Toronto’s Notes:
Last Game:
- OCTOBER 5 – TORONTO 5 vs. OTTAWA 4 (SO) – Mason Raymond registered a goal, two assists and the game-deciding shootout goal to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators at Air Canada Centre. Joffrey Lupul and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, while James van Riemsdyk also tallied in the win. Jonathan Bernier replaced starter James Reimer (17 saves – 21 shots) between the pipes in the second period for Toronto, stopping all 15 shots he faced. Four different Senators scored for Ottawa in the loss and Craig Anderson made 38 saves on 42 shots in defeat. TOR PP: 2-6 / OTT PP: 0-1 / Shots: 42-36
Injury Report:
- Mark Fraser – Knee -> Expected to miss approx 4 weeks. Injury occured October 2 @ PHI
- Nikolai Kulemin – Ankle -> Expected to miss at least 2 weeks. Injury occured during practice on October 4
- Frazer McLaren – Broken finger -> Injury occured during practice at training camp on September 13
Recent Transactions:
- October 6 -> Assigned Spencer Abbott and Jamie Devane to the Toronto Marlies
- October 7 -> Recalled Jamie Devane and Trevor Smith from the Toronto Marlies
Toronto / Colorado: Head to Head:
- 2012-13 Series: DNP
- All-time Record: 25-35-9-1 (16-17-4-1 at Toronto)
- Last Game: October 17, 2011 at Toronto (Leafs 2 Avalanche 3 (OT)
- Current Streaks: Colorado – 1 win
Toronto Notables:
- Dion Phaneuf leads all Toronto players in career games played (36), assists (13), points (19) and penalty minutes (36) against Colorado
- Mason Raymond leads all Toronto players in career goals (7) in 30 games against Colorado. Raymond has more career assists (11) against Colorado than against any other team
- Cody Franson has registered more career goals (3) against Colorado than against any other team
- Jay McClement played 104 games with Colorado over two seasons (2010-11, 2011-12), registering 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) with 43 penalty minutes
Starting Goaltenders:
- Jonathan Bernier – Bernier has been rock solid in his first two appearances as a Leaf. He has faced Colorado just once in a no-decision where he made 15 saves, posted a .938 sv% and a GAA of 1.50
- Semyon Varlamov – Varlamov has had a great start to the season. Varlamov has faced the Leafs twice going 1-0-1 with a SV% of .929 and a GAA of 2.40
Additional Mentions:
- With a 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators on October 5, Toronto collected it’s 2700th win in franchise history. (Maple Leafs – St.Pats-Arenas). Toronto has played 6171 games since the team has founded in 1917, posting an all-time record of 2700-2587-783-101. Also during this game, Morgan Rielly, Spencer Abbott and Jamie Devane all made their NHL debuts for Toronto. The last time 3 Leafs made their NHL debut in the same game was: October 9, 2008 at Detroit – Nikolai Kulemin, Luke Schenn and Jonas Frogren. To date, 898 players (809 skaters, 89 goaltenders) have played at least one game for the Maple Leafs.
