Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

· National Hockey League

Toronto Maple Leafs

38-20-2

Final
6 - 5

Pittsburgh Penguins

24-29-10

Nylander scores in overtime as the Maple Leafs beat the Penguins 6-5 for their 5th straight win

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win. John Tavares, Max Domi and Conor Timmins also scored.

It was Nylander's 35th goal of the season and No. 252 for his career, passing Bob Pulford for 10th on the franchise list. Matthews continued his nine-game point streak with his 390th goal, passing Darryl Sittler for second on the franchise list, trailing only Mats Sundin.

Mitch Marner had an assist to pass George Armstrong for fifth on the franchise points list. Marner has 714 career points.

Crosby had a goal and two assists for the Penguins. He passed Bobby Hull for 18th on the NHL’s career goals list and Gordie Howe for 10th on the league's assists list. Crosby has 611 goals and 1,050 assists.

Rickard Rakell scored twice for Pittsburgh, including his 500th NHL point. Bryan Rust and Cody Glass also scored, and Joel Blomqvist stopped 27 shots.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: Winners of eight of nine overall, the Maple Leafs scored at least three goals in each of their wins during their torrid stretch.

Penguins: The Penguins have lost six of their last seven games, including a home game against Boston on Saturday.

Key moment Nylander entered the zone in overtime and scored on a wrist shot from between the circles.

Key stat The Maple Leafs improved to 27-0-0 this season when leading after two periods.

Up next Toronto hosts San Jose on Monday, and Pittsburgh visits Colorado on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 2:15	Max Domi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (10), Nicholas Robertson (6)
Goal	1st Period 4:39	Conor Timmins Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (8), William Nylander (26)
Goal	1st Period 10:27	Cody Glass Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Shea (3), Blake Lizotte (5)
Goal	1st Period 11:29	Rickard Rakell Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (29), Sidney Crosby (45)
Goal	1st Period 13:51	Sidney Crosby Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (36), Bryan Rust (24)
Goal	2nd Period 4:08	Auston Matthews Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (17), Mitch Marner (57)
Goal	2nd Period 15:38	Bryan Rust Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (46), Erik Karlsson (37)
Goal	2nd Period 19:04	John Tavares Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (15)
Goal	2nd Period 19:59	Matthew Knies Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 0:10	Rickard Rakell Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (25), Kris Letang (16)
Goal	4th Period 1:00	William Nylander Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (25), Auston Matthews (29)

Statistics

TOR		PIT
19	Blocked Shots	13
23	Hits	13
1	Takeaways	7
33	Shots	34
0	Power Play Goals	1
1	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
33	Faceoffs Won	26
55.9	Faceoff Win Percent	44.1
17	Giveaways	21
2	Total Penalties	1
4	Penalty Minutes	2

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Harrison Brunicke, D	Out	Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C	Injured Reserve	Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C	Injured Reserve	Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D	Out	Nov 24
Caleb Jones, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 25

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Marshall Rifai, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 18
Anthony Stolarz, G	Injured Reserve	Dec 16
Chris Tanev, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 15
Brandon Carlo, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 12
Dakota Mermis, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 10