Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Looks like fit on second line
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Bertuzzi scored a goal Saturday in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins.
Bertuzzi scored from the right post on a rebound following a John Tavares shot at 3:59 of the first period. He has found a home on the Leafs second line with William Nylander and Tavares, and he looks more comfortable with each passing game. Bert brings some fantasy value, but not as much as one would think. His edgy game is tailor made for the postseason, but he doesn't ring up the number of hits or PIM as you would think. Bertuzzi's fantasy merit will rise if he continues to build chemistry on the second line, but he needs to covert more at even strength. He has three goals and six points in his past seven outings.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Two points in Friday's win
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Bertuzzi scored a goal on a team-high seven shots on net and added an assist in Friday's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.
He also supplied two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating. With the Maple Leafs down 2-0 early in the third period, the 28-year-old winger got the comeback started by tapping home a slick feed from William Nylander. In fact, the line of Nylander, Bertuzzi and John Tavares accounted for all three Toronto goals and eight points in total. Bertuzzi has produced back-to-back multi-point performances, and after a sluggish start to his tenure in blue and white he's got three goals and seven points in his last 11 games.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: First multi-pointer of season
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Bertuzzi picked up two apples in a 5-2 win over the Canucks on Saturday.
The first one was a primary helper on Matthew Knies' first-period goal. Bertuzzi then got a secondary helper on William Nylander's second-period snipe. It's his first multi-point effort this season. Bertuzzi has taken some heat this season for appearing to be disengaged and struggling to find a fit in blue and white. But he has three points (one goal, two assists) in his last three games, so perhaps he's turning the corner.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Snaps slump with tally
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Bertuzzi scored at even strength in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Senators.
Bertuzzi's ice time has been volatile as he's struggled in his first season with the Maple Leafs. He's lit the lamp just three times and has a single helper between 13 games, but Bert also tied William Nylander with a game-high five shots Wednesday, which likely only complicates matters for fantasy mangers that had grown impatient with the former. Bertuzzi's best season took place in 2021-22, when he sniped his way to 30 goals and added 32 assists for the Red Wings, but the Leafs are using him in the defensive zone more often than he was in Detroit, or even his 22 games in Boston last season.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Nets power-play goal
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Bertuzzi scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Stars.
Bertuzzi struck at 5:08 of the third period to give the Maple Leafs a two-goal lead. The 28-year-old winger has showed some signs of life with a goal and an assist over his last two games. He's at three points, 15 shots on net, 10 PIM, seven hits and a plus-3 rating through seven contests overall.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Plays through injury Thursday
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Per Mark Masters of TSN, Bertuzzi (undisclosed) could be missing from the Toronto lineup Saturday when the Maple Leafs face the Lightning.
Bertuzzi played injured Thursday in a 3-1 loss to the Panthers. The winger has one goal in four games with Toronto this season. The Maple Leafs recalled Pontus Holmberg on Friday in case Bertuzzi is unable to go Saturday. Confirmation on Bertuzzi's status against Tampa Bay should surface prior to puck drop.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: First goal with new team
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Bertuzzi scored a goal Saturday in a 7-4 win over the Wild.
Bertuzzi swatted in a bumper pass from Calle Jarnkrok from in tight while on the power play. He was plus-3 on the night and was on the ice for Auston Matthews' second straight hat trick. Bertuzzi's confidence is starting to grow, and he's looking to get back to the heights of his career-best 62-point season in 2021-22.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Five shots in debut with new team
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Bertuzzi picked up four PIM and fired five shots in a 6-5 shootout win over the Canadiens on Wednesday.
He was a busy man in his Maple Leafs debut, but he couldn't find twine in 14:39 of ice time. Bertuzzi has a key role on the Leafs' top line, so the points should come once he settles into his new city.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Opens camp with Marner and Matthews
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Bertuzzi has opened training camp on the Maple Leafs' top line with Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner, reports the Toronto Sun.
It's early and things always change as camp progresses, but Bertuzzi's ability to dig the puck out and then crash the net to hammer in rebounds is the perfect style for his high-skill linemates. The trio has been skating at the practice facility over the past few weeks, but Thursday was the group's first public appearance together at camp. "I want to create space for those guys, bring energy," Bertuzzi said. "(Net front), that's where I'll be." Toronto media has already started calling the line the MAT Pack. The 6-foot-2, 200 pound winger's fantasy value will be the highest it has ever been if this gig sticks.
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Maple Leafs' Tyler Bertuzzi: Lands with Leafs
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Bertuzzi signed a one-year, $5.5 million contract with Toronto on Sunday.
Bertuzzi generated 30 points in 50 games between Detroit and Boston last season after recording 30 goals and 32 assists in 68 contests for the Red Wings during the 2021-22 campaign. He should fit in nicely as a top-six forward with the Leafs, granting him valuable exposure to Auston Matthews or John Tavares.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Three-point effort in Game 6
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Bertuzzi scored two goals, one on the power play, and added a power-play assist in Friday's 7-5 loss to the Panthers in Game 6 of the Bruins' first-round series.
