Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs
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Auston Matthews lifts Maple Leafs past Jets in OT
“Elite talent,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. “He’s a star. That’s what they do.”
At the end of a long, frantic shift to start an extra period where the Maple Leafs were scrambling to hold on after Morgan Rielly broke his stick, Matthews took a pass from the defenseman heading the other way before selling shot and roofing a backhand on the stellar Connor Hellebuyck.
“There was a lot of chaos ... it happened so fast,” Matthews said. “We’d been out there for a while, they’d been out there for a while.”
Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Ilya Mikheyev scored in regulation to help Toronto regain the overall NHL lead at 19-7-2. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves, and Matthews and Marner each added an assist.
Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist, and Paul Stastny also scored for the Jets. Hellebuyck made 34 saves.
“We did some good things and we have some things to improve on,” Hellebuyck said. “I stole a lot of goals tonight. “I’m happy with my performance and I’m just looking forward to the next one.”
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 16:19 | |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:14 | |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:50 | |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:29 | |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:39 | |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:34 | |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:59 |
Statistics
 WPG |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 30 | Hits | 18 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 27 | Shots | 38 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 44.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 55.7 |
| 8 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Stolarz, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Calle Jarnkrok, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Brandon Carlo, D | Out | Apr 11 |
| Auston Matthews, C | Out | Mar 19 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Chibrikov, RW | Out | Apr 30 |
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Out | Apr 30 |
| Neal Pionk, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Gustav Nyquist, RW | Out | Apr 16 |
