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William Nylander helps the Maple Leafs rally past the Penguins 4-3

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist for Toronto, which trailed 3-0 going into the third. Bobby McMann snapped a tie with 6:17 left, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 34 shots.

The Maple Leafs won for the fourth time in five games.

Ben Kindel had two goals for Pittsburgh, and Erik Karlsson also scored. Tristan Jarry made 16 saves.

Kindel became the fifth 18-year-old in franchise history with a multigoal game, joining Sidney Crosby, Jaromir Jagr, Jordan Staal and Craig Simpson.

Kindel's power-play goal made it 3-0 at 11:50 of the second. It was his fifth of the season.

Matthews started Toronto's rally when he converted a breakaway 3:31 into the third. Nylander, who missed three of the Leafs’ previous four games, added two more, including a tying one-timer at 6:55.

McMann then gave Toronto its first lead after Nick Robertson took the puck hard to the net.

Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev returned to Toronto after being stretchered off in Saturday’s 5-2 victory at Philadelphia. Coach Craig Berube said the veteran blueliner “is in a good spot” following an overnight hospital stay.

Up next Penguins: Host the Capitals on Thursday night.

Maple Leafs: Host the Mammoth on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 13:08 Erik Karlsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (8), Philip Tomasino (1)
Goal 1st Period 17:56 Ben Kindel Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Ryan Shea (6), Ville Koivunen (1)
Goal 2nd Period 11:50 Ben Kindel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (16), Bryan Rust (7)
Goal 3rd Period 3:31 Auston Matthews Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (4), William Nylander (13)
Goal 3rd Period 4:47 William Nylander Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Matthew Knies (12), Morgan Rielly (6)
Goal 3rd Period 6:55 William Nylander Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7), Auston Matthews (4)
Goal 3rd Period 13:43 Bobby McMann Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicholas Robertson (4), Morgan Rielly (7)

Statistics

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5 Blocked Shots 24
9 Hits 35
5 Takeaways 5
37 Shots 20
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 33
41.1 Faceoff Win Percent 58.9
18 Giveaways 22
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Auston Matthews, C Out Dec 30
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 30
Dakota Joshua, C Injured Reserve Dec 30
William Nylander, RW Out Dec 30
Brandon Carlo, D Injured Reserve Dec 27
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Oct 25
Tanner Howe, LW Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,916 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 24 11 51 3
NY Islanders 21 14 46 4
Philadelphia 19 11 45 7
Washington 20 14 45 5
NY Rangers 19 17 43 5
New Jersey 20 16 42 2
Pittsburgh 16 12 41 9
Columbus 17 15 40 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 23 14 49 3
Tampa Bay 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 46 6
Florida 21 15 44 2
Buffalo 20 14 44 4
Boston 20 18 42 2
Ottawa 18 15 41 5
Toronto 17 15 40 6
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