Toronto Maple Leafs (10-8-4, 19th in NHL) vs. Calgary Flames (10-13-2, 26th in NHL)
Puck drop: 8:30 p.m. EST
Arena: Scotiabank Saddledome
Watch: Sportsnet
Game Day Notes
– The Flames are looking to turn their dismal home form around in their first game back after a six-game road trip (3-2-1). They’ve earned a league-low six points on home ice this season over their ten games at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
– Jhonas Enroth is looking for his first win of the season in his fifth start versus a Flames team that sits bottom of the league in goal difference, 29th in goals per game and second-last in points percentage. The Leafs are 0-3-1 as the tired team in a back-to-back situation this season.
– The loss of Johnny Gaudreau to injury paired with slow starts from Sam Bennett (12 points in 25 games) and Sean Monahan (9 points in 25 games) has the Flames starving for offense 25 games into the season. The Flames are tied for 29th in goals per game a season after finishing top 10 in the category and two seasons after making the playoffs with the sixth-best offense in the NHL. The Flames have just one player in the top 100 NHL points scorers in Michael Frolik, who sits tied for 85th with 14 points in 25 games.
– With summer acquisition Brian Elliott off to a nightmare start with a 3-9-0 record and a .885 save percentage (dead last among goalies with more than 10 games played), Chad Johnson (7-4-0, .922 SV%) is expected to make his eighth start in the Flames’ last ten games. Johnson is 4-1-1 with a .918 save percentage lifetime against the Leafs.
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Tor | Cgy |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24 | 22 |
| Record % | 0.545 | 0.44 |
| Home Winning % | 0.727 | 0.3 |
| Away Winning % | 0.364 | 0.5 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0 | 0.5 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.05 | -0.8 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | -1.18 | -0.76 |
| Hits Per Game | 25.7 | 21.1 |
| PIM Per Game | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 12.9 | 9.5 |
| Goals Per Game | 3.18 | 2.24 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.55 | 1.72 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.59 | 0.32 |
| Shots Per Game | 32 | 28.3 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10 | 12.6 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.1 | 0.079 |
| Power Play % | 0.197 | 0.104 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 3.14 | 3.04 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 2.55 | 2.12 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.5 | 0.88 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 33.14 | 29.08 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 10.57 | 9.57 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.095 | 0.105 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.845 | 0.768 |
| Save % | 0.905 | 0.896 |
| Goals Against Average | 3.11 | 3.01 |
| Shutouts | 0 | 2 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.9 | 0.921 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 3.15 | 2.22 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 1 | 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – Nikita Soshnikov
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – William Nylander – Ben Smith
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Scratched: Martin Marincin, Peter Holland, Frank Corrado
Goaltenders
Starter: Jhonas Enroth (Confirmed)
Backup: Frederik Andersen
Calgary Flames Projected Lines
Forwards
Kris Versteeg – Sean Monahan – Troy Brouwer
Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett – Matt Stajan – Alex Chiasson
Micheal Ferland – Freddie Hamilton – Garnet Hathaway
Defencemen
Mark Giordano – Dougie Hamilton
T.J. Brodie – Dennis Wideman
Jyrki Jokipakka – Deryk Engelland
Goaltenders
Starter: Chad Johnson (Confirmed)
Backup: Brian Elliott
