The Toronto Maple Leafs (2-1-0) welcome the Arizona Coyotes (0-2-0) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Arizona is coming off a high-scoring 6-3 loss against the Bruins on Saturday. The Coyotes committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Clayton Keller, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Josh Brown scored one apiece for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka saved only 37 of 42 shots against (.880%) in the loss. Toronto beat the Senators 3-2 on Saturday. Justin Holl, William Nylander, and David Kampf each scored once for the Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov saved 26 of 28 shots in the win (.928%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Coyotes won both games between the teams last season, including a 5-4 (OT) victory in their final meeting in March. Jakob Chychrun (2G 0A), Alex Galchenyuk (1G 1A), and Matias Maccelli (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Arizona. Scott Wedgewood got the win despite saving only 34 of 38 shots (.894%).
FACING OFF
Arizona is averaging 2.50 goals per game so far this season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Maple Leafs team that is allowing 2.67 goals a game (13th). Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.00 times a game on average, 18th in the league, and the Coyotes are allowing opponents to score 6.00 goals per game (31st).
TOP PERFORMERS:
With three points already this season, Gostisbehere is the top skater for the Coyotes. He has one goal and two assists in two games. In the net, Vejmelka (0-2-0) is Arizona’s top goaltender. He has a 5.55 GAA and a .884% save percentage. John Tavares leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with four points. He has one goal and three assists in three games. Samsonov (2-0-0) has the best goals against average for Toronto at 2.00. He has a save percentage of .926%.
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