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Utah Mammoth at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Tavares helps the Maple Leafs beat the Mammoth 5-3 for their 3rd consecutive win

Auston Matthews tallies 8th goal of the season

Tavares, William Nylander, Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli each had a goal and an assist for Toronto. Nylander has five goals and 11 assists during an eight-game point streak.

Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots.

Mikhail Sergachev, Michael Carcone and Dylan Guenther scored for Utah, which was coming off a 2-1 overtime win at Buffalo on Tuesday night. Vitek Vanecek had 14 saves.

Auston Matthews gave Toronto a 2-1 lead when he scored his eighth goal of the season 8:56 into the second period. But Sergachev responded for the Mammoth with 3:33 left.

Tavares made it 3-2 when he knocked in his seventh goal at 8:06 of the third. Maccelli beat Vanecek at 15:40, and Knies added an empty-netter with 2:59 left.

Guenther's sixth goal of the season made it 5-3 with 1:07 remaining.

Up next Mammoth: Visit Montreal on Saturday.

Maple Leafs: Host Boston on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 18:49 Michael Carcone Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lawson Crouse (2)
Goal 2nd Period 4:46 William Nylander Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (13), John Tavares (11)
Goal 2nd Period 8:56 Auston Matthews Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (4), Jake McCabe (5)
Goal 2nd Period 16:27 Mikhail Sergachev Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Dmitri Simashev (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:06 John Tavares Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Bobby McMann (2), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 15:40 Matias Maccelli Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dakota Joshua (3), Morgan Rielly (8)
Goal 3rd Period 17:01 Matthew Knies Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (14), Jake McCabe (6)
Goal 3rd Period 18:53 Dylan Guenther Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Nate Schmidt (3), John Marino (6)

Statistics

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6 Blocked Shots 8
17 Hits 15
5 Takeaways 6
24 Shots 19
0 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 28
45.1 Faceoff Win Percent 54.9
27 Giveaways 19
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
Utah Mammoth Utah Mammoth Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alexander Kerfoot, C Injured Reserve Feb 2
Logan Cooley, C Injured Reserve Feb 2

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,457 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9

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