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MAPLE LEAFS (1-1) vs. (1-1) AUGUST 6, 2020 ▪ 8:00 PM EST SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) ▪ TV: ▪ RADIO: SPORTSNET 590 THE FAN

MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus COLUMBUS

ALL-TIME RECORD: 14-11-1-4 ALL-TIME at HOME: 6-6-1-3 ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SERIES RECORD: 0-0 ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1 2019-20: 1-0-1

THE SERIES SO FAR

GAME TWO – AUGUST 4, 2020: Toronto 3 vs. Columbus 0 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

Toronto Goals: Matthews, Tavares, Rielly Columbus Goals: N/A TOR PP: 0/5; CBJ PP: 0/4 Shots: 39-20 Toronto; Hits: 28-18 Columbus; Faceoff %: 53% Columbus

GAME ONE – AUGUST 2, 2020: Columbus 2 vs. Toronto 0 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY

Toronto Goals: N/A Columbus Goals: Atkinson, Wennberg TOR PP: 0/1; CBJ PP: 0/2 Shots: 35-28 Columbus; Hits: 37-26 Columbus; Faceoff %: 58% SERIES LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER

GOALS 1 (Matthews, Rielly, Tavares) BLOCKED SHOTS 5 (Muzzin)

ASSISTS 1 (Five players tied) TAKEAWAYS 4 (Matthews)

POINTS 2 (Matthews) HITS 6 (Kerfoot)

SHOTS 10 (Matthews) TOI PER GAME 23:31 (Rielly)

FACEOFF WIN% 70.3% (Tavares) PP TOI PER GAME 4:37 (Matthews)

5-on-5 ATTEMPT % 68.1% (Marner) SH TOI PER GAME 3:47 (Holl)

MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus COLUMBUS

GAMES: (27), Jason Spezza (22), Kyle Clifford (20), (20) POINTS: John Tavares (33), (12), Jason Spezza (12) GOALS: John Tavares (14), Mitch Marner (5), Jason Spezza (4) ASSISTS: John Tavares (19), Morgan Rielly (9), Tyson Barrie (9) MINUTES: Kyle Clifford (23), John Tavares (16), Jake Muzzin (14)

BLUE JACKETS CAREER LEADERS versus TORONTO

GAMES: Nick Foligno (46), Brandon Dubinsky (32), Gustav Nyquist (27) POINTS: Brandon Dubinsky (23), Nick Foligno (22), Gustav Nyquist (20) GOALS: Gustav Nyquist (11), Nick Foligno (10), Brandon Dubinsky (7) ASSISTS: Brandon Dubinsky (16), Nick Foligno (12), Seth Jones (9), Gustav Nyquist (9) PENALTY MINUTES: Nick Foligno (38), Brandon Dubinsky (26), Nathan Gerbe (16)

MAPLE LEAFS ACTIVE PLAYOFF LEADERS

GAMES: Jason Spezza (82), Jake Muzzin (59), Kyle Clifford (57) POINTS: Jason Spezza (70), John Tavares (28), Jake Muzzin (22) GOALS: Jason Spezza (25), John Tavares (14), Auston Matthews (11) ASSISTS: Jason Spezza (45), Jake Muzzin (15), John Tavares (14) PENALTY MINUTES: Kyle Clifford (62), Jason Spezza (30), Jake Muzzin (22) 2019-20 SERIES

October 4, 2019: Toronto 4 vs. Columbus 1 GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY Toronto Goals: Marner (2), Ceci, Matthews Columbus Goals: Atkinson

October 21, 2019: Columbus 4 vs. Toronto 3 OT GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACEOFF SUMMARY Toronto Goals: Kapanen, Matthews, Nylander Boston Goals: Nash, Dubois, Wennberg, Nyquist

MAPLE LEAFS SNAPSHOTS

Postseason Appearances - The 2020 postseason marks the Maple Leafs’ 69th appearance in the . Series History - The Maple Leafs have played a total of 114 series in their previous 68 playoff appearances, winning 58 of them. Playoff Record - Toronto has a record of 262-285-4 in 551 franchise playoff games. Best of Five - The Toronto franchise (Arenas, St. Pats, Maple Leafs) has played in 15 best-of- five series in its history and have a 7-8 record in that span Toronto vs. Columbus - This is the first time the Maple Leafs and Blue Jackets have met in a postseason series. Postseason Experience - Frederik Andersen, Kasperi Kapanen, , Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and Morgan Rielly have appeared in all 20 postseason games contested by the Maple Leafs since the 2017 , per NHL Stats. In the Atlantic - Toronto finished third in the Atlantic Division and 13th in the NHL standings with a record of 36-25-9 (.569 points percentage). Team Discipline - The Maple Leafs took the sixth-fewest penalties in the NHL (219) and averaged the third-fewest penalty minutes per game (6.7). Faceoffs - The Maple Leafs finished third among NHL teams in faceoff win percentage (52.5%) and tied for second among NHL teams in offensive zone faceoff win percentage (54.0%). Goals by Strength - The Maple Leafs were third in the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (159). Power Play - The Maple Leafs have the third fewest power play opportunities (195) among NHL teams that have scored at least 40 power play goals (45). Penalty Kill - Toronto was shorthanded 193 times this season, which was the eighth-fewest times shorthanded in the NHL. Scoring First - Toronto had a .774 win percentage when scoring first, which tied for the third highest in the NHL.

