How to Watch Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – 10-14-2023

A game after Auston Matthews recorded a hat trick in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 6-5 win against the Montreal Canadiens, the Maple Leafs (1-0) host the Minnesota Wild (1-0) on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, BSN, and BSWI.

Maple Leafs vs. Wild Game Info

• Game Day: Saturday, October 14, 2023
• Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
• TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Maple Leafs and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries

Maple Leafs Insights

• The Maple Leafs’ 278 total goals (3.4 per game) made them the ninth-best scoring team in the league last season.
• The Maple Leafs conceded 220 total goals (2.7 per game), the seventh-fewest in league play.
• Their goal differential (+58) made them fifth-best in the league.
• The 64 power-play goals the Maple Leafs scored last season (on 246 power-play chances) were the fifth-most in the NHL.
• The Maple Leafs had the league’s second-best power-play conversion rate (26.02%).
• The eight shorthanded goals the Maple Leafs scored last season ranked 11th among NHL squads.
• The Maple Leafs had the league’s 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (81.85%).
• The Maple Leafs won the fourth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 53.1%.
• The Maple Leafs shot 10.6% as a team (ninth in the league).
• The Maple Leafs earned five shutouts last season. Their skaters averaged 21.6 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Maple Leafs Key Players

• With 30 goals and 69 assists last season, Mitchell Marner was one of Toronto’s leading contributors (99 points).
• William Nylander recorded 87 points (40 goals, 47 assists), adding significantly to the team’s scoring efforts last season.
• In 74 games a season ago, Matthews proved to be a contributor for Toronto. He posted 85 points on the year (40 goals and 45 assists).
• Last season for Toronto, Matt Murray (14-8-2) recorded a 1.3 goals-against average, and a save percentage of 90.276.

Maple Leafs Injuries

Matt Murray: Hip (Out), Conor Timmins: Lower Body (Out)

Wild Insights

• The Wild’s 239 goals last season (2.9 per game) ranked them 23rd in the NHL.
• The Wild had one of the best defenses in the NHL, giving up 219 total goals (2.7 per game), sixth in the league.
• With a goal differential of +20, they were 14th in the league.
• The Wild had 54 power-play goals (15th in NHL) on 252 chances.
• The Wild’s power-play percentage (21.43) put them 15th in the league.
• The Wild had 14 shorthanded goals (third in league).
• The 82.03% penalty-kill percentage of the Wild was 10th in the NHL.
• The Wild won 47.7% of faceoffs, 26th in the NHL.
• The 9.4% shooting percentage of the Wild was 23rd in the league.
• The Wild held their opponents scoreless five times.

Wild Key Players

• Kirill Kaprizov scored 40 goals (0.5 per game) and put up 35 assists (0.4 per game) last season, contributing to the Minnesota offense with 75 total points (0.9 per game). He took 3.2 shots per game, shooting 15.3%.
• Mats Zuccarello was one of the top contributors for Minnesota with 67 total points (0.8 per game), with 22 goals and 45 assists in 78 games.
• Minnesota’s Matthew Boldy was among the top offensive players on the team with 63 total points (31 goals and 32 assists).
• Filip Gustavsson was 22-9-7 in 39 games last season, conceding 81 goals (1.0 goals against average) with a 93.095 save percentage (third-best in the league).

Wild Injuries

Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out)