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Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Pittsburgh Penguins
8-4-2
Final
3 - 4
Toronto Maple Leafs
7-5-1

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
Joseph Woll, G Day-To-Day Feb 19
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Jan 28
Dakota Joshua, C Injured Reserve Jan 28
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sidney Crosby, C Out Feb 20
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 18
Kris Letang, D Injured Reserve Feb 17
Noel Acciari, C Day-To-Day Feb 6
Blake Lizotte, C Day-To-Day Feb 6

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 37 14 78 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 19 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Ottawa 28 22 63 7
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 25 61 3
Full Standings