Winnipeg Jets come from behind to beat Toronto Maple Leafs

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ON THE SCORESHEET

• Connor Carrick scored his first goal of the season at 6:46 of the first period. In 16 games with the Maple Leafs in 2015-16, Carrick recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists) before leading the AHL playoffs in scoring with 18 points (7 goals, 11 assists) in 15 playoff games for the Toronto Marlies.
• Nazem Kadri recorded his first point of the season with a goal in the first period before adding a second goal in the second period. He led the Maple Leafs in scoring with 45 points (17 goals, 28 assists) in 2015-16. Kadri now has 9 multi-goal games in his career and 38 multi-point games.
• William Nylander scored his first goal of the season at 6:47 of the second period on the power play for the Maple Leafs. He had six goals in 22 games for the Maple Leafs in 2015-16. Nylander has recorded multiple points in 3 of his last 5 games dating back to April 7, 2016. He has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in that span. In 25 career NHL games, Nylander has 6 multi-point games.
• Mitch Marner recorded his first career NHL assist on Carrick’s first period goal. He recorded his first NHL goal on Oct. 15 against Boston.
• James van Riemsdyk registered his first assist of the season in the first period. In 253 games with the Maple Leafs, van Riemsdyk has 90 goals and 90 assists.
• Morgan Rielly matched his career high point streak and established a new career high assist streak (3 games) with a first period assist on Kadri’s goal.
• Auston Matthews recorded his first NHL assist on Nylander’s second period goal.
• Milan Michalek registered his first assist of the season on Kadri’s first period goal. He recorded five assists in 13 games with the Maple Leafs in 2015-16.

SHOTS FIRED

• The Maple Leafs outshot the Jets in tonight’s game by a 40-34 margin.
• Toronto outshot Winnipeg by a 15-11 margin the second period, a 13-12 margin in the third and a 4-1 margin in overtime. The Maple Leafs were outshot in the first period by a 10-8 margin.
• Toronto had a 34-28 edge in shots at even-strength.
• Auston Matthews led the Maple Leafs in shots on goal (7) and shot attempts (10).

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

• The Maple Leafs have picked up points in both of their road games with a record of 0-0-2.
• Toronto is now 14-10-0-5 all-time on the road vs. the Jets franchise.

OF NOTE…

• The Maple Leafs have scored the first goal in all three of their games this season. In 2015-16, Toronto scored first on 29 occasions and had a 15-10-4 record when doing so.
• The Maple Leafs recorded a pair of power play goals (Nylander, Kadri) :08 seconds apart in the second period. During the 2015-16 season, the Maple Leafs’ fastest two goals came :17 apart on Feb. 13, 2016 at Vancouver.
• Frederik Andersen established a new season-high in saves with 29.
• Tyler Bozak won 57 percent of his faceoffs (8 won, 6 lost) to lead Maple Leafs centremen.
• Matt Hunwick had a game-high 4 blocked shots for the Maple Leafs.
• Leo Komarov led the Maple Leafs in hits with 5.
• Martin Marincin led the Maple Leafs in TOI (24:47) and shorthanded TOI (2:28).
• Morgan Rielly had a game-high 39 shifts.

MIKE BABCOCK POSTGAME: OCTOBER 19, 2016

On coming away with a single point:

Obviously we had things going pretty good, it was 4-1 going into the third and we lost the draw early in the third and they scored. Then I thought the momentum went their way. I still thought we had lots of good looks and opportunity, the goalie made some saves. We had a good look in overtime too and then they had a good look and they won. It’s disappointing, any time you’re up you want to shut the game down and take care of it and keep playing. I thought we didn’t stay with it the same way and I thought they got better in the third. In the end, we get what we get.

On a young team learning to play with the lead:

Well you’ve just got to keep playing the same way, you can’t get on your heels. Now, I didn’t think – one lost faceoff, second one we block a shot and it bounced right to their guy — I didn’t think it was wave after wave, and I thought we had our chances. In saying that, you’ve got to find a way to take care of the puck, you’ve got to find a way to play in the offensive zone and keep attacking. We always talk about trying to play like the game is tied so you’re always going for the next one. That way you stay on your toes.

FREDERIK ANDERSEN POSTGAME: OCTOBER 19, 2016

On the Winnipeg comeback:

I think they started skating a lot more than we did, like we had been in the first. I think we took the foot off the gas a little bit and we paid for it.

AUSTON MATTHEWS POSTGAME: OCTOBER 19, 2016

On Winnipeg getting back into the game:

They’re a very good hockey club and they’ve got a lot of great players. I think we need to learn how to play with a lead. We were up 4-1, we were playing like we were down 4-1. We need to be smart with the puck, be smart in our D zone and just learn how to play with that lead.

On the play of his line with Nylander and Hyman:

I thought we got better. That first period we were off to a slow start, but I thought the second and third we were able to control the puck down low and create some more scoring chances. It’s good momentum getting a couple of goals on the power play there. I think all in all there’s always stuff to improve on. We’ll circle back and go into Minnesota tomorrow in full force.

WILLIAM NYLANDER POSTGAME: OCTOBER 19, 2016

On the feeling heading into the third period:

I think we felt pretty good, I think we maybe took our foot off the gas a little bit coming into the third. I think we’ve got to learn how to play with a lead. We had a lead in Ottawa too so it’s something we’ve got to work on.

On the team learning from the game:

Of course, you always learn from your mistakes. We’ll work on it and move forward tomorrow.

MORGAN RIELLY POSTGAME: OCTOBER 19, 2016

On the shift in momentum:

They’re a good team. They have a lot of speed and they have a lot of skill up front. Obviously at the end of the third there it was on full display.