Columbus’ Notes:
Last Game: NJD 1 at CBJ 4 (10/22/13)
Injury Report:
- M. Calvert (lower body); had surgery on 10/15, expected to miss 6 weeks
- N. Horton (shoulder), out indefinitely
- C. Bass (hand), out indefinitely
Recent Transactions:
- 10/11/13 – Recalled R. Craig (F) from Springfield (AHL)
- 10/11/13 – Assigned T. Erixon (D) to Springfield (AHL)
Streaks:
- Goal: Marian Gaborik (2 / 2 Games)
- Assists: James Wisniewski (3 / 2 Games) ; RJ Umberger (2 / 2 Games)
- Points: Marian Gaborik (2-1-3 / 3 Games) ; James Wisniewski (1-3-4 / 2 Games) ; RJ Umberger (1-2-3 / 2 Games)
Team Notes:
- Dating back to last season CBJ is 23-10-5 in their last 38 games and 13-3-3 in their last 19 home games
- CBJ has outhit opponents in 7 of their 9 games this season (245-199 total)
- CBJ is currently T-9th in the NHL in total team hits (245) this season
- CBJ is 29-0-0 when leading after 2 periods under head coach T. Richards (since 1/9/12)
- CBJ is 86-80-28 all-time vs. Eastern Conference opponents
- CBJ is 151-59-29 all-time when scoring the 1st goal of a home game
- CBJ is 71-66-13 all-time in Friday games
- CBJ ranks 2nd in the Eastern Conference with a team FO% of 52.2 in 2013-14
- CBJ recorded the best winning % (.573) in franchise history in 2012-13 (24-17-7)
- CBJ had the 2nd-best record in the NHL in March/April 2013 (19-5-4)
Player Notes:
- R.J. Umberger’s next GP will give him sole possession of 5th place in CBJ team history (currently tied with J. Shelley, 380) // Umberger is 2 PPG behind G. Sanderson for 3rd place in CBJ history (34)
- S. Bobrovsky has the best SV% in NHL history among Russian-born goalies with at least 100 career appearances (.917) // Bobrovsky is 13-5-5 (1.74 GAA, .942 SV%) in 23 career appearances at Nationwide Arena
- C. McElhinney is 2-1-0 (2.44 GAA, .923 SV%) in 4 career appearances at Nationwide Arena
- R. Johansen scored his 1st career NHL goal (also GWG) 2 years ago today – 10/25/11 vs. DET // Johansen has tallied 2G-2A-4P in his last 4 games and is currently T-26th in the NHL in FO% (54.4)
- J. Wisniewski is T-8th in the NHL in scoring by a D (1G-6A-7P)
- B. Comeau (w/NYI) dished out a career-high 3 assists vs. TOR on 3/14/10 // Comeau has tallied 4G-7A-11P in his last 11 games vs. TOR
- M. Letestu has registered 3G-1A-4P in his last 4 games vs. TOR
- M. Gaborik has recorded 11G-9A-20P in his last 12 games vs. TOR // Gaborik has tallied 46G-52A-98P in 97 career October games, has recorded 9G-6A-15P in his last 12 games at Nationwide Arena and Gaborik’s next PPG will tie him with Z. Palffy for 5th place in NHL history among Slovakian players (92)
- A. Anisimov (w/NYR) recorded a career high 4 points (0G-4A) vs. TOR on 1/19/11
- B. Dubinsky (w/NYR) dished out a career-high 3 assists vs. TOR on 12/29/07
- N. Foligno (w/OTT) made his NHL debut vs. TOR on 10/3/07
- B. Jenner is T-1st in the NHL in PPG by a rookie (2) // Jenner is T-6th among all NHL rookies in hits (21)
- J. Johnson is T-1st in the NHL in PPG by a defenseman (2)
- R. Murray is T-3rd in the NHL in plus/minus rating by a rookie defenseman (+3) and T-6th in blocked shots by a rookie D (15)
- D. Savard is currently T-17th among all NHL defensemen with a plus/minus rating of +5; he has logged 129:12 of 5-on-5 TOI this season without being on the ice for an ESG against which is the 2nd-highest total of any D in the NHL (C. Stoner, MIN – 130:06)
- F. Tyutin’s next goal will tie him for 9th place in NHL history among Russian-born defensemen while his next point will give him sole possession of 9th place in CBJ history and his next assist will give him sole possession of 4th place in team history
vs Toronto:
Last Game: TOR 4 at CBJ 1 (11/3/11) – TOR Goals by: Joey Crabb, Clarke MacArthur(2), John-Michael Liles // CBJ Goals by: Ryan Johansen
Record: 3-6-1 // Home Record: 1-3-0
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Toronto’s Notes:
Last Game: OCTOBER 22 – TORONTO 4 vs. ANAHEIM 2 – Phil Kessel registered a hat trick to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Air Canada Centre. Dion Phaneuf also scored for the Leafs while Jonathan Bernier turned aside 23-of-25 shots in the victory. Nick Bonino and Mathieu Perreault each had a goal for the Ducks. Jonas Hiller suffered the loss for Anaheim after allowing four goals on 23 shots. TOR PP: 1-3 / ANA PP: 0-4 / Shots: 23-25 Additional Note: Kessel’s fourth career NHL hat trick and second as a Maple Leafs was only the second hat trick by a Leafs player in a home game over the last five seasons. The other one was also by Kessel in a 6-5 victory against the Ottawa Senators on Oct. 8, 2011.