- Note: With Jay McClement out of tonight’s game due to wife going into labour with their first child. Trevor Smith will make his Leaf debut – bringing the total players to 899
- Also from the Ottawa / Leafs game, Jonathan Bernier came off the bench to relieve James Reimer in the middle of the second period with Toronto trailing Ottawa 4-2. Leafs rallied to tie the score at 4-4 as Bernier stopped all 15 shots he faced in regulation time and overtime, ad won the shootout in which Bernier was unscored upon by the Senators. It’s only the second time that a Maple Leafs goaltender has recorded a shootout win in a game he did not start. The first Toronto netminder to post a shootout win in relief was Curtis Joseph on March 29, 2009 against Washington. The Leafs’ starting goaltender in that game was Martin Gerber
Upcoming Milestones:
- Jake Gardiner needs 3 games for 100 NHL games played
- David Clarkson needs 3 goals for 100 NHL goals (Currently Suspended)
- Phil Kessel needs 14 goals for 200 NHL goals ; needs 4 assists for 200 NHL assists
- Dave Bolland needs 1 assist for 100 NHL assists
- Jay McClement needs 6 points for 200 NHL points (not playing tonight)
- Paul Ranger needs 8 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: 1-0-0 Tuesday: 3-3-0
- Wednesday: 1-0-0 Wednesday: 3-2-1
- Thursday: 0-0-0 Thursday: 6-6-1
- Friday: 0-0-0 Friday: 0-0-0
- Saturday: 1-0-0 Saturday: 8-3-2
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Colorado’s Notes:
Last Game:
- (Oct. 4): Nashville 1 at Colorado 3 – P.A. Parenteau scored twice to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the Nashville Predators 3-1 at Pepsi Center. Semyon Varlamov stopped 26-of-27 shots and Patrick Bordeleau notched the game winner as the Avs opened the season 2-0 for only the third time since moving to Denver
Injuries:
- Ryan Wilson – Knee
Recent Transactions:
- None
Notables:
- The Avs will head to Boston next before wrapping up the trip on Saturday night in Washington, D.C. The Avs are off to a 2-0-0 start for the first time since 2009-10 and for only the third time since moving to Denver (2001-02 was the other). Colorado has never started a season 3-0-0. Prior to moving to Denver, the Nordiques started 3-0 or better four times: 1985-86 (7-0-0), 1994-95 (5-0-0), 1992-93 (4-0-0) and 1987-88 (3-0-0)
- Semyon Varlamov has allowed just one goal in each of his first two starts. He is the first Avs netminder to allow one goal or less in each of his first two starts since David Aebischer in 2000-01
- The Avalanche’s nine goals scored this season are its most through two games since moving to Denver, and its two goals allowed matches the fewest given up through two games (2009-10, 2003-04). As of Monday, Colorado’s +7 goal differential ranked second in the league behind St. Louis (+9)
- This marks the first time that Colorado and Toronto will meet more than once in a season since 1997-98. The Avs have won their last three trips to the Air Canada Centre, outscoring the Leafs 11-4. The Avs won 3-2 in their last visit to the ACC on Oct. 17, 2011. Colorado/Quebec is 36-25-9 all-time against Toronto, which includes a 13-9-2 mark since the team moved to Denver.
- The Avalanche did not face an Eastern Conference opponent during the shortened 2012-13 campaign. Two seasons ago (2011-12), the Avalanche finished 13-4-1 (.750%) against Eastern Conference teams, 7-2-0 at home and 6-2-1 on the road. Only St. Louis (14-2-2, .833%) had a higher winning percentage versus the East (Avs and Blackhawks tied for second at .750%). The Avs are 33-14-7 against Eastern Conference opponents since 2009-10 and 61-34-7 since 2005-06
- Nathan MacKinnon made his NHL debut at the age of 18 years, 31 days on Oct. 2, making him the youngest player in franchise history. He was over 200 days younger than the previous record holder, Owen Nolan, who was 18 years, 235 days when he debuted for Quebec on Oct. 4, 1990 at Hartford. MacKinnon was the youngest player at the time of his first NHL game since Nino Niederreiter was exactly the same age for his debut on Oct. 9, 2010. MacKinnon, the first overall selection in this year’s draft, picked up a pair of assists in that debut for his first career points. He became the youngest NHL player to record two or more points in a game since January 8, 1944, when Ted Kennedy tallied four points (1g/3a) for the Maple Leafs in a 12-3 win over the Bruins in Toronto at the age of 18 years, 27 days
Milestones:
- Paul Stastny – 1 point for 400 NHL points
- Stastny sits 10th on the franchise’s all-time scoring list with 399 points (135g/264a) in 469 games. He needs one point to become the 10th player in franchise history and fifth in Avalanche history to surpass 400 career points
- Cody McLod – will play in his 399th career NHL game
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