MAPLE LEAFS NOTABLES

Frederik Andersen - Stopped 33 of the 34 shots he faced in game one. He has allowed one or fewer goals in 12 of his 49 playoff appearances. - Since joining the Maple Leafs in 2016-17, Andersen is 9-12 in 22 Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances. He is tied for eighth among Maple Leafs goalies in all-time playoff wins. Tyson Barrie - Averaging 18:34 in ice time and 21.49 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time through two games in the series. - Has appeared in 23 career playoff games and recorded 14 points (one , 13 assists). Jack Campbell - Could make his Stanley Cup playoff debut this postseason. - Had a 3-2-1 record with a .915 save percentage and a 2.63 goals-against average after being acquired by the Maple Leafs. - Has made two career appearances against the Blue Jackets and is 1-0-1 with a 1.99 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. Cody Ceci - Has recorded four blocked shots through two games of the series after recording 79 blocked shots in 56 games during the 2019-20 regular season. - Has skated in 27 career playoff games, recording three assists. Kyle Clifford - Has appeared in 57 career playoff games and is a two-time Stanley Cup Champion (2012, 2014) with the . - Leads the Maple Leafs in shorthanded ice time per game (3:47) in the series thus far. - Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut on August 2 vs. Columbus. Zach Hyman - Registered his first of the postseason with an assist in game two. Ranks fourth among Toronto skaters in even-strength time on ice per game (15:38). - Has appeared in 22 career playoff games and recorded nine points (3-7-10). Kasperi Kapanen - Has drawn a team-high three penalties through two games of the series. - Has appeared in 22 career playoff games and recorded five points (4-1-5).

Alex Kerfoot - Leads the Maple Leafs in hits with six through two games. - Has appeared in 20 career playoff games and recorded five points (2-3-5). Mitch Marner - Had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 68.1 percent (47 for, 22 against) which leads the Maple Leafs. - Has appeared in 22 career playoff games and recorded 17 career points (5-12- 17). Auston Matthews - Ranks third among NHL forwards in ice time per game (23:22) through two games of the series. - Had his fourth career multi-point playoff game on August 4 vs. Columbus (1-1-2). - Has skated in 22 career playoff games and recorded 11 goals and four assists. - Per NHL Stats, Matthews’ 11 career playoff goals (20 GP) are tied for the second- most among Maple Leafs before age 23. He trails Ted Kennedy (20 G in 38 GP) and is tied with (11 G in 23 GP). William Nylander - Registered his first point of the postseason with an assist on August 4 vs. Columbus. Has started 65.2 percent of his 5-on-shifts in the offensive zone. - Has recorded three goals and eight assists in 20 career playoff games. Jason Spezza - Leads the Maple Leafs in career playoff games (82), goals (25), assists (45) and points (70). John Tavares - Recorded his first point of the playoffs with a goal on August 4 vs. Columbus. Leads the Maple Leafs in shots on goal (10) through two games. - Has skated in 33 career playoff games and recorded 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists).

INJURY REPORT

Andreas Johnsson (Knee) On injured reserve. Jake Muzzin Left Toronto’s game on August 4 and has been ruled out for the remainder of the series.

MAPLE LEAFS – BLUE JACKETS FINAL 2019-20 TEAM STATS

TORONTO COLUMBUS GOALS FOR (Rank): 237 (2nd) 180 (t-28th) GOALS AGAINST (Rank): 222 (25th) 183 (t-3rd) POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): 45/195 [23.8%] (6th) 31/189 [16.4%] (27th) PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): 150/193 [77.7%] (21st) 138/169 [81.7%] (12th) SHOTS (Rank): 2302 (4th) 2272 (6th) 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR 3466 (3rd) 3133 (14th) (Rank): 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): 52.0% (6th) 49.2% (19th) FACEOFF % (Rank): 52.5% (3rd) 48.5% (26th)

MAPLE LEAFS 2019-20 LEADERS

CATEGORY LEADER

GOALS 47 (Matthews)

ASSISTS 51 (Marner)

POINTS 80 (Matthews)

POWER PLAY POINTS 25 (Matthews)

SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 (Engvall, Kapanen)

PIMs 43 (Holl)

SHOTS 290 (Matthews)

FACEOFF WIN% 55.3% (Tavares)

5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % 54.6% (Nylander)

BLOCKED SHOTS 110 (Muzzin)

TAKEAWAYS 78 (Matthews)

HITS 109 (Muzzin)

TOI PER GAME 24:12 (Rielly)

PP TOI PER GAME 3:13 (Marner)

SH TOI PER GAME 2:50 (Ceci)