Injury Report:
- Mark Fraser – Knee – Expected to miss approx 4 weeks, injury occurred on October 2 at PHI. Fraser started practicing prior to the main group’s practice on Thursday morning – Games Missed: 8
- Nikolai Kulemin – Ankle – Expected to miss at least 2 weeks. Injury occurred October 4 during practice. Kulemin started practicing prior to the main group’s practice on Thursday morning – Games Missed: 8
- Frazer McLaren – Broken Finger – Occurred on September 13 during practice at training camp. He has been removed from IR and is expected to be in the line-up tonight against the Blue Jackets – Games Missed: 10
- Joffrey Lupul – Bruised Bone in foot -Occurred during practice on October 24th. Lupul was briefly in the Leafs dressing room this morning (October 25th). He was walking with a slight limp, having trouble putting pressure on his bruised foot. He did do a 20-minute workout on the stationary bike outside the Leafs dressing room in Columbus during the team’s skate. Seems doubtful (but possible) to play tonight.
Recent Transactions:
- Oct. 23 – Assigned Josh Leivo to the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
- Oct. 24 – Recalled Josh Leivo from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Streaks:
- Goals: None
- Assists: Cody Franson (2 / 2 Games)
- Points: Cody Franson (0-2-2 / 2 Games)
vs Columbus:
- 2012-13 Series: DNP
- All-Time Record: 6-1-1-2 (3-0-0-1 at Columbus)
- Last Game: November 3, 2011 at Columbus (Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 1)
- Next Game: November 25, 2013 at Toronto
- Current Streaks: Toronto (one win)
~ Jay McClement leads all Toronto players in career games played (40), assists (11) and points (16) against Columbus.
~ Dave Bolland leads all Toronto players in career goals (9) in 25 games against Columbus. Bolland has registered more career goals against Columbus than against any other NHL club.
~ Dion Phaneuf has registered more career penalty minutes (54) against Columbus than against any other NHL club
Player Notes:
~ Dion Phaneuf – Leads Maple Leafs in +/- (+5), TOI per game (24:36) and hits (32), is 2nd in blocked shots (tie-20) and 3rd in PIMs (14)
~ Cody Franson – Leads Maple Leafs in assists (8), is 2nd in hits (30) and blocked shots (tie-20), and 3rd in points (tie-8) and TOI per game (21:41)
~ Jay McClement – Leads Maple Leafs in total SH TOI (37:00)
~ Mason Raymond – 3rd on Maple Leafs in points (tie-8) and shots (28)
~ Paul Ranger – 3rd on Maple Leafs in hits (26)
~ Joffrey Lupul – Leads Maple Leafs in goals (6) and PPG (tie-2), and is 2nd in points (10) and shots (33)
~ James van Riemsdyk – 2nd on Maple Leafs in goals (tie-5), +/- (tie +4) and 3rd in points (tie-8) and collected 2 assists October 22 vs ANA
~ Colton Orr – Leads Maple Leafs in PIMs (26)
~ Josh Leivo – Collected 1st NHL assist October 22 vs ANA
~ Carl Gunnarsson – Leads Maple Leafs in blocked shots (28)
~ Tyler Bozak – Leads Maple Leafs in PPG (tie-2), SHG (1) and faceoff % (tie-47.4), and is 2nd in +/- (tie +4) and TOI per game (21:48)
~ Nazem Kadri – Leads Maple Leafs in PPG (tie-2) and faceoff % (47.4), and is 3rd in assists (5) and points (tie-8)
~ Dave Bolland – Leads Maple Leafs in GWG (tie-2) and OTG (1)
~ Phil Kessel – Leads Maple Leafs in points (11), GWG (tie-2) and shots (40), and is 2nd in goals (tie-5) and assists (6) also registered his 4th career hat trick and named 1st star October 22 vs ANA
Additional Notes:
~ The Maple Leafs, who have scored at least one powerplay goal in eight of their 10 games this season, are currently ranked second in the NHL with a 28.2% success rate. The top powerplays in the NHL so far this season are as follows:
- Washington – 29.7% (11-for-37)
- Toronto – 28.2% (11-for-39)
- NY Islanders – 28.1% (9-for-32)
Upcoming Milestones:
- Jake Gardiner needs 3 games for 100 NHL games played
- Phil Kessel needs 8 games for 300 Maple Leafs games played ; needs 10 goals for 200 NHL goals ; needs 10 points for 400 NHL points
- Colton Orr needs 13 games for 200 Maple Leafs games played
- Mason Raymond needs 16 games for 400 NHL games played ; needs 16 goals for 100 NHL goals ; needs 10 points for 400 NHL points ; needs 14 points for 200 NHL points
- David Clarkson needs 3 goals for 100 NHL goals
- Cody Franson needs 15 assists for 100 NHL assists
- Dion Phaneuf needs 16 assists for 100 Maple Leafs assists
- Joffrey Lupul needs 17 assists for 200 NHL assists
- Jay McClement needs 6 points for 200 NHL points
- Paul Ranger needs 6 points for 100 NHL points
Record By Days Of The Week:
2013-14 Season: 2012-13 Season:
- Sunday: 0-0-0 Sunday: 0-0-0
- Monday: 0-0-0 Monday: 6-2-1
- Tuesday: 3-1-0 Tuesday: 3-3-0
- Wednesday: 1-0-0 Wednesday: 3-2-1
- Thursday: 1-1-0 Thursday: 6-6-1
- Friday: 0-0-0 Friday: 0-0-0
- Saturday: 2-1-0 Saturday: 8-3-2
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