St. Catharines defenceman scores his first NHL goal with Leafs

Published January 9, 2023 at 9:36 am

It looked for a while like St. Catharines native Conor Timmins was going to be the odd man out as the Toronto Maple Leaf defence corps started to get healthy once again.

However, with a full compliment of eight NHL-calibre defencemen at his behest, Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is only dressing six a game but last night (January 8) in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers, it looked like the coach is starting to platoon players, bringing in fresh legs to keep the older players from tiring out.

Conor Timmins as a kid and now holding up the puck from his first NHL goal last night.

That would work well for Timmins as the right-handed defenceman scored his first ever NHL goal with a thread-the-needle shot from the blue line.

Timmins’ marker put the Leafs up 3-1 on their way to a 6-2 win and marked the halfway point of the 2022-23 campaign at Game 41. He also notched an assist on a first period Calle Jarnkrok goal.

Timmins came to the Leafs with just seven career points – all assists – in 41 games with both Colorado and Phoenix. His first NHL goal gives him 10 points in just 12 Leafs games.