Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Nylander scores twice, Matthews nets 41st in Maple Leafs' 5-4 victory over Stars
Nylander had two goals and assist, Matthews added an assist and John Tavares had a goal and two assists. Ilya Samsonov made 27 saves.
Toronto scored three times on the power play after falling 3-2 to the New York Islanders on Monday night coming out of the All-Star break.
“Each game is going to present its own challenges,” Matthews said. “There’s going to be different momentum swings out there. We try to stay focused and present.”
Evgeni Dadonov scored twice for Dallas, the second on a third-period penalty shot. Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston also scored.
Scott Wedgewood made 26 saves with Jake Oettinger resting after a 2-1 victory in Buffalo on Tuesday night. The Stars had won four straight and seven of 10.
Dadonov tied it at 3 on the penalty shot with 8:55 left after Maple Leafs defenseman bear-hugged him on a breakaway.
“We made a mistake,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. “We were playing a great period to that point. Just continue with it. Stay with it.”
Marner responded 32 seconds later with his 22nd off a feed from Matthews. Nylander then scored his second of the night, and 25th overall.
“We just wanted to get back to work,” Marner said. “Our bench does a good job of staying in the moment, realizing there’s another opportunity to go out there and do something. But, same time, not forcing it. That was one of those moments.”
Johnston scored his 15th with 1:25 left after Nylander missed the empty net looking for his second NHL hat trick.
UP NEXT
Stars: At Montreal on Saturday.
Maple Leafs: At Ottawa on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTOR wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:34 | William Nylander Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (35) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:52 | Jamie Benn Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Joe Pavelski (25), Jason Robertson (34) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:23 | Evgenii Dadonov Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ty Dellandrea (3), Ryan Suter (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:40 | John Tavares Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: William Nylander (40) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:37 | Auston Matthews Goal (41) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:05 | Evgenii Dadonov Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:37 | Mitchell Marner Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (20), Matthew Knies (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:57 | William Nylander Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (25), Tyler Bertuzzi (15) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:35 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (26), Mason Marchment (23) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
| 31 | Hits | 36 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 31 | Shots | 31 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 3 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 54.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 45.3 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 15 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
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 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Miro Heiskanen, D | Day-To-Day | Nov 8 |
| Kyle Capobianco, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Oskar Back, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Luke Krys, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
