TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2023-24 Matchups vs. Boston:
First of Four
2022-23 Record vs. Boston: 1-2-1
Toronto Season Record: 5-3-1
Toronto Road Record: 3-1-1
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are set to take on the Boston Bruins tonight at TD Garden in the first of four games between the clubs this season. Toronto has lost three consecutive games against the Bruins (0-2-1) while earning a 4-2-1 record through their last seven meetings. Toronto will play one game on the road tonight before returning home for a five-game home stand. The team has earned a 2-2-0 record on home ice this season.
INJURY REPORT
Conor Timmins LTIR
Jake McCabe Groin
Jake Muzzin LTIR
Matt Murray LTIR
ALL-TIME VS. BOSTON BRUINS:
First Matchup between Clubs: December 3, 1924 (Toronto 5 vs. Boston 3)
All-Time Record: 282-293-98-11 (684 Games) All-Time Record at Home: 177-112-51-3 (343 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 105-181-47-8 (341 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: March 29, 2022 (Toronto 6 at Boston 4)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2023-24 Power Play: 10/32 (31.3%) Power Play Goal Leader: 3 – Matthews Power Play Point Leader: 5 – Marner (1G, 4A), Nylander (2G, 3A) 2022-23 Power Play: 64/246 (26.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2023-24 Penalty Kill: 23/31 (74.2%) Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A 2022-23 Penalty Kill: 203/248 (81.9%)
FAST FACTS Thursday games 3rd of 16 (6 home, 10 road) Back-to-Backs played 0 of 13 Record in first game of back-to-back 0-0-0 Record in second game of back-to-back 0-0-0 November games 1st of 12 (7 home, 5 road)
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME -The Bruins host the Maple Leafs tonight in the frst of four games between these teams this season and the frst of two visits to TD Garden this year … The Bruins are 8-0-1 overall this season and they are 4-0-1 on home ice … They are 2-0-0 in games vs. Eastern Conference teams this season. -The Bruins conclude their current four-game home stand tonight vs. Toronto (2-0-1) … They will then travel to Detroit on 11/4 and Dallas on 11/6.
RECENT GAMES
-The Bruins had their six-game win streak snapped with a 4-3 OT setback vs. Anaheim on 10/26 but have extended their 8-0-1 point streak to a team-record nine games with a 4-1 win vs. Detroit on 10/28 and 3-2 OT win vs. Florida on 10/30. -The Bruins had opened their season with a 3-1 win vs. Chicago on 10/11, a 3-2 victory vs. Nashville on 10/14, a 3-1 win in San Jose on 10/19, 4-2 victory in Los Angeles on 10/21, 3-1 win in Anaheim on Oct. 22 and 3-0 shutout in Chicago on 10/24, tying the 1937-38 Bruins for the longest win streak to open a season in franchise history. – 10/26: Bos 3 vs Ana 4/OT … Charlie Coyle, Matt Grzelcyk and David Pastrnak gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead into the fnal 1:55 of regulation but the Ducks took three goals in a 4:03 span for the decision … Linus Ullmark earned a point in the OT loss … SOG: Bos 30, Ana 32 … PP: 1/3 … PK: 0/5 – 10/28: Bos 4 vs Det 1 … David Pastrnak had 2-1=3 totals, including his second penalty shot goal of the season in his 600th career NHL game … Pavel Zacha (PP) and Charlie McAvoy (GW) added goals … Jeremy Swayman earned his fourth win this season … SOG: Bos 31, Det 23 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3 – 10/30: Bos 3 vs Fla 2/OT … The Bruins allowed the Panthers a 2-0 lead but came back with goals by Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and Pavel Zacha (1-1=2 totals including GWG at 3:36 of OT) … Linus Ullmark took the win in goal … SOG: Bos 26, Fla 37 … PP: 0/1 … PK: 0/3
INJURIES / SUSPENSION (9 man-games lost)
– Milan Lucic: Lower body IR – Jakub Lauko: Upper body IR
– Matt Grzelcyk: Upper body IR
– Charlie McAvoy: NHL-levied suspension (Gm 1 of 4)
BOSTON vs TORONTO, LIFETIME SERIES
– The Bruins and Maple Leafs are meeting for the 685th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 304-269-98-13 record and a 2,024-2,034 margin in those games. – The Bruins are 189-100-47-5 lifetime vs. Toronto at home with a 1,119-906 advantage in those 341 contests.
FUN FACTS – The Bruins currently have 23 players on their active roster (3 on IR) … 14 were drafted by the team, fve were acquired in trade and seven were signed as free agents. – The Bruins play 11 matinees this season (local time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have an 0-0-0 record in afternoon games so far. – The Bruins play 12 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 1-0-0 in the frst game of those sets and 1-0-0 in the second games so far. – The Bruins are opening their 13-game November schedule tonight (fve home/eight road, 0-0-0) … They will play 13 games in December (six home/seven road) … They will play 14 games in January (seven home/seven road) …They will play 12 games in February (eight home/four road) … They will play 14 games in March (seven home/seven road) … They will play seven games in April (three home/four road) … They played nine games in October (8-0-1).
