APRIL 8, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 13-7-2 · 1ST IN EAST, ATLANTIC
13-7-2 · 1ST IN EAST, ATLANTIC
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Wayne Simmonds | Pre Game Wayne Simmonds addresses the media ahead of tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens.
APRIL 8, 2023 • NHL.COM
Montréal Canadiens - Toronto Maple Leafs - April 8th, 2023 The official National Hockey League web site includes features, news, rosters, statistics, schedules, teams, live game radio broadcasts, and...
APRIL 8, 2023 • NHL.COM
John Tavares | Pre Game John Tavares addresses the media ahead of tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens.
APRIL 8, 2023 • NHL.COM
Maple Leafs Media Availability | Pregame vs. Montreal Canadiens | April 08, 2023
APRIL 8, 2023 • YOUTUBE
April 8, 2023: Canadiens at Maple Leafs — five things you should know While the Habs will miss playoffs for second straight season, Leafs will face Lightning again in first round of postseason.
APRIL 8, 2023 • MONTREALGAZETTE.COM
Matt Murray - Not playing Saturday Murray (head) will not dress versus Montreal on Saturday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Impact Ilya Samsonov will get the start while the Maple Leafs added University of Toronto goaltender Jett Alexander to their roster and he is expected to back up Samsonov against the Canadiens. Murray is 14-8-2 with a 3.01 GAA and .903 save percentage this season. This will be the third consecutive game that Murray will miss after getting hurt Sunday versus the Red Wings.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Calle Jarnkrok - Questionable Saturday Jarnkrok is dealing with a minor injury according to coach Sheldon Keefe and is questionable versus Montreal on Saturday, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.
Impact Jarnkrok has only one goal in his last six games, playing alongside Auston Matthews on the top line. Jarnkrok has 19 goals and 37 points in 71 games this season.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ilya Samsonov - Facing Canadiens Samsonov will defend the home crease versus Montreal on Saturday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Impact Samsonov has been outstanding at home this season, going 18-3-3 with a 2.02 GAA and .926 save percentage. He will face the Canadiens, who are 26th in NHL scoring, averaging 2.79 goals per contest.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Murray - Game-time call Saturday Murray (head) is expected to be a game-time decision Saturday against Montreal, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Impact Murray has been improving and could serve as Ilya Samsonov's backup Saturday. He still needs to be cleared by the medical staff before he can return to the lineup. If Murray can't suit up, Toronto may need to dress an emergency netminder because Joseph Woll has been returned to the minors.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Calle Jarnkrok - Not playing Saturday Jarnkrok (undisclosed) will not play Saturday versus Montreal, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Impact Jarnkrok was ruled out of action by coach Sheldon Keefe who stated that the winger is day-to-day. Jarnkrok has 19 goals and 18 assists in 71 games this season.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Morgan Rielly - Healthy scratch Saturday Rielly will be a healthy scratch Saturday versus Montreal, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
Impact The Maple Leafs have clinched second place in the Atlantic Division and are giving some regulars time off. Rielly has been having a lackluster season, scoring four times and adding 36 assists in 62 games. Erik Gustafsson could take over the point on the first power play in Rielly's absence.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
T.J. Brodie - Resting Saturday Brodie will get a game off Saturday against the Canadiens, per NHL.com's Dave McCarthy.
Impact Brodie will get an extra day of rest Saturday with the Leafs looking ahead to the postseason. The 32-year-old defenseman has two goals, 13 points and a plus-11 rating in 55 games this season. Erik Gustafsson and Timothy Liljegren will round out Toronto's blueline with Brodie and Morgan Rielly both out.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mitch Marner - New career mark for points Marner scored twice and had an assist in a 7-1 win over Montreal on Saturday.
Impact He set a career high for points in a season with 98 (30 goals, 68 assists). Marner ended a season-high three-game point drought with the outburst, which pushed him past his previous single-season career high of 97 set last season. He has three games remaining to hit the century mark.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Auston Matthews - First four-point game this season Matthews scored a goal and added three assists in a 7-1 win over Montreal on Saturday.
Impact Matthews got past Jake Evans at the top of the left face-off circle and shot high glove from the hash marks at 13:51 of the third. AM34 has 39 goals and 84 points in 72 games. It has his first four-point game in more than a year (Apr. 4, 2022). Matthews is rounding in elite offensive form at the right time, with the postseason about 10 days away.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ilya Samsonov - First win since April Fool's Day Samsonov made 20 saves in a 7-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday.
Impact Johnathan Kovacevic cut the score to 2-1 early in the second period when his shot from the point deflected in off Leafs forward Mitchell Marner. Samsonov did check in with the trainer about something in the second period, but stayed in the game until he yielded the net to the Leafs emergency backup goalie (EBUG) Jett Alexander with 1:10 left in the game. It was Samsonov's first win since Apr. 1 (1-1-1).
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
John Tavares - Two goals help lead way Tavares scored twice Saturday in a 7-1 win over the Canadiens.
Impact Tavares scored the winner at 15:16 of the first period, one-timing a pass from Mitchell Marner from the top of the crease. He made it 5-1 at 6:01 of the third with his 35th goal, backhanding a loose puck in the crease on the power play. Tavares has 78 points in 78 games this season and has 352 points in 358 games in blue and white.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Ryan O'Reilly - Three apples silence Habs O'Reilly put up three assists Saturday in a 7-1 win over the Canadiens.
Impact The points are his first since his return from injury. O'Reilly started the game on the second line with John Tavares and Mitchell Marner on his flanks. It could be a preview of loaded lines the Leafs can roll in the postseason. It certainly was combustible Saturday.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Erik Gustafsson - Power-play monster Saturday Gustafsson delivered three assists in a 7-1 win over Montreal on Saturday.
Impact All three came on the power play. Gustafsson played 19:42, including 4:10 with the man advantage, in a game where both Morgan Rielly and T.J. Brodie sat out due to rest. Gustafsson was brought into Toronto to help run the power play if Rielly ever went down, but his ice time may be limited otherwise. Nice night, though.
APRIL 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
The ice might be tilted in the Maple Leafs' favour heading into their series with the Lightning It may be hard to fathom but, based on the numbers, the Leafs might actually have the better goaltender
APRIL 7, 2023 • THESTAR.COM
Bruins Finish The Leafs In Overtime 💀 #shorts
APRIL 7, 2023 • YOUTUBE
With playoff spot secure, Leafs face Canadiens With home-ice advantage clinched for the first playoff round, the Toronto Maple Leafs can afford to look beyond Saturday night’s game agains...
APRIL 7, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Maple Leafs must re-discover scoring touch Now that the band’s back together, time for the Maple Leafs to make some music.
APRIL 7, 2023 • TORONTOSUN.COM
Ford Final Five Facts: Bruins Beat Maple Leafs 2-1 In Overtime The Bruins found win number 61 after coming back in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in overtime at the TD Garden.
APRIL 7, 2023 • NESN.COM
Four Takeaways From Bruins' Playoff-Like 2-1 OT Win Vs. Maple Leafs The Bruins pulled out an exciting 2-1 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night despite having a horrendous second period.
APRIL 7, 2023 • NESN.COM
