or more shots vs. TOR in in seven consecutive contests…The Lightning have scored three or more goals in six of their last eight games vs. TOR (total: 30 goals)…The Bolts are 5-4-1 in their last 10 home games vs. TOR and the last 10 meetings overall…Tampa Bay is 45-51-8 with two ties all-time vs. TOR, including a home record of 23-25-3 with one tie…Stamkos (22-38—60) holds the Lightning franchise records for career assists and points vs. TOR and is tied with Vincent Lecavalier (22-30—52) for the all-time lead in goals.
TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. TOR
- Steven Stamkos – 60 pts. (22-38—60, 47 GP)
- Vincent Lecavalier – 52 pts. (22-30—52, 50 GP)
- Martin St. Louis – 49 pts. (18-31—49, 47 GP)
- Nikita Kucherov – 31 pts. (14-17—31, 30 GP)
- Brad Richards – 26 pts. (12-14—26, 27 GP)
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the first game of a two-game homestand tonight in the final two games of the regular season…The Bolts will play three of their six games in April on home ice…The Lightning are 27-7-5 on home ice this season…Tampa Bay is 11-12-1 against Atlantic Division opponents and 24-21-3 against the Eastern Conference…The Bolts have given up 19 goals over the past three contests.
INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 108
Current Injuries:
Tanner Jeannot (Lower-body injury; Out indefinitely) 2 Games
