Seattle Kraken at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Mitch Marner has hat trick, shootout winner in Maple Leafs' 4-3 victory over Kraken
Wearing a full shield and cage after taking a puck to the jaw against Florida on Tuesday night, Marner ended an eight-game goal drought with the offensive flurry. He also scored three goals against Detroit on Feb. 26, 2022.
“I haven’t been happy with my own game,” Marner said. “Haven’t been my best.”
Auston Matthews also scored in the shootout and had two assists to help Toronto improve to 12-6-3. Joseph Woll made 37 saves.
“There’s more space out there, guys are making plays,” Woll said. “Just trying to enjoy it.”
Jared McCann scored twice for Seatttle. Eeli Tolvanen added a goal and Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 shots.
“We were the better team … I call it as I see it,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. “Thought we deserved a better outcome.”
Marner opened the scoring at 6:34 of the first period on a power play off a nice pass from William Nylander. Marner made it 2-0 21 seconds into the second on a one-timer that took a deflection right as a Seattle penalty was expiring.
McCann cut it to 2-1 on a power play at 3:37 of the second.
Marner completed the hat trick with 3:59 left in the second with his eighth goal of the season, taking a breakaway pass from Jake McCabe and beating Grubauer with a high shot.
Seattle rallied in the third, with Tolvanen scoring off a rush at 6:15 and McCann tying it with 6:36 to go.
Woll made three huge stops in the extra period for Toronto, the best on Jordan Eberle to force the shootout.
“They’re a hard forechecking team,” Toronto defenseman Jake McCabe said. “They tilted the ice a little bit. Woller kept us in it.”
UP NEXT
Kraken: At Ottawa on Saturday night.
Maple Leafs: Host Boston on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:34 | Mitchell Marner Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (16), Auston Matthews (8) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:21 | Mitchell Marner Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (9), Conor Timmins (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:37 | Jared McCann Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand (13), Jordan Eberle (9) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:01 | Mitchell Marner Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:15 | Eeli Tolvanen Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Tye Kartye (4), Adam Larsson (5) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:24 | Jared McCann Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Wennberg (7), Justin Schultz (7) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Auston Matthews Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Mitchell Marner Goal Snap Shot |
Statistics
 SEA |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 27 | Hits | 20 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 40 | Shots | 28 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 20.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
| 39.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 61.0 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 12 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Rielly, D | Out | Nov 10 |
| Colton Sissons, C | Out | Nov 10 |
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
Seattle Kraken Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikke Kokko, G | Injured Reserve | Nov 7 |
| Curtis Douglas, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
| Jared McCann, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 25 |
| Jacob Melanson, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Ryan Lindgren, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 8 |