The 28-year-old picked up his second tally and his helper within the first four minutes of the third period to give Boston a 4-3 lead, but everything went sideways for the team after that. Bertuzzi has found another gear to begin the playoffs, piling up four goals and nine points in six games, with five of those points (two goals, three assists) coming on the power play. Despite his efforts, the league's best team in the regular season is still facing the prospect of elimination on home ice in Game 7 on Sunday.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Extends point streak Sunday
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Bertuzzi scored the game-winning goal Sunday and added a power-play assist in a 6-2 victory over the Panthers during Game 4 of the Bruins' first-round series.
After helping set up Brad Marchand midway through the first period to open the scoring, Bertuzzi gave the Bruins a 3-1 lead early in the third period by tipping home a point shot from Brandon Carlo. The former Red Wing has found the scoresheet in all four playoff games so far -- in fact, he's got an eight-game streak dating back to the final week of the regular season. Bertuzzi has piled up two goals and six points in the postseason heading into Game 5 on Wednesday.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Collects power-play goal
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Bertuzzi scored a power-play goal in Boston's 6-3 loss to Florida in Game 2 on Wednesday.
Bertuzzi is on a six-game scoring streak, providing two goals and 10 points in that span. His latest marker tied Wednesday's contest at 2-2 late in the second period, but the Panthers pounced in the third frame. Bertuzzi, who had eight goals and 30 points in 50 regular-season appearances, is a key component of Boston's supporting cast, serving on the second line and second power-play unit.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Two assists in series opener
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Bertuzzi picked up a pair of assists in Monday's 3-1 win over the Panthers.
Bertuzzi set up David Pastrnak on the power play with a nifty backhanded pass to give Boston an early 1-0 lead in the first period. Bertuzzi would add a second assist on Jake DeBrusk's tally in the second. The 28-year-old Bertuzzi finished the regular season with six assists and seven points in his final four contests. He looks to be carrying his playmaking success into the postseason, further strengthening a potent Boston offense.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Collects two assists Saturday
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Bertuzzi registered two assists in a 2-1 victory over New Jersey on Saturday.
Bertuzzi has been held off the scoresheet only once over his last five contests, and he has two goals and five points in that span. Through 47 appearances this season, The 28-year-old has seven goals and 25 points. His scoring pace is well behind 2021-22, during which he finished with 62 points in 68 contests, but Bertuzzi seems to be heating up with the playoffs around the corner.
Bertuzzi scored a goal on two shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime victory over Columbus.
Bertuzzi's power-play goal midway through the second period was Boston's lone tally until David Pastrnak's winner in overtime. The goal snapped a three-game scoreless streak for Bertuzzi, who now has two goals and seven points in 14 games since joining the Bruins at the trade deadline. The 28-year-old winger is up to 21 points (six goals, 15 assists) in 43 games between Detroit and Boston. While it's been a down year offensively for Bertuzzi, he could see an expanded role down the stretch as the Bruins look to keep their top lines healthy going into the postseason.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Pots first goal with Boston
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Bertuzzi picked up a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
His first goal in a Bruins jersey came on a fluke play, as his centering attempt from behind the Montreal net banked off a defender's leg and Jake Allen's pad before finding twine, but it counts all the same. Bertuzzi has five points in his last six games and appears to be settling in nicely as a source of secondary offense for Boston.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Adds assist in win
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Bertuzzi logged an assist and four shots in Thursday's 3-0 win over Winnipeg.
Bertuzzi set up Trent Frederic with a nifty centering feed from behind the net, giving the Bruins a 1-0 lead 50 seconds into the first period. The 28-year-old Bertuzzi now has three points, all assists, in six games since joining Boston at the trade deadline. He's up to four goals and 17 points in 35 games overall this season. While Bertuzzi is certainly capable of providing offense, he's been limited to a bottom-six role so far with the Bruins.
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Bruins' Tyler Bertuzzi: Coming to Beantown
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Bertuzzi was acquired by the Bruins from the Red Wings on Thursday in exchange for a 2024 first-round pick and a 2025 fourth-round selection, Pierre LeBrun of TSN reports.
Bertuzzi joins a Boston squad that is already sitting atop the NHL standings and leading the Presidents' Trophy race. In the short term, Bertuzzi figures to slot into a second-line role while Taylor Hall (lower body) is sidelined. Even once Hall returns, the 28-year-old Bertuzzi should challenge for a top-six role and a spot on the No. 1 power-play unit.
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Red Wings' Tyler Bertuzzi: Opens scoring in loss
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Bertuzzi scored a goal on four shots in Monday's 6-2 loss to the Senators.
Bertuzzi found himself on a partial breakaway before sliding the puck past Cam Talbot to give Detroit a 1-0 lead in the first period. It's the fourth goal of the season for Bertuzzi and his first since Feb. 16. Overall, it's been a disappointing year for Bertuzzi managers, though he still offers scoring upside while playing with Dylan Larkin on the Wing's top line. The 28-year-old Bertuzzi is up to 14 points through 28 games this season.
