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Matthews scores 2, Toronto ends Boston’s 7-game win streak
TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews’ second purpose of the sport got here on an influence play within the second interval and lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 win over Boston on Saturday night time, snapping the Bruins’ seven-game profitable streak.
Mitch Marner had two assists for Toronto (6-4-2). Ilya Samsonov made 13 saves earlier than leaving the sport after two durations with a knee harm. Erik Kallgren stopped seven pictures the remainder of the way in which.
Brad Marchand scored on a penalty shot within the second interval for Boston. Linus Ullmark made 26 saves for the Bruins, who entered because the NHL’s high staff based mostly on factors share.
Matthews, who led the league with 60 targets final season on the way in which to capturing his first Hart Trophy as MVP, had scored simply as soon as within the first seven video games this season, however now has 5 targets in his final 5 contests.
He broke 1-all tie at 14:07 of the second interval together with his second of the sport on a easy tap-in on the lip of Ullmark’s crease for his sixth of the marketing campaign. The purpose adopted a terrific particular person effort by William Nylander on an influence play.
Kallgren, the Maple Leaf’s No. 3 goalie possibility with Matt Murray (groin/abductor) on long-term injured reserve, changed Samsonov to begin the third. After Toronto couldn’t join on two man-advantage alternatives, Boston’s David Pastrnak despatched a shot off the put up.
The Maple Leafs then killed off two Boston energy performs with determined defending that continued late with Ullmark on the bench for an additional attacker.
Coming off Wednesday’s victory over Philadelphia that snapped a four-game slide Toronto opened the scoring at 7:19 of the primary when Matthews fooled Ullmark after the Bruins goaltender misplaced monitor of the puck behind his internet.
With the Maple Leafs down a person in opposition to the NHL’s highest-scoring staff, T.J. Brodie tripped Marchand on a breakaway to arrange the winger’s slick deke that had Samsonov utterly fooled to tie the sport for the Bruins.
Marchand’s fourth purpose in 4 video games was the 800th level of his profession, making him the seventh participant in franchise historical past to achieve the milestone. The 34-year-old additionally tied Mario Lemieux for second all-time together with his sixth profitable penalty shot, one behind Pavel Bure’s file seven.
NOTES
The Maple Leafs misplaced Nicolas Aube-Kubel on waivers to the Washington Capitals. The 26-year-old winger signed in the summertime after profitable the Stanley Cup with Colorado, however by no means discovered his footing in Toronto. Aube-Kubel didn’t register some extent in six video games for Toronto.
UP NEXT
Boston: Host St. Louis Blues on Monday.
Toronto: At Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